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 brave but also honest and fair 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 Market.
"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 had to wait many days to get a self-defense dagger inlaid with gold patterns. The swords you made recently are 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 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 terrifying crushing.
Alto and his guys naturally realized that exporting weapons indiscriminately might be a stupid thing to shoot themselves in the foot, not to mention that it is quite easy for a strong man to cut off ordinary iron swords 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 the personal guards around him to stay relaxed. He used his round, greasy face full of fat and a business-style smile to show that he was a smart man.
He bowed slightly and respectfully, indicating his intention 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 ordinary sopa for two silver coins, and I will give you three. You sell the yellow and white ones for three silver coins, and I’ll give you four! I want as much 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 kept working, it would not be impossible to accomplish it. What's more, the priest has now accumulated more than 300 bars of soap, which are being stored in a relatively warm wooden house where the water cannot freeze, and are undergoing 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 are very smooth. There is a significant difference between Otto and Rurik in this regard, that is, Otto does not think it is necessary to engrave the transaction on a wooden board and make 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 was also a sign of 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 establish a new stronghold in the east. I already know about this. I have never been to the legendary Novgorod, I would be very happy if I could do business with those people."
"Oh, really? 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 women who are married, 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 they were actually 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. Because such families have limited wealth, they can only try their best to pass the wealth on to their eldest son. Businessmen are different. After all, the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. If you give your eldest son all the wealth, you will definitely encounter resentment from the other sons.
Besides, 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, so that the family can make greater wealth by taking advantage of the expanding network of relationships. Because for businessmen, the way to obtain wealth is to be a smart second-hand dealer. They must find ways to obtain information, buy low, sell high, and make smart speculations. There is no other way.
"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. Want to find a way to marry a new concubine? It is not that he has never thought about this matter, and his wife Bona also did not reject it outright.
The matter fell into disuse as the two sons had accidents one after another. 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 she noticed the changes in the expressions of her subordinates from the corners of her 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 within his control. He simply cannot use the posture 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. What's more, in launching an attack on Gotland, 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 me, a bloated person, avenge me. "
Gould's words were very useful, and Otto and his close associates were quite moved.
After all, they are allies of the same alliance. 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 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 booming business of Clavason Blacksmith Shop might be related to revenge. He sent his men to inquire and learned that even many families with little wealth would try their best 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. Take a look at Otto, the leader of the Russians! Otto himself may have a calm presence, but among the other group of strong men sitting there, Gould clearly felt a strong murderous aura and the desire for wealth in the eyes of this group of 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 fooled them and saved my 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 deceive them?"
"Hey, I didn't use any special means at all." Gould boasted: "The small fleet I organized, my ships don't have any special decoration, they are just ordinary transport ships. My people are 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 set out from Lake Mälaren and continued paddling through the night and around the entire island from the east. When we got around to the west side of the island, we were strutting forward in daylight.
I landed as a Dane, and provided the islanders with a large quantity of sheepskins, which no longer doubted my identity. I am just a businessman. After I make money, I take my people and leave. "
Introducing 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, so he 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 land if you don't have enough power. If you insist on landing, just land from the southwest. You can loot quickly, but wait until dark before evacuating. 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 withdraw in time. I believe you are very brave, those Gotlanders are definitely not bad! "
Hearing this, Haro 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. And the captured rusty axes and bent spearheads 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 chopped down 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 biological 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 was one of the few things that money could not buy!
Of course Gould had to provide more information. If he wanted to gain a foothold and develop among the Ross people in the future, he must further gain the trust of their leader. He boasted about the Gotlanders to demonstrate his strategic value to the Russians.
How rich were the Gotlanders? For example, there are a lot of maids, endless wine, endless barbecues, and a pile of gold that is taller than a person. What he said was vivid and convincing to others. These words were not only addressed to Otto, but also to inspire the desire to conquer among the "generals" around Otto.
Otto is calm, and there must be a large number of radicals among his subordinates. Looking at the eyes of this group of people trembling 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 people not do it?
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Chapter 114 Gould’s information
