eurekapd Chapter 412: The Profligate Merchants of Qingzhou
Chapter 412: The Profligate Merchants of Qingzhou
Seeing his men in such a dead look, Lin Jiaxuan was a little annoyed and said unhappily, "If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have to fart, fart quickly!"
"Master Chief, these days all the rich are into investing and splitting stocks! They're collaborating with pirates!"
"Huh? What do you say?"
"In Qingzhou, there's a business going on. Rich people would invest in experienced pirates. They'd buy ships, muskets, and cannons from Qingzhou, then hire these experienced pirates as captains. The pirate captains would then organize other bandits, and after a trip to East Japan... 20% of the ship's loot would go to the captain, 20% to the pirates, and the remaining 60% would go to the wealthy merchants!"
My Dharma!
When I told them this business idea, Lin Jiaxuan and Lin Dasen, father and son, were both dumbfounded and stunned.
Good at having fun! People from Qingzhou really know how to have fun.
The soldiers are all incompetent, and the generals are all incompetent!
Li Jize is a cunning businessman with a wild imagination. He tries all kinds of ways to make money, but he never expected that the people of Qingzhou would also use this trick.
"Aren't they afraid that when they go out to sea, something might happen and the ship and people will be lost?" Lin Dasen really couldn't hold it in any longer. He always felt that the risk was too great.
"Sir, high risk means high profit! Do you know how much money the Eastern Japanese can make from the goods they bring back when they go on a raid? Let me put it this way!"
The spy picked up the teapot and teacup on the table, poured himself a cup, and then plotted a route before speaking, "First, their ships depart from Qingzhou, buying up large quantities of Qingzhou goods and shipping them to Goryeo! They sell them here for silver, then sail empty to plunder East Wo."
At this point, he gestured and made a round trip, "Bringing a boat full of gold, silver, jewelry, and East Japanese men and women to sell, it's all money!"
Lin Dasen and Lin Jiaxuan, father and son, are not stupid people. On the contrary, they are engaged in East Japanese business. How could they not understand the ins and outs of business after being in business for a long time?
Lin Jiaxuan quickly figured out that this group of shameless businessmen were acting as merchants selling goods with their left hand and acting as robbers with guns and cannons in their right hand.
At this rate, it would be strange if he didn't get rich!
But Lin Dasen couldn't stand it. His dream was to serve the court and drive away the barbarians, not to understand the barbarians, become a barbarian, or surpass the barbarians!
Going to rob the Eastern Japanese and sell them as livestock? Isn't this too shameless and shameless?
"How could the King of Qin do this? Isn't he a scholar of sages? Isn't he the Grand General of Heavenly Strategy of our Great Qi? How could he allow such a thing to happen?"
Ok?
After he said this, Lin Jiaxuan and the spy in the room both looked incredulous and turned to look at him!
What the hell?
Is this the son I raised? Is this the eldest son of our Minzhou? His brain is too weird!
Your father is the biggest robber? Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
This era is always like this. Those who appear to be full of righteousness and morality on the surface are actually doing dirty things behind the scenes.
"Young Master, you must understand that he achieved his position as King of Qin not because of the legacy of six generations of the Li family, nor because he, Li Jize, was the empress's childhood sweetheart. He earned it by slaughtering barbarians. How could a man like him possibly be merciful?"
"My child, let me tell you! To accomplish great things, you must use ruthless tactics. If Li Jize didn't have these tactics, Qingzhou wouldn't be as prosperous as it is today. On the other hand, if Li Jize was truly a good person... just look at the current emperor!"
When Lin Jiaxuan said this, he was extremely helpless. Although he was reluctant to admit it, he strongly agreed that Li Jize was a powerful hero.
And what about himself?
He was once a great pirate and even had the chance to become a great hero, but unfortunately! After Lin Jiaxuan surrendered for the sake of enjoyment and set foot on land to live a peaceful life, he no longer had this opportunity and qualifications.
The most direct example is that when the world was in chaos, he clearly had wealth that could rival a country and the best navy in the world, but he did not seize this opportunity. Instead, he stayed in Minzhou, supported a puppet, and quietly became a big sea merchant.
then……
His fangs were gradually crippled by the rising Li Jize. It was not until Li Jize's knife was placed on his neck that he realized that he had no claws or teeth left.
Now I can only serve as their prey!
But Lin Dasen was unhappy. His father could be a pirate. How could he, the dignified King of Qin and General Tiance, be a pirate?
People are like this, they all have mental mysophobia!
The giegies of later generations spend so much on a watch, have so many watches and so many luxury cars at home, and fans think that this is because my giegie is fashionable and it is what I deserve.
The big man who bred hybrid rice to ensure that everyone has enough food to eat just took a look at and touched a car at the auto show.
Holy crap! He was immediately attacked by countless netizens.
How could he do this?
How could he covet pleasure and cars?
This is called mental mysophobia!
Li Jize, you are the King of Qin. You should serve your country and your people. You should uphold justice. How can you be a pirate? How can you rob people? How can you sell the Dongwo people? They are human beings, not animals!
The key is……
This is fucking ridiculous. It wasn't Li Jize who pushed for this whole human trafficking thing. It was these businessmen who came up with it. The only thing Li Jize did was turn a blind eye.
Unexpectedly, Lin Dasen couldn't accept it. He was dissatisfied. He felt that Li Jize was unworthy of the King of Qin and the title of General Tiance.
Lin Jiaxuan and his men on the side looked at each other. Looking at Lin Dasen, whose face was full of anger and fists clenched, they really couldn't figure out what was wrong with him today.
But business must go on!
"Sanlang, what you're saying is... we should invest in warships and firearms like these merchants, and recruit other pirates to help us rob?"
Why did Lin Jiaxuan feel like this was the opposite? They already had warships and pirates, so why would they do something like this?
"But if we do that, the entire East Japanese people will definitely hate us, and then this business will be difficult to do!"
The implication is that Lin Jiaxuan still wants to continue doing business and not robbing. The main reason is that after getting to know those people, it is a bit difficult to commit robbery again.
Sanlang sighed and said, "Captain, listen to my advice! If you really want to continue doing business, with the current situation in East Japan, it will be difficult for you to deliver your goods!"