hotmtlnovel Chapter 1794: Foreign Capital
Chapter 1794: Foreign Capital
Chapter 1794: Foreign Capital
The initial arrival did not cause much waves.
Lu Ping'an and his group chose the uninhabited area mentioned in the information, or in other words, a wasteland that no one cares about.
This was an option that avoided causing trouble as much as possible. The group had already prepared for a hard battle, but when they really arrived, they found that this was an overly rich world.
“Delicious fruits the size of rugby balls hang from the branches, fat herbivorous beasts can’t even hide from people, and the stream is full of delicious aquatic creatures. This place may not be suitable for shooting wilderness survival, but more suitable for wilderness kitchens…”
As the logistics team of the life system, Lu Ping'an is actually ready to build an ecosystem from scratch.
They brought a large number of animal species, seeds, fertilizers, and veterinary drugs. They had originally planned a farming plan that started with breeding, first building a botanical garden and a greenhouse area to produce and sell all kinds of food.
This is also a common practice. Food and grass from the same world will mutate to some extent in foreign lands, but as long as suitable high-quality breeding is selected, at least a few edible native food crops can be grown.
It may not taste good, but it can fill you up and won’t kill you.
The next step is mass production, providing a guaranteed food option for latecomers.
Of course, this is only limited to extraordinary people. Even a zero-level rookie can crush ordinary people in terms of survival adaptability.
We also brought several hundred pigs, cattle and sheep for breeding, and had originally intended to raise them locally, but it seems that they are no longer needed.
"It's delicious. This meat is chewier than beef and more fragrant than pork."
Although it looks like a huge beast, the meat tastes surprisingly good. Just add a little salt and seasoning and your mouth will be full of oil.
Natural resources, including wild meat supplies, are so abundant that it seems that the process of breeding livestock can be completely omitted in such an environment.
Although this is good news for the entire foreign land development, it may be bad news for Lu Ping'an's team...
"We can easily get food here. Whoever buys our goods will buy our species..."
The tamer team suffered some setbacks and felt that their value of existence was challenged...but soon, more setbacks continued to hit them.
"The local beasts are quite strong and relatively easy to tame. In fact, the locals have already tamed many war beasts. We may not be as good as them in this regard. I suggest that instead of blindly researching here, we should directly learn the local technology and spells, and then improve on their achievements..."
Just like the incident on Green Planet, for the short-handed foreign visitors, the easily mass-produced trained animals were a very useful helper.
Lu Ping'an and his team were not in a hurry to explore because that was not their main job.
A large amount of materials and manpower have been invested in the construction of the new city. A medium-sized city expected to accommodate a population of over one million is under construction.
For the same war and strategy, some people play fast-paced action games, some play soul-stirring games where they can die at any time and have only one life, some play strategic management of logistics tactics, some play strategic chess, and some even play spy games or Monopoly.
When the general trend takes shape, facing the tide of the times that sweeps everyone, every person and every organization has its own place.
Large organizations cannot lose money when exploring foreign lands because what they do is not an adventure RPG that appears enjoyable but is actually a gamble of life and luck, but rather a highly profitable scalper business of selling water and shovels to gold diggers.
"I don't know whether they made money or not, but I can definitely make money. Before I came into contact with it, I really didn't expect that I could make so much money..."
When Lu Ping'an really entered this industry, he felt heartbroken when he saw the huge initial investment, but he was shocked by the expected returns.
Not to mention making a profit in half a year, if you are lucky, you can make a profit when the first batch of explorers arrive, and after that it will be pure profit.
It turned out that the outrageous customs duties collected by their side during their exploration of foreign lands were not simply taken away by the Eastern Country. The various Orthodox churches of their partners took at least 40% of it, and they were taking it continuously.
Moreover, this income is quite stable and hidden.
Those explorers of foreign lands have to spend a lot of money when they first arrive in foreign lands.
These include consumption in residential areas, purchase of local medicines and supplies, and purchase of various special services, including but not limited to local grace, guide services, intelligence support, etc.
This is a benefit, but it is not free.
It can be said that as long as you grasp the first landing point of the adventers and explorers, it is equivalent to allowing those super-rich people to consume continuously.
What kind of service can be provided to these compatriots depends entirely on the capabilities of the early explorers. When the number of stations increases in the later stage, the better the stations, the more explorers will come, which will lead to greater prosperity.
Lu Ping'an originally didn't think much about it, thinking that those foreign outposts were the assets of the locals, but now looking back, aren't they all the properties of the great churches?
These services are provided by local owners, and there is no pressure to take 20% of the total value through commission plus tax. It is precisely this kind of commission that is long-lasting and no one will notice it.
That’s not all. After the implementation of the Nirvana Plan in the East Country, the materials brought back by the explorers had to pay heavy taxes, part of which was the shipping fee...but the ships were also provided by the various churches, and would be sent to the areas of their partners first.
When the tax revenue is finally divided, the Orthodox Church of Exploration will also get a portion.
"No wonder they don't do business that would cost them their lives. This is indeed faster than robbery..."
After really sorting out all of this, Lu Ping'an suddenly understood.
Not to mention the distant future, just setting up a bunch of craftsman shops and potion shops in this new city, purchasing materials obtained by explorers, and then making finished products and selling them can bring huge profits.
No wonder the orthodox churches in the new era stopped their internal fighting and grabbing for territory in the country. Compared with the gains from foreign lands, the little things they have inside are really nothing.
That is an increment, and an unlimited increment.
Not to mention the long-term construction of large-scale urban clusters or even civilizations. Once this is done, the final "taxpayers" will not only be limited to Earth explorers, but also aliens who are incorporated into the pan-Earth system will become part of the entire system.
"This is equivalent to outsourcing the government's responsibilities to the Orthodox Church. How much money they make is entirely up to them. Uh, it's a bit like the governor of an immigrant planet in the era of interstellar immigration..."
Lu Ping'an tried hard not to use the overly sensitive word "colony", but there is no difference in essence.
However, these benefits and responsibilities were not borne by individuals or small and medium-sized organizations before. Only the large churches that were granted the authority of the orthodox gods by the East Country were qualified.
After all, in a sense, they also have to represent the East Country and humanity and communicate with foreign civilizations, so it won’t work if their level is too poor.
"It's a bit like a letter of marque..."
Another rather subtle name. The “human governors” who obtained the franchise rights have indeed begun to manage their own territories.
This is a sure win... It is uncertain whether the hero who defeats the demon king will make money or win, but the weapon shop owner who sells weapons to the hero, and the king and village chief who assign tasks to the hero, will definitely make money. After all, if this one doesn't work, there is always the next one.
Naturally, Lu Ping'an was working very hard, and the first batch of local scattered explorers also started their journey.
Watching the brave man step out of the Novice Village, while Lu Ping'an, who himself had not yet taken a step, felt more and more complicated.