Chapter 223

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

Yu Weichao breathed the scorching air, stared at Chen Yi, and after gauging his seriousness, said: "Although coming to New America is exciting, since you asked me to establish a bridgehead here, I must ask when, if ever, I can return to my hometown. Also, how will my identity be determined."

He was asking about identity, but actually asking about status.

Chen Yi pondered for a moment, then said: "You will be the person in charge of the Yun Village region. If development goes smoothly, you will be the local Grassroots King, on par with the other regional persons in charge."

"Other regional persons in charge?"

"One person discovering a new continent doesn't mean one person develops it, right?" Chen Yi said half-seriously. He would certainly keep expanding the colonization area, but now that he didn't understand the surrounding situation, talk of expansion was out of the question. However, showing the future to Yu Weichao, thereby creating an invisible competitive atmosphere, was also a simple and effective measure.

Yu Weichao chuckled twice, then said: "What about the matter of going home?"

"In the short term, I have no plan to let you go home. To be honest, it's impossible for at least the next five years. Moreover, once you appear on Earth, you will be immediately killed, without any reason."

"No reason at all?"

Chen Yi nodded heavily.

He absolutely would not allow Yu Weichao to appear on Earth. That would cause too many uncontrollable incidents, while letting him stay on the West Continent was much more convenient. The worst thing locally would be attracting the attention of some power...

Thinking of this, he shook his head again, then said: "Starting today, I'll give you some extra knowledge."

"Oh?"

"The local martial force is not simple. Protecting yourself is fine, but wanting to dominate is very difficult." Chen Yi said, introducing the existence of Knights and Mages, then pulled out a small lizard: "This is still the juvenile stage of a mount. Once it reaches adulthood, things like armed helicopters will definitely have no chance of survival, and jet fighters will depend on the model. Therefore, my guiding principle for you is to develop at ease, utilize the power of the locals, gradually expand your power, and gather intelligence in the short term. I will try to provide you with more resources."

Yu Weichao had long been stunned, then said: "Without absolute martial force, how to colonize a new world? At least I need enough military weapons..."

"Could the Portuguese in Macau back then defeat the Ming Dynasty Central Government? You just need to be careful of local tycoons like Ma La. As for the rest, it's about slowly advancing and building a native army. In this kind of place, let alone me getting you military weapons, what good would even an Army Division do? A Kingdom Knight could wipe out more than half in one night."

Yu Weichao was frightened, and after a long while, said: "But you said it's a bridgehead..."

"Who said a bridgehead is an armed fortress? You need to give benefits to the local villagers, let them become your bridgehead. Did you learn all your political science into a monkey's brain?"

"Talking politics with natives..." Yu Weichao said halfway, then said: "Where is the bomb?"

"What?"

"Being a suicide bomber is the most comfortable. Boom—one sound, and you don't have to think about anything."

Chen Yi shrugged, looked at his watch, then said: "I'll stay one more day. The goods on the ground are all your assets and reliance. After I leave tomorrow, it will be half a month before I can return. I hope I can still see you alive by then."

Saying this, he returned to the Village Chief's big house. Chen Yi was not at all worried that Yu Weichao would freely run to another city and then develop his own colonization business. Just as he had said before, the West Continent was not really New America. The ferocity of the people here was like Indians modified from wild buffalo, and they possessed special weapons and skills. Wanting to play some hegemony business with nothing was absolutely not simpler than the natives' hegemony business here.

Yu Weichao sat in the center of the village for half a day, discovering that the natives neither made a fuss nor were anxious, but were quietly waiting. Only then did he understand that everyone's concept of time was different. For these people who spent two or three days preparing, two or three days traveling to Yun Village, and then two or three, four or five days waiting, a trading stoppage of more than half an afternoon was like a midday rest.

In the past, traveling merchants did not trade upon arriving at a village and leave after completing the trade. They would stay in the village for quite a long time, understand the village's situation and the lives of nearby people, thereby deciding different acquisition prices and the types of goods for the next transport.

Some large merchants, after arriving at Yun Village, would even hire villagers and their pack animals to go to the next city, and then hire other villagers at the local Yun Village there, step by step transporting various high-priced items to distant regions. Therefore, the villagers would not necessarily demand that he sell goods just because they wanted goods or because goods could earn money.

In fact, many villagers, after exchanging things, still thought about going back to get more to bring over. Although the quantity would definitely not be much, being able to exchange a bit more was better.

Such a village, in mentality, was more like a primitive society than a feudal society. However, the villagers' daily necessities such as food and clothing were not lacking. Daily strong sunlight for up to 70% of the time, fertile land and abundant oxygen, plus sparse population, made obtaining food not difficult.

"Advance a few thousand years, and this place would be a communist society." Yu Weichao marveled endlessly.

However, he soon discovered that in such a communist society, if you don't work, there's nothing to do.

The weather outside was quite hot. Inside the house was slightly better, but not much better. PDAs and mobile phones could only play some single-player small games, and one had to worry about running out of power... Yu Weichao didn't want to stay in other people's houses, so he could only stay under the tree shade, staring at the natives.

After a while, he admitted defeat again, cursing the damn weather and damn natives, went to the Village Chief's house, and said to Chen Yi: "I always have to do something, right?"

"What to do is up to you to decide. I am your superior."

"Such an important mission, decided by me, isn't that not good?"

"I've said it. My responsibility is to provide you with resources, give mission targets, and finally check the work. Our relationship... is like that of an intelligence officer and an intelligence agent. Understood?"

Chen Yi spoke without any scruples in front of the Village Chief. Although there was the effect of Konjac, nouns that did not exist in the other party's language could not be directly translated.

Yu Weichao hummed twice, then said: "Then I'll consider it. Since everyone can't bring out things anymore, then please let them work."

"Hmm? Where to choose?"

"I'll ask them to take me to survey the surroundings, and then decide."

The Village Chief finally understood, then said: "If it's near Yun Village, we'll send you. Thank you for the things you brought."

Yu Weichao was about to agree, but saw Chen Yi slightly wave his hand. He didn't understand, but hurriedly replied: "No need, I'll consider it again."

"Consider what again?" The Village Chief's repetition ability was very good, and he used Chinese.

"It means wait a bit longer." Yu Weichao said, smiling awkwardly: "The taro I ate earlier was still a bit weak. I can only say simple words."

Dayun danced with excitement, saying: "There's powerful Konjac, expensive!"

Yu Weichao "oh"ed twice, then exited the big house.

After a while, when Chen Yi came out, he asked: "Why didn't you let me use Yun Village's people?"

"It's not that I won't let you use them, but you can't use them for free. Don't you understand?"

Yu Weichao nodded.

"Free is the most expensive." Chen Yi patted his shoulder, then said: "We don't lack things. A pair of leather shoes can exchange for how many days of their labor. But cultivating a consumption mindset is very important. We won't talk about anything else. Understand?"

"Make them look at everything with money in mind?"

"It's understanding the measurement standard of economics."

Chen Yi said this, and Yu Weichao suddenly understood, thinking: "Could it be that the Organization has many people designing this? Relying on Chen Yi alone, could he think of so much?"

With this suspicion, he worked even more diligently. In the afternoon, he used two pairs of shoes to ask Yunwu to take him out to stroll around the surrounding hills, and then drew a map. This was beyond Chen Yi's expectations. Although slightly rough, after all, it was a map that could be read, looking quite proper.

"Just messing around in school." Yu Weichao was a bit proud.

Chen Yi smiled and asked: "Where do you plan to build?"

"How about the delta of this river?" Yu Weichao referred to the silted land of the small river three kilometers upstream from Yun Village. Due to the large local water flow and the natives rarely farming, it had been left empty, accepting repeated siltation year after year.

On such land, the workload was enormous. But Chen Yi didn't understand it; he thought it looked fine just from the map, so he nodded and agreed.

Yu Weichao immediately became invigorated and began operating, asking: "When will you come next time?"

"In about one to two weeks."

Yu Weichao hesitated for a moment, saying: "Fine, but you still need to worry about the defense issue."

"I'll get someone for you."

Chen Yi had long decided on the candidate—She Lei.

Although his mouth wasn't tight, although he was easily tempted, in a place like Yun Village, even if you told the village chief you were an exploiting ghost from outer space, a transmigrated farming man, people wouldn't pay you any mind.

Ma La was like a city-state from the Greek era; they had order, they had thought, but only limited to understanding themselves. For everything about the outside world, they were all willing to believe conditionally. This was something modern humans who take things for granted cannot compare to.

Chen Yi returned to Jiangning and summoned She Lei, asking if he was willing.

After She Lei heard this, not to mention his hair, his whole body turned red, like a cooked shrimp, and he angrily said: "Exile?"

"Yes."

She Lei instead couldn't flare up, shaking his head on his own: "I still have parents and relatives at home."

"I can bring them to Jiangning."

"Can I not go?"

"No."

"What if I run back midway?"

"Kill without pardon within five years." Chen Yi waved his hand, saying: "Go with relief, I'll take care of your parents."

His parents were to be hostages!

But She Lei couldn't bring himself to resent it; the Martial Arts Hall had taught him so much, dedicating five years wasn't unacceptable.

"My salary must all be given to my parents," She Lei said thus.

"That's fine anyway, money isn't of much use in that place."

"I also want to bring all kinds of movies and games, especially Japanese small movies..." (Unfinished, if you want to know what happens next, please log in to www. qidian. com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)