Zhivkov also has two black slaves around him, but they are both tall and strong. They are not from Ethiopia, but from the depths of the Sahara Desert in Algeria. Although they are slaves, they are similar to the horses in their previous lives.

The two slave soldiers of Muluk carried a soft chair. Zhivkov sat on it, and the two black slaves lifted it up easily.

Thanos turned a blind eye to all this and continued to watch Zhivkov go away with a humble smile.

When Zhivkov's soft chair disappeared at the end, Thanos was not in a hurry to get up this time, but waited quietly. Not long after, many people got off his big boat. Judging from the clothes

, they were obviously either slaves or sailors, all wearing tattered clothes.

There were at least about a hundred people, and each one carried a large bag off the boat, and then stepped onto the stone steps.

Regarding this scene, the slaves who were waiting for business on the dock were naturally a little angry. Thanos stepped forward and said to them: "This batch of goods is all valuables, so you can't be careless. There are still many items on the ship."

, I will ultimately need your help”

Naturally, the slaves had nothing to say, so they had to step aside and wait for the people on the ship to finish moving.

Only then did Thanos follow the hundred people up.

After walking up to the top, Thanos said to the people in the customs: "These things are entrusted by the Grand Vizier to be transported to the Central City. It will take half a day for my goods to arrive."

After saying that, he handed the official a small cloth bag. The official felt it was heavy when he took it, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Excellency."

Then, leaving only two followers to watch the people carrying the goods, he mounted his horse and returned to the city.

After arriving at the Greek city, they were blocked again. The Ottoman administrative system was very strange. In order to make border cities like Odessa self-sufficient, they not only set up customs directly controlled by the central authority, but also had pashas from various places.

The city gate set up its own tax official.

Facing the tax official in Odessa, Thanos had to talk a lot and have a money bag. He had been directly serving the Sudan for a long time. The tax official was too lazy to open the big bag for inspection and waved his hand.

They went in.

After entering the Greek city, a large number of houses near the city gate near the coast are owned by Thanos, which include comfortable houses, warehouses and stables.

However, half a day passed before the move was completed. The hundred people went back and forth several times before the move was completed.

At this time, the steward who stayed on the dock asked the black and white slaves to board the ship and move them. There were hundreds of them, and it took another half a day to move them.

Just when Thanos came to Odessa, a fleet also belonging to Thanos set out from Tirana, Albania, passed through Istanbul and sailed into the Black Sea. However, this fleet did not go north to Odessa.

, but sailed to Sevastopol!

It’s nothing. A big businessman like Thanos can have his current status because he obviously has an extremely keen business vision.

In addition to stainless steel products, the knives and textiles produced by the Truchen Kingdom also have a reputation of high quality and low price. Although European countries have strict barriers and tariffs at this time, and the market is almost controlled by the nobles and guilds of various countries, Thanos still has a way

Sell ​​Truqin stuff to these places.

Of course, according to his agreements with European countries, Truqin's goods can only be sold in designated places and at designated prices, and the quantity at each time is also limited. The goods he obtained from the Truqin people were sold to Europe at the lowest price.

Twice as much!

As a result, European products are still very competitive, while Truchin products can only be circulated in a small area.

This is something that Kitard has no way to solve. Even if he has good relations with the kings of various countries, it will be useless, because the local market is useless even if the king talks about it.

Even so, Thanos's net profit from a round trip to the Black Sea and the eastern coast of the Mediterranean is more than 50%.

Just as this fleet sailed to Sevastopol, a huge fleet also sailed from the port of Sevastopol!

Yes, this fleet is definitely huge.

The number of ships was at least thirty, flying the dual flags of Ottoman and Truchen. They did not sail along the coastline of the Crimean Peninsula, but sailed straight into the rough Black Sea!

......

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly.

A large number of carriages carrying goods drove to the city of Rome. The city of Rome was the residence of the Pasha, and it was also the residence of the highest civil servant in the jurisdiction. The inspection of the goods was naturally very strict, but this time Thanos

Instead of showing up, he asked the housekeeper to take the goods directly to the military warehouse in the city.

Aladdin and Majid have returned from Bunare, bringing with them the great mullah Afanti of the Nogai people. Of course, they obviously got the news that Obasi had been involved in the Yedi tribe's rebellion and was in Olbi.

News that Asia (Yuzhina) has taken control of the overall situation.

This made Aladdin very uneasy. Although he had always been arrogant and domineering, he would not dare to make his own decisions if the Truqin Kingdom was involved, so he had to send a clipper to Istanbul to ask the Sultan and Grand Vizier for instructions.

And Afanti was silent after learning about Jiang Geer. He also understood one thing - since Jiang Geer has become the great mullah under the rule of Ubasi, not what Aladdin said before.

Great Chief, that means the value of your existence is greatly reduced.

Although Aladdin doesn't show any intention of abandoning him now, he also understands that he doesn't have much time left for him.

All the things shipped from Tirana were placed in a large wooden box about one and a half meters long, one meter high and one meter wide. The soldiers guarding the Roman city opened some of them and looked at them. Inside were either muskets or ammunition.

There are also some tools for repairing firearms.

Obviously not all of these things were shipped from Tirana. The ship passed through the important European towns of Salonica and Istanbul on the way, and some of them were moved onto the ship from there.

After looking at a few, the soldiers guarding the city gate waved their hands to let them in, and the carriage drove directly to the Governor's Palace or Pasha's Palace. The military warehouse was inside the Governor's Palace.

Once here, these items will need to stay for at least a month before being distributed to the garrison in the entire Odessa Pasha area.

For Pasha Aladdin, his relationship with the generals stationed in various places is somewhat similar to that of European nobles and knights in the Middle Ages. He does not need to take the initiative to distribute these things one by one, but needs the generals stationed in various places (also military nobles)

) come and collect it in person.

In the process of receiving, there are naturally many layers of deductions. For example, the garrison in Kaffa City needs 300 new muskets, but Aladdin often only issues 200 muskets, and the remaining 100 need to be purchased by the garrison generals with real money.

.

Of course, if the generals stationed in a certain place are his confidants, or if they are very diligent and decent in offering sacrifices, then maybe he will distribute all three hundred rods to them.

If you are disobedient, or if you are disrespectful to him with your usual words, then it is time for him to show off his skills.

Not all of the loan Aladdin borrowed from Truchin was used for Nikolayev's shipyard. Half of it went into his private pocket. Although he is on the front line, his tenure will not be too long. It seems that

Now that things are calm, it makes no sense for me not to make a big profit.

The port of Odessa is once again in motion, with ships coming and going, either docking or leaving. Since there are no perfect procedures, as long as enough money is given, merchant ships from almost anywhere can enter and exit, which makes the slaves on the dock

Business is booming.

The sky is clear and cloudless, but the wind and waves on the Black Sea are still there. Since there is almost no oxygen below 200 meters, the silicates in the sea decompose into hydrogen sulfide, and the hydrogen sulfide is black, making the Black Sea look like

A huge, dark world.

When the waves surge, the white crests of the waves immediately form a sharp contrast with the dark sea surface. It is impossible for an inexperienced person not to feel scared at first when sailing on such a sea.

After the city started to vibrate, everyone was moving in an orderly manner. In the Ottoman world controlled by Islam, although the tolerance for pagans was much greater than that of the European Christian world at this time, there were no vagrants in or outside the city.

There are no Gypsies in sight throughout Europe.

Everyone is busy with their own affairs, and do not want to or have time to take care of things beyond their own capabilities.

Of course, as the owners of this place, the Ottomans still set up a lookout on the wall on the side of the Greek city facing the Black Sea. On the lookout, Jenichery was observing the sea with a monocular telescope.

The person in charge of observation today is a descendant of a Moldovan white slave who was sent to the Janiceri military camp for training since he was a child. His long-term life in a closed military camp has turned him into almost a machine.

When to go to the lookout, when to observe, how to observe, and when to rest, it is as smooth as setting an alarm clock.

On this day, when he was half-heartedly preparing to put down the telescope and write the message "everything is business as usual" in the record book hanging on the wall, there was a sudden movement on the sea in the distance!

This noise was something he had never heard before. Although he was a little reluctant, he still raised the telescope again.

"Ah..."

A huge fleet appeared in the telescope!

No, no, no, it should be said that the fleet is about the same. From the perspective of the Ottomans, these ships are all large ships. Except for a few fast ships patrolling the periphery, most of the ships are more than thirty meters in length!

The ship is covered with sails, and the sails are obviously well taken care of. At first glance, they are all white, with a dark red hull underneath, and the black sea at the bottom.

The blue sky, white sails, red boat, and black sea form a colorful picture in the field of view of the telescope.

What made the soldiers hesitate was that the flags of Ottoman and Truchen were hung on the ship. Of course, they were special flags that merchants from both countries allowed to fly, and they were not national flags.

"Dangdang..."
Chapter completed!