The city management commander was working on restoring traffic in D City.
They had a large amount of cotton there.
So if D City could provide them with fabric resources, D City could supply cotton to C City.
Ma Yongchun felt that he had lost control over the resources in C City's arsenal after his fallout with Qin Zhen.
He urgently needed this deal to regain some control over the arsenal.
So he agreed to the D City commander's terms, willing to exchange a part of C City's fabric for a part of D City's cotton.
Zhong Zimo was the negotiator he sent to Zhou Cheng.
Zhou Cheng shook his head,
"We can't open it, Commander Gong said to keep the gate closed, and we don't have to manage anything; the people inside, unable to bear the hunger, will rush out on their own."
Hearing this, Zhong Zimo said with a cultured smile,
"How can you say that? Commander Zhou, you are now the garrison commander of C City, and those who don't know would think you're just a major under Gong Yi."
