DreamersGN Chapter 288 The Financial Crisis of Rome
Chapter 288 The Financial Crisis of Rome
Before Xun Yu's paper entered Rome, the Romans showed an artistic interest that surpassed that of other races.
So, in many caves, on stone walls, bark, tiles, sheepskin...
And so on, anywhere you can write and paint,
There are traces of them.
Romans who like art, one of their hobbies is painting.
The rich and well-appreciated became court painters, painting on the countless carved columns and jade pillars in the palace,
Those who have no money, paint on sheepskin on their walls.
Some Romans who pursue individuality like to paint on stones, and some even look for stone walls in the mountains and leave their masterpieces on them.
Of course, there are also quite a few bards, who will write their poems on stone walls, sheepskin, and tree bark in their careers of flattering nobles and approaching wandering in various places.
Although the Romans did not speak of calligraphy, they also needed objects to record their poetry.
In the past, whether it was writing or painting, it was extremely difficult. After all, there were too few raw materials suitable for these.
But now, from the eastern continent 10 far away, the paper produced by the magical kingdom of Wei has become a new darling that has quickly swept the whole of Rome!
Light, clean, easy to carry, easy to store, easy to bind, you can watch when you sit, watch when you lie down, watch when you squat, and watch when you eat!
Such a thing is simply a gift from God!
Before long, the bards found the treasure that carried their own inspiration.
The painters have found a paradise of freedom!
Although the price is not very close to the people, these papers are still quickly sold out!
Many great nobles came with carriages from time to time, and they bought one cart at a time.
Even some art enthusiasts, afraid that such neat paper will never be available again, sold their properties directly and bought them in large quantities!
Xun Yu almost counted the money until his hands were soft. In the past, he never knew that making money was so easy!
"This is crazy! The cost of a piece of paper is only a few copper plates. Here, it is the paper used by the common people, almost ten pieces of gold! The high-quality paper used by those nobles is even one piece of gold, and one piece of ten gold! This is ten thousand times, 100,000 times the profit! Terrible, Romans, I wonder if they can last for half a year?
In fact, Xun Yu underestimated the wealth of the Romans.
The Roman Empire, which has lasted for hundreds of years, has a vast territory, conquered many places, many people, and a large number of slaves, bringing countless wealth that ordinary people can't imagine.
Some big lords, in their own territory, send their own tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of slaves every day, to pan for gold in the territory. For them, gold is actually no different from stone. matter.
As a result, Xun Yu's paper became in short supply!
He had to send someone back quickly and let the court make more paper to sell.
Soon, from Rome to Xudu, this Silk Road broke out with a grand occasion that has never been seen in history!
Countless industries have sprung up because of this!
The first is the car industry.
The demand for vehicles continues to increase as countless vehicles are required to carry more and more complex and more and more substances back and forth.
The second is the catering and accommodation industry.
The people who travel between the East and the West will soon be not only official, but the big businessmen and even the nobles of the people will organize a large number of people to sell goods back and forth after seeing huge profits.
These people need to eat and rest along the way. Originally, few people could make money, so naturally no one opened a shop.
But now, tens of millions of people are running back and forth, and many people have seen business opportunities. Some consortiums have even built large restaurants along the way, integrating eating, sleeping, and entertainment.
Therefore, many low-income groups along the way, in order to increase their income and keep up with fashion, have all participated, either as waiters, or as suppliers of vegetables and meat. One of them was revealed, which led to the employment problem of countless people, and countless people were exposed overnight. rich.
Of course, with the increase in the number of fleets coming and going, the car repair industry has also sprung up along the way...
Finally, where there is interest, there are always some gray industries.
On the long Silk Road, more and more bandits like to gather here, because there is a lot of wealth gathered here, because most of the areas along the way are uncontrolled!
Countless robbers make big profits!
There have even been robbers who have robbed their hands so softly that they have changed their minds after bleaching.
The Kushan people are located between the Great Wei and the Romans. They can not only sell the things they bought from the Great Wei at a higher price to the Romans, but also sell their special products with almost no cost to the Romans. !
High-purity wine, fine and clean paper, beautiful and soft silk, and fine armor were the foundations of the active commerce that supported the Silk Road, and under this framework, the small business of people from all over the world was carried out.
More and more people have found opportunities to make money steadily, that is, every time Dawei officials and businessmen come over, follow them to Rome, and there will be no danger on the way.
Soon, the word Dawei became a visible and tangible protector in the hearts of the people along the way!
Many people do not worship God or seek Buddhahood, but just follow the Great Wei, go to Rome step by step, and then follow the Great Wei business group, and finally return to their hometown after 683!
Of course, as for things like money, there are plenty of people who make a lot of money, so naturally there are losers who don't even have to wear pants.
Now Dawei buys low-cost raw materials and sells high-end finished products. Naturally, Dawei has made great profits, followed by Guishuang, and merchants from all over the world.
It is the Romans who take advantage of it.
In the past month, all parts of the Roman Empire have been sending back news that the financial difficulties of various provinces and regions have forced some necessary projects for national economy and people's livelihood to come to an end.
The local government wanted to get the appropriation from the Emperor Severus, but in fact, Severus was still thinking about asking the local province for money to spend.
No way, in recent months, the palace's consumption is really scary.
No one has ever drank such fine wine, seen such paper, and soft silk, and fine armor and weapons, all of which are the love of the Romans!
As a result, in the court, including Severus, spent a few months of crazy but happy time, while spending, while pursuing artistic life.
Until they were told that the treasury was exhausted and it was difficult to collect taxes.
The waiter, who has been in close contact with Ju Shou, reported the situation and was a little scared: "The people are spending money on paper and wine, and they really can't afford the extra tax! We are really in a financial crisis now!"