Chapter Seventy-Six: What Do You Want So Many Weapons For?
The answer is rum!
Rum made from sugar cane contains a lot of vitamins and is easy to store, as long as you drink it every day, you are guaranteed not to get scurvy!
In addition, sugarcane is a crop that hardly needs to be taken care of, as long as the climate is right, the yield is huge!
As a result, rum is extremely cost-effective!
So, no one who floats on the sea, whether it's pirates, navy, or merchants, can't live without rum.
This can already rise to the category of resources!
Thanks to the climate, Hagbutcher Island has plenty of sunshine, but one side of the island is dry and the other is wet.
So a lot of high-quality grapes and sugar cane!
Timber and weapons are also profitable, but they are not worth the price of wine and the quantity of rum!
These two types of alcohol are the business that can bring the most profit to Will.
On the Diodori side, the prince was very stubborn, and in the end, the price of arms was only maintained at 10% off.
Will expressed understanding.
Just in front of others, I killed other people's cronies, and it is not normal to be angry.
And arms are not the main money-making tool for Will, so as long as the price is reasonable.
It's just that...
"Your Excellency, the armed ordnance of 3,000 people per quarter, this number is a bit small, right?" Will said with a smile as he entered.
Diodori's eyelids jump! 3,000 people per quarter is not too little!
You know, the original supply to Big Jim is the standard of 4,000 people per year! That's 1,000 people per season! That's quadrupled!
"3,000 people per season, a lot! The production capacity of the Kingdom Ordnance Factory is also limited, after all, I still have to arm the Kingdom army! ”
"As a member of the world government, the Hagbuther Kingdom is far from being an enemy, and it is the only country on the island, what do you want so many weapons for?"
I TM armed my own country's army, can you control it!
Seeing Will innocently ask such a scoundrel question, Diodori felt an evil fire in his heart.
Quickly take a deep breath, calm down, and continue: "After all, you still have to defend against pirates!" ”
Will waved his hand and said arrogantly: "The matter of pirates, don't worry about it!" As I said before, the entire kingdom of Hagbuther is guaranteed to be safe from pirates! ”
"Captain Will's strength, I've seen it. However, the safety of a country cannot be guaranteed alone. ”
"Your Excellency is worried, I understand!
In this way, we will take half a year! I'll provide protection services for Hagbutcher first!
We're not greedy! Just increase the trading volume to 5,000 armaments per quarter, and you're good to go! You'll be profitable, too, and you'll be more profitable, won't you? ”
5,000 people per quarter! Not greedy? Diodori felt the little flame in his chest burst out!
"If half a year later, the prince is still satisfied with the service provided by the Heavenly King Pirates, as long as the amount of the first two seasons is made up in the third season~"
Diodori: ('Д?*)9#¥%! @#! @
"That is, in the third quarter, the prince will provide a capacity of 9,000 people~" Will was afraid that the other party would not understand, so he deliberately repeated it with a specific number.
Diodori was completely speechless and shut up.
Siglick and Valia cast gloating looks.
Such a distressed expression can rarely be seen on the face of this prince.
Will waited for a while, saw that the other party did not object, and then said, "Then I will agree as an adult!" If it's out of stock, I'll be angry~"
"So, let me tell you a little bit about how to do it."
That's when Theodori became a little intrigued.
"I don't know, the prince has ever heard of the Eight Treasure Water Army of the Flower Country, which is also in the West Sea..."
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On the second day, somewhere in the West Sea, the location of the underworld.
"My lord! Lord Ummet! There's big news! ”
Umit, one of the rulers of the underworld of the Western Sea, has a large fleet of transport ships at his disposal, and has the ability to transport any cargo to any corner of the Western Sea.
People give it the nickname "Deep Current". It is a figure that all those who engage in illegal activities must not be avoided.
"What's the matter!"
"It's from the Kingdom of Hagbuche! The Otefi Society, which has been doing business with us, has been wiped out by a rookie pirate group! ”
Hearing the news, Umit was taken aback.
His subordinates may not know, but as one of the rulers of the underworld of the West Sea, he knows very well that Otfi's force is supported by the revolutionary army.
"Who is so bold!"
The person hurriedly replied: "My lord, this pirate group is not simple, the captain's name is Will?" Ariel, known to the Navy as the 'Son of the Devil'!
Before the little one came, he investigated his background and found that this person was rewarded with 100 million for his debut! The second bounty rose to 150 million Bailey!
The total bounty of the whole ship is close to 300 million Bailey!!
And it's only been two months since his debut! ”
As he spoke, he pulled out a stack of bounty slips from his bosom and handed them to Umit.
Umit took it and looked at it closely.
"You look so young... Today's supernova seems to have fallen again. He muttered as he watched.
"It seems like Hagbutcher's business is about to give up, what a pity!"
Big Jim does not have its own transportation network, so large quantities of smuggled goods need to pass through Ummet. He couldn't help but regret losing such a big customer.
"Not necessarily," the subordinate said with some uncertainty.
Umit frowned and scolded: "If you have something to say, you can finish it at once!" Don't spit it out! ”
"My lord, the main thing is that this is strange!
Not long after the Heavenly King Pirates eliminated Otfi, another group took over its territory.
This group of people, who call themselves the [Red Flag Society], seems to be a newcomer society. So adults can still do business with each other, just change customers.
But the strange thing is that the process of the rise of the Red Flag Society is also too smooth...
As soon as the Heavenly King Pirates left on their front feet, they popped up. And the process went smoothly without encountering a single resistance. And the Hagbutcher official recognized their status the next day.
The small one is thinking, this is inevitable... It's a bit of a coincidence, right?
Your Excellency, this is the official newspaper of Hagbutcher. ”
Umit took the newspaper and looked at it with a frown.
The content of the newspaper is divided into two parts, first strongly condemning the destruction caused by the Heavenly King Pirates to Hagbutcher, and calling on and urging the navy to arrest the other party as soon as possible. Then there was the lavish praise for the Red Flag Society's courage in taking responsibility in the aftermath of the chaos, and the official recognition of its status as a city with giant shoulders.
"It's a bit of a coincidence..."
"Or... It's not a coincidence at all..."
Men:???
"Quickly go and gather the other giants of the underworld, I want to hold a meeting!"
"Yes!"
A similar scene happened in all corners of the West Sea, and the underground giants and forces of various countries began to notice this newly rising pirate group.
Will's fame has since spread to the world based on the West Sea!