Agricultural giant since 1983

Chapter 261 92 Proof of Wealth

"Here comes the little fellow! When you go home during the Chinese New Year, many people praise you, saying that your feed, breeders, and pigs are good. They have a lot more life in raising chickens and pigs. I have to thank you for that." Ah!" An old man with dark skin and a long face and wide mouth came out with a smile.

Here is Zhao Hongzhang, a scientific master in the field of wheat breeding, a generation of masters in the field of wheat breeding, the first intellectual in my country to win the honor of "National Model Worker", the first batch of members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the head of the West Agricultural Wheat Breeding Research Office , and also the breeder of the Aifeng No. [-] wheat originally planted by Li Lei's family.

"Commissioner Zhao, I don't dare to take it seriously. If I want to say thank you, I should thank you! I grew up eating the wheat you cultivated, first Bima, and then Aifeng No. [-]!" Li Lei replied respectfully He grew up in a non-rice-producing area in the north. To be honest, wheat breeders like Zhao Hongzhang and Li Zhensheng have shown him even more kindness than Yuan Lao.

Of course, they are not competitors, but comrades-in-arms on the same front. No matter who breeds a better variety, others will be happy for him.

"I heard that you helped Denghai a lot? Unlike me, he leans against a big tree to enjoy the shade. It is more convenient than him to fight for funds or recruit personnel! It is really not easy for him to cultivate such a good corn seed by himself. I have suffered a lot in the past year! But now it is better, with your support of Denghai’s funds, I can be more comfortable! He was very happy when he told me about it on the phone!” Zhao Hongzhang and Li Denghai met at the meeting A few times, he also admired this young junior very much.

Zhao Hongzhang said that he was going to take them in, but when he saw the things Li Lei was carrying, he immediately became unhappy, "Come here, why do you bring things?"

Over the years, he has helped countless farmers increase their production and income. The farmers are very grateful to him. People often come to Yangling to send their thanks after the harvest, but Zhao Hongzhang never accepts them.

"Committee Zhao, I didn't give it to you! It was given to the Institute of Wheat Breeding! Now Mr. Li uses computer technology to assist breeding everywhere. I heard that you are still using the old method here, so I took it with me. A few computers, and some software written with reference to foreign companies, do you have any comments?" Li Lei beckoned Wang Shibin to move everything in.

"I've also heard Deng Hai mention this, and he said that it can indeed improve efficiency!" Zhao Hongzhang hesitated for a moment, saying that he doesn't care about other things, no matter how precious or valuable they are, but now what Li Lei brings out can improve breeding. He was really reluctant to refuse such a good thing of efficiency.

"That's fine, I'll take a look first, and if it's really useful, I'll apply to buy it!" After thinking about it, Zhao Hongzhang came up with a good way that he thought was the best of both worlds.

Unpack the box, install and debug, and finally turn on the software to explain to Zhao Hongzhang and other experts in the wheat breeding room, "This software can perform statistical analysis on the genetic characteristics of plants. After using it, Mr. Li saved a lot of time and energy. Commissioner Liu of the Institute is also using similar technology for freshwater fish breeding, and the progress has been significantly accelerated after using it.”

"Foreign seed companies such as Bayer and Corteva, as well as research institutions such as the World Wheat Improvement Center are now using computer technology to assist in breeding work." Li Lei also introduced the situation of foreign counterparts to them. Zhao Hongzhang also shared this information. I've heard some, but not so clearly.

"Blauger works at the World Wheat Improvement Center. He mentioned this in his letter to me last time!" Zhao Hongzhang remembered.

Blauger is the "father of the Green Revolution" and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. He once visited Zhao Hongzhang's experimental field in the 70s. Before leaving, Zhao Hongzhang gave him "Xiaoyan 6" and "Aifeng 3" "Two species, Blauger is very appreciative of Zhao Hongzhang's achievements.

Bayer and Corteva are the two strongest seed companies in the world. The international seed industry presents a pattern of two superpowers. Bayer in Germany and Corteva in the United States are ahead of others by a large margin; and then they were born in Switzerland. Synonda, France's Limagrain, Germany's BASF, and Kovosch, which have been acquired by China, are much stronger than other companies.

Next are Denmark's Dannon, Holland's Rexwang, China's Longping Hi-Tech, Japan's Sakata, etc. This is the ranking in the future. Although Bayer has not established its leading position in the seed industry through the acquisition of Monsanto, it is still Not to be underestimated.

When Zhao Hongzhang heard that these two companies were using computer technology, his interest became even stronger. He listened carefully to Li Lei's explanation, and then went up and tried to operate it a few times. He took out a bunch of old data and entered it, and the software started automatically. Statistical analysis, the results are almost exactly the same as what they got!
"How long did it take us to process these data? It came out so soon after using the computer? How many experiments can we do with the time saved?" Like Commissioner Liu, Professor Xiong, Li Denghai and others, Zhao Hongzhang, who has seen the computer's super After high efficiency, I can't help it.

"Xiao Li, how much is the software for these computers?" He had already made up his mind that if the price was acceptable, he would keep one no matter what.

"No money, I donate it to the institute!" How could Li Lei have the nerve to accept his money?What's more, he wanted to ask Zhao Hongzhang for help when he came here this time.

"That's not okay, it's not easy for you to earn money, how can I ask for it for nothing?" Zhao Hongzhang firmly refused.

"Committee Zhao and Comrade Xixian both said that we should 'get rich first and then get rich later'. I have earned a lot of money over the years, so I naturally have to take on this responsibility and help more people get rich; in my opinion, helping the common people The best way to get rid of poverty and get rich is to cultivate better seeds. With these computers, your breeding efficiency can be improved a lot. I can be regarded as doing my best for the common people. Shouldn’t you wish for this? Wouldn't that satisfy me?"

Zhao Hongzhang didn't know how to respond to Li Lei's words. Before he could think it over, Li Lei said, "Actually, I have something to ask for your help this time! I want to have a more in-depth cooperation with the Wheat Breeding Research Office. I will pay for it." , equipment, and land, you will provide manpower and guidance, and we will set up a new research team to jointly study drought-resistant and cold-resistant high-yielding wheat seeds!"

Kazakhstan has a large area of ​​arable land, which is flat and easy to manage. However, factors such as the arid environment, cold climate, and extensive management have restricted the output of the Ivolga Farm. The 150 million hectares of land can only produce more than 200 million tons of wheat each year. In the Central Plains Province, it is not uncommon for it to increase by three or four times.

Extensive management can be improved, but the problems of drought, water shortage and cold climate are not easy to solve. Large-scale exploitation of groundwater in the Ivolga farm is not realistic, and it is even more impossible to build greenhouses to keep warm. How can we carry out mechanized operations?So replacing the good breed became the only option.

Due to different needs, although China is the world's largest wheat producer and has a variety of high-yield wheat varieties with different properties, there are very few improved varieties of wheat with both drought and cold resistance properties; Most of the winter wheat in China has this feature, but the northeast does not need drought resistance if there is no water shortage; some in the south may need drought resistance, but due to the relationship between dimensions, it does not need cold resistance.

Only a few such as XJ really need this kind of wheat seed. Unfortunately, the breeding ability of XJ can't keep up with it, so Li Lei can only go to Commissioner Zhao for help. He hopes to cooperate with Commissioner Zhao to develop a kind of wheat that is suitable for Kazakhstan and XJ. Come wheat.

"It's rare to see wheat with these two characteristics at the same time? Is it used by XJ?" Commissioner Zhao is very clear about what kind of wheat is needed in all parts of the country, and immediately thought of XJ.

"There are also several countries in Central Asia. The farming conditions in these places are similar to XJ, and this kind of seeds are really needed!" Li Lei added.

"I'm really interested in the project you mentioned, but I'm getting old now, and I can't keep up with energy. I'm afraid it will be difficult to start a new project, and this kind of thing needs to be approved by the superior." Zhao Hongzhang fell into hesitation. Already in his 70s, going to the field is not as easy as before. He is not worried that his reputation will be affected if the project is not completed, but he is afraid of delaying Li Lei's affairs.

"Before I came here, I had already reported to Minister He, and Minister He also supported this new attempt, so there is no problem on your side, so I will report to Minister He, and Minister He will definitely approve!" This question Li Lei It's already taken care of.

Wesfarmers is an institution directly under the Ministry of Agriculture, and Minister He, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, also serves as the president of the National Association of Township Enterprises. Li Lei has been praised by Minister He many times before, and now he is asking him to help with a task for the Ministry. Minister He has no reason to refuse a small matter that is beneficial to Li Lei.

The colleges and universities directly under the Ministry received donations and trained their teams. Li Lei got the improved seeds he wanted, and farmers increased their production after the improved seeds were promoted.
"I will use the first 100 million yuan to rent the experimental field, build the laboratory, purchase equipment, pay the researchers salaries and benefits, and then make additional investments according to the progress and needs!" After investing a small amount of 2000 million US dollars, it is a piece of cake to invest another 100 million yuan in the development of fine seeds now, and it is nothing at all.

"So much?!" Zhao Hongzhang was taken aback. 100 million is not worth mentioning to Li Lei, but it is different to him. The funding of various research institutions has been very difficult these years, and agricultural research institutions are better. , but still very short of funds, the sum of funds for many agricultural research institutes for several years is less than 100 million.

"This is just the first payment. As long as there is demand and the progress can keep up, it will not be a problem to spend three times, five times, or even ten times or twenty times!" With 150 million hectares of land, even if one hectare only increases production by one One hundred kilograms, that's 15 tons of grain, so it's definitely worth spending some money on.

"There are really some students on my side who don't have much to do! It would be very helpful for them to organize them into a research group!" Many of his students already have the ability to conduct research independently, but due to Due to insufficient funds, these students could only help him. Zhao Hongzhang had a headache for a while, but he did not expect to see hope today.

"I have to make it clear in advance that our experimental team may have to stay in XJ for a large part of the time!" Li Lei reminded that these seeds will be used in Kazakhstan in the future, so it is natural that the climate and soil conditions are relatively close Planting in a place, so are these people willing to leave Yangling?
"If you don't tell me, I also know that when we are engaged in breeding, we must travel all over the world. We go to Hainan in winter and come back when it is hot. Everyone is used to it. Now we just changed the place of farming to XJ. Don't stress it out!" Zhao Hongzhang didn't mind at all.

"Since Minister He has agreed, I have nothing to say. You can ask what kind of person you need, and then I will try my best to find you!" Zhao Hongzhang finally agreed.

Li Lei hurriedly reported to Minister He, and Minister He told the secretary, and naturally someone quickly completed the formalities. After getting the documents, Zhao Hongzhang followed Li Lei to XJ, and brought a few of his favorite students along with him. , which are key members of the drought-resistant and cold-resistant wheat breeding team.

I found a place with suitable conditions in XJ to build a test field. The size of the test field and how to build the laboratory are all decided by Zhao Hongzhang. Li Lei is responsible for paying the money. Gao, within a few days of setting the location, the scene began to get busy.

The large tractors started plowing the land with a chug, and the workers began to dig the foundation of the laboratory while chanting. The students of Committee Member Zhao were busy at the site during the day, and at night they enthusiastically discussed the experimental plan in the temporary rented house. After waiting for many years, they finally had the opportunity to start their own projects, and now they can't wait to use a day as 48 hours.

When the work is on the right track, there is no need for Zhao Hongzhang to stare here. Li Lei personally sent him back, and the two arrived at the airport together. When they were in the waiting hall, the conversation next to him caught his attention.

"Did Tang have a fever this time? Inviting so many people to travel in the special zone? What is he planning?"

"I know him well. He has never been so profitable. Inviting thousands of people to travel in the Special Economic Zone is not a small amount. I found out something!"

As he spoke, he lowered his voice, and whispered in the ear of his companion, "He is going for the certificate of wealth, and so many people are going to help him line up to buy the certificate of wealth! The surname Tang sees things for sure, follow him You can definitely make money by doing it in such a way, and the rest of us will also go to the Special Economic Zone to buy wealth certificates!"

92 wealth certificate?Isn't this the opportunity for Jiang Che to start his career?
　It took another day to transfer the ownership, and I came back at dinner time. I finally wrote a chapter, and tomorrow's update will still be delayed.

　　
　
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