Chapter 67: The world speaks with strength
You have to grasp it with both hands and both hands must be strong. Cannons are good, but butter is also important.
Development is important, even though Nanhua was almost poor at that time.
However, every day South China is changing at an alarming rate, especially in agriculture.
Large areas of grassland outside Nanhua Village have been reclaimed as farmland. The black soil that has not been turned over for millions of years has been planted with crops such as wheat and cotton. And every day, a large number of acres of land are reclaimed.
Of course, the biggest contributor is the steam tractor.
However, a tractor, no matter how fast it is, can only get there quickly. But for a "village" with a population of only more than 3,000, it is already very impressive. It is basically running into the era of agricultural mechanization.
During this period, Zhu Xianhai conducted another simulation. He had to simulate the situation first just in case.
The result of the simulation can be summed up in one sentence: peace in the world!
When the world is at peace, it is the time for development.
Although Buffett was in charge of purchasing equipment, because of several telegrams from Zhu Xianhai - the telegrams were sent from Biedma. Although Biedma was a small town of only a few hundred people, as a neighbor of Nanhua, it had telegraph lines that Nanhua currently lacked.
It was through that telegraph station that Zhu Xianhai contacted Buffett in London and commissioned him to purchase machinery and equipment.
While waiting for the arrival of the machinery and equipment, Zhu Xianhai was not idle either. He once again studied the system's "Life Mall".
We have to study it.
This thing has a purchase limit!
"The Spencer rifle...it's only 25 pesos, that's a steal!"
Looking at the things in the "mall" that make people drool,
Not only did he have inexpensive and high-quality weapons, he even had simple mechanical equipment. He had bought more than a dozen machine tools, used the sawmill's steam engine as power, and began to train workers.
It’s just that the quantity is too small. Even if some simple machine tools can be produced, the upgrading speed is too slow.
Although the product is good, the problem is that it is subject to purchase restrictions. As a novice user, Zhu Xianhai does not have the authority to purchase in large quantities.
“How can I buy more?”
Zhu Xianhai asked.
[Primary users purchase goods mainly for their own use. ]
The answer flashing on the light screen made Zhu Xianhai feel depressed.
The purchase restriction is such a bummer!
Muttering this in his heart, Zhu Xianhai said tentatively again.
"So how can I upgrade my permissions?"
[Continuously accumulate experience points through life simulation. The current experience point is 4150. After upgrading to a second-level user, you can double the amount of goods you purchase. ]
Upgrading to level 2 only doubles the amount.
“How can I get wholesale access?”
[After upgrading to level 4 user, you can obtain merchant privileges]
...Level 4 actually requires 1 million experience points!
However, the experience value of the second-level users is not high, only 10,000 experience points, which is not slow at this speed!
Considering that a few hundred experience points can be gained from each simulation, at least several thousand simulations are needed. Zhu Xianhai was stunned for a moment.
"Is there any other solution?"
[You can exchange temporary permissions through experience points]
"Exchanging temporary permissions through experience points?"
Zhu Xianhai said in surprise.
[Do you want to exchange temporary permissions? ]
"Hmm? System Master, what is this temporary permission exchange?"
Zhu Xianhai was a little confused. What was going on with this exchange of temporary permissions?
【User Notice: The road of life is full of opportunities. Occasionally, appropriate overdraft is also a part of life experience. Exchanging temporary permissions is equivalent to appropriate overdraft. You only need one thousand experience points at a time to get unexpected returns. System permissions are diverse. System products are definitely not ordinary products. You can't buy them at a loss or be fooled. Does the user spend one thousand points to temporarily open the temporary permission function? 】
"...temporary authority...then I'll give it a try. That is, I'll use 1,000 points to enable temporary authority...but how temporary is this?"
Zhu Xianhai chose to open it without hesitation.
The light screen flashed, and the next moment, Zhu Xianhai was stunned - what appeared in front of him was actually a lottery disc.
This... is this temporary permission?
"System, turning on temporary permissions, shouldn't it be turning on the bulk purchase function? What the hell does this mean?"
Zhu Xianhai said angrily.
[User Notice: Temporary permission is enabled. It is not a designated selection, but a random draw. Do you want draw?]
The system's answer made Zhu Xianhai want to smash it. Just like that...
[Primary Farmer Authority]
[null ]
【Intermediate mechanical engineer authority.】
[null]
【Primary factory owner authority.】
[null]
【Primary merchant authority.】
[null!]
…
Looking at the so-called permissions on the screen, Zhu Xianhai was so angry that his teeth itched. It turned out to be a random draw...
"We've invested so much money, let's go ahead and draw..."
The large turntable on the light screen began to spin rapidly.
…
After a burst of congratulations, Zhu Xianhai was completely stunned.
"NMM... I actually had time..."
Good boy, I actually found some time...
What kind of lottery is this?
No user privileges?
Shouldn't the winning rate be 100%?
Continue... empty again.
Empty again...
…
At this time, the system prompts again.
“Do you want to continue to enable temporary permissions?”
Of course I smoked it.
Just as the lottery was about to begin, Zhu Xianhai noticed a line of small words below.
It is a user notice, just one sentence:
[Users should be aware that after enabling temporary permissions, you can randomly draw ten times. If you need to enable it, please enable temporary permissions again! ]
Uh... MMP, how could this happen?
My 1,000 points were only...drawn ten times! This is a huge loss!
But...smoke or not?
This doesn't seem to be a multiple-choice question.
It is a required question.
Although Nanhai is currently in a remote corner and wants to develop slowly, in fact, if you want to gain a foothold on the Pampas in 1861, it is undoubtedly a reversal of fortune. You must seize every opportunity to develop yourself from now on.
Even so, South China's strength is far behind that of Argentina, and even compared with the Mapuche people, it is far inferior.
Not only are the people flawed, but the foundation is also too weak.
Last time, it was just luck that they relied on the power of the "steam tank" and the Gatling gun to shock the Mapuche people who had never seen the world.
But something can only be had in one, and if one cannot accumulate enough strength as soon as possible, even as an "ally", a too weak "ally", there will only be one result - either being discriminated against or being swallowed up.
You have to know that even the Mapuche people have a population of 200,000, not including the Araucanín region on the west side of the Andes.
Compared to Nanhua.
Population is the biggest advantage of the Mapuche people. Maybe they don’t have advanced weapons, but with a population of hundreds of thousands, it is enough to crush South China.
This world has always been ruled by strength!
