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Chapter 291: Rice Flower Fragrance

"I'm Tian Yongtai, who are you?" A dark-skinned man in his fifties came out and asked. His complexion was the same as that of Zhao Hongzhang and Mr. Yuan, and it was obvious that it was the result of frequent exposure to the wind and sun in the fields.

"Hi, stationmaster Tian, ​​I'm Li Lei from Huinong Group! Researcher Yuan introduced me!" Li Lei took out Mr. Yuan's letter of introduction and handed it to Tian Yongtai.

This person is not well-known outside the industry, but he is well-known in the industry in later generations. People comment on his contribution: Yuan Lao cultivated the rice with the highest yield, and this person cultivated the rice with the best taste in China!In the future, the name of Wuchang rice will be resounded all over the country, and the reason is because of him.

Although the taste of Wuchang rice is not as good as the top luxury rice such as Xiangshui rice, Yutian rouge rice, and Wannian tribute rice, these rice can easily cost thousands of yuan a catty. How can ordinary people afford it?Although Wuchang rice is more expensive than ordinary rice, it is barely within the reach of ordinary people.

"Researcher Yuan who is engaged in hybrid rice?" Tian Yongtai was in awe when he heard Mr. Yuan's name. After welcoming them in and pouring water, he apologized, and then read Mr. Yuan's letter.

"When I went to a meeting outside, I listened to Researcher Yuan's lectures, which benefited me a lot! Now that Researcher Yuan has helped us so much, I really don't know how to be grateful!" After reading the letter Tian Yongtai said that the content of the letter is very simple. In addition to introducing Li Lei's identity, it means that Li Lei is willing to help him with fertilizers, equipment, and funds so that he can have more favorable research conditions.

"The equipment and fertilizers are already on the way, and they will be delivered within two days. Researcher Yuan's research results have proved that slow-release fertilizers can indeed increase rice yields, and computer assistance can also help you save a lot of time and energy. As for funds It’s even more of a problem, just say as much as you need, and I will provide it to you for free, without any return!” Li Lei said with a smile.

"How embarrassing is this!" Tian Yongtai is now only the stationmaster of the township agricultural extension station. When did he encounter such a good thing?For a while, I didn't know how to respond.

"This is also a long-term project of our Huinong. We not only provide you with help, but also provide similar help to Researcher Yuan, Zhao Hongzhang, who is engaged in wheat breeding, and Mr. Li Denghai, who is engaged in corn breeding. Please accept it. If you are still not at ease, I will talk to the leaders of our city!" Li Lei is now a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the Federation of Industry and Commerce to go to the local leaders, and they will definitely support him.

"I can trust Researcher Yuan's words, but we are a national unit after all, and what we want to do must be approved by the leader." Tian Yong was too moved, but he was still a little curious, "Boss Li, please find Researcher Yuan, Commissioner Zhao, and Teacher Li. I can understand the cooperation of these breeding experts, they are all leaders in their respective fields, but I am just an ordinary station manager of an agricultural extension station, what is the use of you looking for me?"

Today's Tian Yongtai is really nothing compared to Yuan Lao, Zhao Hongzhang, Li Denghai and others, but Li Lei knows that he will soon breed a super delicious rice, and Wuchang rice will become famous all over the country in the future. grow rice, so how could he miss it?

"You are so humble! I have already inquired before I came here, and your contribution to our Wuchang rice is too much! It is also my honor to provide some help within our ability for an expert like you!" Li Leike He said politely, "However, I only thought that Wuchang rice was delicious and famous, but why Wuchang rice is delicious, I still don't understand. Can you introduce it to me?"

"I know this very well! First of all, we have good water and soil here, and only good water and good land can grow good rice!" Tian Yongtai said proudly, "Our Wuchang is surrounded by mountains on three sides, the opening of the basin faces west, and the mountains in the southeast block it. The southeast wind, while the warm current from the Songnen Plain in the west can directly enter the basin and circle, the Xilang River, Lalin River, and Mangniu River run through the whole area, the water system is vertical and horizontal, and the water is full; the soil types are mainly sandy loam and meadow soil. The soil has moderate pH, organic matter and trace element content, and is most suitable for growing rice."

"This climatic condition makes the rice grains harvested locally plump, hard in texture, bright in color, and rich in flavor. The rice has a lot of dry matter accumulation, high nutritional content, and high content of rapidly soluble double-chain sugars, so it tastes sweet; The content of amylopectin is high, the rice is oily, light and slightly sweet, soft and slightly sticky, fragrant and refreshing, I will let the cafeteria start preparing it now, and everyone will taste it together later.”

"Actually, in the early days, Wuchang rice was not as delicious as it is now. We Wuchang people have put in a lot of effort to grow good rice!" Tian Yongtai told them the history of the development of Wuchang rice, "Although it was in the Qing Dynasty Wuchang rice was listed as a tribute, but only a few places could grow it at that time."

"After liberation, we built the Longfengshan Reservoir on the basis of the water conservancy projects left by the Japanese invaders, and built supporting canal systems, so that the rice planting area along the Mangniu River exceeded the [-]-mu mark in one fell swoop, and then With the construction of the new water system, the planting area continued to increase; however, the planting methods at that time were relatively extensive, and the practice was to spread the seeds and plow the ground without fertilization. And the quality has a qualitative leap!"

"The second leap came from the late 70s and early 80s. At that time, China and Japan had just resumed diplomatic relations, and the relationship between the two sides was very good. Therefore, our provincial government cooperated with the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and invited Japanese experts to help us improve rice cultivation. Technical level: Japan has sent three rice experts, Yamamoto Kazuki, Dong Guoxiong, and Fukuda, to help us improve in all aspects, including rice mechanization, greenhouse seedling raising, chemical weeding, mechanized harvesting, threshing, etc. The role of these assistance Very big!"

Li Lei nodded while listening. He also knew that these aid machines were provided by Kubota, Japan. This was the first time that Kubota was promoted and applied in northern China. Therefore, for a long time in the future, people in Northeast China will recognize the brand of Kubota. , Shifeng wants to compete with Kubota in the future, and it is estimated that the pressure will not be small.

"In addition, we have done a lot of work in breeding. In 69, Wuchang encountered a natural disaster of low temperature and early frost. The rice production in Longfeng Township was severely reduced. So many people and I began to think about how to make rice mature early. , you can avoid the threat of early frost! The last old farmer told us that if we can find mature ears of rice in the year of early frost in the catastrophe, we should keep the ears of rice for breeding. This kind of ears of rice is what we are looking for precocious species!"

"We searched for many days, and finally found twelve mature ears of rice, and quickly took them to the production team for storage. During the storage, five ears were blown away by the wind, and seven ears remained; in spring, we planted these seven ears of rice. , it turned into 48 catties of seeds in autumn, and then continued to use these seeds to breed, and the next year it became 70 catties of rice seeds. This is the '517 rice seeds' we planted in the [-]s. This kind of rice has been planted for ten years. After many years, it was gradually eliminated due to the degradation of rice seeds.”

"By the 80s, in addition to planting the fine varieties we cultivated ourselves, we also began to plant imported varieties such as 'Koshihikari', 'Fujiko', 'Autumn Light', and 'Xiabei' brought by Japanese experts. These are the original Wuchang species The field manager Liu Zhanlin presided over the introduction, among which 'Xiabei' performed the best, the Department of Agriculture has promoted it in the whole province, and some places are still planting it now!"

Li Lei has also heard Liu Zhanlin's name. Wuchang rice can have a future status. Four experts have made outstanding contributions, Tian Yongtai, Liu Zhanlin, Xiao Qingyu and Xiang Wenxiu. Among them, Tian Yongtai and Liu Zhanlin's contributions are mainly in breeding. Xiang Wenxiu is Tian Yongtai's assistant is standing next to him now. He cooperated with Tian Yongtai to cultivate many good varieties; Xiao Qingyu's contribution is promotion. During his 40-year career, he has cultivated more than 1 agricultural varieties for Wuchang and other places. Relevant talents have directly trained 60 farmers, enabling farmers in Wuchang and other places to master more advanced planting techniques.

"In the 60s and 70s, the yield per unit area of ​​rice in Wuchang was only three to four hundred catties. In the 80s, it increased to five hundred catties. In the 100s, it broke through eight hundred catties. Now it can reach nine hundred catties. Now the city is planning to build a hundred thousand excellent projects. It is planned that within three years, let The planting area of ​​Wuchang rice has exceeded [-] million mu, and the yield per mu is more than [-] jin, and the rice produced is all high-quality rice! Now we need help from all walks of life, Boss Li, you are really helping us!"

"This is a good thing, and I will definitely support it!" Now that grain purchases have been released, Li Lei definitely hopes that the more high-quality rice planted in Wuchang, the better. Now he will spend some money to build a good relationship with the local area, and then come here to start a company acquisition in the future Wuchang rice, that is a matter of course.

"Then what new rice seeds are we cultivating now?" Li Lei asked. In fact, this is the main purpose of his visit to Wuchang. A kind of rice with better taste and more flavor is being cultivated. It was Tian Yongtai who planted it.

"Yes, not long ago I found a special kind of rice in the field where I found 517. It is also twelve spikes, long-grained, awned, and ring-shaped. I found it strange when I saw it. There is no long-grained rice in the north. It is a round-grained, straight-stalked, non-circular rice, so I noticed it right away. When I sniffed it, the fragrance is stronger than all the rice varieties we grow in Wuchang! Now I have encountered a treasure, so I quickly brought it Come back! If you want to see it, I will take you there!"

Breeding is sometimes very particular about luck, and the results of many breeding experts are inseparable from luck. If there is no wild bean that was discovered by accident, there will be no Yuan Druid in the future. If there is no wild soybean found in the suburbs of Shanghai , It is estimated that Monsanto will not be able to control the global soybean breeding industry, and if Tian Yongtai has not seen these rice plants, there will be no future "Daohuaxiang" Wuchang rice.

But their success is not just luck. Ordinary people may not find it strange to see these special seedlings, and they can only discover the value of these seedlings because of their deep accumulation.

Li Lei and the others immediately followed. Although there are some differences in appearance and aroma from the "Daohuaxiang rice" Li Lei's later generations have seen, but from the perspective of breeding, they can be seen at a glance. Relatedly, this kind of rice possesses a variety of excellent qualities of "Daohuaxiang", and if we continue to cultivate it in the future, we will be able to cultivate the "Daohuaxiang" rice that will make Wuchang rice famous all over the country in the future.

"Good seeds! When I chatted with Mr. Yuan, he often felt regretful, saying that although the hybrid rice he bred had a high yield, it didn't taste very good! Now this kind of rice smells so good, it must be delicious to eat. It’s delicious! If we plant more, we will be able to feed the common people in our country well!” Li Lei praised sincerely.

"Station Master Tian, ​​I will go to the city leaders later and try to convince them as soon as possible to provide you with sufficient funds and convenient conditions so that you can cultivate this new type of rice early!" Li Lei was finally relieved of what he wanted to see.

At this time, the rice was ready. Li Lei ate several bowls of some simple Northeast dishes and delicious Wuchang rice. He had already made up his mind. In the future, I will recognize this when I eat rice at home.

After bidding farewell to Tian Yongtai and Xiang Wenxiu, Li Lei went straight to the municipal government and declared his status as the vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and a member of the CPPCC at the door. With a happy face, this is the great God of Wealth. Now that the God of Wealth has come to Wuchang, why don't you want to invest?
"Our Wuchang rice has a unique taste among all the rice grown in large areas in the country!" Li Lei praised, Xiangshui rice, Yutian rouge rice, and Wannian tribute rice can only be grown in small areas in specific places. Rice does not count, and products that cannot be promoted can only be regarded as luxury goods.

First, Haosheng praised Wuchang rice, but Li Lei suddenly changed the topic, "But the influence and price of Wuchang rice is really a bit sorry for such a good taste! Such a good rice must be known to the whole country, and it must be sold Get a better price!"

"This is what our Wuchang teams are striving for. We have thought of many ways before, but we have not been able to make a breakthrough. I wonder if Mr. Li has any good suggestions?" Ke Xisheng asked quickly.

"Now is no longer the era when the wine is not afraid of deep alleys. If you want to make the name of Wuchang Rice widely known, you have to advertise, and you have to spend a lot of money to advertise on national media such as Zhuangertai!" Li Lei said firmly.

"Advertising will definitely cost money, but there is no money in our city!" Ke Xisheng spread his hands.

It doesn't matter if you don't have money, I have it!
(End of this chapter)