Chapter 60: Eat Your Rice? No thanks, you're welcome
Poof!
In an empty warehouse in the Baikal spaceport, tens of thousands of catties of golden rice seeds were piled up. They are golden in color as a whole, but if you look closely, some of them have been moldy for a long time, and I don't know if they can take root and sprout.
This pile of seeds is just a few chicken ribs collected by the Aaoji tourists, but for the earthlings, it is the hope that they will have enough to eat and have nothing to do.
There are many kinds of rice in the Milky Way, and Homo sapiens' favorites don't mean they can sell for sky-high prices. They don't plan to sell either, and they can't sell pandas.
"See, this is the original golden rice seed." Lin Fang said to Wei Miao, "Not a single piece of waste wood will grow." ”
"That's called the Deep Space Giant Kun Trapping Tree......" Wei Miao's brows jumped, forget it, peace! Don't fall for the fierce ......
Next to the two of them, Dongmo Tonggong talked to an old gentleman who was in good spirits and introduced him to the plant. The old gentleman has been engaged in rice cultivation all his life, and the more he listens to it, the more he can't believe it, as if he has returned to some crazy braggart era.
"The trap tree is a 95% match." Lin Fang added, "Another 5% is other things, there is a kind of 'Doha Lani coke tree', which is used for fire." ”
"Why do you have to send it to me! Whirlwind! Yes! Wei Miao finally shouted, "Even if it is a waste of firewood, it has a special meaning as an heirloom!" ”
Lin Fang immediately looked serious, "Aaoji can't quarrel during his time on Earth!" Are you going to get into trouble? He exclaimed, "Since you are so emotionally unstable, I will send you to the moon to watch over those two guys, go ahead." ”
"Is this your conspiracy!"
"You two have enough trouble...... Dong Motong bowed angrily, lifted them one by one and threw them out, "Go to the moon!" ”
The old gentleman looked at the rice seeds in front of him stupidly, and ignored the quarrels around him, "Are you serious? Can this yield 10,000 kilograms per mu? How tall can you grow? ”
"Hmm!" Dong Motong's bow instantly returned to its original position, took a simulated helmet and handed it to the old gentleman, "Please wear this, I'll take you to see the simulated information." ”
The two of them each wore helmets, and a field of green sprouts appeared around, and the sky was so blue that there was not the slightest impurity.
"Old sir, this is the Penglai field where golden rice seeds have been sown. Now I'm going to speed up the time, five minutes a month. After the golden rice is planted, the farmers do not need to take care of it. ”
As soon as Dong Motong's eyes moved, the old gentleman felt that the whole world had become a fast shot, the clouds in the sky came and went, there were sunny days and rainy days, and the rice fields quickly grew from a young shoot to green rice, the rice stalks were as thick as pillars, and the height was soaring.
Ordinary rice on earth can grow to about 1.2 meters tall, while giant rice can grow to 2-2.2 meters, but it can only reach a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu, and there are many problems in popularization. But the rice in front of me did not stop growing until nearly 10 meters, flowering, and bearing ears of rice, which were larger than a broom.
When the flow rate returned to normal, the fields were already filled with rice, and the rows were as dense as city walls, and the wind could not blow the heavy ears of rice.
The old gentleman laughed, laughed heartily, and smiled with a red face, like a child who has obtained a treasure, "Can you still plant in the desert?" ”
"Well, but we haven't specifically analyzed the ecological changes brought about by changing the desert, so we will replace the current rice fields with golden rice and then do other promotions."
"With all the farmland now, everyone can eat enough!"
"Sir, you know this better than we do." Dongmo Tonggong said sincerely, "We really hope that you can serve as the 'Golden Rice Planting Team Leader' of the Alliance, responsible for promoting the Golden Rice and making all the people on Earth fed." ”
When the old gentleman encountered this happy event, his spirit was dozens of years younger, but he didn't push it back, "Okay, I'll pick up this burden." ”
Dongmo Tonggong nodded happily, there are finally some reliable people in the Earth Alliance.
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On this day, following medical treatment, the Earth Alliance has a new move to benefit mankind, and the rice will be free, and everyone can eat a bowl and pour a bowl!
"Have you eaten your rice?" This phrase will also have a new meaning, meaning "Did I help you?" No thanks, you're welcome. "Everyone has too much rice at home, they can't eat it, it is rotten, and the waste causes a disturbance in their conscience, and when someone else comes to eat their own rice, they feel very happy.
As soon as the news came out, the prices of agricultural products plummeted. The bulls of rice, corn, wheat, soybeans and other futures have exploded, and a group of speculators have attempted to commit suicide by jumping into space.
On the stock market, gold concept stocks rose sharply, but when retail investors figured out that "golden rice" had nothing to do with gold, gold stocks fell sharply, but the bookmakers immediately seized the turmoil in the futures market to make a fuss, promote the risk-off market, and gold stocks rose sharply again. In addition, Longping Hi-Tech (000998) was suspended for allegedly concealing major matters.
The peasants are panicking! As soon as this golden rice comes out, there is no need to take care of it, and a few robots have sown and harvested, can farming still make money?
Although there is no golden rice, the earth's agriculture will definitely enter the era of full automation. But suddenly, they felt the knife cut through their flesh. Others can go home and grow sweet potatoes and sell sweet potatoes if they don't have to mix, what about them? I've been planting it.
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"China! They hurt our peasants, they rob our markets, China! ”
In Washington, USA, in the Oval Office of the White House, Mr. President scolded angrily, and all the officials of the Department of Agriculture looked ugly.
The United States is a big agricultural country, and many of the voters who support Mr. President are farmers, and if you can't appease them, everyone will be in trouble. In fact, farmers across the United States have taken to the streets in protest with their cattle and sheep and tractors, many demanding the dropping of nuclear bombs on the Baikal spaceport.
Mr. President scolded China for no reason, that old guy of the "leader of the golden rice planting group" is Chinese! And the old guy announced that he would first use China as a "pilot" to fully implement golden rice. And what about the aliens? Not a single opinion.
"Why haven't I officially met with them?" Mr. President asked with a roar, waving his raised index finger fiercely, "It's been almost three months, and I've only been caught once, and I'm just sitting in this office!" The worst and greatest shame! ”
The Minister of Agriculture was speechless, and neither did the secretary. In fact, the White House tried to arrange it, but was told by Beibei, "Captain, they don't have time to pay attention to you." ”
"They're scaring us into making concessions." Mr. President kept scolding, "No way! There is no fair agreement, absolutely no way! How many golden rice seeds are in China, the United States wants double! This is a must, otherwise all Chinese goods will be subject to an additional 1000% tax! ”
"Mr. President......" the Minister of Agriculture had to speak, "they are more like ignoring our ......"
"That's their strategy! Without the support of the United States, the Earth Alliance is just a loose organization and cannot do great things! ”