Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon - Vol 2 Chapter 678

Chapter 678 Ballots are the most important

Yue An An came to the office of President Song En.

Chairman Song En was already devastated by the peasants gathering outside. After seeing Yue Baoan, he did not greet him, but asked directly, “Mr. Yue, do you have a solution to the gathering of those peasants outside?”

“Yes, President Songen, I have a solution.” Yue Anan continued; “As far as I know, the agricultural machinery purchase contract you signed with Kubota is about 10,000 agricultural machinery.

But 10,000 pieces of agricultural machinery are simply not enough for Thai farmers to distribute. Many farmers were worried that they would not be able to distribute them, so they came to the Agricultural Association to put forward their demands, which led to this rally.

In the final analysis, the reason for the peasants’ gathering is because the number of agricultural machinery is not enough. If the agricultural association can provide the agricultural machinery, then the problem will be solved.

In this regard, we, Fukang Agricultural Machinery, can help. As long as you are willing to place an order of 5 billion baht for us, we can provide you with more agricultural machinery to solve the problem of farmers’ gatherings. ”

Song En knew that Yue An An was here to grab the order, and he also guessed that Yue An An would say so.

Song En just smiled slightly, and then said: “Mr. Yue, more than 70% of our Thai population is agricultural, and most of the agricultural population grows rice. Even if you can double the supply of agricultural machinery, most farmers still can’t tell the difference. arrive!

Thailand, as an agricultural country, has a history of nearly a thousand years. Thailand is the world’s largest rice exporter. The number of rice growers is beyond the imagination of many foreigners.

Not to mention 5 billion baht of agricultural machinery, even 50 billion baht cannot meet the needs of farmers in Thailand. So just increasing the number of agricultural machinery is not enough to solve the current crisis! ”

“Talking about agriculture and history to us Chinese? It’s like playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong!” Yue Anan was quite disdainful in his heart, but he said: “Ten thousand agricultural machinery, doubling it is only 20,000, it is indeed not much. .But if it is tenfolded?”

“Ten times? You mean 100,000 units?” Surprise flashed across Song En’s face.

“What if it’s 50 times?” Yue An’an smiled confidently, and then said, “President Song En, if you are willing to give us the order of 5 billion baht, we can provide 500,000 yuan. Taiwan agricultural machinery is fifty times the current order quantity!”

“It’s impossible!” Song En immediately shook his head.

For 500,000 baht, you can only buy 4,000 units of agricultural machinery made in Japan. Even if you buy cheap ones made in China, you can only sell 10,000 units. Yue An’s mouth is 500,000 units. At the same price, it is more expensive than Japanese ones. The number of deliveries has more than doubled, how is this possible? Take my silly son of the local master!

Song En instinctively felt that he had encountered a liar.

Yue Security took out a product safety manual, handed it to Song En, and said, “President Song En, you can see if it is possible if you look at this product manual.”

Song En took over the product manual full of doubts, opened it and saw that there were all kinds of small and micro agricultural machinery inside, which seemed to be smaller than a trolley.

“These are also agricultural machinery?” Song En said with some disdain. In his opinion, agricultural machinery must be at least the size of a four-wheel tractor. How can this kind of small beans be considered agricultural machinery!

“Although it is a little smaller, it is a genuine agricultural machine. Moreover, the operation of our small agricultural machine is very simple and requires no training. It takes five minutes to get started and can be operated by one person. It is also very easy to maintain, unlike large machines. Agricultural machinery needs professional maintenance…”

Yue Security started to introduce the advantages of small and micro agricultural machinery, and finally talked about the price.

“Our small agricultural machinery, in addition to the advantages I just introduced, the most important thing is that it is cheap. For example, this small rice rotary cultivator, the price of one is only 12,000 baht!

And if you purchase on a large scale, the price will be lower. For example, if your order of 5 billion baht is all handed over to us, the price of each unit can be reduced to 10,000 baht, and you can purchase it with 5 billion baht. To 500,000 agricultural machinery! ”

Quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes. Large-scale industrial production will greatly reduce production costs. If the production scale of such small and micro agricultural machinery can reach 500,000 units, it is no problem to reduce the cost by one-fifth.

The price of 10,000 baht is indeed very tempting, but looking at the introduction of various “small beans” and its accessories in the product brochure, Song En shook his head: “Mr. Yue, I’m very sorry, what we need is real agricultural machinery. !”

“No, what you need is a sufficient number of agricultural machinery to solve the peasant assembly. It doesn’t matter what type of agricultural machinery it is and what size it is!” Yue An said firmly.

After listening to Yue An’an’s words, Song En suddenly fell into silence.

Yue An An went on to say: “President Songen, I admit that the production efficiency of large-scale agricultural machinery is higher, which can greatly improve agricultural productivity. Compared with these small agricultural machinery we produce, it is indeed unsatisfactory, but it is better than using cattle. Just better!

But I have a question, is your decision to purchase agricultural machinery worth 5 billion baht really to promote the improvement of rice production efficiency and agricultural level in your country?

Even if you have this idea, President Song En, will the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture have the same idea? Are there higher-level leaders who approved the 5 billion baht purchase just to promote rice production? Is there no other factor in it? Like elections?

Mr. Song En, I think you must know what the real purpose of the five billion baht agricultural machinery order is, and you must be very clear, and what your superiors want you to do! ”

Song En fell into silence again.

The purpose of this 5 billion baht agricultural machinery order is to stabilize the votes of farmers in the elections in a few months. As for the technological upgrading of the rice industry, it is just an excuse to allocate 5 billion by the way.

And if there are no votes, what kind of rice industry upgrade is all bullshit, the ruling power is lost, and the woolen rice industry is upgraded?

In the final analysis, the votes are the most important, as long as the votes can be obtained, it doesn’t matter whether it is a large agricultural machine or a small agricultural machine!

Thinking of this, Song En silently calculated in his heart.

Thailand has 77 provinces. Except for the areas in the south and mountains where there is not much rice cultivation, there are about 50 provinces in Thailand that mainly cultivate rice.

If 500,000 agricultural machinery are distributed evenly to 50 prefectures, each prefecture can get 10,000 units. Although it is not enough for every household to get it, it can be taken care of if farmers use it in turn. most of the people.

The prefectures in Thailand are comparable to the counties in China. There are some small prefectures, whose area is not as large as that of a county in China, that is, the scale of townships and streets, and cannot use 10,000 agricultural machinery.

Moreover, the population density of Thailand is similar to that of Yunnan. The population of a province in Thailand is much lower than that of a county in the central and eastern provinces of China.

In this way, 500,000 agricultural machinery, if carefully planned according to the actual situation of each province, is really enough for the whole of Thailand.

If most of the farmers can get agricultural machinery, then the meeting in front of you will not be solved!

More importantly, it can also keep the votes of farmers.

After the account was settled, Song En suddenly realized that he had no other choice!

…

Although the Thai Agricultural Association has signed a contract with Kubota, for Southeast Asian countries, breach of contract is nothing new, it is nothing more than an excuse.

Japanese companies have been rooted in Southeast Asia for many years, and they are very clear about the virtues of Southeast Asians. The Japanese have long been accustomed to this, and they often take advantage of this to gain more profits.

For example, for an order, the Japanese will quote a low price first, and the Southeast Asians will sign the contract because they are cheap. At this time, Japan will find another reason to ask for more money. If the Southeast Asians do not agree, then reduce the allocation. If it is not good, it can be made up for after-sales service.

When Japan invested in infrastructure in Southeast Asia, it was basically like this. For a highway, when the Japanese bid for the bid, it was two-way four-lane, and after winning the bid, it was changed to two-way two-lane. For a railway, when the Japanese bid for the bid, the speed was 200 kilometers per hour, but after winning the bid, the speed was changed to less than 100 kilometers per hour.

It is also for this reason that after Kubota received the order of 5 billion baht, it directly let Dayang Machinery OEM production, making it clear that it was using Chinese products as Japanese goods to fool the Thai people.

So when Kubota learned that the Thais were going to cancel the order, it was a bit of a surprise, but not surprised.

At the Kubota headquarters in Japan, Minister Takata, who was in charge of the order, asked with a gloomy expression: “Have you found out why the Thais canceled the order?”

“It is said that 10,000 pieces of agricultural machinery are not enough to share, and Thai farmers are worried that they will not be able to share, so they took to the streets to protest.” The subordinate replied.

“If it is too little, then order more agricultural machinery and equipment, why do you have to cancel the order!” Minister Takata snorted coldly.

“The Thais did this. They canceled our order and then transferred the order to a Chinese company. Because of the same price, the Chinese company can provide more agricultural machinery.” The subordinate replied.

“Didn’t we also find China’s Dayang Machinery for OEM? They are all Chinese companies, and their production costs should be similar, right? At the same price, the number of agricultural machinery that can be provided should not be too much!” Minister Takata said. .

“It is said that the Chinese company can provide 500,000 sets of agricultural machinery.” The subordinate replied.

“It’s impossible! It’s only 5 billion baht, not 5 billion dollars. How could it be possible to buy 500,000 agricultural machinery!” Minister Takata immediately retorted.

“It is said that the Chinese company provides a hand-push small and micro agricultural machine, about the size of a stroller, which can be operated by one person.” The subordinate replied.

“It’s the same size as a stroller? Is this also an agricultural machine?” Minister Takata curled his lips in disdain, and continued: “It is estimated that it is a cheap product of poor quality, and it will break in two or three days. You know, the Chinese Very good at making cheap stuff like this!”

“Yes, in a poor place like Thailand, you can only use the lowest-end cheap products!” The subordinate said quickly.

Minister Takata snorted coldly: “Before we promised the Thais that we would help them build a high-speed railway, but now they have cancelled the order, don’t they want to build a railway!”

“Minister, with all due respect, the high-speed railway is not as important as the votes!” his subordinate replied.

“That’s true. Although the construction of a railway connecting Bangkok and Chiang Mai can promote the economic development of the whole of Thailand, it is nothing compared to the votes!”

Minister Takata sighed and continued: “Although such a large order was lost this time, it is due to force majeure caused by the gathering of farmers in Thailand, so the responsibility is not on our side.

And this time, we plan to use the OEM mode to complete this order, so there is no large-scale purchase of raw materials. In this way, we just didn’t make any money, and there was no actual loss. I believe the board of directors can accept this result. ”

…

After returning from Thailand, Song Chengde has been in a state of excitement.

Five billion baht is equivalent to one billion RMB, which is already the largest single agricultural machinery order received in China.

Although Dayang Machinery just took a sip of soup, and Kubota was the one who really ate the meat, Song Chengde couldn’t help but want to publicize it.

So recently, whether it is an interview or a meeting, Song Chengde is always open to everyone, and he will not miss any opportunity to pretend.

Early in the morning, Song Chengde came to his office, the secretary had already made tea, and then sent an itinerary to Song Chengde to look over.

Song Chengde looked at the itinerary and asked, “Hasn’t Kubota sent the product specifications?”

“Not yet.” The secretary shook his head.

“It is said that the Japanese are very efficient in doing things, but I don’t think it is very good! We have already purchased all the raw materials here, and they have not even sent the product specifications of this batch of orders.”

Song Chengde was a little dissatisfied, and he continued: “Go and urge Kubota, and let them send the product specifications as soon as possible, so that we can carry out production. But when urging, pay attention to your attitude and be polite. Kubota gave us orders, but we can’t. offend them!”

“Okay, I’ll do it right away.” The secretary nodded.

At this moment, the phone on Song Chengde’s desk rang.

Song Chengde picked up the receiver and said “Hello” lazily.

“Chairman, something is bad, we just received an email from Kubota, they said that the order in Thailand was cancelled!” The other party said.

Song Chengde jumped up from the chair in shock: “What did you say? The order in Thailand has been cancelled? Did you see it clearly? Could it be a deceiving prank!”

“After receiving the email, I specifically called Kubota to confirm that they are indeed canceling the order in Thailand!” The phone answered.

“Why? Is there something we didn’t do well enough to offend Kubota! Or maybe Kubota is not satisfied with the price? You tell Kubota that everything is negotiable. If there is something we are not satisfied with, we can talk about it!” Song Chengde said quickly.

“Chairman, I asked, not because of us, but because Thailand canceled the order. Since the order in Thailand is gone, Kubota also canceled our order!” The phone answered.

“Then why did Thailand cancel the order? Didn’t the contract have already been signed? Did Kubota offend the Thai people?” Song Chengde asked anxiously.

“According to Kubota’s reply, they said that the Thai Agricultural Association cancelled the order because Thai farmers had protested against the purchase of agricultural machinery.”

“Can’t you live a good life, what are you making a fuss about!” Song Chengde complained.

“Chairman, I heard that Thai people will protest every three days because of a big fart. This time, the order was cancelled because of the farmers’ protest. It is really a force majeure factor.” He spoke comfortably on the phone.

“Okay, I get it.” Song Chengde’s mood instantly fell to the bottom.

The order of 5 billion baht, although only one mouthful of soup, flew away in vain, Song Chengde was naturally unacceptable.

However, in the next second, Song Chengde suddenly realized a serious problem.

For the order of 5 billion baht, Dayang Machinery purchased a large amount of raw materials in advance!

The raw materials that can produce 10,000 agricultural machinery is not a small amount. No company will be idle to prepare so many raw materials. Of course, it must be prepared in advance.

If there is no order of 5 billion baht, it will be consumed slowly by Dayang Machinery, and it will take several years for this batch of raw materials to be used up.

And in order to purchase this batch of raw materials, Dayang Machinery invested all the funds, and now the funds are locked up, and the capital chain of Dayang Machinery may break at any time.

Once the capital chain breaks, the company will immediately face a crisis of survival, and the entire Dayang Machinery Group may also embark on the road of bankruptcy and liquidation.

Thinking that the Dayang Group was going to close down, Song Chengde only felt the darkness in front of his eyes and passed out.

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