Chapter 1201: Difficulties in the Development of the Technology Guild
Uzov? Gandya found its clues when the market was close to saturation. The main reason is that the sales business has begun to use methods such as rebates and discount promotions in the hope of improving personal performance. Craftsmen, on the other hand, use the method of customer naming to 'give back' some of the profits they deserve to the buyer, avoiding the uniform pricing of the technical guild to increase the sales of their own products or services.
Unified external pricing is a way for the Technology Guild to maintain a fair distribution of profits among internal personnel. If you want to make a little more, the way to do it is to do more. How much you give, how much you can gain, this is the method that everyone agrees on.
But when there are not so many jobs, and the internal method of price cutting competition begins to be used, hoping to maintain their own profits, it is inevitable to encounter some technical guilds that are not clearly defined at the beginning of their establishment.
Although Uzov was unaware of the relevant economic theories, he looked at the competition of the craftsmen below as an integrator, and he intuitively felt that this was not a good thing. Although it can be hard and hard that everyone is forbidden to do this. But he knows very well that once this kind of thing starts, it is difficult to completely ban it. Because judging from the statistics within the technical guild, the total amount of work has indeed decreased.
So Uzov quickly approached Shanglin, the de facto founder of the Technology Guild and the Guild's development advisor.
Lin Yu's solution is actually very simple, which is to radiate the market of the Technology Guild from the holy city of Estali. Outside the Holy City, there are countless nobles and wealthy merchants, and of course they will also have needs. It's like a blank market, waiting to be explored.
However, no one could have thought of such a solution. The reason for the people who restrain the technical guild from acting like this is actually the internal rules of the guild itself.
Uniform pricing does not mean that all goods and services sold by the guild are exactly the same price. Rather, there is a complex, mathematically formula-like way of pricing.
There is a distinction between skill levels within the guild for craftsmen, so for different levels of craftsmen, from apprentices to masters, of course, there are different fees. There are also different prices for different numbers of manpower. What level of goods, and the object of the matching, of course, also have their own prices and different mark-ups.
However, this calculation method is entirely for the customers of the Holy City of Estali. Once out of the Holy City, there are additional costs that arise, such as the unprofitable amount of time spent on the road, and the additional costs of hiring guards to get through dangerous locations, making the work unprofitable. Since there is no benefit, naturally no one wants to take it.
Occasionally, there are people who cannot be ignored and make a request for commission. For example, the Grand Duke of Kaveh wants to improve the commissioning of his own domain and castle. Tech guilds are mostly handled on a case-by-case basis, and they usually lose money.
For the additional loss of the participants, such as going to the territory of the Kavi Gong on business, there will be a few days of wasted time on the road and unable to work. This part is partially subsidized by the guild to make up for the income from lost work.
But the subsidy will never be more than the income of the craftsmen themselves from their hard work. Therefore, this kind of work can be carried out because it is promoted by one favor after another, rather than purely commercial interests. …
But if the cost of travel and escort is added to the guild's pricing formula today, it simply means that the additional cost of leaving the holy city of Estali is passed on to the consumer, maintaining the profit of the laborer, that is, the guild members; Even according to the distance, there is still room to float. In this way, is it possible that the huge technology guild will not be able to find a pioneer with an adventurous spirit to expand outward?
Conservatives who are only willing to do the inner workings of the holy city of Estali certainly have. But there are more people who are willing to follow in the footsteps of profits and choose to go out of the holy city and expand their work and business scope. As for the fact that consumers outside the Holy City are too expensive to buy, it is completely meaningless. In the so-called oligopoly or even exclusive market, the pricing power is on the seller, and the buyer can only passively accept it.
The expansion of the Technology Guild outside the Holy City led to the development of three more industries. One is the sale of cars, and the other two industries can also be considered as one, that is, the mercenary business of the Adventurer's Guild and the Mercenary Guild.
Whether it is the guild's businessmen or craftsmen, as long as the road conditions allow, they will still use cars and trucks as their main means of transportation. And these means of transportation are like living advertisements, and everywhere they go, they will arouse the interest of local aristocratic merchants. Because automobiles do not require much care like horses, and the advantage of being able to transport large quantities can be seen by anyone who is not blind.
For the business sales staff of the Technical Guild, handling one more product means one more commission, and no one will refuse.
As for the dangers that may be encountered on the journey out of the holy city of Estari, such as the infestation of thieves and monsters. Although the craftsmen can turn their tools into weapons at any time, and smash hammers into the heads of their enemies with hammers they use to hammer nails, they are not full-time warriors, and they are familiar with the habits of monsters or the methods of thieves. Finding professional people is already a consensus within the Technology Guild.
Although the guild had members of the Ikaruga Alliance as the thugs of the siege, it was exhausting all their energy to deal with internal affairs and defend against the hidden arrows from the holy city of Estari. Unable to follow in the footsteps of the guild members' outward expansion, guarding their safety. So this job fell to the Adventurer's Guild and the Mercenary Guild, and this was the original business scope of the two guilds.
However, the quality of the members of the Adventurer's Guild and the Mercenary Guild is uneven, and it is inevitable that there will be some outsiders who don't know the details to take over the commission of guards. When the Technoguild completes a well-paid commission, adventurers or mercenaries who are supposed to protect them on their return journey may meet with the intention of making money and do something irrational and break the contract
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In fact, there have been several vicious incidents in which all craftsmen who returned to the Holy City on business trips were killed. Some murderers even dared to return to the Holy City and squander their ill-gotten gains in taverns or brothels.
Don't look at these people as coming from the Adventurer's Guild or the Mercenary Guild, the two guilds can't make a proper guarantee about the moral character of their members. The vast majority of evaluations only look at strength. The wanted notices issued for crimes are the business of the local lords, not the powers and responsibilities of the two guilds. …
Despite these vicious events, as long as the people of the Ikaruga Alliance are used, the culprit can always be found in the end and revenge can be completed. But Uzov thinks that such a passive act can easily discourage the enthusiasm of his own guild members. Because they not only have to prevent outsiders from robbing, but also from the coveting and even rebellion of the guards who should belong to them.
If the overall environment is not friendly, it is possible that the technical guild may eventually be locked off in the holy city of Estali, restricting the development of the guild.
The members of the Ikaruga League may be trusted, but Uzov is well aware that the members of the League are only a short stop in their journey, and cannot be a lifelong career. Coupled with the fact that the members of the alliance come and go, the number of members staying in the technical guild is simply not enough to cope with the huge manpower demand.
The establishment of a force exclusive to the technical guild will not only ensure the innocence of each warrior, but will certainly ensure their loyalty better than the temporary manpower of the adventurer's guild or the mercenary guild. This seems to be a good way, but how much does it cost to raise a qualified army?
Even if this cost is passed on to the goods and services sold by the guild, considering that the technical guild is fundamentally in the holy city of Estali, a city dominated by magicians, will such force cause unnecessary suspicion among magicians? Stragglers and mercenaries are fundamentally different from the army after all. The former may be ignored by those in power, while the latter is absolutely impossible.
As for the idea of employing magicians for a long time and forming an armed group, it is impossible to come true in this city.
The positioning of the Technology Guild has always been to gather the lowest workers in the Holy City, so that they can play better and make better products. To put it simply, it is a supporting role that allows the mages to live a more comfortable life.
What would happen if one day the serfs turned into local masters, and the craftsmen became the bosses of the magicians? The class revolution will not evolve peacefully, it will inevitably be accompanied by bloodshed, and it will not necessarily succeed.
At that time, it will not be the end of the fight back to its original shape, and the price may be unimaginably great. As a member of the Ikaruga League, who rebelled against the elite class, Uzhov was well aware of the pros and cons.
So Uzov? Gantiya came again to ask Lin's opinion to see if he had a better way.
Lin couldn't help but sigh after listening to the cause and effect. This is not a question of a few percent or several times the profits to lure people to commit crimes, but when a large number of benefits can be easily obtained from the people around them, the world where the rule of law is not perfect, it is easy for people to go down the wrong path.
The consciousness that 'rabbits don't eat the grass by the nest' does not exist in the maze. Even if the Tech Guild is supported by the Ikaruga Alliance, it can take revenge on any vicious actions against the guild without missing anything. But in fact, every once in a while, there will always be someone who thinks they can do whatever they want without paying the price, and do something heinous before being killed by the allies.
Speaking of which, even in the rule of law society before he crossed over, there are still people who have a fluke mentality and do all kinds of criminal acts that hurt nature and reason, not to mention the world where strength is respected. It is impossible to ban such things, but to find ways to reduce the incentives for such things to happen.
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Thinking of this, someone suddenly felt like they had turned around and returned to the original point. It seems that the things that you encounter around you can easily lead to the same need.
The best solution to the crime caused by the disclosure of money is to make it safer to carry and transport money, making it more difficult for thieves and robbers to rob. After all, it is not surprising to carry a large number of gold, silver and copper coins to swagger through the market.
"It's all coming together." Lin said as he rubbed the stubble on his chin.
Dear, this chapter is over, happy reading! ^0^