Chapter 313: Negotiation
In the bustling city of New Linfen, the cost of living is extremely high. Because www.biquge.info it takes a long time to ship and buy, even those who are worth a lot of money can not afford to live in a hotel. The cheap car shop has become the foothold of these people in Xinlinfen.
These big car shops are often located in remote places with poor security. Because of the flow of customers, there are often shops, taverns and carpenters shops on the side.
Li Mu walked through the stinking livestock shed. The livestock, which is tied to the hut, is pulled out by a mutant two-headed cow from time to time. He shook his head and walked into the inn.
On the first floor of the big car shop are three shops, each of which can sleep more than 30 people. Most of the people who live here are poor people. There are stalls that sell tobacco leaves, and there are also some craftsmen who repair shoes and repair tires. Some surrounding farmers will also pick the vegetables and fruits they grow to Xinlinfen to sell. Others, who were raided by marauders and fled to New Linfen.
Li Mu also met a father and daughter who came to Xinlinfen for medical treatment. The radiation sickness on the father's body was obviously very serious, the edema on his cheeks was the size of a teacup, and the skin was stretched into translucent, and the green-black mutated tissue in the edema could be clearly seen. They couldn't afford to pay for the expensive medical bills in Xinlinfen, so they had to live in a big car shop and wait for death.
As soon as he walked up the creaking stairs, he noticed the daughter of the father and daughter coming down from the stairs with a flushed face.
The second floor of the big car shop is a single room, you can open a small stove, the fee is much more expensive than the chase shop, and the people who live in it are the lone businessmen who want to settle in the new Linfen.
In order to cure the disease, the father and daughter's meager savings have long been spent. In desperation, this daughter can only start a leather and meat business and endure here.
"Mr. Li.."
When she saw Li Mu, a trace of shame flashed on her face, and she hurriedly got out of the way, lowering her head, as if she wanted to bury her face in the ground.
Li Mu sighed, and through the tattered clothes, he could see that the girl's thin body was covered with scars and bruises. Those merchants who sleep in the wilderness all year round, and have to fight the wild beasts and thugs in the wilderness, will not have the heart to pity the jade.
This is the new Linfen, such things happen all the time, and what can he change. He took out three silver coins from his bosom and stuffed them into the girl's hand.
"Use this money to buy some food, buy some medicine, and treat the injuries on your body."
Ignoring the repeated thanks behind him, he pushed open the door of the private room, and then cautiously closed it. There are a lot of people in some small private rooms. Du Ge sat at the table, gobbling up a large plate of barley pancakes and fried mustard vegetables, and across from him sat a middle-aged man with a helpless face. Schubert huddled in the corner, and Kate sat cross-legged on the bed.
"Are you taking your shoes off?"
Li Mu glanced at her.
"Hmph, of course I took it off."
Li Mu nodded, pulled a chair and sat down.
The helplessness on Malamud's face deepened, and he cleared his throat, pulled a document from his bosom, and placed it on the table.
"Mr. Li, I have already contacted the headquarters for your request, and most of them are not problematic, but there are a few that need to be discussed again."
Malamud was disguised, and his appearance was no different from that of the Zhuxia people, and in order to be able to enter the cart shop without being obtrusive, he wore a tattered coarse cotton robe.
"Oh, where?"
"If the soldiers volunteer to stay in Rakin Bayd, we can let them stay here. But the officers were different, they had to go back to American. ”
Malamud looked directly at Li Mu, carefully observing the boy who looked like he should be less than twenty years old. If it weren't for Kate's endorsement, he couldn't believe that those legendary deeds were really the actions of this young man.
"Absolutely."
Li Mu readily agreed, the Amerikens did not have a casualty table for officers, and those officers who wanted to stay only needed to report one casualty. Larkin Bede is the territory of the Brotherhood of Liberty, and they have a way.
Moreover, these officers all have small estates in Ameriken, and only a few are willing to stay in Larkin Bayd.
"Second, it is impossible to supply weapons free of charge, let alone repair parts for heavy weapons."
Malamud shook his head, the cost of maintenance for the entire life of the main battle tank, SPG and power armor was not much cheaper than their original selling price. The military is now weak, its funding has been drastically cut, and even the maintenance of its own equipment has caused headaches to the upper echelons, so how can it be possible to provide gratuitous military support to an overseas force.
"Yes, this article can be changed to purchase decommissioned equipment at a 5% discount, but the equipment must be in good condition. If it's too broken, even if you ship it, we won't pay for it. ”
"No, the 50% discount is too low, and even if the decommissioned equipment is sold locally to security contractors and militiamen, it will not have this price. What's more, we also have to post the freight of the freighter. ”
Although Malamud agreed to sell the obsolete equipment at a discounted price, he objected to the 5% discount proposed by Li Mu. After a period of fierce bargaining, it was finally difficult to determine the discount at 6% off.
He took out his handkerchief, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and looked at Li Mu with a monster-like gaze, how could the other party seem to know more about the second-hand weapons market in Ameriken than himself.
"Now that our terms and conditions have been negotiated, I would like to ask you, when will your Brotherhood of Freedom be able to complete your mission?"
"No problem, I can guarantee that in five years, the Brotherhood of Liberty will be able to control most of the land of the Deccan Plateau and contain the forces of the Zhuxia Council for you."
Li Mu remembered the girl in the shop downstairs, and said in a low voice.
"As for the current city, in four years, we will attack the city."
In four years, the Brotherhood of Liberty will be able to train a sufficient number of officers and soldiers. Their cotton and cotton cloth can also completely destroy the backward plantation economic model of those industrialists.
Malamud was stunned by the confidence in Li Mu's eyes, if someone else said such a thing, he would only think that he was a madman. But Li Mu has a special temperament that makes people involuntarily believe his remarks.
"But what's in it for us?"
He felt completely suppressed in the middle of the negotiations.
"Quite simply, isn't the greatest benefit of the Brotherhood of Freedom, she will help you attract the attention of this behemoth Zhuxia. And, more crucially, we can help you kill Dumaguete. (To be continued.) )