Great Power Technology

On the other side, in a conference room, a special team of experts were sitting together. They had just listened to the analysis report of the General Technical Office on the strategies that Ugly Country might adopt in the subsequent food war, but their There was no particular look on his face.

It can even be said that they don't even care much.

If you look carefully, even an ordinary person can clearly see the difference between these people and those experts and scholars with fixed mindsets. The more normal ones among them wear protective clothing entering and exiting the laboratory, and at least they look like researchers. personnel, but for others, it’s hard to say.

A middle-aged man with dark skin, wearing a tattered T-shirt, sweating profusely, and with a lot of mud on his trouser legs; a woman holding a straw hat in her hand and constantly fanning the wind, wishing to get under the air conditioner; a somewhat reserved woman There was a young man who sat writing furiously and didn't care what Chen Hao said; and there were two old men who had been arguing quietly from the beginning of the meeting and hadn't stopped until Chen Hao finished speaking.

This is probably one of the most pragmatic teams in China. Just two hours ago, they were busy at their respective posts. If the General Technical Office had not sent someone to invite them, I am afraid they would not have given the honor to come and participate. meeting.

Although these people look a bit nondescript, their goal is surprisingly noble, that is: to make everyone in China well-fed.

To achieve this goal, they have passed through several generations, the oldest of whom is nearly 70 years old, and the youngest has just graduated from college.

The two old men did not notice that Chen Hao's report had ended, and were still arguing among themselves:

"KRN2 is not the focus of the problem at all. Who doesn't know that KRN2 can increase production? The question now is how to improve the efficiency of your targeted knock-in. You said that using the previous CRISPR/Cas system, like translation enhancers, transcription Can strategies such as control components still be used on the A\u0026C-BEmax system? It cannot be used at all!"

"So I told you, the most important thing now is to interpret based on the existing documents, first technically deduce how the A\u0026C-BEmax system works, try to optimize the typing efficiency, and then conduct experiments."

"Otherwise, if you operate and sow, but the effect does not reach the tone, whose time is wasted?"

The old man opposite him looked serious. After a moment of pause, he replied:

"You are just trying to sharpen your sword before chopping firewood, but you have to understand that what we have now is a mature system, not the shabby stuff we used to fumble through little by little. You can do it again Too much interpretation is unnecessary - not that it is unnecessary, but that it cannot be done under the current limited time."

"You want to understand this editor, and I also want to understand this editor, but that is all for the future. What we have to do now is to understand the operation method first, and conduct experiments first. As for the rest, Learn on the battlefield, learn while fighting!"

"What if there is a problem? Whose responsibility is it?"

"You can't analyze anything new about this thing? Isn't it still a waste of time? If it doesn't work, let's make a compromise. I will allocate two people to you to do the interpretation, but I have to start the practical experiment first."

"Time is very tight. Within four months, I will harvest the first crop of rice to see the results. We really have no time to waste."

".You are always in such a hurry, you have to eat your food one bite at a time."

"What the hell, if we don't do it right this time, someone will have nothing to eat!"

Hearing this, the old man who originally had objections finally sighed and nodded silently.

After a moment, he spoke:

"No matter how urgent we are, your four-month goal is too outrageous. It takes at least 73 days from cultivating Agrobacterium to transplanting. Harvesting rice within four months really leaves you no room at all." Stay."

"What room is left? Didn't you just listen to what the person above said? The Ugly Devils have started to take action. Now agriculture is their only area of ​​advantage. It is impossible for them not to go all out."

"Now that they are going all out, don't we need to go all out even more?"

"Okay, that's it, we'll discuss the rest when we go back."

After finishing speaking, the two of them stopped talking together and turned to look at Chen Hao, who was smiling at them not far away, with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face.

"Little comrade, I'm sorry, we have encountered a problem and we are in a hurry to finish the discussion. Didn't I disturb you?"

"No, no, the issue you are discussing is more important. I am just introducing the background to everyone - but it seems that no one wants to hear it."

Hearing this, the old man smiled heartily, and then said:

"To be honest, your information is too much and too complicated. We are all working in the fields and laboratories, and we all look at problems in a simple way."

“What is the goal, what needs to be done, and how to do it, these are the three elements.”

"Look, let me summarize it for you. What you said this time is nothing more than this."

"The Ugly Devils are going to touch our food. We want to ensure food security, so we need to increase food production. The increase in food production must be achieved through the gene editing A\u0026C-BEmax system. Right? It can be summed up in a few simple sentences."

"You are right in criticizing me. It's because I didn't think well enough."

Chen Hao replied humbly.

In fact, he had already considered this situation before convening this briefing meeting, but out of caution, he still reported the current situation completely.

Whether the other party listens or not is one thing, and whether you speak or not is another.

If key information is omitted due to one's own subjective judgment and further causes a butterfly effect, then the problem with this grain production increase plan will be huge.

This is not a question of who will be responsible. He is not afraid of taking responsibility. What he is afraid of is that the Chinese people will not have enough to eat.

However, seeing the reactions of these people present, his confidence also increased a bit.

With these people here, and with them passing on from generation to generation, it won't be difficult to have enough food, right?

After a few brief explanations at the end, Chen Hao arranged for a special car to send the experts present back to their respective jobs. This simple meeting also marked that the most important trump card in the subsequent food battle had begun to be constructed.

After everyone walked out of the conference room, Ye Zhou walked out of another small adjacent office.

"How is it? Do you think it will go well?"

Chen Hao asked.

"I don't know if it will go well or not, but in fact our goal is not that strict. As long as we can ensure that rice seedlings that will increase production on a large scale within this year can be released, it will be enough to end all the other party's operations."

After a pause, Ye Zhou continued:

"To be honest, I also think you talk a little too much to these experts."

"What about spot futures, what about inverted prices of finished products, what about leveraging official leverage, what about plant infectious diseases - oh, this is quite useful."

"But to sum it up in one sentence, it's all fancy!"

Seeing Chen Hao's slightly aggrieved look, Ye Zhou quickly explained:

"I'm not talking about your bells and whistles, I'm talking about Ugly Country's operations."

"They always think that they have achieved the ultimate in technology, so they want to achieve everything through technical means, but they completely forget one thing, that is, the things we do most often are Use force to overcome skill."

"In fact, as long as we have two things to rely on, we are almost certain to win this food battle."

"The first one is the huge food reserves."

"The second one is the constant emergence of new seedlings that develop rapidly and continue to increase yields."

"We have almost achieved the former to the extreme. Now as long as we improve the latter, we will be proud of the world in the field of food."

"So, you really don't have to worry about talking to these experts so much. This project is different from other projects. Our General Technical Office only has one principle: if you need people, give people, and if you need money, give money!"

Chen Hao nodded deeply and replied:

"I understand. Today's meeting is mainly out of caution. Subsequent operations will definitely adapt to their working methods."

"Well, I know. In fact, it's the right thing for you to do. We can't afford accidents."

After a moment of pause, Ye Zhou showed a bright smile on his face, and then continued:

"However, sometimes I feel that in this area, we can be more confident."

"We dare to dream of enjoying the cool air under the grass. How difficult is it for us to increase production by a small amount?"