At the South Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation, President Min Yongjin warmly received Ahn Sang-gong, the chief ginseng expert of the Ginseng and Herb Research Institute of the Rural Promotion Agency.

After the brief welcome ceremony, Min Yongzhen asked expectantly, "Professor, can we completely simulate the environment in which wild ginseng grows? I mean, in an environment where ginseng is cultivated on a large scale, it can completely simulate the natural environment." ”

An Shanggong was hurriedly found by Min Yongzhen, but asked a strange question, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "I can't do it." ”

"Why?"

"Let's take the simplest example, nutrients. Unlike other plants, ginseng is a medicinal herb that not only needs nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, but also needs to absorb a large number of trace elements to have extraordinary medicinal value. We took ginseng for testing, and there were thirty or forty trace elements in it, but in the process of growth, it needed more than just trace elements that could be detected. No one can fully simulate the wild environment and supplement the elements needed for whole ginseng growth......"

Actually, Min Yongzhen also understands this truth.

The technology of cultivating ginseng artificially in South Korea is quite mature. However, in a fertile garden, most ginseng has to be harvested after six or seven years of growth, and if you want to grow for a longer time, not only will the accumulation of active ingredients almost stagnate, but it may also rot in large areas of the ground.

A big reason is that nutrition is not complete. If the growth needs of ginseng cannot be satisfied, the resistance will decrease, and it will be particularly easy to rot the roots and get sick.

In particular, ginseng is extremely domineering in absorbing soil nutrients, and even vegetables do not grow on the plots where ginseng is planted. Although South Korea has made a breakthrough in the problem of growing ginseng on farmland, it is possible to apply organic fertilizer to achieve repeated crop rotation. But to say that it completely simulates the growth environment of wild ginseng, An Shanggong can only say, hehe......

Min Yongzhen was also convinced of this, but now ...... "Chinese seems to have achieved some kind of breakthrough, which can simulate the wild environment and grow ginseng on a large scale, and the people who grow it are basically the same as participating in wild ginseng. ”

"How is that possible?" An Shanggong is the kind of person who is obsessed with research, and he is really not well-informed about the outside world.

Min Yongzhen collected the information published in the Chinese media and handed it to him: "It was researched by the Chinese Jiagu Company, and they call it the 'all-proposed planting technology'." I think it's quite possible. ”

An Shanggong almost grabbed the information and looked at it silently.

The news is varied, but it can be summed up as follows: "The Chinese announced a breakthrough in the imitation of wild ginseng planting technology, so that the grown ginseng can achieve the medicinal effects of wild ginseng." This is a revolutionary creation of ginseng cultivation technology, and the era of a stable supply of high-quality wild ginseng has arrived......"

The words "innovative" and "stable supply" are particularly dazzling in An Shanggong's eyes.

As we all know, the reason why South Korea's "Korean ginseng" has been able to win unanimous praise from consumers at home and abroad, and a large number of foreign high-end ginseng sellers are willing to import Korean ginseng, is due to its stable quality.

In terms of planting area, Korean ginseng could not catch up with the Chinese ginseng cargo offensive. However, their scientific and excellent farmland ginseng management technology can cultivate "high-grade" ginseng with high yield, stable yield and high quality.

But such "high-grade" ginseng has no power to fight back in the face of wild ginseng that is supplied in stable quality and quantity.

Anyone who is engaged in agriculture knows how difficult it is to stabilize the quality control of agricultural products.

South Korea has not been dedicated. Rao is so, it is unthinkable to let the free-growing wild ginseng achieve stable quality and quantity.

That's it, but it has been broken through the big problem of the industry.

An Shanggong couldn't think of how he did it, or rather, he refused to believe it.

"I think this is exaggerated propaganda by the Chinese. Besides, under the same age, the essence content of wild ginseng is basically the same as that of garden ginseng, and only a few will there be a big difference......" An Shanggong couldn't say jealousy, his face was not revealed, but he couldn't help but show it in his tone.

Min Yongzhen raised her head slightly melancholy: "Do you know? What I'm worried about is not whether 'wild ginseng' is true or not, but this technology can make ginseng grow longer." You also said that at the same age, wild people participate in garden ginseng about the same, but most of our ginseng does not grow for ten years. Moreover, the wild ginseng of the last year of the Chinese is even better than the average wild ginseng. ”

"How do you know?"

"We tested it ourselves. Min Yongzhen said and showed An Shanggong a Chinese wild ginseng.

An Shanggong was dumbfounded: "You also bought wild ginseng from China?"

"Ahem, it's not knowing oneself and knowing one's other. We still want to buy 100-year-old wild ginseng, but unfortunately there are too many rich people, and we don't take money as money at all, so we can only buy some low-year-old wild ginseng; Min Yongzhen was melancholy and inexplicable.

An Shanggong carefully observed the length of the reed and the number of bowls and stem marks, and judged that the ginseng was old enough, and looked at other characteristics, which did not conform to the characteristics of wild ginseng.

"Wild ginseng like this, the Chinese produce it in bulk. Min Yongzhen added.

Hearing this, the corners of An Shanggong's mouth twitched, and he was a little dazed.

Min Yongzhen couldn't help but sigh secretly.

In South Korea, Korean ginseng is a government-sponsored brand, and all exported red ginseng uses the brand name "Korean ginseng", and ginseng cultivation and processing are also under the control of the government.

In the past ginseng trade between China and South Korea, the initiative has always been in the hands of South Korea, making China's ginseng farmers become raw material producers who are difficult to enjoy the added value of ginseng products.

But now, the power of the whole country is inferior to the power of a private company.

However, Min Yongzhen only felt weak.

The speed of the Chinese ginseng industry is too fast, and the means of Chinese are too ...... Upright.

They are using unimaginable technology to grow unimaginable high-quality ginseng, and then they are approaching the high-end market and eating away at the market share of Korean ginseng.

The only way to turn defeat into victory is to grow high-quality ginseng yourself, and then rely on the established brand advantage to overpower the rising Chinese brands.

But...... How is that possible.

The annual auction of "Changbai Mountain Ginseng King" has attracted the attention of the world's richest people, and the steady increase in shipments of wild ginseng has also attracted the attention of ordinary consumers. In South Korea, the Ginseng Corporation is confident that the people will prefer their own ginseng, but abroad, it is difficult to do so.

Thinking like this, Min Yongzhen was also a little interested.

Not long ago, the South Korean media was questioning the "false" propaganda of the Chinese. Yes, where did so many wild ginseng come from? The Chinese use "wild ginseng" as a gimmick, which is easy to use for a while, and becomes a big joke after being debunked.

At that time, South Koreans laughed at the Chinese for slapping swollen faces and being fat.

And now?

Min Yongzhen only felt that his face was going to be swollen!

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