ALL NOVEL Chapter 174 Can I invite you to go with me?
Unsurprisingly, despite the lack of water, Su's Alliance's second season rice production of 4 acres is still not high.
A total of 600 million catties of rice were obtained.
If converted into base points, it would definitely be a loss, not even a fraction of the cost.
However, the alliance took all the rice harvested in the two seasons into its own hands, and the amount was still considerable enough.
After all, this is food that is tangible and visible.
Different from the old grain in the base warehouse, this is the fresh grain harvested now, and its taste and quality are higher than the grain stocked by the officials before the end of the world.
But this obviously does not satisfy the major leagues.
A businessman would not hang himself from a tree. Since land reclamation is not possible, then he should change projects.
Not long after, under the leadership of the Su Alliance, a long transport convoy drove back to the base from a distant place.
This fleet is very special. They are all drought-resistant water trucks, all of which are large 20-ton transport vehicles.
A total of 100 vehicles transport fresh water filtered from seawater from the seaside more than 700 kilometers away from the base back to the base.
The cost of such a trip will certainly not be low.
But on the contrary, the selling price of this batch of fresh water will not disappoint.
After all, lack of water can kill people.
There are millions of people in the base, and they have all been relocated into the mountains with great difficulty. Now it is not an easy task to move to the seaside with water.
Finding a new place to live is a problem, and perfectly avoiding the toxic sun during migration is even more of a problem.
Rather than leaving their current environment in the mountains to seek death, the refugees might as well place their hopes on the base and believe in the power of the authorities.
In addition to bringing back Tamsui, the Su Alliance also brought back some other news.
For example, there is a large private base located near the sea in the east, and they buy their fresh water from there.
Of course, Fu Hengyuan told Mu Jiu this news when she came to the farm to see her.
As the heat intensifies, the fields outside the farm become barren again.
The patrol team that opened up the wasteland also changed places and followed the college students who went up the mountain to plant trees into the mountain.
On 6000 acres of wasteland, Mu Jiu sent people to scatter patches of seabuckthorn seeds to allow them to grow freely.
Sea buckthorn can survive in the barren Gobi desert, and its fruits can even be used as medicine. It is a good choice to plant during extremely hot weather.
On the farm side, in accordance with the original agreement, 20 special forces were left to guard the farm.
A sentry post was set up on the gate tower, with guns on duty 24 hours a day to check for any changes in the surrounding area.
When Gu Yang brought Fu Hengyuan to Mu Jiu's office, she was studying the ice machine on the table and making peach fruit smoothie.
"I'm in a good mood lately. I'm happy about a lot of things, right?" Fu Hengyuan asked as he walked in with a smile.
"It's not bad." Seeing Fu Hengyuan come in, Mu Jiu specially scooped up a bowl of fried ice and handed it over, "Try it, the newly researched way of eating it is very good for relieving the heat."
After eating a large bowl of ice, most of the heat from Fu Hengyuan's body when he came in from outside had dissipated.
"Why do you, a busy man, have time to come over and sit here?" Mu Jiu held a thermos cup and sat on the sofa opposite Fu Hengyuan.
Inside the thermos cup was ice-cold Lemon Coke, with large chunks of ice floating in it, and a hint of chill.
"Have you heard about what the Su Alliance is doing recently?" Fu Hengyuan asked seriously.
"Are you talking about the fresh water they brought back from the eastern sea?
This should not be a strange thing anymore.
After all, such a long convoy caused a big sensation on the day they entered the base half a month ago. "
"Well, that's exactly what I came to you to talk about." Fu Hengyuan sighed and continued:
“Although the Su Alliance is led by Deputy Base Director Su, they are essentially businessmen, doing business with the refugees in the base.
Everything is focused on profit, so the water they transport back is sold at a very high price.
A truck of 20 tons of fresh water costs 10 points, and the price will be higher in the future.
But the base is short of water, and if there is no other way, they are a monopoly. "
"Do you think they might threaten the Fu family's status?
So you want to go there to collect water as an official and subsidize the base people at low prices? "Mu Jiu asked.
Fu Hengyuan nodded, "That's pretty much what it means.
The Su family is not as simple as it seems. There are also military forces behind them.
Once water resources become the exclusive right of Deputy Base Chief Su, if the heat lasts for a long time, the leadership of the base may change hands in the future.
And I heard that all the fresh water comes from a private base located on the seaside.
The population of that base is quite large, close to 20.
Those machines that purify seawater were the property of the owner of the private base before the end of the world.
What materials should the Su Alliance use to make a deal with them? The price will not be low.
So I decided to go there myself.
It would be best to negotiate a long-term and sustainable deal to solve the base's water shortage problem for a long time to come. "
Mu Jiu raised her eyebrows, "Then what do you want me to do when you come here?"
"As far as I know, Deputy Base Director Su used the millions of kilograms of grain obtained from land reclamation as trading rewards to reach a cooperation deal with the boss.
However, the food at the base is limited. It is difficult to comment on exchanging food for water. This approach is also very dangerous.
Food and weapons are fundamental to the existence of the base, and a large number of people, including Deputy Base Director Su, will take the lead in opposing it.
In this way, there will be too much resistance to getting this thing done.
So I want the fruits and vegetables from the farm to be used as a trump card in this deal, so I can talk to the owner of the private base about freshwater trading cooperation.
First, I need a supply line that is not controlled by the base warehouse.
Everything on the farm is independent from the jurisdiction of the base warehouse, which just meets this point.
Secondly, fruits and vegetables are rare. Except for the base farm, these products are almost non-existent elsewhere.
I believe this will also be extremely attractive to the owners of private bases.
Last but not least, the farm's vegetables, like its extremely hot water source, can be supplied for a long time.
This way we won’t have the same sense of crisis as food.
Of course, I will pay the corresponding points and withdraw the money from my personal account. "
Fu Hengyuan spoke seriously, and Mu Jiu also listened carefully.
"So you are...in a business war?"
Fu Hengyuan paused for a few seconds before speaking: "Yes, it can also be regarded as a power struggle for the base."
"Okay, how much do you need? Since you are working to benefit the refugees, I can give you an internal preferential price."
Fu Hengyuan thought for a while, stretched out a finger and said, "You should be able to take out 10 kilograms at once, right?"
Mu Jiu chuckled, "It's just 10 kilograms of fruits and vegetables, which is not even a fraction of a season's supply."
Now even if she is asked to bring out 1000 million catties on the spot, she can still do it.
“It’s OK to take it out at once, but do you want fresh fruits and vegetables or dried fruits and vegetables?
10 kilograms of fresh fruits and vegetables can only be made into 1 kilogram of dried fruits and vegetables, so the price difference is not small.
However, the weather is hot now, and fresh fruits and vegetables are not conducive to long-term storage.
If you transport them to the beach, the loss of fresh fruits and vegetables will be great. If you use dried fruits and vegetables, you won't have this problem. "
"Then I'll listen to you. Just to be on the safe side, I want 10 kilograms of dried fruits and vegetables."
As he said that, he looked at Mu Jiu, "Then...can I invite you to go with me?"
"Ok?"