How Am I Still Alive?

"Captain, this time, you really can't hide, you have to come forward."

Originally, Mr. Lu was living his own small life, listening to the latest version of the angry jokes from the Red Star Republic, but trouble came to his door.

"Accountant Wang, don't be anxious. If you have anything to say, please speak up."

After being caught by the new head of the team's financial department, Lu's plan to hide came to an end.

"Captain Lu, have you forgotten that our reborn business group is a business group!"

"We are a chamber of commerce. Of course we are. We are definitely not a political or military gathering, nor are we some invisible warlords."

After being tortured and reminded, Lu Ping'an felt ashamed and at the same time, he almost knew why this "junior" was looking for him.

The original secretary to the team leader was Catherine. She was the representative of the Phosphorus Spreaders and was also the de facto financial manager of the team.

But during the "ten years", Catherine chose to fly solo on the Knight's Journey. Naturally, someone took over on the ship. Wang Qisi, a second-level scholar, was the de facto account manager of the business group in these years.

In fact, there are quite a lot of personnel changes like this. What professionals always pursue is their own development. The group of backbones who were around someone back then, now that they have the opportunity to hit the legendary rule level, will naturally give up something. Some middle-level backbones are Some of the new generation are "old fritters" who realize that their abilities are limited and cannot be promoted.

Wang Qisi can be counted on both sides. In theory, he is in the same class as Meiyuge, and can be regarded as the "junior" among Lu Ping'an's team. However, after he reached the third level, even with the help of the courtyard, he felt that he did not have much chance to rise.

There are quite a few such people in the team, and not everyone can progress all the way by eating resources. Or to put it more helplessly, many people have become professional warriors and went to the battlefield, only to find that they don’t like being covered in blood. It was a smelly killing place, and finally chose to take the initiative to retreat.

These "logistics" and "civil servants" gradually became the backbone of the ship and the business group over the past ten years. After Lu Ping'an took over, they were still a little uneasy, wondering if the "old boss" had any new policies. , or, do you want to make a big change?

But after Mr. Lu checked some records and dealt with them at the same time, he acquiesced to the personnel arrangements made by the head of Guan.

In a sense, the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce is a very rare organizational atmosphere. Most of the core backbone and senior management do not have much desire for power. Of course, the reality is that they have something more worthy of pursuing, and there is no need to cling to the power in their hands. There is one third of an acre of land.

But now, the logistics administrators who are in charge of the money bag have taken the initiative to approach the group leader, so Lu Ping'an naturally has to pay attention to it.

"Most business groups will make good use of every opportunity to travel between planes. The trade between the two worlds can make a lot of money even if you just lie down, not to mention we have a large-scale smuggling yard."

Over the past ten years, the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce has accumulated a lot of fame, strength, and connections, but it has not accumulated much wealth. After all, the business ideas of the core staff are left behind, whether it is charity or rescue, it is just to open up new routes and new businesses. Roads are bottomless pits.

"Do you have any idea?"

After taking the financial list, Lu Ping'an opened it a little. Uh, I didn't understand it.

He has indeed been a boss, but many big company bosses, like him back then, only look at the final summary table, which is often at the end of a pile of lists and documents and lists all expenses, income, and main business growth/decreases. A few clear pages.

If you really come up with an overly professional financial list, I am afraid that no one except those who work in finance will be able to understand it.

Seeing Lu Ping'an's calm expression, Accountant Wang nodded, thinking that he was indeed a high-level scholar. He even knew professional knowledge in this area. It would not be a matter of time for him to see these watches clearly.

"You should see that we still have sufficient funds (we made too much money before)"

Lu's Dongguo currency and credit coins are enough, but in the ten years of Mercury 42, you may not be able to buy goods if you have money. In many cases, the goods themselves are the hard currency.

Even though the payout is quite high, it is still in the safe zone.

"Our biggest problem is that the Chamber of Commerce's properties in Mercury 42 are seriously insufficiently profitable."

This is the key point. If you can't make money by running a business, it's almost like working in vain. Now, the greatest wealth of the Chamber of Commerce is human connections and connections, which are the trade routes established over the years. But during the high-risk war, additional expenditures and risks If it is too high, every journey will be an adventure and cannot be regarded as a stable growth point.

"Maybe it would be different if we had several caravans instead of just one ship, but we don't."

Mr. Lu understood that these matters were indeed his own problems. Accountant Wang was just performing his duties and reminding Lu Ping'an in time.

"The shipyard is good, but the technology in the development zone has lagged behind the times. Even if there are still high profits, it belongs to the phosphorus spreaders, not us."

His words must be taken seriously.

This is not his personal behavior, but for the long-term interests of the entire team. When the matter is put in front of Lu Ping'an, God knows how many times they have gone through internal resolutions.

"Indeed, although we have new territory, we lack the industry to develop it."

On Earth, the most scarce resource may be land, but on Mercury 42, the cheapest long-term resource may be land.

Lu Ping'an already has a lot of cities and territories in his hands, but he just keeps them free. As a "plane traveler", he lacks the motivation and resources to develop them.

But to develop, it is actually very simple. As Accountant Wang said before, plane trading is extremely profitable. As long as you prepare properly, there is no reason to lose money.

The problem is that Lu Ping An did not pay enough attention before and opportunities will not be given to those who miss it. There is not a full "cargo ship" for each plane trip, which is a serious waste of resources.

"Uh, you don't mean to be a smuggler, right?"

Lu Ping'an touched his chin. This thing indeed makes money very quickly, and it is a business without capital.

As long as your courtyard is running normally, you will definitely make a lot of money every time you sell a few tickets.

It's just that Lu Pingan's words of temptation are a trap. If Accountant Wang really thinks this is a good deal, Lu Pingan will find someone else to keep an eye on some financial matters.

"No, this is too eager for quick success and easy to offend the official. It is not cost-effective."

Obviously, Accountant Wang has thought about this issue. The price of stowaway tickets is often determined by the worth of stowaways and their urgency.

Lu Ping'an can easily take anyone away from this plane, but he is really willing to buy sky-high tickets instead of going through formal channels.

"Wanted criminals, smugglers, illegal businessmen, etc., every bloody penny they earn will be given to us. There is no wall that will never be airtight. They use the courtyard to benefit their own teams, and the higher ups will pretend not to see it. But if this is used for illegal smuggling, it will directly cause social instability and cause endless troubles."

Accountant Wang was very sober, and Lu Ping'an nodded. Then after thinking for a while, he added.

"Maybe it won't be long before smuggling across the border will no longer be possible."

Lu Ping'an didn't explain the reason, he just explained the facts he knew and asked his subordinates to prepare in advance.

In the past, I was able to borrow other people's God Boats to ride on my own demiplane. In fact, it was because my "world" was incomplete, and at the same time, those God Boats were far from being fully loaded.

Due to the existence of the explorer mechanism, a ship of gods may have tens of thousands of passengers at a time, but even the weakest god's kingdom cannot carry less than 100,000 souls.

With the progress of Lu Ping'an, the courtyard is also "moving forward with each passing day". While it becomes more powerful, it is also getting closer and closer to the real "God's Boat". I am afraid that it will continue to be improved and will not be able to enter another God's Boat. It's just a matter of time.

“But it’s still okay these times, right?”

Lu Ping'an thought about it for a moment, and realized that his advancement speed would probably take him to the eighth level before the courtyard could be completely repaired to the level of the Ship of God. At that time, he might not have to pay the boat ticket.

"Should there be no problem in a year or two?"

"That's good. We need to take the opportunity to develop more industries. This is Wanjing, a gathering place of countless ethnic groups and technologies. We can buy almost everything in the East Kingdom here."

"In terms of industry, it is recommended to start with agricultural machinery. Earth's technology is leading in this area, and the planet there is also in short supply of agricultural machinery such as tractors and harvesters."

"In the entertainment industry and film broadcasting industry, we can use our previous contacts to start one, one city at a time. We can export culture and make money at the same time."

"We still can."

Now that he had opened up the conversation, Lu Ping'an thought about it and came up with possibilities one by one.

Indeed, using the Earth’s superior resources to develop our own industry is an opportunity that must not be missed at the moment.