Chapter 256: Blue Whale Agriculture
The current governor of Hokkaido, Takahiro Takahashi, has been sitting in this position for nearly a decade, and this year he is nearly 60 years old, and he is a very prestigious politician in the Japanese political arena and a pivotal figure in the Japanese Restoration Party.
The Restoration Party is the core of Japan's third largest political force after the Liberal Democratic Party and the Party of Hope.
Hokkaido's Hakodate Whaling Company, which bore the brunt of the whale incident, was the most miserable.
Coupled with some political factors, Lin Han came to Hokkaido this time and was completely sure that he would knock out the Hakodate Whaling Company directly......
"Governor Takahashi, please advise. ”
"Please be seated, Mr. Lin Han. ”
At the reception desk of the Hokkaido Provincial Office, the half-gray-haired governor Takahashi Takahiro personally received Lin Han and others.
After the two sides sat down, Takahashi Takahiro said: "We have a general understanding of the 'Blue Whale Agricultural Plan' proposed by your company. ”
After a pause, he continued: "With all due respect, the Daoist Department does have a lot of concerns about this agricultural plan covering an area of 8,000 square kilometers, and I dare not agree with it. ”
"After all, Vientiane is a company from China. At present, the relations between China and Japan are not good, and the risks of this plan are inevitably greater. ”
Lin Han came to Hokkaido this time for the "Blue Whale Agricultural Plan" in Takahashi Takahiro's mouth.
With the public announcement of Abe's cabinet, the Japanese government will have to do something to curb whaling and encourage local agriculture, if not to ban whaling.
Hakodate Whaling, which is the first to bear the brunt of the Blue Whale incident, will inevitably be subject to the most severe restrictions, which will reduce the supply of whale meat in Hokkaido and the entire northern part of Japan.
Hokkaido, on the other hand, is one of the most inhospitable areas in Japan, like the Tibetan region of China, with a vast but sparsely populated area, and although it covers an area of more than 80,000 square kilometers, its agricultural potential is extremely low.
It is not difficult to imagine that after the Hakodate whaling company was severely suppressed, Hokkaido, which could not afford to develop agriculture, would inevitably import more grain from Japan and other countries.
In this way, it is cheaper for other Japanese agricultural companies, as well as North American agricultural giants.
Therefore, Lin Han proposed this "Blue Whale Agricultural Plan" to the Hokkaido Provincial Agency.
To put it simply, Vientiane Natural Biotechnology Co., Ltd. invested in the acquisition of 8,000 square kilometers of wasteland in southern Hokkaido to establish a Blue Whale Agricultural Company.
Nominally, the Blue Whale Agricultural Company is indeed in Japan, but it is actually controlled by Huaxia Enterprises.
The fact that such a Chinese-funded company wants to occupy one-tenth of Hokkaido's land inevitably makes the Hokkaido Provincial Government very worried.
Of course, Lin Han could guess that Takahashi Takahiro would say this, and smiled slightly: "Eight thousand square kilometers of land is indeed a lot, but you must also know that it is the most desolate place in the whole country after all. ”
"With 8,000 square kilometers and a population of only 2% of Tokyo's, it's almost like a no-man's land, so there's almost no use value. Now is the perfect time to develop Hokkaido's wasteland. ”
Takahashi Takahiro was unmoved: "What value can you develop in such a desolate place?"
"The first is job creation, and the development of 8,000 square kilometers of agricultural land can directly and indirectly create millions of jobs......
At the beginning, Ma Ling made bold statements in the United States, saying that he would bring one million jobs to the United States, which sounded quite shocking.
And when it was Lin Han's turn to blow this sentence out in person, he finally understood what kind of mentality Ma Ling was at that time.
Takahiro Takahashi listened for a long time and said, "To be honest, I don't think you can create so many jobs, at least not in a few years. ”
"Moreover, even if a large number of jobs can be created, I am afraid that there will be many people who will lose their jobs because of this. If nothing else, the workers of the Hakodate Whaling Company are estimated to be collectively unemployed. ”
Lin Han smiled: "Because of the previous whale incident, even if there is no Blue Whale Agriculture, I am afraid that a large number of people in the Hakodate Whaling Base will lose their jobs." ”
"In that case, we might as well just ban the Hakodate whaling company and let the whaling industry withdraw from Hokkaido's historical stage. Now with Blue Whale Agriculture, at least some whaling workers can be accepted. ”
"And after the renovation, the original whaling ship can be used as a transport ship to transport food produced in Hokkaido, which naturally minimizes unemployment. ”
After a pause, he continued: "It will prevent the whales from being killed and the whaling workers and fishermen from losing their jobs......
"Because of the previous Blue Whale incident, the name 'Blue Whale Agriculture' should have garnered a lot of popular support, almost like a company was born in the midst of great humanitarianism. ”
Takahashi Takahiro thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "I'm curious, such a desolate and useless land. How far can you go, can you really produce enough food?"
Lin Han didn't answer first, but took out a piece of information and handed it over.
Takahiro Takahashi took a look at it and couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "The "East Timor Food Production Report", this is the ......"
Lin Han explained: "A year ago, we successfully applied the 'Jumang catalytic technology' to Lautem Province in Timor-Leste. The situation in Lautem Province is similar to that of Hokkaido, where there is a large area of wasteland that is of little use. ”
"But with our Lautten Agricultural Company, Timor-Leste, one of the poorest countries in the world, has recently become almost self-sufficient in food. ”
Takahiro Takahashi looked through the information for a while, and his eyes couldn't help flashing with brilliance: "This, it's really unbelievable......"
After a while, however, he calmed down.
Since Vientiane has this strength, the development of 8,000 square kilometers of wasteland should also be completely feasible.
But with such a large plot of land, it can still produce a lot of food. In the future, I am afraid that the blue whale agriculture will really grow into a huge blue whale, and it is really difficult to say what kind of impact it will have on Japan.
If the American father wanted to play like this, Takahashi Takahiro would have thrown himself to the ground a long time ago.
However, the relationship between China and Japan is there, which inevitably makes him have many concerns.
Lin Han smiled slightly, leaned forward, and said, "Forgive me, Governor Takahashi, I think your thinking is a little rigid. ”
Takahashi Takahiro frowned slightly: "Rigidity?
Lin Han said: "You are an important figure in the Japanese Restoration Party, and you also have quite a good influence in Japanese politics, and you are about the same age as Prime Minister Abe......
"If you were the first to take down Hokkaido's whaling industry and turn 8,000 square kilometers of wasteland into fertile land and create millions of jobs, your political prestige would have reached unprecedented heights. ”
"Now that the general election is imminent, how can Abe become the prime minister of Japan for the fourth time?"
"As long as you can defeat Abe and become the Prime Minister's Residence, what other risks can the Blue Whale Agricultural Plan have?" Lin Han looked at Takahashi Takahiro and said slowly.
"What do you think, Governor Takahashi...... Ah no, Prime Minister Takahashi?" When he said this, Lin Han even felt like a cunning demon.
Hearing this sentence "Prime Minister Takahashi", Takahashi Takahiro's heart was numb, and the whole person seemed to float up, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Prime Minister, this is the pinnacle of Japan's power, and even at the world level, it is an extraordinary power, and no one can not be moved.