Start North America 1400: nation building

Chapter 39 [39] Montana Racecourse
7 month.

It is still cool in Tushi Valley.

Snow Girl is wearing a delicate cloth gown, similar to a modern suspender skirt, showing her fragrant shoulders.It's just that there are more ethnic-style decorations, with many colorful gems hanging from cowhide, wearing exquisite headbands, and letting the braids on both sides hang down on the chest.

Regardless of the yellow teeth, after the improvement of personal hygiene, she can indeed be regarded as an exotic little beauty.

Modern research on aborigines mostly comes from the diaries of the colonists.

A surveyor employed by the East India Company once wrote: 'Indian women are as good as anything beautiful in the universe.They have tawny skin, bright and passionate eyes; their smiles are touching, so they have faces that are unique in the world; their cheeks are round, and their bodies are natural. '

Judging from such diaries, there is really no need for a group of invaders to say words of praise in their diaries that the Indians cannot see.

Of course, no serious person keeps a diary.

Therefore, the surveyor described more in his diary that he communicated with Indian women in various postures and experienced.

"Master, why do you boil the water and drink it?"

After opening the door to knowledge, the current Xuenv is like a second-grade elementary school student, becoming a walking "one hundred thousand whys".

Zhou Li'an already had a familiar answering routine: "I gave fire with thunder. The use of fire not only brings light, it can dispel pollution, refine gold and iron, and master the law of fire. It is also a way to step into the realm of science and technology. The way of practice."

All answers are ambiguous and leave room for imagination.

At this stage, there is no need to explain things so clearly, because no matter how much you say, Xue Nu will not understand.

It would be better to cast a layer of mystery on everything.

A little bit of bad taste made Zhou Li'an's imagination run wild... The future university teacher stood on the podium and no longer introduced him as a professor of a certain department.

Instead, he showed an evil smile: "I, the eighth-level powerhouse of the life system in the third realm of the God of Science!"

"Today we're going to be teaching 'Cytoplasmic Matrix and the Intimal System.'"

The students in the audience exclaimed: "It turned out to be an eighth-level powerhouse in the third realm, so terrifying!"

now.

Zhou Li'an has established various rules and regulations for the tribe, such as public toilets dug outside the valley, and drinking water for all tribesmen must be boiled before drinking.

For tribal people, the process is cumbersome and incomprehensible to them.

However, the significance of the supremacy of theocracy is reflected here.

No one disobeys the oracle and regards it as an honor.

It's like a man after marriage, restrained by his wife, can't drink alcohol, smoke less during the week, and sit with his friends when he goes out. It seems that he is complaining about his wife's strict control, but what he wants to express is...

Hey single dog, do you have a wife?
The subtext of the tribal people is: Hey, do you have a god?
The emergence of rules is the first step in the germination of law.

Of course, Zhou Li'an didn't plan to control them too strictly now, but only restrained them from the aspect of life. The main meaning was to prevent diseases and improve their physical fitness.

Moreover, subtle changes will not suddenly make it difficult for tribal people to accept legislation in the future.

In the middle of the night, after completing his teaching tasks, Zhou Li'an returned to the present world.

It is now July 7th.

There were two missed calls on the phone, one was from Wang Defa.

Zhou Li'an couldn't help laughing: "The old guy can't help it anymore."

It was previously agreed to trade the last batch of 2000 furs at the end of the month, but because the "expeditionary team" had not yet returned, the number was not enough, and Zhou Li'an was too lazy to make an extra trip.

At the same time, this is also a psychological game with Comrade Wang.

Lao Wang didn't understand the follow-up invitation to him last time, but after so long, it was enough for him to grasp the hints he left and make reasonable brain supplements.

It's not that bison leather is gone, but it's not suitable for the open and aboveboard circulation market.

The price reduction is to follow the market rules. All in all, everyone still has a steady stream of US dollars in the account of the joint venture.

Lao Wang must have figured it out a long time ago, but he hasn't contacted him for a long time, and there is a high probability that he doesn't want to be too eager.

However, when the time came to July, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Zhou Li'an is very important to him.

And he was not the only one for Zhou Li'an.

At this time, there is no need to continue fishing. The fish will be unhooked if they bite the hook for too long and cannot afford the rod.

Zhou Li'an called back Wang Defa's call, and the answer was almost instant, and a familiar voice came: "Ah Zhou Sheng, why haven't you heard from you recently?"

"Very busy. The other 2000 furs will be traded after July 7th. If you are in a hurry, I can deliver 20 furs to you now."

Wang Defa laughed and said, "No rush, I just want to ask Zhou Sheng to meet and talk about the future cooperation..."

"It's not urgent. I made it clear last time. If you want, you can raise money to set up a factory. If you don't want to, tell me when you do the next transaction, and I'll find someone else to cooperate with."

"Yes, yes, why don't you want to? Then meet and talk next time?"

"it is good."

hang up the phone.

Zhou Li'an saw another missed call, which was called by a lawyer from the law firm and left a text message.

The case was over, and Margesine did not appear in court. The court ruled that the other party's finances were forcibly frozen, and he could recover about $3 in losses for him.

It is already a pleasant surprise that an addict still has realizable assets in his name.

Anyway, the 10 principal has been recovered, and the recovered 3 is just interest, which is a blood profit.

Finish mundane affairs.

After looking at the background information of the recruitment platform, there is still no suitable candidate.

He was not in a hurry, and continued to log on to the webpage to find the main business of several large horse farms.

The horse trading market in the United States is very prosperous. There are more than [-] million horses registered and registered, and there are still a large number of ranchers who do not register their horses in order to avoid taxes.

Ordinary meat horses are cheap, and old and barren horses can be bought for only a few hundred dollars.

The average price of young horses is about 1000 knives, and they have been trained accordingly.

Zhou Li'an didn't plan to hold any horse races in the 15th century, as long as it was a horse, it was enough to bring productivity and transportation to the tribe.

And in terms of cost performance.

The price of a horse in "Time and Space" is 11000 US dollars.

If you use off-road motorcycles and bicycles, the price is more than a half discount. The problem is that the terrain in the western region is not suitable for the use of modern transportation.

The motorcycles in the Dakar Rally are all professional-level, and even riding in the flat desert here has a very high accident rate.

A group of indigenous people riding motorcycles to play leaps in mountainous terrain?unrealistic!

bike……

Without a basic road traffic network, riding is not as fast as walking on two legs.

There is no need to build roads. The western part is sparsely populated. At this stage, it does not have any development value.

Even if you build a road to California, use it once and it will be abandoned.

Today the tribal manpower is used for war.

Even if modern engineering equipment is transported, small and medium-sized excavators are not very practical, and a 30-ton self-weight excavator is not included in the price. The cost of using the "system portable space" alone is as high as 300 million US dollars.

An excavator brings 1 Modoc people to develop the western region and revitalize the Northwest?

The United States did not dare to play like this when it was first established.

The poor mountains and bad waters in the west, even after completely defeating and ruling the Indians, they still have the last trace of humanity. Instead of expelling them to the deep mountains and old forests in the west, they drew a circle in the south of the central plain and established the Oklahoma reservation.

Zhou Li'an's plan was well thought out.

As soon as the cannon rang, the gold was ten thousand taels.

Making money is the foundation of building a country.

Modoc's [-]-strong army quickly unified North America, and millions of people will become their own workers.

Only in this way can the state machinery be officially started.

After copying down the phone numbers of several racecourses, Zhou Li'an called one by one to ask the price.

On the phone, he did not mention the number of horses needed, and everything has to be decided after on-site inspections.

And it is impossible for him to release 500 horses to the tribe at one time.

Tribal people don't know how to ride horses yet, and learning equestrian skills requires a process. After throwing away 10 horses in the early stage for a few people to learn, they will slowly add more.

After communicating with the horse farm manager, it was confirmed that the three ranches are all located in Montana. Zhou Li'an plans to set off early tomorrow morning.

Because he can't ride a horse either.

Many ranches and horse farms have equestrian courses, so first sign up for a class and learn for a while.

The gods gave horses, but the gods don't know how to ride horses?

Too low!
……

The distribution of horse farms in the United States is very wide. In addition to the so-called horse capital of the world, Kentucky, there are horse farms gathered in Montana, New York State, Florida, and Texas.

Equestrian and horse racing are like domestic e-sports competitions.

Every week, large-scale events are broadcast live on the dedicated Marseille TV station. In the dormitories of farm workers and small town taverns, there are men, women and children wearing cowboy hats drinking beer and cheering for their favorite horse superstars.

The reason why Zhou Li'an went to Montana was because the breed of horses was not high, not the aristocratic thoroughbred farms that frequently asked for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Montana is famous for its pastures, and the cost of raising meat horses is not high. It can be slaughtered and exported as horse meat, and it can also supply the riding needs of farms, pastures and clubs in various places.

Hundreds of thousands of aristocratic horses are the toys of the rich, and they are very far away from the lives of ordinary people.

Zhou Li'an set off for the airport in the morning, and landed in Billings after ten o'clock in the morning.

Rent a car at the airport and continue eastward to a small town called Harding, which already belongs to the territory of the famous Yellowstone Park.

The three racecourses he contacted are all concentrated in this area.

There is a concentration of tourist centers and accommodation in the town. In July, you can also see the snow-capped mountain slides on the far peaks and the track of the cable car movement.

After lunch, he went to visit the first horse farm. The other party's offer was 1.5 dollars for a 2000-year-old horse, regardless of gender, and delivery was not included.

The racecourse is operated by a local tourism company, and its main business is not the sale of horses.

Zhou Li'an didn't stay long, and visited the second and third houses one after another.

The second quotation is the same, and the local horse market is stable, and the price difference will not be too large.

Come to the third house.

Before the car entered the door, he saw a herd of horses playing and chasing in the pasture on the hillside.

There are also tourists walking horses at the racetrack at the foot of the mountain, and there are many wooden houses for accommodation.

Reception is run by a girl in her early twenties.

Hearing Zhou Li'an's intentions, she was very happy: "If you don't consider bloodlines and quality, horses under 2 years old only need 1500 US dollars."

The ranch is run by her parents.

She asked the field workers to take over temporarily, and then took Zhou Li'an to visit various places.

"Zhou, are you Chinese? I can tell because I have a college roommate who is Chinese. Your skin is really good."

The rural girl is very talkative. She came home to help her parents during the summer vacation. She majored in tourism management at university and plans to inherit the family business in the future.

The entire ranch has more than 5000 horses, a number that is unimaginable in China.

But considering that the total number of meat horses exported from the United States is more than 15 every year, we can know the prosperity of this industry.

So, Zhou Li'an checked in the log cabin, and signed up for the beginner riding class, planning to live in the ranch for a while.

Learn how to ride a horse first, and then buy a few horses and send them back to teach the tribesmen.

When more people learn it, they can be purchased on a large scale.

night.

A girl named 'Martina' knocked on Zhou Li'an's door.

Zhou Li'an originally planned to drive to the town, but in fact he planned to cross back to the tribe halfway, but this plan was interrupted now.

"Is something wrong? Martina."

The girl with freckles is not ugly, she is a little simple and cute, she said slightly coyly: "Zhou, have you had dinner? My parents heard about your purpose and want to entertain you."

"Oh, by the way, don't be burdened. It doesn't matter if you don't buy a horse in the end. The main reason is... I, I want to be friends with you."

Zhou Li'an couldn't see what the girl was thinking, but he didn't refuse such kindness.

"Then let's go, but I didn't have time to prepare the present."

"No, it's just a regular meal. My parents and my brother are here. My brother is an equestrian instructor."

The two chatted and came to the big house on the ranch.

As soon as he entered the room, a middle-aged man with a beard came to greet him warmly: "Zhou, is that right? I'm Martina's father, Ben Stone."

"Hello, Mr. Stone, I'm sorry that I was invited suddenly and couldn't bring a gift."

"Hahaha, call me Ben, we are too presumptuous to send out the invitation."

There was another teasing sound from the back room, and the person arrived before the sound came——

"Let me see what the man who fascinates our little Martina looks like."

"Oh, brother, don't talk nonsense, okay?" Martina retorted anxiously.

Zhou Li'an was not surprised, he just took it as a joke, and the American character is always so open and direct.

A thirty-year-old man came out and shook hands with Zhou Li'an: "Andy, Andy Stone."

"Just call me Zhou."

In the end, it was Mrs. Stone who appeared in an apron, said hello, and let the three men chat first, and she took Martina to prepare dinner.

The father and son first asked Zhou Li'an about his needs for horses.

Zhou Li'an could tell that they sent the invitation not only because of their youngest daughter's thoughts, but because they were extremely eager to reach a deal.

It is difficult for a simple countryman to hide his emotions and intentions in front of Zhou Li'an.

Tracing back to its reason, nothing more than a "money" word.

Zhou Li'an had a plan in mind, so he released some bargaining chips: "I plan to open a racetrack in Oregon, it's just a purely personal interest."

"If possible, after I get started with equestrian riding, I plan to buy 10 horses first, and the final demand scale will be around 100 horses."

When the father and son heard this, their faces turned red with excitement.

"100 horses? That must be a large racecourse!"

"Believe me, Zhou, the horse racing industry is very prosperous now, as long as you are willing to invest, you can make money."

"I heard that in many club racecourses in the south, the horse usage fee is only 50 dollars an hour. This is a big business."

The sales skills of the two were almost zero, and they were just about to throw out the contract and force Zhou Li'an to sign.

On the contrary, Mrs. Stone was very rational. After asking them to go to the table for dinner, she said, "Zhou just had an idea. He hasn't even learned how to ride a horse, has he? Don't force others to make things difficult for you."

"Oh, by the way." Mrs. Stone looked at her daughter with a smile again, "Zhou, Martina is actually an excellent knight, how about letting her teach you tomorrow?"

Martina is eager to try.

Her older brother Andy complained: "Hey Mom, it's my coaching job!"

"Shut up." Mrs. Stone glared at him, and Andy didn't dare to speak again, and then smiled at Zhou Li'an: "Zhou, Andy is not as careful as Martina, believe me, she will be a good teacher .”

Zhou Li'an didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Maybe the introverted Martina finally fell in love with a man, so the whole family gave her an assist?

After the meal, Martina took Zhou Li'an back to the wooden house on the excuse of digestion.

On the way, Zhou Li'an started to talk, and soon realized that this girl had never been in a relationship before, and she had a blind longing for love.

As for why he fell in love with Zhou Li'an at first glance.

Without him, he looks good.

Zhou Li'an didn't intend to hurt this girl.

I sat down in front of the cabin and put on a sad look: "Martina, I'm actually divorced, and my ex-wife hurt me. Part of the reason I came to Montana is to hope that the clean air and beautiful scenery here can Cleanse my wounded heart."

It was thought that Martina would retreat because of this.

Who would have thought...

"Oh, God, we shouldn't bring up these sad things. Then, how about I accompany you into the room for a few drinks? You must have someone to comfort you at a time like this."

Zhou Li'an:? ? ?

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