In fact, Jiro Watanabe is absolutely right in saying that the love of island people for rice is far beyond people's imagination.

While half of the world's population eats rice, no other country has such a deep affection for it as the islanders.

The islanders can't do without rice for three meals a day – rice, sushi, bento boxes, and rice bowls...... It is better to have no meat for a day than to go without rice for a day; there are grand agricultural sacrifices throughout the island country every year to worship the god of the field and the god of Inari, who are in charge of rice; the rice culture in the culture of the island country is deeply rooted, and even the word "rice worm" is used to scold people for being lazy......

"The happiest thing is to be able to eat rice every day!" is the answer given by countless island people in a poll conducted by a magazine.

It is said that in the island country, all meals that do not end with rice are hooligans.

Influenced by the rice culture and the sense of distress of the island countries, although there is little land and many people, the rice of the island countries has always maintained a very high self-sufficiency rate, although this is at the cost of rice cultivation area accounting for about one-third of the total cultivated land area of the island countries and about more than 60 percent of the paddy field area.

As we all know, island agriculture is a typical representative of intensively cultivated East Asian agriculture. The island country's consistent perverted craftsmanship makes them like to do everything to the extreme, and rice is no exception, and different regions breed different varieties of rice according to geographical conditions It has been the basic breeding system of the island country.

In order to eat delicious rice, the island nation can spend several generations of hard work and a lifetime of energy to cultivate good seeds, and each of them can use their housekeeping skills to serve their own rice.

Therefore, in island countries, not being able to grow good rice is discriminated against.

Hokkaido's rice is already undernourished due to low temperatures during the ripening period. It was also ridiculed because the rice was too unpalatable, and it was called "the bird ignores the rice".

It's a pity that Jiro Watanabe is from Hokkaido, which is ridiculed.

Hokkaido Governor Jiro Watanabe has been working hard for 10 years to improve local rice varieties and even breed new ones.

However, in the past 10 years, Hokkaido's rice varieties have been improved, but they are still not satisfactory.

After finding a breakthrough in the island country, Jiro Watanabe set his sights abroad, especially Chinese mainland.

Although Jiro Watanabe does not think much of China's rice, he has to admit that China is one of the countries with the longest history of rice cultivation and the richest rice genetic resources.

In fact, it is not simply to look down on China's rice - although the island people love rice, the love of the island people is very single-minded, and they only have love for the rice of the island country. See. Wool, Chinese net

In the minds of the people of the island country, the island country is the first in the world, unparalleled in the world, and other famous South Korean rice, Northeast China rice, Thai rice, etc., are far from the same, and they will not be chosen until the disaster year.

After all, regardless of regional tastes, the rice of the island country is also famous in the world's rice circle. The international academic community divides rice into two types: indica and japonica. The literal translation of japonica rice in English is the island's domestic rice.

Although Hokkaido, where Jiro Watanabe lives, does not have a well-known rice, it does not prevent him from having confidence and pride in his country's rice as an island nation.

It is an indisputable fact that rice from island countries is better than China as a whole.

After all, the island nation has decades of rich experience in breeding and planting, and began to pursue the quality of rice in the 70s, while China is only now making the transition from being full to eating well.

He believes that Chinese rice has great potential and is still waiting to be discovered.

He felt that he could act as such a bole.

Because the rice of the island country belongs to japonica rice, that is, the rice produced by japonica rice grown in cold areas. And the indica rice produced in the vast southern region of China has never been able to enter the eyes of the islanders - they can't grow indica rice.

So Jiro Watanabe first targeted rice from Northeast China.

It coincided with the imminent launch of the Spring City Agricultural Fair, and he thought that the best agricultural products in China would inevitably be exhibited at the Agricultural Expo, so he got the invitation of the Agricultural Expo and participated in the exhibition as an island country buyer.

And then...... His confidence and pride in the rice of the island country were smashed to pieces when he touched the rice of Xianming.

He is also very professional in the selection of rice, after tasting the light, aroma, whiteness, taste, viscosity, sweetness, and feeling when swallowing, the whole person feels bad - basically impeccable!

What's more, people also have the role of food therapy!

If you want him to say, this Xianming rice has completely exceeded the grade of "special A".

You must know that under the extreme requirements of the island people for rice, the Island Grain Testing Association conducts physical and chemical experiments and sensory experiments on hundreds of kinds of rice across the country, and selects the "Rice Taste Ranking" every year.

According to the standards of the association, rice is divided into five grades: A, A, A, B, and B, the higher the grade, the higher the quality of the rice, and the easier it is to be favored by people.

However, Xianming rice is clearly no longer in this category - it is much better than the highest grade rice in the island country.

This discovery almost triggered a crisis of faith in Jiro Watanabe.

Amaterasu, have you abandoned your people?

......

But on second thought, he felt that this was a good opportunity.

Because of the "rice taste ranking", which is a way to set three, six, nine and so on for rice, every rice farmer in the island country racks his brains to improve the quality of rice.

In the northeastern part of the island country, which is the most suitable for rice cultivation, it is the place where the competition for rice in the entire island country is fiercest.

Famous rice such as Yamagata Prefecture's "Enhime Rice", Miyagi Prefecture's "Love at First Sight Rice", and Akita's "Komachi Rice" are all clustered together.

After many tests, it is recognized as the "first rice in the island country" from the "Koshihikari Rice" in Niigata Prefecture in the northeast.

Tragically, Hokkaido has been an obscure presence in this round of competition.

But if Senmei rice belongs to Hokkaido, then even Koshihikari rice is not a cause for concern.

The thought of Hokkaido's rice rising and threatening the supremacy of the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions made Jiro Watanabe tremble with excitement.

For this reason, he also made a ruthless effort to purchase a batch of Xianming rice and returned to China for sale.

As I said before, the people of the island only recognize their own rice. Most of the rice sold in supermarkets is from island countries, and there is hardly any foreign rice to be seen. In terms of price, the rice of the island country is far away from foreign rice.

The introduction of Senmei rice was to combat the arrogance of Koshihikari rice and arouse the people's sense of crisis, and secondly, to find an opportunity to contact Kaya and prepare for the future scheme.

Of course, deer blood wine is also a rare good thing, and it is worth purchasing a batch by the way.

And after successfully blending into the delegation, Jiro Watanabe's determination became even stronger.

The existence of Xianming rice is simply a perfect miracle.

You must know that the more advanced the rice, the higher the requirements for growth.

For example, Koshihikari rice is delicious rice and difficult to grow.

Koshihikari rice has very high requirements for the living environment, and even to the point of harshness, the rice stalk of Koshihikari rice is weaker than ordinary rice, and the cultivation is very susceptible to the influence of wind and rain, resulting in lodging and reducing the yield, and the most ideal harvest is about 23 of the general good quality rice, slightly worse than the pool, or even only half or lower. At the same time, rice is generally stored at room temperature after threshing, but Koshihikari rice must be refrigerated, otherwise it will burst......

But Xianming rice is exceptionally fresh and refined.

It's not so delicate, the yield is high, and the quality is so good, it's like a god-like existence.

However, he also knows that high-grade rice is very particular about the planting environment, whether it is soil or water source, if there is a slight deviation in another place, the traits will be completely different.

Jiagu's introduction undoubtedly confirms this, Xianming rice is only suitable for cultivation in this Nankai City area.

But he didn't give up on his thoughts, even if he couldn't copy 100% of Senmei rice, as long as he could replicate some of its traits, Hokkaido's rice varieties could make a huge breakthrough, and then challenge Koshihikari rice's status.

For this reason, he gritted his teeth and decided to "lure the wolf into the room" and push Xianming rice to the selection of the "Rice Taste Ranking" to tempt Jiagu to further cooperate with him.

In his mind, Jiagu would definitely not be able to refuse his invitation, after all, this was a good opportunity to make a name for himself internationally.

Jiro Watanabe is already planning in his heart how to talk about the specific conditions of cooperation, for example, this is after all the authoritative ranking of the island country, and for the sake of sales strategy, the origin and distributors pay special attention to the annual rice ranking.

Rice has not only become an industry in the island country, but also an important weight in political competition.

For this place, it would be better for Kaya to cooperate with Hokkaido to build a breeding base first, of course, the base can be placed in China first, and then introduced to Hokkaido......

Jiro Watanabe made up his mind with a smile, and when he saw Zhang Zehong smiling brightly and finding him, his heart was already stable.

"Zhang Jun, has your company made a decision?"

Zhang Zehong's face was solemn, and he nodded, "That's right, cough...... Yes, our company is still very small, and we still need to consider ...... for cooperation."

Oh, and there are still ......

Jiro Watanabe reacted, and the smile on his face paused.

Did he hear him right? He was rejected? How can you refuse?