1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 330 After returning, everyone should copy the confidentiality rules five times. Qiu Ruimin, you copy them twenty times!

When Qiu Ruimin handed him the soil mixed with rabbit manure, he almost shoved it in his face.

Dean Lin sniffed again, but then spoke directly.

"Qiu Ruimin, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"The ammonia is indeed very faint, so is there a problem?"

Just then, the others who had heard the commotion also looked over.

Lu Anguo thought that Qiu Ruimin, that old expert, was starting to nitpick again.

Since Su Wenchen hadn't communicated with their bureau beforehand, he genuinely didn't know if it was true or false.

Besides, it was only in the confirmation stage at that time, so he didn't say much.

But if this person continues to cause trouble, he definitely won't agree!
Su Wenchen, who was originally chatting with Director Cai, also came over when he saw this.

When Qiu Ruimin saw that everyone around him was looking at him, his voice rose with excitement.

"Director Su! The nitrogen conversion efficiency in your rabbit droppings is too abnormal!"

Something's very wrong!

After saying that, he walked quickly to the nearest row of pottery jars and scraped off the brown substance adhering to the jar wall with his fingernail.

"Ordinary fresh feces have a pungent ammonia smell because they contain a large amount of undecomposed urea, but these..."

He brought the crumbs to his nose and took a deep sniff.

"There's almost no ammonia smell, but there's a fermented, sour aroma! But it's clearly not fermented!"

"Therefore, I believe that your rabbit manure not only has the ability to treat alkalinity, but also has an excellent nitrogen-fixing effect."

"It may release nitrogen that is beneficial to plants after neutralizing some sodium salts in the soil."

"It can even ensure that a large amount of nitrogen is not lost, directly locking in these nutrients that are very useful to plants."

"Director Su, do you know what this means?"

Su Wenchen was quite surprised to hear this. He had initially thought the other party was here to cause trouble again!
How did they end up as allies?!

However, he still admired the old comrade's experience, since the old comrade hadn't mentioned that this rabbit manure also had excellent nitrogen fertilizer capacity.

However, the other party was able to make the judgment simply based on their years of experience dealing with various fertilizers and soils.

Before Su Wenchen could speak, Qiu Ruimin's colleague asked with some confusion.

"Old Qiu, are you out of your mind?!"

"Rabbit manure is a fertilizer with a relatively balanced nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content, but its nitrogen-fixing effect seems to be just average!"

"And it can only be effectively used after it has been decomposed."

Qiu Ruimin shook his head.

“Normal rabbit manure is like this. In theory, it takes at least twenty days for fresh manure to decompose into urea.”

"And this can be achieved in just a few days!"

As if to confirm something, he grabbed a handful of experimental soil mixed with fertilizer and crushed it.

next moment.

Right before Su Wenchen's greatly shocked eyes, he stuck out his tongue and licked it.

To be honest, this time it was all fresh manure that had just been buried a few days ago.

The thought of all the various bacteria and microorganisms inside sent chills down Su Wenchen's spine. This guy was really daring!
Suddenly, the entire courtyard fell silent, with only the clear sound of cicadas chirping.

But then Qiu Ruimin closed his eyes and murmured something.

"The saltiness has been very mild for such a short time. To achieve the final decomposition, the nitrogen conversion rate must be at least 70%."

As she spoke, she immediately opened her eyes, and her face flushed.

"I never expected that there would actually be bio-fertilizer with a utilization rate of over 70%!"

After saying that, he suddenly strode up to Su Wenchen and apologized to everyone in astonishment.

"Director Su, I apologize for my previous ignorance."

“Your manure is not only effective in treating saline-alkali soil, but it is also a top-notch natural fertilizer in other aspects.”

“Our traditional fertilizer utilization can only achieve a utilization rate of about 30%.”

"But this manure definitely accounts for more than 70%."

"I believe that if we can use this fertilizer on a large scale, our grain yield per mu can be increased by at least two to three hundred jin."

For Qiu Ruimin, if all he could do was manage the saline-alkali land...

He wouldn't actually do that, but as a researcher, he insists that bio-fertilizers are the best choice for soil.

This is why he is so grateful to Su Wenchen now.

Prior to this, their utilization rate of bio-fertilizers was at most around 30%.

A large amount of nutrients will be lost during the decomposition process, and they cannot find a solution.

Therefore, the final result is that bio-fertilizers are completely incomparable to industrial fertilizers imported from the West.

However, they insist that although industrial fertilizers are effective, they are highly damaging to the soil, and long-term use will definitely lead to soil problems.

However, given the difference in effectiveness, even if they want to develop bio-fertilizers, they at least need to produce bio-fertilizers with similar effects.

Previously, they had no direction and tried all sorts of biological fertilizers, but the results were mediocre.

This time, he finally saw a glimmer of hope. At least this time, it proved that the utilization rate of bio-fertilizer could reach a very high level.

They just hadn't found the right method before.

Su Wenchen was also somewhat taken aback, not knowing what this person was up to.

However, this is putting oneself in another's shoes.

He knew one thing: if someone was being unusually attentive, they must have something in mind!

Although Su Wenchen didn't know the specific reason for the other party's current actions, he could still glean some clues from their previous words.

So Su Wenchen shook his head directly.

"Comrade Qiu, there's no need for an apology. You haven't caused us any losses."

"It's normal to have doubts if you don't know the specific reasons beforehand."

"However, it's actually a bit difficult to make extensive use of normal land, as you mentioned earlier."

"One reason is that we definitely need to prioritize its use in saline-alkali areas. Another reason is that, based on our testing, this rabbit manure is only very effective in saline-alkali soil."

"In normal areas, the effect is not as good."

"So I guess that the high utilization rate you mentioned might be partly due to the saline-alkali land."

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, Director Cai, who was standing nearby, expressed his surprise.

"Director Su, do you mean that this special strain of bacteria can not only effectively lower the pH value in the soil, but also absorb and convert sodium ions in the soil into nutrients such as ammonium nitrogen that plants can absorb?"

"Wouldn't that be a one-time, two-way adjustment?"

At this point, Director Cai became even more curious about this special strain of bacteria!
Su Wenchen nodded in agreement.

"Our tests show that the soil fertility is indeed high during the improvement process, but we'll have to wait and see how well it performs to see the final yield per acre to see the actual results!"

"After all, no matter what else we say, it all comes down to grain production in the end!"

However, Director Cai and his team didn't want to wait any longer and spoke earnestly to Su Wenchen.

"Director Su, I wonder if our institute could set up a research station here to participate in the subsequent application research of this special bacterial strain?"

"Don't worry, your farm has always been the discoverer of this special bacterium, and that will not change!"

"Moreover, it now appears that our strain is a novel applied strain internationally."

"I even think we can make some tentative explorations in the fields of food fermentation engineering, vaccine research and development engineering, and industrial degradation."

Upon hearing Director Cai's words, Qiu Ruimin immediately looked anxiously at their dean.

After seeing Qiu Ruimin's gaze, Dean Lin immediately glared at him.

He thought to himself, "If you hadn't been able to stop yourself from talking nonsense earlier, would he be in such a passive position now?"

He clearly understood that this opportunity was absolutely not to be missed, even though their agricultural college knew nothing about food fermentation engineering or vaccine research and development.

However, the application of bio-fertilizers is a technology that their institute is currently very eager to break through.

In particular, the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, if it really establishes a research station here.

When they cooperate with each other, it will indeed be easier for them to achieve a breakthrough in bio-fertilizers.

So I had no choice but to bite the bullet and say it.

"Director Su, our agricultural institute also hopes to build an agricultural station here."

"Conduct some research related to bio-fertilizers!"

Su Wenchen was surprised to hear that both sides had offered to come and build research stations.

He would certainly be very happy to welcome it.

This is a great thing for the development of their farm.

In particular, as Director Cai mentioned, they are likely to be involved in fields such as food fermentation engineering and industrial degradation in the future.

Su Wenchen has little interest in industrial degradation.

However, he knew that microbial degradation technology did exist later, but it wasn't really relevant to the development of their farm.

However, he desperately needs food fermentation engineering.

Because, frankly speaking, the core of brewing, soy sauce, vinegar, and MSG all rely on microbial fermentation technology!

In particular, once their farm has completed the treatment of millions of acres of saline-alkali land, they will have enough grain to produce.

They also had enough raw materials to develop their own breweries, soy sauce factories, and other tertiary industries, and then gradually ventured into the food industry.

Su Wenchen knew very well that he could only earn a meager living by selling raw materials!
Especially after the subsequent reform and opening up, they will face competition from the private market.

Those days of making money while lying down are definitely over.

So Su Wenchen welcomed the two research institutions' offer with open arms, but he was also a little unwilling to accept no benefits at all.

However, since he might need help from others later, Su Wenchen thought for a moment and then said directly.

"You two really think too highly of me!"

"We would certainly welcome you to our farm with open arms, but such important matters are not something we can decide on our own!"

After saying that, Su Wenchen looked at Lu Anguo and winked.

"You'll have to talk to our leaders about this!"

Seeing that Su Wenchen was pushing the matter onto him, Lu Anguo immediately wanted to curse.

He understood the meaning in Su Wenchen's eyes, and it was precisely because he understood that he wanted to curse.

Clearly, this kid didn't want to be the bad guy himself, so he made him step forward.

They hide in the background, playing the good guy while reaping the benefits!

So he got all the benefits while doing the work that offended people?

However, after noticing the gazes of the other two, Lu Anguo took a deep breath.

"There's no rush!"

"I also need to go back and report to my supervisor. You two should also go back and discuss the specifics with your department leaders, and then we can talk again!"

Upon hearing this, both of them realized that they had been a bit too hasty.

Director Cai nodded in agreement.

“Director Lu is right. We really need to go back and report this to our superiors and come up with a specific plan.”

Su Wenchen was not disappointed, because his original intention was also to have Lu Anguo delay the matter.

After all, the goods are in their hands, and there's no way to bypass their farm!
Although both sides are top-notch research institutions, they are not small local farms.

Therefore, Su Wenchen is not worried about any accidents.

Just then, a shout came from outside.

"director!"

"director!"

Su Wenchen looked at Miao Zhiguo, who was covered in sweat, as he ran in and said directly.

Why run in this heat?

"I'm not afraid of heatstroke anymore!"

"whats the matter?"

Miao Zhiguo's face immediately showed excitement.

"Director, we've finished threshing all the wheat we harvested this morning from the experimental field." "Guess how much wheat we threshed in total?"

Su Wenchen rolled his eyes.

"I'm just a kid! Why would I guess?"

"Stop beating around the bush, just tell me the production figures."

Seeing that Su Wenchen didn't give him any face at all, Miao Zhiguo wasn't disappointed and instead said excitedly.

"You'd never guess, it weighed a total of 268 jin."

"Although we haven't removed all the bran yet, even if we remove another ten or so kilograms of bran, the yield will still be over two hundred kilograms of pure grain."

Upon hearing Miao Zhiguo's words, Qiu Ruimin from the Agricultural College was immediately disappointed.

He swayed slightly while standing, muttering to himself.

"How come the yield is only a little over 200 jin per mu?"

"Could I have misjudged? Based on the fertility just now, there shouldn't be only this much!"

"Is it really true that this kind of bio-fertilizer can't reach the same level as chemical fertilizer?"

Miao Zhiguo glanced at the other person after hearing this.

He naturally disliked the person who had started causing trouble in the field from the very beginning.

He said arrogantly.

"Who told you it was over 200 jin per mu? We only get over 200 jin per 0.4 mu!"

"The yield is at least 500 jin per mu!"

Upon hearing this, the other party immediately looked intently at Miao Zhiguo.

"You mean only four-tenths of an acre?"

Then he immediately murmured.

"I knew my mouth couldn't possibly be wrong about the taste."

"If it's a quarter of a plot, then that's correct."

"The experimental field yielded 500 jin per mu, which is still somewhat different from the standard of 670 jin per mu for farmland that is now carefully tended with chemical fertilizers."

"Compared to most places that rely solely on farmyard manure and only yield around 200 jin per mu, this has indeed increased by nearly double."

"This shows that there is indeed a significant difference between different types of bio-fertilizers!"

When Lu Anguo heard about the yield per mu, he thought of the blueprint that Su Wenchen had drawn up for him earlier.

If this can transform two million mu of saline-alkali land into land that yields more than 500 jin of wheat per mu.

This year, the equivalent of an extra billion jin (1.5 million tons) of wheat was produced, which is more than 500,000 tons.

This is a fine grain!

At that moment, he felt that he really had to do his best to make this happen.

Although such a large amount of grain will eventually be sent to the national grain depot, the department to which it is attributed will certainly have different implications.

Thinking about this, Lu Anguo could no longer sit still as he had at the beginning.

He glanced around, his tone becoming serious.

"Gentlemen, it's best not to reveal this matter until the higher-ups have made a decision."

"If it is leaked in advance and is sabotaged or interfered with by enemy agents or other criminals, I believe none of us will be in a good position!"

"And now that it's decided, I'm going back to Beijing this afternoon. What about you guys?"

Seeing Lu Anguo say this, Director Cai was alright; he only brought one person with him.

He's the kind of person who only uses his brain and not his mouth from beginning to end, especially compared to that big-mouthed guy at the agricultural college.

He wasn't too worried and simply nodded.

"Alright then, I'll hitch a ride with Director Lu's department!"

In contrast, Dean Lin was in a bit of a predicament, but he still spoke up.

"Director Lu, we'll be going back this afternoon too, but don't worry, we definitely won't reveal any information!"

Then he spoke directly to the people in their courtyard.

"Everyone is aware of the confidentiality rules."

"When you get back, everyone copy the confidentiality rules five times and bring them to me. Qiu Ruimin, you copy it twenty times!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Ruimin opened his mouth, wanting to say why he was the only one who copied so much, but seeing the leader's gaze, he ultimately said nothing.

Upon hearing that he would be returning that afternoon, Su Wenchen glanced at his watch and said directly.

"Why is the bureau chief in such a hurry to leave this afternoon!"

"We'll have time to make arrangements tonight after we harvest the wheat from the fields!"

"But Director, it's the middle of the day, everyone's busy in the fields, so we'll just have to make do with what we have at the canteen!"

Lu Anguo waved his hand.

"There's no need to be so particular about eating a meal."

"Do you think everywhere is like your main farm, where you can eat eggs every day?!"

"Have someone take them to the cafeteria. Let's go to the office first, and I'll call the boss to let him know."

"And there's something else I want to tell you!"

Seeing this, Su Wenchen immediately gave instructions to Miao Zhiguo.

"Zhiguo, then you take everyone to the canteen!"

"Excuse me, everyone, please go ahead first. I'll take care of you while I'm busy."

Director Cai spoke directly from here.

"Director Su, may I stay here a little longer?"

"I'd like to visit your farm more often!"

Qiu Ruimin also spoke directly.

"Why are you in such a hurry to eat? I'd like to visit your drying yard!"

He wanted to see for himself the detailed yield and the fullness of the wheat grains.

Su Wenchen did not refuse when he heard this, because they were not afraid of being seen.

Arrange it directly.

"Alright, Zhiguo, you take the comrades from the Agricultural Institute to the drying yard."

Then he shouted to Hou Guozhong, who was in the distance.

"Old Hou, you'd better entertain Director Cai."

After saying that, he looked at the other person and said.

"Then Lin Yuan and Cai Suo will be arriving around the same time. You can go to the canteen with our people."

"I won't entertain you any further."

The other person waved his hand and walked towards Hou Guozhong while speaking.

"Director Su, you're busy. We'll find something to eat if we get hungry!"

Seeing this, Su Wenchen didn't interfere any further and simply left the farm alone with Lu Anguo.

When the car arrived at the branch site under construction, it looked just like a construction site.

Several swaying light bulbs hung from various makeshift power lines, and shovels and cement bags covered in mud were piled up all around.

As the jeep drove by, its wheels rolled over the dirt road, instantly kicking up a cloud of yellow dust.

The car was parked next to a row of houses.

After getting out of the car, Su Wenchen fanned away the dust kicked up by the vehicle.

"Director, our farm headquarters is still under construction, but the summer harvest starts today, and Captain Chu of the engineering team has also led people to the fields to help with the harvest."

"Only a few support staff were left."

Lu Anguo looked at the row of adobe houses in front of him and said with some surprise.

"This is your headquarters office!"

Su Wenchen smiled and nodded.

He pointed to the row of rammed earth houses that were the only ones that hadn't been demolished yet.

"These are all old houses left over from the old commune. The commune didn't have the money to repair them, so they've been used ever since."

"Didn't the higher-ups allocate one million yuan to our headquarters this year?"

"I transferred half of the funds over, just enough to decorate the storefront properly."

Lu Anguo nodded in agreement.

"That's true. No wonder the agricultural college initially thought you were talking nonsense."

"Given the environment here, I didn't really believe it at first either!"

As they spoke, they walked into Su Wenchen's office, which was filled with all sorts of random medicinal herbs.

Lu Anguo asked curiously.

"Why are there all sorts of herbs? Are you feeling unwell?"

Su Wenchen felt a little embarrassed and tidied up the messy desk.

"It's not for my use, it's for experimenting with various medicinal herbs to formulate feed."

"Besides, even alkali rabbits can't just eat one type of plant with a high salt and alkali content like Suaeda salsa!"

Lu Anguo agreed with this and sat down to speak.

"So it was taken with various medicinal herbs! No wonder it could withstand it."

"Can they afford this cost?"

Su Wenchen walked to the table on the other side where there was a thermos, took out two cups, and explained while pouring water.

"It's alright, they're all common medicines!"

"However, I do have the idea of ​​experimenting with some rare medicinal herbs."

After saying that, Lu Anguo immediately stood up and walked outside as if he had remembered something.

"I almost forgot about that when you mentioned it."

"You had someone ask the bureau to apply for cordyceps, right?"

A moment later, he retrieved a cotton bag from the car and said.

What are you doing with this thing?

"Do you also have kidney deficiency?"

Su Wenchen, holding two glasses of water, walked over, somewhat surprised.

"also?"

"Director, didn't I mention the idea of ​​conducting experiments with precious medicinal herbs?"

"Besides, it's for my own use, how could I possibly ask my employer to apply for it!"

"That must have been a private request!"

Lu Anguo initially thought he had found someone else suffering from the same illness as him!

He coughed lightly a few times and retorted directly.

"What? You misheard me!"

Su Wenchen immediately gave him an "I understand" look.

"Chief, I understand, that's true when you get old!"

"However, there was a doctor at the People's Hospital in our provincial capital who prescribed a pretty good formula for me!"

"How about I introduce you to someone?"

Lu Anguo immediately became furious and embarrassed.

"What do you mean, 'getting old'!"

"Let me tell you, I'm still young!"

"Alright, I'm not going to argue with you about this nonsense anymore."

"Let's get down to business. They both want to get involved in the research stations that the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences are setting up. What's your opinion on that?"

(End of this chapter)