3349 Another Prologue (13)
The temperature in the Obaro area began to warm, especially the Dijing Dahai City, which was affected by the warm current of the ocean. The cold snow in the north had just converged, and the temperature increased by seven or eight degrees. Even the falling raindrops did not appear so cold. It seemed that in one night, the soil on both sides of the street could see green, and there were even some early blooming plants shaking in the spring breeze.
But such spring was completely faded in front of the busyness of the Dijing Dahai City. Countless lights were shining and bustling sounds came. The shops and commercial areas along the way were already crowded with bustling crowds. Countless merchant ships gathered in Dahai City, piled up with mountains of goods and busy dock workshops.
This situation is not only in Imperial Capital, but can be said to be all the commercial terminals throughout the Empire on the west coastline.
Although the Imperial Annual Meeting has only been held three times, it has long become the most important meeting in the entire Obaro continent. During the meeting, not only military generals and governors from all over the empire would bring a large number of specialties from all over the empire to the Imperial Capital City to present them to His Majesty, but also followed the footsteps of these imperial officials, and there were also merchants from all over the empire. The Imperial Annual Meeting, such an opportunity to gather the powerful and nobles of the entire empire in a short time, how could the merchants let go? This is a gathering of the powerful and nobles of the empire and the welfare of all merchants within the entire empire territory.
During the Imperial Annual Meeting, the Emperor announced that all goods trade in the entire empire would only collect half of the normal taxes. Stimulated by this measure, commercial trade in the empire was basically crazy, and high-density commercial trade drives not only the economy, but the influence of all aspects of the entire empire. Merchants should sell more goods during the Imperial Annual Meeting. The first thing is the manufacturing workshop. The workshop involves more labor and requires more raw materials. Manufacturers, and the goods must be transported out after the transaction is completed, involving a large number of caravans and fleets, and a large infusion of labor.
Although the Imperial Annual Meeting only lasted two weeks, various preparations began two or three months ago. The originally squeezed goods began to be emptied, and the manufacturing workshops worked overtime. The fleet caravans were as busy as crazy. The Empire goods began to lower prices and promote big promotions in other countries. The scope it benefited not only the powerful and wealthy countries, but even civilians from all countries also benefited. Finally, a full one or two months of hoarding, which exploded. What it showed was the effect of an earthquake, which shocked the entire Obaro. In the two weeks of the Annual Meeting, any obstacle was invalid.
Someone once said that the New Year's Eve was the biggest conspiracy of the empire. During the New Year's Eve, the entire continent was fluctuating in the powerful influence of the empire. Even the barbarians in the remote areas of southern Europe and Barro knew that these ten days were the most important New Year's Eve meeting time for the Great Northern Empire. Even some small-scale war zones would choose to avoid this period, because both the upper class aristocrats and the lower class soldiers had their own needs.
For the Empire, the tax cuts during the annual meeting were actually just a temporary order for His Majesty to clear the stockpiling of large quantities of unsold goods every year. No one expected that such a good result would be achieved, so he was simply retained by the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs. The reason proposed was mainly that the goods sold increased significantly, often three to four times more than usual. Therefore, although the tax cuts were half, the tax revenue was not only not reduced, but also more. In the face of the power of commerce, even the enemy could not refuse it in the face of visible and tangible benefits. The influence of the Empire could easily be expanded to where it was needed."
But at this year's Imperial Annual Conference, the most popular thing is the Southern European Barro country that no one expected
The Imperial Annual Meeting has just begun on the fifth day. Sixty percent of the goods sold by the Empire were taken over by these southern European countries, from the nobles of Fizen to the six central countries, and the sects that were still called poor to the Empire. Even the Ero royal family who lost the kingdom to the south were not willing to fall behind, such as the Kingdom of Harvey, the Kingdom of Martin Liya, the Kingdom of Ikar and other southern countries. Don’t look at the war with the Empire in the Holy Capital just now. More than 100,000 troops killed blood and killed a prince.
Captured a prince, with deep bitter expressions, and spoke out collectively, and expressed anger and condemnation about the fact that the empire had adopted such a despicable way to expand its influence during the annual meeting. However, the madness that their people showed when purchasing imperial goods at the port. Martin Liya and Icar were led by the prince, and the royal family formed a group to swallow Haisai all the way. The goods purchased by these three countries alone exceeded 11 million imperial gold, accounting for two-thirds of the entire southern European Barro trade.
I wish I could spend all the purchase funds for a year in these ten days. Even the powerful people in the empire were shocked. I had seen starving ghosts reincarnated, but I had never seen such unpicking people. I really wanted everything! From the specialties and luxury goods transported from all over the empire to ordinary daily necessities, there were just as many
In fact, this cannot be entirely blamed on these southern countries. It is because the Imperial Chamber of Commerce now does not have a customs tax. These southern kingdoms are just pure landlocked countries with no seaports. If they want to buy imperial goods, they often need to go through the harbor route of the mortal country. The high customs tariffs generally account for more than half of the value of the goods, and some customs tariffs are even higher than the goods themselves. Therefore, even cheaper goods will be expensive when transported to their country. In addition, due to the Imperial Navy blockade, the quantity they can buy under normal circumstances is limited.
The only time that can be completely open is during the Imperial Annual Meeting. During this period, the Imperial Navy will also open the door of convenience and open the seas across the board. As long as it is not a combat ship, even a smuggling ship can openly hang a white flag and open it into the Imperial Port to transport goods. The Imperial Navy will not ask the next owner of these smuggled goods. This is the annual meeting. For other countries, this is the evil event that the extremely evil Northern Empire will decide who to attack the next year, but for most people in Obaro, this is the most exciting and extremely happy moment of the year!
Of course, facing the strange expressions of the countries, the Three Kingdoms shamelessly spoke out that they should buy the empire so that the empire has nothing to buy, in order to revenge the empire's cruel slaughter and cruelty in the Holy Capital of the empire's slaughter and cruelty against the four coalition forces!
This reason is really cruel!
Other countries in the Obaro continent are speechless about the unstoppable situation of these three countries.
The only tough one is the Kingdom of Aden. There is indeed no Aden merchant coming to the Empire. However, it is not because the Aden merchant is tough and he doesn't want to be cheap, but because the battle between the Empire and the Aden Navy in the southern sea of Central Bible has entered a critical moment. After two months of silence, the Aden Navy thought that it had completely controlled the southern sea of Central Bible, and suddenly encountered an ambush from the Imperial Navy fleet. The Aden Navy transport fleet suffered a heavy blow and its transportation capacity was greatly reduced. Then the Imperial Navy began to frequently attack the island strongholds of the Aden Navy in the southern sea of Central Bible, and began to pull out the connection points that the Aden Navy had finally established.
Because of the previous major losses of the naval transport fleet and the need to ensure the attack of 200,000 Aden troops in the royal capital of Central Asia, the main force of the Aden Navy was unable to support these island strongholds, and could only watch the Imperial Navy swept like an evil dragon
The Kingdom of Aden has begun to order the recruitment of ships from the Chamber of Commerce, which is the main reason why the Chamber of Commerce absent from the Imperial Annual Meeting. It is also through this phenomenon that the Obaro countries have also begun to realize how great the battle between the Empire and the Kingdom of Aden has lasted for half a year.
As the information about the battle continued to come, the entire Obaro monarch opened his eyes widened. This was an incomparable war. The power of the two sides was so great that it had reached the point where it could not be believed.
At the beginning of the war, the difference in the power of the two countries' naval forces was so great that it was unbelievable
One side is the overlord who controls almost the entire eastern continental waters from the Gulf of Aden to the southern seas of Central Bia. The Aden Navy, the other is the temporary squadron that was pieced together. It is said that it was the southern seas of Central Bia that were not overwhelmed by the Imperial Navy as beggars. The Aden Navy is the strongest morale, with more than 50,000 sailors and more than 500 warships. For decades, the Aden Navy has known the Southern Sea of Central Bia and has sent naval fleets to patrol every quarter. It has built a system support point in thousands of miles of seas, just like its familiarity with its own back garden.
On the empire, even if the number of warships in the southern Navy of Central and Bibleia was added to the transport ships, it had only conducted brief training on the southern coast of Central and Bibleia. With such a huge gap, this was simply the same as the top nobles and the beggars on the street. But it was just such a huge gap. The beggars rushed up, and the first one to take action was actually the Imperial Navy.
Qinglong Bay, the Imperial Navy severely damaged a squadron of the Aden Navy,
"Maas Crescent Strait", this naval city known as the most dazzling pearl in the crown of King Aden was barbarously shelled by the Imperial Navy. The Biya fleet in the Aden Navy suffered a heavy blow, and it was even said that it almost killed the famous Aden Navy Marshal Goodyago! It eventually caused the King of Aden to be furious. The huge group of 300 main naval warships drove into the southern waters of Central and Bia.
The Imperial Navy was defeated this time, and everyone thought so. As a result, as the war progressed, although the Aden Navy still had a numerical advantage, it was like a giant wearing handcuffs and shackles. It was completely nailed to the north of the Central Biya waters because of the 200,000 Aden Army's operations in the Central Biya region.
But the Imperial Navy avoided the edge and chased the weakest transport fleet of the Aden Navy, and beat it up.
Even if you are blind, you can see that the initiative in naval warfare has fallen into the hands of the Imperial Navy again. As of last month, the data on the losses suffered by the Aden Navy in this battle have also come out. The war damage has reached 400 warships of various types, 50,000 elite naval personnel, and more than 30,000 casualties. Even if the Aden Kingdom rushes to build ships day and night, it will not be able to make up for it.
This is even the fig leaf is almost torn off!
You should know that even if the Aden navy is in the inland sea, it is still a hegemonic naval combat power. However, this is the overlord combat power. In the half-year tug-of-war of the Imperial Navy, it was completely ruined! What caused this situation was just a squadron of the Empire in the southern waters of Central Bayia! The Obaro countries, who saw the situation clearly, were once again in an uproar. From the initial battle of the Gallic Navy to the bombardment of the Gallic Navy, to the horn of the decline of the Gallic Empire, forcing the Stratt Sea Kingdom to surrender the inland sea overlords, the Stratt Sea Kingdom to become the only one in the inland sea. Now, with a squadron of the Imperial Navy, the Imperial Navy has made the countries feel powerless to fight. I originally thought that the Kingdom of Aden was far away in the Central Bayia waters and occupied the power of the landlords, which always made the Empire suffer a little. Who knew that this was the result!
"The Kingdom of Aden also sent a secret envoy to request peace talks with the Empire. If you want to end the confrontation with the Empire in Central Bible, you can naturally refuse it at once. But now during the annual meeting, all countries are looking at it, and the secret envoy of Aden came here again, for fear that everyone would not know. If you refuse like this, you may damage the reputation of the Empire."
The little witch Tulite Colleen put down the document from the Aden people in her hand, and sat on the fat man's push, two long legs wrapped in black lambskin long pointed boots, wearing a long skirt with a sable fur scarf, revealing the pattern at the root of the white ultra-thin glass stockings. The long legs in the stockings were slender and plump, mixed in the black of the purple long skirt and the pointed boots. With her slender waist, she showed endless charm.
Over the years, the little witch had already become a truly beautiful witch with a tall figure. As the imperial princess responsible for the foreign affairs of the empire, with the strong backing of the empire and the background of the Thurite family, he knew the details of the Obaro countries. Every negotiation could always maximize the interests of the empire and make the royal family frightened. The name Turit Colleen has reached a level of fame and change.
But at this moment, the whole body of this princess of the Fang Empire was pressed against the fat man. The burgundy waves and curly hair wrapped around the back of the head was elegant and luxurious. The snowflakes and diamonds hanging on the slender white and tender neck were radiant. The smooth and plump oval face revealed a peerless charm everywhere. The slender hand hit the fat man back and said angrily, "Hate, what do you want to do if you are tired of your hands?"
The fat man smiled with a thick face. "It is normal for the Adens to want a truce. Now the Adens are besieging Xinjing. If the Adens are most afraid of, it is that our imperial army suddenly came from the West Imperial Road and asked them to siege Xinjing to be saved. So they simply sent someone to propose a truce. As long as they drag it for a while, they can take down Xinjing. Since the Adens come this time, you tell them that the truce is not impossible. If you give up the southern waters of Central and Bia, the empire will truce." The fat man grinned, but the hand was attached to Tuliteklin's plump thighs that were as smooth as jade, and he also swam upwards into the long skirt. Although it was separated by a thin layer of stockings, his fingers were filled with plump and smooth buttocks.
"Ahem. Can't you two hide in the daytime? What's the point of being caught in such a stern and honest way!"
A female voice as crisp as a yellow oriole coughed dryly, and a charming figure walked in from the door. The bun on her head was loosened. She was gently tied to a strand of hair with a white lace hairband covered with rhinestones. The long black jade-like hair was scattered like a waterfall on the transparent gauze collar and back. The beautiful melon-shaped face against the long hair was faintly visible.
"Sister Rui Tangtingna is here just right. I'll help you catch this bad guy. How should you thank me!" Turit Colleen smiled so hard that she didn't mean to leave the fat man's thighs at all. If it were other princesses, it might be a little embarrassed, but Rui Tangtingna would definitely not be able to. The woman in the prairie is much wilder than Turit Colleen.
Rui Tangtingna's pink and delicate little mouth slightly raised, and her pair of wild and smart big eyes threw a report on the fat man, saying in a silence, "It's useless to catch him, but now someone has come to him. I don't know how Li Yuehua did it, but he actually turned Princess Mingyue to Dahai City! And as the eldest princess of the Zhongbiya royal family, he asked the empire to send troops to rescue him. Haven't you been waiting for this all the time!"
Chapter completed!