Cosimo’s decision became the decisive key, and Florence and the Empire moved quickly.
Among them, the ones who moved the fastest and with the most passion were, unsurprisingly, Giovanni and Lorenzo.
As soon as Cosimo gave his permission, Giovanni crossed the Mediterranean once again and headed toward Suez.
Upon arriving at Suez and checking the ships, Giovanni’s face fell into frustration.
“There are no ships...”
All merchant ships belonging to the Medici family had already set sail.
At this time, the port of Suez was crowded with trading ships from Europe, the Empire, the Middle East, Ming, and Japan.
From sunrise to sunset, most of the trading ships coming to and from the port of Suez were from European countries.
This era’s Suez was truly the starting point of the “Golden Route.”
Not all European trading ships were headed to the Empire.
Far more ships were bound for India than for the Empire.
India’s spices and various dyes had long been famous in Europe.
Until the Suez-Enrico Prince Port railway was built, the spice and dye trade from India had been monopolized by Islamic and Italian merchants.
One of the causes of the Crusades was the Italian merchants’ scheming to monopolize this spice and dye trade.
However, through the developments following the Crusades, the Islamic merchant forces gained the upper hand.