living in 16th century england

Chapter 68 New Product Huge Profits

There is an old saying that suffering is a blessing.

The heart of the sentence is the last word.It means that you will not suffer in the end.

Matthew believes that everything should be well-known.When everyone thinks you are a victim, whatever you do is a just retaliation.

In fact, only those who are clean and have no handle at all will make Matthew feel troublesome.

When encountering such a one-in-a-thousand oddity, Matthew will only give him a high profile, and then stay away.

The 15% dividend of the foundry's profits represents enough wealth to make anyone tempted.Including Matthew.But he will never admit it.

When Smith was relieved of all duties, stripped of all rights, and kicked out of the foundry by Matthew, no one objected.Everyone felt that the baron was too merciful, and he could have chopped it up with a single knife.

Everyone knows that by the end of the year, the king will need ten warships and 700 artillery pieces.It's all right now, more than 60 long cannons and more than a dozen Franglers are missing out of thin air.

There were even "domestic servants" who came to babble and strongly suggested that they be stuffed in a cage to dry, saying that Baron, you are no longer kind, you are simply cowardly.If you can't do it, I am willing to do it for you.

Even Smith himself felt he deserved it.He cried:

"Master, I don't want to sell it either, but that bastard gave too much... I was dizzy at the time... Later I repented, but the bastard said he would throw me in prison... The one who just came The officer also assisted, I was discouraged...Besides, there are really a lot..."

Remember, in the early 16th century, copper was nine times as expensive as iron.Throughout the sixteenth century, all European navies lacked artillery.

Therefore, Howard paid double the price - 300 gold coins for each long cannon and 100 for the Franc machine.

More than 100 years later, the East India Company's 400-ton ocean-going ship was priced at 1000 pounds in the market, with an average of 2.5 pounds per ton.

During the British Civil War, the average market price of 2-3 ton artillery in England was about 50 pounds.

This is the price after the price increase.

It's like a broken mobile phone used to cost [-] to [-] yuan, but now a broken phone costs [-] to [-] yuan.

Smith was stunned by the price tag. There was no way, this guy had never seen big money.Howard was also stunned by the price, thinking he bought a bunch of big brothers.He was also afraid that someone would go back on his word, so he ran away overnight.

Matthew said with a blank expression: "Well...you know, before December this year, I need 12 cannons. In front of the king, I may not be able to do business, and I will lose face."

"The reason why you are still alive is entirely because of my distant sister."

The most skilled people in the foundry are actually the craftsmen in Sussex.This is an era of handicrafts in which output depends entirely on individual ability.

Smith?This guy is a full-time cadre, and he is still illiterate. Others do all the writing work for him. Although he is willing to do it, his management ability is just that.It can be said that it has no effect.

Smith was dumbfounded.

He has no other thoughts now, regret, just regret.As for resistance?He never had such an idea, not even the idea of ​​running away.The richest man in Plymouth, he has a bunch of pirates and servants, the mayor is his father, the justice of the peace is his old iron, the councilors are all rubber stamps, and there is a conscripted army, and even the king's garrison.

What's this?Comparable to... no... this is the government!
"I'm sorry Matthew...I..."

Matthew's eyes were strange: "... Plymouth has built some new toilets and sewers, but it's hard to find excrement pickers. As the director... Take care of it first and recruit a few people. Let's talk about it in a month."

Smith staggered, almost fainting.His eyes turned black, his whole body was lost, and he didn't know what to do.

Once a person has status and power, once they are taken away, it will be more uncomfortable than killing him.

Matthew saw all his reactions in his eyes, but felt that this relative was still useful, at least he didn't show his teeth.

He said, "Let's go to the training ground."

Everyone must be cronyistic, as long as this is met, the rest is how to use it reasonably.It was actually Matthew's mistake to let this guy touch the money knowing that he couldn't bear the gold coin.

However, this kind of management thinking does not exist in this era.And even if you want to come up with various systems, there are not many suitable people.Literacy is unreliable.Reliable illiterate.They are all rushing ducks to the shelves.

It may be better to take back all sales rights.

One group that fits well is accountants.It's a pity that they are all too young, and there are not many of them.Didn't you see all the "fleet"?Almost all surnamed Hawkins, children of their own estate.Otherwise, Matthew will be full and go to school.

Smith's skill lies in forging swords.This time it happened to be an adjustment.One month, you can see if it can still be used.If you let go, then do what you should do.

However, the foundry cannot be left alone.Who should I call?
A burned face appeared in Matthew's mind.This guy is also quite old, he was an apprentice in the blacksmith shop.At the beginning, it was also because of what I couldn't do, that I became a "commissioner" in the end.The last time I doubled his salary, he just happened to be a manager.

In addition to being barbaric, the British of this era are still very down-to-earth.Later, after experiencing the beatings of the 16-hour working system, he became smarter.

But have you seen that the British who were extremely miserable later had a revolution?
Revolutions all happen when the benefactor invests money.Because no matter what, you have to buy a knife first.

So, what happened to the Dutch Revolution?

This is how Matthew seems to be leisurely, and he often entertains himself when he slowly patrols between various industries every day.

You can be called in a daze, or you can be regarded as a wandering mind.People with a lot of thoughts will have various conclusions in their minds based on various feedbacks.Continuously collect information, constantly correct and supplement the impression of the world.Then use this information to make a choice that best suits your interests.

Matthew thought it might be because there was so little entertainment in this day and age.It is precisely because of the frequent distraction that there are followers leading the horses in front.

The biggest and most valuable information recently is undoubtedly the news released by the head of the monastery, which greatly increases the probability of Matthew being distracted.

Spain is also anti-Semitic?This Matthew had no impression at all before.please! There was such a thing in the 16th century?Isn't this the work of an art student?

But this incident has passed many years, just after the slaughter of the Arabs in the Iberian Peninsula.

Matthew feels that this is very in line with the virtues of Catholicism—Jews only believe in Judaism.Therefore, this is actually Catholicism killing heresy.

The dean said that many Jews had escaped, and many of them went to the Netherlands.At this time, the Netherlands did not belong to Spain, and the lord was the grandson of the King of Spain.That is, the future Charles V.

So, why are they running to the Netherlands?

If there were no Jews in the Netherlands, it is estimated that it would not be as prosperous as it is now.He bought a lot in the Netherlands and sold even more.These merchants are likely to be Jews.

He touched his chin, is it necessary to create a small card for these merchants?

Aiden: "Master, we are here."

When Matthew came back to his senses, he saw a group of people swinging big wooden mallets and ramming wooden stakes as thick as arms.

This wooden stake has a characteristic, it is more than one meter long, and it is not vertical when it is tamped, but is nailed into the soil at an angle of about 2 to [-] degrees.In a matter of two minutes, a piece of...Juma with the right density is formed?
Seems pretty good.

Matthew immediately understood what this thing was doing.

Some yelled, and the longbowmen dropped their mallets, took up a stick, and began to string.

Someone yelled: "Hurry up, hurry up... The enemy cavalry is charging at you, they are charging, you have 15 seconds, 15 seconds, 15 seconds, you must shoot three arrows, you must shoot at least three arrows, aim, aim! ... Be fast, aim steadily, show me your skills!"

"Every time you hit one, you have one more hope of victory, and every time you hit one, you have one more chance of surviving."

The longbowmen released their arrows one after another, and for a while the arrows rained down like rain.The targets are very simple, just some natural tree trunks, with different distances from front to back, left to right, and near to right.There are already thousands of holes on it.

Another roar: "The enemy is close at hand, the enemy is close at hand! Longbowmen, we must change our weapons!"

Some of the soldiers picked up big mallets, while others picked up a... stick?
Matthew is a little embarrassed.

Now except for the longbow that is brought by itself, everyone makes the big mallet by themselves. The archers have no helmet, armor, hook and sickle, and axes and knives are all brought by themselves.Not to mention military uniforms, they wear all kinds of clothes.

A rich peasant family receives 3 gold coins every year.

A longbowman earns 3 gold coins a year.

This is the price tag for ordinary people.All the wages described before are basically special cases and high-tech talents.

If you go out to fight, you can also rob, which is also an important source of income.Nobody thinks there's anything wrong with robbing.

After training, Matthew left.

He often comes to this place and never speaks much.I'm also not interested in letting them line up to welcome them.Because he never intended to go to war.

I often show my face, just to let everyone know.

Matthew turned the horse's head: "Give each of them a chicken tomorrow, if they want to live."

One of the servants shouted: "Yes, Lord Baron."

Empty words are useless, it is better to have something real.A penny a chicken, very cheap.If you go to remote places, you can buy two for a penny.

Now that I have an extra £[-], what should I do with it?I don't know if the land of the monastery will be sold?
(End of this chapter)