Chapter 325 This time I want to see how Blue Water Farm is going to take over!
Miao Zhiguo watched Liu Xun excitedly walking towards the field office.
He looked at Su Wenchen with a puzzled look in his eyes.
"Director! Didn't you say you wouldn't tell Director Liu?"
"Why are you saying it directly now?"
"I think he's going back to inform his leader. Isn't he trying to take advantage of us?"
Su Wenchen looked at Liu Xun's back, smiled and shook his head.
"Do you think that if you don't tell others, they won't know anything?"
"Although no one told him, I dare say he already knew something beforehand, but I'm not sure how much he knew exactly."
"Why do you think he hasn't paid any attention to the breeding rabbits that Lao Hou brought in? Even when I told him to stop the meat rabbit project, they didn't react at all!"
"Besides, they can only get this advantage if I give it to him. It's not so easy to take advantage of me!"
"Don't worry about this, let's go back to the farm first!"
Su Wenchen just chatted with Liu Xun for a few words, although the other party was indeed surprised at first.
But he thought it unlikely that the other party had no idea about it during this period.
Because the other party has been keeping a close eye on him in the past few months.
Two months ago, when he confirmed that this special rabbit manure could indeed effectively improve saline-alkali land, he told Lao Hou to give up introducing meat rabbits.
When we transferred all the farm manpower to this side, the other party had no objection and was very supportive.
Su Wenchen felt that the other party might have vaguely guessed something at that time.
In particular, he sent all the other researchers away, but stayed alone under the pretext of helping.
The reason why Su Wenchen agreed to let the other party stay was that he really wanted to use the other party's channels to attract some people from the Agricultural College under the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to come and help with the work.
He is in charge of the breeding on their farm, but he is a bit confused about the planting issues!
It is far from enough to rely on Cao Jiwen alone!
This is also the reason why he kept the other party here to help. He didn't know whether Liu Xun knew what he meant.
However, the other party now said that he would call the Agricultural College first, which shows that the two of them still have some tacit understanding and know what each other needs.
Return to the farm.
After three months of construction, the initial work of the large-scale breeding farm at the newly selected site has been completed.
Su Wenchen looked at the dozen or so rows of rabbit houses made of red bricks, neatly arranged on the compacted yellow soil.
The top of each rabbit house is covered with rainproof asphalt felt, and the vents on both sides are nailed with fine wire mesh to prevent rats and birds while ensuring air circulation.
After entering the breeding area.
Several male farm workers were pushing carts back and forth between the feed processing workshop and the rabbit house. The wheels rolled over the newly paved gravel road, making bursts of crackling sounds from time to time.
Su Wenchen walked into the rabbit cage room and saw Hou Guozhong holding a notebook and writing something down.
Su Wenchen walked over and took a look, and found that it was densely recorded with the number of times each rabbit had eaten and various data.
"Old Hou, how are things? Are the rabbits doing well today?"
Hearing the sound, Hou Guozhong turned around.
After seeing Su Wenchen, he nodded, handed over the notebook in his hand and said.
"Director, these cubs have just passed the weaning stage, but at first we didn't dare feed them the same feed we feed adult rabbits because it's too salty!"
"We plan to gradually increase the proportion of Suaeda salsa in the feed according to the age of the rabbits to prevent possible accidents."
"Also, we don't know whether these baby rabbits, like the white rabbits, have any special factors in their feces."
"We have already prepared more than a dozen small flower pots in the farm to test this. Once these rabbits are a little older, we will start testing them one by one."
"If there are any young rabbits that don't have this ability, we're prepared to isolate them in advance."
After hearing this, Su Wenchen looked at the attributes of the baby rabbits in front of him. He could tell from the introduction that they all inherited the salt-tolerant physique of the previous generation.
Nodded in agreement.
"Using small flower pots filled with saline soil, the land is small."
"It really only takes a small amount of fertilizer to show whether one has this ability. It's a very good arrangement!"
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Hou Guozhong waved his hands in shame.
"Director, please don't say that. This is all thanks to you. After you left our rabbit farm, all the rabbits had all kinds of problems."
"Not only have we failed to cultivate anything suitable for survival here, but we're almost completely eliminated!"
"Director, I'm still quite unqualified as the head of the breeding department!"
After hearing Hou Guozhong's words,
Miao Zhiguo, who was following behind Su Wenchen, was also a little sad, because they came here intending to do something big, but in the end they found out that without the director leading them, they were nothing.
Su Wenchen smiled and waved his hand.
"Old Hou, that's not the case!"
"What happened earlier wasn't your fault. It's true that neither the environment nor the feed here are suitable for those kinds of meat rabbits."
"That's why I agreed to stop your meat rabbit breeding project and transfer it all here."
"Originally, I made two preparations there."
"It just so happened that I was the first to confirm this time that the rabbit droppings from those white rabbits do have a certain degree of effect in improving saline-alkali land."
Hou Guozhong waved his hand.
"Director, you don't need to comfort me! I know that even if we continue, we won't be able to breed meat rabbits suitable for our area."
"Because our initial thinking was wrong. We were always thinking about growth rate and body size."
"They've ignored the actual situation on our farm. Even if we could breed meat rabbits that grow fast and grow heavier, we don't have the capacity to feed them concentrated feed right now."
"If we can't eat the feed that can be grown on this saline-alkali land, it doesn't make much sense for us now."
"We are guarding such a pile of salt marshes!"
"Where can we find fine feed for the rabbits? We humans don't even eat as well as them!"
"This is the only 10,000 mu of land with canals dug. We need to supplement our own food grains. This year, we are planting spring wheat."
"I heard from Lao Cao that the local government provided us with 3 million kilograms of food rations. It's only halfway through the year, and we've already eaten nearly 2 million kilograms!"
"And the newly opened land with high concentrations can only be used to grow Suaeda salsa and salt-tolerant alfalfa."
"So if the rabbits we breed can't eat these two types of feed, then there's no point."
Hearing this, Miao Zhiguo behind him couldn't believe it.
"Uncle Hou, you're right, aren't you? It's only been half a year! How can you eat so much?"
"What about the second half of the year?"
At this time, Miao Zhiguo also understood the director's reason for giving up the meat rabbit breeding on their side, because they were about to run out of food.
There is no enough fine feed to feed them, so we have to save as much as we can.
However, after hearing what Miao Zhiguo said, Su Wenchen still looked at him.
"Don't go out and spread rumors!"
Then he said to Hou Guozhong.
"To be honest, I really underestimated the consumption of food by heavy physical labor like digging canals! Especially when there is a shortage of oil and water!"
"No wonder there were so many saline-alkali lands here before, and no one was organized to dig canals on a large scale!"
"It's possible to organize people to work quickly, but the food is also flowing like water."
Seeing Su Wenchen say this, Hou Guozhong reminded him.
"Director, this is only about 10,000 people! Next year, another 10,000 people are eagerly waiting to join us, but the food rations we have are still only 3 million kilograms."
"You have to think of a solution in advance, otherwise if it breaks, it will be a big problem!"
Hearing Hou Guozhong's reminder, Su Wenchen shook his head.
"Actually, the food problem isn't that bad. The summer harvest of these ten thousand mu of wheat can at least replenish the farm with over one million kilograms of wheat."
"When the time comes, I can exchange it for more coarse grains from above. It will be enough for this year."
"In the second half of the year, as we have more drainage channels on our farm, coupled with the large-scale breeding of these rabbits and the production of special rabbit fertilizer, I think it won't be a big problem to improve an additional 30,000 acres of land."
"It won't be a problem for us to be self-sufficient next year!"
"What I'm thinking is, should we take this opportunity to ask the higher-ups for more saline-alkali land?"
"Otherwise, once this type of rabbit is fully promoted, we won't have much land to expand on."
"By then, I'm afraid people won't be begging us to take over their land like they are now."
Because Su Wenchen also knew that it was impossible for them not to promote this kind of rabbit, but they also had to consult their opinions on how and when to promote it.
For Su Wenchen, other issues such as food, employees, and funds are relatively easy to solve.
There is only land, and this becomes a problem that becomes more and more difficult to deal with as time goes on.
So he had to take this opportunity to reserve enough land for their farm.
Of course, he wouldn't even think about the good land. He knew that the local leaders were not stupid and they would definitely not agree unless he paid enough.
But for communes like Liangzhai Commune, which originally needed relief, the situation was different.
Many places are eager to dump these burdens on the farms so that they can move forward with less burdens!
When Hou Guozhong heard this idea, he hesitated.
"Director, this will indeed benefit the field in the long run, but won't the pressure be too great in the short term?"
Su Wenchen nodded.
"There must be pressure, otherwise all good things would still be your turn!"
"So you guys on the farm have to make an effort as well and expand the scale of breeding as quickly as possible."
"As long as our breeding scale is large enough, even if we only sell this special manure to local people, we can earn enough food for our farm."
Su Wenchen knew very well that although rabbits grow and reproduce quickly, they are not suitable for some places.
However, large-scale breeding still has certain breeding costs!
In addition, they have to bear the risk of unexpected breeding, and there are definitely many places that do not want to take this risk.
As long as the final total account shows a profit, then various communes in many places will definitely be willing to pay directly for fertilizer!
The other side.
Beijing, Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
After Liu Xun's call came, it was like a stone thrown into a lake, causing ripples in the yard.
Several experts in charge of soil-related research were called together.
After hearing the dean's report on the information Liu Xun had reported, many people were filled with questions.
Even an older person said it directly and rudely.
"Dean, is Liu Xun drunk again? Otherwise, what nonsense is he talking about?"
"Does he know what microorganisms are? They are invisible to the naked eye."
"Even some small bacteria cannot be seen clearly with the optical microscope in our institute. We need an electron microscope."
"Right now, only the Institute of Microbiology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences is equipped with a transmission electron microscope."
"In this case, how can farms use microorganisms to manage saline-alkali land?"
"You can't even see it, and you tell me how these microorganisms are cultivated! Are they cultivated completely blindly? Dean, can you believe this?"
Hearing this, the dean waved his hand.
"Old Qiu, this time is different. Liu Xun said it was bred at Blue Water Farm!"
"If it were any other farm, I would have thought he was talking nonsense!"
"But this Blue Water Farm is a little different. It often produces unexpected things!"
But the other party didn't buy it.
"Even Blue Water Farm is a scam. When it comes to using microorganisms to treat saline-alkali land, I can clearly say that it's impossible right now!"
"Dean, you're not specialized in soil research. This saline-alkali land is very complicated!"
"Take this Blue Water Farm, for example."
"By the way, which salt marsh are they from?"
When the dean heard this, he was a little speechless. You don’t know anything, why are you refutating like this?
At this time, a friend next to him added.
"Their branch is in Xuzhou."
"But Lao Qiu, you don't understand anything, so don't jump to conclusions, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to end it!"
Hearing what his colleague said, he immediately said with disdain.
"What do I need to close? If I'm going to be afraid, it's because their farm can't be closed!"
"Although I don't know much about them, I do know something about the saline-alkali land in Xuzhou."
"I've led a team there to collect samples before. The land there is mainly saline-alkali land formed by sediments such as sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, and sodium carbonate carried by the Yellow River flooding."
"For this type of saline-alkali land, the current approach internationally is to lower the water level and divert water for flushing."
"Although some international research institutions have proposed the use of microorganisms to treat alkali, they were all mentioned briefly and nothing was done about it."
“There has never been an organization that can actually be applied to solve practical problems.”
"Microorganisms are invisible outside the laboratory. How can they be cultivated on a farm?"
"How did Blue Water Farm manage to pull off something that other countries haven't even figured out yet?"
Hearing this, someone nearby couldn't help but retort.
"Old Qiu, that's enough! Just say this in the courtyard!"
"Don't go out and say that, or you'll get into trouble! We have our own things too, like the Yuehua rabbits they breed on their farm. They haven't been bred abroad yet!"
"So I think their farm does have some scientific research capabilities!"
"Besides, Old Liu worked so hard for so many years to become the White Pig, but in the end, wasn't it him who broke through first?"
"Otherwise, he wouldn't be so eager to bring people there to study."
After hearing his friend say this, the other party was silent for a moment, but still muttered.
"The dean asked, and I just told the truth!"
"Besides, can cultivating microorganisms be the same as cultivating normal livestock?"
"This isn't even part of the same discipline. Otherwise, why would the Institute of Microbiology be assigned to the Chinese Academy of Sciences?"
Hearing the other party say this, the dean nodded.
"Alright, I know what you all think. Anyway, before we conduct an on-site investigation into this matter, don't go out and tell me nonsense, Old Qiu."
"I'll also talk to the Institute of Microbiology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the comrades from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry later to decide what to do."
"Dismiss!"
Then the others looked at the dean's back as he hurried out.
Suddenly confused.
"Whether this succeeds or not, it's Blue Water Farm's achievement! I don't think it has much to do with us!"
"Why is the dean so concerned? If you didn't know, you would think that Blue Water Farm was under our management!"
Hearing this, someone nearby laughed.
"Don't you understand this? Since Liu Xun called back, it means he can definitely get some benefits!"
"There haven't been any achievements in the past two years. The only progress in improved varieties came from the hybrid rice cooperation group under Hunan Province!"
"I heard that they're making very fast progress over there, and they're all producing great results. Do you think the dean is under a lot of pressure?"
"To put it bluntly, it's because we don't have any achievements! Otherwise, why would we want to take advantage of this little bit of glory?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, except for the old man who had refuted them at the beginning.
"Scientific research isn't like playing house. It's not that easy to achieve results!"
"Besides, this unreliable light will only leave you covered in mud even if you try!"
"I want to see how Blue Water Farm is going to take over this farm this time!"
(End of this chapter)
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