Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 233 Rebellion against Tiangang
Earl Shilin's method is indeed a bit vicious, and it will undoubtedly be a troublesome thing for those caravans.

From the perspective of the caravans, this is equivalent to turning normal trade with "Wangbo Port" and the [Blood Oath Alliance] into de facto cross-border smuggling, and the concept is suddenly different.

So, in fact, what Earl Shilin did was quite offensive, and he offended all the people in the caravan.

But the caravan members had no choice but to bear it, because "Shilin Port" was the seller and "Shilin Port" represented the market.

There is only one place like "Shilin Port" in the "New World". No, there is also "Wangbo Port" now, but the reason why "Shilin Port" did this is to target "Wangbo Port".

Earl Shilin was very efficient. After making the decision, he immediately sent a report to the empire, detailing the matters of "Wangbo Port" and the [Blood Oath Alliance], and emphasizing that the existence of "Wangbo Port" and the [Blood Oath Alliance] affected the various commercial incomes of "Shilin Port".

After Earl Shilin said this, the Empire would certainly take it very seriously, because once there was a problem with the trade in "Shilin Port", the tax revenue that Earl Shilin paid to the Empire would also decrease.

Once their own interests are involved, everyone's efficiency will increase. This is a truth that will never change.

Therefore, not long after, the order to deal with the [Blood Oath Covenant] was issued. The order was conveyed directly from the imperial capital to all places and was implemented completely in accordance with Earl Shilin's ideas. This really made the [Blood Oath Covenant] famous.

The entire empire knew about the existence of a force called the [Blood Oath Alliance], a force established in the "New World" that had clashed with the Empire's forces in the "New World", and even caused His Majesty the Emperor to issue targeted orders.

It has to be said that Uther achieved his goal, but the effect was a bit excessive. He originally just wanted to gain a little fame, but he didn't expect to become famous throughout the entire empire.

Soon, Uther received news from "Shilin Port". "Shilin Port" expressed its willingness to accept the conditions, and everyone would compete peacefully without causing trouble for each other. They were even willing to open the market to "Wangbo Port" and let the people of "Wangbo Port" sell things to them, and fully open the "Shilin Port" market to "Wangbo Port".

"Hmm? So direct?"

Uther was a little surprised. He didn't expect that "Shilin Port" would agree so easily.

"Did something unexpected happen?"

Naturally, Uther would speculate whether something had happened. Otherwise, why would "Shilin Port" make such a decision?

"Send a caravan to take a look."

Uther made a decision to send someone to take a look first. Whatever tricks "Shilin Port" was up to would eventually be revealed.

Soon, before the caravan returned, Uther already knew what the "Stone Forest Port" had done.

Because other caravans came to "Wangbo Port", those caravans that had established cooperation with "Wangbo Port" revealed the "ban" from the "Empire" to Uther.

"what?"

When Uther first heard the news, he was shocked. He obviously did not expect that this matter would become so serious that the entire empire knew about it and even caused the imperial government to issue a special ban.

"Trade with Blood Oath Alliance cities, including Wangbo Port, is prohibited."

Just seeing this, Uther was already a little overwhelmed.

As for the other monopoly treaties that are beneficial to "Shilin Port" in the entire "New World", they are nothing in the face of this ban. It can only be regarded as further guaranteeing the monopoly position of "Shilin Port" and confirming the position of "Shilin Port" as the core of the empire in the "New World".

"Is it necessary to be so targeted?"

Uther was speechless. He got what he asked for. He never expected that "Stone Forest Port" would give such a response and even directly brought the matter to the top level of the "Empire".

The most outrageous thing is that the "Empire" actually responded quickly. How much money did "Shilin Port" pay to the upper echelons of the Empire?
But if you think about it carefully, the profits of "Shilin Port" are indeed very considerable, and Earl Shilin does have enough capital to attract the "Empire" and make the "Empire" issue laws to protect his interests.

Because Earl Shilin's interests are the interests of those high-ranking officials of the empire, and may even be the interests of His Majesty the Emperor himself.

"In this way, our Wangbo Port will completely become a smuggling point."

Uther smiled helplessly. They had no intention of turning against the "Empire" at the beginning. After all, the huge market of the "Empire" was still very tempting.

The products with excess production capacity in "Wangbo Port" and those products with extremely low prices compared to other regions can all be put into the big market of "Empire", and "Empire" can absorb them all.

This is very important to the entire [Blood Oath Alliance] because they can use the money earned from these goods to purchase other goods, including those that are not available in "Wangbo Port".

Things like magical materials, rare metals, iron, horses, etc., in short, it has solved many problems of "Wangbo Port".

In short, this channel must not be cut off, but even if it is cut off for a short period of time, it will not cause serious damage to the [Blood Oath Covenant], because they still have a trade route to the "High Elf Islands".

Although the people of the "Silver Leaf Family" led their high elf followers away, they had no hatred with other high elves, not even with other high elves in Isern. At least the hatred between them was not enough to make them give up their interests.

"Governor Uther, don't worry. Although the Empire has imposed a ban on us, there are still many merchant ships coming and going here. The ban can only control those who abide by the rules."

Drake didn't care about the ban issued by the "Empire" at all. As the naval commander of "Wangbo Port", he knew the most about the coming and going of ships. The number of ships coming to their "Wangbo Port" during this period did not decrease at all, but was more than before.

"Compared to those who abide by the law, are there really more people willing to take risks?"

After hearing Drake's words, Uther sighed and asked, "Why are there more ships coming to Port Wangbo?" The answer was obvious, because Port Wangbo and the [Blood Oath Covenant] were famous throughout the Empire.

More merchants who didn't know about this place before now know about it, and more merchants who were skeptical about "Wangbo Port" and the [Blood Oath Covenant] are now regretting it. The "Empire"'s ban and the various protections for "Shilin Port" are a real guiding light for the merchants.

Because these events all meant that the emergence of Wangbo Port, the official trading port of the Empire throughout the New World, was a real threat to Shilin Port. Naturally, profit-seeking merchants would go to Wangbo Port to investigate, which led to a large number of caravans arriving there.

Facts have proved that the "Empire"'s ban is useless, especially for the coastal provinces. They still trade with "Wangbo Port" on their own, even at the official level.

how to say?

This ban from the "Empire" actually had a significant impact on private merchants, because the coastal provinces could finally use this ban to openly monopolize transactions with "Wangbo Port", and they would not give up this benefit.

"The empire's top brass still underestimate the importance of profit."

Uther sighed and said that as long as there is enough profit in "Wangbo Port", there will still be many businessmen coming here.

Those businessmen who come to "Wangbo Port" will think of various ways to evade inspection, including but not limited to bribery, smuggling, finding cargo transfer stations, etc. The main method is to take risks and make a lot of money as long as they avoid inspection.

Recently, an industry that has suddenly emerged is the "cargo transfer station". This is a way to exploit the bug, because the ban issued by the "Empire" only stipulates that things cannot be purchased from "Wangbo Port" and the city of [Blood Oath Alliance].

What they have to do is to buy things at "Wangbo Port" and [Blood Oath Alliance], and then go to another place to transfer them, so that these things become like they were bought from another city.

Although it is actually fake and a scam, at least the procedure is correct. This is equivalent to a bug, and some people in charge of inspection will actually recognize it because there is no problem with the procedure.

Moreover, if you must say, you can also buy things from [Blood Oath Covenant] and "Wangbo Port" in "Shilin Port", because "Shilin Port" has opened up a special area specifically for "Wangbo Port" to sell various goods belonging to "Wangbo Port".

Of course, this shop in "Shilin Port" can be said to be deserted, and basically no one comes here, because when trading in this shop in "Shilin Port", one must accept the share of "Shilin Port".

Taking into account the share of "Shilin Port", the things sold in this "Wangbo Port Commodity" store are much more expensive than buying them directly at "Wangbo Port". Naturally, no one would buy them here.

All I can say is that there are countermeasures to every policy, and this sentence is very classic.

It wasn't long before both "Shilin Port" and the Empire reacted because there were so many things wrong.

Twelve out of ten things are wrong!

First of all, after the "ban" was announced, "Shilin Port" did not see an explosion of caravans. It remained similar to the situation before the "ban" was issued, and even became worse.

This was extremely wrong, at least it did not match the imagination of Earl Shilin and his staff. It was completely opposite to the scene they had imagined.

The coastal provinces organized large-scale anti-smuggling teams, more and more smuggling ships were arrested, and everything seemed to be moving in the right direction.

It wasn't until Shilin Port discovered that the coastal provinces all had official trade fleets heading to Wangbo Port that they suddenly realized, wow, this was simply the opposite of the natural order! The policies they had devised ultimately served these coastal provinces well!
Those "coastal provinces" openly defied the "Imperial Ban" and organized official trade teams to trade with the [Blood Oath Alliance] and "Wangbo Port". They also formed anti-smuggling forces to rob the goods of ordinary merchants. This is really a bit too much. They really have no shame at all!

"Damn! These bastards!

"Shilin Port", at the high-level meeting, Earl Shilin was no longer as calm as last time. This time, his defense was directly broken.

There was no way around it. This idea was proposed by Earl Shilin himself, but now this was the result, which made him very ashamed.

"Boss, what should we do now?"

At the meeting, everyone looked at Earl Shilin. As the helmsman, founder, and leader of the entire "Shilin Port", Earl Shilin was undoubtedly the real backbone of everyone.

“No way for now”

Earl Shilin looked embarrassed, but he really couldn't think of any good solution.

What do you expect him to say in this period? Does he need the Empire to lift the "ban" first?

The "Empire" is not run by his family, so the "ban" that has been issued cannot be lifted just because he wants to.

Moreover, even if it is lifted now, the reputation of "Wangbo Port" and the [Blood Oath Covenant] has already spread. Things are irreversible and it is useless to think too much now.

"Ah?! Are we just going to watch Stone Forest Port slide into the abyss?!"

Earl Shilin's poor response excited many of the participants. They seemed to be more anxious than Earl Shilin, the governor. There was no other way, as they also had "shares". They and "Shilin Port" were truly in the same boat.

These anxious people can be summed up in four words: "stakeholders."

"I can't help it."

Earl Shilin spread his hands and chose to give up. Although he didn't want to see this kind of scene and didn't want "Shilin Port" to get worse and worse, things are unpredictable and one wrong step will lead to all the wrong steps. The result is this and no one can change it.

"Let's take down Wangbo Port and completely destroy the [Blood Oath Covenant]. Will this problem be solved?"

Someone raised his hand and brought up the old matter again. This had been mentioned during the first discussion on how to deal with "Wangbo Port". Some people had wanted to use force to destroy "Wangbo Port" directly, but Earl Shilin did not make a choice. He chose the safer option and chose to talk first.

Now that this point of view has been raised again, the situation has completely reversed.

Seeing a bunch of people in front of him raising their hands to agree to this policy, Earl Shilin's mouth twitched. These people didn't understand anything at all and were completely blinded by interests. They thought that "Wangbo Port" and the [Blood Oath Alliance] were easy to control and there was no need to put in so much effort.

(End of this chapter)