king of ros

Chapter 178 Prosperous Guild
Five years passed quickly, just like that, the time passed like that, and the time came to 1060.

These five years have been peaceful, except for the occasional conflicts on the border and some fights in the countryside, this land is very peaceful, peaceful and prosperous.

Moscow has changed a lot in the past five years, and the most notable changes are in the inner city.

Today's inner city has changed drastically. The wooden walls and towers of the past have disappeared, replaced by red brick walls and towers made of the same red bricks.

It is also because of this red brick wall that among Moscow citizens and outsiders, the inner city of Moscow has a new name, the Red City.

And Moscow also has a new name, the city of red towers, which comes from the red towers standing on the outer city walls. Although Rostislav did not turn the outer city walls into bricks, he can at least replace the towers with bricks. tile.

And the urban area of ​​Moscow has changed a lot. Under the vigorous promotion and diffusion of the prince, many brick and tile buildings have emerged in the urban area of ​​Moscow, and the brickworkers' guild has made great contributions.

The urban area with all-brick buildings has also appeared, which is the artisan urban area established under the order of Rostislav. This is also the place where Moscow's trade guilds are most concentrated. The fortress is average, this is the privilege given by the prince.

As for the outside of the city, the forest is far away from the city, some land has been turned into farmland, and some land is still vacant, and several water mills have been built by the Moscow River to facilitate people to grind wheat into flour. , is to collect money.

Now in Moscow, if you want to engage in related occupations such as carpentry, pottery, and blacksmithing, you must first go to the guild to take a standard exam, and then you will be issued a sales certificate.

At the same time, the guild also provides skills training services. As long as you are willing to pay money, you can act as an apprentice in the guild and learn related skills.

It's just that in many cases, the essence of this kind of learning is to pay the masters to do free work, but this is an opportunity to learn skills, an opportunity that can't be met, and whether you can receive this training in other places is a problem.

But fortunately, now is the time to expand production. Craftsmen need apprentices to master skills as soon as possible and join production. They don't have to endure that long, and they don't require much from apprentices.

Through the guild's standard checks, the prince successfully improved the quality of handicrafts produced in Moscow. At the same time, the existence of the guild's franchise allowed craftsmen to no longer worry about the sale of goods, and only needed to concentrate on production.

Moreover, the Moscow Princely Association will purchase all the remaining products of the guild and sell them to the villages of Northeast Ross. The countryside of Northeast Ross is a very broad market and a place with great potential.

In addition, Moscow is now the largest producer of iron products in the whole of Northern Russia, including all kinds of iron and weapons and armor.

The guild system has greatly improved production efficiency and employees, but it is a pity that this still cannot satisfy the hungry market. After all, iron products can be sold at a high price anywhere.

The works of the Moscow Blacksmiths Guild will be engraved with a knight logo representing Moscow. This is Rostislav's idea. Making a name out of it can bring added value.

And as Rostislav expected, as these iron products engraved with the knight's logo gradually spread, the reputation of Moscow products also spread.

The offices of the Blacksmiths Guild are always crowded with merchants from all over the world. There are everyone among them, Ross, Bulgar, Jewish... These people are anxiously waiting for the completion and shipment of their orders.

Sufficient goods and high quality make many businessmen begin to favor various handicrafts produced in Moscow, and more and more people come here to purchase goods.

And Moscow became more and more prosperous, and with the flow of caravans, immigrants attracted by Moscow itself gradually arrived.

Some of them are from other Rus regions, and some are peasants absorbed by the prosperity of the city. These people have only one purpose in coming to Moscow, and that is to pursue a better life.

Moscow welcomes immigrants. The city is still on the fast track. As long as you have hands and are willing to work, you can find a job that can support you and live well.

Therefore, there are more and more hopeful faces on the streets, and the city is becoming more and more prosperous because of the influx of these people.

The strategy Rostislav set up five years ago is reaping sweet rewards. Establishing the guild system is extremely correct, and as time goes by, the rewards will be even richer.

After the emergence of Moscow, the center of handmade products, with the spread of Moscow citizens to the countryside, Northeast Russia is also undergoing changes.

Some changes that are difficult to see and extremely slow, but real, are also the changes that Rostislav longs for.

--------

In the prince's palace, important figures of Northeast Ross are holding an important meeting in the map hall, intending to summarize the development of Moscow over the years.

The Hall of Maps in the Princely Palace was furnished at the behest of Rostislav Vladimirovich, and is the most modest room of this splendid palace.

The walls around it are simple gray, without the redundant and complicated decorations in other rooms, and there is a large table in the center of it, on which is engraved the entire Ross land and surrounding maps.

The skilled masters of the woodworking guild saw the coasts and river bends according to the existing maps, combined with the research of scholars, and the descriptions of the princes. The entire table was not flat, and the table depicted the The earth, mountains and rivers, city fortresses, lakes and forests, national borders... all at a glance.

The part of Northeast Ross is the most exquisite map, marking all the towns and forts in this land, as well as the simple dirt roads that connect this land.

And because the big map can be split, now the Northeast Ross part has been split, and everyone attending the conference is surrounding it.

Rostislav spent a lot of energy on this map. Many concepts need to be told to the craftsmen himself, as well as the shape of the land of Ross. He can only draw a rough outline from memory, but at least it is better than the abstract images of this era. .

During the drawing process, the Persian doctor of the Prince of Moscow contributed a lot. Ibn Hay is an encyclopedic scholar who has mastered both Arabic and Byzantine drawing techniques. With the help of this professional, the Prince of Moscow’s The mapping went very smoothly.

And the ruler of Northeast Rus, Prince of Moscow Rostislav Vladimirovich was looking at this map and listening to his subordinates' reports.

--------

(End of this chapter)