Get some solid roleplay with DSE or the Gallics.
Sensible roleplay that is.
Not "My friend runs DSE so he gave us all the tradelanes".
Then you might have a chance for that.
Do remember that tradelanes are a massive investment though and are only really useful when the volume of trade reaches a certain level. Much like implementing new public transport systems in cities, they have to be of a certain size to really be efficient.
