Chapter 64 Seed Production Base
November 7, Beginning of Winter, Jinta County.
As the cold air moves southward frequently, the cold winter gradually approaches, and the scenery becomes more and more withered.
It is clearing up after the snow, and the car is driving on a broad country road.
Guo Yang could also see through the car window that the villagers were busy harvesting Chinese cabbage. The fields were full of busy farmers harvesting and carrying Chinese cabbage.
The countryside presented a busy scene.
Since the beginning of winter, vegetables in the open field have also entered their final harvest period.
Many friends in the north have warm childhood memories of collecting and hoarding cabbage. Whether it is the balcony of the community or the road square in the countryside, there are cabbages everywhere enjoying the sun bath.
The cabbage at this time is also very delicious. As the saying goes, "Frost-beaten vegetables are especially sweet." The taste of frost-beaten vegetables will be especially fresh and delicious.
Raids, cabbage, leafy vegetables, lettuce, yellow cabbage, etc. Even the taste of apples after frost is ten times that before frost.
Plants are also smart. When the weather is cold, they will accumulate more carbohydrates through photosynthesis during the day.
After starch is gradually converted into fructose and glucose under the action of enzymes, vegetables will have a sweet taste.
In addition, when the temperature is below zero, the cell membrane of green vegetables will rupture due to freezing, and sugars, amino acids and other substances will escape, forming a sweet and soft taste.
But these eventually became nature’s gifts to mankind.
The car moved forward and reached the destination of the trip: Hekou Village.
At the request of Tianhe Seed Industry, the city temporarily recommended the seed production base to Tianhe here.
As early as a few days ago, people from the production department had come to Hekou Village to start work.
The importance of seed production bases is self-evident, and high-quality seed production bases are even more scarce resources.
Every winter when farming is slack, major seed companies are busy looking for suitable seed production bases.
The requirements for land used for seed production are usually very high. In addition to soil, water sources, transportation, labor and other conditions, what is more important is isolation safety and rural government support.
Often the lack of any link will affect the quantity and quality of seed production.
Along the way, Guo Yang basically understood the geographical conditions of Hekou Village based on the information collected by the company in the early stage.
This is indeed a very suitable place for building a seed production base.
Although they are both located in Jinta County, the natural conditions of Hekou Village are much better than those of Shuangqiao Village and Yuanba Village.
The land is flat and fertile, and the water supply for irrigation is sufficient, giving it good agricultural production conditions.
In addition, it can also be seen from the scenes along the way that Hekou Village is mainly engaged in planting and has a relatively single source of income.
Seed production can significantly increase the economic income of farmers, and naturally can also fully mobilize farmers' enthusiasm for seed production and enthusiasm for work.
The most important thing is that it is relatively far from the city, which makes the isolation conditions for establishing a seed production base here better.
Whether breeding parent inbred lines or preparing hybrids, an isolation area must be set up. The safety of the isolation area is directly related to the purity of the seeds.
Therefore, no other crops can be planted within 500 meters of the breeding area to prevent and reduce the biological mixing caused by foreign pollen drifting into the seed production area.
If the breeding area is located in a low-lying area or downwind area where other crops are planted, the distance between the isolation areas should be appropriately extended.
Not long after the vehicle entered the village, Guo Yang saw Tianhe staff wearing thick clothes waiting by the roadside.
And among them was a middle-aged man wearing a black cotton coat.
The middle-aged man named Yan Qun was the person in charge of Huaxia Seed Group’s Zhangye corn seed production base in Long Province.
He was headhunted by Tianhe Seed Industry and is now the deputy general manager of Tianhe Seed Industry, in charge of seed production and seed processing.
As a former middle- and senior-level manager of a state-owned enterprise, Yan Qun is a technician and has strong business capabilities.
The car slowly stopped, and several people gathered around
"Mr. Yan, I think the conditions here are good. How was the negotiation with the Hekou Village Committee?"
Yan Qun said: "Not too optimistic. The village committee leadership is still hesitating whether to sign a contract with us."
Guo Yang frowned, "Didn't the spirit of the city's meeting be conveyed? ”
"We're here. But before we came, many seed companies were eyeing this place. Later, after discussions, the village committee reached an intention to produce seeds with Shazhou Seed Industry."
"In addition, , and there is another company that has not given up yet.”
“Moreover, the city only recommended Tianhe Seed Industry to Hekou Village, and the specific decision must be made by the farmers in the village.”
< br>"The city is playing tricks on me!" Guo Yang sighed helplessly.
But this is mainly due to Guoyang himself.
Because when cultivating seeds in a targeted manner, I subconsciously forgot to calculate the 'thousand grain weight' of the seeds, resulting in the cultivation of screw peppers and sweet peppers each weighing one thousand kilograms.
Those are light pepper seeds!
After estimation, the weight of 1,000 seeds of red No. 1 bell pepper is 6-7g. One kilogram is more than 80,000 seeds. The seedlings and transplants can be planted on more than 20 acres of land.
Tianjiao No. 1 is even more exaggerated. One kilogram contains nearly 100,000 seeds!
If all these seeds were used for breeding, 50,000 acres could be planted!
The area of Tianhe's seed base in Jiuquan is definitely not enough.
To understand this, Guo Yang had to advance his plan and establish a pepper seed production base by cooperating with large seed producers or professional villages.
Hekou Village was recommended to Tianhe by the city.
There are about 5,000 acres of high-quality arable land here that can be used for vegetable seed production.
But unexpectedly, there are already many heroes here.
Yan Qun was also helpless, "It is said that Shazhou Seed Industry is planning to build a tomato seed production base here, and it has been communicating with Hekou Village more than half a year in advance."
"How are the nearby villages?"
< br>At this time, Duan Haitao, who was wrapped up tightly, stood up and said: "Mr. Guo, we have also visited several nearby villages, but they are not suitable."
"What should I say?"
“Xingxing Village next door started seed production a few years ago. However, due to the incompetence of village cadres, some farmers privately introduced other seed companies. As a result, there are now two or three seed companies in one village, and the production order is chaotic. ”
Other employees also expressed their opinions.
“Previously, a certain company broke trust with the people because it did not pay on time for seed production in previous years. As a result, no farmers are willing to produce seeds for it. Then this company wooed village cadres and villagers and deliberately belittled competition. Rivals use unfair means to pry into the contract bases of other companies.”
“There are also companies that persuade farmers to sow commercial corn in seed production areas and set up obstacles to seed production, making it impossible for them to produce seeds and not allowing others to do so. The situation of seed production."
"And, and..."
Basically everyone spoke.
Guo Yang can be considered to have an understanding of everyone's work, and rural work is indeed difficult to do.
All kinds of incredible things can happen.
After pondering for a moment, Guo Yang stamped his cold feet, "How is the village committee of Hekou Village?"
Yan Qun said: "Judging from the current contacts, The Hekou Village Committee has high prestige among the masses and has strong appeal.”
“This will be very beneficial to the unified planning and layout of the base, the establishment of isolation areas, and the organization of seed production and technical training. .”
"And from the Shazhou Seed Industry, we can also see that the village committee is relatively honest."
After hearing the continuous praise of the Hekou Village Committee, a production technician began to take the lead and muttered: "But it's also Because of this, it is difficult for us to do our current work.”
“That’s right, the people in the Hekou Village Committee are all stubborn.” You can't scold me, you won't win if you go too many times and you won't be welcomed."
"What the hell are you doing? I'm spreading cigarettes to the village chief, but he still thinks my cigarettes are weak."
Guo Yang listened to everyone's discussion and looked sharply at Yan Qun, who was silent. "Is there a way to treat both the symptoms and the root cause?"
Yan Qun smiled, and it was time to show his value.
“You can try it.”
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Shazhou Seed Industry Jiuquan Branch, in the production workshop.
Winter is the golden period for seed production by seed processing companies. Several production lines are at full capacity to produce and process corn seeds to supply spring sowing in fields across the country in the coming year.
Yin Xiaobing patrolled the workshop absentmindedly, watching blankly as the coated seeds were measured, packaged and stacked on the production line before being put into storage.
He is the production manager of the branch of Shazhou Seed Industry.
It stands to reason that as a middle-level leader of a state-owned enterprise, your life should be very smooth.
But in the last two years, he just felt tired.
As an old man of the company, he was engaged in the production and processing of corn seeds in the factory before the company was integrated and reorganized.
From the bottom of a state-owned enterprise to the present, he has already placed deep feelings on the company.
I thought that the company would develop better and better after strong integration and reorganization.
Who knows that although it is big but not strong, the company is still struggling on the profit and loss line all year round, and it can only dominate the province.
The welfare of employees has remained unchanged in the past two years. Instead, due to the reorganization of many state-owned enterprises and public institutions, there are many internal problems within the company.
There are more and more nonsense happening.
Recently, the company is planning to expand overseas, expand its corn seed production base, and also provide supporting seed processing plants.
The company's new general manager has already approached him and said that the headquarters values him and intends to transfer him to the new factory.
If he could get a promotion and a salary increase, he would definitely agree, but this is actually a flat promotion!
There may even be a decline in revenue because the efficiency of the new plant has not improved!
Is this seriousness?
Isn’t it obvious that you are setting a trap for others?
Yin Xiaobing was so angry that he couldn't help but have a big fight with the new general manager yesterday.
He will definitely not go to the new factory!
But without a job, how will we support our family?
At this time, he thought of Tianhe Seed Industry, which was poaching people everywhere, so he took the initiative to call.
Thinking of the promise that Boss Tianhe made to him personally yesterday, and of the generous treatment.
Yin Xiaobing made a decision.
Get up and walk to the office area with the resignation letter you prepared.
...
In the general manager’s office, Xie Fanglin was flipping through documents.
At this time, a tall, rough man with large facial features walked in angrily.
“Leader, Tianhe Seed Industry is getting more and more excessive, you have to find a way to control it!”
Xie Fanglin frowned slightly, disgusted with this behavior of coming in without knocking. , but Lao Cao has a backer in the head office, so he can’t move for the time being.
Moreover, he is a talented person in the company, and the people he arranges must have a certain degree of control. After the old man is transferred, the impact will not be good.
“Tell me in detail.”
Lao Cao sighed and said, “Tianhe Seed Industry will just poach our production technicians and middle managers.”
"But today I went to the city government for a meeting, and guess what, the city government asked us to compete fairly with Tianhe for the land in Hekou Village!"
"What? Didn't we already reach an agreement with the village cadres of Hekou Village? Is it?" Xie Fanglin felt incredible.
And what did Lao Cao say? Production technicians and middle managers are the foundation of the company.
Without these people, where can we find people to work for?
Old Cao found a chair and sat down on his own. When he talked about Hekou Village, he looked even more contemptuous.
"Hekou Village works in the fields all year round. How much money can it make? Tianhe Seed Industry has a lot of money. I'm sure the village committee will be bribed."
"And the contract But I haven’t signed it yet!”
Hearing this, Xie Fanglin felt that it was reasonable.
At the same time, he was very angry. Ever since he took over the branch, Tianhe Seed Industry had always been causing trouble for him.
The seed production base in Hekou Village was negotiated by him in person six months ago. It was also the first project he negotiated after taking charge of the branch.
The village cadres left a deep impression on him. Although they were all elderly, he knew from just a brief contact that the leadership team had a high prestige in the village.
For profit, other villages started to engage in seed production a few years ago.
Even if the village committee does not organize it, some farmers in the village will privately bring in seed companies to produce seeds, which will eventually lead to a mess.
Only in Hekou Village, although it is poorer, the village is united and has few conflicts.
A village like this is the preferred seed production base!
The only drawback is that the ideas are relatively outdated.
High-quality seed production base resources are hard to find. For this reason, it took him half a year to gradually change the ideological concepts of the village committee cadres.
Now someone wants to pick peaches?
The more Xie Fanglin thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but slap the table.
In the past, Shazhou Seed Industry relied on its large size and local dominance to compete for seed production bases.
I didn’t expect that Tianhe Seed Industry would steal my home this time.
Seeing his anxious look, Lao Cao suggested: "The thousands of acres of land in Hekou Village are related to next year's tomato seed production. Should we also look for it in the city?"
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"It's useless to go to the city now. Tianhe Seed Industry came with huge sums of money this time and has already stunned the city." Xie Fanglin felt uncomfortable.
As the seed production base moves westward, there are more and more seed production companies in the Hexi Corridor area, and competition for bases is fierce.
The city was probably driven to Hekou Village by Tianhe because it had no choice but to push it!
"Old Cao, you have worked in the company for so many years, but there is nothing you can do about it?"
Old Cao showed a sly look, "Hey, leader, there must be a way."
Seeing this appearance, Xie Fanglin said curiously: "Tell me about it."
"The first is to promise to increase the organizational service fee for village cadres. I suggest increasing it to 0.1 yuan-0.2 yuan/kg. In addition, you can Go and establish good relations with individual cadres.”
Hearing this, Xie Fanglin hesitated.
“Secondly, we can also promise to advance the cost of original seeds, chemical fertilizers and mulch films to the villagers, and even promise to pay the villagers deposits for seed production...”
Xie Fanglin finally understood what Lao Cao meant. The idea was to arbitrarily promise to take down the base first, but then fail to fulfill it in disguise at the end of the year.
"Old Cao, your thoughts are very dangerous..."
At this moment, Yin Xiaobing knocked on the door and walked in.
"Mr. Xie, I want to resign!"
(End of this chapter)