A rchant carriage was making its way through the green forest; a fresh breeze rustled the lush leaves. In the distance was a small town called Krishnagiri. It was a rather calm town with smithing workshops.
rchants often traveled to Krishnagiri to buy goods and wares for selling in the ports and other cities. There were many smithing workshops in the town.
The rchant carriage entered the town, and in the middle of the town was a huge banyan tree where the elderly of the town ca to sit and chat for the whole day while kids played around it.
The rchants carriage belongs to a couple of small rchants from the nearby city of Vellore. They had travelled to the Krishnagiri to buy the wares as usual.
"Are we sure. We should ask them to shift to this quickly? We don't know if they would beco popular." A rchant asked his colleagues.
"I got this scale from the wealthy rchant nad Suraj. You know about him, right?" Rohan replied, a small-ti rchant from Vellore.
"The one that controls a large part of trade in this region?" Another rchant asked curiously
"Yes, Him? He was planning to shift to this with his personal craftsn. I think this is our chance to hit big by becoming the first to shift to this scale."
"Hmm…. Let's take this gamble then. Let's go." another rchant chid in.
The small group of rchants decided to take a gamble of introducing the scales to the blacksmiths in the town of Krishnagiri. This way they could also work with other rchants and sell these at a lower cost and make a profit.
The scales were being supplied quickly to the rchants that agreed to introduce the scales to their shops and craftsn. They also began to give so scales as a gift to small rchants rather than already established rchants so that the market as a whole would be affected by the change.
This move would force the other dium and large rchants to follow through as well due to the influx.
Rohan walked to the blacksmith workshop at the southern end of the town, from which he usually acquired his wares to sell.
He looked around as he walked with the carriage carrying the scales following closely behind him.
He had worked with the blacksmith workshop for 2 years now. The master blacksmith Jeevan was his close friend and partner in the business. He even occasionally helps them with so money in case they need it due to so issues.
This ensured that the workshop mbers had an excellent and family-like relationship with Rohan.
Rohan entered the workshop with a grin plastered across his face.
"Hey, how are you doing?" He yelled enthusiastically.
The master blacksmith, Jeevan, turned quickly hearing his voice and ca running.
"Hey, How are you doing? Did you co to buy things as usual? I have prepared your order. We need to pack it up."
"Oh, that's there. I have also co for sothing else. Anyway, how is the workshop doing?"
Jeevan looked down in disappointnt and sighed.
"The work has increased, but it is hard to find apprentices these days; most are trained in other asurents, and we have to spend a lot of ti getting them used to our own system."
"So, you need more apprentices?"
"Yes, or else in the next two months we can't really handle the workload for the workshop." Jeevan paused for a mont and asked, "So how is business going? Is everything alright?"
"Oh, it's fine, and I was planning to expand my business to other areas soon, once I get so more money." Rohan said.
"Ah, I see. So you are on the path of becoming a big rchant," Jeevan exclaid.
"Uncle Rohan, don't forget us when you beco a big rchant," added the apprentice teasingly.
"Hey!! I wouldn't forget all of you. It was because of you guys I am here."
They all laughed heartily at the wholeso mont.
"So, about sothing I got you. Co, it is in my carriage." Rohan said as he walked out towards his carriage.
"What is it? So gifts or sothing?"
"No, No. This one would really help the workshop."
"Help us?" He followed Rohan towards his carriage.
Rohan unveiled the scales to Jeevan, who looked confused at first, then began inspecting them curiously.
"What is this? It looks like so sort of scale with symbols and markings."
"I got these from a big rchant. This is a new asurent system that so of the biggest rchant unions are going to be using in the future."
"New asurent system? So everyone is going to be shifting to a single standard weight and length unit?"
"Yes." Rohan exclaid as he ca closer to Jeevan and whispered. "Keep this between and you. I heard that the Emperor is personally behind this new standardized system. So it might be useful to adopt this as soon as possible."
"Hooo… The Emperor, eh?" Jeevan muttered aloud, thinking about the implications the new system would have on his work.
"If that's true, then the returns could be huge for us if we are quick to capitalize on this situation."
"I see. This is a gamble for our workshop, Rohan." Jeevan said sternly. "We still have to learn the new system and adopt it to our needs. It will take ti to get used to it."
"Don't worry, Jeevan. The new system is relatively simple to master. There is even a small docunt that gives details of the weights and lengths. So you can just match it and begin using it quickly and adapt over ti." Rohan claid enthusiastically.
Rohan saw the opportunity in this endeavor, so he wanted to grab it.
Jeevan hesitated as he thought of the consequences if this failed.
"Rohan, I will take this gamble not because I believe this would be successful." He paused to take a deep breath. "Because I trust your vision."
Despite his resistance, he agreed to partake in the change to the standard system of asurents.
This move would later allow him to expand his workshop along with Rohan very rapidly in the region.
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