Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

Then Gawain did what he said, and when the rivers, poplars, and houses of the model farm under the Acropolis were covered with snow, he did not leave his kingdom, but stayed with the princess in the warm flame of the worship room and dormitory, and helped with the public and letters every day.

The current city of Antioch is also the season of snow, but the snow must be soaked in blood, right?

In the letters of Peter, the brother from the Gulf of Issus, it is said that the situation of the besieging pilgrims is becoming more and more difficult, and that many lords have pooled the money they had plundered from the previous war (at the request of the priesthood of the priesthood of Ademar) and entrusted it to the Council of Cardinals to buy food for soldiers and civilians, and Baldwin had set up a checkpoint on the Adana River to sell not only the grain in his storehouses, but also the taxes of passing ships.

The situation was the same in Seleucia: the Pope issued an edict in Rome to "do his best to collect money for the Holy War", and the kings and lords of the whole western part of the continent, whether sincere or coping, more or less, donated a lot of food and money, and handed them over to the ships of the four Italian seafaring city-states, namely Venice, Pisa, Rebac, and Amalfi, to advance to the port of San Simon at the risk of winter shipping.

But at that time, the Mediterranean shipping had many transit ports, which could make the ships safer and allow the sailors to get better rest and replenishment, so in the maritime age of the Mediterranean, sepsis in the voyage was still an unheard of term.

Now, the port of Seleucia happens to be the most suitable transit point for land and sea. As Gawain and Anna had anticipated during their march in Cappadocia, the Italian ships sailed either the Adriatic Sea or the Tyrrhenian Sea, and then converged at the southernmost port of Modon in Moria, owned by Emperor Alexios, and sailed for Crete. The route to Seleucia, and then to the besieging army of Antioch, was a very clear route by sea, and Seleucia happened to be at a critical juncture.

The division of labor between Gawain and Baldwin was: Antioch's more than 100,000 besieging troops, and the supply of personnel from the long sea route to Seleucia; For the short-haul, leave it to Baldwin's Duchy of Adana to provide.

Because it had been dredged beforehand, Gawain looked down from the Acropolis, and there were often full of ship masts. In and out: The berthing capacity of the port is about fifty to sixty large galleys at the same time.

For those who carried grain, firewood, and utensils, the Seleucian Ship Division and the Municipal Department drew two Byzantian gold coins for each ship;

Carrying luxuries, such as those used by the besieging ladies and ladies, were taxed on sixteen gold Byzantit coins per ship;

In addition, four large warehouses and two large granaries were built in the post house area, which took precedence over the process of hospitals and colleges. The same project that Anna and the Construction Department personally supervised and supervised, and which was also a facility for the junta's "monopoly of power gains" - Gawain forbade it to be leased to Italian merchants. But it is possible to hold the goods in escrow, and likewise extract a large amount of rent; As for the granary, Gawain and Anna, with their respective seals, jointly signed a decree on wheat, barley, buckwheat and other grains in Seleucia and West Cilicia for all seasons this winter until the coming year. All of them must be stamped, forbidden to be exported, and returned to the granary, if there is a private merchant to take it out, regardless of whether it is local or foreign. and they were all hanged at the gates of the city.

The bazaar of Akoum also flourished rapidly, its proximity to the port of Seleucia, the absinthe and barley beers brewed by the Paulinees, which were especially popular with the sailors who came ashore, and the trade in ash, pottery, honey and crocus was thriving and populated, but it remained in the hands of local merchants and guilds, and Gawain was very fond of them. Many foreign sailors, pilgrims, and aristocrats marveled at the imminent completion of the hospital, and wrote it down in the form of various notes, and then paddled the vast wave trail with the ship heading east, west, north, south, and spread the gospel news to all corners of the world.

Italian merchants flocked to the city, believing that Gawain and Anna, like ordinary secular rulers, could rent the streets and baths of the Agora of Acum for a small price, and have the right to build warehouses and chambers of commerce freely - but Gawain sternly refused, the streets could be leased, but no merchant had the right to build on his own, and had to obtain a permit from the military government, and the Italian merchants had to bear half of the construction cost, and then had the right to use it for ten years, after which it was taken over by the military government, Re-auction bidding.

Not only that, but there was a daily business tax to be paid here, but Gawain's preferential treatment of Venetian and Amalfi merchants finally appeased their resentment; The Pisa, who had close ties with the Normans, and the Grega, who had a deep hatred for the Venetians, had to abandon the idea of establishing a chamber of commerce and a consul in Seleucia, and only used it as a mere transshipment port for goods.

In addition to the port of Seleucia itself, the overland trade routes through the valley of the Mut River also began to flourish, and the Greek, Saracen or Turkic caravans, carriers in the highlands and mountains, using mules, horses and camels, crossed the mountains and mountains, and after obtaining the tacit consent of Gawain and Surelman, they crossed the whole of Anatolia from the Yukxing Sea on that side to the Arrahan Bazaar or Fort Mut for sale, and then exchanged for local specialties - at the becest of Gawain. A checkpoint and a notary office were set up in Arahan and Mutter to collect the toll tax and the business tax.

In the territory, Gawain began to subsidize the native Kurlamits, who were of mixed descent of Saracens and Greeks, and also inherited the business talents of their ancestors (both peoples were good at business), and they were originally discriminated against and oppressed under the rule of the Sultan of Rum or the Principality of Armenia, and could only do a small business of trade, but Gawain and Anna continued to issue orders to give them various benefits, support them to gather, contract various sales trades, and encourage the members of the Brotherhood and the division of Dugherius or banner officers who received bounties, invest money in chambers of commerce and ships, and fully support the development of local businesses and ships.

"But the port isn't big enough, Anna. It's not big enough to have such a little throughput. Looking at the rapidly expanding shops, temples, and dwellings in the Akum Bazaar, Gawain patted the latticework and said over and over again, that he was clearly not satisfied enough with the jewel in the crown of Seleucia.

According to Agnes's calculations, Seleucia could earn 180,000 to 200,000 Byzantine gold coins a year, enough to buy thirty fortresses, just because of the port and land tariffs, the "jihadist fundraising" in the city of Bari, the special sale tax on saffron (precious spices and medicinal herbs), the business tax and building permit money in the Agora bazaar, the warehouse rent in the post house area, and the twice-a-year land tax and shield tax, Seleucia could earn 180,000 to 200,000 Byzantit gold coins a year, enough to buy thirty fortresses, but this brown bear was still not satisfied!

PS.5.15 "Starting Point" is raining red envelopes! Starting at 12 noon, grab a round every hour, and a large wave of 515 red envelopes depends on luck. You all go and grab it, and the starting coins you grabbed continue to subscribe to my chapters! (To be continued.) )