Chapter 1396 A sudden change in the situation (Third update, please subscribe)
When the train went around a curved section on the track, it soon entered a straight section. The train began to speed up under people's feet, and the iron wheels on the track moved regularly. A crackling sound.
Several passengers in the carriage. They have been proofreading investigative reports for a week.
These foreign passengers in suits were sitting in the first-class carriage. Some were smoking cigarettes silently, while others were writing scattered and incoherent comments, waiting to start again.
Luo Yue'an was smoking a cigarette and reading the report. Taking advantage of the opportunity to flick the ash into the ashtray, he asked:
"Do you really think this year's corn production will exceed 18 million tons?"
"Eighteen million tons, there is no problem at all."
Adjusting his glasses frame, Wang Zhengzhen explained:
“Ethiopia’s cultivated land area is about 17.19 million hectares, of which 2 million hectares are cultivated land by state-owned farms. Those farms not only use modern agricultural machinery, but also have modern irrigation systems. They use the improved seeds provided by our company, with average yields per hectare. It is about 3,000 kilograms. Taking into account the effects of crop rotation and other effects, the output of state-owned farms alone is as high as more than 12 million tons. ”
When analyzing Ethiopia's corn production, Wang Zhengzhen still couldn't help but marvel at its progress.
Since its name a few years ago, this country has undoubtedly been the most dazzling star in Africa. With the help of agricultural experts from the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, it has launched vigorous agricultural reforms, reclaiming wasteland, building irrigation projects, and improving seeds. With the application of chemical fertilizers, Ethiopia's grain production increased severalfold in just two years.
While agriculture was undergoing earth-shaking changes, experts from the Soviet Union helped them plan the railway network and build new roads. Modern enterprises such as steel plants and fertilizer plants appeared for the first time on this ancient land.
Railways, which had never appeared before, appeared on the East African plateau for the first time.
With the roar of the whistle, a train is running on the rails. Passengers on the train will always look out the window - the endless cornfields stretch as far as the sky.
"12 million tons..."
Luo Yue'an took a puff of cigarette and sighed.
“I never thought that in just three years, this place would change so much!”
"With more than 50,000 Russian experts and agricultural workers, as well as tens of thousands of heavy-duty tractors and other agricultural machinery, plus hundreds of millions of rubles in loan assistance, the changes that have taken place here are simply..."
Pointing to the land outside the car window, Wang Zhengzhen said:
"The Russians changed everything here."
Luo Yue nodded.
"Yes, it is the Russians who changed everything here. The Russians brought modern agricultural technology, machinery and seeds."
"The seeds are provided by the plant breeding company."
Wang Ganglei reminded from the side.
The Plant Breeding Company was once the largest breeding company in the UK, but it moved to Nanyang long ago and became the largest breeding company in Nanyang. In the past ten years, the company has cultivated many improved varieties, among which the improved corn varieties are the most outstanding.
"Without our seeds, the Russians would not be able to produce so much corn at all, but there are problems with their production. Our hectare yield in Kenya is about 4,500 kilograms, but here it is only 3,000 kilograms."
“In terms of natural conditions, Ethiopia’s climate is good, rainfall is sufficient, and the land is fertile. Its fertility is not inferior to that of Kenya, but the yield is 30% less!”
Frowning, Luo Yue'an said.
"The gap of 30% is still very large. This is also the key to our investigation."
He smiled, then took off his horn-rimmed glasses, held them up to the light, wiped them, then put them back on.
"Ethiopia is not Russia. There is an Iron Curtain here, but it is not as solid as the Soviet Union. We can use the data obtained here to analyze Russian agriculture and serve national decision-making."
Although they say "national decision-making", they are indeed employees of Global Trading Company. In the past two years, as the Russians developed Ethiopian agriculture, they came here and spent hundreds of millions of rubles with the Russians on agricultural development here. The difference is, they are here to do business with the Russians.
For example, improved corn seeds. Although corn seeds are also available in Russia, the seeds of plant breeding companies are more suitable for the weather in East Africa. There are even chemical fertilizers. Although the Soviet Union also has chemical fertilizers, the average nutrient content of fertilizers produced in Nanyang is 38.7%, while that of Russia is 38.7%. 27.7%. The output and quality of other herbicides, pesticides and other chemicals lag behind. Even with combine harvesters, Nanyang's equipment far exceeds Soviet products in terms of quality and lifespan.
To a certain extent, Nanyang is the person who "sells shovels". It entered Ethiopia almost at the same time as Russia.
In the past decade or so, Nanyang has been able to establish a huge overseas business empire and a technological power, partly due to its top-down intelligence mechanism. The top-level core science and technology decision-making machine is the "comprehensive science and technology conference" with the dual functions of "consulting and decision-making".
As your think tank, this is the command tower for Nanyang’s innovative decision-making. Its information collection tentacles cover various ministries and commissions, and also provide strong support for the medium and long-term planning of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry also has a specialized intelligence agency responsible for small and medium-sized enterprises in Nanyang to prevent them from being involved in information gaps and falling behind.
Every overseas employee of Nanyang is required to collect intelligence information and will also receive corresponding training. Intelligence is the foundation of business activities and an indispensable help for companies to go overseas. Without intelligence support, they will definitely fail overseas.
Because of this, Nanyang's business intelligence has been extremely closely connected with the Secret Intelligence Service from the very beginning, and the same is true now. Even inadvertently, their "feelings" were exposed. That's it.
A few hours later, the train stopped at the terminal station, a small central station. This station was like other places. Porters were carrying goods on a simple platform. The goods removed from the train were all fertilizers. and other materials.
This railway itself serves corn production - transporting fertilizers, pesticides and other materials produced in the Soviet Union from the port to the inland, and then transporting the corn produced on the farm to the port and transporting it to Russia to repay debts.
In this transaction, the Russians found a market for their poor-quality products and also received the food they needed, while Ethiopia received machinery and weapons, and of course, the modernization of the country.
Both sides are winners, at least to some extent.
At this time, the porters and a station staff quarreled. Hearing their noise, Wang Ganglei raised his brows lightly and said to Luo Yue'an:
"Section Chief, something seems to have happened."
Wang Ganglei can speak the local language and naturally knows what they are talking about.
"What happened?"
"The official accused them of piling the fertilizer at the station. It had rained in the past two days and asked them to transport the fertilizer quickly. However, the porter explained that there were no cars and the cars were all driven away by the Russians, saying they were for Kenyans. ”
"Kenyan!"
Luo Yue'an frowned and said:
"What do they want a car for?"
"It seems to be transporting arms."
"Arms!"
Several people looked at each other and seemed to read some kind of worry in each other's eyes. It was true that they were company employees, but their intuition told them that this was extremely abnormal information.
"They must be people from the Land Freedom Army. They have been in camps in the border areas for the past few years!"
……
In a camp not far from the Kenyan border, groups of soldiers are training.
The soldiers in this camp are all from Kenya. They once participated in the "Mau Mau Movement". After the failure of the uprising, they fled to the mountains and rainforests. Two years ago, they evacuated to Kenya. Here, they not only obtained weapons, And also got training.
Under the training of Russian instructors, they not only learned how to operate small arms, but also learned to drive tanks - the Russians even provided them with T34 tanks.
After more than two years of training, this guerrilla force of nearly ten thousand people has become an army.
Standing on the balcony, looking at the troops being trained, Kimati, the "marshal" of the Land Freedom Army, had eyes full of longing.
"Marshal, how about it? Just as I promised in the past, now you not only got more weapons, but also received good training. With these tanks and artillery, you will be able to liberate the entire Kenya soon." ! ”
Listening to Wilson's words, Kimati nodded and said:
"Major, thank you for your help. When we liberate Kenya, I will invite you to help us build our country!"
"Marshal, this is the wisest choice. Just like Ethiopia, we have all seen the changes that have taken place in this land in the past few years. I believe that Kenya will be more prosperous in the future!"
As an intelligence agent sent by the KGB, Wilson entered the mountains to meet Kimati as early as seven years ago. It was with the help of the KGB that they escaped the British army's encirclement and suppression and escaped two years ago. to Ethiopia, where he was trained by Soviet advisors.
After two years of preparation, the "Freedom Army" that fled back then has now replaced its guns with cannons and transformed into a well-equipped modern army.
Now, they are about to return to Kenya!
Just thinking about this made Kimati excited, but he still had some concerns and said:
"Major, we are going back to Kenya now, but the British troops there are also a group of very tough guys."
"Marshal, the whole world is now attracted to the Congo, including Britain!"
Wilson said:
"Now is your time to liberate Kenya!"
(End of chapter)