Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Value of High-Yielding Seeds

In the distant city of Lingnan, a meeting of a higher standard is being held than before, and in addition to the top leaders of Lingnan City, there are even three provincial-level feudal officials. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

A high-yielding variety suitable for field cultivation, while changing the lives of villagers, its influence has long since extended beyond agriculture to the attention of any visionary.

The meeting room is specially furnished, with no tables and chairs on the podium, only a huge LCD TV.

At this time, a professor wearing glasses was holding a document and glancing at the TV, while his face was full of excitement to introduce it.

"Now the first batch of seeds is harvested, with an average yield of 1,700 catties per mu, a maximum of 1,800 catties, and a minimum of 1,600 catties. And this is an achievement achieved under the conditions of extensive management, in other words, this is the yield per acre of field planting. ”

"The staple food in China is mainly wheat in the north and rice in the south, and the yield of rice per mu is relatively high, with an average of about 1,400 catties. Obviously, the future of this corn is extremely bright, and in the near future, there is a possibility of replacing wheat or rice as a real staple food. ”

Speaking of this, the professor paused, took a sip of mineral water, and continued:

"We must note that Li Lei, an expert in cultivating this high-yielding corn, is only 22 years old this year. When the first batch of this high-yield corn matured, the yield per mu was as high as more than 2,300 catties. We have reason to believe that with Li Lei's ability and the characteristics of early maturing corn varieties, it is only a matter of time before he continues to cultivate corn varieties with an average yield of more than 2,000 catties per mu. ”

"Finally, if all this becomes a reality, coupled with mechanized operations, all corn-related industries will usher in an explosive growth."

"The people take food as the sky, food is the foundation of a country's long-term peace and stability, our country has complex terrain, a large population, and the arable land area is far less than India. Before 2003, China's imports and exports of grain were basically the same, but in recent years, with the intensification of urbanization, the area of arable land has been decreasing, and people's demand for meat, eggs and milk has increased significantly, although China has had a bumper harvest for many years, the amount of imported grain has increased significantly. ”

"According to the Ministry of Agriculture, by 2020, China's food deficit will be as high as more than 100 million tons, becoming a complete grain importer."

The professor waved his arms and became more and more excited, "Ladies and gentlemen, according to the calculations of the experts of our institute, as long as this high-yield corn is effectively promoted, it will reduce China's grain gap by 30% in the next five years, that is, 30 million tons." ”

"In this regard, I think Li Lei's contribution is enough to go down in history, and it is not too much to win any honors."

Quiet, extremely quiet.

After the professor finished speaking, the conference room became silent, and the needle drop could be heard.

Although as a provincial and municipal parent official, everyone attaches great importance to the food issue, but the old professor's words still make everyone feel extremely shocked.

Especially those numbers, there is no moisture. If all 30 million tons of grain were converted into money, that alone would mean tens of billions of wealth.

"Ahem, what Professor Zhang said makes a lot of sense. The food issue is of great importance and must be treated with great caution. ”

After a long time, the first middle-aged man first said: "When I came just now, Minister Liu of the Ministry of Agriculture specially called me, and they have sent a working group to the planting base, in line with the principle of special affairs, to apply for production certificates and commercial planting certificates for high-yield and improved varieties as soon as possible." As we all know, high-yield and improved varieties are cultivated by Li Lei in our province, which is not only his honor, but also the honor of our province. ”

"I'm in favor. Li Lei's name, I have heard a lot during this time. After graduating from university and returning to his hometown to farm, there are not many young people who can do this, let alone such great achievements at a young age. ”

Another middle-aged man said: "High-yield and high-quality varieties are cultivated by others, and it is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people. ”

The two bigwigs spoke one after another, and their opinions were extremely unanimous, and others naturally had no objections, only those who agreed.

"Lao Xia, I heard that Li Lei went to the South China Sea planting base and is cultivating a new generation of good seeds, I think so, you go there in person and communicate with him."

"Rest assured, Governor, I will leave as soon as the meeting is over. There is such a young agricultural expert in Lingnan City, it makes sense that I should go there. ”

"If you have any opinions, let's talk about them! Xiaohu, after the meeting, sort out a copy of the meeting minutes and send them to the capital. ”

……

The meeting lasted two hours, and just after the meeting, Xia Guobin hurried back to the city government. Then, the city government held another meeting, and at noon, he didn't even have time to eat, and rushed to Lingnan Airport non-stop.

At this time, the planting base of Nanhai Province, Li Lei was busy and extremely comfortable.

Wandering around the beach every day, after more than a month, Ivy and Elle even overcame their fear of the sea and went to the shallow water every day to swim and have fun.

In the evening, Li Lei inspected the entire planting base, and just came back to find that several cars were parked at the gate of the yard.

Walking into the courtyard, someone immediately shouted: "Mayor, Li Lei is back." ”

"Where?"

When the words fell, more than a dozen people came out of the room, and the leader was Xia Guobin. Beside him, there was a middle-aged man of the same age as him, who was Feng Ping, the mayor of Haiyuan.

"Li Lei, I'm Xia Guobin."

Xia Guobin stepped forward, grabbed Li Lei's hand, and said in a kind tone: "I am here on behalf of the Lingnan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government this time, Li Lei, congratulations, you are the pride of Lingnan City." ”

"Hehe, Lao Xia, this is not right. The corn varieties cultivated by Li Lei are enough to change the grain status quo of the whole China, and he is not only the pride of Lingnan City, but also the pride of our Haiyuan. Feng Ping said with a smile.

Li Lei heard someone call the mayor just now, and when he saw Xia Guobin's enthusiastic face, his heart moved, and he secretly said Could this be the mayor of Lingnan City?

"Mayor Xia, my parents are farmers, and I know very well the hard work of farmers and everything they do, I hope they can live a more relaxed life." Coming back to his senses, Li Lei said with emotion.

When Xia Guobin heard this, he couldn't help but appreciate Li Lei more and more.

"Li Lei, your parents raised a good son."

After a pause, he said again: "I came here this time, first, I was entrusted by Governor Lu to congratulate you on behalf of the province and city, and second, I want to ask you, when will you return to Lingnan City?" ”

Li Lei was stunned: "It will take about a month." I have cultivated another acre of new seeds here, and I have to keep an eye on the hybridization test in the early stage. ”

"A month? Okay, call me when you come back and I'll send someone to pick you up at the airport. ”

Xia Guobin nodded, pulled Li Lei and walked to the room: "If you have any requirements and difficulties, you can put them forward now, and the city will definitely support you fully." ”