Siheyuan starts a 100,000-acre farm

Li Aiguo remembered that it was in this year that Mr. Li proposed to the great man to import grain, and it was approved.

It was just that in the context of the Cold War, GCist China suffered from an embargo by Western powers, and food happened not to be on the embargo list.

Against the backdrop of three years of famine, this plan was quickly implemented. This year, Huaxia contacted the China Resources Group to handle the import of grain, and it seemed that foreign businessmen were involved.

If I remember correctly, the grain imports in recent years were from many countries including Canada, Australia, France, Italy, etc., which gave Li Aiguo the opportunity to get a piece of the pie.

If you only import from one company, it is not easy to operate, because there are quotas for how much is sold and how much is bought. However, if you buy from multiple countries at the same time, it is much easier to operate.

The most important thing is that China really paid a huge price to ensure that its people could have enough food to eat. It can be said to be the price of learning. You must know that import requires foreign exchange, and foreign exchange is exactly what is most lacking at this time.

The foreign exchange reserves in the 60s were only about 1961 million US dollars, which was insignificant compared to the large-scale imports. You should know that in 580 alone, grain imports reached 4 million tons, requiring million US dollars in foreign exchange.

These 5 million tons of grain account for 70 to 80 percent of the grain used by Sijiu City, Modu, and several cities around Sijiu City. It is said that Northeast Liao also uses imported grain.

Li Aiguo has doubts about this point, because the black soil in Northeast China is a major grain-producing province, and the heavy industry in Northeast China is very developed.

Seventy to eighty percent of China's heavy industry is in the Northeast, so it should not use imported grain, but the data does record this.

There were other things that needed to be imported, such as Cuban sugar, which alone required $100 million in foreign exchange. At that time, there was no such thing as more foreign exchange reserves than in later times.

There was no other way. We couldn't let the people starve. In 1960, the Chinese government gritted its teeth and formally decided to use the "national gold and silver reserves."

41 taels of gold were exported, and 1.4 million taels of silver were exported. In 1961, the food deficit continued to increase, and China decided to add another 41 taels of gold to the original plan of 40 taels of gold exports.

A total of 81 taels of gold were exported, and the People's Bank of China even took out silver jewelry and melted it into silver ingots for export.

According to later statistics, China's gold reserves were still 1959 million ounces in 400, but by 1962, the gold reserves had dropped to 300 million ounces.

You have to know that this society is based on the gold standard. Without gold reserves, the country's finances will be very insecure, and even the currency will be just a piece of waste paper.

Why was the U.S. dollar so valuable in the first place? Wasn’t it because of the Bretton Woods system? You could directly exchange U.S. dollars for gold. It was later changed to oil after the collapse of the system.

From this point, we can see that the country really puts the safety of people's lives first. You know, exchanging gold for food is not at the same level at all.

If it were Li Aiguo, if he had a piece of gold, he would not exchange it for food unless he was hungry for more than three days.

Li Aiguo felt distressed seeing so much gold flowing out. He just didn't know how much of it he could keep in the country. This was truly a huge fortune.

Gold is the real hard currency. China has issued a lot of currencies over thousands of years, but the value of currencies has risen and fallen with the changes of the times. Only gold is eternal.

Li Aiguo, who came from later generations, knew that the price of gold would eventually soar and appreciate to about US$2000 an ounce, but now it is only a few dozen dollars an ounce, which is about US$100 for 80 grams of gold.

Li Aiguo was in his room imagining how much 81 taels of gold he had, and whether he could build a pure gold house. If it was not enough, he would increase the space output value.

What about forests and ponds? All forests should be returned to farmland, land should be reclaimed from the sea, and all should be planted with grain. In this way, 50,000 to 60,000 tons of grain can be produced every month, accounting for 10% of China's annual imports.

Li Aiguo was having a sweet dream in his room when the courtyard suddenly exploded. It turned out that Mr. Qin had come. You should know that Mr. Qin's identity was not ordinary.

Hong Kong is not a good place now, it is very chaotic. Mr. Qin not only travels in a black car, but also has bodyguards.

The bodyguards all wore suits and leather shoes, with bulging waists, and it was obvious that they were carrying weapons. It was rare to dress like this these days, usually only foreigners or those who had studied abroad would dress like this.

But the bodyguards were all in black suits, which was quite intimidating. They looked like the big guys in Hong Kong movies. This scene really scared the beasts in the courtyard.

These little Karami had never seen such a scene before, and they all stared blankly, especially Qin Huairu, who was staring at Mr. Qin who was walking in front of her.

Mr. Qin is in his fifties or sixties, but he has a fair complexion, his hair is combed back with wax, and he is wearing a blue suit. He looks dignified yet elegant.

A height of 170cm is considered tall in this era, and with a weight of just over kg, he looks like a gentleman.

Qin Huairu looked at herself and realized that apart from her round figure which was attractive, she had nothing else to offer. She felt a little ashamed of herself when compared to Mr. Qin.

Xu Damao was envious of Mr. Qin's impressive presence. Jia Zhang's focus was different from others. She looked at the things held by the dozen or so bodyguards.

She calculated the value of these gifts, but 90% of them were things she had never seen before. However, she knew they were good things just by looking at the packaging.

She didn't care who Mr. Qin was, as long as he was not an official. She could tell from the clothes he wore that he was definitely not an official, so there was no need to be afraid.

This is also the advantage of this era. Everyone is equal, but this equality is only relative. The official-centered ideology is deeply rooted in China.

This is the benefit of power. If you don't handle it right, you will be sent to the northwest to farm. This is also the reason why a small neighborhood committee can bring people to search homes.

This is also the reason why Jia Zhang is afraid of official personnel but not rich people. Rich people have to be humble. Thinking of this, Jia Zhang's green eyes rolled.

She pretended not to see anyone and walked towards Mr. Qin, thinking that if she touched the thin old man she would fall down immediately. To put it bluntly, he was trying to scam her.