African Nationhood

Shi Jinyong looked at Tan Yaoxun, "Minister Tan, please tell me."

Tan Yaoxun nodded and stood up and came to the podium.

“The current domestic annual output of wheat is 1430.6 million tons, the annual output of corn is 3520 million tons, and the annual output of cotton is 1080 million bales.

The annual output of rice is 825.2 million tons, the annual output of coffee beans is 782 million pounds, the annual output of tobacco is 589 million pounds, and the annual output of sisal is 4.09 tons.

The annual output of sucrose is 40.1 tons, that of white sugar is 5.3 tons, and that of rubber is 5.8 tons.

The above data are relatively strong in the world.

However, compared with the United States, our various data are far behind. Even the output of the United States in 1910 has not been reached. Our agriculture and animal husbandry still have a long way to go.

(Around 1910, the United States produced 6000 million tons of corn, 3802 million tons of wheat, 1300 million bales of cotton, and 500 million tons of sucrose.)
In terms of rubber, our production is far lower than Brazil's 10 tons.

At present, the rubber production in local rubber plantations has reached its peak, and the newly planted rubber plantations have not yet started to produce rubber.

The rubber plantation in Sumatra, Borneo, is at the peak of rubber production, and the rubber plantation in Johor has just been taken over and has not yet reached the peak of rubber tapping.

As for the increase in sugar production, the main reason is that the sugar cane in Reunion Island and Sao Tome Island has been included in our statistical scope. In addition, our sugar cane plantations in Borneo and Sumatra have also begun to produce sugar.

But compared to Cuba, which is controlled by the United States, our annual sucrose production of more than 500 million tons is far inferior to ours.

In addition, the number of sugar beet plantings in Europe is gradually recovering. Currently, the annual output of beet sugar in European countries is more than 500 million tons, and at its peak, it was more than 840 million tons.

In the future, our department will increase the planting area of ​​local sugar cane and sugar beets, try to narrow the gap with other regions in the sugar industry, and reduce sugar imports.

Last year, our annual output of soybeans reached 1501.4 million tons. Our annual output of this crop is the first in the world and is unique. It is nearly three times more than the Northeastern Beiyang region, which is second in the world.

(Before 1930, Marshal Zhang from Northeast China made a lot of money from exporting soybeans. The peak was in 1930, when he sold 700 million tons of soybeans in a year, accounting for 9% of the country’s soybeans.

Later, the United States began to grow soybeans, and then the export of soybeans shrank. )
In terms of cotton, our self-use rate reached 578.8 million bales, which is the same as the United States in 1910.

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The amount of domestic farmland cultivated has increased significantly, reaching a total of 5065 million hectares, and the number of pastures has reached 3245 million hectares.

The number of registered employees in state-owned farms has reached 2109 million, and a large number of prime-age laborers have joined state-owned farms, which has effectively replaced the role of indigenous people in our production system.

There are currently 66188 state-owned farm vehicles and 91002 diesel tractors. With the help of these agricultural machinery, our planting capacity has been rapidly improved.

There are a total of 98210 agricultural machinery in the hands of farmers, of which diesel vehicles are the main ones, and the share of automobiles has dropped significantly.

There is still a gap between these agricultural machinery compared to the United States, but the gap is not big. After all, American tractors are not as advanced as ours.

Countries in Europe and the United States are vying to import our agricultural tractors, with annual export volume reaching 4.88 units.

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Tan Yaoxun nodded and continued to speak: "The European War gave rise to the expansion of our fishery production. Currently, there are 43.4 fishery employees in the country, and the annual fishing volume is between 200 million and 230 million tons. The main catches are lobsters and sardines. , squid, tuna, trout and sturgeon, etc.

Most of the products obtained from the fishery were made into pickled foods and canned fish. During the war, the export of salted fish and canned fish to Europe became an active factor in the expansion of our fishery production.

Now that the war is over, the fishing industry is expected to fall into depression.

Fortunately, our immigration is about to usher in a period of rapid growth, and these extra catches can be digested by the new immigrants.

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The growth of the national treasury's material reserves has accelerated. Currently, there are 5682 million tons of wheat reserves, 9845 million tons of corn, 1899 million tons of rice, 2987 million tons of soybeans, and 4917 million tons of dried sweet potatoes. 64.3 tons of dried sardines and sturgeons, 86.7 tons of beef and sheep bacon, 811 million pieces of cotton, 489.4 million pounds of tobacco, 2.8 tons of sugar, 13.2 tons of sucrose, and 8.8 tons of salt.

These stored supplies are sufficient to cope with the surge in immigrant population.

But in order to prepare for war and avoid panic, our national reserves cannot be relaxed.

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In addition, the number of cattle, sheep, and horses in state-owned pastures has also increased significantly, including 5200.1 million sheep, 871 million cattle, 229 million horses, and 850 million pigs.

There are 1802 million sheep, 411 million cattle, 29.1 horses and 85.1 pigs raised by the private sector.

The above data are average in the world's livestock industry. Not to mention catching up with the United States, there is a big gap between Australia and South China.

During the war in Europe, the demand for our bacon products and canned pork increased significantly. During the war, pork products alone earned more than 90 billion yuan in foreign exchange. We will increase the number of pigs in the future and strive to continue to increase the export volume of pork products. .

After talking about the above, let me talk about domestic forestry.

In the past few years, our construction, shipbuilding, furniture, charcoal, and wood tar industries have all grown steadily. The output value of wood products in aircraft manufacturing has continued to reach new highs. During the war, our timber industry created an output value of more than 70 billion yuan.

As the Ministry of Human Resources fills in a large number of immigrants, the forest coverage rate in most areas of our country has declined to varying degrees.

At present, the forest coverage rate in Matabeleland has dropped to 28%, and the forest coverage rate in East Africa, West Africa, Lunda, Transvaal and Natal has dropped to about 51%.

The forest coverage rate of Falklands has also dropped to 68%.

After deforestation in these tropical areas, the local medical department was surprised to find that with the reduction of tropical forests, the incidence of tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever also decreased significantly.

According to colleagues from the Ministry of Health, jungles provide living space for mosquitoes. If these jungles are cut down, there will be fewer mosquitoes and fewer disease-transmitting species.

Although there is a connection, jungles are useful for our soil and water conservation.

Therefore, local governments should try not to cut down forests on a large scale, let alone burn forests at will.

The Forest Land Protection Act we enacted was passed by the Central Parliament in 1914.

But after the promulgation of this law, we found that local governments at all levels did not take this law seriously.

When our people go to the lower levels for unannounced visits, they often encounter grassroots personnel saying that they don’t know this law at all, or they don’t care about it.

I hope the Chairman and Vice Premier Shi can take this matter seriously. After all, this regulation was formulated based on the sustainable development proposed by the Chairman. After it was formulated, we did not abide by it. What's the point? "

As soon as Tan Yaoxun said these words, Shi Jinyong's face turned dark.

Who are you giving eye drops to?
However, anger is still anger, and things cannot be delayed.

“Okay, I’ve written this down.

After the meeting, I will contact Chairman Cai of the Judicial Committee and ask him to arrange for people from the Judicial Committee to carry out legal education in various places.

Chairman, do you think this is okay? "

Shi Jintang nodded. At present, it is definitely unrealistic for the people to strictly abide by it, but the attitude must be shown.

"Yeah, okay." (End of Chapter)