Chapter 982: The Pit

He Lingchuan frowned: "Are there only six hundred people left in the Bailong tribe driven out of the Ya Kingdom?" Before the Ya Kingdom was founded, it was at odds with the Mou Kingdom and was closer to Beijia, so the Mou Kingdom supporting several pro-self forces in the area was also a means of checks and balances. But after the Ya Kingdom was founded, the pro-Mou Kingdom forces were in for bad luck, such as the Bailong people.

"It is said that in order to avoid the Ya Kingdom's pursuit, the tribe split into several groups, each fleeing. The one that came to our island is one of them, led by a man named Wan Song, who is the younger brother of the late chieftain. I observe that he is brave and good at fighting, and has a irritable temper. When doing the courage test, he didn't even blink, and he is also a ruthless person who hangs his head on his belt." For new members, Qiu Hu obviously also did background research. "After they came to the island, they were quite law-abiding, didn't get close to others, didn't cause trouble, and even went to pick palm fruit for odd jobs while waiting for the formation."

Lei Ni also said: "Other farmers are afraid of them and dare not get close."

Guan Ke said in a gloomy voice: "Being law-abiding is because they don't want to attract attention."

"Since they are fleeing, it is inevitable to take their relatives with them." He Lingchuan pondered, "It's just that they dare not bring their families to the island, harboring ulterior motives."

Is it because they are afraid of not being able to let go when doing things?

Wang Fubao said angrily: "Good, they have taken a fancy to this blessed land!"

"Wan Song's team, including family members, is at least over a thousand people. Since he is the leader, he has to be responsible for finding food and drink for over a thousand mouths, and also finding a place to live. For a fleeing team, how is that an easy thing?" How heavy this burden was, He Lingchuan knew best now.

Qiu Hu also nodded: "The Ya Kingdom has declared that no one is allowed to accept the Bailong tribe, otherwise a massive army will approach the border."

The Ya Kingdom is so arrogant because the surrounding countries are all small, and none of them can beat it.

"So there is no place for them to stay in this vicinity, and the deserted islands near the sea are all owned, unless they go to sea to become pirates—we have many archipelagos to the east and west, and there are really quite a few pirates."

Calculating, it is really only the Yangshan Archipelago that is most suitable for these Bailong people. It has produce, farmland, and is close to the land; the natural conditions are too good.

And the Yangshan Archipelago is too large, surrounded by the ocean; even if the Ya Kingdom knows they are staying here, it cannot send a massive army.

Islands are natural barriers; it is not unreasonable for refugees to like to run to the sea to avoid disaster.

With the basic situation cleared up, Qiu Hu and the others had cold sweat on their backs.

Have they been too busy recently, that they couldn't even see the disaster right in front of them, and had to be reminded by a girl like Lei Ni!

He Lingchuan said to Min Tianxi: "Send your men to test them, keep a close eye on their leader; also, find out where their relatives are hiding. With over six hundred Bailong people, it's impossible that no one let it slip!"

Min Tianxi's martial power is not as good as Qiu Hu's, but this person has affinity, likes to talk to people and do work, and is more smooth in dealing with people. The cohesion of the original Erdao pirates exceeded that of other peers, which was basically his credit.

He Lingchuan believed that he could also exert his strengths here.

Min Tianxi immediately took the job.

"We are expanding recruitment on a large scale, it is inevitable that many outside spies will mix in, you must be more cautious in your words and deeds, don't leak secrets." He Lingchuan exhorted all his subordinates, "Later, choose an opportunity to strictly grasp and strike, to serve as a warning to others!"

Everyone responded in unison.

He Lingchuan turned his head to ask Ding Zuodong: "When can the inner armor of the Guard be delivered?"

"Fifteen hundred sets were customized the day before yesterday, and it will take at least a month and a half at the fastest."

"Too slow, add money to urge them." It will be used during training.

"Yes."

He Lingchuan took a cloth bag out of the storage ring and opened it; inside were dozens of silver notes.

The face value of the top few notes was so large that Lei Ni felt a bit suffocated when she saw it. She had never seen so much money in her life.

Ding Zuodong also did not hide his surprise.

He Lingchuan had previously taken Min Tianxi and Dong Rui out, and did not explain to him where they were going, but when he returned, it was such a scene! "These silver notes total twenty-two thousand taels." He Lingchuan's voice was as calm as water, then he took fifteen thousand taels and handed them to Ding Zuodong. "Enter these into the account first, and find me if it's not enough."

Ding Zuodong steadied his mind, put away the silver notes and said happily: "Proprietor is amazing, this money is enough for a long time!"

Twenty-two thousand taels, the Proprietor made over two hundred thousand taels in a few days! Didn't the Lu family want to drag them down, didn't they want to take over the Yangshan Archipelago after they went bankrupt? Then wait! Even if they wait until the end of time, they won't get it!

These twenty-two thousand were timely rain, and the hearts of Ding Zuodong and the others suddenly settled down.

He Lingchuan scolded with a smile: "Not only do you have to spend money, you also have to make money for me, otherwise no amount of money will be enough."

"Yes, yes!" Ding Zuodong smiled until crow's feet appeared. "In the few days you were away, we negotiated several more big orders, totaling over forty thousand barrels of oil. We are preparing to send ships to ship goods on the day the shop officially opens to get a good omen!"

"Very good." Forty thousand barrels of oil is not a large number, but this opening shot is very important.

Seeing that everyone else had finished speaking, Guan Ke coughed slightly and stepped forward: "Lord, I also have a piece of news here."

"Speak."

"Do you still remember the twenty-seven cargo ships sold by the Yashan Chamber of Commerce? Something happened."

He Lingchuan was a little interested: "How?"

A few days ago, the Yashan Chamber of Commerce, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, dumped twenty-seven cargo ships at a low price. He Lingchuan thought for a long time, plus Guan Ke's strong dissuasion, so he didn't buy them.

"The three chambers of commerce that paid to buy them sent people to collect the ships, but they couldn't collect them and were beaten." Guan Ke coughed. "Later, I found out that the Yashan Chamber of Commerce had mortgaged all these ships to Platinum Island in the east two years ago, and this time selling the ships was a case of selling the same thing twice. It's just that this matter was handled secretly, and few people locally knew about it."

Lei Ni asked curiously: "Then who do these ships belong to?"

"Those three companies will probably ask the Blade Edge Port Shipping Department for arbitration. But the mortgage of the Yashan Chamber of Commerce happened on Platinum Island. According to the principle of locality, Platinum Island may not pay attention to the handling results of the Shipping Department; besides, the Shipping Department does not necessarily have to accept this case, so in the end, the three chambers of commerce can only negotiate with Platinum Island themselves."

"This is a big pit." Guan Ke said to He Lingchuan, "If we bought these cargo ships, we would be the ones wrangling with Platinum Island now."

This would not only require spending over twenty thousand taels of silver, but also a lot of energy.

What He Lingchuan needs most now is no accidents and trouble.

"Also, I found the assistant who originally reported the news to Manager Ding." Guan Ke said again, "That guy has never been the best-informed person in Blade Edge Port, but this time he knew that the Yashan Chamber of Commerce was going to sell ships earlier than everyone else. The matter is a bit tricky, so I asked him, only to find that this news was also revealed to him by someone else, so he hurried to report it to Manager Ding. Now he can't find the source of the news either."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 983 =====