The most powerful pirate Nami in the manga

In this vast world, mineral resources have undoubtedly become something that many countries are eager to obtain, and it is obviously not surprising.

Leaving aside those arrogant and conceited Tianlong people, many other powerful countries are able to manufacture a certain number of weapons on their own, and their mineral resources are relatively abundant, and they rarely choose to import mineral resources on their own initiative.

For small countries, they can basically only make money by growing crops, fishing, and some light industries or service industries.

They are very short of various mineral resources, but they will not import large quantities.

For them, instead of spending a lot of energy and time to develop related industries on their own and paying various fees to the transportation chamber of commerce, it would be more convenient and efficient to directly purchase already processed finished products.

This way, they won't occupy their already small territory, nor will they miss the opportunity to farm and fish because of busy factory affairs. Although it will be a little more expensive, it doesn't matter. It is enough to drive away those small pirates. The big pirates will not look down on their mere possessions. At most, they will replenish some supplies and leave.

They knew that they could not fish out all the fish in the pond, otherwise, when they were chased by the navy, without enough supply stations, they would easily be besieged at sea and starve to death.

Therefore, experienced pirates usually just kill a few people at random to scare the other party and make them cooperate obediently. Next time they see their flag, they will be ready with the same supplies.

The pirates saw that the reason why pirates would kill each other was because the sea was so big, and there were not many islands that knew people and could provide enough supplies. If they wanted to survive in this sea for a long time, then other pirates were all competitors to them.

As for weapons and equipment, their use seems to be more limited to driving away smaller pirate gangs. When encountering truly powerful pirates, these countries usually choose to pay high protection fees without hesitation and offer beautiful women in exchange for peace.

After all, facing such a powerful enemy, if you just resist stubbornly, you will end up with a situation where both sides will perish. As long as the pirates' demands can be met, they will leave tactfully. However, if these pirates stay for a long time, they will soon be surrounded and suppressed by the navy.

It is worth mentioning that for some countries, the most critical role of weapons is not to resist foreign invasion or maintain national security, but to enslave and exploit the country's civilians.

Without these hardworking ordinary people who constantly create wealth, the ruling class of these countries would not be able to bear the burden of paying huge protection fees to the Celestial Dragons and the Great Pirates. Only by cruelly exploiting the lower classes can they live a decadent life of extravagance and wantonness.

Of course, it is undeniable that in each country there may indeed be individual kings who are benevolent and treat their people like their own children, but such people are rare and can be counted on one hand.

In general, whether a country can prosper and maintain long-term stability in this world depends largely on its innate geographical conditions and whether it has sufficient resource reserves.

As for the continued progress and development in the field of science and technology, it was expressly prohibited by the mysterious "Five Elders". The reason was that the rise of scientific and technological power would inevitably significantly weaken their absolute control over the entire world.

It is enough to have ordinary guns and cannons to allow their direct forces to better radiate to every corner of the world.

And if the countries that join the world government can manage their business well, with their current level of technology, even if they pay high protection fees, their people will not starve to death.

The reason why they can't live a good life is simply because of human greed. Once they have power, they will naturally feel superior to others.

Power can easily make people arrogant, and wealth can easily corrupt people. Few people can remain faithful to their power.

……

If Nami wanted to ship mineral resources to all parts of the world for sale, she would probably encounter the biggest failure of her life.

But what the other party thinks is none of his business. As long as Nami can afford the money, he will do business with her.

If they can't pay, Kaido will not let them go.

Doflamingo has decided to cooperate with Kaido to complete this unprecedented underground arms deal.

He asked Nami for a deposit of 5 billion berries!

Nami glanced at Bailey, asking her to decide if this was reasonable.

Bailey came out very confidently and said,

"Lord Doflamingo, I will be the one to negotiate the deposit. According to our intelligence, the price of a gun in the underground market is about 80,000 Baileys, and it comes with 30 bullets."

"A regular, good sword costs fifty thousand berleys. A regular, movable cannon costs five million berleys. A fixed ship cannon costs three million berleys, and the shells cost thirty thousand berleys."

The black market price will be lower than the market price, because most of the weapons on the black market are picked up from the battlefield or secretly sold by the navy. There are not many people willing to buy them, so the price is naturally lower than the market price.

"Our order this time is 20 guns and 20 fine swords..."

"In the end, all of it adds up to about 30 billion Baileys. For normal black market delivery, one-tenth of the order price will be enough."

“And we don’t require you to pay for shipping and pick up the goods in person.”

"Plus, the time you need to prepare is too long. If we don't mind the trouble, we can buy from all over the world and pick up the goods slowly. It won't take more than a year to prepare. You have seen our special ability before. It is very easy to pick up goods remotely. If you don't believe it, you can try it now."

"Finally, since this is a very large order, you should give us a certain discount. I think the final price should be around 240 billion. We pay 24 billion Baileys as a deposit, which is more reasonable. A deposit of billion Baileys is obviously not in line with the market price."

Bailey's words made sense and Nami couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

Doflamingo is an old fox at the negotiating table. How could he easily agree to the request of this little girl?

Discount? Not to mention that it was only 20% off, such a huge amount of money, a 20% discount would directly reduce 6 billion Baileys, this is a joke!

With so much money, wouldn't it be good for him to use it to buy devil fruits to enhance his combat power? Taking out half of it would be enough to exchange for 10,000 or 20,000 cannon fodder, and the remaining half, used to buy devil fruits, could be used to buy a dozen or even twenty more cadres, or elites.

"Ms. Bailey, although what you said is true, you also know that the price I set is not in line with the market price. Such a huge transaction is also not in line with the market price."

"If the weapons were of a smaller quantity, it would be fine to sell them this way. But with such a large quantity, we can only manufacture them ourselves, and if we do that, the risks we face will increase dramatically."

"Although it took us a little longer to prepare the weapons, we will ensure the quality of the weapons. If there are any problems, we will return them at any time. We also promise to complete all the targets within nine months."

"This is our first cooperation, so we should be considerate of each other, but a 20% discount is out of the question. Even if you save us the shipping costs, I can only give you a 10% discount. The deposit is 3 billion Baileys, not a cent less."

Bailey was unmoved. She had more tricks than just that. With only this level of skill, she would probably be just an ordinary passerby bargaining for clothes.

Just now she deliberately didn't mention her own advantages, which was to let the other party lower the price first.

Now she is going to talk about the greater advantages!

"If we provide good iron ore and small parts made of various alloys, I'm sure you can find a way to shorten the completion time. This will also save you a lot of manpower and material resources."

"Precision small parts are time-consuming and labor-intensive. The total order price will be reduced by another 150 billion Baileys and delivered within half a year. Lord Doflamingo, what do you think?"

Doflamingo finally realized that this was a trap for him step by step.

But what the other party said is right. It is easy to produce defective products such as screws and nuts. If the other party can really provide them, then my progress can indeed be much faster.

And a large amount of iron ore is indeed needed, and the other party can solve the transportation problem. As for guns and cannons, it is likely that all I can do is assemble them on the assembly line. I won't die of exhaustion even if I work on those toys day and night, because my body will have turned into wood and some miscellaneous things anyway.

Then he only needs to build a large number of swords and ships, and the Wano Country controlled by Lord Kaido can do it efficiently.

From this perspective, the other party is indeed sincere in the transaction, and perhaps that country also obtained it in a planned and purposeful manner.