Jizhong, an agricultural demonstration base.
There is a vast plain in the middle of Hebei, which has been a major grain-producing province since ancient times. It is bordered by the Bohai Sea in the east, surrounded by the imperial capital in the inner circle, Taihang in the west, and Yanshan Mountain in the north.
And this base already existed in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, but it was secretly expanded a year ago and additional security measures were added, making it seem like a national scientific research center.
"Crunch!"
Two cars approached from a distance and stopped in front of a building that looked like a greenhouse. When the door opened, an old man stepped out.
"Welcome the chief to come to inspect!" Several responsible persons who had been waiting at the door rushed to meet him.
"Okay, I'm here to see the results today, let's go in and talk about it." The old man looked serious, and he strode forward and entered inside.
Yu people hurriedly followed and led them to the No. 1 scientific research area. Through the thick glass, inside was a compost covered with hoarfrost, and the top was full of fat gray oyster mushrooms.
"In the countryside here, it is the scale of one mu of land. It takes about 45 days for normal oyster mushrooms to harvest the first crop, and then every 15-20 days to produce another crop. After repeated tests, we have basically stabilized the cycle. In 20 days, the yield per mu can reach 20,000 jin."
The expert sighed while talking, and said: "This strain is good. I have studied mushrooms all my life, and I have never seen such an active strain... Oh, look over there!"
He reacted and led the old man to another test shed.
The painting style here is rather peculiar. What kind of fungus, white fungus, shiitake mushrooms, Coprinus comatus, etc. are blooming everywhere, and the most conspicuous one is undoubtedly a giant mushroom in the middle.
The roots drilled out of the soil, and then divided into more than a dozen flowers from the bottom, forming a large mushroom circle. The cap is like an umbrella, large and inwardly rolled, standing in the middle like a small white forest.
"This is the giant Tricholoma mushroom found in Luoqiping Village, Tengchong at the beginning of the year. We collected spores and replanted it, and it was even larger than the original. It takes only a few days for mycelium to mature."
"Is it edible?"
"Uh, we tried some, the taste is not easy to describe, but it is confirmed to be non-toxic."
The person in charge waved and sent a small dish of processed shredded mushrooms. The old man picked up a few and chewed them in his mouth without hesitation.
The shredded mushrooms were slightly sweet at first, and then a little numb, like the feeling of accidentally chewing on a peppercorn. After a while, there was a burst of tenderness.
"Yes, it can be used as a main course or as a seasoning."
The old man nodded, knowing what to do, and then turned to Area 2.
This field is full of potatoes, maybe N crops have been planted, and this crop has not been harvested yet, and they are all green seedlings. However, the expert brought some samples and said with some shame: "We have tried many times, but we still can't quickly increase the yield. The best batch of yield is about 1.4 tons per mu. The alienated varieties we found are helpful in taste. The effect on yield is less pronounced."
"You have done your best, don't worry about it."
The old man said a word of comfort, but he was also helpless.
It is said that the United Nations has long listed potatoes as one of the four major staple foods, and has guaranteed the status of staple foods in terms of planting area and scientific research, but its situation in the Xia Kingdom has always been embarrassing.
You know, 75% of the country's key poverty alleviation counties have potatoes as their staple food, but the government doesn't pay much attention to them at all. There is almost no project support, and they continue to reduce the planting area.
Around 2005, the national potato planting area dropped sharply from 80 million mu to 60 million mu, and now it has barely recovered to more than 80 million mu.
There is also yield, Xiaguo's average yield per mu is 1 ton, and this data has been maintained for more than 30 years. In foreign countries, it can reach more than two tons per mu, and the gap is quite large.
The reason is that the achievements of domestic hybrid rice are too brilliant, which conceals certain crises to a certain extent.
"Don't worry, the country will introduce policies in a few days, and I will give you a thorough understanding first."
The old man patted the expert on the shoulder and said: "Starting from this year, potatoes will be included in the grain reserve system. It is planned to expand the planting area to 180 million mu and increase the yield per mu to more than 2 tons within three years. All kinds of food based on whole potato flour."
Ho!
Overjoyed! As soon as this remark came out, all the experts present were excited.
Ordinary people don't understand, they know the meaning too well: if the current environment continues, within a few years, the increase in grain demand in the Xia Kingdom will reach more than 100 billion catties!
However, due to the constraints of arable land resources and the influence of alienated varieties, the wheat family is estimated to be completely extinct, and the corn family is lingering. Only lovely potatoes are resistant to cold, drought, and barrenness, and they will be separated from the vegetable world just around the corner.
Not to mention potato flour, which can not only be used to make steamed buns, noodles, rice noodles, bread, etc., but also has a storage period of up to 15-20 years.
Tsk tsk, the rhythm of saving all mankind.
After watching the potatoes, everyone accompanied the old man to inspect other scientific research areas, including poultry, livestock, forest trees, flowers and plants, and key crops such as cotton, sesame, sugar cane, rubber and so on.
The core is to collect alienated varieties from all over the place, to cultivate and test them, to enhance the quality or increase the output, all of which are for the future.
For example, meat products. Experts found that there is a kind of alienated mice and rabbits. The fur of the mice is dark and yellow, and the rabbits are spotted. The meat is fresh and tender, and the fertility is super strong. They have been widely distributed in the northern and southern provinces.
Not surprisingly, these creatures named yellow-haired mice and spotted rabbits will be the main source of meat in the future.
After wandering around for a long time, the last area was left. Unlike other places, it was a large open rice field. An old man was bending over to work in the field, wearing boots and holding his trouser legs.
When the chief saw it, he immediately looked down--it was none other than the old man known as the contemporary Shennong family.
…
To be honest, even though potatoes will play an important role in the future, the grain of the Xia Kingdom is basically rice. Thirty-six provinces, except Tsingh Ninh Province, all have rice cultivation, and there are 198 million rice farmers in the country, more than 700 million people!
What specific gravity is this
Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, rice cannot be abandoned, and we must overcome the difficulties.
In fact, sometimes when you think about it, the government is also very complicated, and a new era is coming soon, with countless problems and a lot of trouble. But they are also very fortunate that it is not a sudden death method, and there is still enough time to prepare.
The number of residences and arable land has decreased, and perhaps 90% of the population is concentrated in urban agglomerations. The top priorities are two things: food and housing.
If you have food to eat and a house to live in, you can maintain stability.
"Old Yuan, to be honest, the grain area in Heishui Province is over!"
The chief retreated his subordinates and walked in the fields with the old man. The other party was already famous all over the country when the previous elder was in power, and he had met many big names, so he didn't have much to do.
"It's over?"
The old man was startled, and murmured, "That's 70 million tons of grain!"
"Yeah, 70 million tons! It's still snowing over there, and it's likely to spread. Part of the grain-producing area has been encroached on. We took soil samples. Even if the snow melts next year, we won't be able to cultivate it."
The chief paused, and continued: "There is also the Dongting Lake area in southern Hunan. According to our observations, the lake has suddenly risen this year and the lake area has spread, which has affected many residents. It is estimated that it will continue to expand in the future, and the grain area there will also be affected. It's hard to guarantee."
There are nine major grain production bases in Xia State: Taihu Plain, Dongting Lake Plain, Bashu Plain, Pearl River Delta, Jianghan Plain, Jianghuai Region, Poyang Lake Plain, Songnen Plain and Sanjiang Plain.
This is good, click and go!
"..."
The news was bad news, and the atmosphere was solemn. The two walked for a while without a word. The chief suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, I'm not complaining today. I mainly want to hear your good news. You have worked hard for more than a year. What's the result?"
"Since last year, you have successively found four alienated wild rice plants. We cultivated and cultivated at the same time in four bases, and we harvested another batch. This is three acres of land, with an average weight of 1581 kg, 1529 kg and 1536 kg. The yield per mu is 1548.66 kg. The other three are 1503 kg, 1538 kg, and 1545 kg."
The old man is 87 years old, and his speech has a sense of ambiguity common to old people, but he is clear-headed and organized, and he is very familiar with many data on rice.
"The yield per mu is over 1500?"
The chief was overjoyed, he broke the world record properly, and asked quickly, "Is this the final result?"
"No, this is only No. 2 rice, and there is still potential for improvement."
The old man hesitated for a moment, and said: "I can't say the specifics. I don't understand the current world, but according to this development, you may be able to find better wild rice. By then, there should be a greater breakthrough."
The words are more tactful, but the chief is clear in his heart, thinking that when he was striding away to talk nonsense back then, he was often nagging about the yield of tens of thousands of catties per mu, and it really is not a dream in the future!
He didn't doubt the other party's words. He has created countless miracles.
"What about sea rice, how is the harvest?" He asked again.
"According to the data of the Jiaodong base, under the conditions of seawater irrigation with a salt concentration of 3-8‰, the yield can reach 300 kilograms. We should be fortunate that the 280 million mu of saline-alkali land has not changed much, otherwise we would be helpless." The old man sighed .
"Okay, okay!"
The chief is simply a dick, he has been so miserable for the past few days, and finally there is good news. If seawater rice technology is mature, based on 200-300 kilograms of saline-alkali land per mu, Guangxia Country can increase grain production by 50 billion kilograms.
And there are 14.3 billion mu of saline-alkali land in the world!
Not only is it beneficial to human beings, but it can also play a huge role in the game between countries, the exchange of interests, and the fight for the right to speak.
Nowadays, there is a pessimistic trend of thought in domestic academic circles, who believe that the power of science will gradually degenerate when the spiritual energy recovers. As a result, the old man slapped his face with rice. Although science is temporarily useless for cultivation, it is still irreplaceable in terms of national economy and people's livelihood!
These rices are different from Lingmi.
Lingmi has extremely high requirements on the environment. Based on current experience, only nodes can be planted. However, the output of Lingmi is too small and its nature is too precious. It has its own class distinction and is destined to be specially provided for the upper class.
After chatting for a long time, the two returned from the field.
Everyone sent them to the door, the old man was about to get into the car, suddenly wiped his body, held the old man's hand, and said: "Please!"
Then, another expert said, "Please!"
"please!"
He is not hypocritical, indeed the situation is critical. Those people were also infected, and finally the person in charge of the base shook his hand heavily:
"Please rest assured that the country is nothing more than doing your best and dying!"
…
After more than two years of research and deliberation, the government of the Xia Kingdom finally started a major national policy move.
On a certain day in late October, the higher authorities released a "Xiaguo City and Land Master Plan", each of which is a fundamental decision to break the existing system, affecting billions of people, blessing/disaster to future generations .
First:
Construct 32 urban agglomerations, namely Imperial Capital-Jinmen-Jizhong, Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Jiaodong Peninsula, Guanzhong Plain, Bashu, Rongyu, Jinzhong, Guizhou, Central Yunnan, Tianshan North Slope, Liaozhong South, etc.
The levels are divided into super urban agglomerations (such as the Yangtze River Delta), first-level urban agglomerations (such as the Chengdu-Chongqing area), second-level urban agglomerations (such as the central and southern Liaoning area) and third-level urban agglomerations (such as Tianshan North).
It is required that within the urban agglomeration, the number of metropolitan areas or large cities shall not be less than 3, and at least one mega or super-large city shall be the core. The population size is not less than 30 million, and the economic density is greater than 5 million yuan/square kilometer, etc.
second:
Construct 27 agricultural planting and breeding base groups, namely Wula Province, Liaodong Province, Central Henan Province, Anhui Province, Bashu, Jiaodong and so on. Classified by performance, including commodity grain base, hot crop base, timber base and so on.
From now on, potatoes are officially included in the national grain reserves. In the face of the gradual decrease in wheat and corn planting areas, various localities have steadily increased the land used for potato planting, and supported technical projects to increase production.
The third, and the one that caused the frogs the most:
From the date of implementation of the document, the approval of commercial land, residential land and various construction land in cities across the country will be prohibited in succession.
fourth:
The areas that are not suitable for living have been identified, and the local government has come up with a plan as soon as possible to organize the masses to move to a safe place.
There are several remaining provisions, which will not be listed one by one.
It seems quite awkward, so the translation is as follows:
First, no accidents, 90% of Xia Kingdom's population will live in these 32 urban agglomerations.
Second, in the future, the food supply of the common people of Xia Kingdom will depend on these 27 agricultural base groups.
Third, private developers can no longer buy land to build houses, and all are planned by the government and imperial merchants.
Fourth, in areas where alienated biological disasters are serious, organize mass transfers as soon as possible.
…
The actual grand strategy, to put it bluntly, is just one sentence: the city surrounds the countryside. As soon as this document came out, it caused a lot of discussion among netizens.
"My God, are we going back to the Tongzilou era?"
"Hahaha, developers and real estate speculators are going to die... But I still can't afford a house!"
"Potato hanging shreds counterattacked, sweet potatoes fainted in Yam's arms."
This is a complaint, and a calm analysis:
"I can't help it. There are more and more abnormal creatures, and the average armed force is not open. We have no self-protection ability, so we can only move. But think about it, even if they are concentrated in the city, it may not be crowded."
"Ask upstairs and explain in detail."
"Ask +1!"
"Ask +10086!"
"Because in the process, many people will die..."