10.4.6 THE MINISTRY OF TRADE
The Ministry of Trade is responsible for obtaining commodities for
use by the city government and for facilitating the transfer of those
commodities to the Ministries that will use them. The Ministry has three
tools it may use to accomplish this ongoing task:
1. Setting the price at which the city will purchase and sell commodities
to the public.
2. Setting the price at which other Ministries may purchase commodities
internally, as well as a reserve amount, so that the city doesn't
completely run out of commodities.
3. Maintaining 'reserves' of commodities for use by the city proper. Keeping
a number of commodities this way will be very important for many city
administration tasks.
Commands for the Ministry of Trade:
CITY COMMS
CITY COMM SUMMARY
- Shows a summary table of the current commodity status of your city.
CITY COMM SET MIN <comm> <amount>
- Sets the reserve amount for a particular commodity. Reserved commodities
are not available for purchase.
CITY COMM SET INTERN <comm> <amount>
- Sets the price which other Ministries will pay for a particular commodity.
CITY COMM BUY <comm> FOR <amount>
- Sets the price which the city's commodity-purchasing NPC will pay for
commodities.
CITY COMM SELL <comm> FOR <amount>
- Sets the public sell price. People can then buy any available stock
at this price per unit.
CITY ECONSTATUS
- See information on your city's economic status.
CITY MAT SUMMARY
- Shows a summary table of the current raw material status of your city.
CITY MAT BUY <material> FOR <amount>
- Sets the price which your city's refinery will pay for delivery of that
raw material.
