Chapter 99 Wild Boar Meat Feeds Prisoners

"Labor costs? What labor costs?"

Wang Xiuyuan looked at Reynoldson Rockefeller with a bewildered expression, thinking that this guy's brain must be a bit off.

"Isn't this the job that employees responsible for washing and cutting vegetables should be doing? Or are you planning to assign a separate employee specifically to handle rotten vegetable leaves?

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What nonsense are you talking about?

Washing and cutting vegetables are already the responsibilities of employees in this position. Our previous request was merely to standardize the work content of this position.

From now on, all prisons under our company must standardize the types of vegetables purchased. Only pumpkins, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, potatoes, and white radishes are allowed.

These vegetables have high yields, are cheap, and are simple to cook, making them ideal choices for our prison meals.

The procurement process must also be standardized. All prisons must find nearby family farms to cooperate with and sign vegetable supply contracts with them in advance.

Sign contracts for five to ten years at a time, clearly specifying the types and quantities of vegetables supplied daily. This way, our vegetable procurement prices can be reduced to a very low level.

Have you all noted that down?"

Without consulting anyone, Wang Xiuyuan directly finalized the standards and procedures for vegetable procurement, and surprisingly, no one stood up to object. This was Wang Xiuyuan's standing in the eyes of these people.

However, someone did speak up at this moment, but he wasn't opposing the standards set by Wang Xiuyuan; instead, he was adding to them.

"Mr. Wang, winter melon and carrots also have high yields. Can these two vegetables be included in the procurement scope?

My point is, if there are other high-yield, cheap vegetables, can our prison's procurement department include them in the procurement list?"

The speaker was the Head of Logistics for Clinton Prison. Although his interruption was somewhat abrupt, Wang Xiuyuan did not get angry.

Wang Xiuyuan was not a person who couldn't accept different opinions; on the contrary, he was happy to listen to them, provided that these opinions were genuinely considering the matter and not driven by selfish motives or simply for the sake of opposition.

He gave the Head of Logistics for Clinton Prison a thumbs-up and praised, saying:

"Your suggestion is excellent. Winter melon and carrots have very high yields per mu and can definitely be included in the procurement list.

If you find other vegetables with high yields, low prices, and stable supply, you can include them in the procurement scope.

In short, we need to prepare corresponding procurement contracts in advance based on the growth cycle and season of vegetables, and keep our procurement prices at a very low standard. That's all.

Now, take me to the meat warehouse."

As the freezer warehouse door opened, a plume of white cold air slowly drifted out.

Inside the more than 150 square meter warehouse, whole sides of beef and pork hung from iron hooks in mid-air, and boxes of chicken were stacked half a person high along the walls. The scene was incredibly stunning.

Wang Xiuyuan sighed, then walked directly out of the freezer.

"Is all the procured meat here?"

The Head of Logistics stepped forward and respectfully replied, "It's all here. It's mainly beef, pork, and chicken, which are meats that prisoners often eat.

Also bacon, which ran out yesterday and hasn't been restocked yet."

Hearing the Head of Logistics's answer, Wang Xiuyuan's mouth twitched. Prisoners often ate beef, pork, chicken, and even bacon.

At this time, most compatriots in China could at most eat a bite of meat only during the few days of Chinese New Year, and it might not even be prime cuts like tenderloin or ribs.

Yet, prisoners here in America could eat such good things. How could Wang Xiuyuan tolerate this?

"Meat supply must change. From now on, whole pigs and cattle are not allowed to be purchased. The price of procuring meat this way is too expensive!

Directly purchase cheaper cuts of meat like beef neck, rump, and brisket from meat processing companies. Large-volume purchases will bring down the price.

The most popular cuts on the market are tenderloin, ribs, and chuck roll, which are prime cuts. Those unpopular parts are difficult to sell, so buying these parts makes it easier to negotiate a super low price.

The same principle applies to pork procurement.

Additionally, for pork, it's best to sign a long-term agreement with a meat processing company to have them acquire wild boar meat on our behalf.

Currently, the average selling price of farmed pork is two dollars per kilogram, but wild boar meat is hardly eaten by anyone due to its texture. We can completely purchase wild boar meat at one-tenth or even lower the price to feed to prisoners.

This will significantly reduce our food costs and also help our great farmers increase their income; they will surely be eternally grateful to us.

If wild boar meat is sufficient, we can temporarily stop supplying other meats."

A group of people stared at Wang Xiuyuan dumbfounded. They never imagined that Wang Xiuyuan could come up with such a bizarre move!

It wasn't that Wang Xiuyuan's operation was so brilliant; it was simply that Americans in this era were too wealthy, had never experienced hardship, and didn't understand how to be frugal.

They completely avoided eating animal organs like pig hearts, pig livers, pig kidneys, pig large intestines, and pig trotters, which could only be sent to fertilizer plants to be processed into farm manure. What a waste!

If this were a Chinese person, all these parts could be turned into exquisite dishes.

It was just that these people didn't know how to prepare animal organs; otherwise, Wang Xiuyuan would have wanted to directly have them make animal organs to feed the prisoners.

At this point, Devik Morgan couldn't bear it anymore. He cautiously asked:

"Buddy, it's fine to change the old crude procurement methods, and procuring cheaper cuts of meat is reasonable, after all, we need to reduce operating costs.

But what do you mean by directly procuring wild boar meat to feed prisoners? Are you treating them like livestock?

Wild boars haven't been castrated, and that gamey smell is truly unpalatable.

Moreover, because wild boars live in the wild for a long time, their meat has very little fat and is incredibly tough. No one eats that stuff at all.

Those Human Rights Organizations will come bothering us if they find out. It's not worth being targeted by Human Rights Organizations just to save a bit of money."

"Hmph!"

Wang Xiuyuan smiled, then disdainfully said, "Human Rights Organizations? Are Human Rights Organizations so powerful? How many guns do they have? How many people do they command?"

"Buddy, what do you mean? What 'how many guns'? What 'how many people'?!

Those are Human Rights Organizations; we can't touch that notorious garbage.

These pieces of trash stand on the moral high ground and can criticize the entire world at will. No one dares to confront them directly!"

Devik Morgan was stunned when he heard Wang Xiuyuan's words. He was genuinely afraid that Wang Xiuyuan would do something outrageous to the Human Rights Organizations.

Wang Xiuyuan didn't say anything, just slowly lit a cigarette.

As he slowly exhaled a cloud of murky smoke, Wang Xiuyuan declared with immense dominance:

"This damn Human Rights Organization is easy to deal with. As long as we dismantle their moral high ground, they are just a bunch of useless cowards!"