silent farm

Chapter 309

Even the title of the chapter is wrong: it should be "Potatoes Are Babes Too".

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Of course, the most convenient external transportation for Silent Farm is by air, so those officials arrived by plane.

This time Li Sheng can receive guests in a car that won't cause embarrassment.But this time he received officials from the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture in addition to several officials from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture.Although Li Sheng didn't understand why Peruvian officials also came.

After all, it was just a farm, and the other party would not be visiting. Li Sheng didn't hold any welcome banquet or anything like that.

Officials from both countries offered to visit the potato fields grown by Silent Farm.The potato fields at Silent Farm have only been sown for a few days, and the seedlings are just emerging.Li Sheng didn't think there was anything to look at.Although he was a little puzzled by this request, he did not refuse.

Among the officials from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, the highest-ranking official is a secretary-general named Pizarro, and the one from Peru is a vice-minister-level official with the same surname Pizarro.

However, the two senior officials seemed to attach great importance to this potato, and asked a lot about it.For example, tea production, such as planting methods, and also asked about the planting cycle.

Just as Li Sheng's doubts were getting more and more intense, Pizarro finally explained the reason for his visit: "Mr. Li, we noticed that some Indian residents in the Amazon plain planted the black potatoes provided by your farm. It is said that the yield is very high. .”

Li Sheng didn't expect that they came here for this matter.He nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Secretary-General. We did give some potato seeds to the villages of the Indian workers who worked on the farms at the request of their villages. But we don't know how much the yield is."

"The yield is very high. This is the first time we have learned that potatoes can be grown in tropical rainy areas." said the Peruvian Deputy Minister, also surnamed Pizarro. "And the yield is higher than what we grow in the mountains of Peru."

It turned out that Li Sheng provided potato seeds to the Indians.This kind of potato has attracted the attention of Peruvian merchants who came to the Amazon plains to purchase agricultural products and herbs, and bought some of them back.It turned out that the potatoes tasted better than the ones they had grown, were more nutritious, and were said to have higher yields.

So most of those potatoes were bought back by Peru.It was only when the officials noticed that there were not many potatoes left.

The Indians in the Amazon made a little money for this potato and of course left more seeds, so the Peruvians didn't have much to gain by trying to buy seeds through these people.So they approached Li Sheng.

Now Peru has a population of more than 200 million, but more than 45% of the population is poor, and more than 15% of the population is extremely poor.Most of the mountainous areas of Peru, especially those Indian villages, are not suitable for growing food crops other than potatoes.Potatoes are the main food of Peruvians.Peruvian officials feel that if they can get the potatoes, they can increase their domestic food production.

The Brazilian officials, first of all, came with them, and at the same time wanted to see if this kind of potato is suitable for promotion in the country.

Knowing their purpose, Li Sheng thought for a while and said, "In Quiet Farm, the yield per acre can reach about six tons per crop. But in other places, I can't guarantee it."

"We noticed that the yield of other people's planting in the Amazon rainforest is more than five tons per acre. This yield is already very high for farmland that does not use chemical fertilizers." Mr. Deputy Minister said.

Although the yield per mu has reached [-] jin, normally, the potato planting season is limited.Potatoes cannot be grown during the hot season.But Silent Farm has produced a kind that can be grown in the tropical rainforest.

"That's right, especially since we learned that this type of potato has the added advantage that it can be grown not only in the dry season, but also in the rainy season without any problems. I think it should be able to grow both in the rainy season and in the dry season."

Li Sheng nodded and said, "Indeed." He also planted it during the dry season, but the quantity was not large.And the rainy season is also planted.It is still planted on a large scale.

He thought for a moment and said, "I think we can find a place to sit down and talk." It was business.

However, this business was not negotiated.Because the meaning of the two officials turned out to be that they wanted him to donate part of it.Even if you plan to pay for it, the price you give is about the same as the gift.He can only hehe.

After politely sending him away, Li Sheng was a little helpless.He is willing to give things to the Capoclo people, why would people in the government think that he can give things to them?
Thomas was by his side the whole time.Watching the planes of officials from the two countries leave, he shook his head and said, "They probably want to buy seeds from the Kaboclo people."

He felt that the price Li Sheng just asked was too high.The purchase price of potatoes is one real per kilogram, which is already nearly half of the market price.And according to the ordinary purchase price, it only costs [-] reais per kilogram at most.

Li Sheng smiled and said, "Then I won't try to steal the Kapoclo people's business."

Since the Kaboclo people can also grow this potato, there should be no restrictions on climate and water sources.It is indeed normal for other people to buy seeds from them.

He smiled and continued: "In the future, if someone wants to buy from us, we will set the price at [-] reais per kilogram. Tell me, should we talk to Sandrolu and let them sell this kind of potato more expensive in the future?" Some?"

After he finished speaking, he turned and got into the car.Thomas smiled and got into the car.

Li Sheng really didn't think he sold it too expensive.Even though that's just potatoes.But this kind of potato is not only free of toxins, but also has higher protein content, higher sugar content, and higher unsaturated fat.Shouldn't the price be higher too?

After Thomas got into the car, he persuaded him a few more words: "We had a little potato left last year, but this year's output may be more than [-] tons. If there is a market, I'm afraid it can only be used to feed pigs." .”

Li Sheng said with a smile: "Potatoes are high in sugar, so they must be one of the most suitable feeds for pigs."

Hearing what he said, Thomas really had nothing to say.

Of course, Li Sheng was just joking.Although the pigs raised in farms now eat some potatoes, the fragrant pigs mainly eat grass, and the big white pigs also mainly eat bran and grass, and potatoes are only used as a supplementary food.If it is used as the staple food of pigs, it is really a bit of a waste.And also a little disrespectful to the workers.Because the workers also eat some.

But for him now, even if he sold all the potatoes at the price he set, he no longer valued that little money.

When the car almost reached the management area, Thomas said again: "If you don't plan to buy potatoes, I suggest you plant more sweet potatoes, which are very suitable for breeding fragrant pigs."

Li Sheng nodded and said, "When the dry season starts, it is true that [-] acres of sweet potatoes can be planted. Less wheat can be planted."

He estimates that this year's world food production will return to the level before the X virus appeared, and may even be higher.The export situation of the farm's Xiaoai will definitely get worse.On the contrary, rice can be better than those produced in other places by virtue of its taste and aroma, and it can still be sold at a relatively high price.As for wheat, the difference is not very great.Unless it is some people who have very high quality requirements, they will not pay a high price to buy flour from the farm.

"Wheat sales may indeed be in the doldrums this year. Maybe we can move to a crop rotation system."

Li Sheng shook his head and said, "No, the arable land on the farm is very fertile and does not require rotation. Maybe we can grow some other cash crops."

"Well, you are the boss, you have the final say!" Thomas said with a smile.

In fact, Li Sheng has already planned to take the hilly area out of the land occupied by the mulberry and rose greenhouses, and give priority to developing medicine fields.It is specially used to supply the raw materials of rheumatic medicinal wine.Only when there are more will we consider planting food and cash crops.In the future, the cultivated land of the farm should only be the farmland of about 50 mu in the southern district.There may still be some left in the hilly area, but how much is left depends on how much the mulberry fields and medicine fields need.

And he has already planned to grow only cash crops on the remaining land.

Li Sheng looked at the endless grass outside the car window and said, but what he thought in his heart was if artificial oil was really possible.So what should he do.

It may not be possible to directly dig a lake so that the lake water can directly produce crude oil.If that were the case, the entire playground would be destroyed.That can only be the construction of some cultivation buildings, such as large oil tanks and the like.Just to do that, he also needs to re-dig some small lakes to hold the lake water of that lake.

This does not know how much land needs to be excavated.I don't know if I will be impressed by the production of pasture.

Just as he was thinking about it, the car stopped.

Thomas said suddenly: “Li, Jose seems to be waiting for you.”

Li Sheng came back to his senses and saw Jose waiting for him at the door of his office.

As soon as he got out of the car, Jose came over to say hello to them.Li Sheng responded and asked him, "Jose, are you looking for me?"

"Yes, Mr. Li. I heard that you went to see off the guests." Jose is a few years younger than Li Sheng. He was just an apprentice wine maker before, but now he manages what may be the largest vineyard in the world.

Seeing that they had something to say, Thomas left first.Li Sheng then brought Jose into the office, asked him to sit down and asked, "What can I do for you?"

"That's right, Mr. Li. Now the vines have begun to bear fruit. Judging from the current situation, the grape production will be more than I expected. At least twice as many grapes as the vines I have seen." Jose explain.

Li Sheng nodded and said, "That's a good thing, right?"

"According to last year's situation, there will be more fruit-bearing grapes now, but the sugar content will still be relatively high. And I estimate that these grapes will not mature until mid-June, and it will take about one to two weeks before they can be picked after ripening." For winemaking. At that time, the grapes will experience a dry period of more than a month, and the sugar content will be higher. They should all be used for winemaking.”

He paused for a while, and seeing that Li Sheng had no questions to ask, he continued, "The more grapes are produced, the more workers we need to make wine. In addition, there are more wine bottles and oak barrels."

Li Sheng thought for a while and asked, "How high do you think the quality of wine made from this year's grapes can be?"

(End of this chapter)