Douluo See You For a Long Time

It was impossible for Zheng Yan not to notice the rumors in the city, but he had no way to stop them. The people of this era were not sufficiently educated. As a result, it was difficult for him to select enough grassroots officials with management capabilities, which made him unable to control the city.

As for public opinion, once it cannot be fully controlled at the first time, it will only spread faster the more it is controlled.

Zheng Yan is very painful. He hates industry, hates capital, and hates a society where money determines everything. But he must work hard to learn these things now. He must learn how to run a factory and how to put himself before the situation in the city is completely out of control. His people become his own workers.

But this is very difficult for him. He has martial arts and Contra fighting power, which is not top-notch in this era, but most of the time it is enough to protect his property from infringement. But he has no skills and wants to become a factory owner. At least there must be certain advantages in technology. Otherwise, these workers of ours do not have any professional skills. Without skills, no matter how knowledgeable the workers are, they will definitely lose money and stay with them until they die.

Not only that, Zheng Yan still lacks a start-up capital. With his current interpersonal relationship, everyone is looking forward to his downfall. No one is willing to lend him money, and the lack of start-up capital is the most critical problem.

With these people, if there is no start-up capital, feeding them will be a huge expense. Any industry will lose money in the early stage of operation. It will not start to make profits until products are produced.

He wanted to solve the predicament at hand, and the preparations required were far from being completed in a short time. Only now did he begin to regret that he had not tried to get the person out earlier.

Earlier, he naively believed that as long as the city's operation was maintained, the people in the city could live and work in peace and contentment as they did hundreds of years ago.

…

As time went by, dissatisfaction gradually began to brew in the city. Materials in the city became increasingly scarce. Although residents were still working in manual workshops, they could not help but complain.

Ketian City has no minerals, no agricultural products, and inconvenient transportation. The only source of income is to collect unique animals and plants in the desert to make medicine.

And this process is very hard. Whether it is the people who go out to the city to collect raw materials, or the workers who dry and grind the powder, they all have to work hard.

Carrying a backpack and trekking on the Gobi Desert, Ji Zhen is a well-known guide in the city. With him leading the team, the collection team can often obtain more medicines.

Because of his importance in the gathering team, even in this relatively difficult moment, his treatment is good. Compared to most people who cannot even guarantee food supply, he can only eat meat every week. It is not difficult to see that his status is high.

But he has become more and more troubled recently, especially after rumors spread in the city that it was the city lord who refused to let everyone leave. This entanglement became even more serious.

In the city lord's propaganda, he told everyone that only by uniting as one can they not be oppressed. He said that the city lord was working hard to find a way to build his own factory. If everyone united and formed a workers' union, they would not be bullied in the future.

Ji Zhen understands this. People who live in inaccessible wilderness know best the power of unity, because in these wild areas, a single person cannot survive at all.

There is no difference between exile and death here. No one can conquer the dangerous nature without relying on the help of others. This is true when facing nature, and the same is true when facing the dangerous society.

But Ji Zhen is still troubled. He is not the most difficult person in life. Even now, he can live a good life relying on his own abilities.

But what about the future? He believed that the city lord was a good person, and he also believed that the city lord must be trying to find a way out for them. But after leaving Ketian City, would Ji Zhen still be the famous guide he once was in every village? What use would his familiarity with the terrain in the desert be if he left this city?

The city lord will eventually take them away. If the city lord fails, they will also be forced to leave.

Ji Zhen didn't know what would happen to him if he left the city. While picking his teeth with a cactus thorn, he casually pointed out the direction of the nearest small oasis to his collection team.

Although the people in the collection team were sallow and thin, they all looked at him in awe after he pointed out the direction. The oasis was not far from here.

The distance is five to six kilometers, and it only takes one or two hours of trekking. After seeing the oasis, everyone couldn't help but cheer. The people in the collection team held wooden sticks and carefully tested the water source in the oasis. Here is There may be a ferocious predator hiding there.

Click, a strange fish jumped out of the water and bit the stick. The tester hurriedly swung the stick, but unexpectedly more fish jumped up and bit his hand. The people next to him were all confused. The bitten man was dragged ashore. The biting fish was beaten to death with sticks, but the man's bitten finger could not be reattached.

Ji Zhen noticed that the index finger of the person who was wailing and screaming was bitten off. Although it was not like being reduced to a disabled person like a thumb being bitten off, the efficiency of work in the future would be greatly reduced, perhaps because of the food allocated. Even less died of cold and starvation. He was injured for the safety of the collection team, but when he died of embarrassment, the people in the collection team would not take the initiative to share his food.

If the people we interact with on a daily basis are so unworthy of trust, wouldn’t the people outside reject them even more and treat them more harshly?

Ji Zhen watched the injured member's wound being bandaged and placed in the back row. He had already seen the tragic fate of this person in the future. The people of the collection team, after finding a safe way to get water, collected several fruits unique to the desert. , and gave the fullest ones to Ji Zhen.

Ji Zhen only took one, and divided the rest. He took a bite of the sweet pulp, but thoughts flashed through his mind. He couldn't become like these people. He couldn't lose the power in his hands. Without the right to lead, he If there is no fruit to eat, he will have to face dangerous tasks, he may be injured, and he will face the danger of dying from embarrassment.

This is something he cannot accept. Even if he leaves here, he cannot be at the bottom. But if he leaves this city, the ability he is proud of will be useless.

Outside this backwater, no one needs to know where the water is or where the herbs are in the desert.

Unless... he can be the first to leave the city and get the first bite of the dividend, but this is not easy. He knows that this is betraying the city lord, but he has no choice, or in other words, only he has the choice...

Driven by profit, the guilt was quickly buried deep in his heart. He knew that he was sorry for the city lord by doing this, but at least he did not harm him. Taking some people away could also relieve some of the pressure on the city. He comforted himself like this.

He is the best guide in Ketian City. Only he can lead people safely across the desert, so only he has the right to choose.

But he knew very well that the city lord was right. Only those who unite have strength. It would be difficult for him to go out alone. Even if he went out, how could he guarantee his own safety in the face of a strange environment?

Those who hope to dismantle Ketian City probably need an example. They need the example of someone who left the city and lived a good life.

But in the unfamiliar outside world, Ji Zhen is not sure that he can really get such good treatment. If he were a noble master, what would he do if he faced the residents who escaped from Ketian City? Will you really spend a lot of money to raise him and find him a good job?

Probably not? If he was the one to arrange it, it would be through coercion and inducement, putting a knife on his neck, asking him to write a personal letter, or forcing him to take out a token. As long as it can prove that he is living a good life, it is not necessary to give him anything. What a treat for him.

This is not what he wants. If he really wants to get what Lin Yantao promised, he must not only rely on the courage to go out, but also need to use his brains. As long as there is more than one person escaping together, everything will be different.

Among those who escape, some can hide in the dark. In this way, if someone is treated harshly and does not receive the treatment they deserve, the person in the dark can go back and report. With this layer of insurance, the noble lord will consider it. Pay a little money to give them a taste of real sweetness.

And only if more people escape together can they transfer their property at the stage where they can reap dividends, wait until they have the capital to do some small business, and then run away collectively to escape liquidation.

Every step carries a considerable risk of failure, but compared to falling to the bottom and losing his privileges and guarantee of survival, he thinks it is worth the risk.

…

Bang!

The urchin threw the stone into a mansion where the city lord was entertaining guests, then turned around and ran away.

Lin Yantao looked at the stone that hit his bedside table and the content written on it in deliberately crooked handwriting. The corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. The strongest fortress is often breached from within.

He didn't dare to send people to Ketian City to recruit people with great fanfare, because he would be beaten by a powerful Contra who wouldn't even know him.

But now, the problem no longer exists. There is a guide who can take people across the desert, and then all we need to do is arrange for someone to pick him up.

…

In the dark alley, the man with his hood pulled down leaned against the wall. Without turning his head, he just said lightly: "Here? Are your things ready?"

"Sir... Your Excellency, the list has been drawn up. Here it is..."

brush!

Ji Zhen didn't see clearly how the list in his hand got into the opponent's hands.

"Why are there old and weak people up there? There can't be old people, disabled people, or children. Women must be healthy women, and they can't be pregnant. Do you understand?" A sneer appeared at the corner of the mouth under the hood.

"You've already become a bitch, why do you still have to build a memorial arch? Let me guess why you brought these old and weak people with you. Do you want to relieve some pressure on your city lord?

It seems that you still have a conscience, but people with a conscience generally don't live long! "The hooded man talked about the list in his hand: "Do as I say, otherwise..."

Otherwise, this list will appear on Zheng Yan's desk tomorrow. This is a list and a certificate of submission. As a small person, even if he doesn't want to, Ji Zhen can only hand over his initiative.

"Little... I understand, I will do it now!"

In the next week, Jizhen's collection team began to expand, and the expanded manpower was gradually replaced by strong men. This is understandable. Collection is dangerous and requires stronger people to participate.

But no one noticed that these were the loudest complaints against the city lord. These young and strong people thought that they would live a better life after leaving the city. Even without the temptation of the nobles, they were young and strong, relying on There is always a way out if you work hard.

So, they split. Although they didn't say it explicitly, they understood it tacitly. Finally, one day a week later, Ji Zhen led them to a remote and remote oasis. The storm swept behind them and buried them. After leaving their footprints, Ji Zhen ordered everyone to rest in the oasis.

"Lu En, Li Er, Zhao Mingyi, you come with me." The three of them seemed to have expected this, but some of the more perceptive people noticed that something was wrong in the atmosphere.

Ji Zhen patted the shoulders of the three of them and said: "I know that you three are the most capable in the team and the ones who want to go out and have a try. Now I will give you a chance. Follow me! I will take you Cross this desert and go to the big city to make a living, but you have to listen to me!"

Li Er turned around and looked at the footprints buried in the sand, seeming to understand something. Then he looked at the other two people, ambition revealed in each other's eyes.

"Okay! We're done!"

The three strongest men in the team took up their weapons, and the bright spears reflected the cold light. They guarded Jizhen and walked towards the collection team of eighteen people. In terms of force, they had the advantage with the sharpest weapons. .

"The wind was very strong just now!" Ji Zhen sat on the root of a tree of unknown age and said in a confused manner: "With such a strong wind, we may not be able to tell the way back."

"With you here, how could I not find the way back?" There are always some people who don't care about the atmosphere, but Ji Zhen is very satisfied with his follow-up.

"Yes! But what if I wasn't there? I've been to death, are you all stuck here?"

The words fell, the voices were noisy, and the words carried these panics.

Boom, boom, boom! The spear hit the ground hard, and Li Er shouted at the top of his lungs: "Quiet!"

The uniform movements of the three people calmed everyone down, while Ji Zhen patted his butt and stood up.

"Follow me! Go to the city across the desert, or stay and find your own way back. We are all the strongest people in the city. I think you should know how to choose."

As soon as Ji Zhen said this, someone came forward excitedly: "You! You traitor! The city lord treats you so well and gives you food and drink. Did he even feed you to the dog?"

Poof!

Ji Zhen waved his hand: "Pull it down."

The man who stepped forward to argue widened his eyes and looked at the spear stuck in his stomach, his eyes full of fear.

"The legs are on your own body. We can walk if we want. This guy obviously doesn't understand this, so he doesn't need these legs!"

Li Er! "

"exist!"

"Go and saw his legs off for me!"

"yes!"

Ji Zhen glanced at the remaining seventeen people, but no one dared to look at him.

[To be continued]

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