Chapter 0533 Monopoly
() (Guaranteed Seal)
Desmond's ship sailed out of the waters of Dragonstone and all the way to the port of the Blackwater River, but the Magic Mountain had already known the news of his arrival, which only showed that Earl Gavin released the raven and passed the news.
Desmond had long been notorious about the Magic Mountain, he defeated Duke Tywin, Stannis was beheaded by him, Oberon the Red Viper was killed by him, and Sparrow and his Order were exterminated by his raid......
Desmond Redwyn felt regret in his heart, Lord Magic Mountain asked for Qingting wine, and he didn't pay less, but he still paid it all at once, his little unhappiness might bring him death......
Desmond's legs went limp. Cold sweat all over my body, wet underwear!
Wagner said unhurriedly: "Sir Desmond, I will keep the money for you, and I will not miss you." Lord Magic Mountain is waiting for you aboard the flagship of the Royal Navy fleet, HMS King. “
"My lord, I know it's wrong. "Desmond's tough-guy temperament is gone.
Any burly tough guy is a half-grown child in front of the Magic Mountain, and any wicked person is impressed when he sees the Magic Mountain. Desmond hasn't seen the Magic Mountain yet, and people are scared first!
If he met the Magic Mountain on the way, Desmond would not be so afraid, the Magic Mountain specially found him, and waited for him on the royal flagship, which made Desmond feel very bad!
The Warhammer sailed into the Royal Navy harbor, where dozens of large and small ships were parked, and the naval soldiers were densely packed and practiced martial arts on the deck.
The military power is purged, and the murderous spirit is overflowing!
On the flagship, the Magic Mountain stood at the bow of the ship, as if it were a giant. He was surrounded by the dead soldiers of Clegane, four personal guards: Captain Erin, Squire Com Warner, adopted son Langdengar, and Captain Joyce Foca.
Desmond recognized the Mountain, but the Mountain did not.
Wagnergar led Desmond to the deck, and the Magic Mountain looked at Desmond, it was indeed the first time he had met the Redwyn family's merchant ship escort, and it was also the first time he had seen Desmond.
Desmond looked at the Demon Mountain in horror, his arms as thick as tree trunks, huge palms, a majestic figure like a mountain, vicious eyes, and a two-handed giant sword with a huge hilt on his back.
Magic Mountain stared at Desmond with a blank expression.
He already knew something about Desmond from his father-in-law, Earl Gavin, from a letter. As a time-traveler, Magic Mountain does not have the slightest impression of Desmond in his mind, this is a small character who is a trick in the book and TV series, or the smallest of the small characters.
Magic Mountain remembers the two twin brothers of the Redwin family he met in the Riverlands, the elder brother Horace Redwyn and the younger brother Hober Redwin. The two gentlemen are simple in their hearts.
"Sir Desmond?" said the Magic Mountain.
"Yes, Lord Duke. Desmond's resentment yesterday, today's unhappiness, the ministry vanished, and only the burly and powerful of the Magic Mountain was left in his eyes.
He found that he was really not a character in front of the Magic Mountain!
On the deck, there was a table that had been set up a long time ago, and a huge chair, which seemed to have been prepared by Lord Moshan a long time ago.
The Magic Mountain went over and sat down, and Desmond could only stand in front of the table.
"Sir Desmond, have you ever eaten snow salt?"
"No, Lord Duke. ”
The Magic Mountain motioned, and one of the attendants took out a bag of snow salt: "Sir Desmond, this is the salt for you." ”
Desmond had heard of the name of 'Snow Salt', which was now exclusively for the royal family and sold overseas at a price like gold, and was so famous that it had been unable to produce it for a year and a half due to the scarcity of young people and workers in the West.
Desmond's heart was full of wariness, and he thanked him and accepted it.
"Is Earl Paxter eating snow salt or sea salt now?" asked the Magic Mountain.
"Haiyan, my lord. ”
"Oh, can I ask you to do me a little favor? ”
"Command, Lord Duke. ”
"Bring me thirty pounds of snow salt for Count Pikestredwin. ”
"Yes, Lord Duke. I think Lord Earl Paxter would be very grateful. ”
Scarcity is expensive!
Thirty pounds of snow salt, something of great value, is like thirty pounds of gold.
Salt was the exclusive use of the aristocracy in this world. Both freedmen and commoners had difficulty eating salt. One is scarce, and the other is too expensive. After three years of continuous war, salt became even more of a luxury.
The Magic Mountain has resumed the production of snow salt in the West, and the tribal people who migrated to the West from the Bright Moon Mountain Range have brought productivity. After unifying the nobles and nobles in the north of the Western Realm, the Magic Mountain restarted the production of snow salt. Nominally, the jurisdiction of Snow Salt in the West is still owned by the Lannisters of Castle Rock City, and Kaivon's youngest son, Martin Lannister, is in charge of relevant government affairs, and Magic Mountain also recognizes that Kaivon is still the Minister of Salt in the West, but in fact, it has become a virtual reality.
A rattan box was lifted out and opened, and inside was parchment pads around it, full of rattan boxes of snow salt.
The white sand of salt is so beautiful that it looks like the best work of art.
It was the first time Desmond had seen so much snow salt.
"The royal family exclusively supplies snow salt. Magic Mountain said.
Desmond hurriedly expressed his gratitude!
"Sir Desmond, have you ever been to Silk Street?"
"Yes, Lord Duke. ”
"Have you ever been to Odlanist's Noodle Restaurant?"
"Yes, my lord. ”
"Westerling noodles are a favorite of the nobles of King's Landing, have you tried them?"
"Yes, my lord, I've eaten it twice...... It's too expensive...... My lord...... I'm just an ordinary knight......"
"Can you do me a little more favor?"
"Very happily. Desmond guessed what the Magic Mountain would do.
Really!
"I have a hundred pounds of Westerling noodles to give to Count Pikestredwin, can you help me bring them to Lord Earl?"
"Yes, Lord Duke. ”
"I'll also send you 10 pounds of Westerling noodles to take home, so that your family can also taste the refined pasta. ”
"I am very grateful, Lord Duke. ”
Magic Mountain hooked his little finger, and Erin took a money bag out of his pocket and threw it on the table with a thud.
"Sir Desmond, here are fifty golden dragons, I want to give them to you as a friend, will you accept it?"
“............”
"Will you accept the golden dragon, or will you refuse to be my friend?"
Cold sweat broke out on Desmond's forehead.
"Whatever the adults want me to do, please tell me first, as long as it does not violate my conscience, loyalty, or family, I am willing to do it for my lordship. ”
"You're in charge of bringing the Qingting Island wine to Planty Town, Halberd City, Storm's Rest, King's Landing, Seagull Town, White Harbor, Lannis, and even the occasional trip to the East China Sea on the Great Wall, right? ”
"Yes, sir. "Desmond knew that this was what the Magic Mountain was going to say.
"Well, starting today, the wines you send to King's Landing, Seagull Town, White Harbor, East Sea Lookout, and Lannis, I want you to send them to only one place: Dragonstone. You don't have to worry about the rest of the place, I'll find someone to deliver it for you. Well, I hope you can lower it a little, if you can't be the master, it's okay, go back and tell Earl Paxter, he can lower the price a little, and I will accept it if he doesn't lower it. When the wine is delivered to Dragonstone Island, the price will be paid to you in one lump sum, and there will be no credit. ”
"............" Desmond didn't know how to answer the Magic Mountain.
"You don't agree, or can't you call the shots?"
"Lord Duke, I think I need to release a raven back to let Master Pikestredwyn know about it. “
"Do you have ravens on your boat?"
"Yes, sir. ”
The Magic Mountain glanced at Wagnergar, and Wagnergar understood, and immediately sent naval soldiers to Desmond's ship to fetch a raven cage.
Three ravens tilted their heads in the raven cage and looked at the soldiers on the first deck.
The mountain asked Desmond to take out a raven, he took out the wax-sealed parchment roll, and asked Desmond to stuff the parchment roll into the small iron cylinder on the raven's feet, and then screw the small cap. As Desmond spoke to Raven's old friend, the Magic Mountain's attendant brought corn and minced raw meat, and Desmond was surprised at how well the Mountain had prepared everything.
It looks like Magic Mountain has calculated every step.
After the raven had eaten, Desmond threw the raven into the sky.
What the Magic Mountain had written beforehand said in the letter, Desmond had no idea.
Virgin House.
Prime Minister Kevon in the room of the Duke of Mestirl.
"Lord Duke, Magic Mountain told me that he can persuade Count Redwin to give him the sales department of Qingting Island wine, and let him sell it to the other side of the Narrow Sea to make money, do you think it is possible?"
Mestiril was stunned for a moment and then laughed: "Prime Minister, do you think it is possible?"
"Uh, I don't know. Kevon said.
"No way. Mace smiled, "Count Redwin has a naval force capable of defeating the Iron Isles fleet. It is rumored that the fleet of the Iron People is almost the same as Lord Redwin's navy, but the naval strength of the Seven Nations is actually the first of Count Redwin. He devoted himself to the development of the navy, firstly, Qingting Island is surrounded by the sea, and secondly, to escort the sales of wine in the world. How could he possibly give wine to the Magic Mountain to make money?"
Prime Minister Kevon was persuaded by Mace's words.
He already felt that the words that the Magic Mountain had boasted in front of him had been excessive, and although he said that he wanted to cooperate with the Magic Mountain and was looking forward to finding a way to make money through wine, the Prime Minister was still deeply skeptical in his heart.
"Prime Minister, Qingting Island wine is not worried, the price is very expensive, does Magic Mountain have so much money to eat the wine in the lower part? His legion is different from ours, our legion is all under its vassal to raise soldiers, and Magic Mountain, he himself raises so many soldiers. He couldn't have a lot of spare money to buy and sell wine on Qingting Island. ”
"Perhaps the Magic Mountain wants Count Redwing to sell him the wine at a low price, and then he can sell it a little higher than the market price, so that he can earn a lot of money in the middle. Kevon said tentatively.
"If you want to ensure the good quality of Qingting Island wine, the price cannot be reduced. A unique grape and a unique climate make a unique wine. No one can replace the Redwin family's sales channels, if the Magic Mountain wants to rely on savage bullying, first, he does not have a navy that can compete with the Redwin family; second, I will also oppose him; third, the Magic Mountain is in King's Landing, thousands of miles away from Qingting Island, and his hand can't reach that far. ”
Duke Mestirel's words left Kevon completely dead.
He thought that the Magic Mountain had some clever trick, but considering that the Redwin family's territory was in the hottest south, in the sea outside the old town, even if the Magic Mountain wanted to bully Count Redwin by bullying, the distance of thousands of miles would make it impossible for him to use it.
The Redwin family's naval strength is very strong, and when the Royal Navy was at its peak, it was not comparable to the Redwin family's naval strength. The Iron People are fierce and good at fighting, and they make a living by plundering, but they have never dared to rob the Redwin family on Qingting Island, not because the Iron People are afraid that the sea is far away, but because the Redwin family's navy is indeed too powerful, and the Iron People have poured out to attack Qingting Island several times, but each time they have not reaped any benefits.
If Count Redwin was in King's Landing, Kevon felt that this was a great possibility, but the Redwin family was thousands of miles away to the south, on an island in the sea, it was absolutely impossible.
In the Royal Navy Fleet Harbor, Desmond stayed in the harbor for three days, and his ship sailed into the Royal Navy Harbor to rest, and the Magic Mountain asked Desmond to wait here for a reply from Earl Redwin.
Desmond was unable to reach the shore for three days, because the Magic Mountain asked the Sea Minister Wagner to treat him and Redwin's soldiers well until Count Redwin's reply arrived.
Will Earl Redwin agree to the cooperation proposed by the Magic Mountain?
Early on the morning of the fourth day, the ravens flew back and landed on Desmond's raven cage.
Raven is human, intelligent, adaptable, capable of flying, and has amazing attack power. There is also a branch of the raven in the Old Town School: the white crow.
The crow can learn human language, understand the meaning of some languages, and use language to talk to people. The crow is usually released by the school city to inform the scholars everywhere when there is a major change in the country.,Through the quality of the crow.,You can know the crow's intelligence.。
Desmond took out the Earl's reply from the small iron cylinder tied to the raven's leg, his face was solemn, if the Count did not agree, since it was a showdown refusal, then he could not accept anything from the Magic Mountain, but would the Magic Mountain be angry? Will he beat Desmond to death with a punch in a fit of anger? This is possible, with the notoriety of the Magic Mountain, it is not a big deal to kill Desmond and then throw him into the Blackwater River.
This thought made Desmond feel uneasy.
Desmond opened the letter with trepidation, and looked at it at a glance, his face changing from solemn to relaxed to unbelievably surprised. He was stunned for a while, collecting his mood, and his eyes gradually showed a smile on his face when he saw the snow salt and Westerling noodles that the Magic Mountain had brought back to him, as well as a bag of fifty gold dragons.
The Earl agreed to cooperate with the Magic Mountain, and sold all the Qingting Island wine to the Magic Mountain alone. This was what made Desmond in a daze, he didn't quite understand the meaning of 'all Qingting Island wine', could it be that the Count had also given up selling wine from the other side of the Narrow Sea?
In the future, whether it is Westeros or Essos, only through the Magic Mountain can you buy Qingting Island wine?!
Desmond didn't quite understand it yet, but it didn't matter, he didn't have to worry about being killed by a punch from the Magic Mountain.
Obviously, Count Redwin agreed to the Magic Mountain's request, which must have something to do with the content of the letter that the Magic Mountain wrote to the Earl. It was a letter that had been written beforehand and waxed sealed.
Sir Desmond was very impressed by the fact that everything was planned in advance on the Magic Mountain.
Magic Mountain is not a simple-minded and domineering person, he is actually very wise, which is Desmond's special discovery.
Desmond had breakfast, and accompanied by Commander-in-Chief Wagner, he went ashore and entered King's Landing, where he was going to tell the Magic Mountain the contents of Earl Redwin's reply, to confirm the cooperation between the two sides, and then to visit the lord, Duke Mestirlill.