My Italy

The vigorous certification operation in Italy is in full swing. A large number of people, under the guidance (coercion) of the government, have applied for their resident certificates.

Of course Carlo, the mastermind behind the domestic bustling certification operation, 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 on the western outskirts of Florence, only 24 kilometers away from Florence. In addition to the railway connecting Florence and the Port of Pisa, there is also the 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 Reserves 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 depot has more than 300 employees and its own fire brigade. It is one of the 18 large storage warehouses under the Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves. It is mainly responsible for ensuring food security in Tuscany and its surrounding areas in central Italy.

Today, all personnel of the library 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 director of the Bureau of Food and Material Reserves very much for his work. This Bureau of Food and Material Reserves was built slowly and step by step, and over the years, the Bureau has not neglected its food reserve work.

In addition, the director is also very capable of taking advantage of the price differences of food at different times and adopting the strategy of selling high and buying low, so that the Food and Material Reserve Bureau's reserves of food and other materials are always ahead of schedule. of. Of course, Carlo did not treat Director Algro badly. Although it sounds like he is just the director, his actual rank is only half a level lower than that of the cabinet ministers, which can be regarded as a high-ranking position.

Of course, the next protagonist is not him, because the person in charge of the warehouse comes 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 the 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 products for new ones every year according to the reservation plan. The storage period of wheat is three years, that of corn is one and a half years, that of soybeans is two and a half years, and that of rice is three years.

Our warehouse will inspect the storage warehouse every month to ensure 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 of the time to the market for sale to ensure that the grain reserves in the warehouse are within a reasonable storage time. "

Along the way, warehouse manager Copeland introduced to Carlo the basic situation of their warehouse. Moreover, Copeland's introduction was very capable, allowing Carlo to understand the basic situation of the warehouse in the shortest possible 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 team 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 reservoir next to each granary to cope with emergencies."

This is absolutely true. The granary is most afraid of fire. Once it catches fire, the stored food will be wiped out. When a granary catches fire, in addition to the threat of external open flames, the biggest threat comes from the grain itself.

Friends who have spent time in rural areas know that grain itself requires constant respiration and sufficient ventilation, 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. Regarding food reserves, the most critical thing is to reserve the staple food needed by the people. After all, it is responsible for life-saving food. As long as it can ensure that it is full, there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, Italy is not financially wealthy and does not have enough money to increase the types of reserves.

During the entire inspection of the reserve, Carlo spent nearly three hours to gain a deeper understanding of the grain reserves. Of course, Copeland the guy in charge is a great commentator.

After Carlo finished his visit and was about to get in the car, Director Algro came forward. "Your Majesty, I have something I want you to report to me."

Director Algro's words made Carlo stop. "Then let's talk in the car. You and I will sit in the same car."

Following Carlo's words, Director Algro was honored to be the third guest in Carlo's car. The first two are the current and former prime ministers respectively. It can be said that Director Algro is very talented.

Looking at Director Algro who was a little nervous, Carlo asked very understandingly. "I was just about to leave when you said something happened, so it would definitely be inconvenient to tell the public. My car is pretty good and relatively closed, so it's convenient for me to tell you now."

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 our grain reserves to 6.4 million tons. However, the amount of money allocated to us by the Ministry of Finance for purchasing grain this year is too small, and we can only increase it by 300,000 tons. , simply 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 intention of Algro's complaint, 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 side's remarks? It's not like a three-year-old is still so naive.

Algro was already satisfied with Carlo's answer, as long as the king knew about it. No matter what the situation is then, he will at least be able to explain it.