CXnovel Chapter 1467 744: Good Nature Is Taken Advantage Of
Chapter 1467 744: Good Nature Is Taken Advantage Of
Fernan, with no shame on his old face, sends people to plead.
Give some, Mr. Ji, just a little!
But how much can Ji Jue really give?
Whatever he gives, it won't make a difference!
No matter how much he gives, not a single grain of rice will reach the mouths of those truly starving; it will just become a bubble in this frenzy of rising grain prices.
Ji Jue even doubts, are these pests really out of reserves, or are they just unwilling to take them out, or perhaps... are they simply unable to?
All along, he believed he couldn't overestimate the makeshift nature of the Seven Cities, couldn't overestimate the abilities of these useless people, but reality always slaps him in the face, one slap after another.
In fact, he truly cannot comprehend the incompetence of these pests!
Even in a place like Luo Island, under complete supervision like in Paradise, so much garbage dares to commit crimes openly; let alone other city-states?
Thinking more pessimistically, when the lords remember to check the inventory, it might have long been emptied enough to run horses through!
When he just arrived, everyone was yelling that an indescribable monster had landed from Xiang State, and now, you shamelessly send someone to my face and say, sorry, Mr. Ji, please save the Seven Cities?
Save your fucking ass!
Let all this trash die!
Sadly, no matter how big the storm is, most of this trash without any value somehow won't die; the ones who do, are all the poor with nothing and the lowest workers.
In the entire Seven Cities, besides Luo Island, the best situation now might just be Xiang State.
When Ji Jue hoarded supplies back then, he gave a warning; Minkler, however useless and carefree, did not dare to fall behind on such issues, copying what they saw.
Anyway, copying without thinking can't go wrong!
Even if the copy doesn't score a passing mark, getting full marks from Ji Jue is worth it.
Now with impending disaster, Minkler gained a lot of internal reputation with these moves, solidifying his position completely. Now he's planning to take this opportunity to gradually introduce the Paradise System!
No matter what, just copy, that's the way to go, just follow along and you're good.
One could say he has gradually grasped the essence of Tian Yuan—the success or failure was never the standard; only attitude, attitude is key!
With the right attitude, even if things get messed up, Mr. Ji might give you two big slaps, but he won't absolutely leave you alone.
If the attitude isn't right, he wouldn't even bother to glance at you even if you died right in front of him!
Just like now.
The envoy, begging humbly, was already in tears when speaking of the difficulty, choking out, "At this point, I know whatever I say is annoying... but the common people are innocent, Mr. Ji, even if it's for charity, save the innocent common people, at least don't let the children starve to death."
"Did I ever say I was here to do charity?"
Ji Jue was amused, "Did you forget what my work is all about?"
After all, at Thousand Islands, even the craftsmen of your caliber can be morally blackmailed by these pests, it's truly impressive.
The envoy was about to speak when he saw Ji Jue raise three fingers.
He stood there dumbfounded.
"Three thousand tons of grain."
Ji Jue said coldly, "Luo Island has its own needs too, not much surplus. Grain, flour, oil, or vegetables, converted into grain, it's about three thousand tons, that's all I can offer."
"Three, three thousand?!"
The envoy was overjoyed, his eyes sparkling with small stars, almost ready to dance with excitement.
Three thousand tons?!
Damn, that could inflate the price so much... ahem, save so many innocent children and elderly people!
Guys, we're getting food again!
Moral blackmail works!
"Three thousand tons is fine, three thousand tons are enough. If properly arranged, it should barely help the hard-working masses of the Seven Cities get through this crisis..."
The envoy subconsciously rubbed his hands, almost drooling, "But, the quantity of three thousand tons, may I ask Mr. Ji, how do you plan to transport and deliver it?"
"Transport? Deliver?"
Ji Jue shrugged, "I don't think that's necessary, right?"
Saying this, he pressed a bell on the table, and immediately, the newly appointed assistant from outside pushed a small cart in with a rumble-rumble sound.
On the cart was a mountain made of stacked bills, emitting a serene green glow.
But the value and design printed on the top, why do they all look a bit strange?
The envoy picked up a bundle with a blank look, only to find, these weren't fucking bills; they were clearly freshly printed meal vouchers!
But who the hell uses alchemy watermarks for meal voucher anti-counterfeiting!
Who makes meal vouchers this complicated!
And you, Ji, what the hell do you mean by this!
"What I mean is, it's cumbersome to transport, and with humans and horses eating, who knows how much will be lost in transit, so why not let me take more trouble, put in more effort."
Ji Jue suggested with a smile, "You just send those about to starve to death over here, let them find jobs on the spot, eat on the spot, and you don't have to worry about anything afterward.
The Seven Cities can't afford to feed them, I will, don't worry, I'll compensate if they starve to death, how about that?"
Ji, you son of a...
You're playing me, aren't you!
The envoy's expression twitched, his fists clenched.
But what could he say?
He couldn't say anything, didn't even dare make a sound.
Even if he brought it up at the Seven Cities Council, Luo Island still had a reason—what charity, we're doing work-relief, it's the same for us!
During the current depression, Coastal Industry is using this to recruit a large number of employees.
Depending on the work completed by each person, they distribute vouchers that can be used in Coastal Industry's own businesses to purchase many government-designated products.
Including meat, vegetables, flour, medicine, drinking water, alcohol, and cigarettes...
They even sell memory sticks and solid-state drives!
As for the price, it is absolutely the discount of discounts, the cost price of cost prices. Calculated down, an adult screwing for an hour is enough to feed themselves, screwing for a day feeds the whole family plus a dog, and you can even add a dish and some drink at night!
Nowadays, almost everyone in Luo Island is working for Ji Jue, and even before this, the homeless on the streets have completely disappeared.
Mr. Ji is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see these things.
All of you, into the factory!
Those who can breathe keep working, those who want to reform can start over, while those who are hated but ugly will have their moment of fortune.
Even if you are disabled, it does not matter; you can use your work term loan to get prosthetics. If you lose a hand, we'll fit a hand, if you lose a leg, we'll fit a leg.
Everyone, get on the assembly line!
Even if you really can't do anything, sticking paper boxes for a day gets you two meals for free!
Apart from this, if individuals sell on the black market, Ji Jue won't care.
The money you earn from your own skills screwing, it doesn't matter what you do with it. Besides, even if someone is tied to the assembly line, screwing twenty-four hours until they foam at the mouth, how much could they earn?
Just a sprinkling of water.
Even so, Ji Jue still makes a profit!
Weapons and parts are sold to Central Earth, engines and chassis to Hai Province. The excess productivity is used to supply Punabantu's needs, while the remaining engineering equipment is stockpiled to target the reconstruction market after the disaster wind... the profits are considerable, and the prospects are especially promising.
Currently, Luo Island and most of Xiang State, are essentially dominated by one company, which is Coastal Industry, with the only difference being contract or temporary workers.
If it weren't for the disaster wind, it might not have been so easy for Ji Jue to recruit and expand.
As for Old Gou and Yu Shu being busy to death, that's not something the factory director considers.
And what the Seven Cities Council thinks...
None of my business!
"Goodbye, representative."
Ji Jue stood up, very politely saw the stiff-faced envoy to the door, then slammed the door shut with a bang.
Just a few meal vouchers, just this much aid, take it if you want, if not then get lost!
In any case, whether or not they cooperate, these days there are many from the Seven Cities risking to sneak onto Luo Island for a meal, among them are even highly educated technical talents.
Considering the treasure of talent, Ji Jue didn't dare ask them to bring their own food; he directly let Ling Shuo and Gold Hair open an office at the smuggling dock in the Seven Cities.
Sign the contract, and off you go! Salaries maxed out, treatment provided, job done.
Now he just can't understand, such a great setup, even a lazy operation easily scores sixty percent, how could they let such a group of worms ruin it?!
Why aren't you dead yet?
Very soon, after confirming with his assistant that there was nothing else wasting his time, Ji Jue walked out.
It turns out, if you talk too much to idiots, it really lowers your stats.
If I don't refresh and wake up, I'm afraid I'll fall to the local average level...
At this moment, taking one step, he disappeared from the office.
Immediately, he materialized in a closed space hundreds of meters beneath the ground.
What he saw was a vast space, with the ceiling, walls, and floor covered by a layer of dazzling and changing crystals.
Giant crystals floated mid-air, refracting subtle light, through numerous prism reflections, forming a complex and enormous system, enveloping everything.
And right in the center, surrounded by a hundred prisms and crystals, was the transformed Prosperity, even Lou Feng floating mid-air before the Prosperity.
Like a ghost, it drifted weightlessly.
Behind him, semi-transparent limbs extended out, like extended hands, integrating with the workshop's highly complex spiritual structure, manipulating the Star of Bethlehem's structure, controlling everything.
With his movements, a venomous shriek echoed through the void, reverberating endlessly.
Under layer upon layer of prism and crystal focus, the iron-hard hull of the Prosperity also became semi-transparent, revealing the ferocious silhouette trapped within.
Like a boundlessly extending enormous serpent, its head and horns bared, appearing both human and serpent-like, full of fury and rage, struggling wildly!
Every struggle made the hull quiver slightly, the spiritual essence in the void stirred.
Unfortunately, no matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free from the shackles and constraints on its Spiritual Body.
On the contrary, it's like binding oneself in a cocoon, providing Little Ox and Horse with more opportunities, the Erosion of Dragon Blood is gradually deepening...
Thus, the more enraged, the more impotent, the more impotent, the more furious.
In this dead-end loop, there is no way out.
Who knows how many times the serpent has swallowed the elephant, now, it's the serpent's turn to be swallowed by another monster.
For Green Flood Dragon, this is simply an ultimate insult!
Residual spirit of a dignified Ultimate Level Disaster Beast, trapped in Giant Que by solid alchemy, and being slowly devoured and digested by a Little Ox and Horse that isn't even at the juvenile stage, eaten alive inch by inch.
There wasn't even a tiny bit of waste!
"The progress is really fast, Old Lou, truly worthy of you!"
Ji Jue clapped his hands.
He originally thought it would take at least half a month; unexpectedly, under Lou Feng's hand, it accelerated to half done in just two days!
Now on the iron-hard hull of the Prosperity, scale-like patterns have already faintly emerged. Probably not long now, the residual spirit of the Green Flood Dragon will be fully integrated into the Giant Que, fully transformed.
"You are in such a hurry to die, how could I not lend a hand?"
Lou Feng couldn't hold back a cold laugh, "So bold Ji, you even dared to pull back the spirit of the Green Flood Dragon... those beasts bear grudges the most, in the future, if the Prosperity ever sails, I fear the mermaids within thousands of miles will go mad."
"Is this really such good news?"
Ji Jue exclaimed in shock, as if finding it unbelievable.
Driving the ship out, eating hotpot and singing songs, and materials keep coming to the door?
This eating and taking too, isn't it a bit much?