Agricultural giant since 1983

Chapter 238 Denghai Seed Industry
"I heard that your company's chickens can lay an egg almost a day? Broiler chickens can be sold in less than two months? Amazing! This will make it easier for ordinary people to eat eggs and chicken! Unfortunately, it seems that your company has not yet opened. Go to Shandong? Our people in Shandong still don’t enjoy this benefit.” Li Denghai admired it sincerely.

"It's coming soon, our company has already visited Shandong. After this meeting, I will go to Shandong to finalize this matter. When the eggs and chicken are produced, I will send you a batch as soon as possible. !” For agricultural scientists like Li Denghai, Li Lei sincerely respects them.

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait, but I don't need to give it away, I'll buy it!" Hearing this, Li Denghai was very happy. With cheaper eggs and chicken, the staff of the research institute can supplement more nutrition .

"When my dad heard that you were here to receive the award this time, he even asked me to thank you, so take this as a little bit of my heart, and you must not refuse!" Li Denghai's Corn Research Institute supplies meat, eggs and other food, and absolutely free of money.

Li Denghai still wanted to decline, but the award ceremony began soon, and the two of them had to finish their conversation and return to their seats. After the leader's speech, the winners came to the stage to receive their awards, and then they were interviewed by reporters. In the evening Let's dine together again.

During the meal, Li Lei learned that Li Denghai was in a hurry to go back to work and would take the train back tomorrow, so Li Lei decided to go with Li Denghai and visit his corn research institute by the way, and Li Denghai readily agreed.

Li Lei thought of a way, and got on the same train and the same carriage as Li Denghai. After getting on the train, the two continued to chat, "Although my company is developing well, there is still a key problem that has not been resolved. Whether it is good or white feather chickens, we need to import grandparent chickens and parent chickens from abroad. We have never mastered the core breeding technology, and we still have to look at the faces of foreign companies!"

"This problem must be solved! It cannot be controlled by others for a long time!" Li Denghai is engaged in breeding, so he can understand Li Lei's concerns. Just imagine, if China's rice, corn, and wheat all have to import seeds from abroad?What a terrible thing this is.

"But don't worry too much. I believe that we Chinese are not stupid at all than foreigners. We can do what foreigners can do!" Li Denghai talked about his past, "I remember that What happened in 1972, I was 24 years old at the time, and I was the captain of the agricultural science team in Houdeng Village, once an agricultural expert from the city came down to investigate, and from him, I heard a piece of news that shocked me!"

"The seed company founded by American farmer Wallace cultivated corn with an yield of 1250 kilograms per mu. At that time, the best yield of corn in China was only 125 kilograms per mu. The difference between the two was as much as 10 times! Since then Since then, I have made up my mind that I must catch up with the Americans!"

"I know that if you want to cultivate high-quality seeds, you must master scientific knowledge, and I only have a junior high school education, so I must make up for it, so I try to find books and study day and night; two years later, I got an opportunity to go to Laiyang Agricultural College for further study , It took one year to complete all the courses that would have taken four years to complete, and I couldn’t do without working hard, I was so hungry when I was young, I really don’t want our dolls to starve like me again!” Said Thinking of this, Li Denghai still has lingering fears. It seems that childhood hunger has become an unforgettable memory in his life. Fortunately, this memory has now become the driving force for his continuous breakthrough.

It was this hard work that moved his teacher so much that he gave him a very precious experimental variety of corn at that time, and suggested that he develop from a flat corn field to a compact corn field.

In 1978, after countless experiments, Li Denghai bred the corn variety Yedan No. 1. The yield per mu reached an unprecedented 600 kilograms, which caused a sensation; Varieties of corn.

At that time, after corn was planted in the northern region, only one crop could be harvested each year at most, and the cycle of cultivating a corn variety was generally around 8 to 10 years. Li Denghai could not afford to wait, so after careful consideration, he decided to bring his team to the Hainan Island, known as a natural greenhouse in the industry, is tackling the problem of corn varieties.

Hainan Island has sufficient water and heat, crops are ripened three times a year, and breeding conditions are unique. Many agricultural scientists have experimental fields in Hainan Island, including the well-known Mr. Yuan and the watermelon grandma Wu Mingzhu. This is also the case for Mr. Yuan. He fell down in the test field and left us.

After careful inspection, Li Denghai built the breeding base in Lizhigou, Lingshui County, Hainan. At that time, the conditions were very difficult, he could not eat well, sleep well, and he had to shoulder heavy breeding work. He was busier than Sanxia in Central Plains Province. Tired, but all the hard work is worth it. Li Denghai cultivated Yedan No. [-] in Hainan.

He brought the seeds cultivated in Hainan back to Laizhou Houdeng Village for planting, setting a record of 776.9 kilograms per unit yield of summer corn in China; the news spread that Li Denghai, who was only 31 years old at the time and only had a junior high school education, became the pioneer of corn research in China authority.

Since then, he has continuously cultivated high-yield corn varieties, increasing the yield of summer corn step by step. According to statistics, before Li Denghai cultivated improved corn varieties, each acre of corn could only support one person, but after Li Denghai cultivated improved varieties, each acre of land could support 1 people , The sown area of ​​corn seeds he cultivated has exceeded one billion mu.

In the history of corn cultivation in the world, there are two peaks, one is Wallace, the founder of the American Pioneer Seed Company, who is the holder of the world's high-yield spring corn; the other is China's Li Denghai, who is the holder of the world's high-yield summer corn .

"When I visited the United States, I also visited Pioneer Seed Industry. Their conditions are much better than yours! All kinds of advanced equipment are available, and computer technology is used to carry out breeding work more efficiently!" Li Lei talked about himself According to information in the United States, computers play a very important role in plant breeding just like animal breeding. However, due to various reasons such as funding, Li Denghai's research institute has not yet used it.

Li Denghai listened very carefully. When Li Lei talked about the various advantages of the pioneer seed industry, he couldn't help flashing a look of envy in his eyes. You can fight with a millet and a rifle!"

"If we also have aircraft and cannons, it will be much more convenient to fight!" Li Lei continued, saying that if you are poor, you will be interspersed with tactics, and if you are rich, you will have full firepower. These words are deeply in Li Lei's memory.

"The efficiency of my breeding center has improved a lot after using the computer. When I went to Changsha, Wuhan, I gave a few sets to Professor Xiong, who is doing pig breeding, and Mr. Liu and Professor Liu, who are doing fish breeding. They also thought it was good. Use it!" Li Lei gave Li Denghai a few examples to explain the applications of computer technology in the field of breeding, and then said, "I called the computer company yesterday and asked them to send a few more computers to you directly. Here, you can use the computer when you get there."

"That's okay, the computer is so expensive, how can I have the nerve to accept it?" Li Denghai was indeed a little moved, but he still didn't accept it directly.

"If you think about it this way, with the use of computers, the good seeds that could only be cultivated in the past three years can be cultivated in two years with the computer. Originally, the yield can be increased by [-] kilograms. After using it, it can be increased by [-] kilograms or even [-] kilograms. I am also from the countryside, so just take it as a rural child's desire for a good harvest!" Li Lei's words made Li Denghai completely at a loss as to how to refuse.

"Oh, by the way, just having a computer is not enough, you also need to have supporting software. Pioneer Seed's software is all customized, and you can't find it on the market! We have to find someone to customize it, and leave it to me, you Just ask, I think this software should have the following functions." Li Lei didn't give Li Denghai a chance to evade, and immediately talked about the corn breeding software.

In the future, he has used a lot of related software, and he is no stranger to this aspect. In addition, when he assisted his mentor in compiling the "Agricultural History of New China", he also went to relevant institutions for research, and he is also very familiar with the versions of these software in different historical periods, so The solution he proposed can not only meet Li Denghai's needs, but also meet the current level of computer hardware.

"If it's really as you said, it will save a lot of effort!" Li Denghai's eyes lit up when he heard it. If it can be true, it will definitely save him a lot of energy and greatly improve the breeding efficiency.

"When I get off the train, I will make a plan first, and then you can add it. After I finish adding it, I will find someone to write software!" Now Shi Yuzhu is busy working on his own Chinese card, and he may not have time to do this, but don't worry, Xiao Student Ma has already started to learn programming, and has already shown a good talent. Ask Shi Yuzhu to introduce someone who is familiar with it. Student Xiao Ma and the others can help, and they will definitely be able to do it.

The train stopped in Quancheng, then changed trains and continued on, and finally arrived in Laizhou. Li Lei finally saw the Corn Research Institute. This institution sounds like a state-owned research institute, but it is actually a collective enterprise. Li Denghai led the establishment in 1985 .

The research institute looks very crude, and it can't be compared with Pioneer Seed Industry. It may be hard for ordinary people to imagine that this is the place where China's summer corn production record was created.

After entering, Li Denghai introduced his colleagues from the research institute, including villagers from Houdeng Village and surrounding villages, and students who graduated from Laiyang Agricultural College.

Li Lei stayed at the research institute for a few days and found that Li Denghai's research ability was indeed strong, but his business management was mediocre. The Corn Research Institute had many problems in this regard.

The most critical issue is property rights. Like many current enterprises, this is also a problem left over from history. At the beginning of the business, we can only adopt the model of collective enterprises. However, with the development of the times, the problem of unclear property rights has become more and more apparent. Since it is a collective Enterprises, the higher-level units have the right to issue orders to the research institutes, and their orders are often not scientific enough to meet the development needs of the research institutes.

Li Lei also raised this issue with Li Denghai, and Li Denghai was also very helpless. In fact, he also had the idea of ​​breaking free from the shackles of the collective and establishing a real private enterprise. Can take a step to see a step.

"Some problems are better solved as soon as possible. The longer the delay, the more troublesome! In fact, if you want to change the property rights, it is not difficult as long as you find a suitable way!" Li Lei took Lu Guanqiu's solution to Wanxiang's property rights as an example, "Now we can Take a little bit of a loss, give more benefits to the collective, clarify the property rights, and then redeem them step by step."

When Li Denghai talked about breeding, he was a bit slow when he talked about business issues. "It sounds good, but I really don't have the energy to care about it."

Just running breeding at both ends in Shandong and Hainan is enough for him to have a headache, and it is unrealistic to ask him to deal with property rights issues, Li Lei can only sigh, "Hey, it is indeed a waste for you to deal with these things, but if you don't handle them well, There will be even more headaches in the future! It would be great if you have a trustworthy partner, you can concentrate on research and development, and he can focus on business matters, it will be much more convenient!"

The speaker was not interested in the listener, and Li Lei's words made Li Denghai suddenly enlightened. He slapped his thigh suddenly, "You are right, I really need someone who is good at business operations to help me manage the affairs of the research institute."

He kept a lot of Li Lei, isn't the one in front of him a very suitable candidate?In terms of commercial operations, he has made Huinong so big that he has established branch factories all over the country; more importantly, he understands breeding and knows what he needs. The understanding is also very deep.

If he can be pulled over and let him change the Corn Research Institute from a collective enterprise to a private enterprise, he will definitely be able to handle it properly, and the Corn Research Institute may be able to solve the problem of shortage of funds and buy more Better equipment for corn breeding.

After returning home, the more Li Denghai thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good. He simply called the core backbone of the institute to discuss this issue. After hearing about Li Lei's deeds, they all felt that this solution was feasible, and they had long wanted to get rid The identity of the collective enterprise.

So Li Denghai approached Li Lei and expressed his ideas straight to the point. He wanted to invite Li Lei to cooperate with them to do a good job of the Corn Research Institute.

"Let me cooperate with you?" Li Lei couldn't believe his ears when he heard that. The Corn Research Institute will develop into Denghai Seed Industry in the future, which is the leading enterprise of hybrid corn seeds in China, and the company's market value exceeds [-] billion.

Out of admiration for Li Denghai, I stopped by to take a look. I never thought I would have the opportunity to become the original shareholder of Denghai Seed Industry.

"That's right, you know both agriculture and business. Apart from you, I couldn't find a better partner!" Li Denghai said as a matter of course.

(End of this chapter)