Kemp next to him was fascinated by what he heard, but he didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart. He just asked: "Does such a world really exist?"
"If you believe it and work hard to realize it, it will exist; if you don't believe it and think it won't exist at all, it will never exist."
Talat suddenly asked: "Have you seen Mr. Four?"
"I've seen him once."
The young Pasha exclaimed: "That must be wonderful."
"No," Zhou Jinru shook his head, "Any era has flaws, and there will still be inexplicable despair. Don't be superstitious."
Talaat shook his head: "At least I'm not qualified to evaluate it, because I haven't seen it yet. Only those who have walked this road are qualified to evaluate it and try to improve its shortcomings."
Zhou Jinru looked at this young man with admiration. He suddenly remembered that a hundred years later, if the oasis city named after Talaat was placed in Colombia, it would probably be titled "Holy".
This conversation was suspended before entering the living room. The four horse bandits had already prepared for today's grand party and were just waiting for the guests to arrive.
After casually meeting many business figures in the oasis territory, we finally got down to business. Everyone took their seats, four seats for the four horse bandits and one for the young pasha.
The first person to speak was Franklin. The Liboli's first words made the three horse bandits present frown.
He said: "Your Excellency Pasha, this is your territory, and the Gallic Company firmly supports your position."
Next to him, Jason, the head of the Victoria Company, frowned. What the Gauls meant by saying this was to push Talaat to the front desk. The young pasha looked majestic, but in fact he only had more than a hundred guards under his command. He was really powerful. It was the fourth gentleman behind him.
However, Jason was unwilling to be the first to express a different opinion. Who made Gaul more powerful now?
Maren Pasha didn't say a word. He picked up the water glass and took a sip. In terms of status, Talaat was a pasha, and he was also a pasha. They were equal, but the underlying identity was that Talaat was a bit older than him. Who was it? The starting point for young people is very high.
Among the four horse bandits, the one with the least psychological burden was Hoover. He ate and drank without any scruples, which made people around him roll their eyes.
"Don't look at me. Who has the final say in the oasis territory? It can never be decided in one or two sentences."
Hoover noticed something, wiped his mouth, and said nonchalantly: "Even if you are making a big fuss here today and leave the city, each of you still has to speak based on your strength. We are all the same, so don't pretend to be civilized people here."
"barbarian."
Maren Pasha turned his face disdainfully.
Hoover disagreed and turned to look at Talaat: "Your Excellency Pasha, Maren said that I am a barbarian, yes or no. One thing everyone knows is that you have been attacked again and again in Baisha Settlement. , there are even heavily armed horse bandits openly attacking your team, isn’t it good?”
Franklin suddenly raised his voice and interrupted: "Mr. Benjamin, please pay attention to your personal words!"
boom!
Hoover slapped the surface of the table and said angrily: "I am a barbarian. This is the way barbarians talk. Do you think it's inappropriate?!"
This is a piece of meat with no fear of threats from others.
Similarly, Zhou Jinru, who had been standing behind Talaat, was also curious. Among the four horse bandits present, Franklin belonged to Gaul, Jason belonged to Victoria, and Mullen belonged to Sargon. So, Hoover could compete with them. , why do you do this?
In the relatively primitive Sargon, luck alone was not enough, he had to have strong support.
Franklin's face turned pale and red after being slapped by Hoover. Just as he was about to get angry, the young Pasha asked: "You are saying this to tell me that only strong people can rule the oasis territory."
Hoover said calmly: "Are you interested in being a puppet?"
This sentence seemed to be directed at Talaat, but in fact it was a slap to Franklin's left cheek.
The Gauls rose in anger: "Benjamin! How dare you threaten Lord Pasha!"
Hoover wiped his mouth and left the table brazenly, not caring that the expressions of several people present changed: "I'll go if you've had enough to eat and drink!"
The leader of the horse bandits walked away.
Until Hoover walked away, Maren Pasha said angrily: "This barbarian has gone too far! He doesn't even give you the respect of your Excellency Pasha!"
Franklin snorted: "The business he usually does is different from us."
Talat asked curiously: "What is Benjamin's business?"
"Mining, he has several mining teams under his command, specializing in mining source stone veins."
The person who said this was Jason, and Talaat almost forgot that this person existed.
The mining method on Terra a hundred years ago was very simple and crude, which was in sharp contrast to Rem Billiton's large-scale mining machines a hundred years later. The former used a lot of manpower and was carried on shoulders, while the latter used a minimum of people, the most machines and equipment.
"There must be many Originium patients among Hoover's people."
This disease is terminal and there is no good solution even in Rhode Island, let alone in this day and age.
Franklin sneered: "Victoria has a lot of demand for crude source minerals, and we all know the close relationship between you and Hoover."
Jason immediately retorted: "Don't Gaul have any demand for Originium mines?"
Even after Hoover left, it could not avoid becoming a criticism meeting. Talaat did not speak, did not eat or drink, and just watched them argue.
After a while, someone came in and spoke a few words in Franklin's ear. He said without hesitation: "Just ten minutes ago, Hoover led a large group of horse bandits out of the city."
Maren Pasha's voice became shrill: "Where has he gone?!"
"What are you afraid of? He didn't go to rob your slave-trading team! He went to the southeast!"
Mullen blushed: "What a slave trading team, that's nonsense. As a regional pasha, I need to improve the living conditions of the people in the territory!"
Jason, who had been choked before, sarcastically said: "Mr. Franklin, I heard that Gaul's recruitment companies have been cooperating with Maren Pasha, and a large number of cheap Sargonian laborers have been transported to Gaul to work on plantations. Waiting for production work.”
"This is a normal business cooperation, don't you Victoria?"
Seeing that the three of them were about to quarrel again, Talat increased his voice and said: "Gentlemen, it's getting late. I should go back. Thank you for your hospitality today."
"Lord Pasha, you are laughing, let me see you off."
…
On the way back, Talaat sat on his horse and looked up at the sky without saying a word.
It was completely dark at this time, and the cool evening breeze blew on me, taking away the summer heat.
The young pasha walked at the front and suddenly said: "Is this my territory?"
