Chapter 1168: Army Leasing

Murderous intent surged!

Qian Yonggui was so frightened that he knelt down all at once, cold sweat streaming down: "Marshal, I absolutely have no other intentions, absolutely none!"

Menshikov was certainly no fool.

Brewing alcohol consumes a massive amount of grain.

Therefore, in Tsarist Russia, the price of Vodka is higher than the price of Yinzhou Drunk in the Dragon Flame Nation.

Even a fool could figure out the profit distribution in this.

The fine wine in your Dragon Flame Nation is so cheap, yet you tell me you want to import Vodka to sell back there? Only a fool would believe your words!

Menshikov looked at Qian Yonggui coldly.

"Marshal, Marshal..."

Qian Yonggui begged for mercy in every way possible.

"Drag him out and slaughter him."

Menshikov said expressionlessly.

"This, this... Marshal, I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Qian Yonggui was terrified, his face covered in cold sweat.

Menshikov waved his hand, and the soldiers under his command threw Qian Yonggui to the ground.

With a thud, Qian Yonggui's corpulent body nearly smashed a pit into the ground.

Menshikov felt like laughing at the sight.

A fat pig from Dragon Flame!

Under his own tyrannical might, did he not have to be obedient?

"Speak!"

In truth, deep down, Menshikov did not really consider the father and son of the Qian family to be spies.

This was naturally a preconceived notion...

He still wanted these two people to help him earn more money.

Therefore.

When he heard Qian Yonggui say he wanted to purchase Vodka, his first thought was that this fellow had found another way to make money!

Rather than having other intentions...

Regarding this way of making money, Menshikov naturally had an innate desire to investigate...

"The Marshal is worthy of being a Marshal, so I will speak plainly... Yinzhou Drunk has an excellent market in Dragon Flame. I have tasted the Vodka of Tsarist Russia; although it cannot compare to Yinzhou Drunk, it is still a top-tier liquor. If we put the Vodka into Yinzhou Drunk bottles, the price could double..."

"And more importantly, Marshal, anyone who is used to one flavor always wants to change their palate, don't they?"

"It just so happens that I hold the agency rights for Yinzhou Drunk! I can secretly launch a different-flavored Yinzhou Drunk! Who would know?"

"Marshal..."

"This matter has great potential!"

Upon hearing this, Menshikov raised his eyebrows; he understood that Qian Yonggui was planning to make "pirated" goods!

Indeed, although Vodka could not compare to Yinzhou Drunk, it was still a first-class strong liquor in this world, and with the added reputation of "Yinzhou Drunk," there was naturally no need to worry about sales.

Agency rights!

That was a good thing!

Making money is making money, but these methods...

Hahahaha!

Hearing this, Menshikov was already excited. When he made money, did he care about the methods?

But on the surface, he still appeared somewhat troubled: "Boss Qian, I have always heard that Dragon Flame merchants value integrity most, but your actions are somewhat 'selling dog meat under a sheep's head'."

"Marshal, we are merchants. To us, money is everything. And Marshal, even if something goes wrong in the future, it will be me, Lao Qian, bearing the infamy for you... The Marshal just needs to count the money!"

Qian Yonggui chuckled.

Hearing this, Menshikov's eyes lit up again.

This was exactly the sentence he had been waiting for!

Who doesn't want to make money?

It was just that his reputation was already rotten to the core, so he still had to be careful about whether his own backside was clean.

"Hahahaha, Boss Qian, don't be like that, we are good brothers! This Marshal is just a cautious person by nature, asking one extra question, Boss Qian need not take it to heart."

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Menshikov walked over with a smile; after all, no one would turn away from money.

"Then does the Marshal mean we can cooperate?"

Only then did Qian Yonggui heave a great sigh of relief, his face full of joy.

"Of course, with money right in front of us, how could I refuse? I wonder how much Boss Qian wants for this first batch?"

Menshikov laughed heartily.

The two began to negotiate.

Qian Yonggui chuckled.

Regarding the price of the Vodka, he also made significant concessions, providing Menshikov with benefits! Continuing to funnel benefits! As long as he was willing, he was willing to continue giving up profits!

This Menshikov naturally squeezed him in every way possible while doing business, and Qian Yonggui accepted it all one by one.

Finally, the negotiation was concluded.

"Then, when will the goods be delivered? I am also a bit in a hurry."

"Boss Qian, do not be anxious. Give me a few days, and I will certainly deliver the Vodka you require in full."

Menshikov had already been thinking about it just now...

Looking at it this way, the Vodka that Qian Yonggui wants is not just a little bit; this is a large order... But if he were to do this business with him, he really could not produce that much Vodka all at once. After all, with the soaring price of grain in Tsarist Russia, the country has even begun to place restrictions on the brewing industry—the common people cannot even get enough to eat, yet you still take so much grain to brew alcohol?

All of a sudden, wanting to scrape together such a large order...

He can only set his sights on that batch of imperial wine!

However, he must think of a Method and plan it out properly.

Although Menshikov was still somewhat suspicious, Qian Yonggui had stated a Method for making money, and coupled with the previous millet business being very successful, this Qian Yonggui should just be an ordinary merchant.

And he is also a merchant who is sufficiently greedy...

His suspicion toward Qian Yonggui then vanished.

Although he had made money, Xie Fang could not feel happy.

He did not have management experience; the previous Jawa was because of his status as the "son-in-law of the tribal chief,"

but now, Australia can truly be called a mixed bag of people, with all sorts of characters, and no one will unconditionally obey his orders.

Some business groups are fine; they came with the goal of making money, so they are relatively cooperative, but some "exile governments" and illegal non-governmental organizations have motives that are not pure and are always causing trouble in the dark, which brings great difficulties to Xie Fang's management.

Blind indulgence certainly won't work, but for the sake of the "free economic market" here, Xie Fang also dares not interfere excessively.

In this regard.

Qingyang Shuo had given him suggestions.

But these two suggestions were both relatively general and focused on the big picture.

How to implement them still required many detailed issues.

The first was Dual Citizenship.

When the news that Australia recognized Dual Citizenship spread, it was indeed shocking in Australia and even globally.

In the whole world, this is absolutely one of a kind!

Dual Citizenship!

Many countries started cursing.

Isn't Australia being too shameless?

Isn't it going too far without a bottom line!

Doesn't this openly indicate that you can make money in your own country and bring it here to me? No matter what happens to you, Australia is here to cover for you!

Excessive!

Outrageous!

These people who came to Australia, however, were extremely happy.

Dual Citizenship?

Can it even be played like this?

In this way, the stone that had been hanging in their hearts finally fell to the ground.

Do it with confidence and boldness!

This made these people's enthusiasm for investing in Australia rise once

again.

But the public security issue...

This is another headache-inducing problem.

How can one maintain the public security here without disturbing the investors? This is the problem.

Xie Fang fell into deep thought:

Non-violence can never make restless people settle down; if you want a stable business environment, initial military action is indispensable.

Therefore, what Xie Fang needs to consider now is how to soothe the emotions of these investors.

Overseas investment requires a sense of security; how can one have a sense of security? That is to have armed forces in one's hands.

However, for the sake of a stable environment, Xie Fang naturally cannot let them freely develop armed forces here. On this basis, Xie Fang thought of a good Method:

Military leasing!

He can rent the army to them!

These investors are all very wealthy; to protect their personal safety and property, they can absolutely accept spending some silver to lease an army!

The leased army can be called "Peacekeeping Mercenaries"; they have no right to attack and can only counterattack when the employer is threatened!

In this way, not only can the safety of the investors be guaranteed, but because the supreme commander of all mercenaries is himself, they will not fight each other; furthermore, it can allow the clansmen he brought from Jawa to have a stable and relatively easy job!

It can be said that this Method kills three birds with one stone!

Xie Fang's Method was very correct and even received the praise of Qingyang Shuo.

Investors coming here will definitely form private armed forces for the sake of safety; in production and operation, conflicts will inevitably arise. If there are violent bloodshed incidents, then Australia will no longer have the reputation of being a "Heaven."

And leasing an army cleverly solves this problem.

For these wealthy merchants, since everyone has armies that do not listen to them, they cannot launch attacks against each other, and there is no need to worry about being "the first to strike" in military terms.

Furthermore, these armies can protect them from the harassment of displaced people and armed organizations.

Third, there is the cost.

The consumption of maintaining a private armed force is very large, and the price of leasing an army is much lower.

In this way, the wealthy merchants are satisfied, and he is also satisfied; this is a win-win!

Very quickly, Xie Fang gathered all the investors together and explained his idea to them.

Leasing an army has many benefits, and the investors naturally would not let the opportunity pass, so they successively provided funds to lease;

As for those penniless adventurers, Xie Fang did not take them into account; after all, this Australia was originally prepared for the wealthy in the early stages, so they must be prepared to encounter danger.

Doing this seemed a little lacking in human touch, but these wealthy young masters liked it very much.

Because only in this way could they feel their existence was superior to others; why make money? Isn't the ultimate goal of making money to tell those who have no money: I am better than you?

What they wanted was this feeling of obtaining privileges through wealth; if the policies here treated the rich and the poor the same, then they would really have to consider whether they should continue to invest here.

That day, the number of people renting troops exceeded three hundred; almost all the wealthy merchants had rented troops, and with their safety guaranteed, Xie Fang was ready to take action against those unstable elements! Pop-ups have been frequent lately, you can click to download to avoid pop-ups.