"Hecate?" Pei Ziyun frowned slightly: "Or another goddess?"
"This breath feels a bit dark."
"Don't look at Hecate, some people like her. Just by looking at Medea, it is clear that this goddess is not easy to mess with. Is she so easy to talk to? I always feel that it is really Hecate. I just said these words and was killed."
There was no time to think about it at this time. The ship gradually came to the shore. Pei Ziyun got off the ship and saw several warships in the distance. They had long bronze rams, about 35 meters long, 3 meters wide at the bottom and 5 meters wide on the waterline. There are only decks at the bow and stern of the ship. The oarsmen sit on benches facing the stern of the ship. The ship is equipped with a mast and a square sail.
On the ship, the soldiers were training intensely. Judging from their movements, they must have been training for a while, and they were relatively proficient in each movement.
A captain came over and Pei Ziyun asked: "Is everything ready?"
"Prince Paris, everything is ready," the captain replied.
"Very well, you will lead the slaves to return the gold and goods to my mansion, inform Oenone that I am back, and give this parchment to her."
"Just say that I will go to the palace first and will definitely come back today."
"Okay, Prince Paris." The butler slowly retreated to prepare. A carriage stopped at the port. Pei Ziyun got on the carriage and headed to the palace.
royal palace
Pei Ziyun rushed to the palace, and as soon as he stepped into the hall, he found that he was meeting in the palace.
When Deiphobus saw Paris coming in, his voice suddenly rose a few degrees and he said triumphantly: "The Kingdom of Percinia has agreed to form an alliance with us, and will send an army here at a critical moment."
After saying that, he turned to stare at Pei Ziyun who came in and showed off: "Parris, how about you, how did you complete the mission?"
Pei Ziyun went to the front of King Priam and bowed, then bowed to Hector and said, "Sorry, father, Hector, the Amazons are only willing to form a simple alliance and cannot send troops on a large scale."
Deiphobus heard that Paris failed to complete the alliance, but he completed it brilliantly. He was suddenly full of confidence and said loudly: "Paris, you ran away happily, and this is the result?"
Hector couldn't see it and felt that Deiphobus had gone too far, so he said: "Deiphobus, Paris is the one who saved you."
Deiphobus was still a little afraid of Hector's power for many years. He closed his mouth and said no more. He just snorted at Pei Ziyun to show his dissatisfaction.
Hector turned to Pei Ziyun and said, "This is acceptable. I heard that Paris, you killed another monster?"
"Yes, it's a two-headed lizard." Pei Ziyun answered.
"Oh, this kind of monster is generally thick-skinned and has strong attack power. I didn't expect you to be able to kill it."
"It was with the assistance of the Amazon Queen Penthesilea that we killed this monster." Pei Ziyun said, and continued: "However, although the Amazon will not send troops on a large scale, the Queen has promised that if Troy If there is a war, she will come in person with her bodyguards."
"Oh, she really said that?" King Priam was pleasantly surprised. He originally had little hope for Amazon, but the result was unexpected.
His smile widened: "Paris, you have achieved your goal!"
You know, in this era, no matter how many militiamen there are, they can't compare to heroes and elites. The Amazon Queen promised Troy that she would personally lead the elites if there was a war. This is actually not much different from forming an alliance and sending troops.
The only shortcoming is in the name of the country.
Deiphobus, who was standing aside, had an ugly face. He originally thought that Paris really failed to complete his mission on his mission to the Amazons, but he didn't expect that he had hidden this trick, which made him ridicule Paris just now.
King Priam didn't know what Deiphobus was thinking at this time. He said happily: "Paris, well done!"
The voice was loud and full of energy, and he looked very happy.
"With this success, I now feel more at ease in entrusting you with the mission to Greece. You can go ahead and do it boldly."
"Are you ready to go to Greece as an envoy?" Pei Ziyun asked in surprise.
As far as he knows, it has only been a month and a half since the king proposed building a workshop on Mount Ida. It can't be so fast, right
Ship construction not only takes this time, but also requires soldier training. Although when he came back, he saw the soldiers on several battleships were relatively well-trained, but this was far from enough.
King Priam quickly gave Pei Ziyun the answer.
"The new ship hasn't been built yet, but the old ships have been gathered together for training. You can take almost all of them with you when the time comes. When you come back, the new ship will be built."
The king seemed a little impatient, and the results of several princes' missions were unexpectedly smooth. Hector went to the Kingdom of Phrygia, Deiphobus went to the Kingdom of Percinia, and Paris went to the Kingdom of Amazon. He formed an alliance with the other party and promised to send troops to support him in the event of a war in Troy.
These results made King Priam unwilling to wait any longer. He wanted to achieve his goal of revenge as soon as possible. He only heard the king sigh: "I am old. I hope this can be completed in my last life."
"Father, I understand." Pei Ziyun lowered his head and said.
King Priam is indeed old. He has been on the throne for more than 20 years. Now his only wish is to complete his original goal of revenge. The results of this mission have given him further hope, and he is not willing to wait any longer. .
However, according to records, he actually fought for ten years and did not die of old age. It was the result of his death in battle.
There is no need to say this. Just as Pei Ziyun was about to say goodbye, the king stopped him again and said, "Parris, the nobles in the city gave you ten virgin slaves and they have been kept with me. You can take them back!"
"Yes, father." Pei Ziyun bowed and went out. At the last citizens' meeting, someone said that they would give him ten virgin slaves. But he didn't expect these nobles to be so concerned about this matter. After a month of leaving, they had already given him ten virgin slaves. All ten virgin slaves have been found.
As soon as he went out, someone came with ten virgin slaves. Pei Ziyun only glanced at them briefly, but without taking a closer look, he led them out and went back together.
As soon as she got home, Oenone greeted her and said, "Paris, my dear, you are finally back. Let me take a closer look."
With a smile, Pei Ziyun turned around in a circle and said to Onone, "Oonone, my beautiful wife, I have only been out for a few days, how could it be possible that she has changed?"
"Dear Paris, I am relieved to see that you are fine. I have carefully checked the gold and goods you brought back, but this time you brought back a lot of things."
"It's not too much this time, there will be more next time!" Pei Ziyun said with a smile.
"Really?" Onone covered her mouth and exclaimed, "That's great. I don't have to worry about our family's financial difficulties anymore."
"Well, you just need to manage these properties from now on. As for the financial issues, you don't have to worry, I will take care of them. By the way, are those businessmen here?"
"The merchants you wish to meet are all in the garden." Oenone replied, pointing to the parchment.
"Well, I'll go see them first. There are slaves given to me by the nobles in the city outside. You go and help make arrangements."
Arriving at the garden, a dozen businessmen were looking at the gold and goods that Pei Ziyun had brought back.
As Pei Ziyun approached, he heard a businessman whispering: "Gold, bronze, fur, ivory, and pearls—are there pearls in the Amazon?"
Pei Ziyun smiled while listening to the discussion. Everyone looked back and knew that Prince Paris was back.
"Dear Prince Paris, nice to meet you." The businessmen greeted Pei Ziyun one after another.
"Well, everyone, I just heard you asking about the origin of this shipment. Let me tell you, this is what I shipped back from the Amazon Kingdom."
Pei Ziyun changed his words: "Ignore these things for now. If you come to Troy to do business, I can provide you with convenience, but I have some requirements."
When Pei Ziyun said this, he looked at the surrounding merchants, waiting for an answer.
The businessmen looked at each other, and someone stood up and said, "Prince Paris, we are all small businessmen. I'm afraid we may not be able to fulfill your request."
Pei Ziyun knew that these businessmen were here for profit. If he really had something important to entrust to them, it was hard to say whether he was willing or not. It was hard to say whether it would be successful.
In order to ensure that things go smoothly, I may not necessarily trust these people.
But what he wanted to entrust to them now was simple and easy. Pei Ziyun was confident that they would agree to his request, so he said: "I already have three ships. In fact, I have wanted to do some business in various city-states for a long time, but it is limited to The local elites and goods do not understand it and have been slow to take this step.”
He paused, glanced at the surrounding merchants and continued: "All I need is for you to tell me the situation of the local rich and nobles, as well as the prices of goods when you arrive in Troy. I think this will be useful to you wherever you go. It shouldn’t be difficult for a businessman, right?”
"It's easy." The businessmen responded, feeling relieved. If it was just this matter, it would not be difficult for them. And having a good relationship with Prince Paris would make business in Troy much easier in the future. .
Besides, Troy controls the Dardanelles Strait, and its transportation position is very important, connecting the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea.
Just this statement alone must cater to the important dignitaries of Troy.
Now, no one will doubt that Prince Paris is an important dignitary in Troy.
"In that case, I hope we can cooperate happily." Pei Ziyun said with a smile. He didn't need to establish a special intelligence organization at all, and it was too conspicuous and could easily be discovered by the gods.
But for business, gold, and wealth, there is absolutely no problem in asking the dignitaries of various city-states and the prices of commodities—every businessman instinctively does this.
Even if the gods are supervising every day, they can only see a prince who likes wealth.
Like wealth, this has no problem for the Greeks and people of this era.
"Happy cooperation." Everyone responded.
"Come, I've prepared a banquet, everyone come with me." He said, leading everyone to the banquet hall.
(End of chapter)