Chapter 25: Shi Cheng's Rivals
As soon as Poye's words came out, all the people present who wanted to refute him were speechless.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Poye looked at Chapas, Adecha, and Gonado, and continued: "The three Your Excellencies, the Leader, the Deputy Leader, and the General Staff, this is also the real reason why I opposed the investigation of the Foreign Chamber of Commerce a few days ago, not because I am a child of a big businessman's family. The Great Wei Empire is right next to us, and the guy in our hands may not even be a burning stick in the eyes of the Cold Moon people, shouldn't such a real threat be taken into account by us? If we off those Cold Moon Chamber of Commerce, how long will our ideals and newborn Kawa mothers be able to hold out? ”
Some of the officers present inexplicably appeared in the hearts of Egan before he died, and several younger officers couldn't help but shudder.
Adecha and Gonado were silent.
Cempas frowned, he sighed lightly, and said, "So where does the money come from?" The wealth of the whole country is now in the hands of those foreign chambers of commerce, and if we can't reclaim the wealth that belongs to Mother Kawa, what can we rely on to develop the country and restore production? ”
"But we also need investment from abroad, leaders." Poye said.
"I welcome the investment of foreign chambers of commerce, Poye. For the poor countries of the world today, the absence of foreign investment means the cut off of the road to development, and I realized this cruel reality when I was studying in Wei. But the key point is that the lifeblood of the country cannot be completely handed over to someone else, otherwise we will not be able to do anything. Cempas looked at Poye and said with great seriousness.
Seeing what Poye was still trying to say, Chapas comforted: "Don't worry, my request for the army to temporarily supervise the property of all foreign chambers of commerce in Kawa City does not mean that we will confiscate them all, we will only take away those shops with too long hands and sin and blood on their hands. ”
One of the officers sitting at the head couldn't help but quip, "Leader, aren't you still planning to confiscate them all?" ”
There was a low burst of laughter in the tent, and the tension had finally eased.
Cempas smiled helplessly twice, and said: "Anyway, we will screen it well, and we won't overturn a boatload of people with a rod, no matter what, as long as those foreign chambers of commerce are willing to put their hands and feet into the rules, we will still pinch our noses and treat them as friends." ”
Bitadara still looked a little dissatisfied, but he still knew the general situation in his heart, and he didn't say anything after pursing his lips.
Poye did not continue to argue, he fell silent.
Seeing that Poye didn't speak, Chapas continued: "Poye, maybe you want to say that we can also cooperate with them in the lifeline industry, so may I ask, will the Cold Moon people trust us more or trust their previous partners in our country?" After giving them the status of cooperation, will they have to inch in and ask for a greater voice? Well, if they take 10,000 steps back, even if they are willing to trust us and cooperate with us, we will be the absolute disadvantage in this partnership, and we will never want to have our own ambitions and deeds. Everyone should know exactly what the Cold Moon people want, right? Yes, all they want is an obedient plantation and an obedient overseer, and if we compromise, we will fail, and the country of Kawa will still be a barren country with a beautiful window in a corner of the royal city, and nothing will change. ”
"Colleagues, the road ahead is difficult, but we must persevere." "I don't see any other way to go," Chappas said in a firm tone, and I'm sure you're clear about it. ”
Poye did not continue to argue, but judging by his expression, it was clear that he was not convinced.
However, there was a result of this meeting, and although the future direction of the officers' alliance had not yet been clarified, the plan for the formation of a new government and the short-term planning plan were approved at this meeting.
……
The fog was shrouded, but a new day had begun.
Wu Neng got up from the bed, facing the morning light that came in through the cracks in the wall, sleepy-eyed he slowly stretched his waist, according to the arrangement agreed by the three of them in private before, Shi Cheng and the three of them will still have a free clinic in the village today, so Wu Neng still can't sleep lazy today.
But fortunately, Tie Mian put the homework of teaching Wu Neng to practice martial arts in the evening very humanely, which made Wu Neng not feel bitter while rubbing his sore muscles, and at the same time stubbornly followed Shi Cheng and Tie Mian around the village.
"Which one are you going to go to first today?" Wu Neng asked a little confused.
Shi Cheng flipped through a damp notepad, looked at the notes he had made before, and said, "Just now when I went to Aunt Meda to fetch water, I heard Agul's son Kanda say that a villager named Dodopp, who lives in the south of the village, accidentally broke his leg while chopping firewood yesterday evening, and I plan to go to his house to check on the situation first. ”
Wu Neng nodded, but Tie Mian was a little puzzled, "Broke your leg?" Although this village is very crowded, it is not very large in terms of area, why did we not hear the cries of the injured last night, and their families did not come to us? ”
Shi Cheng shrugged and said, "I don't know, Kanda said that he thought I had passed last night, so he didn't come to talk to us about it. ”
The doubts in Tie Mian and Wu Neng's hearts were deeper, but the two of them didn't guess too casually. For ordinary people, it would take about a cup of tea to walk from Aguer's house to the south of the village, and it would take even less time for cultivators like them, and they would soon understand what was going on.
Dodop's home was not difficult to find, and Shi Cheng and the three found a place after a little inquiry.
When the trio entered Dodopp's home, they found that there were already guests who had "taken the lead".
As Dodopp's wife and daughter led the three of them into the hut with respect on their faces, a young man with a childish spirit came out of the house.
The young man was short and thin, and looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, with a crooked strip of gray cloth wrapped around his left arm. He carried a patched rag bag on his back, and a cloth hat crumpled like a soaked lychee grass on his head.
Wu Neng was taken aback, this young man was no stranger to him, and the young man in front of him was one of those rebel members who had come to the village the day before yesterday.
The young man looked at the three people in front of him with his curious eyes, and then said with a smile: "You are the three strangers who have recently drifted to the village from the sea, I have listened to his Hun family and his daughter tell a lot about you when I was treating the legs of the man of this family, I really didn't expect that there are such good people as you among the strangers." ”
The young man's Chu Ze spoke with a thick accent, which was very different from the villagers of the small fishing village, and even Wu Neng had a little trouble figuring out what he was talking about.
As soon as the young man's words fell, Dodop's wife, who was standing not far from his right, hurriedly waved her hand in a panic and persuaded: "Little sir, these three are immortals from the Holy Kingdom, and they came to our village to save everyone from illness at the order of the Holy Venerable Heavenly Heroic Spirit, so you should have more respect when greeting the three immortals." ”
Shi Cheng had already desensitized to these increasingly outrageous rumors, and he just shook his head.
The young man said helplessly: "Auntie, our head of the regiment often tells me that there are no immortals in the world for a long time, and immortals are just a title now, and they are used to call ...... What are those people called...... Oh, anyway, Auntie, these three gentlemen must be good people, but they are all human beings like us, not real immortals, and many of the things that the head of the regiment said were later proved to be right. ”
The woman and her daughter did not agree with this, and both of them shook their heads like rattles.
The young man sighed, he continued to look at Shi Cheng and the others, then smiled and straightened his chest, and introduced himself with a little pride: "I am Fei Leihuo, the military doctor of the 17th Infantry Regiment under the First Legion, and I am now the director of the government medical hall in this village. ”
Wu Neng's heart was even more surprised, when he was in the village for free clinics before, he had also heard some rumors related to the villages in the western part of the Kawa country, in his impression, the people who lived in the west of the country were some unenlightened and shoddy evil people, but after just taking a face-to-face photo with this young man named Ferrejo today, a deep crack appeared in this stereotype in an instant.
Wu Neng was stunned for a moment, and after seeing the blank eyes of Shi Cheng and Tie Mian and Fei Mask's somewhat puzzled expressions, he suddenly reacted, and hurriedly translated what Fei Rejo had just said to Shi Cheng and Tie Mian.
"Military Medic...... The government medical center ......" Shi Cheng and Tie Mian looked at each other, the primitive life in the small fishing village these days had made them forget the once familiar word of the medical center.
"Hello, my name is Shi Cheng." After briefly introducing himself in Chu Ze, Shi Cheng asked in the official language of the Wei State, "So, you came here to treat the leg of that villager named Duoduopu?" ”
After Wu Neng translated Shi Cheng's words, Duoduopu's wife said gratefully, "Yes, Shi Cheng Immortal. Yesterday, my family head and a few neighbors went to the temple to chop wood, but accidentally fell their legs, people couldn't move, everyone panicked, fortunately, this little gentleman and another boss happened to be busy with business at the temple, so they directly sent my family head back after being cured. ”
Speaking of this, the woman said a little embarrassedly: "Recently, after the sacrifice to the gods, there is really nothing left at home, and my daughter received some medicine from you a few days ago, so I am really embarrassed to invite you empty-handed." I see that this little gentleman does have some skills, and his complexion was quite good when he was carried back, so I thought that I would raise some things in a few days, and I would like to invite you three immortals to come to our house again to have a look. ”
Wu Neng said dissatisfiedly: "Auntie, you are out of sight, the three of us have been treating everyone in the village during this time, when did we take the initiative to ask everyone for money?" It's satisfying to see you happy. ”
The woman laughed embarrassedly, and thanked the three of them flattered with her daughter.
Ferrejo also smiled, he scratched his head, and asked, "It seems that the three of you have very good medical skills, looking at the appearance of this little brother, are you from that very big country in the west?" But this brother in black seems to look different from you. ”
After Wu Neng translated Ferrejo's words, Shi Cheng and Tie Mian looked at each other, and then shook their heads in unison.
Shi Cheng pointed to the iron mask and said simply in Chu Ze's language: "He and I are both from the Union Khanate of the Western Continent. ”
As soon as the words came out, Shi Cheng felt that his words were a bit redundant, and these Kawa people in front of him probably didn't know what was going on between the Alliance Khanate and the Western Continent.
Dodopp's wife and daughter all had blank looks on their faces, and Ferejo lowered his head slightly and whispered the word "Union Khanate" a few times.
Soon, he raised his head and suddenly said: "I remember, our regimental commander told me about this country, so to speak, you and this masked gentleman are both Chitas?" ”
After Wu Neng translated it, Shi Cheng nodded.
Seeing Shi Cheng nodding, Ferrejo showed a rather bright smile on his face, he gave a thumbs up, and said to Shi Cheng and Tie Mian: "I heard our regiment leader talk about you Cheta people, and he said that you are the people in the world who are not afraid of the western power, and you are real warriors!" ”