Hammer 40k: Far East Storm

"You want me to do trade?" Countess Bartoli's eyes widened and she looked at Li in surprise, "Why? Are you short of money?"

"Ah, yes," Li said with a wry smile and nodded, "I am indeed very poor."

"You are poor?" Bartoli thought it was ridiculous, "How could it be? If you were poor, wouldn't I be begging?"

"If you say that a person is rich, there is little ambiguity, but if you say that a person is poor, it often contains various meanings," Li explained: "Although you may find it incredible when I say that I am poor, it is true. This is the biggest dilemma I am currently facing. For the average person, if he owns three galaxies and one civilized world, then he will not be poor in any way. It is necessary to support one person with the income of one world, not to mention that I have more than one. In this world, no matter how I spend money, it should be enough. But my situation is different from ordinary people. It seems that although I have a lot of income, I also need to spend money. "

"Oh? What about, for example?"

"You know that I went to Forge World to discuss a project some time ago, right?"

"Knowing this, it seems that a large-scale construction project is going to be carried out in outer space, but I don't know the specific situation."

"It will be announced soon. I will build a space defense orbital system, which will consist of a space port, a space station, a space berth, a large cargo warehouse, a military satellite, a military port, a dock, military facilities and related factories, as well as a series of space military facilities. , after completion, a huge spherical cross-shaped space facility with an arched center will be formed. It will become the base of the Reach battleship group, a space military cluster, a space trade center, etc., a large and complex collective and, at the same time, it will Taking on the task of defense, this will be the shield of Reach and the satellite forging world." Li gestured in the air with his hands, trying to show what the fortress looked like in his imagination, "I call it the cross guardian of Reach. , once completed, our defense will be greatly enhanced. This will be a huge city floating in the universe. I plan to make it a separate district. After completion, as long as this huge fortress group does not fall, Zhiyuan The safety of the star will never be threatened. Even if the enemy bypasses the layers of defense and sneaks into the star, he will still face threats from the sky. "

"Sounds awesome."

"But it also costs a lot of money."

"How many?"

"You don't want to hear it. Saying this while eating really affects your appetite."

"Just tell me, it's okay."

Li sighed, put down his knife and fork, and reported an astronomical number.

Countess Bartoli almost stared out of her eyes, "How much? Did I hear you correctly? So much?"

"From a certain point of view, the war itself is about consumption, personnel, and funds. Building a huge defense cluster in space will consume a lot, but I didn't expect it to cost so much. I simply can't afford it."

And this is just the construction of a galaxy's internal defense system. Such construction has already cost so much. What should we do in the future? For the current foundry world, the lower-end the item, the less money they make, and the higher-end it is, the lower the price they offer will naturally be. The price of an ordinary blade and a blade processed by the monomolecular blade process in the foundry world is sky-high. What's even more devastating is that there is only one super monopoly company and the others are chain stores. In the future, What about fighting across galaxies? What should I do if I want to get super powerful equipment? What about the war group’s investment? Li's stomach aches when he thinks about this, it's even more of a bottomless pit.

"It's not a matter of being unable to afford it. Offering such an outrageous price shows no sincerity in doing business."

"You can't say that. The Mechanicus is sincere in wanting to sign this contract with me. However, once this contract is signed, I will probably have to work hard for the Mechanicus in the future. If I can survive another Ten thousand years, maybe I can pay off this debt. Although the price is ridiculously high, honestly speaking, their price is reasonable. I am naive," Li Frank said, "In this case, I want to build a building like this. The fortress would have cost too much extra money, but fortunately it’s not too late to change it now, we can do it step by step.”

"How to do it step by step?"

"First we need to build a large-scale trading mining company. Now if we want to build it in space, we must first make the parts on the ground and then transport them to space for assembly. This transportation process alone will consume a lot of money. I have a lot of financial resources, so I plan to move most of the space ship's arsenal to space. If there is anything needed, just build it in space. But in this case, the most important thing is to open the raw materials first. Of course, it is a mining company. There are rich mineral resources in the asteroid belt, and there are even many rare minerals hidden. I plan to open three mineral companies in the name of the Governor's Palace. First, build three space stations, and divide them into triangles. Around the ring asteroid belt, we first start to collect minerals. Some of the minerals can be used by the mineral company for its own use. After all, we also need to develop our own space smelting industry, and most of them can be sold to the forging world."

"Ah? You actually want to make money from the forging world?" This is a strange thing. If the man in front of her can move ten in one gear, the duchess will not find it strange, but if it is said that he can pluck feathers from an iron rooster? She could not believe it, but how many big businessmen had cooperated with the Mechanicum from ancient times to the present. In the end, these businessmen and their chambers of commerce were all reduced to rubble. Only the Forge World had stood for a long time.

"I have never thought about making money from the Zhiyuan 3 Forge World. It is just a cooperation. I plan to use the ore to exchange for some equipment of the Zhiyuan Star Defense Garrison and several space smelting plants. In this way, the Forge World will not be affected by the mine. Restricted by the market, with sufficient raw materials, they have the spare capacity to open more production lines. Once the output increases, the income will also increase, and they will be able to have the power to impact the higher-level forging world. Once the world level is improved, The Forge World will also receive more technical assistance from Mars, which is a good thing for both parties. Manufacturing Director Gustav also likes this plan, so from a planning perspective, this matter is almost easy. "

In fact, Gustav couldn't use the word "like" to describe this plan. Li felt that he could definitely say that Gustav loved this plan to death.

The Mechanicus, like all excellent religions, has a complete promotion system within it. Gustav's discovery on the planet "Aion" five years ago brought Gustav to the attention of the above. , such achievements are enough for Gustav to jump three levels in a row, but like all organizations with perfect systems, whether you can be upgraded depends not on your personal ability, nor on the size of your achievements, but on Are you up to standard?

Gustav complained to Li many times about this matter, and he had no other acquaintances. Hearing this statement, Li was stunned for a long time, and then he realized that this thing was quite similar to the professor system of a university.

Just like if a lecturer wants to be promoted to professor, he must publish papers in relevant academic journals. If Gustav wants to be promoted, he must also make substantial achievements, that is, let The forge world he governs rises to a higher level. And this means that Zhiyuan 3 Foundry World will make a qualitative leap in terms of output, quality, technology, income, etc.

How is this possible?

Anyone who has knowledge about production knows that whether a factory's production capacity can be expanded depends on two factors. One is raw materials. If you want to make a sword, then you need iron ore. No matter how skilled the craftsman is, it is impossible. Making things out of thin air; another factor is the consumer group, that is, whether the things made can be sold. If no one cares about the swords made, they can only be piled up in their own warehouses to mold. This factory Of course I can't stand it.

A forge world is a huge world factory. The output of the underground mines in the forge world is limited after all. If you want to mine from the underground, you need to find veins, dig holes, and need supporting mining facilities. Even if you speed up the mining, Its total amount will not increase much. Li's proposal solved two of Gustav's problems at once. There are rich mineral deposits in space, and the asteroid belt is a mineral treasure house. As long as the mineral company Li envisioned starts operating, production raw materials will be available. An explosive growth. Not to mention that Li also controls a huge consumer group. As long as Li has the intention, he can equip everyone in the civilized world of Reach with a laser rifle, not to mention that this is an ambitious governor. What a huge market this is.

So the two hit it off. Gustav seemed to have seen a road leading to Mars from the Far East. In order to repay Li's kindness, Gustav personally gave him thirty places so that Li could transfer the planet to Reach. People were sent to Mars for training. Gustav even hinted that if he was promoted, his successor would be selected from among these international students, and a large part of the decision-making power would be in Li's hands.

Gustav was able to travel to Mars, the holy land of the Mechanicus, and Lee was able to send Gustav away safely and replace him with one of his own, which was a good thing for both parties.

Of course, Li would not tell these profound things to the Countess.

"The problem now is that there will definitely be some precious mineral deposits that we cannot smelt ourselves. The processing of precious mineral deposits requires some high-end space smelting technology, and these technologies are not available to us, so you have to find a way to get these things back to me. "

"I?"

"Yes, you, merchants don't just buy and sell goods to make money. There are many things that can be bought and sold in this world, including technology, information, and intelligence. The Black Rose was just an exploration ship at first. I will let people add more to the Black Rose. Two cargo warehouses can increase the cargo capacity, but even so, the cargo capacity of the Black Rose cannot be compared with that of a serious commercial ship. "

"So I need to sell some higher-end products?"

"Yes. Any ideas?"

"Luxury goods are expensive but don't take up much space. Through luxury goods transactions, we can find out the high-level connections, economic strength, etc. of other galaxies. We treasure mineral deposits that we cannot smelt, but can be sold to other galaxies. What I can think of at the moment is, That’s all there is to it.”

"That's enough. You also need to help me bring a few people and spread them out."

"Oh? Are they your eyes?"

"It's not that shady. Just like you, they are also out to help me make money. They are going to open up the galaxy legend of Coca-Cola."