Only when you have a firm foothold can you be qualified to survive. Only when you have a certain level of strength can you be qualified to control your own destiny. This is especially important to the Miao survivors.
At that time, the total number of Hmong people in the United States was about 61,000-65,000, half of whom were distributed in California, which means there were about 32,000-34,000 Hmong people in California.
One-third of the Hmong people in California live in the Central Valley of California, which means there are 20,000-22,000 Hmong people in the Central Valley.
The immigration of the Hmong people to California has changed the scattered living pattern arranged by the US government. Only by living together can they help each other and overcome difficulties together. Only in this way can they become stronger.
However, the United States is a white society, and such things cannot continue forever. In the 1990s, due to changes in U.S. immigration policies, the number of Hmong people immigrating to the United States decreased compared with the 1980s.
However, since the Hmong people have established a firm foothold, the Hmong population in the United States has grown rapidly. As of 1989, it had reached 100,000.
According to the 1990 U.S. Census, among the Asians who accounted for 2.9% of the total U.S. population, Hmong accounted for 1.3%.
According to the 2000 U.S. census, there are 186,000 Hmong people in the United States. The nine states with the largest Hmong population are California (65,095 people), Minnesota (41,800 people), Wisconsin (33,791 people), and Carolina.
State (7,093 people), Michigan (5,383 people), Colorado (3,000 people), Oregon (2,101 people), Georgia (1,468 people), and Washington State (1,294 people).
So Han Peacock chose Minnesota. There are more Miao people in California, but the large number means they are stronger and less likely to be affected by the outside world. So Han Peacock chose Minnesota, the second place where the Miao people live.
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In fact, now, the Hmong population in Minnesota has far exceeded 40,000. The 2000 U.S. census largely underestimated the Hmong population in the United States. According to estimates from the Washington State Hmong National Development Council, the U.S. Hmong population
There are actually 275,000 Miao people.
However, these populations are led by many leaders of the Miao community, so Han Kongque cannot get involved at all, even with the help of Bo Shanka.
It can be seen from the population distribution of the Miao people in various states in the United States that the Hmong people have a living pattern of "small gatherings and large scattered communities" in the United States, mainly concentrated in California, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
If statistics from 2000 are used, the total Hmong population in these three states exceeds 140,000, accounting for 75% of the total Hmong population in the United States.
This living pattern of the Miao people is conducive to helping each other and further strengthens the connection and identity between the Miao people.
The first stop when Han Peacock came to the United States was Minnesota, because there is a large Hmong population here and there is not a very strong Hmong community.
After this period of integration, Han Kongque now has the strength to resist attacks from any force. In this regard, Han Kongque and his followers have deep confidence.
Only with great strength can Han Peacock be fearless and not afraid of anyone's prying eyes.
And holding huge wealth in his hands naturally deepened the cohesion of his men, which further strengthened Han Peacock's strength.
Therefore, Han Kongque announced this discovery without hesitation, mainly to let all those who follow him see hope, wealth, and his powerful strength.
After waiting for so many days, Han Kongque did not touch the diamond mine. He just wanted to wait until his company's strength developed to the point where he could completely protect the diamond mine. Now he has undoubtedly achieved this goal.
And De Beers, which controls and monopolizes the entire world's diamond mining, processing, and the entire world's diamond trade, is even more shocking.
The preliminary proven reserves are 500 million carats, which shows that there is the possibility of continued increase in subsequent mining and exploration. After all, the preliminary proven reserves are only a rough judgment of the diamond mine and cannot represent the entire reserves of the diamond mine itself.
However, now that they have received the news that the Korean Peacock Company has indeed discovered a diamond mine, they are no longer so nervous and worried.
It's just because they have studied Han Peacock in detail. He is just the leader of a small ethnic group who came out halfway. What he is doing now is simply the behavior of the nouveau riche.
Since you can't rob openly, then take the formal route, and you will get some benefits anyway.
Today's American society is completely different from what it was a few decades ago, but one thing remains the same, and that is the law of the jungle.
In the United States today, the entire country’s mineral resources, including those on its private lands, are owned by the state. In other words, only the U.S. government has the right to conduct mineral mining activities in the country. Any other organization can do so without consent.
It is an illegal infringement.
Although Han Kongque went through the formal procedures, there are always loopholes in the eyes of the all-pervasive lawyers in the United States, and this is their opportunity.
When they received this news, De Beers sent senior managers to negotiate with the US government to negotiate the mining rights of this huge diamond mine.
As long as the U.S. government does not object, trouble will come for South Korea.
A huge diamond mine with preliminary reserves of approximately 500 million carats was discovered, which shocked some high-level officials in the government.
Therefore, even if the law is violated, someone will do it, not to mention following formal procedures, so the US government does not object to someone making trouble for Han Peacock.
Five hundred million carats, even if they are all worthless industrial diamonds, would almost exceed US$500 million in funds, and not all of this US$500 million is in the hands of the local government.
Therefore, this harvest of Korean peacocks has caused pinkeye in too many people.
According to the news released by Han Kongque, this diamond mine has large reserves and high quality. Therefore, the benefits contained in this diamond mine can make anyone extremely crazy.
Now, they finally understand that Han Kongque's investment company will spend huge sums of money to purchase a very common land use right and mineral resource mining right, because Longfeng Investment Company seems to have discovered that there may be diamonds near the Diamond Park.
Mine, so he bought it first.
500 million US dollars. If the quality of this diamond mine is very high and the particles are very large, just over a hundred diamonds can completely earn back 500 million US dollars.
Now that I think about it, the government agencies and landowners who sold the land all hang their heads in regret.
At that time, Han Kongque purchased the land. In order to get more profits, they added US$200 million to the 300 million. They thought this was already a sky-high price. Even if Han Kongque did tourism development, within ten or twenty years, it would be
There won't be much profit, but who would have thought that there is actually a diamond vein near the Diamond Park that has been searched for countless times and studied for decades.
Thinking that South Korea had paid an extra US$200 million in exchange for an additional twenty years of use rights and mining rights, and that the tax rate on diamonds sold in the future would be reduced by half, those people were itching with hatred.
Han Peacock is not stupid, and he also knows that each continent in the United States has its own laws. What's more, Han Peacock has this big killer weapon with the number of workers.
One of the most obvious achievements of the U.S. government is the employment rate. Han Peacock is already very familiar with this, so he will use this weapon every time he wants to invest.
Therefore, rather than saying that the additional US$200 million has gained some additional benefits, it is better to say that the local government has been bribed by the number of workers in Han Peacock. Therefore, on this point, American government workers are still very ethical.
Of course, by now, those officials who directly agreed to Han Peacock's conditions were severely reprimanded, and several staff members were even dismissed from their posts. This did not care about Han Peacock's affairs. At half the tax rate, this reserve was five
A billion-carat diamond mine has caused the local government to lose too much profit.
No one thought that there were such large reserves of diamond mines on the American continent, so it’s no wonder those government workers were there.
As for being controlled by Han Peacock, there is no problem. After all, Han Peacock is now a US citizen.
Compared to Africa, it is no big deal that South Korea controls a diamond mine.
Currently, most of the diamond mines and other resources and minerals in African countries are controlled by foreign companies, and the governments of various countries only earn the upfront mining rights fees and taxes on future diamond sales.
The income of those countries is not as much as that of foreign companies. Therefore, compared with other African countries, the Arkansas government in the United States is very lucky.
At this time, senior executives from Delbes came to Arkansas to send a message and wanted to talk to government officials who controlled the minerals.
During the dialogue, Delbes promised that if the diamond mining rights near the Diamond Park were handed over to them, they would pay the local government US$2 billion to purchase the mining rights, and they would sell diamonds in the future.
10% of the money donated to the local government will be used for public welfare, and taxes will also be collected normally.
In order to seize the mining rights of this diamond mine first, Delbes Company almost offered the most favorable conditions and paid the local government the profits from the sale of diamonds. This has never happened before in the history of their company. The reason is just because of this diamond mine.
The reserves are so amazing that they must seize them first.
As for whether Han Kongque might collude with the local government to use false diamond mine information to defraud them of huge purchase fees, they are not worried at all, because the Arkansas government cannot offend their Dalbes company so blatantly.