Chapter 97, Private mines
The Boiling Water Frog has been doing business in the Sea God clan for a day or two, and the Boiling Water Frog, who has been doing business with the Sea God clan's mines for many years, is not unfamiliar with Divine Power Crystals. Of course, he knows that Divine Power Crystals are difficult to get, but he is not completely unfamiliar with the Divine Power Crystals.
"I have several business partners who have worked for a long time and control several private mines. Sometimes, I am lucky and will produce some powders of divine power crystals. Of course, the quantity is very small, and they generally won't sell them immediately. The more the number of divine power crystals, the higher the price will be. So, generally, they will hoard the collected divine power crystals and wait until a certain amount before looking for the seller. I can take you to contact them to see if they have any goods on their hands, but a few are not cheap."
With the help of the boiling water frog, Luo Tian rested for a few days, and after recovering a little, he set off on the road.
The most valuable thing about the Sea God clan is the mine. Of course, this is in the eyes of outsiders. In the eyes of the Sea God clan, the value of the sea mine is not that high. The person in charge of the Sea God clan is called the Governor. Lanni's father is the Governor of fifty nearby islands. He is under his control of all major and small matters, and naturally the mine is under his control.
According to the laws of the Sea God clan, only the business owner who wins the bid after the Governor's public bid is qualified to operate the mine. 30% of the profits of the mine should be given to the Governor for recruiting soldiers and building and development. In layman's terms, it is necessary to pay 30% of the tax.
The tax is not low, and not everyone can win the bid. Most of the people who have legal qualifications to mine the mine are the governors. In fact, the governors will follow the process, and the interests of the mine will eventually flow into the governor's own pocket.
So since public bidding is unfair, many businessmen who have no way but have people secretly start mines themselves, and these mines are called private mines.
The sea area under the Governor is generally not small, and there are many big and small things. The Governor himself can handle it, so he will naturally hand over many affairs to the people below. The people below unite with these businessmen to open private mines to make money, which is usually 50% open. However, minerals themselves are rich resources in the Sea God clan, so if they only do business in the Sea God clan, the minerals cannot be sold at a high price.
But if you can make a deal with an inland merchant like Kaishuifrog, you can make a lot of money. Kaishuifrog will not find an official mine to do business. The price is generally higher, and the other party is more arrogant because of the support of the governor behind it. Smart inland merchants will find private mines to do business, and the acquisition price is relatively low and easy to get along with.
Kaishuifrog invited several private mine bosses to meet, and Luo Tian followed.
"The island that I agreed to meet is the one I promised to meet. Although Lanni's father is the governor of fifty nearby islands, in fact, many of the islands are controlled by local people. The island in front is controlled by the boss of a private mine. He has thousands of private soldiers in his hand, and many of my treasures are sold to him. This guy is very rich. Ten years ago, he dug out a divine power crystal the size of a fingernail, and sold it at a very high price at that time."
When I landed on the island, I saw many people waiting. The leader was the Sea God clan, who was dressed very luxuriously. At first glance, he was a nouveau riche in the Sea God clan.
In the past, Luo Tian thought that as long as the Sea God clan was, he should be very rich. After coming, he realized that this was an illusion. The Sea God clan was as poor as the jingle of the sea God clan, and naturally there were very rich rich men. The gap between the rich and the poor of the entire Sea God clan was quite large.
"Haha, long time no see, my old friend."
This sea god clan, who looks fat and has a round belly, burst into laughter when he sees the boiled water frog. He can see that he has always had a relationship with the boiled water frog.
The Boiling Water Frog naturally greeted him with a smile on his face. The two hugged him. The Boiling Water Frog was short and looked like he was holding a child.
"Let me introduce it. This is a local snake from a nearby island, and my old friend is also named Pengla. This is a friend I have known in the inland. This time, Luo Tian, who has made a big splash in the southern region, wanted to come to the mine to do some business, so I brought him here." As soon as the Kaishui Frog said Luo Tian's name, the expressions of the sea gods on the opposite side changed. He immediately stared at Luo Tian and looked at Luo Tian. Pengla immediately approached and looked at Luo Tian.
Luo Tian entered the finals of the Southern Region this time and was famous. He became a popular figure in the Southern Region within a few days. Although many people had never seen him, they all knew his name. When they saw the real person, Pengla naturally took a few more curious glances.
"Haha, Mr. Luo came to my island and really made me shine. Come with me quickly. I have prepared a reception banquet. I will not return until I am drunk."
Pengla did not have the feeling of being arrogant and arrogant that Luo Tian had met in the past. Maybe he had ever had it, but after struggling with the Sea God clan for so many years, he had climbed up from the bottom step by step, and the pride of the sea god clan had long disappeared. On the way he came, the boiling water frog told Luo Tian about Pengla's experience.
Pengla was born well and was born in a wealthy family. His father was the right-hand man of the former governor. His family could be said to be the leader of a nearby island. However, the former governor offended the priest of the sea god and was punished and deprived of the position of governor by the sea god temple. As a confidant Pengla's father became unlucky. From then on, his family fell into ruin. When he was young, he moved out of the big mansion and moved into a slum.
However, if you want to say that there is no dog son in the family, although Pengla lives in the slums, he is determined to become a big man again. He knows that the official career is not easy, so he changes to business paths. At that time, he made friends with a group of his peers in the slums. Relying on his outstanding mind and personal charm, Pengla becomes the leader of this group of people.
They relied on their father's old relationship and got a small official in charge of mineral procurement and distribution. He helped him to work in the mining area for several years. After learning about the tricks, Pengla took his people away from the official mine and prepared to work alone.
When private mines were not so easy to find, just when they finally found a private mine, they met people from the government to extort and wanted to take the mining area over. Pengla swallowed his anger on the surface, and secretly asked his brothers to constantly recruit people and gradually strengthen their strength. When the officials found out that Pengla was strong and strong, it was too late. You should know that the total number of troops in the Governor's House was only a few thousand people and was assigned to various islands, while Pengla had already had hundreds of troops in his hands at that time.
The government was afraid of causing big trouble, so he discussed with Pengla and agreed to open a 50% account to allow Pengla to obtain the right to operate the private mine. In this way, Pengla began his first pot of gold.
After that, he became bigger and bigger. Now there are six private mines in Pengla's hands, more than one thousand private soldiers, and there are more treasures than the governor. The governor had known about his existence for a long time, but he did not dare to do anything randomly, for fear that he would suffer a great loss if there was a conflict. Moreover, there are local snakes like Pengla in the ruling territories of each governor, and they can only live in harmony. If they are torn to death, the governor is also afraid that the sea god priest will blame him.
A group of people entered Pengla's mansion, which was built more gorgeous than the Governor's Mansion. At the banquet, Pengla's female slaves danced and shuttled. Although the wine pool and meat forest were a bit passed, they were indeed quite luxurious, and the atmosphere of nouveau riche was everywhere.
"Young Master Luo wants to have fun here. If you have any requirements, I, Pengla, like to make friends, especially a powerful man like Mr. Luo. It is my luck to know you. I will give you a glass." Pengla smiled with a glass of wine.
Seeing that the atmosphere of the banquet was good, the boiling water frog took the time to say, "This time I brought Luo Tianlai. On the one hand, I was doing business between us, and on the other hand, Luo Tian had something to do with you."
"Oh? What's the matter with Mr. Luo looking for me?" Pengla asked.
Luo Tian smiled and said, "I need some powder of divine power crystals. The boiled water frog said you might be able to buy it here, so I brought me here."
Pengla was stunned and smiled and said, "That thing is so precious. You may not be able to see it all year round. Where can I get it? I'm so sorry, I really don't have it here."
Chapter completed!