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== First Journeys == |
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Traveling to the coastal city of Donua (today part of [[Padeno]]), Miglio would use his father's silver to acquire residence in the city. Spending his first month in companionship of drink and dice, upon realizing his shrinking wealth, he would soon begin to seek ways to expand it in order to extend his lifestyle. Based on advice from a friend in the city, he would invest significant coin into shipments of grain, in anticipation of a drastic price increase during the winter and fall (in expectation of a harsher than usual cold), a venture which would ultimately result in failure as it failed to materialize. |
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Shaken by the losses, but undeterred in his goal, he would sell the house he had recently bought to a local magnate, purchasing a small vessel with the money, and naming it ''Loretta''. Hiring a crew, and a ship captain to lead it, and stocking the vessel with tradable goods, the ship would begin making journeys around the regional waters, sailing to the distance of [[Salino]]. Amidst lackluster business over two seasons, barely covering the costs of travel, a result of overwhelming, smothering competition, the captain would approach Miglio with the proposal to begin journeys to the other side of the island. A task difficult to accomplish, requiring a week's worth of journey in each direction while sustaining battering from the storm, trade between the furthest points on the islands occurred much more rarely than with those in the immediate vicinity, and often through middlemen. |
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Burned in the past by poor advice, yet willing to trust the captain's experience in handling the ship, Miglio would embark on the first such journey of his in 1344 TT, carrying a shipment of salt from Salino to [[Lorma]]. Offering decreased prices of shipment, Miglio would see payoff for his risk, and would soon come into ownership of a second and, eventually, third vessel. |
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== Padeno == |
== Padeno == |
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Revision as of 16:21, 1 December 2024
Constanzo Miglio di Padeno | |
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| Born | X-X 1362/1363 TT Corusa |
| Died | X-6 or X-7 1312 TT |
| Occupation(s) | Trader Banker |
| Years active | 1346 TT - 1312 TT (trading) |
| Known for | Spurring growth in the city of Padeno Founding the Miglio dynasty |
Constanzo Miglio di Padeno (1362/1363 TT - 1312 TT) was a Rossan tradesman and mariner, widely accredited for being the hand behind the power of the Miglio family. Amassing great wealth over his lifetime, his riches would drive the growth of the small coastal town of Padeno into becoming the largest city in the region, and eventually the entire island of La Rossa. Engaging in trade with cities across the entire coastline of the islands, he would continue commanding his fleet of trade ships aboard his vessels until his death in 1312 TT, when he would be lost at sea.
Early Life
Born in either the year 1362 or 1363 TT, Constanzo Miglio was born in the town of Corusa in the Montesuvian mountain range. Although the town's remains quite small today (with tourism surrounding Constanzo Miglio's being its biggest industry), owing to an aging population and a mostly traditional mountain lifestyle, at the time, it was one of the bigger towns in the region, allowing for Miglio's relatively fortunate upbringing, despite the tragedy that would strike in his life. The death of his father, a huntsman and fur trader, at the age of 15 would leave him the inheritor of a small amount of wealth, with which he would leave his mother (who died soon after) in search of fortune on the island's coast.
First Journeys
Traveling to the coastal city of Donua (today part of Padeno), Miglio would use his father's silver to acquire residence in the city. Spending his first month in companionship of drink and dice, upon realizing his shrinking wealth, he would soon begin to seek ways to expand it in order to extend his lifestyle. Based on advice from a friend in the city, he would invest significant coin into shipments of grain, in anticipation of a drastic price increase during the winter and fall (in expectation of a harsher than usual cold), a venture which would ultimately result in failure as it failed to materialize.
Shaken by the losses, but undeterred in his goal, he would sell the house he had recently bought to a local magnate, purchasing a small vessel with the money, and naming it Loretta. Hiring a crew, and a ship captain to lead it, and stocking the vessel with tradable goods, the ship would begin making journeys around the regional waters, sailing to the distance of Salino. Amidst lackluster business over two seasons, barely covering the costs of travel, a result of overwhelming, smothering competition, the captain would approach Miglio with the proposal to begin journeys to the other side of the island. A task difficult to accomplish, requiring a week's worth of journey in each direction while sustaining battering from the storm, trade between the furthest points on the islands occurred much more rarely than with those in the immediate vicinity, and often through middlemen.
Burned in the past by poor advice, yet willing to trust the captain's experience in handling the ship, Miglio would embark on the first such journey of his in 1344 TT, carrying a shipment of salt from Salino to Lorma. Offering decreased prices of shipment, Miglio would see payoff for his risk, and would soon come into ownership of a second and, eventually, third vessel.