"Okay, so what do you need me to do for the Society?"
Shanks asked.
"From your voyage diary, I know that you are a person of great dignity and good at negotiation, and our association needs someone who is good at negotiation.
I would like to hire you to be the head of the diplomatic department of our association, with full authority to handle exchange issues with the allies who have joined our association.
Of course, you can also think of it as the job of a mediator. "
People have differences, and differences can easily lead to conflicts. The occurrence of such conflicts is a problem that even the JD Association cannot prevent.
They urgently need a person who is good at communication as a middleman to mediate the differences and conflicts between the parties. There are issues of interest involved, and it is not easy to convince others.
[In view of the general environment,
After all, we are all our own people, and we cannot simply use force to suppress them. If we do that, how will it be different from today's world government?
"Seek common ground while reserving differences, let everyone understand and understand each other, this is your job."
Wu Ke told the situation of the problem, and gave a good goal state that the JD Association wanted to achieve, and said to Shanks.
"I'm afraid my face is not that great..."
The more Shanks listened, the more he became conceited. To convince people simply with reason, when there were differences, contradictions, or even conflicts of interest, he might need a persuasive Devil Fruit instead of just relying on his own illusory power. Face fruit ability.
"Oh, sorry, I have to correct you. You can actually use some physical means appropriately to convince others of what you say."
Although it is not a good thing to use force to force others, there are indeed places where reasoning is useless and you have to use brutal means to calm people down.
Different from the world government controlled by the Tianlong people, what Wu Ke needs is that after using physical means appropriately, the intermediary as a mediator can explain some reasons to the conflicting parties in a timely manner. This is a difficult job. Originally, Wu Ke The target person that Ke is targeting is Crane, a wise general in the navy.
However, now he has a better choice, a newcomer who has joined their association and achieved some achievements - Shanks, a character who can smooth his way in today's chaotic new world. , then this person is the talent that JD Association urgently needs.
"Can you use force in moderation? In that case, I think I can take charge."
It is a difficult thing to persuade others without using force at all. But now it has changed. You can use some force as a means of persuading others in moderation. The difficulty has suddenly been reduced. In the New World, people often use virtue to convince others. Shanks, the human being, thought he could give it a try.
"There's no rush. Before that, I think you and your crew can go to Misty Island to practice the association's ideological courses. Bucky just mentioned it. You want to find a place to rest for a while.
Well, our association is not a street capital, and we will not exploit our own people too much. Therefore, a place where you can rest and learn knowledge and ideas at the same time should be a good vacation spot. "
The core members of the JD association, except for the initial stage of establishment, now have to pass the ideological test. Shanks is a talent, but if his ideological skills are not up to standard and he holds the important position of mediator of the Negotiation Department, what if he relies on it? It would be bad to mess around in there just because of your position.
Talents are rare. Wu Ke didn't want his opponent to be burned into bone powder and buried in the ground because of a mistake one day. Therefore, he had to let Shanks and his people go to Misty Island to learn more about association. Thought.
"Okay, come on, pick out the props you like. Even if you don't use them yourself, you can give them to your friends."
In the end, Shanks exchanged some substitute scarecrow talismans on Wu Ke's recommendation and left with a flaming knife that matched his hair color.
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In the year 1507 of the Full Calendar, the wave of pirates gradually subsided, and the world began to approach a stable state. Although pirates still appeared from time to time, big troubles such as pirates conquering a kingdom were Never appeared publicly again.
The sea world that had been ravaged by pirates has gradually become more alive because of the disappearance of pirates. Some abandoned sea routes have begun to have ships sailing again. The era of maritime trade has returned again. A large number of countries around the world are gearing up to prepare for the war. Make a lot of money during the reopened maritime trade period.
Then, these countries from all over the world suddenly discovered that four powerful sea trade forces had appeared in the sea areas where they were trading.
It is a group in the maritime trade field that is secretly operated by the JD Association. On the surface, the relationship seems to be competition, but in fact, they are all members of the maritime trade group. It is called the Four Seas Business Alliance.
The types of materials they can trade are very rich, which are specialties produced by many countries that have joined the JD association.
Although the prices of the materials they quoted were not cheap, compared with the profits of more than ten times the previous trade, they were reduced to only five or six times the profits.
It seems that they are making less money by cutting their own meat, but the actual jobs provided and the amount of goods traded have increased significantly. Compared with the huge profits that can be obtained from the original sea trade, it can be said that it is small profits but quick turnover.
This is to support the development of the people's livelihood in some countries that have joined the association, and it is also to suppress the maritime trade transactions of those countries that have not joined the association. The purpose is naturally to attract these non-joined countries to join the association through non-violent maritime trade and commercial means.
Just imagine, only by joining them can you purchase corresponding products at preferential prices in the country to which the association belongs.
Only by joining them can you get preferential policies to reduce customs taxes in the association countries, and even the right to purchase and sell goods.
Only by joining them can we use the fast ocean current channels built by the association itself to reduce transportation costs in the ocean transportation industry.
In this completely unfair competition, who can compete with the Sihai Business Alliance controlled by the JD Association behind the scenes?
Although there are people who are motivated by profit, they plan to attack the forces of the Four Seas Merchant Alliance and seize the marine resources in their hands. However, how can the naval power of some mere kingdoms be compared to those connected to the world government navy? What about the JD association?
After secretly fighting and suffering heavy losses, some kingdom forces from the Four Seas Merchant Alliance who were originally dissatisfied with the rules of the Four Seas Merchant Alliance could only hold their noses and recognize the Four Seas Merchant Alliance. Now it is the Four Seas Merchant Alliance after the pirates have wreaked havoc. , a group that sets rules for the maritime trade industry all over the world.
Want to make money?
If you think about it, you have to follow the maritime trade rules they set.
Of course, if you don’t want to be tied down, you can also work alone.
As long as you are not afraid of being competed to death by the Four Seas Business Alliance, which looks like a rival but is actually a family.
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"In the South China Sea, the Solbay Kingdom encountered a severe drought in the first half of the year. It is expected that the country's food output will be significantly reduced in the second half of the year."
"The Kingdom of Solbe in the South Sea, I remember it was the country of Bartholomew the Big Bear."
"Yes, Bartholomew. The Big Bear is the king of the Sobel Kingdom. Two years ago, when pirates broke out in the South China Sea, he turned into a pirate in order to protect his country. He was feared and speculated as the [Tyrant Bear] His name was later defeated by Captain Long who went to the South China Sea to collect money. After learning about his true character, Captain Long invited him to become a member of the association. Now he is a cadre of the association in the South China Sea. "
Intelligencer reports.
"When you encounter a drought, why don't you report it earlier? It's past the remedial point now, right?"
Wu Ke asked.
"I'm sorry, President, there is too much intelligence information. This livelihood application has been pushed to the bottom."
The intelligence officer lowered his head and said with some shame.
"Forget it, I can't blame you. Lack of manpower is a problem in the first place."
Wu Ke also knew that he could not blame them. The JD Association's stall was getting bigger and bigger, and more and more projects were launched. Although it had always been
It is absorbing manpower, but it cannot keep up with the snowballing development of the force itself. Now that things have happened, there is no use blaming this group of intelligence agents who are working hard to handle other intelligence.
"Assemble some old scholars from Kongdao to go over there and help create thunderclouds to make artificial rain. We can save as much as we can.
In addition, say hello to the South China Sea Merchant Alliance and open a procurement mission to mobilize supplies. Bartholomew Big Bear is one of our own, and the cap price does not exceed 300%. Let someone transport food supplies to the Kingdom of Sobel. "
Wu Ke looked through the information about the Sobel Kingdom and said casually: "There is a shortage of food supplies that can feed 100,000 people for half a year. The people of the Sobel Kingdom are not rich, so they mainly eat coarse grains. In the first half of the year, they will transport 500,000 pounds to make food." Reserve, and whether we will continue to deliver food depends on the situation in the second half of the year.”
Wu Ke's order was quickly implemented. After the Nanhai Sea Trade Group, commonly known as the Nanhai Merchant Alliance, posted this mission information to mobilize food, some caravans quickly took over the task.
Although it is only three times the profit, the advantage is that the risk is low and the transportation process is relatively comfortable. There are basically not many large-scale chambers of commerce competing for this task.
For small maritime merchants, they do not have the strength to compete with large caravans for large tasks. Only by doing these small and medium-sized tasks can they support their families in Hukou.
Therefore, they still like this safe and risk-free food transportation task very much, even though they can only make hard money.
"Sobel Kingdom, I heard that there is a drought there. If I had shipped this food before, I would have sold it here for at least twenty times the price."
"Hey, are you crazy? If you dare to sell it for twenty times, aren't you afraid of fines from the Merchant Alliance?"
To join a business alliance, you need to abide by the rules, such as abiding by the pricing rules. If you do not comply, you will face a huge fine from the business alliance, and you may even be kicked out of the business alliance. Once you are kicked out of the business alliance, in today's sea, It is tantamount to being banned from being a maritime trader all over the world.
Therefore, many people do not dare to violate the maritime trade rules jointly formulated by the Four Seas Merchant Alliance.
"I'm talking about the past, not now..."
The man said defensively, sighing again.
"Alas, it's getting harder and harder to make money now. Facing a country that is about to fall into famine, we can only sell the food on the ship for three times the price."
His complaints attracted the approval of many maritime merchants.
In the past, if they did not make more than ten or twenty times the profit, they would not be worthy of their determination to take the risk of going to sea to do maritime business.
As for the fact that food is too expensive and others can’t afford it? Oh, there were trades between maritime merchants and slave merchants in the past. Slave merchants helped the poor sell their sons and daughters. Maritime merchants who transported food would get back the money earned by others from selling their sons and daughters, and exchange them with a few bags of flour. The price Really.
And if you meet someone who has treasures, it is very common to buy those treasures at a low price. In the past, as long as you were lucky enough to encounter a famine country and you still had food in your hands, you could basically make a lot of money. Fish.
How is it like now? You still need to look at the face of the Four Seas Business Alliance to do things. If you don't do well, you may be kicked out of the business alliance.
"Come on, in the past, if we could get news of an imminent famine in any country, it was basically a matter of luck.
But now, after joining the Four Seas Business Alliance, you can easily get this important business information by just going to those branches to watch the updated business sections.
Although you can make less money by going to sea now, the advantage is safety, and the food transported can save so many people's lives. Isn't it good to save people's lives while making money? I have to think about the high-priced food in the past. Is it okay to force people to have their families destroyed?
Besides, how risky were we in the past? If the news of a famine with so many ships of food was false, we would probably have to jump into the sea and commit suicide to feed the sharks. How can it be like An Yi taking on the task of selling food now? If it can't be sold, there will still be businesses. The alliance has the whole story! "
Someone said something fair to dispel the dissatisfaction, and most of the maritime merchants reacted and began to speak favorably for the South China Sea Merchant Alliance.
The person who complained earlier seemed to be dissatisfied, but others retorted before he could say anything: "If you don't want to make three times the profit, there is no way in the business alliance."
It’s not that there are no high-profit tasks, you can definitely do them, right? "
"Ha, those are all transportation missions to the Grand Line. The waters there are so dangerous. From time to time, you can encounter Neptunes who can eat all the ships. If you have the opportunity to make a lot of money, I'm afraid you won't be able to spend your life. ah!"
"High risk, high reward. However, I think Mox, a guy who is afraid of death, would not dare to take on such a mission. Otherwise, he would not go shopping with us."
The man's words caused the others to laugh. In fact, they didn't like Mox very much. This guy always liked to complain about the lack of money in the sea these days.
Although what the other party said was true, they ignored the issue of reduced risk of running across the sea and always complained about the South China Sea Merchant Alliance, which made these people feel that the other party was a short-sighted guy.
Probably, only those who are also short-sighted and cannot see the good or bad of the business alliance will like to be friends with each other.
They don't want the other party to do something in the future and be punished by the South China Sea Merchant Alliance, which will drag them down.
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The power of capital is easy to use, but the power of capital must be used with caution. If the power of capital is used well, it can be the trump card to change the world. But if it is not used properly, it will suffer the backlash of the power of capital. The Four Seas Business Alliance, It may become a monster group that only pursues profit.
"Control your desires, and don't let desires crush your morality and humanity. Once you lose your morality and humanity, you will not be worthy of being called a human being, but a monster that should be destroyed..."
Giberson liked this passage very much. This little old man, who was almost sixty years old, was one of the six underground kings in this world and the emperor of the warehousing field.
Like Morgance, the emperor in the intelligence field, this man agreed with the philosophy of the JD Society to some extent and joined it.
Today, he has a close cooperative relationship with JD Association in the field of warehousing, and he is now the actual manager and top person in charge dispatched by JD Association to the Sihai Business Alliance.
And just like him, there is Stussy, the emperor of the entertainment field. I originally thought that this person was an agent of CP0, a secret intelligence agency directly under the Celestial Dragons, but I didn't expect that he was also a researcher under the World Government and known as the "most powerful brain" Vega. Punk's spy.
Through her, Vegapunk learned about the JD Association, and unexpectedly discovered that Long and the other party he knew were also in contact with the JD Association through Stussy, but he wanted to use the power of the JD Association to free himself from the control of the world government. .
