eastern european eagle

Chapter 13 Income Situation
Soon, the day came when the chamber of commerce returned.

This year, the Chamber of Commerce developed rapidly, not only selling goods to Vienna, but also selling goods to Crimea, Constantinople, Poland, Lithuania and other places by sea.This also made Genoa and Venice have to acquiesce in their status. Whoever let them sell things made these two major maritime trade countries have no purchase channels.

"My lord, after deducting costs and taxes, the chamber of commerce earned a total of 26 ducats this year."

Luca, the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, reported the results, according to Peter's regulations.They report every six months, and conduct intelligence exchanges with the leaders of various regions, so as to determine the most profitable commodities to sell.

Generally speaking, the Chamber of Commerce with the support of the lord develops the fastest.This chamber of commerce is no exception. Not only does it have the support of Lord Dobroga, but it also received a charter from the Grand Duke of Mircea, allowing them to travel to Poland, Lithuania, and the principalities of Ross to do business.

The types of commodities exported by the Chamber of Commerce are actually not many, such as grain, salt, honey, beeswax, and some other items.Imports include high-value commodities such as iron, weapons, and luxury goods.Under Mircea's rule, Wallachia's native minerals also began to be developed, and minerals such as sulfur and iron began to be mined.And many boyar nobles saw the huge benefits of this chamber of commerce, and cooperated with them one after another.

At this time, the Chamber of Commerce was the fastest-growing commercial organization in the Balkans. He owned 30 commercial stations and more than 20 caravans in Wallachia. These caravans traveled to and from Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria and other countries, as far as Vienna.From their foothold in Dobroja's grain and salt trade, they soon became an important economic force in Wallachia.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard this year. Make persistent efforts next year!"

As the behind-the-scenes boss, Peter also had to say a few encouraging words.And also issued the latest instructions, including lending, expanding trade, espionage, and leading people to Wallachia.It can be seen that the mission of this organization is heavy.

Under the operation of the Chamber of Commerce, the first money lending institution was established in Constanta with a capital of 10000 ducats.

This lending organization sent people to carry out propaganda, because lending money is considered a sin in Christianity, so it cannot be done with great fanfare, but can only be done quietly.But for the majority of farmers, they hope that this year's harvest will be better.

Part of the profits of the chamber of commerce is handed over to Grand Duke Mircea through taxes, and the rest is distributed through dividends.Because Peter is also a shareholder of this chamber of commerce, he is entitled to the most share.As a result, Peter can get a profit of nearly 22 gold coins.

As for the output under Peter's name, there are various kinds, such as grain, fruit, wine, and table salt.Especially table salt, because of its good quality, the products are even exported to Novgorod and the Teutonic Knights.Prices have also gone up.Many Polish and Lithuanian businessmen came to Constanta just to get some refined salt.In Europe, most people use salt to marinate meat to extend the shelf life, and salt is a necessary condiment, so the amount of use is very large.Peter also benefited a lot from this project.

Then there is the taxation of Dobroga, because Peter announced that the new immigrants will not be taxed for three years, so it is mainly industrial and commercial taxes and customs duties.These proportions are so small that they are not worth mentioning.

Moreover, Dobroga has a situation that is more progressive than France: the nobles actually have to pay taxes, and even Peter's property has to pay taxes.

Hahahahahaha, how about it, I didn't expect it!The nobles actually had to pay taxes, to pay taxes.

In fact, for a long time after the split of the Roman Empire, nobles had to pay taxes.The Eastern Roman Empire was stricter than the Western Roman Empire in this regard. It was not like the Western Empire where all noble lands could enjoy exemption, but only reduced taxes.

When it comes to tax exemption rights, we have to mention another country in Europe, the United Kingdom.The financial privileges of the British nobles in the Middle Ages were mainly financial immunity, private taxation, tax assessment and approval of taxation.In this regard, unlike continental Europe, the British aristocracy did not enjoy tax exemptions.However, because the tax system was not perfect at that time, the nobles often used various means to achieve the purpose of tax avoidance and tax evasion, but this also led to a long-term struggle between the nobles and the king on tax issues, and the right to approve taxes was the king's compromise. the result of.

In Constanta, quite a few people came here from the Bulgarian and Lithuanian regions.They were either avoiding the Ottomans or the nomadic tribes of the Tatars.In addition, Wallachia announced measures to encourage reclamation and handicrafts, and the number of immigrants who came here also increased.

After arriving in Constanta, immigrants will first go to the city hall to register their identity.Then he and his family became part of Constanta.

The new immigrants who came here became free people. They could engage in handicrafts and commerce, and they could also cultivate other areas.But in return, they not only have to pay taxes, but also engage in military training during the off-season.This has become the main source of the militia.

And in this year, under the impetus of Peter, Dobroga reclaimed about 10000 Ugrams of land. If the previous ones were added, the total would be 18000 Yugrams. (Ugram, the land area during the Roman Empire, 1 Yugram=25/12 acres=13 acres)
Part of this was the soldier's field, and part was cleared by the new yeoman.After the serfs had experienced the previous harvest, they were not resistant to fertilizers.After all, everyone wants to eat well and live a rich life.

Not only that, but when he was free, Peter urged the serfs to go to the fields to pull out the weeds by hand so as not to endanger the growth of the crops.

After half a month of busy work, the tax revenue of the entire Dobroja has been put into the treasury.Same as last year, minus what they left behind.In the end, Peter obtained a total of about 300 million pounds of rye and wheat, as well as cash crops such as grapes, fruits, and honey.

In addition, the yield of oats has also come out. The yield of oats per mu is 120 pounds, which is 108 catties per mu.However, oat grass from oats is also a good feed.Although the harvest of seeds is low, it is not unacceptable.Moreover, the yield of oat seeds in later generations is only three to four hundred catties, which is about the same as that of soybeans.The price of European oats is very high, reaching 3 silver coins a pound, which is equivalent to the daily salary of a craftsman.And oatmeal is also very useful, because horses need to eat it often.

The same is true for the land of the soldiers under Peter. The land of 5 yogs per person also produced an average of 1.5 pounds of rye.

After learning the news, Peter didn’t show any expression.Director Alexander, on the other hand, laughed from ear to ear.

"Alright Director, you've been laughing non-stop since just now."

"My lord, I have never seen so much grain. You are the richest man in the country."

Alexander was right, grain prices in Eastern Europe are now around one silver ducat per pound.In other words, about 12 pounds of grain is exchanged for one Ducat gold coin.If all of these were sold, that would be hundreds of thousands of Wallachian Ducats.

"It seems that the granary will be built again," Peter said.

However, before building the granary, he still sold some of the grain.That's a lot of money to sell all of the millions of pounds of grain.

But this is also impossible. If you invest all of them, the price of food will plummet, and you can't afford it.So I can only throw a part of it away, and go to other places.

In this era, if there is more food, then your income will also be more.Especially after a certain traverser added.If the rye was shipped to Spain, the profit could be doubled.Even so, Peter was also depressed.Because—he has no ships for ocean voyages...

So, Peter still went the old way.Cooperate with those recruiting smugglers to sell grain to Iran and Syria, where the price of grain has soared due to the war, and the price of a pound of grain can reach 7 silver coins, which shows the extent of the turmoil.

In order to expand income, Peter expanded the salt factory.The original amount of salt produced is directly doubled, so the annual income of salt is also doubled.

(End of this chapter)