Section 1996 Expansion of Smuggling
On the other hand, Mr. Jia's current life is not easy. Although he is the big manager of the casino, it is not up to this bastard to gossip about the Jia family's affairs. His affairs will soon be covered by his superiors The person who came to ask Jia San about it was this guy's cousin Jia Zheng. This Jia Zheng is different from Jia San. Jia Zheng is a standard direct descendant, and he was treated much better than Jia San when he was born. Yes, although Jia San is only two years younger than Jia Zheng, their status should not be much different from ordinary people, but it is obvious that the gap between them is huge. Jia San only manages dozens of provinces. It’s just a casino, but Jia Zheng is the top leader of the Jia family in these dozens of provinces. Such a top leader has nothing to do with official positions in the court. People from the faction, they just do what they want when they meet Jia Zheng, there is no way, the power of these aristocratic families is even stronger in the Eastern Empire, they all have their own fiefdoms, and even their own army, of course Yes, the most important thing is that they all have their own islands at sea, and that is the most important base.
When Jia San came here before, he didn't value his cousin very much. He thought that this cousin didn't have much ability, and he was simply not on the same level as himself, but that was in the past, definitely not Now is this time, this time my cousin will do what he says, because he may find a huge enemy for the Jia family, not just the billions of dollars lost in the casino, but their The intelligence team also conducted some investigations on Li Cong and the others. The matter of the Ax Gang is naturally out of their concern. Now they know that this person may be from several other empires. In the past, the empire did not have much to investigate such smuggling, but recently It's different, the entire empire is in a state of hostility with the other three empires, their affairs are not that simple, and smuggling is not the same.
Jia Zheng is happily drinking high-quality tea in his seat at the moment, and he is in charge of many family affairs. Although the Jia family is not as powerful as the Linghu family in the Eastern Empire, the Jia family can be regarded as a huge family in the top 20. There are thousands of direct descendants in the whole family. Not to mention that there are tens of thousands of concubine children, this Jia San is a concubine child, such a person is not in my eyes at all, and I looked down on such a guy when I was young. There is no lineage of direct descendants at all. But in the eyes of many people outside, he has to pretend that he is a direct descendant of the Jia family. Things like this make me very uncomfortable.
In the past, he couldn't get involved in the affairs of the casino. Many things were decided by this kid himself, but now this kid is like a rooster who has lost a fight. He didn't have the original aura at all. Looking at this kid, he didn't intend to make a comeback at all. It was impossible for him to win others from gambling, although he had a lot of friends with this kid in the past. It’s a holiday, but he’s credited with this matter now. The brothers will meet here for a while and then go to the Ax Gang to discuss some trade matters with Li Cong. It’s not easy, the business may be done The big ones.
"Little San." Jia Zheng opened his mouth and said, in the past, he would say something like "Miss San", but now he has become Xiao San directly. The faces of Jia San's followers are not very happy, but they all know theirs. This third master is considered a master outside, but he doesn't have such great skills at home, so it's better to listen honestly,
Jia San's face is also not very happy, from the third child to the third child, this is not a matter of title, there may be many problems that make him very uncomfortable.
"Cousin orders." In the past, he would definitely say it politely, and it would definitely not be so respectful now. Jia Zheng is still very satisfied with Jia San's attitude. No matter how much credit the concubine has, he should It looks like this, but Jia Zheng is also different from half of the direct descendants. He will definitely not make trouble for Jia San at this time. Although Jia San has lost the face of the family, he is definitely not ordinary people in terms of casino management. Instead, and if this guy is removed now, it is impossible for him to find a successor. By then, his income will be reduced, and he will lose face. In other words, the direct descendants of the family will also compete with each other. Very intense and not so easy to end.
"Sit down and talk, there is nothing to order, you don't need to be too sad, this matter is not necessarily a bad thing, everyone knows that you like to do some weird things, isn't that kid okay, At most, our Jia family should apologize to them. You are still a bit too aggressive about this matter, but you can still find a good deal. Our intelligence department has already collected it. If they are willing to provide us with the list According to our prices, our monthly profit will be more than 3 billion silver, and the increased income provided throughout the year will be much higher than before. Naturally, I also have With more right to speak, with this money, our influence in Yunlan City will become stronger, and of course, I will not obliterate the credit that belongs to you." Jia Zheng said, although his words did not convince Jia San was moved, but this was completely different from what Jia San guessed. What Jia San thought was that maybe he had nothing left, and maybe this guy would let him go out directly. If that was the case, he could only be a I've been eating, drinking, and playing around. I didn't expect that not only did I not want to pursue myself, but I also wanted to teach myself to do this. This matter is intriguing. The relationship between myself and my cousin is not so good. Yes, why did he teach himself this matter? This is a transaction of tens of billions of silver each year. Although it is not as good as the casino transaction in his hand, it can still reach the top few of the family income. Like this, he should have other plans, other plans that he doesn't know about.
"Cousin, I, Jia San, are really guilty of this incident. I was indeed a little greedy at the beginning, otherwise I would not have done such a thing, but that gentleman did not open the dice at the end. Zhong, I think he also has the intention of cooperating with us. If so, I think the meeting tonight is okay. It's just a profit of three billion silver per month. Isn't this a little small? Our Jia There are a lot of stalls around the country, and this stuff can be consumed in a few provinces." Jia San tentatively said, he knew that his cousin was very loyal on the surface. But how many people who grew up in Jia's family are really honest. Each of them is a little treacherous, and they know a lot of things, and this one in front of them will definitely be like this, so it's better not to believe this guy first.
"This is an initial amount. Another thing is that we must know what this guy is doing. It would be better if this guy is just a power in the rivers and lakes. We can get some goods from him on a large scale. But if this guy is not there, there is a problem, such as the government of the three empires. In this case, we are determined not to do business with them. Now the empire and the other three empires are very noisy. We can’t Nonsense, if something happens, we can’t afford it. Although such a trade is profitable, it won’t help the whole family.” Jia San understands what’s going on, damn, this The old guy will never have such a good thing to make himself cheaper. Damn, this guy must understand what's going on. He just pushed me out as a scapegoat. I'm not a fool for such a thing. Think about it carefully, but then think of the current situation, if you can't say it
"Cousin, actually I have another matter. Recently, I feel that my gambling skills have dropped a lot. Why don't I go back and study it carefully, so that I can contribute to the family in the future. Now this matter is my responsibility." I really feel that I can't exert my strength, is this possible?" Jia San said tentatively, although this is a good position, but if he really makes a mistake, he may be in trouble Brain, it's better not to have this kind of glory and wealth. In other words, the current life is not bad, even if you don't manage the casino and your own money, you can live a good life.
"Hehe, Xiaosan, you underestimate yourself too much. Didn't I tell you everything about the casino? Even if it were someone else, it would definitely end like that. I don't think you need to get entangled in that matter. The family arranges for you." Everyone's errands have been carefully considered and will not be messed up. Just like this matter, I have already reported it to the family, and they have also expressed their consent. This is an important task given to you by the family. If you If you can do well, the boys in your family are all grown up, and they are still idle in the capital. They should also come out and hang out with you for a while, and they have all grown up. They can't stay idle at home all the time. Yes, the family has a lot of things for them to do." Jia Zheng said with a smile on his face, but after he finished speaking, Jia San felt chilly in his heart, now Jia San has four sons, but these four boys All of them are in old houses in the capital, where thousands of young children of the family gather. Their lives are said to be studying, but they are actually hostages. If any of these children outside are disobedient, their days The child can be imagined, especially a bastard like Jia San, everyone cares about it at all, and now there is another meaning in this sentence, that is, as long as they do well, maybe these children can come out and follow Jia San lived for a while, and it was impossible for Jia San to resist such a father-son reunion.
"Cousin Xie has been promoted. I think these things should be fine. Since it is my cousin who said that gambling skills do not need to be improved, I understand it. I think it's almost time. Shall we go there?" Jia San looked at the time and said, there was still half an hour before the agreed time, they were not close there, it would be bad if they were late for the first time.
"Well, that's exactly what you said. We're going to set off right away. We can't keep people waiting." Jia Zheng also understood this matter.
On the other side, on the northern battlefield, Tuoba Yuanye had already had two relatively large confrontations with the army of the Eastern Empire. Each time the number of troops was more than two million. Naturally, it was the loss of the Eastern Empire army. Quite powerful, but the clerks of the Eastern Empire also took down the situation on the battlefield. Quick feedback to the rear. Although things like chariots are useless, they can still be pushed forward quickly when they do it. At least 10,000 people can follow them for a longer time. The Eastern Empire is up and down. I also felt the difficulty of the northern defense line, but now they can only rely on the crowd tactics to rush over. They abandoned the expensive units such as cavalry and began to attack with infantry. The combination of chariots and infantry made them move faster. Quite a few. Tuoba Yuanye didn't expect it either. The cooperation between the chariot and the infantry turned out to be more than ten times stronger than the cavalry. I was really in trouble this time, but when Li Cong's grenades were delivered, there was no problem at all.
Something like a grenade is definitely a rare and useful thing on the battlefield of the Eastern Empire. After the delivery of the first batch of 100,000 grenades, dozens of tanks were directly scrapped. Tens of thousands of people died directly under this weapon. The soldiers of the Eastern Empire didn't know how their lives were lost, they had already failed. Tuoba Yuanye really hoped that Li Cong would have more of these things, the better. Until three or four days later, he still remembered the real situation that day.
That day, more than fifty chariots suddenly appeared on the battlefield. I was dumbfounded at that time. How could there be so many chariots? The army of the Eastern Empire has never been idle these days. , Some facilities on the front line have not been repaired before they come again? This speed is indeed a bit too fast. This speed makes Tuoba Yuanye and the others feel tricky. These people from the Eastern Empire are now relying on their own numbers to start a wheel battle. Li Cong also expected this. As for the matter, as early as a month ago, the army of the three divisions began to form a reserve team. They have already arrived here, but they have not yet begun to have a clear understanding of the war when they just entered the position. There are always many more things encountered on the battlefield than veterans, but at that time, Tuoba Yuanye had no choice but to see that the three front fortresses were about to be captured. This was the first time such a thing had happened , if it is really captured, the blow to the soldiers will be very severe.
At this most critical time, the division commanders of the 88th and 89th divisions that were newly recruited jointly asked to fight, and told Tuoba Yuanye that they had a very powerful secret weapon. At that time, Tuoba Yuanye would not believe that at all Yes, seeing that the army of the Eastern Empire is about to rush over, although it will not cause the entire defense line to fall, if the gun tower is really captured, it will be unacceptable in face and psychology, and it will make people in the entire defense line feel It was very difficult, so under such conditions, the troops of Li Cong's two divisions went up, and the results they brought were seen by millions of troops on the front line.
A brigade of the 88th Division with a brigade of 100,000 people was ordered to support the front line, but what made Tuoba Yuanye depressed was that they only passed two people per blockhouse. Damn, the past 200 people didn't have much effect. Two people can play a role. What kind of effect, just looking at the expression of the 88th division commander, these two people may do a big thing, he just waited to see what happened, who knew that these two people in the past stopped the entire gun tower Tuoba Yuanye thought that this guy was going to surrender to the enemy and treason, but this was impossible. Li Cong also explained it when he left. This time they brought Li Cong's personal letter. From any point of view, it is impossible to rebel, but the actions of these people really make me very confused about what is going on.
The next thing made him understand what was going on. These people would only work when the chariot approached. When the chariot was ten meters away from them, the top iron plate would be taken away. Yes, at that time when they were attacking, Tuoba Yuanye saw that they threw out a long tube-shaped thing in their hands, and some things in it would explode when they entered the tank. The power is much more powerful than the black powder tied to the bow and arrows. Just throwing a few of these things in will basically destroy the chariot. Tuoba Yuanye is also a master tactician. He understands this very well. It's time to seize the opportunity. Since you are all infantry, we have cavalry. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry took advantage of this opportunity to kill them directly. Since ancient times, the battle between cavalry and infantry can be known immediately As a result, the infantry were killed and could not be found in the north. This time it was the same. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers left their lives and about 60,000 were captured. This time the war ended like that. In fact, if he could send troops to pursue it a little further, he would probably have achieved greater results.
Things like grenades immediately arrived in the hall of Tuoba Yuanye. Tuoba Yuanye also threw a few of these things. This guy can throw thousands of meters away. Such things are really rare, and 89 The people in the division also have an air force. They will take this thing to the sky in an airship and can bomb the enemy's position, but the effect of the bombing is not very good. This thing is because it is too light. Throwing it at a height of thousands of meters often has a deviation of hundreds of meters from the ground, so if you want to bomb a target, you must use dozens of people to throw this thing non-stop, and you must have the army below with your own. The army can only be far away. If it is close, it may be able to go to itself. Such a thing can absolutely happen. Therefore, Tuoba Yuanye strictly forbids this air force to drop bombs at a distance of 100 catties from its own army. This is very unsafe.
The air force is just a small test. As for the large-scale air strikes, the officers on the front line are very much looking forward to it. But they also know that this matter may not become a reality. The main reason is that there are not many airships, and there are even fewer grenades. There are only 100,000 daily supplies, which is too much for the front line Less, when encountering an attack, many soldiers can directly throw away the five belonging to them. The effect is definitely the best if these things are thrown out one by one. They can’t be completely blamed for such a thing. They all have a certain relationship. They have never fought such a war. The appearance of grenades also made the Eastern Empire realize that the tens of thousands of chariots they spent a lot of money on may become useless. It's really helpless to be transformed into nothing under the devastation of a few grenades.
When the battlefield of the Eastern Empire began to gradually become calm, Li Cong's guests also arrived at this time. The place where the Ax Gang is located is really not a useful place. Everything here seems to be in the same place, of course it is not luxurious. Hu Si didn't know who Li Cong was going to invite in his living room. He was dumbfounded when he saw Mr. Jia. The whole city knew what Li Cong was doing. How could he do it in a blink of an eye? Just invite people here, how could such a thing happen, is it to seek revenge? Impossible, how could they come here with gifts.
"Mr. Jia, you are so small, your eyes are really not very open, so I didn't see that it was your old man. It's good to see your old man's look these days. What's the matter here today?" Do you want to support the little one?" This Hu Si rushed up to meet him, although he still had doubts about whether or not Mr. Jia knew him, but he couldn't be too stupid now, it's better to do things quickly, At this time, Li Cong came out from inside.
"Hehe, it has nothing to do with you, I just use your place to talk to this gentleman." At this time, Mr. Jia has changed back to his original appearance, and he is no longer as humble as before. These things seem to be different. Our third master Jia should do the same. The current third master Jia is really a master, but Li Cong's eyes are not on this person. His eyes are on the person behind Jia San. Originally, Li Cong I also didn't want to do anything to the Jia family, I just wanted to punish Jia San, but now Xiao Ao is fine, and he is not so angry anymore, there may be a chance for this cooperation, and I am If you want to increase the power of the Jia family, it is best to be like the Linghu family. The royal family's own strength against such a family will also be damaged. At that time, the kid Linghu will be put back, and the Eastern Empire will The inside is a mess.
"Could you guys please, usually when you walk on the street, you might not be able to take a look at the small ones, but now you are giving face so much, it's really luxuriant, luxuriant, please sit down, please sit down, I'm here Go out and ask for some tea or something, just call me if you have something to do, although my place is not very luxurious, but it is very safe to talk and so on." This guy is also a person with eyes, although he really wants to I know what is going on, but now I also understand that it is impossible to say it now. If I say this, I will probably be despised even more. Li Cong has treated him well these two days because he is sensible. He knows what he should say and what he shouldn't say, and he also clearly understands his status. He is not qualified to be a follower.
"This must be the gentleman who has a problem with my cousin. My younger brother has been spoiled by the elders in the family since he was a child. He can do anything. Today, as his eldest brother, This is also to make amends to my husband, and I hope that my brother will not blame me, but he has done a good deed, at least let me see a gentleman like him." This Jia Zheng's lip service is also very good That's right, Li Cong would not refuse such a person who would say that his younger brother was no good at this or that. It is very comfortable to hear this.
"It's nothing. Since things are said to be in the past, they are in the past. I am not a person who is entangled in the past. Besides, I am also at fault. It is his fault to go out for a stroll by myself. My supervision is also responsible Yes." People said very well. Moreover, if he gave a heavy gift, he naturally had to show some face, otherwise, this matter would not be able to proceed.
"Sir, you don't seem to be from our Eastern Empire?" Jia Zheng said thoughtfully. You have to get into the topic, you can't waste it.
"Exactly, I am from the Southern Empire. I came to this place because the people below have a small business here. Several ships from my family came here for this reason. I am not afraid of your jokes when I say it. Our family is incomparable with yours, you are members of the imperial court, but we are people drifting at sea, the gap is too far." Li Cong said with some embarrassment, he also behaved very well, after all In this world, the status of businessmen is not high. Officials also wear tinted glasses when they look at businessmen, but this is what lower-level officials do. For high-level officials, they will never do this Those who do things, because they know very well that things cannot be done in this way. Some big businessmen are amazing, and the money in their hands can be heard by God. Many big businessmen have a good relationship with the royal family, so the Jia family The sons and buddies will not do anything wrong to the businessman, they will treat the businessman as an equal person.
"Sir, what you said is wrong. In fact, my greatest wish in life is to be like Mr., wandering on the sea. When I was young, I also helped my family discover an island in the sea, but because of the timing, I was rejected. The family has been found, and now I will be in charge of some things at home, if possible, I really want to board a boat and go to sea with you." The guy said flatteringly, what a person like this said would be wrong. Will you believe it, give up the current thing and go to sea? There are various dangers at sea, so how could he give up? This person is just talking about it, not the truth.
"Hehe, going to sea is really not something that ordinary people can do. It takes more than a year of non-stop sailing from our empire to get here. It has been longer, because of the business with the Ax Gang, we can set off a batch of ships every month. I actually have my own reasons for coming to you. I want to expand this scale, but they The sales ability on the side is a bit behind, and now each batch of more than a dozen ships is their limit, and I can increase it, but it is difficult to do without such a partner." Li Cong said .
"Hehe, this is really a coincidence. Our Jia family's network in the whole empire is still available. In other words, we have no problem with 300 ships per month. We can take care of all the goods, but at this price It can't be the price you are trading with them now, we have to lower it by 30%, if we can't meet this price, our profit will also be affected." Jia Zheng is also in the mood at this time, and he wants to come up The price of 30% is really difficult for Li Cong. Originally, the cost of a ship for Li Cong was about 2,000 taels of silver, but it was only the cost of goods. Each ship can hold about 2,500 boxes of goods. Teach the Ax Gang a box of 4,500 taels of silver, and the items inside are some special products of the other three empires. What Li Cong gave up was really too big. Although there would still be some profits, Li Congke was never such a person.
"Forget it, I don't need to talk about this matter. I still have something to do, so I won't send the two of you. I wasted my time in the Eastern Empire." Li Cong nodded. At first, Jia Zheng thought that This guy agrees with his words very much. Who knows that at the end, he said such a sentence, what is going on, how can such words be said, it is too unexpected.
"Wait, wait, what's going on? What's wrong, sir, we can talk about it, we have a lot of things that can be discussed. If this thing is not done this way, we have other things The price issue?" Jia Zheng didn't speak, but Jia San did. At this time, Jia San was such a character, and he had to talk about all the embarrassing things. All the face-saving matters are for Jia Zheng to do. This is the difference between a concubine and a concubine.
"Hehe. It's like this. It's not a question of price, but a question of quantity. The Ax Gang can have more than a dozen ships every month, how about you? Your Jia family is much more powerful than the Ax Gang, I miss you guys It should be more than a thousand, but now you can only pay one for three hundred, this amount is too insignificant to me, I'd better find another partner." The two brothers were dumbfounded , how could Li Cong have such a big appetite? If there are 1,000 birds per month, that year will be 12,000. This number is definitely a very huge number. If this number is really possible, it is estimated that the entire One-third of the Eastern Empire's smuggled goods belong to them. Of course, Li Cong's goods are very good. This is also a very important aspect. It seems that some of the most expensive things are some fruits from the Northern Empire. Every piece of fruit transported here requires him to buy twice the weight of gold. That's it, there will still be many people coming.
"1,000? Sir, this number is too large. How powerful is the sir? In this way, at least 15,000 large ships are needed every year to have such a scale. If I estimate correctly, each ship There must be at least forty sailors on board, and there must be 600,000 sailors alone. This is not a small number. Could it be that sir’s fleet is bigger than this?” Jia Zheng spoke now, and he was concerned about the ships He really knows a lot about these things, and he knows a lot about these things. He said these words very professionally. Jia San on the side was dizzy when he heard it. What kind of ship sailors, we are a little I don’t even know, anyway, it doesn’t look right later, just ask the question his cousin wants to ask, this is his task, as for the core content, the less I know, the better, this circle should not come in Yes, damn it, it used to be a small amount of 300 ships per month, but now it’s thousands of ships per month. If this tastes the sweetness, there will definitely be a larger number in the future. If it is found out In other words, ten of his heads are not enough to cut off. At this moment, he really hopes that he can not take this matter. It would be great if he never met Li Cong.
"Mr. Jia, I have such a big appetite and so much food. If I don't have that kind of ability, how can I say such things? Many times I don't speak big words. When you first met me, you naturally didn't know. This, it’s better like this, the business between me and the Ax Gang is paid in advance by them, it can be like this with yours, I can collect the payment when the goods arrive, and there is another one, as you know, we The bank notes of the Eastern Empire cannot be circulated. I know that you will definitely have some bank notes of the other three empires. It is best if you can give me that. If you can’t give that, you can only exchange them all. It’s paid in gold.” Li Cong said with a smile, in this era, many people don’t know the news of the other party’s country, and there are very few people from the Eastern Empire who have been to the other three empires. The Eastern Empire is gold and silver. The ratio is five to one, but it is ten to one in the other three empires. This fatal flaw alone can make them fail, and they don't know it yet.
Jia Zheng's thinking is a bit behind. He doesn't know what to do with this matter at the moment. Why haven't we discussed the quantity yet? Now we're talking about how to pay for it. If there are 1,000 ships a month The number is really quite a lot.
"As for the price, it is naturally less than that for the Ax Gang. I will give them 4,500 taels of silver per box, and you will give me 4,000 taels of silver per box. Of course, you can also specify the goods for me, but in that case We will discuss this price again, and we will definitely leave enough profit space for you. Each item of the Ax Gang can have a profit of 300 to 500 taels of silver. It is because of their sales channels. If I don’t If you guess wrong, your channel can make a profit of 500 to 900 or even 1000 taels of silver. Each time there are 1,000 ships, the total is more than 2.5 million boxes. If you count 500 taels of silver each, you will have The profit of 1.25 billion silver is believed to be not much different from your current casino." Li Cong said with a smile, the price cannot be compromised, because Li Cong came from the transfer station. It will be so fast. If you don’t have your own motor boat, it may really only be that fast. Now it’s different from that time. If you can drive this price yourself, you have to obey, otherwise It is impossible.
"Sir, we are really sincere about the matter you opened. I can't reach this deal with you now with the quantity and price you mentioned. I can only say that we really want to do this deal. Can we reach it in the future?" This, I need to report to the family." Jia Zheng thought for a while and said, this is indeed the case, the one Li Cong opened is indeed too big, and the order money for each order is more than tens of billions of silver , I really don’t have that ability. It’s okay to use so much money for a short time, but I really can’t do that for a long time, and I can’t afford it if something happens.
At this time, it can be seen that there is a difference between Jia Zheng and Jia San. Jia San wants to do this business, but he can't use his own money. Everyone in the Jia family knows Jia San's family is rich, Jia San knows that Jia Zheng is not yet married, he has not participated in some family discussions for a long time, this guy does not dare to take such an idea now. Jia San thought about it, forget it, I should not stand out at this time, so as not to be remembered by this guy, this matter is not good, and if the family pursues it in the future, I will be fine.