Start North America 1400: nation building

Chapter 68 [67] Recovery!
In the evening, set up camp.

Zhou Li'an called to climb the mountain to explain a few words to the elders of the tribe, and then disappeared in place.

Today is already November 11th.

The trip to the south was more than a third of the way.

The tribal people are used to this "Long March Road". At least they have meat to eat instead of eating bark and grass roots; every few days of rest, they even have fruits and vegetables to adjust their appetite.

The death of the elderly and the sick is inevitable.

For the aborigines, death is not so rare, but commonplace.

Just 10 days ago, they were stunned when heavy snow fell from the sky.

The territory of the Modoc people is located in southern Oregon. Although the Cascade Mountains are the area with the most snowfall in the United States, except for a few alpine tribes, the rest of the tribes are not in the heavy snowfall area, and the snow season will come later.

Not to mention they are migrating all the way south.

Although tribal people do not have standard solar terms legislation, they still count time.

The elders of some tribes watched the snowflakes fall and lost their minds: "This winter came earlier than before."

At the beginning of the 15th century, the Little Ice Age really came into its own.

In previous winters, dead people were the norm.

Now they have the magical weapon bestowed by our lord, they can easily hunt wild animals, and they don't need to worry about food. In addition, the thick and warm clothes are far more effective in keeping out the cold than their leather clothes.

The result of migration or not is a matter of judgment.

……

On Grocery Street, Pharaoh returned to the pawn shop he had run for half his life.

Zhou Li'an sat opposite him.

Wang Defa poured tea for the two, and said, "The factory equipment in Ciudad Juárez has been tested, and I have signed the employee contracts."

"Hey, I'm exhausted, and I have a bad stomach these days, and I've been running loose."

Complaining words, but with the most expectant tone.

It's just a matter of saying that the goods will start working.

Therefore, Zhou Li'an didn't need to ask him how the sales channel was going. He said bluntly: "The first batch of furs is 5500 pieces in total, and there are 1500 pieces of cooked skins, and the rest are raw hides. Let's go to Hualei together tomorrow morning." Go ahead."

Old Wang's eyes widened: "Tomorrow? I just came back..."

……

Zhou Li'an's time is very tight.

Tribal migration needs him to lead the way, and the start of "small business" has always been more expensive for the boss, so he can only do it himself.

Now he regrets buying a house in Oregon.

At the beginning, I didn't think too comprehensively. I didn't expect to set up a factory in Mexico. It would take three hours to fly directly from Oregon to Juárez.

If it was just trading furs every month, it would be fine, but when it comes to the subsequent gold trading and cooperation with gang forces, he must often go to Juárez City.

"Otherwise, buy a farm in Texas and move there?"

But this time he was not impulsive.

There are still some days to collect placer gold, and the tribal migration should not arrive in Sacramento until mid-December.

Assuming you can gain a direct foothold in Ciudad Juárez, why spend money on property in Texas?
I have been there last time and I have seen that Sin City is not as dangerous as imagined, let alone who is kinder than anyone else?Ha ha.

The next day.

After the tribal rest was settled for 2 days, Zhou Li'an and Lao Wang flew to Juárez early in the morning.

on the plane.

Two people sit side by side in super economy class, which is between business class and economy class. The seat can be more spacious, but other services are not much different from the latter.

The plane ticket was booked by Lao Wang.

Zhou Li'an is not a character who is greedy for enjoyment, but he is a little puzzled: "You are not short of money, are you? Even if you don't sit first class, are you reluctant to part with two business tickets?"

Old Wang cried poorly: "Ah, Zhou Sheng, I have emptied the coffin by cooperating with you to set up a factory. If I hadn't considered you, I would have taken economy class to and fro."

"You're a young man who doesn't understand the true meaning of life. Save as much as you can. Don't waste money. Have you ever heard of 'a penny beats a hero'? To be a man, you need to have some savings and plan ahead."

The words just fell.

A plump stewardess aunt who walks like a Tom cat and can swing her buttocks, suddenly said in surprise, "Oh, God... the king, it's you again."

Lao Wang was taken aback, and the expression from the previous moment was even more froze on his face.

Zhou Li'an glanced suspiciously at the two of them: "Do you know each other?"

The stewardess aunt covered her mouth and laughed, the giant front and back shook the earth: "Mr. Wang was a passenger of 'Global First Class' the last two times, remember? Mr. Wang, last time you went to Bermuda, a few days later , you flew from Bermuda to Juarez, and I received you."

Zhou Li'an sneered: "If you can save it, you can save it, ah?"

"Ah, hahaha, believe me, it's for flight points. My daughter likes to travel very much. I use her card..."

"roll!"

Landing in Juarez, the time is just around the time of lunch.

That David Liang didn't show up this time, and everyone's partnership has already been formed, so there's no need to continue to eat and play with them.

The person who came to pick him up was a Latino man in a white shirt. He had a darker complexion than the yellow man. He was clean-shaven and looked capable and decent.

This is the factory manager recruited by Lao Wang, who is in charge of managing the employees. He was recruited from another leather factory in the local industrial area.

The man’s name was Julio, and he had a hearty smile. He said some jokes along the way that were not very funny, or jokes that only the locals could understand, but the atmosphere was warm.

First go to the hotel owned by David Liang to stay. Old Wang has booked two rooms here for a long time, and then went to the previously leased factory building.

The 4000-square-meter large factory building is divided into peeling tables, tanning chemical soaking tanks are filled, and the assembly line is lengthened.

More than [-] industrial fans are lined up on both sides.

Before construction started, the smell inside was not very pleasant.

Julio introduced the facilities in the factory in detail, and finally went to the warehouse to explain the security equipment.

There are cameras everywhere in the factory, and the fire doors of the warehouse are very strong. In his words, even the rockets of gang forces can't blow them up.

Security is a big deal.

After all, the value of leather is high, and there is no place to cry if it is looted.

After reading it, Zhou Li'an knew what was going on.

Back at the hotel, when the three of them were ordering food at the restaurant, Zhou Li'an stood up, took out his mobile phone as a gesture, and said while walking——

"It's ready for delivery."

Pharaoh and Julio heard only one sentence.

Later, Zhou Li'an was seen talking by the window of the restaurant for a while, but it was unknown what he said in detail.

When he came back, the two had a tacit understanding and didn't ask any more questions.

Zhou Li'an's phone call was just pretending, and the call never got through.

The industrial area where their leather factory is located is probably the most monitored and safest place in the entire city of Juárez.

It is impossible to unload the goods directly in the factory, so we have to think of other ways.

After dinner, it was evening.

The three had a few drinks at a local club, and Julio also invited a dancer to accompany them. The girl claimed to be a local college student.

It seems to be like this all over the world.

After drinking for three rounds, the girls made a fuss, and if they continued to play, they would have to change the venue.

Lao Wang is powerless.

Zhou Li'an is strong, but he... Mei is interested.

The next day.

Lao Wang woke up drunk at noon and rang the doorbell next door, only to find that Zhou Li'an was not there.

He dialed the phone, and Zhou Li'an's voice came: "Call Julio to the factory, the goods have arrived."

"How could it be so fast?"

beep.

Before Zhou Li'an could reply, a busy message came.

Pharaoh immediately went back to his room to wash up, and called Julio in advance to pick him up downstairs.When they arrived at the factory, they didn't see Zhou Li'an, but only saw two large containers parked outside the factory.

Wang Defa walked over and opened the heavy container door with difficulty.

The bison hide piled up inside gave off a pungent bloody smell.

This scene made him stunned for two seconds.

Then an exclamation.

"Oh! Shet!"

"Quick! Julio! Call the workers to start work, these raw hides can't be stored!"

Wang Defa and Julio were surprised and delighted, flustered.

The local temperature is high and raw hides cannot be kept. Fortunately, there is a cold storage in the industrial area, and Wang Defa went to rent a room to store raw hides.

Waiting for the factory to operate, the workers started working under Julio's command.

Lao Wang was completely relieved, his whole body was soaked in sweat, only then did he think of Zhou Li'an, and when he called, he got a reminder to turn off the phone.

Finally, I found a text message on the phone: "I have to leave beforehand, and I will leave the affairs of the factory to you."

Wang Defa couldn't laugh or cry for a while, his heart was shocked and speechless.

The whole thing was weird.

Overnight, [-] pieces of furs arrived, and Zhou Li'an contacted the delivery only yesterday afternoon.

So, in fact, these furs were already in Mexico before?

Lao Wang couldn't understand it.

……

Zhou Li'an's approach is very simple.

Rent two containers in the storage area early in the morning, throw the furs in; then hire two trucks to deliver the goods, and that's all.

Perhaps Pharaoh would be puzzled by this, but Zhou Li'an believed that he would not release his curiosity.

The weirder and weirder things are, the more dangerous they are.

curiosity kills the cat.

11 month 23 day.

The tribe, who rested for two days, embarked on the road of moving south again.

Zhou Li'an would receive Lao Wang's work report every night, and he would only reply 'understand' without any extra concern.

When the fur was shipped, he just waited to collect the money, and he didn't plan to deal with the leather company during the whole process, so he didn't have a sense of presence.

The origin of the fur is unknown.

There is no slaughter certificate for local animal products, and there is no entry form for foreign imports. There are many restrictions on animal leather trading. When exporting to the United States, relevant procedures are required to prove its legality.

But the good thing about having a factory in Mexico is that...

They can bribe the relevant local departments, get the customs clearance, and give the raw hide a legal identity.

Nothing can be solved by spending money.

And the United States does not care whether foreign resources are infringed. Anyway, they are the importer, and it is a good thing for someone to sell a large amount of leather.

This money, of course, is the burden of Zhou Li'an's "background force", and it will be deducted from the settlement payment at that time. He and Wang Defa have discussed it before.

Half a month in the blink of an eye.

[System time November 1400, 12]

The migratory team stepped out of the snowy mountains, the sun was shining brightly, and the tribesmen felt a slight temperature rise for the first time in a long time.

Divided by the map of the present world, it has now entered the territory of California.

The endless virgin forest is lush and full of vitality.

It makes tribal people feel really good.

Zhou Li'an asked the elders of the tribe, but they didn't know anything about this area. The Modoc people had more disputes and wars with the tribes in the northern and eastern mountainous areas.

And the latest war is already something that happened in the memory of some elders when they were young.

The tribe maintains food and clothing for survival, and the expedition is impossible without horses.

Only in the central and eastern plains of North America, conquests are very frequent there, and there are not many mountains and rivers to block them, so it is easy to fight over material issues.

Therefore, along the way, it is actually the territory of the Modoc people, and no other tribes have been encountered.

Zhou Li'an came to climb the mountain and ordered: "Tomorrow, send 50 balanced knights as scouts to explore the road and the situation of the local tribes."

"There must be no fighting, and report back immediately after learning about the situation."

There is no need for Zhou Li'an to complete the following exploration tasks.

Tribal knights should also play a role.

From here to Sacramento is more than [-] kilometers, because there are no obstacles from mountains and rivers, the speed should be improved.

However, after practice.

Zhou Li'an was speechless.

After detouring several woodlands, the rich river system in northern California became a big problem. Because there were no bridges, tens of thousands of people could only circle in the forest, looking for detours and finding shallows to cross the river.

The humid climate in California and the colder weather made it extremely difficult for the Modoc people living in the dry mountains.

Helpless, he could only order to be stationed, and he took mountain climbers and others to travel every day to explore the road.

ten days later.

A group of knights are recuperating by the river.

Zhou Li'an compared the modern map with the system map after the exploration and opening up, and finally reaped a tinge of joy.

In front of him, three rivers converged, and combined with the terrain division, he determined the name of the river.

A tributary of the Sacramento River, the American River.

This place is only 60 kilometers away from present-day Sacramento County, roughly 30 kilometers northwest of Folsom.

Folsom City is built into the Folsom Reservoir area in modern times, which is one of the water conservancy projects for the north-to-south water transfer, which has brought about great changes in the original water system and rivers.

The terrain gap of six hundred years is difficult to distinguish, otherwise Zhou Li'an would not have spent ten days to find the place he wanted to go.

With a clear destination.

After a group of knights rested, they continued to set off, heading upstream to find a shoal large enough for the tribesmen to cross the river.

a few days later.

The tribesmen finally reached the balance of our lord, the settlement chosen for them.

That night, people laughed and laughed.

In an open area outside the woodland, set up a steam room, cleanse yourself, and change into clean clothes.

The hunting team harvested fat turkeys in the forest.

Sprinkle with salt and spice powder, and bake on the flame until golden.

Zhou Li'an waved and rewarded them with melons and fruits.

Just under the night, people began to eat and drink, and danced and danced.

Praise be to balance, praise to our Lord.

The only thing that makes Zhou Li'an a little funny is...

Today is September 12th.

Christmas.

In another time and space, the Pilgrims settled down with the help of the Indians, planted, raised livestock, and rejoiced in the harvest. They invited the Indians to celebrate together, thanking them for their help to the settlers on the old road.

Well, then there is the massacre of millions of natives, the doves occupying the magpie's nest, and driving them to the barren and small reservations to fend for themselves.

Year after year, American families eat turkey and sing songs on Christmas Day, while touching themselves and praising their merciful God.

Festivals are a tool to enhance cohesion and national cultural spirit.

Zhou Li'an felt that he should also do something.

Ever since, after 5 days.

Past 12 am.

He stood on the brand-new high platform built for him by the tribesmen, and made a deafening voice of the gods through the speakers——

"My most devout people, you have gone through hardships and completed the test I set."

"From this night onwards, you will accompany me, the great Lord of Balance, to create the real kingdom of God and balance the kingdom of God."

"The balanced radiance will sweep away the darkness and dust and usher in a new life."

"Resuscitate, my most devout apostle and servant—"

Countless people worshiped and watched.

The noble figure on the high platform was instantly covered with a layer of dazzling golden brilliance, illuminating everything around him.

Also at this moment.

Under the gaze of tens of thousands of people, another figure appeared out of thin air.

She opened her eyes, and scanned the strange scene around her in a trance, and when she saw the holy figure emitting golden light beside her, the confusion in her eyes faded away, and she exclaimed inconceivably——

"Lord, Lord!"

The sound is diffused.

The sea of ​​people who knelt down under the stage burst into shouts of surprise at the same time——

"Witch, it's a witch!!!"

"The great witch who once fell into an eternal sleep because of saving our balanced people has been revived!!"

[Call for the title of apostle. 】

　[Ps. Calling for the title of apostle, I'm afraid I'll call it Akali and you'll be embarrassed.In addition, yesterday I had a stomach problem again, and I was so dizzy that I collapsed. I drank as much as I drank, but all I got was clear water, and I was shaking and weak.Today I had to finish typing this one hard... I'm really sorry. 】

　　
　
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