Chapter 285: Tax Increase
Dane didn't go to the execution ground, he wasn't interested in seeing those who were destined to die. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 He didn't care about the people below, he walked north from Shawan Harbor to the edge of the southern region, drove three hundred wooden stakes, and hung up the hanged corpses one by one until they were dried.
It was a demonstration against the Governor of Conley to the north. With the two sides completely torn apart, Dane has no scruples at all.
It's just that it's hard for him to trouble Kang Li from anywhere else now. Military operations were 100% unrealistic, and he wouldn't let the victory in this battle swell to the point that he felt that he could really wrestle with an old governor like Conry.
However, if you disgust the other party in this way, Dane still has no opinion.
Even, Dane considered a way to strike at Kang Li - choking the lifeblood of material transportation.
The land of Sindelair is not rich in products. There are many ore resources, and there are also some precious beasts, which are hunted by hunters for furs and sold with various materials that can be used for alchemy, magic, or other things. However, it is difficult to create a complete industrial chain in the land that is not stable enough, and agricultural production is also suppressed, not to mention that the land itself is not very suitable for large-scale cultivation.
Throughout Schindlaire, it is quite difficult to be completely self-sufficient in food. After Dane transformed the villages around Castle White Wolf into system-sanctioned 'farm' buildings, he was barely able to reach the level of self-sufficiency, let alone anything else.
Schindlaire has a long tradition of importing produce from elsewhere. These imports of grain came mainly from two places, and the imports of grain from the truly prosperous human society in the west, namely the Duchy of Florence and even further afield, the Kingdom of Pris, amounted to 40% of the total imports. And the other sixty percent, most of which are transported by sea from the Shire mainland.
Grain imports are a big hole, and it is a very fucked up thing for the lifeblood of this strategic material to be in the hands of others. But whether it was Bernier in the past, or Conry and Ozer now, there is no way to solve this problem by themselves. Even if they don't want to rely on food imports from the outside world, otherwise, even if they have the resources and money, they will not be able to feed an army of tens of thousands of people.
In addition to food, some high-end production products, such as furniture, high-end clothing, and other luxury goods, Sindelair still did not have the ability to produce. The warlords of Hindlaire harvested special products from their own land, such as raw materials such as various ores, as well as some hunting materials, to export them in exchange for these things.
Therefore, although Sindelair was not developed, commercial trade was still prosperous.
As a port city with good geographical advantages, Shawan Port is naturally the top priority. Perhaps, the imported products of the western human kingdom could be transported overland to Schindlaire. However, the larger share of the merchandise trade from the Shire continent must be transported through seaports.
If Dane were to cut off Governor Conley's import route at the source of Shawan Harbor, it would inevitably make the Governor uncomfortable. It was probably no less uncomfortable than the regiment that had lost two wings in the south.
Eventually, though, Dain thought about it and decided not to.
Of course, cutting off the import of supplies to the governor of Conry is a good way to strike, but this is an economic war that hurts the enemy by a thousand and loses eight hundred.
The reason why Shawan Port is so prosperous is because of business. Among them, the supplies sent to Sinderella, and even the city of Misty further north, themselves occupy a considerable part of the commercial share of Shawan Harbor. As a trading hub, the port of Shawan not only swallows imported goods and distributes them, but also transports raw materials from all over Sindelare, which are loaded onto ships from this seaport city and shipped around the world.
If this trade route is cut off, the import of resources and the export of raw products will be greatly affected, but the commerce of Shawan Port will inevitably decline because of this.
If this trick can kill Kangri, then Dane will do it desperately for losses.
But the problem is no.
It's a big deal, Kangli will convert all foreign trade imports and exports to inland transportation. Although, this will be more time-consuming, and the throughput of inland transportation is not comparable to that of sea transportation, and the cost will be doubled several times, but it will not die. And after the sand bay port wilted, the impact on Dane was also quite huge.
Shawan Port started with commerce, and without business, of course, it is impossible to provide Dane with so much money in a month as before. And the chain reaction of a city's decadence is also terrifying. Most of the caravans received by the transportation center of Rotten Wolf Town also came from Shawan Port. Dane's industry in the Ghost Knife Port on Komyrya Island also needs the Shawan Port as a docking point on the mainland.
Playing like this, he must not be much better than Kang Li. This kind of economic warfare method that needs to fight for the size, foundation, and consumption of both sides, Dane really can't afford to play.
At least I can't afford to play with Conri.
But, although he can't do that, it's always okay for Dane to block him a little.
"Verina, let's do some statistics and tell them that all the caravans that go north from Shawan Harbor in the direction of Sinderella and in the direction of Misty City will give me a tax increase!"
"Tax increases?" Verina thought for a moment and understood what Dane meant, "Won't this anger Conry even more?" I'm afraid they'll use that as an excuse to attack us again. ”
"Hey, wouldn't he have done it to us if he didn't do that? More than 2,000 infantry in Chaos City have killed us all, and we are afraid to give him an excuse? Thinking too much. ”
"Hmm." Verina nodded, and then asked, "What is the standard for raising taxes?" ”
"Decide for yourself." Dane waved his hand and said, "Try not to affect our own trade industry, the ultimate goal is to make the cost of the merchants rise and make Conrie's side uncomfortable." You can control the scale of this. ”
"Okay, I see." Verina nodded, and said, "By the way, my lord, there is a merchant who wants to see you. ”
"Oh? Who? ”
"Goodall?"
Dane frowned and said, "What does he want to see me for?" Is it because of Sombra? Isn't there Hull who is making contact with him in this regard? Missing! ”
Verina persuaded, "I think it's better to meet, it seems that he is here this time not just for Sombra." ”
"Oh? Okay, you can schedule a time. (To be continued.) )