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Chapter 1518 Business Opportunities in War (Second Update, please subscribe)

Fate is always uncertain, and no one knows what will happen in the next second.

Just like Director Li, no matter what, he never thought that he would be sent to the front line one day.Of course he would not know what awaited him on the front line when he arrived.

But what is certain is that Director Li's fate has been completely changed.In the midst of the war, he, like many others, could only drift with the flow.

War brings change, and of course opportunity.The fate of many people will be changed by war, and of course some people see opportunities in war.And all they need is to seize the opportunity.

It's raining.

The rain fell like a slow-moving curtain wall to the downtown area, and the rain fell like a curtain of water under the slight southwest wind. A man in a rain suit stood on the edge of the market and watched.

Although it was raining, he was still figuring and observing there. Wearing a raincoat, he seemed to be thinking about something.

“每周的食物包括：肉100克、植物油或动物油100克、奶酪50克、牛奶1800毫升、糖100克、茶叶50克、鸡蛋2个……”

what is this?
This is the food rationing standard of the empire. After the outbreak of the war, many commodities have entered the control list, and now even vegetables, rice, and fruits have also entered the control list, which makes people's lives tighter.

And this is the standard ration for one week established by the imperial government. If it is a minor or a pregnant woman, an extra 500 ml of milk can be added.During the wartime, the people of the empire also had to tighten their belts. Although food and clothing were not a problem, they were obviously not as rich as they used to be.

Of course, staple foods such as flour, corn, and potatoes are not on the control list. Among all the participating countries, this is a better point. After all, even in Rome, many staple foods including flour have also begun to be controlled. up.

However, none of this had anything to do with Ding Lei. He adjusted his glasses. Being highly myopic, he did not pass the medical examination for conscription. This also meant that when his classmates and friends went to the front line, he could only stay at home.

Of course, he can also go to work in the factory, but Ding Lei has his own ideas.

"Ding Lei, why are you here in a daze?"

The girl who came over with an umbrella looked at Ding Lei and asked.

"The butcher shop."

Without turning his head, Ding Lei knew who it was—Wang Yun, they were neighbors, classmates, they were almost childhood sweethearts.

His answer made the braided girl laugh.

"What? Want to eat meat again?"

100 grams of meat a week...for the people of the empire who are used to big fish and big meat, it is indeed not suitable for them. After all, in the past, this amount of meat...was not enough to fit between the teeth.

"Who doesn't want to eat meat?"

Ding Lei didn't even turn his head to look at Wang Yun, but just stared eagerly at the butcher shop across the street.At the door of the butcher shop, there were many people queuing up there.

"But there is not enough meat for everyone."

Ding Lei paused and said.

"After all, the meat quota is small, and the meat we often eat usually has higher points, so we can't buy too much at all. Of course, even if we want to buy, there are not enough points. However, the internal organs, brains, tongues and other parts of animals It is much cheaper, because the lean meat will be sent to the army and made into cans, and these internal organs are not used by the army, so there are many in the market."

"and then?"

Wang Yun glanced at the boy and asked.

"Do you have any ideas?"

"In the past, some of the viscera were made into marinated vegetables and sold, but most of them were made into cans because it was more convenient to transport, but now the cans are also controlled, and those factories have switched to producing various cans needed by the army. The market You can’t buy canned offal on the Internet, and some factories that produce canned fruit are very busy now because they use tinplate to make cans, and some are almost bankrupt because they use glass cans that are not suitable for military use. So, I'm thinking..."

Staring at the long line of people in front of the butcher shop, Ding Lei said,

"If you can combine the two together, and use glass jars to store pork head meat, pig tongue, beef tongue, beef head meat and other organs, it will definitely be popular in the market. After all, it is meat..."

Not just meat!
It's an opportunity!Sometimes some opportunities are hidden in some details that are not noticed by people. In fact, Ding Lei just thought a little more than others. In fact, this is also because his uncle opened a family outside the city. Canned food, specializing in the production of canned pineapples. Because of the cost, glass canned bottles have been used. Before the war, the canned pineapples produced in the factory could be sold out locally. After all, the canned fruits of big brands are often mainly exported. Over the years, canned fruit, whether it is a colony or a local production, has been welcomed by housewives in various European countries.

And now?

Now because pineapples are under control, although his uncle's factory is a canning factory, but because the products are in glass cans, it cannot meet the needs of the military.Without raw materials, they can only stop production. In fact, they can apply for new tinplate can filling equipment, but because of the limited scale of the factory, even if it is the purchase of new equipment, when it is their turn, they will not know that it is the year of the monkey.

It is precisely because his uncle's canning factory has actually stopped production that Ding Lei came up with such an idea. After all, this is a business opportunity that can be tried.

In order to prove that he was right, Ding Lei went to several vegetable markets on purpose, and there was a queue in front of all the butcher shops, even if he bought a few hundred grams of meat, he had to queue up, which was unimaginable in the past, but now, This is simply unusual, because the army purchased a large amount of lean meat, not only that, the empire also needed to export meat and various canned goods to allies including France, Rome, and Austria-Hungary-now the empire not only supplies hundreds of The food and clothing of the tens of thousands of troops also needs to ensure the needs of allies. After all, in this war, the empire needs to rely on the power of the alliance. Only in this way can the war be won in the end.

And what is the price of all this?The price of all this is that the people in the country need to live frugally, so as to save precious materials to supply the imperial army and the allies of the empire.

"This one……"

Wang Yun looked at the butcher shop in the distance, pursed his lips and said.

"I don't understand these things, but if you think it works, it will definitely work. You are so smart, and you are so good at reading, so the method you came up with will definitely work..."

When talking, Wang Yun looked like a fan girl, Ding Lei just smiled and didn't say anything. In fact, the sentence he dislikes the most now is when others praise him for his good reading, because the price of good reading is this pair of glasses. And this is also the reason why he can't join the army. Compared to going to college, he is more like other classmates, going to the battlefield to make contributions. As for college, he can wait until the end of the war to study.

Sighing, Ding Lei looked at Wang Yun and said.

"Come on, let's go home. I'll discuss it with my uncle when I go back. I think this matter should be a bit messy."

Sometimes the solution to a problem is as simple as that. As long as you change your thinking a little, all problems will be solved, not only can solve the problem, but also bring new opportunities.

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