Chapter 830 New Progress

After finishing the hot pot, the wood elves were eating melon seeds and listening to books in the restaurant. Considering the cost of the meal, they now wished they could eat melon seeds until the restaurant closed.

At this moment, the storyteller sitting in the middle of the hall was talking about the enemy's invasion on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Chief, there seems to be an enemy attacking them on the other side right now. As allies, shouldn't we help?"

The wood elf sitting next to him asked Locke in a low voice.

To be honest, Locke was unsure at the moment.

This is his first time to form an alliance.

Indeed, according to the covenant, they have the obligation to help each other and jointly resist powerful enemies, but now that something has really happened, Locke is a little unsure. What should he do with this matter?

After all, the wood elves have really never had a serious fight with anyone in all these years.

After much thought, I finally mentioned it to Xiao Li.

"Xiao Li, I heard that enemies are attacking you recently? Do you need our help?"

Locke asked simply, and Xiao Li smiled slightly after hearing this.

"Thank you, Chief Locke, for your concern, but please don't worry. It's just a small problem. We can handle it. If we really need your help in the future, we will never be polite to you."

While speaking, Xiao Li declined politely, but at the same time, he did not say anything completely.

Although he was not particularly clear about the latest battle situation, there were also new instructions coming from their department.

As a member of the club, Xiao Li only needs to follow the instructions and there is no need to do extra things.

This was indeed the case. Regarding this war, Zhou Xu was in relatively good condition, and there was no need to ask the wood elves to send troops to help.

Not to mention that they are still only allies with the wood elves. How can they ask for help from the other party in vain?

Doing this would disrupt his arrangements for the wood elves.

Faced with Xiao Li's polite refusal, Locke didn't say much and spent the next two days busy with their own procurement work.

The purchasing work took two days. Before leaving, I was asked by the tribesmen, ‘We are all leaving, why don’t we have a hot pot meal before leaving? ’ For another reason, I had another hot pot meal.

Mainly because he couldn't hold it back, he was really greedy and not easy to stop.

After such a trip, nearly two thousand silver coins were lost for daily expenses plus purchasing expenses, and this was after they had restrained themselves.

If this trend continues, the remaining silver coins will definitely not be enough to survive the winter this year.

As for that, just cut these things off...

Locke has never thought about it, or this idea is already a bit unrealistic for them.

On the way back, under financial pressure, Locke finally couldn't help but ask the question...

"Xiao Li, how do you people in Dazhou make money?"

Hearing this question, Xiao Li couldn't help but be stunned. Mainly from their perspective, this question was a bit strange.

However, after realizing that it was the wood elf who asked this question, Xiao Li quickly reacted.

"Just work. To put it simply, it means putting in the corresponding labor, and then getting the corresponding salary every month, which is money."

Locke nodded after receiving this answer. He didn't think there was anything wrong with the situation of working hard and getting paid, and even thought it was natural.

This was also the main reason why he was a little confused when he said he would give them one hundred thousand silver coins.

After all, from Locke's point of view, they did nothing, and the 100,000 silver coins were just like they got it for nothing.

"Xiao Li, do you think we can work here?"

Locke felt a little uneasy when he asked this question.

Little did he know that when Xiao Li faced this problem, his heart was beating wildly uncontrollably.

There is no doubt about the importance of the job of receiving the wood elves, so as the minister, Kong Daqian also specially selected a smart person to be here on call at any time.

Under this premise, Kong Daqian certainly made their purpose, or specific mission, clear to Xiao Li.

Their fundamental purpose is to completely assimilate the wood elves, and ultimately make the wood elves a member of their great Zhou.

Under this premise, it was really hard for him to answer this question.

"I have never encountered this matter before. Logically speaking, you must first be a citizen of our Zhou Dynasty before you can work in our Zhou Dynasty. I have to go back and ask before I can give you a specific answer."

Xiao Li hinted quietly in his words, but he didn't say it to death, and he didn't know if Locke understood it.

After bidding farewell to Locke, Xiao Li, whose excitement could not be calmed down for a long time, wrote the report as quickly as possible and sent it back.

This report was presented to Zhou Xu all the way.

The plan to assimilate the wood elves finally made new progress.

In the report, Xiao Li wrote down his handling method. It was relatively safe and there was nothing wrong with it.

At this stage, the wood elves are obviously inseparable from their big week and are beginning to think about how to get more money to continue their lives.

Under this premise, the impact of the answer to this question is not insignificant.

If the answer is yes, the wood elves will be given the opportunity to live and work in their territory, thereby further assimilating each other.

If the answer is no, it is equivalent to putting pressure on the wood elves in disguise.

Because the silver coins in the hands of the wood elves are obviously almost spent, if they want to get silver coins, they must follow the rules of their Great Zhou and must work.

But if you want to work in their Great Zhou, you must first be a citizen of their Great Zhou, which is equivalent to asking the wood elves to submit to their Great Zhou.

The latter set of procedures seems to be logical, forcing the wood elves to submit to their Great Zhou, but on the other hand, if such means do not go smoothly, it is very likely to have a counterproductive effect.

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Zhou Xu quickly wrote down the follow-up arrangements and directly delivered them to Xiao Li by pigeon.

After receiving the letter and confirming the content, Xiao Li went directly to the wood elf village.

Because their Great Zhou's mining field opened a road nearby, it didn't take much effort to get a carriage carrying ore.

"Chief Locke, I have confirmed that you can allow the wood elves to work in our Great Zhou."

Getting this answer, Locke's face suddenly became happy.

After asking this question that day, he thought a lot, but he didn't expect the other party to agree so easily.

But now he also saw that Xiao Li hadn't finished his words yet...