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Chapter 1958: Tons of Rice Landed

"You have been building photovoltaics all over the world in recent years. Recently, you have also launched an inert energy water project. This project is urgently needed locally. If you are willing to do this project, I am willing to introduce it to you."

"Don't worry, the place I'm introducing to you is absolutely safe. A local general is a student of my senior, and we have some economic connections. As a human being, we should just do business as much as possible, and safety comes first."

"Your sister-in-law said that some people in the Middle East are preventing this project from being implemented locally. I support you. We will do business with anyone. I will handle the formalities for you. You just need to bring the project in."

While Mr. Yu was speaking, he kept observing Ji Donglai's reaction. Ji Donglai did not respond in a hurry and continued to read all the information.

The project belongs to Dien Bien Phu. Ji Donglai's memory of this place has always been limited to the Dien Bien Phu victory, a battle in which Vietnam fought against French colonists under the guidance of the Chinese.

There are a lot of mountains here, otherwise the Vietnamese wouldn't have been able to defeat the French army so easily.

It stands to reason that investment and construction here is very unreasonable. Generally, many people set up industries in plains, especially in the south, which are convenient in terms of transportation and other aspects.

"Brother, is this electricity only supplied to the local area or is it also supplied to the neighboring area?"

After reading all the information, Ji Donglai thought for a while and asked a basic question.

"Hehe, you can't fool Ji, tell the truth!"

Jie Xia had just returned from trying on clothes with Qiu Haitang, and smiled at Master Yu.

"No lie, we export half of the electricity to neighboring Laos. I will handle the formalities, there will be absolutely no problem. The Pan-Asia Railway passes through Laos, and we have invested in some industries there."

"Compared to Vietnam, Laos is more backward and the electricity is not as sufficient as Vietnam. So don't worry, as long as you invest here, you will definitely make a profit."

"Dien Bien Phu is already poor, and they are eager for us to help them develop. Now is the best time. The land is free, the workers are cheaper, and you have engineers ready. Even if it's just to make a sample for foreigners to see, it's worth it."

"As long as the electricity is generated here, you can just bring the foreigners over to have a look, to avoid people saying we are scammers, right?"

When talking about the benefits of investing there, Mr. Yu talked endlessly. Ji Donglai knew that something must be wrong here, but he didn't point it out.

"How much rice do they have now? I mean the rice from the past two years. I want it as long as it's suitable. Once the project is settled, Brother Yu can find someone to do the initial infrastructure. If it's affordable, we hope to do it now."

"The end of the year is a good time to process rice. If you don't have rice, you can use paddy rice. Now is the rice harvest season. It's too difficult for them to pay in US dollars. Brother Yu can guarantee this. I will let President Xin do it with you now."

Thinking about what was about to happen, Ji Donglai directly changed his approach with Master Yu.

Rice, in particular, is better preserved in warehouses, and the processed rice bran can be used to feed livestock.

After three years of closure, Ji Donglai decided to make adequate preparations.

Of course, Ji Donglai's unintentional action made Mr. Yu and his wife at the scene stunned for a moment, and then Jie Xia laughed.

"Haha, Donglai, you know everything? ... I said you can't fool Donglai. Thank you for your honesty, sister-in-law. We can sell our rice directly to you. You can arrange for someone to go south."

Master Yu didn't say anything, but Jie Xiya took over the conversation. Master Yu rolled his eyes. Master Yu had invested a lot in Vietnam in the past few years. This year, he wanted to collect funds and leave like Ji Donglai, but he was shocked. The departure tax is a big expense, especially the departure tax for US dollars. It's said to be free, but it's really troublesome to exchange. Not to mention the various extortion cards, you're annoyed. Most local officials with a little power in Vietnam are very demanding of bribes.

If Mr. Yu solves this problem through higher-ups, it will cost more.

Vietnam's foreign exchange reserves were not much to begin with, and the amount that Mr. Yu withdrew was not a small amount.

There is no other way. Master Yu bought all the rice. This seems to be no problem, but it requires various procedures before it can be shipped out. Not only that, it is not so easy to handle in the country.

With all the complicated procedures and problems, Master Yu thought of Ji Donglai, whose One Yuan Ranch could import food. In addition, Master Yu had investments in Dien Bien Phu, and he still had a lot of real estate investments in Laos.

Just when electricity is needed, there is no problem for the two companies to cooperate.

"Dock at the port. I'll have someone supplement the contract with you. I'll take as much food as you have. Brother Yu, just tell me. You're not as straightforward as my sister-in-law. Come on, have a drink!"

After knowing the whole story, Ji Donglai rolled his eyes at Master Yu.

The other party has been anchored on the sea surface off Shanghai for several days with more than 40,000 tons of rice, which requires a large amount of funds every day. However, when it came to Ji Donglai, they still had to go around in circles before telling him the purpose. Ji Donglai secretly thought that Master Yu was getting old.

"If you have any difficulties, I will sell it to COFCO at the lowest price..."

"Come on, are you still pretending at this time? If you can get a number, you should have got it earlier. If you wait another half a month, your stuff will start to be discounted again. Don't you know how much the cargo ship will charge you per day? How about you bring it to Tianjin Port or Caofeidian so that I can unload it?"

Mr. Yu was still trying to save face, but when Ji Donglai twitched his eyelids, he immediately stopped pretending.

Ji Donglai immediately went to his brother-in-law Li Xun, and after various complicated requests, 40,000 tons of rice began to arrive at the port that night. Sun Zhengfa mobilized all the vehicles that could be mobilized and hired a fleet from the port, which barely made up the transportation fleet.

Because the port does not have a rented warehouse, the rice cannot stay for a single day.

"Who bought so much rice?"

All the goods that were not in a hurry tonight gave way. Li Xun put a lot of effort into the operation, and the entire Tiandiao was filled with goods from Yiyuan Ranch.

According to the plan of Yiyuan Ranch and the orders from Yiyuan Supermarket, the convoy was divided into three routes: north, central and south.

"It's from the One Yuan Supermarket. This store is really rich. Before the New Year, they bought two ships of soybeans. Now they have so much rice. They are really powerful."

Looking at the convoy of cars coming out of the port in a line, the drivers waiting to load goods around were all envious.

Mr. Yu drank a little too much today. Later in the evening, Jie Xiya, Qiu Haitang and others went to talk about women, and Mr. Yu started to drink on his own initiative.

"Don't ever marry a foreign woman. It's so tactless. She'll tell you everything before you even tell her. You can't be in sync at all. It's so annoying."

"Our eldest son is learning from her now. He has no cunning at all. It's really fucking..."

(End of this chapter)