"Russia is probably in trouble," Li Xin said at the end of the report. The situation in Europe was changing too fast, but the former alliance had made the relationship between countries more and more based on interests. The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy had formed in Europe. The conflict between England and Russia had escalated day by day, putting Europe in a more and more dangerous situation.
"If Russia is in trouble, what can China get out of it?" Ruan Xihao asked a very serious and tricky question.
Li Xin was very unhappy, and he answered bluntly, "This question is too big. I can't give you an answer right away."
Ruan Xihao snorted, "Hmph, you're right. If you could figure this out, the Romania incident wouldn't have happened."
As soon as this was said, not only was Li Xin unhappy, but the Minister of Commerce's expression also became extremely ugly. Romania was not a problem at all, and Romania itself was a thorn in the heart of the Ministry of Commerce. Not only in Romania, but the Ministry of Commerce's overseas sales were also facing a big problem. The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were opposed to the war. But it would mean a large-scale disruption of foreign business operations for a longer period of time. When that time came, the group of people who were in favor of the war would be the ones who would be in trouble.
Vézé saw that the situation was going to be in conflict again, so he calmly changed the question. "Let's watch the war in foreign countries first." This was also Vézé's sincere words. History had changed so much. According to what Li Xin said, the roots of the First World War had been planted more than 20 or even 30 years ago. From the perspective of historical materialism, the First World War was a general outbreak of many contradictions. It was not the war that swept the whole of Europe and deeply affected the world itself. If it had to start something, it would probably be the prelude to the Second World War.
Since the commander-in-chief had spoken, the others didn't say anything else. They were all smart people, and Vézé obviously didn't want to see the dispute continue at this time. Neither of them had anything on each other, and a meaningless quarrel would only make Vézé completely unhappy.
"There are a lot of problems in China right now, but before Shen Xin went to North America, he raised the issue of cheap grain hurting farmers," said Vézé.
This question was a little unexpected to the senior officials who had never had enough to eat. At the very least, these people in the meeting were happy without meat, and basic food was no longer within their consideration. Those old fellows who were born in poverty had never encountered such a problem.
"What is the government doing? You can't sell your food? "Ruan Xihao asked again. These words caused a group of government officials to roll their eyes in unison.
Vézé ignored Ruan Xihao and said, "Let the comrade from the Ministry of Agriculture explain the problem."
After being humiliated by Vézé, Ruan Xihao restrained himself a little.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture had a solemn expression. "Comrades, everyone is very clear about our country's food supply. We originally thought that the biggest problem was that we couldn't eat. Now the situation has changed, and the problem is that we can't sell our food. This problem is most obvious in Guangdong and Fujian. In recent decades, Guangdong and Fujian have lost almost eight million people. Everyone knows that there isn't much good land to grow in these places. Now do you know how much land there is per capita? Five acres of good land per capita. "
This number stunned everyone. Five acres of good land per capita meant that they could eat their fill. The old brothers from Guangdong and Guangxi thought this was a great thing. Ruan Xihao was humiliated by Vézé, and he didn't dare to say anything for the time being. The one who spoke was the secretary of the Central Political and Legal Committee, Lin Asheng.
"Then how did it become cheap grain hurting farmers? Don't the local people have food to eat? "Lin Asheng asked with a slight frown.
"No, Guangdong and Fujian have always been food importing areas. The price of imported food is very low, so the income from growing food locally is not high. Especially in the past few years, Siam has imported a large number of agricultural tools from China, which has greatly increased their yield per mu. Siam makes money by exporting food, and their Thai rice tastes good. It makes it impossible for Guangdong and Guangxi to compete with Vietnam in terms of affordable food. Vietnam also exports food. Their rice is harvested three times a year. Although it doesn't taste good, we can't compare in price. Also, Guangdong and Guangxi are eating more and more noodles. Wheat is growing more and more in the Huanghuai area, and it tastes good. Although flour is consumed in the Yangtze River Basin, there is still a part of the food sold to Guangdong and Guangxi and Fujian. The problem that the local people encounter is that no one goes there to collect food. The cities directly transport food by sea or by rail. This is convenient. It's very hard work to go to the countryside to collect food. "The Minister of Agriculture explained the ins and outs clearly.
Before anyone could comment, the Minister of Agriculture said, "It won't be long before a large amount of food from North America will be transported to China. This includes meat from North America, and alfalfa transported from Sudan in the northeast. A large number of farms have begun to be built around the cities. Everyone knows the large farms in the Nanjing area, right? And the farms around Nanjing, right? There are thousands of acres of land there, and they are starting to build them. They are using the cities as the target for meat export. "
Lin Asheng was very self-restrained, so he didn't say anything. This time, it was Hu Chenghe's turn to be a little confused. He asked, "Do you mean that meat will be cheaper than rice in the future?"
"If we compare it with the food price before liberation, I can probably be sure. The current price of meat is probably cheaper than the price of meat at that time, "the Minister of Agriculture replied somewhat euphemistically.
"What a joke!" Hu Chenghe refuted immediately. "It's impossible for meat to be cheaper than food. If it was cheap, how could I not have eaten meat when I was a child? I could only eat meat after I followed the commander-in-chief! "
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