Chapter 9, How many pieces of equipment is freedom worth?

Author: red heart cloth

Chapter 9, How many pieces of equipment is freedom worth?

Old Butch's mood was very complicated.

As a person gets older, has experienced more hardships, and has the safety of the entire Wasted Dong Society on his shoulders, he will inevitably overthink and be suspicious of everything.

In his opinion, there are hundreds of people in the Feidong Society, who join a group to stay warm in the dangerous wasteland, just to survive. No matter what situation you encounter, think more and be more prudent. Even if you miss many opportunities, it is still better than taking one step at a time.

Wrong, it is much better to never recover.

Of course he was extremely lucky that the Governor came with troops to rescue them. Without outside help, all of them would have died.

But to be honest, what he expected most was that the governor would lead his troops to kill all the bandits and then leave. Even if they had to pay a little more, that would be fine. He had thought about the worst case scenario, which would be two years later.

If we pay double the taxes, half of the people in the Huidong Society may starve to death, but it is better than all of them dying.

But now, not only did the governor not ask them to pay anything, but he was also willing to give them more, which made Old Butch very worried.

There is no price, and that may mean the biggest price.

After listening to Gu Hang's speech, he couldn't help but feel excited and cheered along with the crowd.

Of course, what the Governor said was what he expected and what he wanted in his dreams.

but……

Is it really possible?

The people of the Abandoned Cave Society have nothing but a handful of strength. They have no technology, no equipment, and even resources like mines are abandoned mines before the war. The reserves are small and the mining difficulty is very high. If the quality is

How could a good mine fall into their hands?

How can they pursue a better life?

Butch couldn't even imagine it.

He didn't hope so, but he couldn't help but think about the worst, thinking that Gu Hang was deceiving them by saying these things, and that he might pack them up and sell them as slaves in the future.

But he is no longer the leader of the Wasted Dong Society.

The current leader, Patel, seemed to have been brainwashed and fanatically believed in the words of the Governor. After the Governor's speech, the boy became so excited that he waved his hand and walked away, saying that he wanted to discuss it.

The follow-up development plan of Huidongshe.

"I was sold and I helped count the money!"

Old Butch could only return to his cramped, musty little space, feeling secretly depressed.

He didn't feel depressed for long when there was a knock on his door.

Opening the door, Patel walked in.

It was pitch dark in the room, and Patel asked, "Why don't you light the lamp?"

"Save a little."

"According to what the Governor said, a happy life cannot be achieved by saving energy."

"Haha, now you are talking about the Governor-General."

"He saved us."

"I've never denied that."

"He will also bring us a bright future."

"Uh-huh." Old Butch was a little perfunctory. He had given up trying to persuade Patel.

Things have come to this, what else could we do?

To be honest, the Feidong Society has no strength. Even if Patel listens to him, what will happen? Can he still resist the Governor?

Thinking of this, he became even more disheartened. He asked half-heartedly: "If you don't discuss the plan with the Governor, why did you come to find me, a bad old man?"

"We've already discussed it. I'm here to help you."

"So fast?"

"The Governor is very particular about efficiency."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Lead our people to the surface and build a settlement. We can no longer live in the mines for a long time. The poor living environment will cause diseases to find us."

"but……"

Butch was very hesitant.

It would be great to be able to live on the surface. Who would want to live in a mine? In fact, the Wasted Dong Society had plans to develop on the surface before. They had a camp on the surface.

Then, they were beaten by the 'prisoners'. The dozens of people who were captured were also taken from the surface camp.

The surface of the earth is too dangerous, and with the ability of the Wasted Dongshe, there is no way it can be defended.

"I know what you are worried about." Patel said, "But we have the power to protect ourselves. The Governor will leave a hundred servitor soldiers here to take care of the security work. At the same time, a hundred sets of kits will also be transported

Soldiers and equipment, select people from the Wastedong Society, and arm a company!"

Now Butch was surprised.

He felt that the governor was deceiving people, but he did not expect that what he promised would be accomplished immediately.

No, it should be two pieces.

Arming the Wastedong Society's own soldiers so that they can protect themselves is one thing; building houses on the surface and improving living conditions is another thing.

Change is immediate.

Old Butch had no way to evade this matter.

But he was curious about another point: "If you want me to help build the surface camp, what will you do yourself?"

It can't be military training. The governor will definitely send someone to take charge of this kind of thing. Not to mention military power and so on, even if the Feidong Society is allowed to do it themselves, no one among them has the ability to do it.

"I..." Patel smiled mysteriously and stopped talking, "I want to build our own production line. New mining machines will be delivered, and there will also be alloy smelting furnaces. The Governor will not only help us improve our mineral production

To improve the efficiency of excavation, we need to directly establish a production line for producing alloy plastic steel!"

Hearing this, Old Butch was truly surprised and speechless.

Building an army and returning to the surface to live are of course all very good, but to put it bluntly, they are all things that are beyond the mirror. How can we raise a decent army with the aid of the Wasted Dong Society itself? Or do we still have to rely on blood transfusions from the Governor?

This is the core reason for Old Butch's pessimistic attitude. If the Feidong Society wants to live a good life, it must have sufficient value. He never expects others to give unlimited blood transfusions to the Feidong Society for free. This is impossible.

Even if it's a temporary attempt to win people's hearts, it's all for the greater good. Whether it's to gain fame by erecting an archway, or there's a darker plan, it's never a good thing.

But now, he knows that he was wrong, very wrong.

It is true that Gu Hang will not give blood to the Feidong Society without restrictions and for free. He does have something to ask for from the Feidong Society. However, what he needs is something that the Feidong Society cannot afford right now.

But it doesn't matter, Gu Hang can help the Wastedong Society develop. When their productivity increases, their own value becomes higher, and they can afford to pay the price Gu Hang wants.

Of course, by that time, the debt owed by the Feidong Society to Gu Hang may be far more than just a life-saving favor.

But Old Butch enjoyed it like a cake.

This kind of opportunity is what he dreams of.

He was completely excited, and his previous worries were long forgotten: "When will we start doing it?"

Patel asked teasingly: "You said before that it was a disaster rather than a blessing? And you said you would lose your freedom?"

Old Butch blushed and said harshly: "You brat, you know nothing! Our freedom, is the equipment obtained by the Governor worth something?"

"Hahahaha!" Seeing the uncle's 180-degree change in attitude, Patel also laughed out loud.

This is not to laugh at the old uncle, this is to be happy for the future destiny of all of them.
Chapter completed!