Chapter 118 Escorting the Sea Route

When the Stratholme magic industrial base located in the northernmost part of the continent entered the frantic construction phase, the three Kandela Empire naval ports located in the southernmost part of the entire continent were also not idle.

After obtaining five frigates again from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, plus the previous three frigates, the Kandela Imperial Navy finally has a well-organized fleet of new magic frigates.

During the multiple trainings and actual combat exercises in the past six months, this new type of fleet has demonstrated to everyone that it is far beyond the powerful power of the traditional warships of the Kandela Empire Navy, making the Kandela Empire Navy reach a consensus from top to bottom, that That is, the development direction of the navy in the future must be to replace all of them with this latest type of magic warship.

In the past, the traditional way of relying on a large number of wooden sea boats to oppress the opponent, constantly shooting rockets at each other, or even directly boarding the ship for hand-to-hand combat, at most it was to use a small trebuchet to smash two stones at sea. , has been completely replaced by a new type of combat method that uses ultra-long-range attacks and can end without even seeing the enemy's face.

If it wants to continue to roam freely in the endless sea in the future, the Kandela Imperial Navy must make rapid changes.

However, one important issue prevented the Kandela Imperial Navy from making this change.

The question is simple and straightforward, and that is money.

Over the years, the empire has repeatedly cut the general budget of the military department, and the navy's budget has been cut far more severely than the army's.

The money that the Imperial Navy bought three magic frigates from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce before was still the money squeezed out by the Navy Ministry of Finance, and it also owed part of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce on credit. At the same time, it was exchanged for some conditions such as the opening of the military port to the frigates of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Later, although the Imperial Navy passed the cooperation with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. And the improvement of shipping brought about by vigorously combating piracy. He got a lot of money from it, but after purchasing five magic frigates from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he spent all the money he had managed to save in the past two years.

So now even though the imperial navy has reached a consensus to convert all the warships in the navy into new magic frigates, but thinking 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 Kandela Imperial Navy has further deepened the close relationship with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Through the contact of Earl Russell, the new Chief of Staff of the Imperial Navy. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Candela Empire Navy reached an agreement two months ago to fully open the three deep-water naval ports in the south of the Candela Empire under the control of the Candela Empire Navy.

Specifically, these three military ports were originally only used by the Candela Empire Navy, and now any ships are welcome to enter.

Although ships entering the military port only need to pay a certain protection fee to the Kandela Empire Navy, the fee is not high. The largest sea ship only needs to pay 30 gold coins, which is definitely something that most merchant ships engaged in shipping can afford. affordable.

And after paying the 30 gold coins, not only will they be protected by the Kandela Empire Navy in these three military ports, but if they encounter any danger in the endless sea in the south, they can also seek help from the Kandela Empire Navy.

In general. For the vast majority of shipping merchants, this protection fee is well worth paying.

certainly. How to ensure that they can encounter danger in the southern waters and seek help from the Candela Empire Navy in time, the key lies in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Every merchant ship that pays a protection fee of 30 gold coins will get a magic communication device provided by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. After owning 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 the magic communication device at any time, and then the distress signal can be transmitted to the Candela Empire Navy immediately through the magic communication network, and then the Candela Empire Navy will send the nearest Imperial Navy ship for rescue. .

If the Imperial Navy is unable to rush to the rescue in the first place, the ships in need can also ask for help from the nearest Xinfei Chamber of Commerce bases on various islands in the endless sea.

And because the transmission distance of the magic power signal of each magic power signal tower is currently limited to within five kilometers, the suggestion made by the Kandela Imperial Navy for all merchant ships is not to leave the island with the magic power signal tower within five kilometers, so as not to prevent the rescue signal from being transmitted smoothly. out.

So after the Kandela Empire Navy announced the opening of these three military ports as shipping ports, the number of merchant ships traveling to and from the Kandela Empire for maritime trade increased again, almost dozens of times before, but if you look down from the sky, you will find Although these merchant ships sailed in the boundless and endless sea, the routes they took were almost exactly the same.

When all merchant ships sail on the endless sea, they will stay near the island where the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce base is located, and never go too far.

The most important reason, of course, is that this route is fully covered by the magic communication network set up by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which can obtain powerful instant messaging conditions. Communicate for a while.

For these sea merchants who sailed in the boundless and endless sea before, and may not see a single figure for ten days and a half months, this is simply a huge change.

In addition, since this route is around the island base of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it is obviously cleared by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. sailing.

In addition, another thing that was introduced in detail in the book "Instructions for the Endless Sea Route" jointly published by the Candela Imperial Navy and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has also set up a voyage every 500 kilometers on these island bases. A deep-water port for seagoing vessels.

Cargo ships can stop at these ports at any time for replenishment and rest.

This is another great convenience for these merchant ships who have been floating on the endless sea all year round and can only rely on the supplies prepared at the time of departure to support their voyage for dozens of days or even months.

Moreover, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will also provide some suggested repairs and maintenance of sea-going ships and other logistical facilities in these ports, so that these merchant ships can obtain more reliable guarantees when sailing at sea.

In addition, because supplies can be obtained at any time, the space previously used to load supplies can be freed up to load more cargo on sea ships, which makes the value of a voyage much higher than before.

Although the charges on the sea bases of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are much more expensive than those on land, it is undoubtedly countless times stronger than the previous situation where it was impossible to resupply and rest halfway, and it would encounter danger at any time.

What's more, when driving in the waters from the Principality of Standing to the southern part of the Kandela Empire, you can also enjoy the protection of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escort fleet and the Kandela Empire Navy Fleet, which greatly increases safety.

Based on the above reasons, as soon as the joint statement of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Candela Imperial Navy was officially announced, countless sea ships sailed into the vast endless sea, and began to go back and forth on this channel planned by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. shuttle.

Numerous and various goods were loaded onto merchant ships at several ports in the Principality of Standing, and were continuously transported to the Candela Empire through this waterway.

These goods are not just magical machinery, but also a large number of ordinary living materials, including food, clothing, plastic products, and even some pots and pans...

When the merchant ships arrived at the southern port of the Candela Empire, some of the goods were sold locally and in nearby areas, while the rest went directly to the hinterland of the empire through the cargo transfer station set up near the port by the Candela Empire Navy and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

For the civilians of the Candela Empire, any goods from the Principality of Standing are extremely welcome.

Think about it, a dress with a beautiful appearance, meticulous stitching, and only a slight difference in fabric from the clothes made by the master tailors in the Candela Empire, is actually only sold for a few dozen silver coins, or a little more than a gold coin at most!

This is simply a free gift!

As for other aspects, although most of the people of the Candela Empire don't know plastic, the so-called plastic things, such as plastic washbasins, are light and easy to use, far more 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 it feels super good to the touch, which is much better than the pitted iron basins made by those blacksmiths, and even the iron basins with burrs on the sides.

Besides, the iron plate is afraid of the paint falling off and rusting, but the plastic basin does not have this worry.

If you really don't want to use plastic pots and think metal pots are reassuring, that's fine.

Because there are various alloy washbasins for you to choose from, which will never rust and are equally light, but the price is slightly more expensive, but it is only a few silver coins more expensive.

Countless goods of all kinds from the Principality of Standing poured in, including what the people of the Candela Empire wanted, and there were also many things they couldn't think of at all.

In short, they are all the same cheap and easy to use, and instantly formed a huge impact on the lives of the people of the Candela Empire.

Only two or three months have passed, and the various goods of the Principality of Standing have already left an extremely deep impression on the people of the Kandela Empire.

The only exception is the southern provinces. (To be continued..)