Chapter 628

Cheng Dalei brought a thousand soldiers, accompanied only Xu Shenji and Liu Facai, and just came over today to see the situation in Shuofang City.

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

"Song Bokang deceived me!"

There are dilapidated houses as far as the eye can see, and not a single shop on both sides of the street is open. That's fine, Cheng Dalei will not fantasize that Song Bokang will give him a prosperous city. However, Shuofang City is really a bit dilapidated.

The key is that there is no popularity in the city at all, not that there is no one in the city, Cheng Dalei did see a few beggars nesting in the corner of the wall basking in the sun, and from time to time let out a heavy coughing sound, making the whole city look lifeless.

"Big boss......" Xu Shenji found that Cheng Dalei's face obviously became unsightly.

Cheng Dalei came back to his senses: "Let's go, continue to see." ”

The three of them believed in the reins and took a turn in the city, in terms of the area of the city, Shuofang City was much larger than Toad City, but the city wall collapsed in many places. The city was also in ruins, and the three of them walked around and came to the city lord's mansion in Shuofang City.

Just as Cheng Dalei thought, the City Lord's Mansion was also a figure, and cups and saucers were scattered all over the place, but I could imagine the hurry when they left.

Cheng Dalei sat cross-legged behind the handsome case in the hall, and the excitement of setting off had disappeared at this moment. The situation in Shuofang City was really worse than he could have imagined.

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

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

In fact, it is useless to check the accounts, the current Shuofang City is a completely empty city, Song Bokang moved away the grain, grass and weapons, completely with the intention of leaving no grass and cultivating with the enemy. The so-called ledger is also an empty account, but there is still something to be seen from it.

Cheng Dalei turned out the population book of Shuofang City, and found that there were originally 50,000 households in Shuofang, and there should be two or three hundred thousand people, but Cheng Dalei was strange that these people all went there.

Cities can be broken, walls can collapse, the key is people. There is nothing without people.

Cheng Dalei planned to let He Shen come over to take a look, he didn't have the ability to govern internal affairs, and he couldn't see anything from these account books, let alone Xu Shenji.

After a short time, Liu Facai came back from outside and found the account room all the way.

"Big boss, I found an old man and asked, and I inquired about everything clearly. ”

"Oh, what's going on. Cheng Dalei asked.

"Originally, the city lord of this place was named Sun Boshan, and he was sent by Song Bokang. He is not a very authentic person, as the city lord in the past few years, he has looted all the people in the city, and many civilians in the city have died and fled. Song Bokang gave Shuofang City to us this time, and transported everything that could be transported in the city before. The order issued is to leave no one behind. ”

"I already know this" Cheng Dalei looked at the empty City Lord's Mansion, and what else could he not think of: "What about people, I am asking about people, where are the people in the city?"

"I was tossed by Sun Boshan before, and the people in the city left a lot. This time, everyone heard that it was the big boss who took over Shuofang City, and the people in the city were moved when they heard the wind, but those who could move left. Those who were left behind were some old and weak women and children, as well as those who were not afraid of death. ”

Cheng Dalei was speechless for a while, although Liu Facai did not make it clear, but Cheng Dalei also understood the meaning of his words. After all, his reputation is not very good, and the original people know that it is their own cannibalistic demon king who is coming, how can they still stay here.

"Big 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, and the family has long run out of food. If we don't leave them alone, they'll all starve to death. This thing..."

Cheng Dalei patted his head and felt a little headache. Sure enough, the pie that fell from the sky was not so easy to eat. If you don't know if you're cold, you'll be choked out by the stone hidden in the pie.

"It's hard for you to run again, and when you go back to Toad City, you will invite He Shen to come over and see how to clean up this city. Cheng Dalei said.

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

First of all, the walls of the city must be repaired, and the collapsed houses in the city must also be repaired. This is still secondary, the key is people, as long as there are people, the city can develop agriculture, commerce and handicrafts, and a dying city can be resurrected.

But all of these things are extremely expensive. Even if there are displaced people who move into Shuofang City, they will have to be self-sufficient at least until autumn, and in these days, their food, clothing, housing and transportation will be completely responsible for Cheng Dalei.

Cheng Dalei has worked hard over the years, and he can be regarded as saving some family funds, but one thing in Shuofang City is very likely to consume Cheng Dalei's family funds.

Now Cheng Dalei doesn't realize that this is Song Bokang's strategy, but he already understands the difficulties of this matter. can let him give up the city he got for nothing, and he can't give it up for the time being.

Perhaps, Song Bokang's gamble is Cheng Dalei's greed.

Of course, Shuofang City is not without any advantages. The city is built along the river, and there are countless fertile fields on the river beach, and the geographical location is also relatively important. And Toad City has indeed reached the bottleneck period of development at present, and 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 guarded an oil lamp, and sighed in his mouth.

"Big boss, if you are really so embarrassed, if you give up Shuofang City, we will go back to Toad City tomorrow. ”

"Isn't it a pity to give it up in vain? Moreover, what He Shen said may not be unreasonable. If you want to protect yourself, you also need to have the strength to protect yourself. With the little family background in Toad City, I'm afraid I can't survive this troubled world. Facing Xu Shenji, Cheng Dalei can still say a few words from his heart.

"Military advisor, let me ask you a word?" Cheng Dalei suddenly said: "Do you think that our gang of people will be able to take the world in the future, and each of us will be able to divide the territory and become a prince?"

Ambition is not without such a thing as Cheng Dalei, he just hasn't made up his mind yet.

Xu Shenji frowned and thought about it, and said, "In my opinion, no one can say anything about the world." I can't say that a good thing will fall on our brothers' heads that day. Having said that, if the big boss is really so embarrassed, he simply gives up this family business, or a few of our brothers are kings of the mountain, and they are not at ease for a lifetime. ”

Cheng Dalei's heart warmed, and he lowered his head and continued to flip through the account book in front of him. If you really give up Toad City, he and Xu Shenji will wander the rivers and lakes, and to be honest, they will be much more relaxed than now. But the family is big and the business is big, and Cheng Dalei can't be as comfortable as before.

Always think of a way to survive this troubled world.