Technological Hegemony

Luo Jia obtained a large amount of agricultural technology information from Lan Yu, so he started another round of intensive study. At the same time, he handed over the summarized information to the Ministry of Agriculture under the company, and the researchers of the Ministry of Agriculture will carry out scientific research and development .

Yes, Xingchen Technology has always had a Ministry of Agriculture, and the scale is quite large. Even Xingchen University has a major in agriculture and forestry, but they are still operating step by step and have not made any achievements, so the world does not know about it. .

Besides, in the field of agriculture, one must endure loneliness.

Mr. Yuan Longping is well-known, but if you ask him, what kind of varieties he has researched, how much is the output, how much is the protein content, what is the sales volume at home and abroad, and other professional questions, I am afraid that there are not many people in the whole country who can understand it. Answer it.

In the spirit of seeking truth from facts, modern times are an era of entertainment to death. Ordinary people do not understand science, and chasing stars and eyeball economy will be the norm for many years to come.

If you are accidentally bewitched by the author of this book and embark on the road of science, then you will be doomed to be lonely. Unless you know how to enjoy loneliness, please be careful when you come into contact with science. All the principles from ancient times to the present are warning We, if a person knows a lot, tend to become independent and withdrawn.

Anyway, Xingchen Technology has a Ministry of Agriculture, but some of them are different. For example, in the Chemistry Department managed by Zhang Dongning, quite a few researchers are also responsible for the research of pesticides and fertilizers. Research work on agricultural genetic engineering.

In Xingchen Technology, where geniuses gather, it is difficult for you to limit a certain researcher to only engage in a specific job. Many people hold several jobs. Use your talents.

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North America, Washington.

A fierce debate is going on, the focus of which is how to impose agricultural sanctions on China.

As we all know, since the beginning of the trade war, or the struggle for hegemony, China and the United States have made several moves and played their respective cards. Now North America can’t find a good card, so they have made an idea in the field of agriculture. It can be seen that the battle for hegemony How intense is it.

There are two options, one is sanctions in the conventional sense, prohibiting the continued sale of pesticides and seeds to Huaxia customers.

Another solution is agricultural dumping. The North American authorities will provide funds to subsidize agricultural products and dump them into the Chinese market at low prices, destroying China's own agricultural foundation.

The dumping plan is also the favorite of the Huaxia comprador group. It doesn't matter whether it destroys the farmers' enthusiasm for farming, as long as they can make money. For the comprador group, no matter which country they eat, as long as they can eat enough.

The fierce debate lasted for two full days, during which countless experts gave speeches on stage, and congressmen launched tit-for-tat attacks. Both sides tried their best to prove that their plans could bring greater damage to China.

The sanction faction believes that Huaxia can only meet its own food needs, but agricultural and by-products, such as vegetable oil, meat, and egg milk, mostly rely on imports for this part of the food demand. , or the price of meat is so high that it makes people scold the embarrassment, thus shaking the foundation of China.

The dumping faction believes that the supply cutoff will only bring temporary pain to Huaxia, forcing them to upgrade their agriculture in order to cope with the situation of self-sufficiency without external supply. sanctioned.

Under such circumstances, it is absolutely possible to use low-priced agricultural products to hit the Huaxia market and kill Huaxia's current small-scale peasant economy. hit.

The dumping faction also cited the example of soybeans. Due to the trade war, China banned the entry of North American soybeans. However, what happened during that time?

The lucky Brazilians stepped forward. They bought North American soybeans to eat for themselves, and then sold Brazilian soybeans to Huaxia. After going back and forth, Huaxia still imported an astonishing amount of soybeans, but there was a second-hand dealer in Brazil in the middle. Peel off a layer of skin.

In the end, the dumping faction won. The North American authorities united with the entire West to provide huge subsidies to their agricultural institutions, secretly drive these agriculture, and launched a fierce price war against China.

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"How can agriculture be dumped?" Cao Yuan said with a puzzled face, "Sell soybeans to us at a low price? Isn't that just right? Anyway, we don't have enough land to plant soybeans. We will buy some of them first and wait until the East China Sea and Westward Project are completed. , and then import it.”

"The existence of agricultural products should be easy to control, right? Increase taxes, quotas, if it doesn't work, let the customs do a large-scale random inspection, and then return the agricultural products on the grounds that the quality is not up to standard. Anyway, there are many ways, it depends on how to do it. Yes, I believe the national team has plenty of means.”

Autumn is the harvest season, and as soon as September entered autumn, the news of Western agricultural dumping spread, so the Star Science and Technology Management Bureau started a discussion on it.

Cao Yuan's thoughts also represent the thoughts of most people in China. Compared with high-tech lifeblood such as semiconductors and precision components, the people generally feel that the agricultural war is irrelevant. If we can keep the red line of cultivated land and achieve food self-sufficiency, we will not any trouble.

Hey~

Luo Jia shook his head lightly, "Your thinking is too naive. Of course, I can't blame you. After all, agriculture is too unpopular, and there are not many people in China who really understand it."

Slightly frowning, Luo Jia glanced at the partners around, and said in a deep voice: "The agricultural foundation of our country is probably much worse than everyone imagined. Although my hometown is not in Shandong, it is very close, and my living habits are somewhat different. Similarly, when making cold dishes, I like to add more onions and garlic, which are more flavorful.”

"Shandong green onion, I think everyone should have heard of it. It is so magical that it can grow taller than an adult. It completely subverts the southern people's perception of green onions. In addition, Shandong people used to love to eat some raw green onions. , so it was ridiculed as Cong Sheng."

"However, do you know that the famous Shandong green onions are actually imported seeds."

When Luo Jia finished speaking, everyone's faces changed drastically. The first half sounded like a joke. No one in Congsheng knew that even Shandong people liked to tease themselves, but things became more and more wrong later on. Shandong scallions are actually imported varieties? This subverts cognition a bit. After listening to it, I seem to feel a little panicked.

Luo Jia paused and continued: "I didn't lie to you. Among the seed suppliers of Shandong green onions, Neon companies account for more than 90%, mainly from Neon Takii and Musashino Group."

"Of course there are domestic seeds, but the technological content is much lower, and the market share is less than 10%. Now Neon is dumping us with the West. In the future, the share of domestic green onion seeds may not even be able to keep a few percent." .”

"If there is no market and no money to make, domestic agricultural enterprises will have even less motivation to engage in R\u0026D. If they do not engage in R\u0026D, the gap will widen. If things go on like this, a vicious circle will form, and Western agricultural enterprises will gradually be left behind."

There was silence in the conference room. No one knew about agriculture, nor did they know that the competition faced by agriculture was actually far more intense and cruel than the traditional technology field.

If the people of Cong Province knew that the scallions they were proud of were actually imported seeds, they would feel a little uncomfortable.

Luo Jia continued: "I use scallions as an example. In fact, our dependence on Western seeds is far more serious than imagined."

"Broccoli is the favorite of fitness enthusiasts, and broccoli is mainly dominated by three companies, namely Neon SAKATTA, North American monsanto, and Swiss Syngenta, which is Syngenta. Fortunately, Syngenta has been Sinochem has acquired it, so in the field of broccoli, there is finally a domestic force.”

"Next, let's look at onions, which are also an important vegetable. Not long ago, India's onion production was reduced, which almost caused riots in the entire South Asian subcontinent. Although we don't love onions so much, if we make dishes like lamb chops with cumin, we really can't Without it, at present, onion seeds are 100% imported, North American nunhems, and neon TOKITA, and they are evenly divided."

"We not only import a large amount of seeds from Europe, America and Japan every year, but also import them from Thailand. Chaotian pepper is an important raw material for making Laoganma. If there is no east-west in Thailand and the seeds provided by Thailand's Chia Tai Group, we will have no Laoganma Mom, recently everyone said that the taste of Laoganma is not as good as before, but in fact it is because Zhengda pepper seeds are very expensive, and some cheap ones have been replaced."

"In addition, carrot seeds are basically ruled by two neon companies. DO, known as the king of carrots, cannot be beaten by Western agricultural groups."

"Spinach seeds mainly come from Neon TAKII and Syngenta. The most regrettable thing is kohlrabi, which was originally a local variety in Zhejiang. As a result, due to the poor research and development capabilities of domestic agricultural enterprises, it has been ruled by the Neon Musashino Group. .”

"There are too many similar examples. After years of hard work, my country and North America finally account for half of the cabbage seeds, while 70% of the tomato seeds need to be imported. The situation of cabbage seeds is slightly better. my country accounts for two-thirds and South Korea accounts for three-thirds. one-third."

When Luo Jia mentioned this, everyone was dumbfounded. I really don’t know what to say. I was shocked when I said it. Who would have thought that most of the vegetables we eat every day are imported varieties.

"Then there are no seeds that can be used in our country? Isn't this too miserable?" Cao Yuan couldn't help complaining.

Luo Jia shrugged, "Of course not. Cucumber, bitter gourd, pumpkin and other seeds are basically controlled by our country. Generally speaking, in the field of vegetables and fruits, imported seeds account for about 80%. For example, apples, you can tell by the name Yes, Red Fuji, of course it’s the neon seedlings.”

"In short, the problem of agriculture is actually much more complicated and severe than everyone imagined."

"Our problem is not that there is only one Yuan Longping, but that there is only one Yuan Longping. If there is no such old man, our agriculture will be even worse."