While the Stratholme Magic Industrial Base located in the northernmost part of the continent is entering into a frenzied construction phase, the three Candela Empire naval ports located in the southernmost part of the continent are also not idle.
After acquiring another five frigates from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, plus the previous three frigates, the Candela Empire Navy finally has an established new magic frigate fleet.
In many trainings and actual combat exercises in the past six months, this new type of fleet has demonstrated to everyone that it is far more powerful than the traditional warships of the Candela Empire Navy, and everyone in the Candela Empire Navy has reached a consensus. The future development direction of the navy must be to replace all of them with this latest type of magic battleship.
In the past, the traditional maritime combat method relied on a large number of wooden ships to oppress the opponent, constantly firing rockets at each other during the battle, and even directly boarding the ship for hand-to-hand combat. At most, it was just using a small trebuchet to smash two rocks. , has been completely replaced by a new type of combat method that uses ultra-long-range attacks and can be ended without even seeing the enemy's face.
If it wants to continue to roam the endless sea in the future, the Candela Empire Navy must make rapid changes.
However, there was an important problem that prevented the Candela Imperial Navy from making this change.
The problem is very simple and direct, that is money.
Over the years, the empire has repeatedly cut the overall budget of the military, and the budget of the navy has been cut far more severely than that of the army.
The Imperial Navy had previously paid for the purchase of three magic frigates from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. It was money forced out of the Navy Treasury Department, and it also owed part of the money to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce on credit. At the same time, some conditions were also put forward, such as the opening of the military port to the new aircraft and chamber of commerce frigates in exchange for it.
Later, although the Imperial Navy passed the cooperation with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. and the increase in shipping brought about by vigorous efforts to combat piracy. I made a lot of money from it, but after buying five magic frigates from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I spent all the money I had saved in the past two years.
So now, even though the Imperial Navy has reached a consensus to convert all warships in the navy into new magic frigates, when they think of the price of a magic frigate as high as two million gold coins, they can only express helplessness.
In order to achieve this goal, and at the private instruction of His Majesty the Emperor, the Candela Imperial Navy further deepened its close ties with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
After being contacted by Earl Russell, the new chief of staff of the Imperial Navy. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Candela Imperial Navy reached an agreement two months ago to fully open to the outside world the three deep-water military ports in the southern part of the Candela Empire that are under the control of the Candela Imperial Navy.
Specifically, these three military ports, which were originally only used by the Kandra Empire Navy, now welcome any ship to enter.
Although ships entering the military port must pay a certain protection fee to the Candela Imperial Navy, this fee is not high. The largest sea ship only pays 30 gold coins, which is definitely affordable by the vast majority of merchant ships engaged in shipping. Affordable.
And after paying these 30 gold coins, not only will you be protected by the Kandra Imperial Navy in these three military ports, but if you encounter any danger on the endless sea in the south, you can also seek help from the Kandra Imperial Navy.
In general. For the vast majority of shipping merchants, this protection fee is well worth paying.
certainly. The key to ensuring that they can encounter danger in the southern seas and seek help from the Candela Imperial Navy in a timely manner lies in the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
Every merchant ship that pays a protection fee of 30 gold coins will receive a magic communication device provided by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. After possessing this magic communication device, it only needs to be within the range of the magic communication network built by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. You can use the magic communication device at any time to get in touch with other people who are also within the range of the magic communication network.
Specifically in the southern waters of the Candela Empire, you can send a distress signal through a magic communication device at any time, and then the distress signal can be transmitted to the Candela Empire Navy through the magic communication network as soon as possible, and then the Candela Empire Navy will dispatch an Imperial Navy ship nearby for rescue. .
If the Imperial Navy cannot rush to the rescue at the first time, the ships in need of rescue can also seek help from the nearest base set up by the New Aviation Chamber of Commerce on various islands in the Endless Sea.
And since the magic signal transmission distance of each magic signal tower is currently limited to within five kilometers, the Candela Empire Navy's suggestion to each merchant ship is not to leave the island with a magic signal tower within five kilometers, so as to prevent the rescue signal from being transmitted smoothly. out.
So after the Candela Empire Navy announced the opening of these three military ports as transportation ports, the number of merchant ships traveling to and from the Candela Empire for maritime trade increased significantly again, almost dozens of times than before. But if you look down from the sky, you will find that Although these merchant ships sailed on the vast and endless sea, the routes they took were almost exactly the same.
When all merchant ships sail on the endless sea, they will be near the island where the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce base is located, never going too far.
The most important reason is, of course, that this route is fully covered by the magic communication network set up by the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce, which provides powerful instant communication conditions. If you encounter any danger, you can ask for help as soon as possible. At the same time, if you have any information, you can also get it immediately. Communicate at once.
For these merchants who had been sailing on the vast and endless sea without seeing a soul for ten and a half months, this was an earth-shaking change.
In addition, since this route surrounds the island base of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it has obviously been explored by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce long ago. There will be no dangers such as undiscovered reefs on the entire route, which is more conducive to smooth operation. Sailing.
In addition, another thing is detailed in the "Instructions for the Endless Sea Route" jointly published by the Candela Imperial Navy and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which is that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has also set up one every five hundred kilometers on these island bases. A deep-water port for ships to dock.
Cargo ships can dock at these ports at any time for supplies and rest.
This is another great convenience for these merchant ships that drift on the endless sea all year round and can only rely on the supplies prepared at the time of departure to support their voyages for dozens of days or even months.
In addition, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will also provide some recommended ship repairs and maintenance and other logistics facilities in these ports, so that these merchant ships can obtain more reliable protection when sailing at sea.
In addition, because supplies are available at any time, the space previously used to carry supplies on sea ships can be freed up to load more cargo, making the value of a voyage much higher than before.
Although the charges at these sea bases of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are much more expensive than those on land, compared with the previous situation of being unable to replenish and recuperate midway and encountering danger at any time, it is undoubtedly countless times better now.
What's more, when traveling on the sea from the Principality of Standing to the southern part of the Kandra Empire, you can also enjoy the protection of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce escort fleet and the Kandra Empire naval fleet, which greatly increases safety.
Based on the above reasons, as soon as the joint statement between the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce and the Candela Imperial Navy was officially announced, countless ships immediately sailed into the vast endless sea and began to go back and forth on this waterway planned by the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce. shuttle.
Countless goods of all kinds are loaded onto merchant ships at several ports in the Principality of Standing, and are continuously transported to the Candela Empire through this waterway.
These goods are not just magical machines, but also a large number of ordinary daily necessities, including food, clothing, plastic products, and even some pots and pans...
When the merchant ships arrived at the southern port of the Candela Empire, part of the goods were sold locally and in nearby areas, while the rest went directly into the hinterland of the empire through the cargo transfer station established near the port by the Candela Empire Navy and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
For the civilians of the Candela Empire, any goods from the Principality of Standing are extremely welcome.
Think about it, a piece of clothing with beautiful appearance, meticulous stitching, and only a slight difference in fabric from the clothes made by the master tailors in the Candela Empire, is only sold for a few dozen silver coins, or a little more than one gold coin at most!
This is simply a free gift!
As for other aspects, although most people in the Candela Empire don't know plastic, various things made of so-called plastic, such as plastic washbasins, are both light and easy to use, far better than Iron basins are much more convenient, and the price is only one-tenth of that of ordinary iron basins.
What's more, the surface of the plastic washbasin is extremely smooth and feels great to the touch. It is much better than the iron basins made by blacksmiths with pits and even burrs on the edges.
Besides, iron plates are afraid of paint peeling and rusting, but plastic basins don’t have this worry.
If you really don’t want to use a plastic pot and find a metal pot more reassuring, that’s no problem.
Because there are a variety of washbasins made of alloys for you to choose from. They will never rust and are equally lightweight. They are just a little more expensive, but only a few silver coins more expensive.
Countless goods of all kinds from the Principality of Standing poured in, including things that the people of the Candela Empire wanted, and many that they could not imagine at all.
In short, they are all equally cheap and easy to use, and they have had a huge impact on the lives of the people of the Candela Empire in an instant.
Only two or three months have passed, and the various goods of the Principality of Standing have already left a very deep impression on the people of the Candela Empire.
The only exception is the southern province. (To be continued...)