Everyone came to Gest, the City of Thousand Sails. When entering the city, they had to pay tolls. According to the guards, this is called a head tax. The head tax for people passing through, plus the business tax for port trade, these two are Gest.
The city’s main source of income.
The lord of Gest City is Leandro Ferreira, and the royal family name of the Cesar Empire where they are located is Ferreira. Obviously, this Leandro Ferreira is a member of the royal family.
Moreover, his status among the royal family members is not low, otherwise the royal family would not let him control the domestic commercial city.
This is indeed the case. Leandro Ferreira is the younger brother of the current king and the most powerful prince. It was with the support of Leandro that the current king was able to ascend the throne.
Leandro, who controlled many rights at that time, also retreated bravely, throwing away most of his rights in time, leaving only the fiefdom of Gust, the City of Thousand Sails. At the same time, he also divided a lot of taxes from Gust every year.
Most of it is turned over to the state treasury.
It can be said that as long as Leandro, who controls the city of Gest, does not have any evil intentions, he is the second-in-command of the Cesar Empire. Moreover, Leandro is also the largest money bag of the Cesar Empire, many
The army cannot be supported without the tax revenue from Gest City.
Therefore, business wars, troubles, assassinations, etc., these things are not big problems in the city of Gest. As long as money is spent, the subsequent effects can be solved. The only thing that cannot affect the two major taxes of the city of Gest, then
It was because he was having trouble with the Cesar Empire.
And Leandro is not without other military powers besides the guards of Geste City. He also controls an elite force that has experienced hundreds of battles. After all, as the most prosperous city on the east coast of the Loma continent, Geste has
There is no shortage of desperate pirates who are barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes to attack the city of Sturt. This army is an elite naval force, specially designed to deal with these pirates who are not afraid of death.
Naturally, the Holy Light Team would not violate the treaty here. After paying the head tax, they entered this city, which is well-known throughout the Loma Continent.
The Riel River divides the city of Gest into two parts. The north side is surrounded by a city wall, which almost contains the entire trading post. The south side is older, and there are many surrounded caravans around the heavily fortified city.
There are three bridges connecting the cities on both sides, they are the Gongxun Bridge, the Russ Bridge, and the Qingxi Bridge. Five large areas surround the mouth of the Ruier River. They are the command area, the port area, the chamber of commerce area, the business area, and the industrial area.
The command area, as the name suggests, is the area where the rulers of Gest City are located. Various departments such as the Finance Department, Taxation Bureau, and Administration Department of Gest City in the City of Thousand Sails are also located in this area. They are mainly the residences and offices of officials.
District. The residence of Prince Leandro, lord of the city of Gest, is also located here.
The port area is the area where ocean-going ships stay, occupying most of the estuary of the Riel River, where loading and unloading workers and fleet personnel come and go.
The Chamber of Commerce District and the Business District are both areas for commercial activities. The difference between the two lies in the dynamic and static differences. The Business District is similar to the trading market in the paradise, very lively and free trade. The Chamber of Commerce District is half commercial and half
Regarding the political situation, this is the garrison area of the Chamber of Commerce in Gast City launched by those upper-class people who want to have a bite of cake in Gast City.
The industrial zone is the area with the highest level of mechanization in the entire city of Gest. Shipyards, parts manufacturers, etc., and various machinery production plants together form the industrial zone.
The first area with the strictest military defense is the command area, followed by the industrial area and the port area. Therefore, the most popular area for pirates is the Chamber of Commerce area. Not only does it not need to face the strictest military guard here, it can also be stolen.
Good thing, at worst it can be kidnapped and the person behind the kidnapped chamber of commerce can pay to ransom the person.
It was under this circumstance that the people behind the Chamber of Commerce united together and put pressure on them to strengthen the guard force against the Chamber of Commerce area. However, Leandro completely ignored this request. The purpose of commanding the area was to protect the lives of imperial officials.
The industrial area and port area are the core of the entire Cesar Empire's water transport trade. It is just a chamber of commerce area, but its importance is far different.
The City of Thousand Sails, Gest, has a very long history, even before the Cesar Empire. Initially, some people who advocated the path of mechanical technology gathered here and established this city. Since then, explorers from all over the world have paid great attention to this new city.
Cities have heard about it and regard it as a good place to go.
In the following years, these explorers came here one after another and gathered together, and the scale of Gest, the City of Thousand Sails, also grew day by day.
The good times did not last long. Due to the pressure of political struggles, the influence of the founding of the Cesar Empire, and the decline of the enthusiasm of the city residents themselves, the scenery of Gest City was no longer what it was in its heyday. However, it is still an important part of people's lives here.
Indispensable important content and precious memories.
Later, with the stability of the Cesar Empire, those in power naturally would not ignore this city with a long history and great development and utilization value. Soon, a series of development plans centered on the city of Gest continued to advance.
The city of Gest has returned to its former glory, and its prosperity has even exceeded its peak.
The current City of Thousand Sails is not only extremely prosperous, but also retains all the urban buildings and residents’ life footprints since the city was founded. No matter what, Gest is the City of Thousand Sails, whether it is full of people or silent, it is
It is an indelible city in the long history of Loma continent.
Lin Jiu and the others entered from the west gate of Gest City. The city only has three gates, the west gate, the north gate, and the south gate. The east side is completely facing the sea. After they entered from the west gate, the area they passed was the Chamber of Commerce District. A wide road
From time to time, a high-end car passes by on the street. On both sides of the road, at intervals, there will be a very luxurious building with the words of a certain chamber of commerce written on it.
Each of these buildings represents a chamber of commerce. The building of these chambers of commerce here means that they have a firm foothold and the power behind them is strong enough. It mainly plays a symbolic role, and commercial activities are mainly carried out in the business area. And these
The Chamber of Commerce building only occupies these two streets, and most of the remaining areas are residential areas.
"Let's go to the port area first to complete the task." Branr led the team members, crossed the chamber of commerce area, and went straight to the port area. The goods they received in the task were order goods that had already been traded, and they were delivered directly
To the port area, there are ships waiting to transport these goods to leave.
Branr directed the crowd to purchase a cargo transport vehicle and transfer the cargo from the storage space to the vehicle when no one was around. A group of people surrounded these trucks of cargo and headed towards the port area.
Because they entered Gest City from the west gate, the easternmost port area of Gest City was the farthest away from them. Taking the Riel River by boat was the fastest, but the Holy Light team brought the goods, plus the previous
With the shadow left by Honglian's attack, everyone said that they had enough time and could just go there by land. The group took the several trucks of goods and took the route through the industrial area to the port area.