After leaving the Samat Territory, Sui Xiong ran to the Gerten Territory.
Geerten Territory is currently prosperous. As the most important stationery producing area in the entire main plane, it produces various stationery and supports the core industry of the entire territory. The small piece of stationery may seem inconspicuous, but it can provide an annual income comparable to that of an earl.
Don't think that "count" is no big deal. You must know that there are only fourteen counts in the Gold Coin Federation.
The land area of the Gold Coin Federation is about the same as that of the United States on Earth. Excluding Alaska, the shape of the country is slightly similar. They are all a complete mass, and they feel a bit flat and stable. For such a large country, about 45% of the territory and about 65% of the population are currently controlled by fourteen counts and two marquises. The annual income of the Gerten Territory is equivalent to that of an earl, and it is also a relatively high-income earl.
In terms of China, this place is almost equivalent to a province on the southeast coast.
What an amazing thing that a province’s economy can be supported solely by income from stationery!
... No, it should be said that just relying on the income from stationery, a prefecture-level city has an economic level equivalent to that of a province. This is simply crazy!
The key to being able to achieve this level lies in the God of Knowledge.
Geltenling is not the only one doing stationery business in the world, but behind Geltenling is the God of Knowledge, and the God of Knowledge is the guardian of culture and learning. Under the same conditions, if people want to buy stationery, they will naturally tend to Purchased from Gertenling.
This is like the arms business on earth. Are people willing to buy from a country that has fought many wars, has brilliant records, and has military bases all over the world? Or are you willing to buy from a country huddled in the northern part of a certain peninsula that, apart from shouting loudly, actually imports even its food
Weird things naturally exist everywhere, but the choices for normal people are generally the same.
In addition to the stationery business, another industry in Geertenling is medicinal herbs. There are many medicinal herbs from the mountain climate here, and a lot of money can be made every year.
However, the herbal business is severely restricted. The God of Medicine has made it clear that he does not support the use of medicinal herbs to make huge profits. Therefore, whether it is the Gerten Territory, Gals City, or Keen Territory, although the income from the medicinal herb business is not low, it is not considered huge profits.
Rather than money, the medicinal herb business brings them more connections and prestige.
These things are somewhat illusory, but many times they are more useful than money. For example, when a big businessman chooses a partner, money is not so important to him, but reputation, character and social relationships are what he values most.
In addition to these two main businesses, Geertenling also has many side businesses, which are mainly concentrated in handicrafts, especially small industrial products. They look like the "Yiwu small commodities" that Sui Xiong often heard about before traveling through.
It's also interesting to say that there is also a small commodity wholesale market in Geertenling. Sui Xiong had never been to Yiwu and didn't know what the nationally famous small commodity market looked like, but looking at the small commodity market in Geertenling reminded him of the market in his hometown.
The small commodity market in his hometown is called "Merchant City". Although it is euphemistically called a business attraction, it is actually run by small self-employed people. They sell a variety of things, from daily necessities to various foods, to clothing, footwear, toys and groceries. As long as it is not too bulky, you can buy almost everything here.
Sui Xiong often went shopping in the past. Firstly, it was convenient, as most things were available for sale; secondly, it was cheap, at least 20% cheaper than street stores.
The small commodity market in Geertenling is similar. Many merchants doing wholesale business come here specifically through the portal. They also have a comprehensive range of goods and cheap prices.
Needless to say the former, a key factor in the latter is transportation.
In this world, transportation costs are very high due to underdeveloped transportation. Even a stool shipped to a remote area can be sold for the price of a large bed. The portal system laid out by Sui Xiong greatly reduced transportation costs. Although it costs money to use the portal, compared to long-distance transportation, whether it is saving money, manpower and time, people are more inclined to this method.
Apart from anything else, if you use the portal for transportation, you can at least have a lot of money left over for bodyguard expenses!
Of course, it is definitely not cost-effective to use the portal to transport large or heavy items - for example, large furniture, ore, etc., it certainly cannot be transported through the portal. But small commodities and the like are quite suitable.
In fact, the most suitable items to be transported through portals are all kinds of luxury goods, so Void City is the most important luxury trading market in the main plane of the world today. You can buy any luxury and precious things here - except for those immoral things. outside.
Sui Xiong is still very tight on the issue of "immorality". The Northwest Republic not only does not allow slave trading and the business of living materials, but also prohibits narcotics and so on. This is almost a high-voltage line. Many people were executed for such reasons.
But that's all beside the point, at least it has nothing to do with Geltenland, because that kind of business is also prohibited here.
Sui Xiongfei was flying over the Gertenling Small Commodity Market, walking and watching with a smile. He is not proficient in business, but he can tell that most people here are very lucky. If he uses the terminology of a novel he read before traveling through the world, an online author who talks about luck all day long, that is These people all have stable luck. Even if they are not rich, they at least have a stable and good life.
The country is prosperous and the people are strong, the people are safe and the country is peaceful. With such economic income, people's living standards are naturally good. Sui Xiong flew all the way here and never saw the starving people he met when he first passed by here again. All he saw were well-dressed people with red faces.
And he also noticed that the younger generation led by Gerten were obviously a little taller than their parents.
This is the credit of Orian Gelten. She once heard that "if there is sufficient nutrition, people can actually be much taller than they are now", so she kept this in mind. After the territory became rich, one of her important measures was to strengthen livestock breeding, mainly raising cattle, sheep and pigs. Cattle and sheep can produce milk, and pigs are the most important source of meat. If these things were raised by the common people themselves, the cost would often be very high, but if the lord takes the lead in raising them centrally, the cost can be reduced a lot.
After the pasture stabilized, it soon began to produce milk and meat. The Gerten collar official subsidized these products, so the collar residents could buy them at a relatively low price. Coupled with the official propaganda that "adequate nutrition leads to a healthy body", ordinary people are also willing to spend money in this area.
The final result is that the new generation of citizens of Geerten Territory are indeed tall and strong. They don't look like people from the Gold Coin Federation, but more like barbarians on the northern ice field.
Each of them was tall and tall, but they spoke and acted politely. This wonderful combination was full of comedy. Sui Xiong looked at it with a smile and was overjoyed.