Chapter 316 Travel
early morning.

The powerful biological clock woke Guo Yang up on time.

Even though I drank so much beer, I didn't feel much discomfort.

I don’t know whether it’s the wine that’s good or my health that’s good.

But he still made himself a cup of sesame honey water. Once the mild honey water entered his intestines, the fatigue in his body further dissipated.

He estimated that Ding Lei and others would sleep a little longer today, so he went for morning exercises.

Moreover, Guo Yang did not plan to accompany him throughout the trip today. There was no need for him to visit some cultural attractions in the city. He could just find someone to take him there.

The company still has a lot of things to do!
When he arrived at the company, all the employees he met greeted him actively, but the words of greeting had changed.

"Boss, you sing really well."

"It's great, boss. I can even play your song on repeat at the company."

It basically didn't stop all morning.

As soon as I arrived at the office, Li Yan, the manager of the administrative department, came to ask if the chairman would like to sing a song at this year's annual meeting.
The speed of spread is really fast.

However, Guo Yang did not agree to sing at the annual meeting, so it is too early to discuss those things now.

Instead, he asked about the school's donation and construction, and especially emphasized the supervision of the project quality. If there were any quality problems, he would reject the project altogether.

"We cooperate with Dadi Company in all housing construction projects, and the quality control is very strict."

"Well, keep a close eye on it, especially indicators like earthquake resistance."

"it is good."

After giving some instructions, Guo Yang was ready to start processing the documents.

But as soon as I turned on the computer, I found that the group had already been buzzing, and every group was talking about last night's video.

"As the saying goes, a boss who doesn't want to be a singer is not a good boss. Our boss is really capable."

"After listening to it, I felt that the boss had received guidance from an expert and sang very well."

"No, no, no, boss, this is all real emotion, it's all feelings, no tricks."

Qu Yang: "Boss, you have deceived me so badly. I have never heard you sing in all these years. Every time you mentioned going to KTV, I avoided you like the plague."

Xie Shijie: "You should thank me, not me. The boss has kept it a secret from everyone until now."

Lu Hanbin: "I can tell that the boss is determined to acquire the West Lake Wetland and the Kumtag Desert."

Yan Qun: "I heard that the hops have started to be picked? The beer we had last night was homemade."

"I guess the boss is already quietly reading the group messages right now."

There were praises, condemnations, sighs, and some who were inexplicably passionate like Lu Hanbin.

Of course, there are also people who are thinking about beer. Last night, the news of Jiahe’s beer brewed with its own hops spread.

The taste and aroma are said to be magical.

Many subsidiaries are asking when they can be supplied internally.

Yan Qun is the leader among them. This period of seed production is also a critical period, and technical personnel are either stationed in their own bases.

Or they go from village to village in Zhangye and other places to guide seed production, and at the same time cooperate with the anti-counterfeiting team to understand the situation in advance.

In hot weather, drinking a bottle of cold beer in the evening is a must.

All in all, Guo Yang felt pretty good.

He also showed a little face.

Maybe when netizens reminisce about the big boss’s singing in the future, he will have a place in it.

Among all the big guys with outrageous painting styles, his style is definitely a breath of fresh air.

After recovering from his shock, Guo Yang sorted out what he needed to do recently.

The visit to Dunhuang West Lake was the most recent.

The second is to organize meetings of various branches to make adjustments or speed up industrial development.

Then there is Jiahe Grain and Oil’s game in the international capital market. Once the funds are recovered, large-scale ecological restoration projects will be launched one after another.

The four or five hundred thousand mu of saline-alkali land in Jinta and Wuyuan currently provide very limited natural energy.

Now most of the energy comes from Qinghe Agriculture, Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in the Asafetida Gobi Desert, and the Gobi Desert around the headquarters. In addition, the falcons on the Urat Grassland have also been effective in the past two years and should also provide a lot of energy.

In general, the speed of accumulating energy is getting faster and faster.

But if the next project is to proceed smoothly, a lot of unconventional plants will be needed.

Alfalfa No. 1 is at the red level with more than points of natural energy. In extreme environments such as deserts and Gobi, its role is very limited.

Sea buckthorn and kenaf are not enough either. Although they can conserve water resources, watering them during the seedling stage is very troublesome.

The deserts and Gobi are so large, where does all the water come from?

Plants cannot live without water, but they cannot rely entirely on it, which places higher demands on them.

Guo Yang's mind stayed in the seed store for a moment.

As of now, another 2595 points have been accumulated.

Based on the recorded data, Guo Yang estimated that the current monthly summer index is around 1500 points.

This is an increase of about 1100 points from 400 points per month last summer.

But, the most important thing is that the cumulative consumption has reached 10183 points.

It means that the highest level orange seed has been unlocked, starting at 1000 points with no upper limit.

There are also fixed varieties of orange-level seeds available for purchase.

For example, Guo Yang’s once extravagant goal of producing 2000 kilograms of soybean seeds per mu is worth 9999 points.

If you save up all the energy from April to September, you can buy it by just adding a little more.

The same applies to seeds with other super-excellent traits.

However, super-excellent seeds are limited, and more depends on searching for sufficiently strong germplasm resources.

Without good germplasm genes, it is difficult to produce the highest grade seeds even if you have the energy.

Therefore, Tianhe must participate in the Kumtag Desert scientific expedition organized by the national team in October.

The more sand-dwelling plant resources there are, the better.

Two teams of seed collection teams outside also need to come back.

After organizing his thoughts, Guo Yang began to make phone calls one by one to arrange everything.

Then I took the time to look at the information about Dunhuang West Lake and confirm whether there were any problems with the itinerary.

We will set off for Dunhuang early tomorrow morning, and the drive will take about four or five hours.

After arriving at Yangguan Town, he might split up with Ding Lei and others.

Near noon, after touring Jiuquan and Jiayuguan city, the NetEase team came to the Jiahe office.

It is called providing materials for investigating pig farming.

In fact, it's just a free meal.

“This is a normal office space.”

"Look over there, what are those flowers?"

"There's something wrong with that flower."

"Wait, what's that in the office? It looks a bit like chili peppers to me."

"Damn, there are so many rare vegetables in this garden."

To be honest, this old office park has nothing new except for the unique flower border design.

But the pig-raising group watched with particular interest, as if they had discovered a new world.

In particular, the Happy Farm vegetables that have become popular on the Internet were moved into Jiahe’s office and became a beautiful scenery.

Mini tomatoes, colorful peppers, cherry radishes, sweet strawberries, tiny blueberries, and even some bean sprouts and a pot of lettuce.

These vegetables and fruits, which were originally grown in vegetable gardens and orchards, have been carefully cultivated by Tianhe Science Academy and have entered our lives with colorful colors and varied fruits.

While netizens are still mechanically clicking their mice to steal vegetables on the Internet, Jiahe's white-collar workers have already become farmers, enjoying the fun and health of growing vegetables and fruits.

A member of NetEase's pig-raising team started talking to the office in a very friendly manner.

“The peppers in this pot are growing really well.”

“Can I eat this cherry tomato?”

"This is a carrot. Can carrots be used as potted plants?"

"Don't your consciences hurt?"

"Do you know how late I stayed up to watch over my vegetables when I was playing Farmville because I was worried that they would be stolen?"

"This is really too much. Do you have any seeds to share? Pretty girl, I will plant some when I return to NetEase."

"How do you grow this? Oh, Chinese cabbage, amaranth, and butter lettuce are easier to grow. Is it just like playing a game? Just sow the seeds and water them?"

in the office,

Ding Lei and Wang Xunfang also felt it was novel.

“This doesn’t feel like an office, it feels more like a novelty vegetable garden farm.”

Wang Xunfang said as he looked around Mr. Guo's office environment.

Star-like borage, noble and elegant artichokes, chocolate-colored bell peppers, and pea-like grasses.

There are two thick corn cobs hanging on the wall behind the boss's chair.

"is it?"

Guo Yang smiled and said, "I think it's quite ordinary."

“It does look very ordinary from the outside, but after walking around the park, I can feel the careful design everywhere, which is very characteristic of an agricultural company.”

"My wife is right." Ding Lei said with a smile, "I am now looking forward to Jiahe's new headquarters even more."

"Old Ding, what do you think about replacing some of these potted plants in our yard?"

"Not bad! Whenever I want to eat fresh vegetables, I can always grab a handful."

Ding Lei smiled and said, "I've been walking around for the whole morning, and I'm really a little hungry. Let's go to Jiahe Canteen and take a look. Don't disturb Mr. Guo from working."

When Guo Yang saw Ding Lei and Wang Xunfang criticizing each other, he said that people's hearts have changed.

Aren’t you here to inspect pig farming?
Why are you eyeing the potted plants one moment and now walking towards Jiahe Canteen?
NetEase’s cafeteria is a pig factory!

The timing is really accurate too.

It was lunch time, and Guo Yang had no choice but to lead Ding Lei and his wife to the cafeteria.

The decoration of Jiahe’s cafeteria is not as magnificent as those of big companies, but it is large enough and the dishes are extremely rich.

Bright tomatoes, emerald cucumbers, emerald lettuces, and a variety of tempting delicacies that are healthy and delicious.

The only thing missing was seafood, which made Ding Lei, who loves seafood, quite regretful.

Then I remembered what I heard last night, that Jiahe also has a seafood farming project in the northwest. I really saw a lot on this trip.

Although the seafood was not yet on the market, Guo Yang recommended several vegetable varieties of Tianhe to Ding Lei, Wang Xunfang and others.

Super red carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, choy sum, etc.
After a big meal last night, having a plate of cool, fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables today is really refreshing.

During the lunch break, the group also harvested different kinds of fruit and vegetable seeds.

These are some horticultural seeds cultivated by Tianhe Science Academy.

Compared with grain and cash crops, horticultural seeds are easier to produce results and are also easier to identify and register.

At the well-staffed Tianhe Academy of Sciences, many researchers have also changed their strategies and chosen the horticulture track.

Tianhe’s flower seeds are showing signs of growth, and its vegetable seed cultivation is also not weak.

Bi Qiang originally worked at the Vegetable Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, where he was engaged in pepper breeding, and he was also happy to see these changes.

Because there is too much research and development funding.

If you don't spend it and just keep it in your account, it will only depreciate due to inflation.

…During the lunch break and casual chat, Guo Yang learned that the NetEase Pig Farming Team had a good rest last night and did not feel tired at all due to the hangover.

This made Guo Yang realize that the wine might really be good, or it might be related to the sesame honey.

But this also made Ding Lei and others get up early and go to the scenic spot, and they spent the whole morning browsing around.

The group waited for Mr. Guo's arrangements.

"How about going to see the Jinta Desert Poplar Forest in the afternoon, then going to the Jiahe Farm, having dinner at the farm in the evening, and looking at the starry sky in the Gobi Desert when we come back?"

"Okay, I'll follow Mr. Guo's arrangements."

Guo Yang breathed a sigh of relief. He was most afraid of traveling with others because they would often have different ideas.

Like this, it would be great if one person can make detailed strategies and arrangements, and the others can just follow without thinking.

Took a break.

Guo Yang then set off with his entourage.

Perhaps it was the aftereffect of the song last night, the group showed great interest in the Jinta Populus euphratica forest.

Walking in the woods, every poplar tree bears the traces of time, in various shapes and forms, and is worthy of the name Desert Warrior.

The rippling Jinbo Lake and the Populus euphratica forest complement each other beautifully. The sand under your feet is soft and smooth, and the sunlight shines through the sparse clouds, casting dots of golden light.

Ding Lei transformed himself into a photographer and took many wonderful photos.

While taking pictures, he kept saying that this trip was unnecessary.

After touring the Populus euphratica forest, Guo Yang took the group to the alfalfa grassland.

In the half month after the rain, alfalfa grew rapidly, and its leaves were lush and green. There was no need to exaggerate how beautiful it was.

The refreshing summer breeze blows on your face, water birds play in the canal, insects chirp and butterflies fly on the grass, and occasionally a little squirrel appears hopping before your eyes.

When cooking dinner, Ding Lei also showed off his cooking skills. The ingredients were fruits and vegetables picked by himself, all of which were of first-class quality.

Ding Lei is indeed quite capable.

It was the first time that Guo Yang felt that vegetable salad could be so delicious.

In addition to beer, alfalfa juice is also available as a drink.

This is a product that Guo Yang had developed after he returned from California.

Alfalfa No. 1 has never disappointed anyone.

Although it is not the most delicious time of spring, alfalfa juice still tastes very good.

Wang Xunfang sipped the green alfalfa juice and said with a smile, "After drinking this, I believe what Mr. Guo said last night about the herbal flavor of hops."

"Haha, do I look like I'm bragging?"

……

"You're going to Dunhuang, but not to Crescent Lake with us?"

"Yes." Guo Yang said.

"What project are you investigating?"

"West Lake Wetland is a national nature reserve, and Jiahe wants to see if there is an opportunity to make some investments."

"Invest in what?"

Ding Lei was determined to get to the bottom of the matter, so Guo Yang had no choice but to respond.

"Ecological tourism, some animal and plant science experiments, and maybe some ecological restoration projects to see if there's a chance to open a passage to Lop Nur."

"Can we get to Lop Nur?" Ding Lei asked in disbelief.

Everyone knows the name of Lop Nur, which is known as the 'Sea of ​​Death'.

"Yeah, the environment is pretty bad and people are suffering a bit, so you'd better not go there. It's also nice to go to Dunhuang to see the Crescent Moon Lake."

"Didn't you say the day before yesterday that Crescent Lake was about to shrink?"

"It's still worth seeing. There are many other attractions, such as the Mogao Grottoes, the Leiyin Temple... the Eight Scenic Spots of Dunhuang are worth seeing."

Guo Yang looks like he is thinking about you.

"Is it far?"

"Not sure, maybe we'll pass through an uninhabited area." Guo Yang pondered for a moment and said, "We'll probably separate at the Yangguan Ruins."

"Are you going to investigate pig farming there? I think so. You said there is a desert in West Lake."

Ding Lei pretended to think for a while, "We'll go with you!"

"We must learn how to raise pigs in the desert."

Guo Yang blinked and asked, "When did I say I wanted to raise pigs over there?"

Slander me!

No matter what Guo Yang said, Ding Lei was determined to act with Jiahe.

Others mean the same thing.

How could it be as interesting to go and see those cultural relics and historical sites as to follow Mr. Guo?
Especially when I heard that we have to cross an uninhabited area, and Jiahe has prepared several vehicles, security, and experts. If we miss this opportunity, where can we find a better one?

Guo Yang had no choice but to agree.

When he returned to his residence at night, passing through the dim light and starry sky in the desert, Guo Yang once again thought about whether there was anything missing from the company.

This time I may have to go out for several days.

……

The next morning.

Eight off-road vehicles and two pickup trucks set out from Jiuquan and headed west.

When we first set out, everyone was very excited and the walkie-talkies were filled with laughter.

When we were about a few kilometers away from Jiayuguan city, Ding Lei's questions came over the intercom again.

"Mr. Guo, what's that on the left? It looks weird, like a pattern."

Guo Yang took a look and said, "That is the Chinese Dragon Forest. It is made up of many red willows and sand date trees. Looking down from the sky, it looks like the Chinese character 'dragon'."

"A dragon? It doesn't look like one. What's the point?"

"Do you see that tall rammed earth platform on the cliff by the river ahead?"

"By the river, I see."

"That is the first tower of the Great Wall, the tower, or beacon tower. It is the first tower at the westernmost end of the Ming Great Wall."

"What's the connection between the two?"

Guo Yang once again acted as the commentator.

Jiayuguan is known as the most magnificent pass in the world. Its real starting point is the first pier standing on the bank of Taolai River, on a cliff more than 80 meters high.

The first pier is located at the foot of the majestic Qilian Mountains, on the vast Gobi Desert dotted with camel thorn and Achnatherum splendens.

It looks solemn and desolate at first glance.

The traces of the rammed earth layers are engraved on it, recording hundreds of years of swordplay and smoke of war.

The Chinese people call themselves descendants of the dragon and call the Great Wall "the giant dragon winding across the land of China."

So, where the giant dragon rises, there must naturally be a "Chinese Dragon Forest".

The Millennium Year of the Dragon is approaching.

Jiayuguan uses the cursive script of the word "dragon" by Huaisu, a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty.

At the foot of the Great Wall, the word "dragon" was written in thick ink, one thousand meters long and eight hundred meters wide, covering an area of ​​thousands of acres.

This is the largest Chinese character ever written on earth.

In order to make this huge "dragon" character appear forever in the northwest land, tree trenches were dug in 2001, and red willow and sand date, which are unique tree species in the west, were planted along the strokes of the "dragon" character.

Today, the "Century Dragon Forest" is lush and green, forming another Gobi oasis, guarding the "First Pier of the Great Wall".

After listening to Guo Yang's explanation, there was silence on the intercom for a while.

Looking at the barren Gobi Desert under the Qilian Mountains, the group seemed to experience the heroic spirit of "Don't laugh at me sleeping drunk on the battlefield, for few men have ever returned from the battles in history."

The majestic momentum of the ancient poems "The clear stream fights against the dangerous cliff, the great mountain range of Qilian cuts off the atmosphere of war. The armor is torn apart by the icy river, and the flags dance in the rising sun" vaguely appears before my eyes.

Guo Yang couldn't understand everyone's feelings.

He only knew that this was an earthen platform.

The Chinese Dragon Forest is also just a cultural symbol.

The Taolai River, which was once rich in grass and water and roamed with wild rabbits, has disappeared. Now only tenacious plants such as camel thorn and Achnatherum splendens protect the Gobi Desert.

Perhaps it was because the Great Wall stretched eastward that everyone lost interest.

It may also be related to the desolate Gobi Desert along the way. No matter how magnificent the scenes are, they are just like that after seeing them too many times.

Guo Yang also took advantage of his free time to share some of the things he had thought of last night.

Setting up a travel agency is one of them.

He discovered that there are actually a lot of things worth watching and playing under Golden Harvest, and there should be many people interested in it.

It was not until we crossed the vast desert and arrived at Yumen, where there were more farmlands, that the walkie-talkie could be heard again.

It is midsummer and the fields are full of colour.

The sunflowers are in full bloom, smiling faces in full bloom; the lush green of alfalfa and oats are endless; chamomile and fennel are blooming with tiny flowers, and colorful butterflies are flying in the fields.

But what Ding Lei cares about is hops.

"Mr. Guo, Mr. Guo, is that a hop plantation? I saw some people still picking hops."

"Yes, that's hops."

"How spectacular!"

Guo Yang said: "That's the land of Long Province Agricultural Reclamation Yinma Farm. If you're not in a hurry, you can go there to rest for a while."

"You can go when you come back!"

You still want to go back to Jiuquan? Guo Yang was silent. Does NetEase no longer need you?

Or do you want to run the business like Zhang Chaoyang, which is not the style of Zhuchang!
"Dunhuang has an airport."

"You haven't picked up the specialty yet?"

“I can send it to you.”

"I want to choose it myself."

Listening to the two bosses bargaining on the intercom, people in several cars couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Guo Yang fell into self-doubt. Was Ding Lei led astray by him, or was he just that kind of person?
The happy boy of the Internet, turns out to be like this.

Guo Yang looked at the beer garden again. The hops racks were too high, the planting and management model was too complicated, and there was no matching small machinery. It could not keep up with the development of the times.

However, the agricultural reclamation industry is still unaware of this, or it does not have suitable varieties to update its plantations.

By the time the brewery realized the need to update its plantations, it had already completed its process transformation and was less dependent on hops.

By then, even if the planting technology transformation was completed, the market had shrunk significantly.

...

After leaving Yumen, you enter Guazhou, and a "sea" in the desert Gobi comes into view.

Guo Yang sighed: "We have arrived at Shuangta Reservoir."

The Shuangta Reservoir in the middle reaches of the Shule River can not only generate electricity but also provide irrigation for large tracts of farmland.

Niu Hulin, who was in the same car, said: "In fact, if we want to curb the deterioration of the West Lake grassland ecology, releasing ecological water from upstream is also a way."

"The Shule River, Dang River, Yinhaji Dang River, etc. can all be used to jointly complete the task of water replenishment."

This is a plan developed by Niu Hulin and others during this period.

Because Jiahe has plants such as Hanhai kenaf and sea buckthorn that can conserve water resources.

Many difficult water supply technical problems can be easily solved.

(End of this chapter)