Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 454 Qin System and Jewish System

"In this case, we also need to change our thinking. In the past, we learned from the Venetians and tried to build business stores in various places and even run the city. But here, it is probably not a good choice."

Not mourning the demise of the Persians for a moment, Joanna immediately began to think about how to deal with the current situation.

"Yes. In addition, there are some words..." Eudocia hesitated: "I don't know whether I should say it, but I still hope you can listen to it."

"You say it, you say it." Joanna was very modest and immediately expressed her willingness to obey.

"I see that you have been dealing with those businessmen before, trying to get them to form a closer alliance with you. But in this matter, I think the gains outweigh the losses." Eudocia said: "Here, there are two most important things. The problem."

"First of all, these people are not necessarily partners worth winning over. They are simply a mess. Uniting them requires a lot of your energy and a lot of practical benefits to appease them. With these costs, you can definitely do more Other things. Even if they are willing to form an alliance, they will definitely do their own thing for the sake of profit. When the time comes, the benefits will be shared with them; but for the things they caused, you, the leader, will be the one to clean up the mess. This is definitely inappropriate. .”

"You also know that the Venetians are the most successful at sea. But think about it, what is the source of their success?" she asked.

"Because they are the most united." Joanna understood what she meant.

"Yes, Venice is the least commercial city-state among all commercial city-states." Eudosia explained: "Almost all of Venice's merchant ships are produced by their large ordnance factories. Therefore, the ownership of these ships , also belongs to the Republic of Venice. Normally, they will be contracted by large and small commercial nobles, and then assigned to various captains and leased to them for operation. But at a critical moment, the Republic has the power to forcibly recall all ships and organize them into unified groups. Command them in naval battles.”

"In this way, their advantages over other commercial city-states are obvious: First, they can build ships centrally. I heard that they already have unified standards for everything from ships to various equipment and weapons. It means they have figured out the right idea.”

"The ordnance factory in Venice has always been strictly confidential. Where did you know so clearly about these craftsmanship matters?" Joanna asked curiously: "And why is it said to be the correct idea? How did you determine it? "

"That's not what I said, it was what the Han people said." Eudosia affirmed: "They have always been interested in how the surrounding countries organize production."

"Although Venice's ordnance production process is trying its best to keep it secret, for those who know the industry, they can immediately judge it by looking at their policies, organization and various items flowing out." She said: "Because the Han people themselves, They started doing this more than 1000 years ago, during what is known as the Pre-Qin period. Their organization method is also more complete than that of the Venetians. These people can definitely see through the little secrets of the Venetians."

"I see……"

"Although they all say that Rome is the country closest to Qin, before the establishment of the Khanate, Rome in Constantinople had completely declined. The Venetian production method is the closest to Qin." Eudosi Ya shook her head and said: "Compared to the scattered shipyards in other city-states, their advantages are too great. If their production efficiency is really high, how can they compete with them?" "With such material conditions, of course their other organizations will also Much more efficiently. In your city-state, the major families are always fighting among themselves. Although guilds can also be formed to try to form a consensus with the outside world, this kind of organization is too loose and will definitely not be able to compete with industries directly operated by the country. Compared to that.”

"Understood. We still have to refer to the most successful Venetian at present." Joanna nodded.

"Not necessarily. This is the second question I want to say." Eudosia shook her head and said: "The Venetian way is now outdated."

"Huh?" The other party suddenly changed his attitude, leaving Joanna unable to react for a moment.

"Because Venice is a commercial city-state after all. They are more organized than other city-states, but no matter how they improve efficiency and management methods, there is a limit to this kind of country." Eudosia said: "They only adopt some methods similar to Qin's system. If it encounters a large empire that is more similar to Qin, it will be completely unable to resist."

"You should be able to see the changes in the situation over the years. Facing powerful countries like Hungary back then and Alemany now, the Venetians have no power to fight back. Even if they compete peacefully, you can see that they are in the Roman Khanate Isn’t it shrinking very quickly here?”

"Yes. They have always been the traditional allies of the Roman Khanate. But if you think about it carefully, it seems that the Venetians have been losing ground. Their colonies in Crimea, the Aegean Sea, and even the metropolis are basically The capital was annexed by Rome." Joanna thought for a while: "But they didn't seem to say anything, and they were still trying to maintain their relationship..."

"They are too weak. Starting from the second half of the 12th century, the powerful countries in this area have become weak and divided. In this environment, they can persist for a while with their own advantages. But this vacancy cannot always exist. There will always be someone to fill the position of a powerful country." Eudocia said: "Due to their own reasons, they cannot catch up with the land powers, so in the end they can only settle for the second best. At least, Rome is willing to do it with them. Business is better than those who grab it directly."

"If Venice is like this, what can you do?" She advised: "If you are still trying to follow the old path and encircle a sphere of influence, you will definitely fail."

"This is what I just said: the Roman Khanate has always been excellent in the theory of governing the country. What they lack is just the execution ability in certain aspects. But as their strength grows, they take root here deeper and deeper, and they can do things that have not been done before. , it will be gradually made up now.”

"The young master of the Guo family started to attack the Rus' people. Whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally, it shows that as the control of the Roman Khanate gradually increased, the imperial court's management organization had collided with the local Rus' organization. Conflict." She analyzed: "In this case, there is no need for you to get into the blocked street."

"Unlike me, you have the conditions to bargain with them and talk about business seriously. I think it's better not to think about this and think about how to get the most benefits from cooperation as soon as possible. Now, this should be the only thing we can do Already." She looked a little pessimistic and said slowly.

(End of this chapter)