I have been painting skin in the cemetery for fifteen years

The lowest price was 612 taels of silver.

The highest price reached an astonishing 920 taels of silver.

This price directly shocked Wuque. According to the previous price, this purchase price was almost unprofitable.

At present, the mainstream price of the Zhaixing Pavilion clock in the Great Xia Empire is about 1,000 taels of silver.

The Tianqi Empire and the Dongyi Empire are farther away, so the price is higher, which can be 1,300 taels of silver.

Looking at the bidder again, Wuque understood.

This is a businessman from the Western world, and the purchase quantity is not large, only about 300.

Is this to test the water? Or maybe he is not very familiar with the market, worried that he will be excluded by the Eastern merchants and will not be able to buy it, so he directly gave an astonishing price to ensure that he can buy it.

This is a very smart businessman, and Wuque thinks he will definitely make a lot of money.

Because there are no regular dealers in the Western world yet, there are only a small number of smuggled clocks, and the price has skyrocketed.

So this businessman, no matter how much he bids, will make a lot of money.

Why only buy 300 clocks?

Because this is all his capital.

Wuque still underestimated this businessman. He was a fallen noble in the Western world. He mortgaged his family's castle, wine estate, and all the farmland to borrow 30,000 gold coins from the Nied Chamber of Commerce.

And these 30,000 gold coins had to hire a fleet, hire sailors, and so on.

It can be said that after paying for the goods, he even owed the salaries of sailors and guards.

For him, this was a complete gamble, he could only win and not lose.

And among all the bidding prices, what was the largest number?

720 taels of silver, a total of 2,500, and it was placed by one person.

It was the largest businessman present.

Moreover, he placed two orders and won all of them.

720 taels of silver, 2,500.

650 taels of silver, 500.

When it was revealed, everyone was stunned, and then looked at him with resentful eyes.

Fuck you.

It was you who asked us to sign the offensive and defensive alliance contract just now, and it was you who asked us to lower the price to 250 taels of silver.

As a result, you bought 3,000 clocks by yourself, and took away one-third of the supply?

Despicable, shameless, and vulgar.

But this big businessman also had a bitter face.

He was not a businessman from the Great Xia Empire, but from the Dongyi Empire, and he was not the top-ranked sea merchant.

This time, he only brought 900,000 taels of silver and planned to buy about 2,000 clocks.

Now that the price has soared, he has placed an order for 3,000 clocks, and he has to pay about 2 million taels of silver.

So, he must borrow money from Piaoling City.

There is no way, because this may really be his last Golden Bell Conference.

Wuque just said that there may be no more Golden Bell Conference in the future, and this big businessman sneered.

However, the Dongyi Empire is about to turn to the Western Church, and the Imperial Dao faction will soon win a complete victory in the civil war.

Once the entire Dongyi Empire completely changes color, the Sky Book City will definitely impose comprehensive sanctions on the Dongyi Empire.

Whether it is the Star Picking Pavilion or the Time Pavilion, they all belong to the Great Xia Empire. Therefore, the clock will definitely not be sold directly to the merchants of the Dongyi Empire, and the clock can only be obtained through smuggling.

Once it passes the smuggling link, the cost will directly increase several times.

The most important thing is that once the Sky Book City completely blocks and sanctions the Dongyi Empire, the clock will be even more scarce, and the price will definitely soar.

Therefore, even if this big businessman empties his family property, he must buy enough 3,000 clocks, and then transport them back to the Dongyi Empire for hoarding and selling, and at least sell them at double the previous price.

In short, there is no stupid person in this group of people.

All of them are the smartest and most shrewd.

Next, Shen Wuque began to announce the winning merchants.

The first one is the outdated Western nobleman, Andre.

920 taels per unit price, 300 clocks.

When this price came out, all the merchants exclaimed, looking at this white man as if he were a fool.

However, this white noble was extremely excited, and even knelt down directly, constantly clasping his hands together towards his god.

Others laugh at me for being too crazy, I laugh at them for being stupid.

Is this cost price important to someone like me who has put all my money on the line?

Do you know how much I can earn?

Do you know that after this batch of goods arrives in the West, the price is completely determined by me?

As long as this batch of goods is successfully shipped to the Western world, the fate of him and his family will change.

Soon, the announcement was over!

The merchants who didn't buy the goods collapsed to the ground and cried loudly.

"Oh my God, I mortgaged my land, mortgaged my house, and even sold my concubines to get 100,000 taels of silver. The interest alone is 20,000 taels. What should I do now? What should I do?"

"It's all your fault. Didn't you agree on 250 taels of silver?"

Wuque saw that the merchant's bid price was 299 taels, and the purchase quantity was 300.

Suddenly, he was a little confused.

If you say this person has no courage, he mortgaged everything in his home and borrowed usury.

You said he was bold, but he only set the price at 299 taels.

What is this?

Cruel and greedy?

Many businessmen can see through this.

For merchants who give everything to fight, does the cost matter?

Does it matter whether you make more or less?

The key is to make money.

Although only about 9,000 clocks were supplied this year, the price will definitely soar.

Because half of the supply was bought by the Western world.

Another one-third of the supply was bought by the Dongyi Empire, and some were bought by the Tianqi Empire.

Only more than a thousand clocks were bought by merchants from the Daxia Empire.

No matter how much money you bid, even if it is 900 taels, it is a big profit.

Then, many people began to be curious.

What about Piao Ling Wang?

Aren’t you the first one to bid?

How much did you bid? How many did you buy?

The result was soon found.

The unit price is 888 taels, one.

Piao Ling Wang, fuck your uncle.

Are you teasing us?

King Piao Ling smiled and said, "My precious daughter's room is missing a clock, so I need to buy one. Please don't be surprised."

The Governor of Piao Ling City said, "The successful bidder will pay the money and the goods in the next two hours. If the money is not enough, you can go to our Merchant Committee for reception and use the clock as collateral. The money will be paid within half an hour."

This is also a smart man. He knows that Shen Wuque needs money, the faster the better.

The next scene was enough to shock Wuque for a long time.

The entire Qiankun Building turned into a sea of ​​gold and silver.

Silver bills can be used in Piao Ling City, but only silver bills issued by the Merchant Committee can be used.

Therefore, a considerable number of merchants came directly with silver or gold.

Tens of thousands of taels, hundreds of thousands of taels, and millions of taels of silver.

Just open them all and put them in the hall.

Pay the money and the goods.

Piao Ling City sent hundreds of people to cooperate with the people of the Shen family to count the gold and silver, and also check the purity.

Moreover, the Merchant Committee dispatched a professional team to directly handle mortgage loans in Qiankun Building.

More than two hours later!

All the goods were delivered.

9,200 clocks, with an average unit price of about 719 taels of silver.

Total sales, about 6.7 million taels of silver.

Wuque originally planned to only need 4.5 million taels of silver, but ended up with 2.2 million taels more.

Too scary.

Zhi Fan was also stunned.

In the previous Golden Bell Conference he experienced, the most he sold was only 1.2 million taels of silver.

This time, it was five times more.

Wuque sorted out 670,000 taels of silver and formally submitted it to the Merchant Committee of Piaoling City.

"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

The Governor held Wuque's hand tightly and said: "From now on, Master Shen Wuque is the most distinguished guest of our Piaoling City."

Then, he couldn't help but say: "If the Golden Bell Conference in the early years was also hosted by Master Wuque, it would be great. Your wife is beautiful and extremely smart, but too straightforward. She is an artist, not a qualified businessman."

Wuque smiled and said: "I take this as a compliment."

Then, Wuque said: "Please, Governor, convert all this batch of silver into gold, and the handling fee will be in accordance with the regulations."

Wuque received various kinds of money.

There are Western silver coins and gold coins, as well as Eastern gold bars, silver bars, and silver ingots.

The Piaoling City Merchant Committee acted very quickly, in less than an hour.

A large pile of gold appeared in front of Wuque.

A full 500,000 taels of gold.

Wuque said, "That's not right. 6 million taels of silver, minus 1% of the handling fee, should be less than 500,000 taels of gold."

The Governor of Piaoling City said, "We have already earned 670,000 taels of silver from Master Wuque. What is the handling fee for exchanging gold? It's just an apology for my rude attitude before."

Then, King Piaoling suddenly said, "Master Wuque, how to transport this batch of gold back to Zhenhai City, have you thought about it?"

Yes, this is the most critical.

"Lishan Hou Miqi, just now he left Piaoling City so urgently, obviously intending to rob your fleet on the sea and take away your gold."

The Governor of Piaoling City said, "Master Wuque, our fleet can escort you. But it can only escort for a distance. Once it enters the territorial waters of the Great Xia Empire, our fleet has no right to enter."

Wuque bowed and said, "Thank you."

Next, hundreds of warriors from the Shen Gong family, carrying hundreds of boxes, left Piaoling City and boarded the flagship of the Shen Gong family.

Each box was filled with gold, weighing more than 100 kilograms.

I don’t know how many pairs of eyes were staring at all this.

I saw with my own eyes that the 500,000 taels of gold were loaded onto the big ship of the Shen Gong family.

It was less than five days until November 7th.

Time was very tight.

November 7th was the last day to pay back the money.

If the money was not delivered before this time.

The Star Picking Pavilion was taken away, the Black Gold City was taken away, and even the loan that was mortgaged to the Zhenhai Marquisate was also on November 7th.

The pension promised by Shen Gongao to the soldiers could not be fulfilled.

Once these things happened, no amount of money could save the terrible situation.

So now the most important thing is how to transport this gold to Zhenhai City smoothly?

A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step.

Now, it is the real final step.

The entry of this gold into the Zhenhai Marquisate is a real victory.

On the dock!

King Piao Ling held his daughter’s hand and said goodbye to Wu Que.

"Shen Wuque, the Mi family has invested too much resources this time and will not allow failure, so they will definitely rob and kill you at sea."

"To be honest, I can't imagine how you can escape Mi Qi's murder. I have deduced it many times with the merchant committee, but the result is the same every time. Your fleet was completely sunk, and all the gold Kidnapped by Mi Qi and Yu Luosha."

"There is no exception. The disparity in your strength is too great."

Then, King Piaoling said: "I will send a ship, flying the official flag of Piaoling City, to follow you to Zhenhai City. This will be our official visit to your family. In this way, maybe the Mi family and Jade Luosha I will be a little bit afraid, but..."

King Piao Ling shrugged his shoulders and said: "I don't think this is necessarily useful. Once huge interests are involved, the Mi family will not take into account the reaction of our Piao Ling City, but this is the best I can do."

Wuque bowed and said, "I'm very grateful. I wish you and your daughter good health and a happy life."

Piao Ling Wang said: "I also wish your family can successfully survive this crisis."

"Farewell!"

"Farewell!"

After boarding the big ship, Wuque ordered: "Let's go back to Zhenhai City!"

Following his order, several cargo ships, escorted by the Piaoling City fleet, sailed in the direction of Zhenhai City.

At the same time, Piaoling City released dozens of pigeons and flew towards the east.

The Mi family has made no secret of it.

After sailing for dozens of miles, more than forty warships from the Shen Gong family also approached and joined the escort fleet.

It was getting dark.

Zhifan pointed to the sky and said, "Husband, look!"

Wuque looked up and saw falcons in the sky. There were more than a dozen falcons, always watching every move of Wuque's fleet.

"And the back."

On the sea behind, the huge fleet of the Mi family followed closely, keeping a distance of more than ten miles.

Mi Qi was already desperate.

He couldn't afford to lose this battle.

The falcons stared in the sky, and the fleet followed behind.

Wu Que counted and found that the Mi family fleet behind them had more than sixty battleships.

The Mi family's previous territory was isolated overseas and relied on the sea fleet. After wiping out the Ying family fifteen years ago, they captured the Tianshui Province and moved the family headquarters to Yingzhou. However, the power on the sea still far exceeded that of Duke Shen. family.

It’s not that Shen Gong Ao didn’t want to build more fleets.

One is because shipbuilding takes a long time, and the other is that there must be a share.

In the entire eastern sea area, how many warships can any family or force have at most? How many routes can we have? The share is determined after agreement.

Currently, there are five major forces in the entire eastern sea area.

In the Daxia Empire, the Mi family, the Shen Gong family, the Lian family, and the Zhu family.

All trade routes and the number of warships are the result of the struggle and compromise between these five companies.

Of course, there's an extra super player.

That is the Pirate Queen Jade Rakshasa.

………………………………

Night falls.

Everyone on the Shen Gong family fleet was extremely nervous.

No one could sleep.

I am afraid that the Mi family will launch an attack at this time.

There was only one person, sleeping soundly in his arms.

But Zhifan tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Wuque suddenly said: "Baby, it doesn't matter if you can't sleep, it doesn't matter if you toss and turn, but can you please stop rubbing yourself there, I can't stand it."

Ji Fan hugged Wu Que's neck and said, "Husband, I really can't sleep. I'm worried that as soon as I close my eyes, the Mi family's fleet will open fire."

Wuque said: "They won't start a fight tonight, only tomorrow! Because now they feel that the advantage is not big enough."

Zhi Fan said: "This batch of gold is the lifeblood of our family. Once it is robbed, our family will really be unable to survive this time. Is our plan really feasible?"

Wuque said softly: "Don't worry, not only can we transport the gold home smoothly, but it will also not be ashes."

Zhifan said: "I, I'm still worried, your plan is too risky."

Wuque said: "It seems risky, but in fact there is no risk."

Then he slapped the most fleshy part of her waist and said, "Go to sleep quickly, or I will strip you of your clothes and force you to pose for sex."

"Just paint, just place. Who's afraid?" Zhi Fan muttered in a low voice.

This bitch is getting more and more sultry.

………………………………

The next day, the sun rises.

The commander of the Piaoling City fleet boarded the perfect ship.

"Master Wu Que, I'm very sorry, we have to return, because the front is the territorial waters of the Daxia Empire and we can't enter."

Wuque said: "Thank you, thank you very much."

Then Wuque waved his hand, and someone handed over a small box, which was all filled with gold, amounting to several hundred taels.

"Please accept it." Wu Que handed the gold to the commander.

"Thank you, Master Wuque." The commander accepted the gold and said, "I wish you peace."

Then, he couldn't help but say: "If a war really breaks out, you'd better hide on our visiting ship in Piaoling City. This may save a life. As for gold! I hope you will look away. Compared with your life, , gold is not that important.”

"Take care of yourself!"

The commander then left the intact ship and returned to his warship in a small boat.

"Return!" Following the order, Piaoling City's escort fleet left and returned to Piaoling City.

Suddenly, the Shen Gong family's fleet on the sea suddenly became much weaker.

All the officers and men on the ship suddenly felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

"Full alert, ready for war at any time!"

"Swear to the death to defend the gold, the Shen Gong family, and the Wuque master."

With the leader's roar.

All the officers and soldiers of the Shen Gong family fleet roared in unison.

Then, the family fleet always showed a battle formation and sailed towards Zhenhai City at full speed. The journey home is extremely difficult and dangerous.

At this time, the Mi family fleet that followed closely behind also showed a battle formation and kept approaching the distance.

Shen Gong family, forty-one battleships.

Mi family, sixty-seven battleships.

1: Around 1.6.

But after approaching about ten miles, the Shen Gong family's fleet stopped approaching.

The two fleets maintained a fighting state at all times, constantly sailing in the direction of Zhenhai City.

At this time, Zhenhai City is getting closer and closer.

1,200 miles.

1,000 miles.

Nine hundred miles.

………………………………

The Li Huamei fleet under the command of the Pirate Queen Jade Rakshasa.

A total of one hundred and twenty warships were spread out on the sea.

Li Huamei said: "Marquis Lishan, you want us to rob and kill Shen Wuque's fleet on the sea? No problem, give us the money!"

Mi Qi said: "According to the falcon intelligence I received, Shen Wuque's ship contained a full 500,000 taels of gold, equivalent to six million taels of silver! We attacked from both sides and captured all the forty-one warships of the Shen Gong family. Sink it and kill everyone. Then our two families will divide the five hundred thousand taels of gold, six for you and four for me."

Li Huamei said lightly: "Impossible."

Mi Qi said: "Then, we will divide it into seven and three, you will have seven and I will have three."

"impossible."

Mi Qi said: "Eighty-two points."

"impossible!"

Mi Qi shouted: "Okay, I don't want a tael of silver, but I'll give it all to you for 500,000 taels of gold!"

Li Huamei said lightly: "Mr. Miqi, you are really willing."

Mi Qi said: "Money is very important. But sometimes, it is not important. As long as it can put the Shen Gong family to death, what does this money mean?"

Mi Qi knew that in the battle in Piaoling City, he lost miserably.

However, there is still a chance to save it!

As long as the strategic goal can be achieved, King Mi doesn't care about losing some gold and silver.

In the eyes of these powerful overlords, what does money mean?

As long as Shen Wuque's gold is taken away and the remaining fleet of the Shen Gong family is destroyed, the Shen Gong family will not be able to survive this crisis.

Then his Mi Qi's plan would be considered a success.

The Mi family's strategic goal has still been achieved.

Although Mi Qi lost four to five million taels of silver, he still made great achievements.

Of course, this credit is not that glorious.

Because the two sides were completely at odds and trampled on the bottom line of the struggle.

It all went straight to war on the sea.

The Mi family is a prince and noble of the Great Xia Empire, and the Shen Gong family is also a noble and prince.

The ministers of the empire actually fought with each other.

Above the court, it is unjustifiable and will cause trouble.

but……

As long as the Shen Gong family's fleet is wiped out, it's not up to the winner anyway.

It was the pirate queen Jade Rakshasa who annihilated the Shen Gong family's fleet and stole the gold. What does it have to do with my Mi family?

Even, Mi Qi will send Mi's fleet to carry out humanitarian rescue at sea.

What's even more exaggerated is that the Mi family will also loudly call for the establishment of a joint fleet in the court to destroy the pirate Jade Rakshasa.

And he will take action.

But secretly, the Mi family will definitely have to pay a lot of benefits to silence all parties in the court.

Mi Qi felt that the negotiation was finally successful and Li Huamei was about to take action.

However, Li Huamei said lightly: "It still doesn't work."

Mi Qihan said in a cold voice: "Li Huamei, don't go too far. I know that your master Yu Luosha makes a living by sucking human blood, and you also like to pierce other people's hearts and drink blood. But there must be a limit in everything, don't trample on it. The bottom line for our two families.”

Li Huamei said: "Then the negotiation has collapsed."

Mi Qi said: "Fifty-two thousand gold, I'll give it all to you, what else do you want?"

Li Huamei said: "That's something we didn't get, so it doesn't count. If you want us to attack the Shen Gong family's fleet, will you pay? Eight hundred thousand taels of silver."

Mi Qi was shocked. Do you want more money? And the lion opens its mouth so wide?

How much have I paid you?

Mi Qi said: "Marshal Li Huamei, I really have no money on me. I only have 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver notes at most."

Li Huamei said: "Twenty battleships."

Mi Qi said in shock: "What?"

Li Huamei said: "You pay me twenty warships, and they are the warships of your Mi family. After destroying the Shen Gong family's warships, not only will all the gold belong to me, but all the damaged warships will also belong to me. "

Mi Qi was stunned, looked at Li Huamei and said slowly: "The devil's mouth is not as big as yours, nor is it as greedy as yours."

Li Huamei said: "You don't have to agree."

Mi Qi was silent for a moment and said, "I agree."

He has already given so much and can't go back.

And as long as the strategic goal can be achieved, as long as the Shen Gong family can be killed, it will all be worth it.

Li Huamei pushed over a contract and said, "Sign it!"

Mi Qi took the contract and glanced at it, then signed his name and stamped it with his family's seal.

This contract has officially come into effect.

Li Huamei said: "As long as my fleet is dispatched, you need to pay."

Mi Qihan said: "I know, I am truly worthy of being your vampire master's subordinate."

Li Huamei shouted loudly: "The fleet is assembled and ready for war!"

Mi Qi left to return to his ship.

When walking to the hatch, Mi Qi suddenly said: "I'm really curious, what does Alcatraz Island need so much gold and silver for? How much money have you made over the years? It's an astronomical figure. Why?"

Li Huamei ignored it.

But she said lightly in her heart: "Is this a lot of money? We feel it is far from enough, because we want to build an empire for our king! A powerful empire!"

Following Li Huamei's order.

The powerful pirate fleet immediately formed a battle formation.

With murderous intent and majesty, he rushed towards the direction of Shen Wuque's fleet.

Looking at the pirate fleet that was fighting out, Mi Qi trembled: "I can't afford to lose anymore. I have paid a huge price. I want to change my fate against the odds!"

…………………………………………

Time passes.

Shen Wuque's fleet is getting closer and closer to Zhenhai City.

Eight hundred miles, seven hundred miles, six hundred miles!

Then……

He saw it.

Everyone saw it.

The sea ahead was filled with darkness.

An extremely powerful fleet appeared on the sea level.

The fleet of the Pirate Queen Jade Rakshasa.

Another super overlord on the eastern sea.

Although it was only Li Huamei's squadron, it still had a full 135 warships.

Looking down from the sky.

In front is the Li Huamei fleet.

Behind is the Mi family fleet.

Shen Wuque's forty-one battleships were directly caught in the middle.

"Ready to fight!"

"Ready to fight!"

The Shen Gong family's fleet kept ringing the bells.

All the soldiers took out their bows and crossbows.

All the giant crossbows on the battleship immediately entered combat mode.

Everyone was excited, but also gloomy and desperate.

Because the difference in strength between the two sides is too great.

Shen Gong family, 41 warships.

The enemy Mi family and Li Huamei's fleet combined have nearly 200 warships.

One to five!

Moreover, the fleets of the Mi family and Pirate Queen Jade Rakshasa can also be regarded as ace cards on the sea.

Once the war begins!

There is absolutely no second outcome.

The Shen Gong family's fleet will suffer heavy losses, and may even be completely destroyed.

Ji Fan breathed rapidly, hugged Wu Que's shoulders tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "Husband, do you really want to do this?"

Wuque said: "Don't worry, I said it! Not only can I bring all the gold home smoothly, but I can also do so without any effort, without even losing a single soldier."

at this time!

The Li Huamei fleet in front and the Mi family fleet in the back began to accelerate!

Surround the Shen Gong family in the middle.

Getting closer, getting closer.

Like ferocious wolves and ferocious beasts, they want to crush the Shen Gong family fleet.

Hundreds of warships pounced on the sea, stretching for dozens of miles.

"Fire!"

Li Huamei gave a sudden order.

Suddenly, countless giant crossbows from the pirate fleet fired wildly at the Shen Gong family fleet!

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