Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 99 We Need Trade Routes

Are there gold mines in Huangzhou?

Chen Jian remembered that there was.

But it is obvious that what they found in this civil defense facility could not be the gold shipped out from the gold mining company, but more like some kind of commercialized finished gold.

"Who brought this thing in?"

He Shuo asked doubtfully.

"I don't know. Who cares who brought him in? Anyway, he's ours now."

"56 pieces, each weighing one kilogram, that's 56000 grams."

"We only have 1200 grams of gold left, and we can't get the bounty that hasn't been paid yet."

"That's good. There are a lot more of them all of a sudden. The problem of currency shortage has been solved."

Chen Jian asked several people to quickly pack up all the gold. At the same time, Lei Jie also gave a signal and started the first round of blasting and demolition of the heavy isolation door.

"boom!"

After a loud bang, the ground inside the fortification shook a few times.

There was enough, even a little excessive, explosive charge to directly create a big hole in the concrete wall next to the isolation door. Lei Jie then stuffed the second set of blasting charge into the hole. After another loud bang, the passage opened.

Chen Jian went through the passage and saw that the emergency passage was still quite intact.

No need to climb up the elevator shaft.

Several people quickly walked up the passage, and after turning several steps, they finally saw the sunlight again.

"Out!"

Chen Jian took off the air purr and let out a long breath.

This trip to Huangzhou could not be said to have yielded great results, because he did not find the heavy weapons and ammunition supplies he wanted most, nor did he discover any useful facilities and equipment in the fortifications.

But fortunately, the 56 BRICS are real.

Of course, the financial and economic situation in Yellowstone City is not that tense.

Not to mention that the compensation promised by Hanshui City will be delivered soon. Even if there is no compensation, if foreign trade is really necessary, a small amount of scarce weapons can be exchanged for more scarce resources.

But Chen Jian always felt that weapons, as one of the most important means of survival, should not be leaked unless absolutely necessary.

Now that we have ready-made currency, this problem is easily solved.

"Let's go, get ready to go home!"

Chen Jian waved his hand and the drone took off again.

After determining the team's location, Chen Jian contacted Zeng Yi via radio and agreed on a new meeting point.

Twenty minutes later, the five members of the team successfully reunited and immediately got on the cat car, preparing to return along the original route.

"Did you find anything?"

Looking at the empty-handed people, Zeng Yi asked curiously.

"Nothing special, but we found a batch of gold, about 56 kilograms."

Chen Jian answered casually.

"56 kilograms?"

Zeng Yi was slightly surprised, and then continued to ask:
"Did you find it in the ruins?"

"Yes."

“That’s a lot.”

Zeng Yi exhaled lightly and said:
"We have found gold in ruins before, but most of it was scattered, and some had been made into jewelry."

“Although it looks huge, there isn’t much left after smelting.”

"It's not bad this time. With this batch of gold, the most important food problem in Yellowstone City can be solved."

"Food problem?"

Shen Yue repeated it subconsciously and asked in confusion:
"We don't lack food in the short term, but in the long term."

"Didn't Hanshui City promise to provide us with food?"

"Do you dare to ask for it?"

Chen Jian rolled his eyes at Shen Yue and then said:

"Do you really think they will surrender after this battle? Showing weakness in the short term is just to buy them some time."

"They don't have the ability to destroy us, but we don't have the ability to completely suppress them either."

"This is a strategic stalemate - we are still enemies, essentially."

“I understand.”

Shen Yue waved his hand and said:
"I mean, if they can do something like poisoning food, wouldn't that destroy the credit system they have built?"

"This world has order and trade. If even food is not safe, it is equivalent to cutting off all connections between a city or a force and the outside world."

"If this happens, won't the Mechanicus be completely discredited?"

"You are asking for your own destruction, right?" "You can't use normal thinking to speculate on the behavior of religious fanatics."

Chen Jian shook his head and said:
"Besides, Chiang Kai-shek dared to plan to blow up the dike, so isn't it normal for them to poison the dike?"

"So we must be cautious and make preparations for both scenarios. We must increase food production in Huangshi City and open up external trade channels as soon as possible."

"Also, we need to choose a town as far away as possible to organize trade to avoid exposing our true trading identities."

"Only in this way can it be absolutely safe."

“It’s too complicated.”

Shen Yue let out a long breath, leaned back on the car and said:
"I guess I'm not a qualified manager. When I think about this kind of question, I feel like my brain is going to explode."

“But you have to think about it.”

Chen Jian's eyes became a little stern. He looked at Shen Yue and spoke word by word:

"The responsibility lies with you, and you have to take it up."

"I know."

Shen Yue sat up straight and then said:

"Don't worry, I won't give up."

"To put it another way, I still want to live a good life here."

"If you want to create a better life, you have to rely on your own hands."

"It's good to know."

Chen Jian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. After a pause, he asked Zeng Yi who was standing beside him:

"Do you have any good ideas about opening up trade routes?"

"Your team has traveled around before, so you should be familiar with this aspect, right?"

“You can say it’s very familiar.”

Zeng Yi nodded, and then said:

"In addition to the merchants of the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple, each independent town and force will also organize a chamber of commerce."

"For example, the banshee in the Flower City we met before - in fact, the banshee also took on a considerable part of the responsibilities of merchants."

"They are not only 'envoys' to foreign countries, but also organizers of trade. That's why we thought at the time that it was the Banshees who brought the weapons from Huadu to the vicinity of Hanshui and sold them to those blood skeletons."

"We can put this detail aside for now. I just want to say that there are many chambers of commerce we can choose from."

"But in my opinion, the most appropriate thing is to cooperate with those neutral chambers of commerce."

"Among the neutral chambers of commerce, the largest one is the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce in Jinling."

"Their trade routes basically cover the entire southern region. They have their own armed forces. Although they cannot be compared with the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple, they are very flexible, so they have cooperative relations with all major forces and there is basically no possibility of being manipulated."

"The most important thing is that I have a cooperative relationship with them."

"The monster bounty in Chuansha was placed by them."

"good."

Chen Jian nodded with satisfaction, and then said:

"This task is left to you. Contact the Chamber of Commerce."

"We now have the start-up capital, and we can look for subsequent resources from the Chamber of Commerce."

"no problem!"

Zeng Yi nodded immediately.

Maybe this matter was not difficult for him, but no matter what, he finally felt that he had some responsibilities.

Is this the sense of mission they talked about before?
Zeng Yi was thinking about this question all the way, and before he knew it, the team had returned to Yellowstone City.

A few people crossed the Dazhi Lake and returned to Huangshi City. As they entered the city, the yellow croaker was already impatiently approaching them.

"Captain!"

Seeing his anxious face, Chen Jian asked:
"what's the situation?"

"Someone's here, saying he's a businessman!"

"merchant?"

Chen Jian was shocked.

Whatever you think of will come true. If you want sleep, a pillow will appear. If you want your mother’s family, your uncle will appear.

Is it right?

And at this critical juncture, there are still people who dare to come to Huangshi City?
Could it be that they haven't heard the horror stories here?

Chen Jian instantly felt that something was unusual. Following Huang Yu's instructions, they all loaded their gears and turned on the safety gear and walked into a room that had just been cleaned up. The moment they entered the room, Zeng Yi suddenly grabbed Chen Jian.

He stared closely at the mark on the man's arm in the room, and then said in a deep voice:

"Ring Merchant!"

(End of this chapter)