Li Tianyang has always known that just like the prostitutes and girls in later generations, it has always been wishful thinking to eliminate pirates and bandits in this era, the world is difficult, and people who can't survive will always take risks in order to survive.

Therefore, he never wanted to completely eliminate the pirate profession on the sea, but he was able to create and integrate a peaceful territory by developing his own power. At the same time, he also hopes to try his best to change through his own efforts, and even formulate a rule for pirates, so that the maritime merchants at sea can leave less blood and tears and more vitality.

To the west of the waters of Qiongzhou, Li Tianyang drove most of the pirates from Penghu to this area, allowing them to operate and make a living under the influence and control of Hongtang. The effect of the experiment was quite successful, because in the past, because there was no one to control it, the cruel murder was either to kill the mouth, or simply to kill, and countless maritime merchants and seamen were killed in the sea every year because of this.

However, in the South China Sea now, because of Hongtang's rigid regulations, all those who rob can rob money but must not hurt people's lives, so that the actions of the pirates have been restrained too much, so in Hongtang's relevant data, the number of dead and injured maritime merchants and seafarers has greatly decreased in recent years.

As for some people who are worried that they will be troubled by raising tigers because of this, when the time comes, a strong man will emerge from these pirates to challenge or even defeat Hong Tang's rule, which is a bit harsh to Li Tianyang's ears, and at the same time scoffs at this.

If Hongtang, who controls the huge sea area of the South China Sea, can be defeated by pirates from a remote corner and from a barren sea, it can only be said that Li Tianyang and his successors are incompetent, and they can't blame others.

Moreover, only with external competition and pressure, Hong Tang will have the motivation and sense of urgency to move forward, and without external enemies, a team will only end up in destruction.

"So what if it's not something our team did in our waters?" Suddenly, another pirate boss stepped forward and asked a question.

"Hehe, I don't care about this, if this happens, then I can only ask you for the party! You must know that this contract signed between us is not only an agreement between us Hongtang and you, but also an agreement that you all obsess, and you can naturally join forces to eliminate those pirates who violate your rules! Li Tianyang said meaningfully to the master who asked the question, and his tone was full of temptation.

One of the biggest factors that woke up the dreamers was that the pirates could not form a stable interest group was that the leaders of their respective gangs were not convinced by each other, and there was no overlord who could control the overall situation. Originally, Yuan Laoba had this opportunity before, but he himself lost his fighting spirit and was content with the status quo, and finally when he wanted to temporarily form an interest group, the team that had not gone through time had other ideas, and the combat effectiveness and execution did not achieve the effect of 1+1 at all.

Several pirate leaders looked at each other at this time, and their eyes were also full of back and forth scrutiny and inquiry, intending to see a little flaw in each other's bodies.

"Well, to be honest, Hall Master Li's proposal is really a bit abrupt, and we shopkeepers can't be the masters of such a big matter, otherwise Hall Master Li will wait for us to go back and discuss with our proprietor?" Lu Bingyan saw that the scene was at an impasse, and at this time he stood up and bought some time for the guests present to digest this information with an inquiring look.

"No problem, here is an alliance contract I made, which contains some of my ideas for this alliance, why don't you bring it back to help me refer to it?" Lu Bingyan's proposal was the right one, and among the guests present, almost half of them were the shopkeepers of various businesses, and the proprietors who could really make decisions only accounted for a few. Therefore, Li Tianyang nodded and agreed to Lu Bingyan's request, but turned around and asked people to hand over a bound and thin contract of more than ten pages to the representatives of each family: "But I want to remind you that the Gong family has only five days to take action, and everyone is a friend or foe in the end, it's all up to the thoughts of the masters!" ”

After this incident, the representatives of all the families present still had the heart to eat, drink and have fun here, and they all found an excuse to leave the scene and went back to consult the book handed over to them by Li Tianyang.

In the face of everyone's departure, the original staggered scene quickly cleared up, and in the messy canteen, only the middle and senior members of the team were left.

At this time, Li Tianyang reversed the words that had just spit out the lotus flower, but he sat quietly at the table and tasted the wine and delicacies on the table, with an expression of being full of bamboo.

The formation of a business alliance is not a temporary idea of Li Tianyang and them, but something they have wanted to do for a long time, but the strength of their Hongtang was not strong enough at the beginning, and other businesses may not care about Li Tianyang's proposal, and even if they care about and agree to Li Tianyang's proposal, it may not be their Qixintang who dominates the business alliance.

Now it happened that Li Tianyang and the others wanted to do this military parade to show the public, and it happened that so many seafarers and merchants would come, so Li Tianyang thought about simply taking this opportunity to bring up this matter.

Now the reputation of Jilong Port has been played, and there is an endless stream of maritime merchants and pirates who come to Jilong Port to trade every month, as long as they don't make trouble in Jilong Port, Jilong Port welcomes their arrival very much. It is precisely because of such soil that Li Tianyang feels that the time is ripe, in recent years, the team has been restricted by pig iron, sulfur and other scarce materials, and the two strongholds, including the development of Hongtang, have not actually let go of their hands and feet, so Li Tianyang also needs to find a channel that is controlled and influenced by themselves to purchase the materials they need.

This is actually the original intention of this business alliance, of course, the establishment of this alliance is not only for this purpose, it also involves the exchange between various businesses, jointly agree on the pricing of a certain commodity in a place, etc., these things are similar to the nature of many chambers of commerce in later generations.

Of course, it also includes restrictions and requirements for pirates, so as to achieve a balance between the interests of the two opposing classes, the maritime merchants and the pirates, so that the pirates can not only support themselves, but also allow the maritime merchants to have enough capital to make a comeback in the end.

On the contrary, after a closer look at it in the end, it seems that the one who has suffered the most is the Hongtang team that made this proposal. Not only do they have to give up a part of their profits to the pirates, but they also have to charge a fixed fee to all the maritime merchants involved in the alliance.

(End of chapter)