Power and Empire Chapter 3884: Fusion (7)
The southern part of the southern thin continent, the King City of Kotamar State, the City of Agarwood.
In the southern part of the southern continent, Agarwood City is a famous city. Anyone who has been to Agarwood City will never forget the rich fragrance here. It is not a simple floral fragrance, nor a simple fragrance of spices, but a number of times. A long-lasting fragrance deposited over a century of history. The location of Chenxiang City is very unique. It has a good deep-water port and a calm bay. Two hundred years ago, this was already the place where the trade of the southern seas met. Merchants from the southern seas entered the waters of Mas Bay from here to the south, then into the more vast and boundless southern sea of Central Pia, and then arrived north to Central Pia. In the region, this section of the barb-like course is called the aromatherapy route by the people of Nanxi, because the cargo of the Nanxi merchant ship is mainly spices and precious minerals such as gold, silver, jewelry, emeralds, etc., and then brought back precious precious stones from Central Bialand. The silk fabrics and polished pottery come and go, and the harvest is quite abundant,
Nanxi region has fertile soil, rich minerals, and numerous states. For the sake of face-saving comparisons among states, the fine craftsmanship of China and Bahia silk fabrics and pottery are very popular among aristocrats and wealthy families in the southern continent. The unique land environment of the fine peninsula makes it not only remote and dangerous to go to Central Bialand by land, and there are not many tax checkpoints along the way. It often takes more than half a year to come and go. Instead, it takes more than half a year to go to Central Bialand from the sea route. It takes a month, and the huge trade profits have greatly promoted the development of maritime trade in the southern continent. Before the rise of the Gulf of Aden, the talents of Nanxi were the main force in the maritime trade in this area, and the merchant fleet of the Nanxi people had followed People of Aden and Irena in the Gulf of Aden, Erotians and Fazers of Southern Obaro, Gangfei people of the Barrow region of Northern Europe, Central Obaro, Istanians of the eastern Inland Sea, and people of Central Bahia Yanjing, and even the remote northern grassland and Longquan Jingguo.
As the largest trading port on the east side of the Nanxi Peninsula, Agarwood City has accumulated over the years. It is praised by Nanxi merchants as being uninhabited for a hundred years, you can still smell its fragrance, but 80 years ago, the Gulf of Aden With the rise, the Aden people took advantage of the huge geographical advantage that the Aden area was the crossroads of the three continents. They first controlled the commercial road leading to Obaro on land. In the sea, the Aden navy was aggressive, facing the scattered sands of the combined navy of the South China Sea. In the end, he took down the key area of Masi Bay thirty years ago, and ended the history of Nanxi people's control of the sea in one fell swoop. Agarwood City as an important port of Nanxi has suffered an important blow, and the prosperous maritime trade of Nanxi Peninsula has also Since then, it has become a source of wealth for the Aden people to exploit at will
thirty years later, the merchants of Nanxi were gradually squeezed out of the maritime market by the merchants of Aden and became synonymous with smugglers
This is the history of the South Seas era, and now as an accidental intruder, the victory of the Imperial Navy in the Great Battle of Mas Bay represents the opening of a new chapter in the hegemony of the South Seas, and the hegemony of the Aden people has changed. , The imperial navy can’t control Mas Bay for a long time, and will leave soon. Mas Bay has no owner. For the southern states, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
"The arrogant and domineering Aden people will have today, and the decapitated Lord of Lapu Ma can finally close his eyes"
"I heard that half of the main force of the Aden navy was sunk in Mas Bay. Even if the Aden people used all the resources to build the warship, it would not be able to recover in five years."
"Hehe, five years? Are you kidding me, there is no Mas Bay as the transportation center, the people of Aden will starve to death on a large scale this winter. I heard that the grain production areas in the southern Gulf of Aden have been given by riot slaves. It was destroyed, and the army that went to suppress it was defeated by the imperial army with inferior force. Now hundreds of thousands of hungry slaves with green eyes are flocking to the Gulf of Aden. The people of Aden cannot protect themselves. Where can there be power to recapture the Gulf of Masi! "
"But the empire is not a good bird, so nakedly taking out the Aden people’s Maswan for auction, it is clear that it is to slap the face of the Aden people. This is a great thing to do!" The empire released to the southern states. It is reported that the auction of Mas Bay is more like a carnival of winners to losers for the entire southern states. Although the winner is the empire and the loser is Aden, it does not mean that the southern states are I can’t like to hear and see, the generals rushed, collectively ran to step on a foot, leave a memorial, and even like the imperial navy proposed to go to Mas Bay to see the wreckage of the battleship of Aden that covered the waterways
Du Stellenkai knows why there are so many states in Nanxi, and the reason is still being bullied by the people of Aden. The people of Nanxi are not united because they are not united, even in the face of foreign invaders. Similarly, there is no concept of ethnicity. You are you and I am me. You deserve to be beaten. This is mainly because the South and North have been invaded by powerful forces many times. The war for decades is the norm. The so-called Nanxi natives Most of the state monarchs in the northern and southern regions are not natives of Nanxi, while the states in the southern region of Nanxi are basically locals, so the war has never stopped. The people of Aden The bully North yells, South is still clapping and cheering, expecting South to help, there is no door, and there are not a few stabbings from behind
Until the Adenites rose in the sea and touched the interests of the south, Nanxi began to face the strength of the Adenites, but it was too late. The Aden Navy took control of Mas Bay, and whoever wanted to detain the ship would be detained. If you want to raise taxes, you will raise taxes. A little resistance is to sink ships and break the country. Everyone has been rubbed on the ground by Aden people for many years. Now I see Aden people also rubbed on the ground. Naturally, my heart is very refreshing. As for defeating the people of Aden, it has nothing to do with the empire. The heads of people killed on the continent of Obalo, the massacre of countless cities and countless nations, the empire called the whip of the eternal sky, how outstanding is its evil name, separated by two thousand In a distance of many miles, the empire’s cavalry that swept Obalo can also step on the Hengkuo Plain in the south, do you let him come, anyway, those **** in the north were the first to be trampled on
"Commander-in-chief, there are thirty-one states in the southern part of the southern peninsula. Twenty-seven states have expressed their intention to buy Maswan. Among them, the highest bid is Rancomb, and the price is six. "One hundred thousand gold", the adjutant wearing a black imperial navy uniform came and said with a respectful expression behind Dusterenkai, who was standing on the balcony of the palace of Chenxiang City.
"Rankombang should not be among the few goals we like. Even if the bid is the highest, we can only express regret!" Du Stellenkai turned around with a wine glass in his hand, slender A gleam of eyes flashed, indicating that there is no intention for this state. This auction is an important part of the emperor’s arrangement. It seems random, but in fact it is very detailed. Whoever sells it to and how it is sold must be considered. The empire cannot be occupied for a long time. The empire will not return the Bay of Masi to the people of Aden in vain, so the empire will not return Masi Bay to the people of Aden in vain.
Aden’s naval power is greatly damaged, and it is a idiot to want to control Mas Bay with powerful force as before, so I can only buy it back with money, and for the southern states, whoever occupies Mas Bay is the south. The enemy of the small states, the imperial auction of Masiwan is a magical stroke. Not only does it have the unanimous favor of the southern states of southern Xi, but it is also equivalent to drawing blood from the face of Aden people in front of the entire southern continent.
"The emperor wants to turn this Mas Bay into a quagmire that drags down the Aden people." Although the empire does not know much about the intelligence of the southern continent, there is Anclo, the person in charge of Aitmen Mountain, who provided relevant information. His Majesty the Emperor also named several states in particular, Chemutai State ranked first, and Sotayuri State ranked second. . . . The sixth place is La Misubang, which is a powerful state in the southern part of South China. Among the southern states, they are all ambitious, big-waisted, and absolutely capable of slaying the Adenites. These days, they are in Chenxiang. From the experience of the city, Dusterenkai also has an understanding of the luxury and greed of Nanxi people
Most areas of the Southern Subcontinent are in a hot zone. The temperature here is very high and the crops are abundant, so there is no shortage of food. However, due to the lack of communication with the outside world, the development of the Southern Subcontinent is more advanced than that of Ouba Luo still has some gaps, but the Nanxi people are really willing to spend money, even Dusterenkai is amazed
Nanxi nobles believe in Turinism and have the custom of burning property as a sacrifice. It is also a symbol of their great wealth. The first night the imperial special envoy arrived in Chenxiang City, the Nanxi nobles of Chenxiang City used a large number of them. A large number of expensive silks were piled up on Guangping, and they were burnt away. These Chinese and Biyarian silks were conservatively estimated to be between 20,000 imperial gold. They turned to gray in front of Dustlenko, looking at the members of the imperial special envoy. With extremely surprised faces, the Nanxi nobles of Chenxiang City cheered triumphantly, thinking that they had quelled these empire's hillbillies. I have seen rich people and no money-burning ones. The powerful Nanxi needs no explanation.
In addition to burning things, the Nanxi nobles sometimes burned people and sacrificed captured prisoners of war to the gods. The place used for sacrifice was Guangping in front of the palace. Every Nanxi city has a Guangping. Take the Chenxiang City in front of you as an example, the entire 20-meter-wide marble walkway, the spacious and tidy walkway is also elaborately constructed with various amazing patterns. The Fragrant Square in front of the palace is 150 meters wide and 200 meters long on a huge Guangping. It is said that it can accommodate up to 16,000 people, and the surrounding square is 244 square meters high. From time to time, **** human heads would hang on the flagpole of the country. Regarding such beautiful Guangping as an execution ground, the Nanxi nobles seem to have a pathological pursuit of luxury
A large amount of wealth is spent on building buildings. Although the land area of these Nanxi states is not large, the palaces built are larger than one. It is in Chenxiang City. The top of the palace is full of high and white domes. , It is a dome inlaid with a whole piece of marble, even at night without moonlight, it will give out a cold brilliance
The hot wind blows across the Fragrant Square and rolls up the dust everywhere. At this moment, there is no human head hanging on the flagpole, but there is still the faint smell of blood drifting in with the wind. The people killed in the square a few days ago, and there are not many, more than 800 people from Aden are here. Chenxiang City was executed, and the head was hung on the square pillars, including a tax collector from the Kingdom of Aden who was stationed in Chenxiang City. A dignified Viscount Aden was skinned and cramped by the Nanxi people.
"Speaking of the selected houses, Sota Oji State made it clear that it wanted to discuss with us in private.” The adjutant hesitated and said, Sota Oji state’s people found the adjutant alone, this time The Mas Bay auction has attracted the attention of too many people, most of them are to watch the excitement, but there are also people who really want to buy Mas Bay. There must be a gap between the price on Mas Bay and the actual price, because I really want to Sota Russia, who wants to buy Mas Bay, knows that the imperial navy will not be able to support it for long, and the imperial navy is eagerly waiting to return. After all, it is too far away from the imperial homeland and such a huge fleet will not return for a long time. Can’t guarantee that there will be no accidents
"Yes, just this afternoon"
Dusterenkai glanced at the corner of his mouth, and his Majesty’s words were not wrong. If the Aden Navy were defeated in Mas Bay, then the biggest impact would not be the Obaro area, but the Nanxi area. Sure enough, Aden The impact of the navy’s fiasco in Mas Bay may not have spread to the Obaro region. For the southern peninsula, which is the nearest to Mas Bay, the influence of the main naval battle victory has exploded~IndoMTL.com~The Kingdom of Aden Suffered from the backlash of the southern states
The southern states began to slaughter the Aden people. The overbearing Aden people did not expect that the low-pitched Nanxi people in the past would become as vicious. A large number of personnel dispatched by the Kingdom of Aden to Nanxi were executed. Most of these personnel were dispatched. It is a tax collector who is responsible for the collection of taxes on merchant ships in major ports. The Kingdom of Aden adopts a four-tier tax collection system for merchant ships in Nanxi, which means that when ships leave the port, they need to pay taxes to Aden’s tax collectors and pass through Mas Bay. When you return to the port, you have to pay tax again, and you need to pay tax once when you return to the port. After one trip, you must pay tax four times. How much benefit is there?
According to the tax officer of Aden, the cargoes carried by the merchant ships were not the same from the time they returned. Therefore, there is no error in levying taxes twice. Along the way, the Aden Navy provided safe route services for these merchant ships, so it was in Mas Bay. It is not wrong to collect taxes twice. For any ship that does not pay taxes, the Aden Navy will directly treat the other party as a thief who stole property and sank it.
is the use of this exploitation method, the Kingdom of Aden made a lot of money, the South China Sea trade has shrunk drastically, and countless South China Chambers of Commerce have either gritted their teeth and endured the cruel exploitation of the Aden people, and divided the gains by a quarter. 3. Turn over as tax, or risk being sunk by the Aden Navy and turn into a smuggling fleet playing peekaboo with the Aden Navy in the South Sea waters. If the Aden people continue to control the Mas Bay, the South Sea states will not dare to treat Aden. People resisted, but now the people of Aden have lost Mas Bay, and the main navy force has suffered heavy losses. The people of Nanxi have no pressure to retaliate against the people of Aden
bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, falling into trouble! Therefore, if the situation of the Aden people continues to deteriorate, there is a great possibility that the Nanxi area will send troops to attack the Aden people. This is Dustlenko’s judgment on the characteristics of the Nanxi people.