The old world industrial system, which has always been known for its explosive production capacity, also needs catalysts, such as the little on the issue of rare earth exports that has been stirred up by the media over and over again, and the reason is that there is a lack of this thing, and many high-tech industrial products you just can't make them with your eyes, which has nothing to do with the level of technology or anything, it is purely because it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

Genuine industrialization is still so dependent on scarce resources, and it is even more impossible for this industrial system from Luo Zhengdao's copycat to avoid this sensitive issue, so to speak, any bottleneck that must be bypassed by the unique technology of the new world has to be more or less related to magic or something. Since scarce resources must be used, hoarding rare materials has become a top priority involving the national economy, people's livelihood and national security.

In a relatively closed social environment, xenophobia is a normal reaction, and changing the owner who is not enough is likely to be coldly handled by the Elven colony authorities. This time, the king of the human race, His Majesty, personally appeared in the land of demon whispering, and even if Luo Zhengdao remained silent without saying a word, the elven governor had to take into account his perception and position.

The problem now is how to control the rhythm of purchasing rare materials, the amount of cash that Luo Zhengdao has on hand is relatively limited, and this place is not a good place for self-cultivation, if he doesn't leave quickly after buying things, wouldn't it be that there are no three hundred taels of silver here? But in this situation where you are not in a hurry to acquire materials will cause people to be suspicious, and in such a dilemma, it is really difficult to sing this big drama that hides from the world.

"Your Majesty, we only have enough money to open the acquisition for another week."

It should be said that this figure is not much different from Luo Zhengdao's previous estimate, although there are many ways to make money in the Kingdom of Light, there are more projects that burn money, and he can't save much money at all! Needless to say, the cost of feeding those human refugees who are constantly pouring into Qiongzhou is geometric, and it will cost an astronomical budget to provide free accommodations and medical services before they are well recuperate, and those top-secret research projects at the level of black technology are even more first-class in terms of money-burning speed, even if there are gold and silver mountains in the treasury, they can't stand this kind of spending method, Luo Zhengdao didn't go to sleep on the road, and he already counted him as having a good way to manage his finances and run his family.

Sighing faintly, Luo Zhengdao touched his forehead and thought about it, and said:

"What is the least stocked product on the market?"

"Hibner Crystal!"

Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao pondered for a while and said:

"How long will the rest of the money be used to acquire this variety?"

"The optimistic estimate is a month, and it could actually be longer."

Luo Zhengdao's eyebrows raised, clapped his hands and said:

"Very good, immediately stop buying other varieties and concentrate our remaining funds to buy this variety."

The attendant looked at the king in astonishment, and cautioned:

"Your Majesty, the use of Hibner crystals is limited, and our stock will not be used up for ten years......"

Hearing this, he waved his hand slightly, a smile appeared at the corner of Luo Zhengdao's mouth, and he hugged his shoulders and said slowly:

"Don't talk about it, we're not here to make money, you know?"

Looking at the same problem from different heights, each person's focus is also different, and in the eyes of specific handling personnel, how to use the least amount of funds to purchase as many scarce resources as possible is their responsibility. At the height of Luo Zhengdao, looking at the success or failure of things, the local gains and losses of one time and one place are no longer important, and how to achieve the strategic goals smoothly is the most important link. For the sake of a larger goal, it is not unreasonable to deliberately do something stupid at some point, as long as it is in line with the overall strategic interests.

"Yes, His Majesty, a qiē obeys your will."

Secretly searching for a group of sneaky terrorists in someone's house, engaging in such activities that are close to espionage is obviously extremely incommensurate with Luo Zhengdao's esteemed status. If it weren't for the magic of the New World. Jing weakened the power of the superiors, and he acted as the protector of the secret service operations as the head of state. Once the inside information is leaked, it will also be a big scandal in diplomacy, so of course you have to be careful in doing things

"Your Majesty, I've found it."

"Where?"

After the intelligence officer confirmed it again and again, he clicked twice on this hand-drawn map with his finger, and seeing this, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but feel suspicious here, and said:

"It's in the city, what kind of place is this?"

The intelligence officer, who was born with a common face, fell into the crowd and disappeared in a minute, and he looked at the king with blazing eyes, and said slowly:

"The barracks of the Elven Federation."

Luo Zhengdao, who was shocked, opened his mouth wide and said:

“…… How can it be? ”

"Well, hate to admit it, but this is one of the few locations our people can't infiltrate. A military camp with no outward appearance, more heavily guarded than the governor's palace and warehouses, do you still think this is impossible, Your Majesty? ”

If all other possibilities are ruled out, the remaining choice is the inevitable choice of the correct answer, no matter how absurd it looks, this truth could not be more plain, Luo Zhengdao will not turn a blind eye to the facts in order to take care of a little so-called face problem, and immediately nodded and said:

"So how do you get in? Do you have a plan? ”

His subordinates didn't dare to make decisions for Luo Zhengdao, he could only take the initiative to mention this topic himself, this capable intelligence officer who could crush James Bond in other aspects except for not being handsome enough, nodded and said:

"Your cooperation may be required."

"No problem, what do you need me to do?"

The informant made a gesture to count the money and said:

"Gold! Lots of coins! ”

As we all know, relative to Yaling, as a rising star, the Elf Federation is an emerging country with a strong commercial atmosphere, if to put it bluntly, the elves are believers in money worship, no matter what money comes from, as long as you have money in your pocket, it is the last word, and even traditional religious beliefs have been sidelined. If it weren't for the fact that the elves were worried about the fate of their souls after death, and had to make a careful choice, it would be very doubtful how many elves would persist in prayer.

Assuming that there is a full-time god such as the goddess of wealth in the new world, the Elven Federation will undoubtedly become his own place, but it is a pity that no god has the priesthood of wealth, and although the god of commerce exists, his influence is not as direct and attractive as wealth.

The answer given to Luo Zhengdao by this unremarkable spy leader was extremely simple, but it was completely reasonable, and he could pay a large sum of money to buy those high-ranking elven people who had the right to approve others into the barracks. Of course, there is no room for the poor to survive in the circle of powerful people, and it is definitely not cheap to buy the rich at a price, and even the spendthrifty intelligence department cannot afford this extra expense, so he can only temporarily apply to His Majesty the King for a special payment to meet this practical need.

After listening to the estimated price, Luo Zhengdao immediately realized that he did not have much money, he pondered for a while, and said:

"Sell all the spices in the flagship ballast."

Firmly in control of the most famous spice islands in the Xingchen Sea region, and negotiating with several other important spice producing areas to establish price alliances, the Kingdom of Light has successfully monopolized about 30% of the world's spice exports, and this income is a large financial source.

In order to further expand his profit margin, Luo Zhengdao immediately ordered to reduce the raw materials for export spices and replace them with processed industrial products, such as toothpaste, tooth powder and soap, and other chemicals for export, in order to increase the added value of products.

Although spices are indeed not a necessity of life, at least you can't die if you don't eat them, but for the grand banquet of the upper class of various countries, if there is no dish with a lot of spices added as a decoration, it means that the organizer of the banquet is too poor and timid, and the guests present eat or not are the same thing, and as the host is not fully prepared, the price will be dropped. It is precisely because the world's vision is so harsh and lethal that even the Elven Federation, which has never liked the strong spice taste in the dishes, has to concoct it in the same way, so as not to lose the dignity of the country, and the local tyrants are most afraid of being called stingy. What's more, regardless of the problem of eating and drinking, the elves' real demand for spices is also very urgent, and the manufacture of luxury goods such as perfumes is indispensable for spices to help!

When Luo Zhengdao came, he brought a large number of spices with him, and he was ready to use them as gifts to dredge the joints, but now he was short of money, so he had to sell this batch of goods first, so he couldn't stuff a large amount of spices into the homes of elf high-level people, which was too unusual.

Money talks! How the handling staff below operated, Luo Zhengdao didn't bother to understand, for him to get things done more than anything else, and it was too important to care about the amount of money spent

Things progressed quickly, under the cover of the deep night, the white snow made people feel chills, and seeing the bright light between the gaps in the bushes not far away, Luo Zhengdao, who pretended to go out for a walk, said to the attendant officer who accompanied him:

"Our spy got in?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Luo Zhengdao pretended to yawn, covered his face with his hands, and said:

"When will there be news?"

"Tomorrow."

"There will be results tomorrow?"

"No, Your Majesty. Tomorrow we'll be able to get the internal materials of the Doge's Palace. ”

This reconnaissance operation was indeed faster than expected, and the next day Luo Zhengdao really got a full set of information, and the materials from the Elven Federation showed some unusual anomalies. Under this elf barracks, there was originally an abandoned mine, because of the occurrence of a strict zhòng mine was closed for a long time, but the rare ore veins in the pit were not exhausted, so it was listed as a key monitoring object, and from time to time there were elf mining and metallurgical experts to investigate and judge the situation. Not long ago, the governor ordered the relevant mining facilities to be closed, and at the same time most of the personnel were relocated, and the security inside and outside the barracks was strengthened.

Luo Zhengdao, who read the information, had a solemn face and commanded:

"Ready, get started."

"Yes, Your Majesty."