Chapter 481 Migration (1)
Chapter 481 Migration (Part 1)
In June, the sun became more and more vicious. At the bustling coastal port, many workers were working quietly. The confused faces, their yellow faces, thin bodies, and uneasy expressions formed a sad and distressed picture.
It is very far from Yuanfan Town. From here, it takes at least ten days to get to Viscount Tetasha from here. This port is the pillar port of a small country that is trapped in the disaster. Because most parts of the country are causing disasters, the people in this small country are generally in distress. However, the port area is a little more peaceful, but the people living here are also very difficult.
This situation is partly due to the outbreak of the magic disaster, and partly due to the short-sightedness of the local lords.
Before the outbreak of the magic disaster, because the prosperity of the port and the income were scattered, he ordered that a lot of farmland be converted into commercial use, and built taverns, hotels, gardens, and the entire port town, but there was no inch of land for crop cultivation. As a result, when the magic disaster broke out, the business of the port town plummeted, and now he lives only by his past savings.
People living here usually rely on working at the dock to make a living. Now that the mainland has had a disaster, the royal family and the major nobles can't care about developing new routes to protect the old routes. Even the existing navy has been involved in land wars.
Without the maintenance of the navy, the pirates on the sea gradually became rampant. Whenever a caravan passed, they would be forced to pay high amounts of money for buying roads, otherwise, they would be the end of both people and ships.
Under such circumstances, some commercial banks with spare money and food have gradually moved to areas where the disaster is not very serious. If you have money, you have to spend your life.
The prosperous ports of the past are gradually ending, and the road to the sea is gradually exhausted.
The direct consequence of this situation is that the people of the town who live on the port are living in trouble day by day.
However, there are exceptions to everything. Since a special fleet passed by the port several times, people's lives have improved a little, and some clever people have left with the caravan. I heard that they have gone to a rich place without magic disasters.
Most of the residents of the port do not believe this kind of thing. In their opinion, the world is the same now. Is there really a non-pirate country that is not troubled by demons?
Those who have truly come into contact with that fleet believe in their official and business identities.
"I said, kid, that caravan should come again, right? We have to quickly free up the clean room. They are the main customers in the store now. If they offend them, our shop can only wait for the closing." In the port town, the owner of a hotel was calculating the account book with a sad face, while instructing the young man next to him to be careful.
"Boss, the room has been cleaned up long ago. Apart from them, there are no other customers here. Alas, this is always the case, but what should I do?" The young man, who was not old but had a mature face, sighed and said.
It can be seen that he has a good relationship with the boss and his family. When he said such despicable words, the boss just slapped his head. "What are you talking nonsense? Go to the port to see if they are here. Don't let other houses snatch it this time."
Now the store business in the entire town is very poor, and there are six hotels in this town, and their colleagues are enemies. Moreover, in this economic downturn, my family finally gained the benefit of this person because his nephew was seeking an errand on one of the customers' merchant ships. If he was pried out for business by others, he would not have to start any business.
"Yes, boss, I'll go now." The guy naturally understood this truth and knew that if the hotel collapsed, his family would have to go to drink the northwest wind.
Put the rag in the water tank, pull a pair of calves, and run outside the town.
As soon as the guy went out, a middle-aged man dressed a little better than the ordinary townsmen walked in from outside: "Oh, what is your guy doing? You run fast."
"Ha, isn't this Boss Henry? Why did you come to my store and come to my store?" The hotel owner replied unhappily.
"I said, brother, am I busy some time ago? I heard that your distant nephew had followed the caravan last time? He was just fourteen years old, so you are really relieved. What if he was deceived by the pirate?" Boss Henry smiled and leaned over and asked.
"Pirates? Humph, you didn't see them last time. Could such a grand person be a pirate?" The hotel owner snorted disdainfully and continued to be busy with his work.
"Hehe, brother, don't I want to make sure of it again? You know that I have three sons, and they were all helping in the store, but now you don't know about the business in this town. I'm really sad. My third brother doesn't want to stay at home like this and want to go out to see the world. Look, can you..." Boss Henry said a little embarrassedly.
"You mean, you also want your third brother to work with my nephew? When those people arrive in the town, why do you tell them? "The hotel owner is a little unhappy.
"Isn't this more acquaintance and multiple care? Can you rest assured that your nephew is alone?" Is Boss Henry a businessman or is very good at speaking?
This really touched the heart of the hotel owner, and he nodded: "Okay, when they come, I'll ask that kid to ask."
"Hehe, thank you."
"Well, what are you?"
There was greetings here, but there was still no movement at the port. The workers waiting were a little panicked and didn't know what happened at the sea.
At this moment, on the sea about ten miles away from the port, six merchant ships were sailing quietly behind more than a dozen warships, with vigilant eyes constantly sweeping across the surrounding sea on the deck, holding the weapons at their waists tightly, ready to deal with all emergencies at any time.
Half a day ago, they had obtained news that there were large pirates trying to intercept merchant ships through some secret channels. These merchant ships that went out to sea with the warships were all traveling with the warships sent by Viscount Tetasha before the pirates attacked them. These navies were already very disgusted with pirates, and most of them were caravans on their own territory, and they were generous enough to let them go to their own ranks to provide guarantees for their safety.
As a warship navy that has fought pirates several times at sea, it is the first time to go out to sea with merchant ships, but they can maintain a basic tacit understanding and cooperate with each other all the time during the voyage without creating any weaknesses for those pirates along the way.
Everything was still calm in this sea area, but when the team was just approaching the port, a small-scale pirate attack was cruelly displayed in front of everyone.
The attacker was a famous local pirate team with more than ten warships. Unfortunately, they encountered the Wang family Navy with strong strength. Under the bombardment of the Wang family Navy, they left two ships and finally fled in a panic.
By the time they arrived at the port, it was already a little late. The deputy governor decided to rest at the port that day. The warships carried thousands of refugees, and most of the soldiers rested on the ship to protect and supervise these people.
The leading officials and the merchants had no worries and lived in the town that night.
As soon as the boat landed, the young man's eyes lit up and he ran over. Unfortunately, he was scared by the fierce navy when he arrived. He only ran over happily when he saw his boss's nephew walking down the boat.
"Let's go back, let's talk about it." Seeing that it was his own guy, the boy who walked off the boat smiled slightly, patted his shoulder, and pulled him back.
"The boss said, that customer..."
"Don't worry, I have agreed with several business managers that they will come to our store to spend later. This business cannot be lost." Shao said young.
"That's good, that's good!" Seeing that his mission had been completed, the young man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He was lower and was thinking about things again, but he didn't see the strange expression on the boy's face when he looked at his hometown.
When they returned to the store, the neighbors around the left heard that the child who was brave enough to follow the caravan was back. They all came to see him and saw that he was wearing decent clothes and living a good life, so they all wanted to join.
After they all left, the hotel owner pulled the boy to his room and closed the door.
"How is that place? Is it really as the news said, quiet and peaceful, conducive to development?" The boss, who always looks kind and makes money, thrust his waist and his eyes sharpened. He stared at the boy in front of him and asked softly.
"Master, that place does have great potential for development. Not only is it a large population, but some local lords are also very open-minded. Especially the Viscount Tetasha I went to, which attaches more importance to commercial development than other places." In front of the boss, the "nephew" answered respectfully.
"Yeah, that's good, that's good...you did a good job this time."
Patting the boy's shoulder, the boss said, "Boss means that you will continue to explore the situation there as my nephew. If it is really suitable, our underground business should move. After all, a stable environment is suitable for the safety of the business."
"Please rest assured, I will definitely work hard." Hearing the boss's praise, the boy's eyes lit up and he was busy.
"Well, you've been busy for a while, go and have a rest. Pay attention, our business is different from those little fleas on the surface. Don't reveal the secret, otherwise..." The boss narrowed his eyes.
The boy hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, I will not betray the merchant."
When the boy went down, the old man took out a small box from a hidden place in the room and began to write letters.
Chapter completed!