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The waves washed over the docks on the shore, splashing frothy sprays, wetting the wooden pillars made of whole logs, and also stubbornly penetrating into the wooden pillars, perhaps within a few months, the roots of these piers will rot and must be replaced in time to ensure the integrity of the entire dock.

But now there is no need to worry, the freshly carbonized logs, still fresh, are firmly nailed to the mudbed of the seabed, and the upper layers are cleverly tied together with strong linen rope.

Levi stood on the gate tower built with logs on the city gate, looking at the wooden dock in the distance with a blank face, and the smaller offshore transport ships were slowly approaching, and there were sailors watching this side.

The number of transport ships is not large, and most of the sailors who come look unfamiliar, Levi couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly, he could see that these more than thirty small ships were probably outposts sent by merchants from the South Trummaging Sea to investigate first, to see if this place was safe and whether there were business opportunities.

After all, the previous Cape Town, but a town that has long been abandoned, and is still at war with the governor of Gray Mist City, whether it is a trustworthy place or not, everyone doesn't know.

Therefore, come over to investigate first to avoid accidents, otherwise the merchant ships worth thousands of silver coins will come over, and once they are robbed, they will really want to cry without tears, at least on the current Big Silver Plate Island, it is estimated that even if it is Gray Mist City, they will not dare to manage this matter in a short time, and they can't manage it.

Who doesn't know that the authority of the Governor has been lost on the east coast of the Great Silver Plate Island, and now the east is the lord of Cape Town, the legendary Levi, a commoner and small merchant.

"Here they are."

In the city gate tower, Levi looked at the sailors who were tying the cables to the stakes behind the shore, and also turned his head and nodded to a militiaman next to him: "Do according to the plan." ”

"Understood." The militiaman nodded immediately, and then quickly left the city gate, and ran quickly down the stairs towards the city wall, while stretching out his hand to greet the men around him, although he did not shout loudly, only waved his arms, but everyone seemed to understand what he meant, and they took action.

The gates were pushed open by the Barbary pirates, and the streets were bustling with busy pedestrians, from laborers carrying goods, to merchants dressed in decent clothing, and servants who seemed to be on record.

The shouting was already sounding, the accents were talking, and there were even clashes in a few places, it seemed that the drunken sailors, because of the payment and the tavern had some conflicts, and before there was a conflict, they were caught by the fast-arriving security law enforcement team.

And just outside the city walls, there are scattered people in the warehouse area, and there are also managers with notebooks in their hands who are recording and collecting management fees by the way.

"Your Majesty, it looks like it's already begun?"

Green and Thor also walked up the stairs, and when they saw Levi standing in front of the window of the city gate tower, looking outside with their hands behind their backs, they couldn't help but come over and nod and praise: "When I came, I almost thought that I had arrived in Gray Mist City, which seemed to be almost no worse than those bustling streets in the Outer Harbor District. ”

"It's really realistic." Saul also nodded, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he had more say in trade and prosperity, and said with certainty: "And it will be more prosperous!" ”

"Of course, I'm convinced of that."

Li Wei also showed a smile, looking at the militiamen who were walking over and negotiating with those merchant ships docking, the smile on the corner of his mouth slowly expanded: "Communication can bring more prosperity." ”

There is still a word not to say, and the three of them also know it, because this is also part of the war, and it is weakened by the people of Gray Mist City.

Although the battle between them has ceased on the surface, the real smoke of gunpowder will not be seen, because the trade war is also a part of the war, and it is a cold knife that kills people without seeing blood, and the Spaniards used to be the best method, and even the Republic of Venice, where the earth's trade flourished, also decayed and perished.

Nowadays, in this world, although commerce is developed, it is still in the inertial trade of the Middle Ages, and there is no scientific statistics on trade deficits and surpluses summarized after modernization.

Moreover, after Levi's Cape Town grows into another large trading port on Great Silver Pan Island, the status of Grey Mist City will also be seriously weakened, and it will eventually lose its status as the number one trading port!

This will deal a serious blow to the tax revenue of Grey Mist City, and Grey Mist City, which has lost its military commanding heights, will not be able to carry out a strong attack on Cape Town, so it can only secretly swallow this bitter fruit, and finally until it perishes, it cheapened Levi and his Cape Town in vain, and easily swallowed Grey Mist City.

Although those nobles will not watch the decline of Grey Mist, because they have already tied their family and fate to Grey Mist, so the war will continue eventually.

But it has grown, with more powerful fleets and stronger armies, and Cape Town will directly crush any stone that stands in its way.

"If this plan is successful, I think Sama City will have to be further controlled."

Looking at the merchants who were gradually gathering on the wooden dock, Levi couldn't help but exhale, slowly rubbed his wrists, and said to Green next to him: "As for these merchants, take your time." ”

"There will always be trade, and as long as new shipping routes are about to open, more and more merchant ships will go on expeditions."

Green also nodded slightly, and at the same time agreed with what Li Wei said just now: "As for Samar City, it is only a small agricultural city in the interior, the scale of the city wall is not tall compared to Gray Mist City, even the size and quality of the garrison are very low, if you really want to capture this city, I don't think it will be too difficult." ”

Modern troops have never been afraid of siege battles, not to mention that Levi's artillery, against the high and narrow city walls, can almost destroy an area with a single shot.

This is also Levi's self-confidence, nodded and said: "Greet these original businessmen well, as long as they don't do anything excessive, we can treat them as if their small actions don't exist." ”

After a pause, the corners of Levi's mouth still had a faint mocking smile: "Even if they want to be spies and live in the Southern District, let them live in, after all, the unwilling Governor, and the nobles of Gray Mist City, will not give up such a large territory on the East Coast in vain." ”