The silver could be used directly, but Hou Yao kept it.

Gold is like goods and needs to be replaced.

After cleaning up all the items, Hou Yao said to the one-eyed dragon:

"These gold, glass beads and Japanese specialties should be sold for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, right?"

The one-eyed dragon nodded and shook his head:

"If it can indeed be sold for so much according to the market price, we can't sell it for that much. We can sell it for a few thousand taels at most."

No matter how valuable the goods are, they won't fetch a good price if they are dirty. After all, selling dirty goods involves taking great risks.

Hou Yao knew that these goods could not be sold at the market price, but he did not expect that it would be so low:

"I thought I could achieve a small goal ahead of schedule with this product, but I didn't expect it was so far behind."

The one-eyed dragon said awkwardly:

"The main reason is that the court is very strict about investigating thieves, and some of our good sales channels have been cut off.

The remaining companies are all relatively heavy-handed. Once they escape this storm, the prices should rise back a bit.

There should be no problem selling tens of thousands taels of silver."

Hou Yao shook his head:

"Forget it, it's just this scrap of scrap metal. Go and sell these things as soon as possible.

Then share the money from the sale with everyone. It’s almost the Chinese New Year, so we all went to buy some New Year’s goods.

Bring some good food and drinks back to the island."

The one-eyed dragon nodded:

"Okay, so the penny rules are still the same as before?"

"How did you divide up before?"

"The rules set by the old gang leader for selling stolen goods are: 30% will be shared equally among the big guys, and the remaining 70% will be kept by the gang."

"No need, leave me one thousand taels, and the rest will be divided in full. In addition, those who lead the team can get 20% more than ordinary gang members."

The one-eyed dragon was stunned when he heard this. This is too much. These goods can be exchanged for at least five or six thousand taels of silver.

There are now more than thirty people in the gang, which means each person can get at least one hundred taels of silver.

Sixty taels of silver is enough to feed and clothe an ordinary family of four for a year.

In this era when the average age is less than fifty,

One hundred taels of silver is almost the sum that an ordinary person can earn in a lifetime.

Hou Yao's plan is naturally a good thing for the gang.

But it's not a good thing for gang managers.

How could any pirate distribute so much money at one time?

The reason why I became a pirate was because I was poor.

If pirates had money, who would be willing to sacrifice their lives?

Didn't you go ashore early and run away?

Therefore, in order to maintain the stability of pirate gang members,

Almost no one will give too much money and shares to the gang at once.

Even some large pirate gangs will deliberately set up various gold-selling projects within the gang.

Such as gambling stalls, brothels, etc., just to make everyone poor and stable,

Only in this way can those gangsters who are crazy about money be encouraged to actively go on missions.

Only by burning, killing and looting can gangs develop.

If you make a big deal, you will fatten up all the gang members.

How can the gang develop?

Don’t think that people who haven’t read are stupid,

Where social experience is placed, the truth may not be explained.

But I have a strong sense of whether things can be done.

One-eyed Jiao has been the second master of the pirates for so many years, so he knows the secrets inside very well.

So after hearing Hou Yao's plan, he didn't look happy at all.

He just looked at Yu Xiuer hesitantly, hoping that she would speak up and persuade Hou Yao,

Yu Xiuer had just become the leader of the gang, and she didn’t know the details clearly.

But she knew that the gang had to keep some of its funds,

Because once the gang has a problem, the gang needs to provide financial assistance.

If all the money is distributed to the gang members, what will the gang do to solve the problem if something urgent happens?

Seeing the one-eyed dragon's eyes, Yu Xiuer thought for a while and said:

"Ms. sir, this distribution may not be appropriate. No matter what, the gang should leave some more money.

Otherwise, what should I do when I need it urgently?”

Hou Yao grabbed Yu Xiuer's hand and said:

"Don't worry, I know what you're worried about, but I'm sensible. Pirates don't just live by robbing."

After saying that, he looked at the one-eyed dragon:

"I know what you are worried about. Starfish Island will look different in the future.

It’s definitely beyond the limits of your imagination, and the Squid Gang will become stronger and stronger, so just go ahead and do it.”

Hearing what Hou Yao said, the one-eyed dragon could only nod in agreement, and then went to arrange for people to load the goods.

…

at sunset,

The Squid Gang took three small squid tail boats and returned to Starfish Island.

All the women rescued from the Kaiba Gang were brought back to the island.

The first thing Hou Yao did when he returned to the island was to announce the establishment of a school.

Let Matsuura Natsuki and Jiang Hong be responsible for teaching more than 70 children on the island to read.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately shocked everyone.

That's literacy,

Even for ordinary farm families, this is something that is out of reach.

Teaching pirates to read sounds like a joke.

But now Hou Yao really wants all the children on the island to be literate.

Even teachers to teach literacy have been appointed,

How come this doesn’t shock people’s jaws?

We also chose a spacious place to build a big house.

For Master’s lectures,

This is definitely a major event that will change the fate of these children.

After the site selection is completed, no arrangements are required at all.

Everyone on the island actively participated in the construction of the school.

While everyone was busy building the school,

Hou Yao asked Yu Xiuer to take him around the island,

It seemed that the couple was traveling around the mountains and rivers all day long, but in fact Hou Yao was secretly looking for fresh water sources.

If there is really no fresh water source on Starfish Island, it will have to be abandoned.

Giving up the homeland where one has lived for several generations is not a small matter for anyone.

In addition, finding a habitable island to establish a base is even more difficult.

Therefore, in order to reduce the complications and friction, before determining the specific plan,

He didn't intend to tell anyone what he was thinking.

…

Haixing Island is mountainous, and most of the five branches are covered by towering mountains.
To be continued...