king of ros

Chapter 247 Blacksmith Guild
While the chiefs of civil servants were complaining about the future of the war, Rostislav, the master of the city of Moscow, accompanied by numerous entourages, went to the Blacksmiths Guild, an important source of money and armaments in Moscow, to inspect.

The location of the blacksmiths' guild is, of course, the guild area of ​​Moscow. This independent and urban area gathers all the guilds in Moscow, and the blacksmiths' guild is naturally among them, occupying an important position.

There is no doubt that the guild area has become almost a country within a country under the blessing of a series of privileges. Ordinary people cannot enter this area for no reason. Worrying about getting out of control.

Because in essence, the leader of each guild, that is, the master of the guild, is appointed by the prince.

Yes, guilds can elect their masters, but the masters they recommend must be approved by the prince of Moscow before they can take office. If the prince is dissatisfied, he can reject it and ask for re-election.

Even some important guilds had to hand over their lists of master candidates to the Rostislav Palace and ask the princes to choose them.

Relying on this set of reins, Rostislav controlled the guilds tightly, and the power background of the Moscow guilds came from the Moscow princes, which represented the control of the Moscow government over the guilds.

The difference in power background is the difference between the guilds in Moscow and those in history. Regardless of this small difference, it is this difference that can change many things and give princes a lot of power.

So when Rostislav arrived, the gate of the guild area opened immediately, and then the guild masters bowed their knees to welcome the prince to enter.

If the guild area is a country within a country, then the blacksmith's guild is a country within a country. The blacksmith's guild is also unique in the guild area. The tall walls enclose a special area. The black smoke and the sound of gold and iron inside indicate the identity of this area.

The symbols of the blacksmiths' guild are hammers and iron felts, which clearly express their identities, and they can find a place to negotiate business with foreign businessmen on weekdays.

At the same time, there are also special guards here. These guards are wearing iron armor. They are indeed gorgeously equipped mercenaries. Even if they are placed outside, they can be used as knight military service. They are hired by the guild.

After all, the things sold by the blacksmith guild are not cheap, and sometimes the crimes they face may be a bit powerful.

And now, Rostislav is visiting the workshop of the blacksmith guild under the leadership of Vanigo, the guild master of the blacksmith guild.

Vanigo is an old acquaintance of Rostislav. When he was fighting against Akkad, he took the initiative to lead the fellow of Meria to backstab the Bulgar army, and let him hang up with Rostislav.

However, Vanigo actually moved to Moscow five years ago. He believes that Moscow has a better future. After all, it will be the largest city in Northeast Russia once it is completed, and it will definitely be more prosperous in the future.

He believed that he had fulfilled his duty to his Rostov compatriots. After all, the prince of Moscow had lifted the privileges of Rostov's new city, and the people of the old city could freely fight for their interests.

And he came to Moscow to serve as a permanent representative of the old city of Rostov. After all, if Moscow issues any orders that are not good for the old city, he can also use money and connections to mediate immediately.

Soon after arriving in Moscow, he encountered the election of the guild master.

Vanigo himself was also a highly skilled blacksmith, so he joined in and eventually became a master.

However, Vanigo, a Melia blacksmith from Rostov, was able to become a guild master, largely thanks to Rostislav's appointment.

Although Vanigo relied on his skills to become a candidate for the Moscow guild master, there are still a few masters at the same level as him, and their skills are almost the same.

In the end, if Rostislav hadn't chosen him, it would still be difficult for him to become a guild master. After all, he is not from Muscovite and does not have so many local supporters, and secondly, he is not from Ross, so it is difficult to get the support of others.

Of course, Vanigo knows where his power comes from, so he is now enthusiastically leading the princes of Moscow into the core of the guild, the weaponry production workshop of their blacksmith guild.

Now the master blacksmith was naked from the upper body, and then put on a leather apron. It was obvious that he had just come off the first line.

Generally speaking, blacksmiths seldom leave the work in hand to do other things when blacksmithing, but blacksmithing is obviously not as important as welcoming the prince.

And what Rostislav saw was a sight that pleased him very much:

The blast furnace not far away is burning, and the molten iron flows into different molds along the channel.

They are now in the manufacturing area of ​​various weapons, including long swords, gun heads, and arrows. Since the output is directly linked to the daily salary, the blacksmiths are very motivated and make various weapons with the cooperation of apprentices.

Under the current Moscow system, these commodities have always been sold, so the guild has always been very busy, whether it is a master, an ordinary craftsman, or an apprentice, they have to be busy all the time.

Moreover, the guild also promotes the subjective initiative of craftsmen by linking product output, quality and treatment.

However, these blacksmiths were originally collected from all over Northeast Ross, and their level was above the average.

As for those apprentices, they were just helpers. Most of these people would beat farm tools, and no one cared if the things were rough. On the contrary, farmers still needed such things, which were thick and durable.

In addition, many of the smelting tools here were imported from the south by Rostislav at a high price, such as the blast furnace. Changes in production forms and production tools must be grasped, so that the improvement effect can be seen as soon as possible.

But for now, Rostislav's choice is extremely correct.

Looking at the rows of blacksmiths who were doing the final forging and their finished products, the prince of Moscow smiled with satisfaction. These weapons and equipment can arm his soldiers and bring him wealth.

That is, with the development of time, if no one reforms, such a system will inevitably have problems.

And from the perspective of later generations, guilds are essentially feudal workshops, which will inevitably become more closed as time goes by, thereby excluding other developments, and even causing vicious monopoly, hindering social development and productivity improvement.

But in this era, even hundreds of years later, it will be enough. After all, before the Industrial Revolution, feudal workshops were already the highest level of production...

Anyway, at that time, Rostislav has turned into ashes, and it has nothing to do with him, and he has nothing to do with him.

"Ok.……"

Rostislav took out a finished arrowhead from a frame next to a craftsman's workbench, and looked at it in his hand.

He also pricked his finger, which was instantly pricked slightly, to Rostislav's satisfaction.

But the shirtless craftsmen who were busy working did not notice the prince's arrival and were still concentrating on their work.

His apprentice saw the prince, but it was a pity that he had not had time to remind the master that they were all called to work.

And the apprentices didn't dare not listen. In the master-student relationship in the guild, the master can be said to kill the students, and beating and scolding is a daily routine.

"good."

Rostislav looked at the arrowhead that had just been made, then put it back into the small frame, and then left without disturbing the busy craftsman.

Then Rostislav walked into the hall of the guild, where he took Vanigo's seat, no one raised any objections, this is the right of the prince.

It was also here that Rostislav was informed of the quantities of a series of ordnance.

The ordnance purchased by the Prince of Moscow actually still exists in the blacksmith guild. After all, who is better at maintaining iron than these blacksmiths?
Rostislav was also very satisfied with the results of Vanigo's report. According to the armor currently in storage, Rostislav was enough to rearm another five or six hundred soldiers, which was not a small amount.

As for the simple iron helmets, there are more, at least they can give Rostislav absolute control over each of the 3000 people.

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(End of this chapter)