Chapter 148: Nutritious Meals and Clubs
June 2, 191o, Neijiang, headquarters of the Science and Technology Socialist Party.
"Mr. Wen, this year's summer harvest has all ended. According to statistics, China's total winter wheat output this year reached 26. 60,000 tons, the total output of early rice is 640,000 tons, and the total output of spring potatoes is 132. 60,000 tons, which is converted into products, and fresh potatoes should be multiplied by the output of B beans 3. 10,000 tons, the output of miscellaneous grains is 77. 70,000 tons. This year's total summer grain output reached 6.84 million tons, excluding the loss of processing, transportation, storage, etc., the finished grain can reach at least 4.6 million tons. This grain is enough for our country to eat until the autumn harvest, and the output of the autumn harvest is at least three times that of the summer harvest. In other words, this year's grain supply in our country can fully meet the needs of the people, and our First Five-Year Plan can be regarded as a good start......
Gu Xiaolu reported excitedly.
The total output of summer grain is 660,000 tons, and if people in this era hear about this output, they must be overjoyed. However, Wen Desi's expression did not change much: "Well, it's still too little, this amount is less than one-third of the beginning of the 21st century, the cultivated area is about the same, and the seeds we use are better......"
Gu Xiaolu said unconvinced: "Mr. Wen, we still have a lot of room for growth in our output, and now chemical fertilizer is far from enough, many places have not promoted new varieties, the land has not been improved, and the production in some places has not been restored." In this case, it's good that we're able to achieve this kind of production......"
"Yes, you're right, Xiaolu. I'm still a little anxious, hehe......" Wen Deji smiled.
"Then Mr. Wen, this year's grain imports can be canceled, and about 14% of our annual profits in the past few years have been spent on agricultural product imports......" Gu Xiaolu reminded again.
In the past few years, because of the shortage of grain, a large amount of grain has to be imported every year, and with the expansion of the liberated areas, more and more are being imported. Last year alone, 1.86 million tons of grain were imported from abroad, and although the price of agricultural products in recent years was cheap, only about $1,113 per ton of grain, the amount was there, and it was painful to think about it. Moreover, as the world economy recovers, food prices are also rising.
Although China's industry, dominated by Xingke Group, has made a lot of profits in the international market by relying on various "future high-tech" and patented products, due to the technological gap, many things cannot be imitated by foreign counterparts, and many are windfall profits. In addition, there is also the "Xingke version of foreign currency", as soon as the printing press is turned on, the banknotes are rolling in, and Wen Deji has enjoyed the treatment of American imperialism in the later generations in advance. With these things backing up, Wen Desi and the CSD are certainly not short of money.
However, due to the fact that China's agriculture in this era is indescribably tragic, coupled with continuous natural disasters, the gap in agricultural products is huge, and Wen Desi has to import a large number of agricultural products every year, so that a considerable part of the company's profits and "Xingke version of foreign currency" are invested in it.
If other governments would not be like the CSO, in their eyes it is not my responsibility to lack food, and although it is a pity that people die of hunger, we can't help it. This is also irresponsible, but the general perception of the era, which is the case in all countries. But he came from the second century, and in his view, it was the most basic responsibility of the government to ensure that the people under his rule had at least enough food and clothing. It's okay if you didn't rule China before, but now that you are the ruler of China, you should be responsible, if you can't even do this, then it's too incompetent, and you lose the face of the traverser.
In other words, in recent years, Wen Zong has completely relied on profiteering products and "star version foreign currency" to exploit the world's powers to feed the Chinese people. Although Mr. Wen is not short of money, and this expenditure will not affect the exhibition of national and other projects, it cannot be like this all the time. Xingke is also an enterprise, and it is not normal to let enterprises always bear the responsibility of the government, of course, temporary emergency relief is nothing, but it must also be appropriate.
And although the "Xingke version of foreign currency" is easy to use, it can't be printed too much. There is no problem with proper outflow, too much is not a good thing, it is easy to goof, and it will disrupt the market. Now the main customers of Xingke Group are the great powers, and if the market of the great powers is messed up, it will become its own pit.
More importantly, agriculture must be developed. Agriculture is the primary industry, especially grain is the foundation of a country, there is no panic when there is grain in hand, a big country must be basically self-sufficient in grain, if most of the grain depends on imports, it is a very dangerous thing. Food is a strategic material, and you can buy it casually in normal times, but once it comes to a critical moment, you can't buy it with money.
Therefore, in the "First Five-Year Plan" announced by the new Chinese government at the beginning of the year, the share of agriculture accounted for a large proportion, and its input even exceeded that of industry.
Regarding Gu Xiaolu's suggestion, Wen Desi thought for a while and said: "As for the import of agricultural products, it can't be completely canceled. Grain can be cut sharply, oil crops can be cut by half, but cotton imports will continue to be imported, especially dairy products and egg products, and imports will be increased this year...... According to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture, for at least two years, China has not been able to achieve self-sufficiency in milk and eggs, and now with the sharp increase in the number of schools and kindergartens, there is a large shortage of milk and eggs. ”
Gu Xiaolu said: "Yes, according to the estimates of the Bureau of Statistics, China now needs to consume 4oo tons of raw milk and 1oo tons of fresh eggs every year, of which 3% spoon milk and 75% spoon eggs are used for nutritious meal plans. At present, China's self-produced raw milk is less than 30,000 tons, and fresh eggs are less than 470,000 tons, which is a huge gap. Although we have promoted the promotion of high-quality dairy cows, dairy sheep as well as laying hens and laying ducks throughout the country, it will take time to ......"
As early as when Xingke Group did not revolt, it has implemented the "nutritious meal plan" on its own territory, all the children of employees, as well as children who go to school in various schools and kindergartens of Xingke, all enjoy this benefit, schools and kindergartens provide 2 nutritious meals a day, respectively, breakfast at 1o o'clock and nutritious lunch at noon, and each student is required to provide a cup of milk (mainly milk) and an egg (mainly eggs) every day.
This project has never been interrupted, and even the original Kyodo Society's territory is being carried out, and with the expansion of power, the coverage of the "Nutritious Meal Project" is also increasing. Since its establishment last year, the Government of the Republic has introduced compulsory education throughout the country, as well as a supporting "nutritious meal program". At present, there are about 460,000 students in the country, and according to the calculation of one cup of milk and one egg per person per day, 10,000 tons of milk and 2,000 tons of eggs will be consumed every day.
Although since 19UU, Xingke Group and Kyodo have been promoting high-quality dairy cows, dairy sheep, laying hens and laying ducks, but compared with the national demand, it is far from enough. Therefore, in some places where supply is difficult, substitutes such as soy milk, bone broth, and fish broth are currently being used.
Since the 19UU, milk and eggs have also become a bulk import. Because fresh milk and fresh eggs are inconvenient to transport, Xingke Group has also specially developed processing equipment for milk powder and egg powder, and vest companies such as Zenith Star Consortium have come forward to open milk powder factories and egg powder factories in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Europe and other places.
Especially in the United States, because of the economic recession a few years ago, agricultural products were unbelievably cheap, a ton of milk was only 7 dollars, because it could not be sold, farmers even poured truckloads of milk into the river. The Zenith Food Factory took the opportunity to buy a large amount of milk and process it into milk powder for China. The purchased eggs are also processed into whole egg powder, egg yolk powder, and egg white powder.
Because of the mention of the nutritious meal plan, Wen Desi went to a village primary school on the outskirts of Neijiang in the afternoon to inspect it.
Due to the shortage of teachers, this elementary school is a combination of junior primary school (first, second and third grades) and kindergarten, and there are more than 4oo students of different grades. After the fourth grade, the children will be transferred to the village to go to school.
Seeing that the children were all ruddy-faced, full of energy, and did not look malnourished, Wen Desi was very satisfied.
The head of the country actually came to inspect here, and the civil servants of the whole village, especially the principal and teachers, were very nervous at first, but later saw that Wen Deji was very interested and approachable, and everyone relaxed.
After arriving at the school cafeteria, the principal boldly introduced: "Chairman, the nutritious meals provided by our school to students are completely in accordance with the standards stipulated by the state. He was still a little proud of this.
The small blackboard in the cafeteria reads today's recipe. Breakfast: a glass of milk 6 ml), fried poached egg. Lunch: Rice, stir-fried lettuce, mapo tofu, shredded pork with fish flavor, cabbage and bone broth.
"Is this the case with every day?" asked Wendesi.
"No, according to the rules, the meals are not the same for each day of the week. Chairman, ...... you see" The principal asked the chef to take out a "Recipe of the Week" and introduced: "For example, the prescribed milk eggs, except for the milk, are fixed, and the eggs will change their patterns. Boiled eggs, stuffed eggs with brown sugar and rice, fried poached eggs, steamed eggs with minced meat, egg drop soup, scrambled eggs, there are six tricks in six days, and they come in turn. There are also bread, meat buns, sugar buns, cakes, siu mai, oil cakes, salted duck eggs, etc.
"Well, yes, your school is doing well. Wen Deji smiled and asked, "Where do you get your milk and eggs?"
The village chief replied beside him: "Chairman, these are all self-produced in the village, and there is absolutely no problem with the quality." They are all from the villagers, and the students in the school are all their own children, so no one dares to treat the food to the school as shoddy. ”
"These students are the future of the country, and the school should not only educate them intellectually and morally, but also care about their physical health. First there is the problem of nutrition, and then physical education, labor, handicrafts and military classes have to be followed. Our school is not an old school, and we don't want the kind of nerds who are helpless," Wen Deji said seriously to everyone.
At this time in the original time and space, the vast majority of children in China were in a state of hunger, general malnutrition, and "little radish heads" everywhere. If such a child grows up, his physical condition will definitely be poor, and even his intellectual education will be affected. Why the Chinese were called "the sick man of East Asia" at that time, in addition to the reason why the Qing Dynasty was too wasteful, was that the people were too poor and hungry "sick man". Wen Desi didn't want his people to be a group of "sick men" with yellow faces and thin muscles and weak bodies, so he naturally had to start with dolls.
Next, he went to inspect the shooting club in the township.
The shooting club was one of the four national clubs established by the CSD after it established its political power. In addition to the shooting club, the other three clubs are: the aviation club, the ship club, and the driving club.
According to the plan, shooting clubs are the most popular, and every township-level administrative unit, even relatively large village-level units, will have a shooting club. Driving clubs are popular at the county level; Ship clubs are only set up in administrative units at or above the county level near the sea and rivers and with large lakes nearby; As for the aviation club, only provincial capitals and larger cities will have them.
These clubs are non-profit institutions under the auspices of the Ministry of People's Armed Forces at all levels. They are open to the whole society, and any Chinese citizen can apply to become a member and participate in various activities organized by them. Of course, there is an age limit, the minimum number of years in the shooting club is 14 years old, the number of years in the driving club and the ship club is 16 years old, and the maximum number of years in the aviation club is 18 years old or older.
The fees of these clubs are very cheap, basically adding about 1o% to the operating costs, and their profits are mainly used for staff salaries and maintenance of the grounds, equipment renewal, etc. If you are a student group organized by the school, you can also get half price.
As you may see, these clubs are prepared for future wars. Shooting clubs and grassroots militia organizations that have spread to the countryside are the most basic military training organizations, and then seafarers, pilots and pilots with a certain foundation are trained by aviation clubs, ship clubs, and piloting clubs
Moreover, in addition to familiarizing citizens with weapons and making military fans addicted to guns, shooting clubs will also regularly or irregularly organize activities such as simulated wars, hunting, and shooting competitions, and the scale of these activities ranges from the most basic single club to the county, city, province and even the whole country.
The government of the Republic of Japan has a limited gun ban policy, and no one is allowed to keep guns privately, except for certain professions such as military police, security guards, and hunters. As for civilian guns, as long as the owner is a law-abiding citizen and has not committed any illegal or criminal acts, they are not forcibly confiscated, but let them deposit their guns in a shooting club, and if they want to play, they go to the club.
Moreover, the Republic does not prohibit citizens from buying firearms, as long as they are citizens over the age of 2, they are allowed to buy non-automatic firearms after being reviewed by the Public Security Bureau. But again, these guns are not allowed to be kept by themselves, they must be stored in shooting clubs, and if they want to play, they go to clubs. Anyway, the design club is popular in the township, and people who are willing to play with guns will not care about running a little more.
In addition to providing a variety of guns at low prices for military fans to fiddle with, the club also sells guns, bullets, spare parts and various accessories, as well as various related services such as gun maintenance, modification, and technical guidance.
"Uh...... Suck...... Bah......" A gunshot rang out, and Moonheir put down the Mosin Nagant rifle in his hand.
"Ninety-eight Huanwen is always good marksman," Gu Xiaolu, who temporarily served as a target reporter, said with a smile.
"Hahaha, the accuracy of Maozi's gun is really good" Wen Desi smiled happily, he himself is also a military fan, and he is also a long-term gun player, and his shooting skills are still good.
After a gun addiction, Wen Desi said to the director of the club: "Do you usually come to play?"
"At first, there were very few, but since this summer's harvest, everyone has money, and there are more people playing with guns. We don't have enough dozens of guns here, and everyone has to queue up......" the director said with a smile.
"How do you charge?"
"We charge by bullets, different bullets range from 4 to 6 cents, and students ...... half price"
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