"Are you a trader transporting food for the Gith Alliance?" Danny sat on the big yellow horse and looked down at the white-skinned fat man with black upright hair through the gap in the helmet. "Although you are a Gith, I didn't deal with you merchants like I dealt with the Virtuous Lord. I didn't create the punishment of half of the property. There have been many such precedents in the city-state war."
Danny was not wrong. In the city-state war, if one side won a pyrrhic victory, in order to make up for the war losses, most of the captured merchants would be squeezed out of part or even all of the property.
After all, the profits of war were too rich. Perhaps the two city-states would fight to the death, but in the end, the big merchants of the third city-state would benefit.
For example, this time, the property Danny seized from the Gith slave owner was not even one-third of the property seized from the merchants.
After traveling 600 kilometers, most of the gold coins carried by the Gith Alliance Army were spent on the group of merchants behind them.
"Your Majesty, I am not a Gith."
"You have such a hairstyle and wear a Toka robe, and you say you are not a Gith?" Danny sneered, "Don't be afraid, I'm not against the Gith people. In fact, most of the Gith people in Astapo are living better than before."
This is boasting.
The Gith people who were reduced to slaves because of bankruptcy are now free people, given dozens of acres of land, and can get a large amount of interest-free loans from Danny. Of course, their lives are better than before.
But the Gith people who were originally slaves were a minority after all. Without the privileges of high-ranking citizens, the Gith craftsmen who mastered superb craftsmanship even wanted to leave Astapo.
"Your Majesty, my skin is so white, how can I be a pure-blood Gith? This dress is just to get more respect from the Gith slave owner. You see … "He untied the cloth band tied on his forehead, revealing the green striped tattoo on his left forehead.
Dani's expression turned strange. She looked at Fatty from head to toe. Black unicorn hair, a fat face like a steamed bun, a humble smile on his face, black squinted eyes that flickered with vigilance, a small nose, and abnormally plump lips that looked like two sausages hanging around his mouth.
He is not tall, about 1.65, shorter than Danny, but his body is very thick. Well, not just fat, like the eunuch Bevois, it is a kind of solid "fat".
"You used to be a slave from a trading city-state?"
Slaves in the free trade city-states would have different types of tattoos on their faces according to their occupation.
For example, the slave warriors were tattooed with ferocious beasts, such as tigers, lions, poisonous scorpions, and so on. The hotel attendants were tattooed with gentle small animals or miscellaneous items, such as turtles, grass, kettles, and wheels.
However, prostitutes were generally more uniform. They only left a teardrop mark on the tip of their brows, so as not to affect their appearance.
The slaves of Slave Bay generally did not have tattoos on their faces. This was mainly because Slave Bay was a slave processing factory, and the "products" were to be exported. Perhaps the slave owners of other city-states who bought slaves did not like the tattoos that came with the "factory".
"Your Majesty Dragon Queen, I'm from Volantis. My name is Faust Doxim. I used to be a Tiger Head Army Sergeant. Because of my many contributions in battle, I've gradually gained some reputation in Volantis.
My luck was good. A grain merchant's daughter was too fat and ugly to be married off, so he bought the handsome and brave me to be his son-in-law. After my father-in-law died, I inherited his business.
The news of you freeing the slaves had spread like wildfire in Slave Bay. The big slave owners of Meereen and Kaiyuan spent money like crazy and hired mercenaries all over the world.
As for me, I also wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune. I brought four hundred carts of sesame oil with me and followed the Second Sons across the Dothraki Sea to Meereen City in Slave Bay. After I sold the sesame oil to the slave owners, I bought a lot of food and livestock … Hehehe. After that, I came all the way here. "
"Don't tell me you secretly impregnated their daughter. What's done can't be undone. Your father-in-law had no choice but to buy you as his son-in-law?" Danny asked suspiciously.
"Your Majesty, why do you think so?" Faust was stunned.
"Haven't you looked in the mirror? Or are the Volantis people used to hang sausages around their lips as decorations? "Danny laughed.
"Your Majesty, you don't understand." After the white fatty came to his senses, he touched his thick lips and said proudly, "A man with thick lips looks honest! My father-in-law was worried sick about his daughter's future, and I didn't let him down. Although I had seven or eight mistresses and had fifteen illegitimate children, Dai Lin has always been my wife, and her children will steadily inherit my family's assets. "
Danny's face turned cold and said, "Maybe I should kill you and let your wife and children inherit your business immediately. Your dead father-in-law would be more relieved."
"Your Majesty, you're being unreasonable." The scumbag fatty was not afraid of her at all. When he heard Danny's threatening words, not only did he not beg for mercy, he even said shamelessly, "You don't know how ugly my wife is. I don't need to look in the mirror every day when I wake up. Looking at her is like looking at myself in the mirror."
"Hahaha …" Danny couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing that Danny was laughing, the fatty showed a pitiful expression and said, "Being with such an ugly person, there are only two kinds of people who won't find a mistress. Poor people and people who can't do that, and I'm just —"
"Enough, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense." Danny waved her hand and interrupted the fatty's dirty jokes, and asked directly, "Why are you looking for me?"
"Your Majesty, you took half of my horses and forcefully bought the other half, but you're not interested in the carriage and the food on the carriage, this …"
The fatty's fat face wrinkled like a bun and complained, "Even the slave workers were taken away by you. There's so much food piled up in the wilderness, how am I going to transport it?"
"Oh, sorry, I didn't think it through." Danny said awkwardly.
Fatty Faust was dumbfounded.
The Mother Of Dragons said "sorry" to me?
Apologizing to a small merchant like me?
Inexplicably, he had an urge to shout, "Long live the Queen, please go and liberate Volantis!"
"How about this, I'll use the market price of Astapor to buy all your food?" She said.
Screw the Mother Of Dragons …
Faust said with a straight face, "Your Majesty, the market price of Astapor is even lower than the price I bought from Kaiyuan City. It's not even one-fiftieth of the price I sold to the Guise Army. If I sell it like this, I'll go bankrupt."
He wasn't exaggerating. The cost of transporting food over a thousand miles, plus the consumption of food during the transportation process, would increase the cost by at least ten times.
Moreover, Astapor had two consecutive seasons of good harvests. Other than Danny and the winery, no one bought the food at all, so the market price was extremely low.
Even if Danny didn't want to harm the interests of the farmers and used macro-control measures to increase the government's food reserves, the price of food was only half of what it was before Danny moved to Astapor.
It was also because the granaries of the pyramids and villages were full of food that Danny had no interest in the peddlers' food.
"Then what do you want?" Danny asked.
"As long as I don't lose money."
"You don't want to lose money when you lose the war?" Danny sneered.
The fat man gritted his teeth, as if he had made a difficult decision that would cost him half his life. "Then … I don't mind losing money."
Danny was about to mock him again when she suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She smiled and said, "Faust, are all the merchants losing money?"
"Not really. Those madams who raised a group of prostitutes made a lot of money. Tonight, they will make a lot of money in the hands of your soldiers. Right now, those prostitutes are rubbing their hands and preparing for a big fight! "The fat merchant said sourly.
Danny thought for a moment and said to an Unsullied, "Inform those prostitutes that the Mother Of Dragons will give them freedom. They can give up their career as prostitutes and become free citizens of Astapor."
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, why would those girls give up their luxurious life and go to Astapor to be farmers? Textile workers? "The fat man Faust chuckled.
Danny glanced at the fat man and continued to say to the Unsullied, "Ask those women if they want a husband. If they want, I can help them find a good family."
"They all want to marry big merchants and rich people. It's better to be a lover of a rich man than to marry a soldier." The fat man said sarcastically.
"You should take care of yourself first." Danny said coldly.
"Oh, Your Majesty, you must help me." Fatty immediately begged with a stuttering voice.
"So, I will buy your goods according to the market price of Astapor, and then compare the price you sold to the Gith slave merchant. I will make up the difference for you as the Queen."
The fat man's squinted eyes almost protruded like two big eggs. He stammered, "Your Majesty, are you crazy?"
Danny glared at him and said, "The difference will not be given to you in the form of Radiant Coins. You can buy goods in Astapor. No matter what you buy, no matter what the price, I will return 40% of the amount spent.
The accumulated amount of return will not exceed the total difference of the food.
Of course, you don't need to use up the total amount of return at once. You can register your name and business name at the customs. The amount of return will be recorded under your name, and it will be effective when you come to Astapor again. "
"This …" The fat man Faust was a little confused at first, but gradually, his protruding pig eyes became brighter and brighter. He looked at Danny with eyes full of undisguised reverence.
"Your Majesty, I am now sure that you are the real king!" He said slowly in a solemn tone, "Wisdom, courage, benevolence, justice, the perfect Knight King.
At the same time, you also have extraordinary insights on governing the country and developing business.
In the recorded history of mankind, I can't find a more perfect king than you.
The world will change because of you. The first abscess in the history of mankind's development — — slavery, may really come to an end. "
Ouch, I misjudged him. Although the merchant Faust is fat, lecherous, and greedy, his knowledge is very high!
Danni actually felt that the fat man was not as eye-catching as he used to be.
Who knew that the fat man would immediately become wretched and fawning again. He begged with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, that … You are so kind, so please help me to the end. Why don't you just give me a 20% discount? How about a 30% discount? I can't go bankrupt. If I go bankrupt, my whole family will die! Sob sob sob … "
"What do you mean? How will your whole family die if you go bankrupt?" Danny said in annoyance.
Her right hand couldn't help but press on the hilt of her sword. If the fat man said anything unpleasant, she would immediately cut his fat face with her sword.
"Your Majesty, although your policy is good, what goods do you have in Astapor that are worth buying? It can't be an Unsullied, right? "The fat man said with a bitter face.
"Hehe, your impression of Astapor is still from half a year ago. Don't say anything else. Just go and see for yourself — — Eh …"
Just as they were talking, Danny's expression suddenly changed. She said to the fat man, "I have something to do and need to leave immediately. If you have any questions, go to Astapor and talk to my clerk."
"What is it?" The fat man asked in confusion.
"There's no harm in telling you. The Gith Navy has entered the Worm River." Danny turned her head and said lightly. She then quickly rode her horse to the poplar slope.
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