When Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin arrived in this small town in the Northwest, they did not hide the fact that they were rich at all. In fact, they even deliberately acted like they were very rich.
When they expressed that they wanted to stay at a place to recuperate, one of the families even vacated their own house for them. After that, the entire family stayed at a relative's house just because they could earn a lot of money from Ren Xiaosu this way.
When the neighbors next to them saw that the two of them were very amiable, they immediately brought food to Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin. They even slaughtered a chicken and stewed it for them to eat.
Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu did not reject any of them. He accepted all the food at the door, paid for it, and then brought it into the house for Yang Xiaojin to eat.
Needless to say, the chicken soup from the mountains tasted really delicious.
After closing the door, Yang Xiaojin said as she drank the chicken soup, "Are you planning to tell them that you're very rich and then wait for them to make their move before wiping out all the bandits here?"
Ren Xiaosu peeked out through the crack in the door. Many of the refugees in town were quietly discussing something not far away from them. He said, "You saw it too. There are so many of them. If we just attack them, won't they run away? There's no need for us to travel all over the mountains to capture them, right? There's only the two of us, so it'll be pretty good if we can even catch a fifth of them."
Yang Xiaojin asked with a half-smile, "Didn't we agree to announce to the public that we're siblings? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
"I was just thinking that we don't look like siblings at all. What if we get exposed if we say we're siblings?" Ren Xiaosu muttered.
Yang Xiaojin raised her eyebrows. In other words, they looked more like a married couple. "I didn't promise you anything."
Ren Xiaosu looked at her. "I even went to Qinghe University to vent your anger on your behalf. You said that the person you liked wasn't a sheltered flower, so I killed so many thugs and claimed that I was the person you liked."
"Wait." This was the first time Yang Xiaojin had heard of this. She paused for a long time before saying, "I was just saying it casually. You liked me first."
Ren Xiaosu smiled honestly and said, "It's all the same, it's all the same."
Yang Xiaojin found that Ren Xiaosu was usually very shameless. However, it was just words. His actual actions were as cowardly as ever.
"They don't know our situation yet, so I'm afraid they won't make a move for the time being." Ren Xiaosu thought about it and said, "But I keep feeling that there's something strange about this town. It doesn't look like they're bandits."
But at this moment, another group of people came back from outside the town. The refugees in town all rushed up to them. "Lei-zi, I heard you brought some people north to do business with the nomads. How was it? Did you get anything?"
Su Lei smiled and patted the fur he was carrying on his shoulder. "Look, what's this?"
When some of the refugees saw the shiny fur, their eyes turned green. Some of them wanted to touch it, but Su Lei and the others dodged them.
Su Lei scolded them jokingly, "This is a product that our sugar daddy gave us on credit. He's the lord of the grasslands, so you can't afford to pay for it if you damage it."
Although Ren Xiaosu had the door closed in the house, he could clearly hear what was going on outside. "The grasslands? Xiaojin, do you know anything about the grasslands? I've never come into contact with them before. "
"It's quite chaotic in the grasslands. The nomads are fighting and killing among themselves. Occasionally, they'll head south to the vicinity of Stronghold 176 to loot the factories or refugees, but they rarely head further south." Yang Xiaojin thought for a moment before explaining, "But the nomads haven't been to the Central Plains for several years, so everyone has almost forgotten about them. Moreover, the nomads don't have any powerful military forces, so they're probably still stuck in the era of cold weapons. Firearms are only in the hands of a few people, so there's nothing to be afraid of. "
"Then why hasn't the Central Plains taken them down?" Ren Xiaosu wondered. Based on what Yang Xiaojin said, it sounded like the nomads were very weak.
"It won't be easy." Yang Xiaojin shook her head. "Let's not talk about their acclimatization and unfamiliarity with the terrain. The main thing is that the cattle, sheep, and horses there have evolved to become very powerful. If they come to the Central Plains, they can still put up a fight. But if the Central Plains people go north, the consortiums won't be able to catch them even if they want to hide. Unless a certain consortium is willing to fight them to the death, it'll be a thankless task. "
Ren Xiaosu understood now. On one hand, it was because the nomads were very mobile. The armored travelers of the Central Plains could only travel at an average speed of 60 kilometers per hour at most, but the nomads could easily outrun them in minutes. It would be very easy for them to escape.
On the other hand, there were not many resources in the grasslands. The biggest resource they had was beef and mutton. Since there was not much of a threat in the grasslands, there was no need to mobilize so many people to target the Northern Plains. It would not be good if the other consortiums took advantage of the situation to invade again.
"However," Yang Xiaojin changed the topic, "the Central Plains have been imposing restrictions on the North and prohibiting anyone from selling firearms to the North. This is to prevent any new problems from arising."
Ren Xiaosu wondered, "I understand that, but they don't have tanks or armored vehicles. Even if we give them guns, they won't be able to cause any trouble, right? Didn't they say that the era of firearms was the end of the cavalry? "
"No, that's a misunderstanding that many people have." Yang Xiaojin explained, "In fact, in the history of mankind, almost half of the top ten most powerful empires were cavalry empires during the era of firearms. They dragged their cannons along to attack cities and seize territory, and their enemies could do nothing about it. Later on, the cavalry was eliminated because the mobility of horses was no longer as good as modern technology. But if the horses also evolved, no one would know what the outcome would be before they actually fought them. "
Just as Yang Xiaojin said, if the nomads had firearms and explosives now, it was uncertain whether they would be able to defeat anyone. So there was no need to continue discussing it.
Someone outside said, "Lei-zi, it looks like all the goods you guys spent so much money on have been sold, right?"
Su Lei smiled and said, "Of course. Besides, the lords of the grasslands are very generous."
"Since that's the case, why don't you lead everyone to make money together?" A shrill voice shouted, "It's not easy for us to be bandits anymore, so why don't we all follow you and do business together?"
But Su Lei said with a smile, "Li Mazi, what did you say when I asked you to join us? Didn't you say it's unreliable to do business with the nomads? You even said that they don't have money and are barbaric. Isn't it a little too late to join us now? "
"Lei-zi, you can't say that. We're all from the same village and grew up in the same town. Aren't you going to help us out?"
Su Lei replied calmly, "No."
It wasn't easy for him to find a way out, so Su Lei would not allow anyone in town to mess up his business.
Suddenly, the shrill voice asked, "Eh, where's Wang Ergou? Didn't he go with you guys? Why didn't he come back? "
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