Agricultural giant since 1983

Chapter 386 Tomato Sauce

XJ and Northeast China are the most suitable places for large-scale agriculture in China, but to build a modern large-scale agricultural production base, it is not enough to rely on seeds, chemical fertilizers and machinery, but also needs the support of various technologies, so after Li Lei came to XJ this time , in addition to testing the experimental effect of soil testing and formula fertilization, it also made a large investment in XJ's agricultural scientific research.

XJ's economy is still very backward at present, but there are many outstanding agricultural scientists here. The aforementioned watermelon grandma Wu Mingzhu is one of them. Today, Chen Xuegeng, the director of the Agricultural Machinery Institute of XJ Academy of Agricultural Sciences, who Li Lei came to visit, is among ordinary people. He has no reputation, but in the hearts of agricultural science and technology workers, he is quite a remarkable figure who has made outstanding contributions to the development of my country's agriculture.

Chen Xuegeng was born in Taixing, Jiangsu Province before Liberation. He came to XJ with his parents in 60 years. He was very interested in machinery since he was a child. After graduating from junior high school, he did not hesitate to fill in all his application wishes for agricultural machinery, and was finally accepted Admission to Kuitun Agricultural Machinery School of the Corps. After graduation, Chen Xuegeng was assigned to work in the Machinery Factory of the [-]th Regiment of the Seventh Agricultural Division at that time.

After entering the factory, he declined the leader's kindness to arrange easy work, plunged into the workshop, and began to compare what he learned from school with practice. In the process, he showed his outstanding talent, and soon He became an expert in mechanical technology innovation in the factory, and led the team to participate in the research and development of agricultural equipment for the senior official project and played a major role.

Now that he is the director of the Agricultural Machinery Institute, he still maintains his original habit. No matter where he goes, he likes to go to the local agricultural machinery production factory to see the quality of other people's products and the development status of manufacturing equipment. Or go to the field to chat with farmers to understand the advantages and disadvantages of new technologies and new machines in use. To increase production, but the efficiency of manpower film laying is too low, so he came up with the idea of ​​developing mechanical film laying technology, and put it into practice immediately.

After repeated failures, we finally successfully developed the "2BMS Series" film-laying seeder. This machine realizes the joint operation of film-laying and sowing, which greatly speeds up the efficiency of film-covering cultivation; in ten years, XJ film-planting cotton The mechanization promotion area reached 6890 million mu, and the lint yield per unit of the Corps also increased from 1982 kg in 38.6 to 1994 kg in 82. Chen Xuegeng also won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award with this technology, and laid the foundation for entering the National Academy of Engineering. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2013.

"Director Chen, I haven't met you a few times before, but I finally saw you today. I have to give you a toast! In the past few years, we have been able to complete the cotton production task without your contribution!" For Chen Xuegeng like this Li Lei has always admired Li Lei, a leading figure in agricultural science and technology.

After drinking, Li Lei couldn't wait to inquire about Director Chen's current research project, and Director Chen didn't hide anything, "It's still about cotton-related machinery. Although the workers in the regiment are now using mulching machines, the This kind of machinery is not without disadvantages. First of all, it is inconvenient to irrigate after laying the film. It would be great if there is a machine that can satisfy the needs of film laying, pipe laying and irrigation under the film. In this case, the cotton output of our XJ is still It can improve a lot; in addition, although the mulch film is easy to use, the management of the residual mulch film in the farmland is very troublesome, burying hidden dangers for the sustainable development of agriculture. If I can solve these two problems, I will have no regrets in this life!"

"I have also heard from the leaders of the Corps about this project. It is required that this kind of machinery covers all the cotton planting processes, and it also requires only one cotton seed in a nest. This requirement is not low. As far as I know, currently the whole world There is no such technology! But since Director Chen is planning to do it, I believe it will be successful!" Li Lei is very clear that Director Chen will come up with this technology a few years later.

He successfully created the under-film drip irrigation precision seeder that completed 8 processes in one operation, and formed 11 series of new products. The overall technical level has reached the international advanced level, and the average lint yield of the Corps has increased from 1994 kg in 82 to 2014 in 155.7. kg, this is how XJ Cotton made its statement, and expanded to corn, sugar beet, tomato and other crops. The entire Xinjian and even the five Central Asian countries have benefited a lot from his technology.

"You must need funds for this project, right? It just so happens that Shifeng Agricultural Machinery Factory under Huinong has set up a branch in XJ. If you need it, Shifeng Factory can invest for you, and then we will produce this new type of machinery together. Let the Corps and XJ farmers use this new machine as soon as possible!" Li Lei said that although this technology is good, it still takes a long time. If it can be used earlier, XJ's cotton, corn, sugar beet, tomato and other crops The production can be increased earlier, the land he contracted can also generate more profits, and Shifeng Factory can also take this opportunity to completely gain a foothold in XJ and the five Central Asian countries.

The Agricultural Machinery Institute is an enterprise under the Corps, so Chen Xuegeng had to seek the opinions of the leaders of the Corps. Fortunately, the relationship between Li Lei and the Corps is very good, and such cooperation is also good for the Corps, so the leaders readily agreed, and Li Lei immediately let people Draft a cooperation agreement, and then sign and seal the agreement with Chen Xuegeng.

The agreement stipulates that Shifeng Factory will provide Chen Xuegeng with sufficient research funds, equipment, and materials for his research and development of new machinery, and the patents obtained during the research and development process will be shared by Shifeng and Agricultural Machinery. It is also completed jointly by Shifeng Factory and Agricultural Machinery Institute.

"Come on, I propose a toast to the new cooperation between our Corps and Huinong!" Luo Wenhua was also very happy, and they also wanted to use better machinery as soon as possible. Thank you for your help, it's all right now, Huinong, who is rich and powerful, came and gave Chen Xuegeng a research grant of 100 million for the first time, and now he can finally concentrate on research.

"Do it!" After everyone toasted together, Li Lei poured out another wave of money, donating some money to colleges and universities in XJ, such as Shihezi University, XJ Agricultural University, Tarim Agricultural University, etc., as a sum of money. The scholarship rewards those students who have performed well in agriculture-related fields, and the other, like those given to Wu Mingzhu and Chen Xuegeng, is used for research by teachers in the agricultural field.

Modern agriculture ultimately relies on science and technology, so these talents are a solid foundation for the development of Huinong. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, these talents have not been able to obtain a good research environment. Fortunately, Li Lei has enough money now, so he can finally make up for it a little. I'm a little sorry about that.

After the news spread, the leaders of the district also came, thanked Li Lei very much, invited him to give speeches in various colleges and universities, and signed the donation agreement on the spot. As soon as the agreement was signed, Li Lei handed over the check to the school leaders on the spot. The leaders in the lower district were even happier.

The leaders didn’t come here just to ask for donations. XJ now has a large number of enterprises and projects that need investment, so they also want Li Lei to invest in a few more projects. As for the policy, they naturally gave the green light all the way, and Li Lei’s kindness was also received. prosperous profits.

First of all, because Huinong has achieved quite good results in contracting land in Shihezi, and the policy has been relaxed in recent years, so the district has allocated a large amount of land to Huinong for contracting. These are all very good The land has not yet been well developed. After we get it, we need to dig wells, level the land, build irrigation ditches, plant windbreaks to turn the raw land into mature land, and then purchase machinery, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, etc., all of which require a lot of money. For the sum of investment, the district really can't afford the money now, so it can only be handed over to Huinong.

As for those industrial projects, he does not plan to get involved in mineral resources, but there are still many industries related to agriculture, especially those related to the deep processing of agricultural products. For example, XJ is rich in apricots, and the food factory in Luxiang City, Since the supply of raw materials has reached a bottleneck and is temporarily unable to expand, it is entirely possible to open a branch factory in XJ and use the abundant apricot resources here to produce more almond milk and apricot jam.

In addition, XJ is also rich in tomatoes, which can be used to produce ketchup. Wang Dadong has been talking about this for a long time. The domestically produced ketchup is not yet up to the standard of KFC, and the cost of importing from abroad is too high. Lei can make ketchup that meets KFC standards, so he can continue to reduce KFC's operating costs in China and even in East Asia.

Li Lei does not intend to do this project by himself, he plans to bring COFCO together, and it happens that Ning Hao is currently in XJ to deal with the property rights change of a state-owned grassland, and plans to bring this grassland under the banner of COFCO, and then produce dairy products with Li Lei, So Li Lei took Ning Hao and went to Yanqi.

Yanqi County is located in the heart of the Yanqi Basin at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. The straight-line distance from Wushi City is only more than 200 kilometers. However, due to the obstacles of the Tianshan Mountains and deserts and road conditions, it takes seven or eight hours to drive there. Fortunately, the scenery along the way is not bad. , the road will not be too boring.

The cadres sent by the district to accompany them on the investigation were very capable, and they also told them the historical allusions of Yanqi, from "Han Shu", "Historical Records" to "Da Tang Western Regions", the two listened with great interest, During the break, I ate a big plate chicken on the side of the road. This dish came from Shawan, and now it has become synonymous with XJ cuisine. Fresh chicken nuggets and soft potatoes are mixed together, and the taste is very tempting. people.

When they arrived in Yanqi, the local leaders were already waiting to welcome them at the county border. After picking them up, they arrived at the county seat. They were invited to rest in the guest house for a while, and then they began to eat. There were a few dishes on the dinner table that aroused Ning Hao's interest, " Hey, your tomatoes are really delicious, sweet and refreshing, much better than the ones I ate in Beijing!"

"We XJ, there is a common saying that we wear leather jackets in the morning and gauze in the afternoon, and eat watermelons around the boiler. It means that our climate has a relatively large temperature difference. Scientists have said that this climate is suitable for tomatoes to accumulate sugar, so they grow them. The tomato tastes really bad! It’s really bad!” Yanqi’s cadre introduced them in Mandarin with a strong accent.

Li Yan, a tomato breeding expert from the Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences, gave a more professional introduction, "The geographical and natural conditions of the Yanqi Basin are very superior, and it is one of the few areas in the world suitable for growing tomatoes; Rich in selenium, coupled with 16 hours of light throughout the day, the tomato varieties bred are naturally extraordinary; compared with tomatoes from other high-quality production areas around the world, XJ tomatoes are ruddy in color, plump and bright, and sweet and refreshing in the mouth."

"Tomatoes have been planted here since the 80s, and the yield per mu can reach up to six tons. However, due to inconvenient transportation and lack of deep processing technology, it has never been possible to take advantage of Yanqi's advantages. The scale of tomato planting has also been unable to expand. The local people can only watch. The opportunity to make money is slipping away! Now that Mr. Li and Mr. Ning are here, we finally see hope. If COFCO and Huinong are willing to set up a factory in Yanqi to make deep-processed tomato products, then our good days will come!" The leader looked at them eagerly.

"Huinong has done research before. The conditions for growing tomatoes in Yanqi are the highest in XJ and even in China. Looking around the world, only the Mediterranean region of Europe and the California region of the United States can match it; it is only because of the geographical location that selling fresh Tomatoes are still relatively difficult, and can only be made into deep-processed products; if large-scale planting is carried out and tomato varieties are improved, Yanqi's tomato production can be expanded to hundreds of thousands of tons, which is enough to support a large tomato paste processing factory, so we come here this time I really want to cooperate with you!" Li Lei expressed his attitude.

"We, COFCO, are also willing to continue to cooperate with Huinong to jointly develop Yanqi's tomato resources!" Ning Hao also expressed his opinion. When Li Lei first mentioned this project to them, COFCO was still hesitant, but with the two parties' cooperation in peanut oil and dairy industry, With the successful cooperation on the project, COFCO's own situation improved, and the prospect of Yanqi's tomato industry, COFCO's top management will also change their attitude and plan to do this project.

Although Yanqi is only a small county with a population of only about [-], the tomato sauce produced here will account for [-]% of the total output of XJ in the future, and every four bottles of tomato sauce consumed in the world will come from XJ, that is to say, the tomatoes in Yanqi Sauce production accounts for [-]% of the world's total production, so this place is very important.

"Okay, let me make a statement here. As long as you have needs, our local government will fully cooperate. We must do a good job in this project so that the people can live a better life sooner!" Initially finalized.

At the same time, Tang Wanxin, who was thinking about the future development plan of Tunhe shares in Urumqi, suddenly shivered.

(End of this chapter)