Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 534 Capital Game
This is a global business war.

On the very night the Anti-Three Alliance was established, Western capital held dozens of press conferences in succession, according to their time zones.

First, the four major established grain traders, ABCD, announced a 21% reduction in the supply prices of corn, soybeans, and cotton, and feed prices were also lowered, resulting in overall transaction prices lower than those in the trading hall.

With global food prices declining for three consecutive years, this move has sparked a global outcry from farmers online, who argue that extremely low supply prices necessitate even lower purchase prices to guarantee profits, ultimately turning farming into a money-losing business.

However, large capital has lost its pricing power over food for three consecutive years. This time, it was premeditated, and through blockades, inducements, and suppression, it prevented large-scale protests from breaking out around the world.

Secondly, Tyson Foods, the largest meat producer in North America, JBS USA, Hormel, Tunness, ABP, and other companies under the European Meat Federation have all lowered their prices for chicken, beef, and pork.

This marks another attack by Western meat companies on Sanyuan Agriculture following the outbreak of mad cow disease in North America, attempting to monopolize the two major markets of Europe, America, and West Asia.

Subsequently.

Global infant formula brands, including Mead Johnson, Aptamil, Friso, Nestlé-Wyeth, and others, have lowered the supply price of their formula milk powder and launched their own amino acid powder, extensively hydrolyzed milk powder, and partially hydrolyzed milk powder, with related prices lower than those in the trade hall.

Qualcomm North America publicly announced the development progress of its first-generation Snapdragon chip and reduced the supply price of its 65nm high-end radio frequency chip using RF CMOS technology by three-fifths in mid-05, bringing it down from the high-end market to the mid-to-low-end. At the same time, it announced the successful manufacture of the first batch of engineering samples of 45nm radio frequency chips, which were expected to be used in the first-generation Snapdragon in 07. Overall, it was 4 years ahead of the East and 15 years ahead of the three series (the three series used vacuum tubes and the process technology was limited to 0.12um to 90nm, but the two companies had different technological routes and could not be compared by literal data).

Apple revealed design drafts of the first-generation iPhone, which was expected to be released at the end of 06. It also announced the formation of a research and development department for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S series, as well as the launch of the Apple Store.

Obi announced that its Android ecosystem is now largely complete and that it will increase its investment in wearable devices and focus more on smart homes in the future.

Japanese and European automakers have secretly reduced their orders for catalytic converter manufacturing.

While the Anti-Three Alliance was innovating, Federal Capital also merged with European Capital.

Microsoft has decided to invest $72 billion to acquire Nokia’s Devices & Services division and to invest €16.5 billion to acquire the rights to Nokia’s patent portfolio.

The merger of North American Chrysler and German Daimler-Benz to form DaimlerChrysler made it the world's second-largest automaker, second only to General Motors North America.

ExxonMobil, through its acquisitions of BP in England and Celesio in Germany, continues to maintain its position as the world's leading energy company.

North American Energy - Chevron acquired Texaco in Europe for US$420 billion, becoming the world's third largest energy supply and sales group after ExxonMobil and Tri-Series Energy.

Pfizer North America acquired two major European pharmaceutical companies, German pharmaceutical company Parke and Lipitor, for $900 billion, and acquired Italian company Licelep and Milan laboratory for $600 billion.

North American semiconductor materials giant General Materials has offered $1370 billion to acquire four major European materials companies: Electron, Umicore, BASF, and Domo Chemicals.

Another aspect is the joint investment by both parties in oil countries.

They added oil extraction equipment, established an oil refining company, and set up a machine processing plant, an electronics manufacturing plant, an e-commerce center, and a pharmaceutical research and development base...

It can be said that Old Smith took the opportunity to invest all the US dollars, euros, and Hong Kong dollars he borrowed into real industries.

Even though Sanyuan Agriculture was short of money due to the business war and demanded early repayment from the Smith Group, Old Shi couldn't come up with a single penny.

The booming economies of oil-producing countries have attracted a large number of investors, which has also led to a surge of capital into the black market, which has been severely impacted in recent years.

Drugs, organs, surrogacy, money laundering...

These emerging phenomena, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, have caused crime rates in West Asian countries to skyrocket.

As a result, in order to protect itself, Persia decisively abandoned the nuclear weapons sharing agreement, announced the closure of its exclusive economic corridor with the oil-producing countries, and expelled the oil-producing countries' ambassador.

This means that Persia and the oil-producing countries are once again at odds.

But this is exactly what Europe and America most want to happen.

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12 month 6 number.

Shiliying, North Outer Third Ring Road.

Liaocheng-Dong'e-Qiji Town Sanyuan Pharmacy.

The biting wind, carrying frost particles, danced and swirled between heaven and earth.

Yu Yang sat under the eaves at the entrance of the pharmacy, gazing at the desolate street, while he and Fan Tao sampled the "first cup of Chinese herbal milk tea of ​​winter" recommended by the pharmacy clerk.

“Boss, the oil countries are ultimately religious regimes. In the past, they were blackmailed by the West, like bullied elementary school students. They only became friendly with us because they saw that we dared to stand up to the West. Now that Western capital is extending an olive branch, I'm afraid they will be like South Vietnam twenty years ago, taking what we give them and betraying us.”

"Don't be so absolute in your judgment. Do you think the second prince's father is religious? What a joke. They have a constitutional monarchy, a family-run country."

"Western capital can also provide support to the second prince."

"Tao, relationships aren't built through interactions or promises. There are many reasons why the Second Prince is so eager to please us. Do you really think that the Red Sea pirates, whom even North America can't eradicate, are only after you control the Gulf of Aden?"

"You mean, to deter the oil-producing countries?"

"Not only that, there are pirates in the Red Sea, and the Liss nuclear power plant; in the southern desert there is the agricultural reclamation army, with 20 third-generation farmers; in the Persian Gulf to the east there are deep-sea mines, and third-generation submarines that have trapped two North American aircraft carriers inside and have never been revealed to the world; and in the north, Iraq has fat black men, and Israel is the main base of the Judaism Restoration in the open, do you understand?"

Fan Tao was astonished, saying, "This is equivalent to the oil country being surrounded, or to the oil country having four knives held to its neck."

"Yes, what can the old king do? He can't do anything but accept it, otherwise it would be bad for both sides if things escalated."

"···"

"Just like the Second Prince crying and making a fuss about setting up a third concession, do you think they really want to do it? What a joke, this is just a test of us. I didn't give any response, and they immediately felt relieved. After all, no family-style princess wants outside interference in their internal affairs."

Fan Tao never imagined that his family's relationship with the oil country was like this.

Yu Yang patted him on the shoulder, “Are you very disappointed? There’s nothing we can do. International relations are governed by the law of the jungle. It’s either about tying up interests or using military force to deter each other. There’s no third way. But tying up interests can shift the relationship. The most reliable approach is military force to deter each other… Look at our superiors, lending money to this person and that person, helping this person and that person. Meanwhile, North America is borrowing money from this person and that person, fighting this person and that person. In the end, who has more friends?”

Fan Tao suddenly realized, "It's just like in the village. The one who borrows money is humble and frugal, yet still loses friends. The one who owes money is full of confidence, indulging in lavish meals and drinks, and has a large group of cronies."

"Well, that's why Old Dong said it well: the world is like a collection of makeshift troupes. If you can control a village, given enough power, you can control the whole world."

"The problem is that, with the help of Western capital, oil-producing countries are continuously increasing their production capacity, which will soon pose a competition to us."

"Petroleum-based products follow a high-end and ultra-high-end route. Take this door handle, for example. When we produce it, we only need about 1 kilogram of aluminum alloy, and the defect rate is about one in ten thousand."

The oil-producing countries require special metals for production. If 100 kilograms of steel are refined into 1 kilogram of special metal, it is equivalent to wasting 99 kilograms of steel.

Because oil-producing countries are pursuing ultra-high-end products and higher standards, the defect rate of their products has been reduced to one-fifth, meaning that out of every five products manufactured, one will be deemed unqualified.

Thus, if 1 high-end brand door handles are manufactured, about 2000 will be substandard, which is equivalent to wasting 2000 kilograms of specially made metal.

而1斤特制金属浪费99斤钢铁，1万个门把手需要1万斤特制金属，相当于浪费了99万斤钢铁。

We have an advanced refining supply chain, which allows us to ignore waste and defect rates.

If we directly provide the oil country with 8000 kilograms of special metal, or 8000 high-end brand door handles, wouldn't that be equivalent to us receiving 2000 kilograms of special metal and 99 kilograms of steel?

Where do these resources come from?
It must have been provided by Western capital investing in oil-producing countries.

This is equivalent to Western capital giving us resources.

This applies to door handles, faucets, electronics, appliances, the automotive industry, medical equipment...

To put it bluntly, oil-producing countries are the link through which the West supplies us with resources; the West only receives a portion of the profits from oil-related commodities.

Fan Tao was stunned. "You can play it like that?"

"Aren't all shell companies like this?"

"..." "We develop foreign trade to acquire resources, not to make money. Oil countries can help us achieve our goals. Whether we need the international market or not is irrelevant. It just so happens that your private economy is starting smoothly, so we can dump our surplus production capacity domestically... In short, the West suppresses us in the international market, and we squeeze the West in emerging markets."

"He's fighting theirs, I'm fighting ours."

"That's absolutely right. Of course, this is the current strategy. How things will be done in the future will change with the international situation. Maybe tomorrow the West will understand our strategy and the day after tomorrow they will turn against the oil-producing countries."

After Yu Yang finished speaking, he patted Fan Tao on the shoulder and said, "In the past six months, you've been practicing with the private economy and learning from me for almost three months. It's time to take it seriously."

Fan Tao immediately understood his boss's plan: "I'm going to West Asia?"

"Go to Persia. Although the oil-producing countries are outwardly colluding with the West, they are actually secretly allying with us. However, the situation in West Asia is not up to the oil-producing countries. Now that Western capital is pouring into West Asia, they may take action against Persia next."

Meanwhile, the Russian Federation has good relations with North America and plans to take the opportunity to join the WTO, which has received our support. It is estimated that the Russian Federation will not pay attention to Persia in the next two or three years.

I grant you the highest authority to promote the Persian economy in areas such as food, machinery, electronics, and military industry, enabling them to resist the invasion of Western capital and allowing us to successfully complete resource acquisition.

Fan Tao nodded. "What if the Persians are not up to the task?"

"Then abandon it and instead strengthen the Red Sea pirates so that they can fight back and forth with North America."

Fan Tao let out a long breath, "I understand, Boss."

"This matter cannot be resolved overnight; it requires at least three to five years of planning and development."

"Yes, the boss."

Fan Tao nodded and flew directly to Persia that same day.

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12 month 10 number.

The 21 West African nations, led by Nigeria, have proposed that the Russian bear join the WTO.

Two-thirds of African countries support it, as do the countries in Southeast Asia and the five Central Asian countries…

Unfortunately, France vetoed the motion.

12 month 12 number.

The Vietnam-Hong Kong-Macau economic circle, led by WTO founding members Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand, has proposed that Vietnam join the WTO.

Two-thirds of the African countries support it, the five Central Asian countries support it, the East supports it, France supports Japan, and Japan supports it.

Unfortunately, England vetoed the motion.

A week later.

12 month 20 number.

The East proposed that Russia join the WTO.

Two-thirds of the African countries support it, as do the five Central Asian countries, the Southeast Asian countries, France, and England.

Unfortunately, North America vetoed it.

This has caused the polar bears, who are friendly towards North America, to have some complaints about North America.

However, for Russia to join the WTO, it must obtain the support of the other side.

Therefore, on Christmas Eve, Ice Bear opened almost all of its markets in North America.

In the energy sector, ExxonMobil partners with IceBear Petroleum, covering the entire IceBear business.

In the metals sector, North American Alcoa and Icebear Aluminium share Icebear Resources.

In the IT field, HP and Intel lead the development of IceBear Technology.

In the automotive manufacturing sector, Ford established the Soros plant in Ice Bear, and General Motors' Opel set up a plant in Ice Bear.

In the express delivery sector, FedEx has become Ice Bear's only international logistics system.

In the tobacco industry, Philip Morris International North America has become the new generation of oligarch in the ice bear industry.

Then came January 2006.

About one-third of Ice Bear's businesses are controlled by Western capital.

1 month 10 number.

The East has once again proposed that Russia join the WTO.

The World Trade Organization Committee passed the resolution almost unanimously.

With this, it became a certainty that Russia would join the WTO.

The Ice Bear leader was very proud of his achievements.

However, they failed to realize that the bear was being rapidly corrupted by capital.

Food prices are falling, leading to massive bankruptcies among local food companies in the Ice Bear region.

Job competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and employee salaries and benefits continue to decline.

The number of unemployed is increasing, and the public security situation is getting worse.

Even the Moscow Metro bombing that killed hundreds, the school attack that killed hundreds, and the Cha-dust riots that killed thousands were, in the eyes of the leader of the Ice Bear, merely problems left over from before China's accession to the WTO.

Against this backdrop.

Sanyuan Think Tank's assessment of Russia's accession to the WTO:

Ice Bear's weak industries will cease to exist and the market will be monopolized by Western brands.

Ice Bear faces difficulties in restructuring its manufacturing sector, especially given the tariff reduction. Its own manufacturing sector's market share in Ice Bear will drop from 90% to 7%, resulting in a large number of unemployed people.

Ice Bear Energy originally held pricing power in the global oil system. However, after joining the WTO, Ice Bear Energy's profits decreased significantly due to manipulation by capital.

In order to join the WTO, the Ukrainian bear amended more than 300 laws and regulations. After joining the WTO, it will also need to adjust 15000 industrial product tariff items and 4000 food items. This means that the Ukrainian bear has completely lost the last trace of the Russian bear's bloodline.

Furthermore, with Russia's accession to the WTO, its own products pose a threat to Europe, and its relationship with the EU will continue to deteriorate.

Most importantly, the Russian economy is dominated by Russian oligarchs. With China's accession to the WTO, these oligarchs will be suppressed by Western capital, and Western capital will inevitably dominate the Russian economy in the future. This means that Russian sovereignty is being eroded.

In short: Russia's entry into the WTO was a mistake.

However, the leader of the Ice Bear was eagerly anticipating the changes in the oil country and completely disregarded the analysis of the Tripartite Think Tank. He stubbornly accepted the invitation from a member country of the WTO.

1 month 20 number.

The United States has successfully joined the WTO.

(End of this chapter)