Expedition to Europe

As a giant in the automotive industry, Louis Renault has a mature business operation team, so Qin Zhiyuan does not need to worry about the operation.

This is also the reason why Qin Zhiyuan chose to cooperate with Louis Renault.

No other reason, worry-free!

In fact, when choosing a partner, Qin Zhiyuan also considered Huang Bohan.

Before becoming the Prime Minister of Lan Fang, Huang Bohan was also a rich man who could be ranked among the top in the world.

After becoming the Prime Minister of Lan Fang, Huang Bohan donated all his plantations to Lan Fang in order to "set an example", and at the same time, in order to stabilize the financial system, he also donated his banks.

For now, Huang Bohan's wealth may have shrunk, but overall, the industrial structure under Huang Bohan's name is being adjusted, from plantations to shipbuilding and transportation, and more inclined to industrialization and modernization, so Huang Bohan also has a mature business team.

The reason why Qin Zhiyuan did not choose to cooperate with Huang Bohan in the end was because Qin Zhiyuan wanted to maintain the balance in Lan Fang.

At this time, Huang Bohan already had great power in Lan Fang. Qin Zhiyuan could not continue to let Huang Bohan dominate in Lan Fang. There must be checks and balances to ensure long-term stability.

In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Qin Zhiyuan really hoped that Louis Renault would immigrate to Lan Fang.

In that case, Louis Renault and Huang Bohan, who were equally powerful in financial resources and influence, would form a check and balance. If the two had a conflict or started a competition because of something, Qin Zhiyuan could appear as an "arbitrator".

This is the balancing act of the emperor.

It's a pity that Louis Renault was not interested in politics.

Otherwise, if Louis Renault also ran for the prime minister of Lan Fang, then an absolute balance would be formed in Lan Fang.

Think about it, at that time, Louis Renault would represent new immigrants, Huang Bohan would represent the aborigines of Lan Fang; Louis Renault would represent Western whites, and Huang Bohan would represent the Chinese; Louis Renault would pay more attention to heavy industry and new energy, while Huang Bohan would be more inclined to basic industry and agriculture.

If Qin Zhiyuan supervises as an "arbitrator" and the two interest groups, Huang Bohan and Louis Renault, take turns in power, then Lanfang will reach true maturity in both political and economic structures.

This situation is not completely impossible. The French Renault Group is indeed large, and the French government does attach great importance to the Renault Group. But whether intentionally or unintentionally, Louis Renault is also gradually adjusting the industrial structure in his hands.

In the hands of Louis Renault, the current industrial focus has gradually shifted from heavy industry to new energy.

Whether it is the United Petroleum Company in New Baku or the Pilbara Mining Company in Australia, for now, the jobs provided to the society and the actual value created may not be as good as the French Renault Group.

But if you look at the prospects and "money prospects", the energy industry undoubtedly has a brighter future.

This is also the reason why Louis Renault lingered in Lanfang.

In fact, the Renault Group has hidden dangers in France.

The Renault Group is undoubtedly a giant, and its products cover almost all heavy industrial products and military products such as cars, tanks, airplanes, artillery, guns and ammunition.

Producing cars is easy, but producing military industry is very questionable.

Think about it, the military industry of a world-class power is actually controlled by private individuals.

Although France encourages and protects private ownership, it is impossible not to worry about this situation.

Qin Zhiyuan is ready to find a suitable opportunity to discuss this issue with Louis Renault in detail.

However, with Louis Renault's shrewdness and sophistication, Qin Zhiyuan probably doesn't need to worry. Louis Renault can't have no worries about the current situation, otherwise he wouldn't have the motivation to immigrate to Lan Fang.

No matter what decision Louis Renault will make, Qin Zhiyuan will make Lan Fang better. As the saying goes, "Plant a phoenix tree, and there will be a phoenix." As long as Lan Fang is attractive enough, even if Louis Renault doesn't come to Lan Fang, there will be others.

In late August, Lan Fang's rice entered the second maturity period of the year, and it was also the third maturity period after Lan Fang was established.

In order to cope with this bumper harvest, Qin Zhiyuan issued the first "******" after returning to Lan Fang, and even went to the fields to understand the actual situation.

The situation was obviously very gratifying, and the degree of surprise was far beyond expectations.

Lan Fang's rice was Champa rice introduced from Annan. It was not too busy in a year and could be easily harvested three times, and the yield was amazing compared to the Republic of China.

Agriculture in the early 20th century did not change much compared with the previous two thousand years. The Chinese were already full of talent in agriculture. One acre of land could only produce three or four hundred kilograms a year, and this was the so-called "superior farmland" in the south. If it was in the north, the yield would be even lower, and more than one hundred kilograms would be normal.

The land in the Republic of China has been cultivated for thousands of years, and the fertility of the land has almost been exhausted. Although the Chinese have used countless means to increase the fertility of the soil as much as possible, they are still unable to do so in the era without chemical fertilizers.

Fortunately, there are now high-yield crops such as potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes. Otherwise, it would be impossible to feed 450 million people with the total land volume of the Republic of China.

Therefore, the land of Lan Fang seemed like a gift from God to the Chinese.

Thanks to the rich local products in Lanfang, the aboriginals of Lanfang do not need to work hard to have enough food and drink, so in the minds of the aboriginals of Lanfang, there is no concept of developing land at all.

Therefore, even in the 20th century, the land of Lanfang was still in its original state.

Such undeveloped and fertile land is really the most suitable for the Chinese to cultivate.

Almost 7 months ago, the land of Lanfang entered the first maturity period. At that time, the yield was extremely amazing. The average yield per mu was 400 kilograms, and the highest yield could reach 1,000 kilograms. This result made almost all the new immigrants ecstatic.

This is more than twice the "superior fertile land" in the Republic of China!

And this is not an isolated phenomenon, but a common phenomenon.

After the first harvest, Lanfang's rice consumption was basically self-sufficient.

This gave everyone unlimited motivation, so the farmers of Lanfang took more meticulous care of the land that had been harvested for one season, and placed unlimited expectations on the land that was gradually being reclaimed.

When it came to the second maturity period three months ago, the agricultural concept that had been passed down for thousands of years had undergone a fundamental change.

Those farmers who cultivated the land carefully found that although they took the greatest care of the land, the yield per mu of land did not increase much.

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In contrast, those farmers who planted the rice seedlings in the fields and left them alone, and then devoted all their energy to land reclamation, harvested more grain.

After a lifetime of farming, no one would admit that they were not as skilled as others, so they learned from their mistakes and, starting three months ago, almost all farmers in Lan Fang planted the rice seedlings in the fields and left them alone, and then devoted all their energy to land reclamation.

So by the end of August, Lan Fang had more than 45 million mu of land planted with rice, and the output for the season was estimated to reach 18 million tons. If calculated based on the whole year, the annual output is estimated to exceed 54 million tons!

And this number will increase further in the future, because generally speaking, Lan Fang’s farmers have only developed half of the land allocated to them.

In other words, if Lan Fang develops all the current land, then the output will double.

What is the concept of 54 million tons?

If an adult consumes one pound of grain every day, then this grain can feed nearly 300 million people!

If all the land in Lan Fang is developed, it can feed nearly 600 million people!

If Lan Fang's fertilizer plant is officially put into production, the output will be further increased...

Seeing the land divided into neat squares, the golden fields, and the barns that are getting taller and taller, almost everyone is ecstatic!

This joy cannot be described in words.

For thousands of years, food has been the biggest factor restricting the Chinese. Every time there is a disaster, the Republic of China will always be starving and the people will not live in poverty. This is not a literary fiction, but something that the Chinese in Lan Fang have experienced personally.

So now the Chinese in Lan Fang are crying and laughing whenever they mention food. They laugh at the harvest scene and the bright future in front of them, and they cry for the tragic experience of their ancestors and the unbearable life in the Republic of China.

A good harvest is of course a good thing, but for Qin Zhiyuan, it is also a big trouble.

According to general rules, supply and demand determine prices. When supply is sufficient, prices will go down, and when supply is insufficient, prices will go up.

So now the problem comes out.

The grain produced by Lan Fang is enough to supply hundreds of millions of people, but the current population of Lan Fang is not even 10 million. What should be done with the remaining grain?

The problem of "low grain prices hurt farmers" is not serious now, but it is very likely to happen in the future.

How to say it? Because of the importance of grain, Chinese farmers have the habit of storing grain. No matter how much they harvest, the first choice is always to store it. Only in very rare cases will they choose to sell grain.

Lan Fang is basically tax-free for agriculture. It will not be symbolically collected until five years later. Therefore, almost all farmers choose to transport the grain back home and store it in the barn to cope with emergencies.

It really copes with emergencies.

Almost everyone knows that grain is the best when it is just harvested, but almost no farmers are willing to eat new grain. They always save the grain in batches, starting from the oldest one, and then start eating the second one after that.

By the time the second grain is eaten, it may be old grain from two or even three years ago.

Only when the granary is really full of grain will farmers choose to sell grain.

Of course, in the past Republic of China, there has never been a "full granary" situation.

Similarly, in Lan Fang, it is almost foreseeable that there will be a "full granary" situation.