Ontail of autumnevening, Neverwinter Citywelcomed the guest who did not seefor a long time.
在秋暮的尾巴上,无冬城迎来了一个许久不见的客人。FemalemerchantMargery.
女商人玛格丽。Walks inregardingthisfirst, andto the friend who being hard to startBorder Townbrought the richrepayment, Rolandhas given the courteous reception of extremelyhighspecification, not onlyFirst Armyshot off firecrackerswelcome, healsopersonallywent to the shoal, met the castleher.
对于这位最先找上门来,并给举步维艰的边陲镇带来丰厚回报的朋友,罗兰给予了极高规格的礼遇,不仅第一军鸣炮欢迎,他还亲自前往浅滩,将她接进了城堡。„You were really toopolite, Your Majesty,”Margerysaid with a smile, „Iwas only an ordinarymerchant.”
“您真是太客气了,陛下,”玛格丽笑道,“我只是一介普通的商人而已。”„Withoutyourhelp, Western Regionis very difficultto developtoday'slike this,”Rolandreturnsto saywith ease,„Neverwinter Citywill never disappoint the friendship.”
“没有你的帮助,西境很难发展成今天这样子,”罗兰轻松回道,“无冬城从来不会辜负友谊。”At firstmassivepurchase grains, laterrentsnumerousshipsto transport the refugee, completeswith the assistance ofMargery Commercevigorous. Tasacanstand firminoldKingdom Capital, cannot leave the Margerypersonal connection and support. Althoughtheseare notfree of chargeprovide, butRolandis very clear, a lotcannotaccomplishdepending onmoney.
无论是最初大量收购粮食,还是之后租借众多船只转运难民,都是在玛格丽商会的大力协助下完成的。就连塔萨能在旧王都站稳脚跟,也离不开玛格丽的人脉和支持。虽然这些都不是无偿提供,但罗兰十分清楚,很多事情不是光凭钱就能办到的。„Canbe called as the friendby you are mybeing honored,”Margerybowsto sayslightly,„thesetimeexcept for the perfumecontract that fulfillingformerlysigned, Ihave also brought the newopportunityforyou,”shehas referred tobehind, „theyare the fjordmost prominentmerchants, plannedto be full of the interesttoyoursteamsailing ship.”
“能被您称作朋友是我的荣幸,”玛格丽微微躬身道,“这一次除了履行先前签订的香水契约,我还为您带来了新的商机,”她指了指身后,“他们都是峡湾最为显赫的商人,对您的蒸汽帆船计划充满了兴趣。”„Yes?”Rolandsmiled, „latertroublesyouto introduceoneformewell.”
“是么?”罗兰笑了笑,“待会麻烦你为我好好介绍一番吧。”According tohisconvention, has to dowithmerchantchats while eating. After entering the reception room, on the longtablehas chocked up the food of variousdelicacies, buttheseoverseasguestsas iftodo not needto eat the fishto feelparticularlysatisfied, in addition the fjordunpopularnobleetiquette, theystronglyare controlling from the beginning also themselves, displaysas far as possiblegracefully. After severalglasses of liquorget into the stomach, atmosphereeven moresurges upward, after the etiquette that theseimitatecompletelyhas also thrown into the brain.
按照他的惯例,和商人打交道都是边吃边谈。走进会客厅后,长桌上已经摆满了各种美味的食物,而这些海外来客似乎也对不用吃鱼感到分外满意,加上峡湾并不流行贵族礼仪,他们一开始还竭力控制着自己,尽可能表现得优雅一点。几杯酒下肚后,气氛愈发高涨起来,那些模仿来的礼仪也全部抛到了脑后。Rolanddoes not mindthesebut actually, intediousdinner tablecustomcompared withpalace, helikes the livelydiningenvironment.罗兰倒一点也不介意这些,比起宫廷中繁琐的餐桌规矩,他更喜欢热闹的用餐环境。Chatted, hismerchant grouptothisvisitalsohad an approximateunderstanding. Except thatGamoreandMarlanthesetwovisit the Border Town'sCrescent Moon Baymerchantfirst, came from Sunset Island and Shallow Water Townchamber of commerce. Twoislandssouth-northnext toCrescent Moon Bay, constituted a businesscircle of period.
闲聊间,他对此次来访的商团亦有了一个大致的了解。除开加摩尔和玛尔兰这两位最先拜访边陲镇的弦月湾商人,还有来自落日岛与浅水城的商会。两座岛屿一南一北紧挨着弦月湾,构成了一个紧密联系的商贸圈。As the fjordpersoninitialplace of residence, threeislandarea, althoughis not big, the population and strength are actually in the fjord the apex, the competition is also quite fierce, this pointcanlookfrom the scales of anothertwofleets. Eachanchorsin the shoalharborships is threemastbigsea boats, eachcancarryabout300people, as well as the price of equipollentcargo--this kind ofsailing shipapproachedfivethousandgold royal, but alsodoes not include the sailor. Obviouslyincompeting for the faceandshowsinstrength, thesetwochambers of commercedo not hopeoneselffall behindCrescent Moon Bay.
作为峡湾人最初的居住地,三岛面积虽然不大,人口和实力却是峡湾中顶尖的,彼此间的竞争也颇为激烈,这一点可以从另外两支船队的规模上看出来。每家停靠在浅滩港口的船只全是三桅大海船,每艘都能搭载近300人,以及等重的货物——这样一艘帆船的价格已接近五千金龙,还不包括水手在内。显然在争夺脸面和展现实力上,这两家商会一点也不希望自己落后于弦月湾。
After the sweet snackendcomes up, means that the discussionformallystarted.
等甜点端上来后,就意味着会谈正式开始了。„Listened toMargery saying that youdid wantto purchaseSteam engine?”
“听玛格丽说,你们都想要购买蒸汽机?”„Yes, Esteemed Your Majesty,”Shallow Water Townchamber of commerceheadNibalongopens the mouth saying that „incessantlyisSteam engine, yousold toCrescent Moon Baythatsteam driven vessel, wealsohopeto have.”
“是的,尊敬的陛下,”浅水城商会负责人尼伯龙率先开口道,“不过不止是蒸汽机,您卖给弦月湾的那种蒸汽船,我们也非常希望拥有。”„Heard before you, transformation is cost that starts out1800gold royal? Sunset Islandis willingto add200again, transformsfiveby2000gold royalprices,”Sunset IslandmerchantAitiyeis also unwilling to fall behind, „chamber of commercecanpay50%earnest moneyfirst.”
“听说您之前开出的改造费用是1800枚金龙?落日岛愿意再添200,以2000枚金龙的价格改造五艘,”落日岛商人埃提耶也不甘落后,“商会可以先支付一半的定金。”Obviouslywhattheyrefer toisCrescent Moon Bayoneyear ago steamStream Ship that purchases, regardingRoland, thisalready the technology that sooneliminates, cantrain the workerwiththisbatch of orders, while convenientearns not a poorincome, actuallyverycost-effectivetransaction.
显然他们指的是弦月湾一年前购买的蒸汽明轮船,对于罗兰来说,这已经是快要淘汰的技术,能用这批订单来培养工人,顺带赚取一笔不菲的收入,倒是个十分划算的交易。„TransformsStream Shipto needtwotothreemonths, fivetake about oneyear, ifyoucanaccept, City HallPrime MinisterBarovcansignthiscontractwithyou.”
“改造一艘明轮船需要两到三个月,五艘需要一年左右的时间,如果你们能接受的话,市政厅总管巴罗夫会和你们签下这份契约。”„Absolutelydoes not have the issue, butSunset Islandalsosmallrequests.”Aitiyesettles the throatclear, „wehope that canyoube able the artisanswithfjordto complete the shipsto transform.”
“完全没有问题,不过落日岛还有一个小小的要求。”埃提耶清了清喉咙,“我们希望能您能用峡湾的工匠来完成船只改造。”„What does it mean?” The Rolandbrowselects.
“什么意思?”罗兰眉头一挑。„It looks like Crescent Moon BaySteam enginefactorysuch, weprovidea number ofcraftsmenforyou, the ships that theytransformfirstturn over toSunset Islandto use, when the ten-yearis full, makesthemchoose the staying or goingagainfreely.”
“就像是弦月湾的蒸汽机工厂那样,我们为您提供一批匠人,他们改造的船只优先归落日岛使用,等到十年期满,再让他们自由选择去留。”„Shallow Water Townalsohopes that according tothiswaysigningcontract,”Nibalongechoes saying that „fivesailing shipsare only the firstbatch of orders, ifyoucancomply withourrequests, every yearat leastwill havefiveshipsto accept the transformation.”
“浅水城也希望按照这个方式签订契约,”尼伯龙附和道,“五艘帆船只是第一批订单,如果您能答应我们的请求,每年至少都会有五艘船只接受改造。”So that's it, Roland thought that thereforethisisoneistenyears, every year the knockdown pricereached as high as10,000gold royalbigforms, buttheywill obtain the detailedreformation methodtenyearslater, was insufficientto be under the control of others.原来如此,罗兰心想,所以这是一笔长达十年,每年成交价格高达10000枚金龙的大单子,而他们则会在十年后得到详细的改造方法,不至于一直受制于人。But the factis, hedoes not careto disseminatethismethod, being developedandbegan the productioncompared withStream Turbinetriple expansionSteam engine, Stream Shipfell behind the timeobviously.
但事实是,他根本不在意将这套方法传播出去,比起正在研制的蒸汽轮机和已经投入生产的三涨式蒸汽机,明轮船显然已经落后于时代了。Hesignstenyears of approximatelygoalwithCrescent Moon Bayat firstlies, makescraftsmenadapt to the Western Region'slifewiththese ten yearstime, makingthemnot be willingto return to the fjord, finallybecomesNeverwinter City, buttonot prevent the technologydivulges.
他最初与弦月湾签订十年之约的目的在于,用这十年时间让匠人适应西境的生活,使他们不愿返回峡湾,最终成为无冬城的一员,而不是为了防止技术泄漏。Has been separated from the technology of industrial infrastructure, isoneseems like the beautifulcastle in the air.
脱离了工业基础的技术,也不过是一座看似美丽的空中楼阁罢了。Thinks ofhere, Rolandhas knocked the table, „in principledoes not havewhatissue, butin the detailwecouldmakesomerevisions, for examplechanges intofiveyearstenyears......”
想到这里,罗兰敲了敲桌子,“原则上没有什么问题,但细节上我们或许可以做出一些修改,比如把十年时间换成五年……”
Here, ontwobigmerchantfacesappeared the obvioushappy expression, for them, can a morningpointmaster the steam driven vesselretrofitting scheme, naturallywas a betterchoice.
说到这儿,两位大商人脸上都浮现出了明显的喜色,对他们来说,能早一点掌握蒸汽船改造技术,自然是更好的选择。„So long asShallow Water TownandSunset Islandare willingto keepWestern Region the artisan, in the priceI can also reduce20%toyou, what kind of?”
“只要浅水城和落日岛愿意把工匠留在西境,价格上我还可以给你们减免两成,怎么样?”„This......”
“这……”Theysomehesitantget upimmediately, after all the artisanis not goodto train, several hundredpeoplereduce for fiveyears, in additionevery yearsavestwothousandgold royal, whetherthistransactionreckoned upthemnot to sayfor a whilecertainly.
两人顿时有些迟疑起来,毕竟工匠也不是那么好培养的,几百人缩短五年时间,外加每年节省两千金龙,这笔交易是否合算他们一时也说不准。„Your Majesty, Iwhether to discussafterotherchamber of commercepeopleansweredtoyouagain?”Nibalongsaid.
“陛下,我能否和商会其他人商量一番后再给您答复?”尼伯龙说道。„Naturally,”Rolandhas given the hand signal of doing as you please.
“当然可以,”罗兰做了个请便的手势。„Alsoallowsmeto ask to be excusedtemporarily,”Aitiyeleft the reception room.
“也容我暂时告退,”埃提耶跟着离开了会客厅。„Then......”helooks atvisiontoGamoreandMarlan, „aren't yourtrip of goals of as if the steam driven vessels?”
“那么……”他将目光望向加摩尔和玛尔兰,“你们此行的目的似乎不是蒸汽船?”
In twochambers of commercestrive to be the firstto discuss the business, the facial expression of Crescent Moon Bayrepresentative has been very tranquil, occasionallyspokealsorefers tobefore and past events of Border Towntransaction, felt that theywere notdiscuss the business, butwaschats...... Doing of thissellingmoodsentnaturallyto cause the curiosity of Roland.
就在两个商会争先谈论生意时,弦月湾代表的神情一直都很平静,偶尔发言也是谈及以前和边陲镇交易的往事,感觉他们不是来谈生意,而是来拉家常的……这种卖情怀的做派自然引起了罗兰的好奇。„No, Esteemed Your Majesty, wealsocomefor the steam driven vessel,”Gamorewhite liquor, „, butis notwood/blockheadmanufactureStream Ship. Crescent Moon Baywants to break out the stormandindestructiblesteelsteamship--isyoufor that SirThunderbuilds.”
“不,尊敬的陛下,我们也是为蒸汽船而来,”加摩尔品了口白酒,“但不是木头制造的明轮船。弦月湾想要能够劈开风浪、坚不可摧的钢铁大船——就是您为雷霆大人打造的那一款。”Such remarks, Margeryimmediatelychangedcomplexion.
此话一出,玛格丽顿时变了脸色。
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