Start North America 1400: nation building

Chapter 36 [36] Prelude to the War

Seven days to come.

Xuenv's study progress is gratifying, which allows her to open the door to a new world.

Cars, trains, planes, ships...

It is difficult for her to understand how these things work, but as Zhou Li'an expected, everything can be interpreted with divine power.

She is very yearning for the future life described by her master.

I am even more convinced that only by following in the footsteps of our Lord can we reach the day when dreams come true.

As a result, her firm belief was completely welded to death.

within the tribe.

The harvest of the hunting team is equally gratifying.

More than 20 buffalo hides are recorded stably every day. From No. 1 to No. 10, more than two hundred bison hides are tanned and dried.

If Zhou Li'an is willing to use the [Time Flow Rate Configurator], even with the lowest 15-day flow rate, the income will be as high as 126 million US dollars each time, excluding the cost of 10, the net profit is 116 million.

But before the weapons were equipped, Zhou Li'an didn't dare to take risks easily.

If you are not careful, you will repeat the same mistakes...

When I came back, my home was gone again.

Where does this make sense?
Although the communication between the tribes is rare and there is a delay, but the Tushi tribe swallowed five tribes in a short period of time, it will always be known to the neighbors of these tribes, and finally reported to the chief tribe.

After the weapons are equipped, even if he is not around, Tushi will have no problem in self-protection with his sharp hunting knives and spears, relying on the excellent defensive geographical advantage of Tushi Valley, and maybe he can fight back.

This afternoon.

Zhou Li'an returned to the present world ahead of schedule to pick up the goods in the urban area.

I rented a container truck, pulled a large carton of cardboard boxes back to Hood Farm, and then began to dismantle the cardboard boxes and foam pads, and just threw all the weapons into the [portable space].

1000 spearheads, daggers, 500 hunting knives, plus tinplate for cutting to the appropriate size.

In modern times, these things are basically useless.

However, by the beginning of the 15th century in North America, the Tushi Division would become the only armed special forces.

After washing off his stinky sweat, Zhou Li'an descended through time travel.

Inside the stone house.

Not only Xuenv, but the patriarch climbing the mountain and the elders have been waiting for a long time. Before leaving, Zhou Li'an explained that tonight will bestow magic weapons to the tribal warriors.

The record of mountain climbing these days is obvious to all, and the warriors in the tribe have long been impatient.

After they worshiped, Zhou Li'an brought everyone to the altar.

The bonfire was lit, and there were brazier stands made of copper around the altar, with raging flames. It was obvious that they had already prepared.

under the altar.

The elders, women and children of the tribe watched from afar and did not dare to approach.Only the young and strong of the tribe lined up neatly, waiting for the blessing of the gods.

Beat the drums.

A number of tribal warriors stepped forward, knelt before the great Lord of Equilibrium, and took over their weapons.

Spears, hunting knives, daggers, and two pieces of tin can protect the chest and back.

The sharp blade reflects everyone's joy and enthusiasm, and everyone feels like a treasure.

The old, weak, women and children around also spontaneously knelt down, praying and praising, thanking the gods for blessing the humble and pious people.

The process is cumbersome, and Zhou Li'an will complete the blessings one by one and reward the weapons.

But the atmosphere is extremely solemn and sacred.

Want to absorb the power of faith, but don't want to act?
In residential community churches all over the world, every Sunday there are devout believers crying together, and the priest on the stage recites the scriptures loudly. This is a solid faith market that has been built for hundreds of years.

Put the standard answer there, it would be too stupid for Zhou Li'an not to copy it.

There must be a sense of ritual, and it must be solemn and sacred.

Now he can't help but recall the scene of wearing a red scarf for the first time when he joined the team in elementary school. Hearing the teacher tell him that it was a corner of the red flag, he unconsciously felt blood rushing all over his body.

When the last tribal warrior takes up arms.

As soon as Zhou Li'an raised his hand, a loudspeaker was prepared in his hand, and his voice was greatly diffused, shocking——

"Warriors! Raise the sharp blades and spears in your hands, and spread my brilliance across the earth!"

"Balance exists between all things!!"

"Under balance, they are all my people!"

"Whoever follows my law and rules will be honored."

"Those who disobey will be sentenced to eternal death!"

The patriarchs and elders trembled with excitement. The day they were looking forward to finally came!

Xuenu, who was dressed in a solemn sacrificial robe, stood behind Zhou Li'an, leading everyone to kneel down, and let out a youthful but respectful cry——

"We swear to spread the name of balance across the earth, so that all living beings will exist under balance..."

"Balance exists among all things!"

"Praise my lord, praise balance!"

Under the stage, it was the mountains roaring and the tsunami——

"Praise my lord, praise balance!"

"Praise my lord, praise the balance!!"

The prelude to the war was completely pulled away.

……

The salt trade was abolished.

Since the people of primitive tribes are keen to use violence to solve problems, there is no need for them to reject the expansion of power.

The savage growth in the early stage is actually a process of discovering problems. After all, Zhou Li'an has no experience in leading a large group, and now is a learning opportunity.

A battle group of [-] people with sharp blades and spears can crush everything around them.

However, Zhou Li'an still gave them seven days to get used to learning the new weapons, which was more than enough time for the tribal people who were born war machines.

On the second day, the hunting team's harvest increased sharply, reaching a terrifying 80.On the third day and the fourth day, it climbed steadily and successfully broke through the 100 mark.

For seven days, 800 bison hides were harvested.

Zhou Li'an was shocked, and when he asked about the number of bison in the surrounding area, climbed the mountain and told him that it would take at least a month to kill all the bison in the surrounding area.

This means that there are at least 3000 bison wandering in the Tushi Valley area alone.

However, compared with the total number of 6000 million people, it is still just a teardrop in the vast ocean.

The speed of tanning fur has been far behind the harvest.

The men, women, and children of the entire tribe are stepping up their treatment, and they can only do embalming for the time being, and leave it to consume a little bit every day.

Zhou Li'an felt a little headache instead.

He originally thought that it was too early to harvest large-scale fur, but he underestimated the increase in combat effectiveness under iron armament.

Whether Wang Defa can swallow so much fur is a question now!
Because with the addition of the 200 previously retained, the furs stored and to be made by the tribe reached a terrifying 1000.

The value is as high as 420 million US dollars.

Zhou Li'an doesn't know much about the fur market, but this number will definitely cause a regional price fluctuation.

Fortunately, the seven-day adaptation period has passed, and in addition to harvesting a large amount of fur, the tribe has also received a large amount of meat.

The aborigines will roast and dehydrate the beef to dry, then grind the hard meat like a stone into meat powder, and finally add potato, corn starch, salt and spices for stirring, and finally make the crispy meat jerky that Xuenv loves to eat .

Hunting parties don't need to keep hunting for food...

This means that the battle group is about to set off.

[Blue Star 1400 June 6]

The 240-man battle group set off, leaving three hunting teams stationed in Tushi Valley, just in case.

Zhou Li'an practiced for the warriors and once again held a grand ceremony.

At noon, the mighty group of hundreds left the valley, and everyone in the tribe was full of excitement and longing.

Because the hunting of bison these days has proved that the magic weapon bestowed by God is nothing to look down upon! !
So no one felt afraid or worried, but coveted to rule the entire Modoc tribe and become the new master of this land.

Watching the figure disappear out of the valley, Zhou Li'an secretly took a deep breath.

He did not follow and set off, but ordered the elders of the tribe to organize manpower to start setting up more tents and earthen houses.

The earthen house is a kind of sunken dwelling. The roof is made of wood to build the skeleton, and finally covered with soil, which has the effect of sheltering from wind and rain.

This battle is bound to return with a big victory, and the population of the Tushi Department will usher in an explosive growth.

Embezzlement, conquering, embezzling again, and continuing to conquer until the transformation from tribe to tribe is completed.

……

That afternoon, Zhou Li'an returned to the present world early and dialed Wang Defa's number.

The two of them happened to have not eaten yet, so they made an appointment at Fumanlou at the corner of Grocery Street.

When Zhou Li'an arrived, Old Wang waited in the lobby, and personally led him into the box to sit down, and the food was served immediately.

Wang Defa also said that he wanted to drink two glasses, but Zhou Li'an waved his hand and refused.

Seeing that he was starving, Lao Wang didn't ask about meeting him, even though he had already guessed in his heart, he still let him fill his stomach first.

When Zhou Li'an put down his chopsticks for the first time, he smiled and said, "Zhou Sheng, you took the initiative to find me, you must have business to discuss?"

"Didn't you agree last time? Why don't you just bring the fur to my warehouse."

"I gave you the keys, but you haven't been seen for a long time these days."

I haven't seen him for more than half a month, and Wang Defa is sure that he will gain a lot this time.

But what he didn't expect was...

"The situation has changed, and this business may not be easy to do."

"What do you mean?" Lao Wang suddenly changed color and panicked.

The business that just started, is it gone?

That's not what you said when you set the price on the ground.

However, he had long been used to Zhou Li'an's panting, even though he was panicking, he still resisted the attack and waited for the next sentence.

Sure enough, when Zhou Li'an opened his mouth, he was confused again——

"At the end of this month, I will deliver another 2000 North American bison hides to you."

"...However, this is the last batch."

Wang Defa was dumbfounded, his jaw dropped: "2000? Fake! You slaughtered a bison herd?"

Zhou Li'an did not speak, pretending to be a master.

Let him make up for the extra stuff.

Before coming, Zhou Li'an had already thought about the next arrangement.

The number of bison hides will only increase, and it is impossible to keep them alive, but the total number of bison in the world is dead.

Even if there are new additions every year, it is far from keeping up with his output.

When the Tushi Department unified the Modoc tribe, it would not be impossible to ship five or six thousand buffalo hides a month.

In the future, bison in North America must be slaughtered, otherwise it will affect the development of industry and railways.

At that time, the output of cowhide would be an astronomical figure.

Or, this business ends here.

Or, find a way to work around it.

Zhou Li'an didn't speak in a hurry.

Just waiting for Wang Defa to digest it by himself, after five or six minutes, the old Wang said helplessly: "The last batch is the last batch, I want 2000!"

He has a different idea from Zhou Li'an.

Zhou Li'an couldn't reasonably explain the origin of the cowhide.

But Wang Defa was afraid that a large number of bison would die and the relevant departments would find out, so he could only choose to make the last profit.

But at this moment, Zhou Li'an knocked on the table with his fingers: "Then let's discuss the next business."

"Next business?" Wang Defa obviously couldn't keep up with his rhythm.

Zhou Li'an never liked to go around in circles, so he said straight to the point: "I agree with what you said before, the suggestion to start a company with joint stock."

"What do you mean?" Wang Defa frowned, "Isn't there no bison hide?"

Zhou Li'an said with a smile: "There is no bison hide, but there is still cowhide. I will provide the source of goods. If you start a processing factory to process raw hides, I will give you 50% of the shares."

"Are you kidding? There is no profit in cowhide." Wang Defa couldn't laugh or cry.

Zhou Li'an disagreed: "What if the quantity is large enough?"

"How much bigger can it be? Do you know how many farms and pastures there are in North America? How many beef cattle are slaughtered every year to make cowhide? No matter how big your number is, can it be bigger than the North American Beef Cattle Association?"

"A Zhousheng, I am very grateful that you are willing to take me to continue to make a fortune. The problem is that I don't see much benefit in this matter."

"I will be 60 years old in two years. It's time to retire and retire. I won't be as brave as you young people."

"Of course, we have become friends in these few cooperations, and we will always be friends."

After hearing what he said, Zhou Li'an just looked at him quietly.

Wang Defa was a little terrified by this kind of gaze, and said with a wry smile, "Ah Zhou Sheng, I've said all the good things, and you can't persuade me."

Zhou Li'an smiled, and held out a finger: "The monthly guarantee is 10000. This is just my conservative estimate. In the future, it will be 3, 5, and there may be more."

"Even if a piece of skin only earns 100 knives, it's still 100 million yuan a month. You and I split the bill half and half. The family's income is 50 US dollars, and it's clean money. Are you not tempted?"

Wang Defa also laughed: "The profit of a piece of leather is 100 dollars? Do you know that the average price of a piece of American cowhide is only 150-200 dollars? You don't need money for receiving the goods? You don't need money for leather making? How can there be such a high profit? Don't be kidding Zhou Sheng!"

"What if leather is the same as bison leather?" Zhou Li'an said seriously.

"..." Old Wang fell silent.

It's not that he's moved, it's that he's completely out of temper.

Zhou Li'an was not angry about this. Now that he was full of wine and food, he stood up and prepared to leave: "Anyway, think about what I said today..."

"The same cortex, this is the key point. With our cooperation, we will give you 50% of the sales profit, and you will be responsible for the investment and management of the factory."

"Of course, if you don't want to, we will also complete the last transaction of 2000 bison hides, so we can get together and leave."

After speaking, he drank the tea in the cup to moisten himself.

Turned around and walked out of the box.

But at this time, Wang Defa finally caught the key point in Zhou Li'an's words...

"Same leather?"

"That is to say, he still has bison hide, but it's not convenient to release it! Can only use cowhide as a cover?"

"How can there be so many bison hides in North America?"

Thinking of the joints, he just felt dizzy for a while, and he didn't know why.

Standing up abruptly again, chasing after the box, shouting while running: "Ah, Zhou Sheng, Zhou Sheng, wait, wait, let's make things clear..."

However, where is Zhou Li'an still present now?

His eldest daughter-in-law said: "Father, Zhou Sheng has already left."

Wang Defa gave a discouraged sigh, but instead of calling to ask questions, he began to ponder over the matter carefully.

……

Zhou Li'an's idea is very simple.

The reason why bison leather can be sold at a high price of 4200 US dollars is that "rare things are more expensive". Once the market scale expands, the price will plummet.

After the 19th century, the price of bison hide was almost the same as that of ordinary cowhide. On the contrary, because of the advantage of the number of bison, it once occupied the market of various countries and was made into clothing, leather goods and bedding.

Once a large number of bison hides are sold, the price will plummet, but the quality of bison hides is far better than that of ordinary cowhide.

It would be too bad for the two to sell against the standard, so if each piece of bison hide is sold at a price of 1000 US dollars, there will definitely be leather goods dealers and clothing companies willing to eat it.

Zhou Li'an offered 50% of the shares to Wang Defa, not just to spread the fortune.

You must know that the buffalo hide is obtained from the tribe, and the cost is not a penny. However, the two founded the company, and the company had to buy it from Zhou Li'an at a price of 800 US dollars.

The remaining $200 gross profit margin, after deducting leather, labor, and tax payments, is the company's final net income.

That is to say, if a piece of buffalo hide is sold in the future, Zhou Li'an will get 800+50 US dollars, while Wang Defa can only get 50 US dollars.

Calculated in this way, Zhou Li'an's shareholding to Wang Defa is not 50%, but a pitiful 5%. Moreover, Wang Defa is responsible for the investment and construction costs.

Finally, of course, the company cannot open in the United States. Mexico in the south is good. Even if it involves import and export control issues, you can still play smuggling/smuggling.

At that time, even the money for paying taxes will be saved, and only need to pay protection fees to the local gang forces... After all, Lao Mo's gangs run the country.

(End of this chapter)