Chapter 462: Only I Have My Own Method Chapter 462 West River Budget

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

Daily consumer goods represent the final market.

Incorporating them into the Gold Bond system is a necessary means of popularizing Gold Bonds in the market. But in terms of quantity, the capital volume of Jiangning's consumer goods market is far from reaching the capital supply of the industrial market.

Chen Yi therefore did not demand direct control of the consumer goods market, and said to Li Laodao: "If possible, problems that can be solved by economic means should be solved by economic means first."

He said it quite firmly, but Xiao Lu saw it.

Gao Qiu coughed once and smiled: "Printed?"

Xiao Lu shivered and blushed: "Yes. Printed."

"The things inside are still exported, all daily necessities." Chen Yi took it over to look at it twice, then handed it to Xu Chengchu: "For this purchase list, choosing one or several purchasers is fine; the total amount is not large. Look at the big supermarkets in the city, and hand it to whoever is interested. The exchange requirement is that they must accept our Gold Bonds. Also, purchasers are not qualified to participate in the West River Association."

The future West River Association will surely be a place of fierce competition, but Chen Yi did not list all the powers, and everyone did not yet have that kind of absolutely clear understanding.

Xu Chengchu grabbed it and scanned it, smiling: "A-level is potato chips, sanitary pads, latest movies and music CDs? This sorting method is interesting. But why is Coca-Cola B+, while juice is D-level? Is higher level better?"

Chen Yi shrugged and said casually: "Coca-Cola is something they cannot produce, while juice has too many substitutes. A-level is priority purchase, B-level please try to buy as much as possible, and D-level belongs to goods bought on the way."

He actually had not bought things like discs for over two months, so movies and music CDs could rise from C-level all the way to A-level. Otaku students lacking entertainment activities were almost going crazy playing single-player games.

The environment of the West Continent, if stayed in for long, would always feel stale, just like a beautiful city by the seaside; once aesthetic fatigue sets in, only annoying sand and endless wind and rain remain.

Students who have stayed too long always want some products from Earth. Only when in a foreign land does one feel one's hometown is beautiful; only when in a foreign place does one feel one's fellow townspeople are kind. After eating a lover's breakfast, then tasting dinner made by one's wife, there is a different flavor.

"South Africa has no movies?" Xu Chengchu flipped through the printed appendix, muttering to himself and slapping his forehead, then smiling stupidly: "South Africa is an English-speaking country, no translation, right? No problem, I'll try to find all the latest movies; if there are no official versions, downloading to the hard drive is fine, right?"

Chen Yi didn't care what he thought, and said matter-of-factly: "They have movie projection devices; maybe they'll build a cinema next time, so higher clarity is better. If cinema film can be bought, that's best; if not, then digital."

"Small matter, since you wrote it as A-level, I'll pull some strings." Xu Chengchu happily played his role; this was also the Xu Family's established policy—to cooperate with Chen Yi as much as possible.

The main responsibilities next belonged to the Traffic Department.

According to contract regulations, each company, after completing 10% to 20% of the order amount, would store it in the warehouse area at Jiangbei Port; after signing for acceptance, they would receive the remaining payment in batches.

And along the way from Jiangbei Warehouse Area to Central Storage Area, although there was a direct highway built by the Japanese, the constant heavy trucks and loading/unloading work were still a headache. To fully utilize the space of the Water Land God Box and shorten work hours, one hundred Combat Knights from the Yin Sen Family all transformed into diligent porters.

Actually, having been on Earth for so long, apart from training and teaching, their only daily work was moving goods.

Whenever transport capacity was tight, they had to move goods.

Whenever the Martial Arts Hall was on holiday, they had to move goods.

Whenever practicing performances, they had to move goods.

Whenever Chen Yi remembered, they had to move goods.

The more diligent the knight, the more goods they moved. At first it was overweight and oversized machinery; then there was inefficient transformed packaging; finally, even some containers were left to the Combat Knights.

Everyone regarded it as Chen Yi's test, and once held competition-style contests. Among them, the strongest had physical quality comparable to a car crane; once using amply supplied Strength Scrolls, they could completely rival a small gantry crane.

Equally outstanding were six Divine Art Knights.

They followed Chen Yi's steps, for two consecutive days, traveling back and forth between Earth and the West Continent, unloading a total of 80,000 tons of cement and steel.

Divine Art Knights could withstand 8th and 9th level Strength Scrolls—just the increased strength exceeded 1200 points, meaning they could lift items over 12 tons. And someone as strong as Yin Senyong, his own strength exceeded 1000 points; after applying a scroll, he could lift 25 tons of rebar in one breath without panting, more useful than any crane. The reason humans could perfectly exceed the strongest value of machinery lay in unparalleled flexibility.

Anyone else would not use precious Divine Art Knights like this. They would rather organize tens of thousands, or over a hundred thousand people, for a decisive battle, moving goods away like ants moving house.

But Chen Yi was unwilling to wait, nor did he want to send the slaves who were mining to move goods.

Six Divine Art Knights could not dig out 200,000 tons of ore in a week.

The second week, another million units of clothing arrived at the West River Water Fortress.

The 10-kilometer short railway played a huge role; many local residents rode Mount Beasts, chasing after the roaring internal combustion train, shouting loudly.

Accompanying Chen Yi this time was Professor Zhou Houyuan.

On the West Continent, his research on bacterial metallography went very smoothly, and he wrote several highly constructive articles, but they could not be published—Professor Zhou, having come to the West Continent, had no choice but to focus entirely on developing the mine.

He believed developing the West Continent was meaningful; the state would not abandon the West Continent, so being there naturally meant there was a chance to rise again. Zhou Houyuan, who had long been in the system, did not fear secrets and classified information; in this regard, his way of viewing problems was far more correct than most young people.

"The road to the Fluorocarbon Cerium Mine is built; as for the railway, it seems there's still a problem." Zhou Houyuan was talking about the rare earth mine newly discovered west of Malacheng. Liu Xinyu discovered it while monitoring radioactive minerals.

Chen Yi sat cross-legged on a tall Elephant Beast, facing Zhou Houyuan, chasing after the train's steps, and asked with a smile: "Fluorocarbon Cerium Mine is a rare earth mine, right; does it need a railway?"

"A railway only needs two drivers to operate 30 carriages, and highway capacity is not enough." Zhou Houyuan held the handrail; his back was to the front, and the Elephant Beast was running wildly.

"What's the output?"

"5 million tons of reserves, monthly output definitely over 10,000 tons. Comparable to the reserves of the world's largest Fluorocarbon Cerium Mine in California." Zhou Houyuan spoke as if he really knew, but he actually didn't understand prospecting; he was just responsible for this aspect. He hoped to climb higher on the West Continent, just like attaining a high position in the colonial areas, so he could return to the country for a post.

"I'll think of a way to build a railway. About 30 kilometers long?" Chen Yi made half a promise. Building a 30-kilometer railway in 21st century China was easy, but with the same manpower on the West Continent, it was not possible.

Equipment could not be rented, there were no supporting factories, and the muddy swamp even prevented food delivery vehicles from arriving on time; doctors and nurses were busy all day.

Chen Yi witnessed the construction process of that 10-kilometer railway, and then thought of the 30 kilometers through the primitive forest; he could only say he would think of a way.

After leaving more than half the goods for the Xima Market, Chen Yi still went to the mining area.

The small lizard turned into a tracked armored vehicle and drove forward along the edge of the highway. This was one of its few chances to transform into a Master Vehicle, so it asked excitedly: "Where are we going? To the forest? To the swamp area? My current transformation seems to be amphibious..."

"Just follow the road; I want to check the road conditions."

"Just to check road conditions? Heavens, I'm the most awesome lizard in the world, and I'm just checking road conditions?"

Chen Yi calmly said: "You're a sub-dragon, remember?"

"Alright, I'm a sub-dragon."

"Among sub-dragons, you're not the most awesome, so... walk along the roadside, calculate the time, and don't sink in."

The small lizard was silent for a long time, but managed to squeeze out a sentence: "I'm growing."

"You mean body weight?" Chen Yi said bluntly.

The small lizard emitted huge motor noise, as if it was running so fast that it couldn't be heard.

Jin Douna, who was traveling with him, laughed with a "pfft." She had seen scrolls, seen potions, and the most interesting thing was this Transformation Dragon.

The mining pool's area was even larger, occupying three-quarters of the mining area.

Slaves carried loads on shoulder poles, loading the crushed ore onto dump trucks, while in the machinery area, the ore on one conveyor belt had the efficiency of over a thousand slaves. But in this godforsaken place of the West Continent, the cost of maintaining machinery equipment was even higher than in Africa.

Zhou Houyuan, who had arrived in another armored vehicle, ran excitedly behind Chen Yi, his eyebrows trembling in the dust, and said with a smile: "Our production this month will break 240 tons, about 150 tons of platinum and 90 tons of gold. However, it will be more difficult to increase it several times in the future."

One ton of gold is 250 million, an income of several billion, enough to make Zhou Houyuan hold his back straight.

Jin Douna gradually developed a sensitivity to numbers, and couldn't help asking: "Can't production be increased further?"

"The processed ore and mining volume have both reached the limit," Zhou Houyuan said, lowering his voice a bit, saying: "The slaves have also reached the limit. 250,000 slaves, now there are over 500 Overseers, and a Mobile Force battalion is garrisoned."

Using slaves was an early measure of necessity, but Chen Yi was not suitable to express his stance at this time; he glanced at the mining area from afar and continued walking toward the mining pool.

Yu Weichao hurried over from the direction of West River City, accompanied by Li Feng, Cao Zheng, and other students.

"Here."

"My Lord," Yu Weichao bowed with utmost seriousness, then said with a smile: "I have just finished checking and signing for the supplies; there are truly so many."

He said this while observing Chen Yi's expression, and asked: "Are these supplies being stored, or can they be sold?"

"You decide for yourself, but keep some for your own use," Chen Yi said, stopping, and said: "I give you 2 billion yuan in purchasing rights; make a purchase order and give it to me tomorrow."

Yu Weichao was overjoyed and said happily: "This is going to be a prosperous year; is this the budget for the second half of the year?"

West River Water Fortress was getting larger, and it was time to live on a budget.

Chen Yi curled his lip in disdain and said: "Next month's."

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