Chapter 173 Eve

Chapter 173 Eve

Chapter 173 Eve (Medium Cup)
Looking at Wang Fa's back as he hurriedly got into the car and left.

Manager Liang touched his chin thoughtfully.

Academician Li, Zhang Zhiyong and others also walked forward a few hundred meters.

Before they knew it, when Manager Liang caught up, they had arrived at a pasture area formed by three large sand dunes.

In the relatively flat areas, the feed soybeans have been harvested, leaving only the bottom branches about 10 cm thick.

Academician Li squatted down again and looked at the soybeans after being harvested once. The branches at the bottom had sprouted again, and many of the newly sprouted vines had one or two true leaves.

"Second sprouting?" A researcher nearby widened his eyes.

"It has indeed sprouted a second time." A researcher with a Mediterranean hairstyle also squatted down and carefully observed the second crop of soybean vines around him.

Zhang Zhiyong smiled and said, "I heard from Mr. Jiang before that the Senzu series can survive the winter with perennial roots and achieve perennial growth."

Academician Li felt more shocked today than he had been in the past few decades: "Can this variety survive the winter and be a perennial?"

"Yes, judging from the current situation, perennials should not be a big problem. After all, these fodder soybeans sprouted again four or five days after being harvested, which shows that this variety does have the characteristics of perennials." Zhang Zhiyong took a sip of water to soothe his dry throat, and then continued:
"As for whether the perennial roots can survive the winter, we need to further verify this. If the roots of the Senzu soybeans can sprout again in March or April next year, then it can be basically confirmed."

“No.” Academician Li Peiwu shook his head: “Even if the perennial roots cannot survive the winter, this variety is still extremely valuable.”

"really."

“I also think this variety has great potential.”

A group of researchers were discussing the issue.

Manager Liang, who had just caught up, came to Liu Zhiben's side and asked in a low voice: "Manager Liu, are you still growing forage grass?"

"It's soybeans. The terrain of this sandy land is quite undulating. If we want to flatten it, the workload will be too huge, so we use it directly as pasture." Liu Zhiben explained with a smile.

"Manager Liu, how many tons of fodder did you harvest in the first crop?"

“2.3 tons of fresh grass per acre.”

"So much? What about the crude protein content?"

"About 27%."

As the business manager of Beidahuang Group, Manager Liang naturally knew about forage grass planting and the nutritional indicators of various forage grasses. He was very surprised: "So high?"

Liu Zhiben did not hide anything and explained directly: "The variety used as forage grass is Xiandou No. 3. If this variety is fully mature, its soybean protein content is generally around 52%. It is a high-protein variety and also has a relatively high yield per mu."

"Protein content 52%?!" Manager Liang was shocked again: "No wonder the overall protein content is so high after being used as forage."

Just now.

Academician Li looked at Manager Liang and Liu Zhiben who were whispering. He walked over and asked sincerely, "Manager Liu, can you answer some questions for me?"

"No problem." Liu Zhiben nodded first, and then added: "As long as it does not involve company secrets."

"If it involves your company's confidential information, Manager Liu can remind me." Academician Li thought for a moment and then asked, "Your company should have relevant research reports on the Senzu Bean variety, right? I looked at the materials you applied for the variety before, and there was no content related to perennials and perennial roots overwintering."

"We applied for these three varieties last year. At that time, we only did preliminary planting and did not discover other characteristics. Later, after small-scale planting, we discovered some unexpected characteristics. After another experimental planting, we decided to conduct large-scale experiments in the desert areas south of the desert." Liu Zhiben answered fluently according to Jiang Miao's instructions.

Academician Li continued to ask: "I am very curious, why can your soybeans be grown in the desert? Do you have a detailed research report? Can you provide it to us for research?"

"No problem. Our boss has told you that if you want to know, we can give you a copy of the internal research materials." Liu Zhiben said as he asked his assistant to take out a pre-printed report on the second phase of the research on the new variety of Senzu beans.

The moment he saw the research report, Academician Li became excited involuntarily. He quickly took it and read through it carefully.

Several other researchers also crowded aside, looking intently at the contents of the report.

After a while.

Academician Li handed the document to one of the researchers, then his eyes became serious and he pulled Manager Liang and Liu Zhiben to the foot of the sand dunes in the distance.

He asked seriously, "Manager Liu, can your company's soybean variety really transform the soil?"

Liu Zhiben nodded, then he squatted down and dug up the sand at the root of a soybean vine: "Academician Li, take a look!"

Academician Li dug up a few root tubers similar to yam eggs from the roots of soybean vines. His expression became more serious and solemn: "Incredible, your variety is incredible."

Manager Liang, a senior executive of a large agricultural company like Beidahuang Group, also came to his senses. He also looked extremely solemn, and then looked at Liu Zhiben in doubt: "United Mining, a joint venture between your Hailufeng Company and Mo Nan State-owned Assets Operation Company, don't you really want to plant fairy beans on those hundreds of millions of acres of desert?"

"It depends on the situation!" Liu Zhiben's answer was ambiguous.

"This is too much! The global soybean market will collapse in an instant." Manager Liang seemed to have seen the future collapse of the soybean planting industry in America, South America, and Lucia.

Academician Li was so frightened that his heart was pounding. He quickly persuaded, "Manager Liu, please persuade CEO Jiang not to transform the desert on such a large scale. I will go to Beijing right away. This is no ordinary matter."

"Indeed." Manager Liang felt that this matter was of great importance.

Liu Zhiben smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry! Our company's engineering team can only transform about 7 acres of desert every month. Even if it is relatively flat sand, it can only transform about 10 acres per month, which is only more than one million acres a year. It is not a big deal for the time being."

He was so calm because even if the sky fell, he still had the tall man Jiang Miao to support it. Besides, the addition of more than one million acres of desert soybean fields or soybean pastures a year did not have as great an impact on the world soybean market as imagined.

United Mining has already cordoned off the large desert areas in the southern part of the desert that are relatively easy to develop in advance, in order to prevent other capital from rushing into this market without restraint.

As long as United Mining holds the contract rights to these deserts, other companies will not be able to use Senzu soybeans on a large scale to transform desert sand into farmland.

Of course, Jiang Miao had actually predicted the official's next move.

The cards have been made.

The smart people above will react quickly.

That night.

Academician Li, Manager Liang and five others took the high-speed train for several hours and finally arrived in Beijing around eight o'clock in the evening.

In a conference room.

Holding the Phase II research report of the Senzu Bean series from Liu Zhiben, Academician Li said with a serious expression: "…In summary, the Senzu Bean series soybean varieties developed by Hailufeng Company have five advantages, namely…"

"First, it is the impact of drought tolerance, which means that this variety can be widely planted in the vast deserts in the south and northwest of the desert. Without considering the ecological impact, the available arable land or grassland in China will increase by 10 billion mu."

Hiss! The people present, no matter how good their Qi-cultivation skills were, could not help but sigh.

"Secondly, it is the impact of its salt-alkali resistance. Xiandou No. 1 is resistant to moderate to severe salt-alkali conditions. This variety can turn 5.2 million mu of saline-alkali land in China into usable farmland and pastures."

Even if part of the desert sand and saline-alkali land overlap, it means that the total area can be increased by at least 12 to 13 billion mu.

"Third, a common feature of the Senzu series is that after the roots have accumulated enough nutrients and water, they can cultivate 5 centimeters of nutrient soil in sand every five years or so. In soils such as clay, red soil, black soil, and loess, they can also form 10 to 5 centimeters of nutrient soil every five years."

"Fourth, the Senzu soybean series can be interplanted with some crops. Through the water-retaining and water-condensing properties of Senzu soybeans, other crops can coexist with them, such as corn. However, corn can only be planted in areas with relatively abundant rainfall."

"Fifth, the high-protein type of Sendou No. 3, when used as forage, has a protein value and other nutritional components that are basically the same as imported high-quality alfalfa, which is beneficial to the development of domestic animal husbandry."

One of the old men raised his glasses and asked cautiously, "Can these data be confirmed?"

Academician Li quickly replied: "Many have been confirmed. Hailufeng Company has transformed 35 mu of desert in the Taminchagan Desert in the Horqin Sandy Land. Among them, 22 mu were leveled through simple engineering and used as soybean fields. As for the 15 mu of desert, due to the large undulations of sand dunes, they simply compacted it, laid out grass grids, and then directly sowed the root tubers of the fairy bean soybeans."

After taking a breath, Academician Li continued, "Manager Liang and I have conducted field sampling surveys on the 22 mu of soybean fields. We estimate that the yield per mu is between 300 and 320 kilograms, which is a super high-yield soybean." "Yes, this is a sample..." Manager Liang, whose hands were shaking with nervousness, was under great pressure. He quickly took the snakeskin bag from the security guard next to him and took out a dozen soybeans one by one.

Everyone present got one.

Academician Li explained to everyone how to estimate soybean yield per mu in plain language:
"You can observe that each soybean vine has 24 to 30 pods, and each pod usually has 3 soybeans, and a small number of pods have 2 soybeans. This means that each soybean vine has 60 to 64 soybeans, that is, 1 seed produces 60 to 64 soybeans. If we calculate that the soybean field has 5 kilograms of seeds per mu, the yield per mu is about 300 to 320 kilograms."

One of the old men with sharp eyes asked, "Academician Li, if I heard correctly just now, this fairy bean soybean can survive the winter and is perennial, so even in the south of the desert, it can be harvested twice a year?"

Academician Li nodded and said, "In theory, this is true, but this feature has only been realized in the intelligent greenhouse simulation test field of Hailufeng Company before. Whether it can safely survive the winter in the natural environment of Monan depends on the germination situation next spring."

Even so, everyone was already very satisfied with the Senzu Beans.

An old man with a slicked-back hair pondered for a while, opened his eyes and said slowly: "I heard that the joint mining company jointly owned by Hailufeng Company and Mo Nan State-owned Assets Operation Company has contracted hundreds of millions of acres of desert? It seems that Jiang Miao is very confident!"

“Will large-scale planting be approved?”

"Approval must be granted, but the scale cannot be expanded blindly."

"By the way, Academician Li, can the seeds of the Senzu series be saved?"

Academician Li nodded helplessly: "You can save the seeds, because soybeans are self-pollinating crops. Unless the genes are artificially edited, the seeds can be saved."

"This is quite troublesome, as we have no way to protect the seedlings."

"Perhaps we should ask the creator of the Senzu Bean series? After all, he is the father of these beans and he must know more than us."

"Makes sense."

"Then let Jintang go there specially!"

"Let's get back to the point. Senzu soybeans must be promoted on a large scale in China. There is no doubt about that. However, how to promote them is a skill. You should have noticed this, right?"

“Financial markets?”

"This is a big issue that will affect not only the soybean futures market, but also other feed and oil futures."

"Financial speculation is fine, but you have to be careful about what you do. After all, if someone loses too much money, they might just pull out the internet cable," one of the old men reminded with a sneer.

"Well, we can't keep this news secret for long. We need to arrange it as soon as possible. After all, ABCD has subsidiaries and joint ventures in China. Once Hailufeng's soybean feed is sold, they will probably react in a few weeks."

"It'll be enough for a few weeks. Just stop after spending a few billion to avoid getting bogged down."

"How to arrange the promotion of Senzu soybeans?"

"Hasn't United Mining contracted over 3 million mu of desert land? Divide the desert land into four parts and subcontract them twice. The subcontracting price should be three times the contract price! United Mining will develop the Hunshandake Desert by itself, the Ulan Buh Desert will be handed over to the local authorities in the south of the desert, the Tengger Desert will be given to Beidahuang Group for development, and the Badain Jaran Desert will be given to COFCO Group for development."

"We need to control production capacity, formulate a production plan every year, and manage strategic reserves. If the channels for imported feed and oil cannot operate normally, we need to increase domestic soybean production capacity to 1 million tons within a year, which will require the transformation of 2 million mu of desert sand land in advance."

"The desert in the Beiting area of ​​the Western Regions can also be used as an alternative. After all, the rainfall there is not bad."

"What about the remaining small desert areas in the south of the desert?"

"How about this! The Korqin sandy land where Hailufeng Company is located will all be handed over to Hailufeng Company for development. The contract price will be... 150 yuan per mu. Small pieces of sandy and saline-alkali land in other places will be opened to the market."

The small patches of sandy and saline-alkali land in other places actually have a considerable combined area, but they are too scattered. It would be better to leave it to the local authorities to manage them freely.

“Sandy and saline-alkali lands in other places can be opened to the market, but the amount released must be controlled.”

"That makes sense. After all, the large desert land that has been planned is about 200 million mu. Even if only a quarter of it is developed, it will be 50 million mu. Therefore, the area open to the market must not exceed 50 million mu. Otherwise, under the current situation, soybean production capacity will soon exceed demand."

"agree."

"Soybean production capacity can be controlled at 5000 to 6000 million tons per year, and the remaining gap can be filled through imports. However, we must take advantage of this opportunity to severely damage ABCD's food industry layout in South America."

"Haha, I can just settle the accounts with ABCD."

Obviously, everyone present had no good feelings towards ABCD. In the early 2000s, Seris' soybean industry was destroyed by ABCD, and then it lost a large part of its voice in feed and oil. This matter has always been a concern in the country.

Now, we must not only avenge the defeat we suffered in the past, but also severely weaken ABCD and disrupt their global industrial layout.

Suddenly one of them remembered something: "We need to strengthen the protection of Jiang Miao and Hailufeng Company, especially Jiang Miao's personal safety. ABCD will not give up."

"Let Jintang arrange it!"

"can."

"We need to find something for ABCD to do so they won't be too idle."

"How about this! Hold some summit forums related to grain, feed, and food in Shanghai and Guangzhou in the near future, attract all the executives of ABCD's domestic subsidiaries and joint ventures to come, and let some experts make some eye-catching remarks to paralyze them first."

"This is a good method."

After more than four hours of discussion, everyone worked out a series of strategies. Academician Li and others were only present during the initial explanation and then quickly left the meeting room.

That night.

One dedicated phone call after another was made.

Relevant personnel from all over the world have received the notice, but they are unclear about the meaning behind it.

Because many things seem to be unrelated, if you don't observe from a global perspective, you can only be a blind man groping in the dark. By the time you can see the elephant clearly, it will be too late.

For example, the Seris Food Security Summit Forum to be held in Shanghai, and the Seris Feed Industry Conference to be held in Guangzhou.

The organizers were unaware of the twists and turns behind this.

Academician Li, Manager Liang and others who may know the connection between the incident have also received relevant notices, asking them not to discuss what happened last night with anyone in the near future.

Mo'nan State-owned Assets Operation Company, the major shareholder of United Mining, as well as COFCO Group, Beidahuang Group, and Hailufeng Company, all received notices to hold a meeting in Jiayuan County, where the headquarters of United Mining is located.

This is also the minority group that knows part of the content.

After all, if these companies want to unite and develop the desert land in sections, they must inform each other of some of the details.

The window period for the entire layout is only about one month.

Once ABCD reacts, the global bulk agricultural futures market will inevitably be shaken violently.

Just on the eve of this turbulent time.

Jiang Miao also returned to Shanmei’s headquarters.

However, before he entered the house, He Youwei, who had returned from Beijing half a month ago, was waiting in the living room.

"Teacher, my father will come over tomorrow at noon."

"Oh?" Jiang Miao had been in the car the whole time, so he didn't know what happened: "Is there something urgent?"

He Youwei said uncertainly, "It's about something about Senzu soybeans. He didn't say anything specific, but it should be a good thing. Also, my father asked me to remind the teacher to strengthen security in the future."

Jiang Miao's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had guessed something, and then he smiled and said, "I know."

(End of this chapter)