Chapter 373: The price of food has risen
"I bought some rice today, and the price has increased again!"
"The price has gone up again?"
"How much is a piece?"
"One piece, one piece!"
"The price of white noodles has also increased!"
"Well, I heard that it went up by more than a dime!"
Wang Yong had dinner, and when he was wandering around the village, he was also taken aback when he heard the discussion of the people in the village. Sudden increases in grain prices are a big problem, and generally this kind of thing rarely happens in the country.
Especially at this time, it seems that winter is coming, and it is not the time when the grain has just been harvested. Although floods have occurred early in many places this year, it is not uncommon to say that the price of grain and other agricultural products has risen, but this is not a normal phenomenon.
As we all know, all countries in the world have extremely strict food controls. After all, this is related to the problem of eating for everyone in the country, and if you don't eat one meal, it's nothing, and if you don't eat a few meals, it will cost people's lives.
It is said that because of the floods, the state bought back more than 100,000 tons of various grains, including rice, wheat, and corn, in the world grain market.
So how can there be a rise in grain prices when so many grain countries pour into the country at low prices? No matter how you hear this, there is an evil aura.
"Hype!"
Wang Yong suddenly thought of this word, and it could only be like this. It's just that Wang Yong didn't expect that someone would already start trying this kind of thing at this time.
In later generations, radishes, Chinese cabbage, garlic sprouts, mung beans and other vegetables have all been hyped up by people to make huge profits. Prices skyrocketed in just a few days, and then suddenly fell again not long after. It made a lot of people complain.
In 10 years, the country's total economic output surpassed that of Japan and became the second largest economy in the world. But in some respects, it has fallen completely. For example, the agricultural seed industry. If it weren't for the ruthlessness of the leaders at the time. With the increase of investment in agriculture and the introduction of various preferential policies one after another, I am afraid that it will not be the situation in which China and the United States will compete for dominance in the world's seed market in a few years.
Is this because food security is a special priority in every country, but what about the industries that are not? How many people have cared about what happened to them?
Thinking of this question, Wang Yong suddenly remembered a question. That is, what I have learned from all the books is that the motherland is vast and rich in resources. At every turn, it is the world's largest reserves and the world's largest property. makes many people think that the country is really rich and unmatched by other countries in the world.
But no one told them that no matter how much property there was, if the denominator was 1.2 billion, it was a desperate number. Then the figures drawn are also extremely pitiful.
The total amount is large, but the per capita is small, this is the most real reality in China. What everyone knows in the Internet era in the future, I am afraid that there are still not many people who are aware of this problem.
Wait until next year, after a few big iron bumps falling from the sky to the upper floor of a certain Chinese embassy abroad. People suddenly realized. Our country is not a world superpower that no one dares to provoke.
At that time, a series of things will be fully noticed. It is precisely because of this that the dream of the **** country has been shattered, and people have realized what status their country has in the world, and people have begun to reflect on what they have done since the reform and opening up.
It is also from next year that the state will realize the importance of national defense, change the national defense policies and guidelines of the past several decades of reform and opening up, and increase investment. The sense of crisis has been greatly enhanced.
However, these Wang Yong can't interfere, but there is one thing that Wang Yong can interfere with. And he felt very necessary. At the same time, he has someone around him who can help him with this.
Thinking of this, he turned around and trotted home. When I entered the yard, I went straight to the uncle who was still helping my daughter wash diapers.
"Uncle, I have something to tell you."
The old man who was washing diapers with a sad face looked up at him, lowered his head and continued to compete with the basin of diapers. Now that his excitement has passed, he can no longer see the "intoxicating" scene of him happily humming a song while washing diapers.
"What's the matter? Don't you see I'm busy? ”
Hearing the uncle's weak voice, the corners of Wang Yong's mouth curved and he took two steps back. What the uncle is doing right now is not only uncomfortable to look at, but even more uncomfortable to smell, so it's better to stay away.
Seeing Wang Yong's movements, Wang Hu raised his head, his eyes widened, and he was about to speak, but when he opened his mouth, he instantly thought of something, sighed helplessly, and finally did not squeak.
"That's right, didn't you say that land abroad is cheap? I'm going to ask my dad to buy some land abroad, and then hire a few local professional managers to manage it, grow some grain and vegetables, and raise some cattle and sheep. ”
Wang Hu raised his head suddenly and looked at Wang Yong in surprise. As early as when I learned that I had such a large piece of land abroad, my brother and sister-in-law mentioned it to me.
It's just that I wasn't sure when I would go back at that time, so I didn't mention it again. When the daughter-in-law returned to China to give birth, she was even more left behind, and no one mentioned it again.
"Why did you suddenly decide to buy land abroad? What's wrong? ”
Wang Yong saw the worry on his uncle's face, his heart warmed, and he didn't hide anything, and told him the news he heard.
"It's nothing, it's just that today I heard that the price of food has risen again, and I feel something."
"Has the price of food risen? Has it gone up a lot? ”
Wang Hu asked knowingly, he really didn't know the news. Usually he hasn't bought it, but his brother and sister-in-law are not there these days, and he spends all day at home taking care of his daughter-in-law and little daughter, and he has never left the house at all.
"Not much! I just feel that although our country is vast, there are too many people! No matter how many things are shared by so many people, it is pitiful. ”
Hearing Wang Yong say this, Wang Hu nodded. Having spent many years abroad, he knows better than people at home what it means to be truly vast and rich.
"I thought, in that case, why don't you take advantage of the money in your hand to buy some land abroad, and then ship a variety of grains back to China?"
"Then have you ever thought about what to do with those farmers in the country? You must know that foreign countries are mechanized large farms, and the production cost is much cheaper than that in China. When the time comes, what will happen to the domestic farmers when they can't eat, do you know? ”
Wang Hu looked at the nephew in front of him who was worried about the country and the people, and deliberately embarrassed him, to see how he would answer his question.
"What's so rare about this. Didn't you notice? Now there are many farmers who are no longer dependent on the land. They went south or north in droves to work and make money in the city. Compared with farming, it is obviously much more profitable to work in the city. ”
Wang Hu was stunned for a moment, thinking that this was really the case. Not to mention, there are many people from all over the country here in Wangjiazhuang, and many of them are native farmers who left their parents and ran for a new life.
"Now that these people are making more money. It's also easier to earn money by working part-time, so do you think they might go back to farming hard in exchange for a little bit of income? ”
Wang Yong's question stopped Wang Hu at once, she really never thought about this question. This is the difference between him and his daughter-in-law. I don't have much culture, and I never pay much attention to this kind of thing.
At that time, this did not mean that he didn't understand, as long as he thought about it, he could understand that since he could easily earn money by coming to the city to work. So who wants to stay at home and farm?
As you can imagine. Once these people make money in the city, they will inevitably be envied by the villagers when they return to their hometowns, so when he goes to the city again, it will be logical to bring a group of villagers from the same village.
No matter how serious the land plot is, in the face of this increasingly materialistic society where everything is measured by money, making more money is what everyone wants and desires the most. Especially when you can't make a lot of money by farming. Leaving home to work in the city became the only hope for the peasants.
"Well, let's discuss this when your dad comes back. By the way, have you figured out where to buy land? ”
Faced with this question, Wang Yong almost blurted out his own answer. This question is too simple for him to use his mind and have the memory of future generations.
"The United States, Australia and you are there!"
Hearing Wang Yong's answer, Wang Hu nodded and agreed. These three countries are typical of the vast land and sparsely populated, and because of the impact of the financial crisis in '97, the economy has not improved yet, so it should not be difficult to enter the market to acquire land at this time.
When the time comes, when you return to Canada, find someone to inquire, or simply find a special intermediary company, it is easy to handle this matter, and there is no difficulty at all.
"How much land are you going to buy? How much money is there? ”
Being able to ask this means that the uncle also agrees with his own ideas, and Wang Yong is happy and begins to frown and think about his own family.
He really didn't have any idea of how much money his family had now. He's never paid attention to that, he's always been a thinker of money.
"I don't know about this, wait until my dad comes back and ask him!" Wang Yong scratched the back of his head a little embarrassed, and then said:
"Buy as much land as you have, buy more if you have more money, and buy less if you have less money!"
Wang Hu looked at his nephew, who was almost a demon, shook his head, lowered his head and continued to clean his daughter's diaper. This girl doesn't look like a girl at all, not only does she love to cry and make trouble, but she can also eat and pull, and the old aunt has suffered a big crime during the days when she was hospitalized.
"Abroad is measured in acres, how much is an acre of land? How much can 10 million sell? It's much more expensive than land in China, right? ”
"Now we haven't heard of anyone selling or renting out the land here, it's all planted by the big guys themselves or in the village, and the town has a unified plan to hire people to cultivate it, so it's not easy to compare?"
Wang Yong muttered to himself and circled around the courtyard, meditating and perfecting his plan. He is really concerned about going abroad to buy land and grow grain, and this matter must be done quickly, otherwise it will be difficult for him to handle this matter when relations between China and the United States become tense next year.
Thinking of this, he immediately took out his mobile phone, found his father's number and dialed it. After the phone was connected, without waiting for Wang Hai to speak, Wang Yong preemptively asked:
"Dad, how much money do we have now? I want to go abroad to buy some land to grow food. ”
Wang Hai on the other end of the phone was suddenly asked by his son's words, what is this child stimulated? Why do you suddenly want to buy land abroad without a head or brain?
Of course, he just thought about it and immediately agreed with his son's idea. My brother had told him in detail about the situation abroad before, and he had similar thoughts for a long time.
Not to mention anything else, a private land ownership system is enough to make him desperate to go abroad to stake land. That's what can be passed on to grandchildren in a real sense!
This alone is enough to make any Chinese peasant who cares about the land and is rooted in the land willing to pay any price to own such a piece of land. (To be continued.) )
PS: I originally wanted to talk about genetically modified, but forget it if you think about it, it's useless to talk too much, it's just self-grief!