Agricultural giant since 1983

Chapter 239 Almaty
Li Lei agreed without hesitation. Think long term.

First of all, we need to convince Laizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences that after the listing of Denghai Seed Industry, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences is also the major shareholder holding more than half of the shares, and Li Denghai is the second largest shareholder, accounting for about [-]% of the shares. With these shares and other In the industry, Li Denghai will also be a frequent visitor on the rich list in the future, ranking around [-] on the global rich list for a long time.

The Academy of Agricultural Sciences is also short of money right now, and although they are optimistic about Li Denghai, they certainly never imagined that the seeds developed by Li Denghai can create a large enterprise with a market value of tens of billions, so as long as they give enough money, they can still get it.

So Li Lei stayed in Shandong, while preparing for the breeding farm and feed factory, and at the same time operating the corn research institute and changing the nature of the property rights of the research institute.

At this time, Jiang Shuangcheng had arrived in the northwest, and joined Xu Zhengyang who had come here in advance to prepare for Almaty; this trip must be followed by a trustworthy and capable person. Xu Zhengyang stayed by Li Lei's side for several years and was loyal. The speed is definitely no problem, and the ability to be subtle has also been trained, so it is appropriate for him to be in charge of this work.

The former driver, Wang Feng, is now able to take charge on his own, and now it is time for him to try, so Li Lei sent him to the northwest. After Xu Zhengyang arrived in the northwest, he contacted his former comrades-in-arms, and with the help of his comrades, he found a few people who had been there before. The bad guy in Kazakhstan got some information from them, and then combined with the results of the communication between Jiang Shuangcheng and Tokayev, he prepared the goods in advance.

"Very good, these things should be very popular over there, and these gifts are well prepared. When I went to the north, the old man liked it very much, and Almaty is probably the same!" Jiang Shuangcheng was very satisfied after checking the list. Working with a partner is more convenient than doing it alone, "When shall we go there? Have the procedures been completed?"

"It's already done, let's see when it's convenient for you?" Although there are not as many losers in the Northwest as in the Northeast, they are not without them. The first time I come to Northwest, maybe I want to take a look around.

"Then just go there, the business is important, even if you want to go shopping, you have to wait until you come back!" Jiang Shuangcheng's mind is now full of repaying Li Lei's kindness, so he has time to think about it!

"That's okay, I'll find someone to book tickets now, and we'll leave tomorrow!" Xu Zhengyang booked the tickets, and then the two boarded the train together, heading west along the southern edge of the Junggar Basin at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains to Bole, and then transferred to The car arrived at Khorgos Port on the border between China and Kazakhstan.

In Mongolian, Khorgos means the place where the camel caravan passes. In history, merchants who were active on the Silk Road took the camel caravan to pass here, transporting exquisite Chinese silk and porcelain to Central Asia for sale.

In the late Qing Dynasty, Zuo Zongtang set up a port here, and it became an important commercial center in Northwest China and Central Asia. After the founding of New China, it was also set up as a formal trading port. It is from here that agricultural machinery and equipment are transported to other places in the autonomous region, making the autonomous region the region with the highest degree of agricultural mechanization in all parts of the country.

"Wocao, isn't it too cold here?" This was Jiang Shuangcheng's first impression after arriving in Korgos. Although he was used to running in the northeast, he was still taught a lesson by the coldness of Korgos.

"My friend, Korgos is too windy. There is a wind blowing here every winter, from autumn to spring, and here is another outlet. The wind is like a knife." Alimu, who was hired by Xu Zhengyang as their guide, smiled. He said that he is a local and has been to Almaty.

"Thanks to your warning in advance, let us wear more clothes, especially a hat that can protect our ears, otherwise it will really hurt!" Get down and start looking around.

A solitary road connects China and Kazakhstan. There are a few simple bungalows on the side of the road. The staff sit in groups by the stove to keep warm. Several large trucks waiting for inspection are parked on the side of the road. The poor men of the two countries While waiting for the inspection, get together to smoke, and exchange the latest market prices by the way.

"Friend, come and smoke me!" Jiang Shuangcheng was very familiar with this scene, and the situation in the Northeast was similar, so he took out a cigarette and walked over to it for a while, and soon blended in with them.

"Did you come here by mouth? You came here to do business so far away?" The local daoye was also very curious about this outsider. is their name for the inland provinces.

With JYG, Yumenguan, and Yangguan as the boundary, the east is Kouli, and the west is Kouwai; other places also have similar names, Hebei, BJ, Tianjin, Shandong and other places also say Kouwai, and Kouwai refers to the area north of Zhangjiakou. In the Qing Dynasty, it also included Outer Mongolia; Shanxi, NMG, Henan and other places said outside the mouth, generally referring to the north of the killing tiger's mouth, and the geographical scope was similar to "outside Zhangjiakou".

"To make money, I come here wherever I have money. I heard that the business here in Hasa is doing well recently, so I brought some things in my mouth!" Jiang Shuangcheng chatted with them while smoking, and the Northwesterners were enthusiastic. , Jiang Shuangcheng is eloquent, Xu Zhengyang has a bold personality, Alimu knows many people, and a group of people quickly became acquainted, and some even heated up the naan they brought to share with them.

After the inspection by the staff, they went through the country gate to Kazakhstan. Opposite Khorgos is the Panfilov region of Kazakhstan, where the most famous is the 28 Panfilov warriors.

After the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, the Red Army formed the Panfilov 316 Infantry Division, mainly Kazakhs, in the Panfilov area, and transferred this unit to Moscow after the start of the Moscow Defense War.

The division immediately went into battle after arriving in Moscow, and bravely resisted the German troops who rushed to Moscow several times in the Volokolamsk area on the outskirts of Moscow. The 316th Division resisted here for 4 hours without letting the Germans advance a step; Near Corvo Station, 28 warriors belonging to the division blocked German tanks.

When they ran out of anti-tank shells, they would smash the German tanks with gasoline incendiary bottles, or use cluster grenades to blow up the tanks. Some soldiers hid the cluster grenades in the crater, waiting for the German tanks to pull the grenades when they passed by, and died together with the enemy tanks. , The battle scene at that time was very tragic. In the end, the 28 fighters were all sacrificed because they were outnumbered.

After the war, these 28 heroes were all awarded the title of Heroes of the Soviet Union. In the 70s, the Panfilov 28 Warriors Memorial Park was built in Almaty.

However, when Jiang Shuangcheng set foot on the land of the Panfilov region, he was not thinking about this, but the natural and unique agricultural resources of the Panfilov region. The land here is fertile, and there is no shortage of water resources for irrigation by the Ili River. It is very suitable for planting, but because Kazakhstan is sparsely populated, large tracts of land are idle there and have not been developed. Occasionally, I see the land that has been cultivated, and the growth of the crops in the field is not very good, which is far from that in China. .

The car drove for a long time before Jiang Shuangcheng looked away from the car window, thinking to himself, no wonder the boss spent so much effort, Kazakhstan is indeed rich in land resources.

The distance from Khorgos to Almaty is about 300 kilometers, and there is no highway nowadays. They set off from Korgos in the morning and arrived in Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan, in the evening.

Almaty means Apple City in Kazakh. It is named because it is located in the Tianshan Mountains, the climate is warm and humid, the high altitude is sunny, and the apples grown are crisp and delicious. one of the population.

After arriving in Almaty, they first found a place to rest, and then, like other losers, sold various light industrial products in exchange for Kazakhstan's special products.

When the goods were almost sold out, the two of them handed over the task of selling goods to Alimu, using the excuse that they came to Almaty for the first time and wanted to go shopping, and then found his home according to the address Tokayev gave.

Tokayev's father has passed away, and his wife and children are in the capital. Only his mother, Tula Shabapayeva, is left at home. The old man is 60 years old this year. He used to be a professor at the Almaty Foreign Language School. Now He has retired and lives in the family building of the school.

After opening the door, Tula saw that they were a little confused. Jiang Shuangcheng quickly introduced himself, "Hello, I am Kasim's friend in China. I am here to do some business in Almaty this time, and I brought some things for Kasim by the way. !"

Tokayev's full name is Kasim-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev, and Kasim is his nickname. After the self-introduction, Jiang Shuangcheng handed Tokayev the letter and gift .

"Ah, you are Jiang, right? When Kasim called me back a while ago, he told me that some friends would come over recently, so come in!" Tulla welcomed them in.

After entering, I found that the house was very nice, spacious, well-equipped with furniture and electrical appliances, and well-furnished. Tula was a university professor, and her deceased lover was a famous writer. Their living standards were definitely upper-middle class in the local area.

Tula enthusiastically prepared coffee and snacks for them, Jiang Shuangcheng thanked them and gave gifts, some Chinese silk products, and some classical music records played by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Tokayev said that his mother liked classical music very much.

Foreigners don't pay much attention to excuses, so Tula happily accepted these gifts, and began to ask about Jiang Shuangcheng's relationship with Tokayev. When Tula heard that he was also a teacher at a language school, he became even more cordial.

"I am no longer a teacher. My child is sick and needs a lot of money for medical treatment, so I can only give up this job and start some small businesses by myself." Jiang Min's story aroused Tu La's sympathy for a while.

After asking what kind of business he was doing, he also provided him with a lot of help, "The police here are very unfriendly to small traders. If you are in trouble, you can call me this number. I have a few students who are in the police force. bureau work."

Dinner was also eaten at Tula's house. Jiang Shuangcheng kept Li Lei's advice in mind. He didn't say anything serious today, just to get to know him. By the way, see if there is anything in Tula's house that needs help. There seems to be no shortage of material things. But she was very happy when she was flipping through the records just now. It is not easy to find these things in Kazakhstan now. It seems that she can bring a little more next time.

In addition, through conversation, I learned that Tula also likes watching foreign movies very much. In this case, I can also prepare a video recorder for her, some videotapes of classic movies.

"I'm going back the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Do you have anything to bring to Kasim?" Before leaving, Jiang Shuangcheng took the letter and gift from Tula to Tokayev, waiting for him to return to the capital. At that time, there was another reason to meet Tokayev.

Back in China, Xu Zhengyang stayed in the northwest to deal with the special products brought back from Kazakhstan, while Jiang Shuangcheng arrived in the capital by plane with a gift from Tula to Tokayev.

After going home to rest for one night, after reporting to Li Lei, he called Tokayev to invite him out, and handed him the letter and gifts. Tokayev was naturally very grateful.

"Kasim, you're welcome. Your mother has also helped me a lot. From now on, when I go to Almaty, I don't have to worry about the police making things difficult." Jiang Shuangcheng said sincerely, "In a while, I will I will go to Almaty, and I can take anything you want to bring with you."

Tokayev is a diplomat, so it is actually more convenient to send things to his family, but after all, some things do not want to be mailed through formal channels, so he readily agreed, and made an appointment to deliver the things to him in a few days, and let him take them to Alam Figure to Tula.

"That's good. Keep sending letters and presents to them. Over time and more times, the relationship will naturally improve. It will be much more convenient to talk to Tokayev about serious matters, but don't look like Too deliberate." Li Lei was very satisfied after listening to his report.

"When you become familiar with Almaty in the future, you can get in touch with the school's agricultural professors and officials of the Agricultural Bureau, and collect some information on Kazakhstan's agriculture under the condition of ensuring safety. It is better to know that the land there should be contracted!" Li Lei only knows that Almaty, North Kazakhstan and other places have high agricultural output value, but he is not sure about the specifics, which need to be investigated in advance.

"Understood, according to my observations, people in Almaty are fluctuating now, so it shouldn't be difficult to get these materials." Jiang Shuangcheng kept this matter in mind.

I went to Almaty twice more, and each time I went to sit at Tula's house, and the relationship between Jiang Shuangcheng and their family gradually became closer.

In this way, the time came to the Spring Festival without knowing it, and the new year came again.

(End of this chapter)