Chapter 005. Disappointing fakes
As he spoke, the sailor shook his soaked shirt twice, and with his hand he drew the scimitar from his waist and gently separated it from the corner of the linen sack. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info and as the sharp blade cut through the bag woven of fine linen, the appearance of a white flower suddenly shimmered in the rising sun, and the surrounding travelers and Levi also gathered, the sailor reached out and took out a round dinner plate with a delicate pattern, and said to Levi in surprise: "It looks like silver!" ”
"A round dinner plate made of silver? Except for the long dining table at gentlemen's gatherings, this thing is not available to ordinary people. ”
First mate Green also walked over, his eyes swept over the five approximately sized linen bags, and at the same time reached out to take the round plate handed by the sailor, and his brow furrowed as the weight and touch of his hands came. Slowly squeezing it in the palm of his hand, First Officer Green's frowning brows were also a little more helpless, and after carefully observing it in the sun, he turned his head and shook his head helplessly at Levi and said, "The silver-plated fake, the favorite thing of the civilians of Gray Mist City, is not worth a few dollars at all." ”
The surrounding passengers also seemed to forget the nervousness and panic just now, and they all gathered around to look at the bags, and their eyes were also focused on the round plate in the hand of First Officer Green. In fact, they were all civilians living in the outer city of Gray Mist City, and of course they knew about these silver-plated tableware, and a traveler who seemed to be more decent couldn't help but touch his head and said with some surprise: "Aren't these fakes made by the Rotten Algae Gang?" It is said that last month, a new merchant from the South Roaring Sea bought hundreds of bags of this kind of stuff knowing that it was a fake, which made the Rotten Algae Gang make a fortune! ”
"Silver-plated fakes?" The sailor was also stunned, and reached out to throw the cut bag down on the deck, and some of the same silver round dinner plates, goblets, and knives and forks tied together were all spilled, but when he picked up a few knives, forks and goblets and carefully identified them, he shrugged his shoulders and gritted his teeth at the first mate Levi and Green next to him: "Those dogs of the Rotten Algae Gang, these trophies of ours are not worth much at all!" ”
The travelers also showed sympathetic expressions, as the silver-producing land of the Great Silver Plate Island, this silver-plated iron round dinner plate has no value at all, even the wealthy commoners with better families disdain to use it, and always prepare some real sterling silver tableware when VIPs arrive. After all, cross-sea trade is different from Levi's small merchant ships that only operate in the offshore waters of the island, and if the trade difference does not reach the cost, it will make the boss behind the merchant ship suffer heavy losses.
"It seems that our poor merchants in the South Roaring Sea don't understand the bottom line of the rotten scum."
Levi also walked over and picked up a goblet, squinting slightly at the fine outline pattern on it, although the touch and weight of his hand told him that this was undoubtedly silver-plated ironwork, but he still couldn't help frowning: "I have to say, when did the craftsmanship of the Rotten Algae Gang be so good?" "The silver-plated exterior, with a small amount of silver filament and the skill of outlining, makes for an amazingly beautiful pattern, which is fundamentally different from the shoddy silver-plated fellows of the Rotten Algae Gang.
Squatting lightly next to the bags, Levi reached out to untie the rope that bound the sacks, and his eyes were still white flowers, and a dazzling halo shimmered with the sunlight. And Levi held a silver-plated table knife, frowned at the exquisite floral patterns on it that were obviously outlined with tools, and couldn't help but turn his head to the two sailors who were still wet and asked, "These are all touched in the sea?" ”
"That's all I got from the sampans of those Kou Tao fishmen."
The faces of the two sailors were also full of helplessness, covered in wet seawater, and the fish-man blood stained by the previous fight also made them feel extremely uncomfortable. However, when their eyes swept over the silver-plated fakes that were still shining, they suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts, and couldn't help but pat their foreheads and shrug their shoulders helplessly: "I didn't pay attention at the time, if I knew that it was all fakes, I wouldn't have risked going into the water to carry it up." ”
The other sailor still had an indignant look on his face, obviously the eager heart just now was really a little uncomfortable to be doused by the cold water of reality. A little dejectedly, he threw the two silver glittering goblets in his hand back into the bag, looked at these tableware like real silverware, and couldn't help but show a helpless expression, spat at the side, sighed and said: "Indeed, this is really unlucky." ”
"Well, it's loot after all, isn't it? No matter how much it's worth, it's an income for us. ”
First mate Green also put down the silver-plated tableware in his hand, looked at the passengers around him with regretful eyes, and the sailors with indignation and helplessness in his eyes, he also sighed secretly in his heart with a calm personality, but he still cleared his throat, stretched out his hand and patted it to make a crisp sound, and at the same time comforted the sailors who gathered over: "Don't be discouraged, after returning to the outer harbor of Gray Mist City, go find those merchants from the South Whistling Sea, and maybe sell them for a small price." ”
In any case, these are all silver-plated exquisite tableware, although the big silver pan island is not much value because of the abundance of silver ore, but this exquisite decoration and silver-plated material are estimated to have a certain value after getting to the South Roaring Sea. If you think about it carefully, you can guess that otherwise, the group of ocean-going merchant ships coming from the South Trumming Sea would not have purchased these items that have little value in the local area. And the first mate Green also touched his chin, and after thinking calmly for a while, he nodded and said to Li Wei: "Although the number is not much, for those merchants in the South Trumming Sea, the cheaper price will always be accepted." ”
"But, aren't all these silver-plated tableware businesses in the outer harbor occupied by the Rotten Algae Gang?"
The more serious old traveler frowned slightly, although he understood that Levi and his sailors didn't look down on the gangster societies in Grey Mist City at all, but there was a conflict of interest between the two, but it was not a simple summary of the inappropriate atmosphere. The chivalrous deeds of this young captain that often circulated in the outer harbor of Grey Mist City flashed in his mind, and he also sighed slightly in his heart, and suggested to Levi: "It is said that the boss of the Rotten Algae Gang, the one-eyed dog, has connections with the high-level of Grey Mist City, if you provoke him too much, I'm afraid you will get into trouble in the future." ”
"Old sir, maybe you're thinking too much, what kind of high-level Grey Mist City does that lowly guy of One-Eyed Dog know?"
There was a hint of disdain on the corner of Levi's mouth, but he didn't immediately answer his suggestion, just turned his head and gestured to the sailors around him, and with the appearance of the entire triangular sail being pulled up and blowing, the Devo merchant ship under his feet shook slightly, and continued to accelerate forward with the sea breeze. And only then did he turn his head to look at the old man and shook his head slightly: "It's just that Clive, the captain of the Outer Harbor City Defense Team, is just an old dog raised." ”
The outer harbor of Grey Mist City belongs to the trade port wharf, which is different from the inner harbor, which is directly listed as a military port, and a large number of local merchant ships, fishing boats, and even foreign ocean-going merchant ships will pay a few small silver coins to dock in the outer harbor. The trade of the outer harbor is also extremely prosperous, and as the city defense force in charge of the security and safety of the outer harbor, it also has extremely high rights. Moreover, as the only regular army unit of Gray Mist City in the Outer Harbor, the captain position of the city defense team is a first-class fat difference, and Clive, who has been the captain of the Outer Harbor City Defense Team for more than ten years, has already organized some gray personnel belonging to him in the outer harbor.
The Rotten Algae Gang is actually the largest club in Outer Hong Kong, or a loyal dog raised by Clive, and the reputation of the one-eyed dog, the boss of the Rotten Algae Gang, actually comes from this, as for his original name, it has long been forgotten. At least as long as the guys who can make a name for themselves in the outer harbor of Gray Fog City know who the backers behind the Rotten Algae Gang are, and they are afraid of the power of the Outer Harbor City Defense Team to cover the sky in the outer harbor of Gray Fog City, no one dares to say it openly.
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