Venice, about to dock.

The pier, in fact, is not called a pier, there are piers everywhere in Venice, but the seaside ones are relatively large.

The laborers had just come to work, and they sat in groups of three or five on the cargo boxes, puffing at each other, and eating roasted taro while the boss had not yet arrived.

In winter, there are fewer cargo ships, and most of them carry food, and food is not easy to spoil when it is cold. So for workers, wages are more than half.

Eating taro and drinking the cheapest liquor, they carry out their daily complaints of winter.

"I used to be able to buy a bucket of milk for my children on Sundays, but now I can't even afford bread!"

"I said, guys, there's a lot of food in these boxes, or else?"

They coughed dryly, looked around, touched their noses, and looked for a suitable opportunity to pry the box.

"Hey, look what's over there!"

A sudden exclamation startled the hook-nosed laborers who were about to pry the box, and the iron rod fell to the ground with a bang, attracting the sideways glances of all the surrounding laborers, who all knew and had done it more or less.

The hooked nose lost face, and glared angrily at the shouting man, but he saw surprise in his eyes, and wondered, so he followed his gaze, and it turned out to be a huge fleet sailing on the white sea.

"Big ship! There's work done!"

Cheers, rising over the entire dock.

Most of the people who came to Venice to do business were engaged in intra-Mediterranean trade, and the fleet used small cargo ships that were fast and convenient, with a few small frigates, not to ask how far they sailed, but only to be fast.

Large ships for ocean-going trade are rare here, and the goods they carry are usually very valuable, and the bounties for the porters are much higher.

The laborers, who didn't even bother to eat the taro, jumped off the crates and crowded to the shore, watching with great excitement as the ship got closer and closer.

The dock owner belatedly lifted the curtain from the canopy carriage and caught a glimpse of the fleet of ships on the sea, their tonnage indicated by the bulging and huge schooners.

The boss's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, he smiled, knocked his pipe twice on the car, filled the cigarette and lit it in his mouth, and sorted out his clothes and hats to prepare for the big customer.

In this way, under the gaze of the people, the fleet docked on the shore, dropped anchor and retracted the sails, lowered the planks connecting to the land, and the sailors marched down in an orderly line.

The dock boss was so clever that when he saw the expensive leather coat on Zheng Fei's body, he immediately spit out the smoke rings, squinted his eyes and asked, "Where did the distinguished guest come from?" ”

Zheng Fei smiled and didn't answer, and took a heavy bag from the sailor's hand, which contained more than a hundred silver coins.

"Hire me a few extra wagons, I'm going to the exchange. ”

"What is your cargo?" said the boss tentatively, a professional smirk on his lips.

"Does it make a difference?"

"If it's a bargain like food and textiles, the price of the dock is low, but if it's a valuable item like fox fur wine, I have to take the risk and have to hire someone to protect it, so the price of the dock is naturally higher. ”

After speaking, the boss paused for a while, took a puff of his cigarette, and said, "Seeing that your fleet is so large, it will definitely not be a bargain, right?"

Merchant of Venice, known for his shrewdness.

Zheng Fei couldn't help laughing, took a small bag of silver coins to him, and advised: "If my goods are lost, do you know the consequences?"

"Of course, rich and generous guests. The boss said.

Zheng Fei nodded, took a larger bag of silver coins, came to the laborers who had been waiting for a long time, checked it in his hand, and said, "Move my goods down and stack them, and tip six silver coins per person." ”

As soon as the words fell, the laborers gave a wow in unison.

Six silver coins, which is a month's salary, means that there is bread for the whole winter!

Looking at their grateful faces, Zheng Fei smiled.

He was not a philanthropist, and he did not do it because he was rich, but because he was generous.

It's just a few hundred silver coins, take it and spend it!

Ahem, seriously, he wants to help these poor people and help them survive this winter.

A few sailors were left to supervise the transport, and the others went to the city to find a place to spend their time, but the goods were not sold, and they did not get a lot of money, so they could only find a tavern to drink and eat and chat, and by the way enjoy the charming Venetian street scene, and the rich merchants from all over the world.

Of course, there are also girls in fleece coats, and their beauty is full of the charm of the combination of East and West.

Borg, who was seriously injured, was sent to the city hospital by Zheng Fei to treat his deteriorating wounds, otherwise his life would be in danger.

Borg is not a burden who only eats dry food, he has traveled back and forth between Eastern Europe and West Asia all the year round, and has a complex network of relationships, which alone can be of great help to Zheng Fei.

Zheng Fei, accompanied by several men, got into a carriage to find the exchange in Venice.

There were four people with him, Santiago, Hans, Ares, and Pete.

Pete was Zheng Fei's original partner, the first person he met when he came to this world.

His first small boat was bought from Pete's uncle, and he made his first pot of gold by driving it.

He also rescued Pete, who slipped off a reef in order to get a beautiful seashell for his daughter.

Later, they bought the New World, and that night they and their two original companions sat on the deck drinking beer and eating crabs, and still remember the nautical declaration that they shouted in the sea breeze.

Zheng Fei said, for freedom.

Santiago said, for the sake of pursuit.

George said, for wealth.

Pete thought for a long time before he said, for the sake of his daughter

Later, as the size of the fleet expanded, Pete, who had no special talents, gradually disappeared into the crowd and became an ordinary sailor, blending in with the group.

If he hadn't returned to Europe this time, he would have wanted to come back to see his daughter, I'm afraid he would have been so hidden.

Truth be told, he was also the original partner who set off from the Atlanta pier, and he also wanted to help the captain do all kinds of things, get appreciated and get a share of the money, just like Santiago and Hans.

However, he knew that he had a few pounds and a few taels, and that he was not as good as Santiago, and that he did not have Hans's marksmanship and strategy, so he could only be an ordinary and faithful sailor, and when he was bored, he drank two sips of wine, and when he heard someone secretly speak ill of the captain, he went up and slapped him, even if he usually couldn't beat him

He thought he was just a mess, but he forgot one thing—God would never do a bad job to a faithful person.

His hidden talents, no one is aware of, including himself. (To be continued.) )