Chapter 45 Hindrance of Maritime Trade
Luo Lan's face was full of joy.
The arrival of the fleet not only means that Phuket has obtained initial overseas capital, but also means that Phuket has opened up overseas markets.
With this fleet, there was a sea trade route, which was a living gold coin line, and the rum business alone would make him a lot of money.
However, Luo Lan's joy gradually faded, because he saw that the sailors on the ship looked very wrong.
It was not the exhaustion of going to sea, but the pain of heartbreak.
Look at Ai Iman again, this wild sea elf looks haggard, and the wild nature of the queen of the past has disappeared.
"What happened?"
Luo Lan frowned, and the fleet slowly landed.
The sailors were amazed by the atmosphere of the people on the coast, but remained immersed in their own pain.
After docking, no one got off the boat, and the air on the ship seemed to be frozen. The people on the shore gradually felt that something was wrong, and they looked at Luo Lan one after another.
Luo Lan didn't speak, he walked towards the ship where Ai Yiman was.
Aiyiman nodded to the soldier, who lowered a board for Luo Lan to walk on.
Under everyone's attention, Luo Lan stepped on this small warship. Ai Yiman stared at him and forced a smile.
"You're not like a pirate queen, but like a stranded fish."
Luo Lan opened his mouth, and Mead beside Ai Yiman immediately became angry: "Lord Luo Lan, please pay attention to your words!" ”
He was very annoyed with Luo Lan, because if it wasn't for Luo Lan's request for a fleet, there would be no follow-up.
The Aiyman fleet is still sailing freely on the oceans to make money, where will it fall to this point.
"Who is this?" Luo Lan looked at Mead, her eyes unfazed. Mead thought he would quarrel with him, but Luo Lan was polite.
"I'm Meade, Vice-Captain of Aiyman. There's still some cargo in the ship, you can pay a thousand gold coins and take it away, we have to go north." ”
Mead suppressed his anger a little and said impatiently.
A thousand gold coins?
Luo Lan raised his eyebrows, his secret negotiations with Aiyiman did not involve any goods, only rum.
Mead was clearly a layman.
Luo Lan looked directly at Ai Yiman: "Don't plan to do business with me?" ”
Aiyiman looked into the distance and sighed softly: "I'm sorry to disappoint you, we don't have any funds anymore." ”
Aiyiman's shipment of 50,000 gold coins went south, intending to sell it at Bishui Harbor first, and then buy rum from Luo Lan.
As a result, the goods were destroyed and looted, and she could no longer scrape together the money.
Luo Lan was silent, his eyes scanned the merchant ships not far away, and found that every sailor was sitting as if he was dead, and there were some spices and leathers scattered on the deck, and the sailors did not pick them up.
"Pirates?"
Luo Lan said calmly, Ai Yiman pursed his lips, and Mead on the side grabbed the hilt of the sword, and finally couldn't help but shout: "You still have the face to ask?" If it weren't for you, how could we be found fault with the Sea Devils? Now we have lost the qualification to enter Bishui Bay, and there will be no way to trade in the future! ”
Sea Demon fleet?
Luo Lan suddenly thought in his heart, he had asked Charles about the maritime trade before, and knew that the Haimer fleet was one of the most powerful fleets.
"Because you did business with me, were you kicked out of Blue Water Bay by the Haimer fleet? This is really unreasonable, is there a hidden meaning in it? ”
Luo Lan communicated with Mead, and he didn't care about Mead's offense.
Mead immediately roared like a machine gun, "You're really smart, then let me tell you, the captain of the Hemmer fleet, Adri, wants to get Ai Iman, so find fault, he wants Ai Iman to serve him, or give him a leg, this is the hidden secret, are you satisfied?" ”
Mead was so excited that he vented all his pain on Luo Lan.
Luo Lan no longer bothered with this crazy man, he thought about it for a while, and smiled at Ai Yiman: "Pirate Queen, hard work, get off the ship and eat something first, and then we will go to see the rum." ”
"What do you mean by that?" Ai Yiman was stunned for a moment, and stared at Luo Lan very unexpectedly, "Give me free rum?" ”
"Hmm."
Luo Lan responded simply with one word, Aiyiman's eyes circulated, she was a businessman, she knew the importance of rum, she had lost her capital, and Luo Lan should abandon herself.
But Luo Lan didn't, which is not in line with the profit-seeking nature of businessmen.
"Why?"
"Because you are pretty, and beautiful women have privileges."
Luo Lan quipped, of course, he still accepts Ai Yiman not because she is beautiful, but because she is important.
The fleet under her command is extremely important to the current island of Phuket, and without her, Luo Lan will have to find a new business partner, which will be very difficult.
Ai Yiman blinked her eyelashes, not happy, she was used to these flattering words, but she finally regained some vitality.
"Okay, Prince Luo Lan, since you don't want money, then I won't be polite." Ai Yiman smiled, his rustic hair braided behind him, and his chin raised proudly.
"Come on."
Luo Lan turned around and got off the boat, and Aiyiman raised his hand and waved, signaling everyone to get off the boat.
The soldiers and sailors were confused, especially Mead, who was confused: what rum? Why did Aiyiman suddenly become a dragon and a tiger?
The atmosphere in the West Coast harbor was finally lively, the soldiers and sailors disembarked one after another, and the people on the shore warmly greeted them to eat and drink, exactly as if they were receiving guests.
In a grilled fish house, Ai Yiman gobbles up, and there is no lady image.
The sea voyage is basically to eat dried meat, not even a single vegetable, and when you go ashore, you must eat and drink the sea.
Luo Lan specially prepared a lot of corn for these people to eat.
At the same time, Luo Lan found that many of them were suffering from scurvy.
Some people have bleeding gums when they gnaw corn, and even worse, they have developed bad blood spots on their bodies.
"Your people are quite miserable, remember to replenish vegetables and fruits when you go ashore in the future."
Luo Lan reminded with a smile, Aiyiman crossed his legs and swallowed the food with his throat moving.
"Are you really willing to give me rum for free?" She confirmed it again.
Luo Lan nodded again, and then asked, "What happened?" ”
Meade, who was next to him, finally lost his breath and began to tell the story of their humiliation in the East China Sea.
Luo Lan showed a very depressed expression after hearing this.
He didn't expect his sea trade plan to be thwarted by a perverted old captain.
In the future, Aiyiman's northward and southward movement will be severely restricted, and it will not be possible to carry out effective maritime trade at all.
This is very bad for Luo Lan's maritime trade.
And Aiyiman's sale of rum will also be at great risk, because the Sea Devils fleet will always trouble her.
Luo Lan even felt that once the rum came out, the Sea Demon fleet would likely come to Phuket Island to take away the business and force Luo Lan to give him the agency of the rum.
Of course, it was impossible for the fleet to attack Phuket Island, because Phuket Island was the territory of the Sea Spirit Country. But it is still very possible to oppress Luo Lan for a wave.
"That's a problem." Luo Lan sighed slightly.
Ai Yiman wiped the corners of his mouth, poured a sip of wheat wine, and looked at Luo Lan.
"There are many more fleets like me, and they won't be suppressed by the Sea Devil fleet, you can change one, you don't have to use me."
Ai Yiman's tone was very flat, but her eyes flickered a little, and her words seemed to be the opposite.
"Indeed, there is no trouble in changing fleets," Luo Lan tapped her fingers lightly on the table, "but you are so beautiful, I am really reluctant to change them, so let's continue to cooperate." ”
Ai Yiman's good-looking eyes looked at Luo Lan, she habitually leaned back, her slender legs rested on the table, and her boots shook slightly.
"Okay, disaster will come in the future, I see if you are still in the mood to tease me."
Ai Yiman was like a dangerous flame emitted by the black stone, full of scorching energy.
"I have reason to believe that the reason why Queen Aiyiman attracted Prince Luo Lan was not because of her face and figure, but because of her arrogance and lust like a poppy, so I think that Prince Luo Lan is a pervert." - "The Overlord of Nolan in the Eyes of Ai Yiman's Daughter"