By the time they returned to the farm, it was already late at night.
Chen Qiang wasn't in the mood to rest. He immediately sent Zhang Laizi out to investigate the situation in the surrounding areas so that he could take countermeasures in time.
In addition, Chen Qiang also temporarily transferred Song Yingxing back from the winery.
Although this guy was full of complaints and disliked everything, since he was by Chen Qiang's side now, Chen Qiang wouldn't let him be idle. He had to at least play a role. He couldn't just let him be a freeloader, right?
In the room, Chen Qiang and Song Yingxing discussed the possible crisis for a long time. It wasn't until dawn that they had a rough idea of the situation.
After breakfast, Chen Qiang asked Song Yingxing to find Qian Yan and the farm's employee representatives to gather in the meeting room.
Before everyone gathered, Chen Qiang, Qian Yan, and Gong Xue met in advance. After that, Chen Qiang began to officially host the meeting.
"Everyone, a large portion of our harvest this year has been sold, and it was sold at a very high price. We have repaid all our loans in one fell swoop. This is great news.
But at the same time, it exposed a huge hidden concern.
That is, other than our farm, there is a huge food crisis in the outside world.
I believe you have heard some rumors about this in the past two days, right? "
After Chen Qiang started the discussion, the employee representatives below immediately started to discuss.
"Yeah, I just saw the news last night.
It is said that there is a food shortage in many places. The price of food is so high that it can scare people to death! "
"So what if the price of food is high? The important thing is that there are many places where you can't buy food even if you have money!"
"It seems like our Cangnan Farm is still the best. We don't have to worry about food and clothing, and we don't have to worry about our lives. Sigh, but the people in other places have to suffer! "
"That's right! Actually, now that I think about it, if our food was sold a little later, it might have been sold at a higher price! "
"At the beginning of the year, when I said that I wanted to work at the farm, my husband strongly opposed it. Now that I think about it, if it wasn't for my strong insistence, we might not even be able to eat now!"
Over the past few days, while the farm employees and their family members were walking their pets, they talked about the food shortage outside the farm the most.
Therefore, the topic that Chen Qiang brought up immediately resonated with everyone.
Chen Qiang waved his hand to silence everyone.
"At the beginning of this year, our farm temporarily expanded its operating area. The main reason we made this decision was because we considered that the so-called high-tech revolution at that time might cause a series of problems."
"Now it seems that our decision was quite correct, and our harvest this year is not bad."
"Just now, someone mentioned that if we can sell the grain later, we might be able to sell it at a higher price. That's not wrong."
"However, if our farm really does that, we might face an even bigger crisis!"
"Because now that there is a food shortage outside, if we keep hoarding and profiting, the food shortage outside will become even more serious, and it won't be morally justifiable."
"It's even more likely that we'll attract the wrath of the outside world. At that time, we'll become the target of public criticism!"
"Therefore, after careful consideration, we finally decided to sell most of the grain. On one hand, we can solve part of the food shortage outside, and on the other hand, we can gain some positive image for our farm."
"Of course, the grain stored in the farm is still enough for us to eat for more than a year. You don't have to worry about this."
"What I want to say is, even if this is the case, the food shortage outside is still very serious!"
"After all, how big of a problem can the grain we sell solve?"
"Think about it, the price of grain is so ridiculously high now, what about in the future?"
"Who knows, after a while, the money in everyone's hands will be no different from waste paper!"
"No matter how much money you have, you won't be able to buy any grain."
"Then, what should the people outside do? They can't just sit there and wait for death, right? "
At this point, the staff representatives suddenly panicked.
Before this, when they heard that there was a food shortage in the outside world, these employees and their families were mostly glad that they lived on the farm and didn't have to worry about food. Or perhaps, they just had a little more sympathy for those who lacked food in the outside world.
However, after listening to Chen Qiang, these people began to worry that someone would covet the grain stored in the farm!
That's right!
If the food shortage outside became more and more serious, those hungry people would definitely not just sit there and wait for death!
Moreover, with the reputation of the Cangnan Farm, there would definitely be outlaws who would think of ways to cause trouble here!
For a moment, the staff representatives started to discuss again.
Chen Qiang didn't stop these people from discussing, and let the venue be chaotic for a while.
Only by letting these people realize the seriousness of the problem, the following work would be easier to carry out.
About ten minutes later, the venue gradually quieted down, and everyone looked at Chen Qiang and Qian Yan.
Chen Qiang then continued, "Because of the bio-nano food farce at the beginning of the year, this year's food shortage is inevitable.
Moreover, there is a possibility that it will affect our farm.
Perhaps some people would say that we should unite and stop other people from infringing on our interests.
But please don't forget, if it really becomes chaotic, how can our small farm stay unscathed?
Moreover, do you really want us to just stand there and watch other people starve and don't care?
Obviously, that's not realistic!
Therefore, in order to deal with future situations, we must make some preparations in advance.
For this, after discussion, we have temporarily proposed three specific measures.
First, we have decided to reduce the grain stored in the farm by a portion, leaving only enough for us to eat for half a year.
The food we squeeze out will be ready to receive people who wander to our farm at any time.
Second, we will activate all the surveillance around the farm. The drones will monitor the situation around the farm all day long to prevent people with bad intentions from taking advantage of the situation.
Third, we need to cut back on consumption! "
At this point, Chen Qiang looked around at the people in the conference room, and said seriously, "Now, many people don't even have food to eat, but here on our farm, there are almost two thousand different kinds of pets, wasting a lot of precious food every day!
For this reason, I have decided that from today onwards, everyone on the farm is not allowed to feed any of the pets any food!
Once found out, we will immediately expel them from the farm! "
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