Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 474 474 Too many to imagine
Chu State, border.

Below a simple watchtower is a camp-like building complex made of wood.

There are wooden fences around, and inside are barracks built with wood.This is a typical border garrison point, usually a battalion of 500 people is stationed here.

Under normal circumstances, this frontier battalion should be equipped with at least 10 Cyric front-loading field guns, but the frontier army is generally not full, and there is a high probability that only 5 artillery pieces will be deployed in such a camp.

Similarly, the soldiers in the frontier army will not be full, and the officers will habitually receive some spare pay, and the bosses in the rear are also happy to see these frontier generals eat the spare pay.

This is the drawback of the old system. The frontier generals naturally need to drink the blood of soldiers if they want to make a fortune, so the phenomenon of shortages is naturally repeated.

Usually, the kings and ministers in the rear don't want to see the frontier army too strong, so they are willing to tolerate a certain degree of bloodshed. It's not that they don't know, but they deliberately pretend not to know.

This kind of gameplay is well played, called strong stems and weak branches, strong ruling power, and avoiding troubles by the frontier troops.If you play it off, it will become the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty...

But the supervisory role of the old system is really inaccurate, and it is normal to play it off, so a more advanced modern military system will replace it.

The sentry standing on the watchtower walked back and forth, and the smoke from the cooking rose from the camp.Some soldiers were busy for lunch, while others were scattered in various corners of the camp.

What was different from the past was that at this moment, on the side of the camp close to the state of Chu, hundreds of refugees were kneeling on the ground, guarded by a hundred soldiers of the state of Chu.

The leader of the Chu army, with his hands behind his back, looked down at the civilians kneeling in front of him with a sneer, and walked slowly past every commoner with his head bowed.

These people knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise their heads.Someone was crying in the distance, and some women among the crowd were pleading.

"My lord! We have nothing to eat! Just let us go..." I don't know who was crying in the crowd, but I could vaguely hear someone saying that.

There were also some children's cries, mixed with the woman's sobs, making the pleading even more bleak.

"I beg you! My lord! We are really desperate! Let us go!" Another person mingled in the crowd and boldly begged for mercy.

"You are the citizens of my state of Chu! Crossing the border is a felony! My duty...don't make it difficult for me." The officer of the Chu state sneered and shouted to the refugees in a long voice.

The national population of each country is precious wealth, and it is impossible to give it up easily.It is a serious crime for people to cross the border without permission. If they are caught, they will be enslaved, and they will be slaves and handmaids for the rest of their lives.

Killing is naturally impossible, because population is wealth.But the punishment that followed was very strict—as slaves, they were not protected by the law, and became an asset, belonging to the rich.

"Hundreds of people were arrested this time...Your Excellency must be getting rich." A team leader stood beside the battalion officer, congratulating in a low voice.

Naturally, only a few of these slaves were confiscated and re-auctioned for distribution, and most of them must be sold for a good price and put into their own pockets.

Most of the money must have been taken away by the officials above who can issue relevant documents, but he must have a certain share of the profits.

Thinking of this, the officer of the frontier army was naturally very proud. Looking at the refugees kneeling on the ground, it was as if he saw a piece of golden gold coins.

"My lord, Zheng Guo... Tang Guo...a man wants to see you." At this time, a soldier hurried over and reported carefully.

Whether it is Zheng State or Tang State on the other side of the border, the official Chu State has not yet made a conclusion.Everyone didn't have an official title, some still called Zheng Guo, some changed their name to Tang Guo, anyway, it was fine, and probably meant the same thing.

It's just that with the passage of time, more and more Chu people are willing to call Tang Guo this name, because people on the other side of the border call themselves Tang people.

"Huh?" The officer of Chu State frowned, and looked at his subordinate—he was very surprised, surprised that the other party didn't seem to understand the rules.

Logically speaking, the frontier troops on both sides would definitely not have any contact. Firstly, there was really no need to communicate, and secondly, it was taboo because people knew about this matter.

Everyone is their own master, if there is really any connection, then forget it, but if it causes misunderstanding and puts yourself in it, you will become a fool, right?
He thought for a while, then looked at the black refugees kneeling on the ground, snorted coldly, and said to one of his confidantes: "I'll go and have a look! I'll keep an eye on the people here! I ran away Want your head!"

"Yes! This subordinate understands!" The confidant immediately nodded and bowed, agreeing.

The leading officer immediately led several subordinates, as well as the captain, through the camp and walked to the side near the border of Zheng State.

Across the shallow ditch at the border, there is a car parked in Tang State. It is a very good Renmin Model 3 car, not so fancy, but its performance has been improved a lot.

If it is an ordinary Renmin 1 car, it is estimated that it will not be able to drive such a rough place, the horsepower is not enough, and the off-road performance is not enough.However, the Renmin 3 can drive here, and it is very easy.

The man standing in front of the car was smiling, dressed in decent clothes, and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

The other party was gentle and gentle, and the military officers of Chu State were somewhat relieved after seeing this man.As long as he wasn't wearing a military uniform, he wouldn't have much trouble meeting him.

"I heard that you want to see me?" There is a small wooden bridge on the border. In fact, the shallow ditch can be walked across without a bridge, but the bottom is inevitably muddy, so such a small bridge was built.

In fact, not many people pass by this bridge on weekdays, so this bridge has not been repaired once a year, and it creaks non-stop when stepping on it, as if it is about to collapse at any time.

"Yes, General." The well-mannered man replied with a smile, "I heard the general's name..."

"It's no use talking about these things, just say what you came to see me for." The general of Chu State waved his hand, as if chasing flies away and said impatiently.

"I'm coming down to talk to the general about a deal." The man with glasses still smiled and answered General Chu's question.

"Huh? Business? I'm a soldier, what kind of business can I do?" Chu's military officer glanced at the man with glasses in front of him and asked back.

"I want to find the general to buy... people! Those refugees, healthy people." The man with glasses replied directly.

"Ha! I'm not crazy yet. I don't have to do this business. Goodbye." General Chu raised his eyebrows and refused very simply.

"One person, two gold coins." The man with glasses didn't seem to hear the other party's rejection, and directly offered a price.

"Huh?" This time, not only the military officers of Chu State, but also the lower-level military officers who followed the military officers were a little silly.

They catch refugees and send them back...but not for such a good price.Just judging from the price, this deal... can be done.

"Too little." Who knows, the Chu officer smiled greedily and said, "This is the money for my brothers and me!"

"Mature men get 2 gold coins, women of the right age get 3 gold coins, the price is the same for old people and children." The man with glasses took out a gold coin and threw it to the Chu State officer: "This price is not low."

After receiving the gold coin thrown by the man with glasses, the officer of Chu State saw that the gold coin in his hand was in good condition, rubbed it, and stuffed it into his pocket.

He catches the refugees who cross the border, and he has to share the profit with the people above him. He can only get his own share, which is obviously not much.

But if he turns a blind eye to the refugees crossing the border and lets them cross the border, he does not need to report the amount or complicated operations, and he can get several times the original remuneration, which is obviously better choose.

"How much do you want?" The moved Chu State officer asked with a greedy look and grinned.

There are hundreds of refugees behind him. If the other party wants them, he can take nearly 1000 gold coins casually.

Although the money had to be distributed to his subordinates to silence them, he was finally able to get most of it, which must be good news.

"I want as much as I have." The man with glasses still smiled, and replied very calmly: "Everyone, as long as they can walk across this wooden bridge by themselves, I will give money."

"Are you crazy?" The military officer of Chu State didn't expect the opponent's appetite to be so big, and was taken aback.

"Snap!" The man with glasses snapped his fingers, and the two guards behind the car who hadn't approached him immediately opened the trunk of the car and took out two large boxes from it.

They walked to the side of the wooden bridge, put the heavy box on the ground, and skillfully opened the box, revealing the neatly stacked gold coins inside.

"Here are 500 gold coins." The man with glasses made a gesture of invitation.

His guard walked back to the car and brought out two more large boxes.With the same movement, it was moved in front of the Chu State officer, placed on the ground, and the lid on it was lifted.

"Now there are 1000." The man with glasses said casually, "I can pay you first! How about it?"

"What exactly do you do?" The officer of Chu State was frightened by the other party's big hand, and asked after swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

"Me? I'm a businessman." The man with glasses replied, "A businessman who makes friends everywhere. General, would you like to be my friend?"

"Of course. Tomorrow you can send people to collect people, and you can hand over the money and the people." Of course, the military officer of Chu State is willing to be friends with money: "I have a lot of refugees here, so many that you can't imagine!"

"Well, I believe it!" The man with glasses spread his hands indifferently: "But I also have a lot of money, really... so much that you can't imagine!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked away, walked to the side of the car, and looked back at the officer of Chu State: "Do you like this car? How about giving you one next time?"

(End of this chapter)