Chapter 890： Grab food (2/2)
All signs show that this agreement is definitely for us. If there is no accident, the three countries will impose an embargo on us in the near future.
Other materials are easy to say, the problem is coal and food. Once the three countries impose a material embargo on us, we can only rely on the British for coal, and food can only find a way from overseas. ”
The French government does not have a perfect emergency reserve system. Even if it stores grain and coal, it is also the spontaneous hoarding of capitalists to make war money.
For an individual, it may be an astronomical figure; but for a country, it is a lot of money.
Any problem with energy and food will cause fatal harm, not to mention that the two together have problems.
The lack of coal is good enough to say that Britain and France are now allies. The London government wants both France and Austria to lose both sides, so it is impossible to watch the French collapse because of coal shortage.
The big deal is to take advantage of the fire and sell for a sky-high price. The French have not used astronomical coal. After withdrawing from the free trade system earlier, France suffered revenge from astronomical coal.
Food is not enough. The British themselves are food importing countries and simply cannot afford the French.
Of course, the grain production cycle is not long, as long as the most difficult period of time is passed, it can be solved later.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Roy Vernon was shocked and said: ”The premium is 25%. Are the Austrians crazy?
Does the Vienna government have too much money to spend, even if it is to attract the Russians, there is no need to toss like this. ”
Because of the tension in Europe, international food prices have risen sharply. At this time, the premium is another 25%, and the price of the food you buy is twice as expensive as before.
To know that grain may be traded in bulk, the total amount of grain exported by the Russians is one million tons per year, and the price doubled means that the Austrian government has to pay tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of Aegis.
Prime Minister Terrence Burgin shook his head: ”No, the Austrians are not crazy. If they do not grab food, the food may fall into our hands.
If there is no accident, the food that was snapped up is not only Russian, but also the food of the countries of the Americas has been cut off by them in advance.
We can't win us on the battlefield, they will naturally take this mean method. Moreover, the cost they pay may not be as high as we think.
Both the Russians and the countries of the Americas are debtors of Austria. As creditors, they can directly use the creditor's rights to offset.
But they thought it would defeat us, and they took it for granted.
In recent years, we have not been busy. The plan of the big farm is now to provide millions of tons of food to the country every year, enough to meet most of the domestic demand.
During the war, we can also take extraordinary measures. The government can call on the people to save food, and at the same time issue a temporary bill that prohibits the use of food to feed animals and the use of food to make wine ...
As long as we persist for a few months and wait for us to defeat the enemy, these problems will be solved. ”
If food reserves are inadequate and there is not enough food to buy overseas, what can we do besides finding a way to stop the flow?
Of course, the war was launched in advance!
France does not produce no food, but the output is not enough to consume, it does not mean that there is no imported food, and it will soon be cut off.
Domestic food can still support several months. As long as the war is won before the crisis breaks out, all problems can be solved.
Hearing this bad news, Napoleon IV's face suddenly gloomed.
At this time, he had to be glad that he insisted on promoting the ranch plan, otherwise it would be a tragedy now.
He does not know how much food the capitalist has stored. Anyway, the storage time of a batch of food usually does not exceed half a year.
On the one hand, the storage time is too long, which increases the storage cost and wear and tear. If the grain is unsalable, the new grain will become worthless;
On the other hand, squeezing too much food in the hands will take up a lot of working capital and increase the risk of operations.
After pondering for a while, Napoleon IV said slowly: ”The Prime Minister is right, now we must find ways to save food, and the government will make an announcement as soon as possible.
From now on, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is snapping up food all over the world. I do n’t believe that the Austrians can buy all the food. ”
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