Over the past two years, the docks in Yuhang City had grown larger and larger.
For one thing, it was the Twin Dragons Army's base, where its capital and central government were located. Resources were accordingly concentrated there, leading to greater investment in city defenses, roads, farmland, workshops, docks, and other areas. Naturally, it developed quickly.
It could be said that aside from lacking a magnificent imperial city, an imperial palace, and grand avenues running through the city, Yuhang was now in no way inferior to Luoyang, Chang'an, or other cities that had served as capital cities since the Sui dynasty—not in size, population, or the height and defenses of its walls.
Another reason was that, thanks to Qiantang Bay, the huge river system, the transportation advantages of river and sea routes, and extremely low taxes, nearly every kind of merchant vessel from Jiangnan, the coast, and overseas came to Yuhang to dock, resupply, load and unload cargo, and trade.
Thus, to keep up with the growth of commerce, the docks for long-distance voyages had been expanded again and again. They had even spread into the outer bay. In just two short years, Yuhang had become the largest, finest, and most prosperous port city in the world!
Take the scene before them, for example. Setting aside the distant naval base, which stood apart and was heavily guarded, with at least a hundred warships of various sizes moored there, even the civilian docks alone boasted at least a hundred fixed piers. A quick look along the side nearest Yuhang showed all kinds of wooden cranes and berths where boats and ships of every size could dock to load and unload cargo.
Most of the berths were filled with ships of all sizes and shapes. And there were even more anchored temporarily