"Don, bring me some wine, why is it still so hot today!"
Old Peter came to Tang Ping's cruise bar and wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.
"No problem, Old Peter. I also asked someone to cook some delicious dishes today. Let's try it together?"
Old Peter smiled bitterly and said: "Tang, the things you have here are good, but the consumption in your private room is not cheap. You will empty my wallet."
Tang Ping pointed at Old Peter: "Old Peter, you are really dishonest. Who doesn't know that you negotiated two big deals with me last night? I heard that this morning there were one-third of the ships at the Watt City Pier. It’s all you who pulls the goods.”
"Your expenses here, as we say there, are just drizzle!"
"Hahaha!" Hearing Tang Ping talk about his business, Old Peter was a little proud: "We've been talking about this for a long time. It's probably because of your Basque wine. Once Bacchus opens, good luck will come naturally. After talking about it for so long The long-term business has finally been finalized.”
"Okay, in that case, I will take care of your business."
Old Peter followed Tang Ping into the private room. Tang Ping sat opposite him and gave him a card and said: "Old Peter, this is our VIP card here. You are the only one now. Use this card to stay with us in the future." We will give you a 20% discount on all purchases.”
Old Peter has a good face. When he heard what Tang Ping said, he took the VIP card with a smile: "This thing of yours is really new. I, Old Peter, have been in business for many years, but a businessman like you is still the first See you once.”
Tang Ping said with a smile: "This is quite common where we are. If old Peter has a chance, he can do business with us."
"That's right." Old Peter heard Tang Ping talk about it and asked curiously, "Where are you from?"
"The East!" Tang Ping pointed to the east: "The far, far east. If you take the Mediterranean, you can go all the way east. You can get there by landing in Damascus, the capital of the Arab Empire, and then walking eastward."
"The East..." Old Peter looked at the east, full of fascination: "I think these wines are also brewed by you. I really want to go to the place you mentioned, but it's a pity that I can't go there now. The Mediterranean is full of them. Those who escaped from the Arab Empire’s navy in the past became countless pirates.”
"I don't know what kind of country the Arab Empire, which is so powerful and unconquerable, lost to."
At this time, news of the Arab defeat had spread throughout Europe, but because the past Arab empire did not know much about the Tang Dynasty, and there was a language barrier.
The defeated armies each had their own version of what country they lost to.
When it spreads to Western Europe, it becomes even more unclear.
Tang Ping didn't explain. He just wanted to see if Old Peter could go to Damascus. It seemed that he wouldn't be able to go for the time being.
Before the collapse of the Arab Empire, it also had a relatively powerful navy, and its main area of activity was the Mediterranean.
Because the Suez Canal was not opened, it did not face the Tang Dynasty's fleet head-on.
After the defeat of the Arab Empire, some of these navies joined other European countries, and some directly became pirates in the Mediterranean.
"By the way, speaking of pirates, I heard that there is also a group of pirates near Watt City!"
Tang Ping pushed the prepared fried crabs in front of Old Peter. Old Peter did not answer directly, but looked at the golden fried crabs in front of him and asked, "What is this?" "Sea crabs, wrapped in bread crumbs." You can try the fried ones." Tang Ping said with some sigh: "After eating this, I don't know when I can eat it."
It would be irresponsible to fry this thing. Unfortunately, the vegetable oil brought on the cruise ship has been used up.
Tang Ping hasn't found anything that can squeeze oil around here yet, so he said this.
This fried food may not sound healthy, but it looks and smells appetizing.
Old Peter picked up a large pliers and bit it gently. The pliers that had been knocked before broke into pieces with a click.
Then for the first time in his life, he knew what it meant to be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
The crab claw meat locked inside has a fresh and sweet taste of seafood, which matches the crispy golden bread crumbs fried on the outside.
That is to say, Old Peter did not eat at home, otherwise the children next door would be so hungry that they would cry.
"Don, you are so awesome!" Old Peter extended his greasy thumb: "You should open a restaurant in the capital. Believe me, the king and ministers will be willing to eat at your place."
"Haha, if I have a chance in the future, I can try it, but now, I'm in trouble, old Peter."
Tang Ping looked at Old Peter sincerely. The old man obviously knew what Tang Ping was going to say. He wiped his mouth with the paper next to him and said, "Is it the pirate group near us you just mentioned?"
Tang Ping was surprised: "You know?"
Old Peter smiled slightly: "You should have made a lot of money yesterday, but being targeted by that pirate group may not be as simple as your money."
Tang Ping picked up another crab claw and placed it on the plate in front of Old Peter: "Old Peter, we can be considered friends. Please tell us in detail. I will have something better than wine here in the future, so you can Don’t want to try it? Or we can do some business together in the future?”
Old Peter was waiting for Tang Ping's last words. He was a businessman who pursued profits. He had a little friendship with Tang Ping, but this little friendship hardly allowed him to do anything for Tang Ping.
"Haha, okay, my old Peter has no other abilities. When it comes to doing business, I still have some skills." Old Peter said somewhat mysteriously: "Now, except for those powerful Arab navy-turned-pirates, there are actually very few pirates. It’s hard to have a pirate group leader waiting in one place.”
"Because the local nobles will always find ways to pay them off, but our pirate group in Watt City has been around for a long time, and they usually don't do much to our merchants in Watt City."
Having said this, Old Peter picked up the crab claw and started chewing it.
Tang Ping is no longer the ignorant novice he used to be. Old Peter spoke a little cryptically, but he understood clearly. This meant that this pirate group had an affair with the nobles of Watt City, and they most likely raised them. .
And what this pirate group is interested in is not the hundreds of silver coins, but the secret recipe for making wine that can earn silver coins.
"But if the Lord of Watt City is interested in it, why doesn't he ask for it directly from us?" Tang Ping frowned and asked: "From my understanding, if he asks for it directly, it would be difficult for Alaric and I to refuse."
