Chapter 965 I Am
Next to the oil lake, there were several tents. A dozen tribal members were sweating as they filled barrels of oil, then placed them next to the tents, waiting for further transportation.
"Are those people from your tribe?"
"Yes, sir."
In such a short time, Zhou Yifei has adapted to his new identity.
For him, this is actually similar to when he was working before.
But now the leader has changed to Zhou Xu in front of him.
Essentially, what is the difference?
"It was I who arranged for them to load oil here."
"Let's go down and take a look."
The approach of the crowd aroused the vigilance of the tribesmen below, but after seeing Zhou Yifei in the crowd, they quickly relaxed.
After walking in, Zhou Yifei spoke with two dry coughs, with a hint of awkwardness in his voice.
"Now our tribe has all submitted to the Great Zhou..."
He could call himself "Sir" and "Little Man" very smoothly, but he felt awkward when announcing this to his tribe members.
The fundamental reason is that he knows that these tribal members worship and trust him.
For this reason, he always pretended to be powerful in front of those who admired him.
But now in front of Zhou Xu, his disguise was completely torn off.
This made him a little afraid to face the tribal members who worshipped him, and the strong sense of shame made him have an urge to escape.
But at the same time, Zhou Yifei knew clearly that he had no way out.
Zhou Yifei took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality. In a few words, he explained the whole situation to his tribal members and asked them to come over and pay their respects.
In response, Zhou Xu just waved his hand casually to indicate that there was no need to be polite.
At this moment, his entire attention was focused on the oil field in front of him.
He had never seen an oil field in reality, so his eyes were wide open with curiosity.
"Why is all the oil gushing out here?"
"To answer your question, this is called a gushing well. There must have been a crustal movement here, which caused the underlying rock layer to be destroyed and the internal pressure to change. Finally, under the influence of the internal pressure, the crude oil continued to gush out."
Before the time travel, everything in the unit except for promotions and salary increases was related to him. He did not lack any work on Mondays, and his professional ability was still relatively strong.
When talking about oil-related matters, Zhou Yifei's words and actions showed confidence.
"We are lucky to have found this gushing well. It can save a lot of manpower in the process of collecting oil."
When Zhou Yifei started talking at this moment, he really seemed to be talking nonstop.
Seeing this, Zhou Xu did not interrupt.
His knowledge of oil-related matters was indeed limited, and oil was an important resource needed for the future development of their Great Zhou. It would be good to take this opportunity to learn more about the relevant knowledge.
"That one in the camp is what you use to refine oil, right?"
"Yes, due to limited conditions, we made a simple version of the distillation equipment, but the distillation effect is still too poor. The kerosene extracted is full of impurities."
Having said that, there was still a hint of pride in Zhou Yifei's tone when he said this.
In his opinion, it was amazing that he could make such equipment and refine kerosene under such harsh environment.
Following this topic, Zhou Xu chatted with the other party about some related content.
During this process, he kept looking around.
"Are there any other forces nearby?"
"The surrounding tribes have all been swallowed up by villains."
Having said that, Zhou Yifei unconsciously straightened his chest a little, as if he wanted to prove that he still had some ability.
"I can't believe you have any skills."
Seeing this, Zhou Xu didn't mind praising him a few words.
After all, the other party would be working for him next, so a casual compliment would not lose him any money.
On the other hand, if I can make Zhou Yifei work harder for me, then I will make a profit.
However, Zhou Xu obviously didn't take this seriously.
Tribal members like this rely entirely on their two legs to travel. How much mobility do they have in a day? Zhou Yifei's answer was obviously not enough to reassure Zhou Xu.
But it can at least prove one thing to Zhou Xu, that is, this area is indeed dominated by primitive tribes.
If the mobility of other surrounding forces was higher, they would have discovered the primitive tribe here and annexed it long ago.
Originally according to Zhou Xu's plan, he just wanted to come here to set up a front-line stronghold, and then leave this area to the exploration team to slowly explore.
It doesn’t matter if the work efficiency is slow. Anyway, their southern border of the Great Zhou is still fighting with the rat people. Zhou Xu is not in a hurry at the moment.
But now that he has discovered this oil field, the situation is obviously different.
He would definitely build a factory near the oil field and establish transportation routes to transport the oil back to their Great Zhou in a steady stream.
Since such an important resource output point is located here, the relevant defense work must be done properly.
In this way, nearby garrison camps and even fortresses had to follow suit.
If we continue to think about it, the city construction plan here will have to be brought forward.
As his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu quickly organized his thoughts, and then his gaze fell on Zhou Yifei next to him again.
"I plan to build an oil plant here to collect and refine oil. You will be the plant manager and have full responsibility for controlling this part of the work. Can you do it well?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yifei's expression became obviously delighted.
He never thought that he would be able to become a factory manager right after he arrived, and he was also the director of an oil factory, which was a perfect match for his profession! The troops led by Zhou Xu, just by looking at their equipment, you can tell that the other side came from a powerful cold weapon country.
Zhou Yifei himself does not have the ambition to be king, or he does not have the courage and will.
In Zhou Yifei's opinion, compared to being the leader of a primitive tribe with nothing, it is more comfortable to be a factory director in a big country, and it is unknown how much the living standards can be improved during this period.
However, after the initial ecstasy and calming down a little, he soon realized another problem.
"Um, sir, don't you need to ask His Majesty for instructions on this matter?"
The person in front of me said that he wanted to build a factory and wanted me to be the factory director.
This sounds great, but Zhou Yifei always feels that it is a little unreliable.
Isn't this just a big promise? Zhou Xu just laughed at this.
"No, I am."
"ah?"
"I mean, I am the Majesty you are talking about."
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(End of this chapter)
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