Sorofia was a family name that almost everyone in Xi Ya knew.
In this world where information was underdeveloped, it was normal for people born in the Austin Empire to not know about the Heathcote family. It was also understandable for people born in the Theocracy to not know about the royal family of the Achman family. However, almost everyone knew about the family name Sorofia.
The reason was, of course, the Sorofia United Chamber of Commerce.
The Sorofia United Chamber of Commerce was born in the Rose Commercial United Nations, located in the middle of many human countries. It was named after the Rose River that ran through the north and south. The convenient transportation and geographical location made it a commercial center since the beginning of the third era. Unfortunately, the people living there did not live well.
An important commercial hub was basically equivalent to an important military hub, so this place was actually a place that was fought over by the military. Since ancient times, it had changed owners several times. Unfortunately, the people in Rose were very rich, so it created a ridiculous scene of waves of people fighting over it.
They were old leeks.
This situation lasted until more than two hundred years ago, during the reign of the tyrant of the Austin Empire, Kaven II. The local merchants in Rose finally could not stand the harsh tyranny, so they raised a flag and rebelled, establishing the Rose Commercial United Nations.
Of course, the process of establishing the country did not go smoothly. Several major chambers of commerce that rebelled at the beginning were later oppressed and instigated by the Austin Empire's army. Some were stabbed in the back, and some surrendered, fully showing the ugly face of capitalism. However, there was one chamber of commerce, or rather, a family that persisted, and that was Sorofia.
The Sorofia family was a rare family with a backbone among the group of mercenary merchants, and it was precisely because of this backbone that the history of the Sorofia family could be said to be very tragic.
Yes, it was the one that was stabbed in the back. At that time, the Sorofia family was sold out by a traitor, and only the youngest son of the family escaped. When the Austin Empire attacked the city, they pulled the entire Sorofia family to the front and asked the youngest son to open the city and surrender. However, the old patriarch was too stubborn and committed suicide on the spot. He would rather die than become a hostage.
Later, it was proven that the Austin Empire had made a bad move and had underestimated the determination of the people of Rosetta to resist them. The war lasted for more than ten years, and the Austin Empire had used all kinds of methods. Rosetta City had changed hands several times, and had even been massacred. However, the more they fought, the more the resistance grew.
The worst battle was when the city of Rosetta was besieged for seven months. The provisions in the city were exhausted, and the people in the city could only rely on the fish and shrimp in the river every day to survive. The two sides of the busiest street, Ossel Avenue, were filled with corpses. The general of the Austin Empire came forward with freshly baked bread to persuade the soldiers to surrender. For a time, the morale of the soldiers on the city wall was shaken.
At the crucial moment, Grimm Sorofia went up to the top of the city wall and chopped off half of his arm on the spot. He carried the bloody piece of meat and told the whole army that they could come and eat him if they were hungry, but the city wall must not be opened!
When the soldiers of the city saw this scene, they cried bitterly and swore that they would rather be the ghosts of Rosetta than the people of the Empire. They swore that they would never surrender. It was said that the general of the Austin Empire, who had persuaded the soldiers to surrender, was ashen-faced. Not long after, he wrote a letter saying that he was ill and asked for a change of generals.
The Sorofia family's reputation soared after this siege, but even so, Rosetta was still unable to compete with the Austin Empire in terms of size. However, as the saying goes, if you do evil, you will meet your doom. At the most difficult moment of the war, the Theocracy stepped in.
In order to capture Rosetta, the Austin Empire had used all kinds of inhumane strategies. Among them, the massacre of the city was a serious violation of the teachings of the Primordial Goddess. They had done too many immoral things, and no one could stand it anymore, let alone the Theocracy, who had been rubbing their hands together all this time.
In a game between great powers, what was important was stability, accuracy, and ruthlessness.
The Theocracy, who had found the entry point, came down on the Austin Empire and slammed them with dozens of crimes against humanity. They also announced that they recognized the independence of Rosetta and gave them a lot of support.
Since then, the internal rebellion of the Austin Empire had evolved into a confrontation between the two behemoths, the Empire and the Theocracy. The Sorofia family, who had received support, led the Rosetta and the Austin Empire to fight to the death. Finally, a hundred years ago, the Austin Empire gave up on this land and signed a truce with the Sorofia family. Only then did the hundred-year war come to an end.
The Sorofia family had sacrificed a lot in the process of establishing the Rosetta Commercial Union. Several generations of patriarchs had died in the war, and because of this, they had received great rewards after the war. The originally complicated Rosetta basically became the law of the land, and the Sorofia Chamber of Commerce officially stepped onto the stage of history.
Now that a hundred years had passed, the Sorofia Chamber of Commerce had spread all over the world, and their family had also become the richest family in the world. They were recognized as the uncrowned king, and had a huge influence on any country.
The Acate family was one of the five noble families of the Theocracy, and the Acate City that they ran was also one of the top cities in St. Mestre. Because the previous patriarchs were all wizards, they basically did not manage the territory seriously. Therefore, Acate City was ranked last among the five noble families in terms of prosperity. However, in terms of public security, it was the best.
No one was so blind as to commit crimes in the territory of a military boss. Therefore, Acate City could be said to be a place where the people lived and worked in peace. Such a stable environment was naturally loved by the merchants, and the Sorofia Chamber of Commerce would definitely not miss this place.
"Young master, this is the new winter product of the Sorofia Chamber of Commerce."
"Well, very good."
In the lounge, Anna handed over a large but not heavy booklet to the young man who had just finished practicing his sword. Luo Ya took it and began to flip through it.
This booklet was similar to the menu of a restaurant in Luo Ya's previous life. It was the Sorofia Chamber of Commerce's famous seasonal product collection. Simply put, it was a list of new products with pictures and descriptions. It was a rare advertising application in this world.
As a merchant, the Sorofia Chamber of Commerce fully grasped the characteristics of nobles who liked to compete with others. In order to show their status, the rich nobles would often buy the entire booklet. Although Luo Ya's family was not poor, because they did not have a mistress, they did not have much demand in this aspect.
But even so, seeing the Nuo Aier Ai Lisi's dress that day was also customized from the Sorofia Chamber of Commerce, it could be seen that the chamber of commerce was all-pervasive.
Luo Ya sighed and stroked the new product collection a few times. Even Luo Ya felt that the leather cover was a bit wasteful.
This small booklet should be close to a gold coin, right? With this kind of style, no wonder they could make so much money.
The young man was amazed at the huge financial resources of the Sorofia Chamber of Commerce while slowly flipping open the new product collection.
The thing he was looking for was here.
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