Chapter 553: Hiding Grain on the Spot
As soon as she heard Lorna open her mouth to ask for 9 percent, Gome only felt a tightness in her chest, and her blood pressure went up.
Throughout the ages, all walks of life, I have never heard of any business is 19 points, and it is also a supply of 1 percent! Take 9 percent of the soup! The nobles were silent, the slaves wept, and the bandits and bullies were all experts when they heard it!
It's an egg!
But Gomez really can't say what he is suffering about now, because in the strict sense of the word, they don't call it "doing business" now, they call it "selling stolen goods".
If you can't negotiate business, you won't do it if it's a big deal, and you can find the next business partner.
But if the stolen goods can't be sold, it's a big deal, and if you put it in your hand, you may explode one day.
Because of the Dragon Fire Festival, Gome and the others got into a big disaster, and it can be said that half of their feet stepped out of the cliff, and they were ready to be imprisoned, and it would be good if they could not be exterminated and executed.
Now, Lorna reaches out and gives them a chance and asks if they can take it.
If you don't accept it, you can't sell the stolen goods, you don't have a penny, you have to go to prison, and you have to tremble every day, always worrying about whether the stolen goods will be discovered.
Pick-up, although it is 19 open that can make people so angry that they vomit blood, but there is still 1 percent left in their hands, and climbing the future mountain of His Royal Highness the Prince, there is a high probability that they can retreat with their whole body.
How to choose the trade-offs between these, although Gome and the others are aggrieved, they still have a number.
And to be honest, for such a thing as sharing spoils, I am not afraid that the officials will take too much, but I am afraid that the officials will not take it.
If you don't take it, it means that people are not all the way with you, there is nothing to talk about, and you will definitely get into trouble in the future.
If you take it, it means that both sides are of the same mind, and the more you take it, the deeper Shangguan himself falls, and the more concerned he is about this matter, so that he will desperately protect the people below.
Suffice it to say, the more Lorna asks for it now, the safer it will be for them.
Gomer gritted his teeth and went straight out: "Okay! According to His Royal Highness the Prince, 19 points! ”
"That's right!" Lorna showed a satisfied smile, put one hand on the sad face of Gome, the other hand on the silent Du Mingwei, and said in a very frank tone, "The money distributed to me is counted as the start-up capital you contributed. As long as you follow Prince Ben wholeheartedly, I will never forget you in the future. ”
These words were like a reassuring pill, which calmed Gome's mood suddenly, His Royal Highness the Prince was right, take a long-term view, and consider it a long-term investment.
After the negotiation was settled, Gomer asked the servant to bring a bottle of wine from the cellar, and after it was opened, everyone drank together.
After drinking, a familiar smile appeared on Chino's face: "Since everyone has reached a consensus, why don't you take His Royal Highness the Prince down to see those grains?" I'm good to start arranging the shipping route. ”
"Yes, please." Gomes took the lead and went out.
In order not to attract the attention of outsiders, Gomez traveled very low-key, only bringing Du Mingwei, Chino, and Lorna, and the four of them wore cloaks to hide their identities and walked all the way.
What is amazing is that Gomer is not going to other places, it is actually the eight granaries of Danyu City.
The eight granaries have been burned to the ground, and the temporary granaries for the distribution of relief grain have been built on the periphery of the ruins, and the inner area is still a mess.
Gomex avoided the crowd and entered the inside of the granary via a no-man's alley.
Looking at the vast ruins in front of her, Lorna was very puzzled: "Didn't you say to see the grain?" Why brought us here? ”
Gomez smiled mysteriously: "The 1.62 million tons of food received is our lifeblood, and of course it should be placed in the safest place." There is a saying that the most dangerous place is ... It's the safest place! ”
Gomer led the three of them through the rubble, and finally stopped in front of a broken stone pillar and waved to Du Mingwei.
I saw Du Mingwei standing in front of another stone pillar, and the two nodded regularly to each other, as if they were in concerted rhythm, and then pressed the hidden mechanism at the bottom of the stone pillar and turned at the same time.
"Boom..."The dull sound was like a wild beast roaring, and there was a sudden vibration around it, and the ground where everyone was located began to sink slowly, revealing a circular pit with a diameter of more than twenty meters.
After the ground has sunk for about fifty meters, the side walls reveal hidden passages that can be accessed.
Gome led the three of them into the passageway, pressed the mechanism, and the sunken ground rose again, returning to its original place, without any clue.
The four of them walked in the tunnels, a subtle sense of weightlessness kept coming, and the temperature continued to drop, indicating that they were constantly walking underground.
After about fifteen minutes of walking, Gome clasped regularly on the walls, and the glowing fluorescent light came on one after another, and the light sources were all light stones embedded in the walls, illuminating the enclosed underground space as bright as day.
It was a shocking scene.
The royal family sent 1.62 million tons of relief grain to Danyu City, and a bag of wheat is calculated according to 100 catties, and the total number is tens of millions of bags.
"It's all here... The most dangerous place is the safest place, and who would have thought that the grain that was 'burned' in the granary would be hidden under the granary? Chino looked sideways at Gomez, his amber eyes filling with a smile, "What a good move." ”
Gomer also smiled and said: "This underground space has been around for a long time, and only me, Lin Gengsen, Du Mingwei, and some henchmen know about it. There is a granary on the top and an underground canal on the bottom, which is very convenient to move the grain in the silo down or transport the grain inside. ”
"Before the Dragon Fire Festival, we used thousands of slaves, and it took them half a month to let them move the relief grain in the granary here, and all the shelves were replaced with wood chips smeared with desert fire, and finally closed the stone wall and secret passage, and the fire burned, the flames above burned the sky, and the silence below was as usual."
Lorna asked, "Thousands of slaves help carry it, if one person says something, won't the matter be exposed?" ”
Gomez waved his hand and laughed, "How can the corpse leak its mouth?" After moving, they were all slaughtered, and none were left. ”
"Good means." Chino repeated the words, his smile deepening.
"Passing the prize." Gommé pointed into the distance and explained, "From here to the end, you can see the underground canal we have secretly built, which leads to the lower reaches of the Qingjiang River, and can be carried down the river to the outer sea. ”
"The matter of cargo ships is not bothered by the two of you, Mr. Du Mingwei's caravan has more than 100 heavy cargo ships, and it will definitely not be able to be transported at one time, we can transport them in batches. Forehead... As for the passes along the way..."
Lorna said lightly: "You only need to be responsible for carrying the goods onto the ship, contacting the people who are answering outside, and I will help you solve the matter of Caoyun Pass to ensure that the road is unimpeded." ”
With this sentence, Gomex was very relieved: "Then there is His Royal Highness Prince Lao, I wish us a happy cooperation~"