Samsara Paradise: vests everywhere

Everyone came to Gest, the City of Thousand Sails. When entering the city, they had to pay a toll. According to the guards, this was called a poll tax. The head tax on people passing through, plus the commercial tax on port trade, are the two main sources of income for Gest City.

The lord of Gest City is Leandro Ferreira, and the royal surname of the Cesar Empire where they are located is Ferreira. It is obvious that this Leandro Ferreira is a member of the royal family. And his status among the royal family members is not low, otherwise the royal family would not let him control the domestic commercial city.

This is indeed the case. Leandro Ferreira is the younger brother of the current king and the most powerful prince at present. It was with the support of Leandro that the current king was able to ascend the throne.

Leandro, who controlled many rights at that time, also retreated bravely, throwing away most of his rights in time, leaving only the fiefdom of Gest, the City of Thousand Sails. At the same time, a large portion of Gerst's taxes is also allocated to the national treasury every year.

It can be said that as long as Leandro, who controls the city of Gest, does not have any evil intentions, he will be the second in command of the Cesar Empire. Moreover, Leandro was also the largest money bag in the Cesar Empire, and the support of many armies was inseparable from the tax revenue from Gest City.

Therefore, business wars, troubles, assassinations, etc., these things are not big problems in the city of Gest, and the subsequent consequences can be solved as long as money is spent. The only thing that cannot touch the two major taxes of Gest City is that it will be in trouble with the Cesar Empire.

Moreover, Leandro did not have other military powers besides the guards of Gest City. He also controls an elite force that has experienced hundreds of battles. After all, as the most prosperous city on the east coast of Loma Continent, Gest City has never lacked attacks from desperate pirates who are barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. This army is an elite naval force, specially designed to deal with these pirates who are not afraid of death.

Naturally, the Holy Light Team would not violate the treaty here. After paying the head tax, they entered this city that was well-known throughout the Loma Continent.

The Riel River divides the city of Gest into two parts. The north side is surrounded by a city wall, which almost contains the entire trading post. The southern side is older, with many besieged caravans surrounding the heavily fortified city.

There are three bridges connecting the cities on both sides, they are Gongxun Bridge, Russ Bridge and Qingxi Bridge. Five large areas surround the mouth of the Riel River. They are the command area, port area, chamber of commerce area, business area, and industrial area.

The command area, as the name suggests, is the area where the ruler of Gest City is located. The finance department, tax bureau, administrative department and other departments of the City of Thousand Sails are also located in this area. It is mainly the residence and office area of ​​officials. The residence of Prince Leandro, lord of the city of Gest, is also located here.

The port area is the area where ocean-going ships stay, occupying most of the estuary of the Riel River, where loading and unloading workers and fleet personnel come and go.

Both the chamber of commerce area and the business area are areas for commercial activities. The difference between them lies in the difference between dynamic and static areas. The business area is similar to the trading market in the paradise, very lively and free to trade. The Chamber of Commerce District is a semi-commercial and semi-political situation. This is the garrison area of ​​the Chamber of Commerce in Gast City launched by those upper-class people who want to take a bite of cake in Gast City.

The industrial zone is the area with the highest level of mechanization in the entire city of Gest. Shipyards, parts manufacturers, etc., and various machinery production factories together form the industrial zone.

The first area with the strictest military defense is the command area, followed by the industrial area and the port area. Therefore, the most popular area for pirates is the Chamber of Commerce area. Not only do you not need to face the strictest military guard here, you can also grab good things. At worst, you can kidnap money and let the person behind the kidnapped chamber of commerce pay to ransom people. .

It was under this circumstance that the people behind the Chamber of Commerce joined forces and put pressure on them to strengthen the defense force against the Chamber of Commerce area. However, Leandro completely ignored this request. The command area was to protect the lives of imperial officials. The industrial area and port area were the core of the waterborne commerce of the entire Cesar Empire. It's just a Chamber of Commerce district, but its importance is far different.

The existence of Gest, the City of Thousand Sails, has a very long history, even before the Cesar Empire. In the beginning, some people who advocated the path of mechanical technology gathered here and established this city. Since then, explorers from all over have heard about this new city and regarded it as a good place to visit.

In the following years, these explorers came here one after another and gathered together, and the scale of Gest, the City of Thousand Sails, also grew.

The good times did not last long. Due to the pressure of political struggles, the influence of the founding of the Cesar Empire, and the decline of the passion of the city residents themselves, the scenery of Gest City was no longer the same as it was in its heyday. However, it is still an indispensable important content and precious memory in the lives of people here.

Later, with the stability of Cesar's empire, those in power would naturally not ignore this city with a long history and great development and utilization value. Soon, a series of development plans centered on Gest City continued to advance. The city of Gest has returned to its former glory, and its prosperity has even exceeded its peak.

Today's City of Thousand Sails is not only extremely prosperous, but also retains all the urban buildings and residents' life footprints since the city was built. No matter what, Gerst is the City of Thousand Sails after all. No matter whether it is loud or silent, it is an indelible city in the long history of the Loma Continent.

Lin Jiu and the others entered from the west gate of Gest City. This city only has three gates, the west gate, the north gate, and the south gate. The east side is completely facing the sea. After entering from the west gate, the area they passed was the Chamber of Commerce area. A wide street, with a high-end car passing by from time to time. On both sides of the road, at regular intervals, there will be a very luxurious building with the words of a certain chamber of commerce written on it.

Each of these buildings represents a chamber of commerce. If these chambers of commerce build buildings here, it means they have a firm foothold and the power behind them is strong enough. It mainly plays a symbolic role, and commercial activities are mainly carried out in the business area. These chambers of commerce buildings only occupy these two streets, and most of the remaining areas are residential areas.

Let's go to the port area first and complete the task. Branr led the team members, crossed the Chamber of Commerce area, and headed straight for the port area. The goods they received from the mission were order goods that had already been traded, and were delivered directly to the port area. There were ships waiting to transport the goods and leave.

Branr directed everyone, purchased a vehicle to transport goods, and transferred the goods from the storage space to the vehicle when no one was around. A group of people surrounded these trucks of goods and headed towards the port area.

Because they entered Gest City from the west gate, the easternmost port area of ​​Gest City was the farthest away from them. The fastest way to go through the Riel River is by boat. However, with the Holy Light team carrying the goods and the shadow left by the previous attack by Honglian, everyone said that they had enough time and could just go by land. The group of people took these trucks of goods through the industrial area and headed to the port area.