The railway between the Kyung Clan and the Northwest was still under construction, but the trade between the two sides had already begun.
When Qing Zhen was choosing the person in charge of this matter, he did not think of anyone else. Xu Man was the most suitable person for the job.
As a matter of fact, Xu Man was the one in charge of keeping the bandits in the valley in the early days. It could be said that many of Qing Zhen's plans were perfectly executed in Xu Man's hands.
In the Kyung Clan, it was far from enough to just have Qing Zhen ponder how to deal with this chaotic world every day. His far-sighted plans also required a strong executor.
Therefore, Xu Man could be said to be the highest person in charge of the Kyung Clan's strategy in the Northwest.
One of the more important things that happened in recent days was that Wang Fugui had brought a caravan back from the Central Plains. The amount of goods he brought back made the other merchants extremely envious.
Some of Xu Man's subordinates suggested that he should get in touch with Wang Fugui and develop him into a member of the Kyung Clan as well.
However, Xu Man rejected the idea with a strange look on his face. Others might not know who Wang Fugui was, but how could he not know? This was not someone he could develop into a member of.
The other important matter was the sudden arrival of a batch of fur pelts.
Logically speaking, it was just a batch of fur pelts and not some strategic resource, so it was not important at all.
But Xu Man still made a trip there personally. When he saw the sand fox pelts, he immediately realized this batch of goods must have come from the grasslands.
When most people heard about the grasslands, they would only think of a group of nomadic tribes and barbarians. But Xu Man understood Qing Zhen's worries well. The grasslands were of great significance to the Kyung Clan.
Just like how Wang Shengzhi had specially made a trip to the Northwest to convince Zhang Jinglin to help suppress the Kyung Clan, Qing Zhen also needed someone to suppress the Wang Clan!
Although the grasslands were thousands of miles away from the Kyung Clan, the nomadic tribes in the grasslands could immediately reach the Wang Clan as long as they passed through Stronghold 176 if they headed south.
If such a geographical location was integrated, it would be as disgusting to the Wang Clan as the Valley Bandits did to the Yang Clan.
Just as Xu Man said, Zhang Jinglin would never do such a thing, because too many people would die if he did.
However, Qing Zhen had always been unscrupulous. The only people he wanted to protect were the Kyung Clan in the Northwest. The lives and deaths of other people had nothing to do with him.
Therefore, Xu Man sought out Su Lei. He wanted to send firearms to the grasslands to help a certain large faction complete the integration of the grasslands!
Xu Man got straight to the point and said, "The business you're running right now is too small, and I know you won't be satisfied with just selling some daily necessities. However, you're destined to not get any help from Fortress 178, so you can only rely on us."
"Where exactly are you from?" Su Lei hesitated for a moment before asking.
"It's not hard to guess." Xu Man said with a smile, "If you can't even guess this, I might have to find someone smarter to work with."
"The Kyung Clan?" Su Lei asked. To be honest, he really did not expect the Kyung Clan would take the initiative to approach him.
Xu Man smiled and said, "Where did you make the deal?"
Su Lei hesitated. He was a little worried that if he told Xu Man about this, he would abandon him and directly make a deal with that young man from the grasslands.
Xu Man's smile widened. "Why? Are you afraid I'll steal your business? Forget it then. Just pretend I never came to look for you today. "
However, on second thought, Su Lei realized Qing Zhen's name was well-known throughout the Southwest and Northwest. He would definitely not do something meaningless, so why would the Kyung Clan help the people in the northern grasslands? They must be plotting something.
Now that Xu Man had secretly approached him, he definitely could not let anyone else know about the Kyung Clan's plan. In fact, he could not even let anyone from the Kyung Clan step forward to carry it out. The Kyung Clan needed a representative!
Su Lei said, "It's on the banks of the Shenmu River, and it's almost time for the deal. For the first deal, you can even send someone to accompany me there."
Xu Man patted Su Lei on the shoulder. "You're really a smart person. Don't worry, I'll send five platoons with you this time. It won't happen again. From the day the first deal is completed, you'll be a second lieutenant of the Kyung Clan. If you ever decide to retire, you can come to the Kyung Clan to retire. We'll have a way out for you here. If you're discovered, intercepted, or captured during the deal, we won't acknowledge your identity, but we'll think of a way to rescue you. You've heard of the Kyung Clan's reputation before. We never let down those who work for us. "
These words made Su Lei a little happy. Just as Xu Man had said, other than Qing Zhen's great wisdom, the Kyung Clan was most famous for how well the Kyung Clan's soldiers were treated, how united they were, and how compassionate Qing Zhen was to his subordinates.
Didn't the Kyung Clan and the Pyro Company fight a few years ago because the Pyro Company had captured Qing Zhen's people?
Now that he had Xu Man's promise, it was equivalent to having an additional way out.
When Xu Man saw Su Lei's expression, he knew what was going on. He got up and left. "Alright, pack your things and come with me to receive the firearms. After that, we'll set off for the Shenmu River as soon as possible to complete the deal."
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Seven days later, Su Lei and the others quietly arrived at the Shenmu River and quietly waited for the young man to arrive. However, he was already a day late, but they still did not see him arriving.
Beside the riverbank, Su Lei had already gotten a few more large trucks. Meanwhile, Xu Man was behind him, observing the deal as Su Lei's subordinate.
Xu Man asked, "Why aren't they here yet?"
"Maybe the nomads don't have a sense of time, or they've been delayed by something important." Su Lei said, "They were already two days late the last time."
As he spoke, the sound of hooves could be heard on the icy surface of the Shenmu River. Xu Man turned around and looked into the fog. He saw the figures of a group of people getting clearer.
Hassan spurred his horse to the front of the group and greeted Su Lei from afar. "Friend, I'm sorry I'm late. My master asked me to bring his apologies."
Su Lei smiled and said, "It's fine. As long as I don't delay your master's business, it's fine even if I have to wait another month. But where's your master?"
"My master has more important matters to attend to, so I'll be the one doing the deals with you in the future." Hassan looked at the people behind Su Lei and suddenly became wary. "Brother Su Lei, these people weren't here during the last deal."
Su Lei explained with a smile, "They're my new subordinates after I recruited them. Besides, I've also brought you a huge surprise. I've brought the thing your master wants the most!"
Hassan muttered, "Brother Su Lei, you're getting so excited by bringing some cabbages."
Su Lei was petrified. "It's not cabbages!"
With that, he waved his hand and got Su Qiang to bring out an automatic rifle. He pulled the bolt and fired into the air. The scalding bullet casings landed on the ice and burned small holes.
Cui Qiang handed the gun to Hassan. Hassan looked at the heavy gun in delight. "My master said you'd definitely bring him a surprise. I didn't expect it to be true."
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