The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 1234 The Farm of Justice (23)
At Clark's home, Bruce put down the phone in his hand, turned around and said, "The Lamborghini headquarters sent a professional technician to teach us how to operate this tractor."

"As expected of a Lamborghini!" Clark immediately praised.

"You should say, it's Bruce Wayne! But if you change someone, do you think they care about you?" Diana rolled her eyes and said, "I guarantee, they must be thinking now, is this rich man's car skills really bad? To what extent can a sturdy tractor crash into four cripples within two days."

"Okay, young masters, shouldn't we do something serious now?" Diana turned to look at Clark on the sofa and said, "What exactly will that land be planted? How will it be planted? And what can it do for the metropolis?" How can the agricultural expo help?"

"Yesterday, I discussed with Martha. It is more suitable to grow vegetables there. It is close to the creek and the soil is fertile. The vegetables produced are pure natural and will be very delicious. I think ball lettuce, cabbage or spinach are all good. s Choice."

Bruce seemed to have thought of something suddenly, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, he looked at Clark and said, "Can I grow broccoli?"

"Of course, broccoli doesn't have high requirements on the soil. It belongs to the cruciferous family like cabbage, and it's a long-sun crop like lettuce. It's easy to grow here... Do you like broccoli very much?"

"Did you grow this piece of land and eat it yourself, or sell it?" Bruce asked again.

"It's mainly for sale." Clark replied: "We can also eat it ourselves, but we can't eat much, and it will go bad if it is piled up in the warehouse. Usually, we will sell it in small towns or the nearest cities, which can help us accumulate Some funding, though modest, is better than nothing."

"That's the one with the highest economic value, right? Among these choices, which vegetable will sell the best?"

"Ball lettuce." Clark made a gesture, and then explained: "This kind of vegetable prefers low temperature. The vegetable field on the Kent Farm is blessed with unique conditions because of the remaining plant protection area, windbreak forest and the existence of the nearby stream. You're in an area that's about 4 degrees cooler than the average daily temperature on farms around Smallville."

"This also means that this is a special product of our farm. Only we can grow it on a large scale, and it is better than others, so it is natural to sell it. Rare things are more expensive."

Both Bruce and Diana nodded, and Diana looked at Clark and said, "So, each farm will have its own special product?"

"That's right, what you see at the agricultural product expo may be just some common vegetables, but in fact every vegetable has a story behind it, and it may even be the accumulation and inheritance of the experience of several generations of farmers."

Diana showed some interest. She stroked her chin and said, "In history, the metropolis has no agricultural culture, let alone inheritance. To develop agriculture, it is inevitable to learn from other people's experience."

"If every farmer who comes to the expo introduces the circumstances under which his specialty product was bred, it may provide valuable experience for farmers in the metropolitan area."

"And the seeds?" Bruce asked.

"The Kent farm has its own excellent seeds, which are the main source of income for vegetable sales. It doesn't cost much to sell vegetables, but selling seeds is different."

Clark's voice suddenly sank, he turned his head to look at Bruce and said, "It may be difficult for you to accept that many seed merchants are monopolizing the superior breeding varieties."

"Everyone wants to monopolize a certain high-yield variety, and some agricultural product companies will even treat excellent seeds with special treatments to reduce the yield of crops except for one generation, so that farmers have to buy their seeds every year .”

"Can this really be done?" Diana asked with some doubts.

"Of course, I don't know too much professional knowledge, but there is no doubt that this will lead to a vicious circle. When farmers buy seeds, they pay a high price, and when they sell crops, they will also increase the price."

"But the Agricultural Association does not allow them to raise the price at will, so they also cherish the excellent breeding varieties passed down from their own farms. They either don't sell them, or they sell them at sky-high prices."

"You mean, there are actually many people who have high-yield and delicious seeds, but they are unwilling to take them out?" Diana's face flashed an angry look, but she also showed helplessness. The princess for many years also knows that capital is for profit, and no one wants to suffer losses.

But Bruce fell into deep thought. After a while, he came over and put his elbows on the back of the sofa, leaned forward, and stood between the two of them, saying: "You say, if there is a seed with an unparalleled yield, As long as it is planted on the land, people all over the world can be fed, so many problems will no longer exist?"

Diana shook her head and said: "Maybe yes, but that's all. It can't solve all problems. The fact is that many governments don't want to feed their people at all, even the so-called United States." most developed country."

"Perhaps it is cruel to say this, but it is because of hunger that human beings have come to this day. These weak creatures gather to ignite fires, make tools, build walls, until they build cities, develop industries, and even step into the universe. In essence, they are all To fill the stomach."

"Human beings are always worried about not having enough to eat, and always worrying about not having possession. Even if a thing is put there, it will not spoil for thousands of years, they must take possession of it, because they feel very hungry."

"Hunger has long domesticated humans. Some people want more than others, not because they can really eat more than others, but because they think they will be hungry someday. So you must have more than others, and this is the root of human disputes."

"Interesting point of view," commented Bruce, turning his head to meet Diana's eyes and saying, "Too real, and too objective, like you're not one of us."

Diana's lips parted for a moment, and there was a hint of imperceptible sadness between her always bright and warm eyebrows. She lowered her head, her black hair covered the corners of her brows, and Diana said, "Indeed, I was not yours once." I was a member, but someone led me into your society, and now, I can't live without it."

"If there is nothing to eat, people will be hungry, but if there is something to eat all the time and unconditionally, maybe civilization will die of happiness. Whether human beings have reached the stage where they can accept unlimited material is still unknown." Diana shook her head. "But I'm pessimistic about it," he continued.

"I have seen a group of people who have unlimited lifespan, great strength, and hardly need any resources to survive, but they have not been able to develop any decent civilization, and now they can only be said to be lingering." Diana He spread his hands and said.

Bruce took a deep breath and said, "Well, the goal of feeding all mankind is a bit too far away, so what if there is a plant grown from a seed that can survive in Gotham?"

"Then let's talk about feeding all mankind." Clark said immediately.

Looking at Bruce's eyes, Clark sighed and said, "I'm serious, how to make plants grow and how to make plants thrive without sunlight is not at the same level of difficulty at all, just like you and you professor of psychology."

Bruce pouted, Clark stood up from the sofa, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, the philosophical discussion is over, let's get to work, when will the technical specialist come?"

"tomorrow."

"So today we're going to clean up the warehouse first, then remove the grass, simply turn over the soil, and prepare the tools to be used..."

Soon, the three began to make preparations. Although modern agriculture does not require heavy physical labor, some chores still have to be done.

The seeds have to be transported to the nearest small warehouse, and outside the door of the small warehouse, a piece of ground for tractors has to be sorted out.

Diana was in charge of tidying up the small warehouse near the field, Clark drove the pickup truck to deliver the fuel needed for the tractor to plant, and Bruce lubricated the connection parts of the planter.

The three of them were very focused when they were busy. There was nothing difficult about these tasks, but they were a bit trivial. After the warehouse was sorted out, Clark went to the large warehouse to deliver the seeds before it was dark, and Bruce drove to pick up the agricultural commissioner to finalize the work. Specific sowing time.

Because the farm is very large, and various professional vehicles are limited, they have to go back to meet with Jonathan to determine the time for the irrigation vehicles, and try to stagger the peak periods as much as possible so as not to affect other field irrigation.

He was busy until late at night, and the most time-consuming and labor-intensive step hadn't been done yet, which was to check the field first to make sure there were no foreign objects in the field that would affect the tractor's work. Fortunately, with Clark and Diana around, the most labor-intensive step was actually the easiest.

Clark flew in the sky and used his super vision to roughly scan for any problems, and then directed Diana to deal with them.

you ask bruceAt 9 o'clock, he had already been forced into the room by Martha to rest.

The next morning, Bruce brought a list to Clark. Clark instinctively took a look at the paper in his hand, and said, "What is this? It looks like an agricultural tool?"

"This is what you need to prepare to open a farm. Do you see what else is missing?"

"No, are you serious? Are you really planning to build a farm in Gotham?... Let the plants go, and yourself too!" Clark said helplessly.

"It's just a small experimental field." Bruce folded his arms and said, "If you really plan to build a modern large farm, this will be the only thing? You're underestimating Wayne."

Bruce sighed and said: "You only see the part of Gotham's transformation plan that has achieved results, but not the resistance. I'm destined to touch some people's cakes, and they won't let me easily change Gotham."

"Because if I did finish a problem that was a thousand times harder than theirs, they would be blamed for their incompetence, so they would do everything they could to keep me from doing it."

"No matter when, food is the top priority. Once a special situation arises, everyone in Gotham will feel guilty and flustered because there is no food produced here. I must prepare for this early."

"Isn't indoor cultivation okay?" Clark asked again.

"What I want to solve is not whether the plants can be grown alive, but how to ensure that they will not go crazy, not be polluted, and enter the mouth of humans safely after growing them." Bruce shook his head helplessly and said: "It sounds Ridiculous as it may be, but I had to make sure the plants didn't go berserk and add to the precarious security situation in Gotham."

"That's why I asked you, how about growing broccoli?" Bruce touched his temples, his tone seemed a little guilty: "Broccoli is relatively safe, because if broccoli goes crazy and beats people, someone will deal with them .”

"Then let's grow broccoli." Clark looked seriously at Bruce's expression and said, "It's okay to make less money, you've already paid so much, and I don't mind doing my part."

But Bruce seemed a little hesitant. Just as he was still struggling, Martha suddenly came in and said, "Clark, it seems that a friend of yours has come. He said he was a pilot and that you should know him. Invite him." Is he coming in?"

Clark was stunned for a moment, but then his expression became a little surprised, he smiled and said to Martha: "Oh, yes, that's Hal, he may have come to talk to me about Xiao Krypton, you go to work Come on, I'll go meet him."

On the way to the farm gate, Bruce asked, "Who is Krypton?"

"My dog, but before, it suffered from pet depression and has been hospitalized in the pet hospital of Metropolis. After I left Metropolis, I entrusted it to Hal."

"How did your dog get pet blues? . . . a bat cat?"

"You're very self-aware."

(End of this chapter)