Of course, Qin Ran did not intend to make this news public in the short term.
Once someone who is interested notices this, I am afraid that there will be no force in the world that is willing to see the three major water forces of Dongming Faction, Haisha Gang and Jukun Gang being brought under one banner and integrated into one.
However, when it comes to cooperation, You Qiuyan is the first to disagree.
"What? We are joining forces with the Jukun Gang? How many of us have been killed by them? I don't agree!"
"Shut up!" Qin Ran shouted and looked at You Qiuyan: "This is my decision. This matter is also very beneficial to the Haisha Gang."
You Qiuyan kept silent. Although she didn't dare to refute Qin Ran, she felt dissatisfied.
Qin Ran's tone softened slightly, "Let me ask you, you two gangs have been fighting for so many years and have been hostile for decades. What advantages have you gained?"
You Qiuyan's expression remained unchanged, "It's all because the Jukun Gang is too greedy. We work so hard to transport salt from the coast, but the Jukun Gang is going to block the road and rob us!"
Yun Yuzhen retorted: "Otherwise? How is it possible to transport salt out of my sphere of influence without paying some tolls!"
Qin Ran chuckled and said: "No matter what you do, after decades of fighting, neither side has taken advantage, but many people have died and a lot of strength has been consumed, right?"
Both women nodded. Since the previous generation, the two water gangs have been fighting for water territory. However, many people died, but because they were evenly matched, they never made any big progress.
Qin Ran continued: "Today, I give you good news. After integrating your forces, what will be brought to you is not the disaster of the gang being annexed, but an opportunity for the gang to revive and prosper!"
Both women looked puzzled.
Qin Ran smiled faintly and said: "Don't believe it? Okay, Gang Leader Yun, let me ask you, what percentage of the salt imported from eastern Sichuan is accounted for by illegal salt trafficking in the Yangtze River?"
Yun Yuzhen thought for a while and said: "There is a shortage of salt in eastern Sichuan, and only a few cave salts from Miao villages are available. It is mainly imported through smuggled salt, accounting for about 90%!"
"Very good! 90%!" Qin Ran said calmly: "In other words, if the Haisha Gang decides not to sell salt to eastern Sichuan, eastern Sichuan will have no salt to eat, right?"
"Probably not." You Qiuyan sighed and said, "Although our Haisha Gang is known as the world's private salt dealer, there are still some private salt dealers who are not under our control."
"They don't have to take your route, but they must take the Yangtze River!"
Qin Ran said decisively, with sharp eyes: "In this way, once the Jukun Gang helps you blockade the river, no one will be allowed to pass except your private salt ships. You said, your private salt price,
How much can it be raised?"
You Qiuyan was shocked, "You mean?"
She quipped, her tone a little difficult: "If our two gangs join forces, can we control the world's illegal salt sales?"
"Of course!" Qin Ran said with a smile: "Otherwise, why should I say that I will give you a better life? The members of both gangs are from Kuhaha background, and each has a large family to support. Everyone works out to support themselves.
Family, in a word, everyone is here to make a fortune, not to die!
What's the point of fighting all day long without generating any profit? How about two families joining forces to monopolize the salt trade, and the profit from it will probably be doubled!"
You Qiuyan fell into deep thought, yes, Qin Ran was right, selling private salt was just a matter of hanging one's head on the waistband of one's pants and risking one's life.
How difficult and dangerous is it to sell illegal salt?
Just look at Shuangyong. The two of them regard selling private salt as a grind. They purchase goods from the southeast and want to transport them to eastern Sichuan.
The result? Despite Ssangyong's ability, it still failed. Not even a bag of private salt could be transported to Sichuan.
Being a private salt dealer is inherently a high-risk profession, but when the risk is high, the returns are not high because there is not only one private salt dealer.
If your price is too high, people won't buy it, which is commonly known as involution.
All profits are gone. If we can have a monopoly, we can set the price of salt as high as we want without having to kill anyone. How can it be considered a good deal?
In addition to salt, there are other businesses such as grain, weapons, and ores!
Do they all need water and sea transportation?
With this move, Qin Ran grabbed everyone's lifeline.
Even though the Haisha Gang and the Jukun Gang had a bloody feud, you Qiuyan was still moved by the face of such huge profits.
She couldn't help but ask: "If the two gangs join forces, how will the profit sharing be calculated?"
The core of the conflict between the Jukun Gang and the Haisha Gang is the prosperous lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Which one belongs to it? In fact, the reason why the Jukun Gang attacks the Haisha Gang is because of the competition for territory.
Qin Ran pondered slightly. He looked at Yun Yuzhen in his arms. Yun Yuzhen covered her mouth and snickered. She was Qin Ran's woman, so Qin Ran would naturally turn to her.
Yun Yu was really happy, but You Qiuyan was anxious, "Your Majesty, you can't treat one person favorably over another!"
Qin Ran looked at her and curled his lips and said: "Gang Leader Yun helps me change my clothes and tie my hair every night. The hard work is great, so naturally I should get an extra share!"
Yun Yuzhen also said appropriately: "Your Majesty, you take such good care of Yuzhen. Yuzhen doesn't know how to thank you. Now, no matter what you ask me to do, I will try my best to do it."
Qin Ran smiled evilly and put his arms around the beauty gang leader's slim waist.
You Qiuyan cursed secretly in his heart.
This Yunyu is so charming that she will use this method to seduce the strong.
She gritted her teeth, unwilling to let Yunyu Zhenzhan be more beautiful than before, and immediately changed her face. She twisted her waist and walked to Qin Ran's side. She gently held Qin Ran's arm, her beautiful eyes sparkling.
, said: "Your Majesty, Qiuyan can also do what Gang Leader Yun can do."
Qin Ran raised his brows and calmly pulled out his arm, "What can Leader You have that can compare to Leader Yun?"
But she dislikes You Qiuyan's bad reputation, otherwise, this mermaid would have been made into a raw fish feast long ago.
You Qiuyan tightened her face and said, "Does your Majesty dislike me for being a 'slut'? Those are just rumors, Qiuyan is still innocent!"
Qin Ran suddenly became energetic, "I really want to hear your explanation!"
Sighing, You Qiuyan said quietly: "Actually, my dissolute reputation was deliberately spread by myself."
"Why?" Qin Ran was a little curious. You must know that women in this era are very concerned about reputation. Even if they are the kind of women who are born to be dissolute and careless about the world, You Qiuyan is clearly not so how could she deliberately give out such a bad reputation.
You Qiuyan said in a helpless tone: "Why! What else could it be, of course it's for self-protection. I know that my beauty is very attractive to men. If I don't have any means to protect myself, I will definitely be used by some bastards."
The dirty tricks have to go."
At this point, You Qiuyan glanced at Qin Ran, clearly meaning: You are that bastard.
Qin Ran was thick-skinned and had a normal complexion.
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