Captain Heyman said, "Your Majesty, we are not in trouble at Astapor, and the good masters with whom we trade are very reputable. ”

"Oh, that's good. Since you don't need my help for a while, I wonder if you can do me a small favor. "Magic Mountain said very politely.

"His Majesty the King is too polite for us to bear, His Majesty, please tell us, we have nothing to disobey. The two captains said in unison, and they both pinched a cold sweat in their hearts.

"How many of your goods are left unsold?"

"Does Your Majesty need our cargo?" said Captain, stiffly, "Your Majesty, give me a list, and we will deliver it to the palace ourselves." ”

"I don't need to, I said, I need you to do me a small favor, but I won't force you, I won't embarrass you, don't worry. ”

Captain Elaine was skeptical, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "Your Majesty, whatever you order, we will do it and do our best!"

This kid has a much higher EQ than Captain.

Magic Mountain smiled, "Okay, Elaine, I like your cheerfulness. I want your little favor that will not cost you the slightest, but it will win my friendship. ”

"Your Majesty, the more polite you are, the more frightened I am, please command Your Majesty, and I will do it immediately. Captain Elaine was humble and deferential, with a look of reverence and flattered excitement.

"Well, Captain Hayman, what about you?" said Magic Mountain smiling at Hayman.

"Your Majesty ordered, Heyman gave it his all, and it was's honor. Captain said. The knights and soldiers behind him all broke out in a cold sweat for Captain. This fellow's expression of loyalty was a little late, and he did not react until His Majesty himself called him by name.

"Oh, that's it, have you seen it?" Magic Mountain waved his hand, and Gray Worm stepped forward and took out the Klegane banknote.

Heyman and Elaine took it, and they could recognize the handwriting and pattern on the note, which was the graphics and text of the Westeros gold coin. They are all too familiar and have seen big from childhood.

"Your Majesty," said, "I have heard of such banknotes. ”

"So have you used it?"

"We spend most of our time at sea, and we haven't used it yet, Your Majesty. ”

"I want your shipment to be traded in the notes of the Klegane Bank. ”

"Your Majesty, we only have the golden dragon and silver deer and the bronze star in our hands...... There is no such banknote......"

"I have. ”

and Elaine exchanged glances, and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, are you going to use paper money to buy the goods on our ship?"

"No, when your buyers come to trade goods, you ask them to buy them with this note. ”

The two captains exchanged glances again, and this time Elaine spoke: "Your Majesty, have the good lords of Astapo used the banknotes of the Clegane Bank to trade?"

"No, they don't have this kind of paper money in their hands, but they all already know about this kind of paper money, the good lords, merchants, local government officials, generals and soldiers have all specially studied, recognized and memorized all the knowledge related to these paper money, I and the Mother of the Dragon spent a month doing this, in the army, this is as important as the martial arts array. In terms of government affairs, in the city, all merchants and good lords must complete our random inspections, and they have all passed the examination of me and the Mother of Dragons, and now it is time to refuse to actually use paper money to buy and sell goods. ”

and Elaine listened and looked at each other, how could there be such an operation, in the form of government and military affairs, all soldiers and people were fully studied about paper money and formally examined?

“...... That...... Your Majesty wants us to ...... How?"

"I'm going to set up a branch of the Klegane Bank at the wharf, which will not only lend money and make deposits, but also exchange banknotes. Gold, silver and copper coins were exchanged for Klegane Bank notes of the same denomination. When the good lords come to trade, you show them the banknotes and ask them to come to the dock bank to exchange them, and then they buy goods from you with the banknotes. As you've probably heard, banknotes are already in circulation in Westeros. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have heard of it. admitted. However, there are many voices of opposition and resistance, but implementation is still ongoing. No nobleman dared to openly oppose or contradict it. There is no doubt that the Magic Mountain will kill the naysayers. Westeros' military power is all under the control of His Majesty the King.

"So, will you do me a little favor?" asked the Magic Mountain.

"We're going to give it our all. Captain Elaine said, "...... But...... His Majesty the King...... Once our cargo is disembarked, spices, silk and porcelain are purchased...... The good lords and wealthy merchants who do business with us will not accept our paper money......"

"I know they're going to ask you to pay for gold and silver, but when you sell your goods, you get banknotes. But that's not a problem, there's a Klegane bank on the dock, and the bank is responsible for the exchange, so you can rest assured that the bank won't charge you any fees. Your money can also be deposited in the bank, and in the name of the gods and kings, I guarantee the safety of your money, and that you are free to exchange paper money for gold, or gold for paper money. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Elaine said immediately.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Captain said.

The two captains were truly relieved this time. If the king wants to take their things by force, a word, a look will suffice, and such cumbersome rhetoric will not be used. The king was really hoping that they would help him to open the banknote trade for the first time.

Everything needs a beginning!

"Okay, thank you for your help. Magic Mountain said more politely. This caused a cold sweat to break out on the backs of Captain and Captain Elaine. They would rather the Demon Mountain speak to them in a commanding and disdainful tone than be so polite, so polite that it makes them feel fake.

The two captains were trembling, and the pressure was too great. If the Demon Mountain asks them to die, they will not dare to disobey. The Magic Mountain is His Majesty the King in Westeros, and in Astapor, it is still His Majesty. The two captains had already learned from the mouths of the shipwrights, prostitutes, mercenaries, merchants, and good lords that the Magic Mountain had slashed and killed the Holy Lord Sitzdala of Meereen and the Good Lord of Astapo. Daenerys, the queen of Astapor, is the queen loyal to the Magic Mountain and the woman who belongs to him.

"Your Majesty, where the Klegane Bank is located at the docks, we will now go and exchange some of the banknotes. When merchants and good lords come to trade, I can show them that they need this kind of paper money in order to buy and sell goods. "Captain said he would do it. Before things are figured out, hesitates and thinks a lot. Once determined, he is the most cheerful person.

"Wait a minute, the Klegane Bank will be there soon. Magic Mountain laughed.

Both and Elaine nodded their heads in obedience, but their hearts were empty and bottomless. They were on the port ship, and they didn't know where the Cregan bank was on the port wharf. As far as they knew, there was no Clegan Bank on the docks.

The city gate was wide open, and a group of people and horses came with banners. Her Majesty Daenerys Targaryen appeared with three centurion cavalry. In the middle of the procession, there were two heavy carriages.

The cavalry horses were fast, and the group soon came to the dock.

and Captain Elaine led the knights and soldiers to kneel together to meet Her Majesty the Queen of Astapor. 315 Chinese Network

Daenerys comforted the two captains with kind words and said, "Captains, has His Majesty made it clear to you that we need your help?"

"Yes, Her Majesty, we will do as His Majesty tells us and do our best. ”

"Very well, you can change some of the notes first. ”

"Yes, Her Majesty. Please let your soldiers take us to the bank. and Elaine said at the same time. They still don't know where the bank is located.

Both of them were worried about the fear and pressure of Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the King, and the faint worry about the future of trade, what would they do if the good owners and merchants refused to use paper money to buy? - But it is certain that they will resolutely carry out the orders of the King of the Magic Mountain, and they must not come in vain, unless they do not want to go home with the crew and mercenaries and their own heads.

It is only hoped that the merchants and good owners of Astapor are indeed well acquainted with paper money, and are willing to go to the Bank of the Cregan to exchange gold for paper money, and then use the paper money to exchange for goods on which they can make a lot of money.

Daenerys raised her right hand, and the cavalry parted from it, revealing the two carriages in the procession, on which sat Missandei and Lady Emily and their two handmaidens in addition to the grooms.

"Two captains, the carriage is our bank, go, exchange some banknotes in your hand, and when the good lord and the merchants come to trade, tell them to come to the carriage to exchange the banknotes first. ”

"Yes, Her Majesty. ”

*

Baraola Street, 1, inside the pyramid of the Lord of Cork.

"Early this morning, His Majesty the King and Queen went to the docks with the Unsullied Legion?" asked Lord Kok.

"Yes, sir. "It was a sailor who came to report the news.

"What did they do?"

"His Majesty arrived first, and he asked Captain Heyman and Captain Elaine from the Westeros fleet to trade goods in paper money. ”

"Forced him to change the banknotes?" Cork's eyes blinked several times.

"There was no coercion, it was said to be voluntary. The exact words of Captain and Captain Elaine were that His Majesty assured them in the name of the King and the gods that the banknotes and gold were freely convertible and would not incur any fees. ”

"Has changed?"

"Changed part of it. ”

The good lord of Cork looked at Christine and Achill, and the other two good lords also looked at him.

"What else do you know?"

"Captain and Elaine assured His Majesty and the Queen that they would do their best to persuade the merchants and good owners to go to the Cregan Bank first to exchange banknotes and then to buy goods from them at the docks, and that and Elaine were from Westeros and would not dare to disobey their Majesty the King at all. The Demon Mountain didn't need to threaten them at all, in a word, they had to execute. ”

"We have to unite all the good lords and merchants, and refuse to trade with and Elaine," said Achille. If we want to trade, we will only use gold and silver, otherwise, we will cancel all transactions and let the and Elaine fleets carry the goods back. ”

"Okay, that's it. The Good Lord of Cork and the Good Lord Christine immediately said.

"I went to the black beaver in Poole to inform the good lord and the merchants in the streets. Lord Cork said.

"I'm going to Nickbin. Christine stood up, "We must spread the word throughout the city today, and everyone will unite to buy and sell only gold and silver with Heyman Elaine, and refuse paper money." ”

The three of them agreed and immediately set off with their attendants.

*

A few days later, in the eyes of and Elaine, Astapor was surprisingly calm.

None of the original customers and business partners have ever appeared on the dock. Merchants appeared, also going to other trade fleets, ignoring the and Elaine fleets.

The two captains began to feel uneasy.

Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the King sent out two carriages a day with magistrates, maids-in-waiting, gold and banknotes, but none of the good lords and merchants came to exchange them.

The well-connected good lords and wealthy business owners in the city seem to be all dead. No one came to buy the wine of Qingting Island, the fruit wine of the river, the skins and bacon of various beasts, and the exquisite handmade ornaments that could help them earn a lot of money. There is not even a small merchant who barters goods.

"We need to go to the city. Elaine said to.

"What can you do?"

"Go to Cole and Christine, they are greedy people, it is impossible not to come and buy goods, they both paid us a lot of deposits. ”

"Maybe we'll have to calm down first. They are deliberately grinding our patience. "Heyman is also an old man, and some tricks are insignificant in his eyes.

"We can wait a month or more, but His Majesty can't. Elaine said, "I decided to reach out to them. It doesn't take much to deal with the greedy. ”

shrugged, "Are you going to make our trip for nothing?"

"Only by finding a way to solve His Majesty's problems can we gain His Majesty's friendship, and if we can get His Majesty's friendship, it may be worth it than ten of our boat runs. The nobles of Seagull Town and the nobles of the Three Sisters, I don't think they will dare to disrespect us in the future. After the sale of the Qingting Island wine this time, we can no longer buy wine directly from the Redwin family, we can only buy it from the royal family's finance minister, Lord Petyr Berlis. ”

"Shall we first tell the king about our plight?"

"No, the good lords can know what the king is talking to us, and the king and the queen must know that the good lords have united and deliberately did not come to us to pick up the goods. Don't forget, this place is under the control of His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Queen. In the city, there must be their eyeliner everywhere. Thousands of Unsullied soldiers are loyal. ”

"Okay, I'll go with you. Let's start with Cole, an influential benefactor in the city. ”