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As soon as Feng Zibin said those words, everyone was startled, and the situation became a bit cold for a moment, and Ma Taishan could no longer dwell on the topic.

The camel team moved forward in silence for more than ten minutes. Princess Ketia was the first to break the awkward silence. She raised her finger and pointed to the side and asked: "What kind of tree is that? Why is it covered with eggs?"

What lies ahead is no longer a field but rolling hills. There is a kind of wild tree growing on the hillside. Its branches and leaves look a bit like an apple tree, but its fruits are white or brown.

The white fruit should be unripe, and the reddish-brown fruit should be ripe. There is a thin hard shell on the outside, which looks like an egg.

On the tree that Ketia pointed to, the leaves were covered with egg-shaped fruits, making the ends of the branches appear in a drooping state, which was a very unique sight.

Cui Wanhe introduced: "This is a diesel tree. It bears tree oil fruits. The locals call it tree oil eggs. They cannot be eaten, but they can be used to refine tree diesel."

This short sentence contains three very peculiar noun concepts: diesel tree, oil fruit tree, and diesel tree.

Rothchild was astonished and said: "Shu Diesel, can it replace diesel? There is such a thing, why haven't I heard of it?"

Cui Wanhyuk: "It's normal that Dr. Luo has never heard of it. This is a project that has just been disclosed to the outside world. The official disclosure date is today. It has been in the internal research and development stage for the past few years.

The tree diesel project was first started by Dongguo Agricultural Science personnel, but the output has not been able to increase, and there is a lack of supporting application technology. After all, the Agricultural Science team is not engaged in internal combustion engines.

Later, Huanxiang Industrial acquired the project as a whole, introduced the team, and continued to invest in research and development. Only recently have phased results been achieved.

In the test fields with the best conditions, the maximum yield per mu of oil fruit measured so far can reach 1.5 tons, and the final oil yield is about one-third, which is equivalent to half a ton of refined oil.

Primary vegetable oil also needs to undergo secondary processing, and the processing technology is relatively complex. Our research and development work has only recently achieved results, and the final product is tree diesel oil.

After adding stabilizers, it has a long shelf life, its composition is very close to that of diesel, and its thermal efficiency is similar. It can be used as fuel for internal combustion engines, and the components after combustion have no toxic residue. "

Rothchild: "Can it be used directly as diesel?"

Cui Wanhe: "To modify the traditional diesel internal combustion engine, the process is not too complicated. Huanxiang Industrial has made a technological breakthrough."

Rothchild: "One acre of land can produce half a ton of diesel per year. What is the production cost?"

Cui Wanhyuk: "This yield is the data obtained in the experimental field of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, which is close to the ideal state. With the climatic conditions of Kilili Country, as long as irrigation and fertilization can be ensured, it can be harvested three times a year in the experimental field.

As for the cost, it is not easy to estimate at present because we have not planted it on cultivated land on a large scale. They just use wild plants and plant them in the mountains around the farm to let them grow naturally. There is no artificial irrigation or fertilization.

Under such natural conditions, it can only be harvested twice a year. One season has higher yields and the other has lower yields, which is related to the natural rainy season distribution here.

In the experimental fields of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, the planting density cannot exceed 60 plants per acre. If under wild conditions, the distance between each tree should be at least ten meters, preferably thirty meters.

It is difficult to estimate the yield per mu if wild plants are planted on the hillside. A tree like this can harvest fifty kilograms of oil fruits every year.

Harvesting is quite simple. You don’t have to go up the tree to pick. The fruits will automatically fall down when ripe. It’s a bit like a chicken laying eggs, so you can just pick them under the tree..."

Rothchild: "Planting on idle slope land is equivalent to wild planting, and it is almost costless?"

Cui Wanhe: "It can't be said to be cost-free. Its survival conditions are extremely harsh. When raising seedlings, you need to use Yuan Yuan Technique. You must be at least a fourth-level Yuan Yuan master to plant it alive, and you need to regularly patrol to replenish the vitality of the saplings.

This is a stable variety released after the Academy of Agricultural Sciences studied it for a long time and eliminated several generations of plants. The oil fruit it produces has the best quality and the highest yield, but it only has this one flaw.

Fortunately, it is only in the first year of raising seedlings that they need maintenance by a cultivator. As long as the saplings survive for one year, they no longer need artificial maintenance. They can grow naturally under natural conditions, are very strong in vitality, and have the ability to resist pests.

It is difficult to quantify the cost of growing seedlings in the first year. As for the follow-up, there are also the costs of collection and processing. "

Rozchild: "You said that in the second year after the seedling survives, it can grow naturally. So how many years can it survive, or how many years can the optimal production period last?"

Cui Wanhyuk: "We don't have complete data yet, because the cultivation time is not enough. But according to an estimate from an elder in Yangyuan Valley, as long as it is not transplanted after survival, its age can reach 30 years.

It begins to bear fruit in the third year, reaches a stable output period in the fifth year, and remains relatively stable until the tree is thirty years old. The tree we see now is actually only three and a half years old, but its yield has basically reached its peak.

Because its situation is different, not only is it trained by a Yangyuan Master in the first year, but also has a Yangyuan Master who performs spells regularly every month for the past three and a half years. It is the first tropical field observation test strain, numbered A01. "

Rozchild asked: "What if you don't count the seedling and collection costs, but only the processing costs? You must have data, just calculate it as the end product tree diesel, what is the cost per ton?"

Cui Wanhe did not answer, but glanced at Feng Zibin. Feng Zibin smiled and said: "Currently there are only estimated data. In the case of small-scale mass production of 1,000 tons, the production cost of each kilogram of refined oil is roughly five Dongguo dollars.

If the process is improved and the scale continues to expand, the cost will be even lower in the future. Using it to replace diesel is still not economical enough and cannot meet the demand given the current market conditions in Guilin..."

Let alone five yuan per kilogram, even ten yuan per kilogram. If tree diesel can replace diesel in 2029, this price will be economical in many places, but why does Feng Zibin still say it is uneconomical?

The first is the uncalculated cost of cultivation. In the first year of cultivating the seedlings, a fourth-level nourisher is required to regularly inspect and perform techniques to replenish the vitality of the seedlings in a timely manner.

Secondly, Kilin is close to the largest oil-producing area in the world. The best-quality light crude oil is produced in the surrounding area. Shipping is very convenient and the CIF price is very low. The cost of local oil consumption is not high.

The last and most important point is that the current output of tree diesel is too low. If the output is not enough, it cannot truly replace such a large-scale fuel demand.

At this time, Ma Taishan asked: "How many diesel trees like this have you planted?"

Cui Wanhyuk: "Thirty thousand plants, each one has a number."

Rozchild then said: "If each tree follows the yield of this tree, it can produce 250 tons of tree diesel per year?"

Feng Zibin smiled and said: "Doctor Luo calculated very quickly. In fact, the yield of each tree is different. The current total output is 200 tons per year. Our next plan is to plant one million trees to make the finished tree diesel The annual output reaches more than 5,000 tons.

These 5,000 tons of tree diesel will definitely not be able to meet civilian needs, but Huanxiang Tebang already has a demonstration project. All engineering vehicles and construction machinery will have their original diesel engines converted into tree diesel engines.

In this way, we can develop an industrial chain on our own, which can not only set an example for the world, but also allow this technology to truly enter the practical application stage, so that we can continue to improve and mature..."

Ma Taishan: "I want to ask a question. If a fourth-level Yangyuan Technique instructor is responsible for such a task, how many surviving saplings can he cultivate every year?"

Feng Zibin glanced at Cui Wanhe again, and Cui Wanhe replied: "I don't know about a fourth-level cultivation master like Kedia. If it were me, I would only be responsible for such a special task, and I could cultivate up to a thousand seedlings every year.

Any more will be too much. People need to rest, and the Yangyuan Technique instructors themselves also need to practice. At present, the diesel trees in this area are very vigorous after surviving, but the seedling cultivation period is too troublesome. It depends on whether the Academy of Agricultural Sciences can introduce better varieties. "

Rozchild: "Can the next generation be grown directly from fruits? Will the next generation's varieties degenerate?"

Cui Wanhyuk: "This is a product of biotechnology. You cannot grow the next generation directly from the fruit, and it will not germinate. But maybe our agricultural staff have cultivated it too well. In fact, it can be grown by cuttings."

Rothchild was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said, "Technical blockade cannot be achieved in this way!"

Many high-yielding crops, such as hybrid rice, cannot be sown directly with harvested seeds. Seeds must be purchased from breeding companies every year. However, although the fruits of diesel fruit trees cannot be sown, they can be grown by cuttings and seedlings.

Although cultivating seedlings requires the use of Yang Yuan Technique, Hua Zhenxing has popularized the Yuan Yuan Technique. There are also many Yang Yuan Masters outside Yang Yuan Valley. As time goes by, there will only be more Yang Yuan Masters in the world in the future.

These diesel trees are planted in the wild, and it is impossible to send someone to watch every tree. It is still very easy for someone to steal the branches. As long as there are Yangyuan masters willing to help raise seedlings, this kind of diesel tree can be planted all over the world.

Neither Yangyuan Valley nor Huanxiang Industrial has control over this. Rothchild has keenly seen the broad market prospects of diesel trees. This thing is simply too valuable, but it is a pity that technical blockade cannot be achieved.

Feng Zibin smiled and said: "We have no intention of blocking it at all. No matter who wants to cultivate diesel trees around the world, we will not object and will try our best to provide technical support services.

However, engine technology and refined oil processing technology are all in the hands of Huanxiang Industrial, and it has also applied for patents. We also welcome people from all over the world to discuss investment cooperation, introduce and use it. "

I see! Rozchild suddenly said: "There is a lot to do, a lot to do, the prospects are endless! Brother Hua, I suddenly have a lot of ideas, and I need to sort them out. I will send a professional team to discuss it carefully with you later."

After all, tree diesel is not diesel. It requires a special engine and a special refining and processing technology. Huanxiang Industrial has mastered the entire system of intellectual property rights in this regard.

Under this situation, Huanxiang Industrial doesn't care at all whether the branches of the diesel tree will be stolen. I'm afraid it would like to introduce and cultivate it all over the world.

Diesel fruits can be grown locally and the oil can be refined nearby. In many places far away from oil-producing areas and with high transportation costs, this has great advantages, not only in economic terms, but also in terms of energy security and environmental protection.

There are still many details that can be studied on how to develop the market for this kind of thing, and the subsequent technical system also requires continuous research and development. Therefore, Rozchild does not want to continue the discussion here and plans to send a professional team to discuss various possible forms of cooperation.

Rozchild didn't want to continue talking, but Mataishan continued to ask: "This is a tropical area with fixed heavy rainy seasons and light rainy seasons every year. Can diesel grow in other climates?"

Cui Wanhyuk explained thoughtfully: "Since it is a bioengineering product, there are different adaptable varieties, such as drought-resistant and cold-resistant types. We have tried planting another subtype at Yangyuan United Farm in the Viking Kingdom. Wild planting was successful under natural conditions.

It is a deciduous subspecies that is harvested only once a year. The maximum yield of a tree like this is only fifteen kilograms. According to the oil yield rate of one-third, only five kilograms of finished tree diesel can be processed in the end. "

Rothchild: "Okay, quite okay. It can be grown in the wilds in the Vikings and in the wild, so there will be no problem in most places in the world... You just mentioned subtypes. How many subtypes of diesel tree are there currently? "

Cui Wanhyuk: "There are currently three relatively mature ones, which are adapted to tropical to subtropical zones, subtropical to temperate zones, and temperate to subarctic zones. Subspecies No. 1 is what we see now, and subspecies No. 3 is grown at Yangyuan United Farm.

As for the No. 2 subspecies, we have successfully planted it in Wuling Mountain on the outskirts of Pingjing City in Dongguo and Huanxiangyuan in Wucheng. "

Kedia: "Wucheng Huanxiangyuan, I seem to have an impression. Isn't that a living area?"

Cui Wanhe nodded and said: "Yes, they are used as landscape plants in the green belt of the living area. They look quite unique... In fact, there are also golden thread bamboos and spiritual magnolias in the Huanxiang Garden."

Cui Wanhyuk used a method similar to squeezing toothpaste to reveal the relevant information about the diesel tree bit by bit, which made everyone more and more interested.

How Rozchild later sent a professional team to discuss cooperation projects is unknown to outsiders. But for Mataishan, this is one of the major achievements of his trip.

I don’t know how Mataishan instigated and reported after he returned. In short, in this year, the organization controlled by Gambistin chose a suitable place and cultivated 100,000 No. 2 diesel trees, and announced that there would be more in the future. More are bred every year.

After the news spread through various channels, people all over the world began to cultivate diesel fruit trees. Even if they did not immediately engage in industrial development and only made research reserves, they could be planted in the mountains and fields without taking up other places.

Gambistine is only the institution with the largest cultivation scale among them, because it has a large number of people and can mobilize enough fourth-level Yangyuan Technique instructors.

Ma Taishan may think that he discovered Huanxiang Industrial's major move today, but to outsiders, this is simply a deliberate arrangement for them to visit and then promote it.

This is Huanxiang Industrial’s conspiracy, and it’s something to talk about later, so I won’t mention it for now.

After visiting the Diesel Tree, several guests also picked a few immature and mature Diesel Fruits. I don’t know if they wanted to take them back as a souvenir or for research.

Continuing forward, around the hillside, there is another large area of ​​farmland in front of it, but it seems that the land is not planted with crops, but small trees, and they are arranged very closely, and the edges of it are so green that no one can see the edges.

Ma Taishan: "What is this, a seedling base?"

Cui Wanhyuk: "This is a food base. All grown are cassava, which is also the most important staple food crop in the country."

Cassava is not only adapted to the climate of Kyri, but is also the most productive food crop in the world. But it has almost never been used as a staple food in mainstream countries, mainly because it is not resistant to storage and is difficult to process.

Freshly dug cassava roots are poisonous and cannot be eaten directly, and they will start to rot after three days in tropical climate conditions.

It should be ground into powder with water in time, and the sediment should be dried and then steamed or boiled to become the cassava paste that the local indigenous people used to eat. This food doesn't taste good, it's a bit throaty, and many of its features don't meet the requirements for staple food.

But all this has been solved by modern agricultural technology. The agricultural science department of Huanxiang Industrial has invested the most energy in projects mostly related to cassava in recent years. It not only studies cassava production, but also the more important task is to study cassava processing.

It was under the leadership of Uncle Mo that Van Dack, Li Xiaoyang and others developed the first-generation cassava processing machinery, which could harvest cassava on a large scale and process it immediately to obtain mature and detoxified cassava flour.

This kind of cassava flour can be stored for a long time in a dry environment as long as it does not get wet. If the storage conditions are good, the shelf life will be at least one year or even two years, which meets the requirements of staple food.

This kind of primary tapioca flour can theoretically be used as a staple food. After it is cooked, mix it with some salt and oil. If you can also sprinkle some vegetable leaves or minced meat, it will be a traditional delicacy!

But this is not enough for Huanxiang Industry. By blending with various food additives, it can produce cassava bread, cassava steamed buns, cassava noodles and even cassava bread, cassava noodles dumplings, cassava noodles wontons, cassava noodles fried dough sticks, etc. Finished product.

The taste of these foods is slightly different from traditional wheat flour foods, and it can be said that they have other characteristics. Speaking of the cassava food processing industry, Huanxiang Industrial has simply played a trick in recent years...

I dare not say that any of the technologies in several countries has reached the international advanced level, but the achievements in the field of cassava cultivation and processing can be said to be ranked first in the world for the time being, because most of the countries that are stronger than it do not have such demand or condition.

In the absence of large-scale food imports, the country of Kilili has not only ensured the supply of domestic staple food, but also improved the living standards of its residents. Many local indigenous people do not even know that what they eat every day is actually cassava products!

Specialized koji can also be purchased in the market here, and traditional sweet wine can be made at home using tapioca flour.

The country also produces and imports a small amount of other grains, such as wheat, barley, rice, corn, soybeans, etc. On the one hand, it serves as a supplement to the staple food supply, and on the other hand, it plays a more important role as a food additive to prepare cassava flour. .

The country now produces Fuqiang flour and Jianshe flour (two main varieties of cassava flour, which are more suitable for steaming steamed buns and rolling noodles respectively), as well as secondary products such as noodles, instant noodles, and biscuits, which can not only meet the needs of the country, but also Also exported to surrounding countries.

When Cui Wanhyuk introduced this endless cassava field, his voice subconsciously became higher, and his expression and tone were obviously filled with pride.

Mataishan glanced back at the foot of the mountain he passed just now, and asked hesitantly: "I have come across this field with the best farming conditions along the way. You didn't use it to grow diesel fruits, but instead planted cassava?"

Cui Wanhe did not answer, and Feng Zibin said unhurriedly: "Let's make a hypothesis. If tree diesel technology is fully promoted, theoretically it can completely replace oil, and cultivated land can be intensively cultivated, and the yield per mu can reach the theoretical maximum. level.

So take Dongguo as an example. Based on Dongguo’s annual oil imports, if we want to completely replace oil, we will need 1.2 billion acres of arable land. However, the total cultivated land in the Eastern Kingdom is only 1.8 billion acres, and the food production is completely insufficient.

It seems that this may be a more economical solution. The money from imported oil can be used to import food, and there is still a surplus. But if Dongguo really wants to do this, it will not be able to buy enough food, and this hole cannot be opened at all.

Therefore, the Kiri Country stipulates that diesel trees are not allowed to be planted on cultivated land, but it can survive in the wild, so it is okay to regard it as a type of mixed forest tree. And because of its cultivation characteristics, it will not cause ecological invasion. "

Rozchild: "Does the country of Jili have this regulation? When did it happen?"

Feng Zibin: "Doctor Luo is very concerned about the situation here, but you are unlikely to hear that this will happen next week. The diesel tree cultivation experiment has just entered the practical stage and has not been publicly disclosed before."

Ma Taishan: "You are obviously talking about the affairs of the Kingdom of Jili, why do you always use the East Kingdom as an example?"

Feng Zibin: "Because I am familiar with Dongguo, Huanxiang Industrial has also established a Fangguan Development Group there. And if I take the Roba Alliance as an example, I am afraid Mr. House will not be happy if I say something."

Ma Taishan: "I won't talk about cassava, it is a project of last resort. But the value of diesel fruit is comparable to Chunrong Dan!"

Feng Zibin: "Cassava and Diesel Fruit are both life, and Chunrong Dan is a better life."

Ma Taishan: "Mr. Lord Cai just declared that he doesn't care about how much wealth an individual can have, and that's not what he pursues. But I have never seen anyone who is better at making money than you!"

Feng Zibin smiled and said nothing, but Cui Wanhe turned around and said solemnly: "Who gave Mr. House the illusion that he actually questioned Mr. Feng Zibin's ability to make money, or to create wealth?"