Cadillac was not bragging.
Port Volantis occupied the entire Lohn Estuary, and the dock area stretched as far as the eye could see. Ships from all over the world could be found here.
The docks that extended to the sea were like the burrs on a wild boar's skin. They were of different lengths and densely packed together.
Not a single one of these innumerable docks was empty. They were all packed with ships and river boats.
Warships, whalers, and trading paddle boats, galleons, galleons, flats, longboats, and swan boats. There were ships from Old Town, White Harbor, King's Landing, Reis, Tylosi, and Pentos. There were ships as large as palaces. There were ships from Barbarian, Asha, and Herr Cologne …
Even the caravans that transported goods to the docks stretched for more than ten kilometers.
Even when the last trace of red light disappeared into the western horizon, there were still tens of thousands of naked slave workers who were busy loading and unloading goods under the light of torches.
On the tall elephant carriage, Danny's expression was complicated.
The torches on the dark sea were as dense as stars. The chaotic shouting was ear-piercing. The salty smell of the sea, fish, sweat, urine, and feces drifted with the wind. It was impossible to guard against it.
This was indeed a world-class port, but its prosperity was all built on low-cost, or even costless, slave labor.
The laborers at the docks, the paddlers on the ships, the coachmen on the streets, the bearers in the hotels and wineries, the prostitutes on the streets … even the farmers in the manors outside the city were all slaves.
She now understood why the Allied Army and the United Nations were here.
Without slaves, the cost of food, clothing, housing, and transportation for the trading city-states would instantly increase by ten times.
Thus, the prosperous maritime trade of this world could not continue.
Not only was Dany destroying slavery, but she was also killing sea trade.
If she achieved her goal, the entire world's trade would be cut in half.
Other than the increase in the cost of maritime trade, the market would collapse. Under Danny's rule, the people would no longer need foreign goods due to the self-sufficiency of the small farming economy, just like the ancient Celestial Empire.
The reason why it was difficult for the Great Celestial Empire to develop maritime trade was that the dynasties rarely needed foreign goods. Even if the Southern Song Dynasty lost a large part of its northern territory and had to rely on maritime trade to survive, the Song people also imported less and exported more.
If there were many Immortal Islands in the sea, each Immortal Island would have different amounts of life-prolonging medicines.
Yes, it could only prolong one's life, but not immortality.
It was likely that before the Song Dynasty, the Celestial Emperor had already been crowned as the "Leader of the Earth".
"Unless there's something that can replace slaves and provide the merchants with the same cheap labor …" Danny smiled bitterly and shook her head.
As a modern person, how could she not know what was cheaper than slaves?
Machines!
Danny covered her nose with a handkerchief and asked the knight beside her in a low voice, "How many years has it been since the City of Knowledge was founded?"
The old man frowned and thought for a moment before shaking his head. "I'm not sure. Some ancestors said that they came to the Westeros 10,000 years ago, but some scholars believed that the Westeros only had a history of 2,000 years …
Your Majesty can go to the old town and recruit a few scholars. The scholars in Slave Bay can't help you understand your homeland. "
"Even if the City of Knowledge was founded two thousand years ago, let me ask you, did they invent the steam engine?" Danny asked.
"What … Chicken?"
Chicken, what a beautiful chicken!
"Sir, have you seen a boiling kettle?"
"Of course."
"Then, are there any scholars who can imitate a kettle and build a big iron lump? Can, can …" Danny's little face was tangled up. Finally, she said, "It can spit air and turn, turn … turn with a metal wheel."
"No." The old knight's tone was very firm.
"Could it be that you don't know?"
The old man sighed. "Your Majesty … Yes, Sir, although I don't know what you're talking about, that thing sounds very complicated. With the blacksmithing skills of the Westeros, it's impossible to make it."
"Sigh, I have to go to the City of Knowledge myself," Danny said helplessly.
Without a doubt, after the fall of Valleglia, the City of Knowledge and Asia became the representatives of the world's highest intelligence.
Moreover, the scholars' spirit of exploration and thirst for knowledge were very strong. They also specialized in the field of science and could represent the world's highest productivity.
"Hey, hey, hey …" The Cadillac on the elephant's back turned around and winked at Danny.
"What?" She looked puzzled.
"You haven't told me about that woman," the coachman said unhappily.
"I thought you …"
Danny suddenly laughed. "Okay, I understand."
"Astan, I heard that the Mother Of Dragons hatched a dragon in Yuankai?" She said loudly to the knight beside her.
The knight was stunned for a moment and did not know how to answer.
"Ahem …" Danny pointed at the coachman who was eavesdropping on the elephant's back.
The old man reacted and smiled bitterly. "Isn't that so? I heard from someone at the New Gith Pier … "
The two of them sang the same tune and told him about the wonderful scene of Slave Bay.
"Make way, make way for the honorable Lord and Lady of Braavos."
The Cadillac shouted at the surrounding sailors and slaves in the local language to clear a path. At the same time, he pricked up his ears and heard every word of the two guests in the back seat.
Looking at his energetic appearance, he was obviously very excited.
"Hey, Braavos, are you crazy? How can that evil Mother Of Dragons be so good?" A displeased shout came from the side.
Danny and Barristan naturally would not speak ill of themselves. Although they did not advocate that "the Mother Of Dragons descended to the world to save all living beings", they described her policies in detail and the significance of these policies to the new freedmen.
The streets were not crowded, but the elephant and the elephant carriage were too big. It was almost as if the elephant was connected to the elephant, and the wheels of the carriage were pressed against the wheels of the carriage. From time to time, two tall wooden wheels would collide a few times, and then the carriage would creak and groan.
More importantly, the elephant carriage did not have a roof. It was similar to placing a chair on a handcart, and the seats were open on all sides.
At this moment, a white elephant draped in colorful brocade walked on the left side of Danny's elephant carriage. On it sat a fat blond middle-aged man. He wore a gorgeous purple silk shirt, and the sleeves and collar were embroidered with an exquisite Megalosaurus pattern with golden thread.
"Have you been to Slave Bay?" There was obvious suspicion in the fat man's piggy eyes.
"I would like to, but New Gith and Queers don't have any merchant ships that go to Slave Bay." Danny shrugged and said casually.
"Haha, you haven't even been there, and you're still talking nonsense here? I've been there, and I've even seen that woman. Let me tell you, that woman's head is this big … "The fat man gestured at his pregnant belly.
"How is that possible?"
Without waiting for him to continue, an incredulous cry came from an elephant carriage on Danny's right. It carried a foreign accent. "I heard that the Mother Of Dragons is only fifteen … sixteen years old. She's a young and beautiful girl. There's no ugly person in the Targaryen Family. How can she have such a big head?"
There were also two people sitting on the elephant carriage. They were two youths of similar age.
One of them was tall and well-proportioned, with a handsome appearance and an elegant temperament. He had a pair of blue eyes and sandy hair mixed with gold.
The other had black hair and black eyes. He had a high forehead, a square face, and a wide nose. He looked very honest.
He was a little short, about the same height as Danny, but his body was sturdy, and his limbs were thick.
He was the one who shouted. His face was full of shock and disbelief.
"How is it impossible?" The fat man's pig-like face turned to the youth, and asked seriously, "Do you know that she defeated the Gith Coalition Army?"
"I've heard of it. She fought bravely and used troops like a god. She defeated a mixed army of more than a hundred thousand mercenaries, slave soldiers, and Gith people with minimal losses. What's even more frightening is that no one knows her complete tactics at that time. "The black-haired youth said with a complicated expression.
"That's right!" The Volantis fatty clapped his hands and shouted, "Think about it. Without a big head, how can you support a height of ten feet and a waist of ten feet? Without a burly figure of ten feet, how can you charge and break through the enemy lines? "
"This …" The black-haired youth was stunned.
The corner of Danny's mouth twitched, and she reminded, "She has a dragon."
"It's just a baby dragon that was born less than two years ago," the Valleglia fatty vowed. "Our ancestor is the noble Dragon King. Our understanding of dragons is even better than that woman.
And the mercenaries who returned from the front line said that except for throwing kerosene bombs at the ship, that woman's dragon didn't kill many people at all. "
He spread out his hands, looked down at Danny, glanced at the two youths, and asked loudly, "The dragon that throws kerosene barrels is at most equivalent to a catapult. Let me ask you, is the catapult scary? "
Danny was a little speechless.
In theory, in the same time, the fireball thrown by the Megalosaurus was not as good as the catapult.
The process of Megalosaurus taking off, landing, and reloading took too much time.
But does the catapult have the accuracy and attack range of the Megalosaurus?
"So, the woman who can defeat the Guise Alliance must be ten feet tall, muscular, and like a giant."
Danny held back her laughter and deliberately said with a pale face, "It's too scary. I always thought that she was the role model of the female knight, and I want to see her style. "
Seeing that the youngsters were all intimidated, the fatty was proud and continued, "That's not all. Everyone who has been to Slave Bay knows that the woman is cruel and bloodthirsty. Even nobles with high status would have their heads chopped off because of the slightest mistake."
"The noble didn't get preferential treatment?" The blonde youth said incredulously.
"Hehe, is destroying the family preferential treatment? The woman has a butcher named Leon Shackle. In order to get the position of count, he killed countless royal families that have been passed down for thousands of years. The royal family is not an ordinary noble. "
"Unimaginable … madness." The blonde youth said with a stare.
"She is also a witch, feeding her dragon with the flesh and blood of newborn children; she is also a traitor who laughs at the gods, breaks treaties, deceives envoys, and slaughters good people.
She is burning with desire, not only with men, women, and eunuchs, she even finds dogs and children to satisfy her desire. The partners she is tired of playing with all have a tragic end … "
The fatty lowered his voice and said in a horrifying tone, "The woman takes the man's soul through intercourse."
"I must take down this city." Danny whispered in Barristan's ear.
I have to make qualified white paper as soon as possible. Printing is easy, the Guise people are experts at baking bricks, but the pulp of paper can only be adjusted step by step.
The paper to wipe the ass has been made long ago, but it is far from enough to be used as paper for books.
With paper and printing, it is possible to print history books on a large scale.
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