National Trade Fleet

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National Trade Fleet
Public, partially state-owned
IndustryInternational trade
Founded25 March 1518 (1518-03-25); 561 years ago
Founders"The Merchants" by town charter
HeadquartersFigerbün Primary Port, ,
ProductsCotton, tobacco, sugar, silk, spices, tea, wine, and coffee

The National Trade Fleet, otherwise known as the Heldervinian Trading Company, is a Heldervinian chartered trading and joint-stock company based in Figerbün. Founded in 1518, it was formed to trade in the Heldervinian city-states; following the unification of the city-states, the Trade Fleet quickly expanded and soon began relying on a large merchant fleet to keep up with the demand. Thus, the company became a maritime trading company, and still is. The company possesses quasi-governmental powers, able to mint its own coins and wage war with other trading companies.

History

The merchants

In 1515, a cadre of prominent merchants journeyed to Figerbün to establish a small company under town charter.