Selmes. As the most important city in the west of the Panja tribe, Selms' status has not been greatly affected after experiencing a period of drastic historical changes. The special port here has become more and more prosperous, and the gold and slave trade have become the mainstay here. The largest characteristic industry, in addition to continuing to defend its status as the largest slave trading center in the Indian region, it has also become the fourth largest gold trading center in the Indian region after Reed, Goa, and Ramburg.
The slave trade has always been the most important pillar industry of Selmes. The Indian Kingdom has always been the largest slave producing area in the entire Raya continent. In addition to frequent small-scale wars between tribes, which caused a large number of civilians to become slaves, Robbery, loan sharking, and comparisons between rich people are also the main reasons for the prosperity of the slave trade in this region, and Selmes is famous in the Indian Kingdom and even the entire Central Continent because of its long history of slave trading.
After Xijiang took control of Panzhe, the slave trading market in Selms City was closed for a time, but it was quickly reopened. In Wu Feng's own words, it is better to block it than to open it up, and its existence is reasonable. Since there is such a big market here, supply and demand market, it proves that it is impossible to ban the slave trade in a short period of time. Blindly using administrative means to ban it will only make slave smuggling rampant, which will not only be detrimental to local economic development, but will also bring huge losses to tax revenue. . The wordless motto "existence is reasonable" was even cast in radium gold characters in three Chinese characters: Tangwen, Tianfangwen and Raniya.
The entrance to the Elms Slave Trading Center is quite interesting.
Therefore, with Wu Feng's approval, the slave trading market in Selmes not only did not become abandoned, but became more prosperous. Owners of vineyards and cotton gardens in the Western Regions, and owners of coffee, tobacco, sugar cane, and gum plantations in Northern Luzon, The big landowners of Komini and the spice plantation owners of the Principality of Meli all came here. The nomadic nobles from the Tengger Grassland in the north and the landowners and workshop owners from the interior of the empire also traveled thousands of miles to come here. Shop.
Indian slaves were known for their hard work, docility and obedience to management. India has also long been famous in the mainland for producing beautiful women, so both male and female slaves are very popular here. The huge human resources of the Indian Kingdom with a population of 60 million are its solid backing. In addition, the kingdom has a strict hierarchy and class conflicts. The sharp division between rich and poor created a natural breeding ground for the slave trade. The slave trade resulted in a strong buyer and seller market throughout the Indeyang region.
The Selmes Slave Trading Center is known for its fairness, justice, and openness. All slave merchants registered here to operate slave trading businesses must have considerable economic strength, and it is absolutely prohibited to plunder free people within the empire's controlled areas. Slaves were then traded here. At the same time, the slave trading center was also equipped with necessary quarantine and epidemic prevention institutions to prevent the spread of plague and disease here. The government also required slave traders to ensure that slaves had good living conditions. Abuse of slaves is prohibited, and if discovered, the government will impose heavy financial penalties.
The prosperous slave trade industry in Selms even affected its status as one of the four major gold trading centers in the Indian region. Although Western Xinjiang and even the Tang Empire did not explicitly prohibit slave trade, they did not promote and encourage slave trade, and the local government They also consciously wanted to support mining, gold trading, and jewelry trading to replace the slave trade industry, which had a poor reputation, but they failed to achieve their goals. The huge demand and output market made this industry increasingly international, especially in the North. During the development process of Luzon and Burma County, a large number of plantation owners were in urgent need of labor. The freedmen could no longer meet their needs, so they had to resort to buying slaves to meet their urgent needs, which further contributed to the prosperity of the slave trade in Selmes.
Driven by the slave trade and gold trade and the deliberate planning of the local government, Selm has been completely transformed from what it was a few years ago, with wide streets and flat pavements, greenery lining the streets, and beautiful palm trees swaying. The tall poinciana trees stand tall and beautiful, so that it is tempting to say that the development of Selmes is undoubtedly a shameful comparison with the neighboring city of Hailum, a city that developed on the slave trade industry and a The historical, cultural and artistic center is more beautiful and attractive than before. How does this not shame the Indians
The size of the new Pangzha Army was trained based on the establishment of 100,000 people during training. However, after completing the first phase of initial training, Obra accepted Pauling's suggestion and formally transferred the most elite 50,000 people. It was finalized as the Pancha New Army, and the remaining 50,000 people were deployed in the three cities of Pancha in the name of the Pancha Self-Defense Force. The 50,000 new army became the regular army that the Pancha tribe hoped to be recognized by the empire.
In order for the new army to join the imperial ranks, Obra has been working tirelessly to strengthen the training of the new army. They also looked for opportunities to participate in the military operations of the empire in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the Panzhe New Army. However, when Xijiang launched the war against the Tik people, the Panzhe New Army had not yet taken shape, and then the Tik people failed to recover, and the Panzhe New Army There is no chance for exercise anymore, which makes Obra regretful. And this time, India's all-out war finally allowed the new Panja army to go out, and even crossed over from the inherent territory of the Pancha tribe and entered the territory of the Tik people. How could this not make Obra excited
In addition to the main force of the 30,000-strong Pangcha New Army going to Lahore, the remaining 20,000 Pangcha New Army were all stationed in Selms. Due to the changes in the situation in East Luzon, the relationship between Luzon and the Tang Dynasty became increasingly tense. Helms's new army also entered a state of alert. However, after the Tang army launched an attack on the Hansen Alliance, the relationship with Luzon seemed to be supportive. After all, the empire did not take the initiative to attack Luzon in the Indian region. The Song people launched an attack, and in imagination, it seemed unlikely that the Luzon people would come to stroke the tiger's beard. However, many things do not seem to be as tempting as imagined, and everything needs to change as the situation changes.
The city of Selmes has gradually calmed down at night. However, with the establishment of the status of the slave trading center and the gold trading center, the developed entertainment industry of Selms, especially the pornographic industry, has also Gradually, it became the third pillar industry after the two major industries of slave trade and gold trading. After the residential area gradually became quiet, the commercial and entertainment area became more and more lively. Businessmen from all over the mainland always need to relax after dinner, and the south of Elms City is the area where the entertainment industry is most concentrated. There are various places for eating, drinking, sleeping, gambling, performances, and movie theaters. All kinds of industries are available. , forming a city that never sleeps.
The Pangzhe garrison was stationed at the junction of the south and west of the city. At this moment, the entire garrison had not rested as usual. The command post in the center of the barracks was still full of people, showing that it seemed not very quiet here.
Ladu is a young officer of the new Panchayat Army who grew up. Since the Panchayat tribe surrendered to Western Xinjiang, the Panchayat New Army also selected a group of young officers to study at the Northwest Military Academy during its formation, and Ladu Du and the two captains currently stationed in Selms are both cadets who graduated from the Northwest Military Academy, and Radu even served as the deputy commander of the new army of Pancha. At this time, Radu was frowning deeply. The two officers in full uniforms standing opposite him also had the same military rank as Radu. They should at least be captains of ten thousand. Several pieces of information were placed on the desk. The pieces were placed in front of the three of them.
"The situation is not good. It seems that there are some discrepancies in our early estimates. We originally thought that the Luzon people were unlikely to launch an attack on our Pancha area, but it seems that this inference is not accurate. Lord Obra has sent a message saying that the Empire There may be a full-scale war with the Luzon people, and the war with the Hansen Alliance may not last too long. Maybe the Luzon people will not wait until the day when the empire frees up its hands, which means that the Luzon people may We have taken action against the empire before, especially the targets in the Indian region." He raised his head and drank a large sip of black tea. As if to clear his mind, Radu frowned and pointed at the map with his thick fingers, bit by bit. of moving. "If the people of Luzon want to take action, they should first choose Lahore. However, now that the main force of the Imperial Army and our new army are stationed in Lahore, the people of Luzon may not act rashly, but we Selms still have fast food." There are not many troops in Pudu, so if we leave this gap, will the Luzon people remain indifferent?"
"Master Radu, looking at the current situation, this possibility should be very high. Although there is not much news coming back from the south, the Luzon garrison in Comini is being mobilized at any time. It is difficult for us to grasp its specific movements. Maybe this It was the trick they deployed to mislead us into thinking that they would not launch an attack here, so that we could relax and launch a surprise attack." Another officer with a slightly darker complexion responded.
"Well, yes, I am also worried about this problem. Now the annual slave trade week is about to start again, and merchants from all over the country are beginning to enter. At this time, the people from Luzon will come, but it will make Selmes eclipse. You're young." Radu twirled a few strands of his beard under his collar, "It seems we have to make some preparations. In this way, we can pull all two of our 20,000-person troops out of the city. There is no city wall, so there is no point in staying in the city. In addition, Let our people take over the garrison and enter a state of war, but do not announce it to the outside world for the time being to avoid causing unnecessary disturbances. If the Luzon people really come, there will be no way. I believe Marshal Cui should have a way to deal with it."