Chapter 326 The Troubles of the Island Country
Guo Yang, who was wearing a suit and ties, shook hands cordially with the Arabs in national costumes one by one. This scene looked a bit ordinary.
They are all Hao!
This is Yu Xiaochuan’s idea.
Only after staying in the Middle East for a year or two did I truly understand what it is like to be extremely rich.
We chatted for a while.
Guo Yang only knew the list of visitors.
The leader is Haifa Saudi, a royal noble, a member of the Saudi family, and one of the senior officials of the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture.
Haifa Saudi is relatively obese and walks with a sway, like a penguin.
But this did not prevent Guo Yang from communicating cordially with him.
The remaining members are also from small backgrounds. Nasser Shaman, the general manager of the Saudi Agricultural Services Company, reached an order with Alfalfa at the beginning of the year.
200,000 tons of alfalfa hay, worth 600 million yuan, has been delivered long ago.
This inspection was also facilitated by him.
In addition to Saudi Arabia, there were also visiting representatives from two other neighboring countries.
Walayd comes from the Abu Farah family in the United Arab Emirates, and the current ruler of the United Arab Emirates comes from this family.
and Khafre from an agricultural company in Qatar.
In just a few minutes of conversation, Guo Yang felt so proud. Walaid first sent out an order of 500 million yuan for alfalfa, and Qatar's Kafli also sent one. 200 million yuan in orders.
It must be said that it is not unreasonable for diplomats from Middle Eastern countries to travel all over the world and to be popular everywhere.
Whoever sees this ‘check diplomacy’ is confused.
Looking at the slightly shabby conference room, Guo Yang suddenly wanted to move to the headquarters as soon as possible.
This is not worthy of the status of a big dog owner.
Fortunately, Haifa, Nasser, Walaid, and Kavli are all extremely satisfied with Jiahe’s kenaf tea.
After only one sip, he clearly showed an expression of enjoyment, which made Guo Yang secretly proud of himself.
Haifa asked in surprise: "What kind of tea is this?"
"Kennedy tea, it is not actually tea in the traditional sense. It can lower blood pressure and blood sugar, help sleep, and accelerate body fat. consumption, weight loss. ”
Guo Yang also took a sip of tea in an elegant manner and said: "You should have seen it on the way from the airport."
As early as when I heard that it can lower blood pressure and weight, Hai Fa and Varaid's eyes lit up.
Life has been so good these years. You only need to sell oil to get back a lot of foreign exchange, which makes many people's lives extremely luxurious.
Obesity is inevitable.
Among them, except for Kafri, the others are better... If Nasser is still a little fat, then Haifa and Walid are a bit bloated.
As for the Gobi desert, I didn’t pay much attention to it.
Haifa took another sip of tea.
Feeling the taste, I became more convinced of the claims of health care.
“Is there any scientific basis?”
“Of course, its ingredients contain a lot of hyperoside and other ingredients, and I usually can’t put it down.”
Haifa looked at the well-proportioned and fit Guo Yang with envy, and guessed that the contribution of kenaf tea must be involved.
But thinking about the purpose of this trip, he decided to talk about business first.
Most of Saudi Arabia’s cultivated land is distributed in an arid environment, and the biggest threats are desertification and salinization.
Through Yu Xiaochuan’s efforts, a video and information on desertification control and the development of desert agriculture appeared in the sight of the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture.
Due to various reasons, countries such as Saudi Arabia and Jordan were also in opposition to Israel at this time.
Naturally, there will be no agricultural technology cooperation with Israel.
For many years, Saudi Arabia has purchased Australian seeds, agricultural machinery, and agricultural technology for the same reason.
Relying on oil revenue and Australian technology, Saudi Arabia has achieved self-sufficiency in food, but it has been depleted.
Irrecoverable depletion of groundwater.
Desert salt-alkali invasion.
At this time, I saw the great achievements of desertification control in the eastern country. How could I not be greedy?
And Nasser Sharman of the Saudi Agricultural Services Company has been to Jinta Pasture. It was a few years ago when the first batch of Alfalfa No. 1 came out.
Having seen the scene of saline-alkali land management, Yu Xiaochuan's persuasiveness was enhanced.
Haifa wants to see the salt and desert.
Guo Yang naturally had to meet this requirement.
The huge convoy arrived at what was once a saline-alkali land, now a corn-growing area.
Haifa looked at the harvest scene. The corn cobs were thick, big and golden in color.
But what he wants to see is the salt-alkali land. Isn’t this a trick on him?
Haifa said displeased: "Saudi Arabia is not interested in corn, I just want to see the saline-alkali land and desert!"
Yu Xiaochuan said: "This used to be a saline-alkali land, a severely saline-alkali land. If you don't believe me, you ask Nasser, he was here”
Haifa looked at Nasser in confusion, but Nasser was also a little confused at this time.
A few years have passed.
Now it’s the cornfield again.
But it does look familiar here!
Damn! What's going on?
Guo Yang didn't say much, but invited Haifa and others to come to the cornfield and look at the soil.
Tucking up the sleeves of his suit, Guo Yang bent down and picked up a handful of soil.
From now on, I will take the big dog to play in the mud.
“Look, how fertile the soil is!”
“The soil is indeed very good, but what does it have to do with today’s purpose?”
"It's a big deal." Guo Yang smiled mysteriously, "You'd better remember the current state of this handful of soil. Forget it, Yu Xiaochuan went to the car to get a plastic bag."
Seeing Guo Yang's cautious look, several Arabs became more and more confused.
What kind of plane is this!
Don’t want to discuss cooperation?
But when Nasser walked into a familiar white office building, he suddenly exclaimed: "I remembered!"
"This is it!"
"I have been to the laboratory here!"
"The ultra-high protein content and nutritional content of alfalfa hay at that time was measured here!"< br>
Nasser suddenly understood, but also became more confused, "Why did it change into corn, and the soil?"
Guo Yang did not hesitate and led a group of people to the exhibition hall.
Then he motioned to the staff to play the video.
Guo Yang said: "Everyone, this is the original appearance of this land. Although it is not a desert, it is an equally bad severe saline-alkali land."
A few people concentrated their attention.
When the vast salt-alkali desert with white flowers and snow appeared, it brought back bad memories for Haifa and others.
In order to control the desert, Saudi Arabia tried to introduce seawater, but the result was a large area of saline-alkali land, which became more difficult to control.
The scene was almost identical to what is shown on video today.
No, there is still a difference.
The land in Jiahe was initially uneven, while in Saudi Arabia, in addition to deserts, there was also cultivated land that was originally flat but lacked water.
The environment Jiahe faces is even more difficult!
But as time went by, a large number of people and machines appeared on the deserted salt flats fighting against the sky and the earth.
Makes your blood boil!
Then green started to appear.
It was sparse at first, then it got better and better, but it was still not very optimistic.
But after a green manure was returned to the field, the newly sown seeds sprouted, and the land changed.
That is a real modern pasture!
After that, there are scenes of alfalfa harvesting, drying, baling, processing, packaging and so on.
Finally it became a corn seed production base!
The people in Haifa were extremely shocked.
Even more shocking than the scenes of sand control and agricultural development in the Shahai Farming and Animal Husbandry Desert that Yu Xiaochuan once showed them!
Saudi Arabia once tried to transform the desert, but failed. Instead, it turned into a saline-alkali land that is more difficult to manage.
However, Jiahe succeeded!
It’s just a worthwhile trip!
While several people were stunned, Guo Yang asked the laboratory technician Hu Jie to play another confidential information.
“This is the soil testing data of this land in recent years. You can see the changes more clearly.”
Saline-alkali components such as sodium chloride and sodium sulfate;
Physical and chemical properties such as pH and moisture;
Nutritional components such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium;
Heavy metal content;
Organic matter and microorganisms;
When each soil is tested When the data curve of the ingredients appeared, the doubts in the minds of several people had completely disappeared.
When Hu Jie took a soil sample from a few years ago and compared it with the soil Guo Yang held just now, Nasser couldn't help but ask.
“How is this done?”
“Because of the alfalfa variety, this is a special crop that can not only tolerate salt, but also 'eat salt'."
"Is this the only kind of alfalfa we need?"
Nasser has long known about the quality of Alfalfa's alfalfa products. Straw bales, pellets, and grass meal have all been welcomed by domestic ranchers.
It can play an important role in raising dairy cows, beef cattle, chickens, and even camels.
When Saudi Arabia comes this time, it is natural that it also intends to purchase. It makes no sense that the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have sent orders, and Saudi Arabia comes empty-handed.
“Alfalfa No. 1 takes the main credit.” Guo Yang smiled and said, “You don’t have to doubt Jiahe’s ability to control saline-alkali land.”
“No, no, we don’t doubt it, it’s just too much. Shocked!" Haifa said.
Although he still doesn’t know how Saudi Arabia wants to cooperate, Guo Yang has shown enough patience.
Dinner is already being prepared, and the banquet will still be held on the Gobi Desert.
Guo Yang took people to look at Gobi agriculture.
The group headquarters is already undergoing renovation, and the sea of kenaf flowers on the Gobi has long since withered, and together with the sea buckthorn, it has begun to turn yellow.
The beauty is no longer there.
But when the Arab expedition team learned that this place was once the Gobi Desert, they no longer knew what to say. This kind of technology is impossible to have in the Arab world!
The rise in international oil prices has given oil-rich countries peace of mind.
When oil exceeded US$150 per barrel, any small Gulf country became a wealthy tycoon, and his words had weight.
But still a paper tiger.
No matter how rich they are, the international community has never recognized the Gulf countries as developed countries!
In particular, most Arab countries rely on imports of grain and food, leading to political dependence and restricted international discourse.
This food crisis is an example!
Due to food shortages, protests or riots have occurred in five Arab countries so far, including Egypt, Morocco, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Egypt even borrowed money to import grain due to lack of foreign exchange.
And food prices are still skyrocketing!
In the chat, Haifa finally revealed more needs, in addition to purchasing materials, managing deserts and saline-alkali lands, and inviting agricultural investment.
We also hope to achieve in-depth cooperation with Jiahe in the agricultural field. This was actually Haifa's impromptu idea. After understanding Jiahe's strength, he believed that the other party had the qualifications.
Saudi Arabia is one of the three heroes in the Gulf.
It is also the core of the Gulf monarchy group, and is a good brother with Egypt, the former leader of the Arab world.
Not long ago, we jointly promoted the signing of the Arab World Agricultural Integration Agreement.
Therefore, Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are planning to invest in agriculture in neighboring countries, such as Sudan, Morocco, and Algeria.
Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE want to establish large overseas agricultural investment companies.
But subsequent development requires seeds, agricultural machinery, pesticides, technology, etc. This is a long-term business that may last for decades.
The West does not support this business. Agricultural materials may be sold, but the technology will never be taught with all their heart.
It just so happens that Jiahe has this strength.
Although there may be political trouble, Guo Yang still thinks it can be done.
Doing business with Saudi Arabia is definitely not a loss.
Just like the trade between the two countries over the past decade or so, it has already reached unprecedented breadth and depth, and there is nothing that the higher authorities dare not sell. The atmosphere was harmonious for a while.
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor of Jiahe’s headquarters, looking at the vast desert Gobi, the Chinese character ‘禾’ on the ground has already taken shape.
“This is really cool,” said Haifa Saud.
Guo Yang smiled and said: "Maybe one day Saudi Arabia will build an agricultural building in the desert that attracts the attention of the world."
"Hahaha."
"Take you to try this place. "
After a while, we came to the carefully decorated small square, which looked pretty good.
The food is quite satisfactory, including beef and mutton, camel meat, grilled naan, rice, etc. The drinks are alfalfa juice, honey milk and other drinks.
Basically respect Islamic customs.
But in Guo Yang's opinion, the food was quite satisfactory, but several Arabs praised it repeatedly.
Looking at the intoxicated look, Guo Yang finally understood why the obesity rate among these Arabs was so high.
After the meal, Haifa said again: "These things are so delicious!"
"As long as it suits your taste, the raw materials of these foods are all Jiahe products."
"Same for wheat and rice?"
"Of course, the quality of Jiahe's Tianmai No. 1 wheat is definitely world-class!"
Guo Yang suddenly remembered something and said: "There is a new project. I think Saudi Arabia will be interested."
"What project?"
"Growing sea rice in the desert."
Haifa smiled and said: "Tomorrow, tomorrow we will decide on the cooperation!"
…
In the evening, Guo Yang touched his belly. He hadn't exercised much recently and felt that his abdominal muscles were no longer strong. .
He also wants to be self-disciplined.
But when I get busy at work, I have less time to exercise.
At this moment, he was still looking at various project materials, and Pu Fei and others decided on the location for the cotton picker production base.
There are five major production bases in Wusu, Ushi, Shayaxian, Alar and Zepu.
It’s not entirely about who the core is.
Shaya, Alar, and Zepu are all near the Tarim River. Zepu has a soybean base of 500,000 acres. It is also very possible to rotate cotton in the future.
They are all cities on the edge of the desert.
Guo Yang thought for a moment and then agreed.
The time for machine cotton picking is also very close. Although John Deere has recalled 32 cotton picking machines, there are still 67 machines here.
At the same time, Guizhou Airlines also has dozens of units in the testing phase.
Everyone wants to get orders from the Corps and optimize them early. Only the Corps has a complete machine-picked cotton processing system.
The competition is quite fierce.
A spat of words is inevitable.
After looking at the situation at the CME Group for a while, I can only say that it is scary. The entire market has completely lost its rationality. There is only one word: up!
Although the accident was caused by corn, the biggest increase was in wheat, which is the staple food of many countries.
This is probably why Saudi Arabia came so suddenly. He wanted to know how many orders Saudi Arabia would bring.
The UAE and Qatar are 500 million and 200 million respectively. It can’t be less than this, right?
…
Kumtag Desert, the southern route of the scientific expedition team, which is the route from Dunhuang West Lake to Lop Nur.
Building roads when encountering ditches, pushing carts when encountering sand, and setting up camp at night are what the scientific expedition team must do every day in the past twenty days or so.
This evening, on the cracked ground of a Weilu Lake, experts from the scientific expedition team were chatting while cooking.
“People from Tianhe really don’t get tired!”
Wei Huaidong, a researcher at the Long Province Desertification Control Research Institute, said: "They earn a lot of money. Every time they collect a rare germplasm resource, they get a lot of bonuses. Unlike us, we only rely on passion."
"No wonder, every time a plant is discovered during an inspection, it rushes faster than anyone else."
"Already now, we are still busy measuring the area of Weilu Lake."
>I don’t know how long it took, but the night sky was full of stars, and an off-road vehicle returned to the camp.
Wei Huaidong shouted: "Lian Cun, come and eat first."
"It's great."
Lian Cun and two team members came over. An expert took out a pen and paper and asked: "How big is the area of Weilu Lake?"
"380,000 square meters. "
"It's very valuable!"
"It's so valuable." Lian Cun and the two team members couldn't help but feel happy.
"So happy, does your boss also give you a bonus for this kind of discovery?" Wei Huaidong asked.
"That's not true." Lian Cun said with a smile: "But the boss specifically emphasized that these are also key survey directions, and the data must be solid."
"Jiahe will not be concerned about this Weilu Lake also has ideas.” One team member joked: “This is a seasonal lake, and there is water only from May to July.”
“This is something the boss will consider.”
After eating and chatting and laughing, Lian Cun contacted the company via satellite phone.
Seasonal floods originating from the Altun Mountains drain through deep north-south ravines in the desert, eventually forming multiple trailing lakes in the hinterland of the desert.
Although the lake water evaporates and infiltrates severely and only exists from May to July, it is definitely worth reporting.
Their next journey is almost over. They will go north to the Aqike Valley to join the northern line team, then go west to Hongliugou, and then to Lop Nur...
…
< br>The scientific expedition team, Northern Line, also made major discoveries.
In the southwest of the great desert, two large canyons were discovered for the first time.
These two grand canyons are more than ten kilometers apart. The canyons are full of rugged rocks, flowing springs, and unique scenery. One of the canyons is about 80 kilometers long.
This is unique among the eight major deserts in the country and can be called a natural wonder.
At the same time, springs were also discovered in many channels, and seasonal rivers and Weilu Lake were discovered in the hinterland of the desert.
In the Aqik Valley, the extremely rare ‘Tamarisk saline’ and ‘Tamarisk white’ were also discovered.
…
Early the next morning, Guo Yangcai arrived at the office and learned the news from the scientific expedition team from Bi Qiang.
Whether it is the northern or southern route, we have discovered seasonal rivers and Weilu Lake, as well as rare springs in desert canyons.
In addition, more than 150 sand samples, more than 120 soil samples, and more than 20 plant specimens were collected, including 18 species of desert hinterland plants.
Although biological populations are scarce and species are poor, each represents its ability to adapt to special environments.
Either way is extremely valuable.
Dahong Mountain, Haloxylon Valley, Hongliu Valley, Aqik Valley, Hadalaqi...
The mysterious veil of Kumdag Desert has been lifted, and the scientific research The value is already there.
Jiahe needs to explore more in the future. The point-to-line management idea may be able to open a direct route from Dunhuang to Lop Nur?
This is not a route that may be mummified in the sun in future generations, but a truly safe travel channel.
Guo Yang really wants to try to cross the desert and reach the mysterious Lop Nur, even if he wants to take a look at Luo Potassium!
There is also the Milan River Water Conservancy Project.
If the project is not approved, the Milan River water will not reach Lop Nur Town, and the ecological management of the river basin will be out of the question.
The first phase has not been put into production yet. Why not wait another 10 years for the second phase?
You have to find a way to push it.
While busy in the office, waiting for the arrival of the Arab inspection team, Haifa should be able to spend real money today.
However, before Haifa and others could wait, Xie Shijie came first, in a hurry.
"Boss, there is an island countryman who you may need to accommodate."
Guo Yang raised his eyebrows, "Island businessman? Who?"
"Island country Marubeni Co., Ltd. General Representative in China, Hoshibo Ren, and Director of Marubeni’s Agricultural Products Department, Daisuke Okada.”
"So sudden?"
Xie Shijie explained: "I just found out that Shintaro Iwata brought it. I just learned that you were in the office and wanted to visit the boss."
Marubeni Trading company, one of the five major comprehensive trading companies in the island country.
In 2001, total sales were US$71.8 billion, ranking 25th among the Fortune 500.
It also has a strong influence in the international grain trade, basically ranking only below the four major grain merchants.
Could it be that Marubeni will ask Jiahe to import corn? The possibility is not high. Strictly speaking, Marubeni and Jiahe Cereals and Oils are competitors.
Guo Yang thought for a while and said, "I don't have much time. The Saudis are coming soon, 15 minutes at most."
"That's enough." Xie Shijie smiled and said, "Iwata Regretful, I came to Alfalfa again to import alfalfa in large quantities. There seems to be a quality problem with the American alfalfa, and now they are asking Jiahe."
Guo Yang was heartbroken.
Is there also a problem with American alfalfa?
Then I immediately thought of Cuscuta. I have been so busy recently that I almost forgot about it. The United States has been really in trouble this year!
After a while, Guo Yang met Hoshibo and Okada Daisuke in the conference room, as well as Shintaro Iwata of the Dairy Farmers Association.
Guo Yang got straight to the point: "What's the matter? Mr. Xingboren, please keep it short. I'll have something to do later."
"Marubeni needs to urgently import a batch of corn and alfalfa products."
“How much?”
Daisuke Okada said: "The first batch of corn is 4 million tons, and more will be added in the future. High-quality alfalfa products will require at least 800,000 tons."
"800,000 tons of alfalfa?" Xie Shijie said in surprise: " It’s already October, where can I find 800,000 tons of alfalfa for you?”
Alfalfa’s own alfalfa pasture area is still more than 400,000 acres, and its total annual output is just over 1 million tons.
Including the purchase and processing, the total output is only two to three million tons.
The fourth crop has been cut.
There is still inventory, but it should not be much. Saudi Arabia may also place an order this time.
"Corn is no problem." Guo Yang pondered for a while, shook his head and said: "But high-quality alfalfa is difficult, and it is out of stock."
"There are other channels for alfalfa, please. You must think of a way."
Guo Yang was surprised, this is quite urgent!
He just didn’t pay attention to the international grain and oil situation for two or three days, and the situation has already deteriorated to this extent?
Seeing that Jiahe remained silent, Daisuke Okada gritted his teeth and said, "You raise the price!"
The rise in international corn prices has caused the cost of chicken farms in the island country to soar, making operations difficult, and 17 of them have closed down. Large chicken farm.
But what is more difficult is that the export volume of corn from the United States, the largest import channel, has dropped sharply, leaving a huge gap.
And the Chinese people are also against genetically modified genes.
At the same time, quality problems also occurred with alfalfa products imported from the United States. There were weeds in the hay bales, causing gastrointestinal diseases in livestock and poultry.
The same problem occurs with grass meal mixed into chicken feed.
In desperation, Marubeni Trading Company could only turn its attention to China.
Guo Yang thought for a moment and asked Xie Shijie: "Should Huihuang, Oasis and Shandan Army Horse Farm still have stocks?"
"They should have, in addition to alfalfa, oat grass There are also many such as pennisetum, but most of them are first- and second-grade hay.”
“Are first- and second-grade grass products okay?”
"Yes, please do it as soon as possible."
Shintaro Iwata followed closely and said: "Boss Guo, how much special-grade hay is left in Alfalfa, we want it all!"
Guo Yang shook his head. Shaking his head, did he remember that the island country and the Dairy Farmers Association broke their promise and cut off the contract? How could it be so easy to get it now?
The Saudi brothers are still waiting!
"Let's do this for now. I have guests arriving, and Xie will arrange the rest for you."
Guo Yang pushed open the door and walked out.
At this time, the Arab inspection group happened to pass by the aisle. When he saw the man wearing a piece of cloth on his head, Shintaro Iwata's expression changed.
On the Saudi side, Nasser also saw Iwata's figure in the conference room.
This person seems a bit familiar. It seems that I have bid with him before?
(End of this chapter)