Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 746

[Chapter 92 Turiyi Chamber of Commerce (2)]

Now that the two most important Turii merchants have chosen to be courteous, Sostatus no longer refuses.

When he stood up, the other businessmen stopped whispering, and listened to him with respect on their faces. This respect was not only because of his background, but also because of his own ability, although he was the oldest among these businessmen. young.

“Everyone, I’ll keep the story short so as not to delay everyone’s time to earn money.” As soon as Sostatus spoke, there was laughter around him.

“After the food we bought at a high price was shipped to the port, His Majesty summoned me and thanked us for our generous donation. At the same time, he also said that it was because of this batch of food that he had the opportunity to lead him in person. The army went to conquer Rome in central Italy, and he hoped that those of us who had donated grain, the Turii merchants, would go out with his army–”

“What?! We have donated so much grain, and we have to go on an expedition, continue. Provide military resources for the army!” The wine merchant Calmendes shouted in dissatisfaction before Sostatus could finish speaking.

“Shut up, Calmendes!” Sostatus glared at him and warned, “Whether it’s your stupidity or whatever else, don’t insult the great King Davos again, or you will Get out of here!”

“That’s right, the great King Davos cannot be blasphemed!” Tios emphasized loudly on the side, causing everyone to respond.

Most of the merchants in the kingdom of Dionia respected King Davos very much, not only because the bank established by his wife Cristoia played a huge role in promoting the commerce of the kingdom, but also because of the new commerce he invented. The management model and the process of fine division of labor in the workshop were an unprecedented innovation for Dionia’s business, so some businessmen even believed that Davos was not only a descendant of Hades, but also favored by Hermes.

“Kalmendes is absolutely not disrespectful to His Majesty Davos, he is just worried about making endless donations for the army’s expedition.” Shipbuilder Mikris defended his friend.

Mikris was the cousin of Enanilus, and Calmanders was the son of Orifis. These two families were famous families of the original Turii, and they were related by marriage and had close contacts.

At the beginning, because of the Polyxis case, Enanilus and Orifis were both implicated and imprisoned, but their family and industry were not greatly affected, but their political status plummeted, and it was inevitable that there would be discomfort in their hearts. .

In fact, both Enanilus and Orifis were released a few years ago because their sentences had expired, but because of that scandal, for the sake of the family, they were no longer fit to make public appearances.

“Looks like you two are really stupid!” The slave trader Cybanus stood up, who was the one who urged Sostatus to speak.

This businessman is tall and sloppy, and he likes to speak harshly

, but everyone is still willing to get close to him because he can always provide satisfactory slaves .

Cerberus made a lot of money.

At this moment, he laughed loudly, “Don’t you understand, this is what His Majesty Davos gave us in return for donated food! Since Dionysus was established, when did the army need our merchants to follow?! Never before? Yes, but now there is! This means that the prisoners captured by the powerful king group can be obtained in time at the best price! The spoils obtained by the army can also be obtained at the best price! The army occupied We can get shops at preferential prices and occupy the market first!…”

Cybernus’s passionate words made everyone’s eyes light up, and some people even shouted excitedly, “Your Majesty Davos is victorious!”

Kalman Des couldn’t help but murmured, “Don’t be too happy, this expedition will not necessarily win.”

But it happened to be heard by the wool textile merchant Flasias next to him.

Phlasias was originally a cloth merchant from Euboea. After he came to Turii to do business, he found that Dionia’s wool was not only of high quality, but also cheap and abundant (because of Lucania and cloth). two excellent pastures in the Ruti area), therefore, he chose to settle down, became a citizen of Dionia, and began to make wool textiles, by taking a loan from the Cristoia Bank, abandoning the traditional model of the family workshop, and carrying out a large workshop. The fine division of labor management, and soon his garment factory expanded rapidly, the wool woven blankets, gorgeous wool robes, wool tunics, etc. were well received by the Dionysian people and exported to other inland areas. city-state, thus making him a great merchant.

Therefore, after hearing Calmendes’ words, he immediately retorted loudly, “Under the leadership of His Majesty Davos, when has our legion ever been defeated! Expecting the defeat of the king’s team is not an attitude that a Dionian citizen should have? Facing

the

dissatisfied eyes of others, Calmendes hurriedly explained, “I…I hope the army will not be too careless, because I heard…I heard that Rome is a very powerful city-state…”

“I I heard that there are a total of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th legions, as well as the 1st and 2nd cavalry legions in the army to go to Rome this time!” Sostatus interrupted him. “This is an army of nearly 60,000 people! I remember even the original Battle of Crotone and later the Battle of Brindisi (that is, the conquest of Apulia launched at Davos). Never before had so many soldiers dispatched! No matter how powerful Rome was, how could it have been able to withstand such a powerful army of our Dionia!”

“Sostatus said. That’s right, it’s going to be another big win! No wonder you’re so excited, Cerberus, you already knew the news, this time you’re going to get a lot of cheap latin slaves and make a fortune Come on! What are the rest of you still hesitating?!…” With the help of Dickpolis, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively.

The merchants expressed that they would personally follow the army of King Davos to Ladium to open up a new trading base for their industry in central Italy.

Amidst the noisy voices, a question from Frasias made everyone’s eyes turn to Sostatus again: “President, are we the only businessmen from Turiyi who follow the army to Latam?

” Of course not.” Sostatus’ face showed some helplessness. “And Lijim’s merchants…because they also donated a lot of food to the kingdom for free.”

“Hey…” Everyone sighed in annoyance.

At this time, Theos said, “You don’t have to worry, Ladium has a vast territory and many city-states. Even if there are more Lijim merchants, there will still be enough profits for us to earn. Moreover, Lijim merchants are quite different from us. Most of their merchants are engaged in transshipment trade, warehousing and hotel services (this is due to the special geographical location of Lijim’s barren land, narrow area, but also the most important trade route in the Mediterranean), and we rely on real goods. To make a profit, the two sides do not have much conflict of interests, on the contrary, they can strengthen cooperation…”

“Theos is also right. I heard that the city-states in the Latium area are close to the sea due to economic backwardness and trade depression. The port is small and large. Poor, it just happens to be handed over to the Lijim people who are best at operating ports to expand and manage. My subordinates and slaves can also live in their hotels, and they will be responsible for transportation, which will save trouble…” Said Bernus’ words made the gloom on the merchants’ faces dissipated a lot.

In fact, the addition of Lijim merchants did not have much impact on most Turii merchants, but there was still competition for a small number of people. For example, the transportation and transshipment trade of the fleet existed with the main business of Sostatus. direct competition.

But Sostatus has a big heart and is very confident, and he has actually long since targeted the fleet transshipment trade of Lijim merchants. He wants to expand and upgrade his fleet and expand the external The marketing channel is just that Lijim was a free city in the past, and Lijim merchants were monolithic and difficult to approach. Now this city has been completely incorporated into the kingdom, and there is an opportunity for this expedition to facilitate him to approach Lijim merchants. UU reading www. sonicmtl.com He believes there will be great gains.

But for the shipbuilder Mikris, the addition of the Lijim merchant will be a lot of pressure, because he is facing the competition of King Davos’s in-law, Alcibiades.

When Mikrith’s cousin Enanilus was the commander of the Dionysian navy, the shipyard of Alcibiades was stationed in Turii at the invitation of Davos, due to the mismanagement of Enanilus. , the quality of both warships and ordinary ships manufactured by the family shipyard has declined, so it was robbed of a lot of share by the shipyard of Alcibiades. In addition, his downfall made the ships of the family shipyard even more. Craftsmen and laborers panicked, and as a result, many of them were poached by competitors.

When Mikris took over, the efficiency of the shipyard was not as good as before. Fortunately, he made up his mind, carried out strict management of the shipyard, and actively improved the technology, which greatly improved the quality of the ship and recovered some shipbuilding shares. , but has been far from being able to compete with the shipyards of Alcibiades.

At this time, the Ministry of Military Affairs also began to give Mikris an order to manufacture warships, and told him bluntly that this was the king’s will.

As a result, others believed that the family of Enanilus had been forgiven by King Davos, and began to contact Mikris, so that the sales of the ships he built increased greatly, so that this one in Turii has A family with decades of shipbuilding history has come back to life.