God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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While Xu Shu was still lamenting the gains in his leisure time, the world had already taken a detour and was heading towards an irreversible distance.

The appearance of large amounts of silk in Rome naturally caused a carnival among the nobles and citizens of the Roman Empire.

Even the Eastern Duke Ganasis was a little puzzled by this situation, but he was still very happy with the result.

In any case, the amount of silk that the family can use has indeed increased, and in a sense, it can be said that the original strategic goal has been achieved.

As for why Parthia was attacked, the reason was very simple. The silk provided by Parthia was too little and the price was extremely high, which was not enough for the nobles to use.

Therefore, in order to get more quantity, they could only keep hammering Parthia. After each hammering, they would be able to get more silk. Even if the price was higher each time, it was acceptable.

The Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire continued to cycle back and forth in mutual disdain and condemnation, thus achieving, in a sense, a circular economy under the deterrence of force.

It was also because of this that Parthia sold more silk, and Ganasis, as the Duke of the Eastern Border, was extremely happy.

Because he was located on the eastern border, at least 80% of the silk entering the Roman Empire passed through his territory.

This also meant that the quantity he could purchase also began to increase significantly, enriching his inventory and demonstrating his aristocratic background.

As for the state's ban, would he, a duke, take it seriously?

Everyone wears silk. If silk cannot be bought and sold, where does the silk come from?
Even if he was questioned, Ganasis would be able to find relevant reasons to excuse himself.

After all, going east to Parthia every year is just like begging for money. As long as they can get there, wouldn’t they have a reason to obtain silk?
It is well known that the Parthian Empire had silk, and this is a perfect reason.

"Duke, isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to do this?" Usnafaso looked at his own duke, who had bought another cart of silk, and his face twitched.

Although silk is beautiful, and he likes and recognizes such beautiful things, it is so outrageous. Is he poisoned?
Moreover, there was one very excessive point in this process, that is, when purchasing the silk, he did not take it with himself, but chose to keep it for himself. It was strange no matter how you looked at it.

As a master and the captain of the first camp under the Duke of the East, Usnafaso's salary is still very high. Although he cannot buy silk by the truckload, it is not a problem to buy dozens of pieces.

"What's wrong with it? I think it's very suitable. Look..." Ganasis said as he reached out from the car and took out a piece of high-grade silk. He touched it in his hand, smelled it carefully, and said with emotion, "High-grade silk like this was only one or two pieces a few years ago. Now a carload of it has suddenly arrived, so I naturally have to buy it. But the price is really much more expensive, almost half the price before. The competitors are really too hateful..."

Speaking of this, Ganashishi still had some complaints in his heart. As the Duke of the Eastern Frontier, he did not have absolute say in the distribution of silk, which was really unpleasant.

It was clearly him who got it first, but in the end he couldn't use it directly. It's so abominable.

In addition to these, the most speechless thing is that buying this kind of thing is also a commercial behavior. One has to participate in the competition and pay a higher price to get the corresponding goods.

Of course, you can also get silk for free by relying on the force in your hands without spending any money.

However, this behavior is tantamount to killing the goose that lays the eggs. Once it happens for the first time, the corresponding trust will no longer exist. If you want to buy silk again in the future, there will really be no way.

Although he controlled the Eastern Road, it did not mean that it could radiate to the whole of Rome. Even if his personal behavior completely ruined the silk market and caused silk to not enter Rome, then one would have to consider that being stabbed eight times in the back would be a behavior and result that would be called suicide.

The craze for silk throughout the Roman class and upper and lower classes actually promoted fair and just purchases of silk.

Because of unfairness and injustice, silk will not enter a certain region, and there will be no silk available at all.

But for a Roman nobleman, enjoying the warm breeze of the Mediterranean coast without wearing silk, is this called Roman nobility? Is this called the beacon of nobility? That's nonsense.

Therefore, according to the unspoken rules of Rome, the competition for silk was basically to the highest bidder, except for certain people of high status.

However, those people of high status basically have enough money to buy silk, so under this circumstance, a relatively stable business environment and silk trading environment have been established.

Under the constraints of various frameworks, even Ganasis will maintain relative unspoken rules in the purchase of silk and ensure fairness.

"Can our economy sustain buying so much?" Usna Faso looked at the quantity in front of him and knew that if Ganasis could buy so much, the quantity purchased by others would definitely not be less. In this case, can their finances still sustain it?
Sometimes, Usna Faso is actually quite confused. Nearly 10% to 20% of the annual tax revenue and wealth go to buy silk. Is this normal?
"No problem, no problem at all. Compared with silk, finances are nothing. I can earn money again if I lose it, but where can I buy silk if I lose it?" Ganasis' tone was not only affirmative but also quite confident.

Usna Faso naturally understood the meaning of this statement, that is, if you have no money, you can go to beg for money. This can not only make money, but also reduce the cost of benefits, so as to train the combat effectiveness of the army and make the combat effectiveness of the army more complete and powerful. If you think about it carefully, it can be said to be the best of both worlds.

"But we lost the war last year after all. Although we made a lot of money, but..." Recalling last year's war, the impression in Usna Faso's mind is still lingering.

There was no way. Usnafaso, who was used to fighting with the weaklings of the Parthian Empire, was almost stunned by the fighting style he had never seen before. He was good at commanding.

The army evaporated too quickly, so quickly that in many cases, there was no way to react and make timely deployments and replacements. (End of this chapter)