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Chapter 293: Trade Route(1/2)

Roger asked in confusion: "Why do you always go to Constantinople in the end?"

The head of the tsunami said: "It is not easy for us to come. We all brought enough goods. Constantinople's business is booming, and other small places can't eat as much of our goods."

Roger asked, "Then why are you not leaving like this now?"

Tsunade smiled bitterly and said, "It's time to fight, the road is blocked."

Roger reminded: "The Eastern Expedition has long ended, and now the Kingdom of Jerusalem has been established there."

The head of the zodiac said: "I know, but the Christians there are very fierce.

“I was walking in the Greater Seljuk, and the Arabs only asked me for money.

"But those merchants who fled back from Jerusalem said that those new Christians not only demand money, but also all the goods, and even death.

"I don't care about money. I am willing to spend money to make friends, but I only have one life and can't afford it."

Roger said: "You can't walk on Jerusalem, but you can still walk on the line between Cairo and Alexander."

The head of the tsunami sighed: "I can't leave. There are more pirates in the Mediterranean than cows. They snatch the goods and burn ships, leaving no way out for people to survive.

"If we were the Song people's ships, we might not be afraid of these pirates, but the ships we hired could not beat them, so we couldn't leave, we couldn't leave."

Roger asked disapprovingly: "Can your merchant ships still fight?"

Gangshou replied loudly: "Of course, there is a Song Dynasty crossbow on our ship, who are you afraid of?"

After bragging to the point of view, Gang quickly added: "It's all the things that were eliminated from the army."

Roger smiled and pointed at Tsuna's subordinates and said, "Like these standard equipment your guy is wearing?"

Tsuna nodded quickly and said, "Yes, they were all eliminated from the army."

Roger thought, just take it. Such new armor, Dasong is burning too much money and wants to eliminate them?

But he also thought that money can make the devil push the mill, and these wealthy merchants must have a way to eliminate some equipment in the army in advance.

Roger no longer cared about the other party's equipment, and he asked, "How many people do business like you?"

Gangshou said proudly: "Many of us merchants from the Song Dynasty went overseas to do business.

"The sea ships we sit on are hundreds of people and hundreds of people with hundreds of people with hundreds of people with giant merchants as the mainstay.

"The ships are tens of feet deep and wide. Merchants share the storage of goods. People get dozens of dollars, and they store them down and lie on them at night.

"There are also merchants from abroad who came to the Song Dynasty to trade, including Dashi, Zhunian, Japa, Chameng, Boni, Mayi, Sanfoqi, Rimu, Goryeo, etc.

"Our Song Dynasty Guangzhou is the largest port, with a Maritime Department, specializing in managing overseas trade.

"There is also a 'fanfang' that is exclusively for foreign businessmen to live in. The Fanfang chief is appointed to handle the Fanfang affairs."

Roger felt that it was quite fun to hear this mixed-race child with obvious Arab characteristics, "We are the Song Dynasty" and "We are the Song Dynasty".

He said: "I just want to ask you, are there many people running business on the road from the East to the West?"

The head of the guild said: "There are quite a lot of Arabs, not many of us in the Song Dynasty.

“But in recent years, Arabs have also run less.

"I heard that because of the breakup with Christians, it is not easy for them to go out with the goods they have in their hands."

Roger gradually had an idea in his mind.

He said: "If the Kingdom of Jerusalem can keep you safe and help you transport goods.

“And there is also a powerful navy in the Mediterranean to protect your safety along the way.

"But there is a condition that after hiring a ship from Jerusalem to sea, we cannot go to Constantinople, but to Palermo in Sicily.

"Would you like to run like this?"

Tsuna asked in a daze: "Sicily? Palermo? Where is that?"

He asked in a doubtful tone: "We are not a little bit of our goods, can we eat there?"

Roger pretended to be fat and pretended to say:

"Palermo in Sicily is a big city, no smaller than Constantinople.

“And that was a peaceful place where Arabs and Christians could do business.

"The whole of Europe is gathered and distributed there, so you don't have to worry about not being able to ship the goods."

Tsuna said: "I will send someone to see it there first. If it is really like you said, of course I am willing to run away."

Roger was proud of himself. He thought, when I control the Kingdom of Jerusalem and build a powerful navy, I can monopolize this and communicate with the East and the West.

At that time, money was coming continuously.

This is much faster than grabbing territory and then adding taxes from the bitter farmers who dig food in the fields.

As he thought about it, the saliva in his mouth flowed down.

Gangshou probably thought Roger was not full, so he served him a bowl of pig porridge.

Roger exclaimed while eating: "You business people must live a good life."

But Gangshou sighed and said, "It turned out to be really good, but unfortunately there were treacherous officials in the court.

"The Cai Jing, who deserves to be killed, was attracted by the holy eyes because he could write good words and actually made him the prime minister.

"What kind of decree did this bastard issue?

"I'll waste the original money in just one sentence.

"We are doing business, and the savings of many years have been gone overnight.

"Ah, for a moment, countless people hang themselves and jump into the river.

"Fortunately, our Pu family likes to accumulate some gold, silver and jewelry on weekdays, and finally can make up the capital to continue to go out for business, and can still live a life."

Tsuna paused, then sighed heavily and said, "Oh, the treacherous minister is in power, life is hard."

Roger roughly remembered that Cai Jing did not die well, so he comforted him: "The treacherous minister will fall one day and he will be retribution."

Tsuna bowed his hands and said, "Thank you for your good words."

The two sides chatted for a while and then found a place to sleep.

The next morning, Roger said goodbye to Gangshou.

He led the team back to the camp.

But as he walked, he found that the caravan from the Song Dynasty was actually on the same road as him.

So Roger turned back and met them.

He asked the head of the gang: "Are you planning to go to Yikang? There is a war there, so it's better not to go there.

"I'm a good talkative, but there is a Christian duke there, very greedy, and a gang of robbers under my command.

"If you fall into their hands, you won't end well. Moreover, there are many people in them, and I won't be able to protect you at that time."

Tsunade thanked: "Brother, thank you for reminding me, I knew you were a loyal person.

"I have been in the world for so many years and can see people accurately. When I saw you last night, I knew you were a friend.

"But don't worry, we won't go to Yikang, we will go east to Kaiseli.

"It's just that the way to Kaiseli is there are arid canyons, so I have to go to the stone forest in front and go to the dungeon to replenish the supplies."

Roger scratched his head like a fool, and he thought, dungeon? Dark dungeon?

Shilin passed by himself. Is there really someone living in that desolate place?

Roger became interested. He was not in a hurry to return to the camp anyway, so he just happened to make some supplies.

So he followed the caravan and walked to Shilin.

The team was familiar with each other and turned around in the maze-like stone forest, and arrived in front of a canyon.

He shouted a secret code like a singing voice.

After a while, an old man with white hair and beard came out of a small seemingly natural cave.

Roger saw that the old man was very short and had just reached his waist.

Gangshou talked to the old man a few words, and then the old man shouted twice at the entrance of the cave.

Roger saw that some adults as short as Hobbits kept transporting water, food and other substances from the small holes.

It's like a magician keeps pulling rabbits out of his hat.

Roger really couldn't figure it out. How could so many supplies be hidden in such a small cave?

He couldn't help but feel curious and asked the head of the tsunami whether he could let the old man allow him to go in and take a look.

Tsuna said embarrassedly: "They are very afraid of outsiders entering."

But he still told the old man.

The white-haired and white-bearded old man looked at Roger carefully.

Suddenly he was excited.
To be continued...
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