America 1881: Legend of the West

Exchange money?

This reason sounds good, but how much are the lives of those Indian warriors who died in the train battle worth?

Chen Jianqiu didn't want to make decisions for these Indians, even though Geronimo said Astor was his.

He looked at Geronimo again.

Geronimo sighed: "Hate was once our only motivation, but that can't keep my people alive. I won't give up the fight, but I can't let revenge become my people's only strength."

Chen Jianqiu was noncommittal. He had never experienced what the chief had experienced, so he could not advise him.

"Mr. Astor, I count you lucky. Please move to the back room. I'm sorry that you have to see such a scene. We will talk later."

Astor's face has now turned into a big painted face, with tears, snot, and dust mixed together, and then he was taken to the previous room by the flying bird.

Chen Jianqiu and Geronimo continued to count the loot.

Although the hyena gang did not last long from its birth to its demise, it was better because it was not picky about food, and the village had a lot of supplies.

New Mexico has a dry climate and a large temperature difference between day and night, so they chose a cool mine as a warehouse.

In addition to the previous mine platform, after they removed the rail cart, they also found more grain deeper in the mine.

A rough calculation shows that if you save some food, it can feed about forty people for more than half a year.

The guns are complicated, most of the models are old, and the maintenance is not very good. Chen Jianqiu plans to find a way to get some gun oil and other parts. Adam knows firearms and asks him to teach the soldiers how to repair and maintain them.

When conditions permit, select a few smart ones and send them to Browning's gun shop as apprentices to update and iterate the firearms.

With the US military? How about holding a bow and arrow and a machete? At that time, the Sioux people, that is, the people of the Birds, still had a large number of Henry repeating guns in their hands. Otherwise, how would they have won the Battle of the Little Bighorn River.

There are also a lot of cloths in the mine, which were also looted. These things are of no use to the rough men of the Hyena Gang.

But it is different for the women of the Apache tribe. They can sew various fitting clothes for the men of their tribe.

There were also some other messy things, such as pots and pans, belts taken off from the hyena gang, etc. Chen Jianqiu didn't look at them anymore.

As for the defense of the stronghold.

The damage to the six guard towers was not serious. The hyena gang members on the last two guard towers last night were swept down by the intensive bullets and died on the spot. Just like ground defense, it just needs to be repaired.

The Gatling gun at the door is still usable, but it actually doesn't have a lot of bullets in stock. It seems that the old guy just uses it to show off. Chen Jianqiu doesn't recommend touching it and keeps it as it is.

He gave the Indian warriors time to polish themselves a little more brightly. Paper tigers are also tigers.

According to the plan discussed by Chen Jianqiu and Geronimo, the Apache clan members would stay in this stronghold for half a year to avoid the spotlight of the US military. If it was not possible, they would move away if they were discovered.

With these supplies now, they are not afraid of fighting with the US military in the wilderness.

When Chen Jianqiu and Geronimo find the treasure and a new suitable foothold, they will find a way to move there.

After Chen Jianqiu and Geronimo finished discussing, they walked out of the mine.

Just let them handle the rest by themselves. The supplies need to be organized and the stronghold needs to be familiar to them.

He walked to the big room where Hernandez had been staying.

The other thing left now is to see how to sell Astor at a good price.

Chen Jianqiu walked into the room.

Astor was sitting on the chair and looking at the table in a daze.

According to Chen Jianqiu's request, Feiniao did not tie him up.

There is wilderness for dozens of kilometers around, and with Astor's skin and tender flesh, he will either end up being dried into a mummy by the sun, or he will end up filling the bellies of wild beasts.

"Tell me, how much do you think you are worth?" Chen Jianqiu sat opposite him and leaned on the back of the chair.

Aster had recovered from his shock, and his mind began to spin rapidly.

To say the least, if the opponent is dissatisfied and directly turns against him and kills him, this person is a more ruthless character than the Mexican before.

The relationship between him and the Apache tribe has not yet come to an end. This man feels that there is no profit to be made, and it is not impossible for him to be scalped by the Indians.

He said too much, and the other party treated him as a fat sheep. He didn't know the specific situation of his father and the housekeeper. What if the ransom could not be cashed for the time being, and the other party lost patience and broke the deal or engaged in other tricks?

This is indeed a difficult question to answer.

While Astor was still thinking about it, Chen Jianqiu spoke:

"It doesn't actually matter how much you're worth. I'm not a kidnapper, and I don't sell meat tickets. Since you like to negotiate prices, I'm here to calculate for you how much it cost me to save you."

Unexpectedly, he found a piece of paper and a pen, and started counting on the paper with the pen.

Astor looked on and was dumbfounded.

After writing almost a full piece of paper, Chen Jianqiu slapped the pen on the table and handed the paper to him.

Astor took the paper and looked at it so hard that his eyes almost dropped:

Apache pension (collected on behalf of others): US$2000

Carriage and cargo fee (note: used as bait and transportation equipment): $446

Bullet consumption: $386

Firearms depreciation: $211

Personnel attendance fee: US$520 (see the back with calculation formula)

……

There are about a dozen detailed items listed, and the further they go, the more detailed they become, such as horse maintenance fees, medical expenses, food expenses, etc. The most outrageous thing is that there are also three items: insurance premiums, taxes, and profits.

What the hell? The bullet cost nearly $400? Are your bullets made of gold?

insurance? Taxes? Do you have insurance for your team members? What blind insurance company would insure you? Also, are you going to pay a hell of a lot of taxes?

profit? You actually openly marked the profit!

But Astor didn't dare to say a word now. He glanced at the total amount in the lower right corner: 5503 US dollars.

"If you do the math again, don't make a mistake." Chen Jianqiu added enthusiastically, "That pension is for the Indians, and I won't take a penny."

As a successful businessman, Astor experienced the grief and indignation of being unable to negotiate for the first time. He closed his eyes and nodded helplessly.

"Find me another piece of paper and I'll write you a note. You can send someone to find my butler." Astor's voice was extremely sad, as if he had just experienced a defeat. "I guess he Will find a way to save me in Santa Fe or somewhere else.”

"No need." Chen Jianqiu stood up, "I will personally escort you there! Again, I am not a kidnapper! I rescued you from the kidnapper!"

Astor had no intention or ability to argue anymore, he nodded weakly.

"Oh, yes, there are more."

Astor was on the verge of collapse, his voice filled with tears: "Dear sir, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"It was business to business just now, and I haven't settled my personal accounts yet." Chen Jianqiu said with a smile.

"Then, how much money do you need personally?" Astor no longer cares about money.

"I personally don't want money. I hope you will give me a promise and do me a favor when necessary. I will come to you when needed."

Astor nodded, he had no choice, because he knew that as long as the man he saw could find him, he would have a way to make him fulfill his promise.

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