silent farm

Chapter 204
After more than two months of fermentation, Brazil Cargill finally fell in the wind and rain.

Brazil's Cargill had to declare bankruptcy when it was unable to repay its debts due to pressure from creditors.This is not bankruptcy, but a direct declaration of closure.

A thriving company suddenly closed down, and Cargill completely withdrew from Brazil.Such a thing, sensible people can see that something is wrong.And Fernando is one of the insiders.

He has been paying attention to Li Shengming's operations on the surface.In the end, Li Sheng won the battle with Cargill Group.He couldn't help but think of the group Li Sheng mentioned when he sold Sands.Both he and Ali believed that this group was mentioned by Li Sheng casually.But now he suspects that there is a mysterious group behind Li Sheng.

Otherwise, with Li Sheng's ability alone, it would be impossible for Cargill's soybeans to go bad.

However, regardless of whether Li Sheng is a person or the spokesperson of a certain group, before he finds out the facts, he feels that he must maintain a closer cooperative relationship with Li Sheng.Against such a person, he has no certainty of victory.Moreover, Li Sheng's fatal blow to Brazil's Cargill this time made him understand that not everyone can resist Li Sheng's ruthless attack.

During this time, Fernando stayed in Brazil most of the time.Because most of the rainy season has passed, as the operator of the forage sales project, he needs to stay in Brazil to promote.Now there is no big crocodile such as the Brazilian Cargill company, and other cattle fattening feed manufacturers have no ability to stop them.

This year's rainy season has significantly less precipitation than in previous years. As the time comes to the end of the rainy season, almost everyone knows that this year's Amazon Basin is probably another dry season.The Brazilian Meteorological Service also issued a warning.

In fact, Li Sheng had already felt it. It was only in the middle of March, and it was not raining very much.Sometimes after a convective rain, it can be sunny for five or six days, and the frequency and amount of precipitation are smaller than before.But for now, it is still more beneficial to him.At least the farm can harvest grass in this weather.

Fernando has also started to open up a little market for pasture farming.In fact, his method is very simple, that is, to sign a contract.It is possible to provide pasture to cattle farmers first, and after the cattle are fattened, the cattle will be recovered and the payment for pasture will be deducted.Although it is very slow to return funds in this way, it is also a must-have method for promotion some time ago.After the grass has occupied a certain market, they can collect part of the payment first.Otherwise, just the shipping costs will bring down the company.

Knowing that there will be a severe drought in the Amazon Basin this year, Fernando came to the farm more frequently.Because he also thought about the transportation problem.Silent Farm has only one waterway for external transportation. If the waterway traffic is cut off due to drought.If the forage cannot be transported out, it is useless no matter how much the customer likes it.

He wanted to confirm with Li Sheng how much grass could be harvested this year and transport it to the south as soon as possible.This determines the size of the market he promotes.Otherwise, the signed contract exceeds the amount that the farm can provide this year, and he does not want to see liquidated damages and reputation loss.

The two discussed the pasture business for a while. Li Sheng calculated according to the current harvesting speed of the farm, and said, "I will let the workers speed up the harvesting speed. I can't tell when the pier will be unusable. But I think, Even if it is a drought, it will be able to sail until September at least. You can estimate the sales according to the monthly output. If there is any change, I will let you know in advance."

Fernando knew that this was the only way to go for the time being.

The two talked about other aspects of cooperation.It can be said that these commercial cooperations are developing in a positive direction.In other words, the two of them are making more and more money in these cooperations.

"How is Jose doing here?" Fernando asked one person after all the formal topics that needed to be discussed had been discussed.

Jose Joachim Marino is a young man in his early twenties.It was the brewing apprentice introduced by Fernando a month ago.Fernando really couldn't find a master winemaker who was willing to come to Silent Farm. Later, in his winery, he found an apprentice winemaker who always had a lot of ideas of his own and couldn't get along with other apprentice winemakers and winemakers.

So he brought this person to Silent Farm and recommended him to Li Sheng.

Although Li Sheng thought that this young man with pimples could make some good wine, but now the grape fields on the farm are already bearing fruit.It's just that he never cared about it.He originally thought that if no one could make wine, he would let the workers pick the grapes and eat them.

Now at least a professional person came, and Li Sheng asked him to take charge of the management of the vineyard.But the young man was still a little bit capable.The workers were willing to obey his command, and the messy vineyard became tidy.Although winemaking has not yet started, even if winemaking is not good, this young man is at least a management talent.

So Li Sheng nodded and said, "His performance is beyond his age."

Fernando said with a smile: "The child he grew up in the winery has a lot of unique ideas about wine making. Maybe he will make unique wine."

Li Sheng also hoped so.That can be a large vineyard, even if the wine produced is of ordinary quality, there will still be some benefits: "I am also looking forward to it."

"I will return to Portugal in a few days. If everything is normal, I will not come to Brazil for a long time. The pasture business here is temporarily in charge of Mosu."

Li Sheng understood what he meant: "I will talk to Thomas."

The weather is perfect for working on the farm.The rice has matured and harvesting is stepping up.At this time, the Brazilian agricultural sector sent a worrying message to the world.They found the latest variant of wheat X virus in rice.This variant infects rice, causing the grains to turn black or fall off.

This news means that wheat X virus is not only harmful to wheat, but may produce more variants to harm other grasses, and even plants of other families.If that is the case, mankind is facing a huge crisis.

But at this time, Feng Xiaoting brought Li Sheng good and fast news.

Feng Xiaoting found Li Sheng and closed the office door cautiously.His face was full of seriousness, and he handed a thick report to Li Sheng: "Boss, this is the analysis report of my anti-X virus experiment on the wheat on the farm."

Li Sheng read two pages, but couldn't understand.He said, "You just tell me the result."

"The wheat on the farm has its own mechanism to stall the transcription of the virus. The virus cannot infect the wheat on the farm."

"Viral transcription, I have a little impression. But what does the stagnation mechanism mean? Are you sure that the wheat on the farm is so resistant to viruses?"

Feng Xiaoting said: "I chose six kinds of DNA and six kinds of RNA to conduct large-dose experiments on viruses that are more harmful to wheat. The wheat seedlings in the experiment were not infected. In addition, I also put X Virus, I tested the roots, stems, leaves, and fruits after harvesting, but no virus cysts were found. That proves that my judgment is correct."

Li Sheng fell into deep thought.He was very happy at first, but when he thought about the fact that the wheat on the farm was naturally immune to the X virus, would he still be able to keep this kind of wheat?

Maybe no one notices this now, but if the farm continues to sell good quality wheat someone will.Will he be able to withstand the pressure of the whole world by then?A Brazilian government can take the farm back.

Maybe that's not in line with [democracy], but there is absolutely no way that any country will turn to Silent Farm if something like that happens.

He understands the reason why it is a crime to conceive a bi!
Feng Xiaoting went on to say: "I have already isolated the X virus variant released by Brazil a few days ago. And there are quite a few of this virus variant in the soil of our farm. But our rice is not infected. I It is suspected that the rice on the farm is as immune to the X virus as the wheat."

When Li Sheng heard this, he felt that he was in big trouble.

He frowned, and said to Feng Xiaoting after a long time: "This matter is kept secret for the time being."

Feng Xiaoting is not a brainless person, he probably understands Li Sheng's worry.He nodded and said, "I understand. I did all the experiments by myself. No one else will know."

"How is the alienation experiment of the seeds going?"

"There is no problem with the first generation. The second generation planted now has slightly alienated genes. The alienated gene segment is within the design range. However, the final result will take about two months before the second-generation seeds germinate."

Li Sheng nodded and said, "These experimental results and processes must not be exposed."

Feng Xiaoting nodded: "Don't worry, I have a measure."

After Feng Xiaoting left, Li Sheng immediately found Zhang Dingbian and asked him to send more people to the laboratory for protection: "Don't send new people."

Although Zhang Dingbian didn't understand, but Li Sheng explained the matter so solemnly, he nodded and said, "I understand."

After Zhang Dingbian left, Li Sheng leaned back on the seat, pinching the corners of his eyes.He didn't know what to do.Originally, he just wanted to prevent the outflow of the farm's wheat and rice resources.But because of the X virus, both things may not be kept.It's really not as good as man's calculation.

If he has enough ability, with such wheat and rice, he may be able to control the food of the whole world.But he doesn't feel capable of fighting the whole world.Once the production of wheat and rice is largely reduced due to the X virus, the world food crisis cannot be avoided.As long as someone finds that the wheat and rice in Silent Farm are completely unaffected, he will definitely be asked to hand over the technology or seeds.

And at worst, with the excuse of saving the world's food crisis, those who covet Silent Farm have a fig leaf for whatever they do.Those people may not ask for it, but grab it directly.

Of course, he can also buy some other wheat and rice to refill, saying that it was also affected.But what's the point of him keeping these resources?Is it necessary to wait until he has enough power to make it public?He didn't think he was capable of fighting the whole world that day.

Of course, he can stop growing food.It just doesn't make any sense to do that.

Li Sheng thought about it for a long time, and finally felt that only cooperation can protect his own interests.

It's just that this cooperation is definitely not with individuals or companies as before, but with a country that is capable of withstanding the pressure of the world.

There are only a few such countries.One is the United States, the other is Maoxiong Country, and the other is of course China.Others don't have that ability.

That being the case, he seemed to have no choice.

(End of this chapter)