It Starts With A Mountain

Chapter 628

Cheng Dalei brought a thousand soldiers with him, and only brought Xu Shenji and Liu Facai with him. Today, he just came to see the situation in Shuofangcheng.

Riding a black bull into the city, Cheng Dalei stood at the gate of the city and looked around, and couldn't help yelling for a while.

"Song Bokang bullied me!"

There are dilapidated houses in sight, and none of the shops on both sides of the street are open. That's all, Cheng Dalei would not imagine that Song Bokang would give him a prosperous city. However, the ruins of Shuofang City are a bit outrageous.

The key is that there is no popularity in the city at all, and it does not mean that there is no one in the city. Cheng Dalei did see a few beggars basking in the sun in the corner of the wall, making heavy coughing sounds from time to time, making the whole city seem lifeless.

"The big boss..." Xu Shenji found that Cheng Dalei's face became obviously ugly.

Cheng Dalei came back to his senses: "Go, keep looking."

The three of them believed in their horses and walked around the city. In terms of the size of the city, Shuofang City was much larger than Toad City, but the city walls collapsed in many places. The city was also in ruins, and the three walked around and came to the City Lord's Mansion in Shuofang City.

Just as Cheng Dalei thought, there was no one in the City Lord's mansion.

Cheng Dalei sat on the handsome case in the hall with his legs crossed, and the excitement at the time of departure had now evaporated. The situation in Shuofangcheng was really worse than he imagined.

"Liu Facai, go for a walk in the city, catch your breath and ask, what is the situation in the city, and why it is like this."

Liu Facai agreed to go, Cheng Dalei sighed, and dragged Xu Shenji to the account of the City Lord's Mansion.

In fact, it is useless to check the accounts. The current Shuofang City is completely an empty city. Song Bokang removed the food, grass and weapons, completely with the intention of not leaving an inch of grass and cultivating the enemy. The so-called ledger is also an empty ledger, but more or less something can be seen from it.

Cheng Dalei found out the population of Shuofang City, and found that there were 50,000 households in Shuofang, which should be 20,000 to 300,000 people, but Cheng Dalei was surprised that all these people went there.

The city can be broken, the wall can collapse, the key is people. No one is nothing.

Cheng Dalei intends to let He Shen come over to take a look. He doesn't have the ability to manage internal affairs, and he can't see much from these accounts, not to mention Xu Shenji.

After a while, Liu Facai came back from outside and found the accountant all the way.

"The boss, I found an old man and asked, and I found out everything."

"Oh, what's the specific situation?" Cheng Dalei asked.

"The original city lord here was named Sun Boshan, who was sent by Song Bokang. He is not very authentic. As the city lord, he has looted all the people in the city over the past few years. Many civilians in the city died and fled. Let us, we will take away everything that can be transported in the city before. The order issued is to leave nothing behind."

"I already know this." Cheng Dalei looked at the empty city master's mansion, and what else could he think of: "What about people, I'm asking about people, where are all the people in the city?"

"I was tossed around by Sun Boshan before, and many people in the city left. This time everyone heard that the big boss took over the city of Shuofang, and the people in the city moved when they heard the wind, but those who could move left. Some of the old and weak women and children were left behind. , and not afraid of death."

Cheng Dalei was speechless for a while. Although Liu Facai didn't make it clear, Cheng Dalei also understood what he meant. After all, his reputation is not very good. The original people knew that the man-eating demon king was here, so how could he still stay here.

"The boss, there is one more thing. There are still some old and weak people in the city. Most of them are people who can't survive. The family has long run out of food. If we don't care about them, they will all starve to death. This matter..."

Cheng Dalei patted his head, feeling a little headache. Sure enough, the pie that fell from the sky is not so easy to eat. If you are not prepared, you will be knocked off your teeth by the stone hidden in the pie.

"It's hard for you to run again, and go back to Toad City to invite He Shen over to see how to rectify the city." Cheng Dalei said.

Cheng Dalei nestled behind the table, thinking about what to do next. Every time I think of one, I write it down on a piece of paper.

First of all, the city wall must be repaired, and the collapsed houses in the city must also be repaired. This is secondary, the key is people, as long as there are people, the agricultural, commercial and handicraft industries in the city can develop, and a dying city can come back to life.

But each of these things is a huge consumption. Even if there are refugees who move into Shuofang City, they must be self-sufficient until at least the fall, and in these days, they need Cheng Dalei to be fully responsible for their food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Cheng Dalei has worked hard all these years, and it is considered that he has saved some money, but one incident in Shuofang City is likely to consume Cheng Dalei's money.

Now Cheng Dalei doesn't realize that this is Song Bokang's strategy, but he already understands the difficulty of this matter. He can let him give up the city that he got in vain, and he can't give it up for the time being.

Perhaps, Song Bokang bet on Cheng Dalei's greed.

Of course, Shuofang City is not without advantages. The city is built on the river, the river beach has countless fertile fields, and the geographical location is also more important. Toad City has indeed reached the bottleneck period of development. If he wants to expand his power, Cheng Dalei needs to open a new base.

Tonight, Cheng Dalei and Xu Shenji rested in Shuofang City, Cheng Dalei was guarding an oil lamp and sighed.

"Master, if it's really so embarrassing, it's better to leave Shuofang City, and we'll go back to Toad City tomorrow."

"Isn't it a pity to give up in vain. Besides, what Heshen said may not be unreasonable. If you want to protect yourself, you need to have the strength to protect yourself. With the little family background of Toad City, I am afraid that it will not be able to survive in this troubled world." Facing Xu God machine, Cheng Dalei can still say a few words from his heart.

"Teacher, may I ask you something?" Cheng Dalei suddenly said, "Do you think we can take over the world in the future, splitting the territory and forming a prince?"

Cheng Dalei is not without ambition, he just hasn't made up his mind.

Xu Shenji frowned and thought for a while, and said, "In my opinion, no one can say anything about taking the world. It's impossible to say that good things will fall on our brothers that day. Having said that, if the big boss is really in such a difficult situation, just give up. With this family business, it is still our brothers who occupy the mountains as kings, aren't they happy and comfortable for a lifetime?"

Cheng Dalei warmed his heart, lowered his head and continued to flip through the account book in front of him. If he really gave up Toad City, he and Xu Shenji would wander around the world, and to be honest, they would be much more happy than they are now. But the family has a big business, and Cheng Dalei can't be as comfortable as before.

Always think of a way to have the strength to survive this troubled world.