This Game Is Too Realistic

Sim thought he was a genius.

Relying only on some data on paper, he judged his neighbor's next move.

After discovering the situation, he immediately arranged for his salesmen to go to nearby mines to purchase stocks of copper ore, sulfur and other war materials.

Currently, Horseshoe Trading Company has 1,200 tons of copper stored in its warehouse. According to his calculations, the full-power ammunition produced by New Alliance requires about 16 to 17 tons of copper for every one million rounds.

To fight a local battle, one or two million rounds of ammunition are necessary. To defeat the entire Xizhou City, at least one or two million rounds of ammunition are needed.

After all, predators are not fools.

Under the training of those legion instructors, these people have learned to dig trenches and squat in bunkers. They have fought with the Snake Clan for several months in Honghe Town, and they have already learned how difficult those people are.

Because Horseshoe Trading Company has raised its inventory reserve line, increased the purchase of copper ore and other materials, and reduced shipments, the price of copper ore in Honghe Town has increased by two 㵕, and the price of sulfur has also increased by three 㵕. many.

And this is just the beginning.

He is still in the stage of sweeping goods. When he finishes sweeping goods, the warehouse will be full of copper ore. When the time comes, he will eliminate the source of shipments and use the time difference between the mines to increase production and increase the copper price by two or three in a short period of time. No problem.

Of course.

He couldn't do this alone.

The trading houses did not have the right to issue tickets. The ones who could issue tickets were the mine owners, and they were just dealers sandwiched between the slave owners and the merchants.

If you want to drive up the price of copper mines, you have to recruit at least one or two influential mine owners to cooperate with you.

But it was easy for Sim.

He has always had a good relationship with the nearby mine owners, and this is not the first time they have cooperated.

…

The meeting hall of Horseshoe Trading Company.

After listening to Sim's suggestion, the man in luxurious clothes frowned slightly hesitantly.

"...This idea does sound good, but it's not very good, right?"

The name of the man who spoke was 㳍Demps. He had a lot of say in the local area of ​​Honghe Town and even the Mining Association, and the guarantee for all of this was his 500 vicious thugs and the garbage mountain that made a lot of money every day.

He admitted that the pie that Sim and himself drew was indeed very tempting. Even if it didn't have to be doubled or tripled, but only increased by two or three dollars, it would be enough for him to make crazy money.

However, he still had some concerns.

The bone-chewing tribe is the common enemy of all survivors.

If the new alliance plans to attack the Bone Chewing Tribe, it will definitely be a good thing for Red River Town, both strategically and intentionally.

Xizhou City was defeated by the New Alliance, and the left half of the Snake Clan was sitting on the bullet holes of those blue coats. The pressure on Red River Town will be much less.

Although the cake Sim drew for him was very tempting, Dempsey still felt that it was a bit unkind to backstab his "ally" at this time.

But...

Sim doesn't think so.

"My dear friend, you must not think that this is a betrayal. Price increases are market behavior. According to their buying method, it will be a matter of time before the price of copper goes up. If the price does not increase, will you expand production? We are just Help them step on the accelerator."

Dempsey: "So they still have to thank you?"

Sim smiled and said, "Of course."

Dempsey always felt that what he said was wrong, but he couldn't think of a reason to refute it.

"How do you need me to cooperate with you?"

"It's very simple. When necessary, you cooperate with us to issue a production reduction announcement. Whether there is a mining disaster or a mining equipment failure, in short, the issuance of coupons for the next quarter will be reduced, but how should we reduce production?㳓produce.”

Dempsey said nervously as his hands unconsciously grasped the armrests of the chair.

"What should I do if no one buys the product?"

They issue tickets to avoid this problem.

There are too many uncertainties in spot trading. Before getting coupons, everyone dug up a pile of rubbish randomly. As a result, no one bought it at all, and they lived a miserable life.

It wasn't until the merchants in Honghe Town invented coupons and stuffed red and blue coupons into the pockets of passing merchants that they slowly lived a good life.

It is precisely because of this that slave owners like them are more sensitive to the mode of ticket trading than the major business houses that really make a lot of money from tickets.

Knowing what the guy in front of him was worried about, Sim gave him a confident smile.

"Don't be nervous, my friend, imagine if the new alliance goes to war with the Bone Chewing Tribe tomorrow, do you still have to worry about no one buying the copper produced? Once the war machine starts, there is no reason to stop. We just want them to be bought at a 'more reasonable' price."

"You don't need to take any risks, and you can get a big share of the profits. You don't have to worry about not being able to sell it. We are willing to help you!"

After hearing the last words, Dempsey finally breathed a sigh of relief and his expression relaxed.

He picked up the pipe on the table and stood up from the chair.

"Then do as you say."

He didn't want to think about things that were too difficult, and he couldn't understand them anyway.

The reason why these trading houses exist in Honghe Town is because these guys full of evil ideas can help them sell their worthless garbage at a better price.

His mimetic organs, mimetic companions, even the equipment of his thugs, the mining equipment of his slaves, and the mercenaries who fought bloody battles on the front lines... were all bought with money. of.

As for what money is?

His understanding was that those red and blue tickets, the Legion's dinar and the enterprise's Cr also counted, although his intuition told him that this was just a superficial appearance, and it was too difficult to really figure it out.

Demps knew very well that he didn't have the brains, so it was better to let those who knew better worry about it.

He just needs to know that he can make more.

Seeing Dempsey nodding with satisfaction, Sim stood up overjoyed and stretched out his hand.

"Wish us happy cooperation!"

“Happy to work with!”

The mine boss was sent away.

After returning to the office, Sim finally couldn't hold it back and laughed wildly.

"Hahahahaha!"

Every time I chatted with the mine bosses, it was the happiest time among others.

Although I just gave them a mouthful of soup, every time I told them, "You can take away the big head," they nodded with conviction.

"Copper ore, sulfur...it's a pity that they can produce steel and aluminum themselves."

Sim stopped laughing, walked to the wall, stared at the map for a moment, and continued thoughtfully.

"But what a surprise...I thought they were going to expand westward."

To the south of the New Alliance is Boulder City, and to the east is nearly a hundred kilometers of wasteland with no water source.

Compared with going north, the benefits of going west will be obviously greater.

After all, Qingquan City is located in the middle of the southern belt of River Valley Province. There are lakes and rivers going west, and it is mainly populated by lakes and forests, with only a few hills.

And if you go north, it's like diving into the mountains.

Why bother?

What treasures could there be there?

At this time, a knock on the door of the office interrupted Sim's thoughts.

"Please come in."

The door opened.

His subordinate Enjiet came in from outside with a list in his hand.

"Boss, today's inventory data is out. Our copper reserves have increased to 500 tons!"

"very good!"

Sim's face was filled with a bright smile, and he was a big step closer to his 1,000-ton plan.

"By the way, boss... we went to the caravan in Dawn City and heard a rumor there. I think you might be more concerned about it."

Sim: "What rumors?"

Enjiet hesitated for a moment and whispered.

"...They heard from people in the tavern that a copper mine with a reserve of one million tons was discovered in the mountains north of Yuanxi Town."

Sim was stunned for a moment, then laughed and cursed.

"That's nonsense!"

These cunning blue gophers are pretty smart.

It had only increased by 20%, and they realized that someone was following them to buy goods.

However, this counterattack method is really childish.

Is it possible that the New Alliance has actually discovered a million-ton copper deposit?

Of course!

But this possibility is too small, and the timing is too coincidental!

Didn’t you discover it earlier or later, but you discovered it just when the price of copper was rising?

And it's still a million tons, so it has to be a big vein.

What a liar!

If a copper mine with such a large reserve is discovered, given their demand for copper, they will definitely build the road there as soon as possible, and then move to the outpost...

etc.

road? !

Sim's expression changed slightly, and he returned to the map, staring at the railway line on the map.

According to the information received by the caravan under his trading company, the New Alliance has been laying a railway to the north. Currently, the railway has been laid from the industrial zone of Shuguang City to the edge of Yumu District.

He had never been able to figure out why the new alliance had to go north in a thankless way.

And now, he vaguely guessed their intention to do so.

If that rumor is true...

"Are the rumors reliable? Are there any other clues?"

Looking at the ugly-faced boss, Enjiet shook his head quickly.

"No more!"

With his arms folded in front of his chest and his back turned to his men, Sim bit his thumb while staring at the map, his mind racing rapidly.

After a while, he calmed down.

So what if copper ore is discovered?

Mining always takes time.

Looking back at his men, Sim immediately ordered.

"Let our caravan pay more attention to this news, I need to know more information!"

Enjit nodded quickly.

"yes!"

…

"Have you heard? A copper mine was discovered in Yuanxi Town!"

"real or fake?"

"I don't know! I also heard it from the drunkard in the hotel in Highway Town! I heard from those people that those blue coats have the geographical information data of the Internet era. They have discovered the copper mine in Yuanxi Town a long time ago, but they have never found it. Zhang Zhang, he was planning to start construction recently, but the news was leaked! ”

"I think it makes sense... Why else would they build the railway all the way north? Is there anything that needs to be transported there?"

"Speaking of which, have any of you been to Yuanxi Town?"

"Why go to that place? There isn't even an inn, and further north of Yuanxi Town is Bone Chewing. The people stationed there are all New Alliance soldiers. Wandering around there, be careful of being caught by spies acting as plunderers. Get up, it will take a long time to explain."

Dawn City.

The entrance to the trading post.

Several merchants who were waiting for their goods to be delivered were lining up and bragging.

They are all merchants from Honghe Town, but they do different business.

Just as they were chatting, an "electric mule" drove into the trading post.

Seeing the loading and unloading workers unloading the drum-shaped equipment from the carriage, many people who knew the cargo had surprised expressions in their eyes.

"Multi-cylinder hydraulic crusher?"

"I've seen this thing before. It's imported from Boulder City. I heard that second-hand equipment costs 20,000 chips."

"...It seems to be true."

Next to the truck with the Horseshoe Trading Company emblem, the caravan captain's face looked a little solemn.

That night, he reported the news to the manager of the trading bank.

In fact, there was no need for him to report it at all.

Within a few days, news of the discovery of a huge copper mine in Yuanxi Town spread to Honghe Town along the trade route.

As one of the major buyers of copper mines produced in Honghe Town, the discovery of copper mines by the Alliance is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for those large mine owners who rely on exporting copper mines in exchange for bullets, artillery shells and other industrial products. .

When the wave broke out in Qingquan City before, the alliance increased the purchase of copper ore. They made a lot of money from copper ore trading, and some powerful mine owners took the opportunity to increase production.

If the price of copper ore fluctuates significantly, or even drops all the way...

Regardless of whether production is reduced next quarter, for those mine owners, the top priority now is to take advantage of the "inflated" copper price to get rid of their inventory as much as possible.

Yes.

It seems that the alliance is about to go to war, but after all, it has not started yet.

War was expected, as was the discovery of copper.

These are clues they analyzed based on limited information, not official documents written in black and white.

The increase in copper ore purchases can be interpreted as an increase in arms reserves. Of course, it can also be interpreted as an increase in power equipment. Nitric acid, sulfur and acid are not only used for making artillery shells, but can also be used in many industries such as chain steel, pickling and so on. .

There are pros and cons to any logic.

But one thing is likely to happen.

If the Alliance really discovers copper mines...

If there is no war, we have to slow things down.

There is not only one trading house in Honghe Town, nor only one mine.

When the price of copper rose before, many people tacitly followed Horseshoe Trading Company to buy goods, but now they have tacitly lowered their copper mine reserve lines and threw their copper off the market.

When the growth rate of shipments significantly exceeds the growth rate of demand, it is obvious what will happen next.

Sim quickly vomited blood and discovered that before he could stab his neighbor in the back, he was stabbed in the back by one of his own.

This bunch of bullshit sold out without any rules, pushing the price up to 20% and then lowering it down.

The Horseshoe Merchant's warehouse is now filled with copper.

Just because they didn't know if there was a copper mine, all the mine owners and trading house owners in Honghe Town became idiots.

Yes.

Just stupid.

At least in Sim's eyes, these people are just a little smarter than donkeys, not much more.

"Can't these idiots wait a moment?"

"So what if they have copper mines? I just assume they do! Will copper ingots grow out of the ground by themselves tomorrow?"

The office was filled with angry roars.

Enjiet stood aside and held his breath, not daring to take a breath.

Finally having vented enough, Sim looked at him and spoke word by word.

“How much budget do we have!”

Njit answered quickly.

"Without affecting other businesses... we can still purchase about 700 tons," Enjiet looked at the boss cautiously, "Actually, we could only buy more than 400 tons, but recently the copper price has dropped a bit, so instead we I can buy more..."

700 tons!

Compared with the nearly 10,000 tons of reserves released by these idiots, it is a drop in the bucket!

Being so angry that he almost vomited blood, Sim took a deep breath to calm down.

In addition to these procurement budgets, he no longer has enough coupons to purchase more copper mines from the mine owners.

Borrow someone else's ticket to buy it?

No amount of borrowing is enough!

Moreover, even if he could borrow it, he would not be able to rely on his own firm to absorb all the goods that overflowed from the stocks of other firms and mines.

Once he does this, he will end up changing from being the one cutting leeks to being cut off leeks.

Who is most worried about falling copper prices?

That must be someone who bought it with N times leverage.

Once other trading houses find out that he has a warehouse of copper mines with a lot of debt, they will definitely laugh like crazy and sell more copper mines to him decisively.

In fact, there is no need to use N times. As long as 80% of the copper in the market is in his hands, no matter whether he adds 80% of the leverage or 800% of the leverage, he will be the taker.

"These damn blue gophers!"

Sim held it in for a long time and couldn't figure out how to scold those people in the northern suburbs. Finally, he squeezed out this sentence through his teeth.

To this day, he still firmly believes that the Alliance will definitely send troops to the Bone Chewing Tribe.

But what's the use of just believing in him?

Can the market be influenced by one person's knowledge?

"Boss," Njiet said cautiously, "Are we still buying it?"

"Buy it!"

Sim couldn't help but curse.

Seeing his helpless men, he took a deep breath and controlled his emotions.

"The inventory reserve line remains unchanged..."

Enjiet hesitated and said: "The copper in the warehouse..."

Sim said through gritted teeth.

"Keep it!"

He is a man who makes a lot of money.

Those stupid donkeys who have failed to achieve anything but fail to do so can sell it if they want. Even if the copper mine falls to the same price as the iron mine, he will not sell it.

This battle will begin sooner or later!

Sooner or later it will grow back!

…

"Don't you want to make a fortune with your brothers?"

"Don't blame your brother for not helping you. Buy it quickly. If you don't buy it, you won't be able to buy it anymore!"

Seeing the report sent from the Honghe Town military base, Chu Guang couldn't help laughing.

The news is that he was right, but he didn't expect it to be so effective.

Copper ore prices fell 37%!

The supply has been increased four times!

And this was based on two weeks ago, and the effect of the smoke bomb far exceeded Chu Guang's original expectations.

He wanted the price to "return to rationality". As a result, when the mine owners and trading house bosses heard that the alliance had discovered copper mines, one by one they lowered the copper ore reserve line in their own warehouses, and not only followed him to buy. The Horseshoe Trading Company was full of copper ore, and the caravan formed by the alliance was also filled with cheap copper ore.

Since most copper ores exist in the form of sulfide, the price of sulfur has also been affected.

Considering that their major customers may no longer buy these two items from them in the future, it is the safest choice to reduce their inventory while they can sell them at a higher price.

But once the sell-off begins, emotion, not logic, is likely to dominate the market.

Later, not only the major commercial banks were selling off, but the caravans coming to Honghe Town also chose to wait to see if they could get cheaper.

And large copper consumers like the Alliance have naturally become the biggest winners.

In fact, taking down Honghe Town is certainly an option, and it won't be difficult.

Chu Guang, who is more sinister, directly sends a mission, asking the frontline players to support Honghe Town to turn their guns to attack the surrounding NPCs, directly tearing a gap in the defense line, and put the Snake Clan predators in, and then send troops to deal with it. Endgame.

One regiment has enough strength.

The only risk is that the Ya clan gets the news from the Snake clan and takes the opportunity to go south to fight against the autumn wind and encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.

After all, it is not a turn-based game. When you do it yourself, the probability of others standing still is very small.

But here's the problem.

Since it is not a turn-based game, the war still has to be based on the war strategy, and the means and reasons must be considered.

There are two types of reasons: internal and external.

Internally, the reason for liberating slaves is enough. The residents of the alliance support him from the bottom of their hearts. The players only have an expansion pack to deal with.

Using the planning vest to issue a "declaration of war" saves the need for explanations. This is the most useful place for players. If you can explain it, use the plot to justify it. If you can't explain it, use the settings to explain it.

Lordaeron's filial son can kill his father with one sword. My manager is in a bad mood today. What's wrong with going dark and stabbing a teammate? He didn’t sign a contract, which makes sense!

But speaking to foreigners, this reason is difficult to explain.

From Boulder City to Garbage City to other distant settlements of survivors, although they all opposed the plunderers, there was no anti-slavery group. Only some recognized the legality, and some allowed trading but not private executions.

Many slaves in the mines of Honghe Town were themselves captured and plundered by other survivors' settlements.

Using the excuse of liberating slaves to accuse them, it is better not to use this excuse at all, start a fight over a disagreement, and finish the fight when others are confused, and the impact of expansion will be smaller.

Using the abolition of slavery as an excuse for war, the "diplomatic punishment debuff" cannot be higher than that of the bone-chewing tribe.

Some things require soil, and advanced people can be equipped with advanced ideas. Whether it is Vault 117 or Vault 401, there is only one reason for their ultimate failure, and that is that they did not consider the actual situation of the wasteland, or I took it into consideration but could not let go of the reserve of civilized people.

What they think is wrong may not be what others think.

They can see things ten years from now, but the people they manage may just want to live in the present.

Just like Boss Xia always liked to be lazy in the past, Chu Guang teased her a lot, but he never really threw her out.

He was not born to be a manager. He had lived at the bottom and understood very well what it was like for her to be in that position.

Not everything is right or wrong.

On the contrary, Xiaoyu looked cute and sensible, which sometimes made him feel distressed.

Looking at the manager with optimism written all over his face, old Charlie still looked a little worried.

Of course, we should be happy to see the price of raw materials fall.

But if they fall too fast, they will eventually hurt themselves.

"I must remind you that the price of copper ore and sulfur has fallen because of the release of inventory, not because of an increase in production capacity. If those mine owners reduce production as a result, the price of copper ore may rise higher than before in a few months. ”

"You are right, so we ultimately have to rely on ourselves to supply raw materials."

Chu Guang put down the report in his hand and looked at old Charlie standing opposite the desk.

"According to the feedback data from the logistics department, we have reserved 700 tons of copper, and there are about 1,200 tons on the way. These resources are enough for us to consume in the next three months!"

Based on the current production efficiency of the industrial zone, 16.7 tons of copper are needed to produce 1 million bullets.

Just to make bullets, these 1,200 tons of copper can make more than 71 million bullets.

It would not take so many bullets to attack Xizhou City, not even half.

At the beginning, he only planned to prepare 5 million rounds of ammunition, and later he could produce them while shooting.

It is expected that by the end of the war, the total consumption of ammunition will not exceed 10 million rounds.

"...You really didn't leave any escape route for yourself."

Looking at the surprised old man, Chu Guang smiled faintly, stood up and walked to the wall, looking at the map filled with markers and said softly.

"I will liberate Xizhou from the bone-chewing tribe within a month."

"Our mining team will take the equipment and set off together with the artillery shells we send to the front line."

"Whether the copper and sulfur sold in our neighbors' homes are expensive or cheap from now on, it has nothing to do with us."

"We won't buy from them in the future anyway."