Developing the Docks and Count Maren's Troubles [Seeking Subscriptions]

"Bang City really was lively after all!"

Zong Shen could not help but praise it.

The territory already gave him a sense of belonging, like home, but it lacked the vitality of a city.

It was like a puppet without a soul.

That was why Zong Shen was determined to carry out reforms.

Most Lords were quite satisfied with a dictatorial style of Command, but Zong Shen was different.

He would never be content with merely settling into a corner and enjoying modest wealth.

His goal was to build a truly vibrant city!

Bang City was far livelier during the day than it was late at night.

Walking through its streets also felt reassuring, as there was less trouble to run into.

Squads of Bang City patrols moved along every street.

Every few hundred meters, an independent Sentry Tower twenty to thirty meters tall stood scattered throughout the city.

They formed different defensive nodes.

After riding at a slow pace for more than half an hour, they finally reached the riverside docks.

They saw the broad Nivarei River!

At its widest, the riverbank stretched nearly fifty zhang across.

Even the narrower stretches were twenty to thirty zhang wide.

When they had entered the city earlier, they had not crossed the Nivarei River.

That was because the river was not located in the direction of Green Cypress Forest.

The riverside docks were enormous and were roughly divided into three areas. The section nearest the upstream side was the dock market.

There were several hundred berths there for merchant ships to dock.

Quite a few laborers waited nearby with handcarts, hoping to find work. They made their living hauling cargo.

They charged by the type and weight of the goods for each trip.

More than ten thousand laborers had gathered at these