Early the next morning, Zhao Yi got up, washed up, and then went to the restaurant of Yanbin Building to have breakfast. When he arrived, all the executives were in place and were having breakfast here.
When Zhao arrived, he greeted the various executives and started eating by himself. When he was halfway through eating, Lin Hexia also came over to have breakfast.
After eating breakfast, Zhao Yi began to start today's annual meeting according to the previously scheduled schedule. Since there are too many companies under his subsidiaries, it would be difficult to complete them in three days if they come one by one.
So this time he adopted a group-based model, and there was no need for the presidents of these companies to describe the performance of the past year. Zhao Yi could see these things in the report, saving time.
Therefore, the main purpose of this annual meeting is to discover and solve problems, and at the same time make arrangements for some plans to make plans for the future.
The allocation model of groups is determined based on industry correlation. For example, the correlation between Qingnong Biological Laboratory, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, and Baiwei Food Company is very large, and many plans require the three to interact with each other. Cooperate.
At the same time, Lucky Light Environmental Management Company and Tianji Dairy Company are also somewhat related to Qingnong Biological Laboratory and have a certain basis for cooperation.
In the first meeting in the morning, the first group of companies participating were Qingnong Biological Laboratory, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, and Baiwei Food Company.
According to Zhao Yi's request, this annual meeting does not require reporting on performance, only asking questions or proposing future plans.
According to the report of the Qingnong Biological Laboratory, everything in the Qingnong Biological Laboratory went smoothly last year. The domestic fruit variety cultivation plan that took a long time to carry out basically achieved the expected goals this year.
In the future, Qingnong Biological Laboratory will continue to deepen its cultivation in the field of fruit variety cultivation, give full play to their technical strength and experience accumulation, and strive to make this work bigger and stronger.
Their first step plan was basically to improve and cultivate fruit varieties adapted to my country's climatic conditions. In addition to continuing to expand the scope of domestic fruit varieties, the next step is to increase the introduction of foreign fruit varieties.
Some foreign fruits were not suitable for our country's climatic conditions before. If they want to be introduced into our country, they must be cultivated and improved in a targeted manner to adapt to our country's climatic conditions and soil structure, and the quality of the fruits must also exceed the original varieties.
Zhao Yi is supportive of the plan of the Qingnong Biological Laboratory. Due to the relaxation of family planning issues and the improvement of various domestic welfare systems, my country's population will definitely be very large in the future.
In the face of this predictable result, solving my country's food security and enriching the food varieties of domestic people will always be the long-term goals and social responsibilities of these three companies.
The plan of Qingnong Biological Laboratory is the embodiment of this specific goal, and in the process of cultivation and improvement, it can also accumulate sufficient experience in plant improvement and plant genetics.
When enough is accumulated, it will not only be a matter of improving existing varieties, but will further involve the technical practical ability to create new species from scratch.
Just like the Shuangshencao developed by Zhao Yi, he developed plant products that do not exist in nature out of thin air. This is the highest technical level in the field of plant research.
However, there are high and low levels of creating new plant varieties out of thin air. The lowest level is to use existing natural gene fragments to rationally recombine and create new plant varieties.
There are two problems that need to be solved. The first is the need to decode enough plant genes to understand their specific functions.
The second is that the mechanism of recombination of each gene segment needs to be explained at a high theoretical level. Simply understanding the function of the gene segment and then performing simple gene recombination may not necessarily achieve the expected results.
Because after this simple recombination, many genes that were obviously dominant will become recessive. At the same time, after the recombination of multiple functional gene segments, unexpected new functions will be displayed.
The highest level of technology is to have a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of genetic technology, and to be able to artificially edit gene fragments that meet the target requirements based on human will and imagination without relying on gene fragments from nature.
If biogenetic technology really reaches the stage of creating things out of thin air, it will basically be equivalent to mastering the abilities that God should master. By then, human beings' ability to adapt to the natural environment will reach unprecedented heights.
Based on the plans of the Qingnong Biological Laboratory, Zhao Yi told them about the subsequent development goals and set more ambitious goals for them, so that they would not lose themselves under the current achievements.
When Wang Ergou heard what Zhao Yi said about the stage of creating things out of thin air, he yearned for it, but he also knew that with the current speed of technological advancement, it would be basically impossible for him to reach this stage in his life.
But then I thought of my boss. He might have at least reached the lowest level of creating things out of thin air, because Shuangshencao is a very good proof.
Seeing the warm eyes Wang Ergou looked at him, how could he not know what he meant? He said directly: "Don't aim too high now. A solid foundation is the key. A building without a foundation is destined to be just a castle in the air and a moon in the water."
In other words, if you want to obtain higher-level biogenetic technology from him, basically don't even think about it. Without a solid foundation, having higher-level technology can only be a disaster.
The second topic is that Qingnong Biological Laboratory hopes to establish a gene bank for the whole country. Due to the large scale of the matter, it must be recognized by Zhao Yi.
After Zhao Yi approves it, he still needs to communicate and cooperate with relevant government departments before implementation can begin. After all, citizens' genetic information is personal privacy. If the relevant authorization is not obtained, it will be an illegal action.
As for the actual operation, it is not particularly difficult, because relevant data can be collected through Chinese medical companies, and people across the country will definitely deal with Chinese medical companies.
Regarding this issue, Zhao Yi pondered for a long time. The benefits are of course very obvious. First, by collecting the genetic data of people across the country and conducting research, a lot of research results can be analyzed.
Moreover, genetic backup can also accumulate the strength of our country's human genetic technology, which is of more research value especially when some genes will slowly disappear after thousands of years.
Second, it can genetically identify Chinese people, which will play a positive role in combating crime, child trafficking and other criminal activities. At the same time, the organ replacement treatment technology of Chinese medical companies will be more convenient to implement.
Of course, the main purpose of Qingnong Biological Laboratory in wanting to do this work is its research value, and it also matches the current ongoing Human Genome Project.
However, disadvantages or hidden dangers also exist, that is, these data may be used in inappropriate places, causing irreparable losses, and there are also unethical behaviors in infringing on personal privacy.
Moreover, there is currently no relevant domestic law that clearly stipulates this. Taking rash actions is likely to cause unnecessary trouble, and may even be misinterpreted as having ulterior motives.
After Zhao Yi thought about it, he said to Wang Ergou: "This is a double-edged sword. If you use it well, it will be priceless. If you use it wrongly, it will be our disaster. Therefore, we must be cautious when researching human genes. consider.
The first is that the participants must be strictly reviewed. They must be people with good intentions and caring about the nation and country before they can participate in this plan. Stricter measures must also be taken to ensure that data will not be lost.
The second step is to actively discuss with the relevant government departments before the plan is launched. The pros and cons must be fully disclosed and must not be concealed. It can only be implemented after relevant laws and regulations are promulgated, and the government needs to arrange personnel to supervise the implementation.
Once again, genes from the gene bank cannot be used for research that violates public order, good morals, and human ethics. Even experimental research must be reported to the relevant departments for approval.
Finally, the original data of the gene bank must be highly encrypted and kept confidential, and the external biometric matching can intelligently provide genetic signatures, but the original genetic data cannot be provided. "
The reason why Zhao Yi recognizes the hidden dangers and still agrees is that scientific research cannot always have benefits without disadvantages. If only the disadvantages are focused on, science and technology will not be able to continue to develop.
Because biogenetic technology will be another major research category in the high-tech field, one of the main directions of future scientific research and technology, and one of the important ways for humans to understand and study themselves.
Therefore, with his consent, he also emphasized the issues that should be paid attention to during the research process, and minimized or eliminated the hidden dangers.
As for providing biometric identification technology to the outside world, it emphasizes the confidentiality of the original genetic data and only provides genetic coding identification technology to the outside world.
Zhao Yi is also very worried about the current genetic coding identification technology. When he is free, he will personally write a set of genetic coding technology so that the outside world cannot one-way crack it through computers and other means, and even quantum computers cannot crack it.
Since the Qingnong Biological Laboratory has raised the issue of human gene banks, Zhao Yi has expanded this issue so that they can establish a plant gene bank for global plants and an animal gene bank for global animals.
As economic activities intensify in the future, more and more animals and plants on the earth will completely disappear from the earth without special protection measures.
Although it is very late to establish gene banks now, it can be regarded as a way to make up for the situation. Maybe one day in the future, the original species can be restored through these gene banks.
Moreover, the huge gene bank research will also allow Qingnong Biological Laboratory to consolidate the foundation of biogene technology as soon as possible, providing greater possibilities for climbing to a higher level of biogene technology.
As for the plant gene bank and animal gene bank, the Qingnong Biological Laboratory can operate them by itself without requiring communication and approval from government departments, so there is relatively little trouble.
However, if these two plans are carried out, huge capital costs will be required, because a large number of animal and plant experts will need to be hired to travel to various parts of the world to collect animal and plant information and genes, and the salaries and research costs are not low.
However, Qingnong Biological Laboratory is not short of funds for the time being. First, it comes from various patent licensing income. This part of the income is enough to maintain the operation of the entire laboratory.
The second is the sale of various plant seeds and seedlings, especially now that they are cultivating excellent fruit tree varieties for large-scale planting. The value of each fruit seedling is not low. This part of the income is enough for them to launch new research projects.
And as they continue to cultivate and improve plant varieties, their income will only increase in the future, so Qingnong Biological Laboratory is not short of money.
It is precisely because of this that they proposed a new research plan, and the gene bank project they proposed will not be completed in a short time. It may last for decades, or even longer. .
Next is Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company. This company's turnover is very scary. It has exceeded the two trillion yuan level early on, but they say they have money and they don't have money.
To say they have money means that they have never been short of money during the normal operation of the company. To say they have no money means that most of the income was taken away by Zhao Yi to invest in other areas, such as highways and urbanization. Construction etc.
However, according to Li Jianguo's report, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company's export of high-end agricultural products has continuously caused a large trade deficit and also harmed the interests of the host country.
Now some countries in the world are preparing to take some actions against the agricultural products of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, but it is not a direct ban because there is no direct reason.
However, raising tariffs on the grounds of protecting local agriculture is certain. This will bring big trouble to Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, because the prices of their high-end products are already very high. If they are raised further, sales will drop sharply. .
Therefore, when they increase tariffs, the prices of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company’s high-end products cannot be increased, which will cause Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company’s own interests to be lost.
When Zhao heard this question, he was also very troubled. The high-end agricultural products of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company are his cash cows for the development and expansion of the domestic industry. If the interests are too damaged, it will indeed bring him some trouble.
As for protecting local agriculture, this reason is actually untenable, because the customer targets of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company’s high-end agricultural products and ordinary agricultural products are seriously inconsistent. There will definitely be damage, but it will not be huge.
The reason why these countries are preparing to take action against Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company is because they are dissatisfied with the fact that Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company has continued to suck blood from their own countries for a long time, causing a large amount of wealth outflow.
Moreover, the high-end agricultural products of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company are only purely consumer products. Even if imports are reduced, it will not have a big impact on their country's economic development.
"How big of an impact do you expect?" Zhao Yi asked.
"According to our calculations, if we still sell at the original price, our profits will be reduced by about 10%." Li Jianguo replied.
“In this way, you can sell it at a higher price in the host country based on their increased tariff price. Anyway, you can afford it and you don’t care to spend more money to buy it.
As for the vacated production, you will sell it domestically at lower prices and operate it as your high-end meat brand. There are also some people in the country who have become rich, so there will definitely be a certain amount of sales. " Zhao Yi said.
Although the reduction in profits will give him a headache, this loss will not break his muscles and bones, and he will make money back through other ways to fill the profit gap.
Anyway, he has many industries under his control, and he is prepared to slightly increase the price of the country's products targeted at Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, especially the monopoly products, which they have to buy.
Of course, the price will not increase too much, which will seriously affect international cooperation, but there is no problem in finding a reason for a small increase. Since the number of products is so large, even if it is a small increase, the overall profit margin increase is still very considerable.
Moreover, with the rapid construction of expressways in recent years, the scale of expressways in our country has begun to take shape. Especially with the large supply of raw material products, the unit cost has almost been cut in half.
In other words, the previously planned highway construction plan of about 10,000 kilometers per year was increased to a construction speed of 20,000 kilometers per year in the second year, while the overall cost remained almost unchanged.
However, in order to reach the county-county expressway in Zhao Yi's plan, this high-intensity highway construction plan will still need to continue for many years. Even if it is the fastest, it will still take about 5 years.
The total mileage of expressways in our country now reaches about 50,000 kilometers. To reach the goal of connecting counties and counties, it is estimated that the total mileage will need to reach about 180,000 kilometers. Even if it is initially completed, it will still need to reach about 150,000 kilometers.
In other words, it will take five years to build a highway based on a total mileage of 20,000 kilometers per year. In fact, the difficulty of construction will become more and more difficult as the farther you go, because the harder bones are basically left behind.
If this incident does not occur, Zhao Yi will slowly transfer the high-end agricultural products of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company to domestic sales in the future, reduce dependence on foreign markets, and provide our citizens with higher-quality consumer products.
But he didn't expect that countries would react in such a short period of time. As the first batch of countries imposed tariffs, more and more countries would join them, and they would have to take precautions early.
Now Zhao Yi mainly spends money on infrastructure, such as highways, urbanization construction, etc. As for other industries, he basically does not need to spend money anymore, and almost all of them are profitable.
Since high-end products have been hit to a certain extent, Zhao Yi asked Li Jianguo to strengthen the international market development of ordinary agricultural products of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, and strive to ensure that the overall profits of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company are not greatly affected.
Even though Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company's ordinary agricultural products don't look very good, they are sold domestically and the price cannot be set too high, but it is different when exported.
Because the vegetable products of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company are all organic products, the production standards are very high, and there are many vegetable varieties that have been carefully cultivated, and their taste, nutrition and appearance are higher than the original varieties.
The export price of such a product must be in accordance with international practices, and the price will not be low. Even if the price is moderately lowered in order to expand the market as soon as possible, the profit margin will still be much higher than domestically.
As for pomegranate rice, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company has no plans to export it yet. It is currently discussing with the government how to replace ordinary rice and wheat with pomegranate rice and become the new staple food for people across the country.
In addition to improving the domestic staple food structure, the rice and wheat produced on land across the country will enter the field of industrial production on a large scale in the future, and exports and reserves will also be carried out one after another.
According to the plan of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, the industrial scale of livestock breeding will be increased next year, so that ordinary people in the country can basically eat meat every day, and they must be able to afford it.
Due to the shortage of staple food in the past, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company has restrained its efforts in the development of the breeding industry, and cannot squeeze out the people's rations due to the development of the breeding industry.
With the bumper harvest of the 1,100-square-kilometer offshore farm owned by Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company in 1986, the food security problem was completely alleviated, and there was a surplus domestically for the development of the breeding industry.
In addition to the chicken, duck and pig breeding industry, as Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company cooperates with major cattle and sheep breeding areas to develop the breeding industry, the supply price of cattle and sheep will also show a significant downward trend in the future, further enriching domestic people's consumption of meat products structure.
At present, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company’s market share in the overall domestic meat and vegetable market is around 20%. It’s not that they don’t want to increase rapidly, but they have concerns.
Because the main source of income in most rural areas in our country is agricultural products, if large-scale production is carried out regardless of the consequences, the price will be very low, and the quality of products of ordinary farmers will be inferior and they will simply not be able to compete.
This will lead to a further decline in the income of farmers who already have meager incomes, and will cause great social problems. Therefore, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company is very restrained when expanding production capacity and increases production according to market conditions.
This 20% market share is due to the increase in the income of domestic people and the increase in demand for food, and the supplementary production capacity has not occupied the original production capacity of ordinary farmers.
However, as China Housing Corporation’s urbanization and nationally planned infrastructure projects attract a large number of rural laborers to work in cities, the number of people engaged in agricultural labor will become smaller and smaller.
1986 was only the first year of China Housing Corporation's urbanization construction, and many projects had not yet been fully launched. As all work is on track, starting from this year, the progress will be greatly improved, and the demand for labor will continue to expand.
Against this background, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company will relatively quickly expand production capacity this year to fill the market share originally vacated by farmers and provide a stable supply of agricultural products to people across the country.
According to Li Jianguo's estimate, within this year, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company's overall market share in the domestic agricultural products market will reach about 40%, directly doubling.
There are both market expansion factors and factors to fill the original production capacity. The most important thing is that their pomegranate rice will be fully launched this year. Coupled with the associated aquatic products, overall, 40% of the market share is not Not excessive.
In addition to Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, which is actively arranging the domestic agricultural product production industry, the state-owned enterprise China Grain Reserves is also actively involved in the production process, and a two-strong situation will be formed in the future.
However, in the field of vegetables and meat in the future, Tianji Agriculture Company will occupy an absolute market share because their technical advantages are unmatched by the outside world.
Sinograin also knows this situation. They are currently actively involved in the production of major crops such as rice and wheat. It is very difficult for Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company to make a difference in this area.
Because they cannot obtain such a large amount of land for operation, compared with vegetables that can be grown in high-standard farm sheds and three-dimensional cultivation, the production of staple foods such as rice and wheat has relatively high land requirements.
However, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company will occupy at least 50% of the market share in the future even in the staple food market by relying on offshore farms.
As for Sinograin's entry into the market and competition with Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, Zhao Yi has no objections to this. Individuals, let alone the government, have some psychological burden on a single company's monopoly on domestic agricultural product production.
The intervention of Sinograin can very well alleviate concerns in this regard. Although it squeezes out the market share of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, it also allows Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company to go into battle without pressure, which is considered to have advantages and disadvantages. (End of chapter)