The dignified leader of the pirate king Gong Aogong, who is number one on the bounty list, is indeed not an easy person! As a protagonist, he should not be hit by the same trick, but Yu Lian was indeed hit for the second time.
The other party's words won't be correct.
After a full three seconds, he stretched out his fingers to scratch his ears and said seriously: "You said... your tribe? Want to come to the community as refugees?"
"Yes, of course it's just the New China star region. Of course, the status of the refugees doesn't matter. I just hope that they will become citizens after a while. They are indeed a little unruly, but they all have special skills and will be a good population.
.According to the boss from the alliance, what is this? By the way, it’s an absolutely high-quality population!”
"Are you prepared to let your people leave the Spiral Cross Nebula and leave your sanctuary?"
"No, from today on, they should be your people." Gong Ao showed a face that was as bright as a rotten peach blossom. The ugly bulldog face was full of joy, even the rust-colored folds were filled with joy.
With joy.
But Yu Lian quickly put on a poker face that showed no emotion: "The King Gong is really good at joking. I am just a mere soldier. To put it bluntly, I am an ordinary social instrument that undertakes violent tasks, carrying politicians with conscience and wisdom.
The fruit of careful consideration. I have the duty to protect the people, but the people are not mine."
He paused again and said angrily: "Only the king is qualified to talk about his own people."
"Yes, that's what I mean." Gong Ao patted his thigh hard, feeling like "you finally understand."
"Prince Gong is really a gentleman with a great sense of humor, but the next warrior really lacks the wisdom to appreciate humor. It seems that we are not very compatible." Yu Lian smiled and reached out to pick up the communication.
"No, no, no, cousin, my people really rely on you, but you can't really ignore them even if they die!"
Seeing Yu Lian's unabashed "disgusting" expression, Gong Ao hurriedly said: "They really appreciate you and the Pioneer Party's governing philosophy, and want to find a new home in the New China governed by the Pioneer Party.
, you should accept this, right?"
"I heard a lot about this." Yu Lian nodded: "Okay, I can guess that you really wanted to run a utopia in the Spiral Nebula before. But now, the Empire and Alliance armies are pressing down on us.
, the balance of the Spiral Cross Nebula has also been broken."
"Yes! The best result is to become the source of war in the entire galaxy like the Fermo Star Territory." The Pirate King said with a sad face: "The world says that our Spiral Cross Nebula is a paradise for pirates, a restricted area for civilization, and a place outside the law.
Earth, I can say that the public security here is much better than that of Feimo. If we really become as virtuous as Feimo, everyone's life will not be easy."
Yu Lian smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, Femo's 'area' is smaller than yours, but it has more habitable planets and more people, and the waterways are denser and extend in all directions. And after all, it used to be owned by the Ero people.
In the core country, you can make a fortune just by picking up trash. So, don’t worry, no matter how chaotic your place is, it won’t lead to such a mess.”
The big pirate king couldn't tell for a moment whether the other party was praising him or hurting him, but no matter what time, he always smiled, so he grinned and nodded repeatedly: "But in this situation, the galaxy I want to occupy
The plan to start a business is no longer feasible! Even if I finally found the habitable planet, I guess I will have to sell it at a low price."
Yu Lian smiled and said: "Then, can't your people go to the Alliance and the Empire? As long as they abide by the law and really have skills like you said, being a member of the Empire or the Alliance and receiving basic welfare should be a matter of national treatment.
Not big."
Gong Ao shook his head and said: "But, General! It's just that they don't want to be slaves to the empire's masters, so they would go to the Spiral Cross Nebula and associate with a villain like me."
"...Well, the Alliance is a republic."
"What's the difference between paying rent to the master of the Alliance and being a slave to the master of the Empire?"
Yu Lian had to admit that in a sense this guy was quite right. This was also progress in another sense.
But, then again, how dare you, a mere pirate, to mock a decent government. To put it bluntly, no matter how reactionary a government is, it should be more advanced than the underworld order of the outlaws, right?
"So, your tribe doesn't need to pay rent to you?" Yu Lian asked curiously.
"It's really not necessary." Gong Ao showed a complacent look for the first time: "The treasury of our Shibao Ship Group is public."
He then explained that the Shibao Ship Group had actually built its own rare mines and hydroponic farms deep in the Spiral Nebula, and had good trade relations with various smuggling groups, and the profits had always been good. In addition, various
The income from "hunting" was quite large, so I accumulated a considerable amount of savings.
Gong Ao is indeed a pirate king with a clear mind and restrained actions. He almost never attacks ordinary passenger ships and civilian ships, but he likes to rob armed merchant ships of large companies and even tribute ships of the empire. He even likes to kidnap the children of great nobles in exchange for money.
ransom.
In the piracy industry, he summed up the business formula of meat goods > gold goods > light goods > dumping goods.
In fact, this kind of thing is easy to say but very difficult to do. We all know that the bigger the ship is for a big company or a noble, the tighter the guard will be, and the risk of robbery will be very high. As for kidnapping the children of powerful people,
It is also easier for the radical big shots to share the same hatred and lose their living space.
However, after more than 20 years since his debut, Gong Ao has managed to survive so well, and both his main business and side business are booming. The crew's savings are also increasing, and they even have a "Ten Treasures Treasury"
proper noun.
Of course Yu Lian has heard of this name. In the future in another timeline, this huge pirate vault has been exaggerated into a mountain of gold and silver by various rumors. The great pirate king Gong Ao was inexplicably ranked in some tabloids because of this.
Ranked among the top ten in the Galaxy Monopoly rankings.
But even Gong Ao himself must admit that the reason why he is the number one pirate king in the Spiral Nebula and even the entire galaxy is because he is the richest.
If you have money, you will have people, you will have experts to invest, and you will have good ships.
"Actually, it's not that exaggerated. However, having money does bring strength. With strength, you can actually raise your bottom line a little bit." The big pirate king's smile was still very proud. It was obvious that he was very proud of his thieves.
Youdao's reputation is still very satisfactory.
"My first hunting trip was when I took 108 brothers with me and robbed an armed merchant ship that the Angmang people used to pay tribute to the emperor. There were more than 2 million tons of silver ingots, 100,000 tons of gold bars, and 10,000 tons of gold bars on board.
Tons of various zero-element crude ores. Oh, and there is also a young master from the Marquis Manns family. From this order alone, my brothers and I made nearly one billion gold dragons. General, tell me.
, if you rob ordinary civilian ships, can you make this kind of money by grabbing a hundred ships?"
"It's difficult to grab a thousand ships." Yu Lian said with a smile.
"That's it. But, if it weren't for my more than a hundred brothers, all of whom have new mechas, several leaders have heraldic machines, and a Shadow Blade assault ship, it would be impossible to grab one.
A tribute ship?"
Yu Lian thought to himself, you also said that you have no relationship with the Alliance? You must know that the Shadow Blade Assault Ship is a product of the Kajal Design Bureau. Although it is a failed product, it is not because of unqualified performance, but because it is too powerful. The reason why she is
It is not equipped to the Alliance Space Fleet because this kind of ship has enhanced stealth, covert navigation and maneuverability, but sacrifices protection to a certain extent. If you want to survive in an overly fierce frontal battlefield, you need to install new ones.
Lightweight memory fluid armor.
As a result, its cost will skyrocket and its cost-effectiveness will plummet, which is naturally unacceptable to the regular army.
But if such a ship becomes a pirate ship and launches a sneak attack, it will be a different situation.
It is said that Kajal Design Bureau built six test ships, three of which were destroyed during the test and transfer process, and three of which were sealed. So the question arises, are the sealed ones really sealed?
Is what is destroyed really destroyed?
Yu Lian glanced meaningfully at the Pirate King across from him, but the other person's eyes were wide open, his face was calm and innocent, and he could even see a bit of innocence that had not been contaminated by knowledge.
Yu Lian smiled: "This equipment is almost comparable to that of the Knights... Some people say that you dug out the dragon's treasure from the Spiral Cross Nebula. Is that really true?"
"At least part of it is true. I am actually a lucky person blessed by the spirit of the universe." He smiled brightly, and then said: "Because the starting direction is not bad, the initial stage of our Shibao Ship Group
I accumulated funds very quickly, and my reputation was also good. So, my brothers on the road also recognized me, and I was able to do more things."
The big pirate king probably really regarded Yu Lian as a relative. Next, he introduced the current situation of the Shibao Ship Group without reservation. Now, this group controls eighty-seven armed ships of various sizes, including
There are twelve battleships obtained from various channels.
In addition, the group also has a dedicated people's livelihood management department, which manages three surface settlements, a medium-sized space orbital station, two mobile docks, an arsenal, 100 deep-space automatic mining plants, and orbital orbits with a million-ton production capacity.
Hydroponic farm.
Of course, there is a naturally habitable planet yet to be developed.
In addition to continuing to engage in the promising main business of robbing the rich and helping the poor, the Shibao Ship Group is also engaged in smuggling, intelligence trading, mercenary and other businesses. It will also provide ammunition and equipment to its friends in the Spiral Nebula.
Food and ship repair business. We even opened secret accounts in Libra Galaxy through allies in the gray area to conduct legal financial investments.
"I want you to know, General, we have invested in the stocks of Red Maple Factory and Falcon Company. Hey, thanks to you, we really made a lot of money." The pirate king said.
"I think it's a waste of your talent to be a pirate king." Yu Lian praised sincerely.
"Hehehe, I think so too." Gong Ao seemed to be doing his part. Compared to his achievements as a pirate king, he seemed to prefer his achievements in management.
In short, this prestigious "illegal group" certainly has semi-slavery laborers who do hard work, but they do not occupy the mainstream, with less than 50,000 people. The remaining 30,000 professional armed personnel, non-(professional)
There are 420,000 armed personnel, and they are all formal members of the "Shibao Ship Group", and of course they are also one of the owners of the "Shibao Treasury".
"So, everyone is everyone?" Yu Lianqi asked.
"Yes! The Shibao Ship Group belongs to everyone. We will pay everyone wages through the treasury, and provide pension subsidies to children and the elderly. Oh, and if there is a big harvest, there will be temporary dividends."
Yu Lian immediately took a breath of Bing Kuo Luo, and this time he was really a little surprised.
Of course he knew that generally speaking, gangs of thieves like this that gather in the mountains and forests will always form a stage of "tribal communism" in the early stages of starting a business. But this situation often does not last long. Once the troops arrive,
At a certain stage, it will degenerate faster than the most reactionary regime.
However, due to differences in the skills and determination of leaders, some groups will survive this step and become organizations with certain political ideals, commonly known as "rebels". If they can go one step further, then...
Thinking of this, Yu Lian simply took a breath of entropy and found it unbelievable. He looked at the face facing the bulldog carefully and felt that it didn't look like this type!
In another timeline, although Mr. Gong Xiao also did well, in his later years, he only evolved into a warlord stage that jumped left and right. I don’t think he has reached the next step of evolution!
"My feeling is that you have turned your Shibao Ship Group into a promising... um, large-scale collective enterprise?" Yu Liandao.
"Well, that's a very appropriate statement. Speaking of which, I also learned this from you. Basically, I imitated your Hongfeng Factory model and made some minor modifications to adapt to the current situation of the industry." Gong Xiao scratched his head sheepishly.
Scratched his head.
He said it very briefly, but Yu Lian could guess that if this guy wanted to change the pirate group to this style, it must have gone through a bloody storm internally.
However, Yu Lian was not too surprised. Chief Gong Da was a thief and a hero, but he was never a merciful master.
Yu Lian felt that this kind of positive butterfly effect was good, but for a while he still didn't know what expression he should show. He pondered for a few seconds and then said: "I really didn't expect that you are quite well informed.
The Red Maple Factory has developed its business quite well in the past two years, but it has not crossed the Far Coast Nebula, let alone dealt with you."
"You know about this...Engineers Guild Hall, right?"
I know. The vest of the Omnic Brotherhood. Yu Lian thought.
"I know, it's a technology promotion organization full of internationalist spirit. They are very capable, they speak well, and their outlook is correct. I like them very much," Yu Liandao said.
"Well, I like them very much too. The current fourth master of our Shibao Ship Group is an old master from the Engineer Guild. Everyone respects him very much!"
Come on, those prosthetics always have special contact information. Yu Lian even thought that they had even opened a branch of the Engineers Guild in the Spiral Cross Nebula, which might be better than the branches in New China and New Yumen.
It's still early.
The Pirate King's expression slowly became serious: "General, my old brothers, once you have been this... well, the owner of a collective enterprise, you really can't go to the empire and the alliance to pay rent to the gentlemen.
.In the entire universe, you should be the only one who understands this kind of thing, right? Now, after reviewing the entire universe several times, Lumina and New China are the ones that are in line with everyone’s appetite.”
In comparison, New China actually lacks manpower, especially skilled immigrants with technical skills. As for the members of the "Shibao Ship Group", except for the elderly and children who lack the ability to work, they can go to the Spiral Cross Nebula.
The one who took refuge in Gong Xiao was not the one with special skills?
I don’t know why, but after the other party said these words, Yu Lian, who originally only believed three or four points, suddenly believed seven or eight points.
“You don’t want all the bottles and jars in the Spiral Cross Nebula?”
"Haha, my other subordinates are also communicating with the masters of the Imperial Alliance. Those can be redeemed. If you are still not willing, I won't force it."
"So, how are you planning to leave?"
"Hahaha, five years ago, I led my brothers to snatch a large work ship from the looters, so I also got the mercenary bounty and medal from the Covenant Coordinating Nation opposite. I own the ship
It has been renovated and can take away everyone who wants to leave. However, I need your help in coordinating the route."
"You can rest assured about this. I will do my best to smoothen the traffic along the coast." Yu Lian pondered for a moment and then said: "It's just that an unarmed refugee ship is one thing. A heavily armed group is another.