Chapter 672: Food Crisis
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After the chief smiled, he said no more and went on to deal with his own affairs.
With the establishment of the Earth Federation, the amount of things to be dealt with in Huaxia has also increased sharply, and the sudden increase in things makes One feel both tired and at the same time very happy.
After all, the Earth Federation is equivalent to a unified Earth, although not substantively, but also nominal. And he, the first president of the federal parliament, is naturally the one with the highest power.
The Federal Government is a parliamentary system consisting of 33 members of Parliament and a Speaker.
At the beginning, such a system was also set to balance the psychology of most people, after all, let Huaxia lead them, even if it is a life-saving grace, those who have enjoyed the right will still not feel comfortable in their hearts.
Moreover, the current situation did not allow for many complications, so the parliamentary system was quickly adopted by unanimous vote.
And the only thing that satisfies No. 1 with this system is that 65 percent of Cheng Yuan in the Federal Assembly are Chinese.
Originally, those few people would never agree to such a situation, because such a division of the number of people is equivalent to the entire parliament being Chinese.
What is the difference between being established and not being established?
But the cruelty of reality tells them that, in fact, who else can shelter them except Huaxia?
If they do not agree, they can refuse to join.
In contrast, Huaxia will not send intelligent robot troops to help them guard the border.
Therefore, between life safety and power, they wisely chose the former.
Another point is that when the intelligent machinery crisis broke out, the number of deaths was too high, and many top talents and elites died in this crisis.
In particular, the leaders are the focus of intelligent machinery themselves, so very few can survive.
This is one of the reasons why the proportion of councillors has become the way it is.
As for those small countries, they can't participate at all, all they can do is to listen to Huaxia's arrangement, and then Huaxia will give them shelter.
No. 1 sighed with emotion, then picked up a report on the recent situation in Huaxia.
Recently, as the intelligent machinery stopped attacking, China expanded its territory, and at the same time accepted many refugees, and the population has also risen sharply.
From the original 1.3 billion, it has skyrocketed by 1.1 billion, and the population has reached a terrifying 2.4 billion!
If it weren't for the fact that they had occupied the Southeast Asian Peninsula and expanded the territory of China, they would definitely not be able to settle down so many people!
Suddenly, there are so many more people, if it weren't for the unified intelligent household registration management in Huaxia, where every Chinese citizen has a lifelong smart ID, the census alone would have put great pressure on the whole of China.
But citizenship is just one of the problems caused by the booming population, which has been exposed to food shortages, rising commodity prices, and housing as the population has grown rapidly.
In terms of grain, even if China keeps a large amount of grain every year, it is still unable to make ends meet in the face of a soaring population of 1.1 billion.
Seeing this question, No. 1's brow suddenly furrowed tightly.
From the report, he can see that if there are no countermeasures, Huaxia may face a food crisis, which will bring great trouble to the whole society.
As for commodity prices and housing, one of these two problems can be coerced by the government, and the other is trying to solve them.
A large number of mechanical nanoworms were purchased from Cheng Yuan for rapid construction, so among the three problems of clothing, food, and housing, housing is the easiest to solve.
"Grain!" ......No. 1 frowned, and his fingers subconsciously tapped lightly on the desk.
Hearing the chatter in No. 1's mouth, Secretary Xiao Zhang suddenly reminded: "Chief, I think, we simply took it from other countries, thinking that countries such as Canada and Australia are basically gone, and we can take the grain reserves of their countries to ourselves." ā
When No. 1 heard this, he suddenly felt a heartbeat, what Xiao Zhang said was very reasonable, these two countries were both big countries in grain export before the outbreak of the intelligence crisis, if they can take their reserve grain, they will definitely be able to solve the current trouble!
Although he was tempted, No. 1 didn't dare to recklessly send people over to get those grains, after all, those things still have owners in name.
And that person is still a member of the Parliament.
After a moment of silence, No. 1 instructed Xiao Zhang: "Inform me that a council meeting will be held, and the purpose of this meeting is to solve the food problem that needs to be solved urgently. ā
When Xiao Zhang heard this, he nodded hurriedly, "Okay chief, I'll go." ā
After the order of the first was issued, in a very short time, thirty-three members of the council had already arrived in the General Assembly Hall.
For safety, they all stayed in the capital of Huaxia and did not leave to go anywhere else.
After everyone arrived, No. 1 coughed lightly and said in a deep voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, since the establishment of the federal government, the population of Huaxia has increased repeatedly, and now there are 2.4 billion people, which is a very considerable number. ā
Everyone listened to No. 1's words, remained silent, and continued to wait for the following, before they came, they knew the content of this meeting, which was to solve the food problem.
No. 1 glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "However, this number is still increasing, more and more people are coming to Huaxia for help, and our grain reserves have begun to run out, do you have any opinions?"
As soon as the first voice fell, the members of the council began to communicate with their heads bowed and their ears probed.
However, their exchange was short-lived, lasting only a few minutes before it ended. Although the beginning of this meeting was very hasty, they also reacted immediately and prepared a 'plan' as much as possible.
"Speaker, how long will we have enough food?" asked a blond, blue-eyed, hooked member with a solemn expression.
No. 1 glanced at the other party, this is Williams from the United Kingdom, and he replied lightly: "It can still last for two years, but if you don't prepare in advance, the rise in food prices is inevitable, and many people will not be able to eat at that time!"
When Williams heard that there were still two years left, the seriousness on his face softened a little, nodded in agreement, and said, "You have the same opinion as me, and I also had a good idea to deal with the food crisis when I came." ā
"Oh?" Number One looked at the other in surprise, "What's the solution?"
In the face of No. 1's inquiry, Williams had a touch of pride on his face, and he felt that if his proposal could be accepted by the old man in front of him, then his position as a councillor would be more secure.
Williams knew very well that the reason for his existence in the council was entirely because the old man in front of him did not want to cause too much trouble.
Once all the refugees have settled in China for a long time and enjoyed all the benefits they can enjoy, it is very likely that their current position will be deprived at any time.
His thinking was very clear, and he confidently glanced at the many parliamentarians, and said with a light smile: "As we all know, intelligent machinery does not need our grain, so except for Huaxia, other countries must have a large amount of grain reserves, if we can send soldiers over and bring back these stored grains, then this problem can be solved at any time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, although No. 1 was pleased with Williams's proposal, he didn't show it, and he still looked indifferent.
But a handful of congressmen were different, and their faces changed dramatically after listening to Williams' proposal! )