Start North America 1400: nation building

Chapter 73 [72]

In the face of absolute strength, dignity is not worth mentioning.

As the native said, the Mono people were too small and weak; he came captive and really saw what it means to be strong.

The largest settlement he had ever seen in his life was only three or four hundred people, and it was already the most powerful tribal settlement in California.

And now.

The population of this powerful tribe exceeded the largest counting unit he knew.

The entire tribal residential area is crowded with thousands of tents.

The men are burly, the women are magnificent, and the children all have red faces, running and singing all over the tribe, looking innocent and romantic, and doing nothing.

These children look like they haven't had a hard time.

Playing and singing instead of helping your parents?
What you see and hear should not be everything in this world.

when he was shocked.

Zhou Li'an felt a little sad in his heart.

Only [-] kilometers apart, the Modocs and the natives of California do not understand the language, so it is not that the natives of North America are not up to date, even if there is a hero who wants to unify North America, he will not be able to do it at all.

Two hundred years later, the colonists also thought about assimilating the aborigines, converting them to Jesus, and introducing the European way of life.

But it is too difficult to assimilate them all. The colonists also need to live and develop. Like Zhou Li'an, they are not here to civilize the barbarians, do good deeds and help the poor.

And it involves the struggle with the British father to establish himself as a king.

So when the tribes are like a mess, the best way to solve it is to get rid of it with a sharp knife.

Ever since, the slaughter began.

Looking back at the situation in China back then, history has never been similar; Neon people also opened schools, trying to brainwash and assimilate the next generation.

In this world, the elderly in the three northeastern provinces should still remember that the neon people opened a school, and the teachers rewarded them with candy to let them learn neon songs.

Just imagine at this moment, what will happen when the Neon people feel that the task is too difficult?
The ending can't help but make people feel terrible.

But Zhou Li'an is different, he is a coward, and he still has plenty of time, so he can unify the language and culture, and gradually figure it out.

The foundation of the Kingdom of Equilibrium has been solid, and the current 5000 Equilibrium army, armed with iron weapons, is an absolute blow to reduce dimensionality in North America.

It's useless to talk too much, just do it.

The first task, of course, is to incorporate all the tribes in California.

The man kneeling on the ground suddenly heard the leader ask proficiently in their language——

"How many settlements do the Mono people have today?"

"There are more than twenty settlements, and each settlement has less than one hundred people."

"Where are the Paiutes?"

The man looked up in surprise.

He knew nothing about this powerful tribe, and both sides did not understand the language; but this great leader knew their situation well, and knew the existence of the Paiute people.

"The most sincere friend of the Mono people, living in the Owens Valley, the great chief of Paiute named Mountain Lion, is also a great leader."

"There are seventeen tribes under his command, and each tribe has two or three hundred people."

at this time.

Zhou Li'an waved his hand, and a processed modern topographic map appeared.

Xuenv immediately took it from the side, and with just a look, the guards brought the table and asked her to lay out the map.

At this moment, the man was unsurprisingly dumbfounded. The scene before him was beyond his comprehension.

Zhou Li'an ignored him and basically grasped the useful information.

"Climb the mountain and show me their approximate location."

The Equilibrium Knights also have a number of similar maps. They go out these days to explore the distribution of forces and resources around them.

Of course, the distance estimation will not be too accurate, but with the knowledge of time, a rough judgment can be made.

"My lord, it should be here." Climbing pointed out a direction, "In the pine forest of this mountain range, we found six or seven tribal settlements."

"We caught this person at the outermost edge."

Zhou Li'an roughly measured the distance, and it was about 130 kilometers away from their location. The scouts could reach them in two days on horseback.

Then to what the captive called "Owens Valley."

There is a valley depression formed by the continental shelf fault, located on the east side of the Sierra Nevada.

The Mono people and the Paiute people happened to be separated on the east and west sides of the mountains. Because of the close distance, they traded and married for generations.

The latter is more powerful. The Owens Valley is a rare geomantic treasure in California. It has lakes, rivers and fertile soil, which is easy to plant and is also inhabited by bison.

The earliest development in California also relied on the resources of the Owens River to divert water to irrigate farmland, change the course of the river, and establish hydropower facilities.

In the end, the river dried up, and a place of geomantic omen was reduced to dead silence, and only outdoor lovers liked to patronize it.

From the territory of the Mono people to the Owens Valley where Paiute is located, it is about 170 kilometers away, which may be longer if it involves mountain detours.

But as long as the Mono people are dealt with...

The Mono people will be kind enough to lead a balanced warband to condolences to their true friends, the Paiute people.

"climb mountains!"

Zhou Li'an's voice was serious.

Climbing the mountain couldn't help but give birth to a raging fighting spirit. Not only him, but the captains of the knight team who came to pay respects to our lord all knelt down on one knee.

Zhou Li'an continued: "I will give you one hundred knights and eight hundred warriors to make the Mono people submit to the equilibrium. Can you do it?"

Climbing the mountain shouted excitedly: "My lord is above, we will obey the decree of the gods, and let the light of balance shine on the earth!"

That night.

The tribe is boiling, and the news of the expedition spreads. The warriors are looking forward to it, wanting to make great achievements and glory, and fight the land for our lord.

Not yet set off, it seems that the victory has come, people can't help but want to celebrate, but try their best to restrain their inner pride.

Only the Mono captive was trembling.

The next day.

One hundred knights and eight hundred warriors are ready.

They carried 7 days of dry food with them, traveled lightly, and followed five carriages to transport supplies, just in case.

The North American natives were unable to fight over long distances, because the supplies could not keep up, and they did not have practical wheels and animal power.

But now everything is different.

This war is writing a new chapter in history as the first trial of the Kinkou Chapter.

The Mono people did not form a large-scale organizational structure, each settlement was independent, and there was not even a chief who could complete the unification.

There are less than a hundred people in each settlement, facing nearly a thousand battle groups with iron weapons and knights, they are simply unable to resist.

In fact, sending [-] people is enough to push them flat.

But Zhou Li'an asked for a word of stability.

In case the Mono people can't think about it and insist on touching it, the precious population will be lost under the fighting.

After all, it was originally a good spring hand, no matter how you played it, you would win, and the bright cards could double.

The battle group set off.

Life within the clan has not changed.

There is not enough food to eat, and a large number of bison are harvested every day. Instead, they worry that so much meat will go bad.

Fortunately, this winter was extremely cold. They had never been to the California valley, but they could still feel the unusual coldness.

……

1 month 22 day.

Zhou Li'an delivered the latest detailed outline, and Jonah has a new manuscript to write——

On the barren land, a tribe named Mono people felt something in his heart. When he learned that the Lord of Balance had come to the land, he became devout and converted to Balance.

My lord has a holy face and great joy, and bestows blessings, and under balance, they are all subjects.He sent one hundred knights and eight hundred missionaries to meet the Mono people's surrender and bring them joy, prosperity and peace.

Crusade?

nonexistent!

Obviously they sensed the divine light of our lord and took the initiative to convert and surrender.

Jonah looked at the detailed outline in his hand, his face twitched, and he still didn't quite understand the meaning of writing this "Balanced Book".

And the whole article reveals the audacity of religion.

however.

"This is the last manuscript fee. I translated it into Chinese characters and it was about 19K. I will give you a total of 2 words, 500 dollars for a thousand words, and a total of 1 US dollars."

Dump the check.

After all, Jonah couldn't help swallowing his saliva, his mouth was dry.

Does he really not care about money?

But when such a large sum of money is in front of him, who can not be tempted?

Even though his material desires were low, such a large sum of money made him see the hope of going to court again.

Write!Why not write!
He wished for a few more words, some more long and meaningless praises to praise our Lord of Balance.

"Patricia, let's go."

Zhou Li'an greeted again, and took away his daughter and Gouzi.

The whole time, Jonah didn't ask where they were going.

Trust has long been fostered.

And Patricia's trust in Zhou is even far higher than that of his father. Since his daughter is happy, Jonah has no reason to stop her.

Hood Farm.

Boom boom boom!
The gunshots continued, and the shell casings were scattered all over the place.

In the distance, there are many glass shards from broken wine bottles, but now they have been replaced with scarecrows.

There is a 1:1 scale photo of a human face on the scarecrow's face.

The photo is of an old man.

His face is filled with the most gentle and kind smile in the world, as if it can affect everything.

Boom! !

After a gunshot, there was a hole in the old man's face in the photo, and the smile became distorted, cast a layer of strange gloom.

The girl put down the gun, staring at the old face in a daze, trembling all over.

Until a pair of big hands pressed on her shoulders.

She stopped trembling and looked back sideways, "How long will it take?"

Zhou Li'an said: "Wait one more month, your skills are not up to standard, I have to make arrangements."

1 month 25 day.

Pharaoh, who is far away in Juarez, brings good news.

"The first batch of fur orders has been finalized, each of which costs 4120 knives. This is the price I have tried my best to negotiate."

"5500 pieces, with a total price of 2266 million U.S. dollars."

"The shipment will be delivered in three days, and the other party has already paid a 30% deposit in advance."

The original selling price to Lao Wang was 4300 knives per sheet, and Lao Wang would have to earn a middleman’s price difference, which could be as much as 4500 U.S. dollars.

But today is different from the past. It is not easy to control the price above 5500 for 4000 pieces of fur at one time.

Of the 2266 million, 2039 million is the payment for goods, and the withdrawal of 1 million US dollars is the gross profit of the two.

The deduction of leather-making materials, labor, factory rent and protection fee, 100 million US dollars per person is also guaranteed.

Rent and labor are of course shared equally.

Only the initial investment in setting up a factory is borne by Lao Wang.

Zhou Li'an didn't care about this expense at all, he was getting the big money in the first place, and the backstage that Wang Defa thought was actually Zhou Li'an himself.

More than [-] million US dollars will be credited soon.

Zhou Li'an feels...

It's time to krypton.

(End of this chapter)