Chapter 1518 Business Opportunities in War (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

Fate is always unpredictable, and no one knows what will happen in the next second.

Just like Director Li, he never thought that he would be sent to the front line one day. Of course, he also didn't know what would be waiting for him when he arrived at the front line.

But one thing is certain: Director Li's fate has been completely changed. In the war, he, like many others, could only go with the flow.

War brings change, and of course it also brings opportunities. The fate of many people will be changed by war, and of course some people see opportunities in war. And all they need to do is seize the opportunity.

It's raining.

The rain fell onto the city like a slowly moving curtain wall, and under the gentle southwesterly breeze, the rain fell like a curtain of water. A man in raincoats stood at the edge of the market and observed.

Although it was raining, he was still there thinking and observing. Wearing a raincoat, he seemed to be pondering something.

"The weekly food includes: 100 grams of meat, 100 grams of vegetable oil or animal oil, 50 grams of cheese, 1800 milliliters of milk, 100 grams of sugar, 50 grams of tea, 2 eggs..."

What's this?

This is the food ration standard of the empire. After the outbreak of the war, many commodities were included in the control list. Now even vegetables, rice and fruits have been included in the control list one after another, making people's lives become tight.

This is the standard weekly ration set by the Empire. Minors and pregnant women can get an extra 500 ml of milk. In wartime, the people of the Empire also have to tighten their belts. Although food and clothing are not a problem, it is obviously not as rich as in the past.

Of course, staple foods such as flour, corn and potatoes were not on the control list. This was a good thing among all the belligerent countries. After all, even in Rome, many staple foods including flour were subject to control.

However, all this had nothing to do with Ding Lei. He adjusted his glasses. Due to his severe myopia, he did not pass the conscription physical examination, which meant that while his classmates and friends went to the front line, he had to stay at home.

Of course, he could also go to work in a factory, but Ding Lei had his own ideas.

"Ding Lei, what are you doing here again?"

The girl who was walking over with an umbrella looked at Ding Lei and asked.

"Butcher's shop."

Without turning his head, Ding Lei knew who was coming - Wang Yun. They were neighbors and classmates, and could barely be considered childhood sweethearts.

His answer made the girl with pigtails laugh.

"Why? Want to eat meat again?"

100 grams of meat a week... For the people of the empire who are used to eating big fish and meat, it is indeed difficult to adapt. After all, this amount of meat in the past... was not enough to fill their teeth.

“Who doesn’t want to eat meat?”

Ding Lei did not even turn his head to look at Wang Yun, but stared at the butcher shop across the street. There were many people queuing in front of the butcher shop.

"But there's not enough meat for everyone."

Ding Lei paused and said.

"After all, the meat quota is small. The meat we often eat usually costs more points, so we can't buy too much. Of course, even if we want to buy, we don't have enough points. However, animal organs, brains, tongues and other parts are much cheaper. Because the lean meat is given to the army and made into canned food, these organs and the like are not used by the army, so there are a lot of them on the market."

"Then what?"

Wang Yun glanced at the boy and asked.

"Do you have any ideas?"

"In the past, some of those organs were made into stewed dishes and sold, but most of them were canned because they were easier to transport. But now canned food is also regulated, and those factories have switched to producing various canned food needed by the army. Canned offal is no longer available on the market. Some of the fruit canning factories are very busy now because they use tinplate cans, while others are almost bankrupt because they use glass canning bottles that are not suitable for military use. So, I'm thinking..."

Looking at the long queue of people in front of the butcher shop, Ding Lei said,

"If we can combine the two and use glass cans to pack pig heads, pig tongues, cow tongues, cow heads and other organs, it will definitely be popular in the market. After all, it is meat..."

More than just meat!

It was an opportunity! Sometimes opportunities are hidden in some details that people don't notice. In fact, Ding Lei just thought a little more than others. In fact, this was because his uncle opened a canning shop outside the city, specializing in the production of canned pineapples. Because of the cost, he always used glass canning bottles. Before the war, the canned pineapples produced by the factory could be sold out locally. After all, big brands of canned fruits are often exported. Over the years, both colonial and local canned fruits have been very popular among housewives in European countries.

And now?

Now that pineapples are regulated, his uncle's factory, although a cannery, cannot meet the military's needs because its products are in glass cans. Without raw materials, they can only stop production. In fact, they can apply for new tinplate canning equipment, but because of the limited scale of the factory, even if they purchase new equipment, it will take a long time for them to get it.

It is precisely because his uncle's cannery has actually stopped production that Ding Lei came up with such an idea. After all, this is a business opportunity worth trying.

In order to prove that he was right, Ding Lei went to several vegetable markets and found that there were long queues in front of all the butcher shops. Even if you wanted to buy a few hundred grams of meat, you had to queue up. This was simply unimaginable in the past, but now it was nothing out of the ordinary, because the army purchased a large amount of fine meat. Not only that, the empire also needed to export meat and various canned foods to its allies including France, Rome and Austria-Hungary. Now the empire not only supplied food and clothing to its own millions of troops, but also needed to ensure the needs of its allies. After all, in this war, the empire needed the help of its allies. Only in this way could it ultimately win the war.

What is the price of all this? The price of all this is that the people in the country need to be frugal in order to save precious materials to supply the imperial army and the empire's allies.

"this……"

Wang Yun looked at the butcher shop in the distance, pursed his lips and said.

"I don't understand these either, but if you think it's feasible, then it's definitely feasible. You're so smart and good at studying, so the method you come up with must be feasible..."

When speaking, Wang Yun looked like a fangirl. Ding Lei just smiled and said nothing. In fact, the sentence he hated most now was people praising him for his good academic performance, because the price of studying well was this pair of glasses. This was also the reason why he could not join the army. Compared to going to college, he was more like other classmates, going to the battlefield to make achievements. As for college, he could wait until the war was over.

With a sigh, Ding Lei looked at Wang Yun and said.

"Let's go home. I'll discuss this with my uncle. I think this matter should be resolved."

Sometimes the solution to a problem is so simple. As long as you change your thinking slightly, all problems can be solved. Not only can you solve the problem, but you can also bring new opportunities.

The old group is down, so I created a new book club group: 739209015. Everyone is welcome to join and discuss and deduce the plot together.

(End of this chapter)