A fleet of trucks with Sun Hung Foods logo printed on them travelled on the highway late at night.
Every truck is equipped with a driver and a co-driver to prevent the driver from falling asleep. The company has suffered from drivers' fatigue driving in the past. Even if they have had enough rest, they are prone to falling asleep at night.
A total of five trucks were traveling in a line. Xiao Xiao opened the passenger window to let the night breeze blow in through the window.
"Hey Xiao Xiao, open the window a little lower. It's very cold in the middle of the night."
The driver, Lao Liu, shrank his neck as he spoke.
"Brother Liu, you are in your prime, why are you so weak? Is it because you drive too much and lose nutrition too quickly?"
"Huh? What does driving have to do with losing nutrients?"
Xiao Xiao chuckled twice.
"It's okay, I'll close the window a little."
Their car was the last in the convoy, and there were few other vehicles on the highway late at night. Even if there were, most of them would quickly overtake the convoy of trucks. In any case, they would not choose to travel with or follow the large trucks.
When Xiao Xiao closed the window, a group of car lights appeared in the distance in the rearview mirror.
"Hey, what kind of convoy is this? It's quite large, isn't it?"
Old Liu, who was sitting in the driver's seat, obviously saw it as well and said something casually.
“Beep~~~~Beep~~~~”
The convoy in the distance had honked its horn and turned off its high beams to avoid irritating the eyes of the drivers ahead.
“Woo…”
“Woo…”
“Woo…”
…
The first one was a very rigid-style jeep, followed by a number of container trucks passing in front of the food factory's truck fleet.
"Fuck!"
Xiao Xiao expressed his respect with a swear word. More than a dozen cars drove past and there was still no end in sight behind. There must be at least a hundred cars. For a moment, the food factory's convoy had an illusion that the four-lane road had become as narrow as a two-lane road.
The speed of those cars was much faster than that of the food factory's convoy. The Xinhong Food's convoy also subconsciously slowed down, wanting to wait for this huge convoy to pass.
Xiao Xiao took out his mobile phone and turned on the video, taking a panoramic shot of the long convoy.
"Brother Liu, what's in here? So many?"
"God knows!"
After chatting casually for a while, Xiao Xiao suddenly realized that all the drivers in that convoy were soldiers.
"Brother Liu, Brother Liu, are these military vehicles?"
"ah?"
Old Liu took a serious glance.
“I didn’t see that it was a military vehicle taking the photo, but it seems that the driver was indeed wearing a military uniform.”
After almost five minutes, the last heavy truck finally passed by. The huge convoy was left with only its red tail lights in front of several trucks of Sun Hung Foods.
"Damn, Brother Liu, how many are there?"
Old Liu glanced at the time on the meter and calculated that almost five minutes had passed.
"I think there are more than 200 of them."
Xiao Xiao made an exaggerated facial expression. More than 200 cars, even if they were selling cars, there wouldn't be so many.
"I don't know what's inside. Brother Liu, you've been driving sports cars for so many years, can you guess what's inside?"
"It's none of your business or mine. I only care about one thing now!"
"What is it?"
"When are you going to close the window? I'm freezing to death!"
With an awkward smile, Xiao Xiao quickly closed the window and did not forget to tease her by asking if she was feeling weak.
…
It was just before six in the morning when the Xinhong Foods convoy returned to the food factory.
As one of the leading food industry companies in Yangcheng, it is also ranked among the best in the country.
The factory is spacious and the environment is clean and tidy. The brand has various food production lines, and its output includes candies, preserves, puffed foods, beverages, canned foods, bread and even popsicles and ice cream.
“Beep beep~~”
The vehicles stopped and everyone got out, looking a little tired.
Xinhong Food is not a listed company. Even though it has grown big, its CEO Gao Fuan prefers people to call him factory director.
Over the years, he has always arrived at the factory early to check hygiene. Although we cannot criticize other food companies, Lao Gao's responsible attitude is indeed a virtue.
"Old Liu, you guys are back. Did you have a smooth journey?"
The old factory manager who was in his fifties greeted the drivers who got off the bus.
Lao Liu and the others also came over with smiles on their faces.
"It's okay. Everything went smoothly on the road. What could possibly happen? It's just..."
The conversation stopped here because several unfamiliar vehicles drove in from the factory gate, including a few military green jeeps.
The first car that got off was a person familiar to the old factory director, who was Deputy Director Zhou, the leader of the district committee in charge of food hygiene.
Along with Director Zhou came two capable young men wearing special black military-style uniforms.
In addition, there were several soldiers in the jeep with upright postures.
"Director Zhou, why are you here so early in the morning..."
Although Lao Gao consciously abides by various legal provisions and has strict hygiene inspections, there may be problems with additives in various foods nowadays, so he feels a little uneasy when seeing this situation.
Deputy Director Zhou looked quite friendly and introduced the people around him to Lao Gao.
"Lao Gao, don't be nervous. We are not here to check on you. The higher-ups want to see you for something."
The boss? Which boss? Director Zhou’s boss?
While Lao Gao and the people around him were still in a daze, Deputy Director Zhou had already introduced them to the agents of the Special Security Group.
"This is Gao Fuan."
The two men nodded slightly, and one of them stepped forward and handed a red-headed document to Lao Gao.
"Director Gao, starting today, we will intervene in the production plan of Xinhong Foods. The production lines of puffed food and other snacks will be shut down after completing the rest of your orders. The food factory will focus on producing canned food, biscuits, sealed meat dishes and other supplies."
What's going on?
Not only Lao Gao, but also Lao Liu and the others next to him looked puzzled.
Lao Gao looked at Deputy Director Zhou and spoke his mind.
"Hey, boss... this is a private company, not a state-owned enterprise... Besides, we only have two canned food production lines. If we stop the snack line like you said, a large area of our factory will be vacant, and the workers will have nothing to do..."
Lao Gao, who reacted quickly, was a little annoyed. He was thinking whether some high-ranking official's son was trying to occupy the Xinhong Food Factory by some shady means.
Seeing that the factory was thriving and making good profits, I became greedy. That’s how it is portrayed in many TV dramas anyway!
The people from the special security team answered his questions meticulously.
"Director Gao, you don't have to worry about the production line. The new production line will be delivered within two days. Your factory is full of skilled workers who can quickly get started. You don't need to find customers to sell the newly produced materials yourself. The government will take it all!"
After saying this, the man opened the red-headed document and showed the seal on it.
"As for private and state-owned enterprises, I understand what you mean. However, Director Gao, this is not a request, but an order! It is one of the pre-war mobilization systems. What we can guarantee is that you will get the profits you deserve! It's okay for you to have doubts now. Someone will explain this to you."
"Also, this matter is subject to confidentiality regulations and cannot be disclosed."
Having said that, the special security team scanned everyone present, including the truck drivers.
"I remember everyone, including you!"
After saying this, they saluted, and the special security team members and Director Zhou got into the car and left, while the jeep and the teams of soldiers in the car stayed.
At this time, a platoon leader came forward, saluted, introduced himself, and started chatting with Lao Gao and others.
I came and left quickly, and I had no intention of going into the office for a proper chat because I had a lot of related trips to make.
A series of changes also took place at the Xinhong Food Factory. The leaders went from being slightly indignant and confused to being completely shocked, and then to being worried.
The situation at the employee level was fine, but the change of production line also caused heated discussions for a while, and most people believed that the boss wanted to specialize in a certain food field.
There are some individuals, such as Lao Liu and Xiao Xiao, who know some of the truth.
The products currently produced in the factory seem to be of many varieties, but they all have one thing in common, which is that they are in large quantity and have a very long shelf life.
Not only the Xinhong Food Factory, but also some suitable food production companies across the country have received mandatory orders one after another.
The special security team's planned plan is that if they agree, that would be great; if not, the military will take over.
However, after learning the truth, all the senior executives of the company chose to obey.
None of these people are stupid. They can distinguish the interests and know that the more contributions they make at this time, the better it will be for them.
As for profits, although the government promises that the economic system will not collapse, the currency will not become worthless.
But if these people do a rough calculation, they will know that the government is currently making large-scale expenditures in all key industries, not just in the food sector, and the mint is estimated to be printing money 24 hours a day.
Inflation requires a reaction time. Before that, printing more money is like drinking poison to quench thirst.
…
The special security team's tactical hall has been manned 24 hours a day, even before the highest mobilization order was issued.
At this moment, there is a part of the map on the main screen, and the location shown is on the plateau.
Several container heavy truck convoys gathered there from their respective departure points.
"Team leader, our frequent transfers of vehicles to the border have caused dissatisfaction in India, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked us if we can ease the tension."
Tao Xingzhi accurately flicked the cigarette butt in his hand into a distant trash can, and the water in the can extinguished the cigarette butt.
"No, we can use the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to remind India that the human population will gather souls and have an attractive effect on monsters from other worlds."
"We don't have time for a diplomatic dispute with them!"
Tao Xingzhi's eyes swept to the lower left corner of the map, which had been marked in red.
India is a country with a super population. It is not very optimistic about what will happen to it at that time!
Although there is a huge demand for mobile assembled defense stations in China, the China-India border is a key defense area in the plan.
The worst-case scenario is that if India becomes a terrible "hotbed", this will be the frontline barrier.
Otherwise, the combined effect of the two super-populous countries would be too great a pressure.
It is naturally impossible to deploy defenses along the long border, but some key confluence areas can still be calculated. As for possible variables, the advantage of the defensive military station being made mobile is reflected in it.
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