Chapter 540 Trade War
Dai Lin doesn’t save face for the Undead Emperor, and there is a story to prove it:
Two years ago, the undead Emperor Sepulas, who fled from Baibei to the Beilinfeng Plateau and began to gain a foothold there, held a war memorial service to denounce the plans of mankind and made a high-profile memorial service for senior officials who believed they had died heroically in the previous battle. At this memorial service, Billy Billian was the first mourner and the highest-ranking person on the list. Sepulas personally wrote and recited the eulogy, and called on all the undead to learn from Bilian and unite to fight for the prosperity of the undead clan for life.
As a result, within two days, Dailin announced that Billy Billian and former Undead Cultivator Joe Naidib had surrendered to the Principality of Stark and personally held a registration ceremony for the two of them.
This operation made the face of the Dead Emperor swollen - the nobles of Eternal Fort gloat when they were eating melons, saying that Dai Lin was worthy of being a rich man with no face and elegance that a noble should have. They were all very sure that the Dead Emperor would definitely be angry and would either worship the north or the south of the Linfeng Plateau. No matter who wins or loses, it will be a major benefit to the Lionheart Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, the official of the Undead Empire did not express any any statement about this matter, but quietly removed all the small advertisements posted across the country, "Summoning the people of the whole country to learn from Lord Billian". After two years, there was no extreme military or other reaction in the Undead Empire - it seemed that he suffered too much under King Stark.
Today's Principality of Stark has a desperate snow field as a granary. It not only achieves self-sufficiency, but also provides surplus grain to human cities in the northern Juma Plain, as well as some tribes in the southern Linfeng Plateau. It also has a harmonious relationship with the Juma Plain Autonomous Region led by Bikaan in the north, and the Leiwen and Leanna couple in the Jinshan City. It is also a relative with the Principality of Gresia.
It is simply unrealistic to isolate the Principality of Stark in military and political terms.
Emperor Tyrel himself knew it well. So he asked the ministers to focus on economy and trade to see if they could be on this side of the Duchy of Kastark.
But in this regard, there are actually very problems...
Although Dai Lin is among the battle legends, everyone knows King Stark's great achievements in scientific and technological research.
Not only that, Ested, Betty, Sally, Nedib and others are all very strong scientific and technological legendary magicians. Although Mela is only a half-step legend, she also has very in-depth research on firearms and machinery. Her strong scientific research ability and productivity conversion ability make the Principality of Stark quickly become an important exporter of medicine, gunpowder and magical items after its founding.
The Principality of Stark has long passed the dynasty that relied on debts to the Nanlinfeng Plateau tribes to maintain the operation of the country. The anti-uncle potions, spiritual coins, spirit stones, and safe and credible undead magic products produced by the Principality of Stark are all hard currency-like.
Since the successful planting of ice and snow staple food crops in the desperate snow field, the Principality of Stark has long achieved self-sufficiency in food and can even export some to other countries. The Principality of Stark has introduced the technology of "undead workers" to make the undead workers never stop, minimizing labor costs, and truly achieving the quality of products.
Now, the Principality of Stark is exported to other countries every year, and it makes a lot of foreign exchange from other countries. The Principality of Stark also uses this money to buy a lot of agricultural products and minerals from other countries - and most of these purchases are for the purchase of raw materials used for production, or simply for the balance of trade, non-essential products and services.
In this way, the money from the entire continent flows to the Principality of Stark, which then returns the money earned to neighboring countries and regions by purchasing large amounts of raw materials or low-level products from neighboring countries and regions, and then spreads to further places through neighboring countries and regions.
The huge cargo and cash flow made Stark quickly the center of the west of the entire continent, making the Nanlinfeng Plateau and Baibei, especially the cities in the Jima Plain area quickly became dependent on the Stark Principality. Every year, a large number of people find ways to come to Stark Principality in order to become Stark citizen.
These are all economic phenomena that can be observed.
This is also the most unacceptable fact that Emperor Tyrell: There is no other day. Baihua City wants to become the second Eternal Fort - how can this be done?
Emperor Tyrell thought about the Principality of Stark for a long time. When Stark was first founded, Tyrell originally thought that the Sanyang City was remote, sparsely populated, complex races, and numerous problems, which were not afraid at all. After Dailin quickly took Bainan to his hands through several wars, Tyrell felt that although the Principality of Stark had a strong military strength, the proportion of men and women was seriously unbalanced, which would inevitably cause serious social problems. These political problems needed to be solved by wise politicians. Dailin, a mud-legged man from an orphanage, did not understand the art of governing the country, would definitely kill himself.
Unexpectedly, the king of Dailin not only did not do badly, but also made the country that had been ravaged by the undead at a jaw-dropping speed and almost a scorched earth back on track. With the help of the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce covering the entire continent, the products of the Stark Principality were dumped in large quantities to other countries in the mainland, and money poured into the Stark Principality like crazy. Since the spirit stones and spirit coins were brought out by the Stark Principality, this trend has become even more obvious.
Not to mention other mages, even Tyrel himself began to hoard spirit stones in large quantities - because they were so easy to use.
After discovering that the treasury's money was decreasing and most of it went to the Principality of Stark, Tyrell's anxiety increased day by day.
However, the Principality of Stark has always been very lawful. As a principality, the money paid to the Lionheart Kingdom every year has not been lost. Therefore, Tyrel has never found a suitable excuse.
This time, Dai Lin ordered the Lihe Pass to take over for himself, which gave Tyrell a very good reason. Tyrell immediately asked the ministers to figure out a charter so that the Lionheart Kingdom could use the authority and execution capabilities of the central dynasty to forcibly interrupt the flow of trade and money to the Principality of Stark.
Not long after, at the instruction of Emperor Tyrell, his ministers proposed the following sanctions bill:
First, tariffs are imposed. A series of core products sold by the Principal of Stark to the Kingdom of Lionheart: spirit stones, anti-uncle potions, alchemy products, engineering products, undead products, mage tower equipment, specialties from the Nanlinfeng Plateau resold by the Principal of Stark...etc., Tongtong has additional tariffs of 100-250%! And the review of the necessity of use of these products!
Second, the Lionheart Kingdom used the authority of the central dynasty to force the worship and other principalities to reduce the purchase and use of spirit stones and other products. At the same time, the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce forced the Black Gold Chamber to reduce or stop a series of cooperative transactions with the Principality of Stark.
Third, use the authority of the central dynasty to require other principalities to report the export of key resources and products to the Principal of Stark to the Central dynasty. Only after the Central dynasty permits can they be exported to the Principal of Stark.
It is said on the surface until Stark fully realizes his mistakes, withdraws from the Lionheart Pass, and confirms that Stark has indeed repented and no longer has unrealistic demands for the territory.
Chapter completed!