Ten hours later, the Plate Silk Grasses were ready to be harvested. However, Zhao Hai didn't want to touch the grasses, he wanted to let them grow. The grasses were still too short, if they were harvested now, then Golden Island would return to its original state. Because of this, Zhao Hai decided to let the grasses grow before harvesting them.
When Zhao Hai and the others arrived at Golden Island, the Plate Silk Grasses had already grown to a meter long. The entire island was green, making people feel that it was full of vitality.
Looking at the island's situation, Laura smiled and said, "Big Brother Hai, I'm afraid that we'll have to issue a decree that we can't let them touch the Plate Silk Grasses. Otherwise, our losses would be very big."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Of course, some of them will be destroyed. But we can set a rule that they must be under our control. For us, these grasses are a lot of money."
Megan looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Hai, do you still care about money? How much can these grasses be worth? "
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Of course I don't care about money. But these grasses are necessary for Golden Island's development. Right, there's no need to think too much about it. Now that Golden Island is fully prepared, the rest will depend on other people."
Megan smiled and said, "Big Brother Hai, is Golden Island's development really that easy? You see, it's been almost a month and nobody came to Golden Island. "
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "They didn't come because I didn't let them come. Now that we've dealt with Golden Island, it's time for them to come. Alright, I won't say anything more. After we return, I'll immediately send a letter to Grandfather."
Megan looked at Zhao Hai with a puzzled expression. Zhao Hai didn't tell Megan and the others about Golden Island's development. Therefore, Megan and the others didn't understand.
After returning to the naval base, Zhao Hai immediately sent letters to the Calci Family, Prince Charlie, the Crook Family, and the Shelley Family. In the letters, he explained his plan in detail and asked them to cooperate.
Actually, Randolph and the others have been wanting to send people to Golden Island for a long time. However, Zhao Hai didn't agree. He wanted to wait until Zhao Hai was ready to send Randolph and the others.
When Randolph and the others received Zhao Hai's letter, they couldn't help but praise Zhao Hai. They felt that Zhao Hai's plan was very good. Now that Golden Island was gone, it would be very difficult for the pirates to trade. This would be a huge loss for the Great Clans of the continent.
However, it's a pity that they still don't know the exact situation of Golden Island. Therefore, they can only wait for more information before taking action.
Randolph and the others were very clear about this point. Therefore, when they received Zhao Hai's letter, the Calci Family immediately sent their own caravan to Golden Island. Since Sky Water City was the closest to Golden Island, they could send people there immediately.
The second to enter Golden Island was the Shelley Family. Recently, the Shelley Family's business in the continent had been suppressed by the Radiant Church. Although they managed to solve the problem, their business wasn't as good as before. For the family, this was a huge loss. The Shelley Family's Patriarch was very dissatisfied with their Patriarch's decision to support Zhao Hai. Therefore, entering Golden Island was a good opportunity for them.
The third to enter Golden Island was Prince Charlie. Prince Charlie's roots were in Jade Water City. Although Jade Water City was further away from Golden Island compared to Sky Water City, it wasn't that far. Because of this, they were slower than the Calci Family.
On the other hand, the Crook Family was the last to enter Golden Island. This was because their family didn't have a port city. Therefore, if they wanted to enter Golden Island, they would have to transfer people from the mainland.
These four families entering Golden Island wasn't strange to the other clans of the continent. This was because the other clans were very clear about the relationship between these four families and the Buda Clan. Therefore, their actions were completely reasonable, nobody paid any attention to them. Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, alright.
But soon after, two pirate groups entered Golden Island to do business. Naturally, they didn't want to set up shop on Golden Island. They just wanted to sell the things they looted in the past few days in exchange for things that they could use. Their transactions went very smoothly.
Not only were they able to buy what they needed, but they were also able to buy it at a much lower price than before. When they sold the items, they were able to sell them at a much higher price than before. With this, they were able to earn nearly 30% more profit than before.
When these two pirate groups entered Golden Island, some of the more courageous pirate groups that didn't ask for directions also entered the island. In the end, they were very satisfied with what they saw.
The success of these pirate groups greatly stimulated the other pirate groups. The other pirate groups were currently lacking a place to trade. Now that Golden Island had become such a place, it was natural for them to be happy.
The arrival of these pirate groups allowed the Calci Family and the other three clans to make a lot of money. Naturally, these profits couldn't be compared to the other clans in the continent. Therefore, the other clans immediately took action.
Their current action was to establish a shop in Golden Island. Now that Laura's subordinates had entered the island, they were starting to take charge of the business.
Before long, Golden Island became bustling. Not only was the price cheap, the tax wasn't high. Moreover, one can have a legal identity there. As long as one doesn't violate the rules of the island, they can do whatever they want.
Naturally, these pirates were very happy. Even if they were rich before, it was impossible for them to be so carefree. They didn't dare to walk around the streets, they were afraid of being caught.
But now, things were different. On Golden Island, they could walk around as they pleased. As long as they don't violate the island's laws, the undead patrolling the streets wouldn't even bother to look at them.
In the beginning, they weren't used to the undead patrolling the streets. But slowly, they got used to it. The undead were very good, as long as you don't cause trouble on Golden Island, they wouldn't pay any attention to you. But if you do, they wouldn't be polite to you.
The pirates saw with their own eyes that there was a pirate who took something on Golden Island and didn't pay. He even argued with the owner of the shop. The pirate was immediately taken away by the undead and was whipped several times before he was released.
If this was the case, then it wouldn't be strange. But what was strange was that this person was a member of the Calci Family. Naturally, he was very arrogant when he was taken away, he said that he was from the Calci Family. If the undead dared to make a move on him, then he would definitely teach Zhao Hai a lesson.
But after the undead hit him, nothing happened. On the contrary, it was said that the person was severely punished by the Calci Family.
There were a lot of small merchants who no longer transported their goods to other places. Instead, they directly transported their goods to Golden Island. As long as they were within a thousand li of the island, they would be safe.
Naturally, there were also pirates who didn't believe in this. After the Buda Clan announced this rule, they continued to plunder the waters around Golden Island.
But no matter if they did it during the day or at night, the Buda Clan would be able to know if they used magic cannons. After that, the pirate gangs would be eliminated.
After three pirate gangs were eliminated, the pirates finally calmed down. They knew that the pirate gangs had their own way of communicating, otherwise, it would be impossible for them to know so much.
For the pirates, although the Buda Clan's action would affect their income, it wouldn't be too big. On the contrary, it would be very good for their income.
When the merchants transport their goods to Golden Island, these goods would eventually fall into the hands of the pirates. Because of this, they weren't in a hurry.
Since there were a lot of merchants transporting their goods to Golden Island, the price of these goods would naturally decrease. In the end, the pirates would be the ones saving money. Because of this, the pirates were very popular among the merchants.
However, it was impossible to say that the pirates wouldn't rob anything. The pirates would still rob things, but all the pirates who entered Golden Island didn't have to report their pirate gangs. Even if someone wanted to trace them, it would be very difficult. Because of this, Zhao Hai wasn't worried about affecting Golden Island's income.
Zhao Hai's tax on Golden Island was very low. Zhao Hai didn't collect taxes based on the total amount of goods that were transported, instead, he collected taxes based on the amount of transactions.
Zhao Hai made it clear that Golden Island's tax rate wouldn't be adjusted, it would always be the same. Zhao Hai knew that as long as Golden Island's tax rate was low and the service was good, then sooner or later, Golden Island's brand would be established. As long as this brand was established, then more merchants would come to Golden Island in the future. They might not want to trade with pirates, they just want to do normal business. However, the tax rate was already enough.
A month after the Calci Family entered Golden Island, it ushered in a peak period of development. Whether it was pirates or ordinary merchants, all of them liked to trade in Golden Island. This was because the tax on Golden Island was very cheap.
In other places, although the tax wasn't very high, it wasn't low either. Take Sky Water City as an example. The tax on Sky Water City was 8% to 5% of the total amount of goods, while other goods could reach 10% to 15%.
But in Golden Island, the tax on ordinary goods was only 1%, while other goods could reach 2% to 3%.
The difference between ordinary goods and high-tax goods was whether they were strategic goods or not. If they were strategic goods, then the tax would be higher. If they weren't, then the tax would be lower.
Moreover, Golden Island's tax on transactions wasn't based on the total amount of goods. If you buy something, then you have to pay the tax. If you don't sell it, then you don't have to pay the tax.
All goods would be damaged. In other places, these damages would also be taxed. But in Golden Island, these damages didn't need to be taxed.
In many people's opinion, this would make it easy for merchants to evade taxes. But in Golden Island, there was almost no such situation.
When goods enter Golden Island, the total amount of goods would be inspected. Then a record would be made. Once a month, the amount of transactions would be checked before taxes would be collected.
And all of this inspection was done by the undead. The undead wouldn't collect money, so the inspection was very careful. Because of this, it was very difficult for merchants to evade taxes.
In order to prevent merchants from falsely reporting damages, Zhao Hai also borrowed Earth's invoice system. Every time you enter a transaction, you would need to issue an invoice. Then the island would collect taxes on the invoice.
In order to prevent people from falsely reporting damage to avoid paying taxes, Zhao also evaluated the damage of all the goods. Then he calculated the average value. If out of a hundred sets of goods, five sets of goods were damaged, and the average value of your goods was about six percent, then the five percent of goods would not be taxed. If your goods were damaged by ten percent, and the average value of your goods was five percent, then you would be penalized. The extra number of goods would have to be taxed by one hundred percent.
Naturally, this situation could also affect people who were wrongly accused. For example, if they encountered a typhoon, then their goods would be damaged. This way, they could report it when they entered the island. But when they pay taxes, they could still hand over the extra goods. This way, they would be exempt from taxes.
This way, most of the cases of tax evasion would be eliminated. However, there would still be some people who would be able to evade taxes. Zhao Hai thought of another method, which was to reward people. If someone reports tax evasion, then as long as the report is true, then the person would be rewarded. This way, there would be almost no tax evasion in Golden Island.
Golden Island was bustling with activity. Moreover, the island's business was very good. This made the people of the continent jealous. But at the same time, they also knew that Golden Island wasn't a place to be provoked.
In order to establish his prestige, Zhao Hai had done a lot of things. He even offended two Great Clans. However, Zhao Hai didn't care. If he didn't do this, then Golden Island would never be able to open up.
In this process, Zhao Hai also made a lot of money. A lot of merchants came to the island and wanted to establish their own shops. This made the island's construction team very busy. Just the construction team alone made Zhao Hai a lot of money.
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