customs clearance base

Chapter 1371 Smuggling (2)

The cost price of a newly built boat that can carry 50 people and five tons of cargo is only a thousand gold coins. How could these two local snakes think of buying those rogue fishing boats?Could it be that he gave Zhao Hu gold coins through this excuse?

Hearing this, Peter and Kate stared blankly at Zhao Hu for a long time before Peter patted his head.

"I forgot that Brother Zhao Hu didn't come here for a long time. Oh, brother, let me tell you that the shipyards in Haiquan Province can't make sea-going ships at all. Those shipyards around the dock are used for ship repairs! Let them build sea-going ships, It's just a joke!"

Speaking of this, Peter said with a bitter face: "And don't even think about keeping a few old masters, those boatmen will be recruited by those good ports as soon as they upgrade their ability to manufacture seagoing ships.

"And the empire is also happy to see the excellent shipwrights of the entire empire gather in one place, because it is convenient for manufacturing a large number of ships and protecting them, so there is no way to retain talents even if they want to use administrative orders!"

Zhao Hu and the others were stunned. They really didn't expect such a thing to happen. Because there is no deep sea port in Haiquan Province, even the shipbuilders can't stay?

"Then how did the merchant's merchant ship get here?" Zhao Hu was still puzzled.

Even if the shipyards in Haiquan Province can't manufacture sea-going ships, they can go to other provinces to buy them. Why do they need to seize the broken ships themselves?So I asked this sentence with a hint.

Of course Peter understood the meaning, sighed again and said: "Among the five coastal provinces of the empire, only Haiwu Province and Haiguang Province have shipyards capable of manufacturing sea-going ships. Needless to say, Haiwu Province specializes in manufacturing warships for the empire." , so Haiguang Province specializes in the manufacture of merchant ships.

"But if you think about it, there are so many merchants in the entire empire, and the sea ships needed by so many dignitaries can only be obtained from Haiguang Province, and there are only a few shipyards. Line up obediently. Don't look at us as military and political leaders in a province, but the sea-going ship that was ordered two years ago has not left the factory yet."

Kate interjected: "Otherwise, why do you think we don't do it ourselves, but partner with someone from the southeast peninsula to give him a profit out of thin air? It's because there are no ships that can go to sea!"

Zhao Hu and the others were dumbfounded again. Judging from these words, the empire's sea-going ships were in short supply. Although the rogue fishing boats looked dilapidated, they were all capable of sailing, so these shabby boats were in short supply!
Odie, who originally wanted to suggest that Zhao Hu sell the captured broken fishing boat to buy a big boat, gasped for a while, but fortunately he didn't make this proposal, otherwise it would be too late to regret after selling the boat.

Mod, who was listening, didn't respond, while Nangong Dun came out and knelt in front of Zhao Hu.

"My lord, this subordinate proposes to rob some shipbuilders and bring them back, so that they can earn a lot of money just by selling ships! This subordinate, please ask your lord to hand over this matter to your subordinates. This subordinate will definitely not disappoint your lord!"

Maude was taken aback, but he also knew that this guy was taking the opportunity to increase his weight, cursed secretly, and also rushed out and knelt on the ground, expressing his willingness to recruit the boatman for Zhao Hu.

Peter stared wide-eyed and said, "Uh, brother Zhao Hu, who are these two, and why are they acting so boldly?"

But Kate sneered and said: "Plunder the shipbuilder? Recruit the shipbuilder? You can tell! Skilled shipbuilders are the treasures of the shipyards, and there is a full regular division guarding those shipyards!"

Moder and Nan Gongdun ignored the two military and political leaders of Haiquan Province. In their thinking, a provincial military and political official would come here to visit a small major in a remote place. From this, they can know what the major is capable of. How old is it.

Ou Di, who was always on guard against them, could never have imagined that the head of the military and political affairs of Haiquan Province condescended to come to Zhao Hu to discuss the smuggling activities, and actually made these two guys who had just taken refuge in Zhao Hu die.

Zhao Hu explained with a smile: "The shipwright they are talking about is not the shipwright of the empire. They don't have the guts to violate the laws of the empire."

Zhao Hu is also a shrewd person, so he didn't explain the identities of Nan Gongdun and the others.

"Isn't it the shipbuilders of the empire? Could it be from the Freedom Alliance? The Freedom Alliance that established the country through business is even more precious to those shipbuilders!" Peter asked with a frown.

"Hehe, of course it's not from the Liberty Alliance. How can I, a subordinate of a small major, offend a country? Although it's an enemy country, I don't have such a great ability."

Zhao Hu smiled and said the answer.

"The shipwright my subordinates are referring to is the one on the southeast peninsula."

Seeing Nan Gongdun and Moder nodding endlessly, Peter and Kate jumped up and said in surprise: "The boat builder in the Southeast Peninsula? My brother! Don't you know that our partner is a power in the Southeast Peninsula? This is an offense." It's about partners!"

Zhao Hu didn't speak, but just winked at Nangong Dun.

Nangong Dun, who received the instructions, politely saluted Peter and the two: "My lords, there are many forces in the southeast peninsula. As long as you don't attack the shipwright who is your partner, I believe that lord will only be happy, not will turn on us."

Peter blinked. Of course he knew that there were many shipwrights on the southeast peninsula. He had asked his partner for a shipwright, but the other party refused. As the governor of the coastal province, he certainly knew the importance of shipwrights. , so there is no calculation.

But his request to buy a boat was also rejected, so Peter has been holding a grudge, because the idiot also knows that that guy wants to firmly control the transfer station, and he can't get rid of him without a sea boat. Smuggle yourself!
When he thinks of being able to manufacture sea-going ships, Peter thinks of an endless stream of gold coins coming in. I believe that if he controls the shipyard, his backers will look at him differently, right?After all, many of the backers are in urgent need of sea ships, and this is a good opportunity to buy people's hearts.

Unlike Peter who was immersed in fantasy, Kate, who was not stupid, said with a smile on her face: "Haha, Brother Zhao Hu really wants it. As long as I ask, I will immediately send him a brigade to listen to your orders." , as long as the sea-going ship is built, don’t forget to sell a few more to my brother.”

Hearing this, Peter trembled violently, damn it!I actually forgot whose territory this is, and dared to dream of controlling the shipyard that has not yet appeared!Thinking of this, he immediately put on a smile.

"Brother, I don't have soldiers to send to my brother, but I can still help my brother dispatch the materials for shipbuilding, and the management personnel, as long as my brother needs it, just ask, even if I take half of the shipyard at the provincial capital wharf. No problem! As long as the ship is built, just take care of my brother."

"Of course, the two adults take such good care of the lower official, the lower official will never forget the two adults."

Zhao Hu said that's what he said, but he laughed secretly. It's still nothing. They asked for a sea ship here?

However, from the fact that they promised people to give soldiers and materials, just to be able to buy sea-going ships, it seems that the benefits brought by sea-going ships are enough to make people crazy.

"Don't worry, we will definitely support my brother. By the way, can you sell us some captured ships?" Peter said.

As soon as Zhao Hu opened his mouth, Odie said to Zhao Hu first: "My lord, I went to look at the captured fishing boats just now, and found that they are all dilapidated and need to be repaired before they can be used."

Zhao Hu understood Ou Di's intentions, so he said with a troubled face: "My lords, you have also heard that selling those rotten boats, the lower officials still can't do such a thing, why don't you wait until you have a boatman?" How about making a new ship for the two adults?"

When you don't know the value of the sea-going ships, it doesn't matter how many ships you sell to them, but after knowing the value, especially knowing that these two guys don't have sea-going ships, it would be an idiot to sell them to them.

Zhao Hu is not an idiot, so of course he won't sell it.

Both Peter and Kate had angry and bitter expressions on their faces. Of course they knew what Zhao Hu meant, but they had a chance to be caught by others, and they couldn't beat them. Then tell him the value of the sea-going ship!

Now I can only hope that this guy can sell a few ships to himself after he owns the shipyard.

"Let's put this matter aside for the time being. When will our partner on the southeast peninsula arrive?" Zhao Hu asked.

Peter said: "Before we left, we had already sent out carrier pigeons, and we made an appointment to meet here two days later. But I hope that my brother will not be annoyed when the time comes, because it is the partner's cronies who will be negotiating with us."

Zhao Hu was surprised and said: "Isn't it? We all went out in person, but the other party only sent a cronies? Isn't this too contemptuous?"

Kate agreed with Zhao Hu's words, while Peter smiled wryly: "There is no way, our partner is a city lord with many enemies, and it is absolutely impossible to come in person, because if he is not If we lead a large army out of the city, I am afraid that assassination attacks will swarm in immediately. We have to be considerate of each other's difficulties."

"I wonder if the two adults can let the lower officials understand how to divide the profits from the smuggling?" Zhao Hu asked.

Kate curled her lips: "We will sell this product, and one party will get half of it after deducting the cost."

"Isn't it divided equally among the three?" Zhao Hu was a little dazed. How could the two local snakes be willing to only take half of the profit?
Kate looked displeased: "Hmph, isn't it because we don't have seagoing ships? When we proposed the three parties to share equally, that guy also said that as long as we can get the goods away from them, he doesn't have to make any profits."

Peter even complained: "Brother, don't think it's fair, after all, the other party is responsible for the transportation, but you have to know that the price of the goods is set by that guy himself, who knows how much he bought!
(End of this chapter)