Great Power Technology

The Agence France-Presse report directly opened the door to the blockade of public opinion. Seeing that the situation was over, other international mainstream media had no choice but to follow up on the news. However, in terms of form and objectivity, they were inferior to Le Parisien. Very far.

For them, reporting is secondary, questioning and leading the way are primary. For a time, all kinds of junk news flooded the entire international public opinion circle, even overwhelming the news related to the Yinba battlefield.

"How safe is gene-edited rice to increase yields? Expert opinion: It is recommended not to eat it."

"Is gene editing technology credible? Senior researchers stated that the significance of theoretical research is greater than the significance of practical applications."

"Is food production about to increase significantly? Experts say that even without the help of gene editing technology, future increases in production are expected."

"The current situation of food shortage may last for more than half a year, and the technology to increase production will not be able to quench the immediate thirst."

"Genetic modification contains evil intentions? The products may contain genetic weapons and have health effects on non-yellow people."

"A 40% increase in production? Researchers say the production has not yet reached its limit."

In this report, Agence France-Presse and Reuters rarely adopted a neutral and objective reporting style, which was in sharp contrast to other media. Many domestic onlookers were confused about this situation, but for experts in related fields They said they were not surprised at all by this change of attitude.

As soon as the Huaxia news was released, they had received a large number of relevant technical consultations and requests for help from Britain and France. In response to these requests, they all adopted a shelving attitude, but still sent corresponding technical briefings to each other.

This kind of technical briefing may not be worth mentioning in the eyes of ordinary people, but for practitioners, it is equivalent to further placing the technical parameters of this sports car in front of them after China releases a running sports car. With these technical parameters, they can easily judge the technical authenticity.

Therefore, they have no reason to follow the trend and make those so-called questions, because they really need to eat.

In mid-October, two weeks after China released the relevant technology, two planes took off from Paris and London respectively. After more than 20 hours of flight, they landed at Yangcheng Airport. Afterwards, the passengers on the plane transferred to Hailan without stopping. , more than 4 hours later, we stood in the experimental field of genetically increased yield rice.

Compared with what Ye Zhou saw at that time, this rice field has completely changed. The seedlings have begun to bear ears, and the green is dotted with scattered golden yellow. This golden color also heralds the harvest that will come soon. .

Farkas is a well-known agricultural expert in the country. His main focus is actually to increase wheat production, but this time he did not pick and choose. It was a rare opportunity for him to be able to go to the site to see it in person. .

When he first entered the experimental field, he was a little disappointed and complained to the people around him about the scale and layout of the experimental field. He believed that such a compact structure could not carry out effective field management at all, but Xu Lei, who was leading the team, The expression on his face changed instantly when he operated the entire rice field for automated irrigation through the watch on his wrist.

Yes, such automated operations certainly exist in the UK, but they are never as simple and fast as this.

Xu Lei on the side was still introducing their most proud field management system, but Farkas was already impatient.

He wanted to see the legendary rice earing conditions and verify the authenticity of this great epoch-making technology with his own eyes, so he quietly left the team, squatted near an experimental field, and then began to carefully Observe the grass seedlings in front of you.

The tillers are in good condition, the ears are full, and there are many grains in the ears. When you gently pinch them with your hands, every rice that has begun to grain is almost perfectly filled with chaff, and the empty hull rate is frighteningly low.

He has no experience in rice research, but even based on the current situation, Huaxia's view of increasing production by 40% is not groundless.

He nodded with satisfaction and carefully moved deeper into the rice field, wanting to take a closer look at the situation inside, but at this moment, he was hit hard on the shoulder.

Farkas was so frightened that he turned his head suddenly. When he saw the face of the visitor, he said with a mixture of laughter and tears:

"Glitt, how about you still love joking? Where did they go?"

The middle-aged man named Grit also squatted down and deliberately lowered his voice and said:

"They are still going to visit the unmanned aerial system. I don't want to go. I have to see how the rice is doing. Is it in good condition?"

Farkas nodded heavily and replied:

"The situation is very good! You know, I am not an expert on rice, but judging from the current growth of these plants, these Chinese people are definitely not bragging without any basis."

"You see, the number of heads of this rice plant has reached 25. Judging from the tillering situation, the efficiency has almost exceeded 80%. This is amazing. What is even more amazing is that the number of grains in its ears is also huge."

Grit carefully observed the rice in his hand, nodded solemnly and said:

"Indeed. Then the purpose of our trip has basically been achieved. Next, we need to continue working hard and try to achieve deeper cooperation with them."

"Yes. However, I doubt they can accept our conditions."

Farkas sighed with emotion, and then sat on the field ridge regardless of his image, like a tired old farmer.

Seeing his actions, Grit also sat down. He looked up at the setting sun, his eyes revealing a sadness that was difficult to conceal.

Once upon a time, my country was also a proud empire on which the sun never sets, but now, my own sun has set.

In the east, the sun is rising.

After a moment of silence, he answered:

"Whether they can accept it or not, we must work hard. This is a complete change in the world's agriculture, and it is also a milestone agricultural achievement achieved through genetic technology for the first time in human history. We must get on this bus-- No matter what method you use!"

"I know, but they still have better options, such as furry bears and Srbija. At best, we can only wait in line."

"It's good to be in line. Some countries have already been eliminated directly, haven't they?"

Farkas nodded slightly and was about to get up and follow the crowd of visitors, but his vision was quickly attracted by an object in front of him.

That's a snake.

A snake that vomits letters and makes an attack gesture.

He looked at the non-venomous snake in front of him with great interest. After waiting quietly for a moment, he reached out and caught it in his hand, and then said excitedly:

"Hey! Greet, I caught it! There are actually snakes here. It seems that their pastoral ecology is maintained really well!"

"This is probably some kind of biological control method. It's used to get rid of rats. Just throw this little guy away. We have to talk to the lady as soon as possible about future cooperation plans."

"That girl named Xu Lei? Can she be responsible for this?"

"I don't know, but I have to talk to her first, because she is the person in charge here after all. But we have to focus on strategy, do you understand what I mean?"

A smile appeared on Farkas's lips, and then he replied:

"Of course, you can trust me in this regard."

A few minutes later, Farkas and Gatli walked up to Xu Lei while playing with the non-venomous snake in their hands. This was also part of their strategy. In their minds, girls would always be interested in such cold-blooded animals. She has some natural fears. Bringing this snake in front of her may allow her to take some initiative in communication.

However, their plan fell through the first moment they saw Xu Lei. The latter frowned and snatched the poor cauliflower snake from their hands, then threw it back into the rice field.

"Two gentlemen, please stop disturbing the work of our rice field security guards, okay? They stay up day and night, it's very hard."

"Security? This is a novel statement. Anyway, Ms. Xu Lei, we just carefully observed your rice in the rice fields over there. It is indeed great!"

"Both the effective tillering rate and the number of grains per ear are far beyond our average level. If it can be promoted, it will have a positive impact on the world's food shortage pattern."

"However, after Gartley's careful calculation, we discovered a problem."

"what is the problem?"

Xu Lei asked doubtfully.

"We believe that the yield increase rate of this variety of rice may not reach the 40% you mentioned. According to your data, the yield of one acre of rice should reach about 1,800 kilograms, right? But we believe that the yield of this acre of rice The maximum output can reach 1,400 kilograms - I remember this record was set last year."

"It's in Helan Province, right? HD City, Helan Province, I saw your news last year."

"So, we believe that this time's new rice varieties are not that optimistic in terms of environmental adaptability. If we want them to reach their maximum potential, we need the cooperation of planting technology and water and heat conditions, right?"

"Of course, but"

Xu Lei subconsciously wanted to refute, but Farkas interrupted her.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't mean that this is not a groundbreaking progress. Its stability is much better than other rice, and it is also heritable. This is already an amazing progress."

"I think we will still seek cooperation with you in the future, but I'm afraid we need to further discuss the conditions for cooperation."

Xu Lei sighed helplessly, and after Farkas finished speaking, she answered:

"First of all, this gentleman whose name I don't know, the terms of cooperation are not something I can decide, but if you want to lower your, um, your sincerity, then I will convey it to my superiors."

"Second, I think you are mistaken."

"Wrong? What was wrong?"

Farkas asked doubtfully.

He didn't care about what the other party said about "lowering sincerity", because this was originally part of the negotiation strategy.

However, judging from the other party's expression, it seemed that she had really made a huge mistake, and this mistake made her feel a little ridiculous.

The smile on her face was almost unbearable.

After waiting for a few seconds, Xu Lei breathed a sigh of relief, raised her finger to point to the rice beside her, and said:

"What you just saw is actually the control group of our new rice variety this time."

"The real experimental group is over here."