Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 186: The more prosperous Turiyi Port

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But the helmsman and watchman of each cargo ship have always maintained a high degree of concentration, and it can even be said to be a little nervous, because since the establishment of the new Greek alliance, this route from Salong Bay to Turri is more than before. It is much more busy and lively. In the case of such a fast speed, you must be especially careful to prevent collisions. Similar accidents happen every year on this route.

Just as Hesklaus and the others were enjoying the sea breeze and enjoying the sea, the sound of "Qua! Ga! Ga!" suddenly sounded on the boat.

"It looks like a duck is calling?" Someone looked around suspiciously.

Hesklaus suddenly understood and shouted: "Lirias, did you bring your duck to the boat?!"

After a long while, Lirias got out of the cabin and hugged a white duck tightly with both hands, and said timidly: "Dad, I want Gaga to accompany me to Turiyi..."

Hesklaus roared angrily: "Why don't you tell me in advance--"

"Okay, okay." The friend next to him persuaded: "Isn't it just a duck? The child likes it, so let him take it with him. Maybe when we finish eating, this duck can help. We go to the sea to catch fish and eat."

"Hahaha..." Amidst the laughter, Lirias escaped the beating and scolding, and the little white duck became a relief for the crew during the voyage.

Even if night falls, the fleet is still sailing, because they have enough water to go ashore to replenish them. And since Dionia took control of the mainland of Greece, in the past few years, many measures have been taken to strengthen the trade between the mainland of Greece and Dionia, the most important of which is to ensure the convenience of sea routes.

For example, the entire route is subdivided into more than a dozen areas, and replenishment points are set up at intervals along the coast of each area. Each area must have warships to cruise day and night, fight piracy, or search and rescue crewmembers. Seaside towns or city-states in the area must expand and improve their own ports, especially lighthouses...

So even when sailing at night, its safety is greatly improved. Even novice ship operators will not be too nervous, because they will meet the greetings of patrol boats from time to time, and they will see lighthouses on the distant coast from time to time. , And then according to the Dionian-Greek nautical chart (the Ministry of Commerce of Dionian, under the instruction of Davos, hired some crew members to travel between the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, and at the same time invited the Ministry of Military Affairs to send cartographic experts. After countless investigations and corrections, I finally drew a relatively detailed nautical chart, and then sold it to the outside world. It was very popular with merchants and crews, and the supply was in short supply.) You can roughly judge where you are and whether there are any reefs around, even if the ship suddenly appears. If it is damaged or there is not enough water, they can also try their best to reach the nearest supply point or port to the fleet according to the instructions of the lighthouse and map...

So Hesklaus and his fleet traveled day and night, bypassing the entire Peloponnese and did not rest on the shore. It only took two days to reach Corfu Island.

After the Greek War, Dionia withdrew from the occupation of some islands, such as Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Kithira, Aegina, etc., but only one island did not give up, that is Corfu, this small island that was repeatedly contested by Athens and Sparta during the Thebes War, its people have been extremely afraid of the war. Under the temptation of the caring people, they offered to join Dionia, Daves Of course I can't ask for it.

Today's Corfu Island not only has a number of well-equipped ports, but also a naval port belonging to the First Fleet, with hundreds of warships moored for a long time, and 2,000 fleet infantry garrisoned.

Corfu has become the first bridge through which the Kingdom of Dionian controls the mainland of Greece, but for Greek merchants, it is the last resting place leading to the mainland of Dionian, where Corfu is inhabited. The people have also benefited a lot from this.

The crew rested on the island of Corfu, then continued to drive westward, across the Adriatic Sea, and into the Gulf of Turui (someone in the Senate proposed a few years ago: "How can this bay in southern Italy be Named after a municipality under the kingdom, it often surprises the Gentiles who come to the kingdom for the first time. This bay must be named by the kingdom’s capital, Turii, to show its importance and the majesty of the kingdom..." The proposal was passed quickly, and Taranto Bay was renamed).

In the early morning of the 4th day after the departure from the port of Piraeus, Hesklaus’s fleet had already arrived at Turíy’s offshore waters.

Lirias has lived in Athens for several years and has always felt that the bustling and lively Piraeus port is the largest port in the world, but when he looked at the coast of Turii from the boat, he was stunned, because He couldn't see the coast at all, all he could see from the south to the north were boats, and the densely dense masts turned the coast of Turiyi into a lush forest.

It turns out that after Dionian conquered Greece, although Greece was small and had a small population, most of these large and small city-states depended on sea trade for their livelihoods. Therefore, the sea trade in the Holy Kingdom of Dionia Suddenly it turned several times.

Especially in the capital of Turri, the capacity of the port was a bit tight, but now it is not enough. After obtaining the consent of King Daves, the Ministry of Commerce moved from Amendorara to the entire Turri region. On the coast of Castellon, as long as there is a place to build a port, we should hurry up to build a new port.

Then the Ministry of Commerce named all ports in Turiyi area with serial numbers, and classified all imported and exported goods. Each category of goods corresponds to a numbered port, which greatly improves management efficiency. Avoid confusion. At the same time, the Manufacturing Supervision Department has also seized the time to gather a large number of laborers and craftsmen to build two more stone bridges on the Krati River to ensure the smooth flow of north-south traffic.

As the goods sold by Hesklaus and several other Thessaly merchants are different, everyone waved goodbye here, and each took a merchant ship full of their own goods to the corresponding port.

The port No. 5 for loading and unloading pottery is not far to the north of the Krati River. The reason for this arrangement is that the Ministry of Commerce considers pottery is an indispensable commodity in people’s lives, and the demand is large, and pottery is also easy to break. The arranged port is close to the city, which is convenient for transportation.

The cargo ship enters the port, docks at the dock, and hands it to the dock labor to unload the goods and transport to the warehouse. The labor foreman accompanies Hurstlaus to the warehouse office... This process is very similar to the port of Piraeus. Similar, but then it is different.

"Dionian citizen or Gentile?" the clerk asked.

"Citizen of Dionian, Sesali Peleus." Hesklaus replied, and showed the iron plate of Citizen of Dionian with him to the clerks.

The clerk carefully checked, and then asked: "Have you ever registered with the Ministry of Commerce and have the right to do business?"

"Yes, this is my merchant certificate." Hesklaus skillfully took out another iron medal he carried with him.

The clerk carefully checked it again, and then asked: "Is this the first time to do business in Turiyi?"

"No, I have been here many times. There is my shop in the pottery market."

"In this case, I won't tell you the things you should pay attention to when doing business in Turiyi." The clerk said with a serious expression: "But if you are found to be telling lies in the future, as Dioni As a sub-citizen, not only will you be severely punished, but you may also be deprived of your citizenship, do you understand?!"

"Understood!"

"Please confirm whether there is an error on the manifest?" The clerk handed him a paper booklet. The paper opened clearly stated the type and quantity of goods carried by Hesklaus, and At the end is the signature of the clerk (After receiving Daves’ enlightenment, the craftsmen, after countless experiments, finally produced paper that can write, mass-produced and sold by the Kristia Chamber of Commerce. From then on, the Holy Kingdom of Dionian No longer have a headache for the shortage of papyrus).

After confirming that Hesclaus was correct, he also signed his own name, opened the second piece of paper, and signed the name at the back of the same content.

The clerk affixes the seal, then tears off one of them, and hands it to Hesklaus. The entire port inspection is over. It will not be like Piraeus Port, which has to repeatedly calculate the total value of imported goods. , Let the merchant pay the 10% tax, and then measure the fineness of the silver coin... it's very cumbersome.

The terminal workers transport the goods to the seaport for export. After Hesklaus handed over the goods list to the checkpoint for inspection, they can leave the port. As the pottery market was not far from the port, he did not allow the dock workers to continue the delivery, and paid on the spot. Then send someone to notify the staff in the store to move the pottery.

Athens pottery shop. This is the name of Hesklaus' pottery shop. It is simple and straightforward, but customers can understand it at first glance. Since he was the first pottery merchant from Athens to set up shop in Turíy (before the Greek War, due to the boycott of the Dionian trade by Athens and its maritime allies, no Athenians did business in Dionian, Dai It’s almost impossible for Onia merchants to buy Athens pottery directly.) Later, Athenian merchants established a pottery shop in Turei, and it is no longer possible to take a similar shop name, because the "Diionian Law" stipulates that the same type of goods is not allowed. There are duplicate store names.

It is said that some Athenian merchants hated Hesklaus, thinking that the great name "Athens Pottery" was desecrated by a Cesari, but no one dared to hurt him blatantly because he was Dionia Citizens, and behind them are the protection of great figures of Dionia.

Hercules walked into the store and saw a shelf that was half empty, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "It seems that business during this period is very good!"