I can only achieve nothing and become the Pirate King.

Chapter 427 This is Pirate

Sag's words caused Kerla and Robin to fall into a brief silence.

They didn't know what Sarge did in his own territory, they could only say that every pirate had a different style of doing things.

Those who like killing, destruction, pleasure, profit, or simply like meat are all pirates.

But we have to kill all the merchants in the territory.
He's a businessman!

Even in the revolutionary army, business accounts for a large part of the channels for obtaining funds.

Besides, Sarger is a pirate, so it's hard for him to attract decent businessmen.
"Well, excuse me for asking."

After the demons dragged away the ashen-looking Andre, Robin raised his hand and asked, "Sage, how many merchants do you want to kill?"

"Who knows."

Sager sat back in his chair and waved, and B'Elanna cut a cigar and handed it to him.

Click.

The lighter made a crisp sound when it started up. After lighting the cigar, Sager exhaled smoke and said, "I usually don't remember this, but it should be quite a lot."

“There are a total of 138 registered merchants in the country, ranging from factory owners to itinerant traders selling bulk commodities.”

Lily replied: "As for those small vendors and some small shop owners, they are not included."

Although there is some economic intervention, it is essentially laissez-faire. The people below are free to do whatever they want, and as long as it is below a certain level, they don't care. The only thing is that they have to pay taxes on everything they do.

After all, it is difficult to count the number of people, but the small businessmen who employ people are there, and when the salaries are paid, they have already paid the taxes in advance.

These more than one hundred people, integrated together, control almost 70% of O'Hara's major businesses and industries.

The remaining 30% is the core of Sager and cannot be touched.

It seems exaggerated, but it also depends on the population.

With a population of more than two million, it is not too many if there are more than a hundred people engaged in commodities and industries.

Moreover, Sag was very tolerant towards businessmen. As long as they paid taxes and did not deduct any taxes, it would be fine. It was their ability to expand, and Sag would never interfere.

"One, more than a hundred merchants, that's a lot!"

Keerla stammered, "Hey, Tianzai, if you do this, will anyone really come to your house in the future? And what if they run away?"

These are not small vendors. According to him, they are all guys who are good at business. There are only a dozen of them in the revolutionary army. Providing them with resources and funds for activities is like a treasure to them.

Is Sarge going to kill them all now?
"If you can run away from the monks, can you also run away from the church?"

Sager sneered, "The things are here. What's the point of running away? Even if they get the news, what can they take away? They can't take the property away, but how many ships can they take away? If someone is lucky enough to take away some Bailey paper, what's the point?"

The meat is in the pot, and no matter whether it is stewed well or not, it will not grow legs and fly out of the pot. How you want to eat it is just a matter of a word from him.

As for the loss of money, if it really comes to that, Sager will have a follow-up plan to make it up to him.

What if his rainbow gem is fake?
With Dover and Lao Sha's management, that thing is worth less than the 10 million Baileys that Sager wants, but it is worth 3 million Baileys now.

As a luxury item, the price of this thing is not low. After all, in the ocean, a brand-name shirt is only 10,000 Baileys, and a coat is only 30,000 or 40,000. A luxury brand with fine workmanship only costs a few hundred thousand Baileys.

Taking the East China Sea as an analogy, the Barati restaurant is so famous, but a meal there only costs about 13,000 or 14,000 bailes, which is about half to one-third of the average person's monthly salary.

That's why Sager is not afraid of merchants running away, and he is even less afraid of them taking away money and leaving the territory without money.
His stuff is easy to sell.

"Um"

Sager stroked his chin, thought for a while, and said, "The industry that Piercro represents really can't be let go. Let's stick with the six major industries. If we don't take the murder business, we can switch to debt collection and chasing people."

I originally thought that the funeral industry represented by this guy would have no effect on him at all, but now I think that’s not necessarily true.

Not to mention whether these businessmen can run away, even if the gold shop is opened in the future and lends money at high interest, we can't let Sager and his men do the debt collection. It's okay to do it as a guest occasionally, but it's definitely not a long-term job.

We still have to replace this industry and create a professional debt collector.

But there is no rush. The six major industries are interconnected, and everyone may have a part-time job. The main thing now is to develop the basic plate first, and then think about these things. "Sage, what about the intensity?" Lily asked.

"You decide for yourself." Sager waved his hand.

"Then let's deal with it as we did with the nobles. After all, treason is a serious crime, and the main offender will be punished by the demon tribe with the bloody eagle punishment of skinning."

Lily's casual words sent a chill through the banquet hall, causing the maids serving and the chefs standing behind to shiver.

They are all local residents. There are some outsiders, but not many.

The bloody storm that broke out here lasted only a little over a year, but everyone still has a very deep memory of it.

At that time, the roads in Storm City were sticky to walk on!

Is it going to happen again now?
Lily's words also shocked Robin and Kerla, and they all looked solemn.

At first, they just thought that such a massacre was not good, but as soon as Lily said this, they felt a bloody smell rushing to their heads.

As one of the Four Emperors, many of Sager's deeds are well known to the world.

They had heard rumors that after conquering the kingdom, all the nobles were massacred in order to ensure their rule.

The revolutionary army at that time also sent people to the surrounding area, trying to rescue some of the people who were left behind.

After all, Sager had a very bad reputation at that time.

If it weren't for the fact that they later discovered that the people in the entire territory lived a stable life and rumors of affluent life spread to their revolutionary army, Dorag probably wouldn't have sought cooperation with Sage.

They even discussed it among themselves and thought that it might just be a rumor. After all, as pirates, they have always had a bad reputation.

As pirates, there will definitely be killings, but it is not the case that the entire family will be slaughtered without leaving a single person alive.

But now listen.
It seems that the rumors are true?
"You, what are you going to do?" Kerla couldn't help asking, "Kill them all? Those people are innocent, they..."

"Kra."

Robin stood up and reminded, "Now that the deal has been finalized, let's go back."

As she said that, she pulled Kerla up without saying anything and said, "Then we will take our leave first."

"Why don't you sit for a while? We are relatives after all. If you stay for two more days, I will treat you well." Sag said with a smile.

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, Sag."

Robin looked at him with a complicated expression, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He just smiled at him and then pulled Kerla away.

When the two of them were out of sight, Renetia said sarcastically:
"You're quite sensible. The Revolutionary Army wants to teach us? Have they ever killed Celestial Dragons?"

Sager exhaled smoke and sneered.

relative?

Who here is not closer to her than her?

Ever since she rejected his invitation in Alabasta, they have been no longer the same kind of people.

He recognizes his relatives, but no one else.

"Robin, this natural disaster is too much. Even if it is betrayal, they should punish the person involved. But according to what they said, they want to kill the whole family! Is this what pirates are like?"

It was not until they left the palace that Kerla uttered the words that she had been holding back.

She wasn't stupid, she knew there were some things she couldn't say, and what she said just now was purely a subconscious reaction.

"Correct."

Robin nodded slightly, "This is the pirate."

(End of this chapter)