Chapter 623
“Actually, I am still very optimistic about persuading Nanyang to join the war!”
Sitting in the car, Kirk said in a rather confident tone.
"As we all know, Nanyang has always been our loyal ally. During World War II, we had very close cooperation in Europe and Southeast Asia, especially Bastogne..."
Why is he so confident? It's because they are all old friends. Had a very pleasant cooperation in the past. Of course we will continue to cooperate now.
Any normal person would feel this way. When referring to "Bastogne," Kirk said.
“At that time, I was in London. When Germany launched the Ardennes Counterattack, almost everyone thought that the Germans would repeat their 40-year victory. But who would have thought that in Barstow Nirvana, they blocked five divisions of Germans, my God..."
Kirk's tone seemed a little excited. He was even more excited than he is now when he was squatting. He clearly remembered the brief chaos caused by the German counterattack.
But in the end, someone was there to turn the tide and save everything. Because of this, Cork has always had a very favorable impression of them.
After all, they had fought for the Allies, it should be said that they had fought side by side.
"They not only blocked the Germans, but also launched a counterattack and joined forces with General Patton!" "I was serving in the Third Army at the time. They were a group of very powerful guys. General Patton once said - they are the best in the world. The best soldier.”
The reason why Frank was sent to Nanyang was because he served in the Third Army Intelligence Office. Although he was a low-level officer at the time, the Third Army was still closely related to the Allied Forces. The teams fought together, whether in Bastogne or in Germany, the task force "picked up" many German factories from behind them.
Because of this love, Frank made many old friends in Nanyang. It also made his work go more smoothly, and some information was even proactively provided by the other party.
Well, this can be seen as intelligence cooperation from both sides.
“Yes, it is really hard to imagine that we conquered Asia from Europe and then conquered this country! Therefore, I have full confidence that the President will definitely be willing to do his part for world peace. ”
"Maybe..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Frank's expression changed, he looked at the raindrops on the windshield and said.
“Damn it, it’s raining again!”
Hearing this, Ambassador Kirk’s expression suddenly changed, thinking of the previous nightmare. he said in horror.
“Oh my god, are we going to have to push the cart again!”
Soon it turned out that he was definitely a crow's mouth, good and bad.
It’s time to push the cart again!
And this time it was deeper than the last time.
......
The driver stepped on the accelerator hard, and with the powerful roar of the engine, the car that was stuck in the mud was pulled out.
After the other party pulled the car out, Ambassador Kirk quickly thanked him.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you very much for your help."
"You're welcome."
Li Jiebai, holding an umbrella, looked at their car and said.
"Country roads are not suitable for cars. You'd better wait until the weather clears before setting off. If you walk about one kilometer ahead, there will be a farm where you can stay overnight."
The farm is not just a farm, it also provides accommodation services. After all, the distance between cities in Nanyang is too far, so the farm also provides corresponding accommodation and catering services.
And compared with ordinary hotels, the environment there is more elegant and the scenery is very good. You can even eat delicacies with different flavors from different regions. After all, people from all over the world gather in every farm.
“Thank you very much,”
Ambassador Kirk, who had become a mud monkey, hurriedly thanked him. After a while, looking at the off-road vehicle on the muddy road, Ke Ambassador Ke couldn't help but feel a little envious.
"Frank, when we return to Chang'an, we will also buy a Warrior,"
That kind of off-road vehicle was specially produced for this kind of muddy road. What's more important is that it looks very spacious, and the interior seats are not as crude as a Jeep. Just like a car.
It seems that Nanyang people produce this kind of car not without reason.
“Okay, Ambassador,”
Frank, who finally got out of the quagmire, glanced at the dirt road and asked again. "Should we continue searching now?"
"Let's wait until the weather clears up. Let's go and stay at the farm first!"
Now he has long forgotten what commander he is looking for, and only has one thought left - to take a comfortable bath Take a shower and have a good sleep.
The tires of the Warrior off-road vehicle carved deep marks on the slippery mud. The car body swayed slightly in the mud. Li Jiebai, who was sitting in the car, occasionally looked out the window. At this time, the air was filled with the moist smell of earth.
As the general manager of Jiahe Company, of course he knew which farm you were on, so he chased you all the way.
A few hours later, as dusk fell, Li Jiebai finally arrived at his destination. When he saw five Warrior jeeps parked on the farm, he knew he was in the right place. As soon as the car stopped , a security officer came over, and after finding out his identity, the man said.
"Please wait a moment, I'll go and make a call."
A moment later, Li Jiebai arrived at a single-family dormitory behind the farm. When the door opened, he couldn't help but look at the blonde who opened the door. Stunned.
Which lady is this?
In confusion, your Excellency’s voice came from behind.
“Everyone is chasing me here. There must be something important. Let’s talk about it.”
Li Yian smiled kindly at Li Jiebai, turned around and walked into the study.
After entering the study, Li Jiebai bowed.
"Your Excellency, I am taking the liberty of coming to disturb you."
Looking at the CEO of Jiahe Company who is in charge of Nanyang's rice bowl, Li Yian asked subconsciously.
"Okay, no need to be so polite, let's talk, there must be something important. Is it food imports?"
"Absolutely."
Li Jiebai reported truthfully.
"I have a report here that I need to report to you."
While speaking, he had already taken out the report and presented it with both hands.
After receiving the report, Li Yian started to read it. The contents of the report made him frown at times. When he saw the last page, he slowly pushed away the file containing the documents from his eyes. , slowly stood up from the desk and walked around the office. Then I walked to the window again. The air after the rain carried the fragrance of earth, and I stared at the rice fields in the distance. The green rice fields looked very gratifying. With the putting into use of rice transplanters, Nanyang is becoming more and more popular. Many farms have begun to switch to rice cultivation. As mentioned in the report, Nanyang will soon be able to achieve self-sufficiency in food.
It is not self-sufficiency in grain, but self-sufficiency in rice.
After turning around, Li Yian took a few puffs of his cigar silently, then walked to the table with his cigar between his legs, clicked his head on the file, and asked:
"Here, So, do you think that in the next thirty years, our food gap will exceed 50 million tons?"
"Yes, Your Excellency,"
Li Jiebai said.
"I specifically asked some experts. According to our population growth rate, in the next 5-10 years, the new population of Nanyang will exceed 70 million. Thirty years later, the population of Nanyang will exceed 120 million. By then, as people's living standards improve, the demand for meat, eggs and milk will also increase. Raising pigs and cattle requires a large amount of corn and soybean meal as feed. The special climate environment of Nanyang is not suitable for growing corn and soybean meal. Soybeans, corn and soybeans are prone to mold during high temperature and rainy seasons. Therefore, in the future, we will need to import more than 40 million tons of corn and more than 20 million tons of soybeans every year to basically meet the people's living needs. Taking into account dietary habits , we also need to import no less than 15 million tons of wheat every year.”
Eat meat!
A few days ago, Li Yi'an just thought of Soviet Russia who was tripped up by "eating meat", but he never thought that he would have to face the same problem so soon.
Eating meat is a real problem that every country must face after its economy develops. This was true in Soviet Russia, and it was also true in Nanyang. Well, it was also true in Tangshan later. While planting large quantities of high-yielding corn as feed, it also needed to import nearly 100 million tons of soybeans every year.
Compared to them, the environment in Nanyang is even less optimistic - it is not suitable for growing corn and soybeans at all. In other words, if hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia want to eat meat, they must import corn and soybeans.
In fact, Li Yian has considered this issue, and even in his plan, imported grain itself is a strategic weapon, it should be said to be a strategic weapon to balance the trade surplus with the United States. Japan has fought eleven trade wars with the United States, and Nanyang will definitely fight a trade war with the United States in the future. In the trade war, American grain and cotton are a bargaining chip in Nanyang's hands.
"Indeed, meat, milk and eggs are all fed by feed,"
Nodding, Li Yian said.
"In my opinion, your report is still a bit conservative. In thirty years, the population will increase a lot, and the per capita consumption of meat, milk and eggs will also increase several times. By then, we may even need to import One to two hundred million tons of soybeans and corn!”
(End of this chapter)