Chapter 282 Doing business with a sword
When he opened his eyes, Ning Zhe's vision was completely dark. Just as he was about to move his body, he felt a sense of relaxation and weakness in his limbs, probably because he had been lying on the bed for too long.
He sat up with one hand on the pillow and took off his blindfold. It took Ning Zhe a few seconds to adapt to the light in the room. When he looked up, Xia Yubing was sitting on the edge of the bed with her back to him, changing clothes. She looked like she was putting on stockings. .
"What time is it now?" Ning Zhe asked, holding his forehead.
"Are you awake?" We've landed in Port Vian, and someone came to see you yesterday, saying he was a friend of that guy Van Dyke?"
"Two days..." Ning Zhe clicked his tongue. It seemed that he had stayed within the influence of 'Taiyin' for much longer than expected.
After changing out of his pajamas and putting on casual clothes, Ning Zhe switched to the identity of Van Dyke and got out of bed.
Port Vivian is located at the junction of the Apennine Peninsula and the Europa Continent, not far from the mountainous area where Vanessa Castle is located. It only takes a few hours to get there by private plane and then changing cars without stopping.
"Who came to see me? Did he leave his name and contact information?" Ning Zhe asked.
"What's the name 'Fsolus Milicato'?" Xia Yubing said thoughtfully: "This guy seems to be a friend of Van Dyke, do you have any impression?"
"Yes." Ning Zhe stretched, walked to the sofa and poured himself a glass of water: "The Dyke family is a military aristocrat. The family members have been involved in the army for many years and have a large number of soldiers. The Milicato family is a great sailor. Descendants of the colonists of the era, their family businesses spread all over the world, so the two families often cooperated. ”
Xia Yubing was stunned for a moment: "How can soldiers and businessmen cooperate?"
"Think of it as domestic." Ning Zhe smiled: "To put it simply, it means doing business with a sword."
"The Milicato family is not an old rich man with a long history like the Dyke family, but a new rich who got rich overnight by relying on the colonial wave of the Age of Discovery. None of their overseas properties are bloodless, such as those on the African continent. There is a gold mine in a small country, and the mining rights are in the hands of the Milicato family.”
"The Milicato family hired locals to dig gold mines for them at very low prices, transport them to the port and send them to Europa for refining - this is to prevent the small country from acquiring the industrial technology to refine gold.
Workers working in the gold mines unearth huge amounts of wealth for the Milicato family every day. The poor working environment and heavy labor have caused the miners' physical condition to deteriorate rapidly. The average life expectancy is less than 30 years old, and the compensation they receive is only Enough to satisfy your hunger. ”
Xia Yubing was puzzled: "Why is this...then the locals won't resist?"
"Of course you resist." Ning Zhe took a sip of the water in the glass and continued: "That's why we need to do business with a sword."
"The Dyke family, which holds military power, stationed troops around the gold mines in the name of protecting the overseas interests of its companies to provide protection and collect dividends for the Milicato family. There have been 4 worker riots in history, 3 of which They were all suppressed by gunfire.”
"The fourth riot was led by an ascended person who had mastered the evil ghost somewhere. The army could not suppress it, so Van Dyke arrived in person with the granting tools and killed all the ascended people, including the upgraded person. All the workers were killed, and the ghost was brought back to the family by Van Dyke."
The Milicato family is responsible for using various shady and dirty methods to obtain wealth, while the Decker family uses powerful force to protect them. This is the long-term cooperation model of the two families.
In a sense, the Milicato family is a white glove that wipes away the blood stains on the gold coins of the Decker family. Because of the tough tactics shown in this matter, Van Dyck gained the respect of the family and was awarded the title of Marquis.
It was also because of this incident that Van Dyke met a young master of the Milicato family: Forsolus Milicato.
"Vivian Harbor... happens to be the territory of Forsolus Milicato." Ning Zhe walked out of the lounge, came to the window and looked at the clear blue water outside the glass, and suddenly remembered why this guy wanted to Come yourself.
"There seems to be a swimsuit show sponsored by Fusolus tomorrow, and it will be held at the Vivian Port hypermarket." Ning Zhe looked back at Xia Yubing who was standing behind him and asked, "He came to see me to see the swimsuits. Showy?”
"Yeah." Xia Yubing nodded glumly.
"Hypocritical." Ning Zhe glanced at the garter stockings she had just put on and couldn't help but smile: "The temperature outside is 12 degrees, and your thighs are still exposed, how come you didn't freeze to death."
"...I'm happy to."
Ning Zhe finally went to Mr. Fusolus to catch up with old friends, and regretfully said that he probably wouldn't have time to enjoy tomorrow's swimsuit show because he was here to borrow a plane.
With the help of Van Dyke's face, Ning Zhe easily borrowed Versole's private jet and flew to Vanessa Castle as quickly as possible, leaving Xia Yubing to take his place in the final scene of Vivian Harbor. Swimwear catwalk.
Port Vivian is a port city with a long history. As early as the Ming Dynasty, traveling merchants riding camels had already exchanged silk with fishermen for pearls here. After the economy entered globalization, this ancient port was injected with new vitality. Merchants gathered and passenger ships came, making it a prosperous scene.
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"It's a pity that this prosperity is the last afterglow of Vivian Harbor. Soon, this beautiful city will be abandoned."
Fusolus Milicato, who was wearing equestrian clothes, introduced to Xia Yubing while walking on the street:
"For decades, the population of Port Vivian has far exceeded its carrying capacity. Groundwater has been over-exploited for a long time, causing the urban ground to intensify settlement at a rate of at least 10 centimeters per year. We have to abandon this ancient and beautiful city. City, heading to the new deep water port ”
"The resident relocation plan will be implemented from next week, so tomorrow's hypermarket swimsuit show will be the last and grandest swimsuit show held in Vivian Harbor. Dear Mr. Decker cannot come for some reason, I'm really sorry." Fusolus shook his head slowly and sighed.
"What's so good about the swimsuit show..." Xia Yubing muttered in her heart, but still had a decent smile on her face: "Then I have to feast my eyes on him."
"That would be perfect." Fusolus chuckled, and a message popped up on the phone in his arms, saying that his private plane had taken off.
Turning off his cell phone and stuffing it into his pocket, Fusolus Milicato kept the smile on his face and enthusiastically introduced the historic hypermarket in Vivian Harbor Center to Xia Yubing.
(End of chapter)