When Zhao Ye mentioned that Galaxy Agriculture Company could focus on developing small agricultural machinery, Zhou Yue immediately expressed his support.

Given China's national conditions, developing large-scale agricultural machinery is not something that can be achieved overnight; it will take a long time.

Small agricultural machinery also has great potential in China.

Zhou Yue immediately introduced Zhao Ye to some small agricultural machinery, such as small excavators, garden tillers, hand tractors, soil loosening machines, small rice harvesters, small lawn mowers, etc.

In foreign countries, small agricultural machinery is also quite developed. Basically, rural households in developed countries in Europe and America use agricultural machinery, while in China it is still in its initial stage.

After listening to Zhou Yue's introduction, Zhao Ye couldn't help but sigh softly, feeling even more keenly the significant challenges facing China's agricultural mechanization.

In addition, industries such as seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides lag far behind those of foreign countries.

China must strive to catch up!

...

On September 10th, Yinhe Agriculture Company officially began recruiting talent.

Global headhunting firms have received numerous orders to recruit talent for Galaxy Agriculture Company.

With the government's help, Academician Yuan Nongping decided to join Yinhe Agriculture Company and brought with him a team that had been working with him on super hybrid rice for a long time.

In addition, the government recommended Academician Li Zhensheng to Zhao Ye. He is the founder of wheat distant hybridization breeding in China and is known as the "contemporary Hou Ji" and the "father of wheat distant hybridization in China".

The government clearly wants to leverage the resources of Galaxy Agriculture Company to accelerate research on hybrid rice and hybrid wheat in my country.

This is undoubtedly a recognition of Galaxy Agriculture Company.

Academicians Yuan Nongping and Li Zhensheng are more important than national treasures. It is no exaggeration to call them "unparalleled national heroes" and "pillars of the nation"!

If it weren't for them and the many researchers who have made silent contributions behind the scenes, the Chinese people probably wouldn't even have enough to eat.

Zhao Ye was very happy and excited to learn that they had joined Galaxy Agriculture Company, and he was full of hope for the future of Galaxy Agriculture Company.

Soon, Academician Yuan Nongping and Academician Li Zhensheng arrived in Shanghai with their respective teams to meet with Zhao Ye and Zhou Yue, CEO of Galaxy Agriculture Company. They then introduced the details of their research fields and made some requests.

Inside the meeting room.

Zhao Ye and Zhou Yue listened attentively to the reports from Academicians Yuan Nongping and Li Zhensheng.

"Cultivating hybrid rice is an extremely challenging task. Hybrid rice is produced through sexual reproduction, by mating two different rice varieties to discover superior varieties and propagate them, aiming to increase rice yield and improve rice quality. Successfully cultivating superior hybrid rice requires multiple steps, mastering many complex details, and countless experiments..."

"my country has more than 10,000 varieties of rice, and different regions will choose to plant different varieties based on their terrain and environmental characteristics..."

"Currently, the yield of rice is 400 kg per mu (approximately 0.16 acres). I believe there is still a lot of room for improvement in the yield of hybrid rice..."

Is the current rice yield only 400 kg per mu?

Zhao Ye remembers seeing in the news that the yield of rice per mu had already exceeded 1,000 kg as early as 2014.

After Academician Yuan Nongping finished speaking, Academician Li Zhensheng began to introduce hybrid wheat.

"In the early days of the People's Republic of China, the yield of wheat per mu was only 150-200 jin."

"Currently, the yield of wheat is over 500 jin per mu. If improved varieties are used and scientific management is carried out, the yield of wheat can be effectively increased."

"My biggest wish right now is to increase the average wheat yield per mu (a Chinese unit of area, approximately 0.165 acres) in China to over 1,000 jin (a Chinese unit of weight, approximately 0.5 kg), so that more people can have enough to eat! The happiest thing in the world is for my fellow villagers to be able to eat white flour buns every day!"

Yes, rural China is still very poor, and it is common for people not to be able to afford white flour buns.

Despite its high GDP, China's GDP is largely concentrated in major cities.

Moreover, the gap between the rich and poor in China is extremely large.

Putting aside everything else, Zhao Ye's wealth is several hundred billion US dollars, while a farmer's family might have less than 10,000 yuan in savings combined.

Zhao Ye, living in this era, is very clear about the situation in rural China.

When I heard Academician Li Zhensheng say, "The happiest thing in the world is for the villagers to eat white flour buns every day," I couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven.

As a super-rich man, Zhao Ye naturally had the same idea.

Anyone with a kind heart will be compassionate.

"Two academicians, rest assured, after joining Galaxy Agriculture Company, we will provide you with substantial research funding to accelerate the breeding of super hybrid rice and super hybrid wheat..."

After a pause, Zhao Ye pondered for a moment before speaking, "The research funding should be at least 1 billion RMB! In fact, I can give you even more funding, with no upper limit, as long as you can use it all! As the saying goes, 'food is the first necessity of the people,' and as long as the problem of feeding the Chinese people can be solved, I don't think it matters how much money is spent."

Upon hearing this, Academicians Yuan Nongping and Li Zhensheng were shocked.

Zhao Ye is really rich and powerful; the research funding he's given is so much.

They previously worked on research into super hybrid seeds, but had relatively little research funding.

For example, Academician Yuan Nongping once applied for national research funding, which could be up to 30 million yuan, while Zhao Ye's application started at 1 billion yuan. No wonder the state allowed him to join Galaxy Agriculture Company.

The big boss, Zhao Ye, really doesn't treat money like money. With so much funding, these researchers can definitely accelerate the cultivation of super seeds.

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