The pitch-black wooden box, exuding a rotten smell, the dull withered color, people can't help but think of something ancient, with a faint sense of mystery. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But in fact, this is just the officer's own imagination, this box was made by a carpenter not long ago, where is so weird.

While the officer was wary of Zheng Fei, he shivered slightly and lifted the lid of the box.

He was stunned for a moment, and the box was not a cannon barrel, let alone a legendary Egyptian mummy, but a curved, yellowish object that looked like a tree trunk.

"What is this?......" he asked, rubbing over the surface of the object.

"Ivory. ”

"How is it possible! Although I am not a rich man, I have seen ivory, how can it be so big!"

"Mammoth, it's four times the size of an ordinary elephant. ”

The officer did not know what this tusk meant, and like most officers, he had a rough personality and never paid attention to such a more elegant thing, so he only touched it twice and did not marvel too much.

Zheng Fei was very disappointed in this, and took out the priceless mammoth ivory that he was proud of, but the other party didn't know how to appreciate it.

After thinking about it, he took the long box back and put it away.

Obviously, in the concept of an officer, only gold coins are attractive enough for them.

"There are 250,000 gold coins here, which is the wealth I have accumulated over many years of sailing, and now I want to expand my fleet to further afield and make more money, so I need the porters in your precinct. ”

The officer glanced at the piles of gold coins out of the corner of his eye, and the yellow flash made his heart move, and he swallowed again, his eyebrows twisted together as if he was thinking about something, and soon, the corners of his mouth curled up.

"I can help you, but you have to tell me...... Your sailing route. ”

In that case, all the cargo ships in the jurisdiction would not be able to carry the goods, and the whole area would be reduced to a state of stalemate, and if the above blamed him, the dismissal would be relatively light, and he might be imprisoned or even executed...... Since sailing is so profitable, why stay in Istanbul as this petty officer, and how good is it to form a fleet on your own?

Zheng Fei would never agree to such an excessive request, he shook his head decisively and had a tough attitude.

"No way. ”

"Well, then you don't want to get a porter. The officer smirked, turned and left.

"I could have gone somewhere else to recruit sailors, and maybe the salary could be cheaper, but you, lost a thousand gold coins. Zheng Fei didn't care at all, and calmly dusted off his clothes.

The officer had just walked to the door, and when he said this, his footsteps stopped.

A petty officer in Istanbul who supervised porters, he spent all day on the beach living a hard life, even eating pork and hiding in his room.

In contrast, flying away to the countryside to buy a manor, not to mention how beautiful it is! With a thousand gold coins, it is enough to fulfill this wish!

He turned his back to Zheng Fei, rolled his eyes, and smiled again, but this smile looked weird.

"Give me two thousand. ”

"A thousand, don't pull it down. ”

Zheng Fei put out the oil lamp hanging on the wall with a face that was not negotiable, and the small warehouse suddenly darkened a lot.

He didn't like the feeling of being threatened, and besides, he did recruit a large number of sailors elsewhere, and the only reason why he had come to the officers for help was to take pity on the porters who slept on the stacks of crates, and wanted to help them.

Seeing that the conversation could not be reached, the officer panicked, and had no choice but to give in awkwardly one more step and said tentatively: "How about one thousand five?"

"I said, it's just a thousand, okay please go out, I'm going to lock the door. Zheng Fei waved his hand impatiently.

The officer scolded the profiteer and chopped off his foot.

"A thousand is a thousand, but you'll have to give me and my men a ride and take us out of Istanbul." ”

"No problem. "This time Zheng Fei is quite refreshing.

......

Deck.

On the way back to the deck from the cabin, Zheng Fei explained the preparations to the officer and told him not to attract the attention of the garrison.

Even if he doesn't advise, the officer will be extremely cautious, after all, wealth and even life are at stake.

It never occurred to the officer to report him, for he would not receive any benefit other than two bounties.

In the sea breeze, Zheng Fei sent the officers off the ship, and then quickly embarked on the way back.

The horses' hooves had tread from the empty beach to the barren wilderness, which was close to twelve o'clock in the morning, and the silence on the field was terrifying.

Ten minutes later, he changed into a military uniform, appeared outside the city of Istanbul, and the city was about to be closed in five minutes, and the sentinels on the city wall yawned, ready to go down and close the heavy city gate with the brothers standing guard at the city gate.

Hearing the sound of approaching horses' hooves, the sentinel, who had long been sleepy, still could not cheer up.

In their senses, Istanbul is the safest, no one is stupid enough to do evil here, not even the most arrogant bandits.

However, out of professional habit, they still raised their muskets, and their eyes were hazy and yawning.

"Who's there?" the sentry widened, but the light was too dim, and the moon was just hiding behind the dark clouds, so he couldn't see clearly.

"Isn't the city closed yet?" Zheng Fei dismounted and walked over slowly.

"It's not sealed, but you're so late...... Yo, sir!" The sentry saw this military uniform, and immediately straightened up and was so respectful that the rest of the sentries followed suit.

"Can I go in?" Zheng Fei asked with a smile.

"Of course, thanks to you coming a little early, a few minutes later, even the marshal can't enter the city. ”

Zheng Fei frowned.

"What if it's your castle guard?"

"Of course you can!"

"That's good. This is the secret word in Zheng Fei's heart, accompanied by a smile.

He rode his horse through the streets of Istanbul in the dead of night, and soon arrived at the tavern next to the castle, where Santiago was standing anxiously at the door.

"Damn, you're finally back!" Santiago finally sighed, came over to help him lead his horse, and said, "If you don't come again, that guy's wine will be sober." ”

That guy was referring to the City Guard Officer.

Zheng Fei shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything, and raised his feet to cross the threshold.

The layout of this tavern is relatively small, and the decoration is relatively inferior, and the guests usually received are mostly sailors and porters who dock in Istanbul.

So as soon as Santiago arrived here, he directly threw out a small bag of silver coins and chartered the venue. (To be continued.) )