"This is a normal thing. Bangladesh needs to sell their special products to us and buy back our special products. After the trade was interrupted due to the war, the transactions between the two countries had to be transited through a third country, earning a large amount of gold coins for the third country in vain.
County Governor Li Yan will not come to trouble you if he knows this, and will actively cover it up for you. Master Dianxi, the governor of the state, will definitely allow smuggling in Juyang City, and the profits will probably be enough to supply a county with money and food." Fei Ze
I'm no stranger to border troubles.
"Then I will go tomorrow to see what good things the Bangladesh Sunset State Chamber of Commerce Alliance will bring. Foreigners must take advantage of more benefits." Ding Kui would not be polite to Zhou Ping.
The southern part of the continent is rich in products, and many special products are only available in Meng and Ji. Although they are located in the lower reaches of the Tongyuan River, their countries are still relatively wealthy and will not lose to other kingdoms in terms of commodity traders.
The Sunset State Chamber of Commerce Alliance gave Ding Kui not much, just a sandalwood box, which was about the same size as a large suitcase. Ding Kui opened the wooden box in front of Lu Ji at the Lu Chamber of Commerce.
Inside the wooden box were neatly laid spools of thread, which were wrapped with gray silk threads.
"Could this be the famous golden moth silk?" Ding Kui touched the gray silk thread, which felt smooth and solid.
He has never been to the country of Meng, but he has been stationed in Juyang City for so long, and he has heard some things about the country of Meng.
The golden moth is an insect that lives in tropical rainforests. It is about the size of an adult's fist and mainly feeds on other weak insects. It is ferocious and strong and difficult to tame. After mating and laying eggs, it will spin silk and form a cocoon to protect its offspring.
, it will die less than half a day after all the silk is spun out.
Although the silk spun by this golden moth looks inconspicuous, its texture is very tough, and the threads spun from it are extremely difficult to break. It is an essential material for making top-grade armor.
"Master Ding has good eyesight. This box of gold moth silk is worth a lot. It costs at least 100,000 gold coins based on the market price, and it is prohibited to sell it to enemy countries during the war. In addition, they deposited 200,000 gold coins of Lu State into your
On the account." Lu Ji naturally knew what was in the box.
Golden moth silk is mostly used in weapons and equipment. The silk armor woven without adding other materials can withstand bows and arrows. Sunset archers cannot shoot through it with armor-piercing arrows fifty meters away. The key is that the golden moth is an insect only found in Meng and Ji. They
If the two countries do not sell it, other countries will not be able to obtain gold moth silk. If they do not want the enemy to improve their defense capabilities, they must ban the sale of gold moth silk.
"Well, is this the Sunset State Chamber of Commerce Alliance's stance of not being hostile to our country? There really is no other gift that is more suitable than this. Are they planning to sell gold moth silk?" Ding Kui was considered "sincere" by Zhou Ping.
move.
"Golden moth silk is part of it. Although Meng has found a way to breed gold moths in large quantities, gold moth silk has a wide range of uses and a huge demand. The quantity sold out every year is limited. The villain estimates that they will sell 'Nujuguo'
'Master." Lu Ji knew the situation of his colleagues relatively clearly.
Buliguo is a kind of nut, about the same size as a jujube, and can be ground into a glue with strong adhesive properties. The main component of the glue in Shenyuan Continent is Buliguo pulp.
Both Meng and Cao produce fruit, but Meng's output is much greater than that of Cao, and the price is also cheaper in Meng.
"Biliguo, the dock in Juyang City is a bit small, otherwise we can buy in large quantities." Ding Kui probably knew about those things that Shaodian country could only import.
Fruits can be stored for several years, and nuts are not easily damaged, making them suitable for bulk transactions.
Lu Ji said in an envious tone: "They can build large warehouses and turn Juyang City into a transfer station for Buliguo. In the future, it will be more difficult for Cao Guo's Buliguo to compete with them." Lu's Chamber of Commerce would like this monopoly
The business is very greedy.
"Why didn't they do this before?" Ding Kui was a little doubtful.
"In the past, there was no garrison in Juyang City. Which city lord would dare to accept a large number of people and material exchanges. Now that there are adults and the magic guild, it is no problem for Meng to have a hundred ships coming every day." Lu Ji is the unspoken rule of merchants for commercial cities.
Better than Ding Kui.
"That's right, then Juyang City can build one more dock." Ding Kui's idea is very simple. The entrance and exit of Juyang City is restricted by the docks. The most direct solution is to increase the number of docks.
"Yes, yes, as long as the waterway transportation in Juyang City is smoother, the villain can persuade the higher ups to establish a contact point here to contact the branches of the Chamber of Commerce in Cao, Meng and Ji. In this way, we can visit Juyang from time to time.
Yangcheng holds a small auction 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 being the shopkeeper of a small town.
"Haha, City Lord Qu needs to make the decision on this matter. I'm just talking about it at the moment." Ding Kui secretly wrote down Lu Ji's blueprint.
What he and Lu Ji were talking about were not military matters, but all government matters. If he wanted to implement them, he had to go through Watson's hurdle. However, Watson was not willing to cooperate with him.
The Meng businessman showed signs of investing heavily in Juyang City. Since he knew this in advance, he did not miss the opportunity. He immediately summoned Qian Bu and Feize when he returned to the headquarters of the specialty store.
"Do you want to send someone to Bangladesh? The Sunset State Chamber of Commerce Alliance can provide identity cover." The old money man still used spies to open the way.
"First comes the flow of goods, and then comes 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 Nanzhao Prefecture. Whether goods from Bangladesh are shipped out or goods from my country are shipped in, they must pass through Huashan County.
Once the merchants from Bangladesh can establish a foothold in Juyang City, the first trade route to become busy will be this transportation corridor."
"Then what?" Ding Kui didn't hear anything related to him.
"Due to the destruction of the war, the roads in this transportation corridor are in poor condition, resulting in a reduction in traffic capacity. Vehicles and horses are bound to compete for the right of way. Whoever controls the most right of way will control transportation costs." Fei Ze said here.
Shut your mouth.
"The right to control transportation costs is equivalent to holding the cargo owner's neck. This competition is about force, the force that can be put on the table. Haha, Zhou Ping came to bribe me for this reason. Who can use force along the way?
Stronger than the 2o1 Division?" Ding Kui knew who the boss was as soon as he heard it.
"There will be malicious competitors pretending to be robbers. As long as the trade routes are not stable, they can charge higher prices. The regular army is the main force in eradicating banditry." Fei Ze looked relaxed and it was easy to talk to Ding Kui. He liked this feeling.
The old money man remained silent and rarely interrupted in areas where he was not good at.
"I remembered a word, raise bandits and respect yourself. Once the trade routes are opened, bandit troubles will never end." Ding Kui said with deep meaning.
"Haha, banditry mostly occurs in peacetime, and it will not appear when we are at war with the Three Kingdoms." The secretary to the commander-in-chief of the staff department has never seen what kind of generals, and he is not familiar with the little tricks below, but at least he knows them.
"We have the foundation and connections in the carriage business, but we still have the same old problem of lack of people. In addition, we have to occupy more space now, including houses and open spaces inside and outside the city. I can't make all the money by myself, but I can't move.
You have to get the goods first." Ding Kui knew very well that when a place's economy grows rapidly, what items will increase in price the most.
"A house and land require a lot of money." The old money man looked confused.
"If you need money, ask Lu Ji. If you need as much as you need, ask him. I will arrange it." Ding Kui immediately understood the old money man's difficulties.
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On the sea to the west of Shenyuan Continent, outside the boundary of the western sea area of Shaodian Kingdom, a huge fleet is approaching quickly.
A rare giant ship stood out at the front of the fleet. There were two people standing on the ship, a bearded man wearing commander-level armor, and a middle-aged black man wearing a khaki shirt.
"Your Excellency, is the Shaodian Kingdom you mentioned ahead of you?" the big man asked humbly.
"Well, if you cross that reef, you will enter the waters of the Shaodian Kingdom. Of course, soon the nearby waters will no longer belong to the Shaodian Kingdom, but to your Thousand Islands Alliance." The middle-aged man in black said calmly.
"It's all your gift. The Thousand Islands Alliance will always remember you, and your descendants will always be the honored guests of the Thousand Islands Alliance." The big man is obviously a member of the Thousand Islands Alliance.
"Whether it's a gift or not depends on your ability as Commander Zha Kerie. Although the Shaodian Kingdom's navy is very weak, it still has a lot of people and ships. Whether it can gain a firm foothold is your business. You know whether I can take action or not.
Yes." The middle-aged black man said with a smile.
"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, the fleet of the Thousand Island Alliance is an invincible fleet. There is no human fleet on this vast sea that can be our opponent. If the Shaodian Kingdom is just a country, the villain has enough confidence to occupy any place he wants to occupy.
Sea area.”
Cha Kerie is humble towards the middle-aged men, but he is full of pride when talking about others, and he really has the aura of a commander-in-chief.
"Well, to realize my plan, you are a very important part. Whether the Thousand Island Alliance can affect the situation on the mainland is also counting on you. If it fails, you will stay in this sea area forever." At this point, the black middle-aged man revealed his face.
A sinister look.
Zha Kelie couldn't help but take a few steps back. He, a majestic and domineering knight, couldn't even resist the aura of a dark middle-aged man.
"Yes, yes, I understand." There was a look of horror on his face.
The strength of the middle-aged black man is unfathomable, and Venerable Gao Cang, who is regarded as a god by the Thousand Island Alliance, is also very afraid of him.
"Humph, Young Dianhuan, the show is slowly unfolding, are you ready to watch it?" the black middle-aged man whispered in a low voice.
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"What a big change!" This was Ding Kui's first sentence when he returned to Yongsheng base.
After nearly four months of construction after Ding Kui left, the Yongsheng base has more than doubled in size. In addition to residential buildings, many functional buildings have been added, and large tracts of fertile farmland have been reclaimed around the base.