In the first few days, Danny stood at the bow of the ship and enjoyed the scenery. She even imitated Jack and Shredded Meat and shouted, "I am the king of the world."
Well, she stood behind Blackie and shouted. She was very confident and used Chinese. She was not afraid of being heard by others …
But after a long time, the blue sky and sea became so monotonous that it could no longer arouse her interest.
But there were two small things worth mentioning. First, the centaurs were indeed tough. They got used to vomiting. Eljiqi ran to the side of the ship when she had time and looked at the dolphins swimming with the ship.
The second thing ….
In the beginning, the crew was very worried that the dragons would burn their ship. When Blackbeard Grolle saw the three dragons flying around the main mast in the sky, he was as nervous as a young girl.
He shouted at the sailors and filled the empty wood with seawater and hung it on the side of the ship to prevent the fire.
Later, they found out that the dragons would only breathe fire under two circumstances: Danny gave the order, or when they encountered fresh food.
The worries in their hearts disappeared. The sailors were surprised to see that wherever the three dragons went, the rats ran away like crazy.
Then, Danny brought the dragons to the bottom of the cabin. That night, the sailors added a dish: Braised rats.
The rats ran to the deck and jumped into the sea as if they had lost their minds …
Three ships, a total of 146 rats were found. The largest one was half a pound.
Danny did not eat the rat meat. But the centaurs loved eating rats, second only to their love for horse meat.
Gradually, when the sailors saw the dragons flying in the sky, they would spontaneously feel a strange and strong pride. They often said, "We are the queen's subordinates. Under the wings of the true dragon, we will fight for her, die for her, and glory for the Megalosaurus."
The centaurs liked to lie on the side of the ship and look at the dolphins. From the captain to the cook, they all liked to see the three dragons flying.
Danny was bored in the room and practiced the "108 letter standard reading table" that she learned in the Immortal Hall. They were the foundation of the ancient Valleglia spells.
"A … hai … gele — mu …" She looked at the iron plate and stuttered.
The 108-letter alphabet only taught Danny how to read the incantations. Danny didn't know what they meant at all. She didn't even know how to guide magic power or meditate.
He didn't even have a complete incantation for Danny to recite. In the end, he could only take out the identity card he found in the Dragon King's corpse and recite the runes on it like a child reciting pinyin.
On the back of the silver coin of the Celestial Empire, outside the chrysanthemum, there was a circle of letters, "Zhongguoren Minyinhang". It was a set of two characters, separated by a space in the middle.
The iron plate in Danny's hand was a series of rune letters. She didn't even know how to add 'punctuation'.
If you showed "Zhongguoren Minyin Hang" to the Chinese people, they would be stunned for a while before they could react. What if you showed it to a foreigner who didn't understand Chinese?
Danny was now facing such a situation. With the "108 alphabet", she could read "a, b, c, d …" but she did not know what they meant or how to read them.
"We're in trouble, Khaleesi." Doreah walked into the room with a clay pot that smelled like milk.
Liis's maid was used to the sea and had been with the dragon for many days. She didn't mix with the sailors and centaurs on the deck.
"What's the trouble?" Danny asked casually.
Doreah poured her a big bowl of fresh mare's milk and said with a sad face, "The wind on the sea is weakening. It won't be long before the ship stops moving."
There were five seas in this world that were closely related to human civilization. The Jade Sea in the east, which passed through the Qualls Strait and was located in the south of Ursos, was called the Summer Sea. The sea in the north of Ursos was called the Trembling Sea. Between Ursos and the Westeros, there was a narrow sea, with an average width of 500 kilometers, called the Narrow Sea.
Westeros in Ursos had two common names: "Andals" and "Visitors from the Land of the Setting Sun". Westeros were located in the far west of the world, but there was also a vast sea to the west of Westeros.
The fleet that Dani was on took a day to leave Quills Strait, and it had only been two days since they entered the Sea of Summer. They were still some distance away from the easternmost city of the Sea of Summer, New Jith. There was still no sign of Slave Bay in the west!
Dany left the room and found Blackbeard Galloway to ask him about it. He said carelessly, "We've got two rowboats."
At first, Dani didn't understand why a ship needed so many oars. The Sun of Summer had 300 oars in it.
After the afternoon wind stopped, Blackbeard gave an order. The sailors on the main mast deck waved the flag, and two small boats were dropped from the two narrow ships in front.
There was a bundle of thick hemp rope on the small boats, which was as thick as Danny's wrist. The small boats moved closer to the big ships as they released the rope. Finally, the iron chain at the end of the rope was fastened to the buckle on the protruding keel of the ship.
As the flag waved, the two paddle boats suddenly heard the rhythmic beat of drums. Danny saw a white line on the sides of the two boats. It was the sound of hundreds of sailors rowing hard.
"Bang … Creak … Creak …"
The rope in front, which had been submerged in the water, suddenly sprung up and tightened. Water mist spread around the rope. The fat boat trembled and slowly moved forward with a groan.
The paddle boat in front was 60 meters long and about 12 meters wide. It was as narrow as a plow, while the boat behind was as wide as a fat man with a big belly.
At this time, the three boats were sailing slowly on the sea with the same drum beat. They were like three little ants on a boundless blue canvas.
"This won't last long," Danny murmured.
"It won't take long. We're not too far from the Giscari Strait. We can stop at New Guise for a while and wait for the windless period to pass," Blackbeard said calmly.
The old sailor was indeed experienced. At noon the next day, Blackbeard, who was soaring in the sky, brought them the smell of land, a charred leg of a sheep.
In the evening, the lookout on the paddle boat in front shouted, "We've arrived at Gene Island!"
Gene Island was about the same size as the Mormont family's Bear Island. The longest straight-line distance on the island was no more than 100 kilometers, but the value was completely different. Bear Island was remote, and there was not a single foreign merchant ship in a year or two.
Gene Island was located in the middle of the channel between Slave Bay and Queers. At the south end was the port of New Guise. Most of the ships traveling between the east and west continents would be resupplied at New Guise. It was known as the pearl of the eastern end of the Summer Sea.
Blackbeard Grolier also planned to wait there for the sea breeze.
If the Mormont family's fief was Gene Island, his wife wouldn't run away no matter what.
"The people of Guise don't welcome outsiders into Gene Island, but the port of New Guise at the south end can be entered and exited at will. If we don't go close to the port and only stay in the bay, the people of Guise won't even collect taxes from us.
Therefore, even though New Guise isn't far from Queers, the ships that come and go will still stop there for a while, "Blackbeard Grolier explained to Danny as he stood on the bridge and looked at the small black dot in front of him.
"Are the taxes of the Free City very expensive?" Danny asked.
Blackbeard thought for a moment and said, "If they don't sell goods locally, they will only collect the berthing fee of the ship. The bigger the ship, the larger the dock area it occupies, and the higher the price.
For three ships like ours, if they enter New Guise Dock, the berthing fee for a day will be more than 10 gold radiance coins … about three gold royals. "
"Wow, it's robbery!" Danny exclaimed.
"It's not too expensive. All the major cities have this price." Blackbeard Grolier shook his head and said, "You might not know how high the profits of sea merchants are.
Let's put it this way, even if a sea merchant doesn't have a brilliant business mind, as long as he goes around the 'Summer Sea — Jade Sea', he will be able to obtain wealth that he won't be able to spend in his lifetime.
The profit starts at 20 times, and there is no upper limit. The clever merchants keep buying low and selling high at the major ports. After a trip, the profit margin can generally reach 100 times.
People like His Excellency Zaro and Governor Illyrio, who have connections, can average 150 times the gross profit. "
Not only was Danny dumbfounded, but Jorah and Whitebeard also opened their mouths in surprise.
"Is it really that profitable?" Jorah said in disbelief, "Then wouldn't everyone become sea merchants?"
If he had known that sea merchants were so profitable, he would have … The voyage he took his wife to attend the party was enough to travel to and from the Jade Sea several times. Then …
"Hehe …" Blackbeard stomped his feet hard, and the wooden board made a muffled "bang bang bang" sound. "Do you know the cost of my baby?"
"It's not like I haven't built a ship before." Jorah sneered, looked around, and estimated, "Back then, I used 2000 gold royals to build a large ship, which is about one-third the size of yours. It is said that the largest warship in King's Landing costs up to 100,000 gold royals. Although your ship is big, it's not a warship … At most, it won't exceed 30,000 gold royals."
Blackbeard gave a thumbs up and praised, "So you're an old hand! It cost me 28,000 gold royals to build this Seduleon. "
Jorah smiled proudly.
"But do you know the loss rate of ships?" Blackbeard continued, "On average, 100 ships go out to sea. If 80 ships come back, the sea merchant will be overjoyed, and even go to the temple to donate. If 70 ships come back, he will breathe a sigh of relief: he can finally make a fortune. If 50 ships come back, he will sigh and go home to continue building ships. If not even one ship comes back, he will go home to write his will and end his life with a cup of poisoned wine.
If a normal merchant loses a ship like mine, who can bear it? "
Silence!
Silence filled the bridge. Everyone was stunned by the cruel living environment of the sea.
"Every year, there are as many merchants who commit suicide as there are merchants who become rich overnight. Take Governor Illyrio for example." Blackbeard continued, "When he was young, he was just a street warrior with his head hanging on his belt. Yes, he did a lot of thievery, robberies, assassinations, and the like.
Think about it, if no one else gave up their position, how could a hoodlum climb up step by step and finally become the governor of trade? How did those people give up their positions? They failed in business! "
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