Embers Ad Infinitum

Tian Erhe was not confused by the fancy name and asked rather weakly:

"What exactly is it?"

Jiang Baimian had already thought of his words and answered quite fluently:

“To put it simply, you have to provide the company with the information and books you have obtained. At the same time, some transactions that are not convenient for the company to come forward directly may also be placed here.

“In addition, if there are members in the company who need a place to stay or some help, you cannot refuse.

"And what you get is:

"Better weapons, more bullets, wider knowledge, more productive grain seeds, cheaper cotton, cloth, medicine and salt..."

After hearing the following words, everyone in the Shuiwei Town, including Li Zhengfei, was moved.

For a settlement that is barely self-sufficient in food, weapons, bullets, cotton, cloth, medicine and salt are all in relatively short supply, and they worry about where to get and trade them every day. thing.

In the past, they mainly obtained it by excavating urban ruins, but after so many years, countless ruin hunters and wilderness wanderers have come and gone, and they have long removed all the necessities of life from the safer ruins.

This leaves the residents of Shuiwei Town to either explore more dangerous places or go to other settlements to make deals - Shuiwei Town is located in a hidden location, and only a few people who are trusted by them know how to get there and can complete it. The number of purchases and sales is inevitably limited.

"It's acceptable..." Tian Erhe, who was lying on the head of the bed, looked at Jiang Baimian and nodded gently, "What else?"

Jiang Baimian said seriously:

"The company will also send an armed team of more than 20 people to station here to help you train the town guard members and make them more powerful."

The expressions of the Shuiwei Town residents present changed at the same time. Some were panicked, some were calm, and some were wary.

For them, whether it is providing intelligence, helping with transactions, or granting asylum, these are things that do not affect their core interests. Allowing a fully armed team to station in Shuiwei Town means that they have lost the true sense of the word. Dominance.

This is unacceptable to many people.

Before Li Zhengfei could speak, Jiang Baimian added with a smile:

"I have submitted the location of Shuiwei Town to the company."

After dropping this "bomb", she scanned the faces of other people in Shuiwei Town one by one.

None of those people dared to look at her and lowered their heads one after another.

They secretly looked at Bai Chen with resentment, complaining that she had betrayed the trust of the mayor by bringing people from "Pangu Creature" to Shuiwei Town so easily.

This means that they have no room for negotiation now. If they agree, they will agree. If they don't agree, they will be forced to agree.

How can a big force not break through such a small settlement?

Long Yuehong next to him was a little confused, because he remembered that the team leader had promised Bai Chen not to tell the company the location of Shuiwei Town in advance, and the report she submitted was indeed vague on this point.

Long Yuehong glanced at Shang Jianyao and found that his mouth moved slightly and silently uttered a word.

As a person who doesn't know how to read lips, Long Yuehong can only guess what Shang Jianyao is saying based on inspiration.

He should be saying:

"fraud."

Tian Erhe was silent for a while, then coughed violently:

"No, it's unacceptable."

"Yeah..." Li Zhengfei breathed out slowly.

The expressions of other people recovered one after another, and they asked all kinds of questions:

"Where will they live then? There are not many rooms in these buildings. We can't let everyone free up theirs, right?"

"Do they bring their own food, or do we provide it? Will they be compensated?"

…

Long Yuehong was very surprised when he heard these questions, and felt like he didn't understand the current situation.

The discussion was obviously about the life and death of a town, so why did it suddenly enter the stage of calculating petty gains?

Even if you are forced to agree and can only accept it, there are still many important issues that need to be discussed and determined!

After the messy situation calmed down, Tian Erhe sighed and said:

"Anyway, I won't live long, old man. When the time comes, I will make this room and the conference room vacant, and provide them to the people of 'Pangu Creatures'..."

"Mayor, you will be fine. Pangu Biology has a very good doctor." Bai Chen comforted Tian Erhe eagerly.

Tian Erhe smiled:

"How can a human being not die?"

"The mechanical monk can..." Shang Jianyao next to him answered.

Then, he was glared at by Jiang Baimian and silently closed his mouth.

Tian Erhe was not affected and looked at the residents of Shuiwei Town in the room:

"Do you have any other ideas?"

Now that the mayor has made a promise, it seems that his own interests will not be damaged, and others no longer dwell on this issue, shaking their heads one after another to say no.

Tian Erhe looked at Jiang Baimian again, hesitated and said:

"What is your company's attitude towards those people in the square?"

He was referring to the large number of residents in the middle and lower classes of Shuiwei Town, most of whom were "outsiders."

Jiang Baimian replied without hesitation:

"For the company, everyone is a valuable resource and will not be given up easily."

Seeing that many people in the room looked disdainful or dissatisfied, she smiled and said:

“The company will also give several places every year to reward those who have made great contributions or have outstanding talents, allowing them to become full-time employees of the company and enjoy corresponding benefits.

"Just like us."

Seeing these glamorous outsiders, the residents of Shuiwei Town present were obviously excited.

They feel that those few spots are reserved for them.

How can ordinary townspeople have the opportunity to make big contributions?

As for how good it would be to become a regular employee of "Pangu Biology", they could not imagine it for the time being. They could only intuitively see the difference between Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao.

"That's good, that's good..." Tian Erhe breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his brows and eyes.

His body seemed to shrink a little:

"anything else?"

"That's about it." Jiang Baimian stopped irritating the nerves of the residents of Shuiwei Town. "If you are willing, we can also send people to help you design a new management system to improve labor efficiency and prevent anyone from being lazy."

She deliberately focused this matter on how to manage other townspeople.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Tian Erhe said with a little difficulty:

“Then it’s settled.

"Zhengfei, what do you think?"

Li Zhengfei thought for a few seconds and replied:

"I'm OK."

When Jiang Baimian saw this, in order to avoid a long night and many dreams, he immediately turned his head and said to Long Yuehong:

"You and Shang Jianyao go and get the radio transceiver."

She didn't give Shang Jianyao direct instructions because she was worried that this certified mental patient might reply, and the current situation was obviously not suitable for doing so.

"Okay." Long Yuehong was very positive when it was rare for her to play a role.

After He Shang Jianyao left the small building, he glanced left and right and said in a low voice:

"The team leader just said that he has reported his position to the company. Is he lying to them?"

Take this opportunity to take the initiative in negotiations!

"Am I lying to you?" Shang Jianyao asked.

Long Yuehong knew that she had guessed correctly, and retorted slightly happily:

"That's not impossible."

"If she wants to lie to you, you won't be able to find out." Shang Jianyao glanced at his companion.

"...Yes." Long Yuehong couldn't deny it.

…………

In Tian Erhe's room, Li Zhengfei watched Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong go out, and asked tentatively:

"Should we gather everyone together now and announce this matter?"

Tian Erhe glanced at him, coughed and said:

"Need not.

“Just agree to it.

"It won't be too late to announce it when the 'Pangu Creatures' team arrives."

"Yes." Jiang Baimian agreed.

She was worried about an accident.

Although the conditions for the opening of "Pangu Creatures" will not cause any real harm to the middle- and lower-class citizens of Shuiwei Town, and will instead bring them a lot of benefits, similar promises are always disappointing before they are actually realized. Suspect.

Moreover, huge changes will inevitably lead to fluctuations in people's hearts and lack of stability.

In this case, people will be very sensitive and prone to irrational behavior. If they encounter a few ambitious or extreme people taking the lead, the situation will often get out of hand.

When the "Pangu Biological" team arrives, under the pressure of strong firepower, everyone will definitely not dare to have "opinions" for a while, and can watch the promises being realized bit by bit more stably, and life is slowly getting better, so that's it. I can accept this matter sincerely.

The words of Tian Erhe and Jiang Baimian made many townspeople in the room feel completely at ease, feeling that their status would not be shaken and they would not be on the same level as those in the square.

Not long after, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong moved up the radio transceiver.

Jiang Baimian immediately handwritten the contents of the telegram and showed it to everyone here.

The above mainly talks about Shuiwei Town having agreed to sign friendly cooperation terms, and the company can send people over.

At the end of the telegram, Jiang Baimian described Shimoda Erhe's condition and asked the company to find a doctor and follow him with corresponding drugs or equipment.

No one disputed this telegram.

When converting it into a message, Jiang Baimian secretly added two sentences, namely the entrance location of Shuiwei Town and the password agreed in advance.

After the shoot, they received a call back quickly.

The content of the call back is very simple, only two words:

"receive."

Tian Erhe, who watched the whole process, turned to the townspeople in the room:

"You all go back and rest. Just fly here to accompany me."

After everyone else left, Bai Chen said to Tian Erhe:

“Mayor, would you like to have something to eat and then take a nap?

"People from the company may not arrive until tomorrow afternoon or evening."

Tian Erhe shook his head and said with a smile:

"No need for the moment, the injection you gave me worked really well, I'm not sleepy at all.

"Girl, we have known each other for many years, how about calling me grandpa?"

Without waiting for Bai Chen to respond, he deliberately pretended to be pitiful and coughed a few times:

"Look, none of my descendants are left..."

Bai Chen pursed his lips and shouted softly:

"grandfather."

"Haha." Tian Erhe laughed, and then said to Bai Chen and the others, "Tell me and Zheng Fei about the 'Pangu creature'."