After dinner, Chu Tianjiang asked Nicol and the others to accompany Clara for a walk, and the others also left consciously.

"What, is there any trouble?" Chu Tianjiang lit a cigarette. Although he has long lost his addiction to smoking, in Zhang Xiaogang's words, it is easier to convince others that he is a normal person by smoking a few cigarettes once in a while, especially in male-dominated occasions, smoking is a very common habit.

"We've had some minor troubles, and we're afraid we'll have to stay here for a few more days."

"What do you mean?"

"Over there, there's three days left. Today, Perez did not show up, and maybe he will never go to the trading floor again. ”

"So we'll be able to leave Las Vegas in three days?"

Stewart sighed and said, "Unless you plan to walk to Salt Lake City, we will have to stay, and we may be delayed for half a month." ”

"It's not a problem for a few of us to get to Salt Lake City, but no one else can do it."

"I went to the vehicle market, and the people who promised to sell me the car before all repented, not only returned the deposit I gave them, but also gave double the compensation according to the regulations."

"Isn't there any other vehicle to buy?"

"The rest, the ones that worked, were bought, and the ones that weren't bought, were all cars that were in very bad condition, and even if they got to Salt Lake City, they couldn't get to Denver."

"It looks like someone is deliberately trying to keep us here."

Stewart sighed and said, "Also, there's very little fuel available, not even enough to get our existing vehicles to Salt Lake City." On the grain market, almost all the grain merchants' stocks of grain have been booked by others, and they will not be replenished until half a month later at the earliest. ”

"How much food do we have left?"

"Fortunately, I purchased a batch of grain on the first day, and if I save a little, half a month should be enough."

"The point is, who's behind the scenes."

"You think it's Perez?" Stewart glanced at Chu Tianjiang and said, "This guy is really powerful, but he doesn't have such strong financial resources. ”

"Need a lot of money?"

"Although food, fuel and vehicles are all reservations, and only a deposit needs to be paid in advance, half of the deposit is about 30% of the total price. Las Vegas is a central trading city, and no matter how large Perez's caravans are, it is impossible to order all the food, fuel and vehicles in the city. ”

"Could it be the white clique behind him?"

"I don't think it's likely."

"For what?"

"While the Jewish group is strong, the Las Vegas white group will not offend the Denver Chamber of Commerce, but neither will it offend the Houston Chamber of Commerce. If the news spreads that the Las Vegas white group supports the Denver Chamber of Commerce against the Houston Chamber of Commerce, the other chambers of commerce will leave Las Vegas, or even cut off contact with the Las Vegas white group, and the small caravans will avoid Las Vegas. Unless the Las Vegas white syndicate intends to join forces with the Denver Jewish group, it will not do such a self-defeating thing. ”

"How likely is it that the two will join forces?"

"Almost equal to zero."

"For what?"

"Las Vegas and Denver are separated by Salt Lake City, and although both the white and Jewish groups are eyeing the black groups entrenched in Salt Lake City, the black groups openly support the slave trade, and Salt Lake City has an irreplaceable position in the slave trade. To put it more bluntly, both the white and Jewish groups, after the black group was destroyed, they had to ban the regular slave trade after the occupation of Salt Lake City, and from then on they had to trade illegally. If it's just entertainment slaves, because the number is already small, the impact is not very big. However, for the large number of labor slaves, the scale of the black market simply cannot meet the needs of the various groups to expand their labor. Perhaps, Las Vegas and Denver will gradually encroach on Salt Lake City, but they will definitely not join forces to destroy Salt Lake City. ”

"What if the target is something else?"

"Are there any other forces that are at odds with each other?" Stewart smiled and said, "If you don't go to Salt Lake City, you'll have to go south to Phoenix, then to El Paso, and then north to Denver via Albuquerque. As for defeating those small separatist forces, neither Las Vegas nor Denver need to join forces with each other. ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded thoughtfully and said, "So, if it is Perez who is the ghost, it is not the white group that supports him behind the scenes." ”

"It can only be the Denver Chamber of Commerce." Stewart sighed and said, "If I had to choose, I'd be more willing to face the Las Vegas white group." In any case, the white group will not fight against the caravan with open fire, and the Denver Chamber of Commerce will not be so polite. ”

"Really?" Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "On the bright side, at least if we stay in Las Vegas, Perez won't dare to deal with us." ”

"Do you want to stay in Las Vegas?"

"Of course not."

"You want to let Perez go?"

"Of course not."

"Then we can't stay in Las Vegas."

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "You mean, Perez is scared, he is making these famous halls to let us stay in Las Vegas?" ”

"Isn't it?"

"It's possible, but he wants to trap us more." Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Perez obviously won't buy all the food, fuel and vehicles, even with the full support of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, because he bought it at a high price, so he will definitely not buy and sell at a loss." To put it simply, after the goal of trapping us is achieved, he will break the contract, even if it is to lose the deposit already paid. ”

"That's for sure, and I'll do the same."

"So, how can this loss be compensated?"

"This ......"

"Obviously, he's eyeing us, the slaves we bought, and Nichol, to be exact."

"This ......"

"Tomorrow afternoon, you go to the food, fuel and vehicle suppliers and tell them clearly that whoever ordered the goods in their hands will not only help them pay the liquidated damages, but also buy them at twice the price, and pay the full amount immediately."

"This ......"

"What, there's a problem?"

"No, of course there is no problem, it's just that the cost is too big."

"Stewart, have you forgotten?"

Stewart was stunned for a moment, and didn't react for a moment.

"Money is not the problem, how to spend it is the problem." Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Our goal is to leave Las Vegas as soon as possible, and we can't delay here for too long." ”

"Even then, there's a good chance that Perez, or the Denver Chamber of Commerce, will be forced to buy all the goods."

"Will the Denver Chamber of Commerce trade at a loss?"

"If we can be taken down, not to mention anything else, just a few of Nicol and the others will be able to cover all the losses, and the rest will be all profits."

Chu Tianjiang was stunned for a moment and said, "This is also easy to do, I promise that Perez will not be able to pay off the payment." ”

"You're going to deal with him?"

"I'm going to deal with him, but I'm not going to kill him here, because we don't need to offend the white people in Las Vegas."

"And what are you going to do?"

"Make him destitute."

Stewart was stunned for a moment and said, "Old Chu, I know that you are very powerful, but Perez will not bring money with him, or even with him." ”

"Don't worry, I said I can do it, you just have to buy the goods."

Stewart sighed secretly and said, "Okay, I'll talk to those suppliers tomorrow, as long as we promise to pay liquidated damages, it shouldn't be a big problem." ”

"Don't skimp on money."

Stewart nodded, indicating that he understood what Chu Tianjiang meant.

"Okay, if it's okay, you can go back to your room and rest, Carol has been waiting for you for a long time."

When Stuart looked back, he saw that Carol was staring at him, and his face turned red.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, you like her, and she wants to be with you." Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "But I think that if you really love her, marry her as a wife and give her an official identity and status, otherwise she will always be inferior." ”

"I want to too, just ......"

"Just what, something else?"

"Of course not, but she's a maid."

"What!?" Chu Tianjiang wanted to give Stewart a slap in the face, "Stewart, if you think like this, you think that identity is more important than feelings, then I am looking at the wrong person." ”

"Lao Chu, I ......"

"Think for yourself. If you want to work with me in the future, instead of going to Denver and just breaking up, you have to change that mind. ”

Dropping these words, Chu Tianjiang got up and left.

Stewart looked at Chu Tianjiang's back and pondered for a while before calling Carol to the bedroom.

In the past few days with Chu Tianjiang, Stewart has long found that Chu Tianjiang's concept is different from everyone else, for example, he never regards the maids as inferior slaves, nor does he regard the purchased slaves as private property, but gives them enough respect and care. Although Chu Tianjiang was still enjoying the services provided by the maid, in his eyes, these were just the maid's work. Just as he provided the maids with the necessities they needed to survive and protect them from harm, everyone in the caravan had a role to play.

Under the influence of Chu Tianjiang, Stewart has also changed, but it is not very obvious.

As for whether to cooperate with Chu Tianjiang for a long time, it is an issue that Stuart should weigh carefully, and it is an issue that has a decisive impact on his future and fate. If this problem is not handled well, Stewart can only be complacent for a while, and will soon be beaten back to his original form.

Stewart is not a stupid person, obviously knows that there is no Chu Tianjiang, he is just a caravan general who has achieved nothing.