The night Guess arrived.
Ma Niu Town was in a state of revelry.
Ai Suo personally hosted a banquet, inviting Guess and Li Ding.
At the banquet, they didn’t discuss the Ma Niu Town business.
Li Ding and Guess didn’t point out Ai Suo’s delaying tactics.
The business in Ma Niu Town was simply cattle trading.
Because the people of Ma Niu Town were too reverent of religion.
The Zen temple’s religious services were always a constraint on the cattle trading business in Ma Niu Town.
Cattle that had not been blessed by religious services were absolutely forbidden from being slaughtered.
Because of this;
Even though Ai Suo knew about the embarrassing situation of Cha Po and Ma La Nian, he pretended not to know.
However, this constraint was now Ai Suo’s last hope.
Ai Suo hoped that he could use his past friendship with the Grand Zen Master.
To help him retain as much profit as possible during this negotiation.
With Li Ding’s arrival in Ma Niu Town, Ai Suo no longer had any confidence in completely controlling his business.
He could only pray that he could at least retain some of his important businesses.
After all, in past transactions, the profits he earned were always split evenly between him and Cha Po.
Ai Suo thought, now that Li Ding and Guess are here, they will definitely not allow Cha Po to return and continue their partnership.
Then he could give Cha Po’s share to Guess, at the very least, he could give up some of his profits.
Overall;
Ai Suo was determined not to give up his life’s work.
But in reality, Ai Suo’s vision was limited to this small Ma Niu Town.
He didn’t understand why Li Ding would personally come to Ma Niu Town for such a small cattle trading business.
After all, Li Ding was the Commander of the Bo Bei Army, holding real power in the Bo Bei Army.
Although the Bo Bei Army was currently suppressing the Federal Government Army, they dared not engage in direct conflict.
But the friction between the two forces never ceased.
This should be the busiest time for Li Ding;
But he still personally came to Ma Niu Town, it was definitely not just for Ai Suo’s cattle trading business.
“Commander, the scouts on the border are secretly protecting Guess’s people.”
In the room prepared for Li Ding by Ai Suo, Li Ding’s deputy officer whispered.
Li Ding nodded and said: “Do your best to ensure the safety of Guess’s men, on this basis, ensure that this batch of weapons is safely transported to our Bo Bei Army.”
“Yes, Commander!”
After his response, the deputy officer showed some hesitation, he then reported: “But Commander… these weapons are a hot commodity, it seems that many people have their eyes on them.”
“And several of these forces are very troublesome.”
“After all, this is the heartland of the Federal Government Army’s jurisdiction, these weapons will have to cross the entire Federal Government Army’s territory to reach our Bo Bei Army.”
“I think… it might not be smooth sailing, should we send more people?”
Li Ding did not answer the deputy officer’s question, he had a plan in mind, he simply said: “Why do you think I came to Ma Niu Town this time?”
After these words, the deputy officer was stunned.
He had been busy running errands for Li Ding’s visit to Ma Niu Town.
He hadn’t really thought about these questions.
Now that he had settled down, he suddenly realized.
Ma Niu Town was only a minor affair, if it wasn’t for Li Ding’s personal visit, even if he had given this task to the deputy officer, the deputy officer would probably have just found a Bo Bei Army officer to do it.
The Bo Bei Army currently faces many problems, yet Li Ding still put those things aside and personally came to Ma Niu Town.
He definitely didn’t just come for Ma Niu Town itself…
After all, the business in Ma Niu Town, although average, its geographical location is very important!
Just like Guess;
Li Ding knew very well, was Guess really here to ask for his help for the cattle trading business in Ma Niu Town?
Of course not!
Li Ding was well aware of Guess’s recent experiences.
He knew that one of Guess’s partners, a man named Ang Tun, had a problem.
This Ang Tun was Guess’s supplier of alcohol.
And Guess’s business was to transport daily necessities to drug dealers in the mountains, which was called running “bian shui”.
After learning about it, Li Ding sent his subordinates to investigate.
A short time ago, it was confirmed that it was Ang Tun who had a problem, the alcohol he provided was found to be fake by the drug dealers.
Who are drug dealers?
How could they let Ang Tun go?
Naturally, Ang Tun’s forces disappeared.
Guess lost his supplier.
In addition, the Bo Bei Army and the Federal Government Army have been fighting frequently recently.
Roads everywhere were either blocked, dangerous, or directly became quarantine zones.
Guess’s “bian shui” business was also greatly affected.
Considering this, Li Ding gently stroked the table, sorting out some of his thoughts;
It’s true that Guess wants Ai Suo’s business.
After all, the cattle trading industry is more stable and secure, at least it can provide a certain amount of stable income.
But for the daily consumption of Daban, it is far from enough.
But if they completely control Ma Niu Town, they will get more than just those businesses.
There are also the roads that Ai Suo has built over the years.
The roads outside Ma Niu Town are a major transportation artery;
It’s not only well-connected, but also far from most war zones, making it very safe.
Plus, Ai Suo has been paying money to maintain these roads for years.
If they could gain the right to use these roads, Guess’s “bian shui” business would naturally improve.
It would also allow him to trade with more suppliers.
This is why Guess values Ma Niu Town so much, even going so far as to use his connections with the Bo Bei Army, asking the Bo Bei Army to intervene.
Based on these clues;
It’s not hard to come to a conclusion;
The Bo Bei Army’s current situation is very similar to Guess’s.
The Bo Bei Army is located in the inland of Bo Mo, surrounded on all sides by the Federal Government Army, the Southern Bo Mo rebels, and guerrillas.
External transportation is very limited.
It’s fine during normal times, they can still buy some roads to purchase military supplies at a high price.
But once fighting breaks out, the Bo Bei Army’s supply routes will be cut off.
This is the main reason why the Bo Bei Army has been unable to expand outward for so many years.
The Bo Bei Army General is old, it’s fine while he’s still alive.
But if he dies, the Bo Bei Army will probably disintegrate in an instant.
Of course;
Li Ding knew very well that this was the situation before he returned.
With his battle achievements in recent years, he has already gained great prestige among the officers and soldiers of the Bo Bei Army.
Many Bo Bei Army commanders now admire him greatly.
To say the least, if something were to happen to the Bo Bei Army General now, the Bo Bei Army would definitely not fall apart.
But even so;
The Bo Bei Army is still stuck because of the problem of supplies, which is why they can’t expand.
This is why he risked it all, put aside his many responsibilities.
Even going so far as to personally lead the charge in Ma Niu Town!