Chapter 038. The wealth of the Silver Coast
Levi's order was quickly conveyed, and the sailors who were still leisurely blowing the sea breeze all stood up at once, and returned to their posts as quickly as if they had changed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThe wide and nimble spinnaker had been pulled up to the top of the mast by seven or eight sturdy sailors, and the wind from afar had whistled the heavy canvas, and as the triangular anchor that sank into the shallows was slowly pulled up, the whole Devoe merchant ship was already shaking and began to leave the shore.
The heavy Galie warship next to the Devo merchant ship was much simpler, and the sound of the trumpet also came with the lapping of the waves, and the forty long rows of oars on both sides of the ship had been lowered, and as the sailors in the bottom bilge of the warship began to press down the oars neatly and rhythmically, the entire heavy Galie warship slowly began to leave the shore, and took the lead towards the watchtower of the two seawater breakwaters, and above the shuttle-shaped hull, the two masts also raised their spinnakers, with the action of the sea breeze, The overall speed is even faster than that of the nimble Devo merchant ships.
The heavy galley was originally converted from the old row of oars, because it used a lot of manpower as the main power, so its speed was extremely fast in short distances and in short periods of time. The spinnakers on the two masts also provided some power, especially in this complex harbor, where it steered and sailed with ease, and the advantages of the Galie warship over the Devoe merchant ships, which relied entirely on the wind, were already apparent.
However, the advantage of the Galie warship was only the calm sea surface and water, and once there was a headwind on the sea, the shuttle-shaped and slender hull could only rely on the rowing of oars, which was also a disadvantage compared to the Devo merchant ships that could fully use the zigzag route to go against the wind. But all this is not an obstacle for Levi, the current wind from the outer port of Gray Mist City to the Silver Coast belongs to the tailwind, as long as they leave the port, with the help of the tailwind, their speed can be said to be fast.
It seems that because the water thieves broke through the walls of the outer harbor and caused significant damage to the dock area and warehouse area, there were not many merchant ships to be seen outside the harbor of Grey Mist City. Although the order has now been re-stabilized, but the cruel reputation brought by the thieves of the Ketufu River also makes many merchants dare not easily return to the outer port of Gray Mist City, and now most of the merchants who temporarily came to the North Trumming Sea do not directly enter the outer port of Gray Mist City, but dock at the old Silver City port on Xiaoyinpan Island, replenish the necessities for the next voyage, and watch the specific situation of Gray Mist City very cautiously.
Of course, this didn't have much effect on Levi, his destination was the Silver Coast, and according to the usual time estimates, they still had about two hours to arrive. Standing at the bow of the Devo Mall, Levi turned his head to look at the heavy Galie warship that was following closely, and a smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth. Despite his increased expenses, it was really much better to have two ships than just one.
The Devoe merchant ships were able to carry a large amount of cargo, and the heavy Canary warships were equally capable, and the carrying capacity of the two sides was actually about the same, and if the Galene warship had fewer sailors, it could carry even more cargo than the Devo merchant ships. After all, the positioning of the two sides is also different, and the Devo merchant ship is a merchant ship that relies on the offshore sea to sail, and it can sail in a wide range by relying on supplies and light hull shooting. The heavy Galie warship, which is essentially an offshore defense warship, can only sail in the waters near the port or in rivers and other waters, and cannot continue to sail without supplies for more than a week like Devo Mall.
After all, there were 77 people on the heavy Galie warship, and the daily rations had already taken up most of the cabins, and if they were to go on a long-distance voyage, it was estimated that they would face a tragic encounter such as running out of food and water before they reached their destination. As a result, the heavy galleries were often sailing in the Mediterranean, where there were many supply ports, and if they did trek to the Atlantic coast, it was estimated that halfway through the journey, the angry and hungry sailors would declare an uprising and overthrow the captain's rule.
However, Grey Mist City and the Silver Coast, both located on the Great Silver Pan Island, are just a two-hour journey away from a rugged reef and a two-hour journey for Devoe merchant ships. Not even a heavy Garet warship, even a light Garrie warship that can recruit one for 500 points can sail through, which is enough to show the short distance of this route. However, the reason why there are fewer people on this route is also because there will be a large number of Kou Tao fish people from time to time, especially there are many bloodthirsty sharks in the sea, which can be said to be dangerous.
Ordinary fishing boats would not come to this coast to fish without permission, especially in the sea area where Levi was about an hour ahead, countless reefs towered like wolf's teeth, and ocean-going merchant ships that had not been careless had sunk there. And what is even more frightening is that those pirates who covet the silver coast, the purity of silver, encountered that group of murderous pirates together, not only the ship was taken, but even their own lives were not guaranteed.
But those were ordinary merchant ships, and for Levi's own armed merchant ships, there was no fear of those scattered small pirates. When he was going back and forth on this route, he had encountered the group of pirates many times, but basically it was not much bigger than Levi's Devo merchant ship, and there was no better way to fight the gunwales than to fight the gang. As long as Levi's three 7-pounder cannons showed their might, those pirate ships would leave with great interest, and then the two sides would leave as soon as they saw Levi's ship, and there would be no too much nonsense.
The power of the dwarven musket is still widely spread in this world, and Levi's cannon is almost like an enlarged version of the dwarven musket, and those pirate ships that are equipped with a torsion crossbow are considered heavy firepower, and they are not comparable to Levi at all. And those pirates will not risk sinking themselves for the sake of a single Levi, after all, those pirates are cruel but they also value their lives.
Along the way, Levi did not encounter pirates or Kou Tao Fishmen, the sea breeze easily puffed up the heavy sails, and the two ships easily crossed the reef-strewn area, and the rolling coastal mountains were suddenly calmed down. The sun shines on the sandy beaches in the distance, while the inland is also hilly, with lush vegetation and forests dotting the coastline.
This is the Silver Coast, one of the most important areas of the Great Silver Plate Island, and although there are no cities like Grey Mist City or Samar City, there are dozens of gathering points in the hills, all scattered around the Silver Vein, and there are also a large number of people begging for a living here. Silver ore of high purity is transported out of the pit at all times, and then made into silver ingots of high purity in the silver smelting plant, and finally transported by a convoy of horse-drawn wagons to Gray Mist City by land, and finally made into silver coins or silver handicrafts, which have become the main goods of Gray Mist City's foreign trade.
The Silver Coast is the main reason for the prosperity of Big Silver Pan Island, and it is also the most important area of Gray Mist City. The great nobles and the great merchants would choose to invest here, especially when the shiny little cutie was mined, and anyone would be fascinated by the pure white. No one would refuse the purity of silver ore, and no one would refuse the lovely silver ingot, because it represents the most direct wealth.
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