Zhao Lin laughed and said, "For such a dangerous situation, the profits must be enormous, right? A single voyage should earn you at least several hundred thousand taels of silver, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of these sea merchants suddenly became tense.
Liu Rui smiled bitterly and said, "It would be great if I could earn this much."
Zhao Lin asked, "What do you mean?"
Liu Rui said, "To be honest, sir, maritime trade is extremely risky and can easily lead to total annihilation. For example, if you encounter severe weather, such as a storm, your ship can capsize in an instant. There are also reefs and shoals. Every year, countless ships are wrecked and countless crew members are buried at the bottom of the sea."
"If you're lucky and don't encounter a storm or run aground, that's just a tiny bit of luck. There's also disease, which can be fatal."
"Sea voyages can last for months or even years, and people on board are very likely to get sick, and once they do, there's basically no hope of survival."
“Even if you’re extremely lucky and don’t encounter a storm, don’t run aground, and your crew isn’t sick, there are still pirates and looters.”
"For example, the people on Pirate Island are pirates who have been sailing the seas for years. If we run into them, it's not so bad for a large fleet like ours, but small merchants basically have no chance of survival."
Liu Rui spoke so much in one breath, feeling thirsty. He took a few gulps from his teacup, took a deep breath, and then continued, "Outsiders have no idea about all this. They all think we're making a fortune from ocean trade. Actually, if we're lucky and our fleet returns safely, we might earn a little more. But on average, being able to maintain development is already pretty good."
"Yes, we look glamorous, but only we know the hard work that goes into it."
“If there were no choice, who would want to go to sea?”
"Every year, sailors die at sea, and even their bodies are never recovered."
"Alas! We are in such a pity! I really want to burn the boat down."
After hearing Liu Rui's complaints, others also followed suit.
Zhao Lin listened for a long time.
Just one sentence.
Disaster!
It's hard for us!
We have no money!
Zhao Lin looked at them with a half-smile, until Liu Rui felt something was wrong and coughed lightly, and then those people shut up.
Liu Rui said: "Don't blame me, sir. We have been holding it in for a long time. We finally got a chance to speak, but we couldn't help it."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Don't blame me, don't blame me. Feel free to tell me what else you have. I came here to solve your problem."
"Really?" Liu Rui obviously didn't believe it.
Everyone knows that you are the most ruthless person. You will snatch away anything you like and will confiscate and destroy families at any time.
Solve our problem?
I'm afraid they are here to deal with us?
Zhao Lin said seriously, "Of course it's true. Maritime trade, as a supplement to commercial trade, has enormous potential for profit. If you don't capitalize on it, you won't make any money. I'm here to help you make more money."
Okay, now let’s talk about money.
Is it for us to make more money, or for you to make more money.
Who knows?
Liu Rui was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes: "The court has finally seen our difficulties. With you here, we will definitely be able to overcome all our difficulties and make maritime trade bigger and stronger."
"Yes, make it bigger and stronger." Those people shouted.
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Come on, tell us about your difficulties."
A servant brought paper and pen, one for each person.
These people were confused.
They looked at each other, not understanding what Zhao Lin was thinking.
Could it be that this guy is really here to solve problems instead of making money?
Isn’t it said that hundreds of thousands of taels a year can’t satisfy his appetite?
"cough!"
Liu Rui coughed again and said, "Everyone, since the Lord is so considerate, we should not be polite and write down all the difficulties."
After hearing Liu Rui's hint, these people were not polite and picked up their pens to write quickly.
Some of them could not read and could only dictate and have their servants write for them.
Soon, all these people finished writing.
Just as the servants were putting them away one by one.
The guard came over to report: "Sir, people from Qingyuan Academy are here."
Zhao Lin was overjoyed: "Please come in."
The guards brought the person over quickly.
The leader was Mi Banxia, the woman Zhao Lin had met last night.
"Banxia? Why are you here?"
A young man in the crowd behind Liu Rui exclaimed.
Mi Banxia glanced at the man and bowed to Zhao Linyingying: "I, your humble servant, have been ordered by my grandfather to bring people here to await your orders."
Zhao Lin said happily, "Miss Mi, please stand up. Everyone, please take a seat."
Mi Banxia brought a total of sixteen people, of varying ages. The oldest was in his forties and the youngest was only in his twenties.
These people sat on both sides of Zhao Lin, facing the merchants.
Liu Rui and others suddenly felt overwhelmed.
This person is from Qingyuan Academy.
Those who can be brought up by Mi Banxia, the eldest daughter of the Mi family, must be very outstanding.
But didn’t Mi Moli break up with Zhao Lin yesterday? Why would Mi Banxia bring people to obey his orders today?
The young man who was talking to Mi Banxia looked at her angrily. Mi Banxia tilted her head slightly and explained to Zhao Lin, "This is my brother, Mi Jinxuan. He also has a fleet."
Be brief and to the point.
Zhao Lin immediately understood what it meant.
People from the Mi family are also involved in maritime trade matters.
This is inevitable.
As a person living by the sea, if I have the ability, I will definitely get involved.
But Mi Moli didn’t mention this yesterday.
It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with Mi Jinxuan and didn't even mention it.
Otherwise, Mi Moli would definitely ask Mi Jinxuan to assist Zhao Lin.
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