"Then it's up to you. "While Klaas was full www.biquge.info of anticipation, Rason turned his head and said to Alvin.

"Does Lord Lord mean that we are dumping and making those smuggling fleets unprofitable?" Alvin asked with a frown.

Smuggling merchant ships to Hokuriku naturally came to make profits. And if you want to stop those smuggling merchant ships from trading with the people of Hokuriku, you can either intercept those smuggling merchant ships and stop them by force like one-eyed shark pirates. Either that or rely on a large number of low-priced goods, making those smuggling merchant ships unprofitable. Without profits, the smuggling merchant ships would naturally disappear.

If Rassen wanted to use force to stop those smuggling ships, then naturally he would give this task to Klaas. After all, Klaas now basically controls the fleet captured from the cyclops pirates, and is best suited to play the pirate and do the wet work. But when Luo Sheng gave the task to Alvin, he naturally wanted to use the second method.

"That's right. Hokuriku is not wealthy at the moment, so the types of materials needed by the people are not very large. As long as we meet the market in advance at a relatively low price, those smuggling ships will have little business. Luo Sheng said lightly.

Directly let Klaas play the role of a pirate, intercept the smuggling ship halfway, and block the trade between the North Continent and the North Land, although it seems convenient and effective, but in fact, it is very troublesome.

On the one hand, behind these smuggling fleets, most of them have the support of powerful forces in the Northland, or local nobles. Intercepting and killing them is tantamount to confronting the forces behind them, which is not conducive to the future development of the sprout collar. After all, other forces don't have the ability to attack the Sprout Territory, but they can still make some trouble for the Sprout Territory in their own country.

On the other hand, in the rules of the continent of Ymir, it is an absolute felony for a nobleman to condone piracy by his subordinates, and may even lead to the deposition of the knighthood. So at the beginning, even the real power of the Tamil duke only cooperated with pirates, and did not dare to directly let his subordinates act as pirates for a long time.

If Rason asked Klaas to be a pirate, it would be okay if he was not discovered, once this kind of thing was revealed, it would definitely be a huge blow to Rasen's reputation and status. In particular, there are real silver veins in Luo Sheng's territory, which is a huge benefit that countless forces are jealous of. Even if Luo Sheng has the support of the Nine Rings White Tower, his background is extremely deep, but if he is discovered by other forces, he will definitely not let go easily. At that time, even if Luo Sheng can keep his territory, I am afraid that he will have to pay a huge price. Therefore, in order to stop the smuggling of merchant ships, and let Klaas become a pirate, in this era when the order has not collapsed, it is definitely not worth the loss.

However, choosing to control the Hokuriku market by means of commercial dumping, forcing those smuggling caravans, and the forces behind them to cooperate with the sprout collars, is an orderly way of competition. Even if the forces behind it were dissatisfied with the sprout port, they couldn't catch Luo Sheng with any tricks. After fighting for a period of time, he could only choose to cooperate with Rason.

"But in that case, we're probably not going to make much money from Hokuriku's trade. Alvin said hesitantly.

Because of Buniel's connections, as well as a huge fleet, as well as top-level armed merchant ships like the Magic Light VII, the cost of buying supplies from the Elson Kingdom and the Taylor Kingdom and selling them to the Hokuriku is quite low, so in the past month or so, the Sprout Chamber of Commerce, which presided over this trade, has made huge profits, and Alvin's results are quite impressive.

However, if there is a price war with smuggling merchant ships, the prices of various major substances will plummet, and the profits of the Sprout Chamber of Commerce will become extremely small. Even if the forces behind the smuggling fleet make things difficult for the Sprout Chamber of Commerce in the Northlands, the profits of the Sprout Chamber of Commerce will be further reduced, and there may even be a possibility of losing money. As the head of the Sprouts Chamber of Commerce, Alvin easily didn't want the Chamber of Commerce to fall into this situation.

"I understand. But even if you don't make money, you have to do it. It should be clear to everyone that we want the right to make rules for Hokuriku trade and the various resources of Hokuriku, not just to make money. With the income of the real silver vein, we are not short of money!" Luo Sheng said very firmly.

Although he has no intention of becoming the king and hegemonic in Hokuriku, it does not mean that Rasheng will give up the influence of the New Sprout Collar on Hokuriku. Relying solely on the resources of the sprout collar itself to develop behind closed doors will make progress very slow. Only by using the means of commercial trade to formulate a set of rules conducive to the development of the sprout collar, and use the resources of the Hokuriku to accelerate the development of the sprout collar, can the sprout collar grow to the extent that it can help Luo Sheng before the demon disaster comes.

"Do you have the right to make trade rules? I see! I'll do as my lord asks. Alvin said solemnly.

Although Luo Sheng's approach seemed to give up a lot of profits and even lose some money at the beginning, when the forces that wanted to get a piece of the pie in Hokuriku were suppressed by the new sprout collar and forced to cooperate with the new sprout collar, the new sprout collar grasped the initiative to formulate rules and order.

As a good businessman, Alvin is well aware of how much profit he can make by playing the rules of the trade in his favor. Once this plan is successful, not only will the Port of Sprouts become the core transit port for trade between the North and the Northland, and it will achieve great prosperity, but the Sprout Chamber of Commerce will also gain huge development and long-term profits, and may even become a behemoth that can affect the economy of both sides of the strait. So after thinking about this, Alvin chose to support Luo Sheng without hesitation.

"But I'm afraid those people behind it won't cooperate with us obediently, right?" After also thinking about Rasen's plan, Alyssa asked with some concern.

Blocking people's money, such as killing parents. Although Luo Sheng used economic means to resist those smuggling fleets, he was undoubtedly competing with the forces behind those caravans for the interests of Hokuriku. Luo Sheng didn't want to use piracy because he had scruples, but those forces who tried to get their hands on the North Continent might not be so disciplined. It is undoubtedly very likely that it will happen to make things difficult for the Sprout Chamber of Commerce in China through their own forces, support them behind their backs, or directly create some pirates to intercept and kill the fleet of the Sprouts Chamber of Commerce.

"They're definitely not going to work with us. Luo Sheng smiled and said: "The struggle in the middle is absolutely indispensable, but we are not afraid!"

Hearing Luo Sheng's words, everyone was shocked, and their faces showed a look of pride. In the past few months, everyone present has witnessed how the sprout collar has changed from a desolate place to a prosperous town now, and they are also very aware of the connections and strong strength that Rason has. Since Luo Sheng has made up his mind, unless the royal families of the two countries take matters into their own hands, the new sprout collar is really not afraid of any force.

"Externally, Alvin, you are in charge, and you are in charge of contacting the people of the Arcane Radiance Chamber of Commerce. With them, others can't suppress us. After boosting the morale of the crowd, Luo Sheng turned to Alvin and said, "We have plenty of funds, and we can increase the amount of purchases when appropriate." Those nobles, chambers of commerce and other forces are also profit-first. Use our purchasing power to divide and dismantle them, as long as some people work with us first, things will be much easier. ”

After integrating all the villages in the territory and absorbing a lot of displaced people, the current population has reached tens of thousands, which is a large market, and with the Hokuriku business network in hand, the purchase volume in the two countries is quite large. This interest is enough to attract the attention of many forces. After all, it is rare to find a buyer as generous as the sprout collar. Not every force is willing to work against the power of the Sprout Collar that can provide a lot of short-term benefits for the sake of interests that are difficult to cash in in a short period of time in the Hokuriku.

"Inside the territory, Charles, you organize some craftsmen to make the original materials of Hokuriku as much as possible to make goods commonly used in Hokuriku, further reduce our costs, and also reduce some dependence on external procurement. Some things, such as farm tools and the like, if they can be produced locally, we will be more confident. After arranging Alvin, Luo Sheng said to Charles: "You discuss the specific situation with Alvin, see which products have advantages on our side and are suitable for development, try to produce on a large scale, and ensure quantity and quality." ”

Although relying on the huge fleet and the support of the Nine Rings White Tower, Luo Sheng made a lot of money even if he only did transshipment trade, but Luo Sheng didn't want to go on like this forever. In Luo Sheng's view, improving the production capacity in the territory can not only increase profits and reduce the restrictions on trade in the territory, but also lay the foundation for 'climbing technology' in the future, which is a necessary step.

"Yes!" Charles replied with a slight agitation.

Among the many management, Charles's personal strength and ability are not outstanding, and he can achieve his current position mainly because he represents the original natives of the new sprout territory. And after seeing the changes in the sprout collar in the past few months, as well as the strength shown by Luo Sheng, Charles is very clear about the interests represented by his current position, so he also very much hopes to show his value in front of Luo Sheng.

"Finally, and most importantly, there is the issue of security at sea. After nodding and encouraging Charles, Rason finally turned his gaze to the eager Klaas: "Klaas, I'm going to divide the fleet. With the exception of the Magical Light VII, all the ships fit for battle have been gathered to form a fleet of maritime escorts in our territory. This power is handed over to you, can you guarantee the safety of the sea routes in our territory?"

Through the observation during this time, Luo Sheng found that Klaas's ability in business was far inferior to that of the professional merchant Alvin, but he had extremely good abilities in naval battles and escorts. And those under him are also quite strong and good at fighting. So in the absence of other suitable naval battle leaders, Rashon could only hand over the fleet to Klaas.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely be able to protect the safety of the route!" Klaas replied excitedly.