Chapter 46 Gasoline for Weapons
Zheng Yonghao and Zhong Ning cooperated, and the two sides agreed to march together, but there was no subordinate relationship.
In the specific agreement, the whole large force is led by Zhong Ning and others, and they also formulate specific routes and plans.
But this plan must also be approved by Zheng Yonghao. If he does not agree, he will have the right to veto it.
In other words, Zheng Yonghao's identity in the team is roughly equivalent to a staff officer with decision-making power. As for how much this decision-making power can play, it will not be seen until the team really starts.
After talking about each other's conditions and requirements at that time, Zheng Yonghao also made a deal with them - using gasoline for weapons!
It can be said that the cause of this transaction was an accident, an accident that Zheng Yonghao did not expect.
Although Zhong Ning's personal strength is not good, their power is really not small.
The reason lies in Hong Lei, who competed with Zheng Yonghao for a second. He was a policeman before the catastrophe, but he was not an ordinary policeman, but a special policeman.
What happened in the early days? Zheng Yonghao didn't know how a person with skills like him came to such a small place as Hunnan.
What kind of process is there in the middle? Zhong Ning and others didn't say anything, and Zheng Yonghao didn't bother to ask.
He just knew that Zhong Ning and others found a special warehouse through this Hong Lei, and got more than 30 guns inside, including the Type 79* used by the two guards outside.
Zheng Yonghao just proposed to borrow their guns, but was directly rejected by the other party.
After that, he asked the other party if he could provide certain resources in exchange for it. After discussion, Zhong Ning and the others made a list of items.
In fact, without the previous agreement, Zhong Ning could not have taken out the gun anyway.
Although few of them are proficient in firearms or even can only use firearms normally, no one understands the power of bullets!
This weapon is more useful than a stick dagger. Of course, it is safer to put it in your own hands.
But they are indeed too material-deficient. Thinking that Zheng Yonghao had specifically proposed to use the resource reserve alone, their minds became lively.
In their opinion, what are the resources Zheng Yonghao and others may have? It can only be food!
So in their list, the main emphasis is on food, and it is stated that a gun can only be changed for every 100 kilograms of food, and the upper limit is three.
In fact, from the perspective of price alone, this exchange ratio is not too much.
Before the catastrophe, guns were banned nationwide, and the price of each gun on the black market was several times higher than that of the international market. Even at normal prices, it will far exceed the price of 100 kilograms of grain.
But the situation is different. No matter how valuable the gun was, it can't be used to fill your stomach now.
So they exchanged 100 kilograms of grain for a gun, but they were reluctant to let them decide.
There is another reason why this quantity is proposed, that is, they think Zheng Yonghao and others can take out at most.
According to the idea of Zhong Ning and others, even if Zheng Yonghao and others robbed the supermarket in advance, but after consumption and grain deterioration, etc... There are still 100 kilograms left, which should be about the same.
If you agree to exchange, you will ask Zheng Yonghao and others when they don't have enough food. At that time, they will regain their initiative and take the opportunity to make more demands, and even completely pull these people over.
And even if Zheng Yonghao does not agree to exchange, they have no loss. Anyway, the gun will not break if it is left in your hand. There will always be a day when it can be used.
However, what Zhong Ning and others never expected was that Zheng Yonghao did not mention the food at all, but raised his hand and pointed to another item they proposed - gasoline!
Now I tell Zhong Ning that the most needed thing except food is gasoline.
The former is used to live, and the latter is used to live longer...
But since they decided to migrate, how much gasoline have they collected until now?
A total of seven cars are in good condition, of which only four are fully refueled! The rest is only half added. According to the normal distance, it is barely enough to use it in Jinzhou.
But this "sufficient" premise means that under normal circumstances, there are still unknown road conditions, especially if they need to take a detour before they start. I'm afraid they will need several times more gasoline than usual.
It's not that they didn't want to collect more gasoline, but they couldn't find it at all.
There are not many cars in the university town, and no one thought of collecting gasoline at the beginning.
When they remembered, they found that most of the gasoline, together with the car, was destroyed in the first two weeks of chaos.
Some of them were done by crazy survivors. It's normal to smash, grab and burn in a crazy state.
Most of them are destroyed by extremely stupid but fierce zombies. They destroy whatever they see and what they stand in the way. They are simply crazy - of course, if they still have hearts...
Then they thought of a gas station, but there were only two gas stations near the university town, one of which was destroyed by the fire.
The other one looked intact, which made them very excited for a while, but they really went there and found that there was only a little oil residue left in it...
So in the end, they didn't get enough gasoline.
It was out of the urgent need for gasoline that Zhong Ning and others also wrote gasoline on the exchangeable list, but they did not give much hope, and the exchange requirements were set very low.
100 kilograms of grain can be exchanged for a gun, but if it is replaced with gasoline, it only takes ten liters.
Zhong Ning and others didn't expect Zheng Yonghao to have the idea of gasoline, and they didn't know that when Zheng Yonghao and others saw this, they were so happy.
Food? Their reserves are not enough for 100 kilograms. Even if they are enough, they will not exchange them.
But gasoline... Zhong Ning and those people never thought that the empty gas station that made them so depressed that they almost vomited blood was emptied by these people.
They have three barrels of gasoline hidden in the laboratory of the sports institute, each with a capacity of about 200 liters. In terms, they can completely pour back all the guns at the gathering point, and they can still have half left...
When Zheng Yonghao learned about the weapon situation of the other party, he already had the idea of exchanging gasoline for guns, so he proposed a deal.
But without saying the result, the other party took the initiative to write gasoline, and it is still such a "low" ratio, and his mood can be imagined...
And Zhong Ning and others learned about the gasoline Zheng Yonghao exchanged, not to mention how wonderful their expressions were.
It boils down to two words - regret!
If they had known that the other party wanted to provide gasoline, they would have raised the proportion long ago. How could a gun be exchanged for only ten liters of gasoline?
But now the two sides are allied, and there is no way to take back what they say, so they have to agree.
Finally, after some discussion, Zheng Yonghao provided 60 liters of gasoline, and Zhong Ning and others provided four guns and 300 bullets.
In fact, Zheng Yonghao wanted to change some more, but the other party refused to agree, so he had to give up.
Later, Zheng Yonghao proposed to drive a car first, and they also refused.
Zhong Ning's reason is that every car is precious. Although Zheng Yonghao has promised to give them one, it can only be after the fleet leaves.
They thought that every car could not tolerate losses and accidents before they set off, so they gently refused Zheng Yonghao's request to drive away a car immediately.
The other party refused, and Zheng Yonghao did not force it, because it was indeed reasonable.
Besides, just as he still doesn't trust the other party, it is impossible for the other party to believe him because he shows his strength and words.
Trust is the same as feelings. It always takes a period of contact before it can be cultivated.
If it were him, he would not have promised the other party to drive the car first.
Out of the same distrust, Zheng Yonghao declined the accommodation provided by the other party and decided to return to the laboratory first.
This is the whole process before, and now they are subpacking gasoline to prepare for the next transaction.
The next day, Qin Ming and Tao Ying stayed in the laboratory.
Zheng Yonghao and the three returned to the gathering point with gasoline, and then completed the transaction in Zhong Ning's painful eyes.
When handing over the guns and ammunition, Zhong Ning and the others were really uncomfortable. However, when the transaction was completed and could not be changed, they were relieved.
Although there are not too many weapons, there are not many of them who can use firearms safely. Instead of handing over the gun to unsafe people, it is better to send a favor now and enhance friendship with Zheng Yonghao and others.
And they were still very satisfied with the 60 liters of gasoline sent by Zheng Yonghao.
60 liters of gasoline is equivalent to the power of an extra car, and the help to them will never be less than a few guns.
Zheng Yonghao left again and did not return directly to the laboratory this time.
It's still early, and they also have something to do.
And this is the same as most people, they have to collect more food.
Nowadays, everyone knows that there is a shortage of food and gasoline. Many easily accessible places have been turned over by people, and it can be said that even a rotten fruit cannot be found.
But Zheng Yonghao and the three of them are not ordinary people. Where ordinary people can't go, they can.
At the end of the day, their harvest is comparable to someone else's search for a week.
If Zheng Yonghao hadn't stopped Qin Xue by watching the approaching dusk, this future ice and snow goddess would still be intoxicated in the exploration...
The scheduled departure date of the fleet was October 8th. On October 6th, Zheng Yonghao finally brought the others to the gathering point again.
They have a car, but he and Zhang Detao are the only ones who can drive, but they are the main fighting power of the team, which is obviously not enough.
Zheng Yonghao asked Qin Ming and Tao Ying, a cheerful couple, to go out and hung up a sign and began to recruit drivers. As a result, as soon as the two hung up the sign, it caused an uproar in the gathering point...
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