Be a legal businessman in Liyue!

After all, the ship was about to leave, and seeing the port staff coming over was indeed "unlucky".

Boss Zhang waved his hand and said, "Don't overthink it. It's a gentleman from Yuehai Pavilion who wants to go to Fontaine and take our boat."

"Master Yuehaiting? Why don't you take the government boat?" someone asked puzzled.

The General Affairs Department also has a boat in Yilong Port.

Normally, official personnel travel on their own boats.

Only adventurers and travelers would board their merchant ships.

Boss Zhang shook his head. "Who knows? Anyway, for the next few days, don't bother that gentleman. If he asks you questions, you should tell him what you need to tell me, but don't go too far."

Hearing this, everyone nodded: "Oh, we understand, don't worry, boss."

Boss Zhang nodded in satisfaction, then checked the time and got down to business: "Have all the goods been stacked?"

"Don't worry, boss. The tea, porcelain, and handicrafts are all sorted and arranged."

"Okay, then let's get ready and set sail."

"Okay, boss."

Chapter 187 Communication on Board

"Mr. Envoy, please be careful these days. The shipping lanes are not peaceful recently."

On the sea route to Roudeng Port, Wang Que stood at the bow of the ship, gazing at the sea in the distance.

Boss Zhang stood by and reminded Wang Que.

Hearing this, Wang Que was a little surprised: "I heard that sailing in the Yunlai outer sea is very dangerous, and even the Southern Cross Fleet was attacked. But is it so dangerous here?"

The sea area from Yilong Port to Roudeng Port is considered an inland sea and is not as treacherous as the open sea.

Boss Zhang said that things have been a bit uneasy lately, which made Wang Que a little curious.

Boss Zhang suddenly gave a bitter laugh: "Hey, this is also the fault of the Governor of Roudeng Port."

Wang Que became more interested: "Oh, what's the situation? Can you tell me?"

The most important thing in doing business is to understand the local political situation first.

Otherwise, if you jump in headfirst, you might end up losing everything.

When Wang Que heard Boss Zhang say that there was something wrong with the Governor of Roudeng Port, he was naturally interested.

Boss Zhang naturally wouldn't hide his words. When Wang Que asked, he immediately said, "The current governor of Roudeng Port is Mr. Du Tai."

"A few years ago, the development of Roudeng Port gradually improved, and the Governor-General started a plan to expand Roudeng Port."

"As it turned out, the plan didn't go smoothly, and due to resource constraints, the Governor's control over Soft Light Harbor declined."

"In previous years, this sea area was maintained by the joint efforts of Roudeng Port and Yilong Port. If a sea beast caused trouble, both sides would work together to eliminate it."

"And now, Roudeng Harbor is becoming increasingly powerless."

"We are now in the first half of the route, which is relatively safe. Once we enter the Fontaineland jurisdiction, it will be dangerous."

"I heard that Governor Duterte is also going to be laid off. I don't know what the next governor will do."

Boss Zhang's tone was a little helpless.

This is a big problem for those of them who specialize in flying this route.

When sailing on the sea, there is a huge difference between being attacked by sea beasts and not being attacked by sea beasts.

The latter represents safe routes and easy money.

The former may even lose his life.

Boss Zhang couldn't help but worry.

Wang Que frowned slightly: "Fengdanting... doesn't care?"

Boss Zhang's smile grew increasingly bitter. "Of course they do. It's just that... the Fontaine system is even more bloated than our General Affairs Department. It's been over a year, and it seems like they're still going through the motions."

Wang Que: ...

After Boss Zhang said this, he finally remembered.

When I first played the game, there were indeed a lot of complaints about the rigid operation of the Fontaine Court government agencies in Fontaine's daily tasks.

However, Wang Que was not surprised.

He knew very well that behind every bizarre regulation, there must be an even more bizarre accident.

For example, it is forbidden to name domestic animals "Funina".

This clearly means someone named their pet after the water god.

Theoretically speaking, in a country with God, it is unlikely that such disrespectful people would appear.

But this is Fontaine, a land of theatre, and so the law is there.

From this perspective, Wang Que fully understands the emergence of Fontaine's bloated system.

They are constantly adding laws and rules.

The result of this is naturally the rapid expansion of the government system.

After all, the law needs to be enforced by people, and the more people there are, the more processes there will be.

As the number of processes increases, the system will inevitably become bloated, and unless it is reformed again, it will continue to be bloated.

Chatting with Boss Zhang.

Suddenly, I heard the voice of Tiaowang's hand.

"Three miles ahead, there are sea beasts."

Boss Zhang's face changed and he shouted, "Lower the sails and avoid them."

It's a merchant ship, not the Southern Cross Fleet.

The best way to deal with sea beasts is to avoid them.

This is the safest way.

If it was Beidou's fleet, they would probably rush forward to encircle and suppress them.

The merchant ship's sails were lowered and its sailing speed suddenly slowed down.

Everything on the boat fell silent.

Some sea beasts have very sensitive hearing and are hostile to humans. If they hear human voices, they are likely to chase after us.

So silence is also necessary.

A moment later, the lookout's voice rang out again: "They're gone."

Boss Zhang breathed a sigh of relief: "Set sail and set sail again."

After giving the order,

He looked at Wang Que helplessly and said, "Sir Envoy, this is the situation."

This stopping and moving wastes at least ten minutes, and this is the time wasted even with the sailors' skilled operation.

And this is just seeing the sea monster, not facing it directly.

This is enough to illustrate the threat posed by sea beasts to shipping lanes.

"If I could meet the manager of Fontaine, I would mention it." Wang Que knew what Boss Zhang meant by complaining and nodded.

He went there for technical exchanges.

Generally, he would be received by technical bureaucrats, but it was hard to say whether he could meet Villette or even Funina.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Huangmao can meet leaders of various countries at every turn.

In fact, this is unlikely to happen for ordinary people.

Just look at Wang Que going to Mondstadt and you will know.

Even though he had been studying with Albedo for several days, he had never seen Jean.

Even the other important characters haven't been seen, let alone Wendy.

Huangmao can do it because she is the protagonist, the witness, and the one who arrives.

But Wang Que knew in his heart that he was just a businessman.

However, even this weak promise made Boss Zhang very happy: "Thank you, Your Excellency the Envoy. If this is successful, everyone in the Yilongbu Commercial Union will be grateful to you."

There are many unions in Chenyu Valley.

Most of them are craft associations.

But Yilongbu also has a strong commercial atmosphere, so naturally there is a business association.

In fact, it is just different businessmen coming together to form a large chamber of commerce.

If you really compare it, it might not even be as big as the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce in Liyue Harbor.

"It's too early to say thank you, and I can't guarantee that it will succeed."

Wang Que waved his hand and did not accept the thanks.

It would be embarrassing if I fail to accomplish my goal and get caught by others.

Although he has no shame, it is never good to embarrass himself.

Boss Zhang chuckled and changed the subject: "What are you going to Fontaine to discuss?"

He spoke very carefully, afraid of asking something he shouldn't, but he was mostly just curious.

He has been a maritime merchant here for many years, and has never seen Liyue and Fengdan have any communication.

Now that someone suddenly appears, it’s hard not to be curious.

Wang Que didn't hide it and said with a smile: "Fontaine's mechanical technology is far superior to ours. I went there to exchange this technology."

Boss Zhang suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Then you have to be careful. Those technicians at Fontaine are not easy to communicate with."

"Oh, what do you mean?" Wang Que asked curiously.

Boss Zhang thought for a moment and said, "I've come into contact with Fontaine's researchers before because of my business. How should I put it...their researchers have a strange sense of arrogance."

"He was the one who approached me for investment, but when I asked him about the returns, he would lie to me by saying things like, 'This technology is advanced, but it's inconvenient to disclose.'"

"If the other party didn't have the credentials of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, I would have thought I was meeting a scammer."

His tone was somewhat indignant, and he was obviously a little angry.

It’s normal to think about it. Others come to him for investment, but he wants to keep the technology secret. This is no different from a scammer.

Boss Zhang probably thought he was being played for a fool.

Wang Que shook his head: "That's not very particular, but aren't all Fontaine researchers like this?"

Boss Zhang curled his lips and said, "Who knows? Anyway, I don't have a good impression of them."

As he spoke, his face turned slightly mysterious. "Let me tell you, the Fontaine Academy of Sciences is actually quite shady. I know quite a few businessmen who secretly smuggle goods from the Fontaine Academy of Sciences."

Wang Que raised an eyebrow: "Smuggling?"

"Yes, many of the instruments at the Fontainebleau Academy are very expensive, and some of the materials and accessories are even harder to come by. So some researchers there resell them and then smuggle them to Xumi for sale."

Boss Zhang acted like he knew everything.

Wang Que was even more curious: "Smuggling to Xumi, how did you know about it in Yilongbu?"

The route from Fontainebleau to Xumi does not pass through Yilongbu at all.

Boss Zhang immediately gave a look of ignorance: "Hey, if you go directly to Xumi, you'll naturally go through Hailu Port, but Hailu Port is prosperous and has strict supervision."

"So those people set their sights on Roudeng Port, which the Governor was gradually losing control of. They shipped goods out of Roudeng Port and then sent them to Xumi via Liyue's trade routes."

"Although the journey was much longer, after a few changes of hands, the items were cleaned and the profit was not low. Those academic tycoons in Xumi have plenty of money."

Wang Que's eyes flickered slightly, and he seemed to be thinking: "This...is there no one in charge?"

Boss Zhang waved his hand: "How can I manage it? I can't manage it at all."

Wang Que: "How do you say that?"