customs clearance base

Chapter 1372 Smuggling (3)

"However, I dare say that the pricing alone is several times higher than his profit! And he knows the price of our purchase, but we don't know how much it sells. How much profit is, is not up to him!"

"Uh, doesn't this mean that he first earned a sum of money from selling goods from you, and after selling them, he has to share half of the profits? Is this still a partner?" Zhao Hu said in surprise.

"Partner? Bah! It sounds good, even we have to give cash to get the goods! Isn't it bullying that we don't have sea ships and no sources of goods! That guy must not only be our sales line, otherwise he wouldn't dare Treat us like this!" Kate said angrily.

Zhao Hu thought for a while, and suddenly asked Nan Gongdun: "Do you two know the source of goods on the southeast peninsula?"

As soon as Zhao Hu said this, the shrewd Peter frowned immediately. He realized that Zhao Hu was going to change his partner.

Of course, Zhao Hu would not be so arrogant that he went to the Liberty Alliance to find the source of goods. That would be tantamount to death. It would not be discovered by the Liberty Alliance, but it would be impossible to bypass the local snake in the southeast peninsula.

Most of the coastal forces on the southeast peninsula rely on smuggling for their livelihood. If they want to avoid being exploited by these local snakes, they want to directly smuggle and trade at both ends. They will definitely send warships to besiege those who break their jobs.

Of course, it is different if there is a strong fleet as a backer, but take the fleet to the enemy country to buy goods?An idiot wouldn't do that either.So Zhao Hu knew very well that the southeast peninsula could not be abandoned in this smuggling activity, but it was possible to change a partner.

Nan Gongdun and Mode hurriedly knelt down and said: "I'm sorry, my lord, the range of activities of my subordinates is in Mingyue City, and the sources of goods near Mingyue City are controlled by the Lord of Mingyue City. If your lord needs it, my subordinates are willing to inquire about other places for you. source of goods."

Peter sighed, just now he hoped to have a new source of goods, it seems that he still has to be exploited by that guy.

But the range of activities of these two guys is in Mingyue City?Are they rogues?Why do they look like Zhao Hu's followers?It's impossible for the rogues who were captured just now to pledge their allegiance to Zhao Hu so soon, right?

Kate, who understood the meaning of Zhao Hu's question, suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Brother Zhao Hu, don't you have more than 80 sea-going ships? In this way, we can get the goods directly, and we don't have to share the profits after selling them." Give half to that guy!"

These words immediately brightened the eyes of Peter who was thinking wildly. Although buying the goods directly would definitely increase the price, it is worth thinking about not having to share half of the profits. He couldn't help but immediately nodded to Zhao Hu in agreement.

Zhao Hu said with a smile: "Let's decide after discussing with the partner. Since the other party will come two days later, then we don't want to waste these two days. Please send someone to dispatch a batch of ships to build the shipyard." Of course, the tools and wood for shipbuilding also need to be taken care of by adults. As for the funds, the lower official will let the lower official's housekeeper, Odie, pay for it."

Although Oudi really wanted to participate in the next smuggling negotiations, he thought that he would have to go to the imperial capital to replenish his personal guards and get a blank personal guard certificate, and to test whether Zhao Hu could get through. There were many things to do. Peter is a local snake, and I believe that the adults will not suffer, so he willingly accepts orders.

When Peter kept saying that there was no problem, while instructing his cronies, Kate interjected and said, "Guards and workers on the road, shall I send a brigade to help?"

Startled by Peter Kate's words, he hurriedly taught a lesson: "Transfer a brigade? Do you want the whole world to know our details?"

Kate was obviously aware of her mistake, but she thought that she didn't help, and she would be embarrassed to pay dividends in the future, so she couldn't help asking: "Then how many people should I transfer?"

Zhao Hu was also taken aback. More than 1 people ran over, and he couldn't afford to support such a small place. Moreover, the gathering of a brigade's troops here would definitely attract the attention of the Liberty Alliance and the Southeast Peninsula. It will be a big trouble if you come to war, so you quickly waved your hands and said: "There is no need to transfer people, after all, the random transfer of the guard division will attract attention."

Peter knew what Kate was thinking, but the partnership with Kate was only for his position as the head of the security division, and he didn't need him to do anything, so he said angrily: "Your role is to deter and prevent the local little dignitaries from attacking you." Our idea!"

What Kate wanted to say, Zhao Hu also understood Kate's meaning at this moment, he couldn't help laughing and said: "How about this, can the Lord Commander provide a batch of standard weapons and war horses for the militiamen of the lower officials? Because in the next year, The low-ranking militia will consume a lot of equipment."

"I can only provide a maximum of one hundred war horses, but I can assure you of weapons, that is, you can give as much as you want." Kate laughed happily, because he found that he was not free.

Amid Zhao Hu's thanks, Odie pouted secretly.

This is the difference between the central government and the local government. A majestic division head can only provide a hundred war horses, while in the imperial capital camp, a small logistics officer can privately sell hundreds of war horses.It seems that this time I will go to the emperor to buy a batch of his war horses. Alas, if I knew this, I wouldn't have sold so many horses from the prairie.

After the discussion was settled, everyone got busy immediately. Odie took a large sum of gold coins with him and went to the provincial capital to do some shopping. As for the [-] gold coins that he borrowed from Peter last time, Peter waved them away. .

With Peter, the governor of the province, coming forward, the supplies were easily purchased, and then they rushed back under the escort of Kate's personal guards. Of course, after finishing all these tasks, Odie ran to the imperial capital immediately.

He knew very well that when he came back, Zhao Huling would be enough to shock him.

Of course, Nangong Dun and Moder also took their cronies and sailed to the southeast peninsula by boat. Moder's task was to scout for information and buy craftsmen. When Nangong Dun had these tasks at the same time, he had to rush back to the family to report the situation. How the family decides is still unknown.

Sun Jie, the personal guard in charge of intelligence, had to follow Zhou Wen and lead a group of militiamen on a boat to recruit business groups to reward the militiamen when he was busy with his business.

Liu Bin, a designer and cartographer, continued to lead the militiamen to escort the captives to build more docks, and at the same time began to design the shipyard.

Locke and Luo Fei began to train the militiamen. Judging by their appearance, the entire army of combat guards was annihilated, which dealt a great blow to them.

And those civilian guards commanded the militiamen to escort the rogue captives to reclaim fields and build towns. Anyway, everything went according to plan. ,

As for the black wolf who has no mission, I don't know what it is doing these days. Anyway, it is not seen from time to time, even during meal time.

But no one was worried about it. After all, a black wolf as big as a pony was basically invincible in this mountain forest.

Two days passed quickly, and Zhao Huling didn't change much except that there was an additional wheat field under cultivation, a few more wooden houses on the pier, and the ground in the town was more solid. Di just arrived in the provincial capital.

After sending so many workers, only Maude was the first to get news.

In the lord's mansion, a fierce-looking man knelt in front of Zhao Hu, and said with a flattering expression: "My lord, the boss of Morde sent a villain back to report to my lord that he recruited three shipwrights in the territory of Mingyue City. Due to my lord's strict order, It is not allowed to recruit the shipwrights of City Lord Mingyue, so these three shipwrights are retired masters from private shipyards.

"The leader said that although they are old, their craftsmanship is not bad. I hope you will be satisfied. Now the leader has left Mingyue City and continues to recruit shipwrights for you."

"Just these three shipwrights? Are the others their family members?" Zhao Hu looked at the three old men with gray hair and old faces kneeling behind the man. There were five or six men and women kneeling behind each of them. There was even a young baby among them.

Peter and Kate, who were sitting by the side, were frowning. What would such an old guy with a family want to do here?If it wasn't for this being Zhao Hu's territory, it wouldn't be their turn to be troublesome, and they would have yelled at the man a long time ago.

"Yes, my lord. Haven't met your lord soon?" The man shouted at the crowd behind him.

"See the Lord..." Hearing this, the man coughed immediately, making them change their words immediately: "See your lord."

The three old men and their families had obviously been reminded that they were not used to such a title, because according to the customs of the southeast peninsula, the person who recruited them was their lord.

"What are you good at?" Zhao Hu asked.

"Reporting to my lord, old... this old man is good at laying keels."

"I am good at making sails."

"This old man is good at making paddle rudders." The three old men answered one by one.

Kate also muttered with disdain: "Look at your old bones, you can't even pick up an axe, and you're good at it."

And Peter was shocked, damn, these three old guys have a set!What he is good at is the most indispensable skill for building a ship.

Although Zhao Hu didn't understand the skills of shipbuilding, he knew that he was not a little bit capable. Morde didn't dare to send them here, and Zhao Hu didn't care about their ages. After all, although they couldn't mount the horses themselves, they could teach apprentices. Hu nodded in satisfaction: "What is the monthly salary that Maude promised you?"

The three old men blushed a little, and said a little embarrassedly: "Master Maude promised that our monthly salary will be three times that of before."

"Three times? How much was your monthly salary before?" Zhao Hu continued to ask.

"150 copper coins."

The three old men were a little nervous. Their wages were considered high in the southeast peninsula, so they were a little afraid that Zhao Hu would not be able to pay three times the price.

(End of this chapter)