C3365 The Food Crisis in Asia (2/2)

In Xiao Letian's stronghold plan, grain reserves were the most powerful tool to save the hearts of the Chinese people!

Nanyang high-yielding rice, vigorously develop ocean-going fishing industry, expanding the military grain production plants... For the sake of food security, the Chinese did not rely solely on the total population.

Rather, it was to guarantee that the food would be stored for a long period of time through high technology!

Compressed Biscuit was not only the army's food, it was also a life-saving food that could be stored and transported for a long time!

Heavy oil heavy salt then oil paper tightly wrapped compressed biscuit, shelf life can reach more than three years!

Seafood caught in the deep sea is marinated in heavy salt, even using the production technology of Fusang bonito dried external smoke, this kind of salted fish dry shelf life can even reach more than 10 years.

There were also various kinds of canned food that could be used as a supplement to the Chinese food reserves!

Others might not know, but old shopkeeper of the Ryukyu was very clear that the annual dumping of rice into the Great Qing through the Four Seas Trading Firm and the Mi family's grain store had reduced the price of rice by 20% in the Qing Dynasty!

With so many new increments, the food pressure of the Qing Dynasty was naturally alleviated. This helped to reduce the pressure on Qing Dynasty for the past few years.

It could be said that the Qing Dynasty's praise of Tongzhi's rise to prominence was due to him borrowing of the glory of the Chinese food trade. It was because Xiao Letian had deliberately gone easy on him that he was able to create such a flourishing world!

It was not that no one dared to complain. The Chinese had long wanted to end this welfare state of the grain trade. However, under the suppression of the Chief, no one dared to act rashly!

”Perhaps, this is the philosophy that the Chinese believe in all of life. Doing good deeds with virtue is similar to doing good works with charity that God teaches …”

The Queen and the Crown Prince shuddered when they heard the terrifying picture of Asia depicted by the Princess Cissie, especially the vivid and eerie picture of the Great Famine.

They simultaneously thought of the Irish Great Famine from before. At that time, the tragic scene was still fresh in their minds, and the Queen kept crossing herself in front of her chest in fright.

”What you mean is, the reason why Xiao Letian is so thirsty for more land is to alleviate the Qing Dynasty's crisis?”

”That's right, Your Majesty, you are very wise. At the moment, the social conflicts in China are very acute. It is even very different from what we have in Europe … They can even guarantee a basic level of contentment! ”

”The constant land annexation caused the disparity between rich and poor to worsen. The backward water and agricultural science and technology caused the production of farmland to drop increasingly …”

”How do we solve this problem? It was impossible for Xiao Letian to overthrow the Qing Empire's rule … What other way does he have but to go overseas? ”

”The refugees need new land to settle down, but there aren't any in the country. Ocean fishing needs more ports, and these Chinese are very scarce …”

”This is the main reason why he is constantly expanding outwards!”

”The French have ceded Annan, the Luzon has rebelled against the Chinese, and the Kalimantan Island has broken away from the Dutch rule and joined the Chinese …”

”But this is still far from solving the crisis in China. That country is way too big, and there are way too many people …”

”Once the refugees appear, they will be tens of millions of people in size. How many islands do we expect them to be able to support? ”It's obviously unrealistic …”

”More importantly, to develop the oceanic fishing industry, it is impossible to develop without a series of seaports as a logistics supply point!”