The Andals liked "7," and the Guise liked "33."
The Great Pyramid of Slave Bay, no matter how tall it was, had thirty-three floors, whether it was one hundred meters or two hundred meters.
In addition to living people, most of the pyramid was used to store supplies.
On the ninth floor of the Great Pyramid of Astapor, under the illumination of the fire, gold coins clattered as the shovels waved, reflecting an intoxicating brilliance.
Hundreds of Unsullied, in groups of two, wandered in the sea of gold, using shovels to send gold coins into the cart. When the cart was full, they pushed the cart to the outside of the vault.
Beside the stone steps on the east side of the Great Pyramid, there was a funnel-like pool of seven or eight square meters. A pipe as thick as a bucket was connected to the bottom of the pyramid along the stone steps.
The pipe was open and cast in copper.
It was like a bamboo tube divided in the middle by a knife, ten meters in one section, one section connected to the other.
The Unsullied pushed the wooden cart with gold coins to the side of the funnel-like pool and pulled open the tailgate. "Crash!"
Like a golden waterfall, it poured into the pool and then flowed down the pipe below the pool, all the way down.
Beside the pipe, there was a bald man wearing only a pair of briefs on each step.
They held brooms in their hands and stared at the stream of gold coins in the pipe without blinking.
If they encountered a different-colored coin, they would immediately pick it out. If the gold coins stopped rolling and blocked the pipe, they would sweep it with a broom.
At the bottom of the pyramid, there was also a pool of gold, a pool built with iron plates.
There were three Megalosaurus beside the pool, Little White, Little Green, and Little Gold.
Dragon flames spewed out, smoke rose, and the gold in the pool melted into gold liquid. The gold liquid passed through a screen and flowed into a pipe on one side, which was connected to dozens of molds.
From time to time, the sound of cold water being poured on the molds could be heard.
After the molds were filled with gold liquid, the Unsullied would pour water on them to solidify the gold.
After that, someone from the Iron Vault put the giant gold nugget on the scale.
"One hundred kilograms, Acceptance Platform A, 1,245 pieces!"
There was a senior manager of the Iron Vault guarding the scale. If the weight was acceptable, he would shout and record the word "X" on a piece of paper.
Yes, the scholar from Slave Bay sat at another table and followed the record.
Every 100 pieces, both sides checked the account.
Then, someone came over to carry the gold nugget to a carriage on the side of the road.
It had to be exactly 50 kilograms, no more, no less. Otherwise, it would mean that the gold was not pure, because the mold was made with 50 kilograms of standard gold.
Once there were 20 giant gold bricks on the carriage, the coachman would immediately drive them away. They would go all the way to the dock and load the warm gold onto the ship.
On the docks, there was also a manager counting the number of gold ingots entering the cabins.
With such an assembly line, Astapo's gold quickly flowed to the Iron Treasury's fleet.
At the pier, there was a restaurant named "Green Olive".
The Dragon Queen was currently holding a banquet.
Yes, after the epidemic, business in Slave Bay's hotel industry declined. In order to resume production, Dragon Queen not only took the lead in patronizing the hotel at the harbor, she also frequently gave out coupons to the officials and citizens.
Before the banquet began, the queen pointed at the silver-haired youth on her left and said to the representative of the Iron Treasury opposite her, "This young talent is my eldest nephew, Aegon, son of Rhaegar and Ilya, House Targaryen's colt."
The representative who led the fleet to Astapo's Iron Treasury was called Taichu Nestos. He was a tall and thin man with two long legs.
He had a tall and thin body, a thin and narrow face, and a thin and long goatee that almost reached his waist.
"Mr. Nestos, nice to meet you," Aegon was polite, calm, and elegant.
"Prince Aegon, nice to meet you," Taichu bowed respectfully before he asked in confusion, "I remember Duke Tywin …"
"It's all thanks to Count Varis!" Danny smiled and told him about Varis' version of the "Orphan Zhao".
"Your Majesty, congratulations on the reunion of aunt and nephew!"
A strange look flashed across Taichu's eyes. 'Congratulations, Dragon Queen has a huge flaw!'
"It is indeed worth celebrating. My nephew is young and promising, and has great ambitions. He will definitely become a great man in the future! If not for the epidemic, I would have sent him to Meereen to train. "
Dragon Queen's expression was as happy and proud as a mother whose son had been admitted to Tsinghua University.
Aegon also raised his chin proudly.
Taichu's eyes flashed again. He was certain that the Dragon Queen cherished her nephew very much!
Tyrion glanced at the "amiable family" of aunt and nephew and asked the representative of the Iron Treasury, "Mr. Taichu, you look haggard. You seem to have traveled a long way to get here?"
"That's right. I came from Braavos and kept changing horses. I traveled thousands of miles in a day. I passed through the Norfoss Mountains, walked on the plains of the Rohn River, passed through Kohor, arrived at Mataris, and turned to Tolos.
The people of New Guis had already received our messenger crows and immediately helped the Iron Treasury organize a fleet. When I arrived at Tolos, the Iron Treasury's fleet had already entered the Sea of Sorrow.
In the end, we met at the estuary of Slave Bay and came to Astapo together. "
Taichu did not hide anything. He explained his itinerary and the arrangements of the Iron Treasury.
"Did the people of New Guis tell you about the Allied Army's plan to release the grayscale stone men into Slave Bay?" Tyrion laughed strangely.
Taichu avoided the main point and said, "We have our own sources of information. We know that Her Majesty the Queen controlled the epidemic immediately. The epidemic did not break out at all. The Allied Army's plan failed."
"The Iron Treasury is really powerful! The Allied Army and the Queen are fighting a world war, but you can do business on both sides peacefully. "The little devil gave a thumbs-up and praised.
"Our business covers the entire civilized world, and we serve all trustworthy people."
Taichu did not care whether he was sincere or not. He accepted his praise as a matter of course.
"Have you started preparing the food? It'll be winter in ten days, "Danny asked.
"Hehe." A proud smile appeared on Taichu's thin and dry face. "The wheat that belongs to you has been planted for more than a month."
"More than a month … Are you telling me that you've started farming right after we finished talking about business? Isn't that a little too efficient? "Danny said doubtfully.
"The faster the messenger crows fly, the higher our efficiency."
Tyrion had a thought. He asked, "Don't tell me you've contracted out the project of growing food?"
"The Iron Treasury is a bank. It's impossible for us to grow our own land. Of course, we have to contract out the business of purchasing food to the big grain merchants of the major cities." Taichu nodded and said.
"Then, the big grain merchants will subcontract to the small grain merchants, and the small merchants will look for the manor owner? It's too easy to earn money. "Tyrion's mouth twitched.
Taichu glared at him and said calmly, "You can try. I dare to guarantee that even if you have ten fathers who can pull gold, it won't be enough to make you lose. "
"Sir, you seem to be hostile towards me?" Tyrion was puzzled.
"No, I'm just stating the facts."
Danny pointed at the row of sailboats outside the window and said, "I see that most of your fleet are large ships, and not many longboats. Can you guarantee your safety?
Let me tell you, I can guarantee your safety in Slave Bay. But once you enter the Bay of Sorrows and the Sea of Summer, the safety of your gold has nothing to do with me. "
After hesitating for a moment, Taichu paid attention to Dragon Queen's expression and said slowly, "Once we leave Slave Bay, there will be Gith's Iron Fleet escorting us."
"Wow!" Tyrion let out a strange cry. His eyes were full of ridicule as he looked back and forth between Dragon Queen and Taichu.
Danny nodded in satisfaction and said, "If that's the case, I'm relieved."
"Relieved?" Tyrion had a strange expression. "Your Majesty, you're not planning to ambush New Gith while the Iron Fleet leaves the port, are you?"
"Shut up!" Dragon Queen growled.
Taichu's expression changed again and again, becoming uncertain.
Old Yimont saw this and quickly stood up. He raised his wine cup and said, "Come, let's drink, let's drink! Today's banquet has nothing to do with the war or the alliance. Sir Taichu is a guest from afar. Let's toast him! "
.....
Fifty million gold royals and ten million gold royals worth of jewels sounded like a lot, but the total weight did not exceed nine hundred tons.
In just one night and one morning, they were loaded onto six fast cargo ships equipped with two hundred oars.
Taichu seemed to be in a hurry to deposit the gold into the Iron Vault. After lunch, he led the fleet away from Astapor Pier.
From start to finish, he didn't even spend a day in Slave Bay.
Looking at the white sail fleet disappearing into the blue sky and blue sea, Tyrion retracted his gaze and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, how was my performance?"
"So-so," Danny said with a calm expression.
"So-so?" Tyrion was very dissatisfied. "I've already tricked that Goatee. The alliance's fleet is gathering at New Gith. Alleria and Tolos' defense will be severely lacking. "
Yes, at the banquet where Taichu was received, Tyrion and Dragon Queen had cooperated to put on a show.
They wanted Taichu to think that Dragon Queen was going to attack New Gith and cover up her true intentions.
Danny had indeed planned to go south to New Gith. For this, the crab's first fleet and Garth's second fleet had been training for a month.
In the process of taking down Slave Bay, Danny had captured a large number of ships. After that, hundreds of ships belonging to the slave owners were confiscated.
Dani had never been short of ships.
In fact, in the past two years, Blackbeard Grollet had incorporated and built hundreds of warships for Dragon Queen.
However, Grollet did not have the ability to command naval operations, nor did he know how to train sailors. These were all military skills that were monopolized by the nobles.
Barristan had the ability, but he had been helping Danny train qualified army officers. He did not have the time or experience.
The arrival of the crab and the second son of the Hyder family changed this situation.
The crab was being trained as the heir of the count. His home was an island, Crab Island. How could he not know naval knowledge?
Garth Hyder had more experience. When he was young, he was an attendant under the commander of the Qingting Island fleet, Count Redwyne. When he grew up, he had been in charge of the old town's coastal defense.
Danny frowned and said, "With my current strength, I don't need to scheme to take down Toros. There's only one thing I'm not sure about. I can only change the plan and hope to disrupt the enemy's while disrupting my own rhythm. "
"You're thinking too much. There are five dragons and wildfire. We'll definitely win if we wait at ease. " Tyrion said.
"The Wind Blowing Group promised to be my spy. Now, there's no news at all," Danny said.
Even the Iron Treasury knew that she had controlled the epidemic in Slave Bay. It was impossible that the Alliance did not know.
If the Alliance knew, it meant that the Wind Blowing Group knew as well.
What trump card did the Alliance have that was more powerful than the Stonemen? Why did the Wind Blowing Group insist that Dragon Queen could not win?
Tyrion's eyes flashed. He said in a low voice, "Only the Megalosaurus can deal with the Megalosaurus."
"Dragon …" Danny fell into deep thought.
"Aunt Danny! “
Aegon ran downstairs, panting. "My cousin's gray disease has been cured. Can he be released?"
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