Chapter 1917 Reappearing Organization
According to Jia Er's words, Li Cong basically has some understanding of this business. It is similar to what Dai Lin said. The places where pearls are produced here are the South China Sea and the East China Sea. Among them, the pearls in the East China Sea are used by the royal families of the four empires, and the folks will also use them. Some of them came out but not a lot. The pearls from the South China Sea are the most powerful ones for private buyers.
In the coastal areas, it can be said that there are many pearl divers in every area where pearls are produced. Pearls are an ancient organic gemstone, mainly produced in pearl oysters and nacre molluscs; Calcium carbonate-containing mineral (aragonite) beads are composed of a large number of tiny aragonite crystals. According to the research of geology and archeology, there were already pearls on the earth 200 million years ago. The international gem industry also lists pearls as the lucky stone for birthdays in June, and the commemorative stones for the 13th and 30th wedding anniversary. Pearls with magnificent colors and elegant temperament symbolize health, purity, wealth and happiness. They have been loved by people since ancient times. Pearls were born earlier on this planet, but there is no historical record here, so this is also There is no place for research. Pearl divers were probably born tens of thousands of years ago, and they have formed a very large scale by now.
Pearls are not very valuable in the hands of pearl divers. For pearl divers, the price of fritillary is based on catties. They sell tens of thousands of taels of fritillary here. It’s just a few dozen taels. This era is different from that on the earth. Pearl divers don’t have any kind of equipment that can be used. They can only rely on their own vitality to fish directly. This is very dangerous. Big ones, if you don't pay attention to this, your life may be left behind.
On the coast along the coast, where the fritillary passed through for the first time, the merchants on those shores shouted to buy these fritillary. Generally speaking, the price they bought was very low, but the money was very expensive for the pearl divers. It is already quite a lot, and they could easily earn this money in the early years. After all, at that time, Fritillaria were found at a distance of 100 meters from the shore, and the water depth did not exceed 20 meters. There could be more than a dozen of them at a time, but now it is completely different from that time, because They are collecting more and more, and they can no longer collect Fritillaria so easily, and many people have to pay their own lives to do so. The current fritillary is generally 1,000 to 2,000 meters away from the shore, and the water depth in this place has reached more than 30 meters. Underwater, strong pressure will make people feel less self-conscious, and pearl divers understand this best.
After the first sale, these mother-of-pearls will not be weighed by the catty in the future, they will all have their own value, and they will be shipped to the Pearl Club in the nearby county for twice the purchase price. , there will be jewelers and fritillary wounders from all over the mainland to choose these fritillary, the price here is about 100 taels of silver to 500 taels of silver, and the ones Li Cong opened just now are all mentioned here. . This is their second transaction, and then they will be bought by big businessmen from the Southern Empire and the Eastern Empire, and then they will go to the capitals of the two countries, where they will double or triple the price and sell it to their own domestic Some small goods merchants and merchants from the other two empires, some of the small goods merchants from the Eastern Empire and the Southern Empire will be sold in the inland areas of their empires, but more people will be brought to the other two empires for sale. Sales, because this will maximize the price of Fritillaria,
At this time, the price of each mother-of-pearl has reached a minimum of 500 taels of silver. The high ones can be worth thousands of taels of silver.
The next step is that in the capitals of the other two empires, those who transported the fritillary mothers began to distribute them to some fritillary merchants in various places. These people were the ones who sold them to Jia Er. They are also the most profitable in this link. For example, Li Cong bought basically 4,000 taels to 10,000 taels of silver. But their purchase price is only half of this, and all they have left is profit, and then they will sell these things to people like Jia Er, who will also sell them to those jewelers after Jia Er opens them. , the jewelers go back to process it, this is the finished product sold to direct customers, there are estimated to be more than a dozen procedures in the process. There is nothing precious about the pearl itself, but when it is in the hands of someone, it will be very expensive.
"I really didn't expect this little pearl to have so much knowledge. I don't know if we can omit all these links in the middle. Can we buy these mother-of-pearls directly from the seaside?" Dai Lin said. .
"My lord, this should not be allowed. Those who buy fritillaria along the coast are some big families over there. If we rush to buy and sell guns with them, it will not be so easy to do." Jia Er I also know a little bit about this, and know that this will not work.
"Could it be that they will stand up and stop us if we go to buy it?" Li Cong is naturally unhappy with these bullying people.
"Boss, it's not like this. There are kings and laws in this world, and they don't dare to go too far. They won't make you look bad on the surface, but they will contact these bandits and road tyrants on your way. , when necessary, for example, if you hire very powerful guards in your team, they can do that, and they will find people who are stronger than you. They are all local snakes, regardless of our homework. It's not so easy." Jia Er said, this Li Cong also understands that if you touch someone's job, if they don't respond, it will be a strange thing.
"Haha, if this is really the only point, I don't think there is anything we can do about it. We can use our airship to transport this, and even tenth-level fighters won't be able to catch us." Dai Lin said with a smile, what he said is the truth. Although a tenth-level fighter can get the airship down, he doesn't know when you took off, where you took off, and what route you took. Uncertain factors, as long as you want to avoid them, it is still very easy.
"Airship? Master, do you have that thing in your hand? As far as I know, isn't that something from the Cao family in the Northern Empire? By the way, Master Cao, your surname is Cao? Could it be that you are from the Cao family?" Jia Er took a picture. He said in his own head. If there is such a thing, this thing can really be done. Although these guys at the seaside will not have only this one way, but at least this is the most direct way to solve the problem.
"Hehe, I'm from the Cao family. I'm Cao Ke. How about it? You're not wrong." Li Cong said with a smile, this kid is real.
"No. Alas, to be honest, you have been told by our businessmen these days. Why have you endured humiliation and become a magician for more than ten years? You didn't even come out with such a powerful master. Such patience Sex is not something ordinary people have, and then you established a new Cao’s House of Commerce, which now involves too many industries, and of course the most remarkable thing is your airship, which is simply a god-like thing. If there is no With your airship, it is probably impossible for ordinary people to fly to the sky for a lifetime." The guy said excitedly, but what he said was true, Li Cong was indeed an object of envy of the businessmen around him.
"I'm not as good as you said. Let's continue our topic. If we use an airship to transport, what do you think is the chance of winning this matter?" Li Cong said. He didn't want to continue talking about himself, it would not only waste time, but also embarrass himself.
"Master, if you really use an airship to transport it, I think at least 80% of it will be fine. To be honest, I don't know exactly what's going on over there. All I know is what others say I haven’t really seen it myself, but it is said that the South Pearl is easier to make than the East Pearl, and the business of the East Pearl is monopolized by the royal family of the Eastern Empire.” Jia Er said a little embarrassed.
"Hehe, you are really honest. It doesn't matter. You can go to the beach to have a good look on my behalf. Tomorrow I will give you an airship and a guard. You go to the beach to have a look. Two months Time is your time on the road, it should be no problem for them to move forward day and night, how about a month for you to figure it out?" Li Cong thought for a while and said, he really doesn't have that much energy now Come to get this, let this kid go over in three months to see if there is no problem.
"Master, don't worry, since you have entrusted this matter to me, I will make it beautiful for you. I think it is very reliable for me to handle this matter." Jia Er patted his chest and said, this Li Cong seems to have a good way of doing things for people, so there should be no problem. This guy should be fine when he usually does things. Dai Lin next to him is also optimistic about this kid.
"Very well, then I will trust you this time. Remember, if Cao's House enters the jewelry industry in the future, you must be the first to master this person. Your future is in front of you, and This survey is a test I gave you, if you can't pass, then I'm sorry, I don't want waste here." Li Cong drew a broad road for this guy, and this guy also happily agreed, today It's his own good life. If he hadn't met Li Cong today, he might have gone bankrupt and had nothing. He nodded heavily, and he must do things for Li Cong well.
Li Cong does have his own business now. Otherwise, Li Cong would definitely go to the beach to see this matter. One thing Li Cong has to do now is to inspect the airship transportation line of the Western Empire in the south. There are a total of 320 airships in the south of the empire for transportation, 200 of which are trading with the gathering point in the Warcraft Mountains. This part accounts for more than 60% of the number and 70% of the profit. There are 120 ships on the mainland, and the profits are relatively small. What Li Cong inspected this time is the transportation on the mainland. The reclamation of the Warcraft Mountains is still going on, but because some places have not yet shown the intention of cooperation, So Li Cong's plan is to use all the remaining 100 airships that have just been transported inside the mainland.
Dai Lin has already shown the transportation industry here to Li Cong. Dai Lin's original vision has basically been realized. Now the twelve provinces in the southern part of the Western Empire have been built into counties. That is to say, as long as If you are willing to take a special car, if you have money, you can take the carriage of Cao’s House to any county town, including goods and letters, etc. You can go to a secondary school. This was impossible in the past, but now everyone’s life They are also being adapted because of the transportation of Cao's House. In the past, they needed to go there in person, but now they don't. They can handle things with a single letter. Of course, Cao’s House recommends that they use airships to transport some valuable things. They are not responsible for the land transportation, and the bandits on both sides are not just for nothing. .
The transportation network is being built step by step. Although it is still in a state of meager profit, Li Cong believes that it will definitely be a good profit point in the near future. One thing Li Cong still feels in the Western Empire is that of collaborators too little. There are too few official forces under his control, and now he can just register with Prince Yulin. In the past six months, I don't need to deal with the outside world, but with my expansion, soon Prince Yulin will not be able to give me any help. Li Cong discussed this issue with Dai Lin. At this time, Wu Zuoxi This person entered their line of sight.
"Although I have never met this person, judging from the way this person does things, this guy should not be a person who cares about money." Li Cong looked at Wu Zuoxi's name on the analysis chart and said, ordinary things can naturally be done with money. But this guy Wu Zuoxi wants to solve for himself is not an ordinary problem. General problems can be solved by finding someone at will.
"Boss, I have dealt with Wu Zuoxi before. This person is not simple. It is a very normal thing in the royal family to kill donkeys, but this person is in the midst of chaos in the royal family. And now this guy It's a very good mix, although it can't keep up with the Tuoba clan back then. But in some places, he is the nobleman who replaced the Tuoba clan. If we can have a good relationship with this person, everything can be discussed. Yes." Dai Lin was also a little troubled by this person, this guy is not a person who doesn't like oil and salt, but this guy does things. He has his own discretion in what to do. He won't do things that cross the bottom line. He won't offend any nobles because of Cao's business. Maybe in this guy's heart, he doesn't want to do this.
"In fact, everyone has a critical point. The fundamental reason why he did not help us do things is because he has not reached this critical point. As long as he has reached the critical point. It is estimated that we can do anything for us. In fact, we can Thinking from another aspect, what we need now is this guy who can help us acquire shipping shares on the Red River. It can be said that we are fighting for everything except the royal family. Prince Yulin's ability is limited, and the magician We can't count on the trade union for the time being. If we want to monopolize, we can only do it from Wu Zuoxi. He will not help us if he has no conflicts with those big nobles, but if they have their own conflicts If so, I think this matter will be easy to handle, there is no conflict, we can create conflicts." Li Cong said with a smile, Dai Lin's head finally felt that he was enlightened, why didn't he think of it, since he followed Li Cong In the future, I will pay attention to being upright in everything I do. In fact, many things do not need to be so particular.
"Haha, what a word to wake up the dreamer. I have been thinking about what kind of gift to impress that guy. I really didn't expect to use this method. These big families have actually been dissatisfied with Wu Zuoxi for a long time. Their thoughts are also very simple. There is no big power behind Wu Zuoxi at all, and this kid can only rely on himself. Such a person with no foundation holds such a big power. Naturally, they can't bear it. It was going to be set on fire, we just need to be a source of fire, and then they will fight together." Daelin is a smart guy, and he soon knew what to do.
"Hehe, you are right, but there is one basic point that we must pay attention to, that is, we can't mess around. These people are not as simple as we think. We must not provoke several families at the same time. If so If so, Wu Zuoxi may be killed at once, and our people may be brought out by then, and we will be the ones who will suffer at that time." Li Cong added that Dai Lin should be at ease in doing things Yes, it's just that this matter is of great importance and cannot be taken lightly.
"Hehe, Boss, I suddenly discovered that you should actually have your own achievements in politics. These people are not involved in politics. If you go, they may not even be able to lift your shoes for you." Dai Lin said, Li Cong did have this ability.
"Politics is not that simple. If I want to mix in politics, I must have my own absolute advantage. Otherwise, I will never get in. Many people say that the minds of businessmen are as poisonous as snakes, but businessmen and politicians It’s simply not on the same level. I am very clear about this. You can see that many businessmen are attached to politicians and you can understand what’s going on. Businessmen can also manipulate politics, but the atmosphere of the whole society must be adjusted. Absolutely It’s not just the way you look down on businessmen now.” Li Cong said with a smile. It can already be proved on the RTY planet, and it is not impossible to mix politics. But now Li Cong's ability is too weak, if he goes in, there will be nothing left to eat.
"In fact, some of our Dai family's children are officials, but that position is a bit out of date. Alas, without the support of the family, there is no way for them to go far on this road. They want to go up It's not that simple, if you enter the political world, master, you might be able to bring them along." Dai Lin thought of the county magistrates in his family, and they were basically officials with little real power. There is a reason why the officials asked the Dai family members to become officials. It is just that the Dai family's filial piety is better. Besides, these children of the Dai family are not different from others. They can do without these officials.
"Hehe, there will be such a day, but now we still have to talk about serious things. I have already started to purchase iron ore on a large scale in the Western Empire. Your second priority in the Western Empire is to help me purchase iron ore. The Northern Empire My wife Yang Qiu’s action over there is still very good. You have to start here, and the other is to prepare to open an iron shop. I don’t want too much. It’s enough to open it in ten counties. We have to first It’s a trial operation.” Li Cong thought for a while and said, his method is also very simple, the ironmaking technology in this society can be said to be more advanced than that on the earth, but the ironmaking technology here is in the hands of blacksmiths Well, they are hoarding high-level goods, but they are not as good as the ones on the earth, and they can transport the ore here back to the earth. All that is left is to wait for it to be shipped back there, so as to make your business flourish. As for the blacksmith in the iron shop, it is just a decoration.
Dai Lin looked at Li Cong in surprise, this guy's appetite is really too big, now this guy wants everything, wants to develop everything, this is not a joke, now many people have noticed The Cao family is now, and it is going to develop rapidly at this time. This is not a joke. If someone is staring at you, you will not be able to do anything.
"What's wrong? It's very difficult?" Li Cong looked at Dai Lin and said, the guy's eyes already explained the problem.
"Hehe, it's not very difficult, it's very difficult. Iron forging is also a very powerful industry. I know that our firm needs to develop in many ways, but you have to understand that we are no longer a small firm. Yes, our every move will make them feel very uncomfortable. Our Cao’s bank came out a while ago and robbed many people’s business. Now we are doing this forging again, which is even more powerful. I’m afraid some Organized chambers of commerce are going to come out to trouble us." Dai Lin said with some worry, the chambers of commerce are all united by many merchants and they are very powerful.
"Hehe, it's nothing. I met the Southern Business Alliance in the Northern Empire, but they still didn't find me. They went back honestly. It's the same in the Western Empire. We are not afraid of any provocations." Li Speaking optimistically.
"Boss, I know you are very powerful, but you should also know that here is the Western Empire, not the Northern Empire, and everything that is not from the Northern Empire can be done in the Western Empire." Dai Lin said worriedly, he said is also true.
"Of course I know this, so some time ago I would join forces with the other two to stop the Tuoba clan in such a high-profile manner. Although we all said that this matter should not be leaked, there are no secrets on this continent at all. This is nothing unusual, most of the things in this world will be known to those who want to know, otherwise those information merchants will have to die quietly, these chambers of commerce alliances are very powerful, but we can also become their If you are one of them, you can get in touch with the bosses of these alliances, and they should accept us." Li Cong said with a smile.
Dai Lin's brain seems to have suddenly opened up. What Li Cong said is right. We can also become one of them. If this is the case, we can avoid being directly enemies with them. Why didn't I Think about it.
"This matter can't be decided in a short while. That's what I said, you just have this plan first, and you have to think about what to do in the future. We can't do things recklessly." Li Cong watched Seeing the light in Dai Lin's eyes, he knew what was going on. Li Cong went out after speaking. It took a long time for Dai Lin to realize that Li Cong was no longer there.
During the itinerary of the Western Empire, Li Cong rarely separated from Dai Lin, but this time Li Cong went out by himself. Li Cong still has a lot of worries about Dai Lin, so now Li Cong has dinner with Bai Er. Originally Li Cong wanted to hand over the affairs of the Western Empire to Bai Er, but this kid is really useless. In the past, he was small and he could handle it very well, but now the business of an empire is very difficult for Bai Er. It's a bit difficult for me, so I have to go step by step.
"Master, you are here, please, I have already arranged everything inside, and all around here are our people." Bai Er said after seeing Li Cong coming. Although this courtyard belongs to the Cao family firm, it is obviously divided into two rows, one of which is the direct descendants led by Bai Er. These people are all from the Western Empire, and most of them have genes. Pharmacists, these people are also the main force, almost controlling more than 70% of the Chamber of Commerce in the Western Empire. The other faction is some people who developed locally in the Cao's Chamber of Commerce. They formed their own faction, and they all regarded Dai Lin as their boss. The purpose of having dinner with Bai Er is to see the real situation, so Dai Lin will naturally not mention this matter. After all, their Dai family is also beneficial, and many shopkeepers here are members of the Dai family.
Originally, Li Cong also wanted to use genetic medicine for the shopkeepers of the Dai family, but he thought that they were always together, and he didn't have the ability to give medicine to so many people at once. One of them was Lu Manjia. I don't want to plot against his family, which is not to say that Li Cong is a woman. In fact, these are all relatives, which is too bad.
"I really saw it. I didn't expect faction disputes to appear in my chamber of commerce. I remember that you were not so serious when I left last time. Why is it so serious now." Li Cong When I came in, I saw that the people from the two factions basically didn't even talk. They were all from the chamber of commerce. If it was so powerful, what would happen to my business? He already had an idea in his heart, if this continues, he would rather not use Dai Lin.
"Young master, there is nothing we can do about it. We really didn't say anything about Dai's work, but Dai was able to recruit a large number of his own people. We also listened to the young master's words. They can arrange any food or other industries here. Yes, but the business of airship, shipping, and magic arrows are all for us to master. In order not to let Steward Dai take advantage of them, we can only resist them by ourselves. Now the transportation network created by Steward Dai, It’s already quite a large scale, and the brothers have always been unable to get in. Steward Dai doesn’t let the brothers in, and all the people in charge of the transportation network are members of the Dai family.” Bai Er said with a bitter face, but actually After such a long time, Bai Er can also see that Dai Lin's time in Cao's Chamber of Commerce should not be long, what he needs is a foothold, as long as this guy is good, it is probably time to leave.
Li Cong wasn't too worried about what Bai Er said. Back then, he had placed some people in the shopkeeper of Dai's family, and they were all people who had taken the genetic medicine. He is helping himself with things, but sometimes what this guy plans for himself is obvious, such as the transportation network.
Now the transportation network is not counted as the transportation in the sky, and there are tens of millions of people down there every day. What I thought about letting my own people in was that I could take this network with me when we separated in the future. Li Cong sneered, he had never suffered such a loss, and he used Lao Tzu's platform to sing for himself, such a thing It won't be that easy, if that's the case, just kill Tofu himself.
"You guys are making things so rigid now, and this Dai Lin didn't tell me at all. This kid does have ideas in his mind. Don't maintain such a confrontational state. This is not beneficial to the development of our chamber of commerce. Yes, you should cooperate well with each other, so..." Li said in a low voice, although he has already confirmed that there are people around him, but sometimes it is better to be careful when speaking, Otherwise, it would not be very good to spread it out.
Since it is not possible to use genetic medicines for all these shopkeepers at once, it can be done slowly. Let the people on your side invite the people on their side to have a meal, as long as the guys inside are willing to cooperate. There are many people who can invite some people to come. As long as these people take their own genetic medicine, they are their own people. Dai Lin, who has no support, is absolutely impossible to make any waves. Moreover, Li Cong had already left an army of monsters in the Western Empire. As long as there was something wrong with Dai Lin, it would be no problem to control him.
"Master, this is a good idea. It's just that our expansion has been a bit fast recently, and this person can't be squeezed out. If it takes longer, I'm afraid things will change for my subordinates." Li Cong said The career has always been advancing at super speed. Many people know this. Everyone of Li Cong's subordinates will say that the speed is too fast, but Li Cong doesn't feel that way. He still feels a little slow. , Seeing Bai Er say the same. Li Cong can only come slowly with his approval.
"Master, there is one more thing. Recently, a lot of unknown funds have suddenly appeared in our bank. The amount of these funds is very large, and the deposit period is very long. We charge 1% of the custody fee a year. There is nothing unwilling about these people. What they want is long-term deposits, and they don’t know what is going on in their minds. We have also checked the origins of these people. They seem to have met the young master in the Northern Empire. The extortion organization I came to has something to do with it, and some of the crime methods are similar to those of those people, could it be that they have come to the Western Empire now?" Bai Er also said a very important news, that organization is not as big as Li Cong of the festival. Of course, that's from Li Cong's point of view, but it's not the same thing from others' point of view. You have taken so many good things from others, and there are half of the funds in the national treasury. Can others not take it seriously?
"Is there any specific news now?" Li Cong is also very interested in this. He was going to eradicate this organization at the beginning, but they disappeared suddenly at that time. He should feel that something is wrong. Now is a very good opportunity. If they can be killed, it will be very good.
"We found a local stronghold for them, but the stronghold they blame should not be very important. Our intelligence organization can easily get mixed in. They are more like a second-rate society, similar to some large organizations. It's irrelevant." Bai Er told Li Cong all the news he got, and Li Cong said at the beginning that this was a big organization.
How could such a thing happen? Bai Er's words made Li Cong a little confused. Even if his own investigation was wrong at the beginning, the things left by that huge organization cannot be faked. It is not something that ordinary people can have.
"I have to stay here for two more days, hurry up and do things to corrupt the shopkeepers of the Dai family, and I will investigate this organization properly." The main reason why Li Cong is here is that he is afraid that Bai Er and the others will miss. It has become one of the most important tasks for the development of the Cao Family Chamber of Commerce here. Li Cong is also here to sit in charge of them. If something happens, Li Cong will be able to get by. Bai Er nodded gratefully to Li Cong.
That night, the Cao family compound was a little different from before. The shopkeepers and stewards belonging to the direct line of the Cao family all dragged a shopkeeper from the Dai family out for dinner in twos and threes. Originally, such a thing could not happen. Well, the storekeepers of the Dai family didn't want to go either, but some of them really wanted to go. They could see that it was impossible to become independent within the Cao's Chamber of Commerce. It's a good idea, but you also have to see who the boss is. Even if you succeed, the Cao Family Chamber of Commerce's attack on you will definitely not be a small matter for you, so they all want to find a good future for themselves.
There are currently more than 400 people in the Dai family working in the Cao Family Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the dozens of people that Li Cong got from the beginning, another hundred people have fallen tonight, and the rest are basically It's easy to handle, and these people will be handed over to the defected Dai family. What was originally planned to be completed in a week can now be completed in three days. In fact, it is not surprising that there is such a result. Li Cong has long seen Dai Some shopkeepers at home thought about it, but Bai Er's vision was limited and they didn't see it.
Li Cong naturally has his own ideas. Li Cong is already on the street in the county city. According to the address given by Bai Er, Li Cong has already arrived around this place. The defense here is what Bai Er said. Similarly, there is no defense here at all, this is simply a den of gangsters, there are a few fools standing at the door, these guys look very funny, none of them are normal, I am afraid that others will not know that they are street gangsters. bastards on top.
"Brother, don't you want to go there? It's not a place where ordinary people can go. It's the most famous gathering place for blind people in our county. It's better not to come here when you have nothing to do. You just walk If you don't talk on the street, you might be beaten up by a few of them." A very honest guy next to him glanced at Li Cong and said.
"Really? I don't know. How can they have enough to eat when they're just messing around like this every day?" Li Cong said, this society doesn't have so much gray income like the later generations. The gray income of this era The income should not be much.
"They can't eat? I said young man, a group of them go out to collect a protection fee or something, which is a few hundred taels of silver. They can definitely have enough food, and most of the flower boats on the south river are related to them Yes, if all of this is counted, their life is very nourishing." The passer-by said in a low voice, and when he saw a few gatekeepers on the opposite side looking over, he disappeared immediately. It seems that these People are still very prestigious. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )