Chapter 42 The first goal is to occupy an island
"Old man, if you want to die, just say it directly. There's no need to be so subtle."
Lin Hongzhi stared at Guo Minglang sinisterly and made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"You, a grown man, are not thinking when you say this. Lin Yue is a fair and tender girl, not a tough guy like you. You can't rub her as hard as you want.
"Little girls need to be pampered. Besides, Lin Yue has such a good brain. Wouldn't it be a waste of her talent to go on the trade route with you guys?"
Guo Minglang's wife rolled her eyes and scolded her brainless husband. She was so fond of her fair and tender daughter that she didn't feel sorry for letting her live a life exposed to wind and rain.
Lin Yue muttered to herself that money was not really that valuable. She still had 100,000 taels on her, but she just had no place to spend it!
Everyone glared at him. Guo Minglang didn't know what he had said wrong, and coughed despite everyone's creepy looks.
"Then the line we ran before can be sold as high-end seafood, with high profits tied to it, so the chances of him betraying us are much smaller. Moreover, as a big merchant, he has the connections to make the products famous and knows what price is suitable for those wealthy people.
The most important thing is the backers behind the wealthy businessman. Only with a background can other people's covetousness be reduced. The businessman is also a smart man and will not reveal us. He will only put his own name in front of his master.
Salted fish needs a different sales route because the price is very low, so the profit is obviously also low. We can choose local people in Lingnan to sell it, or we can even spread the method of making salted fish to various places in Lingnan.
We would be like fish merging into the sea, inconspicuous among a swarm of fish. Bandits, bigwigs, and wealthy people would not care about such a small profit. Even if we were exposed, the most the Lingnan authorities would do would be to educate us or make us do hard labor."
Seeing that everyone's attention was diverted to this, Guo Minglang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"But there's no need to spread the salted fish recipe to all of Lingnan!"
Chen Chen was born into a farming and reading family, so his vision is still a bit narrow and he only focuses on his own immediate interests.
"I've already said that this is to avoid the risk of being discovered, and there's more than one dynasty in the entire continent. As long as we open up the market, we'll be able to sell more.
Besides, there are only a few people in Baixiang Village. Even if we work non-stop for twelve hours a day without sleeping, we still can't meet such a large market. Inviting people from Lingnan to join in will help us, firstly, avoid the law punishing everyone, and secondly, we can free up time to make high-end fish products. It would be even better if we could mix snowflake salt into them."
Lin Yue was helpless. She had already discovered when they were making the boat that Chen Chen's thinking was a bit rigid and his ideas were a bit outdated. He lacked the ability to make long-term plans.
Fortunately, Uncle Jian rescued him, otherwise it would be difficult for others to convince this stubborn old man.
“Flake salt can be sold, but only to people who order high-end seafood, and they are required to keep it confidential.
As we all know, the interests involved in salt are too great. Given our current situation, if we were discovered, we would all suffer. We would either be beheaded or imprisoned to refine snowflake salt."
Ruan Xiayu was originally a minister in the Ministry of Revenue. Because he was involved in the salt case, he was abandoned by his superiors and ended up in exile. Now he is particularly sensitive when it comes to issues related to salt.
What's more, this snowflake salt is cleaner and more valuable than the tribute green salt. If he were to sell it, it would definitely attract the covetousness of others, who would be afraid that it would eventually be traced back to him.
But the opinions of the crowd were also very important. Chen Chen looked at their eager eyes, swallowed his saliva, and his original resolute refusal turned into a compromise.
“Salt is indeed an important resource that cannot be touched. We currently do not have the strength to protect this resource. Besides, good things cannot be obtained all at once.
We are not doing a one-time deal. If we want this business to last long, we have to keep coming up with new things. The high-end seafood we have now is enough for them to digest for a long time.
This money can be used when we have captured an island and made arrangements for our escape."
As a leader, Lin Hongyuan has to consider things more comprehensively and has ambitions that others cannot reach.
"Haha, Brother Lin, you believe this kid's big talk in his dream and even want us to occupy an island outside?"
Cheng Xiao was originally a general. He had been in the military camp for a long time and was used to speaking directly. He had heard many children's whimsical jokes, so he found it very ridiculous when Lin Hongyuan said he wanted to occupy an island.
"There are many islands in Lingnan. We can't always be exiled prisoners, living in poverty, and facing the possibility of being conscripted by the government to do manual labor.
People of our generation are already in their forties and fifties, and half of our bodies are already buried in the ground. Anything is fine with us, but can you bear to see your descendants also immersed in this quagmire?
Not to mention the distant future, even our grandchildren are still only a few years old, teenagers, and their lives are just beginning. Do we want to trap them all in this place?"
After Lin Hongyuan finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Those who were exiled by the emperor were not only unable to leave Lingnan within three generations, but also could not take the imperial examination. In other words, their descendants would most likely stay in Lingnan, and perhaps they would live in this remote mountain village for generations, leading a poor life.
Perhaps they themselves made mistakes and fell into such a difficult life. They have no complaints, but they still don’t want their descendants to live such a precarious life.
"Old Lin is indeed very thoughtful. Our generation is like this, but our children should have the opportunity to escape this difficult life. As elders, we still have to struggle a little, at least to prevent the younger generations from resenting us."
"Then our first goal is to capture an island and allow the children to live freely and unrestrainedly. As for the Dagan dynasty, it's already corrupt and will undoubtedly face a coup in the near future. We must do our best to avoid such a disaster."
"Perhaps we can even establish a noble family, a family that is safe and secure in a corner. No matter how the political situation changes, it will not have any impact on us.
As for the young children, they can go out and explore the world. As for how to build the island in the future and how to train the younger generation, they all need to be discussed. I can't help but imagine that my family will become a noble family in the future! "
Wang, who was born into a wealthy and noble family, couldn't help but let her imagination run wild. She was already imagining the scene of a thousand-year-old aristocratic family being born in her hands, and her face was full of uncontrollable excitement.
"I say, you are thinking too simply. We are still criminals and have nothing. First, we have to find an island.
But before we can find the island, don’t we need a very large boat? Otherwise, we’ll just have to rely on our two-meter-long wooden boat in the vast ocean.”
Feng Shiyun's calm and cruel words calmed everyone down.
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