Zhou Li'an arrived east of the upper Mississippi River, Illinois.
Above his head is the famous Great Lakes region, one of the important birthplaces of the indigenous tribes of North America.
The tribes of the "Iroquois Confederacy" that later fought against Britain and the United States were entrenched here.
The Sioux were also residents here before they got horses and migrated to the prairie.
Miamians, Cherokees... all the major tribes that have left their names in colonial history mostly originated from the Great Lakes region.
The vast lake provided the survival needs of primitive tribes and nurtured countless aboriginal tribes.
Therefore, the Great Lakes are important landing places.
But before that, of course Zhou Li'an first opened up the map of Illinois and descended on dozens of tribes.
Along the way from the west, he was pleasantly surprised by the prosperity of the east.
But apart from the surprise, I was also a little disappointed...
The city-state of 'Cahokia' that existed in Illinois had already perished during this period; otherwise, the gathering of more than 50,000 city-states would be able to reduce a lot of workload for future Balanced Legion expeditions.
Then he traveled upwards and began to complete the sweep in the Great Lakes area.
In October, arrived in North Carolina.
Zhou Li'an began to return west, exploring the remaining maps along the way.
The execution of the task took longer than expected, but the rewards were not small at all.
The Great Lakes region and the East Coast states alone have a rough estimate of more than 800,000 people, not counting the lower Mississippi River Basin and the Central Plains of North America.
There is no guarantee for a population of 2 million, but 1.5 million is definitely more than enough.
Calculate based on this volume.
It will take about 1-2 years to conduct a balanced expedition and lead the tribes to migrate.
For example, when the Modoc people migrated south, they had no worries about food and clothing, and they were transported by horses and carriages. It took more than two months, millions of people moved, and the amount of work was huge.
But this time, it is impossible for Zhou Li'an to continue to escort them "continuously".
It has been more than a year since I obtained the system. My immortality is just a "time jump". I cannot continue to develop with the tribe and my life will pass by.
At that time, time acceleration must be turned on. Every time the time is accelerated for one month, the plane will fly around in a circle, constantly showing miracles to the tribes, in order to stimulate their motivation and determination to migrate, and yearn to surrender to the glory of the true God.
As a result, Zhou Li'an's one-year migration was only a waste of 12 days. In addition to the loss during the inspection trip, one month was more than enough.
…
night.
Zhou Li'an landed the plane on a rocky cliff to prevent the plane from being torn apart by wild animals or natives the next day.
He has been doing this for the past two months.
Return to the present world.
I called Lao Wang.
When Zhou Li'an was about to reveal the arrangement, Lao Wang shouted: "Acquiring a tool manufacturing factory and a wood carving factory? Why? Are you going to make a statue for yourself again?"
Zhou Li'an's disdainful voice towards him had long been relieved.
The society has died, so what if I just made a statue of myself?
The purpose of the tool factory is to provide weapons and equipment to the people of KILO. Now that there is a lot of money, instead of placing orders for others, why not make them yourself?
In addition to weapons and equipment, by-products such as hammers, shovels, and nails can also be processed. The supply and demand in the future will be huge.
The meaning of existence in this world is to provide balanced development needs.
Not only tool factories, but also grain processing plants can be planned. After a large number of people migrate, the current level of farming in a short period of time will not be enough to meet the food and clothing needs of millions of people.
As long as the current world can provide it, we can set up factories to supply and demand it.
"Do as I say. I am the sole proprietor of the factory and will deduct it from the fur income. You should ask David Liang to handle the corresponding procedures."
Seeing his certainty, Lao Wang couldn't refute it, and he had no reason to refute it... The money was Zhou Li'an's own, and it had nothing to do with anyone else how he wanted to spend it.
Of course, curiosity is for sure.
"Ah Zhou Sheng, what on earth are you going to do?"
Zhou Li'an smiled and said: "Be a good person and create some job opportunities for the poor people in Mexico."
"I believe you are evil!"
In fact, Zhou Li'an really thought so.
Conditions for building factories in Juarez are very relaxed, and the tax-free establishment is intended to relieve local employment pressure and prevent the poor from going hungry.
In addition, taxation is only one aspect of the city's income. The expansion of factory areas and the attraction of people will drive the city's consumption power. There are also other benefits such as water and electricity, which should not be underestimated.
Besides, the tax exemption only applies to the import and export processing industry and has nothing to do with local businesses. If they prosper, the tax revenue they bring will not be a small amount.
The matter of gold trading has been handed over to David Liang to make preparations. He will definitely have to deal with gang forces in the future.
But gang power is only one of them.
Officials must also take care of this aspect. No matter how chaotic Mexico is, it is still a country with a complete institutional system.
It may be too early to chat and laugh with the president.
But Zhou Li'an doesn't think it will take long to become a guest of the governor of the "Chihuahua state" to which Juarez belongs.
In the future, industrial equipment will definitely be put in for balance, so now we can start collecting data and setting up factories in this world...developing from light industry to heavy industry bit by bit.
On the one hand, it provides the necessary materials for equilibrium, and on the other hand, it is also a reasonable investment.
As long as the primary and secondary relationships are clear, the pace is slowed down, and the main focus is on balance; external sales are just added value, if you can make money, you will make money, if you can't make money, you will not lose.
Moreover.
money?
The monthly income from fur is tens of millions, and the gold business has not yet opened, so the money is not worth mentioning.
A few days later.
Lao Wang sent the information to Zhou Li'an for review. There was a ready-made tool factory in the local area that could be purchased.
If you are setting up your own business from scratch, it is better to hire a professional manager to conduct an evaluation and inspection, and then take over a factory that has all the qualifications and can be directly operated.
As long as you are not losing money, the investment risk is not too high.
Lao Wang is also kind-hearted and plans carefully for Zhou Li'an.
Grain processing plants produce corn and wheat flour.
Tribal people are not picky about food, and they have cultivated and grown corn for a long time.
The tool factory costs 4.7 million, the grain processing factory is even cheaper, with a one-time price of 1 million, but the wood carving factory is still in contact...
Zhou Li'an made the decision without thinking and asked Lao Wang to complete the acquisition.
…
End of October.
Zhou Li'an returned to the west and completed his exploration of Utah.
On the entire system map panel, only Arizona and Nevada were covered in gray fog.
When he started from the Owens Valley and went directly to Oregon, Zhou Li'an did not explore Nevada and ended up with it as the end point.
November 2nd.
The last gray fog was located between the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada and the Owens Valley. The plane passed through it, and the systematic map of the entire United States was finally opened.
The residence of the seventeenth Ma clan.
When people heard the familiar roar coming from the sky, they all looked up and shouted——
"My Lord, it is my Lord who has returned!"
"Quickly, ride your horse and tell the chief to come and worship our Lord."
In the sky.
Zhou Li'an looked at the houses and stables rising from the ground in the camp, and then scanned the herdsmen and horses scattered on the grassland and lakes in the distance, and felt relaxed and happy.
Set off in August and return in November.
In three months, the seventeenth Ma clan has developed rapidly and has already taken the shape of a somewhat balanced base camp.
When Zhou Li'an landed, the tribesmen gathered and knelt down to worship.
After a long time, Chief Ma Jianjun, who was out hunting with his cavalry, returned and reported on the past three months.
They have mastered the horses' habits and trimmed the soles of the first 500 horses for the first time.
Without the wear and tear of long-distance running, horseshoes do not need to be replaced frequently.
At the same time, they built houses and began farming in the valley, reaching a level of self-sufficiency and storing a large amount of meat and furs for the winter.
Of course, more furs will be sacrificed to our Lord True God later.
Before Zhou Li'an left, he told them that they only needed to do simple antiseptic treatment and no time-consuming and laborious tanning was needed.
In three months, the 2,000-strong Ma clan harvested nearly 5,000 bison skins, killing more than 50 bison every day on average.
This is because their main job is to herd horses, while the hunting team only takes care of it part-time.
The bison in the Owens Valley come from Nevada in the north of the canyon. After all, the water and grass here are abundant and suitable for all animals to survive.
Sacrifice ceremony.
Zhou Li'an simply rewarded some fruits, but on the next day, he bestowed favors on Ma Jianjun and several elders, allowing them to board the Sacred Artifact of Balance, fly to the realm of the sky, and visit the Holy Land of Balance.
Because, based on time, the 5,000 people from the seventeenth Ma clan who migrated must have arrived at the equilibrium station long ago.
There was no time before, but now of course we need to give the leaders of the seventeen tribes cohesion and centripetal force. Only when we have seen the prosperity of Balance, will we yearn to be closer to and respect Balance.
After all, they are expatriate rotation personnel, and Balance is their real home.
take off.
More than a dozen senior members of the clan exclaimed in shock. Even the strong chief, Ma Jianjun, was trembling constantly and his face was bloodless.
Zhou Li'an ignored them, and only looked forward to the current situation of the Balance Station.
Not long after flying over the Sierra Nevada—
[Ding, population 8865, total population: 32276!]
call.
Zhou Li'an breathed a sigh of relief and felt completely at ease.
More than 5,000 people from the 17th Ma clan migrated and integrated, and the remaining 3,000 people must have been the result of climbing mountains to lead battle groups and conquering California.
There are more than 32,000 people, which is similar to what I originally guessed.
But after this trip, I have seen the prosperity of the eastern region, but the population of the western region is indeed poor; you must know that the current people of Balance are the combined tribes of the two states.
But it's time to be content. With 30,000 people as the base and 6,000 young men selected as a balanced cavalry army, it is enough to sweep across the entire America.
Same as yesterday.
After 3 months.
The sacred weapon of balance is in the air, and my Lord returns.
The entire Equilibrium station was in a state of excitement because of this, and Ma Jianjun and others on the plane could vaguely hear the roar of people coming from the ground below.
For the first time, they had the courage to go down and look down. They were not afraid of heights, but were shocked...
Countless houses and residences are planned and arranged in rows.
The cultivated farmland can be seen endlessly from high in the sky.
Thick crowds of tribesmen were running and gathering from all over, jumping and waving their arms, cheering and shouting.
They had also imagined the size of the Balance Station, but they were happy and satisfied with the current prosperity of the seventeen Ma clans. However, after arriving today, they realized that they were still small and humble existences.
"My lord is above—"
"This is the country of balance!!"
The Artifact of Equilibrium descends.
When the dust settled, Zhou Li'an took the people off the plane.
The group of elders led by Xue Nu had been waiting for a long time. They quickly ran over, knelt down in front of Zhou Li'an, and praised him with tears of joy.
"The return of our Lord is the most joyful and anticipated thing for our people..."
Under the leadership of dozens of people from the elders, tens of thousands of people gathered in the outer circle and also shouted out praises that shook the earth -
"Praise my Lord, praise the balance."
A carnival celebration kicked off.
Zhou Li'an appeared on the altar and gave a speech, describing the poverty and barrenness he saw everywhere on the earth.
"...On this earth, there are countless compatriots, brothers and sisters like you, living in dire straits, without education, and ignorant."
"The balanced glory should shine upon them, and they should surrender under my command and enjoy joy and peace!"
"O balanced people, you are willing to spread my glory to them, welcome them to come, strengthen this balanced country, prosper from generation to generation, and live forever!!"
All the people shouted——
"willing!!"
"I will obey the will of our Lord God!"
"Balance exists among all things!!"
After the celebration begins.
Zhou Li'an led the elders to the residence.
When I arrived, I discovered that the old residence had been demolished and now a new 'palace of the gods' had been built.
Of course, it is far from being a palace. It is just an improved version of a wooden villa with an expanded area and a meeting hall.
Above the hall, there is a seat covered with spotted leopard skin, which should be the skin of a jaguar.
but……
This doesn't look like the throne of the true God.
More like... the seat of a certain Northeastern bandit leader.
Sure enough, the natives are uncivilized and have no sense of aesthetics. Otherwise, no matter how hard it is, they can fix the long knives they were given together to form an Iron Throne.
However, my intention has arrived.
The North American jaguar is rarely seen and its active areas are in Central and South America.
This fur is probably a tribute from a certain Miwok tribe.
After Zhou Li'an took his seat, dozens of people knelt down and worshiped, but it didn't seem crowded at all.
Without him having to speak, with just a look, the leader of the group, the Snow Girl, reported everything that had happened in the past three months.
Now the houses have been built to accommodate 15,000 people; in the middle of last month, the Paiute people arrived and began to teach them how to build wooden houses.
Later, several small tribes from the south immigrated.
It is now late autumn, and before winter comes, although it is impossible to build enough houses to accommodate all the people, there are enough tents and fur clothing.
The autumn harvest rice fields have been put into barns. There is no weighing equipment or units of measurement, so the exact number is unknown, but there are more than a dozen built barns filled with them.
Zhou Li'an estimated that the expected harvest standard should be met, or even more.
In addition, as many as 30,000 bison hides are hunted.
In fact, this number was far lower than expected. For this reason, the elder apologized and begged for forgiveness: "Once, the patriarch led a large force to return from hunting more than 500 bison. The fur that could not be processed in the future soon rotted and smelled, and could no longer be tanned...
"
"There are even dozens of houses of marinated beef piled up in the camp, and the people of Koujiao can't finish them all in several years."
"As a sacrifice to the true God of our lord, we humble people will never dare to show any neglect. Please forgive me for my lord's sin. I am willing to bear the punishment of all these sins with my body and soul."
There is no need to worry about killing the bison, but it cannot contain the system space if it is not there. It is normal for it to deteriorate and rot. After all, it is humid and hot in northern California.
Therefore, Zhou Li'an was exempted from his crime.
Dozens of elders immediately bowed in gratitude.
Then, the main event came.
The snow girl ordered.
I saw a dozen strong warriors, working in groups of two, holding something on wooden boards and carrying it into the hall.
The wooden boards were covered with leather.
Just waiting to be opened, the eight wooden boards were completely piled with golden gravel and stones, shining dazzlingly under the energy-saving lamps in the hall.
"Master, according to your instructions, we searched in the streams and riverbanks, and finally found these treasures!"
She paused for a moment, seeming to remember more than a year ago.
For the first time, our Lord came to their small tribe of only over 100 people and issued his decree.
Yuki-onna couldn't understand it at first.
But now, she can pronounce words with perfect accent——
