Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 583 World Grain Merchants
November 6, 5 a.m.

Yu Yang arrived at the Shiliying North Third Ring Road subway station, preparing to head to the towns and villages of Liaocheng to the north.

As a township in Liaocheng with three corporate entities, Beisanhuan is home to Sanyuan Agriculture Investment's transshipment trade zone, numerous international colleges affiliated with the three companies, Yanggu Water Margin Cultural City, and Dong'e Water Margin Film and Television City.

It is also home to the Shifeng Agricultural Machinery Base, the Shanshui Group Comprehensive Experimental Zone, and the Luxi Chemical Industry Park, which are key projects developed by Liaocheng City after resource integration. It also houses the headquarters of large enterprises such as Xinfa Group, Sanhe Textile, Jinhao Group, Liaocheng City Construction, Dong-E-E-Jiao, and Kenshi Machinery.

Thanks to the support of the three departments, Liaocheng became a 'satellite city' in 05.

Subsequently, the Liaoshi Compound was relocated 15 kilometers south from the city center of Dongchangfu, settling between Yanggu and Dong'e, and fully connecting with the North Third Ring Road.

At the same time, with the help of 8 bridges across the Yellow River, 3 high-speed railways directly connecting to Shiliying and 5 express main roads directly connecting to the factory.

At the end of 2005, the six subway lines jointly invested in by Liaocheng and Shiliying in 2003 successfully ran through the bottom of the Yellow River.

In March 2006, a direct subway line was opened between Liaocheng and Shiliying, allowing Liaocheng residents and factory workers to ride for free for life.

In April 2006, Liaocheng City was responsible for coordinating with Changqing District of Dongshan Prefecture. Liaocheng City Rail Transit Company and Dongshan Prefecture Rail Transit Group cooperated, with each holding 50% of the shares.

In May 2006, the Liaocheng Metro and Changqing Light Rail were connected.

In June 2006, Shiliying Rail Transit Institute acquired Liaoshi Urban Rail Group and held 50% of the shares of Dongshanfu Rail Transit Group. If we include the equity acquired by Sanyuan High-Tech, Sanyuan Machinery, and Sanyuan Construction in the Dongshanfu subway, light rail, suspension rail, and elevated road projects, etc.

It is equivalent to Shiliying Rail Transit Station, and its controlling shareholder is Dongshanfu Rail Transit Group.

Now, residents of Changqing can also enter Shiliying without spending a penny through the free transfer service of 'Changqing Light Rail → Liaoshi Metro → Shiliying Metro'.

This has greatly promoted exchanges in various aspects between Liaocheng, Changqing, Dongshanfu, and Shiliying.

For example, students from Dongshanfu University and Changqing University can audit classes at the Hundred Schools Alliance University and Factory Workers' University in Shiliying at very low cost. Compared with students from other schools outside the factory, they have won at the starting line of employment.

For example, the college student volunteers of the Hundred Schools Alliance, due to their support for the construction of state farms, caused a shortage of manpower for many public positions in Shiliying. Workers from Dongshanfu, Changqing, and Liaoshi can take the subway to Shiliying to apply for jobs such as sanitation, greening maintenance, traffic assistant, and construction dust removal, and thus earn a generous reward.

So.

At 5 a.m., the North Third Ring Road subway station was packed with people.

Especially at the exit, a huge crowd of people kept pouring out of the station, seemingly endless.

The accompanying factory secretary explained: "Dongshan Prefecture only has one light rail line from the West Bus Station to Changqing. The distance from Changqing to Dongchang Prefecture in Liaoshi is about 70 kilometers, and there is also only one light rail line. In order to get into the factory, many people often have to squeeze onto the intercity bus at three or four in the morning, and then transfer to the factory's subway in Liaoshi. This time is just the first wave."

To alleviate this situation, the plant will construct six new subway lines, six elevated roads, and a suspension rail system, based on the following routes: Hefei North Suburbs → Changqing, Taizhou West Suburbs → Changqing, Taizhou East Foothills → Southern Mountain Area, Taizhou East → Dongshanfu Olympic Sports Center, Ji'nan-Taizhou Expressway, and Laiwu Steel → Zhangqiu. These projects are expected to be completed by New Year's Day next year and put into operation before the Spring Festival.

Yu Yang nodded and stepped into the subway car that led north, which was now empty.

Or rather, the subway trains coming into the factory from north to south are packed with people; while the subway trains leaving the factory from south to north are packed at this hour... the night shift workers haven't finished their shifts yet, and the day shift workers are still sleeping, so no one is going out at all.

As for the transportation issues between Dongshanfu and Shiliying…

Back when Lao Dong was in charge of the Development and Reform Commission at Dongshan Compound, he had already moved out of Dongshan Compound and occupied Dongshan Mansion for his own family.

Regardless of whether Dongshan Prefecture acknowledges it or not, and regardless of whether the capital city acknowledges it or not, Dongshan Prefecture is strictly speaking already within the factory's territory.

Based on this, ask Old Bu and Old Smith for investment, develop Dongshan Prefecture, carry out large-scale construction everywhere, take the opportunity to recruit farmers, and add five satellite cities, and you can complete the next stage of your goal.

In other words, it means 'building a city of 50 million people, obtaining a level-two municipal hall, and entering the information age.'

Then, lay the foundation for a 'planet-level central city', obtain a level-three city hall, and achieve a civilization upgrade.

According to Yu Yang's analysis, building a city with a population of 50 million is outrageous to outsiders, but it is not difficult at all for Sanyuan Agriculture.

The challenge lies in creating a 'planet-level central city'.

According to the prompt:

The city must be recognized by all the inhabitants of the planet.

The city must be the largest on the planet.

The city must be the most powerful on the planet.

This city must be the most advanced on the planet…

To put it bluntly, it's about creating a generational gap between this city and other cities.

Yu Yang meticulously listed the numerous clues and expressed strong doubt that even if the steel forest of New Sanyuan Heavy Industry were to cover the entire Shili Camp, plus Dongshan Prefecture and the five satellite cities, it might not be possible to complete the task.

Therefore, the current task is to acquire the Level 2 Town Hall and activate the next stage of technology.

Then consider 'planet-level central cities'.

Thinking.

Using AI facial recognition, I passed through the subway gates and arrived at the platform.

Since the North Third Ring Road is the starting station for the journey to Liaocheng, there are already subway trains waiting to depart.

Stepping into the carriage, it was deserted, with the onboard television broadcasting current events.

The North American subprime mortgage crisis triggered a global storm, and after nearly two months of brewing, it finally had a huge impact on Europe, even triggering the 'European debt crisis' due to the combined efforts and malicious actions of the three major US countries.

first of all:
Fortis Bank, one of Europe's largest financial institutions, is facing collapse due to a lack of liquidity. Many of its core businesses have been acquired or merged by BNP Paribas, ABN AMRO, and Banco Luxembourg, among others, leading to a disruption in the euro exchange rate.

Deutsche Bank, another European bank specializing in municipal financing, declared bankruptcy due to the delayed joint bailout from the governments of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. This led to a complete paralysis of municipal services in 133 European cities, resulting in piles of garbage, neglected green spaces, and frequent problems with oil and gas networks in these cities.

Meanwhile, England's major mortgage lenders, Northern Rock and Bentley Group, Ireland's largest bank, Anglo Ireland, and Iceland's three major banks have all fallen into debt crises.

The aforementioned banking system triggered the overnight bankruptcy of England's largest retailer, Woolworths, Thomas Cook, Italy's largest food group, Parmalat, all airlines in Southern Europe, Saab Automobile of Sweden, Marsado Automobile of Spain, and many others.

This forced Nokia to sell its mobile phone business to Microsoft.

This forced Alcatel-Lucent to sell to Nokia at a low price.

This forced Siemens to sell its mobile phone business to BenQ.
This forced BenQ Mobile to file for bankruptcy…

This led to the Royal Bank of Scotland nearly going bankrupt.

Deutsche Bank is on the verge of bankruptcy.

BP, the British oil company, is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is on the verge of bankruptcy; Peugeot Citroën is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Volvo Cars is on the verge of bankruptcy…

If the North American subprime mortgage crisis caused turmoil in the EU economy...

The cooperation of the three countries was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

It could even be said that without the three major manufacturing lines, without North American finance, and without the two major markets of the United States, the European Union is now being forcibly kept alive by European Judeism.

All of these companies, whether bankrupt or on the verge of bankruptcy, must be saved by European Judeocratic forces.

Otherwise, the company will be acquired by Sanmei, leading to the outflow of patents.

Or, if the company goes bankrupt, the patents will be confiscated by Sanmei.

By this time, Walton Jr. had made 381 phone calls to Yu Sanyuan.

They also bribed the factory's secretariat with 57 billion euros, 45 European estates, and 31 large companies...

Even Zaxi Warburg visited the headquarters of Sanyuan Agriculture every day, sitting there for a whole day, just to wait for Yu Sanyuan.

At this time.

After broadcasting current events in Europe, the subway's onboard TVs switched to broadcasting major international events.

First, global food production decreased due to the blizzard in the Northern Hemisphere last winter, leading to a significant increase in food prices, which had been falling for four consecutive years.

Calculated in Eastern units.

The price of wheat has been raised from 0.25 yuan/jin to 1.2 yuan/jin.

The price of rice has been increased from 0.21 yuan/jin to 1.15 yuan/jin.

The price of corn has been raised from 0.18 yuan/jin to 0.9 yuan/jin.

The price of soybeans has increased from 0.45 yuan/jin to 2.3 yuan/jin…

Corresponding.

Global food prices have risen.

First-grade extracted soybean oil, 0.8 yuan/jin → 3.6 yuan/jin.

First-grade pressed soybean oil, 1.8 yuan/jin → 5.2 yuan/jin.

High-quality flour, 0.5 yuan/jin → 2.3 yuan/jin…

In the current context, rising food prices and grain prices are exacerbating the global economic downturn.

Hunger leads to war, war leads to death, and death and poverty lead to plague…

In response, the Mother Planet Joint Conference held several meetings to discuss stabilizing grain prices and invited the world's five largest grain traders to participate, but the problem remained unresolved.

Even the highly responsible Sanyuan Agriculture has no choice but to gamble on a bumper harvest from state farms this year.

Of course, the underlying reason is that the trade hall is taking the opportunity to reap global wealth.

After all, they are the wicked world grain merchants.

In addition to food and grain issues, prices are also skyrocketing.

Toys, clothing, daily necessities, hardware tools, fuel and gas...

According to the analysis of Sanyuan Think Tank, it is estimated that in 06, the sales volume of the Trade Hall will increase by 10 to 15 times, and the profit will increase by 20 to 40 times.

According to the think tank's plan, these currencies will be used to stabilize economies around the world in exchange for local resources and cheap labor.

根据厂务秘书组的汇报，06年获取的资源，将会令三系集体在07年度，新增5~10艘第二代东岳级巡洋舰、3~5艘无人机航母、2艘两栖攻击舰。

The lunar landing program will be extended 20 kilometers from near-Earth orbit to lunar orbit, and 1500 nuclear-powered spaceplane take-off and landing platforms will be built.

Thus, the three systems will launch their lunar landing program ahead of schedule in 08 and carry out large-scale lunar development.

ten minutes later.

Yu Yang arrived at Dongchangfu in Liaocheng, exited the subway station, and transferred to the Liaocheng railcar bound for Guanxian.

The 'Liaocheng Railcar' is completely different from subways and light rails; it is similar to the earliest railcars produced in the factory.

It is applicable to connecting county towns and townships and is a public service project.

The tracks are made from scrap steel rails processed by Sanyuan Machinery, and the locomotives are retired EMUs from the factory. The average speed is 120 km/h. The interior decoration and environment are somewhat like a green train, but with the addition of air conditioning and ventilation systems.

Another half hour later.

Yu Yang arrived at a small town within Guan County.

June 5th, close to the college entrance examination.

However, due to regional influences, this place places more emphasis on 'internal recruitment examinations for external candidates'.

As a result, there are tutoring center advertisements everywhere.

Some claimed to have participated in four factory recruitment exams and were familiar with the factory's question-setting patterns.

Some claimed that their relatives were formal employees and had in-house training experience.

Some even post factory test questions directly, promising to teach you everything.

Yu Yang randomly picked a restaurant and went inside, only to find it rather deserted.

"what happened?"

The boss saw the information about the factory employees visiting through the back-end system and complained without any hesitation, "Sigh, it's all because of the pre-made food incident. Now customers are a bit resistant to our restaurant."

(End of this chapter)