High Martial Arts: First day of dropping out of school, reward: Devouring the Emperor's Body

The two sides finally agreed on the terms, and Haomo honored the contract by leading the Black Tiger Gang to withdraw from the Mississippi Mountains.

Of course, they also have to pay for the removal of the black stone marrow fluid.

Watching the Black Tiger Gang's departing figures, Zhao Xin hesitated for a moment before finally asking Li Mo his question.

"Commander Li, I'm not questioning your decision, but I have some doubts. Do you really trust Morpheus from the Black Earth Tribe that much?"

"He's a war god! The Mississippi Mountain region is less than 200 kilometers from the border of the Black Earth Tribe. If you really anger him, a war god can wipe out the entire Mississippi Mountain region's forces at any time!"

In fact, the questions raised by Zhao Xin are questions that many people want to say but dare not say.

Li Mo's cooperation with Morpheus was tantamount to seeking help from a tiger, since Morpheus had already broken the Martial God Agreement, and no one could guarantee that he wouldn't do it a second time.

Furthermore, the Mississippi Mountains are too close to the Black Soil Tribe, so if something were to happen, the Great Xia's Martial God would not be able to come to their rescue in time.

Li Mo, however, had long been confident about this.

He smiled slightly and said, "Commander Zhao, don't forget, the true number one in the world is on our side!"

The person Li Mo was referring to was Chen Xingbian.

This person is currently the most likely among all the martial gods in the world to break through to the martial god realm.

It is undoubtedly the best in the world.

Morpheus didn't have the guts to provoke this guy.

In reality, given the strategic importance of the Mississippi Mountains, it was impossible for the military not to send a War God to garrison the area.

Even if Chen Xingbian didn't settle in the Mississippi Mountains, Zhao Zhenyuan would try his best to send other martial gods here.

It was only because the number one martial artist in the world was willing to follow Li Mo that Zhao Zhenyuan did not send any more martial gods.

The cost of enlisting a martial god is enormous, but Chen Xingbian's sudden appearance solved this problem!

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After the Black Tiger Gang withdrew, the hidden dangers in the entire Mississippi Mountains were completely eliminated, and ten days passed peacefully.

During these ten days, Li Mo and the officers of the Independent Regiment thoroughly investigated every terrain area around the Mississippi Mountains in preparation for the upcoming urban planning.

Ten days later, the Independent Regiment finally escorted hundreds of thousands of people to the location.

Since a trade agreement has already been finalized with the Black Soil Tribe, the city's construction can proceed as quickly as possible.

Therefore, Li Mo convened a meeting the day after everyone arrived.

The meeting brought together various labor leaders, major capitalists, government officials, and people from all walks of life, all brimming with enthusiasm.

They could almost all sense that an incredibly great city was born out of nowhere.

As the person directly in charge of the Mississippi Mountain region, Li Mo naturally became the city's first mayor.

"Good morning, Mayor!"

As everyone stood up and saluted, Li Mo took his seat in the main seat representing the mayor.

To be honest, Li Mo wasn't particularly comfortable with this kind of meeting atmosphere. He didn't want to get involved in politics, but he had no choice but to do so in the current situation.

Therefore, Li Mo's speech was extremely brief and concise. After a few simple pleasantries, he immediately presented the city planning map that he and his team had developed.

In Li Mo's own vision, the city will be roughly divided into four sections in the future.

The most important area is the Mississippi Mountain mining region, as it is the most important part of the Mississippi Mountain region, where a large number of miners and their families live.

Therefore, the infrastructure here must be of the highest quality.

Li Mo plans to prioritize investing in the mining area during the upcoming urban development.

Under the overriding premise of prioritizing mining area development, Li Mo also plans to develop the plains near the Mississippi Mountains into a commercial district.

This is the most important trading location with the Black Soil Tribe.

We must make sure the public image is maintained!

The infrastructure of the commercial district doesn't need to be too elaborate, but it must appear very luxurious and grand.

Although Li Mo did not influence the Black Soil Tribe's thinking, it was inevitable that the more luxurious the commercial district was, the more it would shock those country bumpkins from the Black Soil Tribe.

When Li Mo mentioned that the Black Soil Tribe was going to trade with them, the eyes of the large domestic companies that wanted to relocate there to seek business opportunities immediately lit up.

After all, their original plan was simply to acquire minerals from the Mississippi Mountains.

But after hearing that Li Mo was going to trade with the Black Soil Tribe, anyone who wasn't a fool could sense the huge profits involved.

It is important to know that the oppressive rule within the Black Soil Tribe has led many of its citizens to still engage in primitive barter trade. However, the Black Soil Tribe is rich in mineral resources. The minerals that are considered cheap in their country can generate at least five times the profit in the Great Xia Dynasty!

This is enough to drive anyone crazy!

"Mayor Li! When will the trade regulations officially come into effect?"

"Yes! I immediately notified the domestic groups to prepare the funds! I'm willing to inject more capital into the Mississippi Mountain region!"

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Seeing the true colors of these large domestic capitalists, Li Mo seemed to have expected it all along.

It's important to understand that initially, almost none of these domestic investors were optimistic about the future prospects of the Mississippi Mountains.

However, without the investment of private enterprises, the city's future development will not be smooth.

Zheng Jiahao only agreed to let them relocate after he used the influence of the Zheng family in Beijing and promised them low-priced ore.

But now the situation has reversed. It's not Li Mo begging them to come over; it's them begging to enter the city!

Therefore, Li Mo's attitude also underwent a complete 180-degree change.

"President Qin, President Shen, I know you're anxious, but please don't rush!"

"Trade with the Black Soil Tribe is a first in nearly a century, so our independent regiment must be extremely cautious! Therefore, all businesses that are allowed to set up operations are subject to certain conditions!"

"Firstly, only companies that are legal and compliant with regulations and have a total capital exceeding 100 billion yuan are eligible to be among the first batch of companies to move into the commercial district!"

"Secondly, this spot won't be given away for free. We will auction off the slots for the commercial area! The highest bidder wins! Also, I must remind you that because this trade is unprecedented, the commercial tax we levy will be about 50% higher than in the country!"

After hearing Li Mo's words, all the major domestic investors present were dumbfounded.

They had all heard of Li Mo's nickname "Little Devil of Beijing" before, but they never imagined that Li Mo was so ruthless and didn't treat them like human beings at all!

They fleece you once for the limited quotas, and then they fleece you again for the business tax!

Even capitalists would weep upon hearing this!

If this continues, their profit margins will be greatly compressed!

"Mayor Li, this doesn't make sense! Why do we need to auction off these spots? And this is China! Why is the business tax 50% higher?"

Upon hearing this, the hot-tempered Xu Feng slammed his fist on the table and roared.

"If you're not happy, then get lost! If you don't want to do it, plenty of others will!"