Rebirth 96: Peak of Power

"It's very relevant? What's going on?"

Ling Chengyue was a little confused. Although the rice imported from abroad was okay, the price was also high!

If such rice is used to solve the current difficulties in the disaster area, wouldn't it make things worse?

Xiangnan Province's finances were already stretched thin, but the suggestions put forward by Zhou Pengcheng at this time made them somewhat confused.

Guimingshan also said: "Rice in country T is much more expensive than here, right? Especially with the current natural disasters, I guess the international price of rice will also rise with the tide, right?"

"Secretary-General Gui is right. If you buy rice now, the price will definitely be higher. But if you book in advance, it will be different..."

Zhou Pengcheng chuckled lightly and looked at Ling Chengyue and Guimingshan.

Ling Chengyue asked in surprise: "Book in advance? Are you so sure there will be a disaster?"

"That's right. If you're not sure, buying such rice in large quantities will probably result in a loss, right?" Gui Mingshan was also a little curious.

Zhou Pengcheng said softly: "This matter is rather complicated to talk about. Let me sort it out and explain it to the two leaders. First of all, the financial crisis just broke out in country T last year, and now all walks of life are basically at a standstill. The largest rice company in country T is also in trouble. At the beginning of the year, the price of rice they sold was lower than the price in the international market. At that time, I ordered a batch..."

"You ordered a batch?" Ling Chengyue said even more puzzled: "You mean you used Dongting County's fiscal money to buy these rice? Do you know what the nature of this is? Once it fails, it will be state-owned The loss of assets, how dare you use government money to do this?"

"Of course not, Secretary Ling, don't get excited." Zhou Pengcheng smiled, "I still understand our rules. But I have some friends who are engaged in the financial industry, and they have gained a lot during this financial crisis. interests, so I tried to get them to order a batch of rice.”

"Are you betting on disaster?" Gui Mingshan also asked.

"Well, on the one hand, that's the case. On the other hand, the most important thing is that the price they paid is not big. They only need to pay a small deposit, which means that even if they break the contract in the end, the loss will not be too big. Big. If there is really a disaster, then this price can definitely solve a lot of problems."

When Zhou Pengcheng thought about this matter, he actually didn't think that much.

The so-called deposit is nothing more than a gimmick!

The real reason was that he already knew that this once-in-a-century flood would definitely come.

But when explaining to Ling Chengyue and others, he had to find a relatively reasonable reason!

As soon as Ling Chengyue heard this, he smiled and said: "I see, it seems that County Magistrate Zhou has foresight. But how much did you order?"

"Let's put it this way, it won't be a big problem to support the affected people in Shonan Province for at least two months. Once the floods recede, all production and life will return to normal. As long as they can survive until the autumn harvest, all problems will be solved. Yes!" Zhou Pengcheng replied immediately.

"Then the price..."

Ling Chengyue is most worried about the price issue now. It is not impossible for the government to pay for some.

Because he also knows that it is not realistic to purchase rice in large quantities now.

Now that Zhou Pengcheng has rice, one problem has been solved, and the other remaining problem is money!

Of course!

Rice matters are important, and money matters are also important.

If there is rice but no money, it is almost the same concept as if there is money but no rice.

Zhou Pengcheng smiled slightly and said: "The price is ten percentage points higher than the current normal rice price in China, so it should still be within the controllable range. If Secretary Ling needs it, I can lower the price a little bit..."

Zhou Pengcheng didn't want Wu Tai to make money from this. As long as Wu Tai didn't lose money, it didn't matter if he even lost a little less!

But Zhou Pengcheng was not so arrogant as to say that he would give away so much rice, because he thought it was too ostentatious.

Giving money or not giving money is really not the same thing!

As for the government's lack of money, it can only think of other solutions.

"What is the approximate population of the cities where the disaster may be concentrated?" Ling Chengyue looked directly at Guiming Mountain.

Guimingshan immediately said: "According to current statistics, the number of people affected by the disaster is about 500 million. Of course, the supply in other cities should also be tight. So if we want to prepare, we need to prepare about 500 million people This will provide about two months of food rations, which will reduce the country’s burden a lot.”

"There are 500 million people. If one person is calculated as half a catty a day, the daily consumption is 1000 to 50 million catties. What is the current price of t Inter Rice?"

"Well, I'm not sure about this at the moment." Zhou Pengcheng shook his head.

"What's the price of rice signed by country T?" Ling Chengyue continued to ask.

Zhou Pengcheng said: "The price of rice when we signed the contract was roughly equivalent to the price here at one yuan per catty."

"This price is almost the same as that in China." Gui Mingshan said immediately.

"But the price of rice in country t may be much more expensive than this now. If it can be obtained at this price, it's okay..." Ling Chengyue hesitated for a moment and then said.

"Based on 1000 to 50 million a day, sixty days, that's [-] million!" Guimingshan also immediately told the price.

"Seventy-five million yuan, taken out all at once, is really a lot of pressure." Ling Chengyue frowned.

"Secretary Ling, I have a way to reduce the pressure on our side!"

Just when Ling Chengyue was frowning, Zhou Pengcheng's words made him also raise his eyebrows.