In the Apocalypse, Hoarding Supplies with the System's Hundredfold Critical Hits

"Report, Chief, many factions have sent people to inquire about purchasing fishing boats. Please advise, Chief!" The person in charge of this matter under Li Ming reported.

"I understand. What is the tonnage of the fishing boats they are mainly inquiring about? Are they newly built or refurbished second-hand boats? Are there any specific requirements for the equipment?" Li Ming asked in detail, as his job was to meet market demands.

The person in charge respectfully said, "Chief, currently, they are mostly focused on second-hand fishing boats. The tonnage requirement isn't very high, and the requirements for fishing equipment aren't strict either. As long as it works!"

"Judging from their needs, these factions probably don't have very deep pockets. Otherwise, they would have bought larger fishing boats with more complete facilities, instead of these small boats with displacements of a few dozen to over 200 tons."

Li Ming nodded, "I see. Since they prefer second-hand fishing boats, we'll refurbish and repair the second-hand boats we've salvaged. We'll keep the usable equipment and replace the unusable ones with our own."

"We'll set a clear price for these things, and you get what you pay for. If they want good stuff, they have to pay more! Our business is all about honesty and fairness. If these factions are willing to accept it, they can directly use points or supplies to buy them. If they're not willing, we won't force them. At least we can use them ourselves, so we won't lose out!"

"Yes, Chief, I'll immediately organize relevant personnel to develop reasonable prices."

Li Ming stopped the person in charge from leaving, "Don't rush off. We need to meet the needs of different levels of people for these fishing boats. We'll divide them into different grades based on the condition of the hull, equipment, and facilities, so people can choose."

"Yes! I'll do it right away!"

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Soon, the relevant departments under Li Ming started operating at high speed and quickly developed relatively reasonable prices. They directly posted the price list and displayed it on the public screens of his several seaside seafood trading markets.

In addition to these places, many places within Li Ming's sphere of influence, such as hospitals and markets, also posted the prices, so everyone could clearly see the prices of the fishing boats he was selling.

Many factions who wanted to buy fishing boats fell into deep thought after seeing these announced prices, because they found that the prices of the fishing boats announced by the Zhongxing Chamber of Commerce were definitely within their acceptable range, but the prices still made them feel a bit of heartache.

In other words, the Zhongxing Chamber of Commerce had a firm grip on their weakness. They either chose to spend a lot of money to buy fishing boats and then cover the cost of the fishing boats by going out to sea to fish, or they chose not to buy and continue to persevere with the existing materials.

Obviously, anyone who wasn't an idiot knew what to choose at this time, that is, basically all factions that weren't particularly short of supplies or points would choose to buy fishing boats.

There was no way around it, fishing boats were just too tempting.

They could continuously catch a lot of fish every day. Without asking for too much, even if it was just a few tons of fish, it was still income. Although it didn't seem like much, it was a steady stream!

Three tons of seafood a day, which accumulates to 90 tons a month.

Ninety tons of seafood is enough for tens of thousands of people to live for a month or two, and it can continue to provide these supplies. The value of food in this era doesn't need to be elaborated on!

Soon, many factions came to negotiate prices with the Zhongxing Chamber of Commerce, and everyone set their sights on medium-sized fishing boats of about 1,000 to 2,000 tons. Even smaller forces set their sights on some fishing boats of more than 500 tons.

After all, the larger the tonnage of the fishing boat, the more equipment it has, and the more seafood it can bring back at one time.

Moreover, seafood contains a lot of meat, and meat is much more filling than grain.

"What? A 2,000-ton fishing boat actually costs 80,000 tons of supplies?" The chairman of the Yixin Society thought he had misheard after hearing the quote and asked again.

"Chairman, that's indeed the price. An 80% new second-hand 2,000-ton fishing boat. We've also checked the equipment on it and found that it's very good and very useful. As long as we have enough fuel, we can bring back at least 700 tons of seafood in one offshore operation!" A director in charge of this area confirmed the price.

80,000 tons of supplies is indeed very expensive, but it's definitely worth the money!

The director knew very well that if he could bring back 700 tons of seafood in one trip, wouldn't he make back the capital after a few more trips?

Moreover, even before the tsunami, they didn't have such large offshore fishing boats. Now that they have the opportunity to get such a large fishing boat, he naturally doesn't want to miss it.

"Director Zhang, please assess the risk of this transaction. Can you guarantee that this offshore fishing boat can earn back the capital? If there are a few more tsunamis and our fishing boat is lost again, the loss would be too great," Chairman Jiang of the Yixin Society frowned.

There was no way around it, anything could happen in the apocalypse. If there were any more disasters and the things he spent so much supplies on were lost, the loss would be too great.

This kind of risk naturally needs to be considered.

Director Zhang thought for a while, "Chairman, since you think this is risky, then I have another plan, which is to purchase several three- to five-hundred-ton fishing boats, which are cheaper and have sufficient quantity."

"However, their continuous fishing ability at sea is worse, and they basically need to return to the port every day to unload!"

Chairman Jiang thought for a while, "First purchase two 500-ton fishing boats!"

"Chairman, the price of a 500-ton fishing boat is about 10,000 tons of supplies!"

"Hiss!" This price made Chairman Jiang gasp, it was too damn expensive.

Chairman Jiang turned to look at Director Zhang, "Director Zhang, the 2,000-ton one costs 80,000 tons of supplies, how come the 500-ton one costs 10,000 tons?"

"Chairman, fishing boats are like this. A 2,000-ton fishing boat can operate in the offshore for a longer period of time, and can load more than 700 tons of fish in one trip. The equipment on it is also more advanced. The 500-ton small fishing boat has much worse equipment, and can catch at most 100 tons of fish in one trip."

"The difference between these two things is not only a four-fold difference in tonnage, but the technical content of the sonar equipment, trawls, and other facilities on the ship is completely different!"