Chapter 415: Get the free stuff from OEM!
Chapter 415: Get the free stuff from OEM!
One day passed.
The road from Dawn City to the west had been built for 4 kilometers, which was much longer than expected.
The two huge industrial beasts moved forward steadily. Their towering bodies and deafening roars became a great wonder of Dawn City.
They attracted many people to stop and watch.
Not just the little players who were watching the fun.
The merchants, travelers, mercenaries, wastelanders, and residents living nearby couldn’t help but cast a surprised look at the monster.
They were so surprised that they couldn’t take their eyes away.
”What is that?”
”A machine for repairing roads?!”
”God of the Great Horned Deer… I’ve never seen such a big one!”
”It is said to have been transported from Ideal City!”
”Ideal City?! It’s Ideal City… It’s more than 3,000 kilometers away from here!”
”How many cows would it take to drag it here?”
”Stupid! They don’t know how to use airplanes! Can’t they just fly over with wings?”
”Hiss…”
”It would be nice if I could go there and take a look in my lifetime.”
Standing next to the newly formed highway, Chu Guang was not as surprised as those ignorant wastelanders, nor did he call it unscientific like a few civil engineers, but the shock and emotion in his heart were almost the same.
Look at the longing eyes of those wastelanders. He hasn’t even started to win yet, but these guys from the East Coast are already winning.
Granting land and territory? Conferring titles of kingship
and appointment of prime ministers?
That’s the way it was played in the Empire Age.
A slightly more sophisticated “conquest” is all about projecting power and 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 do it.
Chu Guang felt that this matter was very complicated to expand, but in abstract terms, it was actually similar to that of emotions.
Handsome or beautiful, rich, eloquent, well-educated, smart or thick-skinned… As long as anyone has one or two advantages, and the other points are not so disadvantageous that people cannot accept them, there will always be no shortage of “confidants” or “lickers”.
For example, he himself, although he is a little poor, his mouth is relatively stupid, and his face is too thin, but there are still a lot of cute little players around him every day to brush his favor.
In the final analysis, he is still too handsome.
The situation of the alliance at the moment is similar.
Although the survivors have fought several good battles and their confidence is unprecedentedly high, they are still a little weaker than the old survivors in the wasteland in terms of both their background and family background.
These rich and handsome people from the East Coast just stand here, even if they have no subjective intention to show off, and there is no need for that at all, the regional influence will rise rapidly.
In fact, let alone those poor wastelanders.
Chu Guang also hopes to go to the East Coast one day to see what the legendary survivor settlement closest to the pre-war era looks like. How
can a city with an area less than half that of Mumbai accommodate millions or tens of millions of people and complete high-rise buildings that soar into the clouds?
This may provide him with some management experience.
Of course, although there is an objective gap, we should not belittle ourselves.
The alliance also has its own BUFF.
The assistance from the “Fallen Empire” is an opportunity and a challenge.
If it is grasped well, the new alliance can save more than ten years of road, but if it is not grasped, it may also take more than ten years of detours.
As a manager.
What he has to do is to maximize his own advantages as much as possible.
Just when Chu Guang was thinking about how to get some benefits from these old friends, the expression on his face was interpreted as envy by Luo Hua.
Looking at Chu Guang and then at Li Changkong’s secretly happy smugness, Luo Hua, who was leaning on a cane, felt inexplicably upset.
When they sent out the Pioneer, the guys from Ideal Group refused to contribute, but now they are coming out to show their presence.
This made him feel like he was being bullied by a minotaur.
Luo Hua couldn’t help but make a remark out of his desire to compare.
”Don’t overestimate these people’s abilities… Their main business in Ideal City is actually property management. If it weren’t for this, I would have almost forgotten that they would build roads.”
However, after hearing what he said, Chu Guang’s expression became even more surprised.
”Property management?!”
Maybe he didn’t have enough imagination.
What kind of property management company can be so awesome? !
”Yeah.”
Luo Hua nodded, pouted and continued.
”…Repairing water pipes, cleaning the outer walls of buildings, cleaning air exchangers, maintaining elevators, generating electricity, and there used to be logistics distribution, but now it’s 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 had an idea and spoke.
”I heard that heavy engineering equipment is the main business of Silver Wing Group?”
”That’s right,” Luo Hua’s face showed a hint of pride, “The Pioneer is our masterpiece! More than 80% of its components are completed by us independently.”
Chu Guang immediately asked.
”Then can you make this kind of road repair machine? How much is it?”
”Uh… I don’t know,” 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 quotation. I haven’t been back for three years. He knows the market better than me.”
”…”
Hearing this quotation, Chu Guang finally felt how cheap the magnetic confinement plasma cutting machine that Li De sold to him was.
117,000 Cr.
It’s only a little more expensive than building a kilometer of cement road. It’s really a conscience!
But then again, Cr at that time is actually different from now.
As a general equivalent exchange, the meaning of currency in different scenarios will also be different.
At that time, the Pioneer needed local resources and labor, and Chu Guang needed the technology on the Pioneer. The role of Cr in it was only pricing and exchange.
Therefore, under the circumstances at that time, it was not Ideal City that actually provided the credit guarantee for Cr, but the Pioneer itself.
The quotation list provided by both parties does not represent the value of the product itself, but is more like the result of a game.
Even now, the list provided by the five major groups to him is obviously not the market situation of Ideal City, but more like the balance reached by their internal game.
Chu Guang believes that it will definitely not cost 100,000 Cr to build a 1-kilometer emergency cement road in Yunjian Province.
But this doesn’t matter to the alliance.
As part of the 300 million military aid, he doesn’t need to pay for it anyway.
He just needs to spend money.
…
Li Changkong is responsible for the road construction, so Chu Guang doesn’t need to keep watching. After watching for a while, he went to do his own things.
Including the subsequent railways, optical cables, cables, high-voltage electricity and other infrastructure, as long as it is related to the supply line, it will be taken over by the Ideal Group.
Holding a huge sum of 300 million Cr, Chu Guang can be said to have experienced the feeling of being supported.
Of course.
After all, this money is given by others, and it is definitely not as free to spend as if it is in your own pocket. Of the total, only 70 million can be used for infrastructure construction, and a quarter of it has been spent.
As for the remaining 230 million, most of it is military equipment assistance, which can only purchase weapons and heavy equipment to fight 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 this fund, Chu Guang convened representatives from various industries to hold a meeting and discussion, and posted a thread on the forum to solicit players’ opinions.
After thinking about it, it was a bit inconsistent to use the planner’s vest, so Chu Guang simply wore the NPC’s vest.
Anyway, they can’t go online.
[Beta0.4 version frontier: industrial upgrade! ]
[Old Luca: The allies from the East Coast plan to take out 30 million Cr to help us improve production technology. The alliance will usher in a round of industrial upgrades! The budget is limited. Does anyone have any good ideas? 】
Tail: “Huh?! Wait, isn’t the new expansion about fighting?! (Shocked)”
Sis: “Emmm… It looks like the game is finally going to update some equipment with a slightly higher technical content. I’m looking forward to it.” Quit
Smoking: “Awesome! Upgrading while fighting?”
Keep your voice down. Braum: “Do I need to ask? Every time there is a war, the prices of copper, coal, and sulfur soar. If conditions permit, we must start with mining!” Yaer
I want to go to the toilet. So: “There’s nothing wrong with mining, but the production capacity of several mines in the area from Qingshi County to Xizhou City is not low. The cost is mainly in transportation. When the transportation capacity is increased, the cost will naturally come down… I think we should put the train Upgrade it, that camel machine is too lame! ”
Ward Foot Foot Who Levin: “Machine tool! The magnetic confinement plasma one is good! More machine tools! (color) (color)”
Thunder King Professor Yang: “Machines with more horsepower are available in Giant Stone City. The advanced ones bought from Ideal City are advanced, but there is no guarantee that they will not be unsuitable for local conditions. I suggest that we focus on improving light industry first. At present, the consumer goods produced by the Alliance have a great export advantage to Giant Stone City. We can continue to expand our advantages!”
Quit Smoking: “Wait, do you have the qualification for closed beta testing?”
Thunder King Professor Yang: “Alas, it’s all tears if I say too much. TT”
Less than half a minute after the post was sent.
The debate in the comment area below quickly became white-hot.
Chu Guang unexpectedly discovered that for such issues that were not so related to the game itself, the enthusiasm of cloud players to participate was much higher than that of closed beta players.
Unfortunately, these fierce debates did not produce many constructive results, and most of them ended up going astray.
In the end, it was still Elder Brother Fang who was praised by the closed beta players.
Fang Chang: “This topic is too abstract. The problem of the alliance is not that it lacks something, but that it lacks everything. Heavy industry provides means of production, and light industry produces consumer goods. One is internal strength, and the other is external strength. The former is important, but the latter is not important? Not to mention agriculture. Currently, the highest output value of the alliance is not consumer goods, but the tens of thousands of acres of farmland north of Linghu Lake! I think agricultural technology should be upgraded.”
Makabazi: “I agree! Agricultural technology should indeed be upgraded. The population of the alliance is about to exceed 100,000! If it continues to grow, it will not be able to be fed! (grin)”
Professor Yang, the King of Thunder and Lightning: “Isn’t this the order of discussion?”
Fang Chang: “The discussion is Discussion, but this problem cannot be solved by debate, it must 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 let each industry decide which equipment to import. If the textile factory makes money, it will naturally upgrade the textile equipment, and if the steel factory makes money, it will naturally upgrade the steel mill. ”
Canyon Runaway Mole: “+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 pick and choose without any clue.” After
roughly browsing the comments below the post, Chu Guang touched his chin with interest.
”Interesting.”
In fact, when purchasing industrial equipment from Giant Stone City, he adopted this method of establishing a currency exchange mechanism and procurement channels, allowing life professional players and factory NPCs to purchase suitable equipment according to their needs.
However, the situation in Ideal City is obviously different from that in Giant Stone City.
With a distance of 3,000 kilometers, it is difficult for the two sides to form a stable trading market, allowing the alliance to earn foreign exchange from Ideal City.
He only has 30 million Cr to use, and it is impossible to leave it completely to the market to adjust.
At present, the procurement list given by representatives of various industries has a total of 317 projects, of which 57 are listed as the first priority.
Among these 57 projects, 80% are concentrated in the field of heavy industry, and 20% are light industry. According to the quotation evaluated by Yichuan, it far exceeds the budget of 30 million.
At least 50 million Cr is needed to get it done.
If you want to get more assistance, you must achieve enough results on the battlefield. Only when you see that the money you spend has an effect, will the company spend more money to bet.
However, Chu Guang always has a feeling that when he is painting a pie for those people on the east coast, those people are also painting a pie for himself. Do you
want a military factory that produces 10,000 artillery shells a day?
Do you want a coal mine with an annual output of 10,000 tons?
Including automated cable factories, auto repair factories, tractor factories, etc., do you want it?
Beat up the big noses on the west coast and give it to you.
The first aid of 30 million 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.
”It would be great if I could find a way to make some Cr.”
Xiao Qi, who was sitting in front of the computer desk, tilted his head.
”Master, isn’t 30 million enough for you?”
Chu Guang shook his head.
”Not enough. I have consulted with the representatives of Silver Wing Group. The price of a road paving machine alone is close to 30 million… This does not include the maintenance cost.”
The puppet controlled by Xiao Qi showed a surprised expression on his face and whispered.
”30 million… is enough to repair 300 kilometers of road.”
Chu Guang, who was 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 put it on the first batch of procurement list.”
Xiao Qi: “Then how are you going to solve the funding gap?”
Although it didn’t have any good ideas, it felt that the master must have a way.
Chu Guang sighed, stared at the ceiling above his head, and muttered to himself twice.
”At present, there is only one way, that is to achieve good results on the front battlefield. In this way, we also have enough chips to ask the company to increase its support for us.”
However.
Relying on the charity of others is not a long-term solution.
When the war is over and the legion is expelled, the aid from the East Coast will naturally be suspended.
It would be great if we could find a way to get some benefits.
Unfortunately, the androids came this time. Those iron lumps didn’t even have a salary. Not only did they not consume, but they even turned off the power to save electricity. They didn’t give him a chance.
With only four representatives, no matter how rich they were and how good they were at wasting money, they could only spend 10,000 or 20,000 at most.
In front of the size of the alliance, this little money is just a drop in the bucket.
Just when Chu Guang was having a headache, a new email reminder suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of the computer screen.
The email was sent from Camp 101.
The sender was Pai, the smart little girl.
[Master asked me to tell you that the fusion reactor is almost repaired! It can be ignited in the next two days. Do you want to come over? ]
The moment Chu Guang saw this line of news, his eyes suddenly lit up and he sat up from his chair.
Yes.
There is also a reactor!
He calculated and calculated, but he missed this thing.
”Got it!!”
Seeing the owner who suddenly came to life, Xiao Qi, who was sitting on the table, blinked curiously.
”Got it?”
”OEM!” Chu Guang laughed and continued with a sharp look in his eyes, “We can first introduce some spare parts production projects from enterprises, so that we can not only complete the industrial upgrading, but also find a market for the upgraded industry!”
It’s still the fault of inertial thinking!
He was busy in meetings these two days, and he only focused on the subsidies issued by the enterprise and the wages in the pockets of the dispatched employees, and almost forgot about this profitable business!
Xiao Qi said in confusion: “But… didn’t you say that 3,000 kilometers is too far, and the goods produced by the alliance can’t be transported there?”
Chu Guang answered without hesitation.
”That was before!”
”As long as the reactor is re-ignited, the electricity cost of 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 controlled fusion, which is the same technical principle as the reactor widely used in Ideal City.
If we only look at it from a technical point of view, there is not much difference in the nuclear power costs of both sides.
However, the cost calculation cannot only consider the consumption of materials, but also operation, maintenance and other aspects.
Due to the low level of electrification in Xizhou City, even if some industries are moved from Shuguang City, it is still impossible to fully digest the energy generated by the controlled fusion reactor.
In other words, even if the reactor is operated at the lowest output power, there will be a problem of excess energy.
Therefore, in economic terms, the cost of electricity used by the alliance is actually much lower than that of the 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 value, it is a blood profit.
For enterprises, the planes that transport military aid materials will always fly over. Flying back empty is equivalent to wasting hundreds or even thousands of tons of transportation capacity. It is better to take some things back.
In addition, Xizhou City has rich electricity and mineral resources. It is definitely profitable for them to transfer some low-profit industries from the East Coast to here!
Although this sounds counterintuitive, under the premise that Xizhou City has a controlled fusion reactor, the transportation cost between enterprises and the alliance may be lower than the transportation cost between enterprises and survivor settlements in neighboring provinces.
Even if the two sides are 3,000 kilometers apart!
Although the air transport capacity has a limit, it is completely sufficient for the current economic size of the alliance!
By the time the capacity begins to be tight, the industrial output value of Xizhou City will have increased many times, and the river ports of Tianshui tributaries should also be developed.
Building a few more cargo ships with a displacement of thousands of tons and tens of thousands of tons will not only allow us to trade with Ideal City, but also include all the survivor settlements along the river within thousands of kilometers into the alliance’s trade map.
Drawing a blueprint for the future in his mind, Chu Guang felt that his mind was opened up in an instant, and a happy smile floated on his face.
This is more than a win-win situation. It’s
simply a win-win situation, okay!
Although he didn’t want to disturb his master’s daydream, Xiao Qi couldn’t help but whisper a reminder.
”But Master… nuclear fuel is limited, right? Xiaoqi thinks it’s better to use it sparingly.”
Chu Guang answered without hesitation.
”You’re right, but no matter how frugal we are, the limited stock will be exhausted one day. Problems caused by development must be solved by development!”
People can’t stop eating just because they will choke to death.
As long as the alliance is developed to the point where it is capable of restoring flights between the Earth and the Moon before the nuclear fuel in the southern part of the Valley Province is consumed, these problems will naturally be solved!
However, if it really develops to that level, I believe that with the size of the alliance, it will no longer need to rely on anyone…
Ten fingers clattered on the keyboard, Chu Guang pressed the enter button, and sent an email to Pai who was far away in Xizhou City.
”Yes!”
”I’ll come over right away!”
…
Just as Chu Guang was busy communicating with Camp 101 about matters related to the ignition of the reactor, a special guest of Shuguang City First Hospital was welcomed at the door.
Yu Feng, who was walking in the hospital corridor beside Yunyou, explained in a low voice.
”…When we passed Yongdong City before, we encountered a little trouble. The mutant slime mold there is different from other places. It has evolved into a very tricky one. It is not only extremely aggressive, but also disguised as ordinary survivors.”
”In order to break through, twenty commando soldiers were infected by the mutant slime mold and could no longer complete the next mission. Our captain left them here for treatment.”
He is the apprentice and employee of Hedin, the logistics chief of the Expedition Team.
In order to help the Alliance build an ammunition production line and introduce the production process of instant noodles, he was asked by his boss to stay here and connect with the reinforcements that arrived later.
It is worth mentioning that since the logistics of the Expedition Team is outsourced to the company’s partners, he and his boss are not employees of the company, nor do they have the status of residents of Ideal City. They are just ordinary wastelanders born in a settlement in Yunjian Province.
For him, senior employees of the company are undoubtedly big shots.
Even technicians such as engineers.
After listening to his statement, Yunyou nodded slowly.
”I’ve heard about your story. The Silver Wing Group’s employees mentioned the abnormal situation in Yongdong City in their report, but we can’t take care of that for the time being. The crew of the Pioneer and Shelter No. 0 are the first priority… How are their injuries?”
Yu Feng shook his head.
”Very bad… The Alliance has some excellent biological experts and experience in fighting slime molds, but you should have seen that the medical conditions and scientific research infrastructure here are too backward.”
”All they can do is maintain the status quo and prevent the injuries of the wounded from getting worse. If you want to be fully cured, I’m afraid you have to be transferred to the hospital in Ideal City.”
Yun You sighed softly and said in a comforting tone.
”You’ve worked hard… After replenishing energy, our plane will take you home.”
Yu Feng smiled embarrassedly.
”Actually… It’s not hard at all. The living conditions here are okay. Of course, it’s definitely not as lively as Ideal City.”
Yun You didn’t say anything.
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, and even worse than some slightly larger survivor settlements in Yunjian Province.
It can only be said that compared with other survivor villages in the inland, the lifestyle of the people here is indeed relatively civilized.
After all, there are also many residents of the shelter living here, which can still play a role to some extent.
Under the guidance of Yufeng and the hospital nurse, Yunyou walked to the door of the ward and faintly heard the voice coming from inside.
”Yes!”
”Damn, I can’t afford it…”
”Where is your bomb?”
”Where the hell did I get the bomb?!”
”Hahaha, the bomb is here! Four three byes!”
”@#%!”
”Don’t waste time, hurry up!”
Yunyou, who was standing at the door, was slightly stunned, and didn’t quite understand their discussion.
Yes?
Bomb?
Is this… discussing a battle plan?
Thinking of these poor children being sent to a distant battlefield, bleeding and sacrificing for people they have never seen, she couldn’t help but feel a little distressed.
If it weren’t for that stubborn expedition, they wouldn’t have to endure all this pain.
Taking a deep breath, Yunyou stretched out her hand and pushed open the door.
However, when she saw the situation in the ward clearly, she was stunned.
In the messy ward, a dozen shirtless men were standing in a circle with a small table in the middle.
On the table was a pile of scattered papers and silver coins, and beer bottles and cigarette butts were scattered on the cement floor beside.
Seeing Yunyou standing at the door, several young men were still playing cards with a playful look, and they didn’t react at all. But Shen Rui, who was tied up with his arms, changed his face.
Others didn’t recognize this person.
But as a veteran under Yunsong, he recognized him…
Noticing Yufeng’s crazy look, Shen Rui was about to say something to ease the embarrassment at the moment.
However, before he could speak, a light cough from the door broke the laughter, scolding and jokes in the room.
Looking at these young men, Yunyou, who was standing at the door, slowly spoke.
”What… are you doing?”
(End of this chapter)
