Outside of farming, commoners with a technical nature were called craftsmen.
Commoners among craftsmen, who relied on their skills to run their own shops, could be called craftsmen. Therefore, craftsmen were mostly freedmen, while craftsmen were mostly serfs.
According to Liszt's understanding, after a period of development, these people would become bourgeois if they engaged in their own business. However, through his understanding of the society of a different world, it was impossible for craftsmen to evolve into capitalists for the time being, as the aristocracy would not allow it.
Take Earth's medieval Europe as a reference.
With the progress of the Industrial Revolution, craftsmen who grasped the means of production would either accumulate the means of production and evolve into capitalists, or lose the means of production and be reduced to workers.
Here, craftsmen had existed for a long time, and they were still craftsmen.
There were no capitalists, and there were no large numbers of workers. No matter how they developed, they were still vassals of the aristocracy. The cultivation of qi and the absolute disparity in individual strength allowed the Aristocratic Knight to firmly grasp all the power without fear of being revolutionized by the new class.
Of course, the development of craftsmen in different countries and different cities was more or less different.
There was no fixed division of levels.
Liszt summed it up simply.
Craftsmen could be roughly divided into four levels: "Master", "Craftsman", and "Worker".
Master – Technician, Master.
Craftsmen of this level generally lived in big cities. They were freedmen with high status, and had reached the level of lesser aristocracy.
For example, architects, shipbuilders, carters, goldsmiths, jewelers, blacksmiths, drillers, and so on were all top craftsmen in their respective industries.
Architects were responsible for building castles, large buildings, mage towers, and so on; shipbuilders were responsible for designing and building ships; carters were responsible for producing carriages, mining carts, and chariots; goldsmiths forged gold, silver, copper, and even dragon coins; jewelers designed precious jewelry, carved crystals, jade, and even gems.
Blacksmiths could make all kinds of excellent equipment, and drillers could dig mines.
On the Coral Island, there were only architects, shipbuilders, carters, and blacksmiths. There were no goldsmiths, jewelers, or drillers.
Craftsmen – craftsmen.
Craftsmen of this level were the backbone of craftsmen and also the most basic social class in the various large cities. They filled all walks of life and were the cornerstone of the prosperity of cities and territories. Most of them were free citizens and could choose to run shops or sell their crafts.
Stonemasons, carpenters, blacksmiths, cobblers, and tailors were the five most basic professions for craftsmen, and also the five professions with the largest number of people.
Masons build buildings, carpenters make furniture, blacksmiths forge tools, cobblers tan leather goods, and tailors make clothes.
In addition, there are also bone craftsmen, paper craftsmen (thick bast paper), locksmiths, shoemakers, cooper craftsmen, crystal craftsmen, jewelers, gem craftsmen, jade craftsmen, soap makers, winemakers, bakers, barbers, cooks, sugar makers, spices makers, and salt makers.
Worker, worker.
Craftsmen of this level were also the backbone of craftsmen, but they existed on a large scale in the manor of the lord. Most of them were serfs, almost no different from farmers who worked in the fields. They were only engaged in slightly skilled work.
Embroidery workers, spinners, dyers, salt workers, sugar workers, grinders, miners, sailors, boatmen, handymen, and so on were all workers.
In addition, merchants such as hotel owners, peddlers, grocery store owners, and horse dealers did not possess craftsmanship, but were responsible for the circulation of craftsmanship. Their status was generally equivalent to that of craftsmen, that is, ordinary free citizens.
Finally.
Family, everyone.
At this level, they could not be considered craftsmen, but rather artists.
Novelists, bards, pianists, painters, court musicians, sculptors, singers, and so on, most of them belonged to the aristocratic class. They did not have titles to inherit, so they developed their own artistic cells, wandered among the aristocracy, and enjoyed a high quality of life.
If one had to continue to define them, a wizard who could make magic equipment and an "Iron Knight" who could make a variety of weapons were also considered craftsmen.
But they were either outside the system, or they were aristocrats.
"There are no technicians, and there are very few craftsmen. Most of them are workers. It feels like the money spent is a bit of a waste."
Looking at the thick bast paper list in his hand, Liszt thought regretfully. What he wanted was actually craftsmen, but the serfs he bought were basically workers.
Obviously, this batch of craftsmen were leftovers from other people, or it could be said that Levis's subordinates were only willing to buy cheap craftsmen. In the serf market, the price of a craftsman was obviously a bit more expensive than a worker, let alone a technician. No one would sell technicians, craftsmen, workers, and farmers at the same price.
"In any case, with a group of skilled workers, I can barely add a few industries to the Flower Town … I can make sugar, soap, weave, and even dry salt in seawater, make paper using indigenous methods, or develop other industries." Liszt comforted himself. It could not be considered a comfort. Skilled workers were still very valuable.
He asked Thomas to bring a quill, ink, and blank thick bast paper, and he began to write and draw.
He was going to calculate how many industries these craftsmen could develop and how many workshops could be added to the town's workshop area. But as he wrote and wrote, he studied from the development of handicrafts to the social system.
"If I want to, I can become a sociologist!"
He divided the social system of the other world into categories.
The upper class of society – aristocratic lords.
The middle and upper class – Wizards who pursue the truth, officials without titles, Knight, and indispensable artists.
The middle and middle class – Technicians who master irreplaceable skills, mercenaries who work as Knight.
The middle and lower class – Servants in the castle, craftsmen who produce technology, merchants who circulate goods, workers who work as coolies, and rats who walk in the dark.
The bottom class – Serfs who farm, beggars who have not even become serfs.
"It's very clear, it's clear at a glance." He took a big bite of World of Warcraft meat, chewed and swallowed, "If I can further elaborate on the responsibilities of each social class in society, as well as the mobility of social classes, I can probably write a great book on sociology and publish it."
This was just an idea. He had not yet fallen to the point where he needed to write books to earn a living. That was something only the children of aristocrats would do.
Moreover, sociology works could not be sold.
To write a book, he had to write a Knight novel.
To slay a dragon, to contract the Elf King.
It was best to start with a prince in dire straits with a little elf. He would wander the sea and have a romantic night with the singing demon. After a few days of flirting with the noblewomen in the marquis' manor, he would kill an evil dragon alone, or ride a dragon. The little elf would then break through to become an elf king.
In the end, the hero saves the beauty and marries the beautiful princess recognized by the unicorn.
With these elements, it was basically a best-selling Knight novel. Those young people who loved fantasy were very willing to buy it.
After breakfast.
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