Chapter 41: Using Backdoors and Opening a Zoo
Although Dany had never thought of asking Xaro to help her with money and connections, the guy kept saying that he loved her, but he didn't take the initiative to offer to help her.
Dany had to pay for the money herself, and he was only responsible for guiding her to whom to ask for help.
The first step was for Dany to bring a bay mare, a gray-haired bison hunted from the border of the Red Waste, and a big black dog bought from the market to the temple of the Qartheen.
The milkman believed in the "God of Memory" that she had never heard of, so she offered sacrifices to the sacrifice of the God of Memory.
The mare represented the dedication of the centaurs, and the bison was an ancient custom. It is said that before this trading city-state was established, the primitive milkman lived by hunting creatures from the Red Waste.
Well, the closer to the center of the Red Waste, the hotter the temperature and the more severe the environment. The plains near the sea are still rich in water resources, and a large number of wild animals and plants survive.
As for the black dog, it is very strange. The Qartheen, like the Great Celestial Empire, have a special liking for the taste of dog meat.
The priest was very satisfied with Dany's understanding. The old woman with hair and skin like white snow told Dany that she could come to the Temple of Memory to seek the memory of time.
After Dany asked in detail again, she realized that this was also the library of the Qarth people. The priest of the Temple of Memory was also the historian of the city.
For thousands of years, they have recorded every major event that happened in Qarth.
"Mother of Dragons, you and your dragons, your centaurs, your great feat of crossing the Purgatory Plain to Qarth, and even your trip to the temple today, have become or will become part of the God of Memory!" The old man smiled.
If it was the original Daenerys, she might not have the slightest interest in books that record history, but at this time Dany was shouting in her heart: It's worth it, it's worth it, two thousand Qarth gold coins are completely recovered!
Well, on the surface, she only sent three beasts, but in fact, last night, Ago brought four centaurs and carried two boxes of newly exchanged brilliant coins and quietly entered the backyard of the old priest's house.
Well, really. Go through the back door, through the back door in the alley, and enter the backyard of the house of the old priest's favorite 13-year-old mistress.
Qarth uses the brilliant coins that have been popular since the ancient Valyria period. They are round coins with a crown on the front and a hideous skull on the back.
The brilliant coins are relatively small, and one brilliant coin weighs only one-third of a gold dragon.
Two thousand brilliant coins have a purchasing power of about 2000*4000=8 million RMB.
This is equivalent to the Middle Ages, and the productivity is far less than that of modern China. 2000 brilliant coins are definitely a huge sum of money.
In this way, it can be understood why the old priest is so kind to Dany.
After getting the "borrowing card" of the Temple of Memory, the second back door Dany went through was the "register keeper" of Qarth, that is, the administrative officials of the city.
After sending out bags of gold coins, Dany suddenly found that half of her private collection of Drogo's gold had been used up.
She told Xaro sadly, "I have no money, and I only have some antique jewelry excavated from the City of Bones."
Faced with the request for help from such a beautiful woman, Xaro's heart was as cold as ice. He had no intention of paying for it himself. Instead, he gave her a bad idea: the news that there are real dragons in the world has spread throughout the East, and more and more dragon seekers are coming to visit. Now there are countless people in Qarth who want to see you and your dragon. Why not accept their requests for an audience, and at the same time ask for a gift from everyone who meets you.
Dany thought about it and thought that this matter would be beneficial to her.
Not to mention how many "zoo tickets" she could receive, just spread her reputation and make her and her dragon a well-known fact in the East, so that some people would not dare to use the most direct and cruel means against her.
Wasn't it for this purpose that she asked Jorah to spread the news of the dragon in the dock area and street taverns?
When no one knew that she had a dragon, she would rather hide in White Cloud City for a long time and try not to let the news leak out.
But as long as an outsider knew the information about her and her dragon, the hidden plan would be completely shattered.
When no one knew about the birth of a dragon, she was the safest, with a threat index of one star; when a few people knew about the birth of a true dragon, she was the most dangerous, with a threat index of four stars; in the Far East, after everyone knew her story, some people became cautious, and her danger was reduced, with a threat index of three stars; when the news crossed tens of thousands of kilometers and spread to Westeros in the Far West, the danger increased again, and the threat index soared to the most dangerous five stars.
But whether it was known by a few people or by all the people of Qarth, the speed at which the information about her dragon spread to Westeros would not change.
With the distance from Qarth to King's Landing, she had a buffer period of about two years due to the speed of news spread.
Either her dragon could grow up in the next two years, or Dany would establish a complete security measure within two years, commonly known as "building her own power".
Then, she needed money.
Dany agreed to Xaro's plan to build a "dragon zoo".
That afternoon, Jorah brought a captain to the living room of her palace.
"Your Highness, I bring you a merchant from the Summer Islands."
He was a black uncle, his dark skin was like polished obsidian, black and shiny.
"Your Highness, my name is Kuhurumo, the captain of the 'Cinnamon Wind', from Tall Tree Town in the Summer Islands." The black man, wearing a yellow-green feather cloak and dressed like a colorful peacock, bowed and introduced himself.
"He brings you news of King's Landing." Jorah said.
"You are from King's Landing?" Dany asked.
"No, I set out from Oldtown half a year ago and brought a full ship of wine from the Arbor. You have been away from home for a long time, and you must miss the taste of your hometown, just like the people of the Seven Kingdoms miss you." Kuhuru said.
The gift he gave Dany was 3 barrels of high-quality wine. If you sell them in the market of Qarth, you can exchange them for 4 brilliant coins.
A bit stingy!
But she soon thought that the captain's business was not big, and four brilliant coins were already a lot of wealth for him.
"Thank you for your gift," Dany nodded to the Summer Islander as she sat on a sofa made of cushions. "I'm looking forward to you bringing me news from the Seven Kingdoms. It would be even better if you were from King's Landing."
"Your Majesty, King's Landing is facing a war. No foreign merchants dare to go there anymore. It's useless to go there. After the death of the Usurper, King's Landing was in chaos. They can't even support themselves. Where can they sell goods to us?"
The black captain sat on a small stool at the bottom, and his words were quite disdainful of the current ruler of King's Landing.
"There is a Citadel in Oldtown, and news from the Seven Kingdoms converges there. After all, every noble has a maester serving him, and all maesters come from the Citadel. During my stay in Oldtown, I asked a lot about the current situation of the Seven Kingdoms."
Dany felt that he was a bit long-winded, so she asked directly: "How did the Usurper die?"
"Killed by a demonic beast."
"I want to know who conspired to kill him. You don't really believe that he died under the tusks of a boar, do you?" Dany said lightly.
As if sensing Dany's impatient look, the captain of the Cinnamon Wind spoke very quickly: "There are indeed many conspiracy theories about the cause of the king's death.
Now the 14-year-old King Joffrey is on the throne, but everyone knows that the political affairs are controlled by the Lannister family.
The maester apprentice in the tavern once swore that the queen betrayed the king and gave birth to an illegitimate child with her brother. Because her deeds were exposed, she took the risk and murdered her husband, the king.
In this way, the throne completely fell into the hands of the Lannisters.
It is not difficult to understand why Robert's two brothers fled King's Landing.
Rumor has it that , the Baratheon brothers intend to counterattack King's Landing and claim the throne themselves.
When I left, there was a rumor that Lord Renly intended to join forces with the Tyrell family in Highgarden to rebel.
With Highgarden and the Stormlands, the position of the young king is not secure!
In addition to the rumor that the queen murdered the king, some people said that the Prime Minister killed the king.
The new king and queen immediately announced that Eddard Stark murdered his king. Some people believed it, some doubted it, and I heard that most of the citizens of King's Landing actually believed it.
Gods, I clearly remember that the Prime Minister was King Robert's best friend, how could anyone think he was a traitor? "
"Yes, the White Walkers don't believe that Eddard Stark would commit treason. Are the people of King's Landing crazy or stupid?" Jorah nodded in agreement. He said in a very affirmative tone: "Even if Eversummer comes, that guy will not tarnish his precious honor."
"Haha, didn't Eddard Stark commit treason once 15 years ago? To the people of King's Landing, he has already lost his honor. It doesn't matter if he loses it again." Dany said with a smile.
Jorah immediately shook his head and shouted: "That's different, Princess. Although it is very disrespectful, you have to understand that King Aerys killed his father and brother in succession, and bluntly asked the Northerners to hand him over.
His rebellion against your father is a kind of honor, not a loss of honor." He has been with Dany for a few months and knows her character. If it was the original Daenerys, Jorah would never say such a thing.
"What is the reaction of the North after Stark was imprisoned?" Jorah asked the captain nervously.
He is a Northerner, and his family are all Stark's vassals.
"It is said that the young wolf summoned his vassals to prepare the army as soon as his father was arrested. About 20,000 northerners crossed the Neck and headed south."
"Alas!" Jorah sighed, muttering with absent-minded eyes, "I wonder how many of my cousins will die this time."
It seemed that only a little girl named Lyanna was left. Dany looked at her knight with pity and asked, "How many children does your aunt have?"
"Five, all five daughters, the youngest is probably only six years old." Jorah said.
Oh, it's so tragic, the only one left is the six-year-old baby!
Not long after, his father will also die tragically in Craster's Mud Castle because of the trampling of guest rights.
Thinking of this, Dany almost told him to mourn.
This is also because she only watched the TV series. In order to simplify the characters, the director deleted many daughters of the Mormont family.
In the original book "A Song of Ice and Fire", the Mormont family only died one person at the Red Wedding, Jorah's eldest cousin.
So, she didn't need to worry about him at all.
"Is the Young Wolf Robb Stark?" he asked the black captain.
"Yes, Robb Stark is the leader."
"He's only 14 years old?" Jorah's face was gloomy. "I've seen that kid. He's half a year younger than Her Royal Highness the Princess, and as tender as a flower bud in summer.
What can we do? This time, that young boy will probably get the entire Northern Territory into trouble."
What a divine prophecy!
"Maybe he is born handsome?" Dany comforted him.
"Then I should be even more worried." Jorah rubbed his face and said dimly, "If he loses the battle as soon as he leaves the Neck, the Northerners will immediately retreat to the Neck, and then they will never lose in this game of power.
For more than 10,000 years, no army has ever defeated the defenders of the Neck head-on.
If that kid gets lucky and wins one or two battles, and his heart is flying, then the Northerners will really be finished."
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