1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 268 Comrade, your imagination is even more accurate than mine! (Silver Alliance, 4th update)
Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, the other party immediately frowned.

"Isn't it too early for you to consider this now?"

"After all, you've only just bred them, shouldn't your top priority be ensuring the population size of these white pigs?"

"What if something goes wrong if we feed them wheat bran and straw directly at this time?"

Su Wenchen shook his head.

“In our land, if a plant cannot tolerate roughage, then based on the current situation, there is no need to promote it for the time being.”

"Currently, most of our pigs are raised by production teams under the people's communes, and coarse grains such as corn are also the main staple food for the commune members every day."

"If pigs have to compete with people for limited food, then the promotion will be extremely difficult. Even if they can be slaughtered earlier, it is still exchanging rural food for pork."

“Rural areas are already struggling enough. If we forcefully promote pig breeds that compete with people for food, it will undoubtedly increase the burden on rural areas.”

"Therefore, at the beginning of the breeding process, our goal was to breed pigs that are tolerant of roughage, grow quickly, have a low disease rate, and are highly adaptable."

Meanwhile, many of the researchers from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences were completely bewildered by what they heard.

Is it possible that your farm breeds pigs based on wishful thinking?
They dared to set such a goal right from the start.

It needs to be fed a rough diet, grow quickly, be highly adaptable, and have strong disease resistance.
This isn't making a wish; who would dare to think like that from the start?

Didn't everyone start from scratch?
Shouldn't it be that one plus one equals two, then one plus one equals three after some progress, and finally one plus one equals four after stabilization?

How come you can just jump right in and say two plus two equals four?

This isn't something you can just do by taking a fast-growing pig and crossing it with a pig that can tolerate roughage, and expecting to produce a pig that grows fast and can tolerate roughage.

Because two genius parents may not necessarily have a genius child. To a large extent, they will have an ordinary child, or even a stupid child. Of course, there is a very small chance that they will have an even more genius offspring.

So they didn't know what to say in response to Su Wenchen's words.

It's theoretically unlikely, but they've achieved it in one step.

After a moment's hesitation, a leader from the Animal Husbandry Research Institute under the Academy of Agricultural Sciences finally spoke.

"So you have now bred a pig breed that not only grows fast, but is also tolerant of roughage and has strong adaptability?"

Su Wenchen thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Theoretically speaking, the white pigs we bred this time only have a certain ability to tolerate roughage."

"When it comes to being able to withstand roughage, they are definitely not as good as our local black pig breeds."

"However, wheat bran and straw can be used as the main feed without any problems. But it is best to mix them with some alfalfa, pumpkin or other feeds that can help with digestion as supplementary feeds. Otherwise, it can easily cause problems such as constipation."

"Because at the same time, our farm also raised a batch of black pigs of the same age. They initially only ate wheat bran and straw, and as a result, they showed no signs of gastrointestinal discomfort at all."

"It is clear that our native pig breeds are superior in terms of adaptability and tolerance to roughage."

"These are all recorded in our daily records, which detail the daily situation of each numbered pig!"

The people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences were completely speechless upon hearing this.

Being able to eat roughage is already great news. What, does your Blue Water Farm want to develop a pig breed that surpasses the local black pig in terms of roughage tolerance and jump straight to the top?

Why don't you go and breed pigs that can grow big just by drinking water!

Going even further, we could breed pigs that can grow meat simply by breathing.

So the people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences paused for a moment and put down the documents they were holding.

He turned to the old man and said.

"Boss, I think this meeting is no longer necessary."

The old man frowned and said directly.

"What do you mean? True is true, and false is false. What do you mean by saying it's unnecessary to proceed?"

"After so many years of research with the support of the state, your animal husbandry research institute can't even verify the pig breed now?"

Upon hearing this, the other party quickly offered an explanation.

"Boss, this is not a technical issue at all. In our view, Blue Water Farm's cultivation methods are purely based on luck."

"To use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, it's like both of our organizations are nurturing smart and strong successors for the country."

"Our approach is to first select the two most outstanding groups of people in the city, and then let these outstanding people get married and have children."

"Then find the best offspring among the descendants, then let them marry each other and select the best ones, and nurture them little by little, generation by generation, until they are the smartest and strongest."

"Bluewater Farm simply found the smartest and the strongest couple, and they were able to produce a child who perfectly inherited the best qualities of both parents."

"That's right. I'm not saying it's impossible, because in our country, including our Academy of Agricultural Sciences, many talented people have very ordinary parents."

"But the chances are really not high, so I don't think we need to sit in the meeting room to confirm it."

"Sir, I request that our team be dispatched directly to Blue Water Farm for on-site verification."

"Because according to Director Su, after their third selection, all of them are new varieties that can be stably inherited."

"That means its genetic trait stability rate has exceeded 90%."

"There must be more than one pig weighing over 120 pounds at 100 days old in the Blue Water Farm, so I think it's better to go and verify it on the spot than to speculate."

"After all, our Academy of Agricultural Sciences can definitely distinguish between a pig that weighs over 100 kilograms after 100 days and a pig that weighs over 100 kilograms after 200 days."

Then he looked at Su Wenchen.

"What do you think, Director Su?"

Su Wenchen smiled directly.

"I agree with what the leader of the animal husbandry institute said; nothing is more convincing than on-site inspection."

"To be honest, if it weren't for the difficulty of transporting live pigs, I would have considered bringing one over as a New Year's gift."

Upon hearing this, and seeing Su Wenchen still so self-righteous, the old man immediately pointed at Su Wenchen and laughed.

"If everything is confirmed to be in order, then your farm has indeed presented the country with a wonderful New Year's gift!"

Upon hearing the old man's words, the leaders from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the other side also smiled.

"Indeed, if it is as Director Su said, capable of withstanding roughage, growing quickly, and having strong adaptability, then it certainly has the conditions for direct promotion."

"Our country's meat supply needs to be improved significantly."

Since Su Wenchen confidently invited researchers from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to conduct an on-site inspection, most people felt that Blue Water Farm was almost certainly a sure thing.

Moreover, as an organization that has previously bred high-quality breeds like the Yuehua rabbit, many people present had considerable confidence in Blue Water Farm from the beginning. After all, most people don't know how to crossbreed and breed localized pigs.

Naturally, they had no idea about the difficulties involved in making this happen at Su Wenchen's farm.

Lu Anguo, the leader of the State Farms Administration Bureau in charge of farms across the country, also spoke up at this moment.

"As the superior department of the Lanshui Farm in the Ministry, I haven't said anything until now, for fear that if I did, people would say that our State Farms Bureau is deliberately favoring its subordinate farm units."

"What concerns your Academy of Agricultural Sciences had that you dared not express? Now that you've finished speaking, I'll say a few words that I've been holding back until now."

"When the Blue Water Farm bred the Moonflower Rabbit, the people in your rabbit breeding group initially said it was impossible. But when they went there and saw the real breed, they said it was all just luck."

"However, at that time, Blue Water Farm was a small farm in the city, so I think it's normal for you to be surprised, because I was even more surprised than you were."

"Now that Bluewater Farm has bred this kind of pig that is resistant to roughage and grows quickly, you still say it's impossible and that it's just luck."

"To be honest, I, Lao Lu, don't know anything about crossbreeding pigs, but I do understand a very simple principle: relying on luck once is luck, and relying on luck twice is also luck."

"Moreover, according to Xiao Su's third-generation white pigs, they are already over 100 days old, which means that they started breeding pigs not long after the farm was established."

"This shows that they had already had ideas and goals in mind and were working hard on them, otherwise they wouldn't have waited until the third generation of pigs had grown up before bringing them out."

"If it were an ordinary person, they probably would have been eager to promote the Moon Rabbit and ask the ministry for all sorts of support when it became famous."

"As for Blue Water Farm, they only revealed the news after confirming it up to the third generation and even after they had completed various trials such as being able to tolerate roughage. I think your livestock institute should learn from their experience."

After Lu Anguo said this, many researchers felt a little embarrassed.

Many people were even wondering at this moment if they had really mastered some new breeding method!
It's just that I wasn't capable enough and didn't see the trick at all.
Thinking of this,

Several researchers' eyes flashed, and the records that had been lying on the table unnoticed were instantly gathered together and picked up by a quick-thinking researcher.

Seeing this, the others immediately started shoving at the man.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! This is for everyone to see, what are you rummaging around in your own clothes for, you old rascal?"

"Go away, let me study this first. I only looked at the general information in the record. If I find any new directions after I study it, I'll tell you."

"Why can't I go first? Chief, you need to control Old Liu!"

"Based on the fact that the information is currently in my hands."

Upon hearing the appearance of his researchers, the leader who had come over said directly.

"Keep them calm and collected. There will be plenty of time to study this when we get back."

He then spoke to Su Wenchen.

"Director Su, could you please give our office a copy of this document?"

Su Wenchen glanced at the old man, and seeing that he had no objections, he spoke directly.

“There is no problem with our farm. This is just a breeding record. It only records some information about the paternal and maternal lines we chose at the time, as well as some growth data of the subsequent hybrid offspring.”

"Actually, there's no particular breeding technique involved. And what you're saying isn't wrong, our Blue Water Farm's breeding method is a bit based on intuition. We first select the best paternal and maternal lines from both sides, and then I crossbreed them based on my intuition."

"So what you said, leader, is actually right. To some extent, we are very much dependent on luck."

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, the other party seemed to understand something and immediately clapped his hands.

"I understand now, that makes sense."

Upon hearing this, his researchers looked puzzled. "What do you mean, boss?"

Wasn't what Director Su just said all about relying on luck?

This is essentially no different from them gradually breeding pigs from various regions using an exhaustive method!

It's just that they chose the correct answer right away.

Even Su Wenchen looked confused, because he was just talking nonsense. He succeeded because he had a cheat code, not because of luck. But this guy actually figured it out on his own. So what kind of nonsense did he imagine?

The leader, seeing the puzzled look on his subordinate's face, explained directly.

"Director Su's method is more scientific than ours. We directly collect pig breeds from all over the country and try to breed them again and again using exhaustive methods."

"Trying all the different pig breeds would definitely take a lot of time."

"But they rely on intuition, so it's normal that they're faster than us."

"It's like everyone is looking for the correct answer of 50 out of 100, but this person just randomly picks 50 and gets the correct answer directly."

"We've been drawing them one by one, and by the time we get to fifty, we'll still get the answer, but it will definitely take a lot of time."

Upon hearing this, his subordinate scratched his head.

"Boss, is there a difference? It's all about luck, isn't it? What if the right number is two?"

The other person immediately gave you a look that said, "You don't understand."

"That's what I mean by their skill. If the correct number is two, they are very likely to just pick two based on their intuition."

"It's like on the battlefield. Many veterans often instinctively duck or dodge. They often know why they are doing this, but it is this kind of instinct, which is like anticipating danger, that can often save their lives."

"If you really ask them why they lowered their heads and avoided eye contact, they basically can't give a coherent explanation."

"Of course, this is just a metaphor. For us, it doesn't really matter if our intuition doesn't work. It's just eliminating one wrong answer anyway, so the cost is much smaller."

"But once this intuition is triggered, that moment of flash of inspiration, it can often save a lot of time and manpower and yield unexpected results."

After the leader finished speaking, the younger researchers nodded thoughtfully.

Su Wenchen was completely dumbfounded.

Dude, you really have a vivid imagination!

You can even help me find other things to logically convince others, something he never expected.

Your imagination is even more accurate than mine!

I can't even find such a perfect excuse to hide my cheat code.

You actually came up with the idea.

This is my great benefactor!
He'll have an excuse for breeding even the most incredible livestock in the future.

From now on, everyone should stop asking about technology. Just rely on intuition and a flash of inspiration.

As for your question about why you have so many intuitions so frequently, Su Wenchen can only say that you're a genius!
Isn't it normal to have more intuition?
How else could someone be a genius!

(End of this chapter)