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396 Voyage 3

Lu Ning and his fleet continued to move towards Dishi Wharf. Lu Ning had nothing to do, so he followed Mi Tian and Darwin all day to make up for language barriers. This was not very difficult for Lu Ning, a later college student and a person who mastered English. Guo Jia, Dian Wei and others saw that Lu Ning was devoted to learning foreign dialect, which also inspired their enthusiasm for learning foreign dialect. Of course, they were just for curiosity, and did not really study seriously. It was just a fun journey.

After more than twenty days of sailing, Lu Ning and his friends arrived at Dishi Wharf. Dishi Wharf was indeed very busy and it was indeed a larger wharf. The dock was filled with people and traffic. Dishi Wharf is now controlled by Roman soldiers. Of course, there were only a few local soldiers in the Roman country. The others were local indigenous people, and the total number of troops was not many. Gu Darwin said that there were only more than twenty people.

Lu Ning and the others stood on the fore deck of the warship. When Lu Ning and the others were about to approach Dishi Pier, the Roman soldiers guarding the pier issued a warning. Mi Tian was about to go forward and reply, but Darwin, who was standing next to Lu Ning, shouted to the Roman soldiers on the pier, and heard him say, "Sir, I am Darwin, have you forgotten me? This is a merchant ship from the country of Rees. They are going to Fars to save money to sell things. Now they are going to the pier to replenish fresh water and supplies."

The Roman soldier saw Darwin shouting and said to him, "Mr. Dar, how could you be with them? Where are your ships?"

After hearing this, Darwin sighed and said, "Sir, you don't know that I have encountered pirates. My companions are all dead. I was also rescued by the merchant ships of the country of Rees. If they were not for them, I would have died long ago at the hands of pirates."

After hearing this, the Roman soldiers immediately sent Lu Ning and his fleet to the dock to replenish supplies. After all, Darwin was their fellow villager and a member of a country. Moreover, in the West, protecting the people is an obligation of any soldier and their responsibility, and even if he met his fellow villager thousands of miles away.

Thanks to Darwin's coordination, Lu Ning and his team's supplies went very smoothly. In fact, Lu Ning and others just went ashore to buy fresh fruits, vegetables and a small amount of fresh water. Lu Ning and their huge fleet also made the crowds on Dishi Wharf scream. Even those Roman soldiers were surprised when they first saw Lu Ning's warships, which was the largest ship they had ever seen.

Among the supplies of Di Shi, Lu Ning asked Mi Tian to take out more than 200 silk products to the dock for trading, and asked that only gold coins be collected in the transaction, and no other ones were collected. This made the Roman merchants on the dock feel very difficult. They didn't have that many gold coins in their hands, and they were really tempted to face such good silk products. They finally made an appointment, concentrated all the gold coins in their hands and unified them to buy these 200 silk products from Lu Ning and the others. Lu Ning had no choice but to transport other supplies from here, so of course they could only collect gold coins.

In order to ensure that everyone is in good health, Lu Ning decided to rest for a day at Dishi Wharf to let everyone relax their nervousness a little. Lu Ning also took Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Wei Yan and some "Night Eye" guards to the wharf for a tour, while Zhou Tai led his soldiers to guard the warship.

Among the bustling crowds, Lu Ning and the others walked and watched. Mi Tian next to him gave the necessary explanation to Lu Ning and his party. Although the dock was small, the lively scene was extraordinary. There were people from all over the world, people of all kinds of skin, and of course there were white and black people. Among the many shops here, a large part of them were merchants from the Han Dynasty. They were basically merchants from Jiaozhou and Jiangnan. They transported the products from the Han Dynasty here for sale, and also transported the spices, ivory, jewelry, jade, medicinal materials, and rare trees here to our Han Dynasty for sale. They could make high profits, but the risks they took were also very huge. If they were unlucky to meet pirates, they would lose their money and even ruin their lives.

After understanding various product markets, Guo Jia said to Lu Ning: "My lord, this ocean trade is indeed profitable, but the risks they take are also very large. They are betting on their lives. If there is any mistake, they will bet on their own. If there is a slight mistake, they will be really short of money and even the chance of survival is very small."

After hearing this, Lu Ning sighed and said, "Fengxiao, if we can open up a safe navigation line and station soldiers in appropriate places to ensure the smooth and safe routes, then the maritime merchants of our Han nationality will have no worries and will also drive the rapid development of ocean trade. If this is successful, then our Han nationality will be even richer. We can not only sell the products we produce, but also exchange them for a large number of gold coins and products that we do not have in the Han territory. This is very beneficial to the prosperity and strength of the nation. I hope we can achieve this goal as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Guo Jia sighed and said, "Yes, lord, I didn't know that there was such a world outside before. I was so arrogant. The geography, climate, scenery, and natural conditions of these places are indeed good, and there are so many good resources. It is indeed a good place. It makes people jealous of them. If you can build these places down, it would be great."

After hearing this, Lu Ning shook his head, is it that easy to fight? The jungle war, the United States has been fighting for more than ten years but has not conquered this place. Now it is even more difficult to reach the sky with the cold weapons in our hands. "It is not easy to conquer these places. This is a tropical jungle. Once the enemy escapes into the jungle, it is like looking for a needle in the sea. There are a large number of poisonous snakes, beasts, lees and countless insects in the jungle. Our soldiers will be buried at any time.

There are enemies hiding in the jungle, which is even more invisible and difficult to find. The jungle is full of sunlight. This is the most difficult jungle war. This is also a great test and a great threat to our army. If we really want to conquer these places, then our preparations must be done better and more perfectly. Moreover, as far as I know, this nation in the Dishi area is also a nation with a strong and unyielding spirit, and it is very difficult to conquer it."

After hearing this, Guo Jia looked at Lu Ning and said in confusion: "Lord, you have never been to these places yourself, so how could you know the situation here so clearly?"

Here comes again, what do Lu Ning know? That is not a movie from later generations. Is there a lot of war movies on TV? Especially the old American Vietnam War movies, which are wonderful. No one in later generations have watched several movies. Lu Ning ignored Guo Jia's question, but said to Mi Tian: "Let's find a restaurant to have some snacks. Since we are here, we must taste the local snacks here. Otherwise, when we go home, the wife asks what is delicious here, so we won't be stunned." Seeing Lu Ning ignore his question, Guo Jia glared at Lu Ning with his eyes, which is to relieve his hatred.
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