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Chapter 329: Chapter 269: New Plan, Industrial Layout in Thailand (Please Subscribe!)_1
Half past midnight.
Command Room.
Information analysts, who now number in the hundreds, are diligently working at their respective stations, doing monotonous, tasteless, repetitive, and heavy work. Fortunately, they are robots. Even though they get tired, they won’t get bored. If not, any regular human would have gone mad from the monotony.
The Command Room, now filled with a few hundred people, is more bustling than before.
Tang Qing sits comfortably in his plush chair, legs crossed, munching on flavorful melon seeds. He’s not a fan of plain roasted melon seeds, finding them tasteless. In his previous life, he only enjoyed eating Qiaqia melon seeds, due to their stable quality and taste.
A couple of idle analysts peel melon seeds for him, placing the peeled seeds on a small plate on the table.
The analysts, who are feared and respected by special forces from various countries in the outside world, stay by his side respectfully peeling melon seeds for him. They operate a bit slow, so Tang Qing peels some seeds himself while waiting. He then grabs a handful when the pile on the plate grows larger, munching them with great delight.
The most critical point to note is that Tang Qing shamelessly had Little Two activate cheats for them, just to speed up the peeling process. As a result, one could see the analysts peeling melon seeds at a speed that left afterimages. If it were not for Tang Qing’s over two hundred attribute points, he might even have blurred vision.
Even though it seems odd, Tang Qing finds it quite helpful. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
"Tang Yi, how are the business-minded soldiers in Bangkok doing?" Tang Qing asked while eating.
"Commander, they have all reached their predetermined goals. They have registered companies in Thailand. To date, they have registered a total of seventy-three companies, mainly involved in jewelry, retailing, processing, manufacturing, import and export trades, etc. By the end of the month, they will have completed the basic preparations for these companies and have business operations in place. They will then begin the second phase of expanding upstream and downstream, and carry out industry-wide deep integration. By the end of May, all businesses should be operational." Tang Yi briefly introduced.
Tang Qing nodded after hearing this. These are service and light industries, which are currently the only ones that his soldiers who have a bit of money can participate in. As for energy, minerals, telecommunications, real estate and other industries, they can’t get involved now. Even if they did, progress would be slow and difficult.
These industries are filled with giants. Although the tycoons in Thailand are just small fry on the international stage, in Thailand, they are the big shots, and the waters they reside in are deep. Tang Qing’s current influence in Thailand doesn’t allow him to get involved in these industries yet. There’s no rush anyway.
"That’s good to hear, Tang Yi. Distribute all the money we obtained from Phipa into these companies. However, there’s no need to speed up the process, just follow the original plan. In addition, initiate a food industry plan as a key project. However, don’t be hasty." Tang Qing stated the main purpose of his visit.
"Yes, Commander." Tang Yi agreed.
Thailand is located in Southeast Asia, having a subtropical monsoonal climate. Rice usually has two to three yields per year in different regions. It’s also the largest rice exporting country in the world. The layout of the food industry is an important part of Tang Qing’s plan. He initially planned to start within his own country since there are plenty of farms and ranches abroad with vast lands. However, with his soldiers’ influence in Thailand gradually expanding and deep penetration accomplished, it’s also a suitable choice to start from there.
These core industries are naturally controlled by his absolutely loyal soldiers.
In the future, various genetically modified foods would make him want to curse. The international food giants and their lackeys insist on growing genetically modified crops. You have no choice but to buy since these food giants control about 80% of the grains traded internationally in the future. They can do whatever they please with these grains.
However, they’re not so powerful yet. He needs to establish himself before they form a monopoly alliance. Otherwise, it’ll be a little troublesome. These guys are not short of money, with their future consortium backing. Once they get their hands on something, don’t expect them to let go.
The purpose of setting up a food industry, among other things, is to gain influence. His country is not a net food importing country yet, but in a few years, it will surpass Japan and India to become the largest net food importing country in the world. Even so, Tang Qing hasn’t considered doing anything about it yet.
The opportunities on the domestic front seem, in fact, not so many, especially with the continuous improvement of hybrid rice, increasing yield per unit area, approaching a thousand pounds per acre. Population growth is slowing down, new large-scale farms are being built, and people’s diet is changing, so there is not an immediate shortage.
Although in the future, the country will become the largest net food importing country in the world, it will only account for about 5% of the total domestic production. It’s not without risks, but it’s not a matter of life and death yet. And the crisis is gradually easing. Therefore, his layout for the food industry is global, not specifically targeting anyone. He just wants to let people eat cleaner food.
As for other core industries, Tang Qing also has plans, but those need to be developed slowly.
Of course, all of this does not require Tang Qing to worry about. Sky Eye had been busy with these tasks a while ago, making various business plans. It was extremely varied and vast. Dou Jiao was unaware that most of these plans would not be used by herself, but for the soldiers.
Afterwards, Tang Qing watched a movie for a while before leaving the Command Room.
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The following day.
At a time when the underground forces in the entire Bangkok were in chaos, and the Bangkok police were extremely busy...
A company called Guiyi Agriculture was quietly established in Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand.
This is one of the companies in this food industry project.
Indeed, there are eighteen other agriculture-related companies established in various provinces in Bangkok. They have different names and engage in varying business operations. Some overlap, some do not, but all are within the scope of agriculture, including agricultural machinery. Tang Qing knew not to put all his eggs in one basket, even though this deviated somewhat from the business plan Dou Jiao and her team had made.
In fact, he could have done setups simultaneously in various countries in Southeast Asia. But since it’s just the beginning, there is a need for exploration and adjustment, so it’s not advisable to spread resources too thin. Only when things stabilize will the companies carry out large-scale mergers and expansions. Not only will there be setups in Thailand, but also in all other countries around Southeast Asia and other nations suitable for food production. The ultimate goal is to establish a Food Alliance to contend with the international big four food companies.
As for consolidating everything into one company, Tang Qing never thought about it. If you became a big company, that’s alright, but if you became an oligopoly, that would be trouble.
This is also one of the main modes for his companies in the future. Within an industry, several or even hundreds of companies could form an interest alliance, each running a different section of the market, as opposed to consolidating into a super-large oligopolistic corporation.
After all, these are all his companies. What difference does it make whether it is one company or a hundred companies?
An interest alliance always has greater risk resistance capability than a single company.
It also won’t overly challenge the nerves of various countries.
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