Agricultural giant since 1983

Chapter 331 Computers and Agriculture
"What does this department do? Simply put, it uses computer technology to promote the development of agriculture. From a historical point of view, agriculture has gone through several stages, primitive agriculture, ancient agriculture, modern agriculture and modern agriculture. In the primitive agricultural period , humans domesticated wild plants and animals, allowing humans to develop from a gathering and hunting economy to a planting economy.”

"In the ancient agricultural period, people increased the yield per unit area by improving farming techniques to give full play to the potential of the land; but in modern times, there has been a transformation from hand tools and animal-powered farm tools to mechanized farm tools, from the direct experience of laborers to modern science and technology, and from self-sufficiency. Modern agriculture refers to the socialized agriculture that widely applies modern science and technology, production materials provided by modern industry and modern production management methods.” Li Lei first conducted some popular science for them.

"Nowadays, western developed countries are developing by leaps and bounds towards modern agriculture, but our country has uneven development. Some places have realized mechanized agriculture, while some places still use the ancient farming methods, but increased chemical fertilizers and improved seeds. The specific farming process still relies on manpower and animal power. As a top-ranking agricultural company in the country, Huinong has always regarded modern agriculture as the goal of enterprise development, so we must also use modern science and technology to promote the development of agriculture!"

"From the above content, it can be seen that tools are an important indicator to distinguish the stages of agricultural development. In ancient times, hand tools and animal power tools were used. In modern times, mechanical tools were used. In modern times, more advanced tools are used. Computers are the essence of modern technology. Naturally, we need to use it in agriculture!"

Looking at the bewildered looks of those computer technicians in the audience, Li Lei gave them a few more direct examples, "The United States proposed the concept of precision agriculture at the end of the 80s, which was supported by information technology and based on spatial variation. , to implement a complete set of modern agricultural operation and management systems in a fixed, fixed, and quantitative manner, and can be used exclusively for the comprehensive and integrated high-tech agricultural application system of field crop cultivation."

"The core of this system is 3S: GPS global positioning system, GIS geographic information system and RS remote sensing system. Through the comprehensive application of 3S technology and automation technology, according to the specific conditions of each operating unit in the field, better use of cultivated land resources Potential, scientific and rational use of material inputs to increase crop yield and quality, reduce production costs, reduce pollution caused by agricultural activities, and improve environmental quality. Last year, Americans conducted experiments on two farms in Minnesota, and the results used GPS to guide fertilization The output is about 30% higher than that of traditional balanced fertilization, and the total amount of chemical fertilizer application is reduced, greatly improving the economic benefits.”

"Coax~~" There was a burst of noise in the meeting room. These technical elites have long known that the United States is very advanced, but they did not expect that the United States is so advanced that they can use an advanced system such as GPS to farm land. This is It was hard for them to imagine, and someone immediately asked, "Will the cost of doing this be too high? How expensive is GPS! How much is the saved fertilizer worth?"

"From now on, it must be a loss! But you must have heard the story of trains and carriages. The earliest trains not only couldn't outrun the carriages, but also consumed much more than carriages! But with the development of technology, trains eventually eliminated almost all carriages. !GPS technology is very expensive now, but will this technology continue to be expensive? With the current development speed of science and technology, I believe it will not take long for this technology to become popular!" In the future, domestic agriculture will also use this technology on a large scale. Used to measure the size of plots and guide agricultural machinery farming
"Specifically in the computer field, there are many places that can be used to improve the value of agriculture. For example, this software is used to guide animal breeding. It mainly uses linear algebra models for valuation, which can help breeding experts save a lot of time and money. Thanks to this software, we, Huinong, were able to break through the monopoly of overseas breeding companies and breed good-bred laying hens that are not inferior to European and American companies!"

"Oh, by the way, this software was first made with the help of Shi Yuzhu of the giant, and it was updated several times later. If you are willing to keep it, I believe you can come up with a better version. This software is also written by Shi Yuzhu. Yes, it is mainly used to count Huinong's product inventory, sales, etc. It is relatively simple. We have now replaced professional software written by a large foreign company, which costs a lot of money every year. I hope you can come up with better ones in the future. Software" Li Lei showed them some software that Huinong is currently using, and now they finally have a clearer understanding of their future work.

"The application of computers in agriculture is much more than that, and can be mainly divided into these aspects. The first is the application of agricultural scientific research. In addition to animal and plant breeding, it can also play a role in information processing, simulation experiments, and real-time control. important role."

"Then in the production process, for example, computers can be used to predict climate change and analyze the impact of global climate change on agricultural production; in terms of defense against pests and diseases, computer technology can be used to predict crop diseases and pests, and timely discover problems and find out The method to solve the problem is to minimize the loss; use computer technology to detect and analyze the soil of agricultural land, judge the pH of the soil, judge the crops suitable for land planting, formulate a reasonable planting plan, and promote the rational use of land resources, etc. "

Li Lei talked a lot about the application of computer technology in the agricultural field, and they have a clearer understanding of what they want to do in the future, but these are in the general direction, and they still don't know more specific content, so Li Lei Lei also took out some software that Huinong will be working on recently, "The first is the animal breeding software. This software should have the following functions: collection of production and breeding data: collection of breeding pig breeding in the production process, inspection of mating conception, breeding pig breeding Parturition and weaning data; growing pig transfer, sales, purchase, culling, and production feed usage data; immunization status of breeding pigs and meat pigs; breeding measurement data of breeding pigs, etc. As well as production cost analysis, breeding data analysis, production planning analysis, self-maintenance functions, etc.”

This kind of software Li Lei has seen a lot in later generations, so he took out an animal breeding software with the widest application range to explain to them. He wrote the functional modules clearly, and those technicians only need to follow this Just do it in the right direction. Of course, with today's technology level, it is still difficult to perfectly realize these functions, but don't worry, step by step, as long as one version is better than the other, sooner or later you will be able to reach Li Lei's familiarity. The level of those software.

“And plant breeding software, which needs to include data connectivity, rights management, data import, trait definition, experiment creation, field planning, label printing, statistical analysis, selection decisions, and report aggregation (across locations, years, seasons).” This is also the focus in the future. Li Lei has such a large farm in Kazakhstan, so he definitely needs better seeds, and he has already set foot in the field of soybean oil, so naturally he has to cultivate soybean seeds that are more suitable for oil extraction before Monsanto. With these software, Huinong's breeding experts can save a lot of effort and speed up the pace of catching up with Monsanto.

"Food processing software, which should be a kind of ERP (enterprise resource planning) management software, can collect and integrate data to help food processing plants improve performance and increase productivity. Breeding management software, veterinary auxiliary software, agricultural machinery development software."

Li Lei showed one demand after another, and these Lei Jun finally understood why Li Lei needed so many computer technicians, so many types of professional software really needed a professional team with strong skills and a large number of people to complete it. It can't be done by three or two people.

"Now everyone should understand why you are invited here? After talking about the work content, let's talk about the salary. I think Lei Jun has already told you. Let me confirm it again. The basic salary is 50.00% higher than before! In addition, there are bonuses for completing tasks! You also get a corresponding commission for every copy of the software you make. Although the Smart Agriculture R&D Center is a subsidiary of Huinong Group, it will cost other companies to use your software. It was bought with money! At the beginning, it will be used within the group first, and it can be sold to other companies in the future!"

This kind of professional software is definitely not as popular as general-purpose software, but there are many companies in the agricultural field. The sum of these is not a small number. In the future, many companies specializing in agricultural software research and development will have a good life. It is certainly impossible for the Five Tigers and Alibaba's Eighteen Arhats to be as rich and powerful, but it is still very easy to live a middle-class life.

"For office, Huinong will vacate a building for you, and the computer and network will be fixed for you; for living, the company has dormitories, all of which are single rooms; there is a canteen for meals, and the canteen of our Huinong is still at the same level. It’s very good! If you don’t want to go down, you can send them to the office to eat.” In terms of employee benefits, Li Lei has always been very generous, and he really doesn’t have the consciousness of a capitalist. Within a reasonable range, he still hopes that employees will be better.

"After working for a certain number of years, I will give you a house!" The house in Heyang is not worth much, and Li Lei is also happy to be generous. "If you reach a certain level, you will still have shares! The working hours are from nine to five on weekends , Overtime work is paid, and you can also choose to take time off.”

This year, the country has just implemented the weekend system uniformly, but that is only for state units. Employees of private companies generally do not enjoy this kind of treatment, which means that Li Lei is willing to give employees so many benefits.

"After working for a while, if you want to leave yourself to start a business, you can also apply for the company's venture capital support!" Before the meeting, Li Lei had read the resumes of these people, and did not find any big names in the Internet and computer fields in the future, but the big shots They are all cultivated by Fengyun Jihui. Who dares to say that among these people, there can't be business leaders?They are educated and skilled, and they are the most suitable talents for starting a business in the Internet age. Li Lei is also willing to give them some opportunities. It would be even happier if they could cultivate a few bigwigs who did not have it before.

Hearing that these meeting rooms became more lively, these people came to Heyang, firstly because of Lei Jun's face, secondly, because they were curious about the richest man in the country, and thirdly, because of the high salary, so most of them planned to come and work for a year or two , earn some money first and then think about other things.

It wasn't until they heard Li Lei's speech that they realized that this industry is indeed promising. Although the development of agricultural software is not as good as the development of general software, it still has potential to be tapped and will not disappoint what they have learned; With favorable conditions, many people feel that they can stay for a few more years.

Then, Li Lei took them to visit various factories and farms, and told them about the application of computer technology in these factories and farms, and then showed them the office, where they saw the latest computers, clean and tidy. These people were in a daze when they went out. If they hadn't seen the farmland in the distance, they would have thought they were in the capital or Shanghai!The software companies in these big cities are not so rich.

After eating at Huinong's high-standard canteen, they didn't have any hesitation at last, and signed employment contracts with Huinong one after another.

Lei Jun also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. The favor was finally repaid. If these people came and went, he had to continue to help Li Lei find someone; then he stayed for a few more days to help Li Lei take these The people are divided into groups, responsible for different software projects, and helping the Smart Agriculture R&D Center to build a basic management structure. Only then did they leave Heyang with satisfaction, return to the capital, and continue to help Qiu Bojun with WPS.

"Have you set up another R&D center? This time it won't be the same as He Zhanhai's. It will take ten years to see the benefits?" Li Xinwang asked on the day the R&D center was listed.

"No, the software industry produces results very quickly! These people are all good, and it may not take long to produce results!" Although the comprehensive ability of these people is not as good as that of Shi Yuzhu and Ma Huateng, they are more in number, and they are Full-time work is definitely higher in terms of overall efficiency.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if it takes ten years. As long as the results can be achieved, the investment is worth it!" Li Xinwang didn't mean to urge him. Decline, further increase in profits, and made a lot of money by selling breeders, it is estimated that it will not take long to earn back the previous investment.

Not long after the establishment of the R&D center, He Changming, who was out for an investigation, finally came back, and he came back with him, as well as a large amount of information he had collected, which contained a lot of bad news.

(End of this chapter)