Chapter 742: Hongmen Banquet, Face Chen Directly!

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After seeing this tall man who had nothing to do with Chen Shen, Sumo's thinking stopped.

Looking at the wasteland for such a long time, the last time I saw someone who transformed himself into this was Sun Bahu, who had inherited Yan Kingdom's technology and forced him into the ruins to find a solution.

But the difference is that Sun Bahu chose to embrace technology and abandon the frail human body step by step.

It's not that he is really willing to combine with machinery and give up his human body.

But the situation in the wasteland for a year was too chaotic, his power could not be centralized, and the entire origin camp was full of loopholes.

Various reasons prompted him to embrace this quick-acting power in exchange for becoming stronger in the short term.

But Chen Shen has no such urgent need at all.

"Mr. Su, is this your first time meeting our Mayor Chen?"

Seeing Su Mo's uncontrollable surprise, Chen Kai on the side was stunned for a moment, then smiled after thinking about some news that had been circulated.

In the early years, when Chen Shen often appeared in public, he was not like this.

At that time, he was still a weak scholar, speaking politely and without any sign of force.

At this time, the impression about him was finalized in the minds of most people, and it was the most widely circulated in the New World.

After five years in the wasteland, after experiencing that incident, Chen Shen appeared less and less in the eyes of the public.

Only during important public events will he show his face in front of a small number of people, and sometimes a substitute will be sent to take his place.

This has led to his current "new" appearance, and very few people know about it!

"I didn't expect that Mayor Chen would be like this."

"It's normal. You will understand when you meet other managers of our territory in the future." While Chen Shen was still preparing the microphone on the stage, Chen Kai turned sideways with emotion: "Although our Tianyuan territory is safer than small and medium-sized territories, There are many, but it cannot stop those who are interested in infiltrating, testing, and doing evil in various ways. If the managers of the territory all entrust their personal safety to others for protection, let alone the heavy protection pressure we have to bear, in case something goes wrong. , the loss of the territory is definitely not something we can bear at this stage.”

"By the way, Mr. Su, you should have seen many outsiders coming to the territory in the past two days. Do you know what they are here for?"

After explaining a few sentences, Chen Kai rolled his eyes and quietly brought the topic back.

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"Oh? Are there many? I've been staying in the shelter for the past two days, but I haven't come out to the street to take a look." Sumo sighed: "I also heard that I needed to apply for a trading license, so I came out of the shelter. "

He really didn't tell lies.

This is the first time I have set foot in Zizailiangfang since the disaster struck.

And those outsiders didn't hang around Sangtian Town for long before they all lurked in Hope City.

It's all true.

As long as Chen Kai sends someone to guard the gate of Liangfang, he will definitely know about it.

"Mr. Su's Qi-nurturing skills are indeed amazing!" Realizing that Somo was still unable to get enough energy, Chen Kai shook his head with a smile and said nothing.

In terms of his identity, after finding out that Sumo's true identity is actually the vice president of the School of Architecture of the Academy of Sciences.

The two of them were considered equals, so he couldn't press further.

We can only continue to wait for opportunities, maintain the current harmony, and see if we can get some useful information.

Not long after.

"Ahem"

Everyone waited patiently until a slightly hoarse cough sounded.

On the stage, Chen Shen stood still.

In front of everyone, he still didn't take off his mask, maintaining a complete sense of mystery.

"Dear guests attending my Chen family dinner, and members of the Chen family, good evening to everyone."

As soon as Chen Shen finished his first sentence, the audience erupted in applause, causing Su Mo to just clap along in a decent manner.

After four or five seconds, the applause slowly stopped.

"This year is the fourth dinner party for our Chen family, and it is also the fourth year since the relocation and establishment of Hope City."

Reading to the manuscript, Chen Shen spoke very fast, and it only took two or three minutes to give a clear overview of the territory in the past year.

Then, he gave a brief overview of the development of the Chen family and the goals for the future.

Most of the people in the audience listened to these data with great interest and applauded from time to time.

Sumo himself, on the other hand, only listened for a while and then distracted his attention rather boringly.

Yes, when the territory was established, he stated more than once that the territory must abandon these false and empty data and do more practical work.

But the fact is that as the territory becomes larger and larger, these data will inevitably appear and be put on the table.

Chen Shen did not give any specific measures to support the empty talk about whether grain production should double next year or the population should increase by one-tenth, nor did he say the direction of the territory's development.

Is it possible for these people to conjure this food and population from the air?

"Su Su Youzong, Mayor Chen is looking at you!" Zhang Min was a little surprised at first when he noticed that Chen Shen was glancing at him from time to time.

But when she turned around and found that Somo's gaze had been lowered on the Coke bottle not far away, Zhang Min was startled as he looked like he was in a daze.

"What?" Subconsciously raising his head, Su Mo's sight naturally spread to the stage, and instantly intertwined with Chen Shen's gaze.

It seemed to have crossed time and space and penetrated layers of barriers.

This look immediately gave Su Mo a familiar feeling in his mind.

But unfortunately, with a mask between them, this familiar feeling was immediately cut off as soon as it appeared, and became unfamiliar.

"It's okay, Mayor Chen won't pay attention to us." Turning his head and looking at Zhang Min's frightened face, Su Mo waved his hand: "Don't make a fuss."

"Ah?" Hearing the comfort, Zhang Min quickly turned his head, and didn't feel relieved until he made sure that Chen Shen had moved his eyes away.

This performance, in the eyes of Chen Kai next to him, made his eyes slightly condensed, as if he had grasped some key points.

But at this moment, he couldn't say much, so he could only continue to stand side by side with Su Mo and listen to Chen Shen's speech.

More than ten minutes passed, and after talking about the development path of the Chen family in the next year, Chen Shen slowed down his speech.

"Tonight is the family dinner of my Chen family. All foreign guests should not be restrained, and everyone can communicate freely."

"You are all the pillars of our Tianyuan territory and our foundation. In the new year, we still need your full support to make our Tianyuan territory better and stronger."

"I declare that the family dinner officially begins!"

Boom!

After the voice ended, there was thunderous applause from the audience.

It was not until Chen Shen waved his hands continuously that everyone turned around and sat down again.

Not far away, the waiter who served the dishes also received instructions and began to carry various plates with food.

Following the rhythm of the crowd, Su Mo also turned around and sat at the table again, sitting next to Chen Kai.

However, the tables of other people were full of fifteen people, and only their table had three people, so it was inevitable that it was a little empty.

"Mr. Su, do you mind if I call some people over to liven things up?"

"It's okay, Mayor Chen is really polite. This is originally a family dinner of the Chen family. How can we, the outsiders, not follow the host's wishes?" Su Mo picked up the Coke carelessly and took another big sip while smiling.

But before he could swallow this big sip, Su Mo almost spit it out when he saw the people Chen Kai called over with claps.

"Mayor Chen, will you sit at our table?"

"Yeah, and them too." Pointing to the twelve of the seventeen people of the first generation of the Chen family who came over, Chen Kai smiled maliciously like an old fox who had succeeded in his evil plan.

Coupled with the twitching scar on his neck.

Now, Su Mo suddenly realized.

It turned out that the two of them had been at this banquet for such a long time, but no one came to chat with them, just like invisible people.

It's not that these people are unwilling to come because of their low status in Zizailiangfang, but that the Chen family probably had made arrangements long ago.

"Great!"

Turning his head, Su Mo felt a headache when he saw Zhang Min was completely at a loss.

This family dinner tonight was really a Hongmen Banquet.

In the next few days, he might have to face the endless "probing attacks" of these dozen old foxes who have been struggling in the wasteland for a long time.

It would be fine if there were no restrictions on the game.

But if he accidentally let it slip and was caught, even if there was another chance, it would be a big trouble.

"Mr. Su Youzong is really young and promising. I saw you and Chen Kai chatting and laughing from a distance." The voice came before the person arrived.

Before he walked in, Chen Shen's loud voice came first, attracting the attention of others around him.

"Mayor Chen is too kind. Compared with you, I am not young and promising!" Su Mo stood up with a smile on his face and greeted the people who came.

This humble and unyielding look surprised the other first-generation members who came over.

"Oh? Compared to me, you are quite interesting." Although Chen Shen's expression could not be seen under the silver mask, a clear smile could be heard from his voice.

"We are all trained by Su Shen, so we are brothers. Let's skip these false formalities." Chen Shen was the first to sit down, acting very naturally.

Su Mo sat down with an unchanged expression, but his heart sank.

"Su Shen?"

"Haha, you are interesting. Well, let's not talk about this for now." Inviting other first-generation members to sit down, Chen Shen clapped his hands, and immediately a smart waiter began to serve the dishes.

After a while, the originally empty table was filled with various dishes with unique aromas.

"Eat first, and talk after you finish eating." Chen Shen moved the first chopsticks neatly, and the others were not polite either.

Suddenly, the food on the entire table began to be sucked in like a whirlwind, and Zhang Min next to him was stunned.

"Why do these people look like they haven't eaten before?"

After staring at Chen Shen for a while, Zhang Min turned around and realized that Su Mo had been eating like crazy since she didn't know when. She didn't look unfamiliar at all.

She was left alone, like an outsider.

"Are you really here to eat?"

She was startled, afraid of being stared at by Chen Shen's piercing eyes again, so Zhang Min could only pick up the chopsticks and eat like a pro.

They kept eating like this until about half an hour passed and the table was in a mess.

Everyone leaned back in their chairs with satisfaction and slowed down their eating speed.

"I thought Mr. Su would be a little surprised today, but I didn't expect you to get used to it so quickly." Seeing that there were several piles of residual bones gathered in front of Su Mo, Chen Kai took the lead to speak and broke the silence.

"We are in the end of the world, and danger will come at some point. The speed of eating should be practiced early in the morning."

"What's more, this is one meal less than one meal. Now that food prices have risen so much, who knows whether we will be able to afford it tomorrow?"

After calmly taking two steps back to give the waiter a space to clean up the garbage on the table, Somo said calmly.

"Oh? Mr. Su Youzong seems to have some opinions on the price of food in the territory?"

Chen Shen's long and narrow gaze under his mask looked over, which was slightly piercing.

He originally thought that his side would be the first to launch the attack tonight, but he didn't expect that Sumo would take the lead and want to take the initiative?

"That's not true. Mayor Chen should know that although the price of food in our Tianyuan territory is rising, it is also stagnant in other territories, and the rate is even much greater than ours."

"I just feel a little emotional. What are the thoughts and ideas of these people who are manipulating the increase in food prices?"

"What's the idea? Of course you want to prey on ordinary people and compete for your own interests!"

Before Chen Shen could speak, Chen Yi, who was sitting next to him on the table, fired first with a cold tone.

"Originally, the price of food in the entire New World was going to rise last year due to the manipulation of these beasts in Wuya Mansion. If our territory hadn't been forcibly attacked under the command of the clan leader, how could we have been able to last this year!"

"Su Youzong, you are also in the grain industry. Don't you know the relationship between supply and demand? Now the market demand is far greater than the supply. Isn't it natural that the price will rise?"

"Chen Yi, lower your voice." Chen Kai frowned and looked to the right.

"How could Mr. Su not know? If he hadn't developed the stone harvester, how could our Sangtian Town be able to recover some crops this time?"

"Harvesting? Just those 10,000 to 20,000 acres of land are not enough for anyone. Even the people of Sangtian Town can't feed themselves." Chen Yi's face did not change, and he did not care about Chen Kai's words at all.

"Mr. Su, if the Nengshi Harvester can be announced in advance this time, our territory may be able to save all the land, but I don't know."

"I thought so too, but the territory didn't notify him of the disaster in advance, right?" Looking at Chen Yi's "angry face", Su Mo wasn't angry either, and just answered gently.

"Notify? Do you think you will hand over the technology of this stone harvester only after notifying the disaster? Do you know that it is because of your behavior that we have lost millions of acres of land this year?" Chen Yi suddenly His voice became stern and his eyes stared closely at him.

"That's enough! Chen Yi!" Chen Kai raised his voice.

"Not enough! In Xishou County, hundreds of thousands of acres of land have not been harvested this year. Tens of thousands of people will face survival problems in the second half of the year. Su Youzong obviously has this technology, but he wants to hide it and seek personal gain."

"If you could announce this technology in advance, how could these tens of thousands of people end up in trouble?"

Questions like a flood suddenly broke out on the field.

At this moment, although Chen Yi's anger was only directed at Su Mo, Zhang Min's face was so frightened that Zhang Min turned pale and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

"I suggest that all of Zizailiangfang's harvest this year be returned to the territory and used as relief food!"

"Otherwise it will be difficult for the people to be angry!"

After eating and drinking, Chen Yi became arrogant and did not hide his malice.

Chen Kai on the side tried to dissuade him, but to no avail, he could only make a helpless expression.

Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Zhang Min's mind was in confusion and he wanted to hide, but there was no place to hide.

She didn't understand why everyone suddenly became like this when they were talking very harmoniously just a moment ago.

She also didn't understand why Xishou County, which had nothing to gain, could suddenly place all the blame on other people.

But she knew that once all the gains from Zizai Liangfang this year were really confiscated.

Needless to say, an army of tens of thousands of people asking for wages can tear apart and carve up every member of the Zhang family.

The momentum they have finally gained will soon turn into a moon in the mirror and a flower in the water.

"What are you doing?"

Trembling, Zhang Min raised his head tremblingly, wanting to refute.

But the next second, a big warm hand pressed on her hand, making her stop.

Looking in the direction of the big hand, under the light, Somo's face was still calm, and there was no trace of anxiety or embarrassment.

Some still have the same indifference as before!

"Xishou County has flat terrain and sufficient water resources. It has a total of 50,000 acres of cultivated fields, which is the largest in Tianyuan territory. It is known as the "Tianyuan Granary" in the outside world. Among them, Xinghuo No. 3 wheat, Huahuo No. 1 wheat, Hongtian Lei No. 5 wheat is the main crop, with an average yield of 1,755 kilograms in the territory. In the seven years since the Wasteland, Xishou County has harvested a total of 300,000 tons of wheat, with a total average yield of 1,605 kilograms per mu of land, ranking the lowest among the seventy-four independent planting areas in the territory. Second, it is listed as a key regulatory target.”

"Xishou County has a total permanent population of 92,000 people. Based on the calculation of 400 kilograms of grain per person per year, it needs to produce a total of 18,000 tons of grain. Last year's grain harvest alone, excluding the development needs of other counties and cities, was enough. Supply food reserves for the entire population for at least five years.”

"According to Chapter 7 of the Tianyuan Territory Law and Article 18 of the Grain Reserve Law, each independent area manager must at least find a way to reserve grain surplus for the permanent population for at least one year each year, and any excess will not be allowed. Rewards, the manager will be responsible for making up the remainder.”

"According to Chapter 3 of the Tianyuan Territory Law, Articles 1, 3, and 9 of the Territory Integrity Law, those who are listed as key supervision targets will be automatically dismissed within three months if they fail to meet the standards three times in a row."

"Chief Chen Yi, am I right?"