Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 410 Complete the task ahead of time
"Go ahead, you know a lot of people, help me ask which country has the cheapest food. It's also easy to buy."

Speaking of this, Qian Guotai hesitated for a few seconds and finally gritted his teeth, "We have also thought about buying it from a capital country, but in order to avoid being troubled by polar bears, we may need you and other friends who are willing to help to come forward."

Chu Xiangqian smiled and said, "It's easy to say anything if you give me money."

Qian Guotai didn't hesitate this time, "As long as I can get it back, I won't let you and other friends lose money."

This statement is obvious. Don't let your own people lose money, but don't even think about making money.

Chu Xiangqian had no objection to this. The price difference of earning food at this time was indeed unjustifiable.

And after these two years, the rewards in the future will definitely be huge.

Chu Xiangqian naturally understood the principle of taking a long-term view.

He even believed that there must be many people like him who were entrusted and asked for help by their superiors and would rather repay the money than make money from the Celestial Empire.

There are actually many examples of this, including Mr. Huo from Hong Kong Island.

Chu Qianqian nodded in agreement and said, "Don't worry, as long as you give me the money, you tell the boss that I will complete the task of at least 10 tons by myself."

Chu Xiangqian said this after careful consideration.

Since he could have provided 9 tons of grain to China, 150% of 1 million tons was 15 tons.

That’s only 6 tons more than before.

No, Chu Xiangqian thought about it carefully, that’s not how the account was calculated.

It's late June now, and it's only half a year until the end of the year.

In other words, only half of the 9.336 tons of grain a year can be completed.

In the past six months, I still have to get 5.5 tons of grain.

Chu Xiangqian secretly said that fortunately he only said 10 tons. If he had foolishly accepted the 2% or [-]% of the task quota.

Keeping it will make you miserable.

Qian Guotai was overjoyed. 10 tons was already 6.66% of the total task.

If it was really completed by him, the work pressure of other people would be much less.

After separating from Qian Guotai, Chu Xiangqian silently thought that the people with the easiest access to food were Linda's father and those like him.

But to be honest, 0.22 Hong Kong dollars per pound of rice is indeed a bit expensive.

The dried sweet potatoes that Baifanyu got from Luzon Island only cost 8 cents a pound.

For people who don’t have enough to eat, there is actually not much difference between rice and dried sweet potatoes.

Chu Xiangqian suddenly had the idea of ​​meeting the big grain merchant in Luzon Island in person.

But as soon as the idea came up, he quickly rejected it.

Since you can buy it if you come forward to buy it, why do you have to come forward and find something for yourself?

Later, he became somewhat unfavorable about China's plan to buy 150 million tons of grain by the end of the year.

Judging from the many news I have read in my previous life, the only countries in the world that can export large amounts of food are the United States, Canada, Argentina, and Russia.

The red polar bear doesn't have a chance. If the superiors are willing, they can ask them themselves.

On the contrary, because of the camp, it is basically impossible to buy food from the United States and Canada.

But it seems that food in the United States is the cheapest.

No, maybe add a kangaroo.

Chu Xiangqian thought for a while, found a phone booth, and called the newspaper to ask Feifei to quietly check whether the newspaper had any reports on this.

After returning to the newspaper office, as soon as I entered the office, not only Feifei was there, but also the little girl Aiyuan.

Seeing Chu Xiangqian and back, Aiyuan quickly came up to him with an economic daily newspaper and whispered, "Brother, these are the wheat prices of the United States, Canada and Australia Kangaroo this year."

Chu Xiangqian took it and took a look and saw that the forward grain futures of the United States were US$2 per bushel last month.

Converted to Chinese currency, it is 0.172 per catty, and converted to Hong Kong dollars, it is 0.148 per catty.

The price of flour in China's domestic supply and marketing cooperatives is 0.18 Tianchao coins. Considering the cost of grinding wheat into flour, the price of flour between the two countries is actually about the same.

Of course, this does not include food stamps.

But for the national level, food stamps are just purchase vouchers, not money.

Only in the eyes of individuals, food stamps are money.

After reading it, Chu Xiangqian cursed secretly. The rice he bought from Odisha cost HKD 0.22 per catty, which was a full 48% difference.

In other words, with the same money, you can buy almost half more food from the United States.

However, there are some differences between what I buy from Odisha and which is rice, and what I buy from the US is wheat.

But in general, it is definitely more cost-effective to buy wheat in the United States.

But after seeing the price in Canada, Chu Qianqian's glasses lit up again.

It is actually 0.1 US dollars per bushel cheaper than in the United States, which is almost 0.14 Hong Kong dollars per catty.

Aiyuan took the opportunity and said, "Brother, I found a report from last year in the newspaper database, saying that the food surplus from the United States and Canada the year before last had reached a new record peak.

Many local ranchers in the United States simply feed beef cattle directly with oats or barley. "

Chu nodded forward, but knew in his heart that he must not have been feeding oats or barley to cattle since he was a child.

Instead, they wait until the beef cattle are about to be slaughtered before using grain to fatten them, so that they can be sold at a better price and taste better.

Just like ancient war horses, they can only gain weight by eating more soybeans and wheat.

But the media reports will not be written in such detail, but in the eyes of discerning people, just think about it and know that it is impossible.

Otherwise, the price of beef cattle in the United States will definitely be several times higher than it is now.This is simply not realistic.

But just one month of fattening consumes a lot of food.

If you go to Canada to buy futures wheat that expires next month, 10 tons of wheat will cost 2800 million Hong Kong dollars.

If all 150 million tons were purchased in Canada, it would only cost HK$4.2 million.

This is a full 6.6 million less than the previously expected 2.4 million.

If it were him, he would definitely talk to Canada.

But Chu Xiangqian knew that if China negotiated in an official name, this matter would definitely drag on for a long time.

First of all, if you want to avoid the embargo control imposed by the United States on China, you must first transport the grain from Canada to a third country, and then transport it back to China.

Just how to transfer the goods and to which country, I don’t know how long it will take to reach an agreement.

In addition to the payment method, it cannot be negotiated in ten days and half a month.

And when it comes to negotiations, once he becomes anxious, Chu Xiangqian knows that Canada will definitely take the opportunity to raise the price without shame.

If the Americans find out, it will be even more troublesome.

It’s not surprising that the negotiation was delayed until next year.

But the hungry people in China really couldn’t wait that long.

Chu Xiangqian sighed helplessly and thought to himself, forget it, he had fulfilled his promise of 10 tons of grain, which was enough to satisfy his conscience.

He put the price list into his pocket and looked at Ai Yuan with a curious look on his face.

After looking at Aiyuan in confusion and turning slightly red, he smiled and said, "Okay, I just called back and wanted Feifei to check the information. You can actually know what I am thinking right away."

Aiyuan rolled her eyes at Chu Qianqian, "Brother, I've been hungry before. You can't even guess this. Isn't that a fool?" Feifei on the side rolled her eyes at Aiyuan after hearing this. She really just thought that Chu Xiangqian just wanted to ask about the price.

In Aiyuan's words, he becomes a fool.

Just as he was cursing in his mind that neither brother nor sister were good people, he heard Chu Qianqian say with a smile, "Have you decided which decoration company to hire for house decoration?"

When Aiyuan heard this, he couldn't help but smile.

After I and my sister-in-law took a fancy to a house at noon the day before yesterday, my eldest brother went to check it out in the afternoon and bought it on the spot for 4 Hong Kong dollars.

And I got the house deed from the Land Office this morning, and my name is also written on it.

Just thinking that he owed his elder brother 2 yuan, Aiyuan happily asked, "Don't worry about the decoration.

My sister-in-law and I can't do this well, so how can we help you in the future? "

Chu Xiangqian just asked. Since Aiyuan didn't want to talk, he naturally wouldn't worry about the decoration anymore.

And there’s no need to guess, Aiyuan definitely wants to find a company that doesn’t cost much to decorate the new house.

When Chu Xiangqian thought of this, he felt uneasy.

If the decoration materials are not selected well, it will still be very harmful to the body.

I picked up the phone and called Wrinkle Huai. Before the film company moved to Baofeng Building, they found a decoration company.

Leave this matter to Wuxianhuai, who will take care of it and take care of it.

After hanging up the phone, Chu Qianqian looked at Aiyuan and said, "Someone will help you with the decoration."

Aiyuan opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Saying no, it seems like you are telling the truth.

He nodded and thanked him directly, but felt that it was a bit inappropriate to always take advantage of his elder brother.

After thinking about it, he could only nod his head in agreement, and at the same time, he changed the subject and asked, "Brother, when will the bamboo you mentioned arrive in Hong Kong?"

Chu Qianqian thought for a while and realized that the cargo ship carrying 5250 tons of grain would leave today and arrive at Jinmen Port in four days.

停靠3天期间，卸货加装上2万辆自行车、1万台收音机、1万块手表和2千台缝纫机。

It will return to Hong Kong Island, which will take another 4 days.

"About ten days. If you are free during this period, go to Sanjiangshui and ask him to take you to familiarize yourself with the seven wet markets in Kowloon.

While the weather is still very hot, bamboo mats, bamboo beds, etc. should be very popular.

However, you must first understand the prices here and then set your own price. "

Aiyuan has been working as a salesperson in a supply and marketing cooperative for half a year, so he still has some insights and experience in how to buy things.

Of course, salespersons in supply and marketing cooperatives don’t have to worry about not being able to sell their goods at all. For newcomers, it won’t have a training effect.

But compared to a novice who doesn't know anything, Aiyuan at least doesn't have any confidence when it comes to selling things.

To put it bluntly, when the quality is similar, the cheaper the price, the faster it will sell.

The purchase price of this batch of bamboo products should be much cheaper than the local bamboo products here on Hong Kong Island.

Chu Xiangqian didn't care. Anyway, it was only a few thousand yuan now, and the business would only be tens of thousands yuan in the future.

He looked at his watch and saw that it was almost noon, "Let's go, I'll take you and Feifei to eat tiger meat."

Feifei hurriedly started to pack up, then she carried a lady's bag and pulled Aiyuan while walking and said, "Aiyuan, the braised tiger meat at the old restaurant with backbone is very delicious.

There is also clay pot tiger hand rice. I heard that the tiger hand needs to be stewed for a whole night before it becomes soft. "

Aiyuan was stunned, "Sister-in-law, what is the tiger hand?"

Chu Qianqian, who was walking in front, laughed after hearing this.

Seeing Feifei's baffled expression, she turned around and said, "It's the tiger's paw. Pig's trotters are called pig's hands here. Tiger's claws are naturally tiger's hands."

After Aiyuan understood, he couldn't help but look forward to it.

When we arrived at Guangqian, at 11:[-], the lobby on the first floor was full of customers. Chu Xiangqian took Feifei and Aiyuan to the second floor.

Entering the private room, which is never open to the public, Duan Hongchun also walked in after hearing the news.

"Chu Sheng."

After greeting Chu Qianqian, Duan Hongchun nodded to Feifei and Aiyuan.

Chu Xiangqian ordered two of his favorite dishes and handed the menu to Feifei and Aiyuan.

He asked Duan Hongchun, "How many of the 60 sika deer were sold last month?"

Speaking of this, Duan Hongchun couldn't help but smile from ear to ear, "41 heads have been sold. If you don't come here today, I plan to tell you about it after you have a few days of rest."

Chu nodded forward, "I'll have someone send 60 more of them later, so that I won't go to London in a few days and forget about it if something happens."

After finishing speaking, he pointed at Aiyuan and said, "This is my sister. From now on, you will handle the accounts and other matters with her. I have too many things to do here and I am really too busy."

Duan Hongchun glanced at Aiyuan a few times, then looked at Chu Xiangqian to make sure he wasn't joking.

Then he greeted Aiyuan warmly.

Aiyuan felt happy that he could finally help his elder brother.

And Chu Xiangqian asked Aiyuan to take care of the matter of settling the matter with integrity. First, he really didn't want to take care of such trivial matters.

Second, all sika deer and tigers sold to restaurants every month have accounts.

All I need is Aiyuan to come over and check the accounts.

Even the accounting matters, in fact, the accountants of the law firm will sort them out for Chu Qianqian to look at every month.

Let Aiyuan take over this matter, which can be regarded as training her.

After Duan Hongchun and Aiyuan were polite.

I thought to myself again that it seemed that I had to call Chu Xiangqian frequently, lest he forget to restock the sika deer and tigers in the restaurant when he got busy.

After talking about the Causeway Bay branch, Feifei and Aiyuan also ordered two dishes and one soup.

Duan Hongchun hurriedly ordered people to go to the kitchen to place orders.

In just five or six minutes, the first dish was served.

Duan Hongchun then got up and went out, so as not to think about Chu Qianqian eating.

Unexpectedly, when Chu Xiangqian, Feifei and Aiyuan finished lunch and walked on the stairs of the second floor with them, they saw Na San dressed in a Chinese waiter's outfit.

Na San, who had just joined the job yesterday, saw that the ten-day deadline mentioned to Chu Xiangqian was only three days away, so he naturally kept an eye on the situation in the restaurant.

As soon as Chu Xiangqian stopped, Na San had already noticed him, Feifei and Aiyuan.

But this kid didn't know Aiyuan, and he saw his patriotic side in the market at the end of last year.

Seeing two charming little girls standing next to Chu Xiangqian, his eyes nearly burst out when he looked at them.

It's not that he has any thoughts about Feifei and Aiyuan, but this kid has met Lan Lan.

Chu Xiangqian had planned to buy a bicycle ticket from him before. At that time, Na San had seen Xiao Laner waiting on the street.

Seeing that Chu Xiangqian clearly had a girlfriend in the capital, after running to Hong Kong Island, he actually hooked up with two more girls.

After a few seconds, Na San rejected the idea.

(End of this chapter)