Chapter 41 Admission
When Lao Xiang asked about the progress of the acquisition of Huihuang Seed Industry, Guo Yang spread his hands and said, "Things are not going well. Dadi Group currently has no intention of selling Huihuang Seed Industry."

Lao Xiang looked at Guo Yang who had a calm expression, and he became anxious.

"Boss, it's already mid-July. Time is very tight. If we plant too late, the alfalfa may not survive the winter."

"And we have to start preparing for the production and propagation of the 'Alfalfa No. 1' you mentioned. We can no longer rely on the existing seeds of Huihuang Seeds for production."

Guo Yang also knew that what Lao Xiang said made sense.

When it comes to the cold resistance of alfalfa, different varieties have different cold resistance capabilities, and general varieties can withstand temperatures as low as minus 35 degrees Celsius.

The lowest temperature in Jiuquan in winter is around minus 30 degrees Celsius, which is above the critical temperature for alfalfa growth.

But if the seeds are sown too late, the newly sprouted seedlings will not be able to withstand the frost.

Therefore, the autumn sowing time from August to October is the best time to sow alfalfa, and it is better to sow it early rather than late, so that the seedlings can store enough energy before winter, and the overwintering rate will be higher.

After some mental calculation, I realized that there were only two months left for project management.

Guo Yang thought that the progress of the project management had to be accelerated, and the expansion of the 'Alfalfa No. 1' seeds could no longer rely on the seed fields of Huihuang Seed Industry.

After thinking for a while, Guo Yang said, "The construction schedule is indeed very tight. After entering the site, ask the construction party to ensure the number of construction machinery and speed up the progress."

"But we also need to control the quality and do everything according to the contract. The greatest support I can give you is the progress payment of the project to ensure that the construction will not be delayed due to payment."

At this time, Guo Yang saw Zhang Wenhao and others helping the villagers measure the land again, and an idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Lao Xiang, what do you think about picking some good land from the villagers' farmland to use as seed fields for the production and propagation of 'Alfalfa No. 1'?"

Lao Xiang raised his eyebrows and said, "It's possible, but slightly saline-alkali soil may also affect the yield of seeds."

I recalled in my mind the survey of villagers’ farmland conducted by the Planning and Design Institute. The groundwater depth was >2 m and the soil salinity was <0.3%.

As long as we adopt tillage and soil improvement measures combined with the application of organic fertilizers and drip irrigation, there shouldn't be any major problems.

So Guo Yang made a decisive decision and said, "Let's do this. We will select land in the village as the seed field. If Alfalfa No. 1 doesn't even have this salt tolerance, we can't expect it to improve the soil with a higher salinity."

Thinking about the seed store's label on 'Alfalfa No. 1', Guo Yang was full of confidence.

If he really can't even overcome the mild saline-alkali land, then he might just become a boss who runs away with the money.

"In addition, we need to build a temporary cattle shed in the village. I plan to bring in a few breeding cattle."

Guo Yang thought of the high-quality dairy cow genetic germplasm stored in the seed store, and the breeding of high-quality cattle breeds had to be put on the agenda.

Lao Xiang nodded, took note of it, and agreed.

"The cowshed is simple, but since the seed field has been confirmed to be in Shuangqiao Village, it would be best to concentrate machinery and manpower to improve it first."

"It is best to sow alfalfa seeds in mid-to-early August, so that after the alfalfa seeds are harvested in July next year, you can still harvest another crop of alfalfa, and autumn sowing makes it easier to preserve the seedlings."

Hearing this, Guo Yang laughed and said, "That's perfect. The harvested 'Alfalfa No. 1' can be used to feed the cows. Then I'll let you see if I'm bragging or not."

Lao Xiang also started laughing.

Guo Yang has figured out Lao Xiang's habits. As long as he is paid enough, he can stick with it no matter how hard or tiring the life is.

Therefore, Guo Yang made a promise: "Lao Xiang, thank you for your hard work during this period. After this busy period, I will give each of you a big red envelope."

The next day, with the help of the Xinjiang Province Agricultural Reclamation Team, Alfalfa Company’s temporary project department was built in Shuangqiao Village.

At the same time, teams from various construction units also arrived at their respective construction sites one after another.

In a short while, camps were set up outside the two villages. Motorcades roared into the project camps, and all kinds of construction machinery were lined up in rows. The scene was spectacular.

Seeing this scene, Lao Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief. …

According to the survey report issued by the Planning and Design Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, the project area belongs to the type of long-unused desertified land, with sparse typical halophytes such as camel thorn and red willow growing on the surface.

This indicates that the groundwater level in the area is shallow and rises and falls actively; but the upper layer of the soil in the area is relatively dry.

At the same time, the spatial distribution of soil salt content in the project area is highly variable. In the vertical spatial scale of the soil profile, not only is the salt content high, but the heavy salt soil layer is also deep.

Not only is the salt content of the surface soil in the range of 0 to 30 cm very high, but the degree of soil salinization in the range of 30 to 100 cm has also reached the level of heavy saline soil.

This is completely different from saline soil in other areas where salt is only concentrated in the soil surface, while the salt content in the lower layer is lighter.

根据测样的数据，0～60cm土层易溶盐的平均含量为107.1g·kg-1，项目区土壤属于重盐土，相当于重盐土阈值的10～20倍。

Severe saline soil makes it extremely difficult to improve and utilize the project area.

This also made Dr. Zhou and others extremely pessimistic about this project, and the report was even submitted to the ministry.

The leaders of the department also hesitated, but the project was led by the enterprise itself, so they could only postpone the plan to provide Muhe with project support funds next year or the year after...

In addition, because of its large scale and the fact that it is led by private enterprises, Alfalfa's saline-alkali land improvement project has attracted great attention across the country.

You should know that the total investment in the country's Huanghuaihai saline-alkali land management project over the past three decades is only about 500 million yuan.

Muhe, a private enterprise, actually took out 500 million yuan at one time this time.

How could this not attract attention?

In an office in Xinjiang Province.

"Leader, the agricultural reclamation team has already arrived at Jiuquan, and the advance payment for alfalfa has also been received into the account."

The leader nodded slightly, and then said: "In terms of saline-alkali land, our Xinjiang Province has the largest area. How could alfalfa go to Long Province?"

"Leader, if you really want to say that, our Xinjiang province ranks first in terms of saline soil, sandy and arid soil, eroded soil, acidified soil, etc."

"And there's news that the land is severely salinized. Engineering treatment may produce results in the short term, but it's easy for it to get worse, and the project is likely to fail."

The leader also understood and said, "Yes, it is not that easy to manage saline-alkali land. Let's wait and see."

Beijing, Grassland Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The bell in Su Guozhou's office rang for who knows how many times.

"Director Su, I heard that Alfalfa Agriculture has developed a type of alfalfa that can grow normally on moderately saline-alkali land. Were you involved in the approval?"

"How could that be possible? We have worked hard for decades on research, and we have only come up with 'Hua Mu No. 1'. The variety of alfalfa is a bit exaggerated."

"What about the 20 mu of saline-alkali land transformation project of Muhe?"

"I'm looking at Xuan."

Shandong Province, Department of Agriculture.

Yu Honghai came out with lingering fear, muttering: "Brother Guo Yang, I've boasted about my skills in front of my father-in-law, you must give me some support."

Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province...

In just half a month, all provinces across the country that were severely affected by saline-alkali land focused their attention on Long Province, whose terrain was shaped like a dog bone.

(End of this chapter)