Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 63
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Hao came to Mayor He's office as scheduled.

"President Zhang, please take a seat."

Mayor He seemed very enthusiastic.

"Mayor He, you are busy with your affairs, so let's not delay, why don't we sign the contract earlier?"

Zhang Hao wanted to reserve more time for conversation.

Mayor He nodded with a smile: "Okay, the contract has been printed, and I'll have someone bring it over. Do you want to ask a lawyer to look at it?"

"No need. In fact, I planned to donate all this batch of food to the city at the beginning. In the end, my dad reminded me that 'Zigong redeeming people' is not advisable. It is not good to affect other people."

Zhang Hao waved his hands again and again.

In fact, he didn't even think about donating it all.

"The old man has a good opinion. Recently, various places are robbing food. If this matter gets out, it will indeed have a negative impact on us in Huizhou. It is estimated that other businessmen will not dare to bring food over."

Mayor He followed closely.

But to be honest, even if other small businesses and hawkers are added together, they don't have as much food as Boss Zhang.

Influence is actually very limited.

After a while, the contract was sent over.

Zhang Hao picked up the contract and browsed it roughly, and soon he discovered a big problem:

"Mayor He, do you only need wheat, corn and soybeans in the city? Other things..."

"Other things, Mr. Zhang, you can do whatever you want."

Mayor He took the words.

There are no breeding farms in the city, so there is no need for things like cattle feed and soybean meal, and it will take up precious purchasing funds.

Zhang Hao quickly reminded: "Mayor He, with all due respect, if the end times really come, these things can actually be used as life-saving food."

"Mr. Zhang, you are overthinking. Leaving aside the food reserves in the major regions, the food in the hands of the Federation alone is enough to supply everyone for three years."

In recent years, due to the bad environment and the sluggish overall consumption, in order to protect agriculture, the Federation has personally bought a lot of grain.

At present, the major reserve warehouses are basically full, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise!

"What about three years from now?"

Zhang Hao asked further.

According to the memory in the dream, what the other party said was indeed true. In the first three years after the outbreak of the apocalypse, life was quite passable, at least there was no large-scale famine.

But three years later, as the food reserves were gradually depleted and the weather became colder, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and then the nightmare began.

"Three years later?" Mayor He smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Zhang, I think you have watched too many disaster movies. The destructive power of the Sulfur Rock Volcano is not as exaggerated as you think. It is completely false on the Internet."

"Oh? What should the normal situation be like?"

Zhang Hao asked subconsciously.

"Ever heard of 'The Year Without Summer'?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, Mayor He took a sip of tea, and then introduced himself:
"In 121 BC of the Federal Calendar, Volcano Tambora erupted, and in the summer of the second year, a rare low temperature appeared in the entire northern hemisphere, resulting in a severe reduction in agricultural production, and famines of varying degrees appeared all over the world."

"So what about the sulphurite volcano this time?"

"According to experts' speculation, the scale this time is estimated to be several times larger, but the impact will only last for five to six years at most, which is not to the extent you mentioned."

Zhang Hao shook his head secretly. Sometimes the experts made mistakes, or the people above deliberately concealed some facts in order to calm people's hearts.

"Mayor He, there is an old saying: be prepared for danger in times of peace, and be prepared if you think about it.

I personally strongly recommend that the city buy all the supplies. If the city is short of money, it can pay for the goods a few years later, or use other things to pay off the debt. "

This is nearly 400 million tons.

Zhang Hao knew that he couldn't eat it, and keeping it in his hands would only cause trouble, and he didn't want to make it easier for others, so he might as well hand it over to the city, at least it would benefit the public.

Mayor He instantly felt the sincerity of the other party, and the other party's words gave him a lot of inspiration. In any case, there is no harm in keeping an extra hand.

What if it really comes in handy?
At that time, it will be the political capital delivered to your door.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated:
"Mr. Zhang, you are right. We will change the contract immediately, but the city's finances are indeed a little tight, and the payment for the goods can only be made after a while."

"No problem, I'm in no hurry."

Zhang Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the two parties reached the signing stage.

However, before signing the contract, Mayor He specially made a verbal report to Governor Li over the phone. Governor Li attached great importance to it and rushed over from outside.

After signing the contract, while Governor Li was there, Zhang Hao took the initiative to talk about the second sister.

In front of Governor Li and everyone at the scene, Mayor He solemnly assured him:

"Mr. Zhang, please rest assured that the city will be responsible for the personal safety of your second sister and Mr. Steven. If something goes wrong, I am willing to take the blame and resign."

"Then please."

Zhang Hao saw that the other party had said something to this point, so he couldn't get too entangled. Since he bet on his political future, it must be absolutely sure.

Because of this, he gave up the idea of ​​flying over.

Dad was right, he couldn't afford to gamble.

……

Time flies, and finally came to the 28th, the day before the eruption of the Sulfur Rock volcano.

Early in the morning, just after six o'clock.

Zhang Hao got up, and impatiently called the second sister. After waiting for a while, the call was answered.

"Hey, Second Sister, have you set off yet?"

"I said Xiaohao, are you sick? It's only two o'clock in the morning, what the hell are you calling? Besides, today is the 27th, and we booked a ticket for tomorrow night at twelve o'clock, and it's still early!"

Zhang Jiayi was in pain and wanted to curse.

"number 27?"

Hearing this, Zhang Hao slapped his thigh hard.

He finally knew what was wrong. There was a time difference of more than ten hours between the two sides of the strait. The 28th in the east was the 27th on the other side of the ocean. In other words, the second sister and the others had booked a ticket on the day of the volcanic eruption.

Such a mistake almost made him tear up his eyes.

He hurriedly urged: "Second sister, don't sleep, get up and go to Huicheng Chamber of Commerce, set off now, if you don't leave, it will be too late."

"Is your brother-in-law still in San Francisco? How can I go alone?" Zhang Jiayi said reluctantly.

"You go to the Huicheng Chamber of Commerce first, and I will notify Mayor He immediately and ask him to send someone to pick up the second brother-in-law."

Zhang Hao immediately thought of a solution.

"Why are you crazy? Driving at night is very dangerous, can't we talk about it tomorrow?"

"No, I just saw the news that the Sulfur Rock Volcano shook again, you must listen to me." Zhang Hao roared out with all his strength:
"Now, now, let's go."

Perhaps frightened by the younger brother's reaction, Zhang Jiayi finally backed down a step:
"Okay, stop shouting, I'm going to pack my luggage now, and I'll leave later."

"I'm not kidding you..."

Zhang Hao emphasized again.

Zhang Jiayi smiled wryly: "Forget it, I'm afraid of you. The matter of cattle feed has almost been dealt with. It's not too late. It won't affect much if I leave now."

"Okay, just trust you for now, I'll call you in an hour."

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

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(End of this chapter)