"Pay attention to your attitude." Patrick emphasized coldly, "This is a serious lord."
Arthur didn't care about the blacksmith shop owner's attitude, "It doesn't matter if I can do it or not! You don't want door-to-door business, right?"
Tob Mott, the blacksmith with the best craftsmanship in King's Landing, could only smile and answer at this moment: "I'll just hit him. Can I add some rivets around the head of the hammer to increase the damage?"
He still thought that this was a joke made by a few bored nobles, or that it was just a toy to play with.
After all, not many people can lift such a heavy hammer, let alone swing it to hit people.
But he still insisted on giving suggestions. This is his professional ethics.
"You watch the fight. In terms of technique, I believe you." Arthur did not object.
Then he added: "In addition, I need a set of customized plate armor, the kind that protects the whole body."
This Tob's blacksmith shop is located on the top of Visenya Hill. The rent for the shop floor alone is not a small amount, not to mention the goods sold in the shop.
Armor for Arthur himself can be forged here, and armor for other soldiers, such as Yule, can be made in any of the blacksmith shops.
After all, this is a steel street, and the most indispensable thing is the craftsmen who make blacksmiths.
"Plate armor, do you have any special requirements? For example, some patterns or something?"
Taob asked, because adding patterns can increase the selling price, which is the point of making money.
"No, it's practical." Arthur simply refused.
He now has more than 2,800 gold dragons on hand. This set of customized armor will start with at least ten gold dragons. If you add some carved patterns, the price can go up a lot.
Maybe with this pattern function, he can buy another set of ordinary plate armor.
Armor is different from soldiers. If it is well maintained, it can be used for a long time.
The capes of the cavalry are for maintenance, not for looking cool.
The cloak can protect the cowhide part of the armor from rain and moisture, so that it can be used for a longer period of time.
As long as they have armor, soldiers can be trained to become elites. Elites can form the framework of an army.
Once all the minions are gone, you can recruit them again. The new recruits will be filled with veterans and elite men, and a new army will be formed immediately.
But once all the elites are trained, there will really be no real elites. All training starts from the new recruits, which is too time-consuming.
The reason why ancient wars did not last long was that the core elites who had been trained off-duty were exhausted, and the peasant soldiers recruited were not effective in fighting, so they had no choice but to stop fighting.
After Arthur and Tob determined the details of the sledgehammer and armor, they came up with their own idea of a golden sword.
"There is no problem with this. Just thicken the blade and lengthen the handle. The only problem is how to get the gold color, copper plating or gold plating?" Taob raised his doubts.
Arthur glared at him, "Do I look like someone who is easy to fool? Gold and copper are both soft, and when plated, they look like fakes and are not practical. What I want is a good knife that can cut people."
"Then how do you think it should be made into gold?" Tuob was a little surprised. This seemingly indifferent young nobleman actually knew that gold and copper were soft.
"I don't care about that. Anyway, make the sword gold and make it quickly. If you miss the martial arts tournament, I won't want it."
Arthur left behind the deposit of three gold dragons, took the store token, and left with his companions.
They have to go to an ordinary blacksmith shop to get some ordinary armor.
Ordinary chain armor, pierced armor, plate armor, etc. for veterans, soldiers, and fully armored elites.
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"A complete set of plate armor with eight gold dragons, a complete set of five gold dragons, and a complete set of pierced armor. No need for chain mail." The shop owner, who was wearing a loincloth and with his upper body bare, said.
After visiting several blacksmith shops, Arthur found the cheapest one, but the owner was very harsh.
Compared with Taobu's shop, this one is much shabby, and even the boss makes the iron himself.
"Why don't you wear chainmail?" Arthur was curious.
Chain mail is the cheapest iron armor, and with the more than two thousand golden dragons in his hand, there are hundreds of sets without any problems.
Several hundred level 3 veterans or level 4 warriors in full chain armor, coupled with dozens of level 5 elites in plate armor, is already a considerable force.
With this start, Arthur is enough to make a name for himself in the War of Five Kings.
But the first step failed. There were no chain armors for sale.
"The workshops in the West and the Valley are cheap and of good quality. Go there to buy chain armor. They only accept the production of plate armor and pierced armor. Besides, the orders have increased greatly in the past two days, and it will take a long time to make them.
." An apprentice explained.
Arthur nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Can you do two hundred sets of armor?" he asked after thinking for a while.
Two hundred sets of armor are enough. The total number of adult males in his territory is only three to four hundred, and the number of those who wear movable armor on the battlefield is only over two hundred.
If you are short of armor after the war begins, just pluck it from the dead.
When the shop owner heard this, he immediately became enthusiastic and said, "Sir, please take a seat."
He instructed the apprentices beside him to bring half a bench over, and then he smiled and said:
"There is no problem with our shop, but the delivery time is very long. Moreover, due to the martial arts competition recently, there have been a lot of orders. But don't worry, we will definitely be able to make it."
"How long is the fastest?" Arthur asked.
The shop owner rolled his eyes and said, "With two hundred sets, I have to find more than a dozen apprentices. It can be done in a month or almost a month."
"No, it's too slow." Arthur flatly refused.
The tourney only lasts a few days, and if we assume it will be completed in two weeks, Eddard will have his leg injured by the Lannister family in three weeks, and in another week or two, the Mountain will come directly.
In just one month's time, the continent of Westeros will be turned upside down.
He thought for a moment and said to the store owner: "I will pick up the goods in two weeks, or at most half a month."
The shop owner immediately frowned and said, "Master, can't we be a little more relaxed? We are just a small shop, and the efficiency is different from the large workshops in the West."
"If you can't do it, I'll find another shop." Arthur gave the ultimatum and at the same time took out a golden dragon from his wallet.
Suddenly there was light in the shopkeeper's eyes.
"We will definitely be able to deliver the goods in two weeks. Master, even if I don't eat or drink, I still have to meet your requirements."
He didn't accept the business of two hundred units, but his colleagues rushed to accept it.
Anyway, a shop can't sell two hundred sets anyway, so in the end, some of them will have to be divided into their own hands.
If that's the case, why not take it?
Arthur was very satisfied, and after discussing it with the shop owner, he paid a preliminary deposit of twenty gold dragons.
After two days, they took out several sets of samples, and when Arthur was satisfied, they paid the full deposit of 180 gold dragons.
After taking the token, several people left.
They had been shopping for almost a whole morning and had to go to some well-known pubs to have something good to eat.
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Someone in the chapter review said that there was an error in the armor. This is my fault. I don’t have much knowledge in this area, and I have been working on it lately, but there are still some omissions.
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