Since these two most important merchants of Turiyi chose to give in, Sostatus no longer refused. When he stood up, the other merchants stopped whispering, with respect on their faces, and listened to him intently. This respect was not only because of his background, but also because of his own ability, although he was the youngest among these merchants.

"Everyone, I'll just tell you a long story so as not to delay everyone's time to make money." As soon as Sostatus spoke, laughter came from the surroundings.

"After we bought the food we bought for a lot, His Majesty summoned me and expressed his gratitude for our generous donation. He also said that because of this batch of food, he also had the opportunity to lead a large army to conquer Rome in central Italy. He hoped that we, the merchants of Turiyi who donated food, could follow his army to fight with the expedition—"

"What?! We have donated so much food, and we still have to go out to fight and continue to provide military funds to the army!" Wine merchant Kalmandes shouted dissatisfied before Sostatus finished speaking.

"Shut up, Kalmandes!" Sostatus glared at him and warned: "Whether you are stupid or for some other reason, don't insult the great King Davers again, or get out of here!"

"Yes, the great King Davers cannot be desecrated!" Theos emphasized loudly again, which attracted everyone's response.

Most of the merchants in the Kingdom of Dionys respected King Davers very much, not only because the bank established by his wife Cristoya played a huge role in promoting the business of the Kingdom, but also the new business management model and fine division of labor in the factory were an unprecedented innovation in the business of Dionys. Therefore, some merchants even believed that Davers was not only a descendant of Hades, but also favored by Hermes.

"Kalmanders absolutely did not disrespect His Majesty Davers. He was just worried that he would make endless donations to the army's expedition." Shipbuilding merchant Mickres defended his friend.

Michris is N'anilus' cousin, Kalmandes is the son of Orifis. Both families are famous families of the original Turiyi, with close relationships and close contacts. In the Polyxis case, N'anilus and Orifis were imprisoned and imprisoned because of the Polyxis case, but their family and industry were not greatly affected. However, their political status plummeted, and they inevitably felt uncomfortable. In fact, N'anilus and Orifis were both released a few years ago because of their sentences, but due to the impact of that scandal, they were no longer suitable for the sake of the family.

"It seems you two are really stupid!" Sephenus, a slave merchant, stood up, the one who had urged Sostatus to speak before.

The merchant was big and sturdy and liked to speak, but everyone was still willing to get close to him because he could always provide satisfactory slaves. The great demand for slaves in the Kingdom of Dionia made Seberus, who had a rich source of slaves, make a fortune.

At this moment, he laughed loudly and said, "Don't you understand? This is the reward given by the food His Majesty Davers donated to us! Since the establishment of Dionia, when did the army need our merchant followers to go to war?! Never before, but now there is! This means that we can obtain the captives captured by the powerful Kingdom Legion in time at the best price! We can also obtain the spoils obtained by the army at the best price! We can obtain the shops at the best price in the towns occupied by the army at the best price and occupy the market first!..."

Seberus's passionate words made everyone's eyes shine, and some even shouted excitedly: "His Majesty Davers!"

Kalmanders couldn't help but swear: "Don't be too happy too early, this battle may not necessarily win."

But it happened to be heard by Folassias, a wool textile businessman next to him.

Folacias was originally a fabric merchant from Uberia. After he went to Turiyi to do business, he found that the wool in Dionia was not only of high quality, but also low-priced and produced a lot of (because there were two excellent ranches in Lucania and Bruti). Therefore, he chose to settle down and become a citizen of Dionia, and began to make wool textiles. By lending to the Cristoya Bank, he gave up the traditional model of family workshops and carried out fine division of labor management of large workshops. Soon his garment workshop expanded rapidly. The wool carpets produced, the gorgeous wool robes made of wool, and the wool tunics were all very popular among the people of Dionia and were exported to other inland city-states, thus making him a big businessman.

Therefore, after hearing Kalmandes' words, he immediately retorted loudly: "Under the leadership of His Majesty Davers, when will our army be defeated? It is not the attitude that a Dionyan citizen should have!"

Facing the dissatisfied eyes of others, Kalmandes hurriedly explained: "I...I hope the army is not too careless, because I heard...I heard that Rome is a very powerful city-state..."

"I heard that the army that went to Rome this time had a total of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth legions, and the first and second two cavalry corps!" Sostatus interrupted him and said loudly: "This is an army of nearly 60,000 people! Everyone, I remember that even the Battle of Crotone and the Battle of Brindisi (that is, the Battle with the Map coalition forces launched by Davers to conquer the Apulia region) had never dispatched so many soldiers! No matter how powerful Rome is, how could it be able to withstand such a powerful army in our Dionia!"

"Sostatus is right, this will surely be another big victory! No wonder you are so excited in Seberus. It turns out that you have known this news a long time ago. This time you will get a lot of cheap Latinum slaves and make a big profit! What are the rest of you hesitating about?!..." With Dick Poris's fuel to the fire, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively.

The merchants expressed their intention to follow King Davers' army to Latinum in person to open up new trade strongholds for their industries in central Italy.

Amid the noisy voices, Folascias's question made everyone's eyes turn to Sostatus again: "President, is it only these merchants from Turiyi who follow the army to Latinum?"

"Of course not." Sostatus's face showed a little helplessness: "And Lijim's merchants... because they also donated a lot of food to the kingdom for free."

"Oh..." Everyone sighed in annoyance.

At this time, Theos spoke: "Don't worry, Latinum has a vast territory and many city-states. Even if there are too many merchants of Lijim, there are still enough profits for us to earn. Moreover, Lijim merchants are very different from us. Most of their merchants are engaged in transshipment trade and warehousing services (this is determined by the special geographical location of the most important commercial route in the Mediterranean). We rely on real goods to make profits. There is no big conflict of interest between the two sides. On the contrary, we can strengthen cooperation..."

"What Theos said makes sense. I heard that the city-states near the sea in Latinum are backward due to their backward economy, trade depression, and the port is small and poor, so they can be handed over to these Lijim people who are the best at operating ports for expansion and management. My subordinates and slaves can also live in their hotels, and they are responsible for transportation, which saves much more trouble..." Seberus's words dissipated a lot of haze on the faces of merchants.

In fact, the addition of Lijim merchants did not have much impact on most Turiyi merchants, but there was still competition for a small number of people. For example, the transportation and transshipment trade of the fleet had direct competition with Sostatus' main business.

But Sostatus was very determined and confident. He had actually been targeting the fleet transfer trade of Lijim Merchant, hoping to strengthen and enhance his fleet and expand the channels of external marketing through poaching and acquisitions. However, Lijim was a free city in the past, and Lijim Merchant was a solid piece of stone, and it was difficult to get close to. Now that the city has been completely incorporated into the kingdom, there is another opportunity for this expedition to facilitate him to get close to Lijim Merchant. He believes that there will be great gains.

But for shipbuilder Mickres, the joining of Lijim merchant will be a great pressure because he is facing competition from King Davers's in-laws, Alsie Bidas.

When Michris' cousin N'anilus was the commander of the Navy of Dionia, Alsibidas' shipyard was invited by Davers to settle in Turiy. Due to the poor management of N'anilus, the quality of both warships and ordinary ships produced by the family shipyard decreased, so it was snatched a lot of share by Alsibidas' shipyard. In addition, his subsequent collapse made the shipmakers and workers in the family shipyard panic, and many of them were poached by competitors.
Chapter completed!