eastern european eagle

Chapter 177 Commercial Colonization
Bukuriesti, the political and commercial center of Wallachia.After several years of development, it has initially shown a prosperous situation.

In the tavern, many people were talking loudly. They came from Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and other places. They wanted to survive, and even more so for prosperity and wealth.

"The university is going to take another exam. I wonder how many people will succeed this time?"

"Don't think about it, it's good if you can fill your stomach. How can you still have money to go to college?"

They are all civilians who have just arrived here, and they are not familiar with the place where they live. In addition, most of them have no skills, so they can only sell their labor to make money.But fortunately, the university did not limit the birth level of their children. They could only place their hopes of revitalizing the family on their children.

And in a luxurious house, a banquet is beginning, and the participants are all well-known local businessmen and factory owners.

"I heard that His Excellency Edmund has made a lot of money recently, which is really enviable."

"Mr. Merrill is too much for the prize. Small business, not worth mentioning."

The two people who spoke were relatively powerful merchants in Wallachia. Edmund was engaged in entrepot trade, selling goods from Wallachia and the East to the West, and then selling Western goods to the East. He made money from it. Take the difference.Thanks to the expansion of Wallachia, his assets have also increased, and his business has spread across Hungary, Poland, and Lithuania.

And that Merrill is the largest wool textile merchant in Bukuryeshti, with 500 manual workers under his name, and the textiles he produces are exported to Eastern Europe.He is also very good at learning. In Moldova, he saw that in a workshop opened by an aristocrat, each worker was only responsible for one process, which inspired him a lot.After returning home, I remodeled my workshop, and each person was only responsible for one program, which greatly improved efficiency.His products flooded into the local market quickly, and the share is still expanding.

In the past few years, due to the peaceful development of Wallachia, some wealthy businessmen and factory owners have sprung up in towns and cities. After gaining economic status, they began to sprint for politics. increased their loyalty.The demand for markets and sources of raw materials made them keen on expansion. They strongly supported colonial activities and spontaneously organized colonial teams to march to Anatolia.

"Recently Transylvania has ordered a large number of our grain and wool products, and there is a lot of profit in it."

"Yeah, there are wines from Moldova, art from Constanta, you can find buyers for these."

"This is the wise leadership of the Grand Duke. Without the Grand Duke, we would not have achieved what we are today."

The merchants say Long Live the Grand Duke and discuss what to do next.Logically speaking, it is to find more markets, but this is inseparable from colonial expansion.

"Based on my experience, selling goods from Veruga and Aaron can be twice as profitable as selling from Iasi."

"It's true, it's not a lie, is it?"

Mining businessman Ambrose expressed his opinion. He contracted more than a dozen mines in Crimea, Bulgaria and other places. Using the technology he learned from Shinra and Northern Italy, he greatly increased the amount of mineral mining and acquired some small mines. At the same time, a foundry was opened to smelt the ore into semi-finished products, thereby increasing the value.

Benefiting from Wallachia's huge demand for iron farm tools, Ambrose made a fortune contracting iron mines in Crimea.Coupled with the high demand for weapons above, the price of copper mines also rose.This made him a lot of money.

In addition to these few, there are also big businessmen engaged in shipping, finance, oil extraction, wine and other industries. Their assets range from 40 to 90 silver lei.

A year ago, they formed the Bukuryeshti Chamber of Commerce, which is second only to the Chamber of Commerce formed by Peter.In order to continue to expand the market, but also to find the East, they formed a caravan and took root in Anatolia together with Andrei.

"I recently heard the news that the Ottoman sultan is going to fight a lord in the east, and that lord is not small."

"Then can he win? Even we can't beat it."

"Not necessarily. I heard that that person still has opponents in the south. If they unite, they might still win."

"Okay, let's not talk about this. Our progress in Anatolia is very smooth. According to the news, we have established a firm foothold near Nicomedia."

Hearing the news, some businessmen cheered.This shows that their hard work has finally paid off. If the higher-ups recover the lost ground and they go to claim credit, the reward will not be too much.

"In addition to Nicomedia, I think it is possible to send a caravan in Sicily."

As soon as these words came out, the originally lively room was instantly quiet.

"Can this work? As far as I know, although Sicily used to be the land of the Roman Empire, it was hundreds of years ago. If we go there, aren't we courting death? Their king will let us go?"

Such words are really helpless. Sicily is ruled by King Martin of Aragon. Although he is called Humane Martin by later generations, he is very fanatical about religion. He not only attacked the Emir of Cordoba in the south, There was also excommunication of Jews and other heretics, even by the Orthodox Church, only underground.

"You only see his rule, but not the borders of his rule. Aragon only ruled the port of Sicily and its surroundings, and he did not and cannot get his hands on the vast inland areas."

When Aragon ruled Sicily, he only ruled the coastline and the nearby plains, and the inland areas were given to the church and family rule. These local governments had limited control, so they didn't care, as long as they paid the money on time and recognized his rule.

Speaking of this, some people were tempted, but the risk of expanding to the west was still too great, so they decided to do trade on the island first.Sicily occupies an important position in the commercial and trade routes of the Mediterranean Sea and is a place of great strategic significance.With Sicily, there is a springboard for expansion to the west, and Malta and Naples can also be obtained, but it is not known when Wallachia will look west.

Like the Bukuryeshti Chamber of Commerce, there are still many trade and colonial teams. Some of them choose to go to Northeast Europe, some choose to go to islands such as Crete, and some go to Bohemia and Shinra along the Danube River. The farthest One even made it to the burger.With the support of mercantilism, Wallachia's merchants are growing rapidly, even compared with Venice and Genoa.This is a rapid process of industrial and commercial development. Of course, agriculture has not fallen behind. The area of ​​food and other crops has increased, and the output is also high. It is indeed the most fertile place in southeastern Europe.

(End of this chapter)