CHAPTER XXXVI

At the beginning, insurance was not famous, and then it was a tax, and when I was saving money, I accidentally learned about this insurance business with the salesman, so I bought a personal accident insurance with a try-and-see attitude.

Later, he ran aground on a boat during a sea trip and never returned. In their grief, his family took the insurance policy to the bank to cash, and the bank happily paid a hundred yuan in compensation - the family died and not collapsed, but prospered because of it, bought some land outside the city, and became a wealthy family.

This matter spread quickly, and those who ran the maritime business were all bright-eyed after learning about it - the sea is fickle, every time they go to sea, they are gambling on their lives, and no one knows if they will go back alive.

Therefore, after learning of the existence of the reporting business, these sailors bought various insurance policies in the bank.

Not only sailors buy, but also some chambers of commerce, after learning about the role of insurance, they do not hesitate to buy huge sums of money every time they go to sea, not only life insurance, but also property accident insurance, etc., are within their insurance scope.

With insurance in hand, it's just that if nothing happens, God blesses, if something happens, don't be afraid, although the goods and people can't come back, but at least you can get compensation from the bank, talk about comfort.

"But what do others think?" Wu Meiniang was still a little worried: "We have a lot of money, but other coastal cities don't have so much money, let them know Your Highness's measures, then they still have to hate you to death?" ”

"Yes, it is true that they cannot be subsidized in the name of compensation." Li Zhen thought about it, what Wu Meiniang said also made sense, Shengmi enmities fight Mi hatred, and favors are not such things as the better.

But compensation can't be withheld - it's a big plan for yourself.

"Then Mei Niang, what should we do?"

"Do you have to give it?"

"That's right, you have to give it, and at least one percent." Li Zhen nodded and said: "Because this is related to one of my plans, and at the same time, it is also to establish authority for the port of Yuezhou, so that they can know our sincerity - I know that some people are secretly calling me a vampire now, because the city ship division I built does not let go of even the smallest fishing boat, as long as it lands in the port, even if there is only one fish on board, you have to pay taxes."

So much so that some small ships would rather secretly find a remote place to land than come to the port to anchor. As everyone knows, such a move is simply gambling, once the sea tide rises or other problems arise, the boat landing on the wild beach is basically unable to be saved, and for some people who regard the boat as the foundation of a family's livelihood, the bankruptcy of a family has become inevitable.

Now I'm going to tell them that I'm not just building the port to collect taxes, it's good for them – at least on my territory, if something goes wrong with your ship, I can take care of it......"

"Then in the name of condolence money." Wu Meiniang said: "No, this condolence money cannot be paid by Your Highness yourself, you must take the route of the treasury and distribute it in the name of the treasury." ”

Li Zhen said categorically: "This is natural, I'm thinking about Yuezhou, what does it mean to use my own money?" Of course, we have to take the route of the treasury. ”

"Then it's fine."

Li Zhen suddenly backhanded Wu Meiniang, and said with a sneer: "Sister Meiniang, you are awesome, women don't let you have eyebrows, I admire you more and more now." ”

"Your Highness...... You've got something else to do. Wu Meiniang was shocked and wanted to get rid of Li Zhen, but she was defeated by Li Zhen's strength, so she could only weakly find an excuse.

But where will Li Zhen care about this now?

He laughed in a low voice: "It's just compensation work, what does it matter if you go earlier and later?" Sister Mei Niang, you just leave me......"

"Ah......h

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Wu Du, forty years old this year, is the sixth in the family, so everyone calls him Wu Lao Liu.

Wu Lao Liu was born as a fisherman, because he was operating at sea all the year round, exposed to the wind and sun, washed by the waves, and flooded, he was only forty years old, but he was born early, his face was old, and he looked like he was sixty years old.

Wu Laoliu lost his wife at an early age and raised his two sons by himself, but the two sons did not inherit the family business when they grew up, but worked in the shipyard.

Wu Lao Liu is supportive of this, fishing near the sea, playing the piano and flute, this is only in the fantasy of literati and ink writers, the real life at sea is actually very bitter, and the danger is extremely great, and the slightest carelessness will never come back.

If it weren't for Wu Laoliu's illiterate and no other livelihood skills, he wouldn't have begged for a living at sea.

Moreover, because Lingnan is a wild land, the economy is extremely underdeveloped, and some places do not even recognize the amount of money, and still use barter as the main means of economic exchange. Hell in a place like this, when the catch can be sold for a high price.

So Wu Laoliu's family had a very hard time, but fortunately, the two sons competed and studied hard since they were children, and the eldest son was also admitted to Tongsheng, although he never passed the exam again, but within a radius of dozens of miles, he was already a rare cultural person. Although the second son did not get any fame in the exam, he was also familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, which is not bad - at least compared to the fact that nine out of ten people in the surrounding villages and towns are illiterate in big characters, it is already very rare.

Especially after the Yuezhou shipyard was built, the two sons applied for the job under their own persuasion, because they were literate and could count, so they were directly recruited into the shipyard and became the small boss of the shipyard.

After two or three years of hard work (note: the shipyard was built a long time ago, and it was put into operation before Li Zhen came), the two sons became the foremen of the shipyard, and the salary was ridiculously high, not only bought a big house in the city, but also married a wife and had children, and now the eldest grandson can make soy sauce.

Just a few months ago, Wu Laoliu's two sons really couldn't see their old father suffering at sea anymore, so they invited him to live in the city.

But Wu Lao Liu has worked hard at sea all his life, and he can't live without the sea, so in desperation, his two sons pooled money to buy a small cargo ship for Wu Lao Liu.

Compared with offshore fishing, freight is not only safer, but also does not rely on the weather like fishing - now there is construction everywhere in Yuezhou, and there are many places where large ships cannot pass through, and can only be transported by small cargo ships, so small boats are actually very popular in Yuezhou, and they don't worry about not being able to work.

With the new equipment, Wu Lao Liu's shotgun has been replaced, and he is now living alone now, so his life should not be too nourishing.