Xizhou.
Five o'clock in the morning.
Everyone has gotten up, packed their clothes, and prepared farm tools.
The entire Xizhou was brightly lit in the moonlight that had not yet risen. No one slept in today, and many people even stayed up all night.
"Master Li, you can get up now."
There was a knock on the door outside, but Li Zhen had already put on his clothes and walked out energetically: "Are you all ready?"
"Ready. Master Li, let's eat."
"Walk."
The group of people followed Li Zhen and walked into the county government office in a hurry. The county government office was brightly lit, and the banquet had been laid out long ago. Zhang Haiyang was making arrangements, and all the officials from Xiping County were full.
When they saw Li Zhen coming, they all stood up to greet him: "Master Li."
"Dean Li."
"Good morning, Dean."
"How many kilograms of grain does the dean estimate that Xizhou can produce this time?"
"Then there is no need for the dean to guess. It must be 8 billion kilograms."
"Eight billion... Oh my God, is it a kilogram? Real or fake? Impossible, right?"
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Listening to everyone's discussion, he sat down.
Yuan Bing had a wry smile on his face, guaranteeing a minimum of forty and winning eighty. These people have such a big appetite that they want to go up to 8 billion, which is a bit scary. If it is not achieved, then the Kyushu Academy of Sciences will be disgraced.
While they were chatting, Xun Shifei also strode in. Before anyone arrived, Lang's smile had already spread throughout the county office: "Good morning, everyone."
"Prime Minister Xun."
"Good morning, Prime Minister."
"The Prime Minister is here."
"Hello, Prime Minister Xun."
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Xun Shifei nodded and smiled at Zhang Haiyang. Zhang Haiyang benefited a lot from this smile.
"Junior, how many kilograms of grain do you expect Xizhou's total grain output to be?"
Xun Shifei sat next to Li Zhen, moved his chopsticks, and said casually.
Li Zhen smiled and moved his chopsticks, saying, "Yuan Bing, tell me."
Yuan Bing felt bitter in his heart and forced a smile: "The minimum guarantee is 4 billion kilograms, and we will strive for 8 billion kilograms."
Xun Shifei paused with his chopsticks and turned back to look at Yuan Bing: "Guaranteed four billion?"
"Um."
Xun Shifei was anxious: "Is there any loophole? That's not what you said at last year's Jiuzhou Science and Technology Award. Dean Yuan, please don't put me in it. The minimum guarantee is 4 billion, but it's only 4 billion." The whole country has invested a lot of manpower and material resources. If it is only 4 billion, it will not be a loss, but it is not worth it. The enthusiasm for work that was finally inspired by Xizhou will quickly decay and turn into a negative attitude."
Li Zhen was expressionless and did not interrupt a word. He just listened to Yuan Bing say: "The data in the laboratory are like that, but when extended to the entire state, the situation will change in various ways. The quality of paddy fields, weather conditions, artificial There are many surprises in maintenance, which is different from careful cultivation in the laboratory. So... I'm not sure."
Xun Shifei took a breath of air, glanced at Li Zhen, and found that Li Zhen was indifferent, and became even more anxious: "Dean Yuan, that's not the case. What you said at the Jiuzhou Science and Technology Award is that the production of hybrid rice The grain is several times that of southern rice, and the grains are plumper than northern rice. The total output of Xizhou last year was only two to three billion kilograms, but this year so many more fields were cultivated and so much financial and material resources were invested. According to Logically speaking, the minimum guarantee should be 8 billion kilograms, so try to get 160. Why did you discount it?"
Yuan Bing was covered in cold sweat and found that everyone had stopped using their chopsticks to look at him. He felt extremely stressed and said bravely: "Hybrid rice is still in an experimental state. It has been promoted to large-scale trial planting before it is completely mature. .I can guarantee that there is no problem with the rice, but I don’t know what oversights were made during the planting process. Because there is not much time to test and improve. I am confident in the data of hybrid rice, but I am not sure about large-scale trial planting. confidence."
Xun Shifei no longer had the thought of eating, and he felt as if he was stupid. Four billion guaranteed
Four billion
What can four billion do? If you say the number four billion, you will blush. I'm ashamed to say it. I stayed in Xizhou for a quarter and spent a lot of effort, but the result was a big disappointment
Zhang Haiyang didn't dare to take a breath. The entire state produces 4 billion kilograms of grain
Yes, this number is two or three times what it used to be. People in Xizhou will no longer be hungry. But this is inconsistent with the original intention, which is to completely eradicate poverty. This number is very different from expectations.
Before planting, some people even said it could break 10 billion kilograms. But now, even Dean Yuan Bing only said that the minimum guarantee is 4 billion.
After a long silence. Li Zhen knocked on the bowl and made a "ding-ding-ding" sound that attracted everyone's attention.
"Why are you standing there? Let's eat. Let's eat first. Before the final result comes out, everything is just speculation. Dean Yuan is a down-to-earth person and doesn't dare to speak too arrogantly. He just said that the minimum guarantee is four billion, that's Because when planting is fully promoted, various accidents will occur, which are difficult to predict. What if there are no accidents and it exceeds 10 billion? This is also something that cannot be predicted, right? "
Li Zhen challenged him, but no one dared to disobey him.
Xun Shifei forced a smile and said, "Yes, haha, my junior is right. Don't be stunned. Everyone, eat first. You have to work after eating."
After everyone heard this, they immediately lowered their heads to pick up vegetables and eat.
No one dared to laugh and laugh anymore, there was no more fiery atmosphere, and the whole scene became extremely dull. There was only the sound of eating food, and no one dared to breathe.
Xun Shifei also ate with his head down, and kept picking dishes with Li Zhen.
Li Zhen turned around and smiled at Yuan Bing: "Don't be nervous. You just care too much. If you care too much, your mentality will be unstable and irrational. There is no problem with hybrid rice. You have to believe in your work. Think about the good things. Think about it, what if it can exceed 20 billion kilograms? The country has invested so much financial and material resources, hybrid rice will be very successful, right?"
Yuan Bing smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Twenty billion…
Master Li is getting better and better at telling jokes now. Indeed, theoretically speaking, hybrid rice can produce 20 billion grains, but a theory is a theory and must be considered in light of the actual situation.
The gap between paddy fields is directly related to the quality of rice. The same rice is grown in two different fields. One piece can produce one thousand kilograms of grain. One piece can only produce two to three hundred kilograms.
This is directly related to the quality of paddy fields. It is also related to post-maintenance. Taken together, taking the average, the guarantee of 4 billion may even be a guarantee.
During the silent meal. In Xiping County, the people got up one after another, carrying farm tools in high spirits, singing various songs, laughing and running towards the farmland.
"The autumn harvest is here."
"Getting ready for the autumn harvest."
"Hahaha, my fields will definitely be full this year."
"I'm afraid my family won't be able to finish all the food they have this year."
"The Kyushu Academy of Sciences is really the savior of the world."
“It’s great for me, Kyushu Academy of Sciences, and great for Daxizhou.”
"Hey, hey, let's have breakfast first."
"What's for breakfast? I want new rice!"
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(End of chapter)