The sea water slapped the wooden stakes on the dock, and merchant ships were staggering, loaded with goods from West Frank. After the spring, the trade in Mecklenburg became active again. Although the Earl of Mecklenburg reduced the toll taxes from merchants and there were many merchants on land, news came that Henry, the king of the East Frank Kingdom, was about to die. The dukes of various tribes began to block their territory and avoid being invaded by hostile spies, so the trade routes on the road were hindered. However, in addition to the land routes, Mecklenburg also had sea transportation, which somewhat made up for Arod's losses.

"Put the goods here." Soros, a Jew who entered Mecklenburg and became a courtier, was wearing a book made of parchment. He wore a Germanic hat. His clothes were not the traditional Jewish robes, but the Germanic nobles. Apart from the curly two strands of black hair on both sides of his cheeks, he looked like a Germanic noble.

"Soros, long time no see." Just as Soros was busy, a voice that made him familiar came from the busy dock crowd. He looked up and saw a Jewish man walking over with his servant. Soros immediately recognized that this was Mellon, a Jewish merchant in the West Frank Kingdom.

"What wind blows you?" Soros's face had a professional smile on his face. He stepped forward and opened his arms to kiss each other. However, Soros's heart became alert. Melen was a grain merchant in charge of buying wheat in Paris. Although he was Jewish with Soros, they belonged to different Jewish sects and organizations.

"Ah, I heard that you have settled your home in the East Frank, so I wanted to come and see. Everything is still fine. If you need help, just speak." Melan was a fat middle-aged man, with fair and delicate skin and rosy cheeks that he was living a good life. However, when Soros's sect stretched out his begging hands to him in despair, he was ruthlessly rejected by the fat merchant. If Arud had not taken in this group of Jews, there would be no place for the world to be invincible. They would have fallen into despair in the tired migration.

"This is all God's gift." Soros straightened his body, put his hands in front of him, a sneer was hanging on the corner of his mouth, narrowed his eyes at Melen, and then closed his eyes tightly after saying what he should say.

"Haha, why are my compatriots so cold? Although I refused your request for help that time, what can I do? The great Yuge made a request to reduce our Jewish gatherings. Even if it cost a lot of money, I could not open his great mouth. I always felt guilty about this." Seeing Soros' expression of being refused thousands of miles away, Melan knew the reason, so he simply pointed out this relationship and showed a pitiful and guilty look on his face.

"Okay, Mellon, what's the matter with you? The Count entrusts me to manage the port, but I have a lot to be busy with." Soros said and was about to turn around and leave. Mellon quickly grabbed the corner of Soros' robe.

"No, oh Soros, you are so respected by the Earl. Are you responsible for this port?" Melan was shocked when he heard Soros' words. Although he was a merchant in charge of the import and export of grains in Paris, in fact, the King of West Frank could not trust a Jew. The Marketing Manager was usually entrusted to the West Frank nobles to manage. Melan was only a deputy and a choreographer, but even so, he gained a lot. However, when he recently left Paris and went to another territory, he had offended a baron and died in vain. The newly appointed Marketing Manager hated Jews very much, which made Melan's life even more sad.

"Yes, the Earl of Mecklenburg has entrusted me to take care of this port, but it is nothing to say to a great man like you who has close ties with the King of West Frank, right?" Soros said sarcastically with a smile. He would never forget Melen's arrogant look, just like his humble expression now.

"Ahaha, my dear fellow, my dear friend, you also know that the grain business in Paris has been in a downturn. I heard that this port in Mecklenburg has gradually become a trading center, so I borrowed a lot of money to buy a merchant ship to make a living. Thanks to the supreme God. I didn't expect that my friend, you will be the head of the port. It's great." Melen laughed and opened his arms, raised his head and looked at the sky devoutly, and said thanks to God.

"Well, as long as you abide by the rules of the Mecklenburg port, as long as your goods are worth buying, life should not be a problem." Soros nodded slightly and said, smart, he knew that Arod's policy was to attract merchants to and from the prosperous territory to the greatest extent. Although he hated Melen in his personal relationships and wanted to drive him away immediately, in terms of Arod's interests, he must uphold Arod's policy.

"Of course, but you also know that the taxes here are really weird. Why do you have to fill out the list and transaction amount during the transaction?" When Mellon came here for the first time to trade, he did not understand why Mecklenburg did not directly charge port taxes according to the ship, but needed to inform the type and value of the transaction items, and then estimate the value of its value and charge two-tenths of the transaction tax. Although it is troublesome to Mecklenburg officials, it ensures that Mecklenburg has abundant taxes, but this task is not pleasing.

"This is the Mecklenburg rule. No one can evade this tax. As long as you want to do business in Mecklenburg, I advise you to abide by it." Soros also understood that he was doing an unpleasant thing, but someone had to do this. He rented a house in the port, and in addition to him, there were five soldiers from Mecklenburg, which was to prevent some people from making trouble or trying to evade transaction tax.

"Hey, Soros, can't I make some peace with my friend? I'll have enough taxes on the port at one time, and my goods are not worth much." Melan said as he approached Soros, and then handed a wallet through his sleeve. Bribery is usually a common trick for merchants. Although it hurts a little bit of money, it is still much cheaper than paying transaction tax.

"Do you think I will live up to the Count's expectations for me for such a little money?" Soros immediately refused to lose Melen. This is not how honest he was. When he had not come to Melenburg, he had done such things a lot as a businessman. But he knew that if Arod learned that he had accepted bribes to harm Melenburg's interests, he would definitely be driven out of Melenburg at least. He finally found a place for himself and his family to settle down in this land. How could he do such a stupid thing?

"What a damn brain. Did he really think that those Germans would treat him as their own?" Looking at Soros's back away, Mellon was so angry that he spat at the ground and cursed in a low voice.

"Oh, So Soros did a good job in the port." Soros didn't know that after half a day, a member of the Blood Drip Brothers sent this matter to Arod's case. Arod smiled slightly when he heard this. He chose this Jew as the port manager. This was not only a trust in his ability, but also a test of his next plan. It seemed that Soros was indeed a very wise guy.

"Master Earl, it's really a bold move to let the Jews manage the port." Around Arod was Dylan Matt, who had just returned to the territory. The hunchbacked nobleman collected a group of German refugees to settle home on the land around Mecklenburg. He came to report to Arod and told Arod what had happened recently in the Kingdom of East Frank.

"The king is almost out of the way?" Arod leaned his body against the back of the chair, put his hands comfortably on the armrests, and asked Dylan Matt.

"Yes, the king's sons have been very active recently. The dukes are very nervous, afraid of civil wars. This fear has also begun to spread among the lower class people, so I can gather these people to the border." Dylan Matt said to Arud lightly, but all kinds of obstacles cannot be discussed one by one. (A good activity of falling pie from the sky, a cool mobile phone is waiting for you to get! Follow~/Chinese website official account (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter qdread), participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now follow qdread WeChat official account now!) r1152
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