After the urban reconstruction work is slightly on the right track, the second problem that Osena has to solve non-stop is the food crisis.

Not enough to eat.

Fuxing City is a commercial hub and a center of light industry, and now with the abandoned cave area of Weixing City, heavy industry is also developing rapidly.

But Fuxing City does not produce food.

Although there is a small farm such as the Floodplain Valley Manor around the city, the yield of the farm's crops in a season is 2,000 tons, and the output of a whole year is enough for the entire city to eat for ten days.

From Fuxing City to Weixing City, if you look at it as one, this is a city with a population of one million. According to the lower-level food quota, the daily food consumption should reach 500 tons; The food demand for a whole year is at least 180,000 tons, and it is not too much to prepare 200,000 tons.

When Gu Hang had just taken the city, the food reserves of the entire city could only last for about fifteen days.

By now, a total of twelve days have passed, and the remaining grain reserves are only about nine days.

The main reason why this is the case is that this period of time is not purely sitting on the mountain.

On the one hand, after the initial end of the war, the blockade of the cities, and the end of the typhoon, the grain trade has more or less recovered. Yu Ben, who was on the way to the grain caravan, finally dared to muster up the courage to enter the city, unload the goods carried, and pull some industrial products away.

On the other hand, it is assistance from Weixing City.

The two synthetic starch production lines in Weixing City are operating at full capacity, and the combined daily output can reach 100 tons day and night. Except for the two districts that were left as local and supplied to Weixing City, all the others were moving to Fuxing City.

However, despite these two complements, it is still not enough to make ends meet.

It's definitely not going to work.

The synthetic starch production line cannot be counted on for the time being, and the task of R&D and mass production is a bit heavy for Wu Jiarong, and the localization deployment and R&D progress of the synthetic starch production line is slow.

Even if she devotes her energy to this, I am afraid she will not be able to solve the urgent need.

Then you have to rely on the old way.

Fuxing City does not produce grain in the first place, and it has been able to exist for so long in the past, of course, it has relied on foreign trade to survive.

Of course, if we rely solely on foreign trade, the supply of food will be very unstable.

In the past, Fuxing City didn't matter, if there was an unstable situation, then it would appear, anyway, if you don't starve to death the people in the inner city, you will starve to death if the people in the outer city starve to death, it's not a big deal.

Anyway, after a while, there will always be a lot of displaced people who don't know where they came from, and they will make up for the missing population.

But the current Fuxing City can't do that.

Osena knew that the high morale of the city's inhabitants was based on Governor Gu's political proclamation. The belief that the Doge could bring them a good life now began to develop support for the Doge's regime and a great enthusiasm for production.

But if there is a situation of starvation, Gu Hang's political declaration will go bankrupt not long after it is said, and it will be too big a blow to the prestige of the new government.

Osena would never allow that to happen.

In the long run, finding ways to ensure food self-sufficiency under the sphere of influence of the new coalition regime is the fundamental way to solve the problem of food security. But until then, the short-term solution to the problem can only rely on foreign trade.

This work originally belonged to the first coalition councilor to die in the hands of Gu Hang, Vohan. He used to be the largest grain trader in Fuxing City.

And after his death, his grain trade channels were quickly divided, and the lion's share was none other than Bradford.

He was also a big man in business, but in the past, in order to avoid internal competition with Wohan, he didn't get involved much in the grain sector. After Wohan's death, it didn't take care of it.

At that time, he scolded the Governor for his domineering in the Union Parliament and wept over the death of Vohan; On the other hand, they hurriedly ate the industry, for fear that if they were slow down, they would eat one less bite.

With the defeat of the war, after he became a prisoner, he thought that all the things he ate at that time were in vain, but he didn't expect that there would be a time when he could use it now.

Of course, even if there is no him, it doesn't mean that it can't be done at all. After all, the clerks of the trading houses who ran the trade were not dead.

It's just that with the help of people he knows, and people with business channels in various places outside Fuxing City, things will be much easier.

And at this moment, he was telling Osena about the specific situation of the grain trade in Fuxing City:

“…… Fuxing City's grain imports can be summed up as two major arteries and a bunch of capillaries. Bradford was carefully telling Osena about his experience and understanding.

"Two major arteries, one west and one south. The one on the south side leads to the Aoya area. I've heard that Ms. Osena is where you come from, so you should be familiar with that area. ”

"Hmm." Osena bowed slightly.

She was familiar with the fact that she was the daughter of a plantation owner with a scale of 10,000 people, and she had been helping her father take care of the estate since a few years ago.

The Qinggu area is more than 400 kilometers away from Fuxing City. There is no clear boundary between them, just that the climate gets better and better as you go all the way south.

It was one of the few places on Raging Owl with a good climate, where waste energy storms were infrequent, and there was a large area of arable land. If you want to see the scene of the fertile field on the Angry Owl Star, the only way to do it is in the Qinggu area.

Plantation after plantation, spread across that land.

"And the one to the west leads to the desert. You may not be familiar with it, but although the yellow sand is everywhere, there are oases dotted with dots. Many people who lived in the Western Desert region found plantation factories left over from the pre-war era in the underground of the oasis. After the restoration, the plant can be cultivated at high density, and very high yields can be obtained without the need for a large area. ”

These two major arteries support the main food consumption of Fuxing City. Last year, Wohan mentioned in his report on the work of the coalition parliament that Fuxing City imported a total of 400,000 tons of grain from these two places throughout the year. ”

The so-called capillaries refer to various small and medium-sized settlements with grain production capacity in an area of 500 kilometers radiating to the periphery with Fuxing City as the center. Within this range, there is some cultivable land, although not as large and concentrated as the Qinggu side, but there are always some, and the floodplain valley manor is of this type; There are also some holes with special environments, which can be densely planted with some fungi; There are farms in some places...... There are many varieties and different yields. They mainly feed almost all the settlements in this area, and the rich production is brought to Fuxing City to sell. ”

"Taking last year as an example, through these capillaries, Fuxing City purchased a total of 100,000 tons of various foods."

"These add up to a rough estimate of half a million tons. In fact, Fuxing City did not consume so much, and 70% of the food was distributed to various places outside Fuxing City. After all, Renaissance City is the largest trading hub on the entire planet. ”

Osena's expression was solemn: "In other words, what we have to do is not only to ensure our own food security, but also to make food flow throughout the wasteland as much as possible through Fuxing City as a hub." ”

"Yes." Bradford sighed, "If we can't do that, maybe Fuxing City won't starve to death, but many settlements in the entire wasteland that don't have food production capacity may suffer a catastrophe." ”

Osena said: "Moreover, there was an accident in the Qingya area this year. The monster tide, which was much larger than in previous years, destroyed many plantations; There are many, many people who have been displaced, and many of them have become looters, further confusing the situation......"

"Yes." "The chaos in the Qinggu region has reduced our food imports from there by more than 30 percent this year, and if the situation is not eased, this import is likely to collapse." ”

The discussion about the Qinggu area is all experienced by Osena herself.

It has been several months since I fled the Qinggu area, but according to the latest information, the situation there has not improved, and there is still a steady stream of displaced people from the Qinggu area, who have crossed hundreds of kilometers and wandered to Fuxing City.

For every homeless person who made it to Fuxing City alive, there were probably two or three people who fell on the road.

Thinking of this, Osena almost felt that she couldn't stand it anymore.

But she could only endure it.

She knew that they were not yet able to cross hundreds of kilometers to the south, saving those who were suffering along the way.

She can only take care of Fuxing City first.

Gathering her thoughts, she said: "We must resume grain trade imports as soon as possible. I will next establish a grain trade bureau under the framework of the Ministry of Commerce and Trade. All those who have worked in the grain trading industry in the past, I have sent someone to take stock, and they will be immediately transferred to the grain trade bureau. ”

"They will perform their own duties, according to the three general directions we talked about today, divided into three working groups, as much as possible to contact those sellers and buyers who have had experience in grain trade with Fuxing City, and restore the scale of grain trade as much as possible."

"Mr. Bradford, I need your help."

Bradford was happy in his heart, but his face remained serious: "That's exactly what I'm here for. ”

"Well, I can appoint you as a special advisor to the Grain Trade Bureau. I need to be in charge of the recovery of the two trade routes, 'Capillary' and 'Western Desert Artery'. I hope that within two weeks, our 'capillary' blood supply will be mostly restored, and within a month, our 'Western Desert Artery' will be able to start re-transfusion. Can it be done? ”

Bradford was slightly disappointed to hear that it was only a special adviser.

I'm afraid it's not a formal job as a consultant.

When he heard the term 'Grain Trade Bureau' before, he was looking forward to whether he would have the opportunity to become a director, even if it was only a temporary agent.

Having a formal position seems to mean that he can initially integrate into the system of the new government. The rest is nothing more than speaking with ability and performance.

The grain trade is, of course, the most important part of Fuxing City's many types of commerce. If he does this well and solves the food crisis, will he really have a chance to sit in the post of Minister of Commerce in the future?

After all, Ms. Osena can't do it all the time in multiple departments.

And now, he still feels a little disappointed that he is just a consultant who is dispensable and cancels when he says he can't cancel it.

But he quickly picked himself up again.

If you have a chance to serve and wash away your sins, you should cherish it and go all out.

Putting these thoughts aside, he began to think carefully, and remained silent for a few moments.

Osena also waited patiently.

Bradford finally spoke: "I will do my best to fulfill your request." I will try to restore the relevant trade routes. However, this whole thing is not something that can be accomplished only by my efforts. After the trade channel is established, we will have to eat so much food, and we will also need enough commodities to trade. ”

He paused, there was a topic he didn't really want to mention, but in the end he decided not to mention it: "Alliance Coin ......"

Osena raised her hand to stop him from continuing.

"That's not a matter of talking. But you can rest assured that we are not trying to abolish the alliance token entirely. In foreign trade, we will recognize the value of the Union Coin for a long time to come. In terms of foreign trade, we can still accept trade settlement in alliance currency. ”

"With your words, I am much more relieved."

It was normal for him to have such worries.

If the Alliance Coin is completely abolished, it will not only be the residents of the inner city who will be 'plundered', but all the external forces that have traded with Renaissance City in the past. In the past, for the convenience of trade, many forces had reserved a certain amount of alliance coins.

All at once it will be abolished, which means that all the money they used to sell with grain or other commodities will be worthless.

This is unacceptable to many forces.

If Fuxing City can completely achieve internal circulation and do not need to rely on the outside, then it will be fine. But now, even basic food needs to rely on foreign trade, so this matter obviously cannot be done.

That would destroy the trade credit of Fuxing City and offend other settlements with high independence.

"You can do it without worry." Osena said, "I'll do my best to prepare the rest of the trading commodities." ”

……

Bradford's question, Osena is not actually worried.

Not to mention the currency, it is enough to continue to recognize the Union currency in foreign trade.

Of course, it is not possible to buy food purely with Union Coins without paying anything else. When people take the alliance coin, they also want to buy things.

Related trading goods, Osena is confident.

There are a lot of things that Fuxing City can take out and sell.

Fuxing City has a lot of industrial production capacity, textiles, electrical appliances, some metal tools and even generator sets using hot gray stone, these are not to mention.

In addition, in the warehouse of Fuxing City, there are a large number of various goods.

The trade hub is not only for grain trade.

After those powerful people were wiped out, many channel businessmen like Bradford, their goods, also fell into the hands of the current government.

These are all goods that can be traded.

What's more, there are two particularly valuable items that can be sold in Fuxing City:

Arms and medicines.

(End of chapter)