In the evening, he arrived at the Port of Flowers.
After confirming that A Qi had returned to the seaside, Liszt returned directly to the castle and began to count how many gold coins he had. The result was that if he did not sell his fixed assets, he could probably only gather 100 gold coins. The flower wine market has not yet fully opened and it is difficult to raise many gold coins in a short time.
"This money is not enough to buy a medium-sized ship. I have to prepare at least 500 gold coins."
The first generation of Sapphire Grand Duke Andrew Sapphire, had not yet created the Grand Duchy of Sapphire and human beings living on the mainland had not yet entered the age of navigation.
Ships were mostly powered by oars, poles, and oars. They sailed in inland lakes and rivers and rarely even appeared offshore.
It is not known when the sail was invented. It is estimated that if you want to trace it back, it will be traced back to the Moon Empire. All the cultural sources of the world can be related to the Moon Empire.
But sailing must have been carried forward by the Grand Duchy of Sapphire because it was the first human country to be established on the island.
There was a lack of serfs, food, and minerals on the island.
Everything had to be snatched from the mainland.
Small inland boats such as oars could not withstand the wind and waves. Sailing ships became the main force of navigation. Driven by war, sailing ships developed rapidly between the archipelagos in the Grand Duchy of Sapphire.
Basically, oars have been eliminated here.
Only sailing ships are being built and sold.
There are currently three classes of sailing ships – small one-masted sailing ships, medium-sized two-masted sailing ships, and large three-masted sailing ships.
Sails are all horizontal sails. Of course, in the era before longitudinal sails were invented, they were all uniformly called sails. Only Liszt would distinguish them by horizontal sails.
The sail of a one-masted sailing ship, more accurately known as a square sail, is a bit similar to the kind of sailing ship used by the Vikings, with a huge square sail hanging on it.
The sail of a two-masted sailing ship is composed of small horizontal sails, and the same is true of a three-masted sailing ship.
These three classes of sailing ships are divided into three types: cargo ships, ordinary ships, and fast ships. Cargo ships are very spacious and the cargo holds are huge, but they move very slowly. Fast ships are narrow and the cargo holds are small, but they move very fast. Ordinary ships are a combination of the two, neither big nor small, neither fast nor slow.
The Flower is an ordinary two-masted sailing ship.
It is distinguished according to the cost of a popular ship.
An ordinary sailing ship is between 50 and 200 gold coins; a cargo ship is between 100 and 300 gold coins; a fast sailing ship is between 200 and 400 gold coins.
An ordinary brig was worth between 500 and 1,000 gold coins, while the Flower was worth at least 500 gold coins. The brig was worth between 800 and 1,200 gold coins, while the brig was worth between 1,000 and 1,500 gold coins.
A three-masted sailing ship is between 2000 and 3000 gold coins; a three-masted sailing ship is between 2500 and 3000 gold coins; a three-masted sailing ship is between 2500 and 4000 gold coins; a fast sailing ship is between 5000 and 6000 gold coins.
At present, only the Sapphire Clan could manufacture fast three-masted sailboats, and they were not sold to the public for use as warships. Mar. of Mer Mar. Marrying, Mar. of the Mar. of the of the Maris Marquis.. of Marqus. "Marqus." of the Marquis. "Marqus Marqus.
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Furthermore, it was just a temporary shortage of funds.
Flower Brew can still earn back a few hundred gold coins a month. Simply use the income of flower brew to advance the income of the next few weeks from Tulip Castle in advance.
Thinking of this …
He immediately wrote to Levis and asked Gort to take the letter to Tulip Castle, "Consultant Gort, I hope you can follow the caravan and choose a suitable ordinary two-masted sailing ship. The price is not too high. We only sail between Black Horse Island and Flower Town."
"Sir, are you going to ask the shipyard to build a new ship, or are you going to buy a medium-sized sailboat?" Gort took the letter and asked.
"Of course it's …" Liszt wanted to say, of course it was to buy a new ship.
But he suddenly remembered that the smoke mission only asked him to buy another medium-sized seagoing ship. It neither required a newly built seagoing ship, nor did it require it to be a cargo ship or an ordinary ship.
In that case, why not buy an old ship?
The Flower was an old ship, an old ship that had been mended, but it ran smoothly on the sea without any problems. Especially recently, the gaps in the ship's deck have been watered with rubber water, making the Flower stronger and more stable. There was no sign of leakage and it could sail for at least another ten years.
Buy an old ship, sew it up and put some rubber water on it, and it can be used as a new ship.
So he temporarily changed his mind, "Then buy an old ship and keep the price within 500 gold coins."
Gort smiled and said, "Sir, coincidentally, I recently heard news that the caravan of Tulip Castle is going to replace a new batch of ships, which is related to Flower Town's specialty flower brew. Mr. Franck told me that Sir Levis is going to set up a special wine fleet and buy fast sailing ships to replace several cargo ships. "
Liquor is expensive, and using fast sailing ships can reduce sailing time and transport risks.
"Is that so? If that's the case, then choose a relatively better cargo ship from this batch and buy it."
"As you wish, Sir."
… …
Gort went to buy a ship.
It will take a few days, and these days, the castle is going to tear down the shellwood building and repair it back to its original appearance. As for Liszt, he rarely stays in the castle because the news of the six-headed king sea snake has spread and the nobles of North Valley City have come to visit.
He is very impatient to receive these nobles. They have nothing in common to talk about except eating and drinking.
So he gave all the reception tasks to Zambrotta. Apart from Gort, Zambrotta is the only one with good diplomatic skills in Flower Town.
As a noble who has been deprived of his title, he is not good at practical work, but he is very skilled at practical work.
He also has an important task, which is to reject all requests to buy mid-level sea monster materials. All the materials of the six-headed king sea snake are not for sale.
Liszt, who is not bothered by the paperwork, is building a seaside villa with a peace of mind.
After the ebb of the tide, a pit of 500 square meters was dug on the beach, filled with a lot of rocks and sand, and mixed with rubber water to stir.
The sun shone.
The solidification speed was very fast, and in a few hours, a platform similar to a cement platform was built.
The beach is soft and the foundation is not deep, but the platform is large enough and strong enough, so it is still very stable and is not affected by the scouring of the sea after the high tide.
On the platform, a stone house continues to be built.
This stone house will be submerged by the sea at high tide, allowing A Qi to enter and exit freely. A wooden house continues to be built on the upper level of the stone house for Liszt to live in. A Qi can also read books and study magic along the steps.
Taking potions, practicing qi, listening to the sirens sing.
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