Chapter 415 Wool starts from OEM!

   One day passed.

  The road from Shuguang City to the west has been repaired for 4 kilometers, which is much more than expected.

  Two huge industrial behemoths moved forward steadily. Their towering bodies and deafening roars became a great spectacle of Dawn City.

   Attracted many people to stop and watch.

   It's not just the little players watching the fun.

  Businessmen, tourists, mercenaries, wastelanders traveling north and south, as well as residents living nearby, couldn't help casting surprised glances at the monster.

   And couldn't move his eyes from surprise.

"What it is?"

   "Road repair machine?!"

   "Big Horned Deer God...I've never seen one this big!"

   "It is said that it was transported from Ideal City!"

   "Ideal City?! It turned out to be an ideal city...there is more than 3,000 kilometers away from here!"

   "How many cows will it take to drag it over?"

   "Stupid! People don't know how to use airplanes! Didn't they fly over with wings?"

   "Hiss..."

   "If only I could go there and see it in my life."

Standing next to the newly formed highway, although Chu Guang would not be as fussy as those ignorant wastelanders, nor would he call it unscientific like a few civil dogs, but the shock and emotion in his heart were almost the same .

  Look at the yearning eyes of those wastelanders, I haven't even started to win yet, these guys from the east coast are almost winning.

   Lands and borders?

  Conferring the king and worshiping the prime minister?

  That’s the way of playing in Age of Empires.

  Slightly more clever "conquest" is power projection plus regional influence. Not only does it not reduce stability and production capacity, it also saves a series of financial expenditures such as suppression and maintenance costs, and the benefits generated are far greater than direct control.

  As for how to increase regional influence?

  Advanced technology, rich materials, prosperous culture, lofty ideals, excellent education, etc. can all be achieved.

  Chu Guang feels that this matter is very complicated when it is unfolded, but it is actually similar to the emotional matter when it is abstracted.

Handsome or beautiful, rich, eloquent, self-cultivated, smart or thick-skinned... As long as anyone has one or two advantages, the other points will not be so disadvantageous that it is unacceptable. There is no shortage of "confidantes" or "dog licking" .

   Just like himself, although he is a little poor, his mouth is relatively stupid, and his skin is too thin, but there are still a lot of cute little players around him every day to gain favor.

   In the final analysis, he is still too handsome.

  The alliance is in a similar situation at the moment.

  Although they have fought a few good battles and the confidence of the survivors has never been higher, but whether it is background or family background, compared with the veteran survivors on the wasteland, the power is still weak.

  These rich and handsome people from the east coast just stop here, even if they don’t mean to show off subjectively, or even if they don’t need it at all, the regional influence will rise.

  Actually, let alone those poor wastelanders.

  Chu Guang also hopes that one day he can go to the east coast to see what the survivor settlements that are said to be closest to the pre-war era look like.

  How does a city with an area less than half the size of Mumbai accommodate millions or tens of millions of people and complete tall buildings towering into the clouds.

  This may provide him with some management experience.

  Of course, although objective gaps exist, we should not underestimate ourselves.

  Alliance also has its own BUFF.

  The assistance from the "Fallen Empire" is an opportunity as well as a challenge.

  If you grasp it well, the nascent alliance can save more than ten years of road, but if you don't grasp it well, it may also take more than ten years of detours.

   And as a manager.

   What he has to do is to maximize his own advantages as much as possible.

   While Chu Guang was thinking about how to get some wool from these old friends, the expression on his face was interpreted as envy in Luo Hua's eyes.

  Looking at Chu Guang, then at Li Changkong's secretly happy complacency, Luo Hua, who was leaning on crutches, felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

  When they sent the Pioneer back then, those guys from the Ideal Group pushed back and forth and didn't want to contribute, but now they ran out to gain a sense of presence.

   This made him feel like he was being raped by the tauren.

  Comparisons are driven by the desire, Luo Hua couldn't help tearing down the stage.

   "Don't think too much about the abilities of these people... They are in the ideal city, and their main business is actually property. If there is no such thing, I almost forget that they can build roads."

  However, after hearing his words, the expression on Chu Guang's face became even more surprised.

   "Property?!"

  Maybe he is not imaginative enough.

  What property company can be so powerful? !

"Um."

  Luo Hua nodded, curled her lips and continued.

  “…Fix water pipes, clean the outer walls of the building, clean the air switches, maintain elevators, generate electricity, and there used to be logistics and distribution, but now they are outsourced… As for this kind of heavy engineering equipment, they don’t have the ability to make it.”

   Seeing the unconvinced expression on his face, Chu Guang suddenly felt moved and said.

   "I heard that heavy engineering equipment is the main business of the Silver Wing Group?"

   "That's right," Luo Hua said with a touch of pride on his face, "The Pioneer is our masterpiece! More than 80% of its components are independently completed by us."

  Chu Guang asked immediately.

   "Then can you make this kind of road repair machine? How much is it?"

"Uh... Then I don't understand," Luo Hua scratched his head, "Five or six million? Ten or twenty million? The price depends on the model. You can ask Yi Chuan for the specific price, I haven't been back for three years , he knows the market better than me.”

   "..."

  Hearing the quotation, Chu Guang finally felt how cheap the magnetic confinement plasma cutting machine Li De sold him back then.

  117,000 Cr.

  It is a little more expensive than repairing a kilometer of cement road, which is really conscientious!

   But then again, Cr at that time was actually different from what it is now.

  As a general equivalent exchange, the meaning of currency in different scenarios will also have certain differences.

  At that time, the Pioneer needed local resources and labor, while Chu Guang needed the technology on the Pioneer, and the role of Cr was only pricing and exchange.

   Therefore, under the circumstances at that time, it was not Ideal City that provided credit guarantee for Cr, but Pioneer itself.

  The quotation list provided by both parties does not represent the value of the product itself, but more like the result of a game.

  Even now, the list provided by the five major groups obviously cannot be the market situation of Ideal City, but more like the balance reached by their internal game.

  Chu Guang believes that 100,000 Cr is definitely not needed to build a 1km emergency cement road in Yunjian Province.

   But it doesn't matter to the alliance.

  As part of the 300 million military aid, he doesn't need to pay anyway.

  He only cares about spending money.

  …

   Li Changkong was in charge of building the road, so there was no need for Chu Guang to keep watching. After watching for a while, he was busy with his own affairs.

  Including a series of infrastructure such as railways, optical cables, cables, high-voltage electricity, etc., as long as the projects related to the supply line are taken care of by Ideal Group.

  Holding a huge sum of 300 million Cr, Chu Guang also experienced the feeling of being protected for a while.

Of course.

   After all, this money is given by others, and it is definitely not as free as spending it in your own pocket. Among them, the funds that can be used for infrastructure construction are only 70 million in total, and a quarter has been spent so far.

  The remaining 230 million, a large part of which is the aid of military equipment, can only purchase weapons and heavy equipment against the legion.

  The budget that can be used for industrial upgrading is only a little over 30 million Cr.

  In order to make full use of the funds, Chu Guang convened a meeting of representatives from various industries to discuss, and on the other hand, he opened a post on the forum to solicit the opinions of players.

  After much deliberation, the style of using the planning vest was a bit inconsistent, so Chu Guang simply wore the vests of the NPCs.

  They can’t get online anyway.

  【Beta0.4 Frontier: Industry Upgrade! 】

  【Old Luca: Allies from the east coast plan to contribute 30 million Cr to help us improve production technology. The alliance will usher in a round of industrial upgrading! The budget is limited, do you have any good ideas? 】

  Tail: "Huh?! Wait, isn't the new expansion pack fighting?! (Surprised

  Sisi: "emmm... It seems that the game will finally update some equipment with a slightly higher technical content, looking forward to it."

  Quit smoking: "Nice! Do you want to level up while fighting?"

   Lower my voice and I'm Bron: "Do you still need to ask? Every time there is a war, the prices of copper, coal, and sulfur soar. If possible, we must open mines first!"

Ya'er, I want to go to the toilet and ask: "There is nothing wrong with mining, but now the production capacity of several mines in the area from Qingshi County to Xizhou City is not low, and the cost is mainly in transportation. When the transportation capacity increases, the cost will naturally come down...I think it should Upgrade the train a little bit, the camel machine is too much!"

  Ward's beriberi who Levine: "Machine tool! The one with magnetic confinement plasma is good! More machine tools! (color) (color

Professor Yang of the Lightning Law King: "There are machines with more horsepower in Jushi City. The advanced ones bought from Ideal City are advanced, but there is no guarantee that they will not be unacceptable. I suggest that we first focus on upgrading the light industry. At present, the consumer goods produced by the alliance are very important to Jushi. The export of the city has great advantages, and we can definitely continue to expand our advantages!"

  Smoking Quit: "Wait, are you qualified for the beta test?"

  Professor Yang, Thunder Dharma King: "Hey, I will cry if I talk too much. T.T"

   Less than half a minute after the post was made.

  The debate in the comment area below quickly became heated.

  Chu Guang unexpectedly discovered that for this kind of problem that has nothing to do with the game itself, the enthusiasm of cloud players to participate is much higher than that of beta test players.

   Unfortunately, these fierce debates did not produce many constructive results, and most of them ended up crooked.

  Finally, it was Brother Fang who was praised by the beta testers.

Fang Chang: "This topic is too abstract. The problem of the alliance is not what is lacking, but everything is lacking. Heavy industry provides production materials, and light industry produces consumption materials. One is internal strength and the other is external strength. The former is important, but the latter is not important. Needless to say, agriculture, the current highest production value of the alliance is not consumer goods, but the tens of thousands of acres of farmland in the north of Linghu Lake! I also think that agricultural technology should be upgraded."

  Makabazi: "I agree! The agricultural technology really needs to be upgraded. The population of the alliance is almost breaking 100,000! If it continues to grow, it will not be able to support it! (Show teeth

  Professor Yang of Thunder Dharma King: "Isn't this the order of discussion."

Fang Chang: "Discussion is discussion, but this issue cannot be resolved by debating the classics. It has to be combined with the actual situation. I think that instead of centralized procurement by the alliance, it is better to establish a channel for currency exchange and procurement, and leave it to each industry to decide for themselves What kind of equipment to introduce. Those who run textile factories make money, they will naturally upgrade their textile equipment, and those who start steel factories make money, they will naturally upgrade their steel factories.”

  The mole on the run in the canyon: "+1, experts know what they need better than laymen. They can solve the most critical technical pain points with the least cost, which is much more efficient than a group of laymen who have no clue to pick and choose."

   After browsing the comments below the post, Chu Guang touched his chin with interest.

"interesting."

  In fact, to purchase industrial equipment from Boulder City, he adopted the method of establishing a currency exchange mechanism and procurement channels, so that professional life players and NPCs who run factories can purchase suitable equipment according to their needs.

   However, the situation in Ideal City is obviously different from that in Boulder City.

  With a distance of 3,000 kilometers, it is difficult for the two parties to form a stable trading market, allowing the alliance to earn foreign exchange from Ideal City.

  He only has 30 million Cr available for use, and it is impossible to completely leave it to the market for regulation.

  Currently, there are 317 items in the procurement list given by representatives of various industries, 57 of which are listed as the first priority.

  Among these 57 projects, 80% are concentrated in the field of heavy industry, and 20% are in light industry. According to Yi Chuan's evaluation, the quotation far exceeds the budget of 30 million yuan.

   At least 50 million Cr is needed to do it.

  If you want to get more assistance, you must achieve enough results on the battlefield. Only when you see that the money spent has an effect, companies will spend more money to bet.

  However, Chu Guang always has a feeling that when he is making cakes for those people on the east coast, those people are also painting cakes for himself.

  Want a military factory with a daily output of 10,000 rounds of shells?

  Do you want a coal mine with an annual output of 10,000 tons?

  Including automated cable factory, auto repair factory, tractor factory, etc. Want it?

  You'll get the big noses of the west coast.

  The first tranche of 30 million yuan is more like an advance payment.

  Looking at the funding gap of at least 20 million on the list, and the production line proposed by the players, Chu Guang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

   "It would be great if I could find a way to earn some Cr."

  Xiao Qi, who was sitting in front of the computer desk, tilted her head.

   "Master, isn't thirty million yuan enough for you?"

  Chu Guang shook his head.

   "It's not enough. I consulted with the representatives of the Silver Wing Group. The quotation for a paving machine alone is close to 30 million... This doesn't include maintenance costs."

  The puppet controlled by Xiaoqi had a surprised expression on his face, and whispered.

   "30 million... is enough to repair 300 kilometers of roads."

  Chu Guang, leaning on the chair, nodded.

   "Well, including the maintenance cost, the total mileage is less than 500 kilometers. It is better to outsource the project directly to Ideal Group, so I didn't list it on the first batch of purchase lists."

  Xiao Qi: "Then how are you going to solve the funding gap?"

  Although it doesn't have any good ideas, it feels that the master must have a way.

  Chu Guang sighed, staring at the ceiling above his head, and muttered twice to himself.

   "At present, there is only one way, and that is to achieve good results on the frontal battlefield. In this way, we also have enough chips to ask companies to increase their support for us."

but.

   Relying on the charity of others is never a long-term solution.

  When the war is over and the legion is expelled, the assistance from the east coast will naturally be suspended.

   If only I could find a way to gather some wool.

  It's a pity that this time it's the bionic troop. Those iron bumps don't even have a salary.

  Only relying on those four representatives, no matter how rich they are, no matter how much money they can waste, they will only spend 10,000 to 20,000 yuan if they die.

   In the face of the size of the league, this little money is just a drop in the bucket.

   Just as Chu Guang was suffering from a headache, a reminder of a new email suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of the computer screen.

  The email is from Camp 101.

  The sender is Pai, that very clever little girl.

  【Master asked me to tell you that the fusion reactor is almost finished! The fire will be lit in two days, do you want to come over? 】

  The moment Chu Guang saw this news, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he sat up suddenly from his chair.

yes.

   There's a reactor too!

  He did the calculations but missed this thing.

   "Yes!"

  Looking at the suddenly spirited master, Xiao Qi who was sitting on the table blinked curiously.

   "Have you got it?"

   "OEM!" Chu Guang laughed, and continued with piercing eyes, "We can introduce some spare parts production projects from the enterprise first, so as to complete the industrial upgrading and find a market for the upgraded industry!"

   Still a pot of inertial thinking!

  He has been busy with meetings these two days, only staring at the subsidies issued by the company and the wages in the pockets of dispatched employees, and almost forgot about this money-making business!

  Xiao Qi said in confusion: "But... didn't you say that 3,000 kilometers is too far away, and the products produced by the alliance cannot be transported there?"

   Chu Guang answered without hesitation.

   "That was before!"

   "As long as the reactor is re-ignited, the cost of electricity in Xizhou City will drop to the same level as Ideal City! Our electricity can even be cheaper than theirs!"

  The reactor used in Xizhou City is a relic left over from the prosperous era. The principle is the pure helium three-reaction in the third-generation controllable fusion, which is the same technical principle as the reactor widely used in Ideal City.

  If only from a technical point of view, there is not much difference in the cost of nuclear power between the two sides.

  However, the calculation of cost should not only consider the consumption of materials, but also other aspects such as operation and maintenance.

  Due to the low level of electrification in Xizhou City, even if some industries are relocated from Shuguang City, it still cannot fully absorb the energy generated by the controllable fusion reactor.

   In other words, even if the reactor is running at the lowest output power, there will be a problem of excess energy.

   Therefore, in an economic sense, the electricity cost of the alliance is actually much lower than that of Ideal City. No matter where it is used, as long as this part of the excess electricity can be used to create even a little bit of value, it will be profitable.

  As far as enterprises are concerned, planes transporting military aid supplies must always fly over, and flying back empty-handed is equivalent to wasting hundreds or even thousands of tons of transport capacity, so it is better to take some things back.

  In addition, Xizhou City is rich in electricity and mining resources, and it is definitely profitable for them to transfer some of the less profitable industries from the east coast to here!

  Although this sounds counterintuitive, under the premise that Xizhou City has a controllable fusion reactor, the transportation cost between the enterprise and the alliance may be lower than the transportation cost between the enterprise and the survivor settlements in neighboring provinces.

  Even if the two sides are separated by 3000 kilometers!

  Although there is a problem with the limit of air transport capacity, it is completely sufficient in terms of the current economic size of the alliance!

  By the time the transportation capacity starts to tighten, the industrial output value of Xizhou City may have doubled many times earlier, and the river port on the tributary of Tianshui should also be developed.

   Build a few more freighters with a displacement of 1,000,000 tons, not only to do business with Ideal City, but also to include all survivor settlements along the river within thousands of kilometers into the alliance's trade territory.

  Drawing the blueprint for the future in his mind, Chu Guang felt his thoughts opened up in an instant, and a happy smile floated on his face.

  This is more than a win-win situation.

   It's almost a win, okay?

  Although she didn't want to disturb the master's daydream, Xiao Qi couldn't help reminding her in a low voice.

   "But master... nuclear fuel is limited, right? Xiaoqi thinks it's better to save some."

  Chu Guang replied without hesitation.

   "You are right, but no matter how frugal we are, the limited inventory will be exhausted one day. The problems caused by development must be solved by development!"

  People cannot stop eating because they will choke to death.

  As long as the alliance is developed to be able to resume the Earth-Moon flight before the nuclear fuel in the southern part of the River Valley Province is exhausted, these problems will naturally be solved!

  But it has really developed to that extent, presumably with the size of the alliance, there is no need to rely on anyone anymore...

   With ten fingers crackling on the keyboard, Chu Guang hit the Enter button and replied an email to Pai who was far away in Xizhou City.

"want!"

   "I'm coming over right now!"

  …

   While Chu Guang was busy communicating with Camp No. 101 on matters related to the ignition of the reactor, the First Hospital of Shuguang City welcomed a special guest at the door.

  Beside Yunyou, Yufeng, who was walking in the corridor of the hospital, explained in a low voice.

"...When we passed by Yongdong City before, we encountered a little trouble. The mutant slime mold there is different from other places. The evolution is quite tricky. Not only are they extremely aggressive, but they will also disguise themselves as ordinary survivors. .”

   "In order to break out of the siege, 20 commando soldiers were infected by the mutated slime mold and were unable to complete the next mission. Our captain left them here for treatment."

  He is the apprentice and employee of Heding, the logistics chief of the expedition.

  In order to help the alliance build ammunition production lines and introduce the production technology of instant noodles, he was asked by the boss to stay here and connect with the reinforcements who arrived later.

It is worth mentioning that, since the logistics of the expedition team are outsourced to the partners of the enterprise, he, like his boss, is not an employee of the enterprise, nor does he have the resident status of Ideal City. Ordinary wastelanders in a settlement.

  For him, the senior employees of the company are undoubtedly big shots.

  Even for technical personnel such as engineers.

   After listening to his statement, Yun You nodded slowly.

"I've heard about your matter. The employees of the Silver Wing Group mentioned the abnormal situation in Yongdong City in the report, but we don't care about it for the time being. The crew of the Pioneer and No. 0 Shelter are the first Priority...how are their injuries?"

  Yu Feng shook his head.

   "It's terrible... The alliance has some excellent biologists and has experience in fighting slime molds, but you should also see that the medical conditions and scientific research infrastructure here are too backward."

   "All they can do is to maintain the status quo so that the injuries of those wounded will not deteriorate further. If they want to be completely cured, they may have to be transferred to the hospital in Ideal City."

  Yunyou sighed lightly, speaking in a condolence tone.

   "You have worked hard... After the energy is replenished, our plane will take you home."

  Yufeng smiled shyly.

   "Actually... it's not hard work, the living conditions here are not bad. Of course, it's definitely not as lively as that in Ideal City."

  Yunyou didn't speak.

   In her opinion, this is obviously a comforting word.

   After all, no matter from which angle you look at it, the development here is far lower than Ideal City, not even as good as some of the slightly larger survivor settlements in Yunjian Province.

   It can only be said that compared with other survivor villages in the interior, the way of life of the people here is indeed relatively more civilized.

   After all, there are many shelter residents living here, so they can play some role.

  Led by Yufeng and the hospital nurses, Yunyou walked to the door of the ward and faintly heard voices coming from inside.

   "Yes!"

   "Damn, I'm sorry..."

   "Where's your bomb?"

   "Where the **** did I get the bomb?!"

   "Hahaha, the bomb is here! Four three goodbyes!"

   "@#%!"

   "Don't be silly, hurry up!"

  Yunyou who was standing at the door was slightly taken aback, not understanding their discussion.

   Against A?

  Bomb?

  Is this... discussing a battle plan?

   She couldn't help but feel a little pain at the thought of these poor children being sent to distant battlefields to shed blood for people they'd never met.

  If it weren't for the expedition that went their own way, they wouldn't have had to endure these pains at all.

   Taking a deep breath, Yun You reached out and pushed the door open.

   However, when she saw the situation in the ward clearly, she froze in place.

  In the messy ward, a dozen shirtless men were forming a circle, with a small table in the middle.

  On the table was a stack of scattered papers and silver steel jumpers, and there were beer bottles and cigarette butts scattered on the concrete floor beside it.

  Seeing Yun You standing at the door, a few young men were still touching cards with a playful smile, but they didn't react at all, but Shen Rui's face with his arms wrapped around him changed.

  Others do not recognize this person.

  But as a veteran under Yun Song, he recognizes him...

  Noticing Yufeng's frantic wink, Shen Rui was about to say something to relieve the embarrassment at the moment.

  However, before he could speak, a light cough from the door broke the laughter, cursing and gags in the room.

  Looking at these boys, Yun You who was standing at the door spoke slowly.

   "What are you...doing?"

  (end of this chapter)