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Chapter 208 The King's Viewpoint

Alibaba in business, Alibaba in kindness, Alibaba in wealth
In this land, Ali Baba is almost known to everyone, even some people don't know who the king is, but they know who Ali Baba is.

The prince didn't know much about Alibaba. After all, although Alibaba was a wealthy businessman, he was nothing special. The prince stayed in the palace all day and didn't go out often.

It's not that Alibaba didn't think about contacting the prince, but it's a pity that Alibaba didn't have a chance.

"That's right, that famous rich businessman. My son, what do you think of him?" The king nodded, approving the person the prince said.

The prince thought for a while, thinking about the rumors about Alibaba he had heard in the past, and said: "He should be a good man, right? I heard that he gave jobs to many poor people, so that they have jobs and can earn money. Fulfillment."

After all, the prince looked at his father cautiously, afraid that his father would blame him.

I should. Should be right?
Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope ignited in the prince's heart.

"A good man? That guy is not a good man! On the contrary, he is an out-and-out villain!" The king laughed and said, "The stories you heard only told you that he did many good things, but they didn't mention the things he did. Those bad things!"

Alibaba's money is not hard-earned or the savings accumulated by grandparents.

It's true that you can't make so much money by working hard.

"His money was stolen from the treasures of the forty thieves. Although he stole the money of the thieves, is this the right thing to do?" The king did not directly say how bad Alibaba is, but first talked about a reason.

The Forty Thieves plundered a lot of wealth in this land, which came from various rich merchants and households.For the Forty Thieves, such a thing is a bargain.

The King did not intend to deal with the Forty Thieves, not because he was afraid of the Forty Thieves, but because it was unnecessary.

To some extent, the Forty Thieves are hungry wolves raised by the king. This hungry wolf can help the king make those rich merchants and households attach themselves to the king's protection.

In this huge country, it is easy for people to have other ideas when there are no enemies, and those wealthy businessmen always want to live a better life.

There is nothing wrong with living a good life.

But what kind of life do rich households want to live if they want to live a better life?

The life of nobility.

The nobles also want to live a better life, so what should the nobles become?

king?
Although the existence of the Forty Thieves made people miserable, it was also beneficial to the king.

No matter how much the forty thieves plundered, they were thieves after all. They had neither their own land nor their own people.

"The Forty Thieves are evil. They can only obtain treasure by force. But what is the use of the treasure they have obtained? To buy land?"

Thieves and nobles are different.

No matter how rich the thieves are, they cannot have their own land, nor can they raise a real army.

Therefore, although the forty thieves are very powerful, the king actually doesn't care about their existence.

Of course, the main reason is that the current environment is relatively peaceful, and if there is no war with the outside world, if these thieves are not used to balance the wealth of the rich and noble, it is easy for them to unite.

What are these people doing together?
To be king, of course.

Maybe they didn't think so, but in the eyes of the king, that's what they did.

Ali Baba stole the treasure of the forty thieves and became a rich man.

Although Ali Baba sees himself as a character like a grand thieves, to the king, Ali Baba is no different from the forty thieves.

They are all thieves!

"If Ali Baba just took those treasures and lived a good life, then I wouldn't watch him so closely."

They are just thieves. One thief is a thief, and the other thief is also a thief.

For the current king, the existence of thieves is also necessary.

but.
"What did he do?" the prince asked puzzled.

"Alibaba has opened many stores and made a lot of money from them."

The worst thing Ali Baba did was not that he stole the treasure of the forty thieves, nor was it that he did many things that should not be done in order to do business.

For the king, those are actually not too important.

"Ali Baba has made too much money. He is as rich as an enemy. Our salt, meat and clothes are under his control." The king looked into the prince's eyes and said, "If such a person is right with us or helps us If someone is right with us, what should we do with him?"

Alibaba's stores involve many fields.

Salt, meat, and clothes are all operated by Alibaba.

With a lot of wealth, he soon opened shops all over the kingdom.

"Kill him?" the prince thought for a while and said.

If what the father said is correct, then that Ali Baba is indeed a person who should not exist.

It doesn't matter whether Ali Baba is a good guy or a bad guy, good or evil, what matters is that the existence of this person has an impact on the kingdom.

First of all, Alibaba has money, which allows him to easily buy weapons and equipment.

With these weapons and equipment, Alibaba can form an army.

Merchants also play a very important role in the war. Money is not everything, but without money is absolutely impossible.

"Although killing him can be done across the board, it won't solve all the problems. Most importantly, it won't do us any good!"

The king expressed his thoughts and suggestions: "Such a person must not be allowed to obtain force. Son, you must know that although force cannot solve all problems in this world, force can solve the person who raised the problem."

"Without his own force, no matter how rich he is, he is just a businessman. Just like those thieves, they have money. But their money is robbed. They have no way to use this money to do things. This is their biggest weakness."

Compared with the real force, the merchant's force can only be said to be a drop in the bucket.

"Therefore, we must take good care of them, neither make them unable to live, nor let them live too well. If they can't live, they will make trouble. But if they live too well, they will get angry at that time. I have thoughts."

Killing the merchant directly can solve the problem directly, but it would be too wasteful to do so.

Rather than killing them directly, it is better to use them well.

Just keep your sense of proportion.

The prince nodded thoughtfully, thinking about what his father's words meant.

(End of this chapter)