Chapter 1,201 Difficulties in the Development of Technology Guilds

Uzov Gantia discovered the clues when the market was close to saturation. The main reason is that the sales business began to use methods such as commission refunds and discount promotions, hoping to improve personal performance. The craftsmen, on the other hand, use the method named by customers to 'give back' some of the profits they deserve to the buyers, avoiding the unified pricing of the technical guild to increase the sales of their own products or services.

Unified external pricing is a way for technology associations to maintain fair distribution of profits among internal staff. If you want to make more money, do more. No matter how much you pay, you can gain as much. This is a method that everyone agrees with.

But when there is not that much work and internal price-cutting competition is used in the hope of maintaining profits, it is inevitable that some technical guilds will encounter gray areas that were not clearly defined when they were first established.

Although Uzov did not know the relevant economic theory, he looked at the competition among the craftsmen below as an integrator, and he intuitively felt that this was not a good thing. Although you can impose strict regulations to prohibit everyone from doing this. But he knew very well that once this kind of thing started, it would be difficult to completely ban it. Because judging from the internal statistics of the technology guild, the total workload has indeed decreased.

So Uzov quickly approached Lin, the de facto founder of the Technology Guild and the guild's development consultant.

Lin's solution is actually very simple, which is to radiate the technology guild's market from the holy city of Estali. Outside the Holy City, there are countless nobles and wealthy businessmen, and of course they will also have needs. It's like a blank market, waiting for people to open up.

However, how could no one have thought of such a solution? The reason that restricts the people from the technical guild from acting like this is actually the guild's own internal rules for unified pricing.

Uniform pricing does not mean that all goods and services sold by the guild have exactly the same price. Instead, there is a pricing method that is complex and similar to a mathematical calculation formula.

There are skill levels for craftsmen within the guild, so of course there are different starting costs for craftsmen of different levels, from apprentice to master craftsman. Different numbers of people have different prices. Of course, each grade of product and supporting items also have their own prices and different mark-ups.

But this calculation method is completely designed for customers in the Holy City of Estali. Once you leave the Holy City, there will be some additional costs. For example, the time spent on the road will not generate profit, and the escorts that must be hired to pass through dangerous locations will make the work futile. Profitable. Since there is no profit, naturally no one wants to take over.

Occasionally, some people who cannot be ignored make requests for entrustment. For example, the Grand Duke of Kawei wanted to improve his territory and castle. Technical guilds mostly handle matters on a project-by-project basis, and usually lose money and make money.

Additional losses for participants, such as traveling to Duke Kawei's territory for business, would result in several days of wasted travel and inability to work. This part is partially subsidized by the trade union to make up for the lost income.

But the subsidy will never be more than the income of the craftsmen from their own hard work. Therefore, the success of this type of work is driven by favors one after another, rather than purely commercial interests. …

But if today the costs of distance, escort, etc. are added to the guild's pricing formula, simply put, the additional cost of leaving the holy city of Estali will be passed on to the consumers, maintaining the profits of the workers, that is, the guild members; Even depending on the distance, there is still room to float. In this way, is it possible that such a large technology guild cannot find pioneers with an adventurous spirit and the ability to expand overseas?

Of course there are conservatives who are only willing to do the inner work of the Holy City of Estali. But there are more people who are willing to follow 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 think it is too expensive, it is completely meaningless. In the so-called oligopoly or even monopoly market, the pricing power lies with the seller, and the buyer can only passively accept it.

The expansion of the Technology Guild outside the Holy City has led to the development of three industries. One is the sales of cars, and the other two industries can also be regarded as one, that is, the employment business of the Adventurer's Guild and the Mercenary Guild.

Whether they are guild business personnel or craftsmen, as long as road conditions permit, they will still use cars and trucks as their main means of transportation. These means of transportation are like living advertisements. Everywhere they go, they will arouse the interest of local nobles and wealthy businessmen. Because unlike horses, cars require very delicate care, and the advantage of being able to transport large quantities of cars can be seen by anyone who is not blind.

For the business sales staff of the technology guild, handling one more product means one more commission, and no one will refuse it.

As for the dangers that may be encountered on the journey away from the holy city of Estali, such as the intrusion of thieves and monsters. Although craftsmen can turn the tools in their hands into weapons at any time and use the hammers used to hammer nails to hit the enemy's head, they are not full-time warriors after all and are familiar with the habits of monsters or the methods of thieves. It is already a consensus within the technical guild to find professional people.

Although the guild has members of the Turtle Dove Alliance as thugs, all their energy has been exhausted just to deal with internal affairs and defend against the hidden arrows from the Holy City of Estali. Unable to follow the expansion of the guild members and protect their safety. So this job fell to the Adventurers Guild and the Mercenary Guild, and this was also the original business scope of the two guilds.

However, the quality of the members of the Adventurer's Guild and the Mercenary Guild varies greatly, and it is inevitable that some outsiders who do not know the details will accept the commission of escorts. When people from the Technical Guild complete a well-rewarded commission, the adventurers or mercenaries who were supposed to protect them on their way back may take advantage of the money and do something irrational and contrary to the contract.

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In fact, there have been several vicious incidents where craftsmen who returned to the Holy City for business were all killed. Some murderers even dared to return to the Holy City and spend their ill-gotten gains in taverns or brothels.

Regardless of the fact that these people are all from the Adventurer's Guild or the Mercenary Guild, the two major guilds have no way to properly guarantee the moral character of their members. The vast majority of evaluations only look at strength. The wanted orders issued for crimes were the business of the local lords, not the scope of the two major guilds. …

Despite these vicious incidents, as long as the people of the Ikaruga Alliance are used, the culprits can always be found and revenge can be achieved. But Uzov believes that such a passive behavior can easily dampen the enthusiasm of his own guild members. Because they not only have to guard against outsiders robbing them, but they also have to guard against coveting or even rebellion by the guards who should belong to them.

If the overall environment is unfriendly, the technical guild may eventually be blocked in the holy city of Estali, limiting the development of the guild.

Perhaps the members of the Turtle Dove Alliance are trustworthy, but Uzov knows very well that the members of the alliance working for the Technical Guild are just a short stop in their journey and cannot become a lifelong career. Coupled with the coming and going of alliance members, the number of members staying in the Technical Guild was simply not enough to cope with the huge manpower demand.

Establishing a force dedicated to a technical guild will not only ensure that each warrior has an innocent origin, but will also ensure their loyalty better than the temporary manpower of the Adventurer's Guild or the Mercenary Guild. This seems to be a correct method, but how much does it cost to raise a qualified army?

Even if this price is passed on to the goods and services sold by the guild, considering that the foundation of the technical guild is in the holy city of Estali, a city dominated by magicians, will such force cause magicians to Their unnecessary suspicion? After all, straggler adventurers and mercenaries are fundamentally different from the army. The former may be ignored by those in power, but the latter is absolutely impossible.

As for the long-term employment of magicians and the establishment of an armed group, just think about it. It is impossible to come true in this city.

The Technology Guild has always been positioned to gather the lowest level workers in the Holy City so that they can perform better and produce better products. Simply put, it is an auxiliary role that allows masters to live a more comfortable life.

What would happen if one day serfs became landlords and craftsmen became the bosses of magicians? Class revolutions cannot evolve peacefully; they are bound to be bloody and may not succeed.

At that time, it will not end by returning to its original shape, and the price may be unimaginably high. As a member of the Turtle Dove Alliance who rebelled against the powerful class, Uzov knew the pros and cons of this.

That's why Uzov Gantia came to ask Lin's opinion again to see if he had a better way.

After hearing the cause and effect, Lin couldn't help but sigh. This is not a question of how much profit or how many times the profit is to induce people to commit crimes, but when a large amount of benefits can be easily obtained from those around them, it is easy for people to go astray in the mysterious world where the rule of law is imperfect.

The awareness that "rabbits don't eat the grass beside their nests" does not exist in Lost Land. Even if the technical guild has the military support of the Ikaruga Alliance, it can take revenge on any vicious behavior against the guild without risk of omission. But in fact, every once in a while, there will always be someone who thinks they can do whatever they want without paying a price, and do some heinous things, and then be killed by their allies.

Speaking of which, even in the law-ruled society before he traveled, there were still people who were lucky enough to commit all kinds of criminal acts that were harmful to nature, not to mention the world of Midi where strength was valued. It is impossible to prevent this kind of thing. We can only find ways to reduce the incentives for this kind of thing to happen.

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Thinking of this, someone suddenly felt like he had turned around in a circle and come back to the starting point. It seems that the things you encounter around you can easily lead to the same need.

The best solution to crimes caused by disclosure of money is to allow money to be carried and transported in a safer way, making it more difficult for thieves and robbers to rob. After all, carrying a large amount of gold, silver and copper coins through the market, it is not surprising at all to be robbed.

"Things are all coming together." Lin said, rubbing his stubble on his chin.

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