Chapter 341: Mediation [2]
When Sally came out of the house that was about to collapse, looking at the stack of papers in her hand, she suddenly felt that smuggling was a stupid thing to do. For there are people who have used more clever methods to start sucking blood from them, and these people live in Otis.
The honest-looking young man was willing to provide Sally with a complete set of paperwork, and he showed his brand new liquor and liquor sales license, and then took out a patent called "Concentrated Wine Blending Recipe". To put it simply, these people have legalized high alcohol to some extent. It takes a lot of money to get this whole set of paperwork from here, and it's not a one-time thing, each authorization cycle is only one quarter, and after more than a quarter, you have to come back here and be slaughtered by that guy before you can continue to legally "smuggle" moonshine.
Suddenly there was a feeling of unhappiness in Saili, when all this was legalized, was this still smuggling?
What about the atmosphere of smuggling?
What about the tension during smuggling?
The anxiety and prayer that keeps on praying, and when you reach your destination, the joy and sense of accomplishment are gone, right?
Does it mean that soon they will go from smuggling gangs to businessmen?
Unbeknownst to her, and not interested in knowing, she returned to the station with all the certificates and pulled out of her two carriages in a tractor from the hands of the police. Looking at the two carriages parked on the auxiliary road, Seli was in a trance. After going back this time, I'm afraid that all the smuggling rules in the north-south direction will have to be changed, right? She didn't know what kind of confidence the mayor had to do this kind of thing that others didn't dare to do, but as long as he could persevere, .......
Seri couldn't imagine how much profit would be eaten up in the huge smuggling trade between the north and the south. But she knew that maybe the small city would soon be different.
In fact, it was indeed as Sally imagined, and it only took three days for the smugglers in Namirinders City to know the news, and it was spreading continuously. Especially after Sally carried the tax payment certificate and all the documents neatly, and really delivered the goods to the place without any danger, the inexplicable sense of loss made many smugglers excited.
Yes, half of the profits from Otis will be siphoned off, but half of the profits in exchange for a safe business channel is worth it depending on whether it is worth it. Most of the smaller smugglers think it's worth it, because they're small, and if they can't keep themselves and their goods safe, there's a good chance that a single accident could send them all to hell. Large-scale smuggling organizations thought it was a good idea, especially when they learned that the city's mayor was called Doolin, and they were more willing to work with him.
Who Du Lin is, the people at the bottom don't know much, but the people at the top know too clearly, especially since this year, Du Lin has directly used money and force to open the way, with the help of the navy to improve his own smuggling channels, all the people who are engaged in this business know that they have a new partner, as well as an opponent.
The man who made money with his head tied to his trouser belt never underestimated anything, because those who were careless had long since become the skeleton on the side of the railway, and they were somewhat relieved after investigating Durin. This guy plays his own and doesn't interfere with others, and he won't let others interfere with him, which is very reassuring. In addition, there are underground money laundering dealers who reconcile a contradiction for Durin, and Dulin has a great reputation at the top level in some fields.
And being able to have such a reputation actually has something to do with money.
To wash a sum of more than 70 million dollars, it is definitely not something that can be completed with a touch of the skin, which involves a lot of doorways, it can be said that just washing Durin's money, the largest money laundering dealer in the empire has not taken on new work since receiving the order, and is still laundering the money for him. Big customers naturally have big customers to wait, and the original rule of three out of ten has become one out of ten when it comes to Durin.
Even the dealer was afraid that Duhrin would suddenly turn his face, and took the initiative to give Doolin the number after washing, and Durin's money was still being operated. There are too many and complicated things involved, but all of them reflect that Durin already has a certain prestige.
If you have prestige, you can rest assured, and there are more people who have no fame, no background and no prestige in this industry, so they prefer to cooperate with people with a good reputation, at least they can rest assured.
With such a small push, the city of Otis suddenly seemed to become lively.
Seventy, eighty, or ninety people would get off here every day, and two or three at a time, and at the same time a number of agricultural wagons appeared outside the station, cleanly washed and used to rip off passengers...... Passenger.
Big cities have the benefits of big cities, and small cities also have the advantages of small cities. A lot happens every day in big cities, but people don't know everything, they only know the changes around them. Smaller cities are much simpler, and a little big thing is enough to make the whole city talk, and in less than three weeks after the new mayor took office, the city has changed, which makes some people who are reluctant to leave the city and have a little bit of motivation feel the change.
They may not know what the future of the city will look like, but they know that things are getting better now.
The money in Durin's hands is skyrocketing at a frantic rate every day, and he not only makes the smugglers start to set up a den here, but also alarms the mayor of Illian.
Durin didn't intend to hide these things from anyone, and he didn't need to hide them from anyone, because he was the mayor, the biggest official in the city, and even the governor only had the power to oppose him, not the power to stop him.
"Doolin, isn't what you've been doing a little too much lately?", when Doolin's voice appeared in the earpiece, Illion's mayor, Hothton, immediately complained, "What you are doing is to discredit the face of the New Party, and some people above already think that your actions have hurt the interests of the New Party, and I hope you will immediately stop what you are doing now, and apologize to the injured public!"
Durin made this trick to put it bluntly, and it couldn't be simpler, but no one else used it before he used it. Maybe they thought about it, but they didn't implement it for the sake of face, after all, the mayor of a city is a bit humiliating and not worth it for the official whitewashing of smugglers. If they do so, they will encourage smuggling, which will not only conflict with the cabinet's governing plan, but will also be morally resisted by the middle class, and they may lose the election.
But these questions are not in Duhring's consideration at all, what is there in the whole Otis?
Nothing!
What is there he not to dare to do?
Nothing!
Regarding Hoston's statement, Durin just smiled calmly, "Mr. Mayor, if there is a resolution in the Cabinet, you can ask the Cabinet members to contact me directly, and I will consider what to do after deliberation." But ......", he paused here, and the silence made Hothton, who was on the other end of the telephone line, immediately a little annoyed, and there was no doubt that what Durin did not say later was accusing him of not having the power and not having enough weight to manage his affairs.
This annoyed Horston very, very much, Duhrin had been arranged by him, and whether or not he received hints from higher-ups, he was the executor. If something goes wrong with Durin, he may pat his ass indifferently and stop doing it, everyone knows that he is rich, and it doesn't matter what the rich do. But then the next slap in the face would fall on him, Horston, who was going to run for the next governor, and at this point Durin completely messed up his plans.
He patiently said again: "Dulin, this is not a discussion, but a request. Some explanatory documents have been submitted to the above, saying that you are involved in and organizing smuggling, and that you are using the identity given to you by the authorities as a cover and umbrella. Once this is taken seriously by adults, you may fall on your back......!
Durin didn't give Horston a chance to continue talking, he interrupted, "Mr. Mayor, if you don't have anything else to do, I'll hang up." I'm very busy here, I'll call you again if I have time. See you then!"
Durin hung up the phone and shrugged his shoulders as he continued to work on the next step in the city's planning. Every day these smugglers bring him tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, and part of this money will be used to renovate the city, in addition to shutting up the governor. Otis was too poor, too shabby, too backward to fit his plan for the place, and what Hoschton was talking about made no sense.
Moreover, each state of the empire is equivalent to a small autonomous kingdom, and the laws of each state are different except for the supreme basic law. It may be illegal to sell alcohol in one state, but it may just be unruly in another state. In Illiandurin, he can even open up brewing and selling alcohol, and there is no one from the Contraband Administration or the City Hall to sanction him, so he doesn't need to report what he does to the New Party Cabinet, as long as the state government passes it, and he doesn't plan to climb up anyway.
As for how to convince the governor in the state government, it is nothing more than using taxes. Any politician who aspires to a higher status and more power would not simply use the word money to cover the full meaning of money, and this gave Durin a perfect opportunity.
Doolin didn't know, but he had a guess that after Hothton was hung up, the guy called Doolin's immediate boss, and he decided that he wanted to talk about Doolin properly, and it was best to find a way to stop what he was doing.