24th January 1706
The ports of the Greek republics, be it the port of Izmiz, Bodrum, Volos, or even the newly conquered ports like Thessaloniki and Kavala, had become extremely busy over the last few weeks to several months. In fact, the activity had increased to such an extent that the port administration had even resorted to the extremely expensive method of blowing up the coast with gunpowder explosives and moving the dirt using hundreds of thousands of people in order to expand the berths and harbours.
This surge came with Bharatiya ships constantly passing through the Suez Canal, transporting all the military supplies required to maintain and manage over five million troops. As a result, the Greek republics received a throughput of goods that had never been seen in history.
