Ye Zhou expected that Zhao Qing would accept it soon.
In fact, he didn't get much information about Zhao Qing from Zou Ming.
But there was one thing he could guess—Zhao Qing was not a fool.
He may be ambitious and have a morbid obsession with power, but he has a clear mind.
Zou Ming once told him that Zhao Qing relied on his brains to rule the base, by exploiting the lower class people and winning over various forces.
After all, if it comes down to pure force, Zhao Qing probably can't even beat Wu's wife.
Nowadays, employees in supermarkets can easily beat two people, let alone ten.
When there was no work to do, everyone was exercising, and even the elderly had learned some fighting skills, but Ye Zhou did not want the elderly to use these skills.
Soon, Zhao Qing made a list. They wanted one hundred tons of water, one hundred tons of salt and one hundred tons of cloth.
One hundred tons each.
Ye Zhou's face became increasingly darker as he held this list, which was not even a list at all.
"Are they still waiting outside?" Ye Zhou put down the thin piece of paper and turned to ask Chen Shu.
Chen Shu nodded: "Still there."
She couldn't help but say, "They are too arrogant."
Ye Zhou shook his head: "Such neat numbers are just testing us."
"Go ahead." Ye Zhou urged, "Tell them that we can provide these things, what can they trade for them?"
Ye Zhou: "No matter what they say, you can't nod this time."
Chen Shu was stunned: "Not letting go at all?"
Ye Zhou shook his head: "No, then we won't have to go out again."
"Okay." Chen Shu went out.
Ye Zhou had no plan to confront Zhao Qing directly. As long as he did not appear in front of Zhao Qing, he would give Zhao Qing unlimited space for imagination. But once he appeared, with Zhao Qing's vision, he would probably be able to see through his true colors quickly.
It is best not to meet face to face or have direct conversation.
Ye Zhou sighed. He now wanted to break into the base and "steal" Zou Ming out.
But the difficulty facing him was that this base could only be exited but not entered. If he hadn't used flares to lure people out, he would probably not be able to enter the base even if he waited another two years.
It’s easy to flatten it, but what if Zou Ming is killed as well?
This time Chen Shu lost her good temper and no longer smiled at Zhao Qing. She had a cold face, as if Zhao Qing owed her one million or eight hundred thousand. She raised the list and said in a bad tone: "Is Boss Zhao playing tricks on us?"
"All of them are one hundred tons."
"And we never mentioned what you could give." Chen Shu, "We are here to do business, not charity."
"If I wanted to do charity, I wouldn't choose your base, right?"
Chen Shu crumpled up the list and threw it at Zhao Qing's feet with contempt. She looked like she deserved a beating. She raised her chin and looked down at Zhao Qing, who was half a head shorter than her. "What do you want? What can you pay? Come back after you have discussed it. Otherwise, we can find someone else to deal with."
"I think your base is not the only one that is short of water and food, right?"
Chen Shu looked at Zhao Qing's face. She had said something so unpleasant. Everyone behind Zhao Qing was furious, but Zhao Qing remained calm. He smiled and said, "I think you should be the ones to decide what we should pay."
Zhao Qing: "The only things we have left are people."
"Tell me what kind of people you want and which ones they are."
Zhao Qing said with a smile: "We will give you whatever you want."
He spoke neither fast nor slow, but his eyes were fixed on Chen Shu's face. As long as there was any expression on Chen Shu's face, he could use that subtle expression to figure out whether the other person was the same as he expected.
But Chen Shu had no expression, she was simply numb.
But she still had her senses and remembered her mission. She turned back expressionlessly and returned to the supermarket naturally.
After conveying Zhao Qing's words to Ye Zhou, Ye Zhou was silent for a long time. He leaned on the sofa and closed his eyes tiredly: "He saw it."
It can be seen that their purpose is not to do business, but to find people.
If Ye Zhou really dared to give him a list, he would immediately arrest Zou Ming and use Zou Ming to do business with him at no cost.
By then Ye Zhou will really be a blood bag.
"Ignore them." Ye Zhou opened his eyes again. "Their current supplies probably won't last long. Did Zou Ming tell you which base they were trading with before? Let's go find them directly."
Chen Shu couldn't keep up with Ye Zhou's leaping thoughts, but she still said, "I know. Zou Ming even drew a map for me. I know all the nearby bases."
Ye Zhou nodded: "We have to go there and sell the things to them. If they want to buy from us, they can no longer trade with Zhao Qing."
"Cut off all of Zhao Qing's escape routes. Then we will have the final say."
Ye Zhou sat up straight, crossed his hands, and rested his chin on his hands: "Let them go."
As for how to let them go, Chen Shu has his own way. The bullets outside cannot penetrate the protective shield, but the bullets inside can hit the people outside.
It took half an hour before Zhao Qing and his group were driven away.
Chen Shu shot three people in the calves. She specifically used small-caliber bullets that could not kill people. As long as they were treated in time, their legs would not be lame. Even if they could not be cured, at most the bullet and the flesh would grow together, which would not affect their walking and life.
But this time, Chen Shu finally saw an unexpected expression on Zhao Qing's face.
There were no hills in this area, no place to hide people. Chen Shu held the telescope all the time and only put down his hand when he saw them disappear into the horizon.
They probably went back to discuss countermeasures.
There is a piece of fat meat right in front of you, how can you give it up easily?
Soon Ye Zhou took his men to another base. This base was bigger than Zhao Qing’s, but it was no longer a string of numbers. It had a name, but the name was a bit big, and even made people feel too childish - "Hongtian".
Ye Zhou felt that this name was similar to his own name, Longsheng.
In the past, Ye Zhou bought more than a dozen cars that can drive on sand, and they are RVs. No matter how complicated the road conditions outside the car are, the car is extremely stable. Not only can you watch TV, but you can also cook with an induction cooker while driving.
When he first arrived, he was in such a hurry that he even forgot that he could drive. It was only when he saw Zhao Qing and others driving over that Ye Zhou remembered to buy it.
Now Ye Zhou is spending money like water and he hasn't seen a penny come into his account.
But Ye Zhou has become numb. To him, money now is not money but numbers.
The increase or decrease of numbers no longer affects his emotions.
At Hongtian Base, it took Ye Zhou nearly half a month to reach a cooperation with them. Because there was nothing taboo, Ye Zhou asked for a very high price. The boss of Hongtian Base was a sturdy middle-aged man with a bunch of loyal fans, but the situation of Hongtian was not much better than that of Base 276.
There are still slums, and there are still people at the bottom of society who are poorly clothed and can only sell themselves to obtain a little bit of resources.
Even the "cargo" in the cage is the same.
In this place where industry is extremely underdeveloped, or even non-existent, everything comes from "people", whether it is production or entertainment. The people who are "sacrificed" are actually the most important "thing" to maintain order.
Ye Zhou could understand, but he could not accept this approach.
If people become tools for entertainment and stress relief, can this society still be considered a human society?
But Ye Zhou knew very well that he could not change the situation here. It was impossible for him to build a base by himself. He could, but he could not, because this base could only rely on the supplies he bought from the system. There were no resources available for production here.
Looking at the geology, it is probably impossible to find any minerals.
There is probably salt. As long as there is sea, there should be salt. But the sea water is likely to be polluted, otherwise this place would not have degenerated into this state.
For this plane, all Ye Zhou can do is to earn enough money to leave here as soon as possible.
He finally understood why Zou Ming said that he only left him enough supplies but did not give him a better environment.
After all, in other dimensions, no matter how poor, as long as there is land and labor, a virtuous cycle can begin immediately. Branches are just icing on the cake. The people there do not need to be supported by them, and they can survive even without branches.
But here, unless he is willing to support a base of people, he cannot provide Zou Ming with a stable and good environment.
He couldn't even kill Zhao Qing. After killing Zhao Qing, what would the next base boss be like?
For the first time, Ye Zhou really only thought about doing business.
He does not overestimate his abilities.
The currency used by Hongtian Base was cloth. They bought hundreds of tons of water and two tons of salt from Ye Zhou.
They only want these two things and won't look at anything else.
Only their boss changed some cigarettes and condiments.
The exchange process was not easy either. The two sides accidentally fired their weapons several times and almost came to blows.
Everyone was on high alert, thinking that the other party was a desperado who would definitely attack them.
When the transaction was completed, Ye Zhou and Hongtian’s boss almost breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
The boss of Hongtian was a bit of a stutterer, so he spoke very slowly. After the goods were delivered to each other, he asked Ye Zhou: "Does 276 have a grudge against you?"
Ye Zhou did not deny it: "I don't care what you sell to them, but you can't sell them water."
Two of Hongtian’s wells are already unproductive. There are six wells in total, and the water levels in the other four have also dropped a lot.
Fortunately, Hongtian has its own reservoir. Although it is stagnant water, it can still be stored for a long time after filtering. With the hundreds of tons of water sold to them by Ye Zhou, they don’t have to worry about water difficulties for at least a period of time, and they also have time to try to dig new wells.
Water is the source of life. Zhao Qing can't buy it here, so he can only come here to ask for help.
By then, Zhao Qing would no longer have the opportunity to bargain with him or even test his options.
Ye Zhou smiled at the boss of Hongtian Base: "If I knew that you sold water to Zhao Qing..."
He didn't say the rest.
The boss of Hongtian Base did not feel offended. He just said, "Zhao Qing is going to be in trouble this time."
His tone sounded sympathetic, but the upturned corners of his mouth made it clear that he was gloating.
Now, Ye Zhou only needs to wait for Zhao Qing to come to him.
Soon, he will be able to see Zou Ming.
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