At the end of October, the weather is getting colder, and it is rare to see busy figures between the ridges.

The farmers planted the potatoes in their fields early and then went home to wait for the harvest next spring.

The port is still busy, with an endless stream of ships coming and going, many times more than before.

This is all thanks to the new trade policy implemented by Renard.

In the past, when the navy was stationed in a non-terminal port, ships of all sizes, whether they had cargo or not, had to pay high berthing fees.

If you have goods, you have to pay a lot of taxes, whether you want to trade them or not.

In addition, it is necessary to come up with extra money to honor those navy masters, which will make the caravans complain.

After paying the high fees, the merchants barely made much money, which made the fleet less and less willing to come to Arthur's kingdom.

Unless there is a compelling reason, it is easy not to dock at the terminal port.

As a modern man, Renard is aware of the drawbacks of exorbitant taxation and the importance of maritime trade to the nation.

If you continue to exploit yourself like this, you will definitely lose the most in the end.

So he changed the trading system immediately after the occupation of the port of Wuji, and introduced a short-term duty-free policy, and did not resume the collection of taxes until the number of merchant ships reached a relatively large number.

Of course, there are pros and cons to this method of gaining popularity, but the disadvantage is that after the reintroduction of taxes, many caravans who come to the caravan think that they have been deceived.

In the end, the two sides had a very unpleasant quarrel, and many caravans even threatened to refuse trade and demanded a return to duty-free policy.

Naturally, Renard would not compromise, and in the end, the fleet could not resist the temptation of huge profits and took the initiative to start trading.

After all, the existing tax policy is still very beneficial to them, and the tax they need to pay is 30% of that of other ports, which is very profitable.

Of course, the non-terminal tax collection is also targeted.

For example, daily necessities such as grain and iron tools do not need to be taxed when imported, and high taxes are required for export.

Imported luxury goods such as tea, sugar, porcelain, silk, and dried fruits are also subject to high taxes, while exported cigarettes, alcohol, and clothing are not subject to taxes.

Lei Ye's purpose in doing this is very good

Simplicity is to leave useful things in Arthur's kingdom and keep useless luxuries out.

For fleets that come to sell daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt, the city hall implements incentives such as no more berthing fees and provides offshore escorts.

In the near future, it will be possible to trade on the spot, and the city hall will buy it at a price 20% higher than the market price.

Renard was also forced to do this, Kale County has a total population of 4 million, of which more than 20 percent are hungry, and 60 percent are struggling to make ends meet, and he urgently needs food to feed the hungry.

The cold winter is coming, and the demand for cotton and linen has also increased greatly, and only when the merchants feel that it is profitable, these necessities will be continuously transported from the sea to solve the urgent need.

Nowadays, tax revenue without a terminal port can only maintain a balance of payments.

Aside from the cost of port maintenance and military and political expenses, there was almost no money left, and sometimes the governor's palace had to be put on money to keep it running.

Of course, it is worth it for Lei Ye, who is full of confidence in the future of this port, and he wants to make this super port not inferior to the port of Montreal.

However, this is something to be done in the future, and he will now take a cruise ship to the Kingdom of Rowling to find the Marquis of Huggins and see how the other party can help him deal with the Kingdom of Tornia.

After two days and two nights of bumpy driving along the narrow coastline to the east, and about 400 nautical miles, the group arrived at the destination of the trip, the port of Plaint.

The port of Plint is the fifth largest port and the sixth largest commercial center of the Rowling Kingdom, with a permanent population of 300,000 and a floating population of 50,000 or 60,000.

It may sound lofty, but in fact, there are only seven places on the entire southeast coast that can be called ports.

That said, both in terms of size and prosperity, Port Plint ranks low.

However, it is the southernmost point of the northern continent and the closest to the other continents.

The maritime trade of the Kingdom of Rowling is extremely developed, and it can be called an important commercial hub connecting other continents.

Therefore, although the port of Plint ranks low among the seven major ports, it is still many times stronger than the port of no end.

Everyone who lives here is very rich, and some of them can even be called rich, and they have accumulated wealth from generation to generation

Get up, you can easily buy the entire Gannan Province.

Even though Renard has seen the bustle of Montreal Port, he still yearns for it.

Perhaps because of their return to their homeland, the four of them, including Arka and Mark, were a little excited.

They pointed around and showed Renard about the famous buildings and places of interest around him.

Lei Ye followed their guidance everywhere, like a dirt bun drilled out of the mountains, and the eyes of the locals passing by looked at them with disdain.

Sensing the strange eyes around him, Renard hurriedly stopped the chattering Larry: "Let's not waste time, let's go to Marquis Huggins." ”

Lei Ye has countless doubts in his heart waiting to be solved, how can he be in the mood to see any scenery.

When the people heard his words, they did not dare to continue to make noise.

Arka took two steps forward and said, "Young Master, the fief of the Marquis of Huggins is in Dunkirk Province, and there are still more than ten days of driving from here, should we rest for two days before leaving?"

Dunkirk Province is located in the heart of the Rowling Kingdom, which is the largest province in the Rowling Kingdom and a famous grain producing area.

At the same time, it is also the only province of the four major provinces of the Kingdom of Rowling that still practices the lord's self-control, and all the hereditary nobles live there.

This shows Queen Rosa's strong political skills.

More than twenty years ago, the kingdom of Rowling, like the kingdom of Arthur, was a complete lord-controlled state.

More than 20 years later, with the exception of Dunkirk, the other three provinces have achieved complete centralization.

This is still Queen Rosa's view that many nobles have been loyal to her part, otherwise the lords and nobles of Dunkirk Province will also face the sorrow and helplessness of losing their fiefs.

Now Leopold is gathering people in Dunkirk in an attempt to restore it, but few people have responded.

After all, rebellion is to lose its head, and Queen Rosa is even more bloody, and she will kill the whole family at every turn, who has the courage to touch the other party's brow?

Now that the nobles have seen the situation clearly, the centralized system of the Rowling Kingdom is a foregone conclusion, and they only want to live in peace, not to live in peace.

Besides, even if the nobles united to rebel, how effective would it be?