1941 Chapter 1934 The Danger of the Water Gang

It is precisely for this reason that when Li Cong arrived at the Caobang, the senior officials of the Caobang were very satisfied with Li Cong. From the leader Ping Yulong to a small group of people, I was grateful to Li Cong, but Li Cong From knowing that this is a short-term thing, this will not exist after a long time. Now they have just solved the crisis one by one, and naturally they are still grateful to Li Cong for their lives after some time. When they encounter some problems, they don’t care what Li Cong is doing at that time. They only feel that this guy is hindering their development. In fact, let alone the development, they can’t do the same thing. These people are likely to unite with people like Prince Hagen. Li Cong knows what these people think, so he hastily ended the matter in the Northern Empire and came to the Western Empire again. Come and meet Ping Yulong and the Great The elders talked about this matter, and it is best to solve their food problem. If this is the case, it is estimated that they will not have any unhappy thoughts about themselves.

When Li Cong stepped off the airship, he could still feel the sincerity of the Cao Gang. They all looked at Li Cong happily. Anyway, the two sides are still in the honeymoon period. Li Cong glanced at the elder. Obviously, the elder must have not been idle recently, and his injury has shown no signs of improvement, and he really does not have the ability to give the elder a snow ginseng pill. If he could, he would definitely not. They are stingy. In fact, both the Elder and Prince Zheng are both people Li Cong admires. They are the kind of people who are willing to give up for the people. Such people are really rare. If such a person disappears, it can There is really only one less. Just as Prince Zheng said, this snow ginseng pill is not something you can get if you want. This thing is a wish for many people, and it is not so simple for Li Cong. .

"I haven't seen him for many days, brother Cao is still the same, he is a young man after all. It's not the same as me. It's been a while since the last time, and I'm still the same." The elder said with a wry smile. He also saw the battle back then. Li Cong was also severely injured, but now they stand in front of him like a okay person, which shows that they are already recovering well.But he was only able to do things that ordinary people should do. Fortunately, there was nothing in the grass gang recently.If there is anything important, I guess I can't stand it anymore.

"The elder joked, the last time the incident was small, but I just gave everyone a shot at the back. The ones who can really fight against the black magic potionist are the elder and the prince. If the king Lear hasn't been fighting with you for as long If the time is right, how come I will be his opponent? You masters have already beaten King Lear to the end of the crossbow. I happened to be here at that time. Naturally I picked up a ready-made cheap one, this Is it still a great achievement?" Li Cong said with a smile.Regardless of whether his words are true or false, at least the elder's heart is still very comfortable. On that day, he and Prince Zheng really used their full strength. However, the attack method of the black magic potionist is different from that of humans. Similarly, their two tenth-level fighters could only return there without success, but they said everything afterwards. Li Cong said these things in public today.It just shows that they are also credited. Although they all say that tenth-level fighters don't care about this, as long as they are thinking people, they will care about this. It is clear from the smile on the face of the elder.

There were also a few people around who were there that day, and they knew what the real situation was.If it hadn’t been for Li Cong to arrive in time that day, it’s estimated that the Great Elder and the others would have been absorbed by the black magic potionist. There would definitely not be someone coming back alive by then, and they would naturally not stand up and say Li Cong was lying. Everyone knows this kind of thing in their hearts, just as what Li Cong said was just a scene.

"Very well, there are not many young people who have such a humble personality. The future of Mr. Cao is really limitless. Please please." The elder said with a smile. In fact, he still blushed a little, himself. There was a slightly different temperature on his face, and he hurriedly told these people to go in with him one by one. After they went in, they would all be their own people, and everything was a little more casual.

At first glance, the headquarters of the Cao Gang has gone through a fight recently, and there are still some traces of fighting in the yard. It is no wonder that Zhou Tian’s people will not be willing to just take it with one's hands. There must be a fierce fight. After fighting, if the host doesn't talk about these things, he naturally can't ask. No matter when and where this internal struggle is not a good thing, it is better to let outsiders know or not to know.

The name of the hall of the Caogang is "Jiaolong Hall". The three large characters on it are said to be left by a predecessor of the Caogang. The writing is really vigorous and powerful, and it is not made with any special materials. It is said to be from that year. After the predecessor finished writing, he used his own power to strengthen it. Thousands of years have passed. These few words seem to have been written yesterday. The elder happily introduced Li Cong to the glory of their Cao Bang .

"The Caobang is really a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I used to hear someone say that it depends on the history of the Jianghu gang, and that can only be seen in the Caobang. The history of other places cannot be regarded as history at all." Li Cong looked at some things in the room and said that this place is like a showroom. There are some weapons, and even some debris from the sunken ship. These things all represent the glory of the Cao Bang.

"Master Cao really appreciates it. In fact, every organization has its own history. It's just that they don’t have the Caogang for as long as their time. Many organizations in the empire are sometimes more powerful than the Caogang. They are much older, but they don’t have stamina. Now there are not so many societies left. The Caogang can only be said to be relatively lucky.” The elder said, and there was something in his words. Proud, if what happened last time was not for the Caogang, but for another club, it is estimated that that club would have been destroyed. This is for sure.

"Yes, it has always been my dream to cooperate with organizations like Caobang. This time I also came here with sincerity. I wonder if the elder is willing to cooperate with our Cao family firm?" Li Cong smiled. Said, the expression on the face of the gang leader Ping Yulong in the seat was a little uncomfortable, Cao Ke was really a little bolder, the leader here was the gang leader Lao Tzu.I haven’t seen Li Congna take a straight look at him since I came here. Even though he’s a puppet, he’s still at the front desk. What’s wrong with the Great Elder, even if he’s a tenth-level fighter, when he sees himself every day? Say hello to yourself respectfully.

"Cao's Commercial Bank can be said to be thriving at the moment. I think no one is unwilling to cooperate with you, but how can we cooperate with you. We can't do many things. We can do with you. What is the cooperation? If Master Cao has any ideas, you can directly say." Although the elder knew that Li was here, there would definitely be Li Cong.Nowadays, there are already a lot of people in the interior who are in trouble looking for the Cao’s business. This is all suppressed by themselves. The elder knows that this is just for a while, and it is absolutely impossible to manage too long, so he and Li Cong's thoughts are the same, and this matter must be resolved quickly.

"The Caojia Commercial Bank has already established a complete transportation network, but we still can't figure out this safety issue, so I want to ask the brothers from Caobang to help us, of course. How to calculate this money aspect? What's the matter? As long as there is one day with my Cao’s house, the contract will definitely not change. The Caobang will still have some original structure. We will not point you at any internal issues. The elder only needs to give me a word. It’s enough to ensure the safety of our goods and people. As for wages, it’s all negotiable. I don’t know what the elders mean?" Li Cong said with a smile. The elders were surprised at first, and then they understood what was going on. Now, if you want to calculate the inland waterway shipping of Cao’s firm.There will definitely be people who come to help the people in trouble, but even so, they will definitely feel that this matter is not very good. In the past, they were able to call the shots. Now they are the bodyguards of others, the elder. He was also a little unhappy in his heart. He didn't expect Li Cong to be such a way of cooperation.He thought that Li Cong would give Caobang a certain share, and now it seems that Li never wanted to do that. Should Caobang agree to such a contract, and he would always feel a little uncomfortable if he agreed.

"Master Cao, I understand what you mean. There are no outsiders here. Recently, some people have said that your Cao family firm broke the way for our water gang. In fact, it is true. Does Master Cao want to use this? As a compensation?" The elder said sharply. In this case, the brothers in the upper and lower Caogang are regarded as a kind of charity, and the elder will never accept such a condition.

"Things are not what the great elder thought. I'm talking about the facts. The Cao's business is expanding too fast. It can be said that many of our foundations are not sound. If Caobang can give our inland waterway safety issues to In the following words, then we will free up a lot of manpower and material resources, and we don’t need to develop our own security system in the future. The brothers of Caobang also have a way to survive, and Caobang has some other businesses. We can continue to develop and expand. Our Caojia Commercial Bank also has some terminal containers that need to be expanded. At that time, we will have more room for development. When it comes to terminal containers, I know that Caobang has one-tenth of the entire empire. Cargo space, another cooperation plan of mine is that Caobang cooperates with our Caojia Commercial Bank to acquire other cargo spaces on a large scale. The management right is still in your hands. We hire you to operate these cargo spaces with a high salary. We just need to arrange some financial personnel. How is it?" Li Cong said with a smile. In fact, this is to use the Cao Gang as a professional agent. There are many differences between the Western Empire and the Northern Empire. The Northern Empire Li Cong can rely on his own ability to treat the Northern Empire. All of the pirates were killed because they didn’t have any climate. It was a very simple thing to kill them, but the Western Empire was different. Now because the Cao’s merchant ships are faster, they still have no choice. In this way, this is only temporary, and not necessarily in the future. If this is the case, people will definitely catch up.

The expression on the face of the great elder was a little better after hearing this. As long as there is cooperation, what he wants is such a cooperation. It is impossible to turn the entire Cao Gang into a vassal, Cao With such a big history, it is impossible for all the tens of millions of people to become vassals. Although everything Li Cong said will remain the same as the Caobang, it will not be that way if it is really implemented. Especially at that time, Li Cong was their big boss, and they would give you money if they wanted to.If you don't want to give it to you, you won't have anything. Now Caobang still has its own ability. Cao's firm naturally dare not underestimate it. If that time is not there, what should I do?But there was no ability to hold this kid, and the elder was hesitant this time, really didn't know what to do, if he didn't agree.The Cao family will definitely have a way to deal with it, and they are not completely incapable of dealing with these pirates.They will definitely have their own methods. When the time comes, the Caobang will be useless at all. Didn’t Li never say that they will not establish their own security system, in other words, if Caobang does not accept this If that happens, people may build their own security system, but then there will be nothing for you.

If it is on the earth, those professional managers will definitely have a lot of ideas, and they will definitely give out some conditions.But now the great elder does not have that ability. Although the great elder has lived for the longest time, he does not have this concept at all. This concept may not be visible to them even after thousands of years of development. A hundred years is a genius, what is it that looks thousands and billions of years away?evildoer?It is estimated that the evildoer does not have that ability, and now the elder does not dare to make a decision lightly.This decision is not his own business, but the fate of the tens of millions of people in Cao Bang is careless.

"How can we trust you? What should we do if you repent in the middle? Now our Caobang is still a whole, but when that time comes, I think our Caobang will definitely not have the current scale. We Even if you want to do something, it’s not that easy.” The great elder said weakly. After so many years, even when the great elder faced the black magic potionist some time ago, he didn’t feel the way he is now. Many times I didn't know how I got to this point. How could the Cao Gang reach the point of relying on others? At this time, the elder's mind began to slowly become clear. It was because of that bastard Zhou Tian.If he hadn't colluded with the Black Magic Apothecary, the young man in front of him wouldn't get involved. The Cao Gang hadn't been destroyed. It was already very good. Now that the Cao Gang is the most powerful, it is 60% of the time when he was strongest. However, the young man in front of him is not an ordinary person. If he fails to achieve his goals, he will definitely have other actions. Now he is a red man in the eyes of the royal family.

"It's very simple. It's this kind of contract. We will announce it after we sign it. Our Cao Family Commercial Bank does business. If there is no integrity, I don't think anyone will be willing to come to our store to buy things in the future. At that time, our loss would be even greater. I don’t know if the elder thinks this is okay?" Li Cong said. His words made the elder stunned for a moment. No one had done this before. Yes, some conspiracies are carried out underneath, and they will definitely not be carried out in such an upright manner. It seems that they really want to cooperate with the Caogang, rather than make a temporary motive.

"In addition, the Caobang will retain its own leadership organization. You can directly give us the salary of the Caobang brothers." The elder thought for a while and said that money is the root, and only by controlling money of.

"This is also possible. I will not interfere with your internal actions, but at least 80% of the salary must go to the hearts of the brothers. What you control is the salary, but some rewards are not allowed. In this rank." Li played a trick from this place, and the rewards were some rewards given in the hearts of the elders. They also had no objection to this. After all, the Caogang still wants face, and it is undermined. The salary of the brothers is not very good. If this is required for a little reward or something, after the spread, the Cao Gang Shang Shang will not be eligible to mix.

"Okay, we have another business to discuss below. I don't know if the elder knows this thing." Li Cong took out a wine bottle and said, this is the liquor that Cao's firm was selling some time ago. It’s just a trial operation, that’s just a try. There is no kompo for the specific operation. This thing is fifty taels of silver a bottle, or the worst. This is also a business for the rich. Yes, the great elder himself likes it very much. Does Li Cong want to give this franchise to himself?

"Why don't you know this? This thing is the best wine delivered by the empire recently. Du Kang, um, a very good name, and the poem by Mrs. Cao, it's really good. It's a good song for wine, life is geometric! For example, the morning dew. It’s a lot of hardship to go. It should be generous and unforgettable. How can you relieve your sorrow? Only Du Kang. Haha, don’t you know, this poem came out, it’s really a sensation, not just a scholar from the Western Empire Teleportation, even the scholars of the other three empires also feel that this is a very classic poem, but I don’t know who wrote these great lines?” The elder seems to read this poem more than love wine. It's much better. Naturally, Li didn't think about these things as thoughtful during the trial operation before, but he also understood later.Thinking of how I manage Cangxian wine on the earth, this thing has to rely on packaging and bragging, otherwise nothing can be done, so I came up with such an idea, who knows that this method is still very good Yes, now Du Kang has become the target of scholars vying to pursue.Many people have also said that if you don't drink some Du Kang, how can there be articles in this mouth? Many scholars are also arty people, and they are starting to drink this one by one, Li Cong knows.If they all have the ability of the poet Li Taibai, they may have something they want after drinking, but if you don’t have that ability, it’s better to drink less, and write your article honestly, otherwise it’s just one Drunk.

"Haha, I'm not telling you anything. This is done by my master. When Master Master made this poem, I did it because of Du Kang's deliciousness. I burned my mind to get a little wine. I won't study it. I haven’t researched the best one for a while, but so that everyone can taste such a good wine, I’m going to the market.” Li Cong said modestly, this face is a bit too thick, this is originally the boss of Cao Cao. People do it, how come it’s on your master’s head, but Li’s words from the back are what the elder admires very much. Let’s not talk about how people make money. In this era, some master brewers don’t know how to make money. These things are taken out, but people will hide them privately. Basically, they will not be sold outside. For those great wines of the masters, Li Cong is really a little flattering. He also drank some. To be honest, those things are almost the same as those mixed with water that Li Cong’s family got. It’s not to blame those guys who are not skilled, it’s because those guys don’t have the technology of distilled water, and they don’t have that technology. What can you do? Done?

"Yes, many wine masters will treat the wine they make as their own treasure. It is really good for Master Cao to have such a mind. Is there anything that Master Cao wants to talk to us about when he brings out this wine?" The joy in the eyes of the Great Elder can no longer be concealed. Although Du Kang has not yet fully entered the market, anyone with a vision can clearly see the value of this thing.

"Naturally, there is something to discuss with the Great Elder. This wine does not have a distributor among the 75 provinces along the Red River. I wonder if the Cao Gang will do this business? The price is 70% of the current price. "Li Cong said with a smile. The price of 30% off is already his limit. If it weren't for the respect of the important elder, he would never offer this price. The elder heard Li Cong's offer. The price is also a bit surprised in my heart. You must know that this wine is currently the most popular, and it is an ordinary grade. Fifty taels of silver is a profit of 15 taels of silver. Cao Gang is used to collecting information from all aspects. It is listed on the market in the provincial capital of each province. 1000 bottles are publicly sold, and each person is limited to two bottles. It is said that immediately after the sale is completed, the hotel will buy it at the door for 80 taels of silver. After arriving in the restaurant, the price will reach 1 The two silvers are even higher, and such a profit gang is also surprised. Some of the unseen transactions they have done before are also at this price. It would be strange if the great elder was not moved.

"It is said that the output of your dukang wine now seems not very enough. I don't know how many goods we can have if we become a distributor in these 75 provinces?" Ping Yulong, who has not spoken, said, working on his mind. Shangping Yulong is also very good. The situation now is that Li Cong has already shown enough sincerity. It is really inconvenient for the great elder to make some excessive demands. Although Ping Yulong is the leader of a gang, But in this room, it is obvious that he is a supporting role. It is really good for him to say this, and he can easily accept it by many people.

"Hehe, the helper is a good question. In fact, our supply was insufficient at the beginning. We can guarantee the supply of 0000 boxes per province in the first month. 10 bottles per box, From now on, it will grow at a rate of 15% every month. I don’t know if it’s satisfactory.” Li Cong said, this is the largest supply that Li Cong can provide at present. All these wines are here. What is produced on the planet is not produced from the other side of the earth. It can be said that the production speed here is also capable of this.This time, Li Cong was sold in more than 1,400 provinces in the Western Empire and Northern Empire. This number is already very good.Of course, the provinces along the Red River are all provinces with relatively strong economic strength, and of course there are more.

The elder estimated that if this can be sold, each province will have tens of millions of silver income. This is still the most conservative income. Of course, if it is sold at the price of the hotel, this It will definitely be higher.The great elder also knew what Li Cong had obtained. In the Northern Empire, everyone was willing to do business directly with the Cao’s family of firms, but the Cao’s family of firms only bought and sold, and they could not be fully accessible from outside. There are too many middle merchants, in fact, as long as they can be middle merchants in Cao's house.The profit gained is quite a lot, and the great elder is very clear about this.

"Okay, since Master Cao is so refreshing, we can't be too vague. The container terminals of our Caobang will all belong to the Cao's house in the future." The elder said proudly, the things that were given out immediately. But tens of billions of silver.Some of the guys in the room were dumbfounded. Even if the elder wanted to befriend Li Cong, he wouldn't do that. In that case, would he still be at a loss?The great elder has been a person for a lifetime, and his level of shrewdness is not comparable to those of them. The reason why the great elder did that is to spot Li Cong and say that he is investing in this business rather than investing in Li Cong. .

"If this is the case, I will not refuse. If I refuse, the elder will definitely say that I am hypocritical. The elder can rest assured that the days of the Caobang brothers will only be better than before, and they will definitely not be worse than before. "Yes." Li Cong also made an assurance that the Cao Gang was the great elder's lifetime effort. These things are the things that the great elder is most concerned about. Sure enough, the great elder is even more happy after hearing Li Cong's words.

After the root grass gang’s cooperation is settled, the rest is relatively simple. Li Cong and the elder have set the general direction for future development, and the people below will start some detailed negotiations around this general direction. After all, the two sides They are both huge monsters. It is impossible for two leaders to cooperate closely with one word. Everything needs to have such a running-in period, and now is their running-in period.

At the banquet, all the senior leaders of the Caogang were basically all there. In the past, similar banquets like the Caogang were very common, but after that incident, things like this basically stopped. No wonder, these things are not so easy things one by one. When they are unable to protect themselves, let alone the luxury of drinking, the elder on the table followed Dukang’s wine and said about the distribution of Dukang. All the high-level people are very excited. They are also people who like to drink, and they naturally know what level of hype the thing outside has reached.

Just as the senior leaders of both sides started to drink, a few middle-level cadres from the Cao Gang quickly walked in. Li could already tell from their eyes that something went wrong, it was not too small.

"Why, I'm not dead yet, they dare to come up at this time, they will definitely want them to look good." Before Li could guess something from this side, the elder over there was already angry. Until Li Cong and the guests are still here, the elder waved his hand and asked Ping Yulong to deal with the matter. He couldn’t wait for Li Cong. Seeing Li Cong’s questioning eyes, the elder could only speak slowly. come out.

Although the Caogang is in the West Empire, it is already a yellow flower yesterday. Now there are basically small organizations that are at odds with the Caogang. If they come one by one, the Caogang will be regarded as they are. Some mobs have no abilities at all, and they will not be the opponents of the water gang. Everyone understands the reason that this skinny camel is bigger than a horse, but if they all unite, this is not a good one. Omen, these seventy-five provinces formed an alliance.These guys are not so small now. As long as they are united, their power will be greater than when the Caogang was at the beginning. Not to mention the current Caogang. They also have their own weaknesses. They are not very united, each of these guys only belong to their own society.Always thinking of relying on the strength of others to do their own affairs, such things are not that simple.This also allows the Cao Gang to survive their attacks. If they unite, there may really be no place for the Cao Gang to stand.

Since they had already said that the Caogang could solve this problem by themselves, it was not convenient for Li Cong to intervene. After all, the Caogang had its own face, and it was impossible to rely on outsiders to do things.

But are things really the same as the great elder thought?Can Ping Yulong really suppress this matter?That might not work, sure enough, within five minutes, the front yard had already exploded.The roof and everything are already open. Such a thing makes Li Cong and the elder dumbfounded. How could such a thing happen?None of them thought they would dare to start at the headquarters of Caobang.

"What's the matter, go ahead and take a look." Even if the elder has a good temper, he won't have any restraint. He shouted out in front of Li Cong, and his men would rush out.

"Haha, I dare not work for the elders. We all know that the elders were seriously injured because of the battle with the black magic potionist. How dare we work with the elders one by one? We will all come to visit your old elders." What kind of action? People came in at this door. They could say that they broke in. The ninth-level fighter Ping Yulong next to him chased him in with injuries. The dignified Cao Gang leader was beaten in this way.These guys were dumbfounded one by one. Not only did these guys dared to work at the helm of the Caogang, they even beat people like this, good guys, this is really amazing.

Li Cong glanced at the group of people who came in and took a deep breath, good fellow.There are four ninth-level masters, and the rest are eight-level masters. There are two of these magicians. No wonder they have so much confidence. The internal masters of the Cao Gang can’t be said to be very good. The difference between Bianyi and this is not small. At present, the Caobang Master Rudder only has two ninth-level masters besides Ping Yulong, but these ninth-level masters are also divided into different levels. It was very depressed, and they wanted to go up and stop these people, but it was a pity that all their heads had blossomed, and there were not no deaths.

"Wu Tong, you bastard, I really didn't expect that you would take the lead to do this thing. If it weren't for my help to give you the master's face to maintain you, would you be able to live today?" The elder saw a fraction This guy in said angrily, this guy named Wutong can be regarded as a half-caogang before. He used to be a gold medalist of the Caogang. After I sacrificed for the Caogang, he returned to himself. His hometown started to establish a small society of his own. When it was first established, there were only a few dozen people. If it weren’t for the help of the Caogang, it is probably closed now. I didn’t expect that the most powerful opposition to the Caogang would be this thing.

"Hehe, great elder, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, now this matter is not your help, you have seen it, this is not my Wutong’s own idea, you have seen it, so much My brothers all hope that the Caobang can withdraw from the inland waterway shipping. Otherwise, we might take some actions. You should know what will happen to you at that time.” The guy named Wutong said, he used to I certainly didn’t have the courage to speak to the elder, but now it’s different from before. Now the elder doesn’t dare to use force easily. He doesn’t have that ability himself, and the Caogang doesn’t have that ability. They used to At that time, I didn’t understand why the Cao Gang’s strength was so weak that it could not move for so long. I understand now that the Great Elder is a tenth-level warrior, which can solve some problems, but now this patron saint has no abilities. , He can only be regarded as a sick cat all the time, such a person is definitely not useful anymore, majesty and everything are farting, it depends on whether he has strength.

"Huh, the foundation of Caobang for thousands of years is not what you said to you and let it to you. Today I will see if you have this ability, let me see it." The elder also saw it. , If you don’t do it, one by one won’t end so easily. The great elder breathed a sigh of relief, and you must use force, but the great elder felt pain in the wound in his body, and then he was dizzy, great elder. There was no response yet, and he fell straight down. Such a thing made Wutong and the others laugh out loud.

"Haha, great elder, your old man has such a time when he is so self-defeating. I think it is better for your old man to take a rest, brothers, kill me." Wutong said with a big smile, what happened today is already At this point, they have to do things to an end. If the Caogang cannot be destroyed today, it is estimated that they will be their end in the future. The Caogang has no strength. It can be said that their threat now is great. The elder is already a person, and the great elder is no longer in any threat, but in the future, if the great elder recovers, based on his temperament, it is estimated that none of them will run away.

Although there are a lot of people left in the Cao Gang, they are all fifth and sixth level fighters, but at this time they did not back down. They took out their own weapons to rush forward and use their flesh and blood to block these mad dogs. To protect the great elders from infringement, this is what they did. They were all very excited. Just when the two sides were about to take over, the huge pressure from Li was released from there, it was an eighth-level magician. Mental attack. In an instant, several ninth-level masters in this alliance stopped, and they all stopped one by one. I never heard that the Cao Gang had an eighth-level magician, and the two eighth-level magicians who came were also When they looked at Li Cong, they also wondered why this guy didn’t have magic long-distance running. This thing is really powerful. This guy’s mental power is more proficient than them. There is no such person in Caogang. How is this going?(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation...)