Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 238 Wenlan Exploration Plan
Guo Kang still has some ideas about Joanna's purpose.

Although he thinks about Brother Steam every day, he doesn't have many contacts, so he doesn't seem to care about world affairs.But he still understands basic common sense.

This girl is obviously very good at communicating with people.Although her status is not as good as that of him and Tuo Huan, she can be regarded as the upper class of society.The wealth of her family has long surpassed that of ordinary minor nobles.

Such a person who suddenly came to him and gave him all kinds of help must have thought beyond ordinary people.Moreover, if it is said that investing with other businessmen in the past was to gain the favor of the Guo family and see if they could make money from the new business by the way, then these follow-up behaviors of looking for the door alone may not stop there.

This guy is also very beautiful, and she obviously knows how to show her charm, and she doesn't hide it.In this case, it is almost impossible to write "don't have a plan" on your face.

In an ordinary environment, this is probably to provide money and even sex, trying to establish valuable contacts in the upper echelon of the Khan Court—of course, considering that her family is Italian and seems to have close contacts with French nobles, maybe it is not to lure him to covet Hue, but covet his hue, it's hard to say.

Although it may sound strange, since he was a child, Guo Ponu, the cheap sister, has been telling him that boys must be careful to protect themselves, so as not to be caught by the strange aunt.So who knows what these people can do...

It's a pity that her efforts to create an atmosphere were successfully destroyed by Tu Huan's words.

It seems that Tuo Huan has no interest in the story of the vixen.Seeing them stop, they began to preach happily, threatening to bring all barbarians to Roman law.

Joanna probably has never seen such an interruption method before, and there is nothing she can do about him.

"The princess sent him here on purpose." She couldn't control her expression and muttered.

"What's wrong?" Guo Kang asked.

"It's nothing." Joanna stabilized her emotions and said, "You should also know that we have been paying close attention to the direction of Rome's policies. Because this is not only affecting a few merchants, but is related to the future choices of various city-states."

"If Rome chooses to go south, we will definitely support it. Opening up a stable route to the Indian Ocean is in the interests of all our Mediterranean merchants. At that time, not only Florence, but other city-states will also contribute money to support it."

"I know this too." Guo Kang nodded: "Aren't we just preparing to go south?"

"But I still heard you say that not only you have to go north, but you have to go east and west at the same time." Joanna pointed out: "At the monastery, you said that when you called on the merchants to devote their energy to pay attention to ocean navigation technology. You yourself forgot Is it gone?"

"That's a natural thing, right?" Guo Kang didn't think there was any problem: "Since we have maintained the trade route through the Ross area, we will definitely continue to extend it. The navy once went out to the Baltic Sea and went all the way west. England, and the Northern Sea Route is much more than that."

"We have a lot of Varyags here. According to them, the ancestors of the Vikings sailed west into the ocean hundreds of years ago. The famous pirate leader Erik 'Redbeard' discovered Greenland and he His son 'Lucky' Leif continued westward, passing through a series of islands, and finally came to a place with a milder climate than Iceland and Greenland. Here, the Vikings also discovered what they called 'grapes'. 'The berries."

"Grapes were obviously impossible to grow in that place, but the Vikings didn't seem to care about the type of fruit. They called all similar fruits 'wine berries' and used them to make wine. Since there were many of these berries, the Vikings In my delight, I named it 'Vinland', which means 'Land of Fine Wine'."

"Leifer and his men established a settlement there, called Lancioz Pasture. Later, they also discovered the local residents. Because these people shouted words they couldn't understand, the Vikings called it' Skrillin', which means screaming people."

"There were some fights between the two sides, but trade activities were also carried out. But later, their conflicts still could not be resolved. According to the epic, the Viking leader tried to win over the Skrillins, so he invited their leaders to come Participated in a banquet. As a result, the milk that everyone drank at the banquet made the Skrillins feel unwell. The leaders thought that the Vikings deliberately made trouble, and left angrily."

"Since then, the relationship between the two parties has been very rigid, and conflicts have continued to occur. Even the younger brother of Leif, who later took over as the leader, was shot to death by the Skrelin. After the death of the leader, the Vikings gradually dispersed. Because there It's still not particularly rich, with limited appeal, and the place of residence is deserted."

"However, it is also said that their main problem is that they have not moved on. The Lancioz Pasture is only suitable as a transit point, not the final settlement. If you continue south along the coast, you can find a more suitable place. .Because it's not an island, it's a continent."

"Are you sure? How rich is there?" Joanna listened to his introduction quietly, but still raised her own doubts.

"I have asked someone to collect the general map of the route before." Guo Kang said: "This continent must exist. As for how rich it is... I dare say that the resources there are more than those in Europe, but we also need Explore and pioneer first.”

"Then I suggest you take it as an option, not the first choice." Joanna said without hesitation: "Listen to you, I probably know the situation over there."

"You do know a lot of information that everyone has never heard of, but I dare say that the profit of the trade route leading there is definitely not as good as that of India and Seris." She smiled slyly: "I have seen a lot In business negotiations, understand the mentality of the participants: If the place is so rich now, you will not have this tone and expression."

Guo Kang thought about it and found that it was indeed the case.This guy is pretty sharp...

"Besides, there is another problem." Joanna continued to remind: "Rome did attack from the north, but that time the situation was very special. In fact, France, the commercial city of the North Sea, and you all besieged England together. But if you want to To ensure the daily operation of the route, this section of the road is too long and too dangerous."

"There are so many forces along the way, each of which has to be taken into account. There are many countries such as Denmark, Sweden, and England, and their relationship with you is not very good. Once the diplomatic situation changes, any force will change. Positions and routes may be blocked. This kind of business route is too difficult to maintain."

"So, if it's really valuable there, I suggest you instead, don't try to prove it, let alone invest in an expedition. Let everyone treat it as another ancient epic full of brilliant imagination, and that's fine."

Joanna's expression was no longer charming and frivolous, but rather serious: "I think, for you, it's better if this route doesn't exist—or at least doesn't exist temporarily."

(End of this chapter)