Chapter 289: Constanta
"Here!"
Zheng Fei's finger poked into an area of the map, smiling to himself. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Where?"
A light female voice that is pleasant to the ears.
Britney leaned against the door frame with a small dinner plate, looking at him and smiling, with a touch of crimson on her tender face, which was heartwarming.
Zheng Fei groaned for a while, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "In my singing." ”
Britney pursed her lips and snorted, put the plate on the table, and came behind him to help him squeeze his shoulders, a pair of skillful hands holding it in place.
"The sailor just caught a net of sweet red shrimp, and I made your favorite shrimp cake. ”
"Actually, I don't like to eat shrimp cakes, but there are no other ingredients at sea......" This is Zheng Fei's heart, of course he won't say it, picked up a shrimp cake that is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and took a bite of it, he is now more devoted to making some roast beef as a snack, and the fleet has purchased a large amount of beef and mutton in Istanbul.
The smooth shrimp meat was in his stomach, and he wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and then he thought of something.
"I fell asleep as soon as I lay down in bed last night, and I didn't even have time to ask you, what have you been doing lately?"
He knew that Britney must be bored to stay on the ship all day, but what could he do, with her beauty, it would be troublesome for a powerful officer to take a fancy to it if she was shopping in Istanbul City.
"Have you forgotten, the last time you asked me to write a book, I started to write. Britney's large, expressive eyes blinked softly around his neck, and the refreshing fragrance of rose dew stimulated his senses.
"Hey, don't do that, I'm going to keep my energy alive today...... Uh, that, you...... Why don't we go back to our room. ”
......
At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the clear sky, a few ribbon-like clouds floated.
Britney is such a difficult little goblin, again and again, so tired that Zheng Fei had to take a nap.
When they got up, the sailors were lying in a row on the deck to soak up the sun, crossed their legs, and talked about some trivial matters in the past.
Zheng Fei walked past them and went straight to a cabin built behind the cockpit and knocked on the window.
In the cabin, Teresa is braiding a little girl who is her sister Emily.
"Hi, long time no see. When Teresa saw him, she was a little surprised, and a little delighted.
"Sister, your concubine is here. Emily blinked whimsily, and ran out with her hands clutching her half-braided hair.
When passing by Zheng Fei's side, Zheng Fei touched her little head.
After a few seconds of silence, Teresa smiled and put down the comb in her hand and opened the window to ventilate.
"I haven't seen you in a long time. There was a hint of grumbling in her tone.
"I was busy before. Zheng Fei paused, his face serious: "It's the same now." ”
Teresa was disappointed, but still smiled happily, understanding his intentions.
"You need money, don't you?"
"Yes, how much money does the fleet have now? minus the salaries of the sailors. ”
"Wait a minute, let me find the ledger. ”
Teresa rummaged through the shelves, the dusty books, all of which were in her collection, at a time when the European Renaissance was in full swing, and she liked to absorb the advanced ideas of the great men.
Well, since Zheng Fei went to Pars to pick her up, he made her an "accountant".
Zheng Fei doesn't like to deal with numbers, and every time he spends a lot of money on purchasing goods, he doesn't bother to keep accounts, so he especially needs an accountant.
Such an important position, of course, has to be handed over to someone who can be trusted, even if those rough men in Santiago Aris Hans don't understand, they don't understand it even if they break their fingers, or a careful woman is suitable for this business, Britney has other things to do, Anna is not highly educated, naturally, he thought of Teresa.
Teresa fumbled for about half a minute, pulled the thick ledger out of the bookshelf, opened it, and searched through the pile of numbers.
"Three million six hundred and fifty thousand silver coins, do you need to use a lot of money lately?"
"Yes. Zheng Fei roughly calculated, this money is enough.
Thinking of something, he was slightly stunned and smiled: "Hey, Teresa." ”
"Huh?" Teresa folded the ledger to her chest and looked at him affectionately.
"Nothing, rest more, if you have any requirements, just mention it to the first mate. ”
With that, Zheng Fei turned around and walked out of the cabin and walked away.
After all, he still didn't have a sensational affair with Teresa.
Teresa stood in place, looking at his departing back, and sighed silently, sad.
Walking on the deck, Zheng Fei put his hands behind his back, soaking up the sun and feeling the breath of spring flowers.
"Captain, how long will it be before we arrive?"
In less than a day, the sailors could not wait, their eyes lit up, they knew that they were going to Romania, a place famous for its beautiful women, and sexy girls everywhere on the streets, and at fair prices.
"Soon. Zheng Fei dropped a sentence, and climbed up the watchtower, standing high and seeing far away, physically and mentally happy.
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Due to the reduced wind, it took the flotilla two full days to reach the port of Constanta.
Romania's largest port is extremely busy, with workers working more than a dozen hours a day to load and unload cargo in exchange for a good salary.
Since the war with the Ottoman Empire, Romania's land trade routes were blocked, and Constanta became the most important means of communication with the outside world, and almost all merchants from the Black Sea countries or from the Straits of Istanbul would trade here.
Although it is much smaller than the Port of Istanbul, it is more busy.
Needless to say, Constanta's importance was that the royal family had heavily guarded the area, and thousands of troops were stationed in the open space outside the port, dense and crowded.
When Zheng Fei's fleet docked, an officer stared at the huge fleet solemnly, his eyes as fierce as a falcon, and beside the officer, two heavy guns were ready to fire at any time.
The long plank connecting the deck and the land was lowered, and Zheng Fei landed first and greeted the officer.
"May I ask where is the boss of the port?" Zheng Fei asked with a smile.
"There is no boss here, I am the boss. ”
Unlike other ports or docks, Constanta is under the direct jurisdiction of the Crown, as it is the most important route for trade with the outside world.
Zheng Fei shrugged: "Okay, how to calculate the berthing fee?"
"What's your cargo?"
"Beef and lamb, and some fine wine brought from Italy, you're going to love it. ”
Hearing this, the officer's expression suddenly changed, like a person who was trekking in the desert with a dry mouth, and suddenly got a puddle of clear water.
"How many?" the officer was overjoyed.
"It's full of cargo holds, do you want to go up and have a look?" From the officer's expression, Zheng Fei learned that this batch of goods would definitely be sold at a good price, and what the soldiers on the front line of Constanta lacked most now were food and wine. (To be continued.) )