Today I went to trade center that is located at the shore for a patrol. Most of people were looking for people who want to trade the goods. Our empire is very strong exporter of agriculture goods and cottons. Also, due to the hundreds of mineral mines in my country, in this region, it is one of the strongest exporter of the minerals including copper, lead, gold, silver and etc. I was walking by a trader who exports gold to near countries. As I walking by, I heard complaints about the tax that has been raised few weeks ago and I felt sorry for them but there was nothing I can do. If the emperor stops building his new palace then he would not have to raise the tax and make people suffer from it.
After I finished patrol at trade center, I went to the harbor to see new slaves from other countries. Our empire is one of the biggest slave exporters in the region and slaves are usually from the captives of war and they are sold in very high price.(a slave costs about 5 golds) Since many countries and empires buy slaves, slave trade is one of the biggest part of our exporting. Usually mine owners and farm owners buy slaves because they need massive work force to farm and mine. Today about 300 new slaves came and most of them were sold. Usually slaves who are wick or old are killed since they are useless in working. I feel sorry for slaves but I think it is a good system since we can get massive work force easily and cheaply than hiring people.
For the last place, I went to a construction site for the new road. Our empire has a very well-developed road system spread throughout the whole empire. Of course, in order to construct this huge road system, massive labor force was required and mostly slaves were used to do it. The road is used for tradesmen. People use wagons to transport goods to other places. For the outside- country export, people trade through seas and rivers usually. Not only overseas but also using roads we trade.
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