king of ros

Chapter 319 Guild Controversy
While the battle at the Red City Gate was raging, the situation in Moscow's guild area was also at a stalemate.

Unlike other Moscow districts that were quickly controlled by pagans, the guild area itself was a fortress, and as long as the gate was closed, it became an isolated island.

Now there are soldiers standing behind the gate of the guild area. These are the guards hired by the guild area, and some people are boarding the houses on both sides. These houses have shooting windows on the outside.

Under the orders of the masters of their respective guilds, the men in this area were armed, and the blacksmith guild also opened the armory, and the sophisticated weapons in it were taken by everyone at will.

However, everyone already has armor at home. As a citizen, having armor is basically necessary.

And because of their profession as craftsmen, they belonged to the high-income ranks in Moscow, and many of them were able to wear iron armor, but there was no iron armor after the blacksmith guild opened the armory.

The apprentices were also armed, and the blacksmith's guild was very generous in matters concerning the fate of the guild district, taking whatever was in the armory - although these things belonged to the merchants who ordered in Moscow.

As for the delivery issue?It's enough to postpone it, and the big deal is to pay a batch of liquidated damages. Anyway, they can only buy so many weapons and armor in Moscow. This is a complete seller's market.

In this way, together with the hired guards, a total of [-] armored warriors were assembled in the guild area. This is a force that can reverse the current situation in Moscow.

The citizen militia has always been the backbone of the Ross War. They are like the citizen soldiers of ancient Greece. Whenever the vicher or the prince made a decision, they had to take up their weapons and put on their armor to go out.

Compared with the soldiers from the countryside, the citizens are more disciplined and equipped, and they often have a strong will to fight with their neighbors. They are a reliable force on the battlefield.

This is why Rostislav attaches so much importance to the citizens and does not recruit standing soldiers from among them. They are already a very reliable fighting force, why should they be turned into a standing army?Isn't this a waste?

The pagans also launched an attack on this isolated island fortress, but their attempts were defeated by arrows. The defense of the guild area was beyond their imagination. As a result, they could only leave a few corpses and run away in desperation .

However, they did not leave directly, but set up fortifications near the guild area, hiding behind to monitor the actions of the guild area.

They also know the energy of the guild area, so they sent a lot of armed soldiers here to prevent the craftsmen in the guild from rushing out, and at the same time provide a deterrent to help them respond internally.

In the center of the guild area stands a two-story guild building. The first floor is where the guild entertains guests, but it is now full of armed men. The second floor is where masters usually discuss the future of the guild area. The masters of the meeting are listed here.

As a entertainment and meeting place for the high-income group of guild craftsmen, the entire guild building is made of bricks and tiles, and it is also the best in decoration.

Local woodworking carvings can be seen everywhere, and the tables and chairs here also have fine carvings. As for the artworks from the southern imperial capital, they are placed in a special exhibition area.

There are also several works on the wall by the prince, the painter of the imperial capital, which depict either the scene of craftsmen working or the magnificence of the guild hall.

The reason why so many masters gathered here to discuss is very simple, to discuss whether they should send troops, and whether they should help the prince's troops to calm down the current situation.

"...So let me say, we just need to guard the guild. No matter what happens outside, we can't shake us. Don't forget, the prince gave us the privilege of not participating in the war. This is not our war."

Under the watchful eyes of the saint on the wall, a short man talked, and he had been talking for a long time, and the people were quite convinced by his words.

His name is Ivar, and he is a Norse immigrant and a master of the carpenter's guild.The Woodworking Guild is a fairly powerful guild in Moscow. After all, it has been supplying Moscow with a large amount of woodworking products for sale.

These woodworking products are closely related to people's lives, so although the profit is not that big, but relying on sales, the woodworking guild has become the second largest guild under the blacksmith's guild.

For this reason, Ivar has always wanted his guild to become the number one guild in Moscow, because he is very hostile to the master of the blacksmith guild, Vanigo, and now is his opportunity to shake Vanigo's leadership.

Ivar's proposal aroused a burst of approval. These guild masters were unwilling to participate in the battle. Fighting would kill people, and every craftsman was precious, so there was no need to use them to fight pagans.

"I don't think so, Master Ivar."

Now that those who oppose sending troops have already spoken, those who agree with sending troops should also speak. This person is none other than Vanigo, the master of the blacksmith guild.

The master blacksmith is now wearing a piece of scale armor. This armor is very well-made, and it is completely worthy of being the property of the master blacksmith. In addition, Vanigo is already physically strong, and his arms are also very thick due to years of blacksmithing, which makes him Looks like a general.

Therefore, when he spoke, he looked very imposing, which made everyone in awe. They looked at the master blacksmith, waiting for his words.

"If the pagans take the Red City, how will they treat our guild? Don't forget, the backbone of each guild has to convert to Christianity to enjoy a higher status and treatment. Those pagans will let us go ?"

In the guild area, if you want to change from an ordinary craftsman to a manager with higher treatment, you must convert to Christianity after a long time, and cast aside the pagan gods in front of everyone. This is a hard condition. Rostislav does not want the guild The upper echelons are full of heretics.

This tactic effectively screened out some heretics, but most of them did not leave because of this, because even the treatment of ordinary craftsmen belonged to the high-income group in Moscow, and this treatment was enough to retain many people.

"What's more, if Lord Rostislav's defenders defeat the heretics, will he hold us responsible for not supporting the Red City afterwards? Masters, everyone, think about it carefully, and think about whether we can afford these costs .”

Vanigo's words made the masters in the room who had agreed not to send troops just now quiet down. The words of the blacksmith meeting completely hit their lives, because things were just like what the master blacksmiths said. If they didn't No one will let them go.

But Ivar's expression became ugly and unfriendly. He has always been Vanigo's biggest threat to the leadership of the guilds, and he wants to challenge him all the time.

And now Vanigo broke the situation created by his long speech in a few words, how could he not be angry.

"Vanigo, you just want to please Rostislav. For your selfishness, you want everyone in the guild to follow you to die! Do you still have a conscience!"

Ivar was not convinced at all, but directly started to attack Vanigo. The master carpenter was really angry. He had clearly dominated the situation just now, but why did this bastard come out to disrupt the situation!Who does he think he is?Didn't he gain power by kneeling and licking that young prince?

And as soon as this remark came out, the entire hall fell silent, even Ivar himself. He noticed that he had said something that he shouldn't have said.

For a long time, Vanigo disliked others commenting on him like this, and letting him hear someone commenting on him like this, then this person's next time will not be good.

"So, Master Ivar, what's your opinion?"

Vanigo said calmly, but the calmer it is, the more frightening it is, because everyone knows that there is always calm before a storm.

Ivar was naturally choked by such a scene. Deep down in his heart, he was still afraid of the Melia blacksmith. This was not because he was valued by Rostislav, but because of Vanigo's resoluteness.

Someone once defrauded a batch of goods from the guild by fraud. It was a caravan with strong arms, so everyone once thought about it and let it go. Putting this caravan on the blacklist is Already, but not Vanigo.

He directly armed the men in the guild, then went outside the city to hire a group of farmers, and then they ambushed the caravan.

Vanigo was extremely brave in this battle. He chopped off 27 heads with his two-handed axe. At that time, he was like a blood man, making everyone who saw this scene terrified.

The caravan was all over, of course, and both their defrauded goods and their original goods were smuggled into Moscow, and the Merians distributed the spoils of these crates, still stained with blood, to each guild.

From then on, everyone knew how terrible this "relationship household" and "cheater" in their eyes was. Since then, his leadership of the guild has never been shaken.

However, there are still challengers, and that is Ivar. He still wants to challenge Vanigo's status and use this to unite everyone around him, and everyone is willing to support him. After all, it is a good thing that someone is willing to charge.

Ivar was the one who had seen that scene, and he couldn't help but tremble when he thought of the scene in the blood, especially now that Vanigo was still looking at him like a dead man.

He is not a person with a good psychological quality, he is just a small craftsman, but he is very stubborn in doing things, and he will not look back even if he breaks his teeth when he is sure.

But although he loves power, he has never had the determination to do something, and he has never even killed anyone.

His father, who was also a former woodworking master, commented that he was too good at dealing with people and others, and he was only suitable to be an honest craftsman, concentrate on improving his skills, and make his woodworking business bigger and bigger.

But he never believed it, and always thought that his father underestimated himself, so he always wanted to become the leader of the guild to prove himself.

Everyone knows this, and because of this, some people approached him.

And if you panic, you have to make mistakes. Making mistakes at this time is often fatal, and he also wanted to answer Vanigo's question immediately so as not to let himself appear to be at a disadvantage, so he subconsciously said something Things that should never be said.

"Of course I can keep us safe, the heretics have guaranteed me...ah!"

Before half of what he said subconsciously, Ivar realized what a stupid thing he had done. The person in front of him was the most loyal courtier of Prince Rurik.

"It seems that there is a traitor among us."

Vanigo stood up, the apprentice handed him his two-handed axe, and then he turned over the table and walked in front of Ivar.

This undoubtedly frightened everyone present, they couldn't help standing up and backing away again and again.

And Ivar finally couldn't maintain his expression, and the expression on his face became flustered visible to the naked eye, and this panic made him look so ridiculous when facing Vanigo.

"You can't kill me! I'm doing this for the good of everyone! For the good of the guild! You can't do this! I'm the master of the guild!"

His words were thinned with fear, and he looked at his friends for help, but the masters of the guild looked away, and no one wanted to help him.

Because everyone knows that some things are different in nature, and if the nature changes, then what they say will be useless, and they may even involve themselves in it.

And for such a fool, it's not worth it.

Everyone supports him only because he is a stunned young man. Only he dares to stand in front of him to fight against the murderous guy like Vanigo. As for deep down in his heart, who can think highly of this man who can become a master only by relying on his father? guy.

At this moment, Ivar realized how ridiculous the relationship network he had spent so much effort to build up, and even more so, how ridiculous he was, to say the last thing that should not be said just to fight for the scene.

"I know you are the master of the guild, and it is for this reason that you must die."

Vanigo said with a blank face, and these words broke Ivar's last psychological defense. He wanted to say something to beg for mercy, but Vanigo's ax blade had already swung down.

Blood stained the saint's portrait red, but the saint didn't care about it, and still watched all this silently.

"So, is there any objection now?"

Vanigo, who had executed the traitor, said he jumped off the table, pulled the headless body off the chair, and sat down on it, ignoring the blood.

Silence answered him, and then another person spoke.

"The cobbler's guild agrees."

It was as if a domino had been pushed, and the guild masters immediately expressed their agreement, for fear of falling behind others.

"The Shoemaker's Guild agrees."

"The Weavers' Guild agrees."

"The Crossbow Making Guild agrees."

This made Vaniga smile on his bloody face, and finally dealt with these guys, and took down the clown by the way.

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(End of this chapter)