Durin''s words shocked the young people in the church. He didn''t lie.
People always tell themselves that their father, relatives, neighbors and friends all say the same thing. Don''t do stupid things and you''ll get better. But is life better? Look around. Even the street lights will be turned off at night. They don''t even have the courage to go out, because if they are still wandering in the street after ten o''clock, they may be beaten by the patrol as homeless tramps and sent to the sixth or seventh district to work hard. They probably have no hope of coming back in their life.
Educational resources, medical resources, employment resources, these seemingly beautiful words have nothing to do with them, because they live in the Fifth District because they are poor. They didn''t do stupid things and work honestly as everyone hoped, but did life get better?
Durin''s words didn''t make people excited as Carter said, but his words echoed in everyone''s heart like a loud bell. These people who still want to pretend to sleep had to open their eyes to face the cruel world.
Changing life is not a simple thing. It takes a lot of courage, even bleeding and death. Do you give up the hope of changing your life because of these possibilities?
Du Lin took out another cigarette and put it on the back of the smoke. He asked in a tone like talking to himself, "if you don''t spell it, how do you know what will happen after you spell it?"
Three days later, a cargo ship slowly left the port, with more than half of the ship full boxes of wine, as well as dozens of pistols and several rifles brought by Dooling from various channels. There were not only members of the association, but also dufo and Turin himself.
In his words, the first time to take goods needs not only to put things in the hands of others, and then tell them how to use weapons to compete for territory, but also to establish a direct relationship. If Carter or someone else completes this relationship instead of him, he may be elevated in the future. Dooling never guessed people''s hearts simply with goodwill. He always labeled everyone with the greatest malice, and then tore off the label a little bit... Maybe some people can''t tear it off.
Dufo''s face was a little green. The last time he came to Yilian by sea boat, he almost didn''t throw up and lay down. Sailing in the sea gave him an inexplicable awe and fear. He clung tightly to the handrail on the side of the ship and kept smoking cigarettes. The farther away from illian, the harder he grasped the hand guard, and even the tight green tendons could be seen.
Turin patted him on the shoulder. The boat bumped constantly. Some spray foam flew up and covered his face. There was a feeling that the whole world was taking on a new look.
"I know there is a way to avoid seasickness, but I don''t know if it''s true." Turin thought of many folk prescriptions for seasickness in his dream world. He chose one that can be done here and said, "it''s said that crushing orange peel into navel and sticking tape can effectively reduce the feeling of seasickness."
The next second Buddha rushed into the cabin with his mouth covered. Although this is not the era of backward technology more than 100 years ago, most seagoing ships will keep some fresh fruit trees, such as orange trees. On the one hand, it is to meet the diverse needs of different classes for food. On the other hand, it is not worth using an ice warehouse for some fruits.
Durin shrugged his shoulders, looked at the beach that completely disappeared on the sea level, and turned back to the cabin. He needed a good rest. Three days later, they would dock at the first place, a seaside city called Wesley. All cities near the sea will not be too backward. Although some small villages still live a poor life, there are absolutely no poor and backward cities.
Both sea transportation and marine resources are enough for coastal cities to have enough economic pillars to support urban development. Wesley is such a coastal city.
Wesley has a permanent resident population of more than 3 million. The city mainly focuses on fishing and light industry. They mainly canned all kinds of fish caught in the sea and sold them to other cities. Although the taste of cans may not be satisfactory, many middle and lower class citizens still like these things - cheap and meat.
They don''t know what amino acids are and why humans need to supplement amino acids, but they know that without meat, they have no strength to work. Compared with those tens of cents a pound of beef, this kind of can that can buy six for one dollar is their favorite thing.
There are also guards in this city. After the Empire destroyed the guard Kingdom, they scattered all guards and assigned them to various cities in order not to let the guards who brought them great casualties stay together. In Willis, the guards are mainly engaged in can assembly with high repetition and heavy work, as well as being sailors on some fishing boats.
That night, the city with few tourists had fallen into a deep sleep. There was only the sound of waves on the wharf except for the occasional barking of dogs waking up in the middle of the night. At this time, at the edge of the most remote berth, a dozen people stood in the cold wind smoking. They were wearing some washed white, even repaired seals, with an old round hat, trembling slightly.
The sea breeze at night was not so comfortable. The first person walked back and forth anxiously. Just when someone guessed whether the compatriots who contacted them would make a mistake, a dark shadow suddenly appeared on the sea.
The middle-aged men called "buddy" by guart took off their cigarette butts and threw them on the pallet. He picked up an oil lamp from the ground and lit it. According to the agreed content, he played the signal of "three long and two short". Soon, the shadow opposite also responded to a signal of "three short and two long", which was his own.
In the rustling sound of the wave, the boat quickly approached the wharf. A guy wearing a luxurious wool windbreaker and a very beautiful hat stepped on the pallet in the moonlight. He shook hands with budy, with a young voice, "nice to meet you, I''m Dulin!"
Budy shook hands with Dooling and took it back. He was worried that the calluses on his hands would hurt the young man. After a lifetime in this city, his palm has been covered with wounds and calluses by those sea fish and work, and the edges of those wounds and calluses are as sharp as knives. He glanced at the ship''s full of things and said "help them". The people behind him immediately began to help others move their clothes to the pallet.
They didn''t speak. Soon someone came running with a scooter. They quickly packed their things and drove here together.
It has to be said that although buddy is the most prestigious of the guards living in Willis, he is not rich. He was only in his forties, and the wrinkles on his face had been deeply sunk like an axe. The whole person was also very old and haggard. They came to a basement not far from the dock. This is buddy''s home, a wet basement. Fortunately, the area of the basement is not small. Perhaps the only thing that can prove buddy''s identity is the area of the basement.
"I''m ashamed of the poor conditions!" he brought two glasses of water and put them on the table with a ashamed face.
Du Lin didn''t care. He smiled loudly. "Look, this is what I came here for. 200 boxes of wine, 10 pistols and enough bullets. I believe that as long as you can sell these 2400 bottles of wine, I may live in a villa on the mountain next time I come."
At the thought of the promising future, buddy was full of pride. He nodded vigorously, "on behalf of all the guartes in Willis, I thank you for your help. I can''t use words to describe my mood at this time. In addition to saying thank you, I don''t know what words can reflect my excitement."
Durin patted him on the arm and said, "I hope in the future, you won''t scold me before going to bed at night. These things can help you, but they will also hurt you. It''s presumptuous to ask, are you ready for war?"
Willis has a little more demand for alcohol than other places because it is close to the sea and fishing boats go to sea even in winter. At this time, every sailor''s greatest hope is to have one or two bottles of wine with a slightly higher degree on his body, which can help them get rid of the cold during fishing operations and enable them to have a good sleep.
Buddy''s eyes were a little complicated. He nodded with a bitter smile. "Isn''t that what you want?"
"I''ll leave three people to help you finish the first thing. I''ll take them away next month, so I hope you can learn how to fight and rob business as much as possible in a month." when Dolin spoke, those people had stacked the wine representing wealth neatly. They all worked at the wharf, This job is not even warm-up enough.
"I''ll give you these wines at the price of 15 yuan per bottle. You can sell them for more than 25 yuan locally. The retail price can be higher, but the risk is greater. Remember, try not to let those bars on credit. The purpose of their credit is to take advantage of them. If someone asks to do so, don''t cooperate with them. As long as you have goods in hand, you don''t have them Worry about buyers. "
"Once the sales of these things are opened, they will certainly attract the attention of local private wine merchants. They will certainly find trouble with you. Don''t be afraid and fight back! Give in and bow your head will not let them share half of the market share with you, but will only let them breed vicious ideas. We can only hurt them, scare them, or even kill them The west can be completely spread out here. "