Qin Shi had just finished talking to Uncle Zhu on the phone and was feeling happy, but Ren Mingyue brought him bad news.

"Wait a minute!"

Qin Shi ignored Ren Mingyue and called Humadu directly. After giving him some instructions, he put down the phone and looked at Mingyue.

"Okay, what could be more important than a locust plague?" Mingyue was left alone for a long time, and when she saw Qin Shi put down the phone, she started to question him!

"Hehe, nothing else, just helping your dad!" He said he was helping Mr. Ren, but in fact it was also for China. Although the arrival of this lithography machine was achieved through illegal means, it was a great help to China!

"Okay, then just pretend I didn't say anything!"

"By the way, you mentioned the locust plague? What's going on? There shouldn't be a locust plague in this season!"

Mingyue organized her thoughts and placed the document on Qin Shi's desk.

"The Ministry of Agriculture just sent a co-sponsor document stating that the locust plague is primarily caused by drought. Last winter was a mild one, and now that it's dry, it's the peak period for locust hatching and reproduction. According to statistics from the local agricultural department, once these locusts have finished hatching, the number will be enormous. And they're all desert locusts, so ordinary pesticides are completely ineffective!"

"Locust control and disaster relief is the Ministry of Agriculture's responsibility. Why are they issuing us a co-sponsorship document? Let them handle it themselves!"

Qin Shi is very busy and has many things to take care of. Does he have to find a solution to this locust plague by himself? Is he going to let people survive?

"The main reason is that our seafood farming in Hongjiang has some impact on the local hydrogeology. In addition, the locust hatching zone is very close to our aquaculture area. Once a locust plague takes shape, the entire aquaculture area will be affected. Not only Hongjiang's local agriculture, but even our seafood will be affected. So we have to help with this matter!"

“How was this sort of thing resolved before?”

"Either we plant vegetation that locusts don't like, or turn low-lying areas into ponds for fish farming, or we use pesticides, but pesticides aren't very effective against desert locusts. A few years ago, we brought in a lot of ducks from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and that worked pretty well!"

"What about the Ministry of Agriculture's opinion?"

"She hopes we can expand the breeding area and turn some of the large locust-producing areas into breeding bases, thereby reducing the number of locust breeding grounds. She also hopes we can help get some ducks, which would be the best..."

Qin Shi understood that the Ministry of Agriculture was not without a solution, but just didn't want to spend money!

Expanding the breeding base and raising ducks, aren't these jobs that cost money?

Qin Shi didn't say anything and directly called Lao Niu from the Ministry of Agriculture.

"Brother Niu, this is really dishonest of you. You're not going to spend a penny on Hongjiang's affairs!"

"Team Leader Qin, please don't blame me for this. I'm really at my wit's end. The budget for this area was canceled and used to develop satellites. Especially at the beginning of the year, our department can't come up with a single cent. I really have no choice but to hand this over to you. You have a wide network of contacts and many ideas. Please help me find a solution!"

"Brother, I'm really strapped for cash right now. If you ask me to develop on a large scale, I'm powerless!"

"Brother Qin, I know you have a lot on your plate, but you must help me with this matter. Don't worry, I will definitely repay you for this favor when the autumn harvest comes!"

. . . .

"Beautiful, others plant trees for the benefit of future generations, but I have to bear the consequences myself...

Qin Shi messed up the country's budget because of the satellite issue, but he didn't expect to face revenge so soon!

"Mingyue, wouldn't it be a good opportunity to expand production?"

"The base is currently in the process of being completed. We haven't even got the personnel or the robotic fish fry ready yet. It's probably inappropriate to spend money on development now. Our plan is to continue development in six months. If we do it now, the pressure will be too great. Besides, Mingyue Group's funds are running low!"

Mingyue was in a dilemma when she opened her mouth. Everything had to be carried out in an extremely orderly manner. Sudden stops and accelerations would cause things to distort and deform, which would not be worth the effort!

"What about the duck farming thing?"

"...Qin Shi, do you think I can raise ducks?"

Qin Shi was speechless. Construction now required a large sum of money, but he didn't know how to raise ducks. Was he going to let Mingyue, a rich girl, raise ducks? It was really a headache.

"Duck?"

"Duck..."

Speaking of ducks, Qin Shi seemed to have a memory of this word, but he couldn't recall where he had encountered it. Rubbing his temples, he paced around the office.

"Where did you meet the duck? Oh, right!"

Qin Shi slapped his thigh and remembered that Liu Bo, who was developing unmanned boats around Hangzhou, seemed to have a duck family. During the dragon boat race, it was his ducks that ran into the track, and then he discovered the wonderful use of the unmanned boat.

Qin Shi also remembered that there seemed to be quite a few ducks raised in the nearby villages. They were not familiar with each other before, but now they are partners, and many things are easier to discuss!

"Mingyue, pack your things and call General Long Fei and Wanli. We're going on a business trip this afternoon!"

"Where are you going?"

"Let's go to Hangzhou again!"

"Back to Hangzhou, why are you going there?"

“Counting ducks!”

The dormitory was as tight-lipped as ever, so they rushed to Hangzhou that afternoon. By dusk, the four of them had already arrived at Liujia Village.

The toy factory had changed a lot at this time. Only a small part was retained as a toy production factory. The rest of the people were busy with production in the military factory next door. Liu Bo stayed in the laboratory all day long, cooperating with the military to tinker with various experiments on unmanned boats.

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