Great Power Technology.

Chapter 305 We Want All

On the second day, Ye Zhou attended the meeting according to the scheduled plan. At the meeting, discussions on three major directions lasted for a full 8 hours. In the context of these two events of the emergence of gene editors, all application details have to be discussed again.

For a long time afterward, this meeting was regarded as a turning point in the official meeting style. At the meeting, experts and scholars from various fields, market strategy analysts, and official decision-makers fought fiercely with each other, just for the sake of The result that can never go wrong.

All those present at the meeting knew that if any factors other than the truth were compromised at this time, the entire country would be plunged into an abyss that would be difficult to reverse.

A meeting that was supposed to be a report-based meeting completely changed its style.

".So, my point is still that the issue of lasers can be put aside for now! Agriculture is the foundation of a country, and now we have begun to face impacts. In the next two to three months, international grain merchants must rely on the current The price volatility of wheat has a hand in our grain market!"

"According to the information we have received, AMD has already started to work in Yindu. They are absorbing the existing wheat stocks in the Yindu market at all costs. This process should last for about a month."

"They hold a huge amount of funds in their hands, and the premium is even 10% higher than the market average!"

"After completing the purchase of the wheat in stock and draining the potential of the Yindu grain market, they will immediately take action on the Yindu grain market."

"We don't know yet what method they will take, but what is certain is that they will definitely use the Yindu market as a springboard, and then launch an attack on us."

"This method of operation is no longer one or two times. In the currency war that year, they also started with Southeast Asian countries, and then turned to attack us with the power of the victory!"

The speaker was an expert in the field of agriculture. His expression was stern, and he slammed the table every time he said a word. The water in the teacup on the table had spilled a lot, and the conference staff had to help him wipe it again and again. once.

Hearing his words, a man in military uniform stood up opposite.

"Old Liu, I know what you're thinking! But the problem is, what you're talking about is something that may happen in the near future. What does it have to do with the technology application we're discussing now? It can't quench thirst at a distance!"

"You want to do agricultural genetic engineering, you want to develop improved seeds, and the payback period is at least one year. Can you deal with the impact you said within two months?"

"On the contrary, if we engage in laser now, relying on our existing technology, it will only take a few months at most-of course, this depends on the technical documents we actually obtain later-it will only take a few months at most , we will be able to achieve large-scale rollout of laser technology."

"Including weapons, including anti-missile systems!"

"This is the real deterrent!"

"Government grows out of the barrel of a gun. As long as the barrel of the gun is strong, will there be no food?"

"Then you mean to fight?"

The agricultural expert asked sharply.

"I didn't mean to fight! I'm not a battlefield commander. How can I decide whether to fight or not? I mean, we must have guns in our hands! Let me ask you, there is a gun and a bag of bread on the ground now, You stand face to face with your enemy, do you choose the gun or the bread??"

"You are changing the concept secretly! We can choose a gun, but the enemy already has a gun! Do you expect us to snatch the bread from the opponent's hand with an extra gun? It's not such a good thing! "

"But at least we have a better chance of winning! As long as we have a better chance of winning, they will have to consider how to get along with us. We can definitely obtain food through pressure!"

"You think of the ugly country too simply. They are still the world's largest military power. They cannot be deterred by a laser anti-missile system!"

"Old Liu, this is not your major, you don't understand the meaning of laser anti-missile at all!"

"Then you don't understand the current breeding technology. Gene editors are already available. Just give us a month of learning time, and the first generation of seedlings will come out soon. It won't take us a year, but only five months at most." !"

"What about after 5 months? Can you immediately spread the planting on a large scale? Can you immediately turn the seedlings into food?"

"You fucking fart! Even if you get lasers for you, can you immediately build an anti-missile system?"

"I can do it! A whole set is not enough, at least a few independent systems are still possible, how about you? You can do it?"

"Then I can still promote the experimental field!"

"What are you promoting? It's June now. By the time you get out the seedlings, the sowing will be over long ago. What are you promoting?"

"Damn, you forgot about Hailan, right?"

Seeing that the smell of gunpowder between the two of them was getting stronger and stronger, the man in the tunic suit sitting in the middle quickly raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

After a short pause, he said:
"The reasons you both said are correct, but it is impossible to quarrel like this, because neither of you can convince the other."

"Let me give you a brief summary."

"Food is the most important thing, there is no doubt about it, but in the short term, we have no way to significantly increase food production and completely change the world's food pattern through technical means - in the short term, I mean within half a year."

"The importance of laser is lower than that of food, and it is much lower, but in the short term we can apply it and make results."

"Your controversy mainly lies in this point, right?"

The two people who were arguing before nodded together, so the man in the Chinese tunic continued:
"So now the problem we're trying to solve is pretty clear, and I boil it down to two hypotheses."

"First, if we apply laser technology first, with the current preparations, can we cope with the upcoming price war of international grain merchants?"

"Second, if we do agricultural genetic engineering first, with our current military strength, can we contain the possible increased military pressure from the other side?"

"As long as one of these two problems can be solved, then our direction can be determined."

"I currently have reservations about both issues. On this one, I want to hear Suiren's opinion first."

As he said that, he shifted his gaze to the screen, where there was only darkness, but everyone knew that this screen without any image display represented the country's strongest right to speak in the field of science and technology.

The conference room suddenly fell silent, and everyone was looking forward to "Suiren"'s answer.

Ye Zhou flipped through the records in front of him, and after a moment of silence, he asked:
"I want to confirm one thing first, can we carry out two projects at the same time? Can we support it in terms of resources and funds?"

"No. There are too many projects in progress in the near future, and our financial pressure has almost reached its limit. Of course, we still have a part of reserve power, but I don't recommend using the reserve power directly on these two projects—— — didn’t reach the level of importance we presupposed.”

Hearing this, Ye Zhou nodded silently.

What the man said is right. For a country, development is necessary, but how to develop and at what pace are big problems.

If all financial resources are drained at any cost, explosive progress may be achieved in a short period of time, but in the long run, the damage to the entire economic environment will be almost irreversible.

It's a tough choice, and a choice phobic's worst nightmare.

Only at this moment did he truly feel the pressure faced by a decision maker.

Because every decision you make affects not only yourself, but also the people around you, but hundreds of millions of people in the whole country and even the whole world.

It takes a great man to make the right decision every time under such pressure.

Ye Zhou sighed softly, and said:
"From the information I have, genetic engineering, especially agricultural genetic engineering, should consume relatively little resources during the application process. Can you give me an approximate figure? This project needs to be completed in a short period of time. As a result, how much will it cost?"

"The human resources required by these two projects do not overlap, so in theory, as long as the funding problem is solved, there are no other obstacles to the compatibility of the two projects."

Hearing his words, a middle-aged man next to the man in the Chinese tunic replied:

"Our preliminary calculation shows that it needs about 46 billion yuan. However, here is the problem. We cannot provide the 46 billion yuan of funds by releasing water, because once the money enters the market, it will have a negative effect on the entire economy. The effect of moving the whole body."

"We can only mobilize from the original pool, and we can't fill the pool with water."

"Then what if the 460 billion funds could have been provided in this pool?"

Ye Zhou's eyes lit up, and he seemed to see a new idea.

Just like the founding idea of ​​the General Technical Office, official resources are always limited. If private resources can be introduced, it will form an important supplement to this project.

"You mean to let private capital get involved in the food sector? That's impossible. We don't allow such a high-risk thing to happen in such a fundamental sector of the country."

Ye Zhou shook his head and replied:

"Of course not."

"However, what I mean is not to directly invest private capital in the food sector, but to replace resources."

As soon as he said it, the experienced decision makers in the room immediately understood what he meant.

Yes, in a country, all walks of life are like empty buckets, and official resources are like a pond. The water in the pond is limited, and it depends on which bucket to allocate and how much each bucket is allocated. After precise calculation.

Now the problem they face is that the pond is running out of water, but new buckets keep coming.

There are generally only two solutions, either fill the pond with water or introduce a new pond.

This new pond is what Ye Zhou called private capital.

However, some buckets cannot be filled with water from private capital, but there must be water in this bucket, so what can we do?
The answer is obvious.

From the buckets that have been filled with water, give water to the new buckets, and then use the water from private capital to fill the gaps in these buckets!

There are actually many such buckets filled with water.

Tourism, liquor, mutual entertainment, real estate, commercial department stores.
In fact, most of these buckets can be filled with private capital, but due to factors such as income, rate of return, and market management, we did not do so in the early stage.

If you follow the idea of ​​"Suiren"
Then, this will be a comprehensive resource optimization allocation, and there is only one direction of optimization:
Concentrate all resources and strength on the truly basic and closely related areas of national life!
The man in the tunic suit nodded solemnly, and then said:
"It's a big question and a good question."

"Today's meeting is over, and the conclusion has come out."

"Reallocate resources and concentrate on doing big things."

"Whether it's genetic engineering, or laser technology, or any other key technology that's coming up, we want it all."

(End of this chapter)