Chapter 114 Big Order Let’s go back to mid-May , Shuangqiao Village. It was a sunny day, and the originally white saline-alkali beach was now covered with purple alfalfa swaying in the wind. Xu Zonggang, the village chief of Shuangqiao Village, has aged two years and his sharp eyes have become cloudy, but he can never get tired of the scenery before him. In the past two years, Shuangqiao Village has undergone tremendous changes. The broken walls and the bumpy, dusty dirt roads have disappeared. The adobe houses are still low, but no longer shaky, and the village is clean and tidy. The most important thing is that the village has become full of vitality. Young people who had left the village have returned to their hometowns one after another, and are reunited with their wives and children. There is no shortage of jobs in the village, as Alfalfa Farming and Animal Husbandry provides a large number of jobs. Whether in the pasture, the dairy farm, or the processing workshop, you can see villagers from Shuangqiao Village. Some are doing hard labor, some young people are learning to drive farm machinery, and some are starting their own small businesses.
Everything is developing in a good direction. Xu Zonggang was wandering around the village with a hunched back, and many people were greeting him. This was the prestige he had accumulated over the years. But he thought it was time to give way to the young people. There was no choice in the past, but now more and more young and strong people are returning to the village, and there are some capable people among them. On the grassland, alfalfa buds are gradually emerging. Xu Zonggang watched as a large group of people came onto the grassland. He could vaguely make out the figures of Muhe employees among them, but there were two or three others whose behavior and manners did not look like Chinese. The group of people walked around the grassland again and again, and someone was taking samples at any time. He reacted. Oh, it's time to harvest hay again. The output is higher this year, so Alfalfa Company should be able to suffer less losses! On the other side, Yu Xiaochuan, the sales manager of Muhe, was receiving customers from Xiao Rizi. Yu Xiaochuan took out a document which contained records of protein content test sampling. "Last year, we returned green manure to the land in front of us and added organic fertilizer. The effect is good this year and it has basically reached the standard of first-class hay." Kumazawa Masaki took the document, looked at the indicators for a few seconds, and curled his lips. "Mr. Ogawa, the farm we supply produces the best Wagyu beef in the world!" "The quality of your forage is still a little low. Only 80% of the sampling points meet the standards. The price can only be $185 per ton." Yu Xiaochuan was a little angry and said, "We agreed on $200 per ton for first-grade hay!" Xiong Ze Zhengshu said indifferently: "Your seeds are not good, your management level is not good, and the grass you grow is not good either. Only 80% of the product samples meet the standards." "In terms of forage grass varieties, our island country is world-class. I suggest you consider introducing new varieties."
The technical staff at the Muhe site immediately became unhappy and there was a lot of noise. Yu Xiaochuan also suppressed his anger, but he was the one who brought the customers here, so he had to signal the accompanying technicians to restrain themselves. The Chinese people have never had a good impression of the Japanese. If it weren't for making money, who would be nice to you! Kumazawa Masaki was still flipping through the documents. He accidentally turned to the next page, and the indicator numbers on it made him feel dazzled. "The protein content is 30%! Which field is this? Take me to see it." One technician pointed a few hundred meters away and said unhappily: "It's over there! The quality is absolutely world-class!" Kumazawa Masaki hurried over, panting from exhaustion. But it was a glimpse into my eyes. The alfalfa plants in front of us are tall, with a height generally exceeding 80 cm. The crowns they form are barrel-shaped, with many branches and abundant leaves. It is in stark contrast to the alfalfa we saw earlier. He simply picked a piece of tender leaf and put it in his mouth and started chewing it. It was fresh and juicy. "Mr. Ogawa, give me all this grass. The price is $380 per ton." Yu Xiaochuan was secretly shocked. $380 per ton, this price is three times that of the second-grade bales sold last year! This little Japanese guy really knows what’s good! What a pity! While Yu Xiaochuan was still feeling proud, a technician next to him spoke. "This piece is for seed, not for sale!" Xiong Ze Zhengshu was stunned for a moment, and said: "Seed field?" Yu Xiaochuan felt happy, but shook his head pretending to be regretful. "Yes, this is the company's new variety. This year we are mainly producing seeds, and the forage products will be available on the market next year." "Oh." Kumazawa Masaki's eyes rolled, looking extremely cunning. Muhe's technical staff immediately became concerned and watched the group's every move. The island nation is small in size, with scarce natural resources, and local pastures cannot meet demand. Millions of tons of forage products are imported from all over the world every year. However, island countries also have grasslands, so it is inevitable that people will steal seeds and seedlings! Yu Xiaochuan said: "If your company is interested, we can sell you the hay after harvesting the seeds." Kumazawa Seiki was not in the mood. "The alfalfa harvested after seed preservation has low protein content and high crude fiber content, so its feeding value is not high. The maximum price is $120 per ton."
"120 dollars?" Yu Xiaochuan really wanted to say, "Are you dreaming?" But he was familiar with the properties of alfalfa. Before flowering, alfalfa is like an 18-year-old girl, the most nutritious and delicious, but the alfalfa yield is low at this time. After blooming, alfalfa is like the aunties dancing in the square, with high yield but high crude fiber content and tastes like chewing wax. But when alfalfa enters the peak flowering stage from the initial flowering stage, it evolves like a young girl into a young woman. It is rich in nutrients and has an amazing yield. This is also the most suitable time for harvesting. Although there is some profit at $120, it is better to keep it for yourself! Muheke also raises 2000 dairy cows, which consume 1 tons of grass a year. Kumazawa Masaki said, "Of course, if you are willing to sell us 2,000 tons of this fresh grass, the price of other grass products can also be negotiated." Yu Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Let's talk about ordinary alfalfa!" "US$185/ton!" The Japanese bit the target and were determined to eat alfalfa. Some radical young people seemed unable to bear this tone and shouted that they would not sell anymore. But Yu Xiaochuan still restrained himself and gritted his teeth to sign an order for 2 tons of grass products! The price is also higher than that in China. It just changed from 200 US dollars to 185 US dollars, and everyone in Muhe felt inexplicably aggrieved. The order from the Japanese is the only external sale of Muhe this time. One single order brought in nearly 3000 million yuan. At this rate, the annual sales of alfalfa alone will exceed million yuan! Normally, such big sales should be exciting. But the Japanese's three "no's" and temporary price reduction spread within Muhe. “The seeds are not good, the management level is not good, and the forage products are not good.” Many people couldn't stand this stimulation. From time to time, people would talk about everything in the company, and some would bring up Yu Xiaochuan. Those who gossip about it think that it should not give in in front of Japanese businessmen. Yu Xiaochuan didn't care at all, but was looking forward to what his boss would say to him. "After harvesting the alfalfa No. 1 seed, test the hay for its nutritional content." …… More than two months later. Alfalfa began to harvest the third crop of forage this year, and Xiongze Masaki came again waving money. But the scene before him surprised him. I saw that the originally vast alfalfa grassland had been mowed close to the roots, leaving only very shallow stubble. In the area where the hay has been dried and collected, large agricultural machinery is plowing the land.
"Is this to renew the pasture?" Yu Xiaochuan said: "Yes, we have just harvested 2 mu of alfalfa No. 1 new seeds and plan to sow them before the weather gets cold." Xiong Ze Zhengshu asked doubtfully: "Hasn't the pasture only been opened for two years? The cost should not have been recovered yet!" "that's not important." Yu Xiaochuan smiled and did not explain that this place used to be a salt marsh. Instead, he took the nutritional content table of Alfalfa No. 1 hay provided by the laboratory and handed it over with a proud look. Kumazawa Masaki frowned and looked at it. The protein content is stable at around 19%-20%, and the content of other substances also reaches the standard of first-class hay! "Has the quality of forage improved? That shouldn't be the case. The first crop is of the best quality." Yu Xiaochuan said: "This is the hay after the seeds of Alfalfa No. 1 are formed." Kumazawa Masaki thought for a while before remembering the grass that had impressed him two months ago. But his expression was even more incredulous, and he exclaimed, "Impossible, the protein content of alfalfa after seeding cannot be so high!" "Nothing is impossible. Just because your seeds are not good doesn't mean that Chinese breeders are not good either." Guo Yang's tit-for-tat voice came from afar. Beside him, Weng Lixin, Su Guozhou, Dr. Zhou and others also followed. Hearing Guo Yang's double entendre. Weng Lixin was beaming with pride, while Professor Su Guozhou had a stern face. Dr. Zhou, however, was more concerned about the changes here and was secretly shocked to see that the once saline wasteland had changed drastically! Along the way, you can still see traces of salt and alkali on the newly plowed land. But when he arrived at Alfalfa No. 1 grassland, he felt as if he was in a natural prairie, and for a moment he thought he had walked into the wrong set. But he was the one who wrote the survey report, and the geographical coordinates are very familiar to him! (End of this chapter)