Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Chapter 428 Key Targets, Hybrid Corn Project Establishment

However, these rumors have had limited impact on Yaoling Agriculture. After all, the company's agricultural production is normal, and the market is flooded with the company's various products. Most people do not believe these rumors.

Fang Wei called Cai Tong and asked him to arrange the next steps.

"First, we need to strengthen our sales efforts and go all out against the new Cage products to take away their market share."

"Okay, I understand. Shouldn't we launch a full-scale counterattack?"

"That's exactly it. Let the new Cage experience our power."

Subsequently, Yaoling Agriculture launched a full-scale counterattack. This targeted New Kaiqi's main products, aiming to squeeze out as much market share as possible and thus revitalize New Kaiqi.

As for other seed companies with malicious intent, we can settle accounts with them later. For now, we just need to keep a close eye on New Cage and relentlessly pursue them.

"I'll make arrangements right away."

After ending the call, Cai Tong convened a meeting with the company's management team to plan the next counterattack.

New Cage has been making a series of underhanded moves for some time, spreading rumors, making reports everywhere, and even contacting the company's technical staff in an attempt to steal the company's core secrets.

But they certainly didn't know that the core of Yaoling Agriculture was Fang Wei, and those farmlands designated by Fang Wei.

Even if the breeding technology he possessed were handed over to the new Cage, the new Cage would not be able to replicate his path to success.

Time flies.

Because Yaoling Agriculture adjusted its sales strategy, after completely squeezing out Xinkaiqi's corn seeds, it began to target and squeeze out their vegetable seeds.

In summary, the company's sales department ranked the sales figures of New Cage's products and targeted each one accordingly.

With a wide variety of vegetable varieties available, the company focuses on cultivating the vegetable seeds that sell well for NewCage. Thanks to these attribute bonuses, the company's vegetable seeds have shorter production cycles, better quality, and higher yields.

Therefore, Yaoling Agriculture has an unparalleled rapid response mechanism. The agricultural production department and the sales department work together to keep abreast of market changes and completely overwhelm Xin Kaiqi.

The company gradually returned to normal only after the rumors from the outside world disappeared.

"Secretary, why don't we take this opportunity to crush New Cage?"

"Do you think New Cage is really that easy to defeat? You have to understand that New Cage is backed by one of the world's top three industry giants. They are very powerful and can afford to lose money."

Furthermore, the technological strength of New Cage's parent company should not be underestimated. Once they fully master genetically modified technology, they can make a comeback. Therefore, we shouldn't expect to achieve everything in one fell swoop; we must be prepared for a protracted battle.”

Demonstrating strength and inflicting a heavy blow on the new Cage is a stage victory.

Yaoling Agriculture also has its own production and sales plan, and always responds promptly to the other party, but the cost is actually quite high.

This is not conducive to the development of the enterprise.

Fang Wei patiently answered Cai Tong's questions.

Cai Tong understood and then hung up; he still needed to explain to the company's executives.

This also shows how much the new Cage is hated; everyone in the company wants to destroy him.

Fang Wei was too lazy to soothe everyone's emotions; that was Cai Tong's job.

early morning.

He and Pan Lianhua, fully equipped, walked into the mountains, their feet glistening with morning dew.

Today they are going to pick swan mushrooms. Based on years of experience, this is the time when they should be able to pick these wild mushrooms.

"Third brother, Xiaojie is taking the college entrance exam next year, and I suddenly feel old. You know, after both of our kids start working, it'll just be the two of us at home, how lonely that will be!"

Pan Lianhua has been happiest during this period. With her two children home for summer vacation, the house suddenly became lively.

But when she thought about the future, she felt a little sad. In short, her feelings were complicated, and she could only talk about them with men.

"It's alright. We'll retire once they're all working. Then we can travel all over the country whenever we want, see our son whenever we want, and see our daughter whenever we want. Isn't that great!"

Fang Wei couldn't help but smile and quickly offered a few words of comfort to his wife.

Upon hearing this, Pan Lianhua's mood immediately improved; to her surprise, the man's words struck a chord with her.

The two soon arrived at the pine forest area, where clusters of swan mushrooms could be seen everywhere.

"Third brother, tomorrow you should find more helpers to pick these mushrooms. It would be such a waste to let them go to waste."

Pan Lianhua had no awareness of being a millionaire; she couldn't bear to waste the good things in the mountains.

Fang Wei thought the same way. The word "pretentious" didn't exist in their dictionaries; they only knew that waste was shameful.

The two then picked two baskets of swan mushrooms and returned home just in time to make lunch.

Binbin and Xiaojie are in for a treat! They can make some swan mushrooms for lunch. Fresh mushrooms are a rare delicacy, so delicious they'll make your taste buds tingle.

the next day.

Fang Wei gathered a group of Yao village boys and went into the mountains to pick all the swan mushrooms in that area.

These mushrooms were sold for money, and part of the proceeds were given as rewards to the brothers, while the rest was used to improve the conditions of Sun Daoren's clinic.

The clinic doesn't actually make much money; it's good enough if it doesn't lose money. The only way to improve its conditions is to rely on external funding.

Since it's a private clinic, it wouldn't be appropriate for a cooperative or company to pay for it, so Fang Wei simply subsidized it himself.

However, the matter was quickly learned by several board members, who felt that the secretary should not have to pay out of pocket. So, after discussion, they decided to give the clinic a subsidy as well.

With money in hand, Master Sun finally managed to hire a good traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

This man is named Zhao Yuchun, 47 years old. He used to work at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in a big city. Later, due to health reasons, he retired early and returned to his hometown (Yaoling Township) to recuperate.

As the saying goes, a doctor cannot heal himself. It was Sun Daoren who cured the other person's illness, so he admired Sun Daoren to the point of worship.

Zhao Yuchun originally planned to open his own clinic, but after Sun Daoren made money, he invited him to help out and offered him a salary, which Zhao Yuchun accepted without hesitation.

It's not so much about repaying a debt of gratitude; I mainly want to learn from Master Sun. The clinic now has four people: two general helpers and two resident doctors—it's quite a proper place.

"Old Sun, how much salary did you pay them to lure them here?"

"His salary is quite good, at least on par with the chief physician of the county hospital. Zhao Yuchun's medical skills are excellent, especially in treating sprains and bruises and orthopedics. His bone-setting techniques are first-rate, and he can easily treat headaches and fevers."

Sun Daoren had a very high opinion of Zhao Yuchun, while Zhao Yuchun looked at Binbin as if he had seen a ghost.

Binbin, despite his young age, already possesses 80% of the skill of a seasoned professional, and he's still in university, so his future is truly limitless. Moreover, the young man is diligent and eager to learn, so Zhao Yuchun didn't hold back and taught Binbin many unique skills.

Sun Daoren and Zhao Yuchun both thought highly of Binbin. He had been studying medicine since elementary school, had guidance from famous teachers, and was now receiving systematic education at university. What more could be said? It was as if God was feeding him.

Because her two children were on holiday at home, Fang Wei didn't go out. At most, she would occasionally visit the two farms and return the same day.

All production units under the company are operating normally; we just need to wait patiently for the harvest.

The Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the company's research institute are preparing to study hybrid maize and apply biotechnology to seed preparation.

“Secretary Fang, our project involves a wide range of issues. We hope you can offer some ideas. If it is successful, the usual arrangement will apply: you will retain all the rights and we will enjoy the research results.”

The colleagues at the Crop Research Institute approached Fang Wei, hoping he would agree to lead the project.

Fang Wei considered it for a moment, and since he didn't seem to have anything major to do recently, he agreed to the other party's request. However, he didn't really like hybrid corn, because although the yield of hybrid corn was very high, the taste was not as good.

He agreed to lead the research on this project because he wanted to guard against New Cage's parent company launching a second generation of genetically modified corn.

Technical problems are no obstacle for him; the key to hybrid corn breeding is to screen varieties and then purify them.

How is purification achieved? It involves self-pollinating the selected varieties and purifying them through multiple self-pollinations to obtain a female parent with superior traits, thus forming a stable inbred line.

This process is also called the selection and breeding of inbred lines, and only then can we talk about crop hybridization.

The next step is to determine the combining ability of inbred lines. This process requires the use of biogenetic technology to screen out inbred lines with excellent combining ability, laying the foundation for the breeding of hybrids.

There are many more steps involved, which are quite different from those for hybrid rice.

These things are written into textbooks in later generations, but they are full of challenges for agricultural researchers today.

The colleagues at the Crop Research Institute were essentially asking Fang Wei to lead this project, because in this day and age, who has as much breeding knowledge as him? While others had almost no clue, he had a complete technical path, which is what you call technological superiority.

However, he couldn't just give them the technical path directly; he had to let them suffer a bit in the early stages.

The crop research institute, along with its technical staff and a large breeding team, worked together, as they would need to use the experimental fields later.

The "Hybrid Maize 01 Project" has been launched, with Fang Wei serving as the project's chief person in charge, and other specific divisions of labor have also been arranged.

"In my personal understanding, there is a big difference between hybrid corn and hybrid rice. We use the three-line hybridization method for hybrid rice, while we still need to explore the breeding of hybrid corn."

Here are some preliminary thoughts for your reference. Hybrid rice needs to draw inspiration from naturally occurring sterile plants; the key is to cultivate sterile lines. The key to hybrid corn, on the other hand, is purification, which can be achieved through repeated self-pollination to create inbred lines.

At the project launch meeting, Fang Wei did reveal some information; otherwise, everyone would be completely in the dark and might take many detours.

That's all he'll say; the rest is up to them to figure out.

The project team sprang into action, beginning their search for superior corn varieties. Perhaps due to a lack of focus on their own strengths, they didn't even consider [Yuxiang 083] and [Yuxiang 183], instead sending personnel across the country to "prospect."

Fang Wei wasn't in a hurry; he still had time, so he let everyone do whatever they wanted first.

Over the next period of time, he frequently visited Sun Daoren's clinic and gradually became acquainted with Zhao Yuchun.

Zhao Yuchun is an outgoing person. He can get along well with Binbin, Fang Wei, and even Sun Daoren.

Through observation, Fang Wei felt that the other party was quite skilled, at least in the area of ​​bone setting, there was no one else like him in the whole county.

In the process of doing farm work, it is inevitable for the members to suffer from falls and injuries. Recently, we have even encountered several patients with fractures.

Zhao Yuchun was able to set his broken bone without surgery, and the results proved to be excellent. After recovering, his mobility was almost unaffected.

During this holiday, Binbin mainly learned bone setting from him and also intensified his acupuncture practice. As a result, he worked even harder than when he was in school, which made Pan Lianhua feel very sorry for him.

"Third Brother, you don't need to know everything to study medicine, right? Binbin is working too hard."

"It's true that you don't need to know everything, but Binbin is interested in this and wants to learn anything useful, so let him be."

Fang Wei didn't know what to say, but he was certain that his son truly loved traditional Chinese medicine and was willing to give it his all.

He thought it was a good thing; what's wrong with suffering a little when you're young?

Binbin has been learning from the old Taoist priest for so many years, how much hardship has he endured? You have to understand that he was studying medicine while attending school, which is something most people simply couldn't persevere through.

As a result, Binbin not only persevered, but also achieved excellent academic results; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to get into the top university he is today.

Pan Lianhua remained silent, only able to prepare different nutritious meals for the children every day.

A few days passed quickly.

The people who went out to find good corn varieties returned one after another, and after screening and testing, the results were not very satisfactory.

Fang Wei did not make a move for the time being; he needed to prepare for the arrival of the investigation team.

This morning.

He was reviewing documents in his office when Cui Yiming accompanied the investigation team to Yaoling Township.

As the main person involved, Fang Wei rushed over as soon as he received the call, and then the investigation team talked to him.

“Secretary Fang, what were you thinking at the time? The higher authorities repeatedly ordered that privately contracted land should not be transferred, but you still reached an agreement with Qianjin Township, effectively taking over most of the land in the township.”

"This is a long story. To explain this clearly, we must first start with the [Nan Dou 333] soybean variety. Because [Nan Dou 333] was cultivated very successfully, filling a gap in the domestic market, the higher authorities required us to provide sufficient seeds."

The higher authorities plan to promote this improved soybean variety across the board, which is a great thing for the country and its people! However, our company has limited land, and varieties like [Nanguang No. 5] and [Yuxiang 183] are already key varieties being promoted.
Therefore, we need more land, otherwise we won't be able to complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors. Having no other option, I contacted the county, who then contacted the prefecture, but the land issue couldn't be resolved; the only thing they could do was provide some policy support.

(End of this chapter)