Chapter 172 Passing by

Chapter 172 Passing by

Chapter 172 Passing by (Additional Update)
7 month 27 day.

Jiang Miao finished his scientific research work in Mo Nan.

After another month of growth, the fairy beans completely dyed the entire Taminchagan Desert green. The few areas that still maintained their khaki color were the Yinsha Bay Scenic Area and the Taminchagan Scenic Area.

He stood on the container roof at the north gate of the Taminchagan base again, and all he could see was vibrant green.

The seedlings of Senzu soybeans are much taller than ordinary short-growing soybean varieties. They have now grown to 80 to 90 centimeters in height, but this is already the limit because they will then use most of their nutrients for flowering and podding.

All the pastoral areas have been planted with magnolia root tubers.

Since the root tubers of the Magnolia officinalis beans themselves contain water and a lot of nutrients, the growth status of these soybeans is almost the same as that of the sown Magnolia officinalis beans.

Due to the urgency of the time, there was no time to prepare bees and recruit beekeeping technicians, so the first batch of feed soybeans in the early stages of pod formation were harvested without waiting for the soybean pods in the pastoral area to mature.

It is now the third day of harvesting feed soybeans, with an average of about 2500 acres harvested every day.

"To cure the problem, how many kilograms of soybean grass should be used for feeding?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhiben quickly replied: "Based on the harvesting situation over the past three days, the average yield per mu in the fresh grass state is around 2300 kilograms, because the more than kilograms of small bean pods are also taken into account."

“What about the crude protein content?”

“Because of the inclusion of the small pods, the crude protein content reaches about 27.6%.”

Jiang Miao turned his head and looked at Wu Song: "Dasong, how are the cattle and sheep eating the soybean vines?"

Wu Song quickly replied: "Fresh soybean grass is very palatable, but it needs to be paired with other hays because the protein content of fresh soybean grass is too high and will increase the burden on the kidneys of cattle and sheep."

"When do you plan to sow alfalfa, sheepgrass, and smooth brome?"

"We have already started preparing for sowing, maybe in the next few days, we plan to use drones for sowing." Liu Zhiben explained the situation.

Because the roots of the Senzu soybeans have fixed the surface sand, the water storage capacity of the surface sand has increased several times.

Therefore, after aerial seeding of alfalfa, sheepgrass, and awnless brome, there is no need to water. Of course, it would be better if there is water. Without water, you can only rely on the weather. If you can't wait for natural rainfall, you can only feel a little frustrated. After waiting for more than ten days, the magic beans will sprout again.

After the soybeans germinate, a large shaded area will form near the roots. At the same time, they collect dewdrops in the air at night. They cannot absorb 100% of the dew on the back of the leaves, and a small part of it will drip into the soil below.

This gives other grasses a chance to grow under the protection of the soybeans, with a little dew and sunlight.

However, because they cannot compete with soybeans, other forage grasses will not grow very well and will definitely be shorter than soybeans. Each time they are harvested, they may be 10 to 20 centimeters shorter than soybeans.

The purpose of sowing other forage grasses in pastoral areas is to enrich the forage species and prevent livestock from malnutrition or disease. There is no requirement that the yield of these forage grasses exceed that of soybeans.

After all, other forage grasses are dependent on others, and they can maintain their growth only because the Senzu soybean can only grow to 90 to 100 centimeters.

If the Senzu soybean can grow to several meters high, the area under the Senzu soybean vines will not have much sunlight for other plants.

Fortunately, the Senzu soybeans cannot grow too tall. Even if they are not harvested, they will only grow to a maximum height of about 1 meter, and then bloom and produce pods. After the soybeans mature, they will naturally wither, and the main root system will also die and rot, but the root tubers will be preserved and quickly sprout again under suitable temperatures.

This growth height leaves room for other forage grasses to grow.

"Does our livestock consume all that grass?"

Wu Song nodded helplessly: "At present, we can only consume it ourselves. Our base currently has a total of 5000 yellow cattle, 8000 hybrid Simmental cattle, and 3 small-tailed Han sheep. These livestock together only consume about 250 tons of fresh soybean vines every day."

The Taminchagan Farm can harvest about 5750 tons of fresh soybean vines every day, and not even a fraction of it is consumed.

Wu Song continued, "For the remaining fresh soybean vines, we plan to process them in three ways. One part will be made into hay by sun drying; the other part will be made into high-carbon raw materials such as cornmeal, inoculated with lactobacillus, and fermented into silage; and finally, we will sell a batch of fresh materials to surrounding farmers at a low price."

There is no other way. Even the 15 acres of pastureland at Taminchagan Farm can only be harvested until the end of October, which is three months. Although in the soybean fields, the soybean straw will not be recycled, but will be directly crushed and returned to the fields.

But if 5750 tons are harvested every day, that means about 90 tons in 51 days. Taking into account the winter and the lean period in spring, five months of roughage need to be prepared. Currently, the cattle and sheep at the base can only consume about 4 tons.

The remaining 47 tons of fresh soybean vines must be processed as soon as possible.

Of course, Wu Song has planned to accelerate the expansion of cattle and sheep breeding. It is estimated that under the extreme expansion scenario, the breeding scale will be increased by 10 times.

However, Wu Song and others are not so crazy, because the scale of breeding cannot be increased casually. It is summer now, so the cattle and sheep can spend the night in the open air. If it is winter, if they spend the night in the open air, the frozen meat can be collected the next day.

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare breeding farms, especially breeding farms that can survive the winter, as well as various supporting facilities, management personnel, technical personnel, etc.

Based on the progress of farm construction that Wu Song currently knows, before early November, he can probably build a farm that can sustain 3 cattle and 10 sheep, and recruit enough breeding technicians.

Due to the crazy expansion of the breeding scale of the Mo'nan Branch, the prices of cattle and sheep around Zhelimu City have fluctuated.

In order to ensure sufficient funds for operation, the Mo'nan Branch has prepared to make money by selling fodder and then use the money to purchase lambs and calves.

Among the 3 small-tail Han sheep currently being raised, 1.3 are fattening sheep, which will reach the 120-day standard for slaughter in September and can be sold.

"By the way, Dasong, have we received the designated slaughter qualification certificate we applied for?"

Wu Song smiled and nodded: "Yes, the Zhelimu City approved our own slaughterhouse half a month ago."

The reason why the qualification for designated slaughtering was obtained so smoothly is because of the role played by United Mining Shares. You should know that the state-owned asset management company of Jiayuan County, Zhelimu City, holds 10% of the shares of United Mining. After seeing the green Taminchagan Desert, even if they are slow to react, they should know the value of United Mining Shares.

Therefore, the entire approval process for Hailufeng Company's application for designated slaughtering qualification was completed in less than two months.

Jiang Miao thought of the work briefing sent by the headquarters last night, which mentioned that the growth in the number of registered users of the franchise store APP was becoming increasingly weak. After nearly two months of operation, the franchise store APP currently has a total of about 2700 million registered users.

He thought for a while and then asked, "When will the first batch of small-tailed Han sheep be slaughtered?"

"Slaughter date?" Although Wu Song didn't know what his boss was thinking, he answered truthfully: "Around September 9th, we can start slaughtering."

When Jiang Miao heard the date, he ordered, "In other words, before the Mid-Autumn Festival? Very good, prepare 500 lamb legs every day and use them directly for the Mid-Autumn Festival lottery, for 20 consecutive days."

"Uh... 500 messages a day? Directly draw them and give them to customers?" Wu Song was shocked.

"Send it directly!" Jiang Miao didn't care.

A lamb leg weighs five or six kilograms, and the local wholesale price in Mo Nan is just over 140 yuan.

Ten thousand lamb legs only cost a little over 1.4 million.

In order to expand sales, the e-commerce division has been giving away gifts every few days these days, forcing other e-commerce platforms to organize some activities to hedge.

However, other e-commerce platforms remain as abstract as ever, with all kinds of clever tricks coming out frequently.

For example, they raise prices first and then issue various coupons; or they hold a lottery but the winning rate is shockingly low; or they sell dog meat under the guise of selling mutton.

It is precisely because of the competitors' chaos that the download volume of the Hailufeng specialty store APP has steadily increased.

After nearly two months of rapid growth, the number of new users has dropped to tens of thousands per day.

However, Jiang Miao had already planned to ask Zhang Xinyi to start preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival activities after he returned.

Moreover, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, all 50 physical specialty stores in the Pearl River Delta will be opened. At that time, part of the mutton can be transported to the physical stores for sale, and part can be sold online.

Last night, Jiang Miao specially asked Wu Song to pick out a few fat sheep, kill them, and then make various dishes.

There are grilled meats such as roasted whole lamb, roasted lamb kebabs, roasted lamb chops, etc. There are also dishes such as braised lamb and curry lamb.

There is also the clear-boiled lamb which is popular in the Lingnan region.

Jiang Miao tasted it. The small-tailed Han sheep were specially fed and had a relatively short growth cycle, so they not only had little mutton smell, but also had a milky aroma. The meat was tender and juicy, a bit similar to the flavor of the Tan sheep.

In fact, the reason why the Tan sheep grows in an area with a lot of saline-alkali grasslands is that after eating grass and water containing a certain amount of salt and alkali, the synthesis of odor substances in the body can be inhibited.

This secret is well known to those in the sheep farming industry in northern China. Many farmers also imitate the breeding methods of Tan sheep, which can also achieve less mutton smell, more milky flavor, and tender meat.

This breeding technology must be practiced by experienced veterans to ensure the quality of mutton.

However, the best place to produce Tan sheep is the Yanchi area. It is not only a national geographical indication agricultural product, but also a state banquet-level ingredient.

But after Jiang Miao's guidance and special feeding based on the genetic characteristics of the Small-tailed Han sheep, the flavor of these Small-tailed Han sheep is almost the same as that of the Yanchi Beach Sheep.

However, Jiang Miao did not have high expectations for the sales of mutton in the Lingnan region. The main reason was that the locals in the Lingnan region did not like chilled mutton. They preferred freshly slaughtered local mutton and were more accepting of the local fresh mutton with a strong smell.

It will probably take some time to cultivate a customer base that likes to eat low-smell lamb.

Fortunately, there are quite a few people from the north in the Pearl River Delta region, and some of this chilled mutton can be sold to these customers.

Although the Pearl River Delta region is not as famous as the fourth province in Northeast China, there are quite a few northerners in it.

Anyway, there are more than 10,000 sheep, and the bones are only more than 700 tons. Add on the 10,000 lamb legs to be raffled, and there won’t be much left.

As for fattening sheep after September, specialized stores in the Yangtze River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan region will open one after another. At that time, these high-quality small-tail Han sheep will be able to enter the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan region, which is a major sheep-eating area.

People in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan area prefer small-tail Han sheep with less mutton smell. The high-quality small-tail Han sheep of Hailufeng Company will definitely attract a large number of customers. After all, who doesn't like something that is cheap and good?

After Jiang Miao explained some things to Liu Zhiben and Wu Song, he and Lu Weibin went south back to Lingnan.

As for United Mining, he had already explained everything that needed to be explained to Lin Yonghua and Lu Mingyuan yesterday at noon.

The train headed south.

Just as Jiang Miao left Mo Nan.

Previously, the soybean research team of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Jirim City, the soybean research teams of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in several northeastern provinces, and the Beidahuang Group formed an investigation team of more than 100 people and came to the Taminchagan base.

The reason why Jiang Miao was not informed in advance was mainly because this inspection team was not organized by the Jirim Academy of Agricultural Sciences, but by Beidahuang Group and Academician Li Peiwu of the Oil Crops Institute of the Seris Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

By the time they contacted the Jirim Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiang Miao's high-speed train had already arrived in Jinling, and the two sides passed each other by.

However, Academician Li Peiwu and others, led by Dr. Zhang Zhiyong of the Jirim Academy of Agricultural Sciences, came to the Taminchagan base.

The sand-pressed road at the north gate of the base.

Even under the scorching sun, Academician Li Peiwu and others did not stop. He squatted down and looked at the soybean vines in front of him, which were already full of pods.

He carefully counted the number of soybean pods on one of the soybean plants, which had 26 pods in total. He then looked at the number of pods on several other soybean plants, which generally had between 24 and 28 pods. Based on the number of pods, he instantly determined the soybean yield per mu, which was about 315 kilograms.

"Manager Liu, how do you manage these soybeans?"

Zhang Zhiyong, who was standing by, did not wait for Liu Zhiben to answer, and began to explain: "Academician Li, I can answer this question, because our research team had previously communicated with General Manager Jiang, and I sent a group of people here to follow up, so we have relevant records of the planting conditions of these soybeans."

After that, he took out a printed document from his briefcase and handed it to Academician Li: "This is the planting situation of these soybeans in the past two months."

Academician Li quickly took the document and looked through it carefully. After a while, he looked at Zhang Zhiyong in shock: "Zhiyong, are you sure there are no mistakes in the record?"

Zhang Zhiyong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No, I promise. After all, this is not our team's project. Even if it is fake, it will not do me any good!"

Academician Li Peiwu reacted immediately after hearing this explanation.

Without too many interests involved, Zhang Zhiyong's team really had no motive to falsify data for Hailufeng Company. Of course, this did not dispel Academician Li's suspicion, mainly because the estimated per-acre yield of the soybean field was too high, but its management was very rough.

Since planting, I have not watered it, but I have applied pesticide and foliar fertilizer once.

Even though the rainfall in Jirim City reached nearly 180 mm in the past two months, it cannot be managed in such a rough manner.

Academician Li, who was unwilling to believe in evil, went to the soybean fields again and asked several researchers to conduct sampling surveys on the number of pods per plant in these soybean fields.

The result is still 24 to 26 pods per plant.

"The pod production is almost the same, and this variety is not a genetically modified variety? How is this done?" Academician Li began to doubt his life.

At this moment, a pickup truck drove past the compacted sand road and suddenly stopped.

A middle-aged man and Wu Song got off the pickup truck.

The middle-aged man shouted to the executives of Beidahuang Group in the crowd: "Manager Liang, are you from Beidahuang Group here to purchase fodder as well?"

When Manager Liang heard the voice, he turned around and found that it was Wang Fa, the purchasing manager of Ji Province Tianxiang Dairy. He smiled and replied, "Manager Wang, you misunderstood. I came here to inspect the desert farm of Hailufeng Company."

As he was talking, Manager Liang suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Manager Wang, are you here to buy forage grass?"

"Huh?" Wang Fa was a little embarrassed, but he answered truthfully: "Yes! We plan to order 5000 tons of hay and 5000 tons of silage. After all, our own ranch capacity is not enough."

The reason why Wang Fa came to Mo Nan to purchase forage grass.

The main reason is that alfalfa production in America has a big problem this year. The core production area of ​​California's Imperial Valley has suffered a severe drought this year, reducing production by nearly 15%. It is estimated that the production capacity this year will be only about 1750 million tons.

In Idaho, another major alfalfa producing area in America, a train transporting dangerous chemicals exploded near an alfalfa producing area, causing large amounts of toxic and hazardous substances to drift over hundreds of thousands of acres of alfalfa plantations nearby, causing serious pollution.

As a precautionary measure, the import of alfalfa hay and silage produced by America will be suspended in the near future.

This has led to a surge in the price of high-quality alfalfa hay internationally. The current landed price of high-quality purple alfalfa hay has reached 3100 yuan.

Tianxiang Dairy needs to import a lot of alfalfa hay every year, plus the silage corn and silage alfalfa purchased from the south of the desert and the northeast, in order to maintain a stable supply in winter.

Importing forage has already made their costs much higher. Now the price of imported alfalfa hay has soared, further raising production costs. Tianxiang Dairy has no choice but to seek forage supply domestically.

Just look at this. In June, they discovered that the Gannan branch of Hailufeng Company was selling large quantities of high-quality alfalfa hay and silage.

Having just placed an order for a large quantity of alfalfa hay and silage from the Gannan branch, Wang Fa received news that the branch of Hailufeng Company in Monan was also preparing to sell soybean vines for feed, and that the production capacity was very large.

He flew to Zhelimu City from southern Jiangxi in a hurry.

Manager Liang was a little surprised: "Boss Wang, you purchased so much?"

"It's better to be prepared. This year's imported grass is too expensive." Wang Facai would not tell the other party that he purchased 2300 tons of grass at a price of yuan per ton. He quickly found an excuse to slip away: "Manager Liang, I'm sorry, I need to go back to the headquarters to arrange the transportation of grass."

"Huh? Hailufeng Company doesn't include transportation?" Manager Liang was even more surprised.

"We need it urgently." Wang Fa said nonsense without changing his expression. The reason why he chose to pick up the goods himself was because Hailufeng Company did not have enough transport fleets in the north. If it was contracted to other logistics companies, the price would be much higher. It would be better for him to send his own transport fleet.

Anyway, Tianxiang Dairy’s parent company is New Hope Group. As a large feed manufacturer, they have their own logistics and transportation fleet in the country.

(End of this chapter)