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{{see also|Pelaxian discovery of the sea route to Alshar}} | {{see also|Pelaxian discovery of the sea route to Alshar}} | ||
===Establishment=== | ===Establishment=== | ||
Gabo de Pogiano's 1615 journey became an embassy after contact with the [[Daxia]]ns. After arriving in the port of [[Zong]] on the 10th of October, he had an audience with Digen Youdu, Viceroy of Ganshu; with whom he negotiated an agreement that allowed him to dock in Daxian ports and engage in trade, map out the surrounding seas. Pogiano in turn committed himself to on his return trip, guide a Qian squadron to the [[Kindreds Sea]] and the coast of [[Sarpedon]]. The ships that would join him on [[Zhijun]] were the ''Falun'', the ''Gong'' and the ''Shen Yun''; the first Daxian ships to ever make it to [[Sarpedon]]. Later contacts with [[Aciria|Acirien]] representatives would lead to a similar agreement. The Qian would send goods such as slaves, bolts of silk, sugarcane, barrels of [[slozo]], pink salt, ebony wood, cinnamon and other spices and in return would receive | Gabo de Pogiano's 1615 journey became an embassy after contact with the [[Daxia]]ns. After arriving in the port of [[Zong]] on the 10th of October, he had an audience with Digen Youdu, Viceroy of Ganshu; with whom he negotiated an agreement that allowed him to dock in Daxian ports and engage in trade, map out the surrounding seas. Pogiano in turn committed himself to on his return trip, guide a Qian squadron to the [[Kindreds Sea]] and the coast of [[Sarpedon]]. The ships that would join him on [[Zhijun]] were the ''Falun'', the ''Gong'' and the ''Shen Yun''; the first Daxian ships to ever make it to [[Sarpedon]]. Later contacts with [[Aciria|Acirien]] representatives would lead to a similar agreement. The Qian would send goods such as slaves, bolts of silk, sugarcane, barrels of [[slozo]], pink salt, ebony wood, cinnamon and other spices and in return would receive olives, oil, wine, cattle and fruits. | ||
[[File:Ilustracion-XIX-expedicion-Fernando-Magallanes 1407469895 112245496 667x375.jpg|thumb|Pogiano sailing around [[Australis]]]] | [[File:Ilustracion-XIX-expedicion-Fernando-Magallanes 1407469895 112245496 667x375.jpg|thumb|Pogiano sailing around [[Australis]]]] | ||
On 1628 a group of merchants from the [[Caphiria]]n Third Imperium were deputized to travel to the [[Daxia|west]] and make contact with the Qian dynasty. The leader of the delegation was the banker [[Ottorio Adelistian Malessar]] who was personally cognizant of the amounts of profit that trade with [[Daxia]] was generating for some of his clients in [[Pelaxia]]. Given how late the Imperium was in joining the trade, Ottorio was given wide latitude to negotiate terms, especially if it could result in elbowing aside the other Sarpedonians. Arriving on [[Zhijun]] after several months of travel, the delegation embarked on vessels of the [[Grog Fleet]] and sailed for the mainland. Official Qian accounts of the reception of the Caphirians are embellished by the highly florid language of the time but it is readily apparent the bargain struck was well received by both sides as Ottorio and his fellow delegates were given expensive gifts, a rarity. [[Caphiria]]ns traders were granted exclusive use of two thirds of the ship berthing in the port of [[Zong]] and they were given permission to establish a permanent office in the city to conduct business with Qian traders; this office would be known as the "Domus Orientalem" and would in time grow organically into a small neighborhood populated by Caphirian sailors, merchants and their families. | On 1628 a group of merchants from the [[Caphiria]]n Third Imperium were deputized to travel to the [[Daxia|west]] and make contact with the Qian dynasty. The leader of the delegation was the banker [[Ottorio Adelistian Malessar]] who was personally cognizant of the amounts of profit that trade with [[Daxia]] was generating for some of his clients in [[Pelaxia]]. Given how late the Imperium was in joining the trade, Ottorio was given wide latitude to negotiate terms, especially if it could result in elbowing aside the other Sarpedonians. Arriving on [[Zhijun]] after several months of travel, the delegation embarked on vessels of the [[Grog Fleet]] and sailed for the mainland. Official Qian accounts of the reception of the Caphirians are embellished by the highly florid language of the time but it is readily apparent the bargain struck was well received by both sides as Ottorio and his fellow delegates were given expensive gifts, a rarity. [[Caphiria]]ns traders were granted exclusive use of two thirds of the ship berthing in the port of [[Zong]] and they were given permission to establish a permanent office in the city to conduct business with Qian traders; this office would be known as the "Domus Orientalem" and would in time grow organically into a small neighborhood populated by Caphirian sailors, merchants and their families. | ||