The fleet transports not only food and other survival materials, but also many valuable resources, especially those that are not produced in the North Fourth District, but are indispensable strategic resources for the arms industry.

At the time of Yujiao's introduction, Yang Yi had a deeper understanding of this huge business family.

The Jade Family has been able to exist for thousands of years, and without the support of the federal authorities, it can continue to grow and develop, not because of the reputation of the ancestor Yu Tingxuan, nor the relationship with the powerful figures in the military, but because of the effective and tested business operations.

To put it simply, it's about making money.

Although Yang Yi does not know how to operate and is not interested in business activities, he has to admire the Yu family, to be precise, the Yu family's management ability.

You must know that the North 4 Region is the most barren region in the entire Southern Alpha System, with almost no valuable properties.

In addition, until the Fifth Greenwich War, the jurisdiction of the Human Federation was only a small part of the North Fourth District, except for the home system, there were only a few colonial systems, and they were all barren, not to mention what valuable goods were produced, and even the basic survival needs needed to be provided by the home system.

It is on this basis that the Jade family has spent more than 4,000 years to create a business group that ranks among the top 100 in the Galactic Alliance.

Obviously, this is definitely worthy of Yang Yi's admiration.

The key to the development and growth of the Jade family is to be able to make full, effective and reasonable use of very limited resources, so as to maximize the benefits.

In fact, the main business of the Yu family is business.

In other words, the Yu family is engaged in resale trading, and it is not wrong to say that they are second-hand dealers.

Because there are not many valuable resources in the North Fourth District, and the environment is harsh, the products are not abundant, and there are very few commodities that can be exported, and there is a lack of competitiveness. That is, the goods produced in the North 4th District are also available in other places, and the prices are lower and the quality is better, so it is almost impossible to develop in the usual way, and no business group has succeeded in this way.

The Jade family was able to succeed. It's not the usual route.

North 4 is lacking in resources, but one has the advantage that no other region has, that is, it is close to the Greenwich Meteorite Belt and is closest to the North Alpha Galaxy.

To others, this is not only not an advantage, but a disaster, a nightmare.

It's just that the operators of the Yu family see another side.

Here it is. The Northern Alpha System has many properties that the Southern Alpha System does not have, such as Silicon Beasts, and to obtain these properties, it is necessary to pass through the North 4 Region.

For thousands of years, the Jade family has dominated the underground market of the North Fourth District.

Whether it's an interstellar mercenary or a pirate, anyone who wants to transport supplies out of the Greenwich Meteorite Belt, even if it's just to send it to their home galaxy, has to get the consent of the Jade family. If there is no permission from the Yu family. Even the most powerful pirate legions are struggling to move an inch. The point is, the Jade family not only monopolizes the trade of all products related to the Northern Alpha System. He is also the largest venture capitalist in the North Alpha System, monopolizing the underground financial market in the North Alpha System. Pirates are extralawual, and mercenaries are not much better. Besides, pirates and mercenaries are all working for money, so naturally they won't have trouble with money. Even the most powerful pirate legions need to turn looted goods into money. It is then used to buy weapons and equipment. In these links, the financial support provided by the Jade Family is crucial.

Of course, this is not the profit point for the Jade family to make money.

The real profit point lies in monopolizing all the trade of products from the Northern Alpha system.

By providing financial services to pirates and mercenaries, the Jade family easily took control of the underground market in the Northern Alpha system. and has a limited right to purchase. Although most of the time, the Jade family did not do this, because it would disrupt the market order and make the Jade family the target of public criticism, but for some valuable properties, such as the life crystals of silicon beasts, the Jade family never let go, and all large transactions were directly controlled.

Through monopoly management, the Jade family will also be able to make huge profits from it.

Take life crystals as an example, because they are a necessary material for the manufacture of the control equipment of the origin converter, and they are only produced in the northern alpha system, and there is no such thing as the southern alpha system, so it is always in short supply, not only the human federation, but also other civilizations are willing to spend a lot of money to buy it. Through the monopoly of life crystals, as well as some other means, such as hoarding and speculation, this alone accounted for 20% of the total income of the Yu family.

Of course, the Yu family not only obtains profits, but also connections that money can't buy.

For example, in some advanced civilizations, many wealthy merchants and nobles have a hobby of raising silicon beasts as pets, and even feel proud of raising rare silicon beasts. The Jade family took full advantage of this and befriended many powerful people of high-level civilizations, so as to extend their tentacles to the jurisdiction of these civilizations.

It's just that the Yu family has always been low-key, so not many people know the true face of the Yu family.

To put it simply, the Yu family has never appeared in public, and its nominal family business is not much, and most of the property is run by agents.

In Yujiao's words, people from the Yu family rarely come forward directly, and there are very few people like her who are scattered outside and directly run the family business. It's just that the Jade family's mechanism for selecting and employing people is very perfect, and it has withstood the test many times in the past thousands of years.

As for what the mechanism was, Yujiao didn't say, and Yang Yi didn't ask.

Anyway, this is the core secret of the Yu family, and Yang Yi is only an ally of the Yu family, not a member of the Yu family, so naturally it is not good to ask more.

Besides, Yu Jiao is just an ordinary member of the Yu family, and she is only sixteen years old, she has not officially reached adulthood, and she may not know the core secrets of the Yu family.

Only one thing is certain, even in peacetime, the Yu family has been preparing for war and has never slackened.

For example, among the 5,000 spaceships, 500 carry strategic materials that are urgently needed by the Human Federation and are mainly used to produce weapons and equipment, mainly valuable raw materials that are not produced by the Human Federation, and some are used to produce, maintain, and repair weapons and equipment.

In Yujiao's words, the people of the Yu family have never forgotten the war and never believed that peace would last forever.

According to the tradition of the Yu family, in peacetime, 10% of the profits must be used every year to purchase strategic materials and important equipment that do not generate profits, and store them at the designated location to ensure that the first batch of materials can be sent back to the home system as soon as possible after the outbreak of war. As long as everyone strictly enforces it, then the materials and equipment hoarded in five hundred years can consume the legions of the Human Federation for fifty years. With the strength of the Yu family, during the war, it was enough to purchase and hoard the second batch of strategic materials within fifty years. In Yujiao's words, as long as there are no traitors in the Human Federation, with the support of the Yu family, the human legion is enough to defend the home galaxy.

In fact, this is also the result of the offensive and defensive battle of the Lighthouse Star.

Prior to this, the Yu family's preparation standards were not so strict. After this, the Yu family began to strictly enforce this standard that everyone had to abide by.

It can be said that this is the confidence of the Yu family.

Yang Yi also realized that getting the support of the Yu family was half the battle. It's no wonder that even Xiao Wentian had to form an alliance with the Yu family at the beginning.

Obviously, with an ally like the Yu family, Xiao Wentian at least didn't need to worry about logistics support.

"Before, I never understood why Sister Linglong chose you in the first place, and why did she think you were qualified for the support of our Yu family." Yujiao smiled faintly and said, "Of course, I understand now. Not to mention anything else, just the hand you played at the elders' meeting was enough to capture Sister Linglong's heart. ”

"Don't talk nonsense!" Yang Yi rolled his eyes, but he really didn't have much to do with Yujiao, who was full of nonsense.

"Brother Yang, I'm complimenting you. Prior to this, we had been used by the Heavenly Saint Emperor, and it could be said that we were played by the Heavenly Saint Emperor, let alone fight back, and we couldn't even struggle to resist. I didn't think that just one trip to the Presbyterian Church completely changed our situation. Before, we were in a dilemma. Now, it is the Heavenly Saint Emperor who is difficult to ride a tiger. Say send troops, obviously you will lose face. If you can't say anything, you lose your heart again. I can't blame anyone else, if you want to blame yourself, who told him to look down on you all the time, always think you are a fool, always think that we are so ups and downs, have been using us, and have never regarded us as real allies. ”

Yang Yi smiled bitterly, Yujiao's words were not wrong, and the words were not rough.

"Of course, you don't have to be afraid. We are here, even if the Heavenly Saint Emperor can't swallow this breath, he can only endure it, and he will not deal with us here. ”

Before Yujiao finished speaking, a dry cough came from the side.

is a middle-aged man, but his actual age is definitely not young, and Yang Yi can see at a glance that this person must have worked in the army and has a lot of experience.

"Captain, you've come just in time, I'll introduce you. This is the big brother Yang I often mention, Yang Yi, the special envoy appointed by the federal authorities, and the object of my admiration. Yujiao smiled playfully and said, "Brother Yang, this is Yuhu, the captain of this spaceship, and also the leader of the fleet. ”

Yang Yi heard the meaning of Yujiao's words, and greeted Yuhu very politely.

Yujiao did not use the title of family when introducing Yuhu, indicating that Yuhu was not from the Yu family, and his surname was Yu, which was obviously very respected, and his status in the Yu family was definitely not low. In addition, he has a single name, a tiger character, and there is no clan name that adults have, and he is obviously an adult, which also indicates his identity.

"Captain, what's the matter?"

"Miss, the spaceship is coming."

Yu Jiao was slightly stunned, and Yang Yi was also slightly stunned, but the two immediately understood which spaceship Yuhu was talking about.

"Brother Yang, are you really not going back with us?" Yujiao was a little reluctant, but she didn't stop Yang Yi, after all, she knew that Yang Yi must have other arrangements.

Yang Yi nodded slightly, but then said, "If you are not in a hurry to set off, then wait for me for a few days, maybe you can go the same way." ”

Yujiao was overjoyed at first, and then looked at Yang Yi incomprehensibly.

"Of course, if you're in a hurry to go, forget it, after all, I don't know when I'll be able to leave here, and if it's delayed......"

"No hurry, we are not in a hurry. Anyway, it will take a lot of time to rush back, and no matter how anxious it is, I am not in a hurry at this time. ”

Yang Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head, he knew that Yujiao would say that. (To be continued.) )