These things can all help their country improve its scientific and technological level.
Moreover, many European countries cannot produce these products in the first place. The products they previously purchased were either from the US or Japan, and they were extremely expensive.
Why not buy from Wujiang Group? It doesn't matter whose you buy from.
Therefore, despite the great hostility from foreign countries towards Wujiang Group, they have no choice but to purchase Wujiang Group's products.
Due to the strong sales of its products, Wujiang Group's brand awareness soared again that year.
Today, almost everyone in the world knows about Wujiang Group.
You may not know who the president of country M is, but you can't possibly not have heard of Wujiang Group, and you can't possibly not know the name of Zhao Ye, the world's richest man.
In October 1996, Wujiang Group's annual revenue exceeded 400 billion US dollars, far surpassing India's GDP.
With the rise of Wujiang Group, China's economy has surged again.
Global capital is increasingly optimistic about China's development.
In the first nine months of this year alone, according to incomplete statistics, more than $120 billion of foreign capital has been invested in the Chinese market, spanning various industries, mainly including real estate, industrial manufacturing, internet, finance, energy, steel, pharmaceuticals, food processing, foreign trade, and more.
It's the 1990s now, and it's absolutely terrifying!
These foreign investments have greatly helped China's great rejuvenation.
In fact, it's not just about capital; many foreign companies have also brought technology to China.
Anyone who sees China's massive market of 1.4 billion people would be tempted.
The better China's economy is, the higher people's incomes will be, which is a huge benefit for Wujiang Group. Wujiang Group's products are actually a bit pricey, after all, they are high-tech products, and if Chinese people's incomes are not high, then it will be difficult for them to afford them.
Currently, the average monthly income per capita in China has exceeded 800 RMB. If it weren't for the large rural population holding it back, the average monthly income per capita would easily surpass 1,000 RMB.
China's rejuvenation has been relatively short-lived, and many people in rural areas still farm at home, earning very little income throughout the year.
In big cities, the monthly salary is at least 1,000 yuan.
However, with the rapid development of cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, a huge "migrant worker wave" has been formed, and more and more rural people are choosing to work in big cities.
The term "migrant worker" has been frequently appearing in newspapers and online news.
When farmers go out to work, a lot of farmland is left uncultivated.
The problem of feeding the Chinese people urgently needs to be solved.
In this life, the number of migrant workers is much greater than in the previous life, so China's total grain output is lower than in the previous life, only 45 million tons, which cannot meet the food needs of the Chinese people and requires a large amount of imported grain.
To put it simply, in 2022, China's total grain output was 68,700 tons, but the country still imported 14,700 tons of grain.
While we cannot rule out the possibility of food waste in 2022, it is still evident that China is still facing a food shortage.
Recently, China has introduced many policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and enrich rural areas. On the one hand, the country has more money and has begun to subsidize farmers; on the other hand, of course, it is to develop agricultural technology and increase grain production.
China's agriculture is indeed somewhat backward compared to that of other countries.
There are very few Chinese companies in the agricultural technology sector.
In 2017, in order to improve China's agricultural science and technology, ChemChina acquired Syngenta Group for a huge sum of US$43 billion. This transaction was the largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company at the time.
However, this shows that China attaches great importance to food.
As the saying goes, "Food is the first necessity of the people," and only when the people are well-fed can the country be stable.
Li Aojun's uncle, Xiao Yuliang, is a high-ranking official in a certain department of the Ministry of Agricultural Development. He recently contacted Zhao Ye, hoping that Wujiang Group would step in and use its capital to promote the development of agricultural science and technology in China!
Xiao Yuliang's idea was simple: Wujiang Group was doing incredibly well this year, making a fortune. Since they were so rich, why not invest in agricultural science and technology?
In recent years, in order to accelerate China's modernization and industrialization, the country has encouraged farmers to work outside their hometowns, but agricultural technology has not made much progress, resulting in a decrease in total grain output.
Although the country has the money to import grain, it is ultimately not enough to guarantee its safety.
What should we do if we can't buy food?
Chinese people value self-sufficiency and are accustomed to planning ahead.
The most urgent task at present is to improve agricultural technology and increase grain production.
Zhao Ye hadn't paid much attention to food and agricultural technology issues before; his main focus was on developing electronics and semiconductor technology.
Of course, the food issue is indeed a major problem, concerning people's livelihoods.
That evening, Zhao Ye spoke on the phone with his uncle, Xiao Yuliang.
Zhao Ye made it clear to the other party that Wujiang Group could enter the agricultural sector.
Wujiang Group is fully capable of making a name for itself in agricultural machinery, feed, fertilizers, pesticides, improved seed breeding, greenhouses, and more...
Of course, venturing into the agricultural sector is not contradictory to Wujiang Group's strategic development. Wujiang Group itself has a food processing company and also runs its own supermarkets.
Rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, etc.—if Wujiang Group could provide its own brand, the profits would definitely be higher.
In addition, it can also avoid the danger of foreign capital controlling the domestic grain and oil industry.
Zhao Ye was no stranger to this; in his previous life, foreign capital controlled 70% of the domestic edible oil market.
Even seeds are heavily reliant on imports. If we are cut off from access to chips, we can simply stop using them. But if we are cut off from access to seeds, it will seriously threaten people's basic needs. Isn't that even more worrying?
(End of this chapter)
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