Chapter 84 Black Ship
As a key link in this food war.
The Marcus family, Aquino family, and Xu family in Luzon must work closely with ABCD.
They must increase their grain purchases from within Luzon and at higher prices.
"Our family can help purchase 1 million tons of rice and 2 million kernels of corn." Xu Yingming expressed his opinion on behalf of the Xu family.
The head of the Marcus family followed closely: "Our family can also purchase 1 million tons of rice and 3 million tons of corn kernels."
Cairns Aquino considered the limits of his family and said a more appropriate amount: "We, the Aquino family, will purchase 500,000 tons of rice and 1 million tons of corn kernels."
Catherine and others calculated for more than ten minutes based on the estimates of the three companies.
The three companies will purchase a total of 2.5 million tons of rice and 6 million tons of corn kernels in Luzon.
But this is just an estimate. Once large-scale purchases begin, it will soon push up the prices of rice and corn kernels in Luzon.
ABCD only needs to push up food prices in Luzon, thereby prompting farmers in Luzon to increase the planting area of rice and corn, thereby covering up the problem of rising prices of fertilizers, pesticides and agricultural machinery.
However, with this wave of price increases, Catherine's plan must proceed steadily and cannot be done hastily, lest the farmers in Luzon and the Fernando and Lopez families react.
Arrange for the three compradors in Luzon.
Catherine also arranged for India, Siam and Annan, three rice exporting countries in Asia, to cooperate with these rice exporting companies to reduce the export volume in the near future and gradually push up the price of rice.
At the same time, they are asked to prepare their stocks and be ready to ship tens of millions of tons of rice to suppress global rice prices when the next rice harvest season arrives in Luzon.
By then, the farmers in Luzon will definitely not be able to bear the losses under this huge roller coaster-like blow.
Although rice can be stored for a period of time, ABCD can operate back and forth, making it difficult for these farmers to keep up with the rise and fall of food prices.
Small farmers and bulk countries like Luzon, facing the internal and external attacks launched by ABCD and the three tricks, are basically at the mercy of others.
After Xu Yingming expressed his opinion, he just sat in his seat smiling without saying a word.
Suddenly he noticed that there was something wrong with Catherine's expression, and one of her hands, which had been placed on the table, had moved under the table.
"It worked..." Xu Yingming estimated that the blood collection mosquito had been successful.
The meeting lasted for more than an hour.
After the meeting, Xu Yingming and Cairns Aquino left together.
On the way to the room.
Cairns whispered, "Yingming, I heard that you are very close to the Lopez family?"
"It's just a business transaction." Xu Yingming replied calmly.
Hearing this, a trace of displeasure flashed across Keynes' face, and he reminded him with a fake smile: "Yingming, they will be finished soon, you must be careful! I don't want to see you go the wrong way."
"Thank you for the reminder, uncle. By the way, my family is planning to make some investments in Borneo. Are you interested in cooperating?" Xu Yingming narrowed his eyes slightly.
Keynes showed an interested expression: "What cooperation?"
"Regarding the palm oil deep processing business, Aquino has connections with the Kuok Group in Malaysia. We can go to Borneo together when the time comes. My uncle can help arrange for someone from the Kuok Group to meet up. I just bought a cruise ship some time ago and I am also near Borneo. Let's play together for a few days."
Keynes did not suspect anything, but he was not very familiar with the Guo family brothers Guo Zihao and Guo Zixiong. He thought for a while:
"I know Guo Xianfu from Guo's company. He is Guo Zihao's uncle and is mainly responsible for their family's freight business."
Xu Yingming smiled even brighter: "It doesn't matter, as long as he can help me with the process. I will invite him to Kota Kinabalu to meet. I have prepared a gift on the cruise ship that will satisfy him."
"Oh?" Keynes' eyes sparkled.
Xu Yingming could of course see Keynes's hungry eyes. This guy was a sex-hungry ghost. He showed an expression that every man would understand:
"I've already prepared the portion for my uncle."
Keynes patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face: "We are all family, you are so polite."
When he arrived at his room, Xu Yingming waved goodbye . After closing the door, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.
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the other side.
Inside the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.
Catherine and four others, as well as Li Weixing were all present.
This was a more secretive meeting, and Victor, whose stamp plan had been disrupted in Bangkok, also appeared here.
Li Weixing greeted respectfully: "Mr. Victor, long time no see."
Victor, who was smoking a cigar, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke: "Huh... Li, and Catherine, you better be careful."
"Oh?" Catherine looked at Victor in confusion.
The fat man James was even more surprised: "Mr. Victor, did you find something on the black ship?"
Victor nodded and said seriously, "I was busy with another project in Siam. Recently, while reorganizing intelligence from various regions in Southeast Asia, I found that something was wrong with the situation in Luzon."
Something is wrong? Catherine, Li Weixing and others suddenly became quiet.
"The 17 lookouts and 32 sailors stationed by the black ships in Manila, Luzon have disappeared. Now only a few people who have single-line contacts are left, and the captain of the Luzon black ship is still alive."
"Which side did it?" Li Weixing's face changed slightly. He was the second mate of the Xingdao black ship. He couldn't help but be nervous .
Victor shook his head. "I don't know. These people disappeared in Manila. I used the connections of some converts, but not only did I not find the problem, I also lost several people."
Catherine, with her chin supported by her hands, looked at Victor and said, "The only forces that can compete with you are the Cossacks and Torch. The Cossacks have no influence in Southeast Asia, and it's the Torch."
But Victor shook his head: "It's not Torch. Although the last Mekong River incident made them very angry, this is not their style."
"You can never say for sure." Fatty James reminded.
Victor smiled and replied, "Are you doubting my professionalism?"
"I'm just speaking the truth. Don't you on the Black Ship allow others to give suggestions?" James was not afraid of the other party.
Victor didn't want to get entangled with this idiot, and continued: "Anyway, Luzon is not right now. My intelligence force can't fully understand the hidden forces behind it. If you continue to implement the food war plan, I am worried that uncontrollable factors will appear."
But James didn't care: "Haha, Victor, you overestimate Luzon. What can they use to go to war with us? Even if some people want to get rid of us, we still have a lot of friends in Luzon."
Although Victor wanted to scold this fat guy, he had no intelligence feedback and obviously could not stop ABCD's plan.
Of course, he also wanted to test the depth of Luzon and the power hidden behind it through ABCD.
After the two sides exchanged some information, Victor left the hotel quietly again.
Not far from the hotel, inside a small shop called Xinglong Grocery Store.
A pair of eyes glanced at Victor calmly.
