As a black market businessman, Coma, who had suffered a lot of blood loss, once again drove his small steamer to Havana. He transported coal from Mexico and exchanged it for various commodities on the territory of the 'Aurora Legion'.
Now that Diego's forces have been completely defeated, the entire Caribbean region is dominated by the 'Aurora Legion'. The steam steamers manufactured by the Nassau shipyard have become the main means of transportation on the sea. All people in the Caribbean region want to survive.
They all have to come over.
In addition to the 'Aurora Legion', the 'Enclave' in the north is actually stronger and is also a place where business can be done. Koma once went to the port controlled by the 'Enclave', and was surprised to find that the powerful 'Enclave' was in
In terms of business and trade, it is far inferior to the 'Aurora Legion'. Regardless of the variety or quantity of transactions, the 'Aurora Legion' far exceeds any other surrounding organizations.
This time, Koma transported three hundred tons of high-quality coal, which was urgently needed by the 'Aurora Legion'. He hired a dozen dock workers to unload the coal, and then decided to see what new goods were available on the port market.
When he got to the port, Coma realized that he had only been away for about a month, and the changes in Havana were almost unrecognizable to him.
The city's architectural ruins have been cleared, and many simple houses have been built on the sites of the original houses, and many refugees live in them. Although the living conditions are still poor, they are much better than the wind and rain in the Diego period.
People in the city are wearing all kinds of weird and shabby clothes, which is a great spectacle under the rule of the 'Aurora Legion'. But Koma knows that the coldness of nuclear winter is no joke. I don't know how many people envy the people here.
There are cheap thick clothes to buy.
After crossing a few streets, a large semi-open-air market was right in front of us. The market was bustling with people, and it was the first time for Koma to come back to this place, so he was particularly curious about it.
This market was officially set up by the Legion, with dedicated people responsible for sales and even armed personnel to maintain order. The largest transaction that Koma saw in the market was still a large package of old clothes, belonging to the 'Aurora Legion'
Used clothes have become specialty commodities. No one knows where they got them, but these seemingly inconspicuous products have always been popular.
When old clothes are sold in packages, one package is about a ton, and what is inside can only be determined by luck. But people nowadays are not qualified to pick and choose. Basically, what is there is what to wear?
Koma bought thirty large bags. Although these clothes were not very profitable, they were relatively easy to sell. In addition to old clothes, he also saw a lot of new goods on the market. "What is this?"
"toilet paper."
Can this also be called paper?
This is the first time that Koma has seen such poor paper. The paper is not thick, and is even a little translucent. However, the raw materials are obviously not cleaned properly when making paper, and all kinds of plant fibers are left on the paper. This kind of paper is made of straw, reeds
Paper made from weeds is of extremely poor quality, but now it is the only paper available on the market.
After the apocalypse came, the industrial system collapsed completely. Zhou Qingfeng once worried about the problem of paper. Even if he didn't use paper to write, he still had to use paper to wipe his butt. When he first arrived in New York, he hurriedly got money to prepare supplies, but
That batch of supplies has now been used up after several months of consumption.
But now hundreds of thousands of people gather in Havana, one problem is difficult to solve, and the other problem is urination. If these details of life are not handled well, the entire Havana will become a huge cesspool.
Limited by technical personnel and raw materials, Lena Fox tried every means but failed to restore the paper mill in Cuba. So Zhou Qingfeng had to get paper from the real world, and he got the cheapest straw paper.
"What the hell!" Koma touched a piece of thin straw paper and complained in his heart about the poor quality of this paper. He muttered in a low voice: "I have never used this kind of paper before."
The paper seller also snorted and said disdainfully: "What time is it now? This kind of paper is good. It can be used for writing and going to the bathroom. It costs only a silver coin."
"One silver coin per bundle?" Koma cursed secretly: Why don't you go and grab it? I worked so hard to transport coal, but in the end I couldn't exchange for much of this tattered paper.
But he couldn't stand it if Koma didn't buy it. It is said that China's four great inventions changed the world, and paper should be the most important one. Now that social life has greatly regressed, this paper may look crude but it can be of great use.
At least it will stop him from having to worry about some kind of problem every time he goes to the toilet.
"Give me a hundred gold coins." Koma took out ten gold coins.
The first thing Lena Fox did after taking control of Cuba was to find ways to re-coin. The emergence of gold, silver and copper currencies greatly met the needs of commercial flows.
However, the person who bought the paper only took one gold coin and said: "I can only sell you ten pieces."
"Why?" Koma was puzzled.
"Purchase limit. This thing is specially provided to merchants who come to trade, but you can only buy ten bundles each time you come."
Koma was almost furious when he heard the word 'purchase restriction'. It was really helpless that the goods in short supply could not be openly supplied. But just ten things, it was better than nothing. He continued to walk forward and found another place.
A familiar product reappeared in front of me - a watch.
It has been more than half a year since the end of the world, and a large amount of materials have been damaged or can no longer be produced, including many daily necessities, which has brought great inconvenience to the surviving humans. In the past, Koma used his mobile phone to check the time, but now the mobile phone itself may still be able to
He used it, but first of all, he couldn't even think about making phone calls, and secondly, it was difficult to charge. He didn't know how many times he had a headache because of the inability to accurately time the phone.
Before the end of the world, ordinary people rarely wore watches. Even if they were rummaging through the ruins of the city, it would be difficult to find such rare items. The ones sold in the Havana market are mechanical watches, which are also very old, but still usable. Price
It's not cheap, a watch costs ten gold coins.
Although it was expensive, Koma still sold it for five yuan. He believed that the watch was still very marketable, because for some people in power, mastering accurate time is really important.
Old clothes, paper, watches, these things are not enough to satisfy Koma, a businessman who travels by sea. He also hopes to purchase more things, because there is a severe shortage of materials in the last days, and he is afraid of running out of supplies. And next, Koma
He really found goods that could bring him huge profits, large barrels of kerosene.
"The 'Aurora Legion' is actually willing to openly sell kerosene?" Koma was surprised by this. He knew that after the 'Aurora Legion' took control of Havana, they would definitely produce their own fuels such as gasoline and diesel, but these things would only be consumed internally by the Legion.
If it cannot be satisfied, it will be difficult to sell to external parties.
Kerosene is an accessory used when the refinery processes crude oil. It has a relatively single use and is not suitable as a power fuel. The Enclave also has a refinery, but even this accessory refining product is unwilling to be sold to outsiders.
'Aurora Legion' can be supplied to external parties.
"It seems that the strength of the 'Aurora Legion' is developing very quickly!" Koma secretly sighed. Even if the price of a barrel of kerosene is extremely expensive, he has exhausted all his funds to purchase it. If the kerosene is shipped to Mexico, the local warlords will definitely
If necessary, even the Enclave will purchase them in large quantities.
When Koma came out of the market, there was already a long line of delivery people behind him. Looking at the source of the goods he purchased, he felt extremely comfortable. As long as social production continues to develop like this, it will not be difficult for human civilization to recover.
When Koma looked at the chaotic and crude market again, he had an inexplicable feeling in his heart, "Places that can provide a large amount of goods and materials are always energetic, and the vitality of the 'Aurora Legion' will definitely radiate to the entire Caribbean. To
I'm afraid no one will be able to stop their power from expanding."