Li Ran and Lei Ming talked and laughed along the way, and then entered the town guard mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Some of the maritime merchants had entered the Admiral's Mansion for the first time, so they were all whispering.

Lei Ming looked at the decoration of Li Ran's town guard mansion, and he sighed:

"Your town guard mansion still looks a little unattractive from the outside, but I didn't expect it to be so magnificent inside. ”

"No, I'm very poor, if you want to say that this town guards the mansion, it's a little crowded now, and I plan to build a dormitory, but I'm short on money and have no money, hey, I can only live with the ship's girls. ”

"Tut-tut, isn't that cool?"

"Look at you, do you want to be crooked, besides, the destroyers are also there, sometimes making a fuss. ”

"Wait, you said that your town guard mansion is so big and a little crowded, how many ships do you have now?"

"Not much, like twelve. ”

"You are really a freak, I received a communication from the Pacific Governor's Palace, he said that the Pacific Theater has added a new town guard mansion called Xiguang, which has been established for less than three months, you must know that many newcomers are still running around with their own initial ships to learn from the experience when they are three months old, and it will take half a year at the earliest to be sent to the town guard mansion, you are an exception. ”

Li Ran listened to Lei Ming say this, he was a little confused, he had never heard anyone talk about this, and he was about to say it, but he saw Lei Ming whispering:

"Those maritime merchants are here, I won't bother you to talk to them about cooperation, I'll go around. ”

Before Li Ran could react, Lei Ming walked to his wedding ship Shancheng, and then the two of them walked out of the town guard mansion holding hands.

Li Ran frowned, some places on the island should not be discovered too early, he thought about it and said to Lexington and the others:

"Pay attention to Admiral Thunder, the area where the device was built is now closed to the public. ”

"Then I'll stay, Bismarck, the safety of the Admiral will be left to you, Kokang and Keelin will take the ship girls who are guarding the Thundering Town to the mansion for sightseeing, as for Z24, they prefer to stay by your side, you can also take care of it. ”

"No problem. ”

Li Ran was relieved to see that Lexington had arranged it so quickly, and at this time, those maritime merchants watched Lei Ming leave with his ship's maidens, and they rushed up all of a sudden, surrounded Li Ran, and then handed out various business cards.

Li Ran had a big head, but Bismarck quickly came out to relieve the siege, only to see her cough, and then said with a full breath:

"Please be quiet. ”

The merchants watched the short-haired female soldier come over, the black Iron Cross on her collar was very eye-catching, and the momentum of her whole body was fierce, and they immediately fell silent and made way for Bismarck.

Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately Bismarck stayed, otherwise if it was Lexington, he might not be able to suppress these maritime merchants, but he didn't want the atmosphere to become embarrassing, but said in a timely manner:

"You've come all the way here, and I know that you all have some ideas that want to cooperate and win-win, but you see that we can't talk when we are standing, why don't we sit down and have a good talk?" A fat businessman's little eyes rolled slightly, and he immediately replied:

"The Admiral is right. ”

Everyone secretly scolded this guy for being a sycophant, and then they all responded one after another.

Li Ran looked at it, it was the fat man again, he felt a lot better to this fat man, nodded his head, and said:

"Please. ”

"Admiral, please first. ”

Li Ran touched his nose, okay, this was called by the adult, it sounded like a thief, hehehe, but he felt that he didn't like that set at all, so he said:

"You are all older than me Li Ran, you don't need to call me Lord, I listen awkwardly, just call me Admiral Li. ”

Saying that, Li Ran cleaned up the rectangular dining table, fortunately, when he and the ship's ladies finished their meal, they paid special attention to hygiene, so every time the dining table was one of the cleanest places in the town guard's mansion, and this rectangular table was really suitable for meetings.

Everyone watched Li Ran sit down on the main seat, and looked at Bismarck standing behind him with an expressionless face, and they didn't dare to make a mistake, so they sat down one after another.

Li Ran saw that everyone was sitting down, and he coughed:

"Ahem, you don't have to be so restrained, now if you have anything to say one by one, as long as I Li Ran can do it, I will definitely do it." ”

"That, Lord Admiral, I don't know what Mr. Li Sanyan of the Four Seas Trading House said, your ship's mother escorted them successfully through the death route, is this news true?"

Li Ran raised his eyebrows, looked at the person who asked him, it was a spice merchant, he smiled and said:

"That's right, and it was the battleship girl Bismarck next to me who was in charge of that great convoy. ”

When Bismarck heard Li Ran say this, a trace of pride flashed in her eyes, but her face was still expressionless.

The merchant wanted to ask, but was preempted, and the fat man said with a smile:

"Well, I would like to ask the Admiral, if you need some small assistance. ”

"Of course, I haven't asked the gentleman's name yet. ”

"My surname is He, and my single name is a sea character, just call me He Fatzi. ”

"He Fatty?" Li Ran looked at the other party sitting and seemed a little uncomfortable, glanced at his big belly, understood a little, and hurriedly replied:

"It's not a secret, I think everyone has seen it, my port area is in ruins now, and no facilities have been built, but I have received some supply ship assistance from the Admiral Academy and the Ship Niang Academy, but this month, it is also stretched. ”

"Then I wonder if Lord Admiral is interested in building a supply depot?" Although He Hai is only a small businessman, he also has something that is not inferior to those old maritime merchants, that is, his mind is particularly active, otherwise he would not have braved all the way to Dawn Island now, you must know that the Golden Passage is making money every day, and those who choose to come to Dawn Island are nothing more than two kinds of people, one is some small maritime merchants who know that they can't compete with those maritime merchants in the Golden Passage, and some are based on the value of the starting point of the death route.

He Hai belongs to the latter, as a member of the Free Business Alliance, he naturally understands the situation of the Four Seas Firm over the years, after hearing that Bai Nuoyan became the Admiral, he saw that a Admiral is of great help to the popularity of a Firm, take the Four Seas Firm as an example, their Firm was on the verge of bankruptcy, but because Bai Nuoyan became the Admiral, a lot of cooperation came one after another, and all kinds of assistance emerged one after another.

The Four Seas Firm is now on its toes again, and has become a prominent member of the Liberty Business Alliance.

This is all because the eldest lady of the Four Seas Commercial Bank has become a commander, and that's it.

As a qualified businessman, if you want to go through the maritime trade in this era, then you must realize that you can offend officials, gang bosses, and soldiers, but you have one kind of person that you can't offend, that is, a group of people who cannot be controlled by the law, but have the most powerful force - the Admiral.

As long as you become an admiral, you will automatically be protected by the Admiral Academy, and even if there is no Admiral Academy, every Admiral has more than one ship girl by her side, even if it is a destroyer girl who has always been said to be a primary school student, it is enough for one person to overturn a reorganizationr.

Over the past century, there have been countless tragic murders of a single admiral.

And the naval forces of many countries are not satisfied with the maritime hegemony being captured by the deep sea, and once wanted to counterattack, but unfortunately, their counteroffensive is ridiculous.

Li Ran heard He Hai say this, he frowned:

"Supply depots?"

"Yes, I am not a big businessman, but I can devote all my strength to helping the Admiral build a multi-purpose supply depot, provided that I don't disturb you and your ship's maidens, of course. ”

"He Fatty, what you said is not kind. All the maritime merchants immediately realized what He Hai wanted to do, and they immediately said:

"Lord Admiral, my Linglong Comprising Bank can provide an interest-free loan of one million ocean coins, as long as the Admiral allows the ships of our Linglong Comptoir to dock in your port area for replenishment in the future, of course, this tariff, how about a million as a tariff for three years?"

"Tariffs?" Li Ran saw that this guy actually mentioned such a sensitive word, his tone became cold, he looked around for a week, and then said:

"You guys want to say that I, Li, is a poor man, and I can take a tariff as collateral and then take your loan, right?"

He Hai immediately knew that something bad was going to happen, the representative of this Linglong Commercial House was simply not long-minded, you must know that every area where the town guard was located, within a radius of several hundred nautical miles, was the territory of the admiral by default, and this guy wanted to buy a three-year tariff exemption with one million, which was simply throwing Li Ran's face on the floor and stepping on it.

The businessman looked at everyone and glared angrily, especially Li Ran's face was not smiling at all, he knew that he had said the wrong thing, and wanted to explain, but Li Ran would not give him this opportunity at all, he understood the importance of tax rights, and this point was related to his Mishima strategy plan, so to speak, Linglong Comptoir stepped on the thunder, and he said to Bismarck in a cold voice:

"Send this guest of the Linglong Commercial House back, I am relatively simple here, and I can't accommodate your big Buddha!"

"This gentleman, please!" Bismarck didn't know why the Admiral was angry, but if he made the Admiral angry, he naturally didn't need to look good, just drive him away.

The representative of the Linglong firm left the table in a gloomy manner, if there were some other plots, he would definitely slap the table and talk ruthlessly, but he didn't dare to say anything about this representative, the representatives sent out this time were all exploring the way for his own firm, he was good, this road was not explored, and he stepped on the thunder without words.

Li Ran's anger did not subside, he just sat quietly and did not speak, all the maritime merchants understood that this young man was not as weak as he seemed on the surface, they were secretly glad that there was a guy in front of them who was in front of them, and they probably figured out some high-voltage lines that Li Ran could not touch.

"Admiral, send it back. Ten minutes later, Bismarck returned to the town guard's house, and her tone was full of coldness:

"The ships of the Linglong Comptoir have also been expelled from the port. ”

He Hai couldn't help but look at this young man differently, this hand was playing beautifully.

Li Ran's anger subsided slightly, he saw that all the maritime merchants did not leave the table, he nodded secretly, it seems that he is right to take advantage of the situation this time, that's right, just how the sea is guessing, Li Ran is just using the topic to play, after all, negotiation and cooperation, only if you have the initiative, can you wait for the price and sell, and the party that has the advantage just now is the maritime businessman, not Li Ran.

With the help of this incident, Li Ran let the maritime merchants understand that he can accept some cooperation and some assistance, but he also has a bottom line, and this bottom line is that this Dawn Island is his master, and all business activities or something must be approved by him, what he wants to convey is such a message, and the tax power must be in his own hands.

The representatives of these maritime merchants are also lively, especially He Hai, who took advantage of this time to say to Li Ran:

"Lord Admiral, you extinguish the fire, I just said that the supply station, I can help you build it for free, but I was thinking, can I let my caravan open a ship-themed park on your island, only for the Admiral and the ship's mother. ”

As soon as He Hai's words fell, everyone was dumbfounded, no one thought that this fat man was so bold.

Li Ran was also a little stunned, he looked at He Hai's fat face, and secretly said that people should not be discognizable, this guy didn't even do other people's business, and aimed at other admirals and ship girls, but this idea was good, which reminded Li Ran of those world-chain theme parks on the earth, but this kind of thing must be considered in the long run, he thought about it and said:

"He Hai, your idea is very innovative, we will talk about it later. ”

When all the maritime merchants heard Li Ran say this, their eyes were red, and they all offered their own tempting conditions.

But Li Ran felt that it was still worse than He Hai's, and what he wanted to do was the scorpion's - the only one.

In the end, he dealt with the maritime merchants, and for the time being, he reached some preliminary intentions for cooperation, and then sent them away, leaving only this chubby guy.

Li Ran saw that everyone was gone, so he said to He Hai:

"Now it's just you and me, there are no outsiders here, if you have any ideas, just say it. ”