387. Foreign merchants offer treasures
The waves are high and the wind is fierce, and the waves crash on the shore.
In winter, the sea is wrapped in a cold sea breeze that blows on the iron locks on the shore.
The iron lock has already been wrapped in a thick layer of white ice, like a string of hanging stone stalactites, scattering the blowing sea breeze and making a howl of "woo woo woo".
"Boom!"
The waves crashed violently on the shore, and under the huge impact force, the waves surged five or six meters high, hitting the road behind the iron locks, and on top of that thick layer of ice, the ice was thickened a few points again.
Brown, a young sailor eating black bread on the shore, was talking to a tall Jingguo man in a cotton coat.
To tell the truth, he envied the people of this country too much.
Their lives are so rich, their officials are so wise, their cities are so prosperous, their streets are so clean, their material richness is so rich, and their people are so happy!
Brown never dreamed of staying in such a country.
Every breath told him that even the air here was sweet.
It's like he is looking for Jingguo people to speak, just to learn their words, so that he will be spiritually with this country. It's just that Jingguo people often don't treat him well, which makes his study plan a hit.
At this time, a large circle of seagulls appeared on the surface of the sea. Brown was shocked and craned his neck: "Hey, another ship is coming."
In today's weather, this ship should have suffered a lot at sea! ”
Brown said in a somewhat lame Jingguo dialect to the young Jingguo people next to him.
Not long after his words fell, a rickety mast on the sea first came into view.
When he saw this Jingguo friend he had just made, he unhurriedly took out a box from his cuff, and gently pressed the bracket, and the box rang crisply, and it turned into a cool telescope, and he came to his eyes to look at the sea.
Thai pants spicy!
Brown's eyes were full of envy.
The country has all sorts of amazing things, beautiful and functional!
Looking down at the dirty robe on his body, the sleeves on his forearm have been torn to reveal the same dirty linen clothes inside because they are often worn, because of the cold weather, he wore several pieces layer by layer, so that the body was very uncomfortable, and whenever the cold wind blew on the body, the effect of keeping out the cold was not as good as the cotton clothes worn by Jingguo people.
He had also heard that the nobles of Jingguo would also wear a kind of clothing made of goose fluff. That kind of clothes are more warm, soft, and beautiful, and they are comfortable to wear on the body as if they are not worn.
He often wondered if he would have the opportunity to wear that kind of aristocratic clothes once in his life.
"It's a Bobo Island-style merchant ship."
Zhang Shan stood on the seashore, looking at the rickety sea boat on the high wind and waves. The sails on the mast are being lowered in preparation for docking.
On the side of Dongyang Xingang, there are more than ten batteries, and there is also a naval base stationed here, so there is nothing to worry about in terms of safety.
He put down his binoculars, said hello to Brown, and left.
Zhang Shan is currently on vacation, and when he came out to wander, he heard a report that there was a Gentile who often talked to someone here, and he didn't look like a good person, so he just walked over to take a look.
After chatting for a while, I felt that this person didn't look like a gentleman from a foreign country, so I stopped paying attention to him.
After all, meticulous work is not his specialty.
"Everyone stay on the boat and don't move around, Olga, come with me to get off the ship and register."
After the Paul successfully entered the port, the captain Paul Allen called the first mate to walk along the stern on the side of the ship and walk to the dock.
Someone on the dock led them to a nearby white building.
Paul and Olga looked curiously at the huge port.
When they were still at sea, they saw this huge port from afar. It was bigger than any port they had seen before, and there were more ships docked than any port they had ever seen.
Perhaps because of today's weather, the boats on the pier are all docked at the pier. But just looking at the ships, he could imagine how busy this port would be on a normal day.
"What a great place!"
Paul sighed.
Olga nodded approvingly: "Boss, it's right for you to insist on coming here, we will definitely make a lot of money here!" ”
"Jingguo is a vast and rich country, but this country has never been open to the outside world before.
We can only trade with the merchants of their kingdom on the island of Wen in the Yao Kingdom. Now, we have landed on the land of Jingguo, and we will definitely get more generous rewards! ”
Paul said confidently.
"Please come in."
When they came to the white building on the third floor, the guide pushed open the door and invited them in.
"This ······"
Paul felt the door that had been pushed open, and his blue eyes, stained with a hint of gray, were full of disbelief.
The same is true of Olga, who can't believe that such a precious, crystal crystal without a single variegated color has been made into such a large gate!
If you look at the doors and windows, almost all of them are made of crystal.
peeping at the leopard in the tube, just this inadvertent luxury, made the two men who were fighting the wind and waves at sea feel a little weak.
Inside, the two walked across the recognizable floor, leaving a trail of wet footprints.
A hot breath came to the face, which made the two people who had just come from the cold quickly warm up.
The decoration inside made their eyes go nowhere.
Delicate clocks hanging on the walls.
On the table, beautiful and expensive porcelain.
It came from nowhere, like a small song sung by a kraken.
The list goes on and on.
There are dozens of windows on the long counter.
There were quite a few people in the hall.
Noisy with the accents of various countries.
All those who apply for entry from the port must handle the materials here, and only after passing the examination can they enter the country in accordance with the regulations.
Application for goods entry transactions, customs declaration and tax payment, cargo quarantine, etc. are also handled here.
The windows are also busy.
"Come here first and register."
The guide led Paul all the way to a private room.
The single room was not large, it was also in the hall, but it was separated by frosted glass on all sides, and there was only one man in a white uniform, sitting behind a desk.
As soon as Paul and the others entered, they were motioned to sit on the chair across from the table.
"Which country?"
The man asked.
Paul was a little confused.
Along the way, the communication between them and the facilitators was basically carried out through body language, and the difference in words was an important issue in front of everyone.
The man took out a few cards and shook them, and Paul looked at the words on them and finally understood the meaning.
Before Paul could speak, the man had already guessed his language just by looking at his expression, and said to the guide: "Go and call Zheng Shuwen to come over." ”
The guide nodded, went out, and soon brought back a dark-skinned man in his thirties.
Then the man asked again.
Zheng Shuwen translated: "Which country? ”
"Floro."
This time Paul understood, and quickly said.
The man and Zheng Shuwen glanced at each other, neither of them had heard of this country.
It should be a small country with little popularity.
Having worked in the port for a long time, they know that in foreign countries, there are many unknown barbarian small countries. It's normal to pop up a few times in a while that you haven't heard of.
Dongyang Port, gathering wealth from all over the world, those who come are guests, for people in this kind of barbarian small country, men also treat them with a normal heart.
"Name."
The man asked.
"Paul, Paul Ayr."
Paul said.
The man was turning the pen in his hand, making quick notes on the paper.
"What's the cargo on board?"
The man continued.
"People, women, beautiful women, are all some tall and beautiful women, and they are all some sought-after goods in the Chinese New Year······"
Paul said confidently.
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"Huh?" X3
In the room, the eyes of the three men from the registrar, the guide, and Zheng Shuwen were all focused on Paul's face.
"Still a trafficker!"
"What goods is the population counted on?"
"I've never encountered this before."
"Let's register according to the living creatures and animals first, and arrange for people to be quarantined first?"
"Register first, then report and see what it says. In my opinion, nine times out of ten, we have to send a doctor to come and conduct a physical examination, otherwise it will be circulated in the market, and it will be inappropriate to spread the disease again. ”
"Do you think it can be circulated in the market? Wuzhou has long not allowed human trafficking! ”
"Gentiles, perhaps, different."
"You can sell it in the hook bar of the new port area."
"Let's register first, and then we'll talk about that."
"Okay."
Paul and the others looked at the fierce discussion that Jingguo people suddenly started, he couldn't understand, and some of the second monks were confused.
Until the registrar asked again: "The quantity of goods." ”
"There were 390 people when we set out, some died on the way, and now there are more than 270 people. But don't worry, my lord, the dead are all from the bottom cabin, and the most beautiful ones, we are all arranged above the second floor, and they are all unscathed! ”
Paul said shrewdly and slyly with a smile on his face.
"Don't you know that we don't allow human trafficking in Wuzhou Province?"
Before the smug smile on Paul's face could be put away, he heard the man in white uniform on the other side speak, and at the same time, the other party also put down the pen in his hand, and the professional smile on his face was also put away at this time, and his face became serious.
"Huh?"
The smile on Paul's face was completely suppressed, and he glanced at the others and saw that they all had the same face.
Turning his head slightly, he glanced at Olga, who was standing next to him.
Olga nodded, skillfully grabbed a few golden beans from his pocket, and smiled and went up to the hands of the three people, including the guides, and stuffed them: "We understand, we all know the rules, we will definitely abide by the laws of your country, and the adults will be accommodating······"
The man looked at the golden beans in his hand and scratched his head vigorously.
Then he "snapped" and slapped it on the table: "We are not here for this, we really do not allow human trafficking."
However, your situation is a bit peculiar, and we need to report it to the higher authorities, and we need to wait for you to be notified.
If it is approved, we will allow you to sell, and if it is not approved, it is not something we can decide.
You go down and wait for a while. These two days are high and rough, you can go out and apply for a pass, with which you can stay in the port area for 15 days. ”
After being taken two more photos with their faces taken and recorded in the registration file, the two were sent out.
Paul complained, "We must have given less." ”
"The insatiable Jingguo people ······"
Before Olga could finish his sentence, he saw the guide also come out of the private room, and the two of them quickly shut their mouths.
"This is your thing, and our officials in Wuzhou don't accept these things."
After the guide finished speaking, he said: "If you need translation services, you can go to the red house over there to hire them, and the price is clearly marked." ”
With that, he hurried away.
"It seems that Jingguo people are really honest."
"The political environment here is definitely very clean. His Majesty the Emperor here must be a very wise man! ”
"But, isn't this Jingguo? Why do I hear the name 'Wuzhou' in their mouths? ”
Olga was a little confused.
"Maybe it's a difference in our language."
Paul guessed.
Soon, they went to the Red House to find a translator, took a copy of the registration form given to them by the man, and went to apply for a pass for the new port area.
After arriving in the port area, the prosperity here was completely stimulated to them.
The tall buildings, the clean streets, and the glittering scenery instantly caught their eyeballs and drained their pockets of silver coins. but
But after a day or two of such life, they still inevitably became anxious.
Those goods can't be sold, and staying in the hands for a day will be more risky.
If they are born with an infection, then they are at risk of losing their money.
"Olga, the treasure we got on the island of Olga······"
Paul found Olga, and they were sitting on a bench on the side of the street.
Olga knew what he meant when he heard the strings, but he looked a little nervous and whispered, "Aren't we going to go on a treasure hunt later?" ”
"You know, the people on the ship are all of our wealth, if we can't make a move in Jingguo, we will go to Yao Kingdom, Yan Kingdom, and Lu Kingdom, and we will have to sail on the sea for a long time······ Treasure is an ethereal thing, so why not exchange it for a ready-made resource?
You have also seen it in the past two days, the richness of Jingguo is not comparable to any country, you look at that building, a full five stories high, every window is made of extremely luxurious crystal, enough to see that crystal is not a rare thing in Jingguo.
If we can get the friendship of the emperor of this country, then what else can we not get? ”
Paul had already made up his mind.
Olga also saw the determination in his eyes and nodded.
They made a trip back to the ship.
In the evening, the two of them came to the hall of the White House again and found the uniformed registrar, who by this time had an extra brown wooden box in their hands.
(End of chapter)