"Chapter 381: Rich as Dong"
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Southern part of the Holy See, Duchy of St. Chinin, Broad Port.
Broad Harbor is the largest port in the Duchy of St. Ninen and one of the southern outlets to the sea for the Holy See of Light. Two hundred years ago, it was just a fishing village, but after the power of the Holy See declined to the south of the mainland, the northern countries imposed sanctions on the Holy See to varying degrees, and stationed a large number of troops on the border for more than 100 years. During this period, the land trade of the Holy See and the pedestrians going north were blocked at the passes set up by the two empires, and the income of the Holy See was also decreasing.
The southern part of the mainland has a large number of special products, and the comfortable environment and convenient transportation in the north allow the merchants of the south to conduct commercial trade very well. As a religious center, the Holy Light Fortress as the center of the Holy Light has always been the largest source of tourism revenue for the Holy See, when the Holy See is at its strongest, the Cult of Light is the common belief of all countries on the mainland, and hundreds of thousands of believers go to the south every year to worship, spending a lot of money near the Holy Land and on the journey, which greatly stimulates the economic development of these places.
But when the power of the Holy See declined, these became problems. Without such good trade routes and high incomes, the upper echelons of the Holy See were shaken, and they needed enough gold to appease the hearts of those who supported them.
Two hundred years of investment and development have made this port a prosperous city, especially the development of caravan trade with the Eastern Empire, which has made the nobles, priests, and merchants here a lot of money. As its name suggests, the docks of Broad Harbor are filled with hundreds of large and small ships docked every day, including large fishing vessels for ocean fishing, merchant ships of the El Empire, the Leon Empire, and even a special fleet of ships from the Aion Empire carrying oriental goods, which bring a steady stream of goods ashore so that gold coins and goods can be circulated.
The city has always been a commercial city of great importance to the Holy See, and it is also an important source of commercial taxation for the Holy See. As the largest foreign trading house and the richest foreign merchant in the Holy See, Dong Tuhao has been eyeing the city for a long time.
Red square flags fluttered over the towering chamber of commerce building, an oriental carriage loaded with gold coins ran on the flag, the coachman waved a horsewhip, and the fast-moving carriage also shimmered with colorful lights. Gold, silver, ruby, jadeite, diamond...... Dozens of gemstones are mixed together to give this glow. And with such a dazzling banner, it belongs to the rich A Commercial Bank and is a symbol of the huge rich Dong Tuhao.
The huge soles of their feet stomped heavily on the cobblestone road, and their tall and burly bodies slowly passed between the buildings. They were so tall that the tallest man in the city had to lift his head to the top. They were so strong that they took up almost half of the street when they walked, and even the caravan looked very slender in front of him.
They are giants, capable subordinates of Mr. Dong Tuhao, the best porters.
They were in teams of three or five, carrying special packs that were almost as large as their body size. The underside of these packages is supported by sturdy wooden supports to prevent the more than a dozen tons of goods in the packages from breaking through the packages and sliding out. The giant moved slowly, seemingly unconcerned about the package behind him. They lined up and walked down the streets, and with every foot they stepped on, an inconspicuous pit appeared in the pavement. Every once in a while, the Fujia Comptoir will fund the repair of the road, and the reason is that these big guys who are seriously "overloaded".
The giants always kept smiling expressions, chatting with their companions in the language of giants, and occasionally letting out thunderous laughter. Since half a year ago, this phenomenon has appeared in Kuangang, and the current port residents are not surprised.
The Giant Transporter was an idea that Dong Tuhao came up with, and although the Giant had always been known for his slowness and clumsiness, he found that in the wilderness, the Giant could run faster than the average horse, because their soles spanned so much that normal people could not trot to catch up with their walks. And the strong body also has a strong endurance, even if they run hundreds of kilometers, they don't know how to get tired. On good roads, giant transport can completely replace horse-drawn carriages as a relatively cheap mode of transportation.
The giants would walk all the way to the back of the Comptoir building, dumping large quantities of goods on the ground in the backyard, while hundreds of goblins and workers would begin to count and compile manuals. The goods would then be transported by giants or wagons to other towns, where they would be sold for three to ten times more cost. Of course, taxes are naturally indispensable, but Dong Tuhao has already reached some agreements with the high-level officials of the Holy See through Zhao Tiantian and a room of gold coins, and the taxes will be halved for the goods of their firm.
Relying on such huge profits, Dong Tuhao began his monopolistic behavior, and he relied on the huge funds he had accumulated to buy the ownership of those caravans, which was called "share acquisition". He also adopted the means of competition and cooperation at the same time, and joined forces with other large chambers of commerce to squeeze out and suppress the small chamber of commerce, and when they were about to go bankrupt, he drew them into his own business houses, and constantly expanded his influence. And for those who disobeyed, he also opened up a little, suppressing the other party's market to a point where it could not develop rapidly, and those aristocratic merchants were all dumped under his money offensive. Of course, there are also opponents who use some underhanded methods, including poisoning and assassination. Dong Tuhao, on the other hand, was more direct, and the rival industries were hit by a series of disasters in the next few days, the most serious of which was the earthquake. The Goron Stone People had a lot of moist soil, and these industries were in ruins.
It was also under Dong Tuhao's proposition that several major chambers of commerce within the Holy See, together with the mercenary union, as well as some foreign and even Tianhua merchants from the Eastern Continent, formed a huge monopoly system across the southern part of the continent. Within this system, even the bishops of the Holy See and the local nobles had to give in, and gold coins flowed into the pockets of these people like flowing water.
And in the management center of the trading house in Fujia City, countless merchants also gathered again, all of them in luxurious carriages and dressed in gorgeous costumes. Bearded, black-haired, black-eyed Oriental faces also appeared in the city, dressed in satin robes, carrying truckloads of silk and porcelain, and marching into the base camp with their heads held high like other southern mainland merchants.
Today, they are all guests. Every two months, they would gather here, drinking wine, chatting and laughing, discussing trade in the south of the entire continent.