Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 1256 Rescue
"This year, soybeans have another bumper harvest. Currently, domestic soybeans have already been harvested."

Jiang Yan was lying on a recliner enjoying the cool air and listening to the news. His life was quite comfortable, but when he heard the news, Jiang Yan sat up directly from the recliner.

"Soybeans, corn, the four major grain merchants." Jiang Yan repeated a few words, as if he had forgotten something and couldn't remember it. So he simply stood up and walked around the yard.

The four major international grain traders are ADM (Archer Daniels Midland), Bunge, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus. These four companies basically manipulate the international grain prices.

"Whoever controls food controls all of humanity" is definitely not an exaggeration. Whether in this time and space or in the time and space before Jiang Yan, food has become the most deadly and important weapon in the wars between major countries without gunpowder.

Jiang Yan clearly remembered that the world suffered from widespread grain harvest failures in 2006 and 2007, which gave the four major grain traders a great opportunity. The four major grain traders began to hoard large quantities of wheat and rice. Under their almost monopolistic hoarding in the industry, the price of wheat alone increased fivefold, from US$05 in 298 to US$08 in 1334.

You know, wheat and rice are the most mainstream food in the world, and their prices are directly related to the livelihood of the people of each country. Under the impact of such prices, the economies of many countries have been hit, and some related companies have even gone bankrupt.

It was also at this time that Jiang Yan suddenly remembered that the maturity period of Eagle Sauce soybeans would be approaching next year. In addition to flower growers, soybean oil companies and feed companies in many countries around the world were waiting to trade with Eagle Sauce. At this time, the domestic soybean price was around 2300 yuan per ton, which was in the normal price range.

But just half a month later, the Ministry of Agriculture of the United States suddenly issued a notice, claiming that due to weather and sudden insect disasters, the production of soybeans in the United States is expected to be the lowest in the past 20 years. With the endorsement of the government and the operation of Wall Street financial giants, the price of soybeans in the United States soared from 2003 yuan per ton in August 8 to 2300 yuan per ton in just half a year. China has only been in the WTO for a short time and has not seen the means of operation of foreign capital. Therefore, when seeing the continuous rise in soybean prices, some domestic oil traders can no longer sit still. The United States invited the Chinese to fall into the trap, and China fell into the trap. After the soybean producers in the United States cooperated with the enterprises of the United States to stockpile hundreds of tons of high-priced soybeans, the Ministry of Agriculture of the United States once again sang the same tune with Wall Street. The former announced an increase in soybean exports, and the latter took advantage of the situation to short the soybean price. Two months later, the soybean price fell to 4400 yuan per ton, which was lower than in previous years. One wrong step leads to another. In this carefully designed layout, thousands of domestic soybean planting companies, processing factories, and edible oil producers have all been defeated. More than 2200% of the domestic soybean industry's share is controlled by the four major grain traders.

What is even more frightening is that from this time on, China lost the pricing power of soybeans. You know, soybeans are the earliest crops we grow. However, it was at this time that the country issued the "Regulations on the Management of Grain Reserves". The main function of grain reserves is to protect the interests of farmers, maintain market stability and prevent the occurrence of food wars. While effectively preventing "low grain prices hurting people", it also maintained national food security.

This food war without gunpowder lasted for three years. In 2008, under the attack of the four major grain traders, the international wheat price rose fivefold. Thanks to the existence of my country's central grain reserve, when the four major grain traders desperately raised the price of staple food, my country sold a large amount of it to lower the price. In the end, this food war ended with the disastrous defeat of the four major grain traders.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan suddenly thought of that great talent who made people miss him very much, that is, Yuan Longpingfang, who was known as the expert in the soybean industry.

According to his memory, this expert was accidentally killed during a robbery by four gangsters in Laiyang in August this year. Thinking of this, Jiang Yan could not sit still. He must go and save this great talent. This was a matter concerning the fate of the country. However, he had to think carefully about the reason for going.

After a moment, Jiang Yan had his own ideas.

He used the excuse of going on a trip with He Yuzhu, Xu Damao and a few others, that is, to go fishing in Weihai, and directly got a motorhome. Then he used this as an excuse to ask Xu Damao to find a doctor with superb medical skills in Union Hospital.

It just so happened that there was a surgical expert named Lu who had time, so Jiang Yan and his team spent a large sum of money to invite him over. Within ten days, the doctor agreed.

After the children started school, Jiang Yan went to inform Xu Damao, He Yuzhu and Dr. Wu.

Two days later, after Jiang Yan handed the children to Jiang Sirui's care, he prepared to go on a spontaneous trip.

"Da Mao. Doctor Wu, are the things ready?"

"Boss, I brought a few sets of clothes for changing, and I will buy the rest later." "Where is Zhuzi?" Jiang Yan asked.

"I've packed all the picnic equipment, as well as the fishing gear. I'll take care of it, don't worry, boss."

"Okay, just do it when you two are ready." Jiang Yan said, then turned around and asked Doctor Wu who was standing there.

"Doctor Wu, we are old and have many emergencies. You need to prepare more of these medicines."

"Mr. Jiang, in addition to my personal belongings, I also brought a first aid kit."

"Do you have enough in your first aid kit? We need to have more in case of emergencies!"

"It's almost ready. I have prepared everything." Doctor Wu thought for a moment and then spoke.

"We need to prepare all the surgical supplies! Especially hemostatic tools and blood bags! To deal with emergencies!" Jiang Yan thought for a moment before speaking.

"Well, if Mr. Jiang says so, my preparation is not enough. It seems that I still need to prepare more. By the way, Mr. Jiang, what are your blood types?" If you have money, you are the boss. Wu Yisheng believes that he is also a follower.

"Doctor Wu, if we have all kinds of blood types ready, we can lend a hand if we encounter someone in need of rescue! After all, it's not easy outside." Jiang Yan thought for a moment and then spoke.

"As for the money for the plasma, we will take care of it, just in case."

"Yes! Okay! I understand." Doctor Wu nodded in agreement. If someone pays for it, the plasma can still be prepared.

Three days later, Jiang Yan, Xu Damao, He Yuzhu, Dr. Wu, and their driver and bodyguard, a group of five, happily set out to go fishing.

The driver was a young man assigned by the higher-ups. He was skilled and drove steadily. He could also act as a bodyguard. After all, Jiang Yan was now an official, so he still had to have some equipment.

"Brother, which road should we take to go to Weihai? Should we take the Linhai national highway from Tianjin?" Xu Damao asked.

"Let's go to Shandong. Isn't there a soybean cultivation base in Laiyang? We'll pass by there, then go to Qingdao, and finally go to Weihai. It's a good time to relax. It just so happens that Zhuzi wants to develop new products. I feel that the development of soy products should be quite productive. After all, soybeans are known as plant protein and are sold in large quantities in our country."

"Okay! I'll listen to you! Let the boss make the arrangements." He Yuzhu was the first to agree.

(End of this chapter)