Daosui City is the fortress where the Lu family's power center is located, but its prosperity is much worse than that of the Pei family. When Ning Zhe entered the city, he thought he was in the non-security area of ​​Fortress No. 87.

Daosui City has a large population, but Mobei's limited resources mean that there are very few brick and tile structures in the fringe areas here. Those areas close to the city walls are still built with a mixture of adobe and straw. The tallest

The place has only three floors, and unlike the area under Pei's jurisdiction, there are asphalt roads. Even the main roads are compacted dirt roads.

Regarding some basic issues about Pei's family, Ning Zhe had a chat with Lu Meng during the trip.

Mobei is a barren land, otherwise, it would be impossible for it to remain untargeted for so many years.

The Lu family in Mobei were originally nomads. The so-called nomads refer to the fact that they did not rely on any plutocrats and just looked for relics in Mobei on their own.

Because there were many bandits in Mobei, in order to prevent their limited resources from being plundered, the ancestors of the Lu family united the clan and formed a force to protect themselves in troubled times.

Later, more and more people were excavating the ruins. In order to support such a large family, the ancestors of the Lu family had no choice but to expand to further places. As a result, they unexpectedly discovered that in the Xunlie Sand Sea in Mobei

Among them, there is actually a large area of ​​land suitable for planting.

That piece of land was the capital of the Lu family's start in Mobei.

The fortresses of other chaebols were built taking into account factors such as geography and resources. The purpose of their existence was either to guard the border or to control the resources of a certain area. However, the Lu family's fortresses were all built around the land here and there. They

You can allow bandits in Lingnan, but you will never allow any problems to arise in your rear area.

As for the specific appearance and location of the land over there, Ning Zhe asked several times, but Lu Meng always avoided talking about it, because it was the lifeblood of the Lu family and all their hopes. As for Lu Meng's confidentiality,

Ning Zhe can also understand.

Daosui City is a residential fortress with no industrial areas around it. After passing through the city gate, there is a huge city inside.

It wasn't until the convoy entered the core area of ​​the fortress that Ning Zhe felt a hint of the atmosphere of a big city. Perhaps to support the appearance, there are some high-rise buildings in Daosui City, but in Ning Zhe's opinion, the buildings in Daosui City are generally

Despite its low profile, the commercial district composed of dozens of skyscrapers looked somewhat nondescript.

Lu Meng saw Ning Zhe looking out the car window in a daze and said with a smile: "Why, do you think Mrs. Lu is trying to make a fool of herself?"

"No." Ning Zhe retracted his thoughts and shook his head with a smile: "It's just that suddenly coming from the Pei family to the Lu family is a bit strange."

"I have always thought that you are a straightforward person, but you have learned how to be coy." Lu Meng leaned on the seat and smiled: "Anyone who comes from Pei's to Lu's will feel uncomfortable. This is very uncomfortable."

It's normal, because there are no high-rise buildings or bright lights here. Even in Daosui City, Gyeonggi Province, it is still a dilapidated scene. You may not know it yet. Although Daosi City is the capital, it only has one area in the center of the city.

A small part of the area has heating, but except for that small area, other places don't even have heating."

"this……"

After hearing what Lu Meng said, Hu Yihan wanted to say something, but he swallowed it. He always thought that the Lu family could be called the four major chaebols. Even if there was a gap between them and the other three, they should be similar, but there was no difference.

Thinking about this, the center of the Lu family is actually not as good as the most dilapidated fortress of the Pei family.

Lu Meng smiled: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"I'm just curious, in such a cold weather, if there is no heating in the fortress, how can ordinary people keep warm?" Hu Yihan raised his own question: "As far as I know, most areas in Mobei are barren, so coal, wood

There should be very few resources, right?"

"Yes, most of the people here use coal imported from several other chaebols. They pay part of it themselves, and the Lu family will subsidize part of it. Some people freeze to death every year, but it can only be regarded as an exception. You know,

No matter how perfect the system is, it cannot accurately take care of everyone! There will always be beggars in this world!"

Lu Meng took a deep breath: "The Lu family is very difficult, not only because of the lack of resources, the containment of the other three valves, but also because of the misunderstanding of us by the outside world. As you can see, Daosui City is very dilapidated. In fact, this is not

It represents how poor we are, but it’s because we can’t find so many materials that can build high-rise buildings in Mobei. Of course, there are also some objective factors. For example, the moats installed in most of Pei’s fortresses will never be possible in Mobei.

accomplish."

After listening to Lu Meng's answer, Ning Zhe seemed to be able to understand the reason why Lu Meng made the deal with Su Fei in the first place.

At a glance, even the residents of Daosui City are living like this. You can only imagine how other Lu's fortresses are living. If it weren't for the Lu's food base, they can feed so many people.

People probably no longer exist.

Ning Zhe could only understand the difficulty of Lu's situation by seeing it with his own eyes.

He has experienced war, and the civil war at Fortress No. 87 allowed him to see a variety of advanced weapons and equipment, and he also very doubted that if other plutocrats invaded the Lu family, with their low-walled fortresses, what would happen?

Is it possible to withstand the impact of artillery fire?

While several people were chatting, the armored vehicle they were riding in stopped. Lu Kuan also stepped to the side of the vehicle. After Lu Meng lowered the window, he said: "Master, we have arrived at the inner city."

"Okay, I understand." Lu Meng nodded: "Let's keep going."

Lu Kuan licked his lips and explained softly: "Master, these friends of yours may have to be separated from you."

Lu Meng raised his eyebrows: "Separate? Why?"

Lu Kuan shook his head: "This is what the Forbidden Army Headquarters wants. I can only obey it."

"You wait outside." Lu Meng raised the car window and saw Ning Zhe and others looking at him. He smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, it's okay! Daosui City is the center of the Lu family, and the elders of the Lu family will be with

Some big shots all live and work here. The inner city that Lu Kuan just mentioned is a common name. It is actually the seat of the Lu family’s elders’ association. It is an absolute restricted area in the Lu family. Ordinary people are not allowed to approach, so you have to get off the car.

Get checked."

"Understood. If that's the case, let me tell everyone to get out of the car." Ning Zhe nodded and opened the door.

When they were at No. 87, ordinary people could not even see a mayor like Pei Mu. Now that they were in the core area of ​​Lushi, they should be inspected.

As soon as they got out of the car, several Lu soldiers with armbands with the word "Forbidden Army" surrounded them. An officer looked at the few people and said coldly: "Now please hand over all your weapons. Any weapons you carry will be punished."

Considered a hostile act."
Chapter completed!