Chapter 930 "Trans-Mediterranean Trade Partnership Agreement"

(PS: Make up for the one owed yesterday.)

Seeing that Caesar was in a panic, Henry finally spoke.

"Caesar, maintaining the prosperity of Mediterranean commerce is our common goal. We cannot spoil the overall situation because of your impulsiveness. Please calm down."

Caesar gave Henry a hard look, and spat: "Yeah, it's the same as hell."

When Henry saw this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly: "Since you insist on going your own way, then we can only unite our respective fleets and restrict the Roman fleet's travel in the Mediterranean Sea."

Caesar's move undoubtedly played into Henry's arms.

"you dare!"

Caesar was even angrier, and was so angry that he beat the case.

But looking at the Mediterranean lords on both sides, Caesar's heart was gradually sinking. Not to mention the small and medium-sized lords, Henry was the only one who followed suit, and even Casillas did not refute Henry's proposal.

Thinking of this, Caesar felt a chill in his heart.

"Conspiracy, all of this is a conspiracy!" Caesar was shocked.

Henry and Casillas, the "mortal enemies", wanted to take this opportunity to contain the Roman fleet.

Although doing so gave the Gallic fleet a chance to continue to grow, it also won a precious opportunity for the Spanish Armada, which was being repaired, to catch up with the Roman fleet again.

Win-win!

In this big drama, the only downfall is Caesar.

Caesar was so angry that he could no longer stay in the face of the humiliation of the crowd, and left the scene angrily.

"You wait for me!"

Before leaving, Caesar said a harsh word.

Henry was calm, turned his head to look at Violet, and said with a smile: "Irrelevant personnel have left the venue, can we formally sign the trade agreement?"

Violet had just watched a big drama between the Mediterranean lords, and her heart was full of ups and downs. These lords were really ruthless enough to eat people without spit out their bones.

"Yes!" Violet calmed down and smiled, charming all living beings.

"No matter how they fight, Daxia's goal has been achieved!"

Thinking of the man who was thousands of miles away and remotely controlling the negotiation behind the scenes, Violet's eyes wandered, and she thought in her heart: "Did he expect all of this?!"

"Since when did it start, that man's mind is as deep as the sea."

Violet was inexplicably melancholy.

There were no more disturbances in the subsequent signing, except for an additional one: "The Mediterranean lord must unconditionally protect the safety of the Great Xia caravan in the Mediterranean. Once the caravan is damaged, the Mediterranean lord will be responsible."

In order to clarify responsibilities and prevent wrangling, the lords of the Mediterranean Sea need to deposit a risk deposit in the Four Seas Bank in advance every year according to the trade volume.

Once the Great Xia Caravan is damaged, the Four Seas Bank will deduct it from the mortgage according to the compensation clause in the Great Xia Caravan Marine Insurance Contract.

With Ouyang Shuo's suggestion and Meng Zhida's implementation, the insurance business of Universal Bank has already been on the right track.

Especially for the main insurance type of marine insurance, not only the Daxia caravans are fully insured, but even the caravans in other territories in China are also insured one by one.

Meng Zhida's next goal is to gradually expand the marine insurance business to the world with the help of three maritime nodes in Xingzhou County, Somalia Province and Morocco Province.

For Daxia's impeccable calculations, the lords of the Mediterranean are convinced. Fortunately, the risk mortgage deposited in the Four Seas Bank, the bank will pay interest according to the savings, otherwise it will be a big loss.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, under the witness of Queen Kalia, the Great Xia Dynasty formally signed a trade agreement with the Mediterranean lords - the "Trans-Mediterranean Trade Partnership Agreement".

The agreement mainly stipulates the following clauses.

One, the port.

All ports within the territory of the agreement members are open to other members, and no additional access barriers shall be set up.

Second, tariffs.

Significantly reduce import and export tariffs among members and promote the development of ocean trade.

Third, investment.

Lower investment entry thresholds and allow member territories to invest in the country without setting up additional barriers.

There is no doubt that the Trans-Mediterranean Trade Partnership Agreement is very close to a free trade agreement in reality, and it will be a milestone event for the entire game world.

Through the signing of free trade agreements, mutual elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers for most goods, removal of market access restrictions for most service sectors, and opening up investment, thereby promoting the freedom of production factors such as goods, services, capital, technology, and personnel flow, realize complementary advantages, and promote common development.

The benefits of free trade are obvious.

First, by reducing transaction costs and circulation costs, promote trade liberalization and facilitation, and ultimately promote the development of ocean trade.

With lower costs and convenient transactions, more and more caravans will join the wave of ocean adventures, setting off a new round of ocean trade climax.

Second, promoting investment has the effect of optimizing the global industrial structure and resource allocation.

The territories, especially the eastern and western territories, have different historical backgrounds, different technology trees, and very different industries, which just play a complementary role.

With all these benefits, it is no wonder that Caesar was furious when he learned that he was excluded from the system. Losing this opportunity is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Caesars City.

In order to safeguard trade interests, Henry and others would never allow Caesar to make waves in the Mediterranean.

Among them, the calculation is really a thousand times.

...

In the afternoon, Violet, Henry, Iker Casillas and other Mediterranean lords attended a global press conference to announce the signing of the Trans-Mediterranean Trade Partnership Agreement.

As soon as the news came out, the whole world was shocked!

Some cheered, some lost; some panicked, some uneasy.

No one expected that the Mediterranean Sea and the Great Xia Dynasty, which had been at odds with each other for a long time, finally came to cooperate, creating a new era of ocean trade in the game world.

Because it was too shocking, Caesar City's unexpected exit was ignored by people, and it became a poor person who was ignored.

Some people predicted that this would be the most influential event in the world in the past four years of the game. Its significance and far-reaching impact even surpassed the establishment of the world's first dynasty, the Great Xia Dynasty.

And with the implementation of the "Trans-Mediterranean Trade Partnership Agreement", the Great Xia Dynasty will gradually transform from a large trading country to a trading power, expanding global hegemony in an unexpected way.

The deep meaning behind it is thought-provoking.

…………

Ouyang Shuo, who was thousands of miles away, got the news and smiled leisurely. Perhaps no one in the world knows better than Ouyang Shuo what the meaning behind this move is.

After learning about the existence of these two behemoths, the [Silver Hand] and the Academy, Ouyang Shuo has been thinking about a question, what should the Great Xia Dynasty do?

According to conventional methods, Ouyang Shuo could rely on the advantages accumulated in the early days of the Great Xia, use the strong to defeat the weak, bully the weak, and set off a war of annihilating countries and cities around the world, bloodbath the world, and deter the world.

But in that way, what will Daxia get in the end?

While expanding, more and more enemies will gather around Daxia, and these enemies will abandon their prejudices and unite more and more closely.

[Yanhuangmeng]'s continuous transformation and adjustment, as well as internal integration, are a clear proof.

Until then, Great Xia will be the enemy of the whole world, and will eventually walk into the abyss of destruction step by step.

The ancients said: "A good rider falls from a horse, a good waterer drowns in water, a good drinker gets drunk with wine, and a good fighter dies." Those who conquer the world with pure force will be enemies of the world, and will eventually die in the water. under force.

It was even said that Ouyang Shuo thought further.

Whether it is the [Silver Hand] or the academic school, I am afraid that they will not tolerate the existence of a behemoth that is completely above them.

If the Great Xia Dynasty is really militaristic and making enemies everywhere, in the game, maybe [Silver Hand] and the academic faction can't stand the Great Xia, but when they reach the planet of hope, they have plenty of means.

Encouraging Daxia's enemies to boycott Ouyang Shuo together, for them who have played tricks all their lives, it shouldn't be too simple, maybe [Silver Hand] can take this opportunity to "cleanse white".

Because they are "removing harm for the people", getting rid of the "tumor" of Daxia, and restoring justice to the world.

As long as he thought of this, Ouyang Shuo would shudder.

The enemies Ouyang Shuo had to face and the struggles he had to deal with were no longer limited to the game world. And this is also the trial that Ouyang Shuo must go through if he wants to truly become the king.

Only in this way can we be reborn from the ashes.

...

Since it is impossible to wash the world with blood, the Great Xia Dynasty must find another way.

Through this period of observation and thinking, Ouyang Shuo's train of thought gradually became clear.

What the Great Xia Dynasty has to do is to expand its global hegemony with the least cost of destroying the country, and continue to infiltrate its influence around the world under the banner of "win-win cooperation", so as to pull more and more people onto the giant ship of Great Xia.

In this way, Great Xia will be unshakable.

The benefits of doing so don't stop there, this move will also help subtly disintegrate the [Silver Hand]'s internal alliance and divide it.

Organizations that combine interests eventually parted ways because of interests. Caesar was ruthlessly abandoned by Henry and others, which is a perfect proof.

Presumably because of the intervention of the Great Xia Dynasty, Caesar might not be able to rise up in the European continent as he did in his previous life and become one of the three European giants in the future.

The light emitted by this descendant of ancient Rome is getting dimmer.

Signing the "Trans-Mediterranean Trade Partnership Agreement" with the Mediterranean Sea was an attempt by Ouyang Shuo. He wanted to use this to convey a message to the global lords that Great Xia would bring not only war, but also profits.

The Great Xia Dynasty was not a warmonger who would only destroy countries and cities, but also a businessman, a helmsman and navigator who promoted global trade.

For the Great Xia Dynasty, the territories needn't be wary and hostile.

Of course, if the Great Xia Dynasty wants to truly establish hegemony on a global scale, it must sometimes resort to thunderbolt means, such as capturing Somalia, such as kicking out Caesar City.

These means are very necessary.

Hegemony without the deterrence of force, without the backing of military strength, is nothing but a rootless grasshopper after all.