Codex Pirates

Chapter 92 Shareholding System

After the smuggling business temporarily came to an end, William had to find more ways to survive for the winery. In addition to the usual alcohol, he also planned to let the winery make a high-end wine, pay attention to packaging, and deepen product differentiation. Promote the so-called health-preserving function of wine, and prepare to enter the health care market and gift market that are still blank in this world.

However, Sherlock's concern is justified. In the past, the winery's alcoholic beverages did not worry about sales in the Kingdom of Navia. It was because of the Prohibition Law that there were no local competitors. Must face direct competition.

The wine produced by Hongye Village Winery is not well-known in terms of brand name, and the product itself has no outstanding advantages, so the sales volume is not satisfactory.

"You don't have to worry about this." William said his idea of ​​letting the pirates use part of the spoils as funds to invest in shore businesses.

Sherlock opened his eyes wide, and then clapped his hands violently, showing undisguised excitement and admiration: "A joint stock company? William, you are amazing!"

He paced back and forth, showing even more excitement than when Edmund heard the news that William had eaten a natural devil fruit:

"With your ship of pirates, do we still have to worry about competition? With shares, we don't have to worry about your crew not working hard. The better the business in the future, the bigger the business, the more they will earn. They will also become more and more important. After enjoying the benefits, they will take the initiative to protect the interests of the company without us mentioning it, and this will also increase their betrayal costs. As long as they dare to leave your banner, their past Put in and say goodbye to them."

William couldn't help but sigh. When he revealed this plan for the first time, Crowe was probably the only pirate present who could think of something. The others didn't think of the deep meaning behind it. Sherlock was indeed a born businessman.

"When you are on the shore, remember to recruit talents," William waited for Sherlock to retreat a little excitedly, and continued, "On the ship, navigators, gunners, sailors, on the shore, teachers, media practitioners, various craftsmen, etc. Wait, as long as I have the ability and skills, I want it!"

"Recruiting so many people, will you be able to use them in a while?" Sherlock asked.

"Otherwise, what am I going to do with so much money? I'd rather recruit them and spend money to support them than wait until I need manpower!" William said, "I'm going to build a shipyard in Hongye Village, You give priority to recruiting relevant talents first.”

Sherlock nodded, and Edmund finally couldn't help it, and asked, "William, you have arranged for them, what about me?"

"Follow Sherlock and keep him safe." William said, if it wasn't for some old pirates from the Morgan Pirates who had seen Edmund, and William was not ready to reveal the identity of his group, and Alka Tio and the others were so embarrassing that it might be more appropriate for Edmund to replace Aramis on board, but the reality is that there are not so many ifs.

Sherlock will not only maintain the business, but also recruit people. There are many people to meet. There are dragons and snakes mixed in the sea. There are all kinds of people. Sherlock himself has not learned any self-defense skills, so he must send someone to protect him. , Edmond's skill is second only to Ajin in the group, and it is enough to send him out.

Edmund fantasized about going out to sea and becoming a pirate since he was a child. He was a little depressed when he heard that there was no chance to sail a pirate ship, but he also knew the root of the problem, so he didn't complain much.

Seeing his appearance, William said with some seriousness: "You protect Sherlock for me. If there is a problem with his safety, I will not spare you!"

Edmond also put away his depression, and said seriously: "I understand."

After William gave orders to everyone, he let out a bad breath, leaned against the edge of the pool again, raised his head, and looked up.

On the top of the bathing place, the boss created an ukiyo-e (genre painting) with a dragon as the protagonist. The water vapor rising slowly in the pool is like clouds surrounding the dragon, which really makes the golden dragon with its teeth and claws come alive. Same.

"Be careful in everything, but don't be timid," William said softly, staring into the eyes of the golden dragon through the water vapor, "Since we have embarked on this road, we have no choice but to move forward. Playing small troubles, muddling along, is the way to kill, we are still very inconspicuous to this world, but believe me, one day, we will make the world dumbfounded."

"Of course!" Everyone said in unison.

Everyone then left one after another, only Ah Jin stayed.

"Do you think you can get information about the 'Six Forms' from Roy?" William asked.

"It's unlikely. Roy is more cautious. If it's a mouse, it's probably the same, but he may not be able to get the information. What's more, the value of this kind of physical skill is not only in a pile of notes, it can't be easily learned by reading a book." Yes." A Jin replied after thinking for a while.

After pondering for a moment, William said, "We still have to try it. You can entrust the mouse to propose to Roy. It would be best for Roy to agree, and it's not bad if he disagrees. You can drive a wedge between them by the way."

William asked again: "What do you think of the mouse?"

A Jin was stunned for a moment, and then gave an eight-character evaluation with disdain: "When you see money, you are greedy for life and afraid of death."

William laughed when he heard this comment: "I want to help him become the chief executive of the Sixteenth Branch. What do you think? Do you have any comments?"

William's original plan was to support Ah Jin to become the chief executive of the sixteenth branch. He has funds and can give away the credit after defeating other pirate groups. Ah Jin can easily be promoted, but now he hears that "Sixth Form "After the news, William changed his mind again. He felt that obtaining this technology was also very important. If Roy's access to it was blocked, he might consider sending Ajin to the Navy Headquarters for further training.

Ah Jin thought about it seriously before giving an affirmative answer: "No problem."

But then Ah Jin asked again: "But what about Roy?"

"Roy must die, he must die," William said lightly, "After hearing your evaluation of him, I want his life even more, but when the mouse becomes the senior leadership of the base, or even the second in command, Then send him on the road, so that the resistance and accidents of the mouse taking over will be less, and then the mouse will be brought in together, and he will also be asked to submit a nomination certificate by the way."

"When getting rid of Roy, we should be more cautious. He is not only an officer from the Navy headquarters, but also studied under the once famous 'black wrist' Zefa." Ajin said in a deep voice. When he was here, he would not tell the news, for fear of shocking them, he would only say it when he was alone with William.

"Zefa?" William muttered the name, "I've never heard of it."

"I learned a little bit about him from the mouth of the mouse," Ajin said, "more than 20 years ago, during the heyday of legendary pirates such as One Piece, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion, he was an admiral of the navy. But after working for a few years, I voluntarily handed in my resignation.”

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(According to Wikipedia, steam is a general term, and related things need to be added before use, such as water vapor, mercury vapor, etc., which refer to the gas formed by evaporation and boiling of liquid or solid, and steam is special Refers, specifically to water vapor. William is a steam fruit, but at present, he can only affect water vapor.)