Chapter 41
Dany didn't think about asking Xaro to help oneself with the money, but the guy kept on saying that he loved her, but he didn't offer to help her.
Dany oneself has to pay Dany oneself the money, and he is only responsible for instructing her who to ask for.
1st Step, Dany arrives at the temple of Qartheen with a burgundy filly, a grey bison hunted from the borders of the Red Waste, and a Big Black dog bought from the bazaar.
milk men believe in a "God of Memory" she's never heard of, so she makes a sacrifice to God of Memory's Priest.
The little mare represents the devotion of the horse men. The bison is an ancient custom. It is said that the primordial milk men lived by hunting the creatures of the Red Waste before the Free Cities were established.
Well, the closer the Red Waste is to the center, the hotter the temperature and the harsher the environment. The plains by the sea are still rich in water resources, and a large number of wild animals and plants survive.
As for the black dog... oddly enough, Qartheen, like the Great Heavenly Dynasty, has a soft spot for the taste of dog meat.
Priest was very satisfied with Dany's sensibility, the old milk men with snow-white hair and skin told Dany that she could come to Temple of Memory to seek the memory of time.
Dany asked in detail before he realized that this is also the library of Qartheen, and the Priest of Temple of Memory is also the historian of the city.
In the last ages, they recorded every major event that occurred in Qarth.
"Mother of Dragons, you and your dragons, your horse men Warrior, your great deeds across the plains of purgatory to Qarth, and even your visit to the temple today, has been or will be Part of God of Memory!" The old man said with a smile.
If it was the original Daenerys, he might not have the slightest interest in books that recorded history, but at this time Dany was screaming in his heart: It's worth it, it's worth it, the 2,000 Qarth gold coins are fully returned. !
Well, on the surface, she only gave away three beasts, but last night, Aggo brought four horse men and two boxes of newly exchanged Honors into the backyard of the old sacrifice Si Family.
Well, really, go through the back door, from the back door that opens in the alley, into the backyard of the mansion of the 13-year-old mistress that Old Priest currently loves most.
Qarth uses the Honor, which has been popular since the Old Valyria period, a round currency with a crown on the front and a hideous skull on the back.
Honor's size is relatively small, and an Honor is only the weight of Golden Dragon one third.
Two thousand pieces are about...2000*4000=8 million renminbi purchasing power.
This is equivalent to the Middle Ages, and the productivity is far less than that of the modern Celestial Dynasty. 2000 Honor is definitely a huge sum of money.
In this way, you can understand why the old priest is so kind to Dany.
After getting the "borrowing card" from Temple of Memory, the second backdoor Dany took was Qarth's "Keeper of the Long List", that is, the city's administrative officials.
Sacks of gold coins are sent out, and Dany suddenly finds that half of the Drogo gold that oneself stashes is used up.
She told Xaro sadly, "I have no money, only some antique jewelry excavated from the city of bones."
Faced with the help of a peerless beauty, Xaro Her heart was as cold as ice, and she had no idea of paying out of her own pocket. Instead, she gave her a bad idea: the news that there is still True Dragon in the world spread all over the East, and more and more dragon seekers came to visit. There are countless people in Qarth who want to see you and your dragon now, so accept their request and ask for a gift from everyone who meets you.
Dany thought about it, it was in her favor.
I won't say how many "Zoo tickets" I can get, just spread her reputation and let her and her dragon become as everyone knows in the East, then some people will not dare to treat her Use the most direct and vicious means.
Isn't it also for this purpose that she asked Jorah to spread the news of dragons in the quayside and street pubs?
When everyone didn't know she had a dragon, she would rather hide in Whitecloud for a long time and try not to let the news leak out.
But as long as there is an outsider who knows the information about her and the dragon, the hidden plan will be completely shattered.
When no one knew about the birth of the dragon, she was the safest, with a threat index of one star; few people knew that when True Dragon was born again, she was the most dangerous, with a threat index of four stars; After everyone knew her story, some people had scruples, and her danger was reduced, and her threat index was three stars; when the news crossed tens of thousands of kilometers and entered Westeros in the extreme western lands, the danger increased again. The threat index soared to the most dangerous five stars.
But whether it's known to a few, or to all Qartheen, the speed at which she has a dragon's message coming into Westeros will not change.
With the distance from Qarth to King's Landing, she has a buffer period of about two years due to the speed of news.
Either her dragon will grow up within the next two years, or Dany will have complete security within two years, commonly known as 'building oneself's forces'.
Then she needs money.
Dany agrees to Xaro's plans for a "dragon zoo".
Jorah took a captain to her palace drawing room that afternoon.
"Her Highness the Princess, I bring you a sea merchant from Summer Isles."
It was a black uncle, with dark skin like polished obsidian, swarthy ,shining.
"Your Highness Queen, my name is Quhuru Mo, Captain of 'Cinnamon Wind', from Tall Trees Town, Summer Isles." The black man in the cloak of yellow and green feathers, dressed like a flowered peacock , bowed down and introduced himself.
“He brings you news of King's Landing,” Jorah said.
"Are you from King's Landing?" Dany asked.
“No, I set off from Oldtown half a year ago with a full ship of Arbor wines. You’ve been away from home for a long time, and you must miss your hometown, just as the Seven Kingdoms miss you,” Quhuru said. .
The gift he gave Dany was 3 barrels of fine wine, which could be exchanged for 4 Honors if they were sold at the Qarth market.
It's a bit stingy!
However, she quickly realized that the captain's business was not big, and the four Honors were already quite a fortune for him.
"Thank you for the gift," Dany nods to the Summer Isles, sitting on the cushioned sofa, "I'm looking forward to your news of Seven Kingdoms, alas, if It's even better if you're from King's Landing."
"Your Majesty, King's Landing is facing a war, and no foreign merchants dare to go there, and it's useless to go there. After Usurper's death, King's Landing is in chaos , they can't even support oneself, where can they sell us goods?"
The black captain sat on the small stool below, and his language was quite dismissive of the current ruler of King's Landing mean.
"Oldtown has a Citadel, where news from the Seven Kingdoms converges, after all every noble has a Maester for it, and all Maesters come from the Citadel. During my stay in Oldtown, I've been asking a lot about the current form of Seven Kingdoms."
Dany felt that he was a bit long-winded and asked directly: "How did Usurper die?"
"By a Demon-like wild beast."
"I wonder who conspired to kill him, you wouldn't really believe he died under the tusks of a boar?" Dany indifferently said.
Seemingly aware of Dany's impatient look, the captain of Cinnamon Wind said very quickly: "There are indeed many conspiracy theories circulating about the cause of King's death.
Nowadays 14-year-old King Joffrey ascends the throne, but it is known that politics is in the hands of House Lannister.
A Maester apprentice in the tavern solemnly vowed to say that the queen betrayed King, and she also had oneself younger brother with oneself She gave birth to an evil seed, and she took the risk of murdering her country's King Royal Husband because of her deeds.
In this way, the throne completely fell into the hands of Lannister.
It is not difficult to understand why Robert's The two younger brothers are running away from King's Landing.
The rumors also say that the Baratheon brothers intend to counterattack King's Landing and become king by oneself.
As I was leaving, there was a rumour— —Duke Renly intends to unite with Highgarden House Tyrell to rebel.
Highgarden and Stormlands, little King's seat is very unstable!
In addition to the rumors that the queen murdered King, some people say it is The Prime Minister killed King.
The new King and the Queen immediately claimed that Eddard Stark had murdered his King. Some believe, some doubt, that most of the citizens of King's Landing believed it.
Gods is above, I clearly remember the Prime Minister is King Robert's best friend, how could anyone think he is treasonous?"
"Yes, Others don't believe Eddard Stark is treasonous, King's Landing Are people crazy, or stupid?" Jorah nods in agreement, saying with certainty, "Even if Always Summer comes, that guy won't sully his precious honor."
hehe, Didn't Eddard Stark treason once 15 years ago? For the people of King's Landing, he has already lost his honor, and it would be fine to lose it again." Dany laughed hehe.
Jorah immediately shook his head and shouted: "That's different, Her Highness the Princess, although it's very disrespectful, but you have to understand that Aerys Your Majesty killed his father and brother in a row, and bluntly wanted North people Hand him over.
The fact that he rebelled against your father is an honor, not a loss of honor."
Also got along with Dany for a few months and knew who she was. If it was the original Daenerys, Jorah would never have said such a thing.
"How did North react after Stark went to prison?" Jorah asked the captain nervously again.
He's from North, and his family is Stark's bannermen.
"It is said that as soon as the father was arrested, Young Wolf gathered bannermen to prepare an army. About 20,000 northerners crossed The Neck and went south to kill."
"oh !" Jorah sighed and murmured with lost eyes, "I don't know how many of my cousins will die this time."
It seems that there is only one little loli named Lyanna left, Dany Looking at oneself Knight with pity, he asked, "How many children does your aunt have?"
"Five, all five are daughters, and the youngest is only about six years old." Jorah said.
Oh, what a miserable, only the six-year-old doll died!
It won't be long before his father will be trampled on by the guest right and will die tragically in Craster's mud castle.
Thinking of this, Dany was about to tell him to mourn.
This is also because she only watched the television drama, and the director deleted a lot of House Mormont's daughters in order to simplify the characters.
In the original book of "Song of Ice and Fire", House Mormont also only died in the Red Wedding, Jorah's grandmother.
So, she doesn't have to worry about him at all.
"Young Wolf is Robb Stark?" he asked the black captain.
"Yes, Robb Stark is Commander."
"He's only 14, right?" Jorah's expression darkened, "I've seen that kid, he's younger than Her Highness the Princess For more than half a year, it's as tender as a flower bone in Summer.
How can this be good? This time, that hairless brat will probably take the entire North people in."
Also It is God's prophecy!
"Maybe he's naturally handsome?" Dany reassured him.
"Then I should be more worried." Jorah rubbed his face and said faithfully: "If he loses the battle as soon as he leaves The Neck, the North will immediately withdraw The Neck, then they will Never fail in this Game of Thrones.
In over 10,000 years, no army has ever defeated The Neck's defenders head-on.
If that kid goes dumb luck , after one or two victories, the spirit is lifted, and then the North talent is really finished."