After saying that, Lu Yuan put down his wine glass, turned around and left.
Tan Qing stood there blankly, watching Lu Yuan's back. He couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. He had lived for over forty years, yet he couldn't see things as clearly as a young man in his twenties. This was hard for him to accept.
The next morning, Tan Qing arrived at Lu Yuan's office with several of his men. Upon seeing Tan Qing again, Lu Yuan smiled.
This time, Tan Qing was reintroduced to everyone, but there were still a few people who were not optimistic about him and kept reminding Lu Yuan.
Tan Qing noticed the hostility from the men and gritted his teeth, saying, "President Lu! From now on, I'm willing to be your subordinate! You arrange the work for me! As long as it's within my power, I won't hesitate! Starting today, I'm officially joining your camp!"
Lu Yuan was taken aback by what the other person said.
"Um... wait a minute! Let me think! How many people do you have left?" Lu Yuan asked, rubbing his temples.
Lu Yuan wasn't actually unwilling to merge, but rather because Tan Qing's camp had far too many people. If so many were merged at once, Lu Yuan worried that his food supplies wouldn't be enough to feed them.
Moreover, the temperature is still dropping, which has greatly threatened people's lives. It is now extremely difficult to obtain coal, and the mountain roads are buried by rocks, which will take some time to clear.
Wu Tian still hasn't reached a conclusion regarding the cotton issue, and communication has become a major problem. Therefore, Lu Yuan is somewhat worried that if Tan Qing's men join his camp, it could trigger another food crisis, which would be troublesome.
Tan Qing didn't hesitate at all, and immediately opened the booklet in his hand and said, "There are still 18,000 people in our camp! Of them, 11,000 are women, children and the elderly, and the rest are laborers!"
Lu Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement when he heard the number.
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