Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 448: The Winner's Vote
Pentagon.

Video footage shot from multiple angles by North American reconnaissance aircraft and military satellites was being played on a large screen in the conference room.

on the screen.

Fireworks blooming in the sky, specks of graphite, instantaneous overload of electric current, curtain walls covering a large area of ​​the sky, American missiles suddenly exploding... many elements mixed together, like a Hollywood military blockbuster, full of science fiction.

This left the North American Advanced Research Projects Agency, the world's top military consultant RAND Corporation, North American military staff, and many NSA intelligence personnel all stunned on the spot.

Although Federal Capital has encountered Sanyuan Agriculture’s barrage anti-missile system many times, it also knows that this system can indeed intercept missiles.

But after witnessing the interception process with their own eyes, everyone still felt incredible.

Because this is very, very unreasonable.

In other words, the diameter of the American missile is less than one meter. If the fireworks fragments want to be intercepted, they must form a uniform, dense array at the decimeter level in the air.
The problem is that after the fireworks explode, the debris will spread from the explosion point to the surrounding area due to inertia. After 1 second, a large blank area will definitely appear in the center of the explosion.

If you want to fill this gap, you must use the second firework to compensate, and then use the third to compensate the second... and so on, layer by layer, to form an EMP curtain wall that lasts for 10 seconds to 3 minutes.

However, this technology not only requires a lot of calculations, but also extremely high shooting accuracy, 100% explosive missiles, and stable missile propellants.

Once an error occurs in any link, a hole will appear in the EMP curtain wall, resulting in interception failure.

Therefore, the barrage anti-missile system is theoretically feasible, but with the current scientific and technological level, industrial level, and guidance means of mankind, the probability of realizing it is almost zero.

"How did they do that?"

The head of the NSA asked the question that everyone is thinking.

Almost at the same time.

The federal data center, which is composed of the four major graphics card matrices in North America, processes information in the video at a very fast speed.

First, take screenshots frame by frame, then use blue dotted lines to connect the graphite fragments, and then use red dotted lines to represent current overload, thus forming a dynamic effect...

In just a dozen seconds, the fireworks in the picture were drawn by virtual lines into a circular wall with a diameter of 20 kilometers and a thickness of 1.3 kilometers.

Inside, there are trillions of dots representing fireworks, densely packed together, but only 20 centimeters apart. Some fall with inertia, some rise with inertia, some burn out and disappear, and some quickly fill their place...

Their movement trajectories, current intensity, duration, etc. are all a set of data, which caused the four major graphics card matrices to experience slight lags.

But without this distributed layout, synchronous parallel processing of the graphics card matrix, and without the large model of "using rendering principles to count real scenes", North America would definitely not be able to obtain such detailed visualization data.

In other words, Federal Capital was able to understand the barrage anti-missile system entirely because it spared no expense to follow Yu Sanyuan in developing the graphics card matrix.

"If there wasn't a graphics matrix, I would definitely think it was a miracle, a miracle, incredible alien technology."

A researcher from the North American Advanced Research Projects Agency sighed and enlarged the picture on the screen, "The traditional anti-missile system is a point-to-point interception, which is like two pencils colliding in the air, and the error tolerance rate is extremely low."

"One is terminal blasting, which uses countless fragments to intercept the target, just like spraying powder on a flying pencil, with a high error tolerance rate."

"Sanyuan Agriculture's barrage system is similar to the latter, but with an EMP mechanism added. It uses overload current to form a static area similar to a fishing net, just like erecting an air wall in the direction of the pencil's movement that can trigger the detonator. There is almost no need to calculate the error tolerance rate."

"If we want to break through this wall, we first need to replace the active detonation mechanism for hypersonic missiles, and secondly, we need to replace the guidance system with anti-interference and anti-electromagnetic pulse."

The researcher then brought up the X-43 hypersonic unmanned test aircraft that NASA tested in the Pacific this year. "It was converted into a cruise missile and sent to the Bering Sea by the NB-52B mother aircraft. It was then accelerated to Mach 2.9 at an altitude of 9 meters and then cut to an altitude of 100 meters above the sea surface to penetrate... Yu Sanyuan tested us, and we must also test them. Otherwise, if we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for us to find out their development direction in the future."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded seriously and then looked at the oil tycoon.

Yu Sanyuan’s barrage anti-missile system is extremely expensive and is currently only deployed in core areas and will not be used except in emergencies.

Now that the other side has deployed it in the Bering Sea, North America will definitely look for loopholes at all costs.

The oil tycoon looked at Yu Sanyuan's reply, put away the communicator expressionlessly, and sat in the wheelchair with his eyes closed to rest.

for a long time.

"In the first game, Yu Sanyuan wanted Alaska. We passively participated in this game. Although we lost, causing J14 to still wander around Norton Sound, we can choose not to give him Alaska."

"In the second round, we take the initiative to start the game. If Yu Sanyuan agrees without hesitation, we will lose again. Do we really have to give him Alaska?"

The head of the NSA knew that Alaska was the base of the oil tycoon, so he first expressed his attitude, "Impossible, he is dreaming!"

The rest of the people suddenly reacted and started cursing Yu Sanyuan.

The oil tycoon was neither happy nor sad. "In the second round, it's good that we won. If we lose again, we will definitely have to pay something. Otherwise, Yu Sanyuan will never give up. It may even make the Bering Sea incident worse. You know, there are more than 14 J8s and corresponding Ypro max tankers in the Kamchatka Peninsula. Do you want to see them fly over the Statue of Liberty?"

Everyone: "..."

A long time passed.

The head of the Rand Corporation said, "Mr. Rockefeller, in the current situation, we are already very passive, so Yu Sanyuan is asking for Alaska, but we can't give it to him... What I mean is, since we can't fulfill what he wants, why bother with the bargaining chips? We can just fight first and wait until we win or lose. No matter what conditions he sets, we will agree to them all to avoid further deterioration of the situation, and then bargain and talk. If one year doesn't work, then two, three, or five years."

The oil tycoon's eyes lit up, "Very good suggestion."

···
The X-43A hypersonic unmanned verification aircraft is originally a test aircraft. It has multiple structures and countless spare parts. It is not difficult to convert it into a hypersonic cruise missile.

When the basketball game at the Olympic Sports Center entered the fourth quarter.

The X-43A, which is shaped like a flying swallow, flew to Norton Sound from Richardson Joint Base with the help of the NB-52B mother aircraft, then took off, continuously accelerated and climbed, and headed straight for Tomorrow Island at a speed of Mach 6.

The distance to the target was only 120 kilometers, and the altitude dropped suddenly, flying 200 meters close to the sea surface...

At this moment, the fuselage of the X-43A shook slightly, and suddenly plunged into the sea, turning into a fireball.

Sanyuan Heavy Industry: “???”

Federal Capital: "..."

Four other major countries that paid attention to this matter: "..."

Apparently, the X-43A crashed due to a malfunction.

In this round, Federal Capital voluntarily admitted defeat.

···
Olympic Sports Center.

Yu Yang and Xiao Bu sat side by side in the VIP box, watching the most intense and exciting fourth quarter.

After receiving the news from Beringhai, he happily took out the SY handheld game console and contacted the factory secretary group in front of Xiaobu.

"Ask everyone what they want, and let's vote on what we want from North America, and promote democracy."

Xiaobu: “…”

The war of words between Sanyuan Agriculture and Federal Capital made the world realize the differences between the two sides.

Trinitarian agriculture represents democracy, and federal capital represents freedom.

This is a fact recognized by the whole world.

Including social science research institutions, also issued relevant reports:
'Sanyuan Agriculture attempts to make itself both democratic and free by shortening working hours and increasing employees' free time.'

'Federal capital attempts to exaggerate the importance of votes through public opinion, making itself both free and democratic.'

···
Shiliying, trade hall.

Federal Capital has blocked Sanyuan Agriculture in Asia Pacific, a move that will certainly affect the foreign trade business of the three companies.

At least on the surface, the three series products cannot be shipped to Europe and the United States.

Therefore, those who invested in foreign trade through Agriculture 3.0 basically lost money.

Lao Lu is one of them.

Lao Lu is from Yuncheng, Xishan. He is 42 years old this year. He used to sell leather shoes in his early years, then he worked in cashmere, and later he worked in fertilizers and seeds, thus accumulating a fortune of 30 yuan.

Four years ago, he joined the trade hall and, as an outsider, he completed night school at his own expense, and then began to earn profits by "investing in real industries."

For example, Beihe Hengshui Garment Factory under Agriculture 3.0 was unable to undertake a large order due to insufficient funds.

After receiving the news, Lao Lu took out 30 yuan and invested it. The garment factory had funds and got the order. After the order was completed, the 30 yuan was returned to Lao Lu. Then, according to the financing interest rate stipulated by the trade hall, the income was settled according to the number of days the 30 yuan funds were used, and a certain proportion of dividends was paid according to the proportion of 30 yuan in the total order amount.

Thus, a round of investment ends.

The cycle is about 3 months, and the profit is about 2 to 5.

With the guarantee of the trade hall and the "guaranteed profit insurance" provided by the trade hall, this way of playing is more reliable than bank deposits.

So in the past four years, Lao Lu has made a very comfortable living for his family with the income from his 30 yuan family assets, and his family assets have also increased to 200 million yuan.

Even if they wait another year, the child can be transformed from a floating population to a permanent resident of Shiliying, and then obtain a Shiliying household registration, with the hope of becoming a formal collective worker.

In general, life is becoming more and more prosperous and promising.

something unexpected may happen any time.

Last year, mad cow disease broke out in North America, causing global beef prices to soar.

Lao Lu felt that grain-fed beef would definitely be exported to North America.

So he took out all his savings, about 230 million, to help clear out the inventory of grain-fed beef.

In other words, you take over a batch of cold storage full of beef from grain-fed beef, sell it in the re-export trade zone yourself, and bear your own profits and losses. This is another way to play physical investment.

Lao Lu knew about the relationship between Sanyuan Agriculture and Federal Capital, but the two sides were not completely estranged from each other.

For example, there is cooperation in food, chicken, automobiles, electronics, and electrical appliances.

It's impossible without beef.

Unexpectedly, from last year to mid-year, all the beef cattle in North America died, but the two sides did not even discuss beef.

This resulted in Old Lu and his family of three having a very difficult life in Shiliying.

After all, they are not employees, and their consumption level is unique in Asia-Pacific.

For example, for food, a steamed bun with meat, which was the size of a palm, used to cost 1 yuan, but now it costs 25 yuan per small bun. A family of three needs 450 yuan a day to fill their stomachs.

For example, when traveling, No. 97 gasoline costs 3.6 yuan per liter, and Shiliying Street includes road maintenance fees, road construction fees, etc., which total 8.6 yuan per liter. In addition, you need to pay three-series car insurance, which is about 1.3 yuan per year. Otherwise, if the car breaks down on a collective road, you will not only have to pay sky-high towing fees, but also sky-high fines.

For example, if you want to be a respectable person, you must have a few sets of SY. Otherwise, you will be looked down upon when doing business, and your children may be isolated at school.

For example, for children of migrant workers, if they go to "district schools" or "urban-rural fringe schools", they don't have to pay. But if they want to integrate into the collective in advance and attend "community schools", "three-series schools" or "hundred-school alliance" for children of employees, the annual tuition fee can be as high as 15 yuan. Even for Xiaoqinghe Community Primary School, the annual tuition fee is as high as 30 yuan, which is even more outrageous than studying abroad.

But Shiliying is more reliable than going abroad.

At least the chiefs and leaders of West Asian countries, the warlords and leaders of African countries, the warlords and leaders of Southeast Asian countries, and many top families in the European Union have sent their children to study here.

It is said that many children of internationally renowned figures, such as Harden's children, Iraq's children, and Mexican water gangs, are also here.

"If it doesn't work, just sell it."

"It's a sure win anyway, so just consider it as not making any money this year."

Old Lu walked into the trade hall - foreign trade area with a sad face, found an empty seat, took out the SY handheld game console, checked the news of the day, and looked for the next buyer.

Unexpectedly, after unlocking the screen, a voting document signed by Xintai Database popped up in front of me.

[Important news, collectively defeat the capitalist spirit and gain the initiative.]
[We can now make demands on capitalism based on our own needs, not limited to asking for capital, resources, or technology, but also asking for land, such as Alaska, or asking for markets, such as the soybean market.]
[You can enter your own needs, and the factory secretary group will negotiate with capitalism based on the highest vote.]
[Please enter: ···]
Lao Lu has also encountered several similar votes.

For example, what color of cotton work clothes will be popular this winter.

For example, for cars that are distributed collectively, what designs do you plan to change?

For example, what do you think of the general manager of Sanyuan Agriculture?

For example, do you have any opinions about Huang Ganchen from the Street Office?
As an outsider, Lao Lu rarely participates in voting out of caution.

But this time...

“I want the North American beef market!”

[OK, Xintai Data Center has recorded your request. You will receive the final result after the voting ends.]
···
Olympic Sports Center.

After learning the outcome of the Bering Sea incident, Bush sent a private message to the oil tycoon.

Then he looked at Yu Yang.

"Yu, I definitely can't sell Alaska to you."

“I didn’t say I would buy it.”

"Then why do you keep saying you want Alaska?"

"Yes, I do."

"···"

"Just kidding, I want the North American soybean market."

"ADM is the Smith family's favorite. My family and his family don't get along. I can't take the lead in this matter, including the oil tycoon... After all, old Morgan is behind Smith."

"But I'm not interested in your family's military technology."

"Yu, last year, mad cow disease broke out in North America, and there is a huge gap in the beef market. We can open up the beef market on the condition that you stop all activities in West Asia."

"Beef? My family doesn't even have enough to eat, how can I possibly share it with you?"

"We can exchange it for gold."

"make a deal!"

···
Trade Hall.

“I want the North American beef market!”

[OK, Xintai Data Center has recorded your request. You will receive the final result after the voting ends.]
After Mr. Lu cast his vote and read the receipt, he was looking forward to it.

Unexpectedly, when I put down the SY handheld game console, I looked up and saw that on the big screen in the foreign trade area, all the trade options related to beef were red.

The price of 'marbled beef' has increased from 8.5 yuan/jin to 35 yuan/jin.

The price of 'beef shank' has increased from 9.6 yuan/jin to 47 yuan/jin.

The price of 'beef tongue' has been raised...

The price of 'Beef Brain' has been raised...

Old Lu quickly opened today's headlines.

'Important news, Xiaobu secretly visited Sanyuan Agriculture, and after consultation, North America decided to open the beef market to grain-fed beef.'

'Important news, North America has a beef shortage of 1100 million tons, which is about 2.6 times the annual production of grain-fed beef.'

'Important news, beef prices have skyrocketed across the board. In order to stabilize domestic demand, Shiliying Street has ordered the Grain-Fed Beef Group to prioritize meeting collective demand.'

'Important news, the Shiliying Subdistrict Office Police Station, in conjunction with the industrial and commercial system, has recruited 10 college student volunteers to investigate illegal beef exports and resale.'

'Dear Mr. Lu Xiaohai, there are still 130 tons of beef in your cold storage that have not been sold. Please check today's news and wait for the right time to make a move.'

"Fuck, this voting efficiency is too fast, right?"

"Results in seconds?"

“It’s truly a collective!”

Old Lu suppressed his excitement, checked the cold storage details, and then entered the new quotation into the trade hall.

With the help of AI, with one click, we quickly concluded that if we sold all the 230 million investment, we could get about 920 million.

"920 million..."

"I'm going to be a multi-millionaire?!"

Lao Lu was not blinded by the profits, because according to the common sense taught in the night school, in the face of such a "big change", if he wanted to be safe, it would be best to hire a professional trader from the trading hall to handle it.

After all, they are professionals.

soon.

A young girl wearing the uniform of the Hundred Schools Alliance came over and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Lu Xiaohai?"

"Yes you are?"

"I'm a trader on the trading floor, and here are my credentials."

"College students?"

"I'm sorry, I should have graduated in 02, but because I was too outstanding, the school never gave me a diploma, so I stayed here."

What are you talking about? I don’t quite understand.

Old Lu looked confused.

The young girl consoled him, "Don't worry. In the past two years, I have processed 1.2 transactions with a total transaction value of approximately 3100 billion euros. I have never made a mistake. And my best friend works in the legal department of Sanyuan Agriculture. Well, you know."

"···"

"Okay, let's process your order first. For goods worth less than 1000 million red notes, I can take 15 minutes at most. Let's make it quick."

"···"

"How about this? According to the current offer, the ex-warehouse price will be increased by 5%. I will help you package and sell it to a Smith specialist... no, an American businessman. We will bypass the trade hall and sign a confidentiality contract. The payment will come first and the goods will be settled later."

"this···"

"Mr. Lu, I am a professional in this area. Don't worry. I will guarantee you my future. If there is any problem..."

"Your best friend works in the Sanyuan Agricultural Law Department. If something goes wrong, I can't do anything to you."

"???"

(End of this chapter)