Chapter 696: The Merchant of the Meng Kingdom's Intentions

Ding Kui told Fei Ze about Zhou Ping's visit. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

"This is a normal thing, the Mon country needs to sell us their specialties and buy back our specialties, and after the trade is interrupted by the war, the trade between the two countries has to transit through a third country, and earn a lot of gold coins for the third country for nothing.

The county guard Li Yan knows that this matter will not come to you for trouble, and will actively cover it up for you, Lord Governor Shao Dianxi will definitely allow the smuggling in Juyang City, and the profits may be able to supply a county with money and grain. Fei Ze is no stranger to the cattiness of the border.

"Then I'll go tomorrow to see what good things the Bangladesh Sunset State Chamber of Commerce Alliance has brought, and the benefits of foreigners must be eaten and accounted for. "Ding Kui will not be polite to the weekly review.

The southern part of the continent is rich in products, and many specialties are only available to Meng and Ji, and although they are located in the lower reaches of the Tongyuan River, the country is still relatively wealthy, and the commodity traders will not lose to other kingdoms.

There are not many things given to Ding Kui by the Sunset State Chamber of Commerce Alliance, it is a sandalwood box, about the same size as a large suitcase, and Ding Kui opened the wooden box in front of Lu Ji at the Lu Chamber of Commerce.

The inside of the wooden box is lined with neat spools, which are wrapped with gray silk threads.

"Could it be that this is the famous golden moth silk?" Ding Kui touched the gray silk thread, which felt smooth and solid.

He hadn't been to Mengguo, but he had been stationed in Juyang City for so long, and he had heard some things about Meng.

The golden moth is an insect that lives in tropical rainforests, the size of an adult's fist, mainly feeds on other weak insects, and is fierce and difficult to domesticate. After mating and laying eggs, it spits silk and forms cocoons to protect its offspring, and dies in less than half a day after the silk is exhausted.

Although the silk spit out by this golden moth looks inconspicuous, it is very tough, and the silk threads spun from it are extremely difficult to break, making it an essential material for top-quality armor.

"Lord Ding has a good eye, this box of gold moth silk is worth a lot of money, at least 100,000 gold coins at market price, and it is forbidden to sell it to enemy countries during the war. In addition, they deposit 200,000 gold coins into your account. Lu Ji naturally knew what was inside the box.

The silk of the golden moth is mostly used in weapons and equipment, and the silk armor woven without other materials can resist bows and arrows, and the sunset archers cannot shoot through with armor-piercing arrows from a distance of 50 meters. The key is that the insect of the golden moth is owned by Meng and its own country, and if the two countries do not sell it, other countries will not be able to obtain the golden moth silk, and if they do not want the enemy to improve their defense capabilities, they must ban the sale of the golden moth silk.

"Well, is this the Sunset State Chamber of Commerce Alliance's stance of not being hostile to our country? There is indeed no other gift more suitable than this, are they going to do the trade of golden moth silk?" Ding Kui was moved by Zhou Ping's "sincerity".

"Golden moth silk is part of it, although Meng found a way to breed golden moths in large numbers, but the golden moth silk is very versatile, huge demand, and the number of takeaways is limited every year. The villain estimates that they will mainly sell 'inseparable fruits'. "Lu Ji has a clear understanding of the situation of his peers.

Buli fruit is a kind of nut, the size is about the same as jujube, can be ground into a very cohesive glue, the main ingredient of the glue in the Shenyuan Continent is the fruit pulp.

Both Meng and Cao have produced fruits, but the output of Meng is much larger than that of Cao, and the price is also cheaper than that of Meng.

"No, the dock in Giant Sheep City is a little smaller, otherwise you can buy it in large quantities. "Ding Kui probably knows all the things that the Shaodian country can only rely on imports.

The fruit can be stored for several years, and the nuts are not easily damaged, making them suitable for bulk trading.

Lu Ji said in an envious tone: "They can build a large warehouse and turn Juyang City into a transfer station that does not leave the fruit, and it will be even more difficult for Cao Guo's non-leaving fruit to compete with them in the future." "The Lu Chamber of Commerce is very greedy for this kind of monopolistic business.

"Why didn't they come to do this before?" Ding Kui was a little skeptical.

"In the past, there was no garrison in Juyang City, which city lord dared to accept a large number of personnel and material exchanges, but now that there are adults and magic guilds, it is no problem for Meng Guo to come a hundred ships every day. "Lu Ji is a businessman, and he knows the unspoken rules of the commercial city better than Ding Kui.

"That's right, then Giant Sheep City can build an extra dock. Ding Kui's idea is very simple, the entrance and exit of Giant Sheep City are limited by the wharf, and the most direct solution is to increase the number of wharves.

"Yes, yes, as long as the waterway traffic in Juyang City is smoother, the villain can persuade the above to establish a contact point here and contact the chamber of commerce's branches in Cao, Meng, and his own country. In this way, small auctions can be held in Juyang City from time to time to share the resources of the Lu Chamber of Commerce in the four countries. Lu Ji has a long-term vision and is not satisfied with the shopkeeper of a small city.

"Hehe, this matter needs to be decided by the city lord of Qu, I just said it for a while. Ding Kui secretly wrote down Lu Ji's blueprint.

What he and Lu Ji talked about was not military matters, they were all about government affairs, and if they wanted to implement it, they had to pass Watchen's level, but Watson was not very willing to cooperate with him.

The merchant of Meng State showed signs of investing heavily in Juyangcheng, and since he knew about this matter in advance, there was no reason to miss the opportunity, and when he returned to the headquarters of the monopoly bank, he immediately summoned Qian Bu and Fei Ze.

"Do you want to send someone to Bangladesh? The Sunset State Chamber of Commerce Alliance can provide identity cover. "The old money is still a spy to open the way.

"First of all, the flow of goods, and then to the flow of people. Fei Ze had guessed in advance, "The most important transportation corridor is from Juyang City to Huashan County."

Huashan County is a transportation hub in Nannuma Prefecture, whether it is the goods of Meng or the goods of our country, they must pass through Huashan County.

Once the merchants of the Meng Kingdom were able to gain a foothold in the Giant Sheep City, the first trade route to become busy was this transportation corridor. ”

"And then?" Ding Kui didn't hear anything about himself.

"Due to the devastation of the war, the roads in this transport corridor are in poor condition, resulting in a decrease in traffic capacity, and the carriages and horses will have to fight for the right of way, and whoever controls the most rights of way will control the cost of transportation. Fei Ze shut his mouth at this.

"The control of transportation costs is equivalent to stucking the neck of the cargo owner, this competition is force, and it must be able to get on the table with force. Hehe, I'm afraid there is a reason why Zhou Ping came to bribe me, who can be stronger than the 201st Division along the way?" Ding Kui knew who was the boss as soon as he heard it.

"There will be malicious competitors pretending to be robbers, and as long as the trade routes are not quiet, they can ask for a higher price, and the regular army is the main force to eliminate bandits. Fei Ze's appearance is relaxed, and it is very easy to talk to Ding Kui, he likes this feeling.

The old man remained silent, and basically did not interject in areas that he was not good at.

"I think of a word, raising bandits is self-respecting, and bandits are constantly troubled when the trade route opens. Ding Kui said with deep meaning.

"Hehe, most of the bandits come from peacetime, and we won't appear when we start a war with the Three Kingdoms. "The secretary of the commander of the General Staff has never seen any kind of general, and the small movements below are not familiar but at least know.

"We have a foundation and a way to get to the car and horse industry, but it's still the same old problem, lack of people. In addition, now it is necessary to occupy more space, both inside and outside the city, houses and vacant land. I can't make the money alone, but I have to start with the things that I can't move. Ding Kui knows very well what increases the price of things after the rapid economic growth of a place.

"Houses and land cost a lot of money. The old man looked embarrassed.

"Ask Lu Ji if you are short of money, ask him how much he wants, and I will arrange this matter. Ding Kui immediately heard the difficulties of the old man.

On the sea west of the Shenyuan Continent, outside the boundary of the western sea of the Shaodian Kingdom, the huge fleet that has been rapidly approaching.

A rare giant ship stood at the front of the fleet, and at the bow of the giant ship stood two people, a big man with a full beard wearing commander-level armor, and a middle-aged man with black hair wearing an earthy yellow cloth shirt.

"Your Excellency, is that what you are talking about in front of you?" asked Dahan humbly.

"Well, crossing that reef is considered to be entering the sea area of Shaodian Country. Of course, it won't be long before the waters around here will no longer belong to the Shaodian Kingdom, but to your Kuril Alliance. The black-haired middle-aged man said indifferently.

"It's all your gift, the Kuril Alliance will always remember you, and your children and grandchildren will always be guests of the Kuril Alliance. "Dahan is clearly a member of the Kuril Alliance.

"Whether it is a gift depends on your ability to command Cha Kelie, although the navy of Shaodian Country is weak, but there are also a lot of personnel and ships, whether you can stand firm is your business. You know, I can't make a move. The black-haired middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, that the fleet of the Kuril Alliance is an invincible fleet, and the fleet without humans on this vast sea is our opponent. If it was just a country in Shaodian Country, the villain would have enough confidence to occupy any sea area he wanted to occupy. ”

Cha Kelie is humble to the black-haired middle-aged man, but when he talks about others, he is full of pride, and he does have the momentum of a commander.

"Well, you are a very important part of the realization of my plan, and it is up to you whether the Thousand Islands Alliance can affect the situation on the mainland, and if you fail, you will stay in this sea forever. Speaking of which, the black-haired middle-aged man showed a ruthless look.

Cha Kelie couldn't help but take a few steps back, he was a dignified knight who couldn't even resist the momentum of the black-haired middle-aged man.

"Yes, yes, the villain understands. There was a look of horror on his face.

The strength of the black-haired middle-aged man was unfathomable, and Venerable Takakura, who was worshiped as a god by the Thousand Islands Alliance, was also very jealous of him.

"Hmph, Shao Dianhuan, the show is slowly unfolding, are you ready to watch?" the black-haired middle-aged man whispered.

"What a big change!" was Ding Kui's first sentence when he returned to the Yongsheng base.

After nearly four months of construction after Ding Kui's departure, the Yongsheng base has more than doubled in size, adding many functional buildings in addition to residential buildings, and a large area of fertile land has been reclaimed around the base.