pertwk Chapter 2065: Freeport Falls Out
Chapter 2065: Freeport Falls Out
Chapter 2065: Freeport Falls Out
"What's next? What's next is that I was lucky." He Lingchuan laughed, "This nobleman somehow got himself into trouble and actually left Jiao State and came to our grassland to steal horses. I caught him red-handed! He confessed to stealing horses, recorded his statement and put his fingerprints on it. Now both the person and the statement have been handed over to the government for punishment."
Sun Fuling stared at him for a long time, then laughed and scolded: "What tricks did you use?"
He Lingchuan blinked: "What does it have to do with me if he does something stupid?"
Sun Fuling would not be misled by him: "Just tell me, how did you make him do this?"
After being together for many years, she already knew that this guy was not a serious person at all, and he knew too well what "taking advantage of others" meant.
"You are the teacher, you must know a method of abducting children, called 'flower-snatching technique'?" He Lingchuan scooped a spoonful of fish soup and drank, "I used this little trick to snatch him away."
"General He has learned a lot." He knows such a despicable trick? Sun Fuling knew that the process must be interesting, but he said lightly, "Show me a live performance."
"Do I need to perform?" He Lingchuan asked in surprise, "I just stretched out my hand and grabbed him, and he followed me, didn't he?"
Sun Fuling was furious. She grabbed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and threw it directly at his face: "What did you say?"
She wasn't always this direct.
He Lingchuan, however, was already used to it. He just raised his hand and caught it, taking a bite of the cake at the same time.
"Calm down, calm down. I was just giving you an analogy." He Lingchuan quickly put out the fire. "Let's talk about the trade route. Let's talk about the trade route. It's a major matter for the country and the people! Why are you in such a hurry to open a second trade route?"
The southern exit of Panlong City is at Baisha Bay. Caravans from afar must first land at Baisha Bay, pass through the Maohe Plain, and then reach Panlong Wasteland. In reality, He Lingchuan also set out from Baisha Bay when he went from Qianyuan Country to Yangshan Islands.
From ancient times to the present, this has always been a very important free port.
Sun Fuling sighed: "White Sand Bay alone is not enough. It's easy for someone to get stuck."
He Lingchuan nodded. When Beijia and Panlong City were at loggerheads, they had put pressure on Baisha Bay to cut off Panlong City's trade routes and prevent merchants from outside from doing business with Panlong City.
Baishawan refused.
Firstly, it is a port with highly liberal and flexible policies;
Secondly, it does not have much interest exchange with Bega, but rather a competitive relationship. After all, Bega also has several seaports with superior geographical locations and large throughput.
Third, Baisha Bay has a very good relationship with Panlong City, and earns countless amounts of money from the Panlong-Maohe trade route every year.
Fourthly, He Lingchuan also knew that Baisha Bay was actually a seaport controlled by Lingshan! During the period when Panlong City was fighting against Beijia, Baisha Bay was naturally more oriented towards Panlong City.
But no matter how many reasons there are, Panlong City's overseas trade is heavily dependent on Baisha Bay, which is always a hidden danger.
"Is there someone trying to strangle us now?"
The hidden danger was exposed so quickly?
"Yes." Sun Fuling is now the deputy dean of Shumin Academy. Shumin Academy has a heavy political mission and is no longer a simple academy, so she can always get a lot of inside information.
"Less than two days after you set off for the southern part of the wilderness, the old mayor of Baisha Bay abdicated due to illness, and his second son took over. He said that the agreement with us had expired and had to be renewed, otherwise our goods would not be able to enter Baisha Bay."
Not being able to enter Baisha Bay means not being able to go out to sea and not being able to do business with distant countries and chambers of commerce.
He Lingchuan frowned: "But when I returned to the city in the evening, I was blocked by merchants and travelers all the way and couldn't move."
"That's because the suspension of trade in Panlong City's goods won't take effect until next month." Sun Fuling smiled bitterly, "These merchants want to move their goods before the deadline. Once the suspension is in place, the specialties from Panlong Wasteland and Maohe Plain won't be able to be shipped out, and they can raise the price of the goods they have."
Therefore, it is not a good thing that the business travel team is overcrowded at this time. Everyone just wants to make the last few deals.
“What is Baishawan’s appeal?”
"Panlong City's goods used to go through Baisha Bay, and the pumping rate was very low. The new mayor said that the Maohe trade route was not prosperous at that time, so this preferential treatment was given; now Panlong City has become bigger and stronger, and the volume of goods passing through is close to 40% of the throughput of Baisha Bay. It is not appropriate to set the pumping rate so low." Sun Fuling shook her head and gave a number, "It is difficult for us to accept the new pumping rate proposed by Baisha Bay. It has increased by more than two times at once."
"And pumping water is only the main item. There are four or five other charges. For example, Baisha Bay said that our trade route has too much cargo, which has caused serious damage to the port facilities and the official road out of the port. It costs a lot of money to maintain them, so they have to collect another port road fee every year." She continued, "With so many consultations and negotiations, it will take at least two or three months to reach an agreement."
"The negotiation time can be long or short." Baisha Bay did not say that it would refuse Panlongcheng's commercial goods access in the future. It only said that the current agreement has expired and needs to be renegotiated. As for when it can be signed and when trade can continue, that is "still subject to discussion."
"But the trade route can't wait that long. Let alone two or three months, if the goods are not shipped for even one month, the business will all go away." He Lingchuan himself previously managed the Yangshan Islands and was familiar with the rules here. A trade route is no different from a small business owner, you have to open every day and ship goods every day. If you close down one day, others will think you have gone bankrupt and have stopped doing business.
If no one uses the Maohe trade route, it will be a fatal blow to Panlong City's foreign trade.
"This is just looking for trouble." He Lingchuan laughed instead of getting angry. "Baishawan rejecting a big family like Panlongcheng is like kicking the God of Wealth out. Besides, Panlongcheng just defeated Xianyou and Beijia not long ago, and its reputation spread far and wide. There is no reason for Baishawan to offend Panlongcheng at this time."
Now, which force in the surrounding area doesn’t know that Panlong City’s military strength is overflowing?
There are so many envoys gathering outside Panlong City. Aren’t they all forces coming to curry favor, establish diplomatic relations, and maintain relationships?
Baisha Bay chose this time to offend Panlong City. Is there something wrong with the new mayor's brain?
Of course, He Lingchuan also knew that even though Panlong City was famous for its military power, it was not easy to show off its fists to teach Baisha Bay a lesson. Not long ago, they withstood the pressure from Beijia and continued to support your commercial cargo transportation and deliver supplies to you. Now, just because of a failed contract, you turned against them?
The surrounding forces are watching with wide eyes, wanting to see if Panlong City is bullying others because of its power.
What's more, Baisha Bay is also part of the Lingshan camp, and it is not good for people in the same camp to fight against each other so directly.
Sun Fuling picked up a piece of sashimi and ate it elegantly again: "What do you think?"
(End of this chapter)