The old pope slowly opened his mouth and said: "Noah is rich in products and has a suitable climate, which has led to many people from Winter and the United Kingdom looking for jobs in Noah.
"This has resulted in the labor force here in Noah being quite wealthy...almost every town will have multiple factories."
"This is the complete opposite of winter."
Annan responded softly.
Huiyao IV nodded: "Yes, but Noah also has a problem that is unique to Noah... that is freight transportation."
Due to the obstruction of fog, long-distance shipping has become almost impossible.
Even if ordinary people will not die immediately from the fog, goods that are prone to decay and decay, such as alcohol, cloth, and fine metal products, will quickly lose their value in the fog.
The only things that can be transported normally in the gray fog are probably gems, gold, silver and magical materials. And almost everyone has these things, so there is no need to transport them by sea over long distances.
Then the only way is subway freight.
"The Noah royal family restricts ordinary people's use of the subway, but it is not to restrict the flow of illegal extraordinary people and ritual masters. Everyone knows that these things cannot be controlled or blocked. No matter how strict the inspection is, some will slip through.
There is a possibility...and if one of them is missed and not noticed, it will cause a huge disaster."
His Excellency the Pope said solemnly: "So, we have always acquiesced that 'every gathering place must have illegal supernatural beings and ritual masters'.
"The real reason why ordinary people are not allowed to use the subway... is actually that almost all the subways passing through Noah are used to transport goods. Even so, there is still a large amount of goods that are difficult to transport out."
Because the people in power in Noah are actually the agents of the nobles. And these nobles each run their own factories... so they can indeed do this kind of thing and will do it.
So they directly legislated to restrict ordinary people from using the subway, and the concept that "the subway is used to transport goods" was directly engraved in their common sense.
"Even so, the scale of Noah's factory is still expanding."
Huiyao IV said in a deep voice: "The number of factories continues to increase, technology continues to be optimized, and farmers, fishermen, and herdsmen in various places are gradually transformed into workers. This has led to the continuous increase in the number of Noah's products..."
Annan nodded.
He understood what the situation was.
Many people have a wrong idea - that is, "the market needs 500 pieces now", so they only produce 500 pieces. If you just chase the demand, you won't even be able to drink from the northwest wind.
The goods they produce are actually prepared for the demand that will arise in the future. In other words, when the market has begun to demand 500 units, it means that it actually has a gap of at least 2,000 units.
But at this time, there was a problem.
——Why are you the only one making this money?
Others have also seen it, and they are not fools. So there is competition...either in terms of price, or in terms of quality, but in general they are carving up this huge cake.
And if it develops well, it will start to annex its peers. It will produce more, better and cheaper products, hire more skilled workers, and seize more markets.
So far, it seems that there is no fundamental difference from the commercial development on earth in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
But the only difference is... because of the restrictions of gray fog, they cannot dump these products to more backward countries, and it is difficult to conduct free trade with more advanced countries.
——Because the number of subways is limited and completely restricted by the "wise men" of the underground city.
If something is produced well and sold well on earth, then the worst possible thing is to build more sailboats and send these things farther away to earn foreign exchange. Moreover, the process of shipbuilding itself can also absorb these excess productivity.
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But in the foggy continent, this doesn't work.
Because there are only so many subways.
They may be wealthy at the beginning, but when factories everywhere open up, the market will always reach a ceiling. When the Noahs no longer need these things, the factories are still fighting for more and more goods.
Few markets.
Even if all subways are requisitioned for freight transportation, as factories continue to expand and the market becomes saturated, there will always be a limit.
——Because it can’t be sold.
When these commodities are hoarded, the silver coins become goods in the warehouse. Who can sell them first and who can make money has become a power struggle between the "guarantors".
They don't even plan to lower the price of goods to engage in a price war - price reductions for similar goods will lead to further saturation of the market.
Their idea is very simple.
——Just grab the subway.
Whoever has higher rights will get more rights to use the subway. Transport the hoarded goods to cities where they can still be sold, to underground cities and the United Kingdom... and you can only transport so much every day to your death. Others
People just have to wait.
What's more, the Underground City and the United Kingdom are not defeated countries.
They also have their own industries and factories.
Although it's not as scary as Noah's "every gathering place has multiple factories", there is no need for you to bring the goods and I will take them all.
The main digestion market is still within Noah.
But unlike the economic crisis of the same period on earth, they will not go bankrupt quickly due to a break in the capital chain - because in Noah, private entrepreneurship is not encouraged.
If you want to open a factory, you must have a "guarantor" behind it. Their family has a considerable degree of background, so they will not be able to die for a while.
However, no one went bankrupt and everyone was deadlocked - which only made the problem worse.
"……I see."
Annan murmured.
He finally understood the reason why the eldest princess still didn't give up even though she knew Noah was being aggressive.
She may have realized it a long time ago - only a war, a war in which Noah will be the winner, can digest these commodities that Noah has hoarded internally, and allow them to turn into money again and circulate.
This is not a smart choice.
But there is no retreat.
It seems that Noah's side is much better than Winter and the United Kingdom.
However, the crisis brewing on Noah's side is the most serious.
"So, are you planning to save them once?"
Annan pointed out the true meaning of Huiyao IV's words: "Let them owe you, His Highness the Pope, a favor?"
Of these ten million gold coins, only one million can actually reach Annan every year. The rest will be converted into goods and transported by sea from the frozen water port to the cold winter... and this also supports their proposal.
"Resumption of Maritime Transport" policy.
If nothing else happens, this will be the first major policy that appears in front of people after the new king takes the throne.
The goods hoarded in Noah will be purchased by the Silver Jue Church and imported to Winter in the name of "donation" or "banking transaction".
On the one hand, this alleviated the problem of lack of supplies in the winter, and on the other hand, it also alleviated the crisis that Noah was about to face; he made Annan owe him a favor, and he made Noah's nobles owe him a favor.
At the same time, the banking industry directly controlled by the Silver Lord Church can radiate to the Principality of Winter, completing the coverage of all countries on the earth... In this way, the Silver Lord Church has reason to set up an international financial institution to control all members
The country's exchange rate and tariffs bypass the "middlemen" in the underground cities to facilitate international transactions.
This is a good thing for everyone.
But the Pope does not need to pay anything - this level of money printing can even stimulate consumption in turn.
Compared with the "ten million" investment, the cardinal's position and the fragment of the truth were just favors proposed by Annan knowing that he would definitely agree.
This is to save some face for Annan - because even if it is only 10 million, Annan will definitely agree. But if there is only that fragment of truth, Annan will feel that he is being blackmailed.
——This Pope is really a talent.
If nothing else happens, this as yet unnamed "international financial institution" will probably come out soon. The Yinjue Church will use this organization as a springboard to become the first real financial institution that will have an impact on all countries.
force organization.
And with such preparations and such a huge first-mover advantage, it was impossible for him to do nothing.