The vigorous permit application operation in Italy is in full swing. A large number of people are applying for their own resident certificates under the guidance (coercion) of the government.
Of course Carlo, the mastermind behind the domestic bustling certification operations, also knew about it.
However, since the resident certificate is being processed in an orderly manner, there is no need for him to invest too much energy. Now he has one more thing to do.
Empoli is a small town in the western suburbs of Florence, which is only 24 kilometers away from Florence. In addition to the railway connecting Florence and the Port of Pisa, there is also an Arno River that passes through Florence and flows through Empoli to the Port of Pisa.
It can be said that the transportation in this town is quite convenient. The Italian Grain and Material Reserve Bureau also values this and built the Empoli Grain Reserve in this town a few years ago, which is affiliated with the Bureau.
The warehouse covers an area of 19.7 hectares and has 31 medium and large storage warehouses. When fully loaded, it can store 300,000 tons of various grains. The warehouse has more than 300 employees and its own fire brigade. It is the Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves
One of its 18 large storage warehouses, it is mainly responsible for ensuring food security in Tuscany and its surrounding areas in central Italy.
Today, all personnel of the warehouse are mobilized to prepare for His Majesty the King's inspection.
"Your Majesty, please come this way."
Without letting the person in charge of the warehouse come forward, Algro, the director of the Bureau of Food and Material Reserves, personally welcomed Carlo's arrival.
"Algro, you are interested."
Carlo recognized the work of the director of the Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves. He had slowly built the Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves step by step, and over the years, the Bureau had not neglected its food reserve work.
In addition, this director is also very capable of taking advantage of the price differences of grain at different times and adopting the strategy of selling high and buying low, so that the Food and Material Reserve Bureau's reserves of grain and other materials are always ahead of schedule.
Of course, Carlo did not treat Director Algro badly. Although it sounds like he only has the position of director, his actual rank is only half a level lower than that of cabinet ministers, which can be regarded as a high-ranking position.
Of course, he was not the next protagonist, because the person in charge of the warehouse came over. "Good afternoon, Your Majesty. I am Copeland, the person in charge of the Empoli Grain Reserve Warehouse. Let me explain to Your Majesty the situation of our warehouse."
Facing this somewhat humble Copeland, Carlo certainly would not refuse. After all, the other party knew the situation in the warehouse better.
"Your Majesty, we currently have a total of 193,000 tons of grain reserves, which has occupied 64.3% of the storage capacity of our warehouse. According to the bureau's plan, our warehouse will complete the scheduled task of filling the warehouse with 300,000 tons within two years.
During this period, our Empoli warehouse has exchanged old items for new ones every year according to the reservation plan. The storage period for wheat is three years, for corn is one and a half years, for soybeans is two and a half years, and for rice is three years.
Our warehouse will inspect the storage every month to ensure that it is dry and ventilated, and to ensure the storage conditions of the grain. At the same time, we will also renovate the stored grain according to the plan, and send the grain that has been stored for more than half the time to the market for sale.
Ensure that the grain reserves in the warehouse are within a reasonable storage time."
Along the way, the warehouse manager Copeland introduced the basic situation of their warehouse to Carlo. Moreover, Copeland's introduction was very capable, allowing Carlo to understand the basic situation of the warehouse in the shortest time.
It can be seen that this person is still capable. His behavior when he was interviewed just now should be due to the fear and nervousness of meeting a big shot. Now with his speech, he seems to be much better.
Then the warehouse manager took Carlo and his party to check the food reserves and other aspects.
"Your Majesty, this is Granary No. 13. Its main function is to store wheat. The warehouse has a capacity of 12,000 cubic meters and can store 18,000 tons of wheat. It is currently the largest granary in our warehouse."
"Your Majesty, at present, the shortest distance between our granaries is 80 meters, and the longest distance is 150 meters. There is a water reservoir next to each granary to cope with emergencies."
This is absolutely true. Granaries are most afraid of fires. Once they catch fire, the stored grain will disappear. When a granary catches fire, in addition to the external threat of open fire, the biggest threat comes from the grain itself.
Friends who have spent time in rural areas know that grain itself requires constant respiration, and the grain needs to be adequately ventilated, otherwise it will cause heat accumulation, temperature rise, and eventually spontaneous combustion.
Copeland then introduced to Carlo the management rules of the reserve warehouse, as well as personnel transfers, etc., letting Carlo, the king, know how difficult it is to manage a reserve warehouse without any mistakes.
"Your Majesty, we currently have 117,000 tons of wheat stored in our warehouse, 49,000 tons of corn, and 27,000 tons of soybeans. In addition, we have also reserved about 2,000 tons of rice, barley, and oats."
It can be seen from here that the Grain Reserve Bureau mainly reserves staple grains. In fact, this is correct. For grain reserves, the most critical thing is to reserve the staple grains needed by the people. After all, it is responsible for life-saving grains.
As long as you can ensure that you are well fed, there is nothing you can do about it. As for eating well, there is nothing you can do about it. After all, Italy is not financially wealthy and does not have that much money to increase the types of reserves.
During the entire inspection of the reserve, it took Carlo nearly three hours to gain a deeper understanding of the grain reserves. Of course, the person in charge, Copeland, is a very good commentator.
When Carlo finished his visit and was about to get in the car, Director Algro stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something I want to report to you."
Director Algro's words made Carlo stop. "Then let's get in the car and talk. You and I will sit in the same car."
Following Carlo's words, Director Algro was very honored to be the third guest in Carlo's car. The first two were the current and former prime ministers. It can be said that Director Algro was very famous.
Looking at Director Algro who was a little nervous, Carlo asked very understandingly. "I was just about to leave, and you said something happened, so it would definitely not be convenient for you to tell the public. My car is pretty good and relatively closed, so it is convenient for you to tell me now."
Alright."
Facing the king's question, Algro took a deep breath and said. "Your Majesty, according to the original plan, we should purchase 650,000 tons this year and increase the grain reserves to 6.4 million tons. However, this year the Ministry of Finance allocated
The amount of money given to us to purchase grain is too small, and can only increase the amount by 300,000 tons, which cannot meet the requirement of 6.4 million tons."
Okay, now Carlo understood why Algro didn't dare to say it publicly. If the finance minister heard this, he would be suppressed to death.
Of course, he understood the purpose of Algro's complaints, but Carlo couldn't give him an answer now.
"I know about this, wait until I ask about the situation."
Although this sounds like being official, Carlo really can't give him an answer now. At least he needs to understand the situation clearly before he can give it. How can one make a decision directly by just listening to one party's remarks? It's not like a three-year-old child can do that.
So childish.
Algro was already very satisfied with Carlo's answer. As long as the king knew about the situation, it would be fine. No matter what the situation was, he would at least be able to explain it.
