At the same time, Chen Husheng was also discussing Zhang Tiantao's provocation with Haifengqiu.
"If Bai Zhi is appointed as the next consul, there will be no voice." Chen Husheng squinted at Hai Fengqiu, "Her ability is actually no worse than yours. Don't think that hiding her like this is protecting her. "
"You can't leave all the work that may go out of the city to her." Haifengqiu's smile was bitter, "Tanggu is so busy, Qi Haoyu and Xiaoshan still guard her every step of the way, just for fear that something will happen to her. Brother-in-law, you just Don't cause any trouble for us."
"Your sister mentioned that her pregnancy is very dangerous. No matter how dangerous it is, she is about to give birth. Can't you wait until she is finished giving birth before officially starting work?" Chen Husheng knocked on Hai Fengqiu's head, "Xinjiang City is doing these little tricks. It has no impact on your unity, but how can the people below understand you all? It's hard to talk about many things when people's hearts fluctuate, and the minds of those free hunters in the outer city are even more alive. It's not easy for us to get everyone together , is it interesting to create chaos and divide into factions again?"
"In terms of weight, she can overwhelm those below her, but even after giving birth, she still has two children to take care of, and the breeding project of high-quality seeds must be hers. The burden is all placed on her, but who will take care of the two children?" Hai Fengqiu frowned and thought for a long time, "How about letting her show up and say something during the New Year and holidays? Is it okay for her to take care of her children at home and do research?"
"You, you, let's do it like this for now. Anyway, you all discuss things together, and you don't mind who is the leader and who does the work." Chen Husheng stretched himself, "You can see this for yourselves. Let's do it, I have to go back to the Dragon Palace to guard Xiaofei. If you don't watch it carefully, Xiaofei will suffer a big loss if Qi Haoyu takes your sister and I in advance. "
Hai Fengqiu felt worried, but at the same time felt that Xiao Fei was still too young, so he said, "Isn't it too early to be on strict guard now?"
"You forgot about the troubles you made when you were a child!" Chen Husheng slapped him, "Bai Zhi and Zhang Tianzhao have their second child, so just put all your thoughts into your stomach. Is it so difficult to date a suitable girl when you see her? "
When he was a child, he was strictly guarded against him and didn't allow him to find girls. When he grew up, he tried his best to encourage him to be immoral. Haifengqiu wiped his face helplessly, "I'll try to date someone if you like him. Tomorrow we will be four It may take two or three days to go to Xijing alone. Tomorrow’s symposium will drag on and become three days. Zhang Tianzhao and I will come here every morning to show our faces. We need to completely clear up the matter in Xijing. "
"Can we let Bai Zhi come to the meeting tomorrow? It's most natural for her to interrupt the progress now." Chen Husheng touched his chin and smiled very kindly. "We just happened to join Zhang Tiantao's army, and then sold batches of bags to him at a high price. We wanted to see our Donghai jokes and suffocate him to death."
Hai Fengqiu nodded and smiled while making notes. After a while, he replied: "Zhang Tianzhao said that as long as he doesn't go on a business trip, he can arrange for his wife to do anything. Bai Zhi has already asked Qi Haoyu to look for information."
The conference room of Donghai City Hall is very simple, with the same pragmatic style as the people of Donghai. Simple wooden tables and chairs are arranged in two groups. Other than that, there is no decoration, but there are a few windows facing the triangular garden. The canopy-like canopy is as green as emerald, which is extremely attractive. There were a total of twenty people in the Xinjiang City visiting group, and everyone looked attentive. From time to time, some people were attracted by the scenery outside the window.
In Xinjiang City, except for Chen Husheng and the deputies of several departments who looked like they were in a meeting, they sat down serious when they came in. The other city hall staff with name tags simply came in and listened to whoever was free, going in and out endlessly. . Chen Husheng chuckled, completely ignoring this unorganized, undisciplined and leaderless behavior.
Zhang Tianzhao and Bai Zhi came in and sat down in the corner, taking the opportunity to drink tea and replenish their saliva between the speeches of the leader of Xinjiang City. Zhang Tianzhao gestured to Haifengqiu, and Haifengqiu, who had been yawning since he sat down, walked arm in arm with him. .
Donghai's counterattack was swift and powerful. Zhang Tiantao smiled bitterly and watched the two brothers go out.
The leader of the group was a fat man in his late fifties. When he found out that No. 2 of Donghai City had run away with the main target of unity, the family member of the pregnant woman who was making soy sauce changed her seat to No. 2 in a serious manner. He was so angry that the flesh on his fat face was all gone. Drooped down.
"This is Gu Baizhi. Xiao Gu will officially take over my job after his vacation and serve as the governor of the East China Sea." Chen Husheng happily introduced the guests of the Xinjiang City delegation to Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi nodded one by one to the opposite side. In addition to making an appearance today, her main job was to interrupt Zhang Tiantao's skill reading. No need to be polite.
The announcement at this time that Bai Zhi would take over as governor in a few months was completely a counterattack against Xinjiang City's provocative behavior.
The attitudes and positions of Zhang Tianzhao and Bai Zhi on major matters are completely consistent with Hai Fengqiu's. Whoever takes the position of consul reflects the collective will of the leaders. There is not much difference between Chen Husheng and Gu Baizhi. There was no reaction from the East China Sea.
Donghai's counterattack was too powerful. The guests opposite, including Zhang Tiantao, were all shocked. Zhang Tiantao looked at Chen Husheng in astonishment. Chen Husheng smiled at him and nodded, his face full of kindness.
"All in all, the fact that we can sit down and talk face to face in this conference room today is a great progress for Xinjiang City and Donghai!" The fat captain held the teacup and competed with Chen Husheng, who smiled kindly, and prepared A good cliche was thrown out, "We feel that our two cities can communicate and cooperate in many aspects. Donghai has a high level of scientific research, and our Xinjiang City has a large land, abundant resources, and a large population and great needs. They are complementary to each other." Fatty Leader Hahahaha.
In the past few years, everyone in Donghai has become accustomed to saying whatever they want. When encountering this kind of cliche, Chen Husheng was not willing to accept it at all.
Xiaoshan pushed open the door of the conference room and greeted the fat captain, "I am Gu Tianshan, the representative of the East China Sea Friendship Base Tanggu. Just listen to me and say nothing."
Bai Zhi's off-field support interrupted the reading too timely. Chen Husheng nodded to Xiao Shan, "You can sit next to your sister."
Tang Gu officially debuted as the East China Sea Friendship Base. Chen Husheng also emphasized the kinship relationship between Tang Gu and Gu Baizhi, which has rich meanings.
Zhang Tiantao said nothing and took a pen to write a summary on the notepad, looking serious as if he was attending a meeting seriously. The group leader never thought that a third party would appear in the bilateral talks. He drank tea and waited for Zhang Tiantao to speak to save the situation. As expected, the conference room became silent.
Xiaoshan communicated with Bai Zhi in his mind, "After Zhang Tiantao scolded the group leader's mother, he started scolding the group leader's brother again. The group leader's brother is the No. 1 in Xinjiang City."
"What is the leader thinking?"
"The leader wants to use public funds to buy a space bag after the meeting, and then go to the commercial street to buy clothes or something." Xiaoshan smiled happily, "He is here to get gold plating, and the person who really makes the decision is Zhang Tiantao."
"It's such a waste for a group leader to think about this when he's in a meeting. You borrowed Qi Haoyu's superpower." Bai Zhi sat upright and looked like she was ready to listen to the fat group leader's speech. Her serious look was just like Zhang Tiantao's.
The fat leader finally found an emergency solution. He took out the manuscript and read it, talking about the difficult past and imagining a bright future. He read the manuscript in a cadence and with emotion, which made him look very professional. His team members also cooperated skillfully, including the deputy leader, who either nodded in agreement or smiled in agreement. Each of them expressed their expression in different ways, but they all stood firm and clearly expressed their support for the leader's speech, each with their own subtle performance. .
The pragmatic Donghai people were fascinated by the performance.
The leader's speech can be summed up in two sentences: Xinjiang City needs defense covers and space bags, and Donghai will pay tribute quickly.
"Xiao Gu, what do you think?" Chen Husheng smiled and kicked the ball to Bai Zhi.
In situations like this, you have to keep your word. Isn't Chen Husheng just pretending to be handing over power? Zhang Tiantao, who was trying to maintain a smile, was so shocked that his left eyelid cramped. He knew that Bai Zhi had the upper hand in a fight with his strong aunt and was definitely quite capable, but Bai Zhi had not appeared in public in the past few years, and he did not expect that Donghai would really delegate power to her.
"There is no possibility of communication under the defensive shield." Bai Zhi categorically rejected Xinjiang City's number one request, "We in Donghai always attach great importance to the personal safety and quality of life of women and children. If Xinjiang City feels that without a defensive shield, the safety of your family cannot be guaranteed. Send all the women and children to Donghai. Our Donghai is not only safe, but also has a higher standard of living than Xinjiang City. I won’t report specific comparative data. Donghai can provide the children of Xinjiang City with food, housing, and free tuition. Arrange jobs for the women. We ensure that they can live a safe and happy life without worries about food and clothing in the East China Sea."
Donghai City now has everything, but it lacks women and children. It doesn't matter whose family the child originally belongs to. After living in Donghai for a few years, he has been branded as Donghai. When he returns to Xinjiang City, he will be close to Donghai for the rest of his life. It is easy for women in Donghai to find jobs. There are various benefits and subsidies for pregnancy and child rearing. They can survive well without relying on men at all. It is even less likely that women will leave once they come. Only women and children will have a future. Helping others raise their wives and children will not hurt the East China Sea. When Bai Zhi spoke, all Donghai people, including Chen Husheng, nodded in agreement.
Donghai is now very strong in recruiting troops, and everyone wants them. If the safety of women and children is used as a defensive shield, the topic will lead to exchanging population for resources. Zhang Tiantao pressed his temples with a headache, feeling that Tang My sister-in-law is more difficult to deal with than Zhang Tianxu said.
"The space bag store has a price tag of one hundred and twenty each. If you need it, you can go and buy it directly. We in Donghai respect and protect the interests of small and medium-sized handicraftsmen. If they are willing to sell, you can buy it." Bai Zhi accepted it when she saw that it was good, "My That’s the view.”
"As far as I know, the maximum capacity of your space pockets in Donghai is twenty cubic meters. The space bags sold by self-employed people who open stores are only three cubic meters." Zhang Tiantao smiled at Bai Zhi, "Our exchange and cooperation on space pockets will not hurt To the benefit of small craftsmen, right?”
The leader's speech just now only mentioned Donghai's contribution, but did not mention Xinjiang City's contribution. Although exchanges and cooperation sounded good, he still only wanted the benefits and did not want to pay for it. Bai Zhi asked unceremoniously: "You know how much it costs to build twenty cubic meters?" Is that so? Can your Xinjiang City afford the exchange of materials of equal value?"
Bai Zhi spoke with dignity, and Chen Husheng nodded in agreement solemnly.
Xiao Shan, who often took Mian Ning to the Dragon Palace for a few laps when he had nothing to do, almost choked on his saliva. He knew the cost of the space package. The material source of the space wallet is ordinary mutated cat and dog skins, and the cost is at most worth an eight-cent Roujiamo. There is still five cents spent on opening the back door to self-destruct. The cost of the space waist bag is slightly more expensive. The leather belt and metal buckle cost another five cents, and at most two meat buns.
The expressions of the people in Xinjiang City are not quite right. Donghai just ignored Xinjiang City before, and his attitude was not so tough. Most people in Xinjiang City think that only Xijing is qualified to be on an equal footing with Xinjiang City. Although emerging cities like Donghai have strong development momentum, they are far inferior to Xinjiang City in terms of contraction strength. In their view, Donghai is not qualified to talk to them on an equal footing. Bai Zhi's arrogant demand for equal exchange made them very uncomfortable.
The fat captain coughed displeasedly and looked at the principal, Chen Husheng. Chen Husheng looked at Bai Zhi with a smile and didn't think there was anything wrong with his successor's attitude at all.
"What do you want us to give in exchange? High-quality and high-yielding seeds?" Zhang Tiantao pragmatically put aside his nominal boss and directly dug a hole for his sister-in-law. Donghai City has such a rich supply of materials, so it must have a secret agricultural production base. As long as Bai Zhi mentions that he doesn't look down on Xinjiang City's seeds, he can ask Donghai and Xinjiang City to have more exchanges in agricultural production. Whether the negotiation is successful or not is something that needs to be considered after the negotiation. Now that Donghai's attitude has relaxed, he needs to open more gaps and strive to talk about everything and suppress it.
Bai Zhi received the data that Xiao Shancai dug out of Zhang Tiantao's brain, and smiled at her relatives who worked hard to score points, "As far as I know, your total agricultural production this season has decreased by more than ten percent compared to the previous season, and the cotton production has decreased by more than ten percent. The yield is reduced by nearly 20%. In other words, your seeds are seriously degraded. There is no need to exchange seeds."
Zhang Tiantao's expression changed. Although this data was only approximate, it was very close to the data he had. The matter of seed degradation is even more secret in Xinjiang City. Even the ordinary leading cadres don’t know about it. How did Donghai know about it?
This was the first time for most people in Xinjiang City to hear about such serious degradation of grain crops from outsiders. The members didn't quite believe it and talked among themselves.
"Our agricultural production this season is the best harvest in history!" The ignorant fat leader slapped the table, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand the situation!"
"You really haven't done a good job of keeping confidentiality. There have been a lot of people coming from Xinjiang City recently, and it's too easy to know something." Bai Zhi calmly teased someone.
Zhang Tiantao silently blamed Sha Ting for the leak. He adjusted his mentality and started again, "We need both a defensive cover and a space bag. Since you are willing to sit down and talk to us, you must be willing to exchange. We need to get it." What exchange?"
Bai Zhi glanced at Chen Husheng, and then the person who was really in charge spoke up.
"A defensive shield is absolutely impossible, but part of the three-cubic space wallet can be traded." Chen Husheng turned his head and looked at the representatives of various departments sitting here, "What specialties from Xinjiang City do you need from each department?"
The cries of "no" and "no need" kept coming. Chen Husheng spread his hands helplessly, "We don't seem to be lacking anything."
"Then help first..." Zhang Tiantao said with a smile on his face, but Bai Zhi interrupted him from reading the note for free assistance.
"If you can't use it for the time being, just replace it with something that won't break down. Xinjiang City has a lot of coal and steel, how about we exchange some?" Bai Zhi was a little dissatisfied, "Actually, we don't need to trade with Xinjiang City at all. We also have to find a place to put it, and adjusting the warehouse is super troublesome.”
It is the consensus of Donghai people to exchange space for strategic materials such as steel and ore. Dragon Palace is very good at converting crystal core energy into energy, and there is no shortage of energy at all. Bai Zhi's strategy for raising coal prices is to raise prices on the ground. Chen Husheng shook his head in embarrassment: "We can't use steel for the time being, let's change it to coal!"
Xinjiang City does have coal, but the output of the Huangshi Coal Mine that has resumed production cannot fully meet the needs of Xinjiang City, and it is an important material that is absolutely impossible to exchange. It seems very cost-effective to exchange temporarily idle steel resources for urgently needed space packages.
First: Although steel is very useful, judging from the current technical level, Donghai will remain idle even if it is used. Letting Donghai exchange useful strategic materials for idle strategic resources is to weaken Donghai's strength. This opportunity must not be missed.
Second: Steel is different from other materials. Various types of steel have their own uses. They cannot be cut or compressed. Most of them cannot be put into space bags for transportation. There are no large-scale transportation vehicles. Now that the main means of transportation is carried on the shoulder, it is quite difficult to transport heavy steel from Xinjiang City back to the East China Sea. Even if Haifengqiu, who has a large space, installs it himself, how much can he fit in? It takes several months to go back and forth. As the second leader of Donghai City, how many times can he make the trip?
Zhang Tiantao asked for an adjournment of the meeting, and huddled in a corner with several major partners to exchange opinions. They initially agreed on the idea of replacing steel. He believed that as long as the negotiations were clear about how much Haifengqiu could install and the operation was done properly, it would be entirely possible for Xinjiang City to exchange to the present level. The much-needed space package also left most of the steel in Xinjiang City. The group leader finally made a firm statement, saying that with the authorization they had received, they could only trade space packages with steel.
Chen Husheng reluctantly agreed, but insisted on only changing to a three-cubic space wallet, not talking about pocket bags.
A fierce battle ensued between the two sides. Chen Husheng took a picture of a list he had just brought from Dragon Palace before the meeting, and asked for the steel according to the order. Every time Zhang Tiantao mentioned that they no longer had a certain type of steel, or that the quantity was small and Xinjiang City itself needed it, Bai Zhi could always interrupt his reading in time and tell him the quantity, storage location and even management of this type of steel. The names of the officers were announced, and Zhang Tiantao's face was covered in blood when he was photographed, while Chen Husheng was beaming.
The meeting adjourned at noon, and Chen Husheng invited guests from Xinjiang City to the canteen for a working meal. The environment of the inner cafeteria of the city hall is quite good. The main entrance faces the green grass of the triangular garden. The large tree more than ten meters high seen on the second floor stands in the middle of the lawn. The canopy of the tree is like a canopy. There are more than a dozen groups of stone tables and chairs under the shade of the tree. , most people choose to eat under the trees, and the atmosphere is relaxed and leisurely.
Zhang Tiantao happily held the plate and sat across from Bai Zhi. He lowered his voice and asked with a smile: "Are you taking revenge for yesterday?" His demeanor was quite good, and he was not at all embarrassed about yesterday's provocative behavior.
"Of course it is." Bai Zhi admitted frankly and then politely asked Zhang Tiantao to try the vegetarian food she brought. "A Zhao mentioned that he used to eat this when he was a child. We learned how to make it. Let the second brother try to see if it is Ningcheng style."
"The taste is very authentic! Have you ever thought about going to Xinjiang City to visit relatives with A Zhao?" Zhang Tiantao has an excellent ability in finding breakthroughs, and he also possesses the qualities of some excellent politicians - shameless.
"It's...not suitable for me to travel far away now." Bai Zhi politely rejected him without any sign of anger, nor did she say whether it was because of her big belly or work commitments. It's safest to tell shameless politicians half the time.
Zhang Tianzhao's wife is cute in every little way. Feeling that Xinjiang City was sure to win, Zhang Tiantao, who had already adjusted his mood, laughed loudly and said, "Brother and sister, thank you for your hard work."
Bai Zhi, who knew exactly what Zhang Tiantao was thinking, responded with a gentle smile. She couldn't do it shamelessly against politicians, but she could still pretend to be virtuous and virtuous.
The fat captain looked at Zhang Tiantao gloomily. There was an 80% certainty that returning to Xinjiang City with the space wallet would happen. The deputy captain's behavior of trying hard to show off his points made him very unhappy. He casually found an excuse and asked his secretary to call Zhang Tiantao over.
Xiaoshan came over and reported to Bai Zhi: "Fifth sister, my brother-in-law's second cousin is very dishonest. When they were having a small meeting, he suggested to find out how much space could be installed in Haifengqiu, and then give us a price that seemed to be favorable, so that we could get a lot of money. Take as many space wallets as you want, get the space wallet first, and then find an excuse to leave most of the steel in Xinjiang City."
"Is there anyone who can move things more efficiently than Haifengqiu?" Bai Zhi smiled, "Let Brother Chen spread the news that Haifengqiu has 600 cubic meters of space. Anyway, if he dares to ask for a pole, I will. Sell it to him. It's immoral to steal things, and no one will do business with us after doing this for the first time. After negotiating the contract, let Hai Fengqiu move it in an open and honest manner!"
The negotiation lasted for three days before it ended, and it was finally agreed that Donghai would exchange 3,000 three-cubic space wallets for 60,000 tons of steel of various specifications and models in Xinjiang City. Donghai delivered the goods to your door. After the transaction was completed, the steel was stored in an open-air warehouse outside Xinjiang City and handed over to the custodians sent by Donghai for safekeeping. Donghai organized its own transportation force to transport the steel.
It is easy to send three thousand space wallets to Xinjiang City. It is not that easy to transport 60,000 tons of steel back to the East China Sea. It's hard to say what will happen to Haifengqiu on the road. Without Haifengqiu, Donghai would have no way to transport the steel back. As long as the things are still in Xinjiang City, it doesn't matter whose name they belong to. These space bags are no different from those picked up for free. The visiting delegation from Xinjiang City all felt that the Donghai people were being so rigid in their business dealings in the last days. It was a bit silly to be so idealistic.
Hai Fengqiu clarified Mian Ning's doubts while eating at Bai Zhi's house: "If they have no conflict with us. Space equipment can enhance human strength. In this era, human beings can only survive better if they unite, and we should share it. If They are in conflict with us. The space equipment that we can explode whenever we want is a time bomb held by the controller in our hands. The more behemoths like Xinjiang City and Xijing are like Xinjiang City and Xijing, the more time bombs we send there. In the future, When there is conflict, we have more say.”
For the people of Donghai, in addition to the strategic invisible benefits of time bombs, each space wallet that costs less than a Roujiamo can be exchanged for 20 tons of steel, which is a huge profit. As for the plans behind Xinjiang City's smiling face that were not on the table, Hai Fengqiu didn't take them seriously at all. Bai Zhi spent three days arguing with Zhang Tiantao, creating favorable conditions for Haifengqiu to take away all the steel at once. It is easy to figure out Qingjiang City's plan with Donghai and Yugu's abilities. Knowing their plan, Haifengqiu can do a lot. Xinjiang City's attitude is just a little bit different. For the sake of huge benefits, Donghai doesn't care.
Whether they are official residents or temporary residents of the outer city, everyone here in the East China Sea is eagerly looking forward to the official release of the space package. No one noticed that supply point No. 6, nearly a hundred kilometers away from Donghai City, was transformed into a forest farm protected by a large defensive shield. It also welcomed a group of temporary residents who had no idea where they were.
