Chapter 1105 Free Trade, a Completely Different System!

It was not only Sid who was lamenting the speed of the infrastructure construction.

His assistant Pine was in a trance, and he also felt a little incredible about what he saw outside.

Although it was not difficult to build such a road in half a year.

As long as the construction team of Qinggang Shelter received the task, they would be able to build it quickly.

But the key is that the shelter they built is a place where they still mocked each other with the name of primitive people.

This is a bit uncomfortable.

An inexplicable feeling appeared in Pine's heart.

It was not a slap in the face, nor was it jealousy.

As a person who witnessed the step-by-step development and reconstruction of Qinggang New City, he always felt that the construction of this Tianyuan territory was more practical than ordering the wanderers to build houses randomly.

"Yes, our new city has built so many residences, but the ultimate use is just to give wanderers a place to live. There is no economic development at all, and it is still confined to a small area."

Sid's Adam's apple moved, and he continued in a slightly unwilling tone.

"I once suggested to Commander Edmund that he send someone to sort out a road connecting every shelter in the city, but it failed in the end."

"It's not your fault, sir."

Paine shook his head and looked through the curtain at the moth sitting outside driving a car.

"It's different here, isn't it?"

It's really different.

Who would have thought that the place called primitive people actually had the means to threaten the Qinggang Shelter?

Who would have thought that their shelter was not built underground, but on the opposite ground?

And the manager.

He looks much more reliable than the stubborn old guy in the Qinggang Shelter.

Thinking of the scene of communicating with the manager, Paine and Sid fell silent at the same time.

In comparison, the other members of the delegation in the back did not have so many feelings.

For everything they saw now, they were only full of novelty!

"I didn't expect that the outside of the city has become such a vast plain, it looks really great!"

"A straight cement road, it must have taken a lot of manpower and material resources to build it?"

"Look, there are the legendary farmlands over there, my God, are their farmlands so large?"

"There is also a small river, is this what they opened up?"

There are not many things to see in the wilderness when you just enter the territory. You can only see the small river that was recently built from the fishman village, and some farmlands that have only been laid.

For people who have lived in the swamp-surrounded urban agglomeration for many years, all this is undoubtedly very fresh.

Especially as this cement road goes to the center.

More and more large plantations began to appear in the field of vision, and not far from both sides of the road.

It's a pity that the cold winter is coming, and everything is bleak.

The previous scene of prosperity has become a little withered and yellow under the influence of the temperature drop.

However, just these are still extremely exaggerated for people living underground.

As they approached Hope Village, some people suddenly remembered Tang En's instructions before they left. They hurriedly threw away other thoughts and began to record everything they saw with their eyes.

Compared to half a year ago, the area around Hope Village has undergone earth-shaking changes.

As the cement road suddenly widened into six roads heading in different directions, the view in front of them suddenly became clear.

At the end of the main road, a huge building complex appeared.

At a glance, there were no less than 300 houses, which were neatly arranged on the ground.

And behind these houses, there were endless construction sites.

The scale here has actually developed to this extent?

Sid could no longer suppress his shock and stuck his head out of the car window.

Before leaving, he had imagined as fast as possible how the development here would be, enough to make Tang En, the deputy manager, show that difficult expression.

But seeing it in person now was a completely different feeling.

When he came here before, the area around Hope Village was still a piece of simply repaired gravel land.

It happened to be a rainstorm, and the residents could only struggle to walk back and forth in the mud, and some people accidentally fell from time to time.

But now?

Not only was the interior of the village hardened with cement, but the surrounding two kilometers were also paved with cement.

It can be clearly seen that the continuous heavy rains for several days did not affect this place, because the drainage grooves carved on the ground had already drained all the accumulated water into the small river around!

And the most surprising thing is that this group of "primitives" actually used asphalt luxuriously!

Several black roads extended from the village all the way out, constantly going west.

Where did they get the asphalt?

Where does this road lead to?

The shock on Sid's face became more and more intense.

If it weren't for the signboard he saw last time hanging on the gate at the entrance of the village, he would have doubted that he had never been here, and it was the moth that brought him to a new place.

Is this really Hope Village?

Looking at the square at the entrance of the village, there should be the market I saw last time.

However, the scale of the market has expanded several times now, with hundreds of small stalls gathered there. There are a lot of people rushing between the stalls, and it is estimated that there are at least a thousand people.

This place is too lively, and the economy here is too free!

Even in Qinggang New City, there is no open and free trade in a complete sense. All shops still need to be operated under control.

Not to mention underground, the distribution system has been implemented for more than two hundred years.

Everyone will not receive any currency, only three meals a day and daily necessities.

How can the economy prosper if there are no trade goods?

"We're here! Hope Village is ahead!"

Near the vehicle parking spot at the entrance of the village, the moth quickly ordered all the lizards to stop.

Two guards who were on patrol saw this and walked over as usual and started to investigate.

"Is it the mission team from Sunny Harbor Sanctuary?"

Checked the procedures.

After confirming that there was no problem, the guards on duty quickly blocked the car and stopped the horse.

In the past, except for vehicles carrying goods that could enter the village, vehicles carrying passengers had to stop here and then enter on foot.

But obviously, the Sunny Harbor Mission is an exception.

As a guest, and as the most powerful refuge in the surrounding city, I still have to give you the respect you can.

Otherwise, people would think that Tianyuan Territory is a place that likes to make things difficult for people, and its reputation would be wasted.

However, what is surprising is that the 'guest' himself walked down first.

"Mr. Wang Yang, can we walk in? I want to take a closer look at the development of Hope Village in the past six months!"

Sid jumped out of the car and pointed to the square road at the entrance of the village.

The other people behind him also seemed to have received the order and filed out of the carriage in an unusually synchronized manner.

Talking about cooperation on this trip is a small matter, but coming to investigate is a big deal.

Compared with sitting on a lizard car and watching the show, there is obviously more to gain from actual face-to-face communication.

"Um, of course."

He exchanged glances with the guard next to him and nodded decisively.

"But I have to remind you that the fare for your arrival, the fare for your return, and the food during today's visit are all taken care of by the village diplomatic office and have been paid to us in advance. But if you go to the market to spend money, You have to pay for it yourself!”

"Of course, we will pay for all expenses!"

Next to him, Pine quickly nodded in affirmation and took out a small piece of gold from his arms, at least fifty grams.

Whether it's on Earth, on Blue Star, or in the wasteland.

As a precious metal with many uses, gold has always been a stable intermediate trade item.

Even if you go to gathering places that are basically isolated from the outside world, gold still has enough purchasing power.

"Okay, do you need me to help you go to the logistics office to exchange it?"

"Our territory currently uses Tianyuan copper coins and Tianyuan iron coins. This gold should be exchanged for fifty copper coins!"

Of course there are more than fifty.

If you exchange it with your own people, you can exchange it for about 250 pieces at least.

But this price is not because the moth wants to embezzle it, because it is indeed this price for foreign exchange.

One is to protect internal price stability, and the other is to prevent malicious hoarding from impacting the market.

"Then I'll trouble Mr. Wang Yang."

Pine nodded with a smile and watched the fluttering moth carrying the gold towards the village.

Because it was still early, they were not in a hurry to enter immediately. Instead, they turned their attention to the two guards.

Compared with the security guards in Qinggang New City who maintain order, the security guards in this Tianyuan territory seem to be no less behind.

The uniform style blue and black cotton coat tightly wraps everything from top to bottom, ensuring that it can provide good thermal insulation performance in low temperature weather. At the same time, the waist and legs are specially designed to prevent strenuous activities. Nor does it affect flexibility.

The gun made of special material is pinned to the waist. It seems to have a small caliber, but after all, it is used to maintain law and order.

etc.

gun?

Suddenly realizing the difference between him and the Qinggang guards, Sid couldn't help but be shocked.

Noticing the change in his expression, the special forces captain Sam standing next to him nodded slightly.

"It really should be made of strong plastic."

"Does it work?"

"It can be used, but it is not guaranteed to remain accurate after multiple shots. Also, don't look at them as stupid, but in fact these people are very physically fit, and they can even be ranked among our special teams."

"hiss"

Sid took a breath and suddenly felt that he had been really lonely before.

He never believed that it only took half a year for the other party to develop all this.

Most likely, it was the quick glance last time, plus the contempt, that led to not seeing all this.

"Look after our people and don't conflict with them."

"clear."

After whispering a few words to Sam, Sid put on a kind smile and walked up.

As the director of Xincheng's external relations department, he is a person who relies on his mouth and brains.

He can tell at a glance who he can deal with and who resists communication.

The two guards in front of him looked very serious, but in fact Sid had already noticed that they were quietly looking at his group, and they were obviously also very curious.

"Two guard friends, you are still on duty outside in such a cold weather. Thank you for your hard work!"

Sid spoke very slowly, anticipating in advance that these wasteland natives might not be able to understand his words.

But what surprised him was that as soon as he finished speaking, the other party replied in skilled Blue Star language:

"You're welcome, this is our duty."

"Oh? I heard that everyone in Tianyuan Territory can get paid for their work. Can the guards also get paid?"

"Of course." The guard on the left looked at him with a surprised look and asked in confusion: "Don't the guards in Qinggang Shelter get paid?"

"Uh"

Sid was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer the other party's question.

The guards in Qinggang, like the residents underground, are not paid.

But as long as they can complete the tasks assigned by the superiors, they can get more material rewards and more abundant meals.

Sid tried to ask from a different angle.

"Can your salary feed you?"

"Of course." The guard's face showed a trace of displeasure: "Don't say us, in our territory, as long as you don't slack off in any job, you can get enough food, and you can also save money to buy other living materials or improve your life."

"Any job?"

Sid repeatedly "chewed" these four words and kept them in mind.

An important piece of news, the economy here seems to be healthier than expected.

You know, in the new city, some vagrants who do odd jobs don't have enough salary to eat. Most people can only have two meals a day, not to mention saving money to buy other daily necessities.

But this is enough to make those vagrants ecstatic!

After grasping the key point, Sid began to ask about work and other related matters in a roundabout way.

The two guards did not hide anything and answered some ordinary questions very straightforwardly.

However, in their opinion, it was very ordinary, even common sense.

It fell into the ears of the other party, but it was no less than thunder.

It is no exaggeration to say that the current Qinggang Shelter and this Tianyuan Shelter are completely implementing different systems.

Until the moth that exchanged copper coins came back, Sid and other people who followed were still immersed in the many news they had just received.

"Let's go, I'll take you in?"

"It just so happens that there is nothing to do today, and I'm just idle."

Handing over the purse containing fifty copper coins, the moth said politely.

Just now, because of the extremely high purity of this piece of gold, the logistics department gave him an extra three copper coins.

It was enough to pay his salary for a day.

But surprisingly, Sid did not accept it as a matter of course as he did last time. Instead, he shook his head politely and said, "How can that be, Mr. Wang Yang, how much is your salary for your work? We will pay you at a reasonable price as a reward."

"No, no, you are too polite!"

The two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, and finally confiscated the reward at the insistence of Fluttering Moth.

The reason is very simple.

Just now, many chefs have contacted him privately and offered an attractive price.

Just bring this group of "fat sheep" to them to consume, and pay him an introduction fee.

Of course, Fluttering Moth will definitely not accept this malicious competition that destroys the market.

But it does not prevent this group of people from being willing.

As long as they consume at the stall, Fluttering Moth can receive a rebate after deducting the cost.

It's really a big profit!