Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Now that the two most important Turri's big businessmen have chosen to be courteous, Sostatus is no longer refusing.When he stood up, the other businessmen stopped whispering, listening with respect on his face and paying attention to him. This respect is not only due to his background, but also because of his own ability, although his age is the most among these businessmen. young.

"Everyone, I will make a long story short, so as not to delay everyone's time to make money." Sostatus just laughed as soon as he spoke.

"After the grain we bought at a large price was transported to the port, His Majesty summoned me and thanked us for our generous donation. He also said that because of this batch of grain, it also gave him the opportunity to lead it in person. The army went to conquer Rome in central Italy, and he hoped that our Turiyi merchants who donated food would follow his army—"

"What?! We have all donated so much food, and let us go out and continue to provide military troops!" The wine merchant Kalmandes shouted dissatisfiedly before Sostatus finished.

"Shut up, Kalmandes!" Sostatus glared at him, warning: "Whether you are stupid or for any other reason, don't say anything to insult the great King Daphes, otherwise Get out from here!"

"That's right, the great King Davos can't be blasphemy!" Tios emphasized again aside, attracting everyone's response.

Most of the merchants in the Kingdom of Dionysia have great respect for King Daphes, not only because the bank set up by his wife Christoya has greatly promoted the Kingdom’s business, but also the new business invented by him The management model and the process of fine division of labor in the workshop are an unprecedented innovation for Dionysia's business, so some businessmen even think that Daves is not only a descendant of Hades, but also received Hermes' favor.

"Kalmandes absolutely did not disrespect His Majesty Daphes, he was just worried about making endless donations for the expedition of the army." Shipbuilding businessman Mikris explained to his friends.

Mikris is the cousin of En Anilus and Kalmandes is the son of Orpheus. These two are the famous families of the original Turri. They have in-law relationships and close contacts.At the beginning, because of the Polyx case, Enanilus and Orifis were both imprisoned, but their families and industries were not greatly affected, but their political status plummeted, and it is inevitable that there will be discomfort in their hearts. .In fact, both Enanilus and Orifis were released because of the expiry of their sentences, and they were released a few years ago, but because of the scandal, for the sake of the family, they are no longer suitable to show their heads again.

"It seems that both of you are really stupid!" The slave merchant Cerberus stood up, who was the one who had urged Sostatus to speak.

This businessman grew up in five majors and three thick, and spoke choking people, but everyone is still willing to get close to him, because he can always provide satisfactory slaves, the great demand for slaves in the Kingdom of Dionysia has a rich source of slaves Cerberus made a lot of money.

At this moment, he laughed loudly: "Don't you understand, this is the reward given by the food donated by His Majesty Daveus! Since the establishment of Dionysia, when did the military expedition need our businessmen to follow?! No, but now! This means that the captives captured by the powerful Kingdom Legion can be obtained at the best price in time! The loot obtained by the army can also be obtained at the best price! In the occupied towns, we can get shops at preferential prices and give priority to the market!"

The passionate words of Cerberus made everyone's eyes shine, and some people even shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty Dapheus!"

Kalmandes couldn't help whispering: "Don't be too happy, this time you will not necessarily win."

But it happened to be heard by the nearby wool textile merchant Fracias.

Fracias was originally a fabric merchant from Euboea. After arriving in Turri, he found that the wool of Dionysia was not only of high quality, but also of low price and high output (because there were Lucania and cloth Two excellent pastures in the Ruti area), therefore, he chose to settle down and become a Dionyan citizen, and began to change to woolen textiles. By borrowing from the Christoya Bank, he abandoned the traditional model of family workshops, and carried out large workshops. The fine division of labor management, and soon his clothing factory expanded rapidly, the wool blankets produced, the gorgeous robes made of wool, and the wool tunics were all welcomed by the Dionysian people, and exported to other inland The city-state made him a big businessman.

Therefore, after hearing the words of Kalmandes, he immediately retorted loudly: "Under the leadership of His Majesty Daphes, when our legion was defeated! Looking forward to the defeat of the Kingdom Army is not something a Dionyan citizen should have. attitude!"

Faced with the dissatisfaction of others, Kalmandes hurriedly explained: "I...I hope the military will not be too careless, because I heard...I heard that Rome is a very powerful city-state..."

"I heard that there were a total of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th legions, and 1st, 2nd cavalry legions!" He broke his words and said aloud: "This is an army of nearly 60,000 people! You, I remember even the original Battle of Crotone and the later Battle of Brindisi (that is, the conquest of Apo In the war in the Leah region, the battle with the Mep) has never dispatched so many soldiers! Even if Rome is strong, how can it withstand such a strong army as Dionysia!"

"Sostatus is right, this will surely be another big victory! No wonder you are so excited about Cerberus, it turns out that you already knew this news, this time you will get a lot of cheap Latino slaves , And make a fortune! What are the rest of you hesitating?!..." With the help of Dick Polis, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively.

The businessmen have expressed that they will personally follow the army of King Daveus to Latham, and open up new trading bases for their industries in central Italy.

In the noisy voice, a question from Fracias made everyone's eyes turn to Sostatus again: "Chairman, is it only our merchants in Turui who follow the army to Latham?"

"Of course not." Sostatus' face showed a little helplessness: "It is also beneficial to Jim's businessmen...because they also donated a large amount of food to the Kingdom for free."

"Hey..." Everyone sighed angrily.

At this time, Tíos said: "You don't have to worry, because of the vast territory and many city-states of Latium, even if there are more Lijim merchants, there are still enough profits for us to earn. And Lijim merchants are very different from us. , Most of their merchants are engaged in transshipment trade, storage and hotel services (this is due to the special geographical location of Lijim’s barren land, narrow area, and yet the most important trade route of the Mediterranean Sea), and we rely on real goods To make a profit, the two sides do not have much conflict of interest, on the contrary, they can strengthen cooperation..."

"Tios also makes sense. I heard that the city-states near the sea in the Latham region have small ports and poor ports due to economic backwardness and poor trade. They can be handed over to the Liggs who are most able to operate the port for expansion and management. I The men and slaves can also live in their hotel, and having them to take care of the transportation will save a lot of trouble..." The words from Cerberus dissipated the haze on the merchants' faces.

In fact, the joining of the Lijim merchants does not have a big impact on most Turriy merchants, but there is still competition for a small number of people. For example, the transportation and transshipment trade of the fleet exists with the main business of Sostatus. Direct competition.

But Sostatus was very big-hearted and confident. In fact, he had long aimed at the transshipment trade of Li Jim’s merchant fleet. He wanted to expand and upgrade his fleet by digging people and acquisitions, and expand foreign The marketing channel was that Li Jim was a free city in the past, and the Li Jim businessman was a piece of iron. It was not easy to approach. Now that the city has been fully integrated into the Kingdom, there is another opportunity for this expedition to facilitate him to approach the Li Jim businessman. Great gains.

But for the shipbuilding merchant Mikris, the joining of the Ligem merchant will be a great pressure, because he is facing the competition of King Davis's in-law, Alcibidas.

When Mikris’s cousin Enanilus served as the naval commander of Dionysia, Alcibidas’ shipyard was stationed in Turriy at the invitation of Daveus due to the poor management of Enanilus The quality of the warships and ordinary ships manufactured by the family shipyards has declined, so they have been robbed of a lot of shares by the shipyard of Alcibidas. In addition, after his fall, the ship of the family shipyard made the ship of the family shipyard even more. The craftsmen and laborers were panicked, and as a result they were robbed by competitors.

When Mikris took over, the benefits of his shipyard were not as good as before. Fortunately, he made a determination to strictly manage the shipyard and actively improve the technology, which greatly improved the quality of the ship and saved some shipbuilding shares. , But it is far from being able to compete with the shipyard of Alcibidas.It was at this time that the Ministry of Military Affairs also began to give Mikrius orders to build warships, and told him directly that this was the king’s will.In this way, others believed that the family of En Anilus had been forgiven by King Davers, and began to actively contact Mikris, so that the sales of the ships they built increased greatly. The family with decades of shipbuilding history has revived.