New Ming Empire mixed in America

Little Joseph also had his own reasons for coming this time. Southern California has recently begun to train militiamen on a large scale due to the slow advancement of the Xinming Empire Railway.

This resulted in a significant increase in his 'purchasing' costs. After calculating the high settlement expenses, little Joseph discovered that the horse business was no longer profitable.

That's why little Joseph made this request.

Regarding this trivial matter, Zhao Zhen readily nodded in agreement. No matter how much labor was needed, the Xinming Empire would never have too much.

"Boss, where are you going to do business this time?"

After little Joseph returned to his camp at the junction of Southern California and the Xinming Empire, he immediately summoned his men.

Listening to the questions from his men, he answered with a smile on his face:

"I won't do the horse business this time. Didn't I save more than fifty guys who didn't pay the ransom some time ago?"

"This time we are going to escort them to the construction site of the Xinming Empire and sell these people at a suitable price."

Many people breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that little Joseph said he wouldn't go to grab the horse.

But some people also expressed their dissatisfaction and doubts: "There are just a few guys and we don't need all the brothers to go, right?"

The guy talking is called Micah, a member who joined Little Joseph's team later.

However, in recent times, the danger of horse robbery has increased significantly, which has caused dissatisfaction among some people, so Micah became the temporary representative of these people.

Hearing Micah's refutation, little Joseph did not show dissatisfaction, but still said gently: "This time I will introduce you all to the Orientals, so that in the future you can directly send meat tickets in exchange for bounties."

After hearing what little Joseph said, Micah and others dispelled their doubts.

Although Micah looks down on a leader like Joseph Jr., it is undeniable that he is very good to his members.

Micah even heard that the other party had helped many people in the Nevada Mountains. He came to Southern California to set up this horse-stealing gang just to keep everyone fed.

So Micah didn't have any doubts about what little Joseph said. For such a kind person, he didn't think that the other person would betray him.

After the discussion was completed, everyone in the camp mobilized because no one wanted to let go of the opportunity to the Xinming Empire.

"I have long heard that the Xinming Empire was wealthy, but I didn't expect that even the roads were built so well."

Micah looked at the straight asphalt road not far away and couldn't help but sigh.

Because only little Joseph in the team had learned Chinese for half a year to facilitate business, the rest of the team did not know how to communicate with the Oriental troops on the border.

So little Joseph asked everyone to stop in front of the stone tablet with the words "Xinming Empire" engraved on it, and he took Micah to the checkpoint.

"These are the laborers you brought?" the company commander of the National Defense Forces stationed on the border looked at little Joseph walking over and asked with a smile.

"Yes, everyone is, including the guy next to me."

Little Joseph took out a cigarette and wanted to hand it to the company commander, but was blocked by the other party.

"We have regulations that soldiers can only smoke special cigarettes, so your cigarettes are exempted."

In order to prevent people from poisoning cigarettes, cigarettes in the military are purchased from designated cigarette factories.

Moreover, the Xinming Empire does not allow the private production of cigarettes. If you are caught producing illicit cigarettes, you will be sentenced to a heavier sentence, with the minimum death penalty being the highest...

Because of Li Mingqi's celebrity effect, Xinming Empire's cigarettes are now not only supplied domestically, but also exported in large quantities abroad.

The money earned from cigarettes is an important fund for maintaining the National Defense Forces, so the crackdown on illicit cigarette dealers who poach the country's corners is very strong.

We all know that large-scale production will reduce costs, while the cost of producing cigarettes of the same quality in a small workshop is much higher.

But these people can still sell it at a price that is cheaper than the original price and still make money. You can only imagine the quality.

Little Joseph was not embarrassed when his cigarette was blocked, but smiled and registered his information and temporary residence permit number.

"Boss, what did you just say?" Micah next to him finally couldn't help asking.

"I didn't say anything, I just introduced you to this Oriental officer."

After a perfunctory sentence, little Joseph said in Chinese to the company commander of the National Defense Force: "This guy is more difficult to deal with, he is a thorn!"

Hearing this, the company commander waved his hand and said it didn't matter.

"You need to leave your weapons and money here at the border when entering the country. Now, it's this warehouse."

Pointing to a warehouse converted from a container, Joseph Jr. asked his men to put all the weapons in it.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you are found with weapons on your body when entering the country, you will be shot directly."

Seeing that some people's waists were still bulging, little Joseph reminded them again.

"There won't be any danger in the Easterners' territory, but if you seek death yourself, don't blame me for not warning you."

Thinking of little Joseph's usual behavior, those guys who had hidden weapons handed over their inventory one after another.

After walking out of the warehouse again, little Joseph led his men to the entry point.

This place is almost like a highway toll station in later generations, except that the staff have been replaced by ordinary people and armed industrial defense troops.

By the time Little Joseph and the others arrived, a large number of people had gathered at the immigration office. Some were businessmen doing serious business, but most of them were smugglers preparing to purchase goods in the Xinming Empire's border commercial area.

"Just walk through that door one by one. I remind you again, never bring any weapons!"

Little Joseph pointed to the rows of rectangular doorframes that stood on the border.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone saw a guy walking into the door, and there was a harsh sound next to him.

"If you encounter this situation, just slowly raise your hands and don't act excessively."

It can be said that little Joseph was worried about this business. He took great pains to spread this knowledge to his subordinates.

At first, the subordinates seemed dubious, but after seeing that the guy who triggered the alarm did not follow the translator's instructions and was shot dead on the spot, they became convinced.

So several guys in the team took out various weapons from various places on their bodies like magic, and quietly threw them into hidden corners nearby.

It was not because they knew the function of the security gate, but because they saw the Easterner take out a palm-long dagger from the butt of the guy who was shot just now.

This discovery made everyone present subconsciously contract their sphincter muscles.

Even such a weird place can be found out, they don't believe that they can hide it more secretly than the other party.

Because there were so many security gates, it was little Joseph's turn soon...