Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 637 Who is the world's number one consumer market?

5 month 6 number.

Beijing, the Three Systems Special Research Group.

Office of the person in charge.

Lao Yuan sat upright and reported his work to his five main superiors via video conference.

"Leaders, regarding the question of the Smith Group's withdrawal from North America and temporary relocation to our side, our department currently has two speculations."

"First, Yu Sanyuan detained Old Smith, forcing him to transfer his wealth."

"Although the possibility is extremely slim, considering the Walton brothers incident, it can only be said that Yu Sanyuan has a criminal record and is capable of doing such a thing."

"The second guess is the death of old Morgan."

"The Smith family was able to control Wall Street because of the trust of his grandfather, J.P. Morgan. Later, with the deindustrialization of North America, the old Smith family, relying on the old Morgan family's reliance, once controlled the North American Federation through the democratic faction."

"But throughout this process, old Smith never took control of the military, which nearly caused the Smith Corporation to go awry several times. For example, under coercion from the military-industrial complex, Klin betrayed old Smith."

"Now that old Morgan is dead, old Smith, without his armed forces, has lost his backer and his get-out-of-jail-free card. And he doesn't dare to gamble his life on whether David Ensger, that religious madman, will protect him, so his withdrawal from North America has become inevitable."

"Otherwise, if they stay in North America, they are very likely to be eliminated by Old Bush, and the likes of Buffett and Soros will also be dealt with."

"Nothing more than this: Old Bush is desperately short of money to develop the Texas economy. Just like the previous hollowing out of Enron and selling off United Defense, it was all to get funding."

"Without the protection of old Morgan, North American Jews were nothing more than walking money bags in the eyes of old Bush, an arms dealer."

"Therefore, international Jewish capitalism infiltrated the North American Federation, and both the North and South turned a blind eye. It was like a group of wealthy European landowners rushing into the North American bandit den, wanting to seize it. In order to maximize their profits, the North American bandits would first make the European landowners think they had won, and induce them to help develop their den. Once the bandit den was built and the European landowners' pockets were emptied, the North American bandits could then wipe out the European landowners and redistribute the even richer bandit den."

"Back to the point."

"The Smith Group withdrew from North America. Old Smith looked down on declining Europe, chaotic West Asia, war-torn Africa, and South America and Australia with little development potential. In the end, he could only choose us."

Yu Sanyuan welcomes this.

"Because all three systems also need a massive amount of currency, such as using the red banknotes to develop domestic industries, or using foreign currency to snap up global resources."

"This is also why Yu Sanyuan allows American, Jewish, Japanese, British royal capital, West Asian capital, and so on to freely invest in Shiliying and snap up the three-system iterative industries."

"After the Smith Group entered the East, Yu Sanyuan sent Old Smith to the Tai City Detention Center, which was equivalent to giving him a warning and forcing him to surrender to us."

"This involves a matter of stance."

"The Smith Corporation is capitalist and has no political stance. The Three Systems region is collectivist, where the interests of the employees are paramount."

"As we all know, having no stance will lead to endless troubles."

"While joining the Three Systems group does not require handing over personal wealth, it does require contributing all means of production. The Smith Group clearly does not want to entrust its greatest asset to Yu Sanyuan."

"So Yu Sanyuan came up with a plan: by imprisoning Old Smith, he would create an image of antagonism between the Three Systems and the Smith Corporation. At the same time, he would push the Smith Corporation toward us and make us the new backer of the Smith Corporation."

"In this way, the Smith Corporation will be at our disposal."

"With the Smith Group, the development of Dongshan Prefecture is evident to all."

"In less than a year, a large number of high-tech industries and financial management companies have been added. Once they are digested, it will be equivalent to going through a development cycle of 20 or 30 years in three to five years."

"But every advantage has its disadvantages."

"This led to troublemakers, led by Huang Ganchen, criticizing us even more vehemently, accusing us of capitalism, going astray, letting wolves into the house, and other right-wing errors..."

"Of course, considering development and the overall situation, these are all minor matters, insignificant."

Five superiors: "..."

This concerns orthodoxy, and you call this indifferent?
Old Yuan was used to being caught in the middle. Ignoring everyone's expressions, he continued, "The above is my department's analysis and speculation about the Smith Corporation. Do any of you superiors have any questions?"

The highest-ranking official coughed to change the subject and ease the atmosphere. After all, they were at a critical moment and could not afford to have infighting. "When Mrs. Smith passed away, she gave Yu Sanyuan a gift. According to our intelligence system, it seems that Yu Sanyuan only needs to adopt one of his descendants to the Smith family to obtain the Smith Company and a portion of the wealth of Mrs. Smith's maternal family, the Astor family."

"Yes, leader, and the wealth that the Astor family has offered is 21% of the land in New York, plus 17% of the shares in the Pacific Railroad... This is nothing more than preparing an escape route for the two families, but Yu Sanyuan has not yet expressed his opinion."

“We would have definitely considered this deal before, but there’s no need for it now. After all, nobody wants a ‘Little Three-Man Smith’ to suddenly appear and take the helm of the group years later.”

"I guess Yu Sanyuan thinks the same way."

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased somewhat, Lao Yuan said again, "Next are some questions regarding the Lao Bu family and Lao Bu's visit."

"Just as Yu Sanyuan does not want the three main bodies to participate in the world conflict so that the three regions can absorb global capital for development, the old Bu family, which is located in a remote corner, is also afraid that its base—Texas and other southern border states—will be dragged into the conflict. Therefore, the old Bu needs the North American Federation to stand in front."

"But due to some of their previous actions, the Bush family has lost control of federal capital and is now unable to prevent international Jewish capital from undermining the relationship between the three countries."

"Therefore, Old Bush's visit this time serves two purposes. First, against the backdrop of the impending split between the three Americas, he wanted to demonstrate the attitude of the Southern Republican faction to Yu Sanyuan, thereby stabilizing the supply and demand relationship between the three factions and Texas. Second, by cooperating with the three factions' strategy, he wanted to obtain a guarantee from Yu Sanyuan that he would not intervene in the conflicts in the Americas or interfere with the operation of Texas."

"And the price that the Old Bu family will pay for cooperating with the three-system strategy is most likely to be... the peaceful Japanese islands."

The words fell.

All five superiors fell silent.

In matters related to the Japanese islands, the higher-ups were completely unable and unwilling to intervene in the decisions of the three factions.

As a developed country, Japan must seek development abroad in order to escape the near-stagnation of its economy following the Plaza Accord in the current international context.

Japan's territory is only so big, but its population is so large, like a group of people crammed into a small boat. Their only way to seek development outward is through aggression.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to expand the size of the small boat, let alone support more people.

This is a predatory attribute that naturally arises when capitalist societies develop to a certain level.

Since Japan is located in the Asia-Pacific region, if it were to invade, it would first consider the East.

Therefore, for thousands of years, every dynasty in the East has been fighting against Japanese pirates.

Therefore, the Japanese islands are the first obstacle encountered on the road to the revival of the East.

To overcome this obstacle, Yu Sanyuan orchestrated a series of events, including locking down the Japanese island network, shorting the Japanese currency, transporting the only two Peace World tokens from the three systems to intimidate the Japanese island, demanding market share in Japanese agricultural products, and proposing to lease Japanese ports...
Therefore, any superior with a bit of foresight would not interfere with the three departments' decisions, much less obstruct their plans.

The highest-ranking official changed the subject, saying, "If international Judaism dominates the North American Federation, relations between the three countries will indeed deteriorate rapidly, leading to mutual sanctions and even armed conflict."

"Yu Sanyuan's cooperation with the Bush family means that even after the deterioration of relations between the three countries, their companies can still sell their products to North America. It also means that if the three countries resort to force, the Pentagon, which is dominated by the Southern Republican faction, will secretly inform us to prevent the situation from getting out of control."

"Overall, this is beneficial to both sides."

Lao Yuan nodded. "My only concern is that Yu Sanyuan no longer values ​​the North American market."

The superior asked: "What do you mean? Does Comrade Xiao Yu look down on North America, the world's largest consumer market?"

"Boss, times have changed."

"..." "If things had gone according to plan, we would have gradually become the world's largest consumer market in ten years. But we couldn't withstand Yu Sanyuan's constant manipulations. Through food, energy, and department stores, he caused the red currency to continue to increase internally and depreciate externally. He also continued to increase residents' savings by raising basic wages and implementing rural appliance subsidies."

As Lao Yuan spoke, he displayed a set of data, "In the past, we neglected the three-tier GDP, which resulted in a major loophole in our statistics."

Entering 07, our department specifically included the GDP of the three systems and recalculated the total economic output. We then discovered that the economic growth of the past four years since 07 was 50 to 300 times that of 99.

"???"

"Yes, it's that outrageous."

Lao Yuan released another set of data: "Just like cars, in 99, my country's civilian car ownership was 1450 million, with a total annual sales of 180 million."

If we ignore the 3 Series, in 2006, my country's civilian vehicle ownership was 35 million, with total sales of 4 million for the year.

However, if we include the 3 Series, in 2006, my country's civilian vehicle ownership reached 280 million, with total sales of 3143 million vehicles for the year.

Many superiors were stunned by the outrageous figures.

Seeing this, Lao Yuan nodded again: "Yes, the data is correct... I have said before that in terms of statistics, if we ignore the three systems, it will cause our data to be seriously distorted."

"···"

"Compared to the 06 million new cars sold in North America in 1200, my country's sales were more than double those of North America, making it the world's largest automobile consumer market."

After Lao Yuan finished speaking, he showed another document, "This is just for cars. In the mobile phone and handheld console field, our country sold a total of 06 million units in 3.8, plus 5 million off-brand identity cards, while North America sold a total of 06 million units in 7600."

"In the computer and all-in-one PC sector, my country sold a total of 06 million units in 1.3, plus 3.2 million tablet PCs. North America sold a total of 06 million units in 1700, plus 800 million tablet PCs."

"In the agricultural sector, my country consumed 65% of the world's pork, 70% of the world's vegetables, 85% of the world's freshwater fish, and 52% of the world's seafood in 06... Compared with North America, the gap between the two is so large that it's simply unbelievable."

"At the same time, my country's per capita meat consumption has increased from 6 kilograms per year to 150 kilograms per year, surpassing North America's 120 kilograms per year."

"my country's per capita vegetable consumption has increased from 120 kilograms per year to 650 kilograms per year, far exceeding the 100 kilograms per year in North America."

"my country's per capita fruit consumption has increased from 40 kilograms per year to 280 kilograms per year, which is nearly three times that of North America, where it is 120 kilograms per year."

"Therefore, the obesity problem caused by overnutrition among East Asian residents is becoming increasingly apparent, and sports reform in residents and schools is imperative."

"Then there are other industrial products."

"North America consumes 1400 million refrigerators annually, while the East consumes 4300 million annually."

"North America consumes 800 million air conditioners annually, while the East consumes 7100 million annually."

"North America consumes 1200 million washing machines annually, while the East consumes 4600 million annually."

"In the field of electrical appliances, the only things that the East lags behind in are radios and televisions."

"But now that the internet is widespread in the East, not only do every household own handheld consoles, tablets, and all-in-one devices, but it has also spurred the emergence of new things such as 'outdoor screen public entertainment.' Television has become a thing of the past for the East."

"And in terms of travel, the gap between the two sides is even greater."

"The number of air passengers traveling to the East each year is approximately 11.2 billion, while North America sees approximately 10 billion."

"But North America has no high-speed rail. Excluding subways and regular railways, China had 32.2 billion high-speed rail trips in 2007, while North America had none."

"If you include subways and regular railways, the gap between the two sides is even larger. The East has about 4330 billion passenger trips per year, while North America only has 280 billion."

"Upon closer examination, the only industries where the East is at a disadvantage in the consumer sector are healthcare, education, and rental housing."

"However, the reason why consumption is not keeping up is precisely because we have medical insurance, education insurance, and low rent. This means that in these three aspects, the relevant expenditures of our residents are far lower than those in North America."

"Furthermore, whether it's the medical system or the education system, under the leadership of the three departments, we have set up many 'emergency measures' that are not included in the total consumption."

"Like a ventilator in a medical system."

"In 99, each prefecture-level city in my country had an average of 100 units, which was far behind North America. In 07, each prefecture-level city in my country had an average of 2 million units, which was far higher than North America. However, these 200 million breathing rooms are not used in normal times and can only be left in warehouses. Therefore, the equipment, which costs 200 yuan per unit, is not included in consumption and GDP."

"It's like the education system."

"In 99, colleges and universities in every prefecture-level city in my country did not have emergency supplies such as masks, protective clothing, shoe covers, medical alcohol, and 84 disinfectant. In 07, these items were classified as strategic reserve materials, requiring each college and university to stockpile a quantity equal to 60 times the number of students on campus. If we take into account the rotation of materials nearing their expiration date, this would generate extremely high GDP, but since they are useless, they do not belong to consumption."

The higher-ups suddenly spoke up: "The three systems stockpiling these things can be understood as a precaution against biological warfare, but isn't doing this too wasteful of resources and manpower?"

Lao Yuan: "All expenses will be borne by Sanyuan Pharmacy, and have nothing to do with the school, society, or local government."

The superior at the general assembly said, "They're really rich."

"They're not rich, they're productive." After saying this, the top leader ended the topic. "Whether Yu Sanyuan cares about the North American market or not is not of much concern to us. What we need to do now is to focus on the healthy development of the domestic market, and also to closely monitor the three-system strategy. When necessary, we must take a tough stance externally to avoid dropping the ball or holding back... Also, I think that our representatives at the current Mother Planet Joint Conference, whether in appearance, speaking style, or the impression they give, are far less solid than the representatives from Shili Camp."

"Leader, the representative of Shili Camp is Chang Meng, the captain of the Third Security Squad. He is one of the 'Seven Tigers of Chang,' known for his good fortune, longevity, and power. He has participated in the S1 and S2 battles in Africa, the Aynak offensive and defensive battles, and the Syrian defense battles. It is said that he has killed at least 8,000, if not 10,000. How can such a person, as a representative, not have an iron-blooded aura?"

Numerous superiors: "..."

A moment of silence.

The superior said, "Then we must find a similar person, otherwise that troublemaker Huang Ganchen will soon call us sissies."

The military superior said, "Sir, we really can't find anyone like him... Oh well, let him curse us, we're used to it anyway."

"···"

At this time.

The three intelligence systems share a single message.

Just now, at the age of 82, the 82-year-old Brett, who has returned to North America, conducted a multi-person joint skydive over his Texas ranch.

The jump started at an altitude of 4200 meters, and the parachute opened at 800 meters above the ground, resulting in a safe landing.

Through this challenging activity, Old Bu proved to the world that he was in excellent physical condition and announced his participation in the 08 North American Championship.

Meanwhile, the Southern Republican faction unveiled another candidate for North American governor – John McCain.

McCain was a holdout congressman in Arizona, a southern border state in North America. His grandfather and father both came from the military-industrial complex and were both North American generals.

In this election, in addition to serving as running mate to cooperate with George W. Bush, he also aims to provide a safety net for the Southern Republican faction.

Corresponding.

The Northern Republican faction has put forward its own candidate – Romney.

The Democratic faction fielded a star-studded lineup, including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden.

When the news broke, Hollywood stars, American football stars, NBA players, and many others publicly voiced their support for Obama.

Therefore, by mid-07, more than half a year before the start of the 08 election, the Republican candidates had already lost all power.

(End of this chapter)