Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 213 Hybrid Rice (II)

Lao Luo and the others had thought about the fact that with the level of technological development in the future, the grain production there would definitely be far greater than that in the world of Sijiu City.

But they didn't expect that so much food could be grown on just one acre of land!
The output has increased several times compared to now!
Several times!

There isn't even that much fertilizer!

Lao Luo, who found this really unbelievable, couldn't help but question it.

"Is this reasonable? Is it really reasonable to be so productive?"

No wonder Lao Luo lost his composure like this.

The numbers given by Ximen Lang are really too exaggerated!

You should know that now one acre of land can only produce 400 kilograms of rice at best.

Even this is the best result that can only be achieved if the weather is favorable, God blesses you, and people work hard.

Otherwise, production will continue to decline!
But no matter how bad his situation is, the yield per acre will never be less than 1000 kilograms!

This is really horrible, so horrible!

It's like watching a horror movie!

I sincerely hope that everything Ximen Lang said is true, but I also feel that it is simply impossible and a far-fetched story.

Lao Luo and others, who were completely beyond their comprehension, immediately became confused.

"How is that possible? Even with the powerful chemical fertilizers, they only increase the yield of one acre of land by 30-40%. Even that's a big deal."

"And you tell me that just one tiny seed can increase the yield several times! How is that possible? It doesn't make sense!"

This is indeed not very reasonable.

Even Ximen Lang, a native of the future generation, could not help but exclaim that it was impossible and unbelievable after learning in detail how hybrid rice was cultivated.

The method of artificial cultivation is actually very simple, so simple that Ximen Lang just watched a few videos and already knew the process. (It is available on Bilibili, and it is indeed not difficult to see and is completely understandable.)
But the most difficult thing is how to find this kind of male sterile line, which will only exist temporarily and individually, at the right time and place in the vast natural world for cultivation!

How difficult is it?
Let me put it this way, compared with how to find a suitable male sterile line in nature, the author's probability of winning 100 million in the lottery is high!
With this said, I think everyone should be able to understand it to some extent.

Even the agricultural saint had to travel thousands of miles, endure untold hardships, and examine millions of wild rice ears before he finally found a suitable male sterile plant in nature.

A world in Sijiucheng where even the concept of male sterility probably hasn't been figured out yet?
Go find it!

Even if we mobilize the entire country to look for him, he will definitely remain silent!

And this is just the first step in completing hybrid rice.

If we want to thoroughly research hybrid rice, we need to continue to invest a lot of manpower, material resources, and time costs.
Note that this is only a possibility to successfully develop hybrid rice.

Without sufficient knowledge and technical support, it is likely that all efforts will be in vain.

This shows how difficult this task is!
But even though it was so difficult, this task was still accomplished by later generations with great perseverance and wisdom, and after overcoming many hardships and obstacles!
so.
"It's reasonable to have a higher yield, right? Is there anything wrong with producing several times more grain than we do now? There's nothing wrong with that at all!"

After a detailed explanation combined with various video materials, Lao Luo exclaimed that there was nothing wrong, and it also made him remember the name that appeared many times.

After talking about the advantages, it is necessary to talk to Lao Luo and others about the disadvantages of hybrid rice.

After all, it will definitely be widely promoted and planted on a large scale in the world of Sijiu City in the future. Regardless of whether it is good or bad, Ximen Lang should fully introduce it to Lao Luo and the others.

After drinking a cup of tea to moisten his throat, Ximen Lang continued his introduction.

"Of course, having said all that, hybrid rice isn't without its flaws. For example, it doesn't taste as good as conventional rice. That's one of its drawbacks."

As he said that, he took out two rice cookers, washed the rice and put it in the pots. In front of everyone, he plugged in the power and cooked two pots of rice.

One pot of regular rice and one pot of hybrid rice.

Wait until both portions of rice are cooked.

Inviting a few people to gather around the rice cooker, savoring the aroma of two pots of rice, Ximen Lang continued.

"Look at this pot of rice made from hybrid rice. Compared to the rice I usually eat that costs 3 yuan per pound, which is 3 cents per pound now, it's much worse in terms of aroma and fullness."

After hearing these words, Bai Ling and Lao Luo couldn't help but look bitter again.

Fresh rice that doesn't require a ticket is only 3 cents per pound. If it is replaced with hybrid rice, which has a higher yield and is definitely cheaper, it may only cost one cent.

And what about them?
Even if you take your grain book to the grain station to buy it, it will cost 7 cents per pound!
Even so, the quantity is limited. At most, each person can only have a few kilograms per month.

There was only a difference of a few decades between the two times, but the gap in living standards was so huge.

How could this not make Lao Luo and the others feel bitter?

However, with the help of Ximen Lang, they will soon be able to eat such cheap and high-quality rice.

So, it’s not particularly uncomfortable.

Soon, the two adjusted their state, and at the invitation of the heartless Hao Pingchuan and Ximen Lang, who didn't notice the strangeness on their faces, they took out their bowls and chopsticks, filled a bowl each, and started eating.

The result is of course obvious.

Just as Ximen Lang said, whether in terms of taste or other aspects, conventional rice is far superior to the flavor of hybrid rice.

But other than that, hybrid rice has all the advantages!

The advantages are so great that Lao Luo wishes he could replace all the rice with hybrid rice from later generations, so that everyone can eat as much rice as they want!

As for the reasons Ximen Lang mentioned, the taste is not good.
"Alang, the taste and the like, that's something you guys will start to consider after you've had enough to eat and drink, and have no worries about food and clothing, and have everything you need. But here..."

"You have to know that even now, there are still many people who may not even have a proper full meal. They can't even fill themselves up with whole grains, let alone this delicious rice."

Ximen Lang felt sour in his heart after hearing these words.

I even began to feel that the pursuit of taste and quality by later generations is really just idleness.

Taking advantage of the situation, he decisively gave the two bowls of hybrid rice that he and Bai Ling were holding to Hao Pingchuan, who accepted all the rice and ate it with relish, on the grounds that they could eat more and there was more in the pot.

Bai Ling's eyes twitched when she saw this.

Blinking his eyes, Ximen Lang continued.

"The second disadvantage is that hybrid rice seeds cannot be saved."

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(End of this chapter)