According to the natural endowment of the Hanhai Protectorate sent to the basement, it is destined to be unable to achieve the rise of a great power without relying on foreign trade to make money.
The most profitable business is war, and the goblin chaebols are famous lovers of war wealth.
If those goblins knew that the Kingdom Continent would face war again, they would definitely pounce on it like sharks that smelled blood.
It is a pity that Kezan is destined to make no money from this incident in the Kingdom Continent, because as a party involved, Li De will always obtain relevant information about the war faster than Kezan.
For a long time to come, Li De was fully confident that he could take over the Alliance Army's bedding business. Of course, he had to bring a group of partners with him.
Apart from the linen business, Li De has no confidence in other logistical aspects.
For example, the weapons business cannot be done. At present, Ironforge has the largest market share in the Eastern Kingdom. Although the forging and engineering level of Hanhai Protector is very high, its scale is too small. This type of heavy industry is as far away as the textile industry.
There is still a long way to go before such semi-automation can be achieved.
There is also the food business, which is naturally taken over by Lordaeron, the granary of the Kingdom Continent.
However, although these big businesses are unable to intervene, it does not prevent Hanhai Protector from making some "small money".
After the meeting, Li De, accompanied by Nogfogg and others, went to the food processing factory to observe the production process of compressed biscuits.
There are dozens of workers here, turning flour, water, salt, sugar, oil and other raw materials into pieces of compressed biscuits that feel heavy to the touch through processes such as mixing, slicing, baking, crushing, and compression.
He picked up a piece and weighed it in his hand. It was like a small brick. He pinched it hard and put it in his mouth. Li De couldn't help but praise it.
“Not bad, the quality is even better than a few months ago.”
Bigwitz looked very proud. The progress in technology here was all the result of the efforts of their engineering academy. Army officers such as Brad and Niebuhr were also full of praise after tasting the military rations.
But Brad then said with some distress.
"Duhu, do we really want to sell such a good technology?"
After Li De and Nogfogg discussed it, the compressed biscuit production line was to be exported, and the buyer was Lordaeron, the largest grain-producing country.
Brad is a soldier, and he knows best how important high-quality military rations that can be preserved for a long time are. In his opinion, compressed biscuits are Hanhai Protector's advantage over other countries. How can this technology be sold?
"We have many technologies in a dominant position, and the technology of compressing biscuits is the least important. Moreover, we still have the shortcomings of raw materials, so there is really no need to invest too much energy in this."
Nogfogg patiently persuaded Brad, who did not understand economics and only relied on simple ideological judgment, which would naturally lead to disagreements with the economic department.
The biggest resource advantage of Hanhai Protectorate is actually fuel, ore, gold and rock salt. It is a big disadvantage in agricultural products. At present, as long as it maintains its core advantages, there is no need to spend too much energy in other areas.
The technical threshold for compressed biscuits is actually very low. Even if you hold it firmly in your arms, it will be researched by other countries sooner or later. It is better to take advantage of the fact that most countries have not yet conquered it and use it in exchange for the greatest benefits.
At the end of the Second Orc War, compressed biscuits came to the Kingdom Continent with the Han Navy, which served as a living advertisement, and the Alliance Army showed considerable interest in it.
With the previous foundation, Li De brought the technology of compressed biscuits and joined forces with Lordaeron, and he would definitely be able to reap considerable profits in a short period of time.
And besides compressed biscuits, Bigwitz and the others also have another secret weapon.
"Duhu, we have now solved the sealing problem and the cans can be put into production."
Compared with compressed biscuits, Li De is actually most optimistic about cans. The iron sealing technology is actually a bit childish for goblin engineers.
Goblins who are keen on making explosions are particularly handy at making small tin cans with high airtightness, because this means that they can create more powerful explosions.
It's just that in the past, the goblins didn't bother to consider applying this technology to food.
This is understandable, after all, goblins are a race that has never launched a large-scale war, and war logistics is a subject they rarely study.
However, after Li De's advice, the goblin engineers also realized how important canned bacon that could be stored for a long time was to the war.
Hanhai Protector's monitor lizard breeding technology has been fully mature. In the past, they still needed to capture monitor lizards, breed them in pens for a period of time, and then slaughter them. This resulted in a sharp decline in the number of crystal scale lizards in northern Tanaris.
Now the farms have achieved independent breeding and can stably produce large amounts of meat. If the extra meat cannot be consumed quickly, it will face the problem of deterioration. It is best to make canned bacon that can be stored for a long time.
Looking at the sand trolls busy in the biscuit factory, breeding farm and cannery, Li De felt very satisfied.
For a long time, these trolls who take their faith very seriously have been living a life of idleness and poverty. Today, under the teachings of Tokarizun and Ganizun, they are constantly improving their lives through labor.
Although it has only been more than a year, no sand troll wants to go back to the era when Ukozi and Sandding ruled. At that time, the Sand Fury tribe was under the rule of the gloomy Ukozi and the greedy evil god.
, living a life of poverty and fear.
It was Li De who changed their lives and brought them the orthodox Loa faith, so they were willing to work hard to protect the Hanhai Protector.
And Li De is indeed worthy of them, always setting an example and leading his subordinates to maintain an honest style, and return the concentrated labor surplus to the people.
Of course, Li De did not forget that this was inseparable from the help of Stonehenge and Nozdormu.
Li De and Qi Qiu are opposites, and if neither side did well, they would not be in the situation they are today.
Just talking about the wonders made Li De feel a little unhappy.
He thought that with hundreds of thousands of productivity points, he could build several wonders in succession. However, after the system upgrade was completed, Li De opened the interface and saw this result:
"Congratulations to the leader for completing the upgrade of the wonders system. Now you can view more wonders and build more powerful wonders in the 'Classical Era'.
Construction terrain: required to be close to the river.
Wonderful effect: The food production of [all settlements] under the leader is increased by 15%, and the abilities of all heroes under the leader are increased by 10% (including the leader).
(Note: If the leader owns a grain-producing farm, cost productivity will be reduced by 30%)
Construction terrain: plain near recreational facilities.
Wonder effect: Provides a 20% bonus to territory, culture, loyalty, and livability within a radius of 1 million square kilometers, has a 10% chance of summoning heroic gladiators, creates a cultural "martial spirit", and increases the physical fitness of the citizens within the range by 5%.
(Note: If the leader has a fighting field, the cost productivity will be reduced by 20%)
3. Ancient City of Petra (Classical): Productivity 400,000 points.
Build terrain: Desert plain or desert floodplain.
Wonder effect: The geological environment of the area where this wonder is built will be improved (gold reserves increase by 20%, the soil becomes arable for drought-resistant crops, and urban productivity increases by 10%!)
(Note: If the leader has an advanced mathematics academy, cost productivity will be reduced by 10%)
4. Big Lighthouse (Classic): Productivity 290,000 points.
Construction terrain: Coast (needs to be adjacent to a port and the port must have a lighthouse)
Wonderful effect: The navy's ocean navigation capability is enhanced by 30%, ocean trade losses are reduced by 70%, and a naval commander is immediately promoted to a hero.
(Note: If the leader has a naval academy (which studies oceanography and astronomy at the same time), the cost productivity will be reduced by 15%)"
Li De stared at the three wonders behind the refresh pool. Each wonder was incredibly powerful, but when he saw a series of "0"s after the required productivity points, he couldn't help but feel dizzy.
One, two, three, four, five, six! A full six digits!
The system never told him that the productivity points required for classical wonders were directly increased by an order of magnitude!
Currently, the cheapest classical wonder lighthouse that can be seen requires a productivity of 290,000 yuan. Its existing more than 150,000 yuan only meets half of the demand!
Now when I think back to when I completed the world-class mission in Silver Moon City, I realize how precious the 30% reduction in Apadana Palace is! They are both classical wonders. You can know with your toes that the Apadana Palace is
The productivity requirement must be at the level of 100,000.
The wonders of the classical era are indeed ridiculously powerful, but the required productivity points are also ridiculously high. In short, this is really an outrageous upgrade. I am afraid that if I upgrade in the future, the demand for productivity points will also increase explosively.
Thinking of this, Li De looked at the various industries that were booming in front of him.