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The Liye family's mansion is in Dongcheng District, across the river from the Jin'an Villa District.

Xia Feng took out his phone in the car.

"Hey, Brother Lei, come out and accompany me to Li Ye's house."

Now that he has replaced Richie, whether it is the casino or the East District, they are all insignificant small businesses in his eyes. After exchanging four large boxes of Origin Stone Clusters for the city, what he really wants to get is light manganese ore.

Light manganese ore is a scarce material all over the world. Some small countries even have no light manganese mining areas within their borders. All demand must be imported from abroad. This results in light manganese ore not only having industrial value, but also having a certain degree of strategic value. .

Xia Feng had a thorough understanding of the light manganese mining area controlled by the Leaf family. Light manganese ore was not manganese. It was an element that did not exist in his original world. The natural ore body was dark blue and not very hard. Of course, , he doesn’t know the details, he only knows that this thing is very expensive.

The value of light manganese ore on the market is between 30,000 and 40,000 tera coins per ton. This is retail. The value of smuggling will vary depending on the country, but it is basically lower than this price.

For such a rare thing, he initially thought that the mining area controlled by the Leaf family was as big as a small private coal mine, producing tens of thousands of tons a year. However, the last time Fredo visited Happy City in person, During this meeting, he heard a number that shocked him.

The annual output of the Leaf Family light manganese mining area can reach up to 600,000 tons.

In fact, this output is not too amazing, it can only be said to be quite satisfactory, but for Xia Feng, he has never seen so much money in his life.

If calculated at 30,000 per ton, it would be 18 billion per year.

Of course, this mining area does not belong to the Leaf family. Everything in Victoria belongs to the royal family. According to the needs of the country, the royal family will issue production targets every year. 80% of the light manganese ore produced must be handed over, and the Leaf family can obtain it. Yes, just a calf.

But this is not a mosquito leg, but an elephant leg. Even if more than 500,000 tons of 600,000 tons of light manganese ore were confiscated, the amount Tang De swallowed up is still huge.

The Liye family sells tens of thousands of tons of light manganese ore to the Fredo Chamber of Commerce every year at a price that is not too low. Fredo takes over the entire process from transportation to overseas sales, except for the sea transportation in the middle, which requires the support of the Haimen Gang. .

Calculating the average price of the final sale, the Leaf family can get nearly 50% of the total profit, the Fredo Chamber of Commerce can get 40%, and the Haimen Gang can get up to 10%.

Of course, this needs to be deducted from costs. The mining areas and factories of the Leaf family require a lot of consumption and technical supplements. The cooperation of personnel inside and outside the Fredo Chamber of Commerce is also very troublesome. The sea transportation of the Haimen Gang is even more dangerous. There have been several incidents so far. This is an accident. In addition to these major forces, there are countless small gangs and official personnel who will participate, and they will all get dividends.

However, the Frido Chamber of Commerce can also get a hidden benefit, that is, he controls the sales channels internationally. Of course, this range is not too far away and is generally limited to the western region of Terra.

This is the general appearance of the light manganese ore smuggling industry chain. Xia Feng has no way of knowing many of the details. At the same time, he doesn’t want to know. He doesn’t care how these things are transported. The dedicated people of this own gang worry about it. He only cares about it. What can he gain.

At present, it seems that although he has become the talker in Hapi City, replacing Richie in the light manganese ore business, and has full control from the departure station, in fact, all he can get is mosquito legs. To put it bluntly, , he is also Fredo's wage earner.

Of course, it is impossible to work part-time, and it is impossible to work part-time in this life.

The purpose of his coming to the Liye family tonight is to challenge the bottom line of this old guy, Tang De, before the serfs become masters.

After Reddy was picked up in the car, he said to Xia Feng somewhat seriously.

"Xia Feng, Tang De is not a simple person. The current structure of the light manganese ore business was jointly decided by the big guys involved. You'd better not have any strange ideas. You just took over Hapi City, so you should first stabilize it with For the sake of the Lord, just a quick greeting and hello will do.”

Lei Di is really smart. He has basically figured out Xia Feng's character. This kind of character can be said to be a reckless man. He is really afraid that Xia Feng will come up with something fancy again.

Xia Feng leaned on his seat and smiled indifferently.

"Brother Lei, you don't have to worry. I have my own sense of discretion. Just contact me."

Hong Dao was sitting next to the car window, and a cold voice came from his mouth.

"Xia Feng, if you want to kill someone later, just let me know with your eyes."

Reddy next to him was shocked by these words.

"This, this, this"

Xia Feng quickly explained to Hong Dao.

"We won't kill anyone tonight. We are all business partners. We may have differences, but at most they will just end up having a quarrel and break up."

This is the truth. No matter what happens, it is absolutely impossible for him to take action against the Liye family.

Because as time went by, he discovered more and more that in the country of Victoria, the significance of nobility was deeper than he had imagined before, especially the nobility who were members of the Yuan Parliament.

The birth of every noble is related to the kings of the past generations. Either they have made military exploits or made significant contributions to the country. Some even saved the lives of kings of a certain generation. Even if they didn't have these, they would still be today. A distant relative of the royal family.

In the country of Victoria, this is a kind of dual state government with two blossoms. On the basis of a sound constitution, aristocratic rule is also indispensable to the royal family.

If Victoria is compared to a family, then the royal family is the head of the family. Rather than a superior-subordinate relationship, it is actually more like a cooperative relationship.

The nobles have many privileges, and by using these privileges, they can also create many benefits for the country. The most important point is that the nobles are worthy of the trust of the royal family. Even if some people will steal some from them for the benefit of their own family, but The royal family did not have to worry about their loyalty.

Affected by intermittent natural disasters, in this environment where information exchange is very closed, it is difficult to effectively control a country. Therefore, the great nobles in each place are somewhat like agents of the royal family, using their privileges to Assist and monitor the development of this country.

If they find some signs of something wrong, or some unreasonable developments, the nobles have the right to skip the political and legal system and report the situation directly to the royal family, and they can even jointly convene a meeting of the Yuan Council.

Therefore, Xia Feng must not take action against Tang De. Although the Liye family is not a big noble, if the noble assigned by the royal family to be responsible for the southern light manganese mine is murdered, the impact will be very bad. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Southern Military Region The army will turn Hapi City upside down and get to the bottom of everything.

Noble crimes will be personally investigated by the royal family. If the evidence is conclusive, the royal family will impose punishments. No one else can interfere. If a local noble is killed by an outsider, it is basically equivalent to rebellion.