Chapter 19: Crazy Food Prices (2)
Food prices are crazy.
Lu Yao looked at the price of food that skyrocketed in one night, and secretly smacked his tongue. Yesterday afternoon, the market price of 18 copper per unit was 18 copper, and after one night, the sky-high price of 20 copper per unit of grain and grass was impressive.
The granaries that were rushed to be built have all been built and upgraded. In just one night, about one percent of the grass exposed to the humid air was lost. More than 3,000 units of grain and grass were wasted in vain, which made Lu Yao feel distressed to death. According to the current consumption of the territory, this grain and grass is several days' worth of food. Fortunately, the granary was built in time and did not continue to expand the losses.
"21 copper per unit!" Lu Yao suddenly saw a 500 unit of grain and grass marked with a price of 21 copper, and his eyelids jumped suddenly. This is a bit more than I expected.
Raising the price of grain and grass and waiting for an opportunity to make a fortune is not his main purpose. The reason why he resolutely warmed up the grain market in advance was to test how powerful the country really was.
The art of war is cloudy: know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.
Lu Yao knew that there was a national power in the game, and he still had an absolute advantage. But he didn't have a clear idea. So he thought about the first food shortage at the beginning of the game.
At this stage, the number of players entering the game has skyrocketed. The percentage of players with national backgrounds is declining wildly. But this is not to say that the state is at a disadvantage. On the contrary, the state power is still in absolute superiority. This can be seen in the crazy soaring food prices.
Keep in mind that this is the last time in the game before the grain harvest. The main suppliers of the grain market, the major NPC forces, are stockpiling grain to avoid food shortages on their side. Only a few NPC forces in the grain-producing regions have surplus grain to cash out. In addition, only player territories with national backgrounds will have so much surplus food.
The food shortage is terrible, but at this stage, territorial funds are obviously more important. Even if players with national backgrounds do not have the awareness of hyping grain and grass, they can't stand the assistance of major capitals behind them. It is impossible for major capitals, who are accustomed to making waves in the financial market and futures market, to ignore such an opportunity to accumulate funds. One side has the resources, the other side has the ability. The two are like dry wood touching a blazing fire, out of control. This has led to an alarming increase in food prices. Therefore, the quantity and price of grain and grass on the trading platform can also reflect the strength of the country to a certain extent.
Looking at more and more high-priced grain and grass with a price of 21 copper per unit appearing on the trading platform, Lu Yao once again sighed how powerful the country is. How small the average player is in front of him. Then he closed the trading platform and continued to be busy with the affairs of the territory.
The first is to gather manpower and mobilize the whole village to collect wild fruits with all their use. Food prices are crazy right now. If you don't take the opportunity to save more food to cash out, I'm so sorry for myself. Even if you fish with all your might, you will not hesitate to completely exhaust those two orchards. The second is to arrange for Zhao Yun to lead the team to go out to look for new orchards or other sources of grain and grass when they go out to inspect. This is another source of revenue for the future territory.
Finally, and most importantly, the development of the military-industrial complex of the territory. For now, it's about finding a blacksmith. The basis of the fiefdom was various internal affairs. And the army is the real cornerstone of the support of the territory.
At present, the village has weapons and equipment, but not much. After the formation of cavalry and archers, the demand for spearheads and arrow clusters skyrocketed. If you count the twenty Pu Dao soldiers who are still on paper and have not really recruited, the reserves in the village are seriously insufficient. These need to be crafted by a blacksmith. And the hoes needed to reclaim the farmland had to be made by blacksmiths. A small perk that has been lost, and it takes a long time for such items to arrive. Of course, grain and grass are a special case.
The people in the village were arranged to gather, and Lu Yao returned to his original role again, leading ten archers out hunting, looking for iron ore by the way, and neutralizing the village.
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"Yang Shao, with our identity, we can obviously stay in the prosperous Central Plains, why did our family ask us to come to this place where birds don't to develop? I heard that there are green buildings in the system city. Bloodsword stood on a tree stump, grumbling at a player not far away. He is the eldest young master of the Dechang Group in reality. Compared to games, he is more willing to pick up girls in reality.
"You think I want to come? It's not forced yet. "The sun of the sky, that is, Song Ziyang, the grandson of the Song family, looked unhappy.
"Don't say that, I think it's funny." Ke Zhou begged for a sword, and his real identity was the eldest young master of Hongze Group, while looking at the dense rainforest around him, he smiled and said: "Anyway, someone below will take care of the territory for us." We just need to find the lonely boat and get our hands on the Taiping Technique. Don't tell me you didn't buy a game studio. ”
"Game studios?" The blood sword and the sun of the sky were dazed.
Kezhou begged for sword pleasure. Compared with these two gentlemen, he has also been exposed to virtual online games in his spare time, and knows that in the virtual world, the studio is a force to be reckoned with. So he began to educate the two of them: "The studio is just some people who take games as a profession. They have a strong understanding of the game. Don't look at what we want now, but in the long run, we're not necessarily the studio's rivals. Without the help of the studio, we may not be able to complete the tasks assigned to us by our family. ”
Hearing this, the Heavenly Sun and the Blood Sword had a little more seriousness on their faces. They are not idiots, although they are dumbfounded. At present, this task is related to their own status and future, and they cannot afford to neglect it. Now is not an ancient time, and it does not pay attention to the inheritance of eldest sons and grandchildren, but determines their respective status according to their ability. The sun of the sky is slightly better, and the old man Song is more traditional.
"Okay, I'll fax you a copy of the contract with the studio. You go to the studio and talk to that standard. If you really don't have a suitable one, then build one yourself. Three-legged toads are hard to find these days, and finding a pro gamer is as easy as drinking water. "Kezhou is very proud of his sword. Everyone is their own family, and they have come together because of interests. Usually Song Ziyang is the mainstay. He was quite satisfied with the assignment arranged by his family.
The Heavenly Sun and the Blood Sword did not object. Face is something to talk about to the outside world. It doesn't matter about the face inside, the important thing is the interests. Ke Zhou begged for the sword to bring benefits to himself, so why not let him be the head.
Ke Zhou Qiu Jian immediately arranged for the three of them to immediately familiarize themselves with the game, and get a share of the high food price as soon as possible. The Song family got a total of ten teleportation charms. There are three people from each family. In addition to the three of them, six financial talents were also brought to be responsible for the operation of the territory. Finally, he turned to the tenth person: "Brother Feiyang, are you sure that the territory of the lonely boat is in this area?" ”
"Hmm." Yun Feiyang nodded fiercely, and his gloomy face showed a hint of anger.
Feiyang Village was destroyed by Lu Yao, and his status in the Huaxia Alliance declined sharply, becoming a laughing stock in the Alliance. Fortunately, he wittily found a new backer, which was the Song family. So he was lucky to get the opportunity to take revenge and returned to Zhuya Prefecture. He narrowed down the scope based on his impression, and finally determined that this place was not too far from Lu Yao's territory, at most a few hundred kilometers away.
"Okay, let's get started." The sun of the sky made a decision on the spot.
Each of the four occupies one place. The four provinces are combined to ensure that either side can rush to the aid of a short time in the event of an attack. The territory was built, and each handed over the work to his subordinates, and the three of them reunited.
"At the moment our task is development. When our studios arrive, it's time to deal with the lonely boat. Yang Shao, pay attention to that cloud flying. Remind him not to just remember revenge. He's just a knife in our hands. Ke Zhou asked for a sword and glanced meaningfully at the sun of the sky.
"Unless he doesn't want to live anymore." The sun of the sky said confidently.
"Yang Shao is mighty and domineering." Ke Zhou asked for a sword and sent a high hat, and said with a high-spirited smile: "Now it depends on how much we can earn from this high grain price." That's the foundation for our development. ”
At the same moment, the group consortium and other civil forces secretly supported by each family silently integrated into the game like a basin of water poured into a lake, without causing much movement.
However, food prices have once again become extremely insane.