Chapter 922 Heda Corn’s Rhapsody (Second update, please subscribe)
Sometimes history will change.
When Nanyang occasionally flaps its wings in Southeast Asia, what kind of tornado will be set off in this world?
No one knows, but history will always change inadvertently.
When the Nanyang Grain Company made a series of achievements in Africa, a person in the far north noticed them.
"Cereal company!"
Sitting in a chair, Khrushchev looked at the information in front of him, and the light reflected a little on his bare head.
“Twenty million tons of corn!”
When he said this word, Khrushchev’s eyes were full of desire, as he entered into a loving father by developing agriculture In sight and at the core of the Soviet Union's top leadership, he knew better than anyone else what 20 million tons of corn meant.
“20 million tons of corn can alleviate the problem of food shortage to a certain extent!”
The problem of food shortages has always plagued the Soviet Union for a long time, and Khrushchev was very aware of this. Because of this, when he came into contact with Nanyang's "African Breadbasket Plan" with the help of the intelligence agency a few years ago, he was surprised and also paid attention to this plan.
“20 million tons of corn!”
When he raised his head again, Khrushchev said to Bulganin.
“This is the amount of food that Kenya will provide to Southeast Asia in the future, and more than 3 million tons will be produced this year!”
When talking about this number, Helu There was some kind of longing in Xiaofu's eyes.
"20 million tons, is it really that much?"
Bulganin asked in disbelief.
“That’s Africa.”
In everyone’s eyes, Africa is a barbaric land. It can really be said that there is nothing, except black people.
Otherwise, how could those Western colonists sit back and watch that land idle?
"It is precisely because we are in Africa that we can grow three crops a year, unlike here where we can only grow corn or oats once a year. And 20 million tons is just a preliminary estimate. This..."
Khrushiao The husband clicked on the information in front of him and said.
“According to the vision report of Kenya Grains Corporation, taking into account the improvement of corn seeds and the increase in the use of chemical fertilizers, corn production will increase by more than 50% in ten years, and they will produce 30-35 million tons per year Corn..."
If Du Changyuan were here, he would be very surprised - because this report is the long-term planning report of the Kenya Grain Company. The report lists in great detail a series of land development, corn planting, etc. The job, not only that, also gives the potential value of the company.
But now this report has appeared in the Kremlin! Could this not surprise him?
"And these corns can be converted into 10 million tons of pork! My friend, 10 million tons! On average, for each Soviet person, that is 50 kilograms! If we can get Kenya and turn it into our granary, then, The food problem that has been plaguing us will be fundamentally solved!”
Speaking of this, Khrushchev seemed a little excited. He even stood up and said excitedly while taking steps! .
"By then, our people will never go hungry again, and they will no longer have to queue up for a few pieces of fat!"
Perhaps in the eyes of many senior Soviet officials, He Rushchev was a savage and vulgar peasant. But unlike other people who don't care about people's dinner tables, this guy who looks very rude and straightforward has always cared about people's meals, even in the era of loving fathers.
When he was in charge of Ukraine after the war and was responsible for the reconstruction period, when he had a premonition that Ukrainian agriculture would not be able to complete the national plan, he immediately dispatched an inspection team. After the team inspected and studied, the report submitted to him showed that the grain production of that year was Production may range from 1.8 million to 3.6 million tons. The national quota is 7.2 million tons. Feeling that the situation was serious, he instructed ministries to prepare a document to be submitted to the Moscow Council of Ministers. The document required the government to issue food ration distribution cards, supply part of the agricultural products to rural residents, and provide relief to the victims.
The fatherly reply was to denounce the figures he had appended to the document as trying to show that Ukraine was too busy to look after itself, and that the idea of a food ration card was absurd. If an ordinary person faced the reprimand of a loving father, he would probably choose to remain silent. But Khrushchev immediately left Kiev for Moscow to explain to Stalin. His report accurately reflected the situation in Ukraine, and the loving father eventually agreed to provide limited food aid to Ukraine. But this also caused him to lose the trust of his loving father. Later, how could he hold back his temper and keep his tail between his legs? But as we all know, Khrushchev really cares about people's dining tables and their housing. Of course, this is also to win people's hearts.
“When that time comes, everyone will support us!”
I have to say that, as a very rude and straightforward guy, Khrushchev He is upright. In his opinion, as long as he makes everyone's lives better, there will naturally be applause and people's support. When the time comes, who will remember his loving father?
“We now need to clean up the scarred people’s hearts, and the best way is to let them live in houses and eat meat!”
Facing the agitated Khrushchev who was somewhat uncontrollable, Bulganin reminded him.
“That’s a British colony!”
The reason why Bulganin reminded him like this was because he knew very well that the Soviet Union would never have a direct conflict with Britain.
But if the Soviet Union wanted to extend its hands into Africa, it would inevitably conflict with the British.
“Yes, that’s right, just because it is a British colony, we have to help the Kenyans liberate their country and win freedom for that land. After they are liberated, we can send troops there Agricultural experts help them develop agriculture, provide them with agricultural machinery, fertilizers, provide them with loans, build water conservancy facilities, and all of this..."
Turning around and looking at Bulganin, Khrushchev said.
“In the end, they will all use corn to repay the debt they owed us during the war. And we are not only helping them benefit from the liberation of the nation, but also making their country become We are richer, and we get corresponding rewards - we don't need to use hard currency to get a steady stream of corn, and if we want, we can also use the same model It will spread throughout Africa. With our support, the British and French colonies in Africa will gain independence, and with our help, they will move towards new life. ”
Thinking about it! When talking about the future of Africa, Khrushchev became even more excited. After all, liberating all mankind is their dream, and this step is about to be taken in Africa. How could he not be excited?
Of course he is even more excited - now he has finally found a way to let the Soviets eat meat.
Although the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world, the Soviet Union's climate was not suitable for the development of agriculture, after all. It’s really too cold. In Africa, we can have three crops a year, but in many places in the Soviet Union, we can’t even grow food.
But now they have a new choice - Africa!
Unlike Khrushchev's excitement, Bulganin seemed more calm. He just flipped through the report in front of him and said.
"This is indeed a very important piece of information. Since Nanyang can do it, we can also do it. If they can do it, we can also do it, but..."
Bull Ganin reminded.
"How do we support the local people? In other words, how do we put weapons into their hands? This is the Indian Ocean, not the Mediterranean. Our ships need the Suez Canal to enter the Indian Ocean. If..."
Originally, he wanted to say that if Siam was still there, everything would be easier, but when the words came to his mouth, Bulganin changed his tune.
"If the British intercept them, our ships will not be able to reach the Indian Ocean at all, and how can we support them?"
"Egypt!"
Khrushchev said.
“Now the United States has refused to provide military aid to Nasser, and in order to obtain assistance he has turned to us and asked us for assistance. Now our people are having secret talks with them in Czechoslovakia, and an agreement will be reached soon. With the agreement, we can enter Africa through Egypt. As for the Suez Canal, how could Nasser continue to tolerate the British and French controlling it? As long as he gets enough support, he will definitely take back the Suez Canal."
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As he spoke, Khrushchev walked to the table, clicked on the report and said.
"When the time comes, we can help Africa win liberation, but before that, we still need to do some work!"
(End of this chapter)