Chapter 377 Apple and Xanthoceras sorbifolia
"The one million mu of jatropha base in Guangxi Province is divided into three districts and counties: Tiandong, Tianyang and Tianlin. There is absolutely no problem in completing the one million mu planting task this year."

"Don't worry, boss. We've applied enough base fertilizer this time. I guarantee the leprosy tree will bear fruit in two years."

Ding Yi stood on a yellow-brown slope. Everywhere he looked, he saw small leprosy trees, and his heart was filled with lofty sentiments.

"If the tree bears fruit after two years, you are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. The tree will bear more fruit when it grows bigger. There is no need to rush it."

Guo Yang cursed with a smile, and suddenly remembered a kind of mandarin orange cultivation model in Guangxi Province in his previous life.

If 220 plants are planted in one acre in the first year, the yield per acre can reach 2 to 3 tons in the second year. The cost can be recovered first, and the plants can be planted short and densely to achieve early fruit production and high yield to grab the market.

The trees are cut down in the later stage, but the relatives are often reluctant to cut down the trees in the end, resulting in the management gradually failing to keep up.

I don’t know whether the Wogan oranges are being grown in Guangxi Province at this time.

Thinking of this, Guo Yang said, "Ding Yi, investigate the citrus cultivation in Guangxi Province to see if there is a citrus variety called Wogan."

Ding Yi said: "Boss, in Guangxi Province, you have to grow sugar oranges when you grow citrus!"

"Forget it, it's like playing the lute to a cow." Guo Yang said, "I'll ask Zhou Shu from Sichuan Province to ask the China Citrus Research Institute."

"Zhou Shu is a professional citrus grower, so he must be more professional than me."

Guo Yang said with a smile: "Don't quibble. The progress of planting still needs to be pushed forward. The progress of Xanthoceras sorbifolia has surpassed yours."

Ding Yi began to complain, "That's different, boss. This is all land transfer. The difficulty of organizing manpower and material resources is much more difficult than 'company + base + farmers'."

Guo Yang said: "That's none of my business. The group is about to move forward with the second phase of the Jatropha project, and Guangxi Province can't fall behind."

Ding Yi's face was almost twisted into a knot.

He heard about the situation of the Xanthoceras sorbifolia in Long Province. In some cities and counties, almost the entire population was mobilized, and every household in a village was planting trees, with a strong sense of spontaneity.

However, because of the land transfer in Baise, the workers planting trees are all hired temporarily.

First, wages must be paid, and second, it would be difficult to manage too many workers. Ding Yi was a little worried about how to manage both progress and quality.

After learning about the progress in Baise, Guo Yang called the Changtai base in Zhangzhou.

Most of the task of 10 acres in Changtai has been completed.

When Jiahe invested 900 yuan per mu in the first three years and gradually deposited the funds into a special account, the administrative obstacles in Baise and Changtai were removed.

It can be said that as long as the money is in place and with the enthusiasm of our working people, planting trees will be easy.

As for the problems encountered in grassroots management, he can't worry so much now and only looks at the results.

After finishing the leprosy fruit issue, Guo Yang turned around and called Zhou Shu again.

According to the schedule, the citrus orchard should be bearing fruit this year.

After waiting for a while, the call was finally connected, and Guo Yang asked, "How is it going? Will the fruit be produced this year?"

"We have already tried to bear fruit this year, boss, and the trees are growing very well now." Zhou Shu said, "Boss, I feel like we can open a new base now."

Guo Yang raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"

“This fruit is delicious.”

In the orchard in Danleng, Zhou Shu stroked the citrus fruits that were not as big as marbles.

“Last year, I left a few fruits on several trees that were growing well. I tasted them after the New Year and they tasted amazing. They can definitely be sold at a high price.

There just happens to be enough seedlings in the nursery, so now is the best time to build a garden.”

Guo Yang said: "You left some fruit, but could you leave two for me?"

"Forehead……"

Zhou Shu suddenly remembered that he seemed to have promised his boss that he would let him reap the rewards within three years.

But the fruits of this season will not be ready for picking until at least December. Damn, I hope the boss won't hold a grudge.

Guo Yang didn't know that Zhou Shu was thinking so much, so he got down to business. "There is a variety called Wogan. Contact the Chongqing Zhonggan Institute to introduce it."

"Wogan? Our germplasm nursery has already introduced this variety."

Zhou Shu recalled, "This variety was introduced from South Korea by the China Citrus Research Institute in 04. However, the institute tried to grow it for a few years and found that the fruit was small and the quality was not good. It should not have much promotion value."

Guo Yang nodded, thought about it, and finally said it directly.

"Wogan is more suitable for planting in areas with high light intensity and high accumulated temperature. The low temperature and low light intensity in Sichuan and Chongqing are not suitable for Wogan, and the naturally grown ones will not taste good.

So I want to build another mandarin orange base in Nanning, with an area of ​​3000 mu.”

In later generations, Wogan first became popular in Wuming, Guangxi Province, and the profits were extremely exaggerated.

“It doesn’t matter whether you have a house or a car, it only matters how many acres of oranges you have.” This sentence was the most popular criterion for mothers-in-law to choose a son-in-law in rural areas around Nanning at that time.

60 acres and 900 million yuan. With such a legendary case of getting rich from Wogan as support, it is not surprising that the local area has pushed a citrus variety to a level that surpasses houses and cars.

In fact, in the 2010 years since 10, the domestic citrus industry has been full of vitality.

First, sugar mandarin oranges, Wenzhou mandarin oranges, Gannan navel oranges and Guanxi honey pomelo led the market, followed by the Nashika, Harumi, Wogan, Red Beauty, Lunwan and Zhonghuahong.

In addition, varieties such as Golden Autumn Sugar Mandarin, Daya, Ganping, Haruhime, and Asumimi are also very popular.

When Gan Ping was first released, it was sold for 100 yuan each by business owners who were eager to taste it.

These 10 years are also the most prosperous decade for China's fruit industry.

Although they all inevitably ended up in oversupply, the pioneers all made money.

Guo Yang will not force himself to seize every opportunity, but he will not miss this feast either.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Shu said, "It's fine to build a base in Nanning, but the nursery is better in Sichuan Province."

"I understand this, it's Huanglongbing." Guo Yang smiled. After all, he had grown citrus for several years in his previous life.

Zhou Shu said, "That's fine with me. We'll start grafting the Wogan seedlings soon."

Guo Yang pondered and said, "The orchards in Sichuan Province can continue to expand, but the next base should be located near Chengdu or Chongqing, closer to the market."

"Boss, how much should the area of ​​the Spiritual Flame be expanded to?"

"This time it's bigger. With these 3000 acres as a pioneer, the market should be open for sales."

Lingyan is a citrus variety cultivated from a seed product, and it is the product name given to it. It is an advanced version of Harumi and Red Beauty.

Like Chunjian, the best quality can only be achieved in the climatic conditions of Sichuan Province, which has no extreme low temperatures and little sunshine.

It is equivalent to a natural moat.

After asking about the situation of citrus, Guo Yang also learned about the situation of the apple base.

This year we are also trying to bear fruit.

If the next 10 years for citrus will be full of vitality and a hundred schools of thought, then apples may be the world where all schools of thought are abolished and Confucianism is the only one respected, which is a bit lifeless.

Many people are tired of the sweetness and crispness of Fuji, and there is also overcapacity.

The reason is that the price of apples was high in the past two years, and Shaanxi, Shandong, Ningxia, Jilin, Hebei, Shanxi, Gansu and other regions lacked the means to get rid of poverty, so they were all planting apples crazily.

Especially after the demise of Xanthoceras sorbifolia, the apple industry seemed to have entered a 'bull market', with the area growing and growing!
However, with the change of Golden Harvest, perhaps the apple industry will not be so boring anymore.

...

“Our colleagues in the seed industry and some administrative department heads have placed too much emphasis on market share, rankings, and competition from foreign companies, while ignoring the benefits and advantages that the industry can bring to domestic farmers, the contribution it should make to improving production efficiency, and its responsibility to downstream industries.”

"Ding dong... ding dong..."

Guo Yang glanced at his phone, temporarily pressed the mute button, then turned back to continue the meeting with everyone at Tianhe.

"As an industry, the domestic seed industry has been upgrading its technology very slowly, and there is still a gap between the technological level of the seed industry in advanced countries in the world.

Even compared with the seed industry in some developing countries, there are still gaps in some aspects.

As the de facto leader in the domestic seed industry, Tianhe does not need to worry about market share and rankings.
We are not a listed company, so we don’t have that much pressure. Instead, we should make use of our current funds and market advantages and focus on technological advancement.

In the short term, Tianhe's domestic market growth comes from those inconspicuous corners.

The total market value of a vegetable seed may only be tens of millions or millions, but the profit is extremely considerable.

Syngenta has been able to gain a foothold in the seed industry thanks to its countless varieties of vegetables and flowers.

Tianhe not only focuses on major varieties such as corn, soybeans, cotton, and rice, but also cannot miss out on the market value of small varieties.

In addition, going out to sea..."

"Ding dong...Ding dong..."

The phone call interrupted Guo Yang again. Guo Yang looked at Qu Yang helplessly: "You organize the next meeting. Remember to send me a copy of the minutes."

"Okay." Qu Yang nodded.

In terms of seed technology, because the company continuously launches excellent varieties, he has always believed that Tianhe’s breeding technology should have reached world-class level.

Unexpectedly, in the boss's opinion, Tianhe's technical level is far from world-class.

Guo Yang also knew the reason. The seed store was too powerful and had covered up Tianhe's technical shortcomings. Currently, only he and Bi Qiang could truly recognize this.

"Please focus on overseas market development, and Bi Qiang will talk about the research and development of cutting-edge technologies such as gene sequencing."

After emphasizing this again, Guo Yang walked out of the meeting room and answered the phone.

"Boss, I'm in a meeting. What's the urgent matter?"

"Someone wants to put an emergency stop to the Xanthoceras sorbifolia project." Qin Lijun's tone was clearly anxious. "The province asked me to let you know first."

"What do you mean?" Guo Yang had a bad feeling.

Qin Lijun said: "It may be stopped."

Guo Yang's mind was in turmoil. "Why?"

"Some experts think we are messing around. The Xanthoceras sorbifolia industry is not mature at all, but Longnan Province has already invested 10 million mu of land."

Guo Yang laughed angrily, "You know, out of the 10 million mu, only 6 million mu are planted with Xanthoceras sorbifolia, and the rest are other fruit trees."

"One million acres is not a small amount."

Qin Lijun pondered and said, "The province is still coordinating with higher authorities, and Jiahe also needs to prepare an explanation."

"I will. How can I stop it just like that? I've already gone there."

Qin Lijun smiled and said, "It's not a big problem. As long as Jiahe doesn't back down, the city and the province will firmly support Jiahe."

"Jiahe can't possibly retreat."

Unconsciously, Guo Yang walked to the rooftop. Looking from afar, he saw that the original Gobi Desert was now covered with lush green, and even the spaces between the rows were covered with green.

"We can't ask farmers to grow apples instead of Xanthoceras sorbifolia or anything like that."

"Boss Guo, you are awesome. I suspect you have also planted spies in the province."

Guo Yang was surprised and asked, "Did I guess it right?"

"Yes." Qin Lijun said: "The current expert opinion is to let Qingyang and Pingliang develop apples. These two places are advantageous areas for apple planning."

Guo Yang joked: "Apple sales were sluggish last year. Will farmers still be willing to grow apples?"

“That’s what the experts say.”

"What experts say doesn't count. Farmers are the owners of the land," said Guo Yang.

"Then you have to confront the expert and see who can convince the leader." Qin Lijun said, "Hurry up and get ready. Someone will be coming soon."

"I know it well."

The warm spring breeze blew on his face as Guo Yang gazed at the sea buckthorn forest in the Gobi Desert.

“I have planted trees in the Gobi Desert, so there is no reason why I cannot plant trees in other places.

Besides, growing apples is something Jiahe can also do!"

...

A group of uninvited guests came to Jiuquan.

"The Xanthoceras sorbifolia energy forest in Chifeng has basically been declared a failure. Why should Longnan Province continue to get involved in this mess?"

After getting in the car, Jing Haichun, director of the Energy Center of the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, could not help but say to Lu Yilin of the Jiuquan Agriculture and Forestry Bureau:

"The development of energy crops requires a solid foundation in science and technology, otherwise it will only be a small-scale operation."

"Yes, yes, Director Jing is right."

Lu Yilin nodded repeatedly. In fact, both of them were at the department level, but the other one came from the imperial city and was a technical authority, so he had to give him some face.

"Hexi has a vast area and few people." Lu Yilin straightened his sleeves, "In fact, the average area of ​​10 prefecture-level cities is only 60 mu of Xanthoceras sorbifolia, which is affordable."

There were two people from the Energy Center, including Jing Haichun and Assistant Director Liu Gongshe.
“Do you have any technical accumulation?”

"Jiahe is quite strong in this area," said Lu Yilin. "It is said to be a new variety of Xanthoceras sorbifolia. They are very confident."

“Can we trust what companies say?”

Liu Gongshe sneered, "The enterprise took it over in order to get state subsidies. He would not do it without subsidies.

One reason is that the efficiency is not good, and the other is that he cannot do it without technological support.

I don't know anything, is it okay to just do it blindly?
In the end, it was a mess again.”

Somehow, Lu Yilin suddenly felt very unhappy. He knew what kind of company Jiahe was.

"Jiahe's technical strength is beyond doubt. As for the subsidies, it doesn't even care about the government's funding."

Liu Gongshe did not believe this statement.

What does their Plant Energy Center do? It specializes in the research of energy crops.

The high oil prices in the past two years have triggered a global boom in the development of biomass energy.

Plants such as Jatropha curcas, Xanthoceras sorbifolia, Pistacia chinensis, sweet sorghum, and cassava have also entered the scope of biomass energy development.

However, there are only some small-scale demonstration experiments in the country, which are far from the level of industrialization.

Liu Gongshe believes that Longnan Province is moving so fast and hastily, mostly because enterprises are colluding with local governments to extract industrial funds.

The person in front of him was protecting Jiahe so much, maybe he had also benefited from it.

Liu Gongshe chuckled and said, "Okay, whether the technology is good or not cannot be explained in just a few words. It depends on the actual results."

"Okay."

Lu Yilin was not at all mistaken, he also realized that the one who was most likely causing trouble was Liu Gongshe.

But we can't jump to conclusions. Maybe this is just a pawn.

At the side, Jing Haichun, who seldom spoke, suddenly rolled down the car window with a look of surprise on his face.

"Director Lu, is this the sea buckthorn and hemp forest in the Gobi Desert that Jiahe has?"

Lu Yilin sat up straight and smiled, "That's right."

“This is no longer the Gobi Desert.”

"But the citizens and Jiahe are used to calling it Gobi Desert. The contrast between the name and the reality will help future generations remember what this place was like in the past."

(End of this chapter)