vstars Chapter 830 Food shortage (2)
Chapter 830 Food shortage (2)
Liu Jingxue felt a little unbelievable when she heard Liu Jianguo say that most people in Xia Country are not getting enough to eat and even those in the best situation cannot have fine grains every meal.
Without giving it much thought, the question came out of my mouth.
Hearing Liu Jingxue's question, Mr. Zou couldn't help but sigh, "
Xiaoxue, your elder brother is right. Our Xia country is so short of food right now.
Building a country and an army are good things for them. After all, they are troops. To ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, the food supply will be guaranteed.
But it is difficult for ordinary people.
After all, there is only so much arable land in the country, the grain output is not high, and the population of Xia is large.
The state requires farmers to pay public grain every year in order to ensure the supply of cities and troops.
But even so, the food supply was still not enough to fill everyone's stomachs.
Even for farmers, after paying their public taxes, the remaining food in their homes is not enough for the whole family to eat.
But farmers are better off than city dwellers after all. After all, they have their own vegetable plots, can dig wild grass, and collect mountain products in the mountains.
Find something and mix it together, at least you can save your life.
If there is a shortage of food in the city, the situation could be even worse.”
“And this is the result of the country purchasing some grain from other countries at high prices every year to fill the gap.
If we really have to rely entirely on the harvest from our own land, I’m afraid even more people will starve to death.”
"Then why not buy more food from abroad?" Xie Yumei asked.
“There is no foreign exchange.
Foreign countries do not recognize Xia’s money, they only recognize U.S. dollars. If we want to buy food from abroad, we can only use U.S. dollars.
But we don’t print US dollars ourselves, we also have to earn US dollars by doing business with foreign countries.
Xia's industrial level is backward now, and it has nothing that can be favored by foreign countries, so it cannot earn US dollars.
Moreover, you probably have some idea about the international situation. Those countries are eyeing us covetously and do not want Xia to rise.
Even if we have what they want, in order to contain Xia and trap us to death, those countries would rather find inferior substitutes than trade with Xia.
Even if we have enough US dollars, they will find all kinds of reasons not to sell food to us.", said Wu Laodao.
Zou Lao sighed, "Yes, Xia is in trouble.
Even the food that was bought was obtained at a high price and with great effort.
And even if I buy it this year, it’s still unknown whether I can buy it next year.”
This topic was too heavy and the room fell into silence.
Even the little tiger, who had been humming, perhaps sensed the unusual atmosphere and stopped humming.
Feeling the oppressive atmosphere, Zou Lao quickly said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore.
We can't help much in this matter, and discussing it here will only add to the trouble.
The higher-ups have been trying to figure out a solution to this problem, and it will be solved one day."
Liu Jingxue now extremely hopes that this time and space will also have its own Mr. Yuan, who will develop hybrid rice as soon as possible.
"Yes, yes, let's talk about that and get back to what happened before." Wang Xiulan also said.
She looked at Liu Jianguo and Xie Yumei and said, "Since Xiaoxue asked you to bring some food back, you should follow her instructions and bring some back.
It doesn't matter if you two talk a little bit, we still have Little Tiger.
Besides, Xiaohu is almost four years old, and it’s time for you to give him a younger brother or sister.
Bring some fine food back with you, so that if Yumei gets pregnant, she can take care of the baby."
Xie Yumei felt a little embarrassed. Why did her mother-in-law mention her pregnancy in front of everyone?
She and Jianguo had actually planned this for a long time, but they had never gotten pregnant.
I hope there will be good news soon so that my parents-in-law can be happy.
Liu Jingxue smiled secretly, "Yes, brother and sister-in-law, don't worry, it's not a big deal for me to get you some fine food.
If you don’t take it back this time, I will still mail it to you later.
You can just take them back together and save me the postage."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Liu Jianjun and said, "Second brother, you are a bachelor who eats in the cafeteria every meal, so I won't prepare any food for you.
Just take the medicine, cured fish, cured meat, ginseng wine and other things prepared for you back."
When Liu Jianguo heard this, he quickly said, "Little sister, please prepare more of your medicine for me.
That medicine is so effective, and the ones you sent me before are almost gone."
"Don't worry, I've got it ready for you."
Liu Weihua reminded, "Jianjun, later tell your elder brother about the Jinan Military Pharmaceutical Factory's plan to build branches in various places.
Ask him to report to their leaders when he returns, and see if their leaders can strive to build a branch factory in their military region.
Jianguo is located in the south, which is suitable for the growth of medicinal herbs and is also a good place to build a pharmaceutical factory.
Xiaoxue has a lot of things to do, and how can she provide much if she makes medicine alone?
Building a branch factory there can solve the drug problem for the troops there.
As a reminder of this, Jianguo was able to leave a good impression in front of the leaders, which is a credit to some extent. "
"The Jianjun Military Region has received the news for more than two months, and they are probably already working on this matter.
If Jianguo reports this to his superiors after returning, won’t the two sides start arguing?" Wang Xiulan said worriedly.
Zou Lao shook his head, "Xiu Lan, you don't have to worry about this.
Xia Country is so big, how many pharmaceutical factories need to be built to meet the needs of all parts of the country?
Jianjun is in the southwest, while Jianguo is in the southeast. The distance is not close, so it is reasonable to build military pharmaceutical factories on both sides."
"In my opinion, we should not wait until Jianguo returns to the country, but ask him to call back and report to the leadership some other day.
The military pharmaceutical factory in the Jinan Military Region has been established for more than a year, and it has contacts with troops from all over the country. Perhaps some places have already known some information.
This matter depends on first come first served. If other places get wind of the news and take action first, that would not be good.
If the leader knew about this, Jianguo would have received the news long ago, but he would have delayed notifying me until after the holiday. By then, I am afraid that I would not get any credit, but would end up in trouble." Elder Wu reminded.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zou agreed and said, "Old Wu is right. Jianguo should inform the leader about this as soon as possible.
As for whether they can fight for it later, it is their own business.
There is just one thing, the Jianjun Military Region had no choice but to let some people know that Xiaoxue was the provider of the prescription.
But as for Jianguo, this news cannot be disclosed any more.
If the leader asks you how you knew the news, you can mention Jianjun, but not Xiaoxue. "
"Jianguo, Yumei, you two must not tell anyone about Xiaoxue's news from now on.
She must not let other people know that she can make medicine.
To prevent some people with ulterior motives from targeting Xiaoxue." Liu Weihua emphasized.
Liu Jianguo quickly assured, "Grandpa Zou, Dad, don't worry, Yumei and I will never mention anything about Xiaoxue."
"Jianguo, how have you performed on that island in the past two years?" asked Mr. Zou.
"Grandpa Zou, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you.
Over the past two years, I have followed my father's advice, keeping a low profile, not competing or fighting, and not daring to stand out too much." Liu Jianguo said embarrassedly.
When Mr. Zou heard this, he not only did not blame him, but praised him, "The situation is like this, you are right to do this.
But the situation may change later.
You wait for Xiaoxue's letter. If the situation changes later, you should adjust your strategy accordingly. Then you can make changes based on Xiaoxue's letter."
Liu Jianguo was a little puzzled and wanted to ask Mr. Zou what changes would happen.
But he had been in the same unit with Liu Weihua before, and Mr. Zou was the highest leader of their military region and had great power, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
Therefore, although he was full of curiosity, he just nodded and agreed, "Grandpa Zou, I understand."