I can only achieve nothing and become the Pirate King.

Chapter 424 I am the country!

After their hasty farewell in Shampoo, they never saw each other again. Sag would not pay special attention to these people, nor could he pay special attention to them.

Some memories cannot be recalled just by trying to remember them.

If Robin hadn't shown up on behalf of the Revolutionary Army, he wouldn't have been able to remember where these people had gone.

"Our captain has already agreed on a meeting time, Sag. It's not nice to speak maliciously about others." Robin said with a smile.

"I'm not interested in that."

Sarge laughed and said, "I am the [Four Emperors]. That Straw Hat is not worthy of my evaluation. I will tell you when he reaches my position."

He knocked on the table, and B'Elanna, who had been waiting there for a long time, skillfully brought a jewel wine glass and opened a bottle of red wine.

"Musigny, the lowest price is 1482 Baileys per bottle. This bottle of wine has the quality of , and the market price is million Baileys. Would you like to try it?"

As for red wine, it's not the case that it tastes better the older it is. It will go bad over time.

The so-called vintage mainly refers to the year when the quality of the wine was the best and gained a reputation. Therefore, whenever there is a quality red wine of that year, it will be named as a certain year.

Otherwise, where would there be so many wines of the same vintage for people to drink?

He didn't care whether everyone was willing or not, and asked B'Elanna to pour a glass for everyone except Renetia.

The latter rolled his eyes at him and drank the juice obediently.

"Three million Baileys."

Kerla looked at the poured red wine and shrank his neck. "One bottle of wine can buy three tons of rice."

"Tsk, what a misery!"

Sager sneered: "Rice is not that expensive here. I'll charge you 500 Baileys per pound."

Sag couldn't figure out the price of goods, but it definitely couldn't be linked to the price in his hometown because the products were different.

In this ocean, the least valuable things are fish, fruits, potatoes and the like. As for grains, flour and the like, they are more valuable.

He had farmed before. Back then in the East China Sea, rice cost about 1.2 million Beli per ton. As for the Grand Line, it was even more expensive, costing up to 1.6 million Beli.

Flour is about three times cheaper than rice, and rice is considered a luxury in this ocean.

Even in Sager's current territory, the staple food is mainly bread, fruit and fish.

When Sag first offered a reward of 70 million baileys, it could only be exchanged for dozens of tons of rice.

Prices are like the sea, very magical.

But now it's different. His stomach is inherited from his hometown. He doesn't like bread or anything like that. He has to have rice for every meal. Even the people under his rule sometimes buy rice to change their taste.

Even under the production of the dwarf people, a batch of rice with an exceptionally good taste was cultivated, known as "tribute rice" and supplied exclusively here.

This is why many businessmen come here. Just by dealing in rice, they can generate a profit of 20% to 60%.

Of course, non-national merchants cannot enjoy this part because the tax is too high. Although not all commodities are subject to this tax, food is on the list. Non-nationals have to pay a 70% value tax, which is not enough to generate profits for outsiders.

If you want to enjoy a 40% commercial income tax, it’s very simple. Just join here, invest in production and create jobs.

As for the unexpected troubles and tricks that may arise, there are certainly some, but no matter who it is, no one can take care of the details. It doesn't matter if it's basically a big deal, as long as the stable development of his territory is ensured.

This 70% is just a cover, purely to make people feel different.

He is not afraid that some businessmen may use other means. With his size, he doesn't care about that at all. But once these people are discovered, it will be very troublesome.

When Kerla heard what Sager said, he couldn't help but ask, "Five hundred Baileys is also expensive, isn't there any cheaper food?"

"Kalifa, go see if lunch is ready."

Sager gestured to Khalifa and waited for Khalifa to leave before he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I like to talk while eating."

Not long after, Marika led a group of chefs and came in with dining carts. The maids and chefs carried the plates and set the gorgeous dining table with so many things that Kerla felt dizzy.

It's not that she hasn't eaten sumptuous meals before, and Ivankov is also a very good chef, but she has never seen such a wide variety of ingredients that look so precious.

Are pirates so extravagant?

Aren’t they just a bunch of guys who are happy with just wine and meat?
The most luxurious Big Mom probably only puts a lot of effort into desserts.

"Try this first. It's the best white sturgeon caviar offered by my subordinates. It's of special quality. One portion for each person." Sager scooped a spoonful with a spoon and said with a smile, "There are three things I like most: robbing, having fun, and doing business. Since you've come to my place, I will also give face to my relatives. Tell me what you want first. What do you want?"

"Food, munitions, warships, clothing, medicine."

Robin said slowly: "We need both what the people need and what is needed to start a war."

"I have both!"

Sager laughed: "I have everything here!"

Even if it's medicine, he has a lot of it. Hogbag is a genius surgeon and has his own unique insights into medicines. Although he is not a scientist, pharmaceutical manufacturing is an indispensable skill for doctors at sea.

By turning this technology into an industry and passing it on, combined with the products on the island, they still have a lot of medicines here.

"The most important thing is the weapon."

Robin said, "We are short of a large number of weapons, but as for Bailey, we don't have many either. Can you give us a cheaper price, Sag?"

Weapons are the most expensive and have the highest price.

A rotten knife costs fifty thousand Baileys, and a gun costs even more.

Why is the navy the biggest overlord in the world? Because their weapons are truly unlimited!

Teach is in such a bad situation. He is still worried. He has the weapons channel with Sager, but he has nothing to exchange.

Although he is a pirate and can steal anything, the biggest problem is.
"Oh, I don't want any money."

Sager smiled and said, "What is Bailey? It's just paper. What I want is the corresponding resources. Give me equal resources and you can get what you want."

What is economy?
Paper money game?
No, it's a resource game.

Whether it is domestic demand or infrastructure, all prosperity is built on huge resources, and supplemented by that simple paper, it can achieve prosperity for all living beings.

This is also the reason why Teach is so miserable.

In Sag's current state, money is no longer useful to him. It is better to use it for opening a gold shop in the future, as a security product for the world.

So he didn't want Bailey, he wanted gold, but there wasn't much of it. Basically, in order to buy weapons, all the supplies that Teach had robbed during this period were placed with Sag.

A big pirate is made to suffer as much as a worker.

"Lily."

Sag picked up a piece of bone-in meat, took a big bite, and shouted.

Lily nodded, put down the exquisite spoon of pumpkin soup, thought for a moment, and said, "Stone, wood, coal, iron, and population, we need them all."

Sager curled the corners of his mouth, revealing a satisfied look.

Large infrastructure projects require a lot of resources. The people under Sag's territory are all busy and have no extra labor to deal with the sudden increase in demand. He was originally going to buy these things from Dover and Lao Sha, but now someone has delivered them to his door, so there is one more channel.

And most importantly, population.

Lily is still good.
I knew immediately what he wanted.

The population promised by the World Government has not yet been settled, and Sager cannot rely on that one family.

Now there is a redundant option.

"Aren't you revolutionary soldiers here to liberate the country? I don't think you can take care of those poor people who can't even afford to eat. Why don't you send them to me? I'll provide them with food."

Sager looked at Robin and Kerla and said, "Even those resources can be put aside for a while. As long as you give me people, I can give you everything you want!"

Before Robin responded, Kerla's eyes lit up, and she stood up suddenly and asked excitedly: "If we send people to you, can they live like the people under your rule?"

Sager was somewhat puzzled by this sudden excitement, but he still nodded and said:

"Of course, anyone who comes to my place will be treated the same as long as they are willing to work."

He is known as a money-throwing maniac!
With enough money and resources, everyone can create economic value, and the cycle will become more prosperous.

It’s such a win-win situation, why not pay?

Thinking of this, Sager smiled, bared his white teeth, and said in a deep voice: "After all, I am the country!"

(End of this chapter)