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West Pole Port has become very busy. Under the instruction of high wages, local people have begun to participate in the construction of West Pole Port in large numbers. Even some people from other places have slowly gathered in West Pole after learning the news. Here in the port, we began to participate in the construction of the West Pole Port.
¡°Dang~dang~¡±
With the ringing of bells, everyone who was busy in Xiji Port put down their tools one by one, and it was time to start dinner again.
"It's time to eat! It's time to eat!"
With the sound of the cook¡¯s voice, loads of rice and pasta were picked over, and the smell of meat made David, who had been busy all morning, swallow his saliva.
¡°There is meat to eat again today~¡±
The same is true for Simon next to him. Who knew that coming here to work would even include a lunch, and there would be meat to eat from time to time. Although it was not up to the level of the Ming army's food, at least he could have enough to eat, which was also very good.
Everyone hurriedly came to the canteen, lined up, washed their hands, received their rice bowls, picked up chopsticks, and then started loading the food. Some people liked noodles and steamed buns, while others liked rice from Tianzhu.
A big plate full of rice, with a spoonful of braised pork, everyone ate with their mouths full of oil, without making a single sound.
"Hey~"
Simon burped contentedly, and looked at the dining shed. His children, like other children in the village, were also sneakily eating meat here.
People in Ming Dynasty are very generous and treat children very well. Even if they see it, they won't say anything.
"This is called life!"
Simon next to him touched his round belly, looked at the sea water in the harbor, and couldn't help but sigh.
Since the people of the Ming Dynasty came here and this place was included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, their lives have also undergone earth-shaking changes.
From the initial fear and worry to now I am slowly adapting, and gradually I have hope and progress in my life.
In the past, the taxes in the Kingdom of Georgia were very heavy, very heavy.
Because not only does it have to satisfy the enjoyment and life of the nobles of the Kingdom of Georgia, but Georgia is also a dependent state of the Ottoman Empire. It needs to pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire in large quantities every year. In addition, the Crimean Khanate in the north also belongs to them. The vassal states also indispensable to pay tribute of property and beautiful women to the Crimean Khanate every year.
Therefore, the ordinary people here need to bear heavy taxes, which are even heavier than the taxes of the British, so they are very poor, very poor, and their lives are very difficult.
It doesn¡¯t matter if you are poor, the key is to be cautious.
The Kingdom of Georgia was split into three small kingdoms. Each wanted to unify the other and fought back and forth. War was a common occurrence here.
In addition, the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, the Crimean Khanate, and even the Kazakh Khanate north of the Caspian Sea and the Timur Khanate that previously ruled here often have people coming here to catch the autumn wind and thresh grass and valleys.
Caucasian beauties and Caucasian white slaves are world-renowned goods. Whether they are Europeans, sultans, nobles of the Ottoman Empire, or Persians, they all like them and flock to them, which leads to turmoil here.
Almost every once in a while, they are robbed.
Take West Pole Port as an example. It used to be a small fishing village, but pirates from the Ottoman Empire would attack here every now and then. The main goal of the pirates was to rob people. The people here were so poor that only people were the most valuable thing. .
But it¡¯s different now.
The Ming Dynasty defeated the Ottoman Empire, destroyed three Georgian kingdoms, completely annexed the South Caucasus region, and ended the war here. At the same time, the Ming army also began to protect the place.
Under the garrison of the powerful Ming army, they have not had pirates come here to rob for almost two months. Of course, even if pirates come, they don't need to worry about anything, because the Ming army around them is very powerful, enough to ensure their safety. Safety.
In addition to safety, life has also become better.
became the territory of the Ming Dynasty, they needed to pay taxes to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The taxes of the Ming Dynasty were very low, and their taxes were suddenly reduced a lot, a lot.
In addition, with the arrival of the Ming Dynasty came a lot of work.
The construction of Xijigang requires a large amount of labor, and a large number of local people are hired to work. As long as they work honestly, they will be paid well and receive food, and even a lunch will be included.
Such a good thing, I never thought about it in the pastempire. "
Tian Erniu pointed to the five ships and began to introduce them.
Here, Anthony from Spain and Ivan from Hungary also got off the ship. Anthony is a commander under the Duke of Kolster. This time he only came to open up the Black Sea route.
It is an important national policy of Spain to cling to the thick legs of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty people arrived at the Black Sea, Spain naturally must master this important wealth route, and it is best to enjoy it exclusively.
Therefore, from the very beginning, Anthony was full of hostility towards Ivan from Hungary. These Hungarians were obviously very popular in Europe due to the popularity of Ming Dynasty goods, and they came here early.
This makes Anthony full of uneasiness. Compared with Spain, Hungary, which is also on the Black Sea, has a great advantage. Their ships can arrive here directly, transport the Ming Dynasty's goods to Eastern Europe, and then sell them to Western Europe.
¡°If the Spaniards want to make money from this route, they must transport it to the Mediterranean through the Bosporus Strait. In comparison, the disadvantage is very obvious.
¡°If the Hungarians really succeed, then it is very likely that the Hungarians will take advantage of all the Ming Dynasty goods on the Black Sea route.
This is also the reason why the Hungarian king and nobles were immediately excited as soon as they learned that the Ming Dynasty occupied the South Caucasus, and hurriedly sent people over to contact the Ming people.
You must know that the Spanish made huge wealth from trade with the Ming Dynasty, and many were jealous of the Spanish. England, Portugal, and France even did not hesitate to launch a war.
For these countries in Eastern Europe, they are also jealous, but they used to be jealous, but they can only stare blankly, because they can't touch the Ming Dynasty at all, and can only watch the Spaniards make money.
It¡¯s different now. The Ming Dynasty¡¯s territory has expanded directly to the Black Sea. Hungary¡¯s advantages have been highlighted, and communication with the Ming Dynasty will become more convenient.
And walking on the traffic route is obviously safer than taking the sea traffic route.
In this era of navigation, although navigation technology has matured, shipbuilding technology has also become relatively mature, and a large number of ships travel all over the world, but there are still many ship accidents every year. In comparison, traffic on the road is much safer.
Of course, the premise is that there are no robbers or thieves on the road.
¡°Obviously, there is no need to worry too much about this situation in Ming Dynasty. In the past two years, Ming Dynasty has carried out anti-criminal operations across the country, cleaning up bandits, thieves, road bullies, horse thieves, pirates, etc. that are entrenched in various places.
It also greatly improved the security within Daming, providing protection for business travelers to travel and travel.
This is also what the Spaniards are worried about.
If there are no problems with road traffic, it is very likely that the flow of goods on the road will exceed the flow of goods by sea. By then, Spain will receive fewer goods through sea trade.
¡°If there are competitors at the same time, the price of the goods will definitely drop and profits will decrease. This is tantamount to extremely bad news.
¡°Compared to Anthony¡¯s hostility towards him, Ivan¡¯s face was full of smiles.
Hungary¡¯s good days are coming. The Kingdom of Hungary, which occupies the Danube River, can use ships to continuously transport the goods of the Ming Dynasty to the hinterland of Eastern Europe, and then transfer them casually. Western Europe, Northern Europe, and Southern Europe can be easily reached.
There is no doubt that it will replace the Ottoman Empire and become a transit point for East-West trade. The huge benefits that will come with it will also make the nobles of all sizes in Hungary extremely excited.
For this reason, the Hungarian nobles even decided to give the soft king of Hungary a little more power, because this would make it easier to communicate with the Ming Dynasty.
"Spanish~"
Feeling Anthony's hostility, Ivan didn't care and just glanced lightly.
Hungary is relatively far away from Spain, and there are several countries in between. No matter how powerful Spain is, it can't do anything to Hungary in Eastern Europe.
Ivan looked at Anthony with a hostile look, not only did he not show any signs of hostility, but he also showed a slight smile and nodded to Anthony with a smile.
This made Anthony even more angry, as if he was a challenged lion. He was extremely angry, but he had no way to deal with the opponent. He could only stare at the opponent fiercely. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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