Having finally calmed down, Qin Su looked at Mo Lan with a warm smile in her eyes.
"Do you know? In the past, many merchants wanted to use my status to make money, but they were afraid that I would use my power to suppress them, so they schemed and even came up with all sorts of despicable methods. In their minds, they wanted to rely on me, but they also felt unbalanced because I used everything and would get the benefits, while they had to keep running around."
Mo Lan rested her chin on her hand and nodded. "That's the difference in status. Some people work themselves to death, while others make money easily. That's why everyone wants to be an official, because only by being an official can you have power. There is no absolute fairness in the world. Others may depend on you, but it depends on whether your position is high enough and whether you can protect them. Otherwise, it's all nonsense."
Qin Su: "......"
Although it's a bit blunt and crude, it's true.
However, ordinary people don't think that way. In Liangjing, the merchants who seek cooperation with him value the convenience of his status. They readily offer three-tenths of the profits, and some even offer four-tenths. These people feel that they only need to use his name and don't have to do anything else. Three-tenths is reasonable, and four-tenths is already incredibly generous.
Whenever he saw those people's obsequious yet resentful faces, he would simply kick them out.
The Qin family's backing wasn't so cheap, and not just anyone could get close to them. Over time, those people, in order to gain a foothold, turned to seek other backers.
He had no interest in knowing how they negotiated the cooperation, but there were rumors circulating privately that Qin Su was arrogant, aloof, and looked down on everyone.
He never stopped these remarks. With his mother's title as the eldest princess, it was fine for her to be a little aloof and arrogant. But from then on, what he hated most was the profit-driven face of merchants.
Even when he first met Mo Lan, he didn't give her a friendly look. But gradually, he realized that this woman was different from the others. Although she was somewhat capricious and acted somewhat rudely, she didn't speak to him kindly and kept avoiding him.
She subtly looked down on his status. For some reason, every time he met Mo Lan, he could sense a strong sense of rejection from this woman's words and actions.
This was the first time someone had looked down on his identity, but he wasn't angry at all; instead, he was a little curious.
After investigating and learning her identity, he secretly thought that as a female bandit, she wouldn't gain anything by trying to please him. There was no profit to be made, so it was reasonable for her not to give him a friendly look.
But the more he got to know her, the more profound his feelings became. Despite being a bandit, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. On the contrary, she moved between various cities and counties with ease, making a fortune.
Of course, it's also possible that she saved him twice, making it impossible for him to treat her coldly.
But now, listening to her analyze his identity and value, Qin Su suddenly realized that it wasn't that she didn't know his value, but that she had never thought of using him.
Now that the two are working together, she provides the money to build the ship and only then does she think of letting him use his identity to deal with the government. Just as she said, each of them should do their own job and give full play to their strengths.
This kind of cooperation is based on equality and fairness, making people feel comfortable and free from any suspicion of taking advantage.
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