Chapter 147: Hot Alfalfa No. 1

Guo Yang really wants to go to the Gannan grassland.

It is known as the best pasture in Asia. It has a vast area, abundant water and grass, and is a natural pasture with unique advantages.

But the plans couldn't keep up with the changes.

There are too many things piled up in Jiahe headquarters. Many important decisions and funding approvals have to go through his hands before they can be disbursed.

I have been away for nearly two weeks and have accumulated a lot of documents.

In addition, Alfalfa No. 1 has also reached a critical sales node.

Therefore, he decided to return to Jiuquan first to deal with the company's affairs, and then retreat to breed.

As for the grass seeds in Gannan, the teachers guided the employees dispatched by Muhe to collect them and then send them back to Jiuquan.

The journey from Urad to Jiuquan is long, so Guo Yang deliberately took a detour and passed through Wuyuan.

The saline-alkali wasteland has been transformed.

Some alfalfa No. 1s that were sown early have already sprouted in an even manner, and the grass is full of vitality.

The ordinary people who were watching on the sidelines also felt relieved.

In the past, when they planted sunflowers, a germination rate of 60% to 70% was considered very high.

But even so, some people are unwilling to rotate their pasture crops.

He always insisted that sunflowers had higher economic benefits, and despite the poor soil fertility, he still secretly planted sunflowers.

But this made the Wuyuan government very worried.

According to the plan, the first phase of transformation of medium and low-yield farmland is to cover 50 mu, to be completed by the end of 2005.

Among them, Jiahe Group has 20 mu of saline-alkali wasteland, 1.98 mu of saline-alkali arable land improvement demonstration area, and 1 mu of Tianmai No. 0.65 planting base.

A total of 22.63 mu of land have completed the saline-alkali land transformation project and are rushing to sow seeds.

The high efficiency puts tremendous pressure on local governments.

In contrast, the government-led land improvement, which was operated by cooperatives, only completed tens of thousands of acres before spring sowing.

The government needs to complete the transformation of the remaining tens of thousands of acres by the end of the year.

The task is heavy.

The local authorities really wanted to bring Jiahe in, but Jiahe refused and preferred to take the ownerless saline-alkali wasteland.

In the demonstration base of Hongsheng Village.

Guo Yang, Xinmin Town Deputy Secretary Liu Jun, and Agricultural Bureau Director Yan Liang were on the inspection together.

Flat and continuous land, straight and clean ditches, and shallow tender sprouts emerging from the ground.

It is very pleasant to watch.

But soon, this feeling disappeared.

Yan Liang looked at the grassroots staff and pointed to a field not far away, which was obviously full of sunflowers, with a look of disappointment on his face.

"We spent so much money on improvements just to grow sunflowers?"

"The demonstration base is used to show the improvement effect of Alfalfa No. 1 on saline-alkali land!"

"You guys don't know how to cherish it. Do you know how popular Alfalfa No. 1 is now? Many people want to buy seeds but can't get them!"

"If Jiahe hadn't chosen to invest in Wuyuan, do you think they would have enough seeds?"

After venting his anger, Yan Liang couldn't help but recall the scene when he was investigating in Jiuquan. The alfalfa was like a purple carpet, the flower buds were swaying, and the earth was full of vitality.

It's hard to imagine that it was once a white, barren saline-alkali land.

Guo Yang was also stunned. "Didn't the demonstration base transfer to Muhe?"

"Boss, this is the 'flowering land' left by the nail house owner."

Gao Feng, secretary of Hongsheng Village, blushed.

"Damn it, Zhang Mazi is such a stubborn guy. He promised me something, but he still secretly planted sunflowers! Director Yan, I'll deal with him later!"

"How did you deal with him? You turned the place upside down?"

"It's overturned!" Gao Feng said fiercely.

Seeing how they were singing the same tune, Guo Yang also realized that it was indeed difficult to deal with the flower arrangement field.

So it’s better to use wasteland. “Keep it here, make a comparison, and feel it more intuitively.”

Liu Jun agreed, "What Director Guo said makes sense. When the time comes, we can get the people from all the towns and villages to come and watch. Then the autumn sowing work will be easier."

Yan Liang thought about it and agreed.

The inspection continued, and outside the demonstration area, the crops began to become more diverse.

Corn and sunflower have the largest areas, followed by wheat, while the smallest area is alfalfa 1.

Yan Liang kept muttering.

"Bastard!"

Guo Yang didn't care.

Just as Yan Liang said, Alfalfa No. 1 seeds are in great demand. The 400 million kilograms of seeds produced last year were only enough to sow 200 million mu of land.

The Ministry of Agriculture plans to improve 1000 million mu of saline-alkali land every year.

There are not enough seeds!
Next, Guo Yang visited the forage processing plant and the flour processing plant, and then rushed back to Jiuquan.

It was another long journey, Guo Yang thought, he would have to get a private jet next time.

The car sped along the way. With the arrival of spring, the yellow land turned green, willows sprouted, and apricot flowers hung on the branches.

Guo Yang leaned back in his chair and dozed off, but his mind was immersed in the seed shop.

To be idle is to be idle,

This is a good time to experiment with a combination of each type of forage.

I first looked at the natural energy, which has increased slightly during this period.

811 points!
Guo Yang can no longer tell which project brought about the energy increase, and he has never figured out the mechanism for obtaining natural energy.

Improvement of saline-alkali land, desert control, Shiyang River Basin control, Hongyashan Reservoir, restoration of degraded grassland...

From Jiuquan, to Minqin, to Gannan, to Wuyuan, to Urad.

Unknowingly, Jiahe's territory in the field of environmental restoration has been growing.

Guo Yang muttered to himself, "811 points, all of which can be cultivated into white varieties below 20 points, at least to grass species can be cultivated, which is too much."

"Wulate and Gannan are each targeted to cultivate seven or eight grass species. Excluding duplicates, about 10 new grass species are needed."

"Each grass species has an outstanding and excellent characteristic, which, combined with the properties of the native grass species themselves, is sufficient for use."

"10 species cost 200 points, plus the 502 points of natural energy consumed previously, a total of 702 points have been consumed, and it is still a long way to go to unlock the red seeds."

"After the targeted cultivation of grass seeds, there will be more than 600 points of natural energy left. Save it for cultivating high-level seeds in the future!"

After coming up with an idea, Guo Yang didn't waste any more time and started testing different seed combinations one by one.

Astragalus and Wolfberry,

Mongolian ice grass and wolfsbane,
Old sibiricum and Artemisia serrata,

Through continuous experimentation, Guo Yang discovered some interesting grass species.

……

In the land of Jiuquan, Jinta and Shuangqiao Village, there are blue sky and white clouds, gentle breeze, and the mature alfalfa emits bursts of grass fragrance.

The first crop of alfalfa in 2005 ushered in the harvest season, with harvesters shuttling back and forth among the crops.

And on the field roads in the grassland, there were also many people.

Deng Cheng from the Jinta County Government wore a white shirt, suit pants and leather shoes, while Xiang Tianshan, who accompanied him, was dressed like an old farmer, in a T-shirt and sweatpants.

Deng Cheng has come to the grassland many times in the past two years. The changes here are huge, and the only thing that has not changed is Xiang Tianshan's old-fashioned character.

Deng Cheng said, "Boss Xiang, Mr. Guo has promised the Ministry of Agriculture that he will keep 10 mu of seed fields this year. You can't just cut them all down for the sake of money!"

Xiang Tianshan raised his eyebrows, feeling that things were a bit tricky.

Alfalfa No. 1, which was sold to the island country last year, became famous, and domestic and foreign merchants flocked to it this year.

Even domestic dairy farms came to join in the fun.

The situation suddenly became heated.

(End of this chapter)