My Wife Is Great Fief Lord

Chapter 44 Blacksmith Bernard (thanks for the first tip)

“Nothing, I just came to see you today, I may need to come to you to build some long swords in a few days , will you make it?” Gervais the past few days are planning to recruit soldiers, the recruitment of soldiers is convenient, but he currently has no food, but the sword equipment will take some time to build, so I want to prepare the weapons, when the time comes Just recruit people directly.

Gervais is actually worried that his territory is so remote. In case this only blacksmith shop can only forge farm tools, but not weapons and armor, he still needs to go to other nobles’ territories to make or buy them, which will cost a lot of money. on for a long time.

It does not require any skill to make farm implements, basically every blacksmith with finished apprenticeship can make it, but the long sword is different, the long sword is long and thin, and it also requires hardness and toughness, which is a test The blacksmith’s control of the ratio of materials and quenching.

If the material is not right, the strength of the weapon will not be guaranteed. If the quenching torch is not well controlled, if the blade has hardness but no toughness, it is like glass. If it hits a hard object, it will break immediately. into several paragraphs.

“Noble lord, it’s fine to make a long sword, but the price is a little expensive. I wonder how many you’re going to make?” Hearing that Gervais was going to make a long sword, the middle-aged blacksmith was quite confident. There was no hesitation in answering Gervais’ questions.

“Oh? Can it really be forged?” Gervais was a little surprised. Blacksmiths who can make weapons such as long swords are very popular everywhere. The middle-aged blacksmith in front of him is very confident and seems to be able to forge long swords. And it looks like the technology is pretty good.

“How could such a good technology come to such a remote place?”

This idea flashed in Gervais’ mind, knowing that Gervais’s territory was basically filled with serfs, And there are only more than 2,000 people, so there are probably not many farmers who come to the blacksmith shop to make iron tools throughout the year.

The middle-aged blacksmith was so calm and confident, Gervais was a little confused, so he continued: “You should know who I am?”

The reason for Gervais’s question is clear , just worried that the blacksmith in front of him didn’t know his identity and wanted to fool him.

“If you go back to the nobleman, if you guessed correctly, you should be the new lord of this territory, Lord Gervais Baron.” The middle-aged blacksmith did not have any other emotions because of Gervais’ suspicion, and his face was still It’s a faint smile.

“It seems that you are really capable! I don’t know what your name is?” Seeing his calm appearance, Gervais also laughed, it seemed that the blacksmith in front of him had some skills, otherwise Knowing his identity, he still dared to lie about his own words. It was definitely the old birthday star who hanged himself and thought he had a long life.

“Bernard Hammer, this is my son Alec, Dear Lord Gervais, you can call me Bernard!” Bernard said his name, He pointed to the 16- or 17-year-old boy beside him. It was probably because he had been hammering iron all the year round. The boy was very burly, but his expression at the moment was not as calm and calm as Bernard’s.

When Gervais looked towards him, the boy’s face was obviously stiff, and although he was smiling, his eyes showed nervousness.

“Hammer?” Gervais felt that he couldn’t see through the blacksmith. The surname Hammer sounds vulgar, but this surname has had a glorious time and has a great background. It is recorded in the history books. The king of the former kingdom had personally given the name Hammer to an excellent blacksmith, who was the only one who became a nobleman as a blacksmith.

At that time, except for the noble and his family who were personally bestowed by the king, if others used this surname, it might lead to murder, but now, the kingdom is now dead, just do not know this Nader is a descendant of that family, or he acquired this surname for the convenience of making money all these years.

Gervais looked up at Bernard for a moment, and found that he couldn’t see any clues, so he didn’t look into it anymore. Anyway, he was just a blacksmith. Offense, Gervais didn’t care either.

“Since you are so confident, then I decided to make twenty long swords at one time, and twenty wooden clad iron round shields.” Gervais no longer hesitated.

Whether Bernard is a liar, Gervais thinks that his probability is greater, just the calmness shown by Bernard, Gervais thinks this person is extraordinary.

Of course, if Gervais guesses wrong, don’t worry, the monk can run away, but the temple won’t run with him, this blacksmith shop alone is worth more than twenty swords.

“many thanks to the trust of Lord Gervais, do you know whether the forging iron is provided by adults or from a blacksmith shop?”

The iron materials in this world are also very valuable, some serfs do not have So much money to build iron tools for farming will go to the river and use magnetic stones to absorb the iron sand on the beach. Although the process is slow, but perseverance, it will always accumulate. When the time comes, you only need to pay a small amount of wages. Farming tools.

Gervais currently has no iron material, so he is going to ask Bernard to provide it directly. Anyway, he got 5 gold coins for nothing yesterday, and Gervais feels that he can be generous once.

However, in order not to be slaughtered by Bernard, Gervais still needs to determine the price first.

“I don’t know how to calculate the price if I provide iron materials and do not provide iron materials?”

“If I provide iron materials, long sword and 1 Silver Coin, round A shield costs 20 copper plates, if no iron material is provided, a long sword needs 2 Silver Coin 80 copper plates, and a round shield needs 40 copper plates.” Bernard directly quoted the price without hesitation.

“Mr. Gervais, this price is because you are customizing 20 pieces at a time, so it is already a discounted price and cannot be lower.”

After listening to the quotation, Gervais Nod, this price is indeed a lot cheaper. If there are no special requirements for the long sword in this world, the general standard long sword specification is a two-handed sword with a length of 130CM, and the width of the blade is 6CM. Both are around 2.8kg.

To build such a long sword, the price is generally 3 Silver Coins, and it will be added according to the situation. For example, a famous blacksmith with good craftsmanship will add some more wages.

The price less than 3 Silver Coins shows that Bernard did not slaughter Gervais. Instead, because of the large number, each of them discounted Gervais by 20 copper coins.

As for the round shield, the market price is generally 50 copper plates, and 10 copper plates are also discounted.

“Okay, since you are so generous, I will pay you 30 Silver Coins in advance. After you build it, I will give you the remaining money after I accept it. What do you think Bernard? ?” Seeing that Bernard was so refreshing, Gervais saved the trouble of bargaining, and decided to make a decision today.

(End of this chapter)