Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

"President Wang, don't get excited yet. This money is not directly given to you. The truth is, our Huasheng Group is going to set up an agricultural company. In the future, the company's main business will be seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, and various advanced agricultural technologies. In the next five years, we will invest 10 billion yuan in this company for the research and development of various projects. If the Academy of Agricultural Sciences is willing to cooperate with us and undertake some research projects..."

Xu Huasheng began to explain his intentions to President Wang in detail.

Huasheng Group wants to enter the agricultural field, especially the seed field.

Now Huasheng Group has money, but talent is scarce. In fact, with the ability of Huasheng Group, it is no problem to directly poach the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

However, Xu Huasheng did not do so directly, but chose to cooperate with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in all aspects.

Huasheng Group provides money and equipment, and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences provides people. The research and development results belong to Huasheng Group, but the Academy of Agricultural Sciences can own a part of the shares and directly enjoy the dividends of these results in the future.

For example, if the two sides develop a high-yield wheat seed, Huasheng Group will own the patent and be responsible for selling these seeds, and the profits will be divided into a portion for the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

"President Wang, seeds are crucial to our country's food security. At present, we are lagging behind in the field of seeds. Our Huasheng Group also hopes to improve our country's high-quality seed technology through our cooperation this time..."

Xu Huasheng and President Wang chatted.

China's current seed technology is far behind that of developed countries.

Whether it is the United States, Europe, or Japan, their planting technology is far ahead of China.

Although China is a major agricultural country, it is relatively backward in agricultural technology. And those foreign grain giants control seeds, control a large amount of land, and control the bargaining power of international grain prices.

They can even use food to defeat a country's economy.

In 2003, China suffered a loss in soybeans, allowing the four major grain traders to make a lot of money. However, when the four major grain traders wanted to repeat the same trick, they were sniped by Sinograin. In the end, they fought with Sinograin for more than two years and returned in defeat. Since then, the four major grain traders dared not use the methods they used abroad in China again, because they had no idea how much grain was stored in Sinograin's warehouse.

Food security is more important than anything else. In the future, China will be the world's largest grain importer. However, the import volume of the three major staple foods, wheat, corn, and rice, will basically be relatively small in the future, and can meet self-sufficiency.

The reason why China will become the world's largest grain importer in the future is that the main imported products are soybeans and sugar.

The reason why China has such a large demand for soybeans in the future is actually mainly due to the increase in demand for meat, eggs and milk. In the future, China will be the world's largest soybean consumer. Take the data in 2020 as an example. In 2020, China's soybean consumption will reach 104 million tons, accounting for 30% of global consumption demand. In 2019, China imported soybeans, accounting for about 84.86% of the total domestic consumption.

As for sugarcane, the top five countries and regions in the world in terms of white sugar production are India, Brazil, the European Union, Thailand and China, with a total production of 60% of the world. In 2019, China's imported sugar accounted for 25.95% of the total domestic sugar consumption, which means that about a quarter of sugarcane needs to be imported.

However, in this era, China's consumption of soybeans and sugarcane is not so large.

If Huasheng Group makes a layout in advance, with Huasheng Group's financial advantage, the four major grain traders in the future will also be defeated by Huasheng Group.

In the future, Huasheng Group's products will be sold all over the world, especially electronic products with higher premiums. After these products are sold, they will make a lot of profits. If they can't be used up, they can be used to purchase land on a large scale abroad.

You must know that the land in many foreign countries is privately owned. As long as you buy it, it's yours. For example, Bill Gates, the richest man in the original time and space, everyone knows that he has Microsoft, but many people don't know that he is also a super farmer with a terrifying amount of land in his hands.

The arrival of Xu Huasheng made the entire Academy of Agricultural Sciences lively.

The Academy of Agricultural Sciences is naturally very happy about the cooperation with Huasheng Group. With the funds from Huasheng Group, agricultural researchers will have money to do research, and they can develop better products faster, and these products can benefit the people better.

With good products, Huasheng Group can make profits, farmers can benefit, and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences can also make profits. This is a virtuous circle.

In fact, this is also true for major industries around the world. As long as there is a large amount of capital injection, the industry will develop rapidly. It's just that some industriesThe profit is not high, and the return cycle is relatively long, so many investors are unwilling to come in.

This is the case in China's agricultural field. Because the land is publicly owned, there are no large-scale private farms, and the economic benefits of Zhongtian are low, so there is not much capital willing to invest in it.

"Mr. Xu, let me introduce you. This is Professor Yuan, an expert in rice in my country. He happened to be in Yanjing these days. He received an invitation to the annual meeting of the Rockefeller Foundation in the United States and is preparing to go to the United States at the end of the month..."

In the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xu Huasheng was very surprised when he saw Mr. Yuan.

He didn't expect that Mr. Yuan was actually in Yanjing, and Dean Wang's introduction made Xu Huasheng understand instantly.

"Hello, Professor Yuan, hello, I have admired your name for a long time. You are the contemporary Shennong of our China. If it weren't for you, many people in our China would still be hungry..."

Xu Huasheng hurriedly shook hands with Mr. Yuan. This is the contemporary Shennong of China. The title of the father of hybrid rice is not for nothing. Mr. Yuan's contribution to rice is recognized and respected all over the world.

"Mr. Xu, you're too polite..."

Mr. Yuan said with a smile. He was also very curious about Xu Huasheng. Who was this young man in front of him?

Mr. Yuan naturally didn't know much about Huasheng Group. After all, he spent most of his time in the laboratory or experimental field.

"Mr. Yuan, this young man is our God of Wealth..."

Dean Wang said with a smile. When he told Mr. Yuan that Huasheng Group was going to use 10 billion yuan to cooperate with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Mr. Yuan was also surprised.

10 billion yuan, this is simply an unimaginable number.

Even for his own projects, it is very much to apply for a few million every time he applies for funds. Now this little guy actually opened his mouth and said 10 billion funds. Why does it sound so empty? It won't be another bragging school.

Looking at Mr. Yuan's expression, Xu Huasheng also laughed.

"Professor Yuan, you are someone I respect very much. I also admire what you do. So now, on my own behalf, I will donate 100 million RMB to your institute. I hope this money can help our country's rice technology to a higher level, help more farmers profit, and help more people have enough food..."

Xu Huasheng said directly. Upon hearing this, both Mr. Yuan and Dean Wang were stunned.