The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

Chapter 766 The Importance of Currency

Nearly two thousand people looked at the departing backs of Zhang Su and his group, with a myriad of feelings in their hearts.

"Chief Zhang is truly a rare good leader. He is in charge of such a large camp. Instead of enjoying himself in the mountains, he still remembers his original intention and personally leads people out to carry out missions."

Liu Shanshan stood among the crowd of people who used to be leaders and expressed her feelings, saying that running a hundred kilometers to pick up people in the early morning was a big deal for the entire camp, and it was not surprising for the leader to go out in person, but a dozen people were also involved in the small task, which was either very important or the leader was extremely responsible!

"But why do I feel that the boss should sit in the big tent and give orders..."

Lu Da Huzi made a humming sound in his throat and spoke in a deep voice.

His words made the people around him smile strangely. Su Yanxing said, "Big Beard, you are on an ancient battlefield, right? Zhou Yu? Still sitting in the big tent giving orders! In this environment, do you think you can stay in the central military tent?"

"The external environment is worrying, and the internal stability is not enough... Big Beard Lu, it's a good thing I didn't let you be the leader!"

"Every position has its own responsibilities. Mr. Zhang has matters that he must handle personally. Everyone is working hard."

Yu Wen heard the discussion here and came over to explain that many tasks have now been handed over to various departments to handle, but any task that requires the leader to be dispatched must have a special reason.

"Brother Su's behavior should be called leading by example."

"That's right, Chief Zhang is telling us with his actions that as long as the crisis is not completely resolved, we cannot slack off!"

No one knows what Zhang Su and his men are busy with, but no matter what they are busy with, he is participating in it as the leader. This is obviously sending a signal that the leaders of Tianma Island are not idle, so who among you dares to be lazy?
The survivor camp is not the big company it used to be. At that time, everyone disliked internal competition and hated the king of competition, but they had to participate in it for the sake of salary and performance. Now the pressure of survival is always urging them from behind, and if they don’t want to work hard, there will only be a tragic ending!

"Brother Su, what you said just now was really great. It made my blood boil. Hahaha."

Zhou Haotian sat in the car, smiling happily and nodding his head.

"How can we not be excited? We must let the newcomers feel the power and will of Tianma Island. Let's go..."

The vehicle started and just as it drove onto the county road from the self-built road, it ran into two groups of people who were following it returning to the camp. Everyone rolled down the windows tacitly.

"Brother Su, what is this for? A mobilization meeting?"

Wu Baokang pointed at the countless heads on the wasteland with an exaggerated expression.

"What mobilization meeting, welcome party? It's over. What's going on over there?"

"Hey, I actually found something! The guy named Zhao is really cunning. He left a lot of supplies in that Zijin Peninsula community..."

Wu Baokang couldn't wait to tell everyone everything he had seen and heard. He had been holding it in all the way, just waiting for this moment.

"This is normal. What happened next?"

Hearing this news, Zhang Su smiled knowingly. Huo Jingang hid something, Zhao Linfeng also hid something, and maybe other camp leaders also hid something, but they just didn't say anything. Anyway, he didn't hide anything, just a little bit of supplies and a few guns...

"Later, they moved the supplies and left, heading towards Lu County. There was no problem."

"It's OK as long as there's no problem. You can return the car. You've worked hard. Go back and have a rest."

Zhang Su waved his hand, then stepped on the accelerator and drove the convoy towards Qing County.

"Captain Wu, what is Brother Su doing? Five, six, seven, eight people and four cars. It doesn't look like they are going to kill zombies."

The fighters in the same car with Wu Baokang looked at the cars going farther and farther away and asked curiously.

Wu Baokang retracted his gaze, drove the car onto the self-built road, and said solemnly: "Xiao Ma, now I will teach you the first rule of survival. Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about!"

The convoy traveled northward without any obstructions and soon entered the county town. Zhang Su looked at the devastated city and couldn't help wondering in his heart, if there is still a future for mankind, the cities we live in should be different and will no longer be like the previous cities. As for what it will become, he had no idea, so he asked, "Xiao Zhou, what do you think of the development direction of our camp?"

"what?"

Zhou Haotian was staring at the scenery outside the window when he suddenly heard such a big question. He was stunned and didn't know how to answer. It was not until Zhang Su repeated the question that he scratched his head and said, "Brother Su, I, I usually have some clever tricks and crooked ideas. I can't say anything about such a big thing as the development of the camp."

"Don't be so insecure, just express your opinions casually, this is a matter of brainstorming."

Zhang Su did not act like a leader. He really wanted to hear everyone's opinions, but this kind of thing could not be discussed openly in a meeting, as it would make him appear incompetent as a leader, so a one-on-one chat was the best option.

"So I'll just say whatever I want?"

Zhou Haotian asked tentatively. He felt that this kind of topic was not something that a small character like him should talk about, and he felt very nervous.

"Go ahead and talk. There are only two of us in this car. Are you afraid of people eavesdropping?"

"First of all, the operation of our camp has just been put on track, and we are not yet proficient in anything. Now there are thousands of new members all at once, and it will definitely be very chaotic. The internal security must be strengthened, otherwise those old bastards and wretched dogs will show up, and..."

You don't know until you ask, and you'll be surprised when you ask. After Zhou Haotian opened his mouth, he talked a lot, his thoughts were jumping around, and there was no order. A lot of the content was fragmented, but there was no shortage of very useful suggestions, which sounded like they were based on certain games.

For example, he mentioned the strict reward and punishment system and used a once popular survival game as a metaphor. It would be too rigid to directly apply it to Tianma Island, but it would have a good effect if it was modified.

Before this, Zhang Su and Yu Wen had never considered the relevant system...

Then there is currency. With the collapse of civilization, the currency of the past has long lost any use. Even gold has no value until industry recovers.

Transactions between people in the camp are conducted in a very primitive way, namely barter. Some camps have begun to use cigarettes as a primary currency, and the value of everything can be anchored by cigarettes.

"In the future, as our camp develops better and better, the frequency of transactions should increase. It will be very troublesome without an official currency. Moreover... currency transactions can make some people with special talents more willing to use their expertise."

Zhou Haotian had a serious look on his face. This was also the inspiration he got from playing the game. Players do not need to consider the currency in the game, but it is very important to map it to reality.

Zhang Su agreed with this deeply. He and Yu Wen had already considered this point. Money is a tool for storing labor. Just as Zhou Haotian said, for example, some members can obviously create greater value for the camp, but because their contribution cannot be quantified and reasonable compensation cannot be given, they are unwilling to show it.

As the camp develops healthily, all kinds of industries and services will surely give rise to various demands, and development should not be hindered by the lack of currency.

What surprised Zhang Su was not that Zhou Haotian mentioned the need to improve the monetary system, but that he talked about the consolidation of power by currency and talked a lot about centralization and decentralization.

"Whoever controls the right to issue currency has supreme power... You are really good, young man. You can understand so many things at such a young age."

"Hehe, this is not what I said, it's what others summarized in the book. It's all theory, theory, hehehe..."

Zhou Haotian was delighted to receive the leader's praise.

"After we go back, I will study it carefully with Lao Yu. When we have some results, we will give you credit for it!"

Currency is very important, especially when the external crisis gradually decreases and survival supplies are guaranteed, the monetary system will become an important cornerstone for stabilizing the camp.

However, Zhang Su couldn't think of what to use as currency for the time being, which made him a little worried.

“Well… here we are!”

While he was thinking, the car drove outside Honggou Village. Zhang Su braked and stopped the car under the sign of Yunlong Valley Scenic Area.

(End of this chapter)