Chapter 270 Caravan Construction

Ji Lin sat in a chair and listened quietly to Jiang Liu standing in front of him to make a report on this business trip, while Aina and Hackett stood at the door of the office anxiously waiting for the results.

Purchase plants and explore relics.

Three kinds of fruit trees and one kind of grass seeds, so as to make up for the current lack of plants in the territory.

Among them, the starch-producing trees are not needed in the territory. The food in the territory is already quite rich, but there are 500 people stationed on the sky island, and these 500 people rely on floating carriers to transport food for them.

These trees can reduce their dependence on the territory's food, and even be self-sufficient...

The excess transportation capacity can be used to carry building materials to quickly build a new base.

Ji Lin wrote on the page, allocating all resources one by one.

"Master, I apply to return to the team!"

Jiang Liu looked at Ji Lin who had stopped writing, saluted him, and expressed his intention.

Flying at a high altitude above a thousand meters, the captain was under great pressure. There was an endless abyss below, and he was responsible for the lives of all the people on the ship. In terms of business, just reconciling accounts with the locals and calculating data had killed a lot of his brain cells.

Jiang Liu would rather fight the monsters in close combat than say a few more words to those buyers who couldn't stop talking.

And his master looked at him strangely, lowered his head, took a brand new white paper and wrote something on it.

"No, you don't need to return to the team. You will be the captain of the caravan in the future."

Ji Lin quickly drafted a simple appointment letter, naming Jiang Liu as the head of the territory trade caravan, and removing the former officer from the military system.

The army is also to bring benefits to the territory and promote the territory's macro-economy.

It is not just a superficial goal of killing and controlling more territory.

Since the benefits of transferring some people out to engage in resource transportation are far greater than letting them hang up in the outpost, Ji Lin will not hesitate to reorganize them into a new executive agency/department.

Ministry of Commerce.

There are also experienced military personnel who can become qualified crew members. It is difficult for ordinary people to get used to the continuous fear of heights in the clouds, and the soldiers have been strictly trained to reduce this discomfort.

"Are the eleven subordinates enough at present? If not, I will draw more manpower from the army to assist."

Ji Lin placed the appointment letter in front of Jiang Liu and asked him what he needed.

30% of the additional income... The local people are really rich.

"I read your report. They have a high demand for processed food and offer a high price. All kinds of spellcasting materials and magic plants are rigidly needed... Have you sold all your products to the purchaser who directly serves the governor?"

Jiang Liu nodded. He used money to open up the way to the purchaser directly under the governor.

If so, if he sells it to others, there may be more room for further improvement in income...

Ji Lin touched his lower body and thought. He did not want to rebuke his subordinates for selling directly to the purchaser. For those who have just arrived and do not want to deal with local forces, it is indeed a good choice to find a buyer who serves the government and let them deal with the materials in their hands.

Dealing with the Chamber of Commerce that can sell at a high price, it is difficult for your subordinates to figure out the twists and turns, and it is inevitable to step on the pit.

"Your next task is to buy a property in that city and hire some locals to sell our products."

Ji Lin sorted out his thoughts and thought it was imperative to get a store that belonged to them.

Economy, economy, to develop, there must be a good economy.

The internal market is not active, and it still needs to rely on the resources of the external market.

Speaking of which, the territory is currently not very capable of transporting processed food over long distances. Although the refrigeration rune has begun to be tried in the territory, it is in the experimental stage... No, there is a kind of food processing product with a very long shelf life that can.

After distillation, refined alcoholic beverages have a long shelf life, and distillation equipment is relatively simple to manufacture. Now that metal equipment is popularized, the territory can produce on a large scale.

Ji Lin doesn't like drinking, but for the sake of the territory, he received a bottle of light brown liquor that was first opened and refined and distilled. The brown liquor reveals a crystal clear and pure color in the sun. Distillation and filtration have removed impurities from the liquor, leaving a relatively pure liquor.

There is a hint of sugarcane fragrance in the spiciness, and it is mixed with an inexplicable taste that makes people feel like their throats are on fire.

Ji Lin got the wine, but he didn't know whether it should be used in the territory. He hasn't figured out how to sell it internally. But since a new market has emerged, let's try to sell the high-concentration distilled liquor produced in the territory in this market.

He vaguely remembered that in the Age of Discovery, alcohol was always at the forefront of best-selling products.

Alcohol is also a strategic material.

I hope it is the same in this world.

"Is that geologist called Aina? I will help her find her teacher, but before that, I need her to help check whether there are any ruins on Xiaokong Island."

Ji Lin lowered his head and wrote on the paper. He saw a way to benefit Dakong Island without giving up the development results of Xiaokong Island.

"After she completes the exploration of Xiaokong Island, I will mobilize some airships to help her check the entire No. 3 Sky Island."

Complete the geological exploration of Dakong Island by the way.