Chapter 270 Caravan Construction
Ji Lin sat in a chair and listened quietly to Jiang Liu standing in front of him to make a report on this business trip, while Aina and Hackett stood outside the office door anxiously waiting for the results.
Purchase plants and explore relics.
Three kinds of fruit trees and one kind of grass seeds can just make up for the current plant deficiency in the upper territory.
Among them, the starch-producing trees are not needed in the territory. The staple food of the territory is already quite rich, but there are 500 people stationed on the sky island, and these 500 people rely on floating carriers to transport food for them.
These trees can reduce their dependence on the territory's food, and even if they are self-sufficient...
The excess transportation capacity can be used to carry building materials to quickly build a new base.
Ji Lin wrote on the page, assigning the ownership of all resources one by one,
"Lord, I apply to return to the team!"
Jiang Liu looked at Ji Lin who had stopped writing, saluted him, and expressed his intention.
Sailing at a high altitude above a thousand meters, the pressure on the captain is quite high. There is an endless abyss below, and he is also responsible for the lives of all the people on the ship. In terms of business, just checking accounts with the local natives and calculating data has killed a lot of brain cells for him.
Jiang Liu would rather fight monsters in close combat than talk to those buyers who can't stop talking.
And his lord looked at him strangely, lowered his head and took a brand new white paper and wrote something on it.
"No, you don't need to return to the team. You will be the captain of the caravan in the future."
Ji Lin quickly drafted a simple appointment letter, named Jiang Liu as the head of the territory trade caravan, and removed the former officer from the military system.
The army also needs to bring benefits to the territory and promote the territory's macro-economy.
It is not just a superficial goal of killing and controlling more territory.
Since the benefits of transferring some people to engage in resource transportation are far greater than letting them hang up in the outpost, Ji Lin will not hesitate to reorganize them into a new executive agency/department.
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Only experienced military personnel can become qualified crew members. It is difficult for normal people to get used to the fear of heights that persists in the clouds, and soldiers can reduce this discomfort through strict training.
"Are the eleven subordinates enough at present? If not, I will draw more manpower from the army to assist."
Ji Lin placed the appointment letter in front of Jiang Liu and asked him what he needed.
30% additional income... The local natives are really rich.
"I read your report. They have a high demand for processed foods and offer high prices. All kinds of spellcasting materials and magic plants are rigid needs... Have you sold all your products to the purchaser who directly serves the governor?"
Jiang Liu nodded. He used money to open up the way directly under the governor's purchaser.
If this is the case, there may be room for further improvement if it is sold to other people...
Ji Lin touched his chin and thought. He did not want to rebuke his subordinates for selling directly to the purchaser. For those who have just arrived and do not want to deal with local forces, it is indeed a good choice to find a buyer who serves the government and let them handle the materials in their hands.
When dealing with a chamber of commerce that can sell at a high price, it is difficult for your subordinates to figure out the twists and turns, and it is inevitable that they will fall into traps.
"Your next task is to buy a property in that city and hire some locals to sell our products."
Ji Lin sorted out his thoughts and thought it was imperative to get a store that belonged to them.
Economy, economy, to develop, there must be a good economy.
The internal market is not active, and it still needs to rely on the resources of the external market.
Speaking of which, the territory is currently not very capable of transporting processed food over long distances. Although the refrigeration rune has begun to be tried in the territory, it is in the experimental stage... No, there is a kind of food processing product with a very long shelf life.
Refined alcohol that has been distilled has a fairly long shelf life, and the manufacture of distillation equipment is relatively simple. Now the territory with popular metal utensils has large-scale production.
Ji Lin doesn't like drinking, but as a lord, he received a bottle of light brown liquor that was the first to be opened and refined and distilled. The brown liquor revealed a crystal clear and pure color in the sun. Distillation and filtration have removed impurities from the liquor, leaving only relatively pure liquor.
The spicy smell was accompanied by a hint of sugarcane, mixed with an indescribable taste, which made people's throats seem to be on fire.
Ji Lin got the wine, but he didn't know whether it should be used in the territory. He hadn't figured out how to sell it internally. But since a new external market has emerged, he will try to sell the high-concentration distilled liquor produced by the territory in this external market.
He vaguely remembered that in the Age of Exploration, which belonged to mankind, alcohol was always at the forefront of best-selling products.
Alcohol is also a strategic material.
I hope it is the same in this world.
"Is that geologist called Aina? I will help her find her teacher, but before that, I need her to help check if there are any ruins on Xiaokong Island."
Ji Lin lowered his head and wrote on the paper. He saw a way to benefit Dakong Island without giving up the development results of Xiaokong Island.
"After she completes the exploration of Xiaokong Island, I will mobilize some airships to help her inspect the entire No. 3 Sky Island."
By the way, complete the geological exploration of Dakong Island.