Chapter 472 Send him to the Principality of Wesson
A cargo ship with no sails and no sailors to paddle departed from the city of Barris and went straight down the Sequana River. Its destination was the important city of Les in the north. Havre.
The city of Le Havre is located next to the estuary of the Sequana River. It is an important port connecting the interior of the Kingdom of Gaul and the North Sea. 30% of the steam paddle steamers purchased by Louis the Younger were used in the city of Le Havre. On the route to Barris City.
Frederick was dressed as if he was traveling, carrying a large luggage, the sword he had brought with him when he went to Linhai the year before last, as well as several revolvers and other weapons, and embarked on the road to the open market in the north.
He did not choose a passenger ship with a lot of people, but gave the captain of the cargo ship some money to take a hitchhiker. If he was robbed on the way, he would not only refund the money but also give a thank you gift.
Logically speaking, he wouldn't meet anyone he knew, but he happened to meet him.
“Call me Charles.” Frederick said to another young man who was hitching a ride.
Guillaume talked a lot with Frederick when he was blocking the road with his classmates, but he didn't expect to meet him when they were about to go out by boat.
He whispered: "Mr. that day gave us a lot of inspiration. We organized classmates from several schools to go to the archives room to find the list that night. Now everyone is separately contacting the previous victims."< br>
Frederick saw that he had very little luggage and only had a dagger for self-defense, so he took out a revolver and some bullets from his backpack. After thinking about it, he took out a holster and lead-cast bullets. tools to him.
"Take it for self-defense," Frederick said. "If you are short of money, go to No. 48 on the banks of the Sequana River and take this check to the Dawn Chamber of Commerce. The money is not much, so it is a little bit of my appreciation."
He wrote a check, folded it, put it in a small plastic bag, sealed it and handed it to Guiyum.
The paper of this check is made of a special linen, with complex watermarks mixed with colored filaments, and an agreed password when filling it out, which is difficult to copy.
Jiyoum took the check and smiled so hard that he could hardly see. They were short of money, so everyone had to come together to fund this trip.
He spent all the money he earned as a tutor for a businessman's son. The businessman took pity on them and gave them five gold coins, so that he could collect enough travel expenses.
The journey was uneventful. Guillaume hesitated a little on the way, but finally said to Frederick: "Sir, there is something I think I need to tell you."
"The solicitor you sponsored Mr. Dia, after he got the money, he went to the Moulin Rouge."
"My student's father asked an official to go there that day and said that he spent almost a thousand dollars in one night. River, took two beautiful actresses with him when he left."
Frederick frowned, but said nothing.
The cargo ship docked in Le Havre. Guillaume wanted to visit his local brother, and Frederick wanted to find a ship to Amstel.
Now Lilu is taking the modified Flying Tulip on a trial voyage in the inland sea and opening up a trade route in the eastern part of the inland sea. If there are no problems with the ship, dumplings will begin next year.
So when Frederick went to the north, he had to go to the city of Amstel first and look for a ship to the Sami Union there. Once there, he would find a way to find a ship to the city of Nedros, where the headquarters of the Church of Nature is located. .
The most convenient way to travel by boat is naturally to find a shipping chamber of commerce. They have fixed ships and routes, and they don't mind transporting two or three more guests and helping to transport some small items.
Some cargo ships have prepared relatively clean and tidy small rooms for VIP guests when there are guests. If there are no guests, they will put some cargo brought by the captain himself. In short, they will not be empty.
Of course, this costs more money. If you want to save money, you have to squeeze into the cabin with the sailors. If you want to take the boat and eat for free, you have to help work on the boat.
The only people who don't want to work and want to ride the boat for free are doctors and priests, but they have to help when needed.
There are very few specialized passenger ships, and they are all prepared for nobles and their entourage traveling far away, and they are expensive.
After getting off the ship, Frederick saw the Dawn Chamber of Commerce sign next to the port, so he went over and asked if there had been a ship to Amstel recently.
The facade of the Chamber of Commerce is not small, nearly 10 meters wide, and it is very lively with people coming in and out. Frederick came to the service desk in the middle of the gate and said to the girl at the front desk: "I'm going to Amstel, please give me a number plate."
The girl took a yellow wooden sign as big as a poker from the table to him, with numbers on it, and queued up at the counter with the yellow sign on the far right.
There was a row of benches against the wall next to the counter. A man arrived one step ahead of Frederick, and Frederick put down his luggage on the bench and waited.
The staff behind the counter knew the man and asked curiously: "Philip, are you going on a business trip?"
"It's not me," Philip said calmly, "It's my brother. , If we don’t send him away, there will be no thread left in the family’s purse.”
The staff seemed to understand the situation of his family, and nodded and said: “He is really too much, I think he spends money. Qian thought he was Prince Da Franche."
"Where are you going to send him, to the east to the barbarians who only know how to drink, or to the south to Linhai?"
Philip sighed and said: "I decided to send him to the Principality of Wesson."
< br>The staff asked: "How much travel expenses do you plan to pay?"
"Not a single copper." Philip said, "Let him work on the ship, otherwise there will be no food."
< br>"The priest is willing to support him with a gold coin and make a money order for me. I can only take it out when I get there."
Frederick heard a dark clue next to him, feeling that they were using their territory as a waste recycling center?
There are now many people coming to the Principality of Wesson, which has put a lot of pressure on local security. The police department is planning to expand its scale and hire a group of auxiliary police from the Black Forest where mercenaries are sent to maintain security.
According to the estimates of the Police Department, the entire Principality of Wesson needs 250 police officers per 100,000 people to be enough, and a special force composed of extraordinary forces must be formed.
Soon it was Frederick's turn. There was a ship going to Amstel tomorrow morning that had a guest room, so he chose it.
Frederick stayed at a small hotel near the pier. The next morning he ate three steamed buns and two eggs and drank a large glass of milk. After that, he arrived at the pier and found the "Zhe" he wanted to take. "Island Oyster".
The captain's name was Tom, who was from the Kingdom of England. He respectfully brought Frederick to the guest room and taught him how to use the newly purchased marble lock. He also said that there was only such a key on the entire ship, and he would have to pay for it if he lost it.
The guest room is not big, with only a single bed and a wooden board that can be put down as a table. The bedding is relatively clean, and the sea can be seen through the portholes.
After putting away his luggage, Frederick came to the deck and wanted to chat with the captain, but he could only give up as he was reviewing the cargo list with the staff of the Chamber of Commerce.
At this time, another guest on the boat arrived. He was a somewhat thin young man carrying a small luggage package.
He hesitated a little when he got on the boat, and Philip pushed him impatiently.
Philip handed the young man to the captain and gave him the money order from the Dawn Chamber of Commerce, asking him to give it to him when he arrived in the Principality of Wesson.
The ship sailed, and Frederick stood on the side of the ship to blow the wind. He saw Philip, his wife, two daughters, and a son on the pier waving to the ship. They looked very happy, but the young man was already there. Taken away to work.
The wind is blowing from the southwest now, and it is a smooth journey to Amstel, about 500 kilometers, and we will arrive at noon tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)