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Chapter 169 The Industrial Core of Borneo (Second update, please subscribe)

In the next few days, Li Yian and a dozen of his subordinates who came from France and North Africa have been negotiating with the US military.

What to negotiate?

Weapons and equipment, of course.

I have to say that Americans are very generous.

At least to some extent, with high-level intervention, the U.S. military provided an army of weapons and equipment. Although I look down on the M1 rifles and M1 carbines provided by the US military, who would refuse them if they had weapons? There are [-] to [-] pieces of light and heavy weapons.

However, the Yankees are also stingy. In terms of artillery, they directly scaled back. They said they were following the US military's establishment, but they directly canceled the 155mm howitzer and the M2 105mm howitzer became a division cannon. As for the regimental gun, it is the M1A1 75mm mountain gun.

However, no one feels that the weapons and equipment they have for free are hot to their hands.

After finalizing the weapons and equipment, it is also necessary to coordinate the transportation of troops and training after arriving in the Philippines, which can be said to be very cumbersome. For this reason, Li Yian even had to set up a coordination group to coordinate these matters in Washington, while he himself returned to New York.

After all, he could not focus all his energy on Washington. There were other things to deal with in New York. After all, in the next few months, at least until the liberation of Borneo, he would not be able to return to New York. .

Not only that, but we also need to pave the way for the next construction of Borneo. After all, the demise of the Third Reich is imminent, and tens of thousands of German scientists and engineers will go to Borneo through various channels. Their role must be fully utilized, and This requires corresponding factories, enterprises and research institutions.

These are all money!
  And it’s a lot of money!

Therefore, the black market business still needs to be done. Not only must it be done, but it must be carried a few more times before leaving the United States to at least ensure that there are enough goods to sell to the Gambino family in the next few months.

In fact, if it were not for tariffs and other issues, Li Yian would have even considered whether to use his own fleet to transport goods.

So, Li Yian came to Cuba again, but the difference was that in addition to buying cane sugar, he also came to his own plantation.

When he came to Havana several times to persuade overseas Chinese to invest in Borneo, Li Yian also made a small investment in Cuba. In fact, it was not an investment, but he just rented a piece of land. The area is not large, just over a thousand hectares.

"Zhiyuan, are you sure that in a few months, these oil palm seedlings can be shipped back to Borneo?"

All this time, Song Chengjun couldn't see through the young man next to him. He couldn't figure out how he transported sugar out of Cuba, let alone some of his methods.

Just like renting such a large piece of land before and cultivating oil palm seedlings.

At that time, Song Chengjun subconsciously felt that he was just fooling around. After all, almost all plantations in Cuba grow sugar cane, so sugar cane seedlings should be cultivated.

"No problem, two to three months at most,"

Li Yian said while looking at the plantation with oil palm seedlings in front of him.

“When the time comes, these oil palm seedlings can be sent to Borneo.”

"Oil palm, can oil palm really be used?"

Song Chengjun looked confused. In Li Yian's opinion, it was a completely normal thing. Not many people knew what oil palm was these days.

"Mr. Song, don't underestimate it. The fruit of this palm tree can be used to refine oil. Oil palm is the most efficient oil-producing plant in the world. It produces more oil per unit area than coconuts, peanuts, and soybeans. Palm oil has a wide range of uses. It is not only an excellent cooking oil, but also suitable for making margarine or cheese. It can also be used to make soaps, candles, and lubricants."

As a colonist, of course Li Nian has his own industrial plan for Borneo. Industry must be developed, but agriculture must also be developed. In addition to normal rice planting and tropical plantations such as rubber and sisal, oil palm plantations This is the focus of agricultural development in Borneo in the future. The reason why we choose oil palm is firstly because of its high yield - the oil production per mu of oil palm is 9 times that of soybeans, 5 times that of peanuts, and 3 times that of rapeseed. Second, because of the large market demand, as living standards in Europe and the United States improved after the war, people's demand for edible oils also increased. Compared with tropical planting industries such as rubber and coffee, oil palm has an excellent market prospect. A real sunrise industry, even in the [-]st century, the oil palm planting industry in Southeast Asia is constantly expanding.

Indonesia and Malaysia are both countries with an annual output of [-] to [-] million tons. If the palm oil industry in Borneo can be comparable to theirs in the future, this alone will be able to obtain billions of dollars in foreign exchange every year, thereby obtaining the necessary resources for industrial development. funds.

Therefore, in Borneo’s industrial planning, oil palm plantation will be a focus. It can even be said to be the core agricultural industry of Puozhou in the future.

The reason why I chose to invest in plantations and build nurseries in Cuba is to cultivate oil palm seedlings. In fact, it is just a time difference. After all, it takes a certain amount of time to harvest oil palm trees. Initially, seedlings need to be raised in a nursery, which usually takes 16-18 months. After transplanting to the plantation, the oil palm trees will grow in 3-4 years. Just started to bear fruit.

If you raise seedlings in Borneo, you will have to wait until after the war. Instead of waiting that long, it is better to raise seedlings in Cuba first, which can save at least a year. In this way, you can save a lot of costs. "

This is the biggest shortcoming of the plantation economy - time. It takes at least four years to start harvesting oil palm trees. After 7 to 14 years, oil palm trees enter their peak production; after 15 to 18 years, the production gradually declines; after that, they age and are eliminated. .

The most difficult part is the first few years. If Borneo introduces immigrants to open plantations in the future, the immigrants will need to be raised in the first few years, which is definitely a big expense. However, compared to factories, plantations are the industry with the fastest results and the lowest technical requirements, which can absorb a large number of immigrants and provide them with the jobs they need.

For immigrants with little education, plantations are undoubtedly the best place. Through short-term training, immigrants from the country can adapt to working life in plantations. Then he quickly took root in Borneo.

"...It can be said that the oil palm industry is definitely a sunrise industry in the future. As for cane sugar and rubber, they will eventually be eliminated."

Of course, in order to absorb labor and provide jobs, Borneo will also develop tropical planting industries such as sugar and rubber in the future.

But in the end, oil palm will definitely dominate.

After all, palm oil is not only an oil but also an excellent industrial raw material. This is also necessary for the industry in Borneo.

"I see!"

After listening to Li Yian's explanation, Song Chengjun understood the other party's intention. He thought about it in his mind and said.

"To Yuan, when you say that, I feel relieved.

"Oh?"

While Li Yian was surprised, Song Chengjun smiled.

"Actually, when I saw you running this nursery, you rented some land next to it and cultivated the same oil palm saplings. Well, if I go to Borneo in the future, I'm thinking about it, or else I can do this business."

Although he didn't know what an oil palm tree was, it was almost a subconscious intuition. In Song Chengjun's view, the young man in front of him would never lose money in his business. If he could do business with him, he would make a lot of money, and he wouldn't dare to say he would make a fortune. There is definitely no problem.

At the moment, Song Chengjun has no idea that the decision he made a few months ago will change the fate of several generations of the Song family. After all, the oil palm industry is a "gold mine" that has not yet been discovered in this era. Until decades later, the oil palm industry As the "World Oil King", he has attracted the attention of the world.

"Okay, as long as Uncle Song is willing."

Li Yian smiled.

He never excludes people from doing business with him. No matter what business Song Chengjun invests in, as long as it is in North Borneo, it can provide jobs. This is the most important thing. Later, Li Yi'an talked with Song Chengjun about some plantations. After chatting for more than half an hour, Song Chengjun invited him to have dinner at home. Just when Li Yian was about to agree, Song Chengjun casually said, "Just in time to try Bingbing's craftsmanship. She always says she is inviting you." Li Yian was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that his contact with Song Bing seemed a little deliberate. Could it be that this was a blind date in disguise?
  The moment this idea flashed across his mind, Li Yian immediately rejected it subconsciously.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I have to live up to Miss Song's kindness. I have some other arrangements for the evening. Otherwise, I will visit you another day."

(End of this chapter)