Volume 3 Chapter 30 Science is the primary productive force
Doubts about Li Sheng. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Feng Xiaoting explained: "After I studied the X virus, I found that they have a special mutational characteristic. That's what makes them easy to mutate. I think this can be used on plants. ”
"You can sell the first generation of seeds, depending on what you want. But how do you guarantee that the stock will get the kind of mutation you say?"
"The base Lian, which determines the characteristics of variation, is not the core gene. Otherwise, the variants of the X virus would have been unrecognizable. ”
"But that mutation is uncontrollable. What if it mutates into a better seed?"
"I'm sure I can turn it into controllability. Feng Xiaoting said confidently. "For example, the X virus, its genes are actually very simple, and the peculiar thing is that the mutation ability is very enhanced. The changes in the gene are mainly aimed at its infectivity and toxicity, and they are enhanced variants. And we can try to turn this variation to a weaker one. ”
Since Li Sheng figured out that the goal he wanted before could not be achieved, Feng Xiaoting's thinking seemed to be better. He said, "Then do the experiment according to your ideas." I hope no more time is wasted this time. ”
Feng Xiaoting smiled and said, "Don't worry." In fact, I have found the gene chain of the wheat variety. And then it came naturally. ”
Li Sheng's confidence in him, I don't know what to say. He groaned for a moment and said, "Then I'll wait for your good news." He paused, then added. "Now the farm is in some trouble. We found that rats on the farm were multiplying in large numbers. Is there a way you can suppress it? like sterilizing them or something. ”
"Mr. Li, there is a lot of genetic similarity between rats and humans. If the rats are sterilized chemically, the people on the farm will also be greatly affected. Feng Xiaoting almost laughed at Li Sheng's whimsy. "Of course, the other way is to take all the male rats and I sterilize them in the lab. ”
Of course, Li Sheng is reluctant to use the first method, and the second method is simply impossible: "There is no other way?"
"Yes, but it will take a long time. For example, producing a batch of strong neutered mice and releasing them on the farm. Maybe then they will have fewer offspring. At best, it can reduce the number of rats for a period of time. ”
Li Sheng was a little disappointed by this, but he heard Feng Xiaoting say: "Actually, I have another way to curb the infestation of rats. ”
Li Sheng immediately raised his head and said, "What's the solution?"
"Entrapment!"
Li Sheng's newly raised hope immediately turned into disappointment. When the method of entrapment was just held at the meeting, almost everyone had enough to come up with it. It's just that the area of Silent Farm is so large, and the reproductive ability of rats is super strong, and no amount of trapping can only slow down the increase in the number of rats. It is impossible to solve the problem at its root.
Although Feng Xiaoting is a top student, he is not a nerd. When he saw Li Sheng's expression, he knew that he was not optimistic about his proposal, but his method was his own original: "I have done a project to trap rats in the field under harmless conditions. I came to Brazil before I finished it, but I was close to it. ”
"Haven't experimented yet?"
"I haven't tried it before, though. But the principle is simple, it is to use the biology of animals. ”
"To be clear. ”
"Animals in heat secrete sex hormones. We can trap rats with this thing. ”
Li Sheng was a little stunned. Feng Xiaoting's meaning is actually equivalent to a beauty trick. Animals don't have the same aesthetic as humans, and in many cases, they may choose a mate based on color, size, or even smell. Maybe if a lump of wood that emits a strong sex hormonal smell can also make a certain animal crazy.
He thought about it for a moment and thought it might well be an effective solution.
"What do you need to do exactly?"
Feng Xiaoting thought for a moment and said, "I need some chemicals to prepare a potion similar to mouse sex hormones." You also need some fake rats that can be used to make sense. In addition, there are some mechanisms to be done. The mechanism is a bit complicated, I'll send the picture to your mailbox later. ”
"Want a fake mouse?" Li Sheng didn't know.
Feng Xiaoting nodded and said, "Mice are very smart. If all they have is smell, they may not want to fall into the trap. ”
Listening to his explanation, Li Sheng was sure that he was going to make a beauty trick or a beautiful man trick on the rat. Although I don't know if it really works, he can only try it so far.
"Fake mouse, I'll get it ready right away. How long will it take for your potion to be prepared?"
"If you have all the medicines, it will take about five days to get enough medicines. ”
More than ten hours later, Luo Zheng, who was far away in China, found Chen Bo.
After hearing his words, Chen Bo couldn't believe it: "You suggested that he buy an air hovercraft to transport goods?
"That's right. Luo Zheng is quite proud. You must know that the hovercraft technology can be introduced by the military, and now that the military has not equipped it, he can get it, which is indeed enough to make him proud.
"Aren't you afraid of chaos?"
"What's the mess? It's the civilian version anyway. Luo Zheng thought for a moment and whispered. "Actually, those technologies should have been thoroughly understood. The military now has a dispute over whether to use a large hovercraft developed entirely domestically or to use imported technology. The side that introduced the technology is now at a disadvantage, and the military has no orders. There was also not enough money to come up with an experimental ship. ”
Chen Bo knew that Luo Zheng's family was a little involved in this regard, and knew that he had come up with such a thing for the sake of the family. Still, he warned: "I don't want to know those things." But don't fool him. ”
"Brother, don't worry. The shipyard also hopes to impress the military with the best things, and it will definitely take care of it. I won't fool people with defective products. Chen Bo is more relieved about this. Because if there is an order from Li Sheng, the shipyard will have enough funds to build a verification to impress the military, and those made for Li Sheng will inevitably serve as a model.
Chen Bo just nodded and didn't speak. In this matter, he could not speak. It's not good to lean on one side or the other.
After all, those involved some secrets, and Luo Zheng didn't continue. He changed the subject: "Brother Bo, this time Brother Sheng came back and said that he was worried about Fernando's side, what do you think?"
Chen Bo glanced at him and said, "Although I don't want to fall out, Li Sheng is my brother." ”
His words made Luo Zheng silent. Although he kept calling Brother Sheng, in fact, Li Sheng was just a partner who was older than him in his heart. He is different from Chen Bo, who now focuses his career on the Silent Farm, and he just sees the Silent Farm as a place where he can make profits.
But when Chen Bo said this, he felt that he needed to consider his attitude towards Silent Farm, or Li Sheng.
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The next day, Li Sheng received a call from Luo Zheng: "Brother Sheng, do you want one hundred and thirty tons?"
"What one hundred and thirty tons?"
"It's a hovercraft. We bought Maozi's bison hovercraft technology, which is already ready to be manufactured. However, the military has not placed an order yet. I can build some for you if you want. ”
When Li Sheng heard it, didn't he want to use himself as an experiment?
But he didn't care, and asked, "What about the other performances?"
"Well, I'll send it to you later. Remember to delete it. ”
When Li Sheng heard it, did it involve secrets?
However, he soon received some data. It is fifty-eight meters long and twenty-eight meters wide, can be made of aluminum alloy and plastic steel, has a maximum displacement of 545 tons and a maximum speed of 55 kilometers.
Li Sheng felt that he didn't understand any of this, so he called Luo Zheng and said, "As long as there is a two-year return period, I will buy it." ”
"Big brother, the return period can be two years, and even the replacement is only a month. ”
"A month for a change, can you do this?"
Luo Zheng was stunned and speechless. How can this thing be replaced in a short period of time?
Li Sheng smiled and said, "How much does this thing cost? I won't buy it if it's expensive!"
"I'll just say that Brother Sheng is a person who knows goods. You're a civilian version, you don't want weapons or anything like that, fifteen million dollars a piece. ”
Li Sheng thought for a while and said: "Ten million, use FRP as the main hull material." I don't need a weapon or anything like that, as long as it can be equipped with a civilian positioning and communication system. ”
The most expensive part of this hovercraft is the power system and skirt.
Luo Zheng thought for a moment and asked, "Then how many do you want?"
"Four ships, three of which are cargo and one is passenger. To package training, a five-year warranty. ”
"I'll ask again. ”
It's not that Li Sheng didn't want to go over and take a look, but people don't have it in stock now, and even if they go to see it, they can't understand it. The cost of maintaining such a ship is certainly not low, and he can only do it by spending tens of millions of dollars to prevent drought.
But now that I look at 40 million, it seems like a lot. But if there is a real drought that makes it impossible to transport the goods on the farm for a month or two, he may lose $100 million or 200 million.
When you do the math, it doesn't seem like that much money.
In the afternoon, Li Sheng went to the southern district and found that there were tank trucks going around the farmland and trying to drive east. He found Zhang Feng and asked, "Are those tank trucks going to fertilize the pasture?"
"Yes. First, a control test was conducted on one of the pastures that had been harvested and the one that had not been harvested. ”
It seems that Ding Jiaqiang's experimental methods have been learned by him.
Li Sheng heard him say: "Well, you think thoughtfully. Let me know when the results are out. If the results are good enough, he will start preparing to clean up two of the lakes. It is also necessary to dig new ponds to soak green manure.
That's what Li Sheng asked him. After figuring things out, he went to the office, but immediately flew back in a helicopter to the pig farm on the edge of the hilly area.
The horizontal projection of this farm is 300 square kilometers, and there are many hills here, and the surface area is not known to be large. In this farm, there are breeding buildings, which are mainly suitable for breeding. This large area is surrounded by a dense barbed wire fence. An animal from outside the party runs in and eats the piglets.
The helicopter landed directly inside the farm. Hearing the sound of a helicopter, Ding Jiaqiang and several workers came out of the office.
Seeing that it was Li Sheng, Ding Jiaqiang asked everyone else to go back to work, and he greeted him: "Boss, why are you here?"
Li Sheng smiled and said, "I suddenly thought of you, so I came over to take a look." By the way, how are your experiments going?"
The experiment he asked about was the one that caused snails to secrete more biochemical enzymes. The meat of fragrant pigs is originally delicious, but after those big white pigs eat special feed, the meat quality is also very good. If this special feed is available in large quantities, the prospects for farming on the farm are incalculable.
Ding Jiaqiang is very happy about the boss's attention: "It's hot, let's go to the office and talk." ”
Li Sheng followed him to the small office, where there were two filing cabinets, which were quite special in the entire farm.
After making tea, Ding Jiaqiang said: "The progress of the experiment is still very ideal. Over the past six months, we have found ways to catalyze the production of saliva by snails without damaging the snails. Experiments are now underway to see if these catalytic saliva have the same effect as their natural secretion. ”
As he spoke, he briefly introduced the results of the experiment so far.
Li Sheng occasionally asked a question or two. He doesn't understand this aspect, but he only asks when he meets something he can understand and has doubts.
In the end, Ding Jiaqiang said: "Now the scale of snail breeding needs to be expanded, because the scale of fragrant pig breeding has been expanding. However, if the experiment is successful, the current scale of snail breeding can supply at least 60 times the current amount of fragrant pigs. ”
Of course, Li Sheng knew that it was impossible for the farm to breed so many fragrant pigs, and now the farm has raised more than 200,000 fragrant pigs, of which about 40,000 are adult pigs, and the piglets are 160,000. In the future, the farm can only raise a maximum of 900,000 fragrant pigs. Any more density would be too big.
However, the scale of snail placement can continue to expand.
"If this experiment is successful, the scale of pig breeding will still be according to our plan. However, large white pigs can also be fed, and even cattle can be fed. The scale of snail breeding can be expanded tenfold without any problem. ”
The land for snail farming is not large, and if he doesn't want to waste the land, he can build a factory farm with several floors. Anyway, it's not very difficult to build a building now, modular building, you can have one floor a day without any problem.
After learning about this matter, Li Sheng went to beekeeping and termite raising to see these places.
When he returned to China, he mentioned these things to Chen Bo. Zhang Feng also mentioned to him that if he has not been concerned about some breeding varieties as a boss, the workers will unconsciously slack off because they feel that he does not pay attention to them, and he will also show his attention.
Therefore, Li Sheng also went to see mushroom cultivation. It was divided into several districts, and he circled it around, and soon in the afternoon, he simply went to school to take Tia back to the villa for dinner.