"Lord God?!"
The strange name made Yoriichi Tsugikuni frown involuntarily. He held the long sword in one hand and looked at Desolo quietly.
As for this "Golden Emperor", the memory of Jigoku Yoshiichi was already quite vague. He was able to recognize Desolo thanks to the ability of the Gold-Gold Fruit that Desolo used when fighting the enemy before.
As for the fact that he and Desolo had met on the holy land.
At that time, Yoriichi Tsugikuni's attention was all on the three admirals and the Five Elders. Saving the slaves was just a side job for him. It was impossible for him to remember the appearance of all the slaves in his mind.
He didn't expect these people to repay him after they escaped from the holy land, nor did he remember what they did.
Looking at the cold expression on Ji Guoyuan's face, Desolo realized that the other party seemed not to know him. He patted his chest lightly and explained hurriedly:
"My name is Desolo."
"You saved me!"
"Holy Land Marinjoa! Celestial Dragons!"
Desolo lowered his voice and said repeatedly. He didn't say everything, just a little bit of information, but through this information, a hint of understanding flashed in Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's eyes.
At the same time, Desolo's words also reminded Yoshiichi Tsugikuni of something.
The Golden Emperor, Desolo, seems to have had a "slave" experience.
The person who rescued Desolo was changed from the Sun Pirates to Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's gaze fell on Desolo, and he looked at Desolo carefully, then shook his head slightly:
"I am not the so-called God you are talking about."
"You don't need to be grateful to me."
“I’m just doing what I want to do.”
As Ji Guoyuan spoke, he looked around the cave, and his observation Haki quickly spread out, covering the entire island in the blink of an eye.
Under the influence of his observation Haki, he has already explored the situation on the island in detail.
As Tsugikuni Yoriichi had said before, this island can be said to be a collection of "sins" throughout life.
The core industry of Gran Tesoro, a ship of gold and huge treasure, is gambling.
With gambling as the core, a variety of different industries have been derived. In addition to various gambling mechanisms, there are also various lending businesses on the island that provide "services" specifically for those who have lost all their property.
At the same time, various shops and entertainment facilities are also available. This prosperous island is a complete money-making treasury.
Moreover, according to what Tsugikuni Yoshiichirō discovered with his observation Haki, there are also large areas of farmland on this island. While the "concert" is taking place in the cave, there are also farmers cultivating the farmland.
But the farmers had weak breaths, even weaker than ordinary adults. If Tsugikuni Yoshiichi guessed correctly, those farmers should be in a state of food shortage. Those people were most likely slaves.
At the same time, underground on this island, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi also sensed the breath of many people. Judging from their condition, those people should have been locked up. Judging from their breath, those people had probably been hungry for many days.
This island is a cage that traps everyone who comes to it!
Jiguo Yuanyi carefully sensed the situation on the island, gently raised the long sword in his hand, and placed it on Desolo's shoulder.
"Lord God!"
"I'm doing serious business!"
"Ever since I left the Holy Land and accidentally became a person with special abilities, I have been diligently managing my career and have never done anything messy!"
Desolo read the murderous intent on Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's calm face. The reason why Tsugakuni Yoshiichi did not use his knife immediately was simply because he was using his observation Haki to continue exploring more things on the island.
Hearing Desolo's words, Tsugikoku Yoriichi also looked at Desolo intently, and after a moment of silence, he said:
"The slaves, prisoners, and pirates on the island."
"These things have nothing to do with you?"
"Or do you call these things serious business?"
Hearing what Desolo said, Jigoku Yoshiichi couldn't help but feel a little funny. This young man's definition of "serious business" seemed to be a little different from his own.
"Slaves?! No, no, no, there are no slaves on my island, only workers!"
"The relationship between those people and me is one of employment! I'm the one paying them!"
"As for the prisoners you mentioned, they are all people who violated the rules of the island! They are all lawless criminals. I didn't kill them directly, I just locked them up."
"And those pirates you mentioned who came to the island."
"I'm just an ordinary citizen. To me, anyone who comes to this island is a guest!"
"As long as the pirates don't cause trouble on my island, it's impossible for an ordinary person like me to be their enemy!"
After hearing what Tsugakuin Yoshiichi said, Desolo hurriedly defended himself. After hearing what Desolo said, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi lowered his eyebrows slightly and shook his head gently:
"Let me guess what your methods are."
"Casino, I guess it's the core industry on your island."
"With just a little trick, the gamblers who enter your casino will lose everything in no time, right?"
"Then what"
"As the casino owner, you should provide loans at high interest rates."
“Those who have lost all their wealth and are unwilling to leave will continue to borrow from you.”
"I ended up going bankrupt and becoming a person deeply in debt."
"If we want these people to pay off their debts, it seems there's no other way except to sell themselves out, right?"
"You mean these people by workers?"
"His thoughts and methods are more sophisticated than those of ordinary pirates, but that's all."
The casino routine is basically the same kind of operation. In this chaotic ocean, all walks of life are growing wildly. Tsugikoku Yuichiro has seen the darkness behind gambling before.
If Desolo thinks that he can survive by changing his name or his rhetoric, he is too naive!
"ah?!"
"I'm a serious businessman, how could I possibly do those things?!"
"In my casino, there's absolutely no such thing as the dealer cheating!"
"Lord God!"
"If you want to kill me, I will never resist!"
"But you can't accuse me wrongly!"
"I invite you to come and see for yourself on my island. I will prove it to myself with facts!"
Desolo said this with a sincere look on his face, and looked up slightly into Tsugikuni Yoriichi's eyes, acting very frankly.
"." Looking at De Rosso's expression, Jiguo Yuanyi fell silent.
After a while, Jiguo Yuanyi sheathed the knife and said, "Let's take a look."
Ji Guoyuan showed some interest in Desolo. If it was really as Desolo said, then this guy could really be considered a talent.
If used in the right way, it will also be of great use to Yuichiro Tsugikuni.
Yoshiichi Tsugikuni could see that Desolo seemed to be grateful to him for saving him in the Holy Land that year, and seemed to have great admiration for him.
If Desolo is really a white lotus as he said, Yuanyi will extend an olive branch to Desolo.
Thinking of this, Yuichiro Tsugikuni suddenly laughed, shook his head, and felt amused at his own thoughts.
Expecting a guy who can open a casino on this ocean to be a white lotus is too naive!
"My Lord God, let me show you around!"
Desolo slowly stood up, walked quickly to the side of Jiguo Yuanyi, stretched out his hand to guide him towards the center of the stage, and then took the lead to walk to the center of the stage.
Just as Jigoku Yoshiichi was about to catch up, he stopped and turned to look at the warships on the lake.
Desolo had only taken a few steps when he suddenly noticed that Tsugakuin Yoshiichi had stopped and turned his head to look at the lake. He immediately understood and returned to Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's side and whispered:
"Don't worry, I will send people to settle the people on those ships!"
Desolo guessed what Yoshiichi Tsugikuni was thinking and immediately took charge of the matter.
After saying that, without caring whether Tsugakuni Yoriichi agreed or not, he immediately took out his Den Den Mushi and started making a call.
"Lord Desolo, do you have any instructions?"
A crisp female voice came from the other end of the line. After the call was connected, Desolo ordered, "Bring people to the Colorful House. Tow the boat on the sea to our own port, pick up the people on board, and arrange for food and shelter."
"You go there yourself, and your subordinates will select the women."
The person on the other end of the phone was quite surprised that Desolo didn't give a mindless order, but he didn't say much nonsense. He just said "yes" and hung up the phone.
After finishing the call, Desolo bowed slightly to Jiguo Yuanyi and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of it."
"After all, my life is in your hands, so you don't have to worry about me playing tricks."
"I am a person who values life!"
The cautious and respectful appearance displayed by Desolo now is completely different from what Yoshikazu Tsugakuin had seen before. Before, he was almost beaten to death by pirates, but he didn't even frown. Now his fawning and servile appearance makes Yoshikazu Tsugakuin a little uncomfortable.
"Desolo, you don't have to be like this. Recover."
Tsugikuni Yoriichi's words did not change Desolo's state.
Under Desolo's guidance, the two walked to the center of the stone platform. Then Desolo pressed a mechanism on the ground, and the ground under their feet began to slowly descend.
In the center of the stage, there is actually an elevator. At the bottom of the elevator is a huge dressing room. Inside the room is a long, slanted corridor leading directly into the island.
"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but my childhood dream was to become an excellent singer and hold my own concert."
“With your help, I was able to fulfill my own dream.”
"The person I'm most grateful to in my life is you!"
As the elevator descended, Desolo noticed that Tsugakuin was looking at his dressing room and said with some emotion. Seeing that Tsugakuin had no intention of leaving, Desolo did not care. He led Tsugakuin up the corridor leading to the island and talked about the things on the island:
"Let me take you to the casino first."
"That's one of the most important industries on my island. Once you see it with your own eyes, you'll know I'm not the kind of person you think!"
"In all the events in my casino, there will be absolutely no cases of the dealer cheating."
"Our casino only provides some services. Some of our activities are based on 'probability'. There is no need to do anything that would damage our reputation."
"Admittedly, there have been many people who have lost all their fortunes on the island over the years, but there are also many 'players' who have been able to walk away with large sums of money from the casino."
"As long as they don't cheat and win the money based on their own skills, everything they win will be theirs!"
"The name of the huge treasure spread throughout the North Sea because of those who won money."
The footsteps of Desolo and Jiguo Yuanyi echoed in the corridor.
Seeing that Tsugikoku Yoriichi was still silent, Desolo didn't care and continued to speak:
"Losing money in a casino is God's will, and the ones who win their money are the gamblers at the same table."
"The way my casino makes money is actually, besides drinks and food, there are some fees and service fees."
"You mentioned earlier about lending money to gamblers. I admit that this situation does exist."
"This is also one of my money-making projects, but I have never lent out so-called usury!"
"The 'fee' I charge is only 2% of the principal each month."
"If the loan is not paid for a full month, it will be paid as if it was paid for a full month. The borrower only needs to pay me back before leaving the island or within the contract period."
“In fact, many people can only make back their money at the gambling table after borrowing money!”
"Those who won money were very grateful to us before leaving the island!"
As he spoke, Desolo turned his head slightly and glanced at Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's expression. Seeing that Tsugakuin Yoshiichi was still as calm as before, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued:
“Those who lose money can work on the island to pay off their debts.”
"Business is flourishing on the island, with shops lining the streets. I have no shortage of customers, so there are actually plenty of job opportunities. As long as I'm willing to work hard, I'll be able to pay off my debts one day."
"I'm a businessman, not a philanthropist, and paying back debts is only natural."
"This is how my casino works. You'll understand once I show you."
"Besides, these things are actually small amounts of money. The real money comes from other projects on my island."
"Hotels, tourism, shopping malls, hospitals and even real estate are the big players!"
"You know how harsh the marine environment in the North Sea is. My place is both prosperous and safe. In fact, many people want to settle on the island."
"These industries of mine are the ones that make money the fastest!"
"And I also accept ordinary people. As long as they can buy a house on the island, they can become residents of this island."
"It doesn't matter if you're short on money. You can borrow money to buy it, and then work to pay off the debt."
"And I also treated them well. I allowed them to repay the money they borrowed over 30 years."
Along the way, Desolo told Tsugakuin Yoshiichi a lot. He had no intention of hiding anything from Tsugakuin Yoshiichi and gave Tsugakuin Yoshiichi a brief account of the operating model of his island.
The more Tsugikoku Yoshiichi listened, the more he felt something was wrong. When he heard "pay it back in 30 years", he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and his eyes fell on Desolo.
Talent
What a talented person!
From Desolo's words, Ji Guoyuan was able to roughly piece together the operating model of this island.
With the entertainment city as the anchor point, various industries can be developed. Grassroots industries can consume a large amount of labor, and the source of this labor force often comes from the entertainment city. At the same time, the entertainment city can also siphon off population and wealth, and grassroots industries can also feed back to the entertainment city.
It is conceivable that Desolo’s “huge treasure” can capture all the wealthy people in the North Sea.
What do the rich lack the most?
Security and money!
Desolo's means of making money are far superior to those pirates.
(End of this chapter)
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