Until the ship came to a stop on the docks, Captain Dinish couldn't believe that he had escaped from the Vikings!

How is this possible? How is this possible?

Why didn't the Vikings catch up? Could it be that we only have three ships and can't be looked down upon? This pirate still has a picky eater? And a time when he has a good heart?

There's definitely something wrong with that!

After thinking for a while, Captain Dinish couldn't come up with a reason, so he stopped thinking and turned his head. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Looking at the frightened crew members, Captain Dynish waved his hand: "Okay, Valkyrie bless, let us escape the raid of the Vikings and come to the Spice Islands alive! Everyone has worked hard, each of you will go to the first mate to receive ten gold coins, get off the ship and relax." ”

Then there was another rush of hustle and bustle, contacting the other two ships, counting the losses and reassuring the crew...... It wasn't until a while later that Captain Dynish returned to the captain's room and called out his son, who had gone into hiding.

"Alright, my little Diash, we're on our way to the Spice Islands!" Squeezing out a smile, Captain Dynish looked at his son with worried eyes, "Don't worry, the pirates haven't caught up with us, everyone is all right!"

After another conversation and a good meal, Captain Dinish took his son by the hand and disembarked with the other two captains, and left the harbor and headed for the town not far from the pier.

There are many islands in the Spice Islands, but there are not many of them suitable for human habitation, but there are only about 20.

More than a hundred years ago, representatives of several maritime powers and the Holy See met here, and after protracted arguments and compromises, the two dozen islands were divided, each of which controlled several habitable islands, as well as other uninhabited spice islands around them, as well as the original natives of these islands.

Now Captain Dynish and the others are stopping at one of the few Portuguese islands that belong to them.

Walking all the way into the small city, there are all large and small taverns and restaurants along the way, all of which are full of people and chaos. There were a lot of people on the streets, but most of them were sailors, some of them were drunken and swaying with bottles, some were laughing with scantily clad workers with open legs, some were shouting foul language, some were scuffling, and a group of people were coaxing......

Captain Dinish and his party did not enter the taverns or restaurants to taste the good food and wine, but walked straight to a large house in the center of town.

It was the Doge's Palace, where the rulers of the island lived, and it was the only place where all the spices traded on the dozens of surrounding islands could only be bought by Portuguese merchants who came to the Spice Islands to buy spices.

They're here, of course, to get down to business.

Leaving the other two captains waiting outside with their sons, Captain Dinish walked straight into the Doge's Palace.

As soon as you enter the governor's palace, there is a hall, very spacious, and at the front of the hall, there is a reception table, and behind the reception table is a beautiful woman wearing heavy makeup. And a few people were lining up in front of the reception desk.

The line wasn't long, and it wasn't long before it was Captain Dinish's turn.

"What are you here for?" the receptionist's voice was nice, but his tone was condescending and impatient.

"I'm a merchant from my country, and I'm here to buy spices. As he spoke, Captain Dinish sneaked a few gold coins over.

Quietly took the gold coin, and the woman's tone was a little kinder: "Buy spices, right, turn left and go upstairs, the first room, the spice trade management office." ”

Following the woman's guidance, Captain Dinish went upstairs and into the room of the Spice Trade Administration.

There weren't many people in the room, except for two clerks who were busy sorting out documents, and a middle-aged man with a big belly and wearing an aristocratic dress. He was sweating with oil and sweat, and two dark-skinned slave girls were waiting for him, one fanning him, and the other feeding him the peeled grapes.

With a salute, Captain Dinish sat down respectfully on a chair in front of the middle-aged man.

"My name is Dinish, I'm the patriarch of the Bartolomeu family, and I'm here to buy some spices, and here are my spice vouchers and trade certificates. With that, Captain Dinish took out some pieces of paper from his bosom and handed them over.

Spice coupons, as the name suggests, are a kind of exchange coupons used to redeem spices. Spices are not directly available for money, they must be redeemed with spice vouchers. The Spice Voucher is also very easy to obtain, when you are in Portugal, you first hand over the money to the Portuguese Royal Family's Trade Hall, and the Trade Hall will issue you the corresponding Spice Voucher, and then you can bring the Spice Voucher to the Spice Islands to exchange for spices.

And the trade certificate is also very simple, it is also issued by the trade hall, and it proves your identity and the number of spices in this trade.

The purpose of these two measures is also very simple, that is, to prevent pirates, so that even if those pirates rob you, they will not be able to take spice coupons to exchange spices for spice islands, and even if you are robbed, the Portuguese royal family will not return the money you buy spice coupons, no matter how you calculate it, the Portuguese royal family can make a steady profit.

This is also the most common practice in the spice trade of all countries today.

Of course, in actual use, only two things can be exchanged for spices.

For example, now, the chubby middle-aged man took a cursory look at the spice coupons and trade certificates handed over, but did not speak.

Captain Dinish hurriedly took out a bag of gold coins and handed it over, smiling and saying, "A little heart, a little heart......

After taking the heavy bag, the middle-aged man's face looked a little better, and he handed back the spice coupons and trade certificates: "It's not a matter of unintentional or unintentional, the Governor has already issued an order, and every transaction needs to pay a handling fee! After all, we pick, dry, and dispose of it, all of which need to be done by people, and they all cost money......

"I don't know what this fee is......" Captain Dinish saw sweat on his forehead, but he didn't dare to wipe it.

Of course, if you don't have any money, you can also use spices to pay off your debts, and according to the amount on the spice coupons, we will only give you eighty percent!" The middle-aged trader smiled and did not mean to urge: "For example, you have about 200,000 gold worth here, I am in charge, erase the change, you only need to pay 20,000 gold coins." ”

Hearing his words, Captain Dinish's voice trembled a little, and it took a long time before he said with difficulty: "Can I ...... Can you go back and discuss and raise money?"

"Yes. The smile on the trade officer's face remained unchanged, but he picked up a glass of juice in his hand and drank it, obviously not planning to speak again.

In a hurry, Captain Dynish took the spice coupons and trade certificates, and walked out of the room in a dejected state.

Captain Dinish's heart was full of sorrow, if it were a few thousand gold, he could still take it out if he gritted his teeth, but the 20,000 gold was too much for him to expect, that is, he sold all the things on the three ships, and he couldn't raise this money.

Do you sell a ship? No, where do you put the spices after selling the ship? I don't know if there are any people you know here, can you borrow some from them, and then return them when the spices are sold......

While thinking about what to do, Captain Dinish walked out of the Governor's Palace.

Outside the Governor's Palace, next to the two peculiar and stout captains, little Dias was looking over with concern.

Seeing his son, who had been waiting outside the door, Captain Dynish barely suppressed the worry on his face and squeezed out a smile: "Oh, my little Diash, all right, everything is done, let's go, Daddy will take you to eat something delicious......"