Lin En learned about the price of the Unsullied from the interpreter.
One hundred gold marks, a gold mark is a gold coin circulating in Astapor and Yunkai, with a pyramid on one side and a harpy on the other.
In addition, they also accept the golden coins of Meereen and various gold coins of the nine free trade cities, but the exchange ratio of gold coins in each city is different.
Lin En was confused when she heard that there were too many types of gold coins here, and it was too cumbersome to exchange them.
Each city will mint its own gold coins, which is also a problem caused by the system in Essos.
Since the destruction of Valyria, some large cities have begun to govern themselves, with the leaders in the cities formulating rules and laws, slowly forming this kind of social system of trading city-states.
The people in power in Astapor are some large slave owners, who are called "good masters".
Fortunately, no matter what kind of gold coin, gold is indispensable, so gold is also a "universal currency"
Lin En made a request for settlement in gold, and the translator told him
The Unsullied are sold by the unit, and are purchased in hundreds or thousands at a time.
One pound of gold is worth ninety gold marks.
"If sir is willing to buy a hundred Unsullied, my master is willing to make a concession and only needs a hundred pounds of gold."
"Damn slave owner!" Lin En cursed in his heart. This price was obviously a scam.
Although he didn't know the specific price of the Unsullied, he clearly remembered that the bald slave owner valued Long Ma's ship at one hundred Unsullied.
The price of that ship will not exceed thirty kilograms of gold at most, which means the slave owner tripled the price!
Although Lin En has a lot of gold, he is not taken advantage of. As of now, the total amount of gold in his space does not exceed two tons.
So he decisively refused, shook his head and said: "Three hundred kilograms of gold in exchange for a thousand Unsullied Ones, I want ten thousand!"
"Ten thousand!" The slave owner's eyes widened in shock. After confirming that Linn was not joking, he swallowed hard.
"That's three thousand kilograms of gold!" the slave owner bowed his head and saluted,
"Dear guest, this is a big deal. I can't provide so many Unsullied Ones by myself. I can introduce you to our great benefactor Krazny! He is one of the biggest benefactors in the city and can definitely satisfy you.
needs!”
Linn nodded, "Okay, I hope the sooner the better!"
"Of course, we can go now!" After the slave owner said it, he asked his slaves to quickly find the news, and he led Linn in front to lead him to the largest pyramid in the city.
He did not doubt that Lin En was lying to him. This was Astapor, which had been doing slave business for thousands of years, and credibility was fundamental.
Secular agreements are sometimes more effective than laws!
If someone cheats, the punishment square at the door is not just for nailing slaves.
When they walked to the door of the pyramid, a man who looked familiar to Linn appeared at the door. He had curly hair, slightly dark skin, and very clean clothes, but he seemed to be young.
"The registration officer who often appears next to Long Ma?"
As soon as Lin En saw her, she thought of the series of names of Dragon Mother! She felt inexplicably happy,
"Distinguished guest! Our good Lord is already waiting for you, please come with me." The registration officer spoke the common language very well, without any accent, and his enunciation was clear and powerful.
Linn followed her to the edge of a school field. A bald slave owner greeted him and spoke a lot of Valyrian words kindly. Although Linn couldn't understand what he was saying, he could tell from his tone and facial expressions.
Look, I'm not swearing.
"Strange, isn't this person a sharp tongue?"
I remember that when he was dealing with Long Ma, he didn’t have many nice words to say! His attitude toward himself today was completely different.
But this is not what he should care about. Lin En directly stated the purpose,
"Three thousand pounds of gold buys ten thousand Immaculate Ones,"
The slave owners were also shocked by his generosity. The cultivation time of the Unsullied was extremely long, and the elimination rate was very high. Many of them were cultivated from an early age. There would be no more than a thousand people who successfully completed the training every year. This was the entire Astapor.
The total number. Now the total number of Astapor will not exceed 10,000. According to custom, they still have to keep 2,000 Unsullied guards, and the most they can sell is 8,000.
"Three thousand catties of gold, eight thousand unsullied ones!" the bald slave owner countered,
"No, it's only 10,000. You don't have it, right?" Lin En knew that he didn't have it, so he deliberately said this to lower the price.
The bald slave owner was angry. How could he admit that a place specializing in selling slaves could not give the customer the quantity he wanted to buy? This was simply a shame! It was Astapor's shame, so he refused to let go.
Anyway, that’s the price,
Speaking at the end, Lynn said:
"It can also be like this. The amount of gold remains the same, eight thousand Unsullied, plus a thousand other slaves, and her." Lin En pointed at the female slave who had been translating for them.
"What do you want from a thousand other slaves?" The slave owner did not ask about the female slave translator. In his eyes, this female slave was simply dispensable and could be replaced at any time.
"Those who can read and write Common Language, can calculate, can build ships, and can forge iron, all of these will do!" Lin En's goal was broad, and there was no age limit.
According to the standards of slave owners, these requirements are almost no requirements! He happily agreed:
"No problem, generous guest, then let's make this decision?"
"Lynn nodded, "It's settled!"
That night, the slave owner invited Linn to stay at the pyramid and arranged for a female slave to serve him that night.
The slave owner made an agreement with several other big slave owners overnight, and together they gathered these eight thousand Unsullied and immediately sent them to the square to line up.
The next day, Lin En and the translator Missandei hired slaves to carry the gold to the square. When they came to the square, eighty square formations were already arranged, each square was ten horizontal and ten vertical, with one hundred Unsullied.
neatly,
It’s just that I don’t have a weapon in my hand!
Even though they had been standing all night, they did not waver or be dissatisfied at all, standing in the field like javelins.
Seeing Lin En carrying the gold, several slave owners gathered around happily. After counting all the gold, the whip that controlled the Unsullied was handed over to Lin En!
Transaction complete!
Linn tried to speak a few simple commands in the Valyrian language he learned last night,
With the blessing of the powerful voice of the curse, his orders reached the ears of every Unsullied person. The Unsullied people enforced the orders and prohibitions in a uniform manner.
What a loud voice!
The slave owners were amazed that when they ordered so many slaves, they needed multiple messengers, but there was no voice as loud as Lynn's.
The bald slave owner Krazny walked to Linn's side and said, "Generous guest, our deal is completed! The remaining slaves will be ready before dark!"
Lin En nodded, "I will wait outside the city with the Unsullied." This is also the rule I just learned last night.
After completing the transaction, the Unsullied must leave,
The slave owner will hand over the Unsullied weapons to the buyer outside the city.
While they were talking, a merchant ship from Qarth came in front of the port of Astapor. Standing on the side of the ship was a petite woman with silver hair and purple eyes.
She looked at Astapor. Her bodyguard Jorah Mormont suggested to her that she should buy a hundred slave soldiers called Unsullied for self-defense to prevent what happened in Qarth.
