Chapter 354: How to show America’s advancement and professionalism without finding fault!
The convoy heading to the core reception area sped along the empty wilderness road.
The atmosphere in the car was a bit depressing. Hegge closed his eyes and rested, his expression still serious.
Ronald tried to speak several times to ease the atmosphere, but when he saw Haig's expression, he swallowed his words back.
Su Wenchen calmly looked at the scene outside the window.
The Huanghuai Plain in early winter seems a bit bleak, but on the distant horizon, the sky changes from white to black and from black to green, indicating the vitality of this land.
Su Wenchen and his team deliberately chose to build the airport far away, and they also deliberately followed the original plan.
It gradually shows the transition from barren saline-alkali land to reclaimed land and finally to vibrant winter wheat.
Since the president chose to visit in winter, you can see the greenery during this time.
There are only winter wheat seedlings here.
Ronald in the car saw that Haig didn't want to ease up, but he didn't want to try to please him either.
After all, he was able to become the presidential press secretary at such a young age, so naturally he is arrogant. Anyway, if things go wrong, it will be you, Haig, who will bear the consequences.
In this situation, he took the initiative to find Su Wenchen to ease the relationship between the two sides.
"Su, is this really degraded land?"
"I was just at the airport and it looked like the land was degraded and unsuitable for cultivation, but it's nothing like that here!"
Su Wenchen said with some surprise when he heard this.
"Oh, Mr. Ronald, you can speak Chinese?"
The other person shrugged.
"Yes, but I'm the deputy team leader, so I have to represent our team in public and can only speak English. I hope you can forgive me."
Su Wenchen also nodded.
"I fully understand! This is a manifestation of a strong country's confidence in itself."
"As for the land outside, most of it was indeed highly salinized due to excessive pH."
"However, after more than six months of remediation, over 30,000 mu of saline-alkali land has now completely returned to normal, and over 70,000 mu has been slightly desalinated, making it suitable for growing some economic forage grass."
Ronald frowned and looked at Su Wenchen.
"Over 30,000 hectares of land have been reclaimed in half a year?"
Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head.
"I wasn't talking about hectares like you guys. Let me calculate it!"
"If our mu is converted into your hectare, the ratio is about 15 to 1."
"That's about two thousand hectares!"
Ronald was a little skeptical when he heard this.
"To treat 2,000 hectares in half a year, wouldn't that cost you a lot?"
"As far as I know, in California's Central Valley, treating one hectare costs at least $500. If you install various hidden pipes to drain the salt and then combine it with leaching, it could cost $800."
"Even then, they would need to invest continuously for several years to simply repair the degraded soil."
Obviously, Ronald couldn't believe that such a poor place would spend so much money on treating saline-alkali land.
Although I don't know the specific details of this country's industry.
But as the president's press secretary, he knew the main demands of both sides in the negotiations.
The other country’s current main demand is to import various advanced industrial equipment from their country.
In this case, he found it hard to believe that the other party would spend so much money on such degraded land. After all, it would cost five or six hundred US dollars to manage one hectare of land.
This kind of expenditure is actually very heavy even for the United States to pay. Of course, it is not that they cannot afford it, but the cost is too high.
From the perspective of returns, the investment cycle is too long.
There is even a risk of further degeneration in the future. Apart from their state government allocating funds for repairs, no capitalist will invest in such a long-term and loss-making business.
Su Wenchen naturally knew the other party's question and spoke directly with a smile.
"Our costs are naturally not that high. We use a new model of biological alkali treatment that we have just developed ourselves."
"It can be said that there is basically no cost. The main limitation is the production speed of our alkali-treated fertilizer."
"If there were enough fertilizer to treat alkali, then treating 20,000 hectares a year would be no problem."
Ronald's eyes widened when he heard this.
"Treatment of alkali fertilizer?"
"Impossible! Did your country develop a fertilizer that can treat saline-alkali land?"
After finishing speaking, Ronald immediately explained.
"Excuse me, Su, I mean, do you have fertilizer that can directly eliminate salt and alkali?"
"How is this possible!"
"At present, the international research on this kind of microbial alkali treatment is still only on paper!"
"Would it be convenient for us to take a look?"
"After all, it's hard for me to believe this kind of thing without seeing it with my own eyes."
Su Wenchen said directly with a smile.
"Mr. Ronald, you can take a look at the itinerary manual we exchanged with you earlier about Mr. President's schedule."
"The third item is a visit to the Alkali Control Rabbit Laboratory, where the Alkali Control Rabbit is the main producer of alkali control fertilizer."
Seeing this, Ronald quickly rummaged through his briefcase and found the itinerary brochure that he had not paid attention to before.
On the other side, Haig had his eyes closed and remained silent.
At this time, he also showed a curious look and glanced at Su Wenchen.
He was wondering whether what the other person said was true or false?
If this is true, then the negotiation plan will have to be changed after their advance team returns.
Moreover, after returning, he would have to go to California first to buy tens of thousands of hectares of saline-alkali land!
In this case, this low-cost alkali treatment technology can be introduced back to the United States.
The saline-alkali land can be turned into fertile farmland. Even if you don’t plant it yourself, the profit from selling it directly will probably be considerable.
hiss--!
If you think about it this way.
His strong heart, which had never retreated in the hail of bullets, couldn't help but beat at this moment.
After all, he is getting older and can no longer fight, and he has to consider his children too!
Ronald here didn't know what his team leader was thinking.
After finding the itinerary, he looked at Su Wenchen with a little apology.
"I'm sorry, Sue. I was so focused on taking pictures that I didn't read the itinerary you gave me carefully."
As he spoke, he flipped through the manual.
He found that the arrangements for this second stop were not complicated.
The first arrangement was what the President had mentioned to the other country, hoping to visit the collective agricultural production methods.
The second item was to visit the other party's special zone's circular agricultural production model, which he was a little confused about, but he was not interested in agricultural production either.
The third item was what he was very interested in just now, visiting the soil remediation process of the Special Zone Alkali Rabbit Research Laboratory.
The last step is to arrange the reception dinner.
It can be said that Bian's itinerary is very simple, and there is nothing special to be found in the itinerary manual.
But at this time Ronald understood that since the other party had arranged for them to see the soil remediation process related to the treatment of alkali rabbits.
That is the bargaining chip that can be negotiated. After all, if it cannot be negotiated, it will not be put on the table at all.
It's just a matter of what price they have to pay.
Thinking of this, Ronald looked at Su Wenchen and said with a smile.
"Su, your arrangements are very simple, saving us a lot of security worries."
"I wonder when you can arrange for us to visit the lab related to treating alkali rabbits?"
"After all, our responsibility is to go through all the processes to prevent possible risks in advance."
Su Wenchen naturally knew what the other party was thinking, so he said with a smile.
"There's no rush for this, let's just follow the process above!"
"Otherwise, if we skip various procedures, it would be bad if there were loopholes when the President comes."
Seeing Su Wenchen say this, Ronald could only nod.
"Su, you're really thoughtful."
"Then let's go through all the itinerary you arranged!"
Then the car fell silent again.
Su Wenchen looked at Ronald's expression and knew that the other party must have some ideas.
But he felt that it was not enough. When he was about to leave, he thought he would add more fuel to the fire.
The convoy drove into the guild hall area at the confluence of Dasha River and Feihuang River.
The main body of the hall adopts a simple and elegant postmodern decoration style.
The main focus is simplicity and neatness.
After all, in terms of specifications, they cannot compare with the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
In terms of luxurious decoration, they cannot compare with the presidential suite in the VIP building of Jinjiang Hotel in Shanghai.
In terms of traditional architecture, they cannot compare with the pagoda-style architecture and West Lake scenery of the West Lake State Guesthouse in Hangzhou.
And for Su Wenchen, the most important thing is that there are no problems with accommodation.
After all, the negotiations between the two sides and accommodation are still empty, so as long as people don’t feel that they are being perfunctory, Su Wenchen feels that the task in this regard has been accomplished.
Although this decoration style is simple, it does not make people feel perfunctory at all.
Against the backdrop of the wide riverbank, it appears both solemn and polite.
After getting off the bus.
Haig first used his sharp eyes to scan the entire outer area of the guild hall like a searchlight.
The surrounding Dasha River and the former abandoned Yellow River meander and converge, forming a place similar to an island in the middle of the river.
If we don't attack across the river, there is only one way to go, which can be said to minimize security pressure.
Su Wenchen also came forward and pointed at the guild hall and introduced it in a calm tone.
"General Haig, this is our reception hall."
"This building complex consists of two main buildings and four annex buildings."
“The two main buildings are located in the center, and both are designed with observation posts at high points and security rooms inside the buildings.
There are four annexes on each side, which are used to receive the press corps and the president's entourage and logistics personnel.
Originally, one of our production teams lived on this island, but now we have moved them to the vicinity of our site.
"The production team has also been transformed into a reception and logistics service center."
"By then, all kinds of fresh greenhouse vegetables, livestock, and other ingredients for the reception will be directly grown or temporarily raised here."
"When the President arrives, you can arrange for logistics personnel to come and select the vegetables you wish directly from the vegetable garden or farm."
"This way, from picking to slaughtering the livestock, the entire process is within your sight."
"On the one hand, it ensures safety, and on the other hand, it ensures the freshness of the ingredients."
After hearing Su Wenchen's introduction, Haig had to admit that the security here was simple.
But they are all very effective.
And because he had other thoughts in his mind, his tone towards Su Wenchen was naturally much better.
It's not as stiff as it was at the beginning.
"Thank you for your explanation, Sue, but my team still needs to check it carefully."
When Su Wenchen heard the other party speaking Chinese directly, he suddenly became thoughtful.
But the next moment, he still smiled.
"Of course. After all, General Haig, you are the President's last resort, aren't you?"
"Please feel free to check it out and feel free to contact us if you have any questions."
Haig nodded and immediately gave orders to his men who got out of the car at the back.
“Let’s get started!”
"We will conduct a comprehensive and detailed inspection according to our safety standards, leaving no blind spots untouched."
After the order was given.
The security team behind the other party quickly dispersed. Some took out high-powered telescopes to observe the terrain in the distance, while others walked quickly into the hall, preparing to conduct a detailed internal survey.
Some people also used various equipment to test the internal strength of the walls of the main building.
Seeing this on the other side, Ronald walked directly to Haig and whispered in English.
"General, I have to remind you."
"Our ultimate goal is to make peace with this country, not to make enemies."
"I think it's best not to have that kind of inappropriate behavior happen again."
"Because this kind of thing doesn't make people think our security team is very professional. They will just think we are deliberately looking for trouble!"
"This behavior doesn't reflect America's advancement and professionalism; it only makes us look like clowns!"
Hearing this, Haig gave Ronald a cold look.
"Ronald, I'm the leader of this advance team. I know what to do!"
"You don't have to teach me how to do things."
"I will let them feel the advancement and professionalism of the United States!"
After saying that, he walked directly towards the main building No. 1 in his military boots.
However, although he still had a competitive spirit in his heart, he felt that the other party could not be completely without any loopholes.
But I really didn't have the same idea as before, pointing to a 20-centimeter mound of earth and saying it might be a hidden sniper point.
He also knew in his heart that the first time he said it, he could be said to be extremely cautious.
If they keep finding such loopholes, it will not only fail to reflect their advanced nature, but may also make others think that they are just looking for trouble.
While the other party was conducting a safety inspection, Su Wenchen also invited Ronald to visit his first collective agriculture.
In fact, Su Wenchen did not deliberately engage in a lot of machinery in this regard.
After all, the main purpose of this cooperation with the United States is to introduce various advanced industrial equipment.
If your industry is already strong, why introduce it? This may have a counterproductive effect and even affect subsequent negotiations.
So when Ronald saw in the distance, a row of more than a dozen small hand tractors were doing deep plowing in front.
Following behind were many members of the production team, holding baskets and spreading alkali-removing fertilizer on the ground.
"Su, what are you doing? Won't the seeds freeze to death if you plant them now?"
“With such a small amount of land, it takes so many people to take care of it.”
"Will the labor cost be very high?"
Su Wenchen smiled and bent down to pick up a piece of hard soil that had been turned over.
"This is all saline-alkali land, and this is how we manage it."
"After turning the soil over with farm machinery, we bury our special alkali-control fertilizer."
"There are also special alkali-removing bacteria that will naturally reproduce and gradually break down the salt and alkali molecules in the soil into elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium that are beneficial to the soil."
Ronald blinked and looked at Su Wenchen curiously.
"Is it that simple?"
Su Wenchen spread his hands.
"What else?"
"It mainly relies on a special bacteria called salt-alkali killer."
"During the treatment period, we only need to follow up and add some alkali-removing fertilizer from time to time."
Seeing Su Wenchen explain this.
Ronald couldn't believe it at all and was stunned.
"Is it really that simple?"
“The cost is too low!”
"If this were a machine-fertilizer application, wouldn't it be possible to improve several hectares of land in a day?"
“Oh my God!”
"This is great news for California farmers!"
As he said this, he immediately bent down and dug.
I saw alkali-control fertilizers that looked like rabbit manure pellets.
"It's really unbelievable, Su, your country seems to be much ahead of us in the field of special biology!"
"By the way, Su, do you know Yuehua Rabbit?"
"It was also developed on a farm in your country, and its fur is now very, very expensive."
"They're already out of stock on the market. We were thinking of importing these high-quality rabbits from your country!"
"Now it seems you have a lot of good rabbit breeds!"
For Ronald, the original opinion within the White House was to discuss the introduction of the Moon Rabbit.
After all, their various supports cannot be given for free.
But now it seems that the interests involved are even greater!
He has looked at federal data and found that the total amount of saline land in California, Colorado, and North Dakota alone exceeds five million hectares.
If they were to govern everything their way, it would cost $2.5 billion a year.
This requires continuous investment, and the federal government will definitely not pay this money. After all, their annual tax revenue is only 200 billion.
Besides, the money has been spent.
According to the normal progress of governance, it will be of no benefit to the current federal government and will only benefit the successor. He believes that the president will not agree to this.
Therefore, compared to the fur income brought by the introduction of Yuehua rabbits, the benefits brought by the improvement of saline-alkali land seem to be quite considerable!
After all, $2.5 billion can be saved this year.
It’s a bit confusing!
He felt that his country needed both.
Su Wenchen didn't know what the other party was thinking, but he didn't hide what the other party had said before.
"Mr. Ronald, if I understand correctly, the Moonlight Rabbit you mentioned was also bred at our Blue Water Farm."
Ronald said in disbelief.
"Is it also cultivated on your farm?"
"Is Blue Water Farm in your special zone?"
Then he looked at Su Wenchen with some excitement.
"Su, can you recommend some breeders to the farm?"
"Don't worry, you can ask for anything you need. I can even find a way to get you to the United States."
"You know, right now our country is the most advanced country on the planet."
"Su, although your animal husbandry has some surprises, it is still far behind ours."
"Believe me, you will have a better life with us. All you need to do is introduce the researchers at the farm to us."
Su Wenchen narrowed his eyes when he heard this.
Apparently, the other party didn't seem to know that he was the main researcher of Blue Water Farm.
But after Su Wenchen thought about it, he understood.
After all, their country had not yet opened up at that time, and information exchange was not smooth.
Moreover, as the head of Blue Water Farm, even if the news gets out.
Most people would probably think that he is definitely the leader who gets all the credit without doing anything.
After all, foreign countries are not much behind in this regard.
Su Wenchen guessed that this was also the reason why they had been inquiring about the researchers, but ignored him, the leader who was the easiest to inquire about.
Obviously, what they need are researchers who can get things done, not a leader who only knows how to take credit.
But Su Wenchen thought this was a good thing for him.
So in response to Ronald's words, he looked at him seriously.
"Mr. Ronald, can I understand that you are trying to incite me to rebellion?"
When Ronald heard Su Wenchen say this, he knew that the other party was not the kind of person who was easiest to turn against.
He waved his hands quickly.
"No, no, no, Sue, you misunderstood me."
"I simply admire your researchers."
"I just want to meet and discuss something. If you mind, forget it."
Seeing this, Su Wenchen's expression immediately relaxed.
"Mr. Ronald!"
"I will report your request!"
"As for whether we can arrange a meeting, that depends on whether the higher-ups allow it."
At this time, Su Wenchen also decided to take the opportunity to fabricate a major researcher.
Mainly, it seems like this will save me a lot of trouble.
Otherwise, situations like today's will definitely happen frequently in the future.
Even more serious things like sneak attacks and kidnappings may happen later. He can't stand it if such things happen too often.
In addition, their country is still relatively closed, so the news is difficult to spread.
At this time, when this news came from the mouth of the US President's press secretary, its credibility was naturally much higher.
If nothing else, at least he will not be disturbed for a short time.
Just like that, after visiting their collective agricultural operations, both of them returned to the guild hall with heavy hearts.
Security checks at the hall continued until evening.
After the end.
The first person Su Wenchen saw was Hegge, who had a stern face and was holding a collection of inspection plans in his hand.
After walking up to Su Wenchen, he spoke directly in stiff Chinese.
"Your security plan is very comprehensive, but this is mainly due to the environment."
"I hope you can maintain such a comprehensive plan in your future travel arrangements."
On the other side, after hearing what Haig said, Lei Bailiang, who had cooperated with the other party in the inspection throughout the process, and Jiang Dayong, who was responsible for the construction of the hall, both breathed a sigh of relief.
But Jiang Dayong felt relieved. After all, it was easy to flatten a small mound of earth. If they were asked to flatten a wall or something, that would be a huge project.
But Lei Bailiang was a little surprised.
Obviously, the other party can't find the loophole, so they really won't look for it anymore?
Why are you suddenly so easy to talk to?
Even a small mound of earth in front can be considered a major safety hazard!
In Beijing, this person is the one who always raises issues of diplomacy and presidential security.
It made them extremely anxious.
Why is the president’s safety no longer mentioned here?
So the president’s safety is not important here, right?
To be honest, although there are no major loopholes here, you can definitely find them if you look hard enough.
For example, if you insist that there is someone hiding in the wall and ask them to tear down the wall to see, you will indeed give them a hard time.
In fact, it’s not just them.
Even Ronald was a little surprised.
He thought that if the other party couldn't find any loopholes, they would find fault!
How can we show them America’s advancement and professionalism without finding fault?
It seems that my reminder has some effect, and the other party is not a fool.
You can find fault later.
Ronald was still thinking about building a good relationship with Su Wenchen to see if he could get some information about the researcher.
He now strongly suspected that both the Alkali Rabbit and the Moonlight Rabbit were created by the same researcher.
However, these researchers must be kept well hidden, just like in the United States, where important researchers will not be announced to the public.
Even if he couldn't get any information about the researcher, it would still be important for him to get enough information about the alkali rabbit.
After all, we have enough information, so we can make some arrangements in advance based on the information when we go back.
Why did they take the trouble to come here in advance?
Isn’t it just about getting some inside information in advance so that you can make arrangements in advance?
When the president comes over later, the press corps will follow the live broadcast from home. By the time the news gets back, he won't even be able to get a sip of soup.
On this side, Su Wenchen saw that the other party did not continue to make trouble, so he smiled and led the way to the banquet hall between the two main buildings.
"Everyone, you've been busy all afternoon."
"We in the Special Zone have prepared a dinner for the members of the advance team."
"If you all have no objection, we can go eat first."
"This dinner will feature dishes that will be served to His Excellency the President. You can also take a look at any inappropriate arrangements."
"You can raise it in time and keep in touch with us at any time!"
Originally, the dinner party later was the highlight of Su Wenchen's arrangement.
But now it seems that even before the dinner, the hostility of the other party's advance group seems to have almost disappeared.
The alkali rabbit alone is attractive enough.
Su Wenchen felt that he should write a letter to communicate with the higher-ups this time, and he couldn't ask for a lower price this time.
And this Ronald wants to rebel against me.
Su Wenchen thought about it and wondered if he could also think of a way to win over the other party with benefits.
This would also make it easier to obtain a lot of internal information about the United States, and he thought he could tell his superiors about it.
If the higher-ups agree, Su Wenchen actually has some ideas!
(End of this chapter)
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