Troy Palace

The slaves in the palace were busy, and Priam groaned, tapping his fingers lightly on the marble throne, and asked, "You want to bribe the city-states?"

"Father, it's not a bribe, it's a bribe. Pei Ziyun didn't pretend too much, and directly stabbed into the real topic: "You once said that the more friends, the better, and the enemy must have a choice." ”

"I don't expect to change the position of the Greek city-states, they are Greeks after all, and if they really want to be bought, we can't even move the treasury - the appetite of the bribe-takers is growing, and no one will be satisfied, so they can't buy real allies. ”

“…… Yes. Priam nodded thoughtfully, looked at his young son, and waited for Prince Paris to continue, and he was getting more and more satisfied with this son.

"But having more friends isn't a bad thing. ”

"Even if the response is a little slower and the troops are a little less, the accumulation, a dozen, dozens of city-states add up, it is not a small number, and it can even change the entire situation of the war. ”

"So, I'll visit the city-states along the way, with the right gold, the right friendship, to win the right friends. ”

Pei Ziyun's meaning is this, speaking of which, one more or less hundred-man team in a city-state does not seem to be much, but when it comes together, the number is considerable.

"Very good, you have a good idea. Priam straightened up and said, "Well, I'll open my storehouse and give you gold and bronze to carry out your plan." ”

"I will offer sacrifices to the great Zeus, may the gods protect you. ”

Mount Olympus

Zeus, who raised his glass and drank the divine pulp, could barely hear the singing of the Nymph, and reached out to brush the thick blood-colored clouds, making the conversation in the Nether Trojan Palace clearer, and for a long time, he muttered: "What a hand!"

"It's so much in line with my heart, even I feel that fate is taking advantage of me. ”

There is no doubt that Prince Paris's activities have changed some scripts, but compared with the original script, this is more in line with Zeus's wishes.

Zeus couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

port

A large sea ship slowly sailed into the harbor, and a slightly emaciated man slowly descended from the boat, and after careful identification, he realized that it was Gesnier, who had been in the Amazon for half a month.

After half a month of careful selection, Gesne finally completed his mission in the Amazon and brought back a batch of strong slaves for Prince Paris.

As soon as he got off the boat, a servant who had been waiting for a long time stepped forward: "Is it Lord Gesnie, the prince told you not to go to the mansion, he will come directly." ”

"yes, I see. Gesne said lightly.

His position on Prince Paris's side is becoming clearer and clearer, where Prince Paris is there, he is an obedient servant, and where Prince Paris is not there, he is the "butler" who is responsible for helping Prince Paris do things, and his understanding of the people below is to maintain majesty at all times.

Gesne re-boarded the ship and went to the slave cabin, which was made into compartments, with each of the two slaves having a separate compartment.

In this day and age, sea navigation was a very difficult thing and prone to accidents, and it was normal for ordinary slaves, due to the crowded cabins and diseases, to die half of them.

And these are skilled slaves bought at a great price, and any loss is something Gesner can't afford, so he is very concerned about the living conditions of these slaves, and strives not to have an accident with a slave on the way back.

"Come, all come out, and Prince Paris will come to see you in person. Gesne shouted, leading the slaves out of the cabin.

Looking closely, there are more than a dozen male ** subordinates, all of whom are strong and strong, and it seems that Gesner still spent a lot of effort in selecting them in half a month on Amazon.

The slaves disembarked and stood in formation, and Gesne said, "Listen, this is no longer an Amazon, and no one here treats you as slaves, and as long as you do your best, Prince Paris will not treat you badly." ”

"That's right. A voice came from afar, full of energy.

Look, it was a young man with a soldier, with a white tunic underneath, leather armor on the outside, a belt strung with bronze rings around his waist, and a short sword hanging from his waist—it was Prince Paris.

Gesne hurriedly said to the slave, "This is Prince Paris, your future master. ”

After speaking, he went to Pei Ziyun and said, "Prince Paris, this time I have completed the task you assigned. I spent half a month carefully selecting, you see, these slaves were all strong and skilled slaves, and they were all descendants of the failed nobles of the Greek city-states. ”

"Of course, there is no such thing as slavery in our country. ”

Pei Ziyun listened, his eyes swept over these sturdy slaves standing in a row, their bodies were extremely strong, much better than the slaves he bought in Troy, he was very satisfied with Gesne's efficiency, his fingers tapped his belt, and said, "Well, Gesne, you did a good job this time." ”

Pei Ziyun gave Gesne a smile.

The slaves bowed their heads in awe, and in the Amazon, the disobedient died.

I only listened to the master say, "As long as you obey orders in the future, there will be no punishment, and if you make meritorious deeds, you will be rewarded, and even freedom is not impossible." ”

Some of the slaves heard that they would be free, and their eyes flashed with a twinkle.

Pei Ziyun nodded, waved his hand and said to the soldiers, "Take them down and settle them well." ”

"Gesne, come with me to see it. ”

"Yes, Prince Paris. ”

Gesnes thought that Prince Paris was going to check on the ship he had returned, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and he had done something extra to hide from Prince Paris, and now there were a few boxes of goods that he had bought outside.

As a result, he followed behind and saw that Prince Paris did not get on the ship, but went farther away, and in this direction, he saw several warships moored in the harbor in the distance.

This time, there was not just one, but seven, and the fleet was directly formed, and there were even a few battleships that were being trained intensively by soldiers.

Pei Ziyun took Gesne to one of them, and when the soldiers saw that it was Prince Paris, they all saluted.

Gesne followed Pei Ziyun into a room, and saw a young girl sitting in the room, this girl looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old, Gesner didn't care.

But he heard Pei Ziyun pointing: "This is Ke Selia, the current clerk, you will work together in the future." ”

Pei Ziyun looked at Ke Selia with a smile, Ke Selia has withstood the test in the past ten days, and now there are more than a dozen people under his hands.

Originally, he had already prepared that in case Kecelia did not stand the test, he would still arrange other jobs for her, but he didn't expect that Kecelia's ability was good.

"Prince Paris, my esteemed master. Ke Selia saw Pei Ziyun come in, bowed down and said.

"Kocelia, this is what I told you about Gessnie, who used to be a troubadour. ”

Koselia turned to Gesnier: "Greetings, dear Lord Gesnie. ”

Gesne originally thought that this girl was a slave girl, and he didn't pay much attention to it, but when he heard that she was a clerk, although he didn't know what Prince Paris had with a clerk, he immediately paid attention to it, and nodded with a slight smile: "Kocelia!"

Pei Ziyun watched as Gesne and Koselia got acquainted, and said, "Gesne, Koselia, the king has sent me to Greece and asked to leave immediately. ”

"Gesne, you are in charge of commerce, and I will only give you one day to fill all three of my ships with cargo, and it will sail with the warship. ”

"Corcelia, you are in charge of the paperwork of goods and expenses. ”

"It turned out to be an overseer. Gesner thought to himself, he had never been in charge of commerce before, but no one had ever supervised him, and he had the final say on how it was executed, the records of goods and expenses, and now he was a little disappointed that he suddenly came in, but this was also the thing that a noble family should do.

"Yes, Prince Paris. Gesne and Cocelia responded.

"One more thing, Gesnie, you need to take it seriously for me. Pei Ziyun said.

When Gesne heard that it was a separate task given to him by Prince Paris, he couldn't help but straighten his back and listen very carefully and carefully.

"I want you to contact one or a few local troubadours everywhere you go and have a good relationship with them, can you do that?" Pei Ziyun asked.

"If it's just a good relationship, if the prince can give me a batch of gold, I will definitely be able to do it. Gesne replied confidently.

As a troubadour, he was very confident that he would find them and make good relations with them, because he knew very well what these troubadours needed, as long as Prince Paris provided him with gold.

Pei Ziyun smiled and nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to send the gold later, you can go and fill my ship with cargo now." ”

"All right, Prince Paris, I'll take my leave. With that, he slowly retreated.

Seeing Gesne leaving, Pei Ziyun exhaled a long breath, and when he saw Ke Selia going out with a pen and parchment, he hurriedly shouted: "Slow." ”

Cocelia stopped and looked at Prince Paris with some confusion.

"What are you going to do, Kocelia?"

"Prince Paris, didn't you say that you wanted me to record the cargo and expenses of the voyage with the warship? Cocelia replied.

"Well, don't be in a hurry, let Gesne wait first, I have something to tell you here. ”

Cocelia's eyes blinked, and she looked at Prince Paris, patiently waiting for orders.

Pei Ziyun was silent for a long time, and said: "When Gesne contacts those troubadours, remember to record the list, write a letter to them every month according to the list, and send gifts once a year." These are your future jobs. ”

"Yes, Prince Paris. Cocelia replied succinctly.

Waiting for Ke Selia to withdraw, following Gesnie, looking at the back of the two leaving, Pei Ziyun smiled from the corner of his eyes and looked at the map.

"Calcidisi, Amphis, Laasia, Marathon, Athens – everything else, Athens, I really want to see it. ”

"Then there are Derees, Crete, Sparta. ”

"In the middle of the journey, I had to go to the island of Lower Los, where legend has it that Artemis and Apollo were born, and I had to sacrifice – it was a long journey. ”

"By the way, I have to test the gods, or the true heart of Zeus. ”