I was reborn after playing a good hand badly

Chapter 750 Factory Relocation

Su Mo's expression turned awkward for a moment.

"Well, you don't need to worry about sales for now."

Yan Shu leaned forward slightly and said, "There's no need to worry about sales. However, regarding the issue of sales allocation, I wonder what your thoughts are on that, Xiao Su?"

"You know, Brother Yan's family is also a major consumer of minerals."

Su Mo raised her hand to press down, reassuring him, "Brother Yan, don't worry about this. Your family will definitely get a share."

"When I said 'don't worry,' I meant 'don't worry at all,' because I've already promised the authorities that the output for the first ten years will be supplied exclusively to them."

Yan Shu and the other person looked at each other in bewilderment.

Su Mo explained, "It's still because of the front lines. The war isn't over yet, and the government needs to invest a lot of resources. My place is probably the fastest place to produce [products]. Even if the government were to develop it themselves, it wouldn't be faster than me."

"So at times like this, everything must give way to the front lines."

"Of course, what I just said also counts. You can rest assured that Brother Yan will be able to purchase a portion of the shares."

Wu Shun smacked his lips but didn't say anything.

His need for minerals is not so bad, what he needs more are the resources of the secret realm. As long as Su Mo can choose a suitable secret realm for him to start a farm, then there will be no problem.

Yan Shu was speechless for a moment.

Regardless of the exact amount of his share, he certainly has one, which is far better than those who can't get one at all.

Even so, he can already foresee how many people will come knocking on his door, trying to take a share of his business.

Because of his industry background, many of the people he knows are in the manufacturing sector.

Earth's native resources are untouchable. Once the existing resources have been exhausted, factories that don't want to stop operating will definitely do everything they can to find raw materials.

It's impossible for the authorities to allocate a share, so Yan Shu will definitely become a breakthrough point in the eyes of many people.

There was a moment of silence in the private room.

Yan Shu exhaled and relaxed her body.

"Xiao Su, you know about the Blue Star Protection Plan, right?"

“I know, I’ve heard Chairman Jiang mention it.” Su Mo nodded.

The reason why the Xia Kingdom government has the confidence to launch the Blue Star Protection Plan now is because of her backing it up.

Otherwise, without external supplies, how could Earth be protected?

There are many known mineral species on Earth, and in recent years, super-powered materials (a general term for the main materials used to manufacture psionic weapons, mechs, and armor) have also been discovered. However, the reserves of super-powered materials on Earth are not large.

But there are still plenty of other mineral reserves on Earth, and there will always be people eyeing them.

Yan Shu continued, "Within the area covered by the Blue Star Protection Plan, many, no, the vast majority of factories are unable to continue production on Blue Star. You know that, Xiao Su, right?"

Su Mo paused.

Is it to reduce pollution?

“Of course, that’s a consideration, and there’s also the principle of proximity,” Yan Shu said.

"Is it about relocating the factory to a mining planet for production?" Su Mo raised an eyebrow.

For Su Mo, who moves house frequently, relocation is a minor issue, but it's a different story for others.

First of all, the distance issue is a huge problem.

For the small celestial bodies near Blue Star that already have numbers, it would take at least a month to get there. There's no way around it; Xia Kingdom's cargo ships have already reached their speed limit. If they want to increase speed further, they either need to develop a more powerful propulsion system or achieve a leap in technological innovation.

Neither of these aspects is easy to achieve.

Even if the distance problem can be overcome, building a factory in the environment of a mining planet would be impossible without a huge investment of points.

Although Su Mo wasn't very clear about the current technological situation in Xia Country in this regard, she had heard some news from time to time and knew that Xia Country already had mature methods for building bases on other planets, but they were very expensive.

Materials are expensive, and labor is expensive too.

Yan Shu nodded seriously.

"Production, processing, and even subsequent manufacturing all have to be handled outside. In the end, only the finished products can be sent back to Earth."

Su Mo hissed.

"Brother Yan's factory too..."

"I want to move to Huowei, what do you think, Xiao Su?" Yan Shu asked directly.

“Of course, that’s convenient too.” Su Mo nodded.

"But other methods won't work; the authorities won't allow this kind of loophole exploitation."

Yan Shu pursed her lips, her brows gradually furrowing.

"Is Brother Yan facing some kind of difficulty?"

Wu Shun interjected, "Your brother Yan is worried about his wife."

"Can the Zhang family's factory be relocated as well?"

Su Mo nodded.

"It's possible, but the Zhang family definitely won't get a share."

Yan Shu waved his hand.

"It would be great if we could move there together. I won't make things difficult for you otherwise."

"The main point is that your sister-in-law's company used to outsource most of its work, only doing key tasks in its own factory. But now those outsourcing jobs probably won't be able to continue, and we don't know when they will be able to resume production."

“After moving to Possession, her factory there will definitely need to expand to barely be self-sufficient.”

"Sure, as long as you can handle it yourselves."

Yan Shu nodded slowly, feeling a little heavy-hearted.

He knew the Yan and Zhang families well, and with Su Mo's connections, things would always be easier.

There will definitely be other friends who will come looking for him, but Su Mo has already agreed to the official request, which means he has blocked all avenues.

Ugh.

"The pressure from the authorities is immense right now, so it's probably going to be tough for other factories."

Su Mo also fell silent.

She knew that no factory could exist independently; everyone needed to divide tasks and work together to complete the project.

The products of the Yan and Zhang families are quite special, and they can definitely obtain a portion of the materials from the official sources, but the quantity is unknown.

But she couldn't just move all the factories associated with the Yan family to Huowei. If she really moved them all to the vicinity of the mining area, would she be able to sell the materials?

If we don't give it to her, can we stop others from digging for it themselves? If it really comes to that, what will we do even if we catch people digging illegally?

"Otherwise, let's open up those three small planets to some factories. We can definitely forget about Mars, but those three small planets are relatively close to Earth, and their mineral reserves aren't particularly impressive," Su Mo suggested after thinking it over.

"The LX07 was originally planned for development, and the planning was already done, so there's no need to waste it; it can be put to use now."

Yan Shu's eyes flickered slightly.

"This is a good idea, but how should the selection criteria be formulated?"

"Calculate the number of relocations that the three small stars can accommodate, and then add them to the subsequent bidding process. As for the bidding requirements, Yan Ge and Zhou Wei, you can discuss and decide."

Wu Shun asked worriedly, "Won't the authorities have any objections?"

After all, those were properties under Su Mo's name. Although they weren't large, did their output fall within the scope of those ten years?