Chapter 297 Give You 5% of the Shares

Jingshu nodded slightly. She had space to store the vegetables but couldn't take them out to use. Fresh vegetables couldn't be kept for too long, so she had to dry them. Dried vegetables lost some of their nutrients. If there really were dehydrated vegetables, it would be absolutely great for the end of the world. They were convenient and nutritious. Just soaking them in water would be like eating fresh vegetables anytime and anywhere.

The old man, called Liu Lao by the vegetable steward, said, "This kind of vegetable dehydration is indeed very promising. I think it is necessary to obtain this technology so that we can vigorously develop agriculture. The end of the world is coming, and we are not saying that rare goods are worth buying. No one knows what disasters will happen in the future, so it is very necessary to stock up on some dehydrated vegetables."

"Yes, in the end times, as long as we have food, we don't have to worry. If there were only food but no vegetables, we old people like us wouldn't be able to bear it."

Obviously, everyone here is very excited when they hear about the technology of dehydrating vegetables. In the past, vegetables could not be stored for a long time unless they were made into pickles, etc. Now there are better options, and everyone has the conditions, so of course they support this more.

Qian Duoduo was folding the walnuts in his hand, calm and composed. This group of people thought the same as he did. Dehydrated vegetables were a strategic reserve material and were very necessary. He pointed at the housekeeper and said, "Xiao Cai, first explain to everyone why we need to use American products, and then we can discuss the next step."

The vegetable steward smiled and nodded, then stepped out of the crowd, cleared his throat, and said, holding the processed sauerkraut: "Let's first talk about the difference between dried vegetables and dehydrated vegetables. Dried vegetables are made by drying vegetables in the sun. If they are dried for a long time, a lot of nutrients will be lost, and soaking them in water will not restore them."

Everyone present nodded in agreement. Jingshu thought that the dried vegetables dried in the spiritual spring were actually quite good. This was probably because the vegetables grown in the spiritual spring were more nutritious.

"Dehydrated vegetables are not only delicious and vibrant, but also retain their original nutritional value. They are also smaller and lighter than fresh vegetables, regenerate when submerged in water, and are easy to transport and consume. They are also an absolutely strategic reserve in the apocalypse."

"As for why we need American technology, it's because China mostly uses high-temperature heat pump drying technology to dehydrate vegetables. The heating temperature is too high and the drying time is too long. In a word: it consumes a lot of energy! I won't say much about how precious energy is now. Now that it's the end of the world, we really can't afford domestic technology. If we use this technology, we will go bankrupt and still not be able to produce much."

Jingshu raised her eyebrows. She didn't know there were so many tricks to dehydrating vegetables. She just knew that the cost of dehydrating vegetables was very high.

The vegetable steward continued, "We're not saying that foreign countries are better than us. Compared to traditional technology, the US is indeed a bit more advanced. They've improved the kang-style hot air dehydration method and adopted vacuum drying technology, which reduces production steps and reduces costs... ahem, they also have to use supporting planting techniques such as sparse planting, so all this technology, including the vacuum drying equipment, had to be obtained from the US."

Old Liu smiled and said, "Just tell us directly what benefits you will give us and what price we need to pay. Don't use those nonsense words. I won't understand."

Qian Duoduo laughed and said, "Haha, Mr. Liu is still a straightforward person. I'll let Xiaocai introduce it to you first, otherwise you will say I'm asking for too much. You have seen the potential of dehydrated vegetables. They are life-saving things in the end times. They have a longer shelf life and are easy to carry...

But getting this stuff back from the US is no easy feat. Honestly, it's a reliable undertaking, but what makes it so reliable? The people going to the US are from the Wucheng First Team, and with the support of the government and the military, they're guaranteed to succeed. So your efforts are 100% worth it, but there are also round-trip fares, transportation costs, and a lot of risks involved, right? So, do we all have to bear the cost?

They've risked their lives to do this. If we can get this done, we'll have enough food and vegetables in this apocalypse. We can raise some poultry and wait for the apocalypse to end without having to worry, right?"

The more Jingshu listened, the more she felt something was wrong. "Huh??? Is this referring to Yang Yang, who's going to the US next year? If so, then she's going too. This Yang Yang... he's quite clever. He hasn't even started yet, but he's already tricking Qian Duoduo into raising money for travel expenses. Won't the government cover it? I'm afraid this isn't right. Is Yang Yang trying to make some extra money?"

Jingshu was speechless.

"Yes, Mr. Qian, just tell me the price."

"Okay, everyone here today is one of us. If you're willing to invest, you can exchange your shares for mine. Professionals will determine how much of my shares I will occupy based on the current apocalyptic stock market analysis. This way, I'll have shares from each of you, but I don't want dividends. Instead, I need your products to expand this base. After all, the base is growing in population and demand is increasing. You also have shares in the Xishan base, and you can directly use the output as dividends every day and every month. We're not talking about virtual currency or money here, we're just exchanging goods directly."

clever!

Qian Duoduo's move was brilliant. No wonder he could rise from an outsider to the richest man in Wucheng in just twenty years. This kind of empty-handed trick absorbed a lot of people's shares at once, which was equivalent to taking the things of these people in the apocalypse as Yang Yang's travel expenses to the United States. There would be a steady supply of these supplies in the future. Although it was barter, according to the current prices, vegetables and other things would always be the most expensive.

Mr. Liu looked a little embarrassed. "Mr. Qian, you know, my family deals in linen and cotton. Now the ingredients are not good and the value has shrunk by 60%. In this case, my 20% stake can't even be exchanged for your 5% stake."

Qian Duoduo pretended to be lost in thought before saying, "Mr. Liu, you're a wise man. But you have to understand that although it's less than 5% of the shares, if the daily production increases, you'll have dozens of kilograms of dehydrated vegetables. If you sell some of these, won't you get much more than the dividends from your current shares? The price of virtual currency is set for the public. You can't buy truly valuable things with virtual currency."

Everyone nodded.

"Well... let's think about it again. After all, the dehydration technology is not yet available. This kind of dry shares is also a big deal. However, I will only sell out 45% of the shares. You all have to think about it. After that, I won't sell anymore. After all, the rest must be controlled in my own hands." Qian Duoduo said calmly.

At this point, there was no need to hesitate anymore. Qian Duoduo's technical staff came out on the spot and began to evaluate the value of the shares held by everyone.

At this time, Qian Duoduo came over and said to Jingshu with a smile: "Jingshu, I left you 5% of the shares. Come, sign it!"