It's already mid-June, and Zhu Tian plans to return to the living world in the near future. Everything in the wasteland has been arranged.
The last batch of recruits also rushed to the front line yesterday. It doesn't matter whether he is sitting in the office at the base or not. Li Xinran, who is the marshal's wife, will arrange all the chores for him.
But today he still had to go to the office. There was an envoy from Hangzhou who wanted to see him.
The sky was exceptionally clear today, perhaps because the monsoon blowing from the Pacific Ocean blew away the radioactive dust that hung like dark clouds over the wasteland. When I arrived at the office, I saw a man in a suit already waiting for him.
At the desk.
When he saw Zhu Tianhou, his eyes lit up, he stretched out his right hand and greeted her with a smile.
Zhu Tian also extended his hand and shook his hand in a friendly manner.
"Yu Qian, President of the Hangzhou Merchants Federation." The man shook Zhu Tiandi's hand and introduced himself in a friendly manner.
Judging from the calluses on his hands, this guy doesn't look like a businessman at all.
Although Zhu Tian has never been to Hangzhou, he has heard of the name of this association.
Many businessmen in the Tianyuan base are from Hangzhou, and the electronic products, tobacco, adhesives and other gadgets they bring are all selling well here.
Most of the businessmen from Hangzhou belong to the Hangzhou Merchants Federation, a guild-like organization. The ability to integrate so many businessmen is enough to show that the strength of this organization cannot be underestimated.
However, there is Jia City between Hang City and Jinling City. The distance of 150 kilometers is already considered very far in the wasteland.
"Zhu Tian, Marshal of the new Ming Dynasty. Why don't we sit down and talk first?" Zhu Tian said with a smile.
"Haha, Mr. Marshal is too polite..."
After some pleasantries, the two sat down on the sofa.
Zhu Tian simply signaled to Xu Anhua to step away first, and then he naturally crossed his legs, sat on the sofa, put his fingers intertwined on his knees, and asked straight to the point.
"There is so much chaos outside now. I wonder why the president came here to visit me in person?"
Zhu Tian has not forgotten that Jia Shi is still in the hands of mutants at this moment.
"Bringing friendship, bringing energy crystals, and a private purpose, I want to meet the legendary King of Jinling City." Yu Qian said with a smile.
King of Jinling City? This flattery is really loud, but I like it.
"Haha, is this what people in Hangzhou call me?" Zhu Tian couldn't help but laugh a little.
"Of course, the businessmen who came back from Tianyuan Base in Hangzhou praised your magnanimity. As a dictator, you can realize the importance of businessmen and strictly abide by the rules of the game you set. To be honest, after hearing that ten
After the National People's Congress was replaced by a dictator, we were pessimistically thinking that we would completely lose one of the most dazzling markets, but it turned out that we were wrong." Yu Qian spread his hands and joked.
Seeing that Yu Qian was reluctant to speak and get to the point, Zhu Tian raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.
"It's an honor to be so praised by your businessmen. The businessmen in Hangzhou have always been our most friendly friends. But I think it's better for us to get to the point as soon as possible before complimenting each other."
Yu Qian smiled.
"Actually, before coming here, I had a good proposal."
"What about now?" Zhu Tian asked.
"I changed my mind."
"I can hear that dead idea is
What?" Zhu Tian leaned on the sofa and said looking at that scheming face.
Yu Qian grinned and didn't hide it.
"My suggestion is that both sides jointly send troops to pull out this nail blocking our trade route."
"What about now?" Zhu Tian smiled.
"But now I find that you seem to be able to pull out this nail yourself without us." Yu Qian also laughed.
When he said this, Zhu Tian read a hint of hidden fear in his pupils.
"That's right." Zhu Tian said frankly.
He did not conceal the strength of the New Ming Dynasty, because there was no need to do so. When the flag of the New Ming Dynasty flew over Jia City, the survivors, merchants, and mercenaries who passed by this place would naturally bring this powerful and unfamiliar name to
The whole wasteland.
When he was observing Yu Qian, Yu Qian was also observing him.
"I sense danger from you."
"Can I interpret this as a compliment?" Zhu Tian said in a joking tone, crossing his legs.
"Of course. Our merchants are all over the country, and there are very few forces that can scare us in the wasteland. The Northern United District is one, and so are you." Yu Qian said with a smile.
"Because of my guns?"
"Because of your ambition." Yu Qian stared into Zhu Tian's eyes.
This kind of behavior was very impolite in a friendly conversation, but he still did it. He tried to find something in Zhu Tian's eyes that could prove his suspicion, but the fact was that he did it, because Zhu Tian did not hide himself at all
ambition.
"How can you see it?" Zhu Tian said with a smile.
"From the layout of this base," Yu Qian moved his buttocks and glanced at the decoration of the room: "There is also this office. Generally, people who are fanatical about order have a very high pursuit of the quality of life of themselves and their neighbors.
High. Of course, the most intuitive expression is the name of the New Ming Dynasty. The rebirth of the ancient empire that once passed away? What a good name."
"Feeling restless?" Zhu Tian just asked playfully in response to Yu Qian's comments.
"That's right!" Yu Qian said bluntly: "Our businessmen are considering a problem. If you pull out this nail in the middle of the road, who can guarantee that you will not take another step away from Jiashi?
Xianghang City?"
"So your proposal?" Zhu Tian asked with a smile.
"Let Jiashi become our buffer zone. Without road trade routes, our merchants can develop shallow seas or go through Taihu Lake. But without this nail, I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep peacefully." Yu Qian looked at Zhu Tian's eyes.
Eyes wide, he suggested seriously.
"This is impossible." Zhu Tian refused unceremoniously: "Even if we don't take the initiative, the mutants will attack us in winter. By then they will occupy the sky, and there is no guarantee that the war will not burn across the Chu River. I don't
Will use the short-term peace to gamble on the inevitable war."
"We can help you build forts along the river with funds." Yu Qian stretched out a finger and said seriously: "Five hundred thousand energy crystals, as long as you promise not to march westward."
Zhu Tian was not moved at all by his proposal.
"That's a shame. We have already raised two million energy crystals through the issuance of war bonds."
Negotiations reached an impasse.
Yu Qian and Zhu Tian looked at each other and fell into silence.
After a moment, he suddenly smiled and said: "Do you know why mutants have obtained so many weapons?"
"Why
?" Zhu Tian asked nonchalantly.
"According to intelligence, there is a group of people who have migrated from the Northern United Region, and an organization called the Dusk Church is providing them with logistical support." Yu Qian said with a half-smile.
This information was somewhat outdated. Zhu Tian had already learned about the Twilight Church's conspiracy through investigation, and understood that the man named Bowang had provided help to the mutants.
In fact, it is not difficult to deduce this. Those mutants obviously have weak industrial capabilities, but they have a lot of heavy firepower weapons such as heavy machine guns and even artillery. Even if they say that there is no support, they will not believe it even if they kill Zhu Tian.
.
However, he could read something else from Yu Qian's half-smiling expression.
"Are you threatening me?" Looking into his eyes, Zhu Tian asked playfully.
"I haven't said anything yet, but as a business organization, we reserve the right to invest in any valuable projects." Yu Qian spread his hands.
Zhu Tian sneered.
Haha, you’ve said it so obviously and you still don’t dare to admit it?
"You're playing with fire."
"I'm looking for the possibility of cooperation between the two parties." Yu Qian corrected without giving in.
Zhu Tian suddenly stood up.
Yu Qian's eyes flashed with nervousness for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.
"If you think you can prevent us from eradicating the mutants in Jia City by funding mutants, then you can try it." Zhu Tian walked up to him and looked down into his eyes: "But I am very clear.
I will tell you if you really lend a helping hand to mutants."
Suffocated by this momentum, Yu Qian involuntarily held his breath, waiting for the dictator's next words.
Zhu Tian grinned and uttered the words that Yu Qian least wanted to hear.
"That's war."
The atmosphere in the office solidified instantly, but the solidified atmosphere quickly dissipated with Zhu Tian's next words.
"Of course, I believe that with your foresight, you will definitely not make such a stupid choice."
His eyes wavered for a moment, but Yu Qian finally nodded hesitantly.
"Very good, then welcome back to the negotiating table." Zhu Tian said with a smile, and then sat back on the sofa.
The pressure was relieved, and Yu Qian slowly took a breath of fresh air.
At this time, he suddenly found that his back was soaked in cold sweat.
The negotiations finally ended in a peaceful atmosphere...
Zhu Tian did not intend to discuss the details of the autumn military operation with him, but talked to him without explanation about how to cooperate on trade routes after occupying Jia City. Although the war had not yet started, it was obvious that Zhu Tian had already
The territory is regarded as one's own.
Yu Qian still expressed concern that after Zhu Tian occupied Jia City, his sphere of influence would be bordering Hang City. But in the face of Zhu Tian's tough stance, he had nothing to do.
After reaching an agreement on the trade route, the establishment of intermediate supply stations and outposts, Yu Qian left hastily.
Seeing Yu Qian leaving, Xu Anhua walked in.
"Why not detain him?"
"Because it's meaningless." Zhu Tian yawned, waved his hands and said, "A loose political system is so annoying. Even if you kill its leader, it will just hold a meeting and choose another one for you. In other words,
, this kind of leader is a mascot in himself. When I shook hands with him, I knew that he was not a professional businessman."