Chapter 32: Salty Hospitality Water
Guo Yang came to Jiuquan specifically to find Xiang Tianshan, but he came from Jinda County.
At the provincial meeting, Guo Yang placed the land contract points in Jinta and Minqin counties, which have the largest areas of saline-alkali land.
But in fact, Guo Yang prefers Jinta County.
It is close to Jiuquan, and its natural geographical advantages make Jiuquan a globally recognized golden zone for seed production.
Its vegetable and flower breeding and production enjoy a high reputation around the world.
Many multinational seed companies have also established their presence here.
So, taking into account the acquisition of natural energy, the seed production and expansion of ‘Alfalfa No. 1’, and the future development of seed companies, Jinta County is more suitable.
After the meeting, Guo Yang took Zhang Wei and Dr. Zhou’s team from the Planning and Design Institute to Jinta County for inspection.
When passing Jiuquan, he asked Zhang Wei, Dr. Zhou and others to go to the Golden Pagoda first.
But he stayed alone, contacted Xiang Tianshan, and invited him to meet and talk about working at Alfalfa Agriculture Company.
He just claimed to Tian Shankou that he was doing a good job in Huihuang Seed Industry, but he hesitated when Guo Yang promised to hire him with a high salary.
I agree that I can go see the land with Guo Yang first and then make plans, but Guo Yang has to pay for his technical service fees for the past few days.
Hearing that Xiang Tianshan also persuaded him not to contract saline-alkali land in Jinda County, Guo Yang explained with a smile:
“Mr. Xiang, I know the natural conditions in Jinchang, Qingyang and other areas. More suitable for growing alfalfa ”
"But my main purpose is to improve the saline-alkali land, and growing pasture is secondary."
Xiang Tianshan's dark face was full of confusion, but after thinking about it, he still said: "The saline-alkali soil in the Golden Pagoda is There is indeed a lot of farmland and the price is cheap. If we manage it properly, we can still see the hope of making profits in the future.”
“Mr. Farmed land in the hands of ordinary people."
Xiang Tianshan looked at Guo Yang in disbelief. He regretted getting into Guo Yang's car.
“Why? The cost of saline-alkali wasteland is too high, and the cost of improving the wasteland cannot be recovered even after planting grass for many years.”
"Mr. Xiang, I have an alfalfa seed 'Alfalfa No. 1' that has just been approved. It is an extremely salt-alkali tolerant pasture variety. It may also be able to effectively survive on moderate and severe saline-alkali soils."
"Alcove No. 1?"
Xiang Tianshan is still very suspicious.
Saline-alkali land is a comprehensive problem faced by many countries in the world, even though many countries and regions have established halophyte resource germplasm banks.
But there are really no plants that can grow normally in saline-alkali soils above moderate levels.
Guo Yang said: "How is it? Are you interested? Maybe we can change this era with seeds."
Xiang Tianshan remained indifferent and said: "I am only interested in money."
The car was driving on a bumpy road, so Guo Yangde always paid attention to the road conditions.
But he still said proudly: "Please tell me the salary. How much will it take for you to switch from Huihuang Seed Industry to Alfalfa Company."
People from the Capital Human Resources and Social Security Bureau had previously given him A brief introduction to Xiangtianshan’s experience.
For the first half of his life, he had been engaged in research and improvement of saline-alkali land at an agricultural technology center in a coastal province. In his middle age, he became a member of the leadership of the unit.
But a few years later, he was admitted for three years because of misappropriation of project funds.
Therefore, he had long known that Xiang Tianshan was a money-grubbing person.
But judging from today’s contact, he is not only greedy for money, but also really short of money.
When Xiang Tianshan heard that Guo Yang asked him to pay his own salary, his dark eyebrows jumped involuntarily.
Think carefully about how to answer.
But at this moment he felt something and said quickly: "Mr. Guo, pull over and stop the car."
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
The car stopped. Next to the country road, Guo Yang asked anxiously.
But I saw Xiang Tianshan get out of the car quickly, go to the roadside and urinate against the poplar tree.
My mind was suddenly filled with questions, "Can't you hold it in at all?"
Half an hour later, Jinta County. Guo Yang met with Zhang Wei, Dr. Zhou and others.
Dr. Zhou’s full name is Zhou Wenyang, but everyone is used to calling him Dr. Zhou.
In addition to him, the Planning and Design Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture also sent him two assistants: Zhang Xiaochuan and Liu Zan, both young men.
But they are only here to explore the path. The rest of the exploration and surveying teams will not arrive until they understand the basic situation.
After giving Xiang Tianshan a brief introduction, the six people in two cars went straight to the point they had selected on the map.
The county government is not sure when they will arrive, so they have to take advantage of this time to inspect the land first.
If things go wrong, it’s best to get out in time.
……
The two cars drove past the deserted beaches interspersed with villages. Occasionally, they could see scattered plants on the deserted beaches.
Xiang Tianshan has been working in Long Province for several years, and everyone is curious when he sees it.
Then he introduced: "Those are some salt-alkali tolerant halophytes, including Suaeda spp., Heliconia spp., White Thorn, Salt Claw, Luceaceae, etc."
"Look It looks pretty good, and this place is pretty good too," Guo Yang said with a smile.
Dr. Zhou and others could not help but roll their eyes at Guo Yang. This land, which is mostly covered with white flowers, can be said to be pretty good.
How low are your goals?
Xiang Tianshan said less optimistically: "These are dry salt soils and meadow salt soils. All layers of the soil generally contain soluble harmful salts. Ordinary plants cannot survive. Ordinary alfalfa may not even seedlings." It won’t grow.”
Dr. Zhou, Zhang Xiaochuan, and Liu Zan also looked solemn and were about to persuade Guo Yang to give up.
But they saw Guo Yang looking at the deserted beach with a satisfied expression.
For a moment, it felt like something was stuck in my throat.
Continuing to drive along the country road, the two cars entered the only village on the nearby desert beach.
The road is a dirt road with potholes, and the car will raise dust all over the sky as it passes by.
The abandoned land is full of weeds that are taller than people. Earthen walls, stone bricks, wood doors and wooden windows, everywhere you look, you can see poverty and backwardness.
Looking from the map, this place belongs to Shuangqiao Village, Tianxing Town, and the nearest Yuanba Village is more than ten miles away. According to their calculations, the total wasteland and cultivated land in the two villages is almost 200,000 acres.
Two cars suddenly drove into the desolate and remote village, causing many people in the village to watch.
Guo Yang got out of the car and asked the crowd of onlookers: "Where is the village committee?"
In the crowd, there was a skinny old man with a cigarette in his mouth and said loudly: " We don’t have a village committee here.”
“Where does your village chief live?”
The old man puffed out a thick puff of smoke and said. What do you want from the village chief? "
"Uncle, we are here to inspect the saline-alkali land and plan to invest in it."
"Private land?" The crowd suddenly exploded, and there was a lot of hustle and bustle.
The old man even moved a few benches out of his house and asked everyone to sit down and wait. Then he asked the onlookers to inform the village chief to come immediately.
After waiting for a while, the village chief did not come. Instead, the old man and his family came out with several bowls of water.
"Come and drink some water on this hot day."
The old man greeted him warmly, but he was afraid that everyone would not drink, so he added a special sentence.
"The 'hospitality water' I just drew from the well is not salty."
Guo Yang took the bowl with a smile. The weather in June and July was indeed very hot.
As soon as the water entered his mouth, he couldn't help but spit it out.
Is this salty hospitality water? So what did I drink before?
(End of this chapter)