While the dust storm was raging on Mars, the interplanetary trade group led by Wang Xian was still negotiating with Zero Point Port, while the exploration department took the initiative to take on the responsibility of observing the dust storm and taking care of their spacecraft.
It has to be said that in the face of a dust storm that is unique to Mars and can be called a global disaster, the two Heng Yue-class spacecraft withstood the test without suffering any damage.
Later, with the help of the immigrants at Zero Point Port, they found At the low point, tall mountains were used to block the impact of the dust storm, so except for a lot of red gravel on the spacecraft, there was no loss.
"However, the impact of the dust storm is still there, especially when we take off and have to be exposed to the Martian atmosphere.
Even if we use a fusion energy reactor, we have to choose a suitable weather to ensure maximum safety."
After receiving the conclusion from the exploration department, Wang Xian slightly pouted and had no opinion.
He concentrated on studying the negotiations with Lingdian Port.
"We provide the most scarce supplies in Lingdian Port.
Don't worry about not being able to sell them.
The key lies in the price, how much you sell, and what you bring back."
Since the inter-planetary trade investigated by the joint fleet this time covers a long trade route, the focus is no longer on the supply and demand of goods and the price difference between the two planets, but on multiple planets.
The complexity of the problem has increased exponentially.
Moreover, this is the first time in human history that such a trade route involving multiple planets has been explored.
If successfully maintained, it will be no less significant than the ancient Silk Road, the Strait of Malacca, and the Suez Canal as an oil road.
"So, even if the profit this time is not as high as expected, it is good to achieve such a goal.
It can be regarded as proving that inter-planetary trade is indeed profitable.
Such an investigation will have results, which means that Dongyinhe Company is worthy of considering subsequent investment. ."
Wang Xian said to himself.
He flipped through the list of foreign trade commodities provided by Lingdian Port.
Several of the above commodities were out of stock.
It was obvious that the factory had not yet been completed, nor had it been put into production, and they were being used to deceive people.
"The first item is that the price of Mars food is 50,000 tons, which is 20 times the price quoted on Earth.
But considering the cost of transportation, there is a lot of profit."
If Cao Chuan would have noticed here, the Lighthouse Country actually found a way to make a fortune on the ordinary food of Mars.
There is carbon dioxide on Mars, there are nutrient-rich volcanic deposits, and then through fusion energy power stations for power and heating, and by growing crops that like to grow in a backlight environment, food can be produced.
The advantage of Mars food is that Mars has low gravity and the shipping costs are cheap.
Compared with the Earth, its location is closer to several places in the asteroid belt, which creates profit margins.
However, if things continue like this, the Lighthouse Country has a superior food growing environment, and even the Zero Point Port they occupy is vigorously developing agriculture.
Is it possible that the Lighthouse Country will really become an agricultural power in the future?
Wang Xianke didn't care about this kind of thing, and he wouldn't be as boring as Cao Chuan.
He found that there were indeed trade opportunities at Zero Point Port, and planned to purchase 1,000 tons of grain and sell it to Port 024 of Ceres in the asteroid belt.
"But wait."
Wang Xian suddenly hesitated.
Thinking of Taoyuan Port on the other side of the planet, he flipped through the information provided by the other party for comparison, and a trace of amusement flashed across his face.
"I didn't expect that Taoyuan Port also provides grain trading.
Do you want to give it a try?"
Wang Xian had previously asked employees in the trade department to spread rumors that Taoyuan Port was also interested in their goods.
Now, the rumors have come true and Taoyuan Gang is really involved, so he has to think more about it.
A few minutes passed, and it seemed that Lingdian Port was quite sincere, and the price had reached his psychological expectation.
Wang Xian considered that if he continued to fiddle with it, Lingdian Port would really give up the idea of continuing the negotiation.
He planned to give up and stick to his previous ideas. , only doing business in Lingdian Port.
He flipped through the rest of the list.
Apart from food, there were not many products that interested him.
Also, because Zero Point Port was established for such a short period of time, there were very few products developed, such as technological products, which did not have many advantages over those produced by Dongyinhe Company. , whether it is transported to the asteroid belt or returned to the moon, the profit margin is not large.
In order to prevent missing opportunities, he still patiently recorded the supply and demand of goods, profits, and main transportation costs as a professional habit.
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Through computer processing, he comprehensively analyzed it and came up with a more intuitive table to tell him what he had.
Goods are worth trading, and what goods are not worth trading?
With a clearer plan in mind, he can start negotiating with the mayor of Princeton.
Because of the neighbors on Mars, the mayor of Princeton always felt that he was being manipulated during this negotiation.
What made him feel tied up was that the lighthouse country asked them to allow loss-making business to speed up the development of the port, so he had to Try to keep talking.
In order to prepare 1,000 tons of grain for trading, they even cut some of the grain rations, and got back 50 million for this.
Compared with the billions they paid, it was really a drop in the bucket.
He gritted his teeth and hoped that trade would allow them to develop faster during this period.
When the local large-scale spacecraft was manufactured, they would not be in such a dilemma as now and have to be controlled by others.
After the trade was concluded, East Galaxy Company sold 70% of the goods in the spaceship to Zero Point Port, including the exploration department.
They took the opportunity to make some extra money by transporting a small batch of goods in the extra cabin, which was regarded as department performance.
During the process, although the name of Taoyuan Port was mentioned repeatedly, even the mayor of Princeton finally realized that this might just be a cover created by East Galaxy Company.
They actually had no contact with Taoyuan Port at all.
Originally, the joint fleet had planned to visit Taoyuan Port.
Due to the dust storm, it would be very expensive for them to go by airship.
The two places were more than 7,000 kilometers apart, and it was even more difficult when the land road was completely blocked.
After discussion with the fleet and reporting to the East Galaxy Company, they decided to temporarily give up visiting Taoyuan Port this time.
They mainly wanted to accumulate experience and study the possibility of planetary trade.
If they find a profitable trade route, they will be able to do so in the next few years.
There are plenty of opportunities to see if there are other business opportunities along the trade route, so there is no need to rush.
More than ten days later, the Martian dust storm became smaller, and the stars in the distance could be seen again.
The fleet, which had been delayed for a long time, no longer wasted time and set sail resolutely, bringing with it 1,000 tons of loaded grain.
The 1,000 tons were so messed up that no real benefit could be seen for the time being.
The "specialty" of Mars is targeted at the asteroid belt
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