Chen Youping couldn't go on because the result was too absurd. If this were true, then physics would be shaken by a huge earthquake.
However, Song Ziyu did not understand Chen Youping's words. Song Ziyu only cared about one question: "Mr. Chen, I just want to know, are there any crops that can be grown on this land?"
"Do you dare to eat it? Are you afraid that the metal exceeds the standard?" Chen Youping asked.
Song Ziyu thought of the hungry people in Longshan, and thought that even if he got leukemia or cancer from eating, it would be better than dying of starvation.
"Professor, don't worry about whether it can be eaten. Let's talk about whether it can be planted first. Are there any crops that can be planted?" Song Ziyu asked.
"Let me think about it..." Chen Youping fell into thinking.
Soon, the old professor gave the answer: "There is a crop that meets your requirements, but it is the teacher's patent. You need to pay the patent fee before I can authorize you to use it."
"How much is the patent fee?" Song Ziyu asked.
"Six hundred thousand per cycle!" said the old professor.
"Can it be less?" Song Ziyu felt that Mr. Chen's level of making money was extraordinary. How long is a cycle?
"It can't be any less. I will sell this technology to foreign countries for at least one billion yuan!" Chen Youping said.
Song Ziyu was full of disbelief.
"Forget it, you can come over and see it the day after tomorrow and then talk about it." Chen Youping said.
"No, six hundred thousand is six hundred thousand! Prepare seeds for five thousand acres of land for me!" Song Ziyu remembered the electricity bill reminder notice posted on the wall at the entrance of the institute, so she gritted her teeth and agreed.
"Five thousand acres of land! That much?" Chen Youping was shocked.
"The first batch." Song Ziyu smiled.
"Okay, I'll adjust it for you now!" Chen Youping agreed.
"It's a deal!" Song Ziyu said.
…
Early in the morning the day after tomorrow, Song Ziyu came to the laboratory impatiently and met Chen Youping waiting in the lobby.
"Mr. Chen, I kept you waiting for a long time!" Song Ziyu was overjoyed.
"Follow me!" Chen Youping was also furious.
Chen Youping took Song Ziyu to the second floor and opened a laboratory.
There are a large number of artificially cultivated plants in the huge laboratory.
Chen Youping took Song Ziyu to a purple plant and said to Song Ziyu, "This is the answer I am looking for for you."
Song Ziyu looked at the strange plant in front of him.
The purple plant is about one meter tall and looks like a foxtail grass, but its leaves are extremely fat and hang on the ground like sweet potato leaves.
"This is?" Song Ziyu was ignorant and had no idea what this was.
Fortunately, Chen Youping was not interested in quarreling with Song Ziyu. He introduced it straightforwardly: "This is a project that my teacher led in order to solve the food problem in the saline-alkali areas of Western Xinjiang."
"This is not a plant that exists in nature. It is a brand-new plant that my teacher and I have spent decades carefully cultivating using gene editing technology and plant grafting technology..."
"Its name is Liangshu No. 1." Chen Youping said.
Liangshu No. 1!
Song Ziyu touched his chin and asked curiously: "Can it grow in the soil I gave you?"
Chen Youping said firmly: "It's definitely possible! Liangshu No. 1 was synthesized using the optimized sorghum genome from dozens of rounds of cultivation and the rare octoploid sweet potato genome."
“It combines a range of good traits from sorghum and sweet potatoes.”
"Sweet potatoes are rich in protein, starch, amino acids, vitamins and more than a dozen trace elements. They are a high-quality material that can be used as a staple food!"
"But sweet potato growth requires relatively harsh conditions, so we added the genome of sorghum."
"Sorghum is the fifth largest cereal crop in the world and occupies an extremely important position in agricultural production in arid and semi-arid areas!"
"The best sorghum genes can completely overcome the harsh conditions of saline-alkali land."
Song Ziyu stared at this Liangshu No. 1 plant and couldn't help but muttered, "What kind of sorghum can grow taller than himself?"
Hearing this, Chen Youping's expression tightened.
The reason why Liangshu No. 1 was successfully developed is that its internal genome not only contains components of sorghum and sweet potato, but most importantly, it also contains genes of Populus euphratica...
But only you and your teacher know this secret!
At this time, Song Ziyu asked again: "So when will this thing be harvested after planting it?"
Chen Youping replied: "Three seasons a year, as long as there is sufficient sunlight, a harvest can be produced in less than four months. A yield of 1,200 kilograms per mu is the bottom line."
"So awesome!" Song Ziyu was surprised.
Based on this estimate, it is not a problem to feed the entire Longshan settlement with the food harvested from 5,000 acres of land. If we reclaim wasteland, we will have to sell food out.
Thinking of this, Song Ziyu became excited.
At this time, Mr. Chen said again: "Just overcoming the saline-alkali land is nothing! Let me tell you, I sold this patent to foreign countries, whether it was Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, or Monsanto, at least ten people A reward of 100 million, do you know why?”
"Why?" Song Ziyu asked curiously.
Mr. Chen said word by word: "Because this thing will stop harvesting after breeding for more than three generations. If you want to continue planting, you must buy the mother seed! This is the cycle I am telling you."
Song Ziyu was shocked when he heard this. This technology is so amazing.
Grain is grasped from the source.
That’s amazing!
"Boy, what you bought is the right to use this patent. I will provide you with high-quality seeds. These seeds will gradually die out after three seasons of reproduction. If you want to continue planting, buy from me next cycle. I will give you You get a good price." Old Chen said.
Song Ziyu nodded thoughtfully.
Three seasons are one year, and one year is a cycle.
Seeds that are always needed...
Eternal inheritance.
At this time, Song Ziyu had realized the power of this technology.
But Song Ziyu immediately realized something was wrong.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Chen, let me ask you, why haven't I heard of such a good thing? Hasn't it been promoted in Western Xinjiang?" Song Ziyu asked.
Chen Youping nodded and said: "There are only two experimental fields in Western Xinjiang to cultivate mother seeds. Other than that, they have not been promoted."
"Why?" Song Ziyu asked: "If such a good technology is left unused, are there any disadvantages?"
Chen Youping shook his head and said: "This project has no disadvantages. There are two reasons why it cannot be promoted."
"The first is that since the large-scale transportation line was rolled out in Western Xinjiang, the logistics problem has been solved. The abundant grain from outside Xinjiang can enter Western Xinjiang along with the transportation line. Growing grain on saline-alkali land has become useless."
"As for the second reason, once Liangshu No. 1 is promoted, you can imagine what will happen." Chen Youping sighed.
"What happened? Aren't people all over the world well fed?" Song Ziyu asked curiously.
Chen Youping looked at Song Ziyu and said: "My child, you are still too young. Don't you know that even without Liangshu No. 1, the food produced in the world is enough for everyone on this planet?"
Song Ziyu was stunned: "Then why..."
"You want to ask why there is still famine, and people in many countries starve to death every year, right?" Chen Youping said, "This is because there is capital in the world!"
"Capital controls the import, export and price of grain. It can put thousands of tons of grain into warehouses and then let the hungry people starve to death, thereby maintaining the price of grain. They can also achieve low prices through dumping It hurts farmers and completely destroys agriculture in a region.”
"As long as capital exists, this technology will never see the light of day!" Mr. Chen sighed: "My teacher solved a problem that has never been solved in the world, but lost to the hearts of the people."
Song Ziyu's scalp felt cold when he heard it, and he felt mixed emotions in his heart. Such a good thing could not be promoted simply because of human greed and selfish desires.
"I have prepared seeds for you, enough for five thousand acres of land. I hope you will not let this technology down." Chen Youping finally explained.
Song Ziyu immediately expressed his gratitude and paid the final payment and patent payment.
After receiving the money, Chen Youping breathed a sigh of relief. With this money, the institute can survive for a while longer.
Chen Youping was very curious about this mysterious benefactor, and an idea came to his mind.
"Young man, let me tell you!" Chen Youping coughed and said.
"Professor, please tell me." Song Ziyu was checking the seeds. When he heard Chen Youping's words, he raised his head.
Chen Youping said: "Planting Liangshu No. 1 on such polluted land is only a temporary solution, not the root cause. If you want to cure the land's stubborn diseases, you need to start from the root."
"How to cure it?" Song Ziyu asked curiously.
Chen Youping said: "It just so happens that I am working on a project related to land improvement...I am short of funds now. If you can sponsor..."
"Then...how much funding is needed?" Song Ziyu asked.
"It's hard to say, scientific research is like gambling. You may make a lot of money, or you may lose everything." Chen Youping said: "The first phase of research should be completed with 7 to 8 million."
Song Ziyu stopped eating on the spot.
Seven to eight million!
You can figure it out yourself.
