Chapter 678: Votes are the most important

Chapter 678 Voting is the most important thing

Yue Ping'an came to President Song En's office.

Chairman Song En was already overwhelmed by the peasants gathering outside. After seeing Yue Pingan, he didn't greet him, but asked directly: Mr. Yue, do you have a way to solve the peasant gathering outside?

Yes, President Song En, I have a solution. Yue Anan continued; As far as I know, the agricultural machinery procurement contract signed between you and Kubota is about 10,000 agricultural machinery.

However, 10,000 sets of agricultural machinery are not enough to distribute to Thai farmers. Many farmers are worried that they will not be able to share, so they come to the Agricultural Association to put forward their demands, which led to this rally.

In the final analysis, the reason for the farmers' assembly is that there is not enough agricultural machinery. If the agricultural association can provide agricultural machinery, then the problem will be solved.

In this regard, we Fukang Agricultural Machinery can help. As long as you are willing to place an order of five billion baht to us, we can provide you with more agricultural machinery to solve the problem of farmers' gatherings.

Song En knew that Yue Ping'an was here to grab the order, and guessed that Yue Ping'an would say so.

Song En just smiled slightly, and then said; Mr. Yue, more than 70% of our Thai population is agricultural, and most of the agricultural population grows rice. Even if you can double the supply of agricultural machinery, most farmers still can't tell the difference. arrive!

As an agricultural country, Thailand has a history of nearly a thousand years. Thailand is the world's largest rice exporter. The number of our rice growers is beyond the imagination of many foreigners.

Let alone 5 billion baht of agricultural machinery, even 50 billion baht cannot meet the needs of all Thai farmers. So just increasing the number of agricultural machinery is not enough to solve the current crisis!

Talking about agriculture and history with us Chinese? It's like playing big swords in front of Guan Gong! Yue An'an was quite disdainful in his heart, and said: Ten thousand agricultural machinery, doubled to only 20,000, is indeed not much. .But what if it is doubled?

Ten times? You mean 100,000 units? The surprise on Song En's face flashed across.

What if it is increased fifty times? Yue Ping'an smiled confidently, and then said: President Song En, if you are willing to give us the order of five billion baht, we can provide us with an order of five billion baht. Tainong Machinery has fifty times the current order quantity!

It's impossible! Song En immediately shook his head.

Five hundred thousand baht,

You can only buy 4,000 units of agricultural machinery made in Japan, and even if you buy cheap ones made in China, you can only sell 10,000 units, and Yue Ping’an opened his mouth to sell 500,000 units. The same price is more than Japan’s supply More than a hundred times, how is this possible? Think of me as the owner's stupid son!

Song En instinctively felt that she had encountered a liar.

Yue Pingan took out a product safety manual, handed it to Song En, and said, President Song En, you can see if it is possible after reading this product manual.

Song En took the product manual full of doubts, opened it, and saw that there were all kinds of small and micro agricultural machinery inside, which looked smaller than a trolley.

Are these considered agricultural machinery? Song En said with some disdain. In his opinion, an agricultural machinery must be at least as big as a four-wheel tractor. How can such a small bean be considered an agricultural machinery!

Although the size is a little smaller, it is a genuine agricultural machine. Moreover, the operation of our small agricultural machine is very simple, no training is required, and one person can operate it in five minutes. It is also easy to maintain, unlike large-scale agricultural machines. Agricultural machinery requires professional maintenance...

Yue Pingan began to introduce the advantages of small and micro agricultural machinery, and finally talked about the price.

Our small agricultural machinery, in addition to the advantages I just introduced, the most important thing is that it is cheap. For example, this small rice rotary cultivator only costs 12,000 baht!

And if you purchase on a large scale, the price will be lowered. For example, if your order of 5 billion baht is handed over to us, the price of each unit can be reduced to 10,000 baht, and 5 billion baht can be purchased. Up to 500,000 agricultural machinery!

Quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes. Large-scale industrial production will greatly reduce production costs. If the production scale of this small and micro agricultural machinery can reach 500,000 units, it is no problem to reduce the cost by one-fifth.

The price of 10,000 baht is really tempting, but looking at the introduction of various Little Douding and its accessories in the product brochure, Song En shook his head: Mr. Yue, I'm very sorry, what we need is real agricultural machinery !

No, what you need is a sufficient amount of agricultural machinery to solve the peasant gathering. As for the model and size of the agricultural machinery, it doesn't matter! Yue Anan said firmly.

After hearing Yue Ping'an's words, Song En suddenly fell into silence.

Yue Anan then continued, President Song En, I admit that the production efficiency of large-scale agricultural machinery is higher and can greatly improve agricultural productivity. Compared with these small agricultural machinery we produce, they are indeed unsatisfactory. It's better!

But I have a question. Is your decision to purchase 5 billion baht of agricultural machinery really to promote the improvement of rice production efficiency and agricultural level in your country?

Even if President Song En has this idea, will the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture also have the same idea? Are there higher-level leaders who approved the purchase of 5 billion baht just to promote rice production? Are there no other factors involved? Like elections?

Mr. Song En, I think you must know what the real purpose of the five billion baht agricultural machinery order is, and you must be very clear about it, and what your superiors want you to do!

Song En fell into silence again.

The purpose of this 5 billion baht order for agricultural machinery is to stabilize the votes of farmers in the elections a few months later. As for the technical upgrading of the rice industry, it is just an excuse to allocate 5 billion baht, by the way.

And if there are no votes, any upgrading of the rice industry is bullshit. If the ruling power is lost, how about upgrading the woolen rice industry?

In the final analysis, votes are the most important thing, as long as you can get votes, it doesn't matter whether it is a big farm machine or a small farm machine!

Thinking of this, Song En silently calculated in his heart.

There are 77 provinces in Thailand. Excluding those areas in the south and mountainous areas where there is not much rice cultivation, there are about 50 provinces in Thailand that mainly grow rice.

If 500,000 sets of agricultural machinery are distributed to 50 prefectures on average, each prefecture can get 10,000 sets. Although it is not enough for every household, it can also be taken care of if farmers take turns to use it. most of the people.

Thailand's prefectures are comparable to Chinese counties, and some small prefectures are not as large as a Chinese county, that is, the size of a township or street, and they simply cannot use 10,000 sets of agricultural machinery.

Moreover, the population density of Thailand is similar to that of Yunnan. The population of a province in Thailand is much lower than that of a county in the central and eastern provinces of China.

Calculated in this way, 500,000 sets of agricultural machinery, carefully planned according to the actual situation of each province, is really enough for the whole of Thailand.

If most of the farmers can get the agricultural machinery, then the gathering in front of them will be settled!

More importantly, it can also keep the votes of farmers.

After the account was settled, Song En suddenly realized that he had no other choice!

...

Although the Thai Agricultural Association has signed a contract with Kubota, for Southeast Asian countries, breach of contract is nothing new, it is nothing more than an excuse.

Japanese companies have taken root in Southeast Asia for many years, and they are also very clear about the virtues of Southeast Asians. The Japanese have long been accustomed to this, and they often use this to gain more profits.

For example, for an order, the Japanese quote a low price first, and the Southeast Asians sign the contract because they are greedy for cheap. At this time, Japan finds another reason and asks for more money. If the Southeast Asians disagree, then reduce the allocation. If you are not good, you can make up for it in after-sales service.

When Japan invested in infrastructure in Southeast Asia, it basically looked like this. A highway, when the Japanese bid for it, was two-way four-lane, and after winning the bid, it was changed to two-way two-lane. When the Japanese bid for a railway, the speed was 200 kilometers per hour, but after winning the bid, the speed was changed to less than 100 kilometers per hour.

It is also for this reason that after Kubota received the order of 5 billion baht, it directly asked Dayang Machinery to produce OEM products, making it clear that it was using Chinese products as Japanese products to fool the Thais.

So when Kubota learned that the Thais were going to cancel the order, although it was a bit of a surprise, it was not surprised.

At the Kubota headquarters in Japan, Minister Takada, who was in charge of the order, asked with a depressed expression, Did you find out why the Thais canceled the order?

It is said that 10,000 sets of agricultural machinery are not enough. Thai farmers worried that they would not be able to get enough, so they took to the streets to protest. The subordinate replied.

If you think it's too little, then order more agricultural machinery and equipment, why do you have to cancel the order! Minister Takata snorted coldly.

The Thais did this. They canceled our order and then transferred the order to a Chinese company, because at the same price, this Chinese company can provide more agricultural machinery. The subordinate then replied.

Didn't we also find China's Dayang Machinery as an OEM? They are all Chinese companies, and their production costs should be about the same? At the same price, the number of agricultural machinery that can be provided should not be too much! Minister Takata said .

It is said that that Chinese company can provide 500,000 sets of agricultural machinery. The subordinate replied.

It's impossible! That's only 5 billion baht, not 5 billion US dollars. How can you buy 500,000 agricultural machinery! Minister Takata immediately retorted.

It is said that the Chinese company provides a hand-push small agricultural machine, which is about the size of a baby carriage and can be operated by one person. The subordinate replied.

As big as a baby stroller? Is this considered an agricultural machine? Minister Takata curled his lips in disdain, and continued: It is probably another cheap product with poor quality, and it will break in two or three days. You know, the Chinese Very good at making this kind of bargain!

Yes, a poor place like Thailand is only worthy of the lowest-end cheap products! said the subordinate quickly.

Minister Takata snorted coldly: We promised the Thais before that we would help them build high-speed railways, but now they have canceled the order. Don't they want to build railways?

Minister, with all due respect, the high-speed railway is not as important as votes! The subordinate replied.

That's true. Although the construction of a railway connecting Bangkok and Chiang Mai can promote the economic development of the entire Thailand, it is nothing compared to votes!

Minister Takata sighed lightly, and continued: Although such a large order was lost this time, it was caused by the farmers' rally in Thailand, which is a force majeure factor, so the responsibility is not on our side.

And this time we intend to use the OEM model to complete the order, so we don't purchase a lot of raw materials. In this way, we just didn't make any money and didn't actually lose money. I believe the board of directors can accept this result.

...

After returning from Thailand, Song Chengde has been in a state of excitement.

Five billion baht is equivalent to one billion yuan, which is already the largest single agricultural machinery order ever received in China.

Although Dayang Machinery just took a sip of the soup, and Kubota was the one who really ate the meat, Song Chengde still couldn't help but want to make a big publicity.

So recently, whether it's an interview or a meeting, Song Chengde never refuses anyone who comes, and he won't miss any opportunity to pretend to be aggressive.

Early in the morning, Song Chengde came to his office. The secretary had already made tea, and then sent a copy of the itinerary to Song Chengde for review.

Song Chengde looked at the itinerary and asked, Has Kubota sent the product specifications yet?

Not yet. The secretary shook his head.

It's said that the Japanese are efficient, but I don't think it's that good! We have already purchased all the raw materials here, and they haven't even sent the product specifications for this batch of orders.

Song Chengde was a little dissatisfied, and he continued: Go and urge Kubota, let them send the product specifications as soon as possible, so that we can start production. But when urging, pay attention to your attitude and be polite. Kubota can't give us an order. Offend them!

Okay, I'll do it right away. The secretary nodded.

At this moment, the phone on Song Chengde's desk rang.

Song Chengde picked up the receiver and said Hello lazily.

Chairman, something is wrong. We just received an email from Kubota saying that the order in Thailand has been cancelled! the other party said.

Song Chengde jumped up from his chair in shock: What did you say? The order from Thailand was cancelled? Did you see clearly? Could it be a deceptive prank!

After receiving the email, I specifically called Kubota to confirm that they are indeed going to cancel the order in Thailand! The phone answered.

Why? Is there something we didn't do well enough to offend Kubota! Or is Kubota not satisfied with the price? You tell Kubota that everything is negotiable. If there is something you are not satisfied with, we can talk again! Song Song Chengde said quickly.

Chairman, I asked. It's not because of us, but because Thailand canceled the order. Now that the order from Thailand is gone, Kubota has also canceled our order! replied the phone.

Then why did Thailand cancel the order? Didn't it mean that the contract has already been signed? Did Kubota offend the Thais? Song Chengde asked anxiously.

According to Kubota's reply, they said that it was because Thai farmers protested against the purchase of agricultural machinery, so the Thai Agricultural Association canceled the order.

Isn't it okay to live a good life, what are you making a fuss about! Song Chengde complained.

Chairman, I heard that Thais will protest every few days because of something big. This time, the cancellation of the order due to farmers' protest is really a force majeure factor. He comforted on the phone.

Okay, I see. Song Chengde's mood fell to the bottom instantly.

Although the order of 5 billion baht was only a sip of soup, Song Chengde naturally found it hard to accept that it flew away in vain.

However, in the next second, Song Chengde suddenly realized a serious problem.

For the order of 5 billion baht, Dayang Machinery purchased a large amount of raw materials in advance!

The raw materials that can produce 10,000 sets of agricultural machinery are not a small amount. No company will be free to prepare so many raw materials. Of course, they must prepare in advance.

If there is no order of 5 billion baht, Dayang Machinery will consume it slowly by itself, and it will take several years for this batch of raw materials to be used up.

Moreover, in order to purchase this batch of raw materials, Dayang Machinery has invested all its funds. Now this fund is locked up, and Dayang Machinery's capital chain may break at any time.

Once the capital chain is broken, the company will immediately face a survival crisis, and the entire Dayang Machinery Group may also embark on the path of bankruptcy and liquidation.

Thinking that the Dayang Group was about to go bankrupt, Song Chengde felt his eyes go dark and passed out.

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