Chapter 486 Panic Buying Caused by Compressed Biscuits
The food processing factory was established very quickly, and the city gave the green light all the way. The canceled brand here has just been released, and the machinery over there has already arrived.
Li Mu still placed the production factory in the unfinished building in the Economic Development Zone.
Three hundred thousand tons of food and materials were donated, and one building happened to be emptied. After the renovation, starting from the fifth floor, except for some employee benefits, such as dormitories, canteens, fitness venues, libraries, etc... the remaining ten
The second floor was taken out and used as a food processing plant.
The recruitment of workers also went very smoothly, and the welfare benefits were very good. With the help of the city, everything went very quickly, and everything was done before the next wave of heavy rain came.
Then, Li Mu retained hundreds of workers for training and debugging machines, while all others were on holiday.
There is no way, heavy rain is coming, except for the few thermal power stations that have been moved to higher places and can generate electricity normally. Others must be closed and waterproofed to avoid long-term repairs after being flooded.
There is no external power supply, and generators alone are not enough. Only a few hundred people can be left to train and debug the machinery. After the rain stops, the flood recedes, and the thermal power plant restarts operation, work can be restarted.
Li Mu estimates that as long as the power system is not completely renovated and cannot be supplied normally, it will continue to be like this in the future. It will work for a period of time, and then it will stop for a period of time when heavy rain comes.
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The rain ended soon, and the floodwaters were released much faster than before. There were mainly several new rivers. With major floods every two to three months, the depth and width of the riverbeds continued to increase, and the flow rate increased.
more.
The same flood can be released in a shorter time.
In May, the factory officially opened to produce various flavors of compressed biscuits, which are currently one of the most popular items. Not only are they easy to carry, they are plentiful and have a very long shelf life.
In this post-apocalyptic world, food with a longer shelf life is what everyone desires. Whether it is for storage or emergency...
After counting the current supplies, he found that for the third purchase, he had nearly 10 billion in funds, which was also the largest purchase.
The third purchase, in terms of grain, purchased approximately 500,000 tons of wheat, 300,000 tons of rice, 300,000 tons of corn, 100,000 tons of soybeans, and 50,000 tons of peanuts...
There are also some cereals.
For example, 30,000 tons of mung beans were purchased at one time; 20,000 tons of barley were purchased; 20,000 tons of oats were also purchased; 5,000 tons of lotus seeds were purchased; 3,000 tons of lilies were purchased; 10,000 tons of dried dates were purchased; and sesame seeds were purchased.
Ten thousand tons; ten thousand tons of chestnuts...
Adding these together would amount to hundreds of thousands of tons.
In terms of meat, he purchased more than 10,000 tons of bacon, bacon, ham... plus one piece.
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These can all be used as raw materials for making compressed biscuits.
For example, make sesame-flavored compressed biscuits, dried date flavours, chestnut flavours, lotus seed flavours, bacon flavours, bacon flavours…
Sweet and salty, compressed biscuits of various flavors and raw materials.
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After the first batch of compressed biscuits left the factory, there was no need for publicity at all. Li Mu just set up an official website and set up an official flagship store on the largest shopping platform, and the customer flow came in loudly.
There is no way, these days food everywhere is extremely precious, and we can barely maintain food and clothing. Who is willing to sell the cherished food.
Most of what is sold online are electronic products, clothes, handicrafts, and various heat and stroke protection equipment... As for food, except for industrial synthetic foods that taste weird and cannot be eaten in large quantities, other foods are pitiful and very expensive.
Countless people buy food online every day. Even if the price is very high, not many people are willing to sell it.
When Li Mu's online store opened, it still sold compressed biscuits, which are high-calorie foods that can be stored for a long time. They were immediately snapped up.
Although the price was set very high, no matter how high it was, people were afraid of checking the water meter, but they still couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm. The first batch of more than 800 tons of compressed biscuits of various flavors were sold out in just eight hours after being put on the shelves.
Countless people who got the news a step too late sighed with regret and left frantic messages in the store asking when it would go on sale next.
As a small shop without any publicity, more than 800 tons, equivalent to more than 800,000 kilograms of compressed biscuits, were sold out so quickly. Li Mu was a little surprised. Looking at this momentum, let alone more than 800, it was more than 8,000.
Tons are not enough to sell in one day.
Several leading domestic express delivery companies had just resumed their express delivery business in Yunshi, and were worried that their business volume was too low. Unexpectedly, a large amount of business came in.
Li Muting admires these courier companies and courier boys, just like those workers who rest during the day and work at night. Because the weather is too hot during the day, it is impossible to deliver goods. The courier boys also work at night and drive specially modified cars that can withstand the weather.
High-temperature material distribution vehicles.
It is said that many large vehicles in China are now undergoing high-temperature resistance modifications.
After all, as the world's largest industrial country, most of its industrial production capacity used to serve foreign countries and was used for foreign trade. Now that foreign trade is gone, even if the production capacity of these industrial equipment is only a fraction, the effect will be extremely terrible.
Such powerful industrial production capacity can produce earth-shaking effects when applied to any field.
Various high-temperature-resistant vehicles, high-temperature-resistant clothing, and high-temperature-resistant equipment... As long as they are developed, mature technology, and strong industrial capabilities, these things can be popularized by the entire population in an instant.
For example, in Yun City, renovated buses have been put online. Because it is too hot during the day and no residents travel, they operate at night. They are said to be very popular. Many shopping malls are also closed during the day and open at night.
There is also photovoltaic solar energy. With the recovery of industrial production capacity and strong official support, the photovoltaic solar energy industry has soared. Nowadays, most residential roofs have been equipped with specialized solar energy and power storage equipment. Even if there is a power outage, there will be
Electricity.
Most mobile signal towers have also been converted to solar power. The recent two rounds of heavy rains and floods have no longer affected residents' normal phone calls and Internet access.
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While arranging workers to connect with the courier company for delivery, Li Mu discussed the next sales issues with Wang Qi. Someone from the city just came and said that they had received news from above. Food can be sold, which can also relieve everyone's anxiety and save some people.
urgent.
However, certain restrictions must be made to prevent a small number of people from buying in large quantities and hoarding, which will increase everyone's anxiety.
Li Mu and Wang Qian discussed it for a while. This was indeed a problem. As soon as the more than 800 tons were put on the shelves, some people directly purchased them in tons.
Fortunately, when Li Mu heard the news, he immediately limited the purchase amount of a single account to 100 kilograms, which stopped the situation of being wiped out by a few people.
However, now it seems that one hundred kilograms is still a bit too much.
Wang Qian said: "Boss, what do you think is the appropriate limit?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "Otherwise, just ten kilograms! Each account can only order up to ten kilograms at a time."
Wang Qian said: "Ten kilograms at a time is a bit much, isn't it?"
Li Mu said: "It's a lot! However, the express delivery fee is not cheap now. It is seven or eight times higher than before. We don't offer free shipping. It's a bit wasteful to buy too little at one time."
"Ten kilograms of compressed biscuits are just one big package, so we don't waste everyone's express delivery fees."
Wang Qian said: "This still cannot prevent people from hoarding. If someone places an order every day, ten kilograms a day can order 300 kilograms in a month, which is a lot!"
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "In this case, let's be a little cruel. One account can only place an order once a month."
Wang Qian said: "What if I register a few more vests or find someone to borrow an account?"
Li Mu frowned: "Registering a vest is not a big problem. Nowadays, real-name registration is implemented. Different accounts of the same person can only restrict purchases. But there is no way to find someone to borrow the account."
"However, our original intention is to sell compressed biscuits. If someone spends so much energy and asks someone to borrow an account to buy them, then let's sell them!"
Wang Qi nodded: "Okay, I understand."
While chatting here, suddenly a supervisor came over with a list and said: "Mr. Li, these guys, do we want to deliver the goods to him?"
Li Mu looked at the list and saw that it was the ones who placed the orders in tons. It must be said that they were very ruthless. There were four orders in total, and they bought more than 20 tons.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Let's ship the goods normally! The orders were placed before the purchase restriction measures came out, which is a normal purchase behavior."
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After the matter was settled, some technical upgrades were made to the backend. Three days later, Li Mu put 3,000 tons of compressed biscuits on the shelves at one time, equivalent to 3 million kilograms.
This time it was put on the shelves, there was still no publicity, it was quiet. It was still noticed by many people who always pay attention to the movements of the online store, and the customer flow came in droves.
Although the ten kilogram limit made many people unhappy, it also allowed more people to buy it. Six hours later, 300,000 people from all over the world bought the three million kilograms of compressed biscuits.
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The commotion this time was even greater. Many people who had just heard the news found the store and saw the notice that it was sold out. They could only sigh longly because they didn't have enough food. They were late.
In order to find out how many people knew about this store now, I looked at the finished products produced in the warehouse, which totaled more than 10,000 tons.
Li Muyu hesitated for a moment and immediately put 10,000 tons on the shelves. Many people were paying attention to this store. When they saw the products coming out, they immediately started buying them like crazy.
Many people who came to this store for the first time saw 10 million kilograms of compressed biscuits on the shelves. They originally wanted to go big and empty their bank accounts to buy the goods.
Unfortunately, I found out after I placed the order that I could only purchase ten kilograms at most. I could only continue to place the order in frustration. Ten kilograms of compressed biscuits are a precious resource in this day and age.
Others had already placed orders a few days ago, and when they saw compressed biscuits on the shelves, they started to place orders again. Then they discovered that they couldn’t buy them. Not only could they only buy up to ten kilograms at a time, but they could also only buy them once a month.
I can only look depressed, curse, and watch others placing orders with envy.
This time it took even less time. In just three hours, 10 million kilograms of compressed biscuits were snapped up by one million buyers.
Afterwards, this matter quickly became the hot news of the day, and many people realized that someone was actually selling compressed biscuits online. Although the price is not cheap, these days, food is the most precious resource, not as good as industrial products and
Electronic products, once the factory is opened, can be produced as much as they are needed. Before the emergence of new technologies, there was only so much food, and you had to use less, which was a type of product that had a price but no market.
Countless customers flocked to Li Mu's self-built official website and the official flagship store on the shopping platform. The traffic was so great that the official website crashed in a few minutes. Thanks to the shopping platform's enough servers, the flagship store on it was fine.
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Countless people saw the sold-out notice and sighed, knowing it was too late and arriving too late.
After seeing the headlines on the Internet, Li Mu understood that he should stop trying to detect passenger flow in the future. Not to mention 10,000 tons, even 100,000 tons would be consumed in a matter of seconds.
In the past few times, as a small store that had just been launched, not many people knew about it, and the news only spread slowly in a circle. As soon as this news came out, it went out of the circle. I don’t know how many potential customers have increased, and how many stores have been put on the shelves without being noticed in seconds.
over.
Li Mu had to make a long-term plan.
With the current output of the factory, it can produce 1,500 tons per day. In the future, when the workers become familiar with it and some additional production capacity is expanded, the output can be increased to more than 2,000 tons per day.
Li Mu calculated the existing food and various ingredients and materials. Except for the food and materials stored in Muwu Building that could be stored for a long time, they could not be moved. He made more plans for the future.
In addition, grains and various miscellaneous grain ingredients add up to 950,000 tons. At a production rate of more than 2,000 tons a day, it can be produced for more than 400 days. Excluding the holiday time due to heavy rains and floods, it takes a year and a half.
You can use up all this food.
This was also in line with Li Mu's expectations. Not to mention that he had stayed in this world for three years by then. He had completed his mission and could go back at any time. A lot of the food he had stored was not well preserved and might go bad if stored for too long.
If processed into compressed biscuits, they can be stored for a longer period of time.
On the other hand, considering the future situation, after three years, the world still has not emerged from the disaster and found a way to survive, so he cannot just leave. Anyway, the task is completed, there is no pressure, and he may stay for two more years.
Try to find a new path.
In this way, all the compressed biscuits produced cannot be sold, and the long-term flow is the way to go.
For example, 800 tons of compressed biscuits are put on the shelves every day for more than 300 days a year. Except for the time when it rains heavily and floods are discharged, it can be sold normally for more than 200 days, and more than 200,000 tons can be shipped a year.
A total of 950,000 tons can be sold for more than four years. Of course, it will be adjusted according to the situation in the future.
If there are no breakthroughs in technology in the next few years, such as the development of crops that can withstand drought, high temperature and flood disasters; such as the development of synthetic foods that can be mass-produced using industrial production methods...
The biggest shortcoming of human beings now is the acquisition of food. If this is solved, even if the hot weather continues, with human industrial strength and the speed of scientific and technological development, combating and protecting from high temperatures will not be a problem.
The key is to make new breakthroughs in human food.