Now the world's largest food suppliers happen to be the Bald Eagle, Maple Leaf and Kangaroo countries in North America. They are all one. If they come forward on their own, there is no way they can succeed.
As long as the freighter goes to sea, it will be closely monitored. In addition, there is no one to sell to him, so he wants to try to ask Zhu Xuefeng for help and contact the local businessmen in Xiangjiang to see if he can import some food in a roundabout way.
This matter is not too difficult for Dongsheng Company. Last year, according to Zhu Xuefeng's instructions, it purchased 5,000 tons of grain from North America. At that time, it was intended to be donated to the country.
Unfortunately, the bald eagle origin logo on the outer packaging of the grain made the domestic contact officials very resistant. Later, after a lot of effort, it was replaced with the packaging of Dongsheng Company, and then it was traded to the Ministry of Commerce in Hong Kong at a fair price.
But it has also been made clear that we will not accept free donations from the country, various organizations and private individuals. The reason why we accepted this batch of grain is that there is no other way. Although the international grain price is not high, it can change rapidly. Check it every time I reported the grain prices and went back to apply for funds. When the funds were received, the grain prices changed again, and I suffered several dumb losses.
Now Dongsheng Company takes the initiative, of course it is happy. After reporting the situation, it quickly received a reply: "Work together to solve the food procurement problem!"
Later, Dongsheng Company helped with the transfer. After several grain sales and several secret installations of sophisticated equipment, the Ministry of Commerce was quite satisfied. They politely expressed their gratitude to their superiors, but still refused to accept free donations.
In fact, the Bald Eagle also knows where the food goes and doesn’t care at all, as long as it doesn’t point it out. Xiangjiang is such a big place and buying so much food certainly cannot only satisfy the local market. Bald Eagle's four major grain merchants ignored this, as they would not let their money go unearned.
The staple food consumption in North America and Europe is mainly wheat. A large amount of rice, corn and soybeans must be exported. However, there are not many employers in the world who can consume a large amount of their food. The black brothers in Africa want to, But he is unwilling to pay, only willing to accept support. This is something that the grain merchants cannot even hide in time.
The emergence of Dongsheng Company makes the grain merchant very satisfied. As long as I can't see it, I can ignore the final source of the grain. What's more, there is no grain embargo on the mainland.
Knowing the other party's demands, Zhu Xuefeng had an idea. They couldn't afford the foreign exchange to buy it. There seemed to be an opportunity here, so he said with a smile.
"You really have found the wrong person. You should not approach me for this matter. This Miss Wu can help you solve it. They have a trading company that can help you buy grain and cargo ships. Team, we can transport it back.”
The other party originally had this idea after hearing the introduction that Wu Qianqian was engaged in foreign trade. However, with Zhu Xuefeng around, Wu Qianqian seemed unwilling to communicate, so she returned to the starting point.
Unexpectedly, this time the blind cat bumped into a dead mouse, and his luck was overwhelming. Zhu Xuefeng directly recommended Wu Qianqian and said that the other party had the ability. He was also overjoyed and quickly stood up and looked at Wu Qianqian eagerly.
"Comrade Wu, please help us, the people of Mount Paektu. The hard-working people of Mount Paektu can no longer hold on."
Since the man spoke, Wu Qianqian did not refuse. Accept this problem generously.
The negotiations continued, but after a middle-aged man named Cui was replaced, Wu Qianqian also had a headache. This uncle's appetite was too big.
"What did you say? We need 60,000 tons of grain? You are right!"
Last year and this year, Dongsheng Company cooperated with the Ministry of Commerce intermittently and only purchased less than one million tons. , that’s 500 million people. A mere population of more than 10 million people would have to buy 60,000 tons at a time. It’s really outrageous. Although the price of food is cheap, the freight is high. (In 1961, the country imported 5.8 million tons of grain, costing US$400 million. You can imagine the urgency of the country to earn foreign exchange)
The middle-aged man nodded, with a look of expectation on his face.
"Comrade Wu, this is our urgent need. Although 60,000 tons is a lot, it is only one-tenth of our needs. Even if we collect 600,000 tons, there are 11.4 million people in Paektu Mountain, and each person can only pay an indispensable amount per month. To five kilograms."
"But can you come up with so many dollars? This can only be done in U.S. dollars, and the cost of goods and freight is estimated to be no less than four million U.S. dollars each time."
< br>The middle-aged man had already paid attention and expressed his determination firmly. "We choose corn, which is more suitable for us."
Wu Qianqian knows that corn is the cheapest, almost one-third of the price of wheat, and the quantity is large.
"Even if it's corn, it won't be much cheaper. You know, the cost of transportation is higher than the purchase."
"I understand."
Wu Qianqian is simple After doing the math, "If you switch to corn, the goods plus freight will not be less than 3.2 million each time. This is not a small number."
The international food prices at this time were actually not high. From corn to more expensive wheat, soybeans, and rice, the price ranges from thirty dollars to seventy dollars per meal, but transportation costs are high. The freight per ton shipped from North America is almost forty or fifty dollars, not including loading and unloading. and land transport again.
When it comes to U.S. dollars, the other party’s expression is ugly. Of course he has already inquired about the international food prices. Wu Qianqian did not over-quote, but he would not be able to get out the money even if he were beaten to death.
Zhu Xuefeng didn’t think they still had such a solid foundation after being defeated.
"Although the harvest in the first half of the year is reduced, there should be some. What if the harvest in the second half of the year is good? Besides, I don't think you can raise so much foreign exchange."
The other party asked in a low voice without caring about face, " This has already considered the harvest in the first half of the year and divided the demand into ten purchases. It is now expected that the harvest in the second half of the year will still be bad, and our climate experts believe that it will be difficult to improve next year. "
The other party seems to be. Very sad, "Because of this, we have no choice but to stock up on some food to solve the current problem. We will buy it in multiple batches later to prepare as much as possible for next year. Miss Wu, can you see if you can use other things?" Mortgage, or deferred payment..."
He knew clearly that these three companies only accepted US dollars, and it was impossible to delay payment. His request was a bit excessive, and a trading company could not afford to advance such a large amount of wealth. There is no such obligation.
"Sir, according to your idea, ten times is more than 32,000 US dollars. This amount is too big. Not to mention our trading company, no company in Xiangjiang can solve your problem. I suggest you Significantly reduce the number, because there is no company, bank or country that can help you solve your financial problem.”
The middle-aged man knows very well that he can’t scrape out so many dollars at home, but he doesn’t. No way, people will starve to death without food.
"Miss Wu, I did not think it through properly. Let's do this. We still have many specialties and are well-known internationally. Since Miss Wu's company is engaged in foreign trade, can you help us get rid of these specialties and help us?" We raise funds to sell grain."
Zhu Xuefeng nodded slightly and Wu Qianqian said.
“Your idea is feasible. We can help you sell these specialties, but the time is not guaranteed. As you know, the payment recovery cycle of foreign trade transactions is slightly longer, and we don’t I know whether the specialty product you mentioned is popular and whether it can be sold as soon as possible. Another thing is that if you want to sell it as soon as possible, you must make concessions on the price, otherwise..."
"I know this, you don't have to. Worry, hurry up as much as possible. Our specialty products include Korean ginseng and amethyst, white quartz, ruby, topaz, nephrite, obsidian, agate, amazonite, etc. Oh, and black caviar, which are all famous internationally. , it should be easy to get rid of it, but if it still doesn’t work, we still have copper mines, iron mines, and of course gold mines, silver mines, etc.”
Wu Qianqian couldn't help but said, "Since it's easy to sell it, you can choose to sell it yourself. Maybe the price is more suitable. Wouldn't it be more suitable for our trading company to help you complete the purchase of grain? Also, if you provide ocean transportation yourself, the price It should be more reasonable, and it can save at least half the cost.”
The middle-aged man negotiating seemed a little embarrassed. He just said it was easy to get rid of it, but Miss Wu kept holding on. There was really no way. , everything is good, but when Beibang takes action, no one buys it at all.
"Miss Wu, maybe I have thought of things too simply. Let's reach an agreement first. If anything happens, I have to go back and think about it again. I hope you can give me some time."
< br>"Of course there is no problem. What I am worried about now is that you want to ship a large amount of goods in a short period of time, but no matter how good the goods are, you cannot sell them at the right price, and I don't know if you can ship them as quickly as you want. "
"I know, I'm sorry, I didn't think it through properly, we will consider it before contacting you."
Wu Qianqian glanced at Zhu Xuefeng, nodded, and handed over a business card. "If you have made up your mind, you can contact me and I will do my best to help you complete it."
The group finally left. Seeing that everyone outside the tea room had disappeared, Wu Qianqian stood up on tiptoes and kissed them gently.
"Husband, are there any rules for helping them? Can we earn some money?"
"Of course, what is earned must be earned. This is hard-earned money and cannot be used by Chen Dong's fleet. It's all in vain for you." Chen Dong's fleet is basically unprofitable for selling grain in China. This is Zhu Xuefeng's request. Chen Dong and the others will naturally not violate it. You must know that the funds for this fleet were obtained during the last land grab. Chen Dong alone would have to wait several years to collect enough food. Naturally, there would be no objections to the food brought back by empty ships.
"Can I contact the autonomous region and help them sell more than a thousand tons of surplus grain in the first half of the year, which will also increase the autonomous region's income by hundreds of thousands of dollars and relieve their pressure."
"Listen. Who said that? Don’t think so. There is a place for the grain over there, but I think it’s too little. By the way, don’t forget about the five thousand tons of grain next June. It needs to be stored in storage and ready for distribution at any time. Goods."
"Master, five thousand tons of grain costs more than two million US dollars. You haven't mentioned the use yet. Besides, can you prepare so much over there? The surplus in the first half of this year is less than two thousand dollars. Tons.”
“You don’t have to worry about it, it will be enough by then.” According to the data Zhu Xuefeng learned from Yang Maosheng, in the second half of this year, with the investment of more manpower and machinery, more fertile land will be available. Once developed, the grain storage will set a record again, and there should be no problem exceeding 6,000 tons of grain storage by the end of the year.
By the end of next year, the annual grain production, excluding consumption and necessary stocks, will be able to supply approximately 10,000 to 20,000 tons to the international market every year, and the amount will continue to increase in the future. These grains will enter the mainland through various channels. Alleviating domestic food shortages.
As for the hoarding of 5,000 tons of food, it is planned to be donated to the disaster-stricken areas in Beijing in the middle of next year. This kind of thing cannot be explained. "Stop prying, do things well, I know you have worked hard." , I’ll treat you well tonight, let’s stop other business for a while, and let’s work on a project worth hundreds of millions.”
Wu Qianqian’s legs trembled when she heard about the project worth hundreds of millions, remembering the absurdity of yesterday afternoon. He said goodbye to the man with a resentful look, picked up his bag, took the man on his arm and went home, accepting the reward and helplessly accepting a large project worth hundreds of millions.
General John Benn, commander of the Bald Eagle Far East Army and Commander-in-Chief in Fuso (SCAP) who is far away at Yokota Base in Japan, has just completed a large project involving several hundred million.
…
“Oh, my God, let us pray for the poor investigators, the Almighty Lord, may they have no pain in heaven.”
Just now, an urgent telegram made the general realize that a large project worth hundreds of millions had finally been accounted for, and no one would come to investigate this disaster again.
A few minutes ago, a special plane bound for Fuso Base encountered bad weather in the Pacific Ocean more than two hours after taking off, and "unfortunately crashed" in the boundless sea. Although the nearest navy had rushed to the accident The sea area, but the general knew that when the navy arrived, nothing would be found. The ocean depth here was enough for the navy to give up the unrealistic idea of salvage.
It would take nearly two days at the fastest for the navy to arrive. The unpredictable sea is enough to wipe out all information.
In the past two years, the base has repeatedly scrapped fighter planes due to "accidents". The general blamed all this on the supplier's lack of conscience and the delivery of substandard fighter planes, which led to multiple accidents and serial collisions at the airport. , a large number of fighter planes lost the opportunity to serve the great empire, and several heroic pilots were also killed.
The general made severe accusations against the supplier. The supplier immediately organized an accident investigation team, but strangely, it could not be carried out for a long time. This time the two parties barely reached an agreement through fierce fighting. Representatives The group finally set off and was honored to be received by God himself.
"Peanutton should know it."
"Yes, my dear general, in fact, the mobilization of the navy is the order issued by Peanutton."
" Oh, let us pray for the poor children again, may the Almighty and Merciful Lord, you are merciful and never refuse those who call on you..."
In an office in the Pentagon, a burly man The middle-aged man let out a long breath, "Damn it, these damn things are so abominable."
Getting up and going to the window, looking at the dark sky outside, it was about to dawn. He was unhappy when he was called back to the office urgently.
"This matter must be investigated closely. Why did we take off before dawn? Are the weather stations all stupid? There was no warning for such severe weather. This makes our investigation a joke. I can guarantee that no one will If you dare to enter the investigation team again, damn it, check the weather station, they are committing serious dereliction of duty."
"Mr. Director, are you charged with dereliction of duty..."
The burly figure also said. He waved his hand without replying and interrupted his subordinates, "NO, NO, NO, we are only responsible for investigating and prosecuting malfeasance of duty? No, no, no, don't forget our main responsibilities. We don't need to deal with trivial matters like malfeasance of duty. We should do our best. It’s your own business, Mr. Mike.”
“Mr. Director, should we inform Mr. President about this?”
The Director turned around and stared at his subordinates, “Do you think we should? Dear Mr. President, haven’t you received the news yet? That’s a joke. However, you are right to remind me. I have the responsibility to report to Mr. President. Arrange the investigation. I will report to Mr. President right away..."
Mr. Mike has left. The director returned to his seat and opened his notepad depressedly...
In another office, a fat black man was roaring.
"These damn maggots, who let them crawl out of the dirty trash can? They have tarnished the honor of the imperial soldiers. Damn it, they deserve to go to hell..."
"Mr. Minister, what should we do now, organize another investigation team?"
"No, no, no, the investigation team organized by the Senate has already set off, and there will be no new investigation team unless the Senate again Reach an agreement.”
The black man turned around in a circle and continued to curse, "Damn it, don't think no one knows about these nine lovely goats. They dare to declare a shipping fee of 6 million, and a shovel to cost 4,000 US dollars in damage. This is This time was the loss of more than a dozen aircraft. I simply doubt that the next time it will be an accident of the entire aircraft carrier battle group..."
"Then Mr. Minister, this accident..."
"Let the FBI have a headache, this is not our business."
"Mr. Minister, what I want to ask about is the Fuso accident. We have to explain this to the President."
>"Oh, God, I was blinded by this disaster. You are right. It's our turn to report to Mr. President."
The black minister turned half a circle with his hands behind his back.
"According to what they said, according to the last report materials, I bet there will be no more investigation team to Fuso, damn John Ben, this damn, and the damn investigation team, let these Go to hell..."
The minister opened the cigar box on the table, took out a pair of scissors..., and after a long while, he seemed to hear breathing behind him, and turned his head in confusion. After hesitating for a while, he asked doubtfully. .
"By the way, why are you still here? Go organize the materials. I will report to Mr. President later. Damn it, it's burning me..."
The minister shook his hand and threw it away. The hot cigar, cursed again.
Listening to the minister's incoherent curses and orders, the officer sweatdropped on his forehead and quickly closed the folder and turned away.
An "accidental" airport crash set off wild waves inside the Bald Eagle, which seemed to hit the boulder and broke into countless waves without leaving any trace.
A top-secret briefing a few days later settled the dispute about the disaster: the officers of the meteorological station were seriously derelict in their duties and failed to warn the special plane to avoid the severe and disastrous weather area, which led to this regrettable and tragic incident. disaster.
This notification temporarily calmed down the losses of hundreds of millions. Although some people were unhappy, this result was already very good, wasn't it? Several parties tacitly kept their mouths shut.
(End of this chapter)