I, a Celestial Dragon!

The money collected by the World Government is too much to bear. I am almost unable to support myself.

But then again, this year is quite strange. The slave market seems to be much sluggish.

I'm not looking down on myself. My financial strength is pretty good. Your Highness, I buy a lot of slaves every year, maybe hundreds of them.

But there are so few slaves this year that they have become very popular, and the best quality ones are almost gone.

Anyway, um, what the Lord wants to tell us is how to boost and stimulate the slave market?"

After he finished speaking, the king looked at Gawain excitedly. He didn't know much about practical matters, but he cared a lot about best-selling products such as slaves.

Besides slaves...

Off to the side, a king thought for a moment, then turned his gaze to Neptune.

He just spoke carefully.

“Also, King Neptune, this year there are more corals, tortoise shells, and marine gems such as pearls on the market.

Don't think we don't know. We just didn't mention it to you at the conference because it was your first time attending the World Conference.

This year, you have thrown too much of those things into the sea, so much so that their market prices have been affected!

The value of the pearls and corals in my warehouse has dropped by at least 20 billion Baileys compared to last year, not to mention the nobles under my command!!!"

After he finished speaking, the king looked at Neptune with dissatisfaction, while at the same time, the other kings looked at Gawain cautiously.

Is this a shot at Neptune? Of course not, everyone knows that Neptune is Gawain's man.

The news that Neptune's daughter became the Celestial Dragon's fiancée had spread far and wide. This was the real reason why the kings would not fire at Neptune at the World Conference.

As for now...

The reason they brought up this matter was just to test Gawain's attitude.

They wanted to test the bottom line of Gawain's tolerance!

Of course Gawain knew what they were doing, but Gawain had no complaints because he wanted to do something!

If he doesn't want to do anything, then he is just an ordinary celestial dragon. He can order the kings around or even kill them all.

Anyway, the World Government will always let the great nobles under the king become the new kings.

If all these kings had died in Marijoa, perhaps many nobles would thank Marijoa.

As long as the world government does not abolish slavery or the terrible decrees of the aristocracy, which really shakes the entire upper class.

No one would rebel against the world government on a large scale just for the lives of a few kings.

And now, Gawain made it clear that he was not approaching everyone with the attitude of an ordinary Celestial Dragon, but was truly communicating with everyone from the position of a strong collaborator.

In this case, Gao Wen must at least tolerate everyone's temptation, because this is a necessary means including diplomatic work and business negotiations.

Although Gawain is of noble status now, he is really not qualified to give direct orders to a large group of kings because he does not have the corresponding status!

The name is not right and the words are wrong!

Therefore, Gawain must use negotiation and cooperation to constantly wrestle with the kings!

As for the way he pulled...

Gao Wen suddenly smiled.

Looking at Gawain's smile, Neptune gently wagged his tail.

"Ahem, kings!"

He coughed twice and said embarrassedly.

“I’m so sorry, because Lord Gawain gave me three Sabaody Islands in the Mermaid Kingdom, and I’ve been really eager to build those islands recently.

I believe you can understand my urgency. After all, this has been the dream of us mermaids for hundreds of years!

So... excuse me for making fun of you, but in order to gather materials to build a new country, in the past six months, I seem to have impacted the international jewelry market because of the large-scale shipments.

But please rest assured, it won’t be long before the jewelry market gradually stabilizes after our country’s infrastructure construction is basically completed!”

After he finished speaking, Neptune smiled slightly and took the blame that the kings were talking about on himself.

How did he stand out among a group of princes back then?

How has he continued to learn from experience in the world conference in the past fifteen days?

So, anyone who can become a king may be foolish, cruel, or willful.

But they are always a little bit better than the vast majority of ordinary people.

Because if he is not good enough, then honestly, there are too many people eyeing the position of king!!!

These few simple words of Neptune raised many important points to the other kings.

First of all, when Gawain first cooperated with the kings, Neptune pointed out the most important key, and Gawain was generous!

That is the territory of three large islands. It can be given away at will. Lord Gawain is very generous. Why don’t you get into the bowl quickly?

Secondly, he also put a little pressure on many kings.

If there is no cooperation, the jewelry market is bound to continue to be impacted!

You have to know that there is no such thing as real estate and the Internet in this world, except for basic bulk trade such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and the exchange and trade of specialty products from all over the world.

The jewelry market is the most mainstream trading market in the world!

Think about it, which pirate ship doesn’t have treasure chests? Those are the hard currency!

If Neptune, the monarch who controls the sea, uses the resources in his hands to hedge in the world treasure market.

Who knows how many people will suffer huge losses!

This is also one of the reasons why Gawain was the first to control the mermaid kingdom.

Strategically, Mermaid Island is a place that must be fought over.

Economically, Mermaid Island is a major exporter of mainstream trade specialties.

In addition to culture and belief, the advantages enjoyed by Mermaid Island are so great that sometimes Gawain can't help but feel that if he traveled to Fishman Island, he might be able to tear apart the World Government that towers over the rest of the world more easily!

Because as a celestial dragon, he needs to tear apart his own class in order to realize his ideals.

But as he was born on Mermaid Island, he only needs to keep the sea in turmoil to remain invincible.

Compared with reform, simply making trouble is too simple. Without doing anything political, you can just go for it and muddy the waters of the whole world.

For example, what Gawain is doing now is to turn a ladle of pink water into a ladle of red water.

He needs to add a lot of chemical means, use a lot of technology and hard work, and finally add pigment.

But if he was born on Fishman Island, then the world's water would not be blue-green to him, but a bucket of water with a lot of mud and sand at the bottom.

There is no need for technology or hard work. He only needs to filter out the mud and sand to make the world the clean water he wants...

Without further ado, after Neptune finished speaking, Gawain took over Neptune's words appropriately.

He smiled, patted the table and spoke to the kings opposite him.

“Although Neptune did this out of excitement and inner anxiety, it did cause losses to everyone.

Next, let’s talk specifically about the tiring things and try to achieve a more coordinated economic relationship between us.

Just imagine, the reason why Neptune needed to sell a large amount of treasure was because he needed bulk raw materials to build his country.

In the past year, any country that exports raw materials must have made some profit, right? "

Gao Wen looked towards the countries that exported raw materials.

Facing Gawain's gaze, the kings of the raw material exporting countries looked at each other, then they bowed to Gawain with tears and laughter.

"Gao Wensheng, to be honest, we didn't make much money.

We... oh, it's really difficult...

Pirates are really rampant and there are too many of them. The number of navies and pirates is no longer equal.

If we don't pay extra, the navies of the world will hardly take the initiative to clear the major commercial routes.

In short, once our goods leave our dock, they may not end up in someone else's hands in the blink of an eye.

For example, the materials that King Neptune bought might have been sold by some pirate, eh..."

"hehe."

Listening to the kings' complaints, Gawain smiled noncommittally.

"It is meaningless to just complain, kings. When faced with a problem, the better solution is to solve it.

As for your explanation just now, let me explain it to you more thoroughly.

It’s not that you can’t make money, it’s that you don’t make enough money! ”

After he finished speaking, Gawain gestured slightly on the table, and then he continued.

“Although the shipping routes have been maintained in the world for thousands of years, we have to admit that the shipping routes that require several years of transportation are no longer sufficient to sustain your gradual increase in manpower and thus in resources.

In other words, the existing routes are simply not sufficient to provide you with maximum profits!

Coupled with the fact that safety issues have been declining year after year, the number of bounties continues to double.

This is why I left you here and decided to discuss this with you!"

On the side, hearing Gawain's words, Cobra cooperated and spoke to Gawain.

"Wait, sir, do you have any way to solve this problem?

Before, although you came to Alabasta where I am, you helped us solve the drought disaster.

But after you left, even though Alabasta had your support, the quality of life of the people and our nobles eventually declined a lot.

So, sir, do you have the channels and methods to expand cargo transportation on a large scale or even increase the transportation speed?

If there is, then no matter which of us, I'm afraid we can make a lot of money from it!"

After he finished speaking, King Cobra smiled and rubbed his palms. His words immediately moved the hearts of several kings nearby.

Although everyone knows that Cobra is Gawain's pawn, no matter what, if the channel proposed by Cobra really exists, then everyone can indeed earn more!

So, several hesitant eyes immediately looked towards Gao Wen.

Gawain did not waste any time. Facing the kings' gazes, he simply nodded.

"Indeed, Cobra, and you have already seen the approach I proposed.

You have supported me in building a land train in your country. You should know that this mode of transportation really surpasses all existing modes of transportation!"

"That's right!"

Cobra nodded simply.

"Trains really opened my eyes. Those iron trains emitting black smoke were much faster than ships. Their speed reached almost 200 kilometers per hour.

Moreover, they are extremely stable. Although their carrying capacity is slightly less than that of large cargo ships, their transportation speed far exceeds that of large cargo ships.

But, sir, that kind of thing requires fixed tracks to be laid.

But can tracks be laid on the sea?"

After saying that, Cobra looked at Gawain with anticipation.

Beside him, countless kings couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Cobra is really good at pretending. Haha, anyone who has been near Marijoa knows about the sea train developed by the fishman Tom.

Who among those present here doesn’t know that Gao Wensheng’s plan is to promote the sea train?

How dare you pretend to know nothing and talk so shamelessly here!

For a moment, the eyes of a group of kings were about to roll to the sky. When it comes to shamelessness, there is always someone higher than you!

As for Gawain, he didn't care what the kings thought. Pretending to be crazy and stupid, and pretending to be deaf and dumb, was a basic diplomatic method and a basic respect for the many kings in conducting trade diplomacy.

I saw him just nodded slightly, and then he simply spoke.

"Cobra, you may not have visited the islands near Shampoodi, so you don't know.

The original name of this train was called sea train.

And I am determined to connect every island on the Grand Route with the Sea Train, every island!!!

This is why I kept you here for a while!"