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==Late reforms== | ==Late reforms== | ||
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The economy of the Commonwealth was predominantly based on agricultural output and overseas trade through the southern route into Audonia, though there was an abundance of artisan workshops and manufactories — notably paper mills, leather tanneries, ironworks, glassworks and brickyards. Some major cities were home to craftsmen, jewellers and clockmakers. | | |||
The majority of industries and trades were concentrated in the Kingdom of Pelaxia; the Republic of Cartadania was more rural and its economy was driven by farming and clothmaking. Mining developed in the north-east region of Pelaxia which was rich in natural resources such as lead, coal, copper, iron ore, gold. The currency used in Carto-Pelaxia was the (xxxx) and its subunit, the (xxxx) Foreign coins in the form of (xxxxx) were widely accepted and exchanged. | |||
The country played a significant role in the supply of Levantia and Caphiria by the export of grain (rye), cattle (oxen), exotic fruits, furs, timber, linen, coffee, peanuts, coconut oil, palm oil, poultry meat, corn and cotton. Cereals, coffee, cattle and fur amounted to nearly 90% of the country's exports to Levantine markets by maritime trade in the 16th century. From Albalitor, ships carried cargo to the major ports of the (XXXX), such as (XXXX) and (XXXXX).The land routes, mostly to the Caphirian provinces of the such as the cities of (XXXXX) and (XXXXX), were used for the export of live cattle (herds of around 50,000 head) hides, salt, tobacco, hemp and cotton from the Cartadania. In turn, the Commonwealth imported wine, beer, fruit, luxury goods (e.g. tapestries), furniture, fabrics as well as industrial products like steel and tools. Much of the product variety and commercial capacity of the Commonwealth was deeply dependent on the trade with Audonia through the southern route. Most of the Commonwealth production is exclusively based on slave labor supplied by Daxian traders in special enclaves in the far east continent. | |||
The slave system was inherited from the Caphiric socio-economic structure of the Carto-Pelaxian provinces. Though much of it has had extensive reforms from the local nobility through the drafting of feudal law codes that evolved slavery into serf status regimes especially associated with a noble. The increasing demands for tropical products from the Levantine economies increased the need for efficient and cheap labor, which was quickly supplemented through the dominance of overseas territories such as Vallos or trade with Daxia. | |||
Slave labor was the driving force behind the growth of the sugar and coffee economy in Carto-Pelaxia, and coffee was the primary export of the Cartadania from 1600 to 1650. Gold and diamond deposits were discovered in Pelaxia in 1690, which sparked an increase in the importation of enslaved Alshari people to power this newly profitable mining. Transportation systems were developed for the mining infrastructure, and population boomed from Levantine immigrants seeking to take part in gold and diamond mining. Demand for enslaved Audonian did not wane after the decline of the mining industry in the second half of the 18th century. Cattle ranching and foodstuff production proliferated after the population growth, both of which relied heavily on slave labor. 1.7 million slaves were imported to Pelaxia from Daxia from 1700 to 1800. | |||
=Military= | =Military= | ||
=Culture= | =Culture= | ||
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[[Category:Sarpedon]] | [[Category:Sarpedon]] | ||
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