While Ford Benjamin and Quentin Nick were haggling, Li Mu welcomed a special guest at his home on Grand Bahama Island.
"Master Li, please say hello" The person who came used the common etiquette of the Qing Kingdom, and the posture of beating a thousand was very standard.
Please, in a general sense, it is considered to be a unique etiquette of the Manchus, in fact, it is not, beating a thousand was originally a military rite in the Ming Dynasty, and it is recorded in the Ming Huidian, which is called "bending one knee", the Qing Taizu Nurhachi was originally the godson of the Ming general Li Dongliang, so this etiquette should be passed on to the Manchus, and later became unique to the Manchus.
"Da Lang, get up quickly, it's hard work" Li Mu smiled with a smile on his face, personally greeted Da Lang to the door, and took the initiative to help Da Lang up.
Da Lang is a Han Chinese, although he is not a monk, he has a shiny bald head, a height of more than 1.8 meters, and a full beard, which looks extremely strong.
That's right, Dalang is the leader of the group of pirates in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and since Dalang is here, the relationship between the pirates and Li Mu is self-evident.
"Master Lao Li is worried, the days at sea are very free, watching the fierce foreigners in the past obey in front of our masters, and the brothers are very happy."
Darang was in good spirits, didn't seem to be tainted with many pirate vices, and didn't even use a dirty word when he spoke.
Of course, this is more likely to be due to Da Lang's restraint in front of Li Mu, and it is estimated that on the ship, Da Lang is a different look.
"Haha, the British issued a plunder order and started as pirates, and now in thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, it is also our turn to play a pirate and fight the autumn wind of the British."
Li Mu invited Da Lang to sit down in the living room, without seeing Da Lang as a pirate.
This world is like this, don't look at many people full of benevolence and morality, in fact, they are laughing at the poor and not smiling at prostitutes, even if the rich have no means to accumulate wealth, but after they have money, they can wash their white, and then they can be upright, while the poor are useless, even if they are moral gentlemen, if the family is surrounded by walls, they will also not be respected by others.
At least in the United States, where Americans can call Rockefeller a "robber tycoon" and then worship him, it is not at all out of harmony.
"To say that being a pirate is indeed a quick money, our brother has been a pirate for half a year, and the income has exceeded one million pounds before and after, Fei Ye has calculated an account, this money is more than enough for the construction of Taoyuan Port, this is still our brother to pick someone to start, if it is as cold as the original Red Beard, it is estimated that there will be two times."
Speaking of the harvest of this time, Darang's face was full of red light, and it seemed that pirates were indeed a promising career.
Darang's income is divided into two parts, one is direct income and the other is protection money from merchants.
There is also a difference in the part of the protection fee, if it is a related enterprise of the Horse Group, the protection fee is only a symbolic collection, which is better than nothing, but it is a cover-up, and more protection fees from relevant countries in the Caribbean region, the standard is about one-tenth of the value of the goods on the merchant ship.
As for merchant ships from Europe, under normal circumstances, Darang is a direct attack, without mentioning the protection fee, and only a few companies that maintain good relations with the Horse Group, such as the British Rose Company or Germany's Krupp, can be spared.
"Then you have to put on a show, if the Panamanian company negotiates with the Bahamian government, you will all join the Panamanian company and become employees of the Bahamas branch of the Panamanian company, and then you will still work on the ship, and see who can continue to be a pirate if you don't like your uniform."
Li Mu has already arranged a retreat for Dalang and them, this is to be an athlete and a referee.
If Ford Benjamin and Quentin Nick reach a cooperation agreement, then it is impossible to say that Darang and they will have to be "eliminated" by the Panamanian company once before they can be successfully whitewashed, so that the pirates will become the maritime police of the entire Bahamas, I have to say, the world is really wonderful.
"Go to work" Da Lang's eyes were confused for a moment, but he immediately returned to clarity, and looked a little overjoyed: "Everyone has been looking forward to this day for a long time, although the days at sea are free, but after all, they can't see the light, the brothers still want to be upright, what they didn't say, they all listened to Li Ye's orders." ” They are all seven-foot-tall men, no one wants to be willing to fall, being a pirate is just a helpless move, if they can, everyone is willing to stand in the sun.
"Hold on for a few more days, we now have a territory, and then we must arm ourselves and have the ability to protect our property, otherwise no matter how well we build Taoyuan Port, we will only make wedding clothes for others."
Li Mu thought far, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and he still wants the Chinese in the Bahamas to have the ability to protect themselves, so that Li Mu can rest assured.
"Hehe, Master Li, don't worry, whoever dares to fight the idea of Taoyuan Port must first pass the level of our brothers."
Da Lang's face changed, and he immediately entered the working state, and his face was hideous in an instant, perhaps this is Da Lang's most commonly used expression.
Li Mu has always hoped that the Chinese can have the ability to protect themselves, so Li Mu will let all the Chinese in the United States join the National Rifle Association, receive weapons training regularly, and let the Junma Arms Company provide various weapons to the Chinese at almost cost prices, and do everything possible to cultivate the martial spirit of the Chinese.
Someone has said that a Chinese is a dragon, a group of Chinese are a group of insects, in fact, the person who said this must have ulterior motives, many times, the Chinese forbearance is not cowardice, temporary forbearance does not mean eternal retreat, from the perspective of Chinese historical experience, many times, the Chinese need only a strong core, as long as someone ascends to the heights, someone will immediately uncover the rod to respond, so having the ability to protect oneself is only one aspect, but also to have the courage to fight, dare to fight.
Li Mu is trying his best to create conditions for the Chinese to dare to fight, not only their own conditions, but also to create a favorable atmosphere from the legal theory, with Li Mu and the Junma Group as the backing, now the Chinese in the United States have learned to actively protect their legitimate rights, in the face of injustice, but also began to dare to fight, the courage to fight, this is a good start, Li Mu believes that after a few years, the Chinese in the United States will also be the same as the Jews in another time and space, become the most independent and powerful group in American society.
Relatively speaking, in Cuba and the Bahamas, the Chinese have better conditions, similar to the Treasure Island in Cuba and the Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas, have become Li Mu's private property, the main residents of the island are Chinese, in these private areas, if Li Mu is willing, Li Mu can even formulate laws to protect the rights and interests of the Chinese, if so the Chinese can not be self-reliant, then Li Mu really has nothing to say.
In fact, Li Mu also did this, in order to ensure the dominant position of the Chinese in Treasure Island and Grand Bahama Island, Li Mu has hired a group of legal experts to specially formulate the local laws of Treasure Island and Grand Bahama Island that are biased towards the Chinese, although these laws do not have legal effect when they leave Treasure Island and Grand Bahama Island, but even pure Cubans and Bahamians come to Treasure Island and Grand Bahama Island to accept the relevant laws, in Li Mu's view, this is the biggest advantage of democracy.
Even in the United States, each state has its own state constitution, and many times, within the state, the status of the state constitution will even override the federal constitution, which sounds a bit incredible, but in fact this is the characteristic of a federal state.
Of course, there are many uncertainties in this system, for example, in the 21st century, there are some states in the United States according to their own state constitutions, strongly demanding independence from the Union, which also lays a hidden danger for the division of the United States, although before Li Mu crossed, the United States still seems to be the complete United States, but what will happen in the future, no one is sure, after all, before the Crimean referendum, no one thought that Russia would dare to annex Crimea so blatantly.
On the one hand, Li Mu wants to appease Dalang's emotions and promise Dalang's future in order to better control Dalang, on the other hand, Li Mu also has to evaluate Dalang's state, if Dalang has fallen in love with the pirate profession and doesn't want to return to normal life, then Li Mu still has Plan B, of course, Plan B is not very wonderful for Dalang, and even a little cruel.
This sounds a bit unkind, but in fact it is the basic operation of the superiors, for Li Mu, everything is to create the best living environment for the Chinese people, and any possible hidden dangers must be clear, even if it is tears and horses.
Well, it hasn't reached the level of righteous annihilation, in fact, Li Mu is also doubting that if Dalang shows that he wants to get out of Li Mu's control, can Li Mu really do it, maybe Li Mu will let Li Fei deal with it at that time, and let Li Fei have a headache.
It's best now, Da Lang is still the one who is honest and enthusiastic, and he doesn't ambush his own people, which really puts Li Mu at ease, after all, no one wants to see the things that are happy for relatives and enemies.
Sending Darang away, Gloria brought Li Mu the freshly brewed tea, and sat down beside Li Mu with a trace of worry on her expression: "If you do this, there will be no problems."
From Gloria's point of view, Gloria doesn't want Li Mu to have even the slightest relationship with the pirates, even if the pirates show that they are dead to Li Mu, after all, this may bring trouble to Li Mu, once the relationship between Li Mu and the pirates spreads, then Li Mu will immediately be resisted by the whole society, even if Hayes comes forward at that time, he may not be able to keep Li Mu.
"Don't worry, no, if Dalang dares to betray me, then I don't need to do anything, and the people around Dalang can't spare him."
Li Mu is not worried about this problem at all, Gloria probably can't understand the binding force of the clan on the Chinese, in this era, the clan is the sky, it is everything, and the individual cannot exist without the clan at all, otherwise the "expulsion from the family" will not have such a great deterrent.
Especially for this group of people who are forced to go into exile overseas, they can't get away from the overall existence of the Chinese, not to mention that Li Mu still has double insurance, so he doesn't have to worry about accidents at all.
"It's good that you have a plan, to be honest, what you're doing now really worries me sometimes."
Gloria looked at Li Mu in a daze, her worry overflowing.
If before getting married, Gloria could still deceive herself that Li Mu and everything had nothing to do with Gloria, then the fact of marriage has closely linked Li Mu and Gloria, for the whole world, Li Mu and Gloria are a whole, and Li Mu's is Gloria's, whether it is honor or danger.
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"Don't worry, it's really not good, let's go back to the Far East, Bai Qi has already prepared a home for us in the Far East, a home that you don't expect, I will take you to see it when I have the chance."
Li Mu gently wrapped his arms around Gloria's shoulders and let Gloria lean on his chest, trying his best to give Gloria enough security.
That's right, just like Li Mu said, in the Far East, Bai Qi has used his power to create a completely oriental home for Li Mu.
This home is in what is now Hokkaido, out of the sphere of influence of the Qing Kingdom, and there is no need to consider the interference of the Americans, so Bai Qi really let go of his hands and feet this time, and circled an area of nearly 1,000 square kilometers in Hokkaido to build a private garden that only belongs to Li Mu.
Compared with the current Qing Dynasty, in terms of architectural style, in fact, Japanese architecture is more in line with the habits of the Chinese, in Bai Qi's report, Li Mu learned that Bai Qi prepared a building complex for Li Mu that is no less than the scale of Chengde Summer Resort, for this reason, Bai Qi even mobilized nearly 10,000 Japanese workers, from Hawaii to buy nearly a million dollars of sandalwood, considering that in the future, Hokkaido is the scenic area of the civilized world, so Li Mu can imagine how big Bai Qi's hand is.
But it is not a very simple thing to go to the Far East, the current plane does not have the ability to cross the Pacific Ocean, and the steamer is protracted, Li Mu does not have so much free time at all, so the matter of "going home" for Li Mu can only exist on paper for a long period of time.
"We have too many homes now, one in Springfield, one in New York, one here in Taoyuan, and now another one in the Far East, is that what it means to be at home all over the world?"
"My ancestors once said that this place of peace is my hometown, this sentence is still difficult for you to understand now, what I want to say to you is that the place with you is home" Li Mu said sweetly, which is also very powerful
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