According to what Jia Er said, Li Cong basically had some understanding of this business. It was similar to what Dai Lin said. The places where pearls are produced here are the South China Sea and the East China Sea. The pearls in the East China Sea are used by the royal families of the four empires, and also among the people.

Some have leaked out, but not a lot. Pearls from the South China Sea are the most popular among private buyers.

In coastal areas, it can be said that there are many pearl divers in every area where pearls are produced. Pearl is an ancient organic gemstone, mainly produced in the bodies of pearl oysters and nacreous molluscs; and is produced due to endocrine effects.

Calcium carbonate-containing mineral stones) beads are composed of a large number of tiny stone crystals. According to geological and archaeological research, there were already pearls on the earth 200 million years ago. International gem community

Pearls are also listed as lucky stones for those born in June, and commemorative stones for the thirteenth and thirtieth wedding anniversaries. Pearls, with their magnificent colors and elegant temperament, symbolize health, purity, wealth and happiness, and have been loved by people since ancient times.

Pearls were born even earlier on this planet, but there is no historical record here, so there is no way to verify it. Pearl divers were probably born tens of thousands of years ago, and now they have formed

Very large scale.

Pearls are not very valuable in the hands of pearl divers. The price of fritillaries at the pearl divers is based on kilograms. They sell tens of thousands of taels of fritillary here, but at most the pearl divers sell them.

It’s just a few dozen taels. This era is different from the one on Earth. Pearl divers simply don’t have such equipment to use. They can only rely on their own inertia to directly fish for it. This is very dangerous.

It's big. If you don't pay attention to it, your life may be thrown down there.

On the coastal shore, there was the first trade of Fritillaria. The merchants on the shore were clamoring to buy these Fritillaries. Generally speaking, the price they paid for them was very low, but the money was not worth much to the pearl divers.

It is quite a lot. In the early years, they could easily earn this amount of money. After all, at that time, the fritillaries were located 100 meters away from the shore and the water depth was no more than 20 meters.

There can be more than a dozen of Fritillaria found at one time, but now it is completely different from that time, because more and more Fritillaries are collected, they can no longer collect Fritillaria so easily, there are many

People have to pay for it with their own lives. Nowadays, Fritillaria are usually located 1,000 to 2,000 meters away from the shore, and the water depth here has reached more than 30 meters. Once underwater, strong pressure

It can also make people feel less self-conscious, and pearl divers know this best.

After the first sale, these fritillaries will no longer be measured in pounds. They will all have their own value. They will be transported to the Pearl Club in a nearby county at double the purchase price.

, there will be jewelry merchants and Fritillaria people from all over the continent to select these Fritillaries. The price here is about 100 taels of silver to 500 taels of silver. The ones mentioned here are the ones Li Cong just opened.

.This is their second transaction. Then they will be purchased by the big businessmen of the Southern Empire and the Eastern Empire and then go to the capitals of the two countries. They will double or triple the price here and sell it to their own country.

Some small traders and merchants from the other two empires. Some small traders from the Eastern Empire and the Southern Empire will be sold in the inland areas of their empires, but more of them will be brought to the other two empires.

Carry out sales, because this will maximize the price of Fritillaria. At this time, the price of each Fritillaria has reached a minimum of 500 taels of silver. The higher ones can be over a thousand taels of silver.

The next step is that in the capitals of the other two empires, those who brought back the Fritillaria began to sell them to some Fritillary merchants in various places. These were the people who sold it to Jia Er. They didn't know who they were.

They are also the most profitable in this link. For example, what Li Cong buys is basically 4,000 taels of silver to 10,000 taels of silver. But their purchase price is only half of this, and the only thing left for them is profit.

, and then they will sell these things to people like Jia Er. After Jia Er opens them, they will also sell them to the jewelry merchants. The jewelry merchants will go back and process them, and then the finished products will be sold to direct customers. This store will probably cost

There are more than a dozen procedures. The pearl itself is not precious, but when it is in someone's hands, it will be expensive.

"I really didn't expect that this little pearl could have such great knowledge. I wonder if we can omit all these steps. Can we purchase these fritillaries directly from the sea?" Dai Lin said.

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"Sir, this shouldn't be possible. Those who buy Fritillaria along the coast are some big families there. If we rush into this business with others, it probably won't be that easy." Jia Er

I know a little bit about this, and I know it won’t work.

"If we go for an acquisition, will they stand up and stop us?" Li Cong naturally felt unhappy with these people who bullied and dominated the market.

"Boss, it's not like this. There are also laws in this world. They don't dare to go too far. They won't make you look bad on the surface, but they will contact these bandits and road bullies on your way.

, when necessary, for example, if you hire very powerful guards in your team, they can also do that, and they will also find people who are more powerful than you. They are all local gangsters, no matter what our homework is.

No matter how good it is, it's not that easy." Jia Er said, Li Cong also understood that it would be a strange thing if they didn't react if you took away someone's job.

"Haha, if this is really the only thing, I don't think there is anything we can do about it. We can transport it through our airship. Even tenth-level warriors will not be able to catch us."

Dai Lin said with a smile. What he said is true. Although a level 10 warrior can bring down the airship, he doesn't know when you took off, where you took off, and what route you took. These are all

As long as you want to avoid uncertain factors, it is easy to avoid them.

"Airship? Sir, do you have that thing in your hand? As far as I know, isn't it something from the Cao family in the Northern Empire? By the way, Mr. Cao, your surname is Cao? Are you from the Cao family?" Jia Er took a photo.

He thought about it and said. If there really is such a thing, this thing can really be done. Although these guys on the beach will not only have this way, at least this is the most direct way to solve the problem.

"Haha, I'm from the Cao family, and I'm Cao Ke, so what? You're not wrong, right?" Li Cong said with a smile, this boy is really good.

"No. Oh, to be honest, your story has been told all over by our businessmen these days. Why did you endure humiliation and bear the burden for more than ten years and become a magician? Even if you have such a powerful master, you can't show your patience.

Sex is not something that ordinary people have. Then you established the new Cao Family Trading Company. Now the Cao Family Trading Company is involved in too many industries. Of course, the most amazing thing is your airship. It is simply a god-like thing. If not

As for your airship, it will probably be impossible for ordinary people to fly into the sky in their lifetime." This guy said excitedly, but he was telling the truth. Li Cong was indeed the envy of the businessmen around him.

"I'm not as powerful as you say. Let's continue our topic. If we transport it by airship, what do you think there is a chance of winning?" Li Cong said. He didn't want to continue talking about his own affairs.

It's a waste of time and embarrassing.

"Sir, if you really use an airship to transport it, I think it will be at least 80% okay. To be honest, I don't know very well what is going on here. All I know is what others say.

Come on, I haven't really seen one myself, but it is said that the South Pearl is easier to sell than the Dong Pearl, and the business of Dong Pearl is monopolized by the members of the Eastern Empire's royal family." Jia Er said with some embarrassment.

"Haha, you are really down-to-earth. It doesn't matter. You can go to the beach on my behalf and have a good look. Tomorrow I will give you an airship and a escort team. You can go to the beach for two months.

Time is your time on the road. It should be no problem for them to keep moving forward day and night. How about giving you a month to figure it out?" Li Cong thought for a while and said, he really doesn't have that much energy now.

I'm here to do this. Let this guy go over and see if it's okay in three months.

"Don't worry, sir. Since you have entrusted this matter to me, I will handle it beautifully for you. I feel that I am very reliable in handling this matter." Jia Er patted his chest and said, this

Li Cong seems to have a good way of doing things for others, so there should be no problem. This guy should have no problem when doing things. Dai Lin next to him is also optimistic about this guy.

"Very good, then I will believe you this time. Remember, if the Cao Family Firm enters the jewelry industry in the future, you will definitely be the first to grasp this person. Your future is in front of you, and

This survey is a test I gave you. If you can't pass, I'm sorry, I don't want useless people here." Li Cong drew a bright road for this guy, and this guy also happily agreed. Today

It was his own good life. If he hadn't met Li Cong today, he might have been bankrupt and had nothing. He nodded heavily, and he must serve Li Cong well.

Li Cong indeed has his own affairs now. Otherwise, Li Cong would definitely go to the beach to see this matter by himself. One thing Li Cong still needs to do now is to inspect the Western Empire's airship transportation line in the south. Now the Western Empire

There are a total of 320 airships in the southern part of the empire for transportation, and 200 of them are doing business with the gathering points in the Warcraft Mountains. This part of the number accounts for more than 60%, and the profit accounts for 70%.

There are 120 ships on the mainland, and the profits are relatively small. What Li Cong inspected this time was the transportation on the mainland. The reclamation of the Warcraft Mountains is still continuing, but now because some places have not shown any intention to cooperate,

Therefore, Li Cong's plan is to use all the remaining 100 airships that have just been transported to the interior of the mainland.

Dai Lin has already demonstrated the transportation industry here to Li Cong. Dai Lin's original idea has basically been realized. Now the twelve provinces in the southern part of the Western Empire have been built into counties. In other words, as long as

If you are willing to hire a carriage and have money, you can take the Cao Family Trading Company's carriage to any county, including goods and letters. This was impossible in the past, but now everyone's life has changed.

They are all being restructured due to the transportation of Cao's Trading Company. In the past, you needed to go in person, but now you don't need to. They can all handle the matter with a letter. Of course, Cao's Trading Company still recommends them for some valuable things.

It was transported by airship. They are not responsible for the transportation on land, and the bandits on both sides are not living for a living.

The transportation road is being built step by step. Although it is still at a low profit level, Li Cong believes that it will definitely be a good profit point in the near future. One thing Li Cong also felt in the Western Empire was that the collaborators were too

Less. There are too few official forces under my control. Now I can only register with Prince Yulin. In the past six months, I did not need to deal with the outside world, but with my expansion, Prince Yulin soon

Unable to give him any help, Li Cong discussed this issue with Dai Lin carefully. At this time, Wu Zuoxi came into their sight.

"Although I have never met this person, judging from the way this person does things, this guy should not be a person who cares about money." Li Cong looked at Wu Zuoxi's name on the analysis chart and said, ordinary things can naturally be solved with money.

Completed, but what this guy Wu Zuoxi wants to solve for himself is not an ordinary problem. Ordinary problems can be solved by yourself by just looking for someone.

"Boss, I have dealt with Wu Zuoxi. This person is very extraordinary. It is a very normal thing in the royal family to kill people. But this person has caused chaos in the royal family, and now this guy is messing around.

He is very good, although he is not as good as the Tuoba clan back then. But in some places, he is the nobleman who has replaced the Tuoba clan. If we can have a good relationship with this person, everything can be discussed.

." Dai Lin is also a little troubled by this guy. This guy is not indifferent, but he has his own sense of how to handle things. He will not do things that cross the bottom line.

He will not offend any big nobleman for the affairs of the Cao Family Trading Company. Maybe in this guy's heart, he doesn't want to do this.

"Actually, everyone has a critical point. The fundamental reason why he doesn't help us is because he hasn't reached this critical point yet. As long as he reaches it, he can probably do anything for us. In fact, we can

Thinking from another aspect, what we need now is that this guy can help us acquire shipping shares on the Red River. It can be said that except for the royal family, everything else is our target. Prince Yulin's ability is limited, and the magician

We can't count on the trade union for the time being. If we want a monopoly, we can only operate on Wu Zuoxi. If he doesn't have conflicts with those big nobles, he won't help us, but if they have their own conflicts,

If so, I think this matter will be easy to handle. There is no conflict, we can create conflicts." Li Cong said with a smile, Dai Lin finally felt like he had an idea. Why didn't he think of it? Since he started following Li Cong

From now on, whatever you do, you should be honest and upright. In fact, many things do not require such attention.

"Haha, these words really woke me up. I have been thinking about what kind of gift I can use to impress that guy. I really didn't expect to use this method. These big families have actually been dissatisfied with this guy Wu Zuoxi for a long time. They

The idea is also very simple. There is no big force behind Wu Zuoxi. This kid can only rely on himself. Such a person with no foundation controls such a big force. Naturally, they cannot bear it. This is originally

They are all lit, we just need to be a source of fire, and then they will put it together on their own." Dai Lin is a smart man, and he quickly knows what to do.

"Haha, you are right, but there is one basic point that we must pay attention to, that is, we cannot act recklessly. These people are not as simple as we think. We must not provoke several families at the same time. If that happens

If so, Wu Zuoxi may be killed in one go, and our people may be able to be rescued by then. We will be the ones who suffer at that time." Li Cong added that Dai Lin should be able to do things with confidence.

Yes, it’s just that this matter is of great importance and cannot be taken lightly.

"Haha, boss, I suddenly discovered that you should actually make your own achievements in politics. These people are not involved in politics. If you go there, they may not even be able to carry your shoes."

Dai Lin said, Li Cong indeed has this ability.

"Politics is not that simple. If I want to be involved in politics, I must have my own absolute advantage. Otherwise, I will never get in. Many people say that the minds of businessmen are as poisonous as snakes and scorpions, but businessmen and politicians

They are simply not on the same level. I know this very well. If you look at how many businessmen are now relying on politicians, you will understand what is going on. Businessmen can also manipulate politics, but the atmosphere of the entire society must be adapted. Absolutely.

It's not just for looking down on businessmen like this." Li Cong said with a smile. It has been proved on the rty planet that it is not impossible to get involved in politics. But now Li Cong's skills are still too weak. If he goes in, he will probably call someone

There was nothing left to eat.

"Actually, some of our Dai family's children are serving as officials, but that position is a bit unpopular. Alas, without the support of the family, there is no way they can go far on this road. They can't even get up if they want to.
To be continued...