king of ros

Chapter 248 Arms Trade
After reporting the situation of the ordnance to Rostislav, Vanigo saw the satisfied expression on the face of the prince of Moscow, and then he waved his hand outside the door before the prince gave an order.

Following his wave, two craftsmen immediately pushed forward a small cart, and on this cart was a set of armor placed on the armor frame.

Rostislav's attention was immediately attracted by the armor, and he saw that it was a pair of long-sleeved chain mail with gold rings. Each ring was painted with dark gold, which was very suitable for the battle commander to wear.

The cuffs and collar of the chain mail are also inlaid with copper rings, which further increases the defense.

Moreover, this chain mail is still woven with double rings, and it is very finely woven. This kind of chain mail is stronger, but it takes a lot of man-hours. This is the kind of armor Rostislav likes.

"Lord Rostislav, this is a small gift from our blacksmith guild. Please accept it. We spent a lot of fortifications and materials for this armor."

Vanigodui said with a smile, while Rostislav walked to the armor, touched the armor, it was indeed a good armor.

He also immediately picked up the chain mail, and then put it on his body, and found that the size perfectly matched his body shape.

"I accept this gift, Vanigo, tell me, what do you blacksmith guilds want?"

Rostislav sat down in his original position wearing the armor, and then asked about Vanigo's request.

Although this set of chain mail is well-crafted and made of solid materials, it is not too expensive for a prince like Rostislav.

So this gift is actually just a pretext, a reason for the blacksmith guild to ask Rostislav for something, this thing will not be too important, otherwise the blacksmith guild will not only give such a pair of fine-crafted armor, but a more expensive gift .

"My lord, it's like this, we want you to open the sale of weapons and armor to the Moscow market. To be honest with you, there are a lot of complaints about our guild outside, saying that we only sell weapons and armor to outsiders , not to sell to locals, and some people say that I, a Merian, do this on purpose..."

Vanigo is also a straightforward person, and he made the request directly.

And there is a reason for being so direct. This question is related to whether he can secure his position as a guild master.

The Maharaja's appointment of a Merian as Master of the Rose Guild upset some, who were already taking the opportunity to pressure and inflame discontent, motivating guild members to turn against their Master.

As for why this happened, it was because Rostislav had been restricting the sales channels of weapons and armor of the blacksmith guild all along.

Except for merchants from other places, the goods of the guild can only be sold to the arsenal of the prince, and cannot flow into the Moscow market.

The reason why Rostislav is like this is mainly to attract foreign merchants by concentrating commodities in foreign trade.

This is indeed a very successful strategy. Through the export of a large number of weapons and armor, Moscow's reputation can be spread throughout Russia.

And the large number of merchants who were attracted drove the production of other guilds in Moscow, and the guilds in Moscow ushered in a peak of development.

It's just that at this time, Moscow obviously no longer needs to do this anymore, but this policy is still maintained due to inertia.

And Rostislav also shelved this matter because it was difficult to make a decision, because he was still a little afraid of spreading weapons and armor in his heart, and planned to maintain the status quo like this.

It's just that now that Vanigo has brought the problem to his face, he has to face it seriously.

Facing Vanigo's question, Rostislav couldn't help scratching his head.

The appeal of the Merians is completely reasonable, and it should be a matter of course to let go of the sale of weapons and armor in Moscow. However, the prince is still a little worried. He is a little afraid that the weapons and armor will spread to the people.

But after a while Rostislav himself thought about it, and he realized that he really thought too much. In this era, there are people armed with armor everywhere. On the one hand, they are indeed a threat to the princely regime, but on the other hand, they are also The composition of the prince's army.

And more importantly, with the temporary satisfaction of foreign trade, there is no need for him to restrict the trade of weapons and armor.

The most important thing is that if he does not occupy this market, someone will occupy it. The arms trade has always been an industry with huge profits, which can bring countless wealth. In recent years, the low-level arms market in Moscow may not have all the money earned by those foreign businessmen. up.

As soon as this idea is opened, there will naturally be no problems in the future. Rostislav said directly to Vanigo: "Then you can do it with confidence and start the sales in Moscow. I hope this will allow everyone in the blacksmith guild to The monthly benefit supply has increased."

What Rostislav said was an exchange of interests. The prince of Moscow would not simply hand over his rights, even if the rights were taken for granted.

"Of course, Lord Rostislav, we will provide an offering."

Vanigo agreed directly, which is completely acceptable to him. After opening the Moscow market, the newly added profit is enough for a part of the supply.

After talking about the most important deal, the two of them started to chat about the daily routine, and the conversation here was much more relaxed. Both of them were reminiscing about some past years.

After all, Vanigo followed in the footsteps of the prince shortly after Rostislav came to Northeast Ross, and brought his neighbors to help the prince fight. All this has been going on for six years now.

They chatted until someone knocked on the door, saying that the masters of the guild came to visit the prince according to the time.

These people are the most skilled group of people in the entire blacksmith guild. They are called master craftsmen, and the weapons and armor they produce are also the best. They even enjoy a certain reputation in the whole of Russia because of their excellent works—of course, Vanigo is one of them.

Next, Vanigo introduced the masters in the armored guild to the prince. The level of these masters and the masters of the guild was on par, and several of them were once Vanigo's competitors.

Because of that competition, they don't obey Vanigo much on weekdays, they just do what they should do.

Now they stand in front of the prince of Moscow, bowing their knees, incomparably obedient, without the pride of being a master at all.

And the reason why these people are like this is very simple. The prince of Moscow can decide the future of the guild and the candidate for the next master of the guild. Of course, everyone has to please the prince.

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(End of this chapter)