Chapter 261 Purchase of First Generation Technology
It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.
The second and third generations of ordinary grain seeds can still be used as crops, but their yield, drought resistance and insect resistance are not strong.
If such grain seeds were shipped back to 1960, coupled with the impact of natural disasters, lack of fertilizers and pesticides and other unfavorable factors, grain production would not increase much. At most, it would double, and the yield per mu would only be about 150 kilograms.
Therefore, if you want to increase production, you must use high-yield hybrid seeds, even genetically modified seeds. People are starving to death, so why do you care whether they are healthy or not?
But the disadvantage of hybrid seeds is that they cannot be bred. You have to buy seeds for one season to plant one season, which is of no help in alleviating the disaster in the country.
However, it is obviously impossible for Lin Sanqi to travel back and forth between the two eras and transport seeds all the time. This is a "pseudo-medical novel", not a "farming novel". Has medical treatment become agricultural construction?
Therefore, the best way is to buy the entire hybridization technology, let the agricultural science experts in 1960 study the hybridization technology themselves, and then promote it on a large scale, so as to alleviate the domestic food shortage.
Lin Sanqi knew the course of history. The domestic food shortage was not a problem for just three years, but would last for the next 20 years.
Even after the reform and opening up, there are still many people in poor areas who cannot get enough food.
If the experts in 1960 could fully understand the hybridization technology and continue to study it from generation to generation, perhaps in the future our country's hybridization technology would be far ahead of foreign countries, becoming a high-tech flagship product of our country and earning foreign exchange through export.
You should know that in 2013, China's hybridization or genetic modification technology lagged behind that of foreign countries.
After all, the contribution of Mr. Yuan Longping alone cannot match the tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars in research expenses spent by an entire foreign scientific research team every year.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi became more determined to purchase the "backward hybrid technology".
To be honest, when Ye Guoyong heard that Lin Sanqi wanted to purchase the first-generation hybrid corn technology, he was full of questions.
"Boss Lin, did I hear you correctly? You want to buy the first-generation hybrid corn technology? What's the use of this? Let me tell you, the yield of this first-generation corn is only 500 kilograms, which is not optimistic.
Now, third-generation technology has generally achieved a yield of over 1,000 kilograms per mu, and 1,500 and 2,000 kilograms are not uncommon. The yield of the same piece of land can be doubled. What do you want with first-generation technology?
Yin Lianyi was also a little surprised. She was in charge of finance and knew that the company now had hundreds of millions of cash flow in its account, which meant that Lin Sanqi was not short of money at all.
Even if such a rich person suddenly becomes interested in agriculture, he will definitely introduce the most advanced technology.
Even a pig knows how big the difference is between 500 kilograms and 1,000 kilograms.
Why do you need this outdated technology? Are you getting carried away now that you have money? So I quickly tried to dissuade him:
"Yes, even if you need technology, you want high-end technology. Why would you want this 20-year-old technology?"
Lin Sanqi thought, I also want the third-generation technology. Who wouldn’t be envious of an output of 2,000 kilograms per mu? But poor farmers in the Ming Tombs only have an output of more than 70 kilograms per mu.
But the third-generation technicians are making money from this, so why would they be willing to sell it?
Moreover, the technology is too advanced, and there is a "technological generation gap" here.
By 1960, agricultural experts of that era might not have failed to understand it, or even if they understood it, it would have been useless without the relevant instruments and equipment for experiments.
So even the most backward hybridization technology of this era was sufficient in 1960, and it was definitely black technology.
"It's like this, Mr. Ye. I don't want to use this technology myself, but to bring it to impoverished areas. To be honest, buying seed grain once a year is still too expensive for the poor. They simply can't afford it."
Ye Guoyong thought, buying the third generation hybrid seeds will increase the cost of grain, but the yield will also be higher, so it is still cost-effective in the end. How come this young man can't do the math?
But how could he understand the pain in Lin Sanqi's heart?
"So I want to buy the first-generation hybrid technology. If I can produce my own crops, the cost will be reduced, and it can also benefit the poor, which can be considered a contribution to society."
Ye Guoyong still couldn't figure out Lin Sanqi's thinking, and suddenly he thought of another possibility.
"Boss Lin, you're not planning to buy the first generation of hybridization technology to get started, then set up your own company and laboratory to catch up with the third or even fourth generation technology, right?"
There’s a saying that goes, “We’re not afraid of the second generation of rich people eating, drinking and having fun, but we’re afraid of them suddenly wanting to start a business.”
Young people like to have wild ideas and do not do any research before starting a project. They like to act on impulse and rush forward with money, thinking that money can solve everything. In the end, they end up losing a lot of money.
In Ye Guoyong's opinion, young people like Lin Sanqi just want to enter the seed industry, otherwise why would they buy the first generation of technology?
As a businessman, Ye Guoyong doesn't believe a single word of such sanctimonious talk about buying technology to serve poor households.
Older people tend to be more like teaching others, especially the enthusiastic fellows from Northeast China, so Ye Guoyong kindly advised:
"Boss Lin, if you're thinking of getting involved in agricultural projects and seed production, I advise you to think twice before you act. It's not that I'm afraid of competition, it's just that this business isn't profitable.
Not only is it not profitable, the initial investment is huge. For example, at our Fengshou Seed Company, the annual research and development funding accounts for one-third of sales. A piece of equipment or a production line costs millions or even tens of millions. The investment is too huge.
The huge investment is fine, but the problem is that there are so many seed companies in China, the competition is fierce, and the high-end market is basically monopolized by foreign countries. So, agriculture is not a good job. Why do you young people do something else instead of agriculture?
Yin Lianyi nodded repeatedly, thinking that even if you said you wanted to grow medicinal herbs, it would be more reliable than growing crops.
Lin Sanqi was a little embarrassed and could only laugh, but he would not change the decision he had made in his mind.
"Mr. Ye, thank you for your reminder, but I have made up my mind. It doesn't matter if the money is wasted. Anyway, I have done my best."
Lin Sanqi's words were so tragic that Ye Guoyong couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. Where else in the country is so poor that even seeds have to use first-generation technology? If you really need it, why not just buy third-generation technology to produce more food?
"Mr. Ye, this is the case. I wonder if you can sell me a portion of your company's first-generation hybrid technology? If so, let's talk. If not, I'll look for it at other seed companies or the Academy of Agricultural Sciences."
"Sell it, it will definitely sell!"
Ye Guoyong thought to himself, it's really hard to persuade this damn ghost. Since you insist on buying it, there is no reason for Fengshou Seed Company not to make this unexpected profit.
"But Boss Lin, please sit here for a while. I'm going to make a phone call to discuss something with the company's top management. Xiao Zhang, come and make tea for Boss Lin and this beautiful lady!"
"Mr. Ye, please feel free to do as you please. I'll just take a look first..."
More than ten minutes later, Ye Guoyong came back and said with a smile:
"Boss Lin, I've already reached an agreement with the company. We can sell you the first-generation hybrid corn technology. We can give you all the information, even the experimental seeds. But the price is 5 million RMB, hehe..."
Ye Guoyong felt a little embarrassed.
I thought that this was a 20-year-old technology, which was just copying some information from a computer and printing it out, and then giving some corn seeds, but it cost 5 million yuan. I have to say that my company is too shady.
Lin Sanqi thought to himself, wow, a scientific research result that countless scientific researchers spent countless funds and energy on was sold for only 5 million yuan. This is too cheap.
According to Lin Sanqi's standards, it's just the price of two or three wild ginseng sticks, just a little bit of water.
Of course, that's not how business works.
He suddenly thought that in 1960, apart from corn seeds, all other technologies were lacking there. Since the price was not expensive, why not take some of them away? So he proposed again:
"Mr. Ye, besides corn seeds, your company also produces wheat, rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, soybeans, and even this kind of vegetable seeds. I don't want your company's most advanced technology, I just want the first generation. Could you offer a discounted package price?"
Ye Guoyong thought, this young man seems to be really crazy. He is determined to engage in agriculture and insists on using the most backward seed technology. He is ready to lose a lot of money.
Without further persuasion, he made another call and gave Fengshou Company a flat price of 50 million yuan for the first-generation hybrid technology of all 18 varieties.
In the end, the two sides bargained and reached a deal of 40 million.
In addition, Fengshou Company also donated 5 tons of drought-resistant and insect-resistant hybrid corn seeds, 5 tons of wheat seeds, and some vegetable seeds...
This deal made Fengshou Company a huge profit. Their annual profit was less than 40 million yuan, and the whole company was shocked.
Lin Sanqi did not lose out either. He took from the people and used it for the people. His thinking was gradually changing. He thought that since he had made so much money, he should give back a little to the country.
And there is another benefit to doing this, which is paying protection money.
As long as Lin Sanqi's existence is beneficial to the country and the people and can continue to bring the most advanced technology and materials to the country in 1960, no one will harm him, and even the officials are willing to cooperate with him.
By the same token, if someone could get a complete set of design drawings of a real five-axis machine tool, a 3nm lithography machine, a fifth-generation fighter jet F-35, etc. from abroad in 2013,
Do you think the country will arrest and execute him like a spy, or treat him like an ancestor and treat him with good food and drink?
After coming out of the headquarters of Harvest Company, Yin Lianyi was still a little dizzy. She had originally planned to buy some food, but ended up buying a container full of information and spent a full 40 million yuan?
It's like a dream.
"Lin Sanqi, do you know what you are doing? Are these techniques really useful?"
Lin Sanqi was very happy and said without turning his head:
"Whether in the past or now, for ordinary people, having enough food is always the top priority. Everything else is bullshit!!!"
(End of this chapter)
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