"Is that?" Bard's hand trembled with his glass: "Will the Norfolk region flourish?"

"Yes, you should also know that although the Norfolk area is not the central economic zone of the English Channel like London, it is much better than other regions."

While speaking, the assistant had already taken out the map from the cabinet: "You see, the Norfolk region is located southwest of the North Sea, opposite it is the Kingdom of Denmark and the Netherlands. This is destined that the Norfolk region can easily receive business from the Kingdom of Denmark and the Netherlands."

"Look here again. After the canals in all regions of Norfolk are opened, its canals will be communicated with rivers in the whole country of England. For example, you can directly connect to Wales to the west, Scotland to the north, and the English Channel to the south. I am afraid that cargoes in the inland England will arrive in Norfolk by water, and then enter the Netherlands, Norfolk, Nordic, and Prussia. At that time, Norfolk will easily become a hub for East England, and even North England and South England, so Norfolk's prosperity is inevitable."

Listening to the assistant's words and looking carefully at the river on the map, Bard's gaze became ethereal.

I remember that Scott, Earl of Norfolk, had personally won him over, hoping that he could move the headquarters of the London Chamber of Commerce into the Norfolk area.

However, because the Norfolk area was too poor and was not familiar with the Earl of Norfolk, Bard rejected the Earl of Norfolk's suggestion.

But now he heard that the Norfolk area is likely to take off, so he was a little unable to sit still at this time.

Seeing that Bard was a little moved, his assistant suggested on the side: "Mr. Bard, we are under too much oppression in the London area. I feel that we really don't need to stay in this place in London. Why not move the Chamber of Commerce headquarters to the Norfolk area. In this way, we will be protected by the Count of Norfolk and our future business will be easier.

"Also, have you always hoped to enter the ranks of nobles in the Kingdom of England with your economic power? Since the nobility in London is really impossible to obtain, it is okay to consider the title in Norfolk! Anyway, I have heard that Alfreid has been awarded the title of knight by Earl Scott and officially entered the ranks of nobles in the Kingdom of England. In addition, Simon, the Dutch fisherman, was also awarded the title of knight, so... If we go to Norfolk, you will definitely be awarded the title of nobility!"

Bard shook his head in dismay, then looked at his assistant: "Do you think the Norfolk area will really flourish?"

The assistant lowered his head and replied: "It will definitely flourish. After all, once the Norfolk Canal is built, the power is too great! So while it is still time, we might as well move the headquarters quickly. First, we can occupy a favorable geographical location, and second, we can also show kindness to Count Scott in advance, so as not to want to go to the end of the Count but don't want us! Or Yalfreid has already seized the best position in advance, and we will be completely oppressed by the Dutch merchants led by Yalfreid."

"Okay, we'll have a meeting to discuss it and see if we want to go to Norfolk as soon as possible." After lowering our heads and pondering for a long time, Bud finally raised his head and replied.

…………

It has been five days since the first canal in Norfolk opened. The general direction of this canal is east-west. The starting point in the west is Great Yarmouth Harbor in the Norfolk region, and the end point in the east is the Cambridge area of ​​the York family.

It can be said that this canal directly connects the Cambridge area with the North Sea. From then on, merchants in the Cambridge area and goods in the Cambridge area no longer have to go to land. Instead, they directly use the canal to enter the Great Yarmouth Port in the North Sea, and then go from the Great Yarmouth Port to anywhere they want to go.

Although the York family did not like Scott, the Lancaster aristocrat, this did not hinder the Cambridge merchants' choice and love for the Norfolk Canal.

After all, compared with the mainland, the Norfolk Canal is not only fast and time-consuming, but also has guaranteed safety. Therefore, in just a few days, the Cambridge area almost 100% of its cargo flow is invested in the Norfolk Canal.

With the inflow of Cambridge goods and the official operation of the Grand Canal, the originally dead and quiet Norfolk area was completely activated at this moment.

First of all, driven by the canal, Norfolk's total economic output grew rapidly, and the huge number of crossing river fees, checkpoint fees and service fees poured into Norfolk's finances like flowing water. Now the daily fiscal revenue is almost three times that of the previous daily fiscal revenue.

Secondly, the formal operation of the Norfolk Canal has also greatly promoted the problem of industrial upgrading in the Norfolk area. For Norfolk people, their previous jobs could only dig canals or do agriculture, but now, in addition to these jobs, many other tasks have been added, such as loaders, helmsmen, and service personnel. It can be said that this canal fully utilizes the labor force in the Norfolk area and greatly stimulates the local personnel flow.

Finally, the most intuitive change was that it directly drove the business development of the Norfolk region. Because with the influx of goods from the extremely wealthy Cambridge region, the Norfolk region also absorbed a lot of goods due to the role of this canal, and some smart Norfolk people keenly observed the business opportunities.

So they bought some low-priced products from Cambridge merchants, and then sold them to other people in Norfolk at a slightly higher price, and then made some difference from the middle.

Although the profits of the difference are relatively small, these people have already achieved a transformation in their identities. At least they are no longer civilians, or they are no longer small handicraftsmen who only work as coolies, and at least they have officially entered the ranks of the merchant class.

Faced with the newly emerging small businessmen in the Norfolk area, Scott did not touch any force to suppress them. On the contrary, he also provided them with some support policies.

After all, in the commodity economy, merchants are the direct carrier of economic development. If there are many merchants in a region, then this means that the economy of this region is very developed. Correspondingly, the nobles in the region can receive more fiscal revenue.
Chapter completed!