Chapter 79 Under the trap
These bastard French guys are indeed unreliable!
Knowing that his identity of manipulating all this behind his back had been exposed, he took his group to the cabin, Alphonso found a place to sit down, and said hatefully: "You Genoese are really a loss, you Genoese have to be so poor. No wonder you must offend the entire Italy. Don't offend the Genoese. Today I really let me see it."
"Where, where, you'll be really over the prize, but we're very smart, and you can smell your lord that you have earned a lot of gold coins from our Genoa people. So it's naturally not difficult to find you." The Genoa merchant said with a haha, but Alphonso in front of him even more gloomy.
The man who was too lazy to pay attention to such nonsense and simply broke the skylight and said, "Speak whatever happens, I'm too lazy to beat around the bush with you. Although I didn't come out directly, I have opened up countless joints for you to come in without being noticed. Every gold coin earns is natural. If you want to talk to me about money, I advise you to go home as soon as possible."
Looking at Alphonso in front of him, he looked annoyed and wanted to expel the guests. The other people who brought the Genoese merchants were also panicked and said quickly: "Boss, please calm down first. Our friends from Genoa came here this time to want to negotiate a big business with us. If you are wrong, you will definitely regret it."
"Business?" Seeing that the people in front of him looked solemn and looked like they were fake, Alfangsuo couldn't help but hesitate. After all, no one was willing to give up a good opportunity to make a fortune. However, whether this was true or not really a bit doubtful. He had indeed worked with the man opposite for more than a year, but he had basically never come forward to trust the other party. Alfangsuo was really not sure whether he could trust the other party.
On the other hand, the Genoese man looked calm and calm, and seemed to be in a state of urgency. He quietly looked at Alphonso and said slowly: "Whether you believe it or not, I came to Thessalonika this time just to have a chance to make a fortune. As for whether you are willing to catch it, it is not my consideration. At worst, my batch of goods will be stored on Rhode Island for the time being. Although it is a little more expensive, it is just to make less money."
Seeing that the other party said this as if nothing had happened, looking at Genoa merchant Alphonso could not resist the huge temptation, he gritted his teeth and asked, "What kind of goods are stored here? Even if it is a business, I must know what it is!" Although he seemed to be a little hesitant, the Genoa merchant opposite already knew that the man had already taken the hook, and since he bit the bait and wanted to spit out the hook, it was not that easy.
Then the merchant stopped beating around the bush and signaled that the servants he followed could open the wooden barrels he brought.
What was placed there was not the original Bordeaux wine. As soon as the lid was opened, the pungent smell of spices such as meat bandits and lilacs came to the face. However, looking at this scene, Alphonso and others' eyes straightened up at this moment.
This is much more valuable than Bordeaux's fine wine. A whole bucket of spices... Everyone knows what it means. The Western pursuit of oriental spices has formed a vast market. The price has risen. At this time, this bucket of spices is nothing like a bucket of gold.
No wonder the Genoa businessman in front of him said that this is a great opportunity to make a fortune once in a lifetime.
"This...this, can you say..." Alphonso's voice trembled. He had been a crusade and always remembered the huge profits of reselling spices in Aca City when the Italian merchants made huge profits every day, but he really didn't expect that he would encounter such a good thing one day.
However, the man opposite said casually: "Don't worry, I brought a whole boat on the sea not far away. Your Majesty. These days it has not been peaceful, but I am not at ease just stopping on the sea like this. Although Thessalonika is also fighting, the Greeks cannot fight in these days, so it is still much safer here. I still believe you, I only ask to be stored here for a while, and I will thank you very much at that time."
The Genoa merchant immediately gave an extremely generous reward number, which made Alphonso and his men's eyes suddenly straightened up, and they almost couldn't breathe for a moment. If this was true, they could wash their hands and live a rich life after the matter was completed. Why risk their lives here at any time? There is no doubt that such a huge temptation is no longer rejected. Even the strict order issued by Marquis Denniste was thrown behind Alphonso.
Without saying a word, he nodded fiercely, and Alfangsuo said, "Okay, no problem, just do it like this, the deal is completed!"
"Okay, just say it's up, then I'll bother you." Seeing that the other party accepted it happily as expected, the Genoese merchant who completed the task stood up from the chair with a serene expression and said.
"Okay, it's not too late. I'll order my subordinates to turn on and off now." The ecstatic Alfang didn't realize that he had fallen into the trap of others. He did not doubt the bucket of spices in front of him, so he agreed to all the requests. At this time, the defense in Thessalonika was concentrated in the North City, and no one would care about what was happening here. Alfangso naturally had to secretly release Genoa's smuggling ship when he was not discovered by Marquis Dennister.
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At the command of Alphonso, the Italian sailors with a confused look had to follow the order to open the iron chain that blocked the bay and put the Genoa merchant ships that had been waiting for a long time outside.
Before this, Alphonso, who was vigilant, ordered his subordinates to search the ship. There was no one else in the small space except a small number of sailors. There were only a bucket of spices loaded. Each bucket was opened by the Latin soldiers and confirmed that there were no hidden dangers inside. Only then did Alphonso excitedly arrange the ship to enter the port, as if everything was as smooth as it seemed on the surface.
However, he did not know that he was stepping into the trap laid by others for him. Among the wooden barrels were precious spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, etc. The pungent smell just covered the smell of smoke. The Latin people who had never seen gunpowder did not notice it at all, and could not ask how the taste was different from the spices. So he ignorantly let the small boat sail into the port gradually sail towards the ships of Thessalonika.
Chapter completed!