Chapter 304 How can I use a knife to cut leeks?

  Sim thought he was a genius.

  Only relying on some data on paper, he judged the next move of his neighbor.

  After discovering the situation, he immediately arranged for his salesmen to go to the nearby mines to buy copper ore, sulfur and other war supplies.

  Currently, 1,200 tons of copper materials have been stored in the warehouse of the Horseshoe Firm. According to his calculations, the full-power ammunition produced by the New Alliance needs about 16 to 17 tons of copper for every one million rounds.

   To fight a local battle, one to two million rounds of ammunition is necessary. To take down the entire Xizhou City, at least one to twenty million rounds of ammunition are needed.

   Marauders are not fools, after all.

  These people have learned to dig trenches and squat in bunkers under the training of those legion instructors. Honghe Town has fought against the Snake Clan for several months, and has already experienced how difficult those people are.

  Because the Horseshoe Firm raised the inventory reserve line, increased the purchase of copper ore and other materials, and reduced the shipment, the current price of copper ore in Honghe Town has increased by 20%, and the price of sulfur has also increased by more than 30%.

   And this is just the beginning.

He is still in the stage of sweeping the goods. When he finishes sweeping the goods, the warehouse is full of copper mines. At that time, he will pinch the source of the shipments, and take advantage of the time difference between mines to increase production. It is okay to double or triple the price of copper in a short period of time. question.

Of course.

  He cannot do this business by himself.

  Business firms do not have the right to issue coupons. Those who can issue coupons are mine owners, and they are just dealers sandwiched between slave owners and merchants.

  If you want to increase the price of copper mines, you must at least attract one or two mine owners with enough influence to cooperate with you.

   But it's easy for Sim.

  He has always had a good relationship with the nearby mine owners, and this is not the first time they have cooperated.

  …

  The meeting hall of the Horseshoe Firm.

  After listening to Sim's proposal, the man in luxurious clothes frowned slightly hesitantly.

  “…that sounds like a good idea, but isn’t it?”

  The man who spoke was named Dempsey, and he had a lot of power to speak in Honghe Township and even the Mining Association, and all of this was guaranteed by his 500 vicious thugs and the **** mountain that was making money every day.

  He admitted that Sim and the cake he drew were indeed very attractive, even if it didn’t need to be doubled or tripled, but just increased by 20 to 30%, it would be enough for him to make crazy money.

  However, he still has some concerns in his heart.

   The Bonechewers are the common enemy of all survivors.

  If the new alliance intends to attack the Bonechewer tribe, it will definitely be a good thing for Honghe Town, both strategically and in terms of business.

  Xizhou City was defeated by the New Alliance, the left half of the Snake Clan sat on the gunholes of those blue coats, and the pressure on Honghe Town would be much less.

  Although the pie that Sim drew for him was very tempting, Dempsey still instinctively felt that it would be unkind to backstab his "ally" at this time.

but…

  Sim doesn't think so.

"My dear friend, you must not think that this is a kind of betrayal. The price increase is a market behavior. According to their buying method, the price of copper will rise sooner or later. If you don't increase the price, will you expand production? We are just Give them a kick on the accelerator."

   Dempsey: "So they have to thank you?"

  Sim smiled and said, "Of course."

   Dempsey always felt that what he said was fallacious, but he couldn't think of a reason to refute it.

   "How do you need me to cooperate with you?"

"It's very simple. When necessary, you cooperate with us to issue a production reduction announcement. Whether it is a mining disaster or a failure of mining equipment, in short, reduce the issuance of tickets for the next quarter, but how to produce or how to produce .”

   Unconsciously grasping the armrest of the chair, Dempsey said nervously.

   "What if no one buys it after production?"

   They issued tickets to avoid this problem.

  There are too many uncertainties in spot trading. Before getting coupons, everyone dug up a pile of garbage randomly, but no one bought it at all, and life was full of hunger.

  It wasn't until the merchants in Honghe Town invented the coupons and stuffed the red and blue coupons into the pockets of those passing merchants that they slowly lived a good life.

   It is precisely because of this that slave owners like them are more sensitive to the ticket trading model than those major commercial firms that really make a lot of money from tickets.

   Knowing what the guy in front of him was worried about, Sim gave him a confident smile.

"Take it easy, my friend, imagine if the New Alliance went to war with the Bonechewers tomorrow, wouldn't you still have to worry about the copper you produced being bought? Once the war machine starts, there's no reason to stop, we Just wish they were bought at a 'more reasonable' price."

   "You don't need to take any risks, and you can get the bulk of the proceeds. Don't worry about the problem of not being able to sell, we are willing to help you!"

  After hearing the last sentence, Dempsey finally heaved a sigh of relief, and his expression relaxed.

   Picking up the pipe on the table, he got up from the chair.

   "Then do as you say."

  He doesn't want to think about things that are too difficult, and he can't figure it out anyway.

  The reason why these trading houses exist in Honghe Town is precisely because these guys full of ghost ideas can help them sell worthless garbage at a better price.

  His bionic organs, bionic companions, even the equipment of his thugs, mining equipment for slaves, and those mercenaries who fought on the front line... were all bought with money.

   As for money?

  His understanding is that the red and blue tickets, the dinars of the legion and the cr of the enterprise are also counted, although his intuition tells him that this is just an appearance, and it is too difficult to really figure it out.

   Dempsey knew very well that he didn't have that brain, so it's better to let those who understand worry about it.

  He just needs to know he can earn more.

  Looking at Dempsey who nodded in agreement, Sim stood up overjoyed and stretched out his right hand.

   "I wish us a happy cooperation!"

   "Happy cooperation!"

   sent away the mine boss.

  Backing back to the office, Sim finally couldn't hold back and laughed wantonly.

   "Hahahahaha!"

   Every time he deals with those mine bosses, it is the happiest time in his life.

  Although I just gave them a sip of soup, every time I told them, "You can take the big head", they nodded with conviction.

   "Copper ore, sulfur... It's a pity that they can produce steel and aluminum by themselves."

  Holding back his laughter, Sim, who walked to the wall, stared at the map for a moment, then continued thoughtfully.

   "It's a surprise though... I thought they'd expand west."

  The south of the new alliance is the Boulder City, and the east is nearly a hundred kilometers of wasteland, and it is the kind that has no water source.

  Compared to going north, the benefits of going west will obviously be greater.

   After all, Qingquan City is located in the middle of the southern plains of the River Valley Province. Going west, there are lakes and rivers, and it is dominated by plains and forests, with only a few hills.

  And if you go north, you will plunge into the mountains.

Why bother?

  Is there any treasure there.

  At this time, a knock on the door of the office interrupted Sim's thoughts.

   "Come in."

  The door opened.

  His subordinate Enjiete came in from the outside with a list in his hand.

   "Boss, today's inventory data is out, and our copper reserves have grown to 500 tons!"

"very good!"

  Sim's face was filled with a bright smile, and he was a big step closer to his plan of 1000 tons.

   "By the way, boss... We went to the caravan in Dawn City and heard a rumor there. I think you might be more concerned."

  Sim: "What rumor?"

  Enjiete hesitated for a moment, then whispered.

   "...They heard from the people in the tavern that a copper mine with a reserve of one million tons was discovered in the mountainous area north of Yuanxi Town."

  Sim froze for a moment, then laughed and cursed.

   "Crap!"

   These cunning blue gophers are pretty smart.

   It only increased by 20%, and I realized that someone was following them to sweep the goods.

  But this method of counterattack is really a little childish.

   Is it possible that the new alliance has really discovered a copper mine with reserves of one million tons?

   Of course there is!

   But this possibility is too small, and the timing is too coincidental!

   Didn’t discover it sooner or later, but discovered it when the price of copper was rising?

   And it is still a million tons, so it must be a big vein.

  Cheat ghosts!

  If a copper mine with such a large reserve is discovered, based on their demand for copper, the road must be repaired as soon as possible, and then the outpost...

etc.

road? !

  Sim's expression changed slightly, and he returned to the map, staring at the railway line on the map.

  According to the information collected by the caravan under his firm, the New Alliance has been laying a railway northward. Currently, the railway has been laid from the industrial area of ​​Dawn City to the edge of Elm District.

  Before, he couldn't figure out why the new alliance had to go northward without much effort.

  And now, he vaguely guessed their intention to do so.

  If that rumor is true...

   "Is the rumor reliable? Are there any other clues?"

  Looking at the boss with an ugly face, Enjiete shook his head quickly.

"there is none left!"

   With his arms folded in front of his chest and his back turned to his subordinates, Sim, who was staring at the map, bit his thumb, his mind spinning rapidly.

   After a while, he calmed down.

   So what if copper mines are discovered?

   Mining always takes time.

   Looking back at his subordinates, Sim immediately ordered.

   "Let our caravan pay more attention to this news, I need to know more information!"

  Enjiete nodded quickly.

"yes!"

  …

   "Have you heard? A copper mine was discovered in Yuanxi Town!"

"real or fake?"

"I don't know! I also heard from the drunkard in the road town hotel! I heard from those people that those blue coats had the geographic information data of the United Times in their hands. They had discovered the copper mine in Yuanxi Town a long time ago, but they never Zhang Zhang, I was planning to start work recently, so I leaked the news!"

   "I think it makes sense... why else are they laying the railroad all the way north? Is there anything to transport there?"

   "Speaking of which, has any of you been to Yuanxi Town?"

"What are you going to do there? There is not even a post station, and the north of Yuanxi Town is Chewbone. All the soldiers stationed there are soldiers from the New Alliance. Wandering around there, be careful not to be caught by spies who are regarded as looters. It will take half a day to explain."

  Dawn City.

  The entrance of the trading post.

  Several merchants waiting for the delivery of the goods lined up and bragged there.

  They are all merchants from Honghe Town, but their businesses are different.

   Just as they were chatting, an "electric mule" drove into the trading post.

  Seeing the drum-shaped equipment that the stevedores unloaded from the carriage, many people who knew the goods showed surprised expressions in their eyes.

   "Multi-cylinder hydraulic crusher?"

   "I've seen this thing before. It was imported from Boulder City. I heard that second-hand equipment costs 20,000 chips."

   "...seems to be true."

  Beside the truck with the badge of the Horseshoe Firm printed on it, the caravan leader's face was a little dignified.

  That night, he reported the news to the person in charge of the firm.

   In fact, he is not required to report at all.

   Within a few days, the news of the discovery of a huge copper mine in Yuanxi Town spread to Honghe Town along the trade route.

As one of the main buyers of copper mines produced in Honghe Town, the new alliance discovered copper mines, which is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for those big mine owners who rely on exporting copper mines for bullets, shells and other industrial products .

  When the wave broke out in Qingquan City, the new alliance increased the purchase of copper mines. They made a lot of money from trading copper ores, and some powerful mine owners took advantage of the opportunity to increase production.

  If the price of copper mines fluctuates greatly in the future, even all the way down...

   Regardless of whether production will be cut in the next quarter or not, for those mine owners, the top priority now is to take advantage of the "inflated" copper price to get rid of their inventory as much as possible.

Yes.

   It seems that the new alliance is going to fight, but it has not yet been fought.

  War is expected, and the discovery of copper mines is also expected.

  These are clues they analyzed based on limited intelligence, not official documents written in black and white.

The increase in the purchase of copper mines can be interpreted as an increase in munitions reserves, and of course it can also be interpreted as an increase in electrical equipment. The use of nitric acid and sulfuric acid is not only for making shells, but also for pickling in steelmaking and many other industries. .

  Any logic has pros and cons.

   But there is one thing that has a high probability of happening.

  If the new alliance does find copper...

   If the war is not going to happen, we have to wait a little longer.

  Honghe Town does not only have one business firm, nor does it have only one mine.

  Before when the price of copper rose, many people tacitly followed the horseshoe firm to sweep the goods, but now they tacitly lowered the reserve line of copper mines and threw the copper in their hands out of the market.

  When the growth rate of shipments significantly exceeds the growth rate of demand, it is also obvious what will happen next.

  Sim quickly vomited blood and found that before he had time to backstab his neighbor, he was stabbed in the back by one of his own people first.

   This group of dog things were sold in a random manner, and they brought down the 20% price that he had finally pushed up.

  The warehouses of the Horseshoe Firm are now full of copper.

  Because of the unknown copper mine, the mine owners and business owners in Honghe Town became idiots.

Yes.

   is stupid.

   At least in Sim's eyes, these people are only a little smarter than donkeys, no more.

   "This group of stupid people, can't they wait a little longer!"

   "So what if they have copper mines? I'm assuming they do! Will copper ingots grow out of the ground by themselves tomorrow?"

   Angry rants filled the office.

  Enjiete, who was standing aside, held his breath, not daring to take a breath.

   Finally venting enough, Sim looked at him and said word by word.

   "How much budget do we have left!"

  Enjiete answered quickly.

"Without affecting other businesses... we can still buy about 700 tons," Enjiete looked at the boss cautiously, "Actually, we could only buy more than 400 tons, but recently the price of copper has dropped a bit, so we can buy instead More..."

  700 tons!

  Compared to the nearly 10,000 tons of reserves released by these idiots, it's a drop in the bucket!

   Sim, who was so angry that he almost vomited blood, took a deep breath to calm himself down.

  Excluding these procurement budgets, he no longer has enough coupons to buy more copper mines from mine owners.

   Borrow someone else's ticket to buy?

   This is not enough to borrow!

  Besides, even if he can borrow it, it is impossible for him to rely on his own firm to eat all the overflowing goods from other firms and mines.

  Once he really does this, his end will be from a person who cuts leeks to a leek that is cut by others.

  Who is most worried about falling copper prices?

   That must be the person who bought it with N times leverage.

  Once other trading companies find out that they have accumulated a warehouse of copper mines with a **** of debts, they will definitely laugh like crazy, and then decisively sell more copper mines to him.

   In fact, there is no need for N times, as long as 80% of the copper in the market is in his hands, no matter whether he adds 80% leverage or 800% leverage, he will be the receiver.

   "These **** blue gophers!"

  Sim held back for a long time, but couldn't figure out how to scold those people in the northern suburbs, and finally squeezed out this sentence through his teeth.

  Up to now, he still firmly believes that the new alliance will definitely send troops to the Bonechewer Horde.

   But what good is he to believe?

  Can the market be influenced by a person's cognition?

   "Old, boss," Enjiete said cautiously, "shall we still buy it?"

   "Buy Nima!"

  Sim couldn't help cursing.

  Looking at his bewildered subordinates, he took a deep breath and controlled his emotions.

   "Inventory reserve line remains unchanged..."

  Enjiete hesitated: "The copper in the warehouse..."

  Sim said through gritted teeth.

   "Keep it!"

  He's a big money maker.

  Those stupid **** who are not doing enough to achieve success but are more than failures can sell as much as they want. Even if the price of copper ore falls to the same price as iron ore, he will not sell it.

   This battle will be fought sooner or later!

  It will grow back sooner or later!

  …

   "Don't you want to make a fortune with your brother?"

   "Don't blame my brother for not helping you, buy it quickly, if you don't buy it, you won't be able to buy it!"

  Looking at the report sent by the military base in Honghe Town, Chu Guang couldn't help laughing.

  The news is that he put it right, but he didn't expect it to be so effective.

  Copper ore prices fell 37%!

  The supply is quadrupled!

   And this is based on two weeks ago, the effect of the smoke bomb far exceeded Chu Guang's initial expectations.

He originally wanted the price to "return to rationality". As a result, when the mine owners and business owners heard that the new alliance had discovered copper mines, one or two lowered the copper mine reserve line in their own warehouses, not just buying copper with him. The horseshoe merchants of the mines were full of goods, and the caravans formed by the new alliance were also full of cheap copper mines.

  Since copper ore is mostly in the form of sulfide, the price of sulfur has also been affected.

  Considering that their major customers may not buy these two items from them in the future, it is the safest choice to reduce the inventory while they can sell at a good price.

   But once the sell-off begins, it is likely that emotions rather than logic will dominate the market.

  In the end, not only the major commercial firms are selling them, but also the caravans who came to Honghe Town have chosen to wait to see if they can buy cheaper ones.

   And big copper mine consumers like the New Alliance naturally became the biggest winners.

   In fact, taking down Honghe Town is of course an option, and it won't be difficult.

A bit more insidious, Chu Guang sent a mission directly, asking the players who supported Honghe Town on the front line to turn their guns and attack the surrounding NPCs, directly tear a gap in the defense line, put the predators of the Snake clan in, and send troops to clean up the mess at that time .

  The strength of a regiment is enough.

  The only risk is that the Ya Clan got news from the Snake Clan and took the opportunity to go south to fight the autumn wind and encircle Wei to save Zhao.

   After all, it is not a turn-based game. When you do it yourself, the probability of others standing still is very small.

   But the problem is also here.

  Because it is not a turn-based game, the war still has to calculate the means and reasons according to the target of the war.

  This reason is divided into internal and external.

   Internally, the emancipation of the slaves is enough. The residents of the new alliance support him from the bottom of their hearts, and the players are just an expansion pack.

  Using the planning vest to issue the "declaration of war notice", even the explanation can be saved. The best place for players to use is here. If you can explain it, use the plot to justify it, and if you can't explain it, use the setting to explain it.

  Lordaeron’s filial son can kill his father with a single sword. My manager is in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with stabbing a teammate? It's reasonable to not sign a covenant!

  But to the outside world, it is difficult to explain this reason.

  From Boulder City to Garbage City, to other distant survivor settlements, although they are all opposed to looters, none of them are anti-slavery. Some only recognize legality, and some allow trade but not private execution.

  Many slaves in the mines in Honghe Town were also plunderers caught by other survivors.

  Using the reason to liberate the slaves to announce them, it is better not to make this excuse at all, start the fight with a disagreement, and the fight is over when others look confused, and the impact of expansion will be smaller.

  Using the abolition of slavery as an excuse for war, the "debuff of diplomatic punishment" might be higher than that of the Bonechewers.

Some things need soil, and advanced people can be equipped with advanced ideas. Whether it is Vault 117 or Vault 401, there is only one reason for their failure in the final analysis, that is, they did not consider the actual situation of the wasteland, or Considered but can't let go of the reservedness of civilized people.

  What they think is good, maybe others don't think so.

  They can see things ten years later, but the people they manage may only want to live in the present.

  Just like Boss Xia always liked to play fish and be lazy before, although Chu Guang often teased her, he never really threw her out.

  He wasn't born to be a manager either. Having lived at the bottom, he understood how she felt in that position.

   Not everything is right or wrong.

   On the contrary, Xiaoyu's well-behaved and sensible appearance sometimes makes him feel distressed.

  Looking at the manager whose face was full of optimism, Old Charlie still had a worried expression on his face.

   The drop in prices of raw materials is of course cause for joy.

   But if they fall too fast, they will eventually hurt themselves.

"I have to remind you that the drop in the price of copper mines and sulfur is due to the release of inventories, not the increase in production capacity. If those mine owners cut production accordingly, the price of copper mines may grow even higher in a few months. high."

   "You are right, so we ultimately have to rely on ourselves to solve the supply of raw materials."

  Chu Guang put down the report in his hand, and looked at old Charlie standing opposite the desk.

   "According to the data fed back by the logistics department, we have already reserved 700 tons of copper, and there are about 1,200 tons on the way. These resources are enough for our consumption in the next three months!"

  With the current production efficiency of the industrial zone, it takes 16.7 tons of copper to produce 1 million rounds of bullets.

   Just to make bullets, the 1,200 tons of copper can make more than 71 million rounds.

   It didn't take so many bullets to hit Xizhou City, not even half of it.

  At the beginning, he only planned to prepare 5 million rounds of ammunition, and then he could produce while shooting.

   It is estimated that by the end of the war, the total consumption of ammunition will not exceed 10 million rounds.

   "...You really don't leave any escape for yourself."

  Looking at the surprised old man, Chu Guang smiled faintly, got up and walked to the wall, looking at the marks on the map and said softly.

   "I will liberate Xizhou from the Bonechewer within a month."

   "Our mining team will set out with equipment and shells we send to the front."

   “After that, it doesn’t matter whether our neighbor’s copper and sulfur are expensive or cheap.”

   "We won't buy from them anyway."

  (end of this chapter)