Hei Qin of the Blackwater Merchant Guild did not come, but Feng Jun arranged for Jiang Xueling to be present, which was a way to have someone speak on Hei Qin's behalf.
After a brief silence, Feng Jun was the first to break the ice. As the ultimate victor, he had absolute authority to speak.
"I'm finally meeting with you all. Everyone except the Hongwen Gang is here. I heard there was a small riot in Huaicheng District earlier, and as neighbors, I brought my soldiers to take a look. I didn't expect such a big event to have happened in Huaicheng District," Feng Jun said indifferently.
"That's natural. Fortunately, Boss Feng intervened in time. Otherwise, we might not be able to sit here," Jiang Si Yuan immediately echoed. Zhu Wenyao, who was nearby, also nodded in agreement.
"I won't say much more pleasantries. Whether it was the civil war in Huaicheng District or some deranged anti-human elements, I am the victor of this war. It was also my army that saved you from the Zombie Mutants. During the battle, I paid a great price and suffered considerable losses. Therefore, there are some matters regarding compensation that I need to 'inform' you about," Feng Jun waved his hand, and the Imperial Guard behind him brought two paper documents, handing them to Zhu Wenyao and Jiang Si Yuan respectively. As for Fang Xinglong, Feng Jun had no intention of letting him see anything; he planned to confiscate all of the Blood Bell Gang's, and even Fang Xinglong's personal, assets.
Jiang Si Yuan reached for the document on the table, seemingly just casually flipping through a few pages. However, as his gaze swept across them, his brow gradually furrowed, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes. In just a few seconds, his expression had changed from calm to angry. He slammed the document heavily onto the table, emitting a dull thud.
"Your appetite is a bit too big, Mr. Feng. Do you really think I'm meat on a chopping board, to be eaten however you please?" Jiang Si Yuan said somewhat angrily.
Zhu Wenyao also frowned after reading the contract, but he did not slam the table like Jiang Si Yuan. After placing the contract back on the table, he shook his head and said, "Confiscating all our properties in Huaicheng District and demanding five billion helium crystal in compensation. This is too difficult for us. Boss Feng, if you think this way, you might as well kill us."
Zhu Wenyao was different from Jiang Si Yuan. Jiang Si Yuan still had a Refuge in the wasteland and a contingent of troops still within the Refuge. Zhu Wenyao, on the other hand, had almost lost all his power. Although he still had a dozen guards and four terminator power armors, this strength was not enough to cause any trouble in front of Feng Jun. Therefore, Jiang Si Yuan seemed to have more confidence in front of Feng Jun.
"You two speak well. I am indeed a bit greedy," Feng Jun said expressionlessly. "Actually, everything I'm doing is superfluous. Zhong Chen, put the slave collars on them directly." Originally, Feng Jun wanted to have a good talk with them, but these two clearly hadn't understood their current situation.
After Feng Jun finished speaking, the Imperial Guard immediately brought two slave collars and put them around Zhu Wenyao's and Jiang Si Yuan's necks.
The moment Jiang Si Yuan saw the slave collar, he wanted to escape, but he was immediately pressed to the floor by the Imperial Guard. No matter how he struggled, it was useless. Once the slave collar was put on, it activated and locked, connecting to Feng Jun's IEM. After that, unless Feng Jun agreed, it would be impossible to remove.
Zhu Wenyao, after a few symbolic struggles, also had a slave collar put on. However, after it was put on, he seemed to suddenly deflate, instantly aging by more than a decade.
Seeing that both of them were wearing slave collars, Feng Jun looked at them with a hint of amusement, then said, "The essence of war is plunder. Even if Tian Jia hadn't released the viral black mist in Huaicheng District, I probably would have participated in the subsequent war. But for me, dealing with zombies is much easier than dealing with humans."
In fact, Feng Jun could have killed them and taken all their assets, but that would have completely wasted these two individuals. Now that Huaicheng District was occupied, Feng Jun's territory had doubled, and he needed people under him to help him with matters beyond mere governance.
After the two had recovered their composure and sat back down, Feng Jun had the Imperial Guard retrieve the two documents he had given them, then said, "Since you were so emotional just now, I will slightly modify the contents of these documents."
Then Feng Jun revised the content of the contract. Originally, it was to confiscate all of Zhu Wenyao's and Fang Xinglong's assets in Huaicheng District, but Feng Jun changed it to confiscating most of their assets. Some firearms and even control of their troops had to be handed over; the two were only allowed to retain a certain degree of private guards.
As for the real estate they originally occupied, the missile silos, and some properties on the surface of Huaicheng District, Feng Jun kept half for them. And this was the most surprising point for the two of them; they originally thought they would be completely devoured, but they didn't expect Feng Jun to leave them a breath after putting shackles on them.
"Huaicheng District has been damaged to this extent, and I certainly cannot do things that harm fellow humans. From now on, as long as you cooperate with me, I will ensure that your living standards will not be worse than before," Feng Jun said.
Zhu Wenyao immediately interjected, "That's natural. Huaicheng District will be Boss Feng's domain from now on. We should call you Lord Feng from now on. As long as you can use me, I will naturally do my best."
Jiang Si Yuan, seeing that Zhu Wenyao had already spoken, could only agree, after all, losing some was better than losing everything.
Afterward, Feng Jun made some profit allocations to the two, and these allocated profits were naturally the rights to operate grain trade externally in the future. Feng Jun handed over the future external grain trade and sales rights to Zhu Wenyao and Jiang Si Yuan, meaning that these two could purchase grain from Feng Jun in the future, then conduct external trade and business, and obtain huge profits from it.
Hearing Feng Jun say this, Zhu Wenyao and Jiang Si Yuan couldn't help but get excited again, especially Jiang Si Yuan. Jiang Si Yuan had previously noticed the grain trade in Longmen Town. The grain and other goods that the Blackwater Merchant Guild obtained from Feng Jun could be sold in Huaicheng District for a profit of three or four times the original price. Although Jiang Si Yuan had always been envious, he had unfortunately never been able to connect with Feng Jun and could only watch the Blackwater Merchant Guild make a fortune.
The reason Feng Jun wanted Zhu Wenyao and Jiang Si Yuan to have the right to operate grain was to expand his influence through business, thereby attracting more people to Huaicheng District. Given the current situation in Huaicheng District, the most important thing was to restore manpower. Moreover, these two could also gather intelligence from various places for Feng Jun while doing business, and collect various technologies and talents scattered across the wasteland.
In this wasteland, there are not only various threats but also various lost black technologies. If Feng Jun wants to lead his subordinates to survive in this world, he must face the countless Zombie Tides in the city ruins and the terrifying Blood Nests that can continuously spawn zombies and Mutants. To contend with and eliminate them, Feng Jun needs to continuously collect the scattered technologies of this world and use these technologies to build a powerful army of his own.