Well-fed Idiot

"Let's get this straight then," Li Chenyang began. "First, we hire pirates who would steal the ships and the goods from the poorly guarded ships."

Li Xueyue nodded. "Correct. Then, we will contact the dissatisfied workers and pay them handsomely to soil the goods."

"How do we ensure they keep their silence? Hanging a big fish as an example?" Li Chenyang asked.

She shook her head. "No, we're more ethical than that. We'll offer to support their families by sending their children to school, so that these workers won't even think about snitching or else they'll risk their family living comfortably. On top of that, we can double the pay rate."

Li Chenyang slightly smiled. She had enough morals to not sacrifice the small fishes.