Chapter 541 Elders

The elder’s face looked younger than the one Zhou Rui saw online in his previous life.

But he was still in his 80s.

When Zhou Rui saw him, he realized why he had never heard of Hunan Province’s famous agriculture in his previous life, but it was a rice-producing province, with a production that could keep pace with Heilongjiang Province, which had black soil for thousands of years.

It was because the elder was here.

This was also the place where hybrid rice was born.

Zhou Rui was not the only one who could recognize the elder. Other employees of Kaiming Intelligence, and even Xiang Qingliang, recognized him. Anyone who had studied for a few years would not be unfamiliar with this face.

Obviously, the "winter rice" next to it had some connection with the elder, at least it was also a project of his disciples.

This old man was over 80 years old, and in the winter before spring, he still came to the field in person.

The elder looked at the "God of Agriculture" and felt very fresh. He smiled and said, "I heard from Xiao Li that you made a new agricultural machine. Is this it?"

The elder's accent was very strong, but he could still understand it, and even had an inexplicable sense of humor and intimacy.

Zhou Rui immediately said proudly, "Yes, it's called the 'God of Agriculture', using drone technology."

He took the elder to the side of the God of Agriculture and introduced its various functions and effects.

"The original ground agricultural machinery can only undertake 'ploughing, planting, and harvesting', but once the crops are formed, they cannot be put on the ground. UAVs have great advantages in this regard."

"The high altitude advantage, plus the intelligent system, is 200 times more efficient than manual labor."

Looking at the figures of the two, Guan Ge on the side subconsciously took out the camera and wanted to take a photo of the boss and the elder.

However, Zhou Rui pressed his hand and signaled her to put it away first.

The elder is a scientist who has worked on the front line of scientific research for a lifetime. He will not reject new things. He quickly understood the meaning of these "changes".

"It's quite impressive. The spraying of pesticides and fertilizers are standardized, which makes management easier!"

"Standardization? Management?"

The elder pointed to the winter rice experimental field behind and said, "There is a problem with management here. The heading is not ideal. I was just criticizing them."

The few people accompanying the elder lowered their heads in shame.

The oldest one is in his fifties and the youngest one is in his thirties, but to the elder, they are only disciples.

At this time, a large drone returned to the nest. The elder looked up and asked curiously, "Is this thing fully automatic? I don't see anyone controlling it."

Zhou Rui said, "This is the power of the Kaiming algorithm."

He simply pulled out a drone from the God of Agriculture and demonstrated it in person.

Zhou Rui explained in detail, and the elder listened very carefully.

For 20 minutes, the elder squatted on the ground and listened to Zhou Rui's explanation.

When he got up, perhaps because of his old age, his eyes went dark and he staggered two steps.

The people around him exclaimed in shock.

Fortunately, Zhou Rui was quick-witted and supported the elder's body.

Zhou Rui: It was a close call. My merits were almost cleared.

The elder slowed down and said awkwardly: "I'm old! I feel uncomfortable squatting for a while.

He is a man who refuses to accept his age, but his heart and body must accept it.

The elder took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette and waved it to Zhou Rui: "What's your name, young man? Do you smoke?"

Zhou Rui took the cigarette out of politeness, and then said: "My last name is Zhou, I don't smoke."

The elder was stunned, thinking, why do you want to blackmail me if you don't smoke?

I am under control, and I have a certain number of cigarettes a day!

But this "God of Agriculture" is really amazing.

The young man showed his stuff, and the elder was ready to introduce his field. He smiled and waved his hand and said: "Do you want to see the rice? I'll take you around! "

Zhou Rui agreed happily.

The elder and Zhou Rui walked in front, and many people followed behind, but they all kept a distance.

The main reason was that the ridges could not be stepped on, and everyone squeezed up and stepped on the ridges.

"Where did you study, young man?"

"I graduated from Fudan University."

"You graduated with a doctorate at such a young age?"

"I graduated with a bachelor's degree."

The elder:

Of course, spanning several eras, the elder did not pay much attention to academic qualifications. Academic qualifications are not the only proof of ability, nor even the only proof of science.

"I heard from Xiao Li that you invented all this stuff yourself, and the company is so big."

"Just a little achievement."

"Are you interested in agriculture?"

Zhou Rui thought for a moment and shook his head slightly: "To be precise, I am not interested in agriculture itself, but in upgrading productivity. Among the many applications of Kaiming Algorithm, agricultural production is the simplest and easiest to start with."

The elder nodded.

Zhou Rui asked curiously: "Elder, how many kilograms do we produce per mu now? "

Speaking of which, in my previous life, I only heard the concept that hybrid rice production reached new highs every year, but I forgot the specific number.

The elder said: "Different varieties are different, the highest is 2,000 kilograms."

Although he did not have a deep understanding of the concept of this number, Zhou Rui knew it must be very strong, so he praised it sincerely: "It's amazing."

The elder shook his head, pointed to the "winter rice" at the edge of the field, and said: "For example, we have an experimental field like this, and the yield per mu is 2,000 kilograms, but when it is given to ordinary farmers, the yield will be 70% off, and if the soil is worse, it will be 50% off."

Zhou Rui asked curiously: "Why is the difference so big?"

"The bottom line is that there are problems with management. The same seeds, the same fertilizers, and the same climate are used by ordinary farmers, but the yields just cannot be achieved, fertilizers are spread unevenly, and pest and disease control is not in place. There are many problems. Planting crops is a matter of technology. To live, it doesn’t mean just scattering seeds.”

"Whether it's fruits, grains, or vegetables, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences keeps teaching and teaching, but when it comes to actual work, every farmer is different. Some are diligent, some are lazy, some are smart, and some are stupid. .”

"You 'God of Agriculture', improving efficiency is one thing. It is very important to be able to standardize operations. Only standardization can be promoted. Otherwise, even if the yield of my experimental field reaches 3,000 jins or 5,000 jins per mu, if only scientists can plant it. There’s no point in coming out!”

Zhou Rui nodded, indeed. This was a point that was ignored before.

Farming is a science, and it is a modern science. It needs development, summary, and education and guidance.

The most powerful people in farming are definitely not the old farmers, but actually the agriculturists.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the elder walking. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he jumped into the field. Zhou Rui quickly followed.

The old man picked up one of the countless plants and looked at it for a long time, and finally said to the people behind him: "Mark this, this is a male-sterile plant. Send it back to keep a sample."

Zhou Rui was greatly shocked. In his eyes, the plants in this place looked exactly the same.

Not to mention that the other party is over 80 years old.

Someone came to mark him from behind, and the elder continued walking and said:

"Hybrid rice is also being developed in the United States. The yield of their experimental fields is 1,200 jins. If they are planted by the subordinates, they can produce 1,000 jins. Our experimental fields have an output of 2,000 jins. Many farmers below can only produce 800 jins. Many people say that China's hybrid rice technology is not good. , they are all lies, and some people say that Chinese people are not good, which makes me angry."

The elder's expression is quite vivid and he is an interesting old man.

"They are all big grain merchants, and they are growing by companies. We are all farmers, and the management level is very different. If we all engage in corporate farming, the livelihood of small farmers will be affected, and it will be difficult to manage.

"If you could standardize some of the intermediate links, it would be great."

For example, today's "new farmers" generally don't worry about "farming and harvesting" because these things are highly mechanized.

If you have a small scale, you need machinery, and the seeds are all high-yielding crops developed by the agricultural science department, and they are all standardized operations.

What really leads to the gap in yield and quality is precisely the fields of "drugs, fertilizers, and insects" that cannot yet be mechanized on a large scale.

And this realm is the realm of the God of Agriculture.