Hello, 1983

Liu Qingshan pulled Chief Adu off the carpet, this guy is really heavy.

Soon, a few big and small black boys came in outside, shouting wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow, in hand holding the white corn flower, keep shoveling into the mouth.

The chief was obviously a little frightened. After talking to a slightly older son, he was relieved. He grabbed the corn flower in his son's hand and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

While chewing, he nodded with satisfaction, no wonder this guy can eat so fat.

The children ran out again, and Chief Adu followed, and saw a young man brought by Liu Qingshan, sitting there shaking a black cylinder, crumbling corn.

Presumably the earth-shattering loud noise just now came from here.

This is also the second gift that Liu Qingshan brought to the chief, mainly considering that the chief has many wives, so there should be a lot of children, so he gave a set of broken corn flowers.

Everyone covered their ears, it rang!

Xiao Wu shouted, only to see that the veteran stepped on his feet, and there was another bang, and there were more snow-white corn pops in the front pocket.

The children in the tribe rushed forward, stretched out their little black hands, grabbed the popcorn and stuffed them into their mouths.

There are a few grains of saccharin added to the popcorn, so it's sweet and delicious.

Chief Adu was obviously more satisfied with this gift, and treated Liu Qingshan and the others with more enthusiasm.

Go back to the house again, pour the coffee again, and then start chatting.

On the contrary, Gong Gong and the chief communicated the most, asking this and that, what groundwater was there, the reserves of coal, and so on.

Liu Qingshan is more concerned about the situation of other tribes and tribes around. After all, this place is notoriously chaotic, and the first priority is safety.

The meeting was very fruitful, and the two sides reached several mutually beneficial verbal agreements: for example, to jointly build a power plant and so on.

As for the marine fishing rights mentioned by Liu Qingshan, it is not a matter. According to local customs: all areas in your territory that are close to the sea belong to your own territory, and you can fish freely.

There is no need to care about the license.

At noon, the chief's wives set out a sumptuous lunch, my dear, it's all meat: beef, mutton, camel meat, no wonder the chief will eat a big fat man.

Everyone reported for a meal, and when Liu Qingshan and the others left,

The chief gave a gift in return, more than ten kilograms of frankincense granules.

Liu Qingshan thought about it for a while, and then asked about the kind of stinky stone that Evya said can be ignited.

Not to mention, one of the chief's wife turned out a piece of gray-brown ambergris, almost the size of a volleyball, in disgust.

This time, Liu Qingshan was very happy, and he accepted it happily. In his eyes, the chubby A-bellied chief seemed to have become much cuter.

When Liu Qingshan and the others returned to the station, they were told that the cargo ship also arrived here, but there was no wharf and no unloading was made.

After discussing for a while, it was decided to unload the cargo at Berbera Port in the west, and then transport it here.

Because on the cargo ship, there are small four-wheel tractors, Dongfanghong chain tractors, ten jeeps, and more than twenty large trucks, there is no problem in transporting goods.

The only thing to worry about is that from Berbera to this side, hundreds of miles, through the sphere of influence of several tribes, I don't know if they will be robbed.

Since he was cooperating with Chief Adu, of course he had to ask this local snake for assistance. Soon, Chief Adu sent Evya to lead dozens of people and boarded the passenger ship with him.

Considering the importance of this batch of goods, Liu Qingshan also personally went to escort the shipment, bringing along 200 militiamen, who were in charge of the old squad leader and Zhang Long.

After sailing for most of the night, the freighter arrived at the Berbera port, where there was finally some appearance of a city.

The port can see ships of various sizes entering and leaving, and various hoisting machinery and vehicles for transporting goods can also be seen on the wharf.

Not far from the city, you can vaguely see the towering minaret of the mosque.

Evya took someone to go through the formalities, and he didn't know how he did it. Anyway, he didn't spend a penny.

The only fee is the loading and unloading fee for the hoisting cargo.

The dock was busy unloading, and Liu Qingshan and the others were invited by Evya to go around Berbera City.

It is estimated that Evya is not easy to come here, so I want to have a good stroll.

Berbera said it was a city. In Liu Qingshan’s view, it was similar in size to a town. There were basically no tall buildings, and a mosque was the tallest building.

On the contrary, the livestock market here is very lively. Looking around, there are all camel heads, chewing slowly in their mouths.

These camels are exported to foreign countries through ports.

In addition, the number of goats is relatively large, bleating.

Now that he's here, Liu Qingshan is also going to buy a batch of livestock to go back and raise a batch of animals, which can be mixed with goat milk, camel milk, or killed for meat.

It is estimated that raising pigs is impossible here, so we can only raise sheep and camels.

Ask the currency used, the common currency here is the shilling of the country, and the maximum denomination is one thousand.

However, the U.S. dollar is also commonly used here and is more popular than the national currency.

This is just right, Liu Qingshan is not ready to use the local currency right now, and the currency will depreciate along with the war.

He has seen it in later generations. The bundles of shillings are all packed in sacks, and they are not very valuable. It is estimated that they will not be able to sell a single sack of grain.

So with the assistance of Eviya and the others, they purchased 200 camels and more than 1,000 goats, and they would go back together when the time came.

For Liu Qingshan's generosity, Evya is only envious.

After learning that there was another cement factory here, Liu Qingshan was also very happy, and went to purchase another batch of cement, which will definitely be used for the construction of the power plant.

As for other industries here, there is basically no such thing, not even a steel mill.

After having lunch and returning to the dock, the goods have been unloaded. Whether it is a tractor or a large truck, they have all been run-in, directly load some of the goods, and set off immediately.

Liu Qingshan also wanted to hire a team to transport the goods back at one time, but unfortunately he couldn't find them at all.

As soon as Evya saw the truck, his eyes went straight, and he could not help but get into the cab, squeezed the two militiamen in charge of the guards inside, and then acted as a guide for the driver.

So the truck team set off first, rolled up the yellow sand, and quickly disappeared from people's sight.

There are also 100 veterans in charge of escorting the car, and the remaining 100 people will protect the large troops behind.

Because they were driving the flocks of sheep and camels, the speed of this team was definitely not fast, and those large and small tractors also followed the team.

There are also ten jeeps cruising around.

At night, set up tents and camp in the wild.

After walking for two days, it is estimated that I have only traveled more than 100 miles. I saw that the convoy of trucks had returned in front of them, and they threw some supplies for them, and then drove to the port direction, and also took Evya, who had had enough cars, and also Throw it down.

The flock of sheep and camels also attracted a few groups of lions, and they followed them for dozens of miles. Seeing that there were so many people on their side, they finally gave up reluctantly.

As soon as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the sentry sent out riding a camel, galloping back, running to the front, directly behind the camel's butt, and slipped to the ground.

Most of the camels here are dromedary, and it is quite strenuous to ride.

The sentry shouted: Enemy attack, enemy attack, a team of about 1,000 people, from the direction of two o'clock, approaching us!

As soon as everyone heard it, they immediately became nervous. They were full of plans, there could be more than 200 people, and there was a lot of pressure against a thousand people.

Liu Qingshan also frowned, the thing he was most worried about had happened.

Their motley army is obviously being targeted by others, not to mention anything else, just these cattle, sheep and camels are enough to envy any tribe.

What kind of equipment does the other party have?

Zhang Long is relatively calm, he has really been on the battlefield.

The sentry replied: The other party has no mechanical weapons, and a small number of people have rifles, about one or two hundred!

Fortunately, the situation is not as bad as expected.

Liu Qingshan immediately handed over the command to Zhang Long. He had never been on the battlefield, but he didn't dare to command blindly.

Zhang Long and the old squad leader and others had a very brief pre-war meeting, and then decided on the tactics.

I saw black smoke spewing from the chimneys of five Dongfanghong chain-track tractors, lined up in a row, clearing the road ahead.

Behind the car, there are dozens of veterans hiding, holding semi-automatic rifles in their hands, forming a simple version of the armored vehicle infantry cooperative combat formation, facing the enemy.

The tractor drove a few hundred meters forward, and found the enemy in the Gobi, and there was no formation. It just rushed here in a chaotic manner, and stretched out for more than a mile.

These people were all wearing long robes, with headscarves wrapped around their heads, and there was no uniform clothing. It was estimated that they were all pirates or ordinary herdsmen who assembled temporarily.

I am a member of the Adu chief tribe, which tribe are you from, and why are you here?

Evya rode a camel, hid his body as much as possible, and rushed up to shout.

The tribes here all belong to the same tribe, and they can still give some face, so Evya took the initiative to petition and come over to be a peacemaker.

Someone really knew him over there: Evya, it's nothing to do with you, we just want the goods of those yellow-skinned people, you tell them to put down the goods and get out!

A big black man shouted arrogantly, and many people behind him also shouted, and the momentum was not small.

They are the most honorable guests of our tribe, Daru, are you going to fight with our tribe? Evya also began to be ruthless, after all, he was still a pirate and not a vegetarian.

The big black man named Daru laughed a few times, raised the gun in his hand, and fired twice into the sky: Evya, if you don't let go, I'll hit you together!

When he raised the gun, Evya was already riding a camel, turned around and ran back, and there was a burst of laughter behind him.

However, these big old blacks soon couldn't laugh, because in their field of vision, several vehicles with black smoke appeared, rushing towards them.

The shiny crawlers clawed on the ground, sending up bursts of sand and dust.

Like a tank? Someone immediately exclaimed.

Don't panic! Daru shouted, Why doesn't the tank even have a barrel?

Could it be a new tank? someone said in a trembling voice.

They were not regular troops in the first place, they were just made up temporarily. Yesterday they put camels out, but today they were called up to loot.

So when I saw the machine, I was a little flustered.

At this moment, a commotion suddenly sounded behind the team, accompanied by the roar of the engine.

The people in front looked back, good guy, saw the dust flying behind the team, and there were more than a dozen chariots coming fast.

Looking at the posture, it was obvious that they were going to be attacked back and forth to wipe them all out.

There is an ambush, run!

I don't know who roared, and then the entire team began to flee. There were enemies in the front and back, so they ran to both sides.

But they couldn't outrun the jeeps after all. The jeeps were fanned apart, with dark gun muzzles sticking out of the windows, accompanied by a roar of give the gun down.

These big black men immediately persuaded, all squatted on the ground, raised their hands above their heads, and did not resist.

That's it? The veterans on Liu Qingshan's side were stunned: the battle was over without firing a shot?

Is this a war, or a family game?

These outsiders, of course, do not know the local situation, or the indigenous people like Evya, after handing over the captives' guns, ran back happily and told the truth.

It turned out that wars between the tribes here were commonplace. At the beginning, they really fought, and dead people were a common occurrence.

Later, everyone also learned to be smart: they are all from the same tribe, and living in this tribe is not much different from living in that tribe, as long as it is safe to live.

So gradually developed an unwritten rule: if you can't beat it, join.

The winning party also abides by the rules and will be included directly. Everyone is laughing and laughing. If they can fill their stomachs, they are still good brothers.

Only the wars that broke out between different tribes would be a life-threatening situation.

Only in this way, Liu Qingshan is also a bit tricky: how to deal with these prisoners, or just dismiss them directly?

When Evya heard this, he immediately became happy: You don't want it, I want it. I have long wanted to be a chief, but I just don't have the money.

Hearing that, Liu Qingshan was also taken aback: what does being a chief have to do with money?

If you want to be a chief, you must at least ensure that no one in the tribe will go hungry. What if you don't have money?

Evya seemed very excited, and he pulled Liu Qingshan aside:

Liu, why don't you be my gold lord, don't worry, I, Evya, are definitely a loyal and trustworthy person, and I will definitely stand by your side in the future!

He could see that this Mr. Liu is really a good owner of money. He has spent so much manpower and material resources, and he also wants to take root here.

Of course, it is inseparable from the support of the local indigenous people. When they join forces, it is absolutely mutual benefit.

Liu Qingshan could not have imagined that he would even be the gold owner this day, which was a bit funny, but thinking about the pros and cons of this matter, he felt that it was still very beneficial to himself.

The forces that he has supported are definitely more trustworthy than those of Chief Adu.

So he discussed it with everyone, and nodded in agreement. Evya also called together the leaders of the captives and announced the decision.

Those big black guys actually started cheering. As for the shame of betrayal, there really isn't any.

After receiving a burst of cheers, Evya ran back to Liu Qingshan happily, and said with anticipation: Can these cattle, sheep and camels be given to half of our tribe, those guys are really poor!

Liu Qingshan blinked: This is when we start exercising the rights of the gold master...