Fight for hegemony from a desert island

Chapter 68 Zhongtun Island

When it comes to making money, with Liu Cheng's current status, as a pirate, it seems that there is no need to think of other ways to make money. Wouldn't it be good to rob off the shelf?

As the saying goes, a horse does not have night grass without fat, and a man does not have windfall without wealth.

It seems that many people naturally think that robbery is the most efficient way to make a fortune.

However, this idea is indeed wrong, at least in the view of senior pirates like Zhang Kai, it is basically impossible for a small pirate force like them to make a fortune by robbing.

In fact, in the East China Sea, it is not easy for a small pirate force like Black Reef Island to survive.

Even though they successfully robbed a merchant ship last time, they made a profit of hundreds of gold, and the 100 pirates still have more than [-] gold left for a point, which seems to be very profitable.

In fact, they were lucky last time, and it is difficult to meet that kind of fat sheep who are alone, and if their business order is to be calculated carefully, they actually did not make any money.

They only got some food and supplies for a huge merchant ship, and almost 150 million yuan in money. For this reason, they dispatched more than 300 people. No matter how you look at it, this business is a loss.

In fact, if they really bought the supplies of that merchant ship at the market purchase price, they would be able to harvest at least ten times more, and if they sold them at commodity prices, they would be able to get at least as much as Doubling ten times.

But because they are pirates and small pirates, they have no normal sales channels, so they can only go to the black market in the East China Sea, and sell the spoils they harvest to other pirate forces with channels at extremely low prices to obtain meager funds .

This is the Black Reef Island, and it is also the current situation of the small pirate forces in the East China Sea. They are licking blood with knives and being exploited by the big pirate forces in the East China Sea. Such a life is simply miserable.

After learning about this situation, Liu Cheng was of course decisive and could not choose to continue on their previous path.

You may not be able to meet a fat sheep once a month. After you meet him, you will finally gain something after a hard fight, and you will be exploited by others to earn even more. How could Liu Cheng do such a stupid thing.

In fact, not only Liu Cheng didn't want to do this kind of thing, even the original second island owner of the Black Reef Island was not willing, but they had no choice but to do it in order to survive.

But Liu Cheng is different, there is no need to compromise like this, because he has other ways.

No. 11 days after Liu Cheng built the [Barracks], Liu Cheng took Zhang Kai and the others on the only boat left on Black Reef Island and set off directly with what Liu Cheng had prepared for eleven days.

They didn't go out for robbery this time. Their destination was a small island about a hundred nautical miles away from Black Reef Island. It was a small island called Zhongtun Island.

Zhongtun Island is an island in Hokkaido with an area of ​​more than 500 square kilometers. This island is almost one-tenth of the treasure island of Liu Cheng's previous life. It is quite a small island in Hokkaido.

This island is at the end of Hokkaido, and it is an island with a relatively important location. This pirate has a small port, where merchant ships often park.

The reason why these merchant ships anchor here is not only because this island can replenish water and other living supplies, but more importantly, there are special purchase channels here.

In Zhongtun Island, there is a big Haifang City, where the number one pirates in Hokkaido basically have their bases.

Through these stations, or should be said to be the facade, they released the materials robbed by the small pirate gangs in Hokkaido represented by the original Black Reef Island, as well as some materials that could not be used in the form of commodities. .

And these commodities will basically be swept away by merchant ships that stop at Zhongtun Island.

Although everyone knows the origin of these materials and their origins are probably not very clean, but in the face of interests, no one will care about those trivial matters.

It can be said that Zhongtun Island is the black market in Hokkaido, and it is the most blatant one.

Of course, there must be a strong arm behind this kind of place to support and stabilize the order, and the power behind Zhongtun Island is the uncrowned king of Hokkaido.

It can be said that Zhongtun Island is completely a pocket of Zhang Yan in Hokkaido. It can be said that it is a place in Hokkaido that is second only to Zhang Yan's lair in importance.

And Liu Cheng's target this time is Zhongtun Island, more precisely, it should be those merchant ships and those pirate forces on Zhongtun Island.

The distance from Heijiao Island to Zhongtun Island was less than [-] nautical miles, and it took Liu Cheng's boat nearly a day to arrive.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly for him, and he arrived at Zhongtun Island safely.

After arriving at Zhongtun Island, Liu Cheng did not start to take action, but took a few pirates under his command and wandered around Zhongtun Island.

I have to say that although he had prepared himself before coming here, Liu Cheng was still overwhelmed by this island after he came to Zhongtun Island.

Lawless place, lawless, this is what Liu Cheng guessed about Zhongtun Island before he came!

However, after actually coming to Zhongtun Island, Liu Cheng felt that Zhongtun Island was not as bad as he expected.

From a certain point of view, this island is still quite a prosperous island, because of the powerful rule and suppression of Zhang Yan and his gang of pirates.

Although Midway Island is full of brothels and casinos, even here you can see the human slave trade that was strictly prohibited in the Great Zhou Empire.

Whether it's from Dazhou or Dongying, whether it's a beautiful woman or an old woman, a strong man or a child, as long as you can afford it, you can buy it here.

Of course, although it has an unbearable side, it must be admitted that this island still has its order. At least for Liu Cheng who came to this island as a guest, many experiences are still very good.

At least safety can be guaranteed, because of the suppression by the masters of Hokkaido, on this island, as long as you don't offend Zhang Yan's people, as long as you have money, you can live happily.

Of course, the money in Liu Cheng's pocket is definitely impossible for him to live on Zhongtun Island for a long time. With his money, he can only afford two or three days of housing for him and the dozen or so pirates who went ashore under his command. Money and food, if you stay any longer, you will probably be kicked out.

So after he observed Zhongtun Island for a day, he decided to make a move.

The next morning when Liu Cheng came to Zhongtun Island, Liu Cheng took the things he had prepared early in the morning and took the pirates under his command to go out...

(End of this chapter)