King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 1717 - 1402: Industrial Inventory Brings a Big Surprise (Part 2)
Chapter 1717 -1402: Industrial Inventory Brings a Big Surprise (Part 2)
Taking advantage of the current strong purchasing power of the Euro, acquire food supplies for the next few years as ballast, and finally, after the Euro devalues, withdraw funds from America to pay them back. ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐ท๐๐ฟ๐๐ต.๐๐๐
Earning a foreign exchange profit is just one aspect; seeing that food prices are bound to rise, how could you not make a big splash in the futures market and live up to the title of financial shark?
The execution power of financial sharks is something ordinary people cannot even imagineโฆ
While Boss Joe was eating tripe, Gami had already contacted Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Crรฉdit Agricole, HSBCโฆ
The most financially valuable assets in Boss Joeโs handsโCrete Island industries, Mediterranean oil fields, shares in Iraq oil fields, shares in Libyan refineries, and shares in Syrian refineriesโwere put on the desks of those banks, beginning the process of collateral loans.
These are all truly quality assets, hens that lay golden eggs.
While Boss Joe was eating breakfast and asking Qiao Liang if he could temporarily allocate some wheat from his mother for emergencies, Gami called to tell himโฆ
โBoss, the loan arrangement is almost complete. In the next month, we should be able to secure one-year loans totaling roughly 40-45 billion Euros from several major banks.
Iโll take charge of the grain reserves issue. I canโt guarantee big profits from the grain issue, but I can ensure no one will make money off us beyond our plans.โ
Just as Joe Ga was about to ask what exactly happened, Gami hung up the phoneโฆ
Joe Ga came to his senses, wanting to ask what happened but fearing being laughed at for not understanding, so he irritably called Chris, far away in Southeast Asia, and unleashed a string of expletives, asking him to find a way to purchase a batch of rice in the Philippines and ship it to Tubruqโฆ
Chris, still unsure of what happened, hesitated to ask, but Boss Joe hung up with a โcrackโ, then looked at Qiao Liang, who was sitting opposite him, dumbfounded, and said with a smile, โAs a big boss, you need to find a way to get back when youโre wrongedโฆโ
Qiao Liang smiled and shook his head, saying, โBro, I donโt understand, and I donโt dare to understand, Iโm afraid of getting beaten up!โ
Just then, Qiao Liang seemed to remember something and said seriously, โBro, do you still think investing in agriculture is a losing business?โ
Joe Ga thought for a moment and said, โIf you only have $100 million in your hands, then investing in agriculture is still a losing business.
If you have $1 billion in your hands, and a big brother with a strong fist, then itโs a different story.โ
With that, Joe Ga, in high spirits, signaled to Bayika for another bowl of beef tripe soup, then looked at his brother seriously and said, โThings are not looking good for Russia; youโll need to organize people to keep an eye on their domestic situation for a while. Once they run into foreign exchange reserves problems, decisively use dollars to acquire land in Eastern Russia.
This time, invest boldly, as long as everything is reasonable and legal. Should Russia dare to default, I can make them suffer immensely.
In the lands of Russia, the population is concentrated in the west, while the east is vast and sparse. You donโt need to worry about employment issues; apply all the smart agriculture technologies to bring costs down entirely.
Once Ukraine is battered, Europe will lose one of their most important food-producing areas. If you can fill even a part of this gap, you can somewhat leverage world food prices.
This is your best opportunity to develop smart agriculture!โ
After speaking, Joe Ga looked at Qiao Liang, who was smiling and beaming, furrowing his brows and asking, โWhy are you smiling?โ
Qiao Liang laughed heartily and said, โBro, you kept asking me about buying food as if youโd forgotten we started agricultural investments in Brazil and Argentina three years ago?
This is something you asked me to doโฆ
We are now the nineteenth-largest soybean exporter in Brazil, and ranked sixth in the Brazilian sugarcane industry.
The agriculture and livestock investments we have in Argentina have yet to realize profits, but thatโs due to Argentinaโs economic issues.
Last year, our Argentinian farms produced 750,000 tons of barley, 7,000 cattle, and 15,000 sheepโฆ
This year, barley production is estimated to rise by about 20%, and the numbers of cattle and sheep being marketed will increase by 50%.
In addition, Jia Liang Trades is among the top five food and fruit trading companies by trade volume in Southeast Asiaโฆ
We are among the top three fruit traders domestically, the number one canned fruit exporter, and the number one dehydrated vegetable exporterโฆโ
Looking at Boss Joe, who was dumbfounded, Qiao Liang burst into laughter and said, โBig bro, I was just wondering why you were searching everywhere for food, without thinking about what we already haveโฆ
Now I understand, you simply didnโt know!
Big bro, if I may be blunt, since Aqionghanโs people mainly rely on wheat and barley as staples, we are slightly short.
If theyโre willing to eat rice, our own channels could completely feed them.
Sometimes you really need to consider the ethnic compositions within your own territoryโฆ
Currently, we are among the top twenty soybean exporters in Brazil, and if these could be processed on-site, soybean oil and soybean meal are products with very high added value.
Soybean meal is an excellent raw material for poultry and pig feed, but in your land, most are MSLโฆ
They donโt eat pork, and merely raising chickens makes the input-output somewhat disproportionate.โ
Joe Ga looked at Qiao Liang in disbelief and said, โHas your business grown this big?โ
Qiao Liang spread his hands and said, โBig bro, how long has it been since you looked at Jia Liang Tradeโs financial report?
Jia Liang Tradeโs revenue last year was $143.27 billion. Although adding tax rebates, the net profit was less than 8%, we are still a giant company with net profits in the billions.
Jia Liang Trade does channel business, and apart from the food and fruit trade in Southeast Asia, all other agricultural investments were made through my โTonghong Smart Agriculture Companyโ.
Including Central Africaโs food vegetable base, Brazilโs soybean and sugarcane industry, Argentinaโs barley and livestockโฆ
And part of the agriculture in the Sahel Region, though thereโs no visible hope of profit for now, the southern Sahel has already started production.โ
Watching his astonished big brother, Qiao Liang smiled and said, โBro, as long as you donโt aim to be a savior, no matter how much food prices rise, I can ensure that your land wonโt see anyone starve.
No wheat? Eat rice. If it comes to it, thereโs always potatoesโฆโ
Joe Ga, after digesting this information for a while, excitedly looked at Dorian, who was burying himself in food and drink, and said, โDid you hear, isnโt my brother amazing?โ
Dorian smiled at Qiao Liang and said, โThe boss will surely be thrilled. Do you think if I remind him of even better news, heโd give me a raise?
Iโve been stuck at level 29 for quite a whileโฆโ
With that, Dorian looked at Joe Ga and said, โBoss, did you forget that Louis Dreyfus in France still owes you an explanationโฆ
If you canโt get food, surely they can?โ
Joe Ga slapped his forehead with forceโฆ
โHow the hell did I forget them?โ
With that, Joe Ga refrained from mentioning the raise, glanced at several Kandahar Base Aqionghan government army officers standing not far off looking at him, as if there was somethingโฆ
Boss Joe waved at Dorian and said, โGo see what they want.
I need to call Pierre to settle the accountโฆ
Damn, Louis Dreyfus may not have enough liquidity, but they certainly have enough food, hahaโฆโ
