With Sambor taking the lead, and the lords from all over the country treating this trade fair as a purely commercial event, the merchants invited here quickly began to take action, and tried to buy some Shurima specialties.
The first Shurima trade goods were all sold out.
The success of the trade fair undoubtedly gave Shurima trade a good start. Strike while the iron was hot, and Tariq quickly brought the second batch of grain and set off again, heading south to Shurima.
At the same time, Barrett is also paying close attention to the subsequent sales of various Shurima products in the country. Judging from the results, among these Shurima products, Golden Wheel Stone, Qiong Xiang Stone and Nasherama Silk are the most popular products from all over the world.
The noble lords welcome.
Most of the Golden Wheel Stones were bought by Forsperro, and even Sambor specially reserved a batch.
Although the production method of agarwood, a special spice first discovered by Kalja, is somewhat clean and hygienic, after dilution, it is indeed the source of the main fragrance notes of various perfumes and incense.
Since this fragrance was born in the hands of Kal'ya and has special meaning to Kal'ya and Setaka, the production process of Qiong Xiang Stone has always been kept secret even during the Shurima Empire.
In Demacia, the [Wasteland] perfume, which uses agarwood as its main raw material, has always been a favorite of many nobles. Now that they have the opportunity to purchase agarwood, many nobles have chosen to donate generously to see if they can use agarwood.
Shi developed a kind of aromatherapy or something like that.
Therefore, the Qiongxiang Stone purchased by the caravan in Uzeris was almost the second Shurima specialty product that was quickly sold out, besides the Golden Wheel Stone.
Then there is Nasheramai silk.
The so-called "Nashramai" is actually the ancient Shurima name for "Nashramai".
Just like the sheep of Nerimaje, the Shurima Empire also spent a lot of effort in cultivating the Nashramai silkworm, a valuable economic animal.
Although the Nasheramai silkworms and the Ionian silkworms can spin silk and form cocoons, there is a huge difference between the two.
Ionia's silkworms are the larvae of moths. The silk they spin out has certain magical properties and is a very high-grade material. Now that Ionia's trade has gradually expanded, the price of Ionia's silk can only be
It's staggering to say that in Vazuan, high-quality Ionian silk can be exchanged for ten times its weight in gold.
In Forsbarrow, this number is twenty times more astonishing, and demand exceeds supply.
Nasheramai silkworms are the larvae of silk beetles, and if you want the silk beetle larvae to spit out continuous fibers that are enough to be reeled into threads, you need special feeding.
Generally speaking, the diet of Nasheramai silkworms is a compound diet. Silkworm farmers need to prepare three types of leaves: oil silk seeds, broad-leaf mulberry, and salt elm for them.
Feed in appropriate proportions to ensure the quality of the silk obtained.
It's a pity that even with careful care, the quality and luster of the Nashelamai silk obtained are no less than a little bit worse than the Ionian silk. It does not have a gorgeous but deep brilliance, and it is impossible to use magic to weave it together.
and cropping.
But it’s already great.
In a sense, the sales of Nashelamai silk are actually due to Forsbyro opening up the market first - many northern nobles first saw the Ionian silk that shocked them.
I am only interested in Nasheramai silk which is of lower quality but cheaper.
I can’t even afford top-end models, but the flagship model… seems pretty good too!
As for other Shurimat products, although they have been bought piecemeal by merchants, they seem to be far from being widely recognized by Demacians.
This result was enough for Jarvan IV.
Next, it depends on Tariq making more trips to see if this trade is a one-time deal or a business that can be run for a long time!
Six months later, Tariq and the caravan returned successfully, bringing back a lot of golden wheel stones, agarwood stones, Nashelamai silk, and various other Shurima goods.
These goods were quickly sold out, and the noble lords waving gold coins used their actions to prove to Jarvan IV that Shurima trade was indeed profitable, and it was huge!
Demacia's grain was shipped from Xiongdu, and after landing in Uzeris, it was exchanged for golden wheel stones and mutton jerky along the Ningwu Road.
Returning from Ningwu Road, the obtained dried mutton was exchanged for Qiongxiang Stone and Nasheramai Silk in Uzeris, and the caravan returned to Demacia.
After the cargo ship successfully returns to the capital, the Golden Wheel Stone, Qiongxiang Stone and Nasheramai Silk will be sold together at a high price to the noble lords.
Perfect, very perfect.
At this point, Jarvan IV's hanging heart finally calmed down completely.
In this complete trade route, every link has an astonishing profit. The royal family that monopolizes this trade route can completely obtain a hundred times the revenue from the food tax it collects, let alone feed the existing army... It is more than enough to even expand the army.
!
Tarik's premonition was absolutely right. There was indeed a powerful life force under the yellow sands of Shurima.
Thank you Shurima!
……………………
Shurima trade is the royal family's monopoly trade, and the most critical link is the underground transportation of Ningwu Road.
This ancient waterway was once a witness to the glory of the Shurima Empire. Later, after the decline of the empire, it quietly fell into the corner of history until it was discovered by Taric and became a golden trade route.
In order to protect the secrets of Shurima trade, here in Ningwu Road, those involved in caravan transportation are the most loyal and reliable people, and it is absolutely impossible for them to be leaked - even LeBlanc has not figured out the key.
However, none of this is a secret in Kalya's eyes.
In other words, most of the goods in the royal family's Shurima trade are more or less related to Kalya. From the origin of these goods, Kalja can easily judge what the royal family relies on to make a lot of money, and even
They are well aware of the profit margins.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Kalya knows it, and Lux also knows it.
However, even though the royal family had made huge profits from Shurima trade, reversed the fiscal deficit in one fell swoop, and was about to launch drastic new actions, Lux was not anxious at all.
The royal family is making money, but Fosbairo... isn't it?
As the volume of trade continues to rise, the number of gold coins involved in each trade has also grown from a few hundred or a few thousand to tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand. In this case, cash becomes a bit inconvenient to use.
.
In Demacia, lords from all over the country have the right to mint coins. As long as the currency minted meets the specifications of Demacia gold coins, it can be used as gold coins - but minting coins is almost not very profitable.
The value of a gold coin is actually not much more than the cost.
Except for a few nobles who own mints and make a living from this, other nobles are rarely involved in it.
However, unlike Demacian gold coins, the cost of Forsbarrow's ice gold coins is much lower than the face value.
This kind of gold coin, which cannot be copied or counterfeited, has become the main currency used in bulk commodity trade in the north with the development of trade in the north and the conquest of cities in the north of Demacia.
Lux has been carefully maintaining the value of the Ice Gold Coin, allowing it to be accepted by more people little by little.
The Shurima trade is an important opportunity for ice gold coins to move south.
Now if Lux directly uses ice gold coins to buy the Golden Wheel Stone, Jarvan IV will definitely not accept it.
However, if at the Shurima Trade Fair, Sambor used ice gold coins as chips to settle accounts with the merchants inside the fair for convenience, and finally settled with gold coins, this would be different.
Merchants in the Northern Territory are very accustomed to using ice gold coins. Although this thing is not accepted in Xiongdu, it is an out-and-out hard currency in the Northern Territory, so using it is not a problem at all.
Therefore, the northern merchants naturally used ice gold coins at the Shurima Trade Fair.
Due to the unforgeable properties and strong price of ice gold coins, it was gradually accepted by southern merchants starting from the third Shurima Trade Fair.
Unlike the North, this is the home of the royal family, so the diffusion speed of ice gold coins is not fast, and can even be described as slow.
But for Lux, this is enough.
……………………
In the twelve years of Forsby's calendar, it seems that Demacia is still immersed in astonishing prosperity.
The Noxians are still licking their wounds carefully. The largest tribe in Freljord is the peace-advocating alien Avarosa. The north and east of Demacia have ushered in a rare peace.
At home, after many years of management, Jarvan IV completed the first wave of centralization. The once important Noble Council was no longer able to disobey the king's will. It opened up Shurima trade channels and had the financial resources to support the army.
, Jarvan IV is confidently preparing to sharpen his sword again against the nobles.
This time, he will try to take back part of the security power from the nobles!
In the past, Jarvan IV relied on the Tobitian War and his own prestige to recover military power from the nobles; to recover limited fiscal power from the nobles, he relied on his identity as a summiteer and fellow Illuminati.
Cooperation, and this time, in order to take back part of the security power, Jarvan IV's eyes fell on a department that had been neglected for many years.
Search for demons.
Since the incident at the Demon-Forbidden Prison in Xiongdu, the Demon Searchers have been silent for twelve years.
In the past twelve years, their power has been dispelled and divided bit by bit, falling into the hands of the Illuminati, the North, and the hands of the lords everywhere. The once proud blue-robed hyena,
Finally turned into a wild dog.
But now, as the royal family's finances gradually improved and Jarvan IV had the money to support more manpower, His Majesty the King's eyes finally fell on the demon seekers again.
Objectively speaking, Jarvan IV does not like the Demon Searchers - although he still adheres to the ban on magic and believes that it is impossible for Demacia to open magic, but considering what the Demon Searchers have done in the past, he still has disapproval of this organization.
Can't like it.
Originally, in Jarvan IV's plan, the magic seekers were just "tools for dealing with magic-related matters." However, due to the instigation and constant hints of a certain Miss Lanf, who did not want to be named, Jarvan IV gradually realized that
, if you want to take back the power of security from the lord, then the demon searcher seems to be the best tool.
After all, in the past, the responsibilities of demon searchers have repeatedly conflicted with those of local police officers, and there is considerable overlap in the management scope of both parties.
So, after some thought, and considering that the Demon Searcher had been tirelessly wagging its tail at him for so many years, he finally decided to give the Demon Searcher a chance.
Then, just when the leader of the Demon Searchers thought that he had finally returned to the center of power and displayed his great ambitions, he was suddenly relieved of his post and sent to the Gate of Sorrows by Jarvan IV to serve as a local military officer.
The chief has gone.
When the astonished army commander left Xiongdu, he didn't even understand why His Majesty would choose to transfer him far away at this time. It is obvious that his loyalty can be judged by the sun and the moon. Whoever the royal family needs to bite, he doesn't have it.
No hesitation at all, just open your mouth and bite!
It wasn't until he was packing his bags that he learned that the person who succeeded him was Zwei Godin, and he suddenly realized.
It turns out that Miss Lanfu had her own purpose all along. She had been tirelessly showing her loyalty before, but in the end, she was picked off by that aristocratic traitor Zwei!
Hell, really hell!
Unfortunately, no matter how much anger and dissatisfaction he had in his heart, he could only choose to pack his bags at this time and rush towards the Gate of Sorrow in despair - Jarvan IV's will cannot be disobeyed, even if he turns back and reports Lanfu now,
The result can only be regarded as the incompetent barking of a loser.
After all... Miss Lanfu did indeed beg for a lot of favors from him in the past - although he did so many things that required begging, most of them were due to Miss Lanfu's hints.
In this way, Zwei Gotin, a noble who lost his noble status, took office and became the new leader of the Demon Searchers.
The Demacian nobles felt very uncomfortable after receiving the news.
Zwei, the traitor to the nobles, was the first bastard to break the honor of the nobles. If the former commander of the Demon Searchers was just a coward, then Godin can only be described as crazy and without a bottom line.
However, the appointment of the leader of the Demon Searching Corps is something that the nobles have absolutely no control over. Even if they are dissatisfied, there seems to be no way to express their dissatisfaction...
Then, just when they thought that Godin was just a disgusting thing and planned to ignore him, Zwei, who had just taken office, quickly gave everyone a big job.
Without any prior greeting, he directly "visited" a noble whose fiefdom was not far from Xiongdu, and confiscated many magic items from his hands.
This time, Mad Dog Zwei maintained some aristocratic dignity and did not make the case public, but "just" confiscated all the magic items.