Zhou Li likes a saying that is called concrete analysis of specific problems.
This truth has a wide range of application, whether it is to people or things, this truth is universally applicable. The most typical cases are Zhou Li's treatment of the Yingnan nobles and Tariq merchants.
completely different.
The nobles of Yingnan and the nobles of Magnan are essentially the same, but there are also differences. Magnum nobles are short-lived and have little background, so they generally have just accumulated initial capital and have not yet cleaned up the dirty work on their hands. The nobles of Yingnan experienced the development of magic technology and became capital nobles.
Compared with the feudal aristocracy, which represents tradition, the capital aristocracy is more advanced. However, this advancement is mainly reflected in their methods of amassing wealth and oppression. In other words, the methods of the capital aristocracy are "more decent", and the king does not have high control over them. This makes Yingnan's group of nobles more difficult to deal with than Magnum. After all, the nobles of Magnum must obey the king no matter what, so Zhou Li only needs to subdue the king.
The capital aristocracy in Yingnan is more troublesome. They do not completely obey the king, and at the same time, their dependence on land is not that strong. They have their own industries and can produce their own wealth, so they are more difficult to deal with than the nobles of Magnum. Therefore, later Zou Li could no longer use the method of using the big nobles to contain the small nobles in Magnum, and he chose another path.
Just grab it.
After obtaining both political and military power, Zhou Li chose without hesitation to directly purge the feudal nobles of Jordan at that time, relying on his military power to temporarily deprive them of their assets and investigate their criminal evidence. This approach worked and was successful. But in Tariq, things were different.
Tariq, there are no nobles.
Their aristocrats are called capitalists.
Capitalists are a good thing, and the good thing is that when they are hung on street lamps, they will have various bonuses, such as a significant increase in worker enthusiasm. However, capitalists are also difficult to deal with, at least more difficult than aristocrats.
Because they are shameless enough.
Nobles, even the capital aristocrats of Yingnan, still have to abide by the aristocratic laws and bloodline. But capitalists are different. These gangsters don't care about blood or aristocratic laws. They have nothing in their eyes except interests, and they only think about money and power. But people like this who seem to be weak are the most difficult to deal with, because they truly have no taboos within the law.
but.
Zhou Li is different, he has no taboos anywhere.
Now, he wants to show how to transform capitalists in a civilized country in the new era.
"Isn't the mansion small?"
After looking at the luxuriously decorated and spacious mansion, Zhou Li marveled and said: "Red gold sculptures, mithril beams, and white jade carved goods."
But when he saw a silver coat of arms not far away, Zhou Li just glanced at it, turned his head, smiled and said to the old man: "Yin Jue is your father?"
“The grace of re-creation is no different from that of the Father.”
To be honest, this sentence was not insulting at all to the old man's ears. On the contrary, it was more like a compliment. He looked at Zhou Li and his tone softened slightly, "Master Brave, everything I have here is the wealth that my ancestors have worked hard for for generations. They all have their origins and there is nothing unclean."
"Of course, I know."
Zhou Li nodded and said matter-of-factly: "Capitalists are far superior to those nobles. Your money-making is in compliance with the law. Although there are elements of exploiting surplus value, considering the factors of the times, you Tariq businessmen are actually It’s already quite anthropomorphic.”
Although he couldn't understand the factors of the times or the residual value, the old man could tell that Zhou Li seemed to have nothing to do to him, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Zhou Li continued: "I came to ask about another matter."
The old man was startled for a moment, then he shook his head and said with a slight smile: "If you are here for business, please come back. I can't do it."
"ah?"
Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said with a smile: "No, it doesn't matter whether it's money or not. What I despise the most is money. The happiest thing in my life is in Magnum's Twilight Forest. Be a farmhouse owner and earn ten gold coins a month."
"I came here for another reason."
With a snap of his fingers, a glass bottle appeared from the Void Gate and then fell into Zhou Li's hand. Putting the glass bottle on the table, Zhou Li looked up at the old man and asked with a smile: "What is this? I don't need to say more."
When he saw this object, the old man frowned, looked up and down, shook his head and asked, "This looks like a wine bottle filled with liquid. I can't tell the specifics."
"The underground black market of moonshine."
Zhou Li leaned on the sofa and said calmly: "I have investigated and found that there is no industrial chain behind this bottle of private wine that has anything to do with you. As a major player in the grain processing industry, the Arnold family has always abided by the law. This is common to everyone. Known."
"Then why did you show me this bottle of wine?"
There was confusion on the old man's old face. He knew that people like Zhou Li would not act without aim.
"The wine is not yours, but..."
Stretching out his hand and flicking the bottle, a faint smile appeared on Zhou Li's face, "Where is the bottle?"
bottle!
The old man was stunned for a moment, then his pupils tightened, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
"This bottle is one of the items in the order you signed with Yinjue on February 11th of the third year of the New Calendar. In that order, in addition to this relatively strong and opaque glass bottle, there were also items such as gray bricks, Metal buckles, tight plastic.”
Putting a copy of the order in front of the old man, Zhou Li looked at him and said with a smile: "These things are all inconspicuous objects. It can be said that even if you trade half a city's gray bricks, they will not Breaking the law. But I have a question..."
Zhou Li's eyes seemed to glow with a faint green light. He leaned slightly, and a faint smile lingered on his face. As for the old man, his heart began to sink.
"What would happen if these things flowed into the underground black market?"
Nothing.
This was what Yin Jue was like when he was alive.
The old man felt like a piece of ice was embedded in his heart, and a bone-chilling chill kept eroding his nerves. Almost all chambers of commerce know about the existence of the underground black market. At the same time, all chambers of commerce know that the underground black market is the result of Tariq's compromise with Yin Jue. Yin Jue and the Commercial Church are the biggest backers here.
In Tariq, all the chambers of commerce that can be named have more or less business dealings with the Merchant Church. Chambers of commerce of a certain size will naturally choose to do business with the underground black market to a certain extent. And this should obviously be a shameful business, but it has been reported to the tax bureau and commerce bureau openly.
The reason is simple. First of all, their things flow into the underground black market through the Commercial Church. The Chamber of Commerce only needs to trade with the Commercial Church. Secondly, behind the underground black market is the Commercial Church and Yin Jue, which is the result of Herinin's compromise with Yin Jue. Therefore, no one will check the underground black market at all, because that violates the tacit rules of many chambers of commerce.
But…
Looking at Zhou Li, who looked calm and indifferent in front of him, the old man finally realized that this man was called a brave man. Moreover, he is a brave man with no inhibitions.
He doesn't care about Yin Jue, he doesn't care about the Commercial Church, and he doesn't care about the bullshit rules between people like him. As long as he acts according to secular rules, no, it should be said to be rules called justice, no one can resist him. The underground black market is a bacteria that grows under the rules of justice. As a brave man, it is natural to clean up such illegal places.
At that time, if Zhou Li discovered countless items such as gray bricks, metal buckles, and glass bottles transported by people like him when he was cleaning up the underground black market, what would he say?
This is all done by the commercial church and has nothing to do with me?
Yes, this is what I did. Why are you so anxious?
Two different answers, the consequences are almost the same. The old man knew clearly that although the first answer would protect his own safety, and the Commercial Church would definitely protect them, it would directly give Zhou Li a reason to attack the Commercial Church. And the second kind…
Let’s take a look at the largest cemetery in Tariq.
The old man had no doubt that if he really admitted that he had sold those things on the underground black market, Zhou Li would definitely draw out his pistol with a smile and kill himself.
"I do not know what you mean."
The old man suppressed the fear in his heart, his brain turned rapidly, and he said calmly: "In business, problems should not be scattered. If someone kills someone with my knife, does it still count as my problem? Moreover, the underground black market you mentioned, I don’t understand.”
"Yeah, you don't understand."
Zhou Li nodded and said clearly: "You really don't understand much, okay, I understand."
Standing up, Zhou Li patted his pants, and then said to the old man and the young man beside him: "That's it. I wish you good health, good mental health, and good food and clothing."
"Are you leaving now?"
The old man was suddenly stunned. He was ready for a tug-of-war with Zhou Li, but now Zhou Li's answer caught him off guard.
"nonsense."
Zhou Li frowned and asked in confusion: "Firstly, you are not a murderer, and secondly, you have not participated in the construction of the underground black market. What am I still doing with you? What, you want to bribe me?"
"No, it's not."
The old man hesitated, "You...your private wine..."
"Give it to you."
Zhou Li waved his hand and said generously: "I will have as much of this thing as I want in a month, and it will be my meeting gift. It's not worth anything anyway, and it tastes bad."
"ah?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to ask something, Zhou Li opened the door and left the house. After a long time, the old man sat on the sofa sluggishly, cold sweat flowing down his neck.
"Father, what does he mean?"
Looking at the wine bottles on the table, Arnold asked in confusion: "What did he mean when he said one month later?"
"Underground black market..."
This time, the old man did not rebuke his child, but stared at the wine bottle with a deep voice, "In a month, he will find more wine bottles, gray bricks, and metal buckles from our family on the low-level black market. At this time, this thing is no longer a key piece of evidence."
"He was knocking us."
"beat?!"
Arnold was shocked: "He...why..."
He suddenly shut up, realizing that what he was about to ask was stupid. People like him had just imposed an economic blockade and suppression on Zhou Li, and then he came to his door and told him openly and secretly about the underground black market.
"While Yin Jue is here, we can sit back and relax."
Closing his eyes, the old man let out a long sigh and said bitterly: "We only think that money is everything, but we forget that the brave man controls the legion."
"The underground black market...what can we do to resist Zhou Li..."
"Father, what should we do?"
Arnold looked at his father with despair in his eyes.
"Father, what should we do?"
Evan stood beside Herinen, his face a little gloomy, "We just...watch?"
"if not?"
Herinen put down the documents in his hands, which contained news about Zhou Li's economic blockade. He looked sad and his voice was a little low, "Should we warn these chambers of commerce, or help Zhou Li? Yin Jue just died, and the reaction of these chambers of commerce is the most intense. Our rash action will only cause more chaos."
From beginning to end, neither of them mentioned giving up on Zhou Li. Both Herinen and Evan knew that the united Chamber of Commerce might shock Tarik, but Zhou Li could shock the world.
Zhou Li couldn't give up, but they couldn't help him. Silver Jue had left so many favors with Tariq that when the civilians learned of Silver Jue's death, they voluntarily stood on the streets to see him off. Although those chambers of commerce did not directly state that Zhou Li killed Yin Jue, some gossip had begun to spread, and it began to spread at a speed that the official could not control.
Boom, boom, boom.
At this time, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"come in."
Herinen and Evan looked at each other and saw each other's helplessness.
"Father, brother."
The second prince of the empire, Luo Ka, stood at the door and looked at the two of them with complicated eyes, "I'm here to help you."
A word that surprised both Herinen and Lorca came out of Lorca's mouth. This second prince, who has always been considered the most out-of-touch and unreliable in the royal family, did not argue for Zhou Li or defend his third sister. He just stood in front of his tired father and brother and chose to help them.
"The country is behind us."
Looking at the two people who were a little stunned, Luo Ka's face no longer had the frivolity and leisurely look of the past, but a kind of calmness that could not be faked. "Third sister can be willful and work hard for her justice. We need such people." . And one such person is enough."
Put down the professional badge, which is Lorca's most beloved traveler's badge. But now, he is wearing a badge on his chest that can only be worn by the deputy minister of the Imperial Intelligence Department. This is a career he obtained at the age of twenty-four, relying on his own ability and wisdom.
Black Crow - Lorca.
