In order to solve the energy problem in the Southern Paradise, before Chen Er negotiated with Oil City this time, Master Hu gave him a fatal order: cooperation must be reached.
However, one truckload of medicines is exchanged for six truckloads of petroleum, which is really too little.
So Chen Er continued with an awkward smile on his face:
"One truckload of medicines can be exchanged for six trucks of petroleum. It's really... I'll reduce it a bit, eight trucks. What do you think about one truckload of medicines being exchanged for eight trucks of petroleum?"
"Six cars." Xiao Jun refused to make any progress and always insisted on this number.
"Uh..." Chen Er looked confused.
The atmosphere became silent for an instant, and Xiao Jun picked up his cup and drank water, seemingly not worried about not being able to reach cooperation.
For this cooperation, Southern Paradise proactively came to seek cooperation. As the partner being cooperated, it naturally has more initiative.
Although Da Zhangshu Base also needs your things, it is not that urgent.
Since your Southern Paradise is in such urgent need of oil, and I am not in urgent need of it, one trades off and the other trades off. How to exchange it mainly depends on my attitude.
This is a game, and both sides have a bottom line in their hearts.
"How about seven? That's really too few." Chen Er seemed to have made a major decision and said to Xiao Jun.
While talking to Xiao Jun, he glanced at Li Yu sitting at the top from time to time, but Li Yu didn't seem to be paying attention here and was playing with his mobile phone.
"Six cars." Xiao Jun gritted his teeth and refused to let go.
Chen Er heard that Xiao Jun still didn't let go, so he turned his attention to Li Yu.
"Mr. Li, look, six cars are too few..." Chen Er said with a bitter look on his face and a somewhat flattering tone.
He knew that Mr. Li didn't seem to be involved in the decision on the exchange ratio, but he could be sure that Mr. Li was the one who really made the decision.
When Li Yu heard Chen Er calling him, he leaned forward, put down his cell phone, and said to Chen Er with a smile: "Captain Chen, to be honest, the oil produced in the Oil City is not enough for us."
After saying this, I picked up the phone again.
Hearing Li Yu's answer, Chen Er's heart skipped a beat.
No, it’s not because I negotiated the price that made Mr. Li angry. What if Mr. Li gets angry and doesn’t want to cooperate?
Then they won't be able to get any oil at all.
After all, he took the initiative to seek cooperation. To put it bluntly, he was asking for help from others.
There is no room for discussion when asking for help.
Thinking of this, Chen Er came to his senses, gritted his teeth and said to Xiao Jun:
"Okay, as you said, six cars of oil will be exchanged for one car of medicine."
Xiao Jun nodded with satisfaction and continued: "In that case, it's salt and sugar. Let's talk about it together. A ton of salt/sugar can be exchanged for a meal of oil. What do you think?"
Upon hearing the exchange ratio proposed by Xiao Jun, Chen Er frowned and said:
"This exchange ratio is really too low. The salt and sugar we produce are extremely limited. I have to report to the person in charge of our base before I can give an answer. However, it is basically impossible to exchange one ton of salt for one ton of oil.
achieve."
Xiao Jun smiled and said nothing.
He naturally knows that food and weapons are the most important in the last days.
Next is energy, medicine and other things.
Both salt and sugar can be classified as a type of food. Not taking in enough salt for a long time will make a person sluggish and have no strength.
And sugar can provide people with energy, and it is also a very precious existence in the apocalypse.
One ton of oil is exchanged for one ton of salt/sugar. Xiao Jun just casually said that negotiation means you come and I talk slowly.
Xiao Jun put down the cup and asked:
"You need to bring your own storage tanks for oil, which we don't provide here."
After Chen Er saw that Xiao Jun stopped talking about the sugar and salt thing, he had a rough idea.
He was afraid that the Oil City would use its power to suppress others. One ton of salt and sugar was exchanged for one ton of oil. According to this exchange ratio, they would definitely suffer a huge loss!
I won’t continue talking now, explaining that we can still discuss it.
"Captain Xiao, don't worry about this. We brought our own oil tanker here, which can hold the oil."
"Oil tanker? Captain Chen, I wonder how much capacity your tanker can carry?"
"Ours is a small one, similar to the one we just talked about. One vehicle can hold about eight tons."
Xiao Jun nodded when he heard this, almost.
Although they used the number of trucks to measure in their communication just now, there is also a benchmark number, that is, the loading capacity of oil is based on eight tons per vehicle, while the benchmark quantity for medicine is based on the conventional loading capacity of 50 cubic meters per truck.
After all, the weight of medicines is relatively light, so they are calculated in cubic terms.
Xiao Jun spoke again:
"The trading location is located at an intersection three kilometers east of Oil City. The place is large enough."
"Okay." Chen Er was secretly happy when he saw the cooperation was reached.
.......
The two parties communicated on some details, including the time, location, exchanged items, etc. of the next transaction.
At the end of the communication, Xiao Jun saw Li Yu touching his ears and knew that he had done a good job.
Before the negotiation, Xiao Jun communicated with Li Yu in advance. If Li Yu kept playing with his mobile phone, it meant that he was not satisfied with the result and wanted to continue the negotiation.
If Li Yu touches his ears, it means that Li Yu can accept such a deal.
Li Yu touched his ears and put down his phone.
Suddenly he said to Chen Er:
"I heard from Xiao Jun that there was a traitor in Southern Paradise yesterday. He wanted to run wild in our Oil City, but Captain Chen stopped him."
When Chen Er heard Li Yu mention this matter, he took over and said:
"This is true. Speaking of this matter, I still have to thank your base for your help, otherwise the traitors might really escape."
Chen Er said some words of gratitude while observing Mr. Li's expression.
He answered very carefully. Mr. Li was not very old, but he was extremely calm, not at all what a person of his age should be.
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When Mr. Li suddenly mentioned this matter at the end of the cooperation deal negotiation, he couldn't have said it casually out of boredom.
Since I am talking about this, there must be something in my words.
As expected, Li Yu's next words confirmed his conjecture.
"The last days are not easy for everyone. When we cooperate with you, Southern Paradise, we also want to help each other and get what we need.
However, the fact that there is a traitor in your southern paradise makes us feel that it is not stable. If another traitor comes to harass us another day, should we kill him or not?"
"To kill or not to kill?"
Li Yu emphasized the last sentence and said it in an accentuated tone.
Chen Er's eyelids twitched. Without him, these words made him feel frightened.
A smile appeared on his face and he quickly replied:
"Don't worry, the traitor who appeared this time was an accident. It's embarrassing to say that such a thing happened in our base. It's really a joke.
But you can absolutely rest assured that our boss, Mr. Hu, has issued a death order and investigated the entire base. There will definitely be no problems now.
If, I mean if, there are traitors again and you cause commotion, you just kill them, and it’s not too late for us to be grateful.”
After Li Yu heard what he said, he smiled and said nothing.
Quiet.
Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Xiao Jun stood up and said to Chen Er: "Then..."
"Captain Xiao, wait a moment." Li Yu said.
Xiao Jun was stunned. If he still had something to say, you should have said it earlier. Then I stood up.
So he sat down and said to Li Yu:
"Mr. Li, do you have anything else to explain?"
Chen Er also looked at Li Yu.
"Originally I shouldn't say more, but since we want to cooperate, I naturally hope that you can stabilize things.
After listening to Xiao Jun talk about the traitor Feng Wei in your Southern Paradise, I also have some understanding.
There must be someone behind this Feng Wei, otherwise how could he know the news in advance and escape? After you go back, ask your Mr. Hu to investigate carefully. Some things must be disrupted without interruption. "
When Chen Er heard what Li Yu said, he thought to himself:
It seems that they are still worried that we are not stable enough and that we are in internal chaos. But from another perspective, if you are from the Oil City, of course you also hope to have a stable cooperation.
But why is Mr. Li so sure? There must be someone behind Feng Wei.
Putting this doubt down for the time being, Chen Er looked thoughtful, raised his hands and said to Li Yu:
"Thank you, Mr. Li, for the reminder. I will definitely take your words to you."
Li Yu saw that he seemed to have listened, but he didn't know if he really listened.
If Scar kills Mr. Hu, there will be fierce internal fighting in Southern Paradise. When the time comes and they split, I don’t know if it will affect cooperation.
Another point is that Li Yu has a pretty good impression of Mr. Tiger, and still doesn't want him to die so quickly.
"Okay, Captain Chen, I'll leave first.
Xiao Jun, then go and see Captain Chen off and start trading later. If the transaction is completed early, Captain Chen can have enough time to rush back." Li Yu stood up, said to Xiao Jun, and then left the shed directly.
Xiao Jun stood up again, nodded and said: "Okay, then Captain Chen, we will follow the plan we just discussed."
Chen Er said with a smile: "Yeah, then we will wait for you at the intersection three kilometers away from Oil City."
Xiao Jun walked over to see him out of the shed, and then watched him leave the gate of Oil City.
One person comes in and one person goes out.
This Chen Er did not bring any weapons and came in alone. From this aspect, this person from Southern Paradise is very courageous.
soon.
Xiao Jun asked Dongtai and the others to prepare six trucks of oil, totaling 48 tons of oil.
In addition to the six or seven people Dongtai brought to protect the oil, there were also ten collaborators from the original oil city who went out together.
"Marsailon, when you go out later, pump the oil to their tanker truck." Xiao Jun said looking at the former oil city collaborators.
Marseillelong had been following Zhong Chuchu before, but they were used to staying in Oil City, and they came here the year after the apocalypse broke out.
Later, Zhong Chuchu, Ling Feng, Shen Xiaoxiao and others moved south to the Da Zhangshu base, leaving behind more than a hundred people from the original oil city.
These people are all partners of the Da Zhangshu Base and have been responsible for the excavation and smelting of oil while staying in the oil city.
Among them, Marseille Dragon did well among these people, so Xiao Jun promoted him to be the leader of these people.
After hearing Xiao Jun's instructions, Marseille nodded and said: "Captain, I understand. I will use the machine pump to pull it out after I wait there."
"Well, Dongtai, please check the truck of medicines yourself. If there are no problems, hand over the oil to them."
Dongtai tightened his anti-explosion suit, carried the gun on his back and said, "I'll pay attention."
Then, Xiao Jun gestured to the people on duty on the wall to open the gate.
Rumble!
Dongtai took six oil tankers and one truck and headed east.
Above their heads, there was a drone following. This drone officially flew out of Oil City so that people in Oil City could see the transaction process clearly from a close distance.
On the other side, Xiao Jun stood on the wall and watched Dongtai and the others pass by.
Ten minutes ago.
Chen Er's men who were waiting outside the gate of Petroleum City saw that there was no movement at all after Chen Er had been in for so long, and they were as impatient as ants on a hot pot.
Finally, half an hour later, Chen Er walked out of the oil city gate intact and felt relieved.
Chen Er was smiling and could not hide his excitement in his eyes.
As soon as Chen Er got on the car, his subordinate who came with him excitedly asked:
"Brother Er, how is it? How is it? Is it done?"
Chen Er said to him: "Drive first, I will talk to you later."
Halfway through, my subordinate asked again impatiently.
Chen Er didn't show off any more and said cheerfully:
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"You previously suspected that there was someone behind Oil City. Was it the person on the helicopter that flew over?"
Chen Er nodded and said with strong fear in his eyes:
"Yes, Oil City is just one of their bases. The name of their headquarters is Da Zhangshu Base. I heard they said it is in the south, but the specific location is unclear.
But the leader of their headquarters really surprised me!"
The subordinates were curious and asked impatiently:
"What does the boss behind them look like? Is he similar to our Mr. Tiger? Is there anyone more domineering than Mr. Tiger?"
"No."
Chen Er remembered what he saw Li Yu just now.
"He is very young and seems to be easy to talk to. However, he gives me a frightening feeling. I can't say he is domineering or domineering."
He was a bit at a loss for words. This Mr. Li had a completely different aura from Mr. Hu.
Hearing this, his subordinates said in a complicated tone:
"Their branch base is so powerful. If it were their headquarters, it would be much stronger."
Chen Er looked at the fields outside the window and thought to himself: Yes...
.......
After Dongtai took the convoy out, Chen Er and others also prepared the medicines for exchange.
Except for Chen Er, this was the first time for other people in Southern Paradise to interact with people in Oil City at such close range.
Both are observing each other and assessing each other's strength.
Chen Er was not disappointed when he saw that it was not Xiao Jun but Dongtai Hou who came out.
In the Oil City just now, he had roughly seen that, except for Mr. Li, the boss of the headquarters, the person with the highest status in the Oil City was Xiao Jun, followed by Dongtai in front of him.
"Captain Chen, we have brought six trucks of oil over. You can inspect the goods."
"Okay, we have prepared the medicines. The hatch has been opened. Take a look. We will have people move the medicines down for you to check."
Both sides started checking.
Chen Er's inspection here is quite simple. He only needs to open the fuel tank and check the color roughly.
Normally, oil and water do not mix.
If some special means are used, the color of the oil will also change, which can be seen at a glance.
Watching Chen Er and the others carry the medicines out of the car, it saved them the trouble of moving them down.
I went over to inspect the medicines in person. These medicines were all sealed in boxes. Dongtai brought tape and knives to open and inspect each box of medicines.
If we were doing business before the end of the world, everyone would still be generous and say vaguely: No need to check, you old XX, I still don’t believe it.
Or just check it out at random.
But in the apocalypse, human relationships and sophistication no longer matter.
In barter, if you have the strength, just ignore you. If you don't have the strength, it's useless to talk.
The main thing is a truth.
If you have a problem, pick up the gun and start shooting in the next second.
It can be said that the end of the world has made people more complex and simpler.
Chen Er's side checked quickly, while Dongtai's side was slower.
After all, a truck of medicine needs to be dismantled and inspected, which takes some time.
But taking more than 20 people out, although it was cumbersome, it was not too slow.
Ten minutes later, Dongtai completed the inspection and found no problems.
So they asked Marcelon to help them pump the oil into their tanker trucks.
Simultaneously load the medicines onto the truck you brought.
Dongtai and Chen Er watched their subordinates exchange items, and they began to chat about each other.
"You, Mr. Li, are so young. How did he do it?" Chen Er praised.
Dongtai smiled and said: "You are young. By the way, Mr. Hu, the leader of your Southern Paradise, was he the one who built the Southern Paradise?"
Both parties are actually talking to each other and want to get more information from the other party.
Chen Er understands the truth that if you want to gain something, you must make sacrifices.
If you want to get information from others, you must first tell others your own information.
So he briefly talked to Dongtai about the process of establishing Southern Paradise, and evaded the important point by hiding how many people there are now in Southern Paradise and what their specific power is.
After listening to what he said quietly, Dongtai reciprocated and told Chen Er how he joined the Da Zhangshu Base.
Because he didn't know how Li Yu established the Da Zhangshu base in the first place.
When he joined, it was a year or two after the apocalypse broke out.
Chen Er wanted to ask again, feeling that this wave of information exchange was a loss.
But the oil has been pumped out, and the medicines have been inspected and loaded into the car.
"Captain Chen, let's talk to you next time. It's getting late. You guys should rush back to Jinling. Time must be very tight now. If it's too late, not only will there be a danger of zombies, but the refugees outside your wall will also be a threat."
Chen Er looked at the time and saw that it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.
If you rush back quickly, it will take five or six hours, if you go slowly, it will take eight or nine hours.
So he nodded and said:
"Okay, Captain Dongtai, see you in a week."
After saying that, he got in the car.
Start the vehicle, take an empty truck, and six full tank trucks and speed towards the Southern Paradise.
In the car, he felt something was wrong for no reason.
But I can't remember what's wrong.
"Yes! How did he know there were refugees outside our wall? I never mentioned this before."
"The helicopter I saw above the base before couldn't be them, it's very possible!"
Chen Er patted his head and reacted immediately.
The problem of refugees outside the wall has always been a big trouble plaguing their southern paradise.
There are too many refugees near Southern Paradise, which leads to some desperate refugees who will ambush convoys returning from collecting supplies outside.
Although they have been attacked countless times, these refugees are as cunning as monkeys.
Thumb, thump, thump—
Chen Er's butt was hanging in the air and his head hit the car door. He quickly said to the back: "Don't drive so fast. If the oil you finally bought with so much effort rolls over, it will be over. Be more steady."
Everyone then drove slower.
On the car.
Chen Er rubbed his eyebrows with his hands, thinking about what Li Yu had just said in his mind.
"Why is he so sure that there is someone behind Feng Wei to help him? Scar? That's not right. Before Mr. Hu said he would take action, Scar was always next to him.
If the interruptions continue, there will be chaos?
This sentence should not be said to me. If I am asked to bring a message to Mr. Hu, then Mr. Hu...should know something...Tsk, this Mr. Li is really annoying.
It’s not transparent.”
Chen Er thought about it, his brows furrowed, and he was thinking a lot, constantly thinking about the words Li Yu said.