Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 487 Too much debt, no worries; too many lice, no itch!

Kissinger has a famous quote that is widely recognized around the world.
Whoever controls food controls the whole world.

Cruel history has repeatedly proven the truth of this statement through numerous real-life examples.

Since it is correct, it will inevitably attract everyone's attention, thus triggering one tangible or intangible war after another.

As a widely used economic crop, soybeans naturally become the subject of many wars!

"So back then, we fought a battle with the four major multinational grain traders, led by ABCD, who accounted for 80% of the global grain market."

"At that time, the economy was just taking off, and the domestic demand for soybeans was increasing day by day. We were in dire need of soybeans and needed to fill the domestic gap."

"Because the demand for soybeans is so huge, we have been targeted by these bastards. They first hoarded soybeans and drove up the price."

"This forced domestic oil pressing companies to bite the bullet and scramble to buy soybeans, whose price had once soared to 4400 yuan per ton. Once we were completely trapped and couldn't escape, they loosened the restrictions and dumped their stocks."

"Prices plummeted to 2200 yuan per ton, forcing domestic oil pressing companies to pay exorbitant penalties, huge fines, terminate contracts, and then go bankrupt one after another."

"Taking advantage of the fact that many domestic oil pressing companies were going bankrupt, they bought up various stocks. In a very short time, they controlled 85% of the domestic oil pressing channels. Naturally, they also seized the pricing power."

"Good heavens, they can raise prices whenever they want, and lower them whenever they want. We suffered greatly during those years when they had a firm grip on pricing power!"

Although he was young at the time and didn't pay much attention to prices and other factors, Ximen Lang's feelings about this past period were not very real.

However, the fact that soybean oil prices skyrocketed from 5000 yuan per ton to 15000 yuan per ton in 08, a three-fold increase, speaks volumes.

"Three times! That's a full three times the price! How wicked can these bastards be? This despicable behavior can only be described in four words. What four?!"

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"

Four more, please!

"frenzied!"

The public was outraged and severely criticized the Americans, who are known for their irresponsible behavior.

After venting her anger, Bai Ling began to worry about future generations.

"And then what happened? After the oil pressing industry was basically controlled by outsiders, and they took away the pricing power, how did you break the deadlock?"

"Of course, we should implement various soybean revitalization and development plans, actively promote the intercropping model of corn and soybeans, realize the intercropping of soybeans and corn on limited land, and strive to increase the supply of soybeans."

"No matter what kind of crop it is, as long as it involves food security, resources will definitely be tilted towards that area, and agriculture will be developed vigorously."

"And the results are certainly encouraging. After more than 20 years of hard work and decades of accumulation, we may not have become the world's largest grain producer overnight, but at least we have done a very good job in terms of food security."

"And this is evident from our massive grain reserves of 7.7 million tons, enough to last us a whole year. As for soybeans, which are heavily reliant on imports..."

"Although we are still very dependent on imports and the demand is huge, it is precisely because our demand is so large that all soybean producing countries are eyeing this lucrative market and want to take it over. The situation is no longer the same as before."

"Because we are the biggest buyers, no one can consume so many soybeans without us. We can even use this as a weapon to control these soybean-producing countries."

"If they dare to disobey, we'll immediately raise tariffs and replace them with someone else who obeys! So although our soybeans are still relatively dependent on imports, it's no longer a particularly serious problem." They can actually use demand to force soybean producers to behave?
This was absolutely the most unexpected thing for Lao Luo and his team.

Because Lao Luo and his men, who had just fought with these bastards, knew very well what kind of people they were.

This egg color is so bad, it's no exaggeration to say it's a naturally bad egg!

But the result?

Faced with this threat from later generations that was somewhat contrary to the Heavenly Gang, they actually just swallowed their pride and accepted it.

How could this not surprise Lao Luo and his team?

what?
The reason why later generations dared to do this was entirely because they had the strength to go head-to-head with the Americans. They didn't dare to act recklessly, so they could only swallow their anger and tacitly accept the various outrageous actions of later generations.

So it turns out that all of this is based on strength, on the fact that the fist is bigger in the future?
That's fine.

The explanation made Lao Luo and his group extremely envious. They envied the remarkable achievements made by later generations through their own unremitting efforts, and they also envied the strength and confidence of later generations to not take the Americans seriously.

They've made Lao Luo and the others incredibly envious. They really wish they could take Lao Luo's place and let the people of Beijing experience firsthand the swagger of not having to put anyone in their eyes.

Since the conversation had already progressed to this point, considering both the interests of the world in Beijing and the future, Ximen Lang, who didn't want to be controlled by others even in matters of soybeans, sincerely offered his advice.

"Old Luo, since we've already proven that we're really not good at soybeans, and we'll be surpassed by others sooner or later, let's just stop wasting our time and energy."

"Two hundred million mu of land only produce this little bit of soybeans. What's the point of making any effort? Let's just leave it at that. Perfect. We have the demand for soybeans and the technology to grow high-yield soybeans, but we lack the land to grow them."

"In this arrangement, we'll provide the technology and seeds. You can use what's readily available. Whatever the situation, just focus on increasing yields first. After that, we'll buy directly from you at market prices!"

"In this way, not only will you benefit, but our soybean security will also be further guaranteed. It's another real win-win situation, and everyone can benefit. What do you think?"

this proposal
Of course, it's very good.

Luo Yonghao was indeed very tempted.

But the problem is
If we really do that, the future will be safe, but the world of Beijing will become even more dependent on the future.

This is something that Lao Luo and his team definitely don't want to see.

But in later generations, Lao Luo was incredibly envious of this huge market.

Like those scumbags who were eyeing this huge piece of fat, he also really wanted to take a bite and eat his fill of juicy goodness.
After much deliberation, he found no answers. Looking back, he realized that many industries had already been quietly and imperceptibly taken over by later generations.

Make a tough decision.

“Too much debt doesn’t worry you; too many lice don’t itch!”

Luo readily agreed and immediately went to report to his superiors.

(End of this chapter)