In the face of Deng Yi's resoluteness, Old Man Yuan was helpless except to sigh secretly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBut the food business of Xiaoyao Island still has to be done, after all, the amount is so large, even if it can only take half of it, the annual profit is a lot. What's more, listening to Deng Yi's meaning, it should have been handed over to him in full a few years ago.

After discussing the issue of grain trading, the two chatted casually about something else, and the atmosphere was harmonious. When Yuan Shiqing introduced Chongming Island, Deng Yi asked casually: "This Chongming Island is also a big island, business travel is frequent, and no pirates dare to harass it, but why do the residents on the island seem to have a hard time?" It's far worse than the Twin Fire Islands. ”

"There are several reasons for this." Yuan Shiqing pondered for a moment and explained: "First of all, there is the land issue. Don't look at Chongming Island is very large, in fact, the land that can really be used as arable land on Chongming Island is very small, only less than one-fifth of the entire Chongming Island. ”

"Then there's the demographic issue. Do you know how many people there are on Chongming Island now? Almost tens of millions! There is little land and many people. This has naturally led to a situation of extreme food shortage. And because of the overpopulation and dense residence, a large number of residents are idle at home and cannot find work. If there is no work, there is no income, and life will naturally not be easy. ”

"I see. However, with the strength of Chongming Island, it is possible to occupy a few more islands in the surrounding area and move all the redundant residents there. ”

"Why not. The surrounding islands account for dozens of them, and a number of residents have also moved around the city. However, these small islands have limited capacity, and there are many inhabitants themselves, so they can't move much. Isn't it possible to take the island and slaughter all the inhabitants of the island? ”

"It's really unlikely."

"And most of the residents don't want to live on the island, it's not safe, and it's often harassed by pirates. As for those big islands, the owners didn't dare to do it at will. The sea is not really calm either. As long as you look a little tired, you don't know how many hungry wolves will pounce on you and take a bite. ”

"Old Man Yuan is right. By the way, if other lords take the initiative to move people to Chongming Island, will your island owners agree? Deng Yi asked suddenly. That's the answer he really wants to know.

"Lord Deng doesn't want a population, does he?" Yuan Shiqing could see Deng Yi's thoughts at a glance.

"Hahaha, don't hide it from Old Man Yuan, I do have this idea. We are now short of population. Deng recalled.

"Haha, if you really want a population, the island owner still wants to. How can you disagree? It's just that these people probably won't give you away in vain. There is a price to pay. Yuan Shiqing said.

"At what cost?" Deng Yi asked.

"Grain in exchange, or money to buy." Yuan Shiqing said.

"These are not the problems, the key is how to change the method, what is the price?"

"Well, according to the past situation, it takes about five hundred catties of grain per person." Yuan Shiqing said.

Five hundred pounds of grain, converted into silver, is about four taels. This price is within the acceptable range of Deng Yi. But no matter what kind of business you do, bargaining is a must, and if you can save it, you can save it: "Can't you do it less, this price is a bit high." These populations are a burden to Chongming Island, and they are of little value to speak of. ”

"Master Deng can't say that. They really don't have much value to Chongming Island, but they are very valuable to you, aren't they? Besides, Chongming Island can't raise these people for nothing, right? Of course, if Lord Deng needs a larger population, I think the owner of the island will be happy to give more discounts. I don't know how many people Master Deng plans to have? Yuan Shiqing said.

"Five hundred thousand." Deng recalled.

"Okay, I'll help you contact the owner right away. Let you counsel face to face. After speaking, Yuan Shiqing got up and left.

In the afternoon of the next day, Yuan Shiqing came to Deng Yi's room again.

"Old Man Yuan, how is the situation?" Deng Yi asked hurriedly.

"No problem, the owner has agreed, given the sheer size of the population you need. The owner of the island has decided to help you transport the population to Runaway Island for free. I wonder what Master Deng thinks? Yuan Shiqing said with a smile on his face.

"Of course it's for the best. Old man Lao Yuan is bothered, I don't know when I will be able to talk to the owner in person in person? Deng Yi bowed his hand and thanked him.

"Oh, this. The owner of the island has ordered that the matter be entrusted with full responsibility. When and how much does Lord Deng need, just follow me and send it to you immediately. Yuan Shiqing said.

When Yuan Shiqing said this, Deng Yi and Lu Yina on the side couldn't help frowning at the same time. This Yuan Shiqing spoke unclearly, obviously deliberately hiding something. Not only Deng Yi was aware of this, but even Lu Yina on the side saw something.

"Since this is the case, there will be old man Lao Yuan in the future." Deng recalled. Although Yuan Shiqing was found to have a problem, Deng Yi did not plan to continue to investigate. As long as you can get the population you want, it doesn't matter. What's more, Lu Yina is involved in this, and if she really wants to be more serious, it will inevitably embarrass her.

"It should be, it should be." Yuan Shiqing said excitedly with a smile on his face.

"These 500,000 people are transported over 10 years, about 50,000 a year. Also, I hope that there will not be too many old people and people with inferior qualifications in this population. If it's too much, don't blame me for refusing. Deng Yi asked again.

"No problem, we will carefully screen it at that time to ensure that Lord Deng is satisfied." Yuan Shiqing hurriedly agreed, as if he was afraid that Deng Yi would regret it.

"Now that things have been negotiated, it's inconvenient to continue to bother. Leave! Shen Zhi, go, go back to Xiaoyao Island. Deng Yi greeted him, got up and walked out. He really didn't want to stay here for long, he was afraid that if he continued to look at Yuan Shiqing's face, he couldn't help but rush up and beat him.

It was already obvious that Yuan Shiqing didn't go to talk to the owner of Chongming Island at all in the morning. He took the business in the name of the owner of the island. As long as he goes up and down, the population is basically free, and the total cost of rations and transportation expenses in the transportation process is probably less than 2.5 taels of silver per person. In other words, Yuan Shiqing can earn at least nearly 8,000 taels of gold in this business, which will directly double the assets of their Yuan family.

This is only Deng Yi's conservative estimate, and the actual cost may be even lower than this estimate. With such huge profits, it is no wonder that Yuan Shiqing would be desperate to use this kind of subordinate means.

Of course, this does not mean that Deng Yi can really save 8,000 taels of gold by directly looking for the owner of Chongming Island. Maybe it's cheaper, but not so much. What Deng Yi was really angry about was not this money, but Yuan Shiqing who deceived him like a fool.

"Eh, Lord Deng, why don't you stay for a few more days, let me do my best as a landlord." Yuan Shiqing hurriedly caught up and kept him.

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