Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

After everything is arranged

Li Yan took his men and left Shanghang

The accompanying guests this time include Liu Feng, Huang Siwen, Fisherman, Tong Zhong, Tong Yi, Zhao Long, Zheng Hu, and Xiao Shitou.

A total of eight people

Take a merchant ship from Hongmen to Guangdong, and then take a cruise to Shanghai

After arriving in Shanghai, he met up with Elva

Depart from Shanghai again

Arrived in Honolulu after passing through Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama

Finally arrived in San Francisco

It took a full 40 days

Because of the help of the Locke family

Complete passport

Plus Elva is accompanying

This journey was very peaceful.

Huang Siwen, Tong Zhong, Tong Yi, and Xiao Shitou are not used to this kind of long sea voyage.

I vomited every day on the boat.

Can't eat anything

Arriving in San Francisco

The four of them lost a lot of weight.

Arriving in San Francisco, Elva needs to return to his family to report on the situation in China.

So he sent someone to arrange for Li Yan and his party

To the Locke family in San Francisco's North Bay

A manor near the sea

The area within a radius of three kilometers is the private domain of the Locke family.

Surrounded by walls

Bodyguards armed with real guns and nuclear bombs are patrolling nearby.

Ordinary people can't enter here without the permission of the Locke family.

The manor has a swimming pool, fountains and lawns.

There is also a large two-story white Gothic luxury villa

Standing on the second floor of the villa, you can see the Golden Gate Bridge under construction

Although the United States is currently in the Great Depression

But here there is still a prosperous and modern atmosphere

Li Yan couldn't help but take a deep breath

There is a feeling of being in another world

Li Yan looked at the people accompanying him, looking here and touching there.

Even Liu Feng, the son of a wealthy family, is no exception.

As curious as Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden

I couldn't help but smile and said: "Liu Feng, take everyone to sit down"

“Let’s have a short meeting first.”

After everyone is seated

Li Yan said: "Before coming to the United States"

"I told you this because I wanted to cooperate with the Locke family to build a penicillin factory."

“You need to stay in the United States for a while.”

“But now I want to tell you”

“You have come to the United States with an important mission.”

“Even some of you”

"I may never be able to return to China again"

What Li Yan said

Except Liu Feng

Others were puzzled and hesitated to speak.

If Li Yan was not still

I started yelling a long time ago

Little Stone sitting next to Li Yan

With red eyes, he said: "Brother"

"You left me in America"

"Don't you want me anymore?"

"I want to be with you"

Li Yan touched Xiao Shitou's head.

Looking at the crowd, he said, "I know you won't understand for a while."

"But wait until I'm done."

If you don't want to stay in the United States

"You can come back to China with me, and I will send someone else over."

If everyone is unwilling to hear

You can go back

The mood also calmed down

Li Yan continued:

“You Must Know”

"Now we Chinese are poor, and the Red Army is even poorer"

"The Central Red Army had 8.6 people during the Long March"

"But do you know what happened after the Central Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi?"

“Only 7200 people left”

"It's all because we lack weapons and ammunition"

“Many times, we can only use people to block the enemy’s gun holes.”

“This time we came to the United States”

"It is to cooperate with the Locke family to build a penicillin factory"

"We own 30% of the shares in this factory."

“Someone needs to supervise”

“This is a huge fortune.”

“But that’s not enough.”

“We need more projects to make more money”

Huang Siwen asked in confusion: "Master?"

“The U.S. is in a Great Depression right now.”

“Many factories have closed down.”

“We may not be able to make more money if we stay in the United States.”

Li Yan nodded

Said: "Huang Siwen, you are studying economics"

“You should know what the economic cycle is.”

"The United States is in a Great Depression at this time"

“It’s our biggest opportunity.”

Huang Siwen's eyes lit up: "Everything will turn into its opposite when it reaches its extreme"

Li Yan smiled

Praise: "Not bad"

"This time we are cooperating with the Locke family"

"Earned $1000 million"

“But a lot of machinery and equipment was purchased.”

“Now it’s less than 200 million.”

“If we don’t seize the opportunity now”

"Once the US economy recovers, we won't have much chance."

Liu Feng's family is in business

I quickly understood what Li Yan meant.

Nod

Calculated in my mind

Said: "Master"

"you're right"

“We can indeed do this at this time.”

"A large number of bankrupt factories in the United States have been acquired"

“But after we acquired these factories”

“It won’t help us make a profit in a short period of time.”

“This is a long-term investment.”

“Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst”

Li Yan nodded and said: "You are right and wrong."

“There are many reasons for the U.S. economic recession.”

"One of them is the overproduction caused by the Industrial Revolution"

“The products can’t be sold”

"But we in China are just the opposite."

"First, the Qing Dynasty closed its doors to the outside world, and now it's warlords fighting each other."

"Whether it's culture, technology or industry, it's very backward."

“Agriculture is the main industry.”

“The productivity is extremely low, resulting in shortages of materials in all aspects.”

“Let me give you an example.”

"If we could acquire an American fertilizer plant"

“We can own the production equipment and technology of this fertilizer plant.”

"Then we can produce fertilizers ourselves for the people to use."

"Chemical fertilizers can increase the yield of rice per mu by about 20%"

"Let's do some calculations"

"Now the yield of one mu of our best paddy fields is only about 360 kilograms."

"If the yield increases by 20%, it will be an extra 72 kilograms."

"The extra yield from 3 mu of land"

"It's enough for an adult to have a full meal for a year."

Liu Feng's eyes lit up: "Your poison is my nectar"

Everyone fell into thought

Tong Zhong and Tong Yi looked at each other in surprise.

Tong Zhong asked excitedly: "Instructor"

"The fertilizer you mentioned can increase yields by 20%."

"is that true?"

Li Yan nodded

Explained: "Chemical fertilizers are now used in large quantities in many European countries."

“The role of fertilizers in increasing production has been proven.”

“As for the 20% increase in production, I’d rather keep it to myself.”

Tong Yi, who seldom spoke, was so excited that he could no longer hold back.

He said affirmatively: "Instructor"

"My brother and I plan to stay in the United States"

Tong Zhong also said: "Instructor"

"Both my brother and I starved to death."

“We know what it’s like to be hungry.”

"Let us stay"

"For fertilizer"

After saying this, Tong Zhong and Tong Yi's eyes turned red.

Xiao Shitou, Zhao Long, Zheng Hu, and the fisherman were also affected by Tong Zhong and Tong Yi's emotions.

The villa became quiet

Li Yan couldn't help but think of a piece of news

During the Republic of China period, 2 million people starved to death in China

In 1921, a great famine struck North China, affecting 30 million people and killing as many as 10,000 children.

From the spring and summer of 1936 to the summer of 1937, horrific news of famine victims eating human flesh was reported from various parts of Sichuan.

The Chongqing Express reported on April 10, 1936: "Recently, a poor woman surnamed Qiu from Tongmudong, driven by hunger, killed and ate her three-year-old daughter."

In 1942, during the Great Famine in Central China, 1 million people in Henan Province, a province with a population of 300 million, starved to death.

......

I couldn't help but sigh deeply