On the other side, Hou Weimin listened to the report from his subordinates, especially knowing that Shao Nan had sent people back to Hongcheng, his face was very ugly: "Stupid! If he sends people back, you won't send two people to go with him?"
The subordinates were very embarrassed: "Commander Shao didn't ask us at all, nor did he say hello. When we found out, the car had already set off. We went to tell Commander Shao about this, but he just ignored us."
"Then we should send a car back as well!"
But since Hou Weimin was not here, how could they dare to make the decision? The subordinates felt bitter, but they lowered their heads and dared not refute. Hou Weimin anxiously turned around twice, and he knew that his subordinates were not to blame for this. He only thought that Shen Qing and others wanted to establish good relations with the government and the military, and seek some benefits in the base, such as fighting for a shop or a few stalls. Although the Hongcheng base has been expanding, the area is still a drop in the bucket compared to the number of refugees. The official has always refused to open it unconditionally to all refugees, and there is also a reason why there is not enough area for resettlement.
Nowadays, not just anyone can easily rent a location in the trading zone. One either needs to have connections. If one doesn’t have connections or the connections are not strong enough, one has to pay money to pave the way.
Hou Weimin originally thought that Shen Qing wanted to save some money. Because of the iron cage tactics they had, Hou Weimin was willing to work with them for mutual benefit, but of course he wanted to take the lion's share...
But he didn't expect that there would be such a thing as seeds! Shen Qing and the others said it nicely, pretending to be ignorant and getting these seeds by chance, but he would be a fool if he believed it. They deliberately revealed it like this but pretended to be ignorant, just to clear themselves of the relationship.
Hou Weimin had no business dealings with the institute, so he didn't know the true situation. But based on his understanding of those people, Song Kaiji's story was probably true... Let alone the institute, didn't he want to take more credit for himself? It was not surprising that the institute would do this!
But the premise of taking credit for the achievement is to be able to handle the aftermath perfectly without any setbacks! No wonder the institute has only developed three new vegetable varieties and no new products have been seen. It stands to reason that once the technical difficulties are overcome, it would be easy to apply what you have learned to other situations. Even if grains cannot be developed for the time being, vegetables similar to cabbage, such as lettuce and cabbage, should be successful soon.
It turned out to be because of the lack of original samples... Hou Weimin smiled bitterly. While cursing the research institute in his heart, didn't he also fail? Looking at Shen Qing and others who were talking happily with Shao Nan, even though he guessed that they had probably reached some kind of agreement with Shao Nan, Hou Weimin could only shamelessly approach them: "I heard that you went to Lan Province to search for seeds? You got a lot, right?"
Shen Qing glanced at him, took out a packet of seeds from the space and handed it to him. Unlike the rapeseed seeds given to Shao Nan, which had never appeared in Hongcheng, the seeds given to Hou Weimin were a packet of cabbage seeds that the institute already had: "It's still a small harvest. Commander Shao just said that these seeds should be very important to Hongcheng. After discussing it, we are willing to give all these seeds to Hongcheng and not keep them for ourselves."
I didn't expect Shen Qing to be willing to hand over the seeds so easily. Hou Weimin's face flashed with joy, but at the same time he felt a little ashamed of his previous mean behavior. Shen Qing and his team were willing to donate seeds, and the iron cage tactics were not selfish. These two things were both beneficial to the country and the people. Even if he wanted to seek some benefits for himself, it was right.
Even if they don’t mention it themselves, the authorities should reward them!
"But we have a condition." Song Kaiji said, "The research institute at the Rainbow City base has never mentioned that the vegetable seeds they cultivated came from the beautiful woman who has left Rainbow City. So we hope that the authorities can clearly tell us whether the research institute can cultivate new varieties without external help. If they can, we don't actually need to offer these seeds, we just need to wait for them to cultivate them by themselves. These seeds can be stimulated by the wood-type mutants in our team, and they will be enough for consumption for several years. Everyone knows how precious food is in the end times, and we have a big family to feed."
The joy on Hou Weimin's face froze and he looked a little embarrassed.
Of course, he understood what Song Kaiji meant. There is a big difference between giving timely assistance and adding icing on the cake. If the research institute can develop seeds on its own without external help, it will just be slower, and successful new products will come out sooner or later. At best, they are just adding icing on the cake to speed up the process; but if the research institute cannot cultivate new varieties without external help, the seeds from Shen Qing and his team are indispensable timely assistance. The amount of rewards that the government needs to give at the right time will naturally be different.
Hou Weimin looked at Shen Qing's determined eyes and couldn't help but wonder if this research institute had any grudge against Shen Qing and the others?
But... Hou Weimin smiled bitterly. He didn't know how others handled things, but from his own experience and what he had seen and heard, what Song Kaiji and Shen Qing asked for seemed very simple, but in fact it was very difficult to do.
When the water is too clear, there will be no fish.
Throughout the history of film, television and literary works, there are often plots where the protagonist overcomes all difficulties to pursue a truth and a justice. But why does the protagonist overcome all difficulties? Aren’t truth and justice the most basic things in this world that should exist everywhere?
This is because justice and truth often contradict and conflict with power.
It is not easy for the lower-level people to reveal the secrets of the higher-ups, or for the truth and justice they pursue to upset the balance and force the higher-ups to give up power and face and admit that they were wrong.
Even if it was the most loyal and upright Bao Daren, who executed the emperor's son-in-law and his uncle three times, why did the Eighth Wise King dare to expose the case of the cat-substitute prince only after Empress Dowager Liu died? Even if these stories were just fabricated by literati, the reality was not like that. Those fabricated literati did not dare to set the node of the exposure before Empress Liu died.
Because only when Empress Dowager Liu died and power dissipated with her life, the truth would have a chance to surface. As long as Empress Dowager Liu was alive, no one could seek justice, and it would be extremely difficult for the iron-faced and impartial Lord Bao.
Hou Weimin had no connection with the institute, nor did he have any friends working there. But interpersonal relationships at the base were linked to the entire system, and while he was not involved, others were, including people with higher positions than him, who were involved with the institute.
But for an ordinary team of psychics like Shen Qing, the research institute is the superior one, even if it is just a little bit.
For Hou Weimin, the best way to handle this matter is to not mention the lies that the research institute had told before, just hand over the seeds obtained by Shen Qing and others, and develop new varieties as soon as possible to make up for the mistake. The most important thing is to have food to eat for the people of Hongcheng Base.
Give Shen Qing and others more material compensation in secret. If they give them less face, they will get more substance.
If we must investigate, there are probably too many people involved. Should we dismiss all the people in the institute? Who will do the work and the research?
Hou Weimin didn't know what others would think, but that was his interpretation of the officialdom, and he had relied on it to get to where he is today. He had a headache, and was about to persuade Shen Qing and the others not to be too serious, when Shao Nan said casually, "Isn't this what should be done? The medal should be given to whoever deserves the honor, how can someone claim it falsely? I have sent someone back to investigate the truth. If it is true, it's a pity that the beauty has already left the Hongcheng base, otherwise she should be rewarded!"
The beautiful Qu Weiwei felt very comfortable listening to this and looked at Shao Nan with approval.
Hou Weimin had an even bigger headache: this time the mission happened to be completed by him and the military. Shao Nan knew about this and had already reported it to the military superiors. If the military made a fuss about this in order to gain the right to speak at the base and used these seeds as a threat, the research institute would probably really have to pay some price.
This is also what Shen Qing and others hope for: if the truth and justice are suppressed by power, they can use the power to counter power and reap the benefits.
Shao Nan pushed Shen Qing and Song Kaiji into the car: "We are one car short and can't fit any more people. I'll squeeze in with you guys... Captain Hou, please get back in the car as well. We'll set off in ten minutes. We'll get back to the base earlier and hand in the mission earlier."
Hou Weimin stood there in deep thought for a long while, then sighed in resignation. At the same time, he suddenly realized something: since things have come to this, let the military take action, and he would simply not get involved. He just won't get any credit.
He successfully completed the hospital's mission this time, and he would receive a reward when he returned. In addition to the iron cage tactics, it would be better not to get involved in the seed matter. If Shen Qing and the others wanted to hand over the seeds through him, he would inevitably be caught between Shen Qing and the institute, and even need to help Shen Qing fight against the institute, after all, this was Shen Qing's requirement for handing over the seeds.
He didn't want to do anything that would offend people, but if Shao Nan was willing to do it, it would be a good idea. The military had always been secretly competing with the government, so it was no surprise that Shao Nan was fighting against the research institute and the government.
As for the game between the government and the military, will the government be at a disadvantage? As an official, Hou Weimin certainly does not want the government to be at a disadvantage, but things have come to this point. If the sky falls, there will be higher-level people to support it. He is just a middle-level person. It would be best if he can contribute. If he can't, just let himself go.
However, in this case, Hou Weimin dared not fool Shen Qing anymore. People who pursue truth and fairness are the most difficult to deal with. Now they are related to Shao Nan. In the future, the military will probably be their backer.
Rather than being held accountable later like the research institute, it is better to make concessions now and not do things that offend others. Hou Weimin figured this out and relaxed. He smiled at Shen Qing and Song Kaiji and said, "Okay, we'll talk when we get back to the base. I really want to thank you very much this time. I will definitely write down your contributions clearly when I report. And Mr. Tang and Miss Qu, if you are willing to come and teach our gold and wood ability users, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
The car started, and the group set off on the journey back to Hongcheng Base. Qu Weiwei smacked her lips and said, "Captain Hou changes his face really quickly, without holding back." Fortunately, it was a change for the better.
Shen Qing smiled. Without such reaction ability and determination to make choices, how could Captain Hou reach his current position? A smart person naturally has the ability of a smart person! However, this time also taught Shen Qing a lesson. This was the first time for Shen Qing to deal with people from the government office. Before, when he bought a mountain or a house, although he asked the chief clerk and clerk in the government office to do it, it was the Golden Tooth people who handled it. Shen Qing had never met the two adults.
After they decided to seek support from the military or high-level officials, Shen Qing also considered that after returning, he would try to establish good relations with the officials of Anping County and seek support. Now it seems that this matter is obviously not as simple as imagined. The average person in the officialdom is 800 minds. This time it was a combination of everyone's wisdom and a bit of luck that made it so smooth. If it were Shen Qing alone, he would not be able to handle it.
It would take about two days and one night to get back to Hongcheng Base from here. That night, they stopped at an apartment building to rest. After Hou Weimin figured it out, he became more enthusiastic towards Shen Qing and the others, and no longer asked about the seeds.
As usual, the earth-type psychics built a stove and cooked in a big pot for everyone to share. This time, the space-type psychics came back, and Shao Nan brought a lot of canned food to help out.
Hou Weimin didn't feel like eating and taking things for free, so he also contributed some.
The food in Shen Qing's space was all ready-made meals cooked by Tang's mother. After looking through the things sent by Shao Nan and Hou Weimin, Song Kaiji took out three chicken pots, all made with five or six pounds of small roosters, and also with potatoes, crab meat, and rice cake strips. Song Kaiji also asked Qu Weiwei to stir in a few ears of corn and a few onions on the spot, and with the canned food, it was enough for more than 30 people.
At the end of the meal, a few soldiers added a few packets of instant noodles, added water to the remaining soup, and cooked it all together, and ate it all in one gulp.
It’s not that I don’t have enough food on a normal day, but with this kind of delicacy, I can drink two more bowls before the end of the world!
Shen Qing held the lunch box and ate with Song Kaiji, exchanging some food with him from time to time. After a long period of good life, Shen Qing became a bit picky and had his own taste preferences. He found that he didn't like eating things with bones. Big bones were fine, but small chicken bones were hard to eat.
On the contrary, it was luncheon meat. It was the first time that Shen Qing had eaten the canned food brought by Shao Nan. He liked the taste very much. It was somewhat similar to starch sausage, but not quite the same. Shen Qing liked starch sausage very much, and now he liked luncheon meat even more. The wide crab meat in the chicken pot was also delicious!
Song Kaiji picked out the luncheon meat and crab meat from his bowl and gave them to Shen Qing, who then gave the boned chicken nuggets from his bowl to Song Kaiji. Shao Nan and Hou Weimin also came over to eat with them. They watched them pick and choose for a long time but didn't dare to interrupt. They only got to the point after eating half of the food.
Shao Nan mainly wanted to ask what they wanted to exchange with Hongcheng Base for these seeds, so that he could mention it when reporting to the higher-ups. Although Hou Weimin did not intend to interfere with the seeds, he was very optimistic about Shen Qing's team. In addition, he needed Tang Wenjie and others to teach him the iron cage tactics, and he also wanted to have a good relationship with Shen Qing and others. With the mentality of getting to know Shen Qing and others better, he also followed to listen.
Shen Qing had thought about this a long time ago: "We want to open a shop in the city to sell some food, starch sausage and so on. We ate it just now. It was made by the family members of the superpowers in our team. In the future, we may also have gluten and various soy products. We want to open a shop to sell them. We don't need any help from the higher-ups. We have the money. We just need to take care of us and don't let others bully us."
This is not a difficult task, and it doesn't even require help from above. As long as Shao Nan goes to their store more often to show that he has a good relationship with Shen Qing and the others, unless someone has a grudge against Shao Nan, anyone with eyes will know that this store is backed by the military and will not dare to offend.
Shao Nan nodded, "What else?"
He didn't believe that Shen Qing only asked for this much.
However, Shen Qing only had this little request. Originally, he also wanted a seed that the research institute had successfully researched. Not only did the research institute envy the seeds in his hands, but he also envied the research institute's technology! Although his character was mediocre, his stuff was really good!
Lantang Village, where Shen Qing lives, is a place with good soil and water, but taking sweet potatoes as an example, one mu of land can only yield 200 to 400 kilograms per season, and the best fertile land can yield 500 kilograms per mu. But what about modern sweet potatoes? High-yield plots can yield 8,000 to 10,000 kilograms per mu!
Shen Qing is also an experienced farmer who knows how to farm. He couldn't even imagine such an output per mu!
Even ordinary land can produce 3,000 to 5,000 kilograms. Of course, modern planting still needs fertilizers as an aid, and when hybridized with ancient seeds, the yield of the hybrid will definitely not be that high.
But as long as the yield per mu reaches more than 1,000 kilograms, it will be a leap forward for Lantang Village, and Shen Qing will be very satisfied!
It was because of the seeds that Shen Qing gradually realized that he could travel between the two worlds. Not only could he make himself rich by relying on the price difference between the two worlds, but he could also help make both worlds better.
He has already planned to donate the seeds of his world to the Hongcheng base to help the people of the end of the world. In the future, he hopes that he will be able to give back to Lantang Village.
But since the seeds are stable after the success, Shen Qing can buy some for Qu Weiwei to keep for herself. They have tried it and now have obtained new varieties of radish, cabbage, and celery seeds. It is expected that the wood-type psychics in the base will react soon, and food and vegetables will no longer be monopolized by the base farms. The status of wood-type psychics will be greatly improved, and the military can also develop its own power.
Since you can get it yourself, there is no need to ask the officials for it and waste favors on such a trivial matter.
Shao Nan was stunned. Even if Shen Qing asked for the ownership of the two shops, he could still get it for Shen Qing. But Shen Qing didn't want anything? Shao Nan felt that Shen Qing was radiating the glory of the Holy Father. He thought for a long time before saying, "This is too embarrassing. I will apply to the higher authorities and jointly issue you an honorary medal or a banner to hang at the door of your shop." If you can't give the inside, at least give the face. This kind of reputation is sometimes very useful. Who dares to play tricks?
Shen Qing thought about it and didn't refuse. Is this still possible? I learned something new.
That night, when everyone went to sleep, Song Kaiji used teleportation to quietly leave the apartment where they were temporarily resting. He promised Chen Jiaqian that he would inform Chen Jiaqian of the news before they returned to the base so that she could gain a firm foothold in the institute.
There is one advantage of teleportation. He does not need to follow the road. He only needs to move the shortest distance, even if the landing point is on a tree branch or on a rockery in the center of a lake... He does not need to worry about the zombies on the road or the blocked roads. He only needs to choose the safest and most tricky landing place and teleport towards the direction of the Rainbow City base.
At dawn, Song Kaiji finally returned to the Hongcheng base. He didn't even need to be checked at the entrance to the city. He teleported directly into Chen Jiaqian's house.
He showed Chen Jiaqian the map he had drawn and the photos he had taken of Dongniuyi Village: "This is the village. We left some seeds in this family's cellar and there are also some in the kitchen cupboard. Just let them take them directly."
Chen Jiaqian took it and looked at it carefully. She had always strictly abided by her oath and would never look at the memories of Shen Qing and the people around him: "I don't know if they will send anyone over. Since last night, the atmosphere in the institute has been a little strange." She looked at Song Kaiji: "Did you meet someone from the military? What did you say?"
"They are walking so fast? They are almost catching up with my teleportation." Song Kaiji calculated that those people had set out only six or seven hours earlier than them, so they were also in a hurry.
He briefly told Chen Jiaqian about his encounter with Shao Nan and Hou Weimin on the road, "What are the people in the institute planning now?"
Chen Jiaqian was not so polite to the people in the institute. With the lack of entertainment facilities, she relied on peeping into other people's memories as if they were watching TV series. Not to mention, life in the institute was quite exciting: "It has not been concluded yet. From what I see, a small number of people want to lie down and confess honestly, but there are still some people who are unwilling to give up and plan to fight to the end."
She yawned and started packing up to go to work. "No matter what they think, I just report it and get my reward. It's their business whether they send anyone or not. Anyway, it's not that I haven't completed my mission."
However, Chen Jiaqian did not expect that the news she handed over would make those people more determined to resist stubbornly: "Since there are seeds in that village, are they the only ones who can find them? Didn't they say that they saw some left in the cellar? As long as we go over to look for them... Of course, for research and development, we don't need too much, even a little bit is enough. Once we find them, we will speed up the research and development. The technical difficulties have been overcome long ago, and the speed is very fast. When the time comes, we can just say that we developed it ourselves and cover it up!"
Chen Jiaqian eavesdropped for a while and then gave Song Kaiji some advice: "I think you shouldn't be in a hurry to hand over the seeds. The interpersonal relationships in the base are complicated, and even the military is not necessarily airtight. It will be enough for them to steal a few seeds, and then they can use some tricks to sue for money."
Fortunately, she was paid in full. Perhaps because Chen Jiaqian had always pretended to be honest and obedient, the people in the institute were somewhat addicted to using her abilities, and their previous vigilance and concerns were slowly put down and forgotten. Chen Jiaqian was playing with a new bag of crystal cores in her hand, but her mind was full of ideas for Shen Qing: "Why don't you just delay it until they come back from Lan Province and have no other options left, and see what excuses they can have?"
When the research institute is in turmoil, she can take the opportunity to move up, right?
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