The failed exploration ended here. Lu Pingan received a lot of complaints that he was playing a little too big, and there was too much feedback from the front lines.
In his impression, it was just a walk around, but in fact the collapse of a space channel and the death of an overlord-level creature were events that were enough to affect the entire battle situation.
"Our spies complained that the front line has become a lot more tense, especially in spy investigations."
"Uh, is there a problem on the front line?"
"No, it's just that it's a lot of trouble to send back the intelligence. The craftsmanship of those fishmen is very rough. Our lurkers are relatively safe, but there are indeed many of them, and it is very troublesome to investigate."
Lu Pingping didn't pay too much attention to some minor things.
He was just reading the latest battle report. As a member of the Military Committee (a false title of advisor), he could see various non-sensitive internal references and military intelligence, including many details of the front and logistics.
In his eyes, nothing actually happened. After all, the war was still in a stage of mutual testing.
If there is any obvious change, it is that local food prices and daily necessities prices have plummeted, causing him to lose a lot.
This is not because he hoarded goods for fun, but because the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce already deals in a large amount of daily necessities and food, and a sudden drop in prices will naturally lead to large losses.
"It seems that the caravan's route needs to be adjusted."
Lu Ping'an thought about it for a moment and realized what the plummet was about.
More powerful factions and big bosses ended up, especially the Dongguo side who took out a large number of light industrial products for dumping, and food became even easier. The Dongguo experts came up with fertilizers that were more suitable for the local area, and came up with the best seeds.
A large area was planted, and with the help of gardeners, the first batch of products was shipped.
Those scattered merchants, farmers and even the companies affiliated to Lin Nu Church, who could not outlast Dongguo Official and its subordinate state-owned enterprises, were directly wiped out.
There has been some panic and uneasiness in the market. They can't understand what the people of Dongguo are doing. Don't we all raise prices together to make money on weekdays? The market in this world is almost unlimited. Even if you eat more, you won't take other people's pot.
After all, if you lower the price like this, won’t you also make less money?
Lu Pingan, who had seen the internal reference, knew that this was not about money at all.
This is not because the Eastern Kingdom officials want to control the market. In fact, it is just the opposite. During the war, they hope that important people's livelihood and food will be held in relatively safe channels.
"This is probably a lesson learned from past experience."
Lu Ping'an asked about it and found out that Dongguo had suffered a lot in this regard.
In other different worlds, the East Kingdom and the worlds of Zhengshen, Evil God, and other countries' forces are developing. In many places, this kind of private business is taken care of by local forces, the Zhengshen Church. The officialdom of the East Kingdom is more focused on resources, military, etc.
In terms of hard goods.
But reality has proven that this is not realistic at all. On the one hand, there are too many messy things happening. Food is sold at gold prices every day. What’s more terrible is that their abilities are not trustworthy. At the critical moment, the frontline fighters will fall off the chain.
Okay, so realistic jokes like running out of food and logistics are too hellish.
Therefore, the Dongguo official already has a systematic intervention system. Once it is decided to intervene on a large scale in a certain world, it must first control the food channels.
What really drives up local grain prices is the large amount of "fertilizers" and "high-quality seeds." Although the categories are single, the ex-factory cost price is probably less than one-tenth of the previous price. In the end, the sales price was only halved, which is considered an official market adjustment.
A kind act of time.
"It seems that some adjustments are needed. Low-end, finished grain products are basically abandoned and replaced with non-essential products a little further up the industrial chain, such as processing, cooked food, beverages and other non-necessities."
If Lu Ping An doesn't intend to have a conflict with Dongguo for this benefit, he will definitely not be able to. Since you are willing to go through a thankless effort to guarantee the bottom line, Lu Ping An naturally chooses to let go.
The price reduction of food and daily necessities will definitely significantly reduce the cost of survival and living, and will also bring about another wave of population boom.
The overall goal is to strengthen the world's resistance, and Lu Ping An is naturally willing to support it.
"Low-end arms have increased by almost 40%. Is this the result of official price reduction?"
Lu Ping'an felt more and more subtle. He took a look and found that commonly used low-end weapons including "enchanted throwing gun", "pressure gun" and "underwater medical kit" had increased even more. This 40% was still the result of averaging. Sales
The price of the best pressure gun has more than doubled, and the price is still unavailable.
"Can't just find a craftsman and make hundreds of them in a day?"
The pressure gun has a very simple structure. It is a special "water gun" that only uses pressure to eject harpoons and throw spears.
It is worthless on land, but for new recruits in the water, a firearm that can shoot "ammunition" stably can at least ensure that they are not really battlefield bystanders.
Dongguo's intervention also brought a large number of new soldiers who were still adapting to water warfare. This cheap and effective weapon was too low to rely solely on Dongguo's production. If it were sent from the earth, the freight would be much more expensive than the cost. When it started to be sent to
Market purchasing naturally raises prices.
"But the rise is too outrageous. It seems like someone is taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune."
Lu Ping'an sighed. It wasn't because he didn't earn the money. In fact, he had a special status. He could see all kinds of front-line and even sensitive information. Advisors from the Dongguo official often came to ask questions. He was responsible for many of the other party's plans.
For those with deep knowledge, it is too easy to make money through intelligence.
"Too short-sighted."
No matter what, Dongguo is Mercury 42's biggest "funder". For this benefit, he has become a "profiteer" and "unstable element" in their eyes. It is a stupid thing no matter how you look at it.
Lu Ping'an shook his head. Even as the world's largest arms dealer, he had no intention of intervening in this surge in low-end products. He estimated that he was already being watched, and any slight action would cause ill feelings.
"Notice, put in more low-end goods and keep prices down. Forget it, I'll go directly to Dongguo officials to talk and sign a long-term military purchase order."
This kind of low-end goods does not have much profit margins and technical barriers. In two months, when Dongguo's official technology is fully understood and the production line is set up, these things can be sold at floor prices.
The order was signed very smoothly. Even without Lu Ping'an's face, the first batch of Dongguo's official advance troops are indeed short of low-level weapons and equipment. Lu Ping'an conveniently sold a lot of parts and auxiliary equipment to them. Although the weapons given were
Cost price, but still made a lot of money.
Dongguo officials are also happy to see "surrenders" like Lu Ping'an, and the prices they offer are quite sincere.
Lu Ping'an was also surprised by their determination to provide food, daily necessities, and military supplies. Their actions may not be big or obvious, but they are fundamentally changing the entire world.
As the earliest convert and trusted partner (official news evaluation), Lu Ping An also received a large number of unique orders.