Chapter 134. The old silver city of Little Silver Pan Island
The strength of the sea breeze is very strong, especially when it gradually sails away from the offshore where the port is located, and the howling sea breeze is also a little stronger, so that the raised triangular sail is also full of strength, and the flexible Devo merchant ship rises and falls in the wind and waves, and begins to pierce straight in the direction of the deep sea. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Of course, for his own Devo merchant ship that can only sail in the offshore waters, Levi is also quite clear, if he wants to sail in the deep sea, it is really to find death, I am afraid that a bigger wind and waves can overturn his entire ship, turning into a pile of broken wood and scattered miserably in the sea, and after a few waves, he will never see what he used to be.
"The weather is very good, in about thirty minutes, we can reach Xiaoyinpan Island."
First Officer Green's face was calm, and he turned his head to see that several sailors were still wiping the side of the ship, and the viscous blood gradually disappeared with the flushing of the bucket, and he still said to Levi slowly: "Our behavior may be a little excessive, and our actions after that are estimated to be paid attention to by many people." ”
"That's okay." In front of him, Levi still put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker, looked at the peaks that had appeared on the sea level in front of him, squinted his eyes slightly, and exhaled as if enjoying the sea breeze: "We didn't have a good relationship with those guys, it's time to show our muscles." ”
Of course, First Officer Green understood what Levi meant, because they were still in the development stage, and exposing their strength so early would only make the group of nobles look at them with suspicion and scrutiny.
This is a restriction on their development, because when that group of nobles finds that once they can't control Levi, even if they don't use powerful force to directly erase Levi, then all kinds of means such as restricting trade and refusing to trade behind their backs will also make Levi and them extremely uncomfortable.
At least the current Levi needs the market of Gray Mist City as the main place for shopping, and in fact, the entire market in the North Trumming Sea seems to be the only trading city on the Great Silver Pan Island, the most prosperous Gray Mist City.
"They're still better than us."
First Officer Green frowned slightly, he looked at the horizon in the distance in front of him, and the top of a continuous mountain range also appeared in his eyes, he couldn't help but nod slightly, turned his head to look at Levi and said worriedly: "Our strength is still very weak, and there is no way to compete with that group of nobles at present." ”
"After all, it's strength, and when we develop ourselves, then everything is calm."
Lifting the hair blowing in his ears, Levi's face was much calmer, strength is the result of everything, when his strength can control Cape Town, then he will also have the ability to intervene in the power struggle between the nobles, because the entire Cape Town and the east coast are the key points connecting the new islands and new routes, and he is the lord of this region.
He can do a lot, even if he is self-sufficient, with the help of the system, he can completely control the entire Cape Town, and because of the gunpowder technology from the modern era of the earth, he has become the strongest force entrenched on the east coast.
Even if Levi develops, even if it is a group of water thieves who completely control the Ketuf River and the swamp, I am afraid that it is not as great as Levi's influence, because with the system and the recruited soldiers, he is not a gang of bandits entrenched by a rabble, but a real warlord, and even a national army!
Because the sailors recruited by the system, that is, the real imperial soldiers, have received good and systematic military training, and even participated in more or less actual combat, they are simply the most qualified fighters.
Therefore, what Levi lacks now may be magic items that can be absorbed by him, as well as silver coins that can be used in reality and are indispensable, at least now Levi is striding on the right track, and the crushing from the technological era is gradually taking shape, and perhaps what is missing is also an opportunity.
"Strength."
Levi couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the mountains in front of him that were getting clearer and clearer. The Little Silver Plate Island has gradually come into view, this island is very close to the Big Silver Plate Island, and the black market of the old Silver City is quite famous in the entire North Trumming Sea, as long as you have money, you can buy everything.
Although the island is nominally part of the North Trumming Sea and belongs to the city to which the Governor belongs, the old Silver City, built on the seashore and clinging to the mountains, is in fact a free city-state, and is close to autonomy except for the publicly elected town hall and the regular payment of taxes to the Governor's Citadel of Grey Mist.
Even the armed forces are still the same, with the gentlemen and merchants in the old silver city leading the ordinary citizens to form militia organizations, or directly pay for those mercenaries with better reputations to defend the city.
The port of the old Silver City has gradually arrived, and there are also more fishing boats and merchant ships around, although the port here is not like the port of Gray Mist City, it is a deep-water port that can dock a large number of large merchant ships in the ocean, but it can also be a small port that can temporarily dock without bad weather such as storms.
The Devo merchant ship leaned towards the dock lightly, the triangular sail had also fallen, standing on the bow floor and looking at the flourishing commerce of the old silver city in front of him, there was also a sense of déjà vu in the port area outside the gray fog city.
In fact, it is true, if it were not for the small Yinpan Island where the old Silver City is located, there is no large Yinpan Island rich in crops and silver products, it is estimated that it would be an excellent trading city, rather than just a supplementary port for ocean-going merchant ships as it is now, simply providing rest and supplies after docking.
"Go to the black market and find some suitable buyers, and if you can eat them all, then it doesn't matter if you give some discounts."
Levi had already handed over the authority to handle the loot directly to First Officer Green, and for this kind of business activity, he might as well wait for the final result, after all, as long as he could see shiny silver coins, then everything would be fine.
"Understood." First Officer Green nodded, then led the two sailors out of the boat, and threw two small silver coins to the guy who managed the docks, and disappeared directly into the same many roads in the old Silver City port, and there was actually no hidden black market, hidden in the warehouses on both sides of the road.
Looking at those shadowy figures, you can know that these black markets can be described as hot, after all, far away from the nobles of the big silver pan island, the old silver city also belongs to the free city-state, and the result of no supervision is to promote the development of the black market.
"Alright, boys, get all our loot on deck."
Levi clapped his hands and motioned to the seventeen Ottoman sailors who were still on the ship to get busy, after all, they still had more than two hundred wide-backed short knives in their cabins, as well as hundreds of pieces of iron-clad armor that were only slightly damaged, these were good things on the black market, as long as the price was slightly lowered, it would be quite easy to empty and sell out.
These are real profits for Levi, and they are neatly smashed into empty barrels and sacks, although they are used second-hand goods, but for some forces that are in urgent need of weapons and armor, they are all urgently needed.
Especially the mercenaries in the old silver city, they always have the greatest demand for armor and weapons, after all, in addition to individual mercenaries, there are more mercenary groups from various seas and islands, and groups of merchant ships are on the ocean merchant ships, acting as guards to protect the merchant ships across the sea, and the damage to armor and weapons also needs to be replaced.
It didn't take long for the first mate of Green in the black market to walk out with a smile on his face and a burly bald man, accompanied by a dozen strong men in tattered leather armor, all with happy emotions on their faces.
First Officer Green invited the burly bald man to the deck of the Devoe merchant ship, while the other burly men in tattered clothes were also waiting below, obviously a group of people who knew the rules, and understood that without the invitation of the master, other people's ships could not be left casually.
"Captain Levi, this is the Hurricane Mercenary Regiment that just arrived in the North Trumming Sea."
After politely saying a few words to the burly bald man, First Officer Green saw Levi walking down the bow floor, and also nodded and said, "This Willard regimental commander has a good impression of our weapons and armor, and if he can, he is willing to buy them all himself." ”
First Officer Green's words fell, and the burly and strong Captain Willard also smiled, looking like a very honest middle-aged man, but there was also a bit of businessman-like cunning in his eyes, and he said: "Captain Levi, I just brought my people here in the South Whistling Sea, if your goods are good, we will ask for them all." ”
"Captain Willard, you won't be disappointed with my goods."
Levi also smiled and nodded, and at the same time gestured to the Ottoman sailors, and the wide-backed short knives in the barrels, as well as the iron-inlaid armor in the sacks, all picked out a few pieces, and placed them on the deck as if waiting for inspection.
The rules of the black market are fast and simple, there are not so many opportunities for bargaining, after all, you are outside the real market, you don't have to pay taxes and you don't have to care if it is contraband. In fact, armor and weapons like this one, which are clearly used to cut people, are contraband in the Grey Mist City, and are not allowed to be sold casually in the regular market.
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