there's 10 000 route trips around for you to do. I see your point of view, however:
Get a smuggler and go smuggle. there's 35 smuggling routes I know of.
Your faction could help you too, if they actually grouped with you and convoyed with you.
Head of the factions should really animate their traders better and make it more fun. Kishiro arranged a race.
Out of like... 8 trading factions in see only 3 actually trading in convoys. It seems people aren't interested.
Of course problem is that it's boring, but you can go and enjoy your pirating experience for 5 mil. You just won't be as skilled.
Your and half of the people's here problem is that they're lazy and they want to have equal benefits as those who put more effort in it.
Ass for the more routes for the true factions, maybe it would be better to simply tweak the ID's to give more profit or at least discount when buying the items.
It seems there's tons of things to do once you see the light.