Gould knew Otto's character. Otto was not a shameless bastard who only wanted money. He was quite honest when dealing with people.
He believed that it was precisely because Otto was both brave and honest that he could miraculously command the stability of a large tribe for ten years!
But now the situation is increasingly different.
Gould stated that he would spend a lot of money to buy furs made by the Russians at the end of every winter. This year's situation was extremely special. He had already paid a thousand silver coins for the purchase, and it would definitely be in the Malaren tribe.
Make a fortune at the Alliance Grand Bazaar.
"I still have four thousand silver coins to buy your products. I know that you are unable to mass-produce magical steel swords at this stage. For this reason, I paid your blacksmith up to two hundred silver coins and asked him to give me priority in building one.
I paid a huge sum of money and still have to wait many days to get a self-defense dagger inlaid with gold patterns. The sword you made recently is so amazing. I don’t think you will take the initiative to export steel swords.”
When it comes to the steel sword, the matter is indeed very sensitive.
In any era, exporting weapons is an absolute huge profit, not to mention that there is already a terrible generation gap between block-forged low-carbon steel swords and ordinary wrought iron swords.
When it comes to weapons, one's own side is often a little better than the enemy, and the manifestation on the battlefield is often a terrifying crushing effect.
Alto and his guys naturally realized that exporting weapons indiscriminately might be a fool's errand to shoot themselves in the foot, not to mention that it was quite easy for a strong man to cut off an ordinary iron sword with a steel sword.
"I...I admire your courage." Otto spoke in a low voice, with a hint of threat in his attitude.
Why couldn't Gould be aware of this threat? He signaled to the personal guards around him to stay relaxed. He used his round, greasy face full of fat and a business-like smile to show that he was a smart man.
He bowed slightly and respectfully, indicating that he planned to buy a lot of soap.
"I will keep the matter of your steel sword a secret. Everyone present, we must be strict with ourselves. If I reveal the news of the steel sword, great leader, you can confiscate all my property in Fort Ross. On business issues
, we are excellent allies, I will never betray wealth, and your care.
Now, I am willing to spend four thousand silver coins to buy your sopa.
You sell the ordinary sopa for two silver coins, and I will give you three. You sell the yellow and white sopa for three silver coins, and I will give you four! I want as many as you have! When the ice and snow melt, I will organize a fleet to transport them away. Now
, I just want to know whether you can complete it in sixty days?"
"Okay!" Otto said without thinking. In fact, if the priests keep working, it is not impossible to complete it. What's more, the priests have already accumulated more than three hundred pieces of soap, which are being stored in a place where clear water cannot condense.
The relatively warm wooden houses undergo the so-called natural air-drying process.
Four thousand silver coins. To get it, you need to dump more than a thousand bars of soap. If you produce it in sixty days, it will not be a big problem, or you will have to order people to catch seals in Guangzhou.
Business transactions were very smooth. There was a significant difference between Otto and Rurik in this regard, that is, Otto did not think it was necessary to engrave the transaction on a wooden board or create a written transaction contract.
Speaking verbally, since both of them are honest people, does it seem unreasonable to talk about contract documents?
Otto raised his glass and clinked it with Gould, which also reflected the friendship between the leader and the big businessman.
Gould, who was already in a slightly drunk state, felt quite comfortable and couldn't help but talk about another thing: "Chief, you are going to build a new stronghold in the east. I already know about this. I have never been to the legendary place.
Novgorod, I would be very happy if I could do business with those people."
"Oh, right? Those guys are stupid, but they can provide a lot of furs. If you are willing, you can follow us next autumn. Haha, when you see those married women, you should understand that Nov
The women of Gorod are beautiful. Perhaps you would like to have a new concubine."
"Maybe!" Gould shrugged, "Great leader, maybe you don't understand the consequences of having too many concubines. They are a group of quarrelsome women. They gave me many children, and I also settled them.
.But..." Gould complained that his women were jealous, but in fact they were trying to get more property from their fathers for their children.
There is a difference between a businessman and a warrior.
Ordinary families produce warriors who are not afraid of death. Due to the limited wealth of such a family, they can only try their best to inherit the wealth for the eldest son. Businessmen are different. After all, the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. If you give all the wealth to the eldest son, you will inevitably encounter resentment from other sons.
What's more, business behavior is completely different from warrior behavior.
The boys in the entire family, and even the girls who get married, remain united throughout their lives. In this way, the family can make greater wealth by using the expanding network of relationships. Because for businessmen, the way to obtain wealth is to be a smart second-hand dealer.
, there is no other way to get information, buy low, sell high and make smart speculations.
"I still don't want to have new concubines. Great leader, I think I am not a loyal person, but you are such a good person."
Otto understood what Gould meant. He wanted to find a way to marry a new concubine? It was not that he had never thought about this, and his wife Bona did not refuse outright.
The matter fell into disuse as his two sons had accidents one after another, and now, Otto no longer thinks about it like this.
Gould didn't want to continue talking about women. Making the family business bigger was his goal.
He bowed his head and suddenly asked another question that must have alarmed Otto.
"Great leader, I noticed that your young people are clamoring for revenge, clamoring to make those Gotlanders pay with blood. Are you really doing this? Are you..." Gould paused for breath.
, "Are you ready to attack?"
The once joyful atmosphere suddenly cooled down.
Otto frowned and thought for a while, and noticed the changes in the expressions of his subordinates from the corner of his eyes. He finally revealed: "I am not particularly happy about this matter. But those young people, they..."
Otto did not give a clear answer at all, but his hesitation seemed to Gould as acquiescence.
Otto is already old, and many things are no longer completely under his control. He simply cannot use the attitude of an old man and the historical experience of hundreds of battles to suppress the desire of a group of young people for huge wealth. Not to mention targeting Gotland
The island launches an attack, and there is also a "righteousness" called blood revenge.
Gould realized Otto's hesitation, "I know that those hateful islanders attacked your caravan and killed your people many years ago. In terms of hatred, they also attacked your people in more distant times.
This revenge must be avenged!
I can understand your anger. If my child was killed by them, I would hire warriors at a high price to help a bloated man like me avenge him."
Gould's words were very useful, and Otto and his close associates were quite moved.
After all, they are allies of the same alliance, and those guys on Gotland Island can be said to be common enemies!
Gould actually believed that the Ross tribe would either not mention this matter, and if it were to be brought up again many years later, it would be a coward to hold back revenge, and their young people must be busy sharpening their knives. He even boldly hypothesized that the Kravasen Blacksmith Shop
The booming business was probably related to revenge. He sent his men to inquire and learned that even many families with little wealth were trying to order a steel sword without any decoration, as long as it could be used on the battlefield.
The current situation must be very delicate. Just look at Otto, the leader of the Russians! Otto himself may seem calm, but among the other group of strong men sitting here, Gould clearly felt a strong murderous aura, and
The desire for wealth in the eyes of these people.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Gould deliberately got to the point of the topic.
"Great leader, I do know something about Gotland."
"Oh? Then just tell me." Otto urged.
"Follow your orders. Regarding those people... Even though they are hostile to our alliance, there are still businessmen doing private transactions. They even landed on the island in disguise many years ago and did some business with the islanders. They feel
I am actually a Dane, and my appearance deceived them and saved my own life. I earned a fortune in silver coins and got to know the Gotlanders a little bit."
This guy's words contained some shocking inside information. Otto asked: "Oh? How did you fool them?"
"Hey, I didn't use any special means at all." Gould boasted: "The small fleet I organized, my ships did not have any special decoration, they were just ordinary transport ships. My people were flying at night
Rowing, and even hired some Danish farmers who were short of money to be rowers. As you know, many Danes don't care about any alliance, as long as they make money, they will work hard for you.
We started from Lake Malaren, continued rowing at night and circled the entire island from the east. When we circled to the west of the island, we marched forward in the daytime.
I landed as a Dane and provided the islanders with a lot of sheepskins. When they saw these sheepskins, they no longer had any doubts about my identity. I was just a businessman. After I made money, I took my
People are gone."
As he introduced his so-called thrilling business actions, Gould always had a proud smile on his face.
This smile made Harold Zuosen a little unhappy. He asked loudly: "Businessman! You are doing business with those enemies. Is this something to be proud of?"
"Huh? Don't you still understand what I mean?" Soon, Gould's eyes glanced at Otto: "Great leader, I think you can understand."
At this moment, Otto was silent.
In fact, behind Otto's silence, he was already planning a tactic to attack the Gotlanders. It was Gould who provided this tactic that might lead to a complete victory!
Gould took Otto's silence as the other party's incomprehension, and simply explained the matter thoroughly: "If you attack, you must not take a shortcut, and you must not attack from the northwest of the island. Goth
Lan people are very vigilant in that regard.
They especially like silver and gold. With a lot of wealth, they can afford to recruit a group of mercenaries composed of various people and become powerful! If you want revenge, don't log in if you don't have enough strength. If you insist on logging in,
Just wait and see and land from the southwest. You can loot quickly, but evacuate immediately when it gets dark. Your army must be at least more than 500 people. Otherwise, if the number is too small, it is likely that the entire army will be annihilated due to failure to evacuate in time.
.I believe you are very brave, and those Gotlanders are definitely not bad!"
Hearing this, Harold Zuosen was not happy: "We killed more than ten people back then, so we killed 200 of them! We won a great victory! Those Gotlanders are a bunch of fools!"
"Really?" Gould's temper suddenly rose, and he looked at Harold Johnson's face: "That happened more than seven years ago, and I still vaguely remember it. What kind of ships did you seize? They were all ordinary ones.
fishing boats. There are also captured rusty axes and bent spearheads, which are just inferior weapons. Your great achievements are just to eliminate a group of stupid fishermen who are not even equipped with leather armor. Those dead are not Gotland at all.
The best of men! If the Gotlanders are really a bunch of fools, then why is our alliance still fighting so hard in Götaland?"
"No! They are just a bunch of idiots." Harold Johnson insisted on his opinion. After all, he had killed a group of Gotland attackers back then.
There was a quarrel, and Otto knew that this matter was of great significance. He raised his hand to signal everyone to shut up.
After the scene cooled down, Otto deliberately faced Gould with a respectful posture: "You are a brave and wise businessman. I really appreciate the important information you provided. Regarding whether the Gotlanders are powerful enemies,
, my tendency is that they are indeed powerful. My brother died in their hands, and I wish I had a chance to eradicate them completely and take away all their wealth. But I have thought calmly a lot over the years, just
With our own strength, it is impossible for us Russians to completely defeat them. At most, we can achieve a surprise victory on a certain narrow battlefield.
Merchant, I need more information from you, I really want to know how rich the Gotlanders are and what their elite strength is."
Being respected by the leader of a large tribe, Gould felt that he was extremely respected. This is one of the few things that money can't buy!
Of course, Gould had to provide more information. If he wanted to gain a foothold and develop among the Russians in the future, he must further gain the trust of their leaders. He boasted about the Gotlanders to reflect his strategy against the Russians.
value.
How rich are the Gotlanders? For example, they have a lot of maids, endless wine, endless barbecues, and piles of gold that are taller than people. What he said was so vivid that others believed it.
The words were not only meant for Otto, but also to arouse the desire to conquer among the "generals" around Otto.
Otto was calm, and there must be a large number of radicals among his subordinates. Looking at the eyes of this group of people that trembled when they heard the word "gold", Gould felt that his incitement had been successful.
Attack the Gotlanders? The Russians will definitely do this.
Now that the problem has become quite clear, Gould believes that since he has even revealed a reasonable offensive route, how can the Ross not do it?