Chapter 485
Andals like "7", Ghis like "33".
The Great Pyramid of Slaver's Bay, no matter how high, is 100 meters, 200 meters, there are 33 layers.
Except for people, most of the pyramid is used to store supplies.
On the 9th floor of the Astapor Great Pyramid, under the firelight, gold coins crash-bang in the swing of a shovel, reflecting an enchanted brilliance.
Hundreds of Unsullied, in groups of two, roamed the golden sea, using shovels to send gold coins into the cart, and when the cart was full, the cart came out of the vault.
Beside the stone steps on the east side of the Great Pyramid, there is a funnel-like pool, seven or eight square meters, connected to a pipe thick as a bucket below, and spread all the way along the stone steps to the bottom of the pyramid.
The pipes are open and cast copper.
It is like a bamboo tube divided by a knife, with a section of ten meters, and one section is connected to one section.
Unsullied pushed the wooden cart with gold coins to the side of the funnel pool, opened the tail section baffle, "crash-bang!"
Like a waterfall of gold, poured into the pool, By the way, the pipes below the pool flow all the way down.
Besides the pipes, there is a bald man wearing only a pair of briefs on every Level 1 step.
They have brooms in their hands, and their eyes are fixed on the stream of gold coins in the pipe.
If they encountered a coin of a different color, they would pick it out immediately; if the coin stopped rolling and caused a blockage in the pipe, they would sweep it with a broom.
At the bottom of the pyramid, there is also a pool filled with gold, a pool constructed of iron plates.
There are three dragons by the pool, Little White, Little Green, and Little Gold.
Dragonflame exhaled, the smoke evaporated, the yellow gold in the pool turned into golden juice, the golden juice passed through the screen and flowed into the pipe on one side, which in turn connected dozens of molds.
Occasionally you can hear the "chi chi" sound of cold water pouring over the mold.
- After the mold is filled with gold juice, Unsullied pours water over it, causing the gold to solidify and take shape.
Afterwards, people from Iron Bank put giant gold nuggets on the scales.
"One hundred jin, No. A acceptance platform, 1245 yuan!"
The Iron Bank high level manager is guarding the platform scale. Write a "卌" on the paper.
Well, the Slaver's Bay scholar sat at the other table and followed the record.
For every 100 yuan, both parties will reconcile the accounts once.
Then someone came and carried the gold nuggets to the roadside carriage.
It must be exactly 100 jin, neither more nor less, otherwise it means the gold is not pure, because the mold is made of 100 jin of standard gold.
Wait for 20 giant gold bricks on the carriage, and they will be chased away by the carriage immediately, all the way to the wharf, and the warm gold will be loaded onto the ship.
On the dock, there is also a manager who counts the number of gold nuggets entering the cabin.
With such an assembly line, Astapor's gold flows rapidly to Iron Bank's fleet.
Wharf, a restaurant named "Green Olive".
Dragon Queen is feasting guests.
Well, after the epidemic, the business of the Slaver's Bay hotel industry was sluggish. In order to resume production, Dragon Queen not only took the lead in visiting the wharf hotel, but also often distributed consumption coupons to officials and citizens at random.
Before the banquet, Queen pointed to the silver-haired young man on the left of oneself, and said to the representative of Iron Bank opposite: "This young, talented people, is my eldest nephew Aegon, son of Rhaegar and Elia, House Targaryen A thousand miles away.”
The Iron Bank representative who led fleet to Astapor was named Tycho Nestoris, a tall, thin man with two long legs.
Skinny, with a thin, narrow face, and a long, thin goatee that hangs almost to the waist.
"Hello, Mr. Nestoris." Aegon was polite and graceful.
"Hello, Your Highness Aegon." Tycho respectfully gave a salute before asking, "I remember Duke Tywin..."
"Thanks to Earl Varys Lay!" Dany laughed as he recounted Varys' version of "Orphan of Zhao."
"Your Majesty aunt and nephew are reunited, congratulations!"
Tycho's eyes flashed a strange color: Congratulations, Dragon Queen has a huge weak spot!
"It's really worth rejoicing, my nephew is young and promising, with lofty ambitions, and will definitely become a capable person in the future! If it weren't for the epidemic, I would have sent him to Meereen to practice."
Dragon Queen's expression was as happy and proud as her son's mother who was admitted to Tsinghua University.
Aegon also raised his chin proudly.
Tycho's eyes flashed again, and he was certain in his heart: Dragon Queen cherishes this nephew very much!
Tyrion glanced at the two aunts and nephews of the 'kind family' and asked the representative of Iron Bank: "Mr. Tycho, you look haggard and it seems that you have come from a long distance?"
" That's right, I came from Braavos, changing horses all the way, traveling thousands of miles a day, through the Norvos mountain range, through the Rhoyne plain, through Qohor, to Mantarys, and then to Tolos.
And the people of New Ghis have long been Received our Raven and immediately helped Iron Bank organize a fleet, and by the time I got to Tolos, Iron Bank's fleet had entered the Gulf of Grief.
Finally, we met at the Slaver's Bay estuary and came to Astapor together. ”
Tycho didn't hide it at all, and explained oneself's itinerary and Iron Bank's arrangements all over again.
"Can the people of New Ghis tell you about the Allied plan to drop Greyscale stone men on Slaver's Bay?" Tyrion said with a smile.
Tycho avoided the important and said lightly: "We have oneself's news channel, and we know that Queen Your Majesty brought the epidemic under control as soon as possible. The epidemic did not break out at all, and the Allied plan failed."
"Iron Bank's energy is so powerful! The Allies and Queen are fighting the world war, but you can do business with both ends." Imp praised with a thumbs up.
"Our business covers the entire civilized world, serving all those who keep their promises."
Tycho also accepts him as it should be by rights, regardless of whether he is sincere or false. compliment.
"Is the food ready? It will be winter in ten days." Dany asked.
"hehe," Tycho's narrow and dry face showed a proud smile, "the wheat that belongs to you has been planted for more than a month."
"More than a month.. ...Did you start farming as soon as we negotiated a business? Is it too efficient?" Dany doubted.
“How fast Raven flies, how efficient we are.”
Tyrion was moved and asked, “Aren’t you going to contract the grain planting project? Have you gone out?"
"Our Iron Bank is a bank, and it is impossible for oneself to cultivate the land. Of course, we have to contract the business of purchasing grain to the big grain merchants in the major city-states." Tycho nod and said.
"Then the big grain merchants will subcontract to various small grain merchants, and the small merchants will find the manor owner? Your money is too good." Tyrion's mouth twitched.
Tycho glared at him and said indifferently: "You can try. I can guarantee that even if you have ten daddy who can pull gold, it will not be enough."
"Your Excellency seems to be hostile to me?" Tyrion asked suspiciously.
"No hostility, I'm just discussing the matter."
Dany pointed to a row of sailboats outside the window and said, "I think most of your fleets are large boats, not many long boats. Can I keep you safe?
I can tell you that in Slaver's Bay, I keep you safe. But in the Gulf of Grief, in the Summer Sea, the safety of the gold has nothing to do with me."
Hesitating for a moment, Tycho said slowly while noticing the Dragon Queen's expression: "Leave Slaver's Bay, we will be escorted by the Iron Fleet of the Ghis."
"Wow!" With a cry, his eyes were playful, and he went back and forth between Dragon Queen and Tycho.
Dany was pleased with the nodded and said, "So, I'm relieved."
"Relax?" Tyrion looked strange, "Your Majesty, are you planning to take advantage of Iron Fleet's departure? Hong Kong, sneak attack New Ghis?"
"Shut up!" the Dragon Queen growled.
Tycho face changed, another change, gloomy and uncertain.
Old Aemon saw this and stood up quickly, holding a glass of wine and said: "Come, drink, drink! Today's banquet has nothing to do with the war or the Allies. Your Excellency Tycho is a guest from afar, we will serve him Toast!"
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50 million Golden Dragon, plus 10 million Golden Dragon jewelry, it sounds like a lot, but the total weight does not exceed 900 tons.
Only one night and one morning will be loaded on 6 fast cargo ships with 200 paddles.
Tycho seemed to be in a hurry to deposit the gold in Iron Bank, and after lunch, he led fleet away from the Astapor pier.
He hadn't even been at Slaver's Bay for a day.
Looking at the white sail fleet disappearing into the blue sky and blue sea, Tyrion retracted his gaze, smiled and said, "Your Majesty, how is my performance?"
"So-so." Dany's expression was flat. road.
"So-so?" Tyrion was dissatisfied, "I've already tricked me into that goatee. The Allied fleet is gathering on New Ghis, and the defenses of Elyria and Tolos will be seriously inadequate."
"So-so?">
Well, at the banquet where Tycho was hosted before, Tyrion and Dragon Queen cooperated and acted in a scene.
Let Tycho think that the Dragon Queen is going to attack New Ghis, and cover up her true thoughts.
Dany did plan to go south to New Ghis before, for which Big Crab's 1st Fleet, and Garth's 2nd Fleet, have been training for a month.
Dany's capture of Slaver's Bay saw hundreds of ships later seized, belonging to the big slave-master.
Dany has never been short of boats.
In fact, Blackbeard Groleo has collected and built hundreds of warships for Dragon Queen over the past two years.
But Groleo didn't have the ability to command the navy, and he didn't know how to train sailors—all military skills that were monopolized by the nobility.
Barristan has the ability, but he has been helping Dany train qualified Army officers with no time or experience.
The arrival of Big Crab and House Hightower's second child will change that.
Big Crab was raised as Earl's heir, his home is an island, Claw Isle, can you do it without naval knowledge?
Garth Hightower is more experienced, serving as a squire under Commander Earl Redwyne of the Arbor Fleet as a teenager, and has been in charge of Oldtown coastal defense as an adult.
Dany frowned: "With my current strength, I don't need a strategy to win Tolos. Only one thing, I'm not sure about the Allies' cards, so I can only change the plan, while disrupting the rhythm of oneself, I hope to disrupt the opponent's Rhythm."
"Are you thinking too much? There are five dragons, there is Wildfire, wait for it, and win." Tyrion said.
"Windblown promised to be my spy, but now, there's no news at all," Dany said.
Even Iron Bank knew she had the Slaver's Bay epidemic under control, the Allies impossible didn't.
When the Allies know it, it means Windblown also knows it.
What trump card did the Allies have, formidable power over stone men, making Windblown insist that Dragon Queen won or lost?
Tyrion's eyes flashed, said solemnly: "Only dragon can deal with dragon."
"Dragon..." Dany was lost in thought.
"Dany aunt!"
Aegon gasping for breath ran downstairs, "My cousin's Grey Plague has been cured, can he be released?"