Chapter 1236: Food import and export

The bear country is a very strange country. Obviously, there is one of the best black soils in the world and a large granary. However, the bear country does not have enough food.
Apart from other things, since the end of the world war, look at the bear country. There are few bumper years of grain and many years of poor harvest. For a large amount of time, the bear country has been importing grain.
When the terrible dictator of the Xiong Kingdom passed away, the annual grain output dropped to 63-65 million tons, which was lower than in the Tsarist era. During this period, the total population rose to 200 million, of which approximately 85 million lived in cities.
Later, Dumpty Dumpty came to power. This Dumpty Dumpty came up with victory in agriculture. Facing the agricultural crisis, he adopted a series of reform measures. The first was to expand the area of ​​arable land. During this period, the annual grain output was doubled, reaching 120 to 130 million tons. However, the poor harvest in 1963 reduced the output to only 105 million tons, so that 15 million tons of grain had to be purchased from abroad.
In 1970, Xiong Guo achieved a record harvest, with an annual output of 186 million tons, of which 70 million tons could be supplied to the market. But compared with the growing population, this harvest record is not worth mentioning.
You know, compared to 1913, cereal production only doubled, while the urban population increased 7 times.
Recently, Xiong Guo set a new record for a bumper harvest of 238 million tons of grain in 1978, and failed again in 1979 and 1980. The 1981 harvest was not satisfactory.
By the end of 1981, the population of Xiong Country had reached 270 million, of which 180 million people lived in cities. Even according to the most prudent estimates, to meet the Soviet Union’s national food and feed needs, the annual output of grain must reach approximately 250 million tons. However, in the historical period of recent years, the annual grain output has always been only about 200 million tons.
In other words, the bear country is short of food, and the bear country wants to import food. Where does it come from?
For a long time, they have been imported from Western Europe. The food there has always been good. I don’t know how people do it. They use so little land and not only grow food to feed their population, but even export it. . Is this a problem with the system?
Thinking of the system, Ye Fugen quickly let go of this idea. Although he did not catch up during the Great Purge, he was still a child at that time, but he has seen the madness of that era, and he will never Let yourself make this kind of mistake.
At present, the bear country is still importing food with Western Europe, but this is very fragile, because with the bear country’s war in the mountain country, Western Europe has expressed strong opposition and resistance, even the bear country’s sports games, many The country’s refusal to participate has cast a political shadow over this international sport.
Once they start to take food as a weapon and refuse to export food to the bear country, the trouble will be big.
Now that Qin Guan mentioned this statement, it naturally aroused Ye Fugen's interest: "You mean, you can have extra food to export to us?"
These are top-secret data on the import and export of grains in various countries, and Ye Fugen naturally did not know it. His question to Qin Guan was also very curious. Aside from political opposition, if he could import grain from Han, That will allow the bear country to have more channels for the food issue, and diversified imports will satisfy their interests.
What if Xiong Guo stood up and yelled that Western Europe will not sell food anymore?
Yefugen looked at Qin Guan now, and saw Qin nodded his point of view: "We, North Industries Corporation, are responsible for all trade transactions with foreign countries. We have cooperation in food with the Siberian nation."
Qin Guan said so, and Zandi nodded. Yes, there is indeed a grain exchange between the Kingdom of Xia and Han, and it is through the North Industries Corporation.
"Well, then we can talk in detail in the future. Our ambassador in your capital will visit him in person." Yevgen said.
This is not his responsibility. This is a matter for the Ministry of Agriculture. It is conveyed through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He only manages the military. It can be said that this is an unexpected gain.
Seeing these people leave, when only General Lin and Qin Guan were left, General Lin asked strangely: "Qin Guan, you should know that we are also a grain importer now!"
In the past few years, Han's grain output has not been high. Ten years of turmoil has greatly damaged productivity. Afterwards, although the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, agriculture has begun to develop, but it has been frozen and frozen. In the cold of a day, how can it develop so quickly.
Now, Qin Guan fools the bear people like this, okay? Besides, Han Guo and Xiong Guo do business, okay?
"Yes, I am a food importing country. The food we import can be eaten by ourselves or sold to the bear country. As long as the freight is excluded, we still have a profit. Why can't we do it?"
When Qin Guan said this, General Lin was also taken aback. This was a speculation, and he did well.
There is a smile on Qin Guan's face. There are too many examples of this kind of thing in later generations.
That's right, Western Europe will definitely take up grain as a weapon and put pressure on the bear country. This scene is too similar to the soybean import of later generations.
At that time, because the Eagle Country unilaterally raised import tariffs, Han also began to increase tariffs on agricultural products accordingly, and decided to increase the tariffs on soybeans imported from Eagle Country by a few hundred percent, which was equivalent to blocking the Eagle Country soybean farmers. On the export road, their biggest buyer is Han Guo.
Without Han's imports, they could only rotten soybeans into the ground. At this moment, the middleman appeared.
Profiteers in some countries saw business opportunities. They first bought these soybeans from the Eagle Country at a low price. Then, they labelled their own country and sold them to Han at a high price. National purchases can only be made from other countries at high prices.
In such a scalping, Han did not benefit from raising tariffs. On the contrary, it made a lot of money by making so many cheaper middlemen.
From an economic point of view, these people are doing very well.
They perfectly interpret a basic law in the economy. Capital is profit-seeking. Where there is profit, it will go wherever it is. As for the sense of justice, morality, and justice and morality in the world, isn't that funny?
Of course, Qin Guan saw the business opportunities. Transporting European grains to the country can also develop his own shipbuilding industry and ocean shipping industry, and then sell these grains to the Far East region of Xiong Country, which is all good. The way.
At the same time, this can also reduce the confrontation with the bear country. After all, the Han country now wants to develop its economy, and the northern bears should calm down at an appropriate time. Isn't this better?