Chapter 54 Goodbye Edmond

Gavin said: "Then send a ship to Astapor to find out more, talk to the slave owners, and see the situation. If possible, we will purchase a batch of such slaves."

Gavin continued: "I have an idea to gradually replace most of the pirate longships in the fleet with more powerful sail warships."

Hassan frowned and said: "Sir, there are very few fleets in the world that are all sailing battleships. Only the Purple Fleet in Braavos is. If we gradually replace it, I'm afraid it will take a long time. This cost It’s too huge. The shipyards on both sides of the Taiwan Strait do not sell sailing warships directly, and it takes nearly a year to customize a sailing warship.”

Gavin said: "We are not short of money at the moment, and the income from collecting tolls and selling goods in the territory is still very considerable. We can gradually sell all the longships, and at the same time replenish the sail warships, and gradually complete the transformation of the fleet. "

Hassan said: "Then I will send people to contact some reliable shipyards. You can spend more money, as long as they give priority to building for us. In addition, we can also expand the shipyards in Lord's Shipwreck Bay."

Gavin responded: "I'm already expanding over there at Shipwreck Bay. Currently, I've built two large shipyards. I'll give you the newly designed sail warship drawings later and let them build them according to these requirements."

After saying this, Gavin smiled and said to Hassan: "You have been traveling for more than half a year this time, so you should go down and rest early. I specially built a manor for you on the island. You haven't seen it yet, so you can take advantage of it when you come back." Go check it out.”

Hassan's voice trembled with excitement, and his eyes were full of gratitude: "Sir, I, Hassan, will repay your kindness with eternal loyalty."

Gavin waved his hand: "Go and have a good rest."

Hassan saluted again and withdrew gratefully.

Aegon 295

The newly expanded port on Bloodstone Island presents a bustling and busy scene. The huge pier is carefully built with solid stones, and merchant ships are constantly coming and going.

The sea breeze carries the rich smell of sea salt and spices, and the shouts and the noisy sounds of loading and unloading goods are intertwined, and together they play a moving movement of prosperity.

The port continues to stretch towards the town, and countless houses have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. On the streets, merchants from all directions were busy and crowded, and their bags were filled with a dazzling array of rare treasures and various commodities.

The entire Bloodstone Island has taken on a completely new look, and the once desolate and barren landscape has been completely replaced by the bustling and lively scene it is today.

In the past two years, Gavin relied on the knowledge from his previous life to repair the island's water conservancy, cultivate fertile fields, and guide the people in agricultural production. The new farming methods have greatly increased the yield of farmland, and people's granaries have become increasingly abundant. , for this reason, he developed the surrounding islands with fresh water on a large scale, making those originally undeveloped lands full of vitality.

In order to expand the population, Gavin spent a lot of money to purchase a large number of slaves from Slaver's Bay, and promised the slaves under his rule that as long as they worked hard for five years, they would be free and own the land they had cultivated before.

To this end, Gavin's money was spent continuously like water, but his devotion also reaped huge rewards. Now the food from the entire Stepped Stone Islands began to be exported crazily.

He also specially ordered from Astapor to train more than 3,000 marines according to the training methods of the Unsullied, and together with the original soldiers, he formed an army of 5,000 men. Based on the training of the Unsullied, these navies also possess excellent navigation skills.

During this time, many products produced by the Step Islands, such as soaps, perfumes and exquisite glassware, set off a craze throughout the world.

In addition, the Stone Steps Islands also produced papyrus for daily use, as well as high-quality paper widely used for writing, recording, and printing. Although they were resisted by some forces in the school city during the promotion process, these novel items still brought huge profits to Gavin.

With this series of initiatives and profits, he successfully built a fleet of 90 warships and 50 armed merchant ships. Nearly half of the warships were large sailing warships with a length of 50 meters. Each ship had a Equipped with six modified three-bow bed crossbows.

In order to build these ships, all the shipyards on both sides of the Narrow Sea were forced to work overtime by Gavin's heavy investment. These warships were majestic on the sea, becoming a powerful force guarantee under Gavin's rule, and also made his rule in this area The sea is more stable.

At the port of Bloodstone Island, a warship was slowly docking. A four-part flag depicting the Silver Holy Grail and the Black Rose was hung on the mast. Emond on the ship was filled with emotion as he looked at the prosperous Bloodstone Island. Since then, After parting ways with Gavin at the tournament, Edmond's life continued as usual, but he never saw Gavin again.

Time flies and the years pass by. It was not until various news came one after another that Edmund was shocked to realize that Gavin had achieved such remarkable achievements. This time, Edmond, his wife, and their lovely son and daughter came here to play with great joy at the invitation of his nephew Gavin.

Along the way, Edmund's heart was full of expectations and emotions. He wanted to recall every bit of the past, and at the same time he was curious about all the glory Gavin had now.

The two children were chattering excitedly, full of curiosity and longing for the upcoming journey. Their mother Lilith looked at them tenderly, with her eyes showing love for the children.

As the ship gradually docked, Edmond saw Gavin from a distance. He was standing on the dock, wearing a decent ceremonial robe, with a long sword on his waist. He was tall and had silver-white hair fluttering in the wind. , the whole person looked majestic.

Behind him were four two-meter-tall guards, wearing full body armor and looking majestic. Some soldiers guarded both sides, clearing an open space on the dock.

The sailors skillfully dropped the cables, tied them in place, and the pedals were slowly lowered.

Gavin, who had been waiting here for a long time, finally saw Emond, who had been away for a long time. The two smiled at each other, and then hugged each other tightly.

Gavin said excitedly: "Uncle, long time no see! Everything has been going well for you these years, right?" Edmond smiled and responded: "Everything is fine, but it's you, Gavin, who is so successful now, uncle is really sorry for you. You are happy!"

Gavin hurriedly said: "Uncle, this is all a coincidence." Then Gavin looked at Edmond's wife, Lilith Tyrell, and bowed and said, "Mrs. Lilith, I haven't seen you for many years. You are still so beautiful.”