Chapter 419 Return; New Seeds

“Where are the plants?”

"Why did not I see."

"Dai Feng, what's wrong with your eyes? You can even see such a dark thing."

"It's really amazing."

In this endlessly lonely mountain, the voices of Guo Yang and Luo Xiu could be heard from time to time, while the members of the seed collection team were always brief and to the point.

At this moment, Guo Yang and Luo Xiu followed Dai Feng, and the three of them just lay on the rubble.

Thousands of years of sun and wind have polished the gravel on the gravel beach into a layer of shiny black and moist patina.

But if you look closely, you can see several leaves of almost the same glossy texture hidden among the stones.

"Nangju Zijin, this is a Tibetan medicine." Dai Feng said. His whole body was wrapped in thick clothes, with only a pair of eyes showing. Only the three of them had to get close to hear what he said.

"It can cure the plague."

Guo Yang also lay on the quicksand beach, which saved energy and was safer, but at this moment his mind was immersed in the seed store.

After some experiments, they finally decided to let the plant go.

Because it is not possible to grow it artificially.

After observing for a while, the three continued to move forward, while Lian Cun, Du Xiao and Chen Mingjie had already climbed further ahead.

The seed collecting team had never been to this gravel beach before, so Liancun and the others had already treated this as their work, and this was their state of mind at work.

In order to take care of them and watch from behind, Lian Cun even deliberately left signs near some hard-to-find and precious plants.

"Euphorbia truncatula is also a traditional Chinese medicine that can treat sores, carbuncles, swellings, and chapped hands and feet."

"Snow-leaved Saxifraga... Saxifraga glabra... Saxifraga glabra."

"Rhodiola rosea, but now it's withered."

As the altitude increases, vegetation becomes increasingly scarce, but some plants appear frequently.

When another clump of grass appeared, Dai Feng said in surprise, "Another variegated goldenrod has appeared. It seems that few people come to this gravel beach!"

“Is the variegated pansy very valuable?”

"It's OK. It's listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and is a precious Chinese and Tibetan medicinal ingredient."

Dai Feng lay down again and said, "The variegated Corydalis has a characteristic that as the altitude increases, the height and distribution of its plants will increase, which is the opposite of other plants.

Moreover, it is distributed in a population-like point pattern, and there are often companion species such as Saussurea, Sedum, Saxifraga, and Rheum officinale in the community. "

Guo Yang glanced around and could vaguely see traces of many plants.

Suddenly, he lay down again.

As a result, this time I found that the seed store actually showed that the variegated pansy could be artificially cultivated.

Being able to cultivate it artificially means that it can be promoted on a relatively large scale, which means there are more possibilities.

Thinking of this, Guo Yang said, "Get a section of the rhizome."

Dai Feng was surprised for a moment. He had encountered many plants along the way, but this was the first time that the boss had taken a liking to one.

He didn't say much and just went about his work silently.

Most plants on gravel beaches have deep and long rhizomes. The variegated goldenrod is an exception, but its roots are clustered, stick-shaped, fleshy fibrous roots, and taking a few of them will not kill it.

After a while, Dai Feng finished it and continued to move forward.

From a distance, Guo Yang saw a small flag not far above, which represented a precious plant.

But Guo Yang saw nothing. When he got closer, he saw a few inconspicuous withered leaves among the pile of rocks.

"Jellyfish Snow Bunny."

"It really does."

This is one of the goals of Guo Yang's trip.

It is a close relative of the Tianshan Snow Lotus and is commonly referred to as the "XZ Snow Lotus".

In martial arts novels, snow lotus is a magical medicine.

Legend has it that it takes three thousand years to bloom and three thousand years to bear fruit; it can bring the dead back to life, and no matter how serious the injury is, once it is taken, the dead can be brought back to life.

In reality, snow lotus grows slowly. Although it does not take thousands of years, it will take at least 4 to 5 years to bloom and bear fruit.

After the flowers fade, the plant will wither.

Its efficacy is not that far-reaching, and it is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and altitude sickness.

In some pastoral areas, it can be bought from herders for three or five yuan, but even at such a low price, the jellyfish snow rabbit is almost endangered.

Guo Yang set his sights on the jellyfish snow rabbit because of its well-developed rhizomes.

As a perennial plant, the jellyfish snow rabbit represents the unique evolutionary strategies and methods of alpine scree plants.

Its dark brown rhizomes are very thick and strong, so they can withstand the strong winds and heavy snow on the gravel beach.

The root tuber has a well-developed root system that can not only hold on to the surface, but also penetrate gravel and extend into the softer soil to absorb precious nutrients and water;

After the leaves wither, the petioles do not fall off but remain at the base of the rhizome. The layers of withered petiole fibers help keep the plant warm.

The most peculiar thing is its inflorescence. The head inflorescence is covered with thick hair, which acts like the down worn by humans. These hairs have a good effect of gathering heat and raising temperature.

Additionally, the thick coat structure of the jellyfish snow hare reflects a higher percentage of irradiation in the visible light range.

If these characteristics were found on a taller plant, it would make an excellent plant for protecting glaciers and snow.

As usual, Guo Yang still collected some of the rhizomes, and then used gravel to restore them to their original appearance.

After finding the snow rabbit, Guo Yang estimated that he was only missing two types of plants. He looked up and saw that Lian Cun and the other two had stopped.

We should have found the remaining plants we need.

Sure enough, after climbing for a while, Guo Yang saw another dark red columnar plant: the Rhizoma Corydalis, a 'greenhouse plant' on the mountains.

Tahuang is also a Tibetan medicine that can cure red eyes and headaches.

It is also an excellent forage grass and a community-building species in the alpine pergola. It has tall plants and a well-developed root system. It can prevent wind and sand, create and improve the microenvironment for other species, and is one of the most important plants in the alpine pergola.

It is also one of the plants that Guo Yang plans to promote on a large scale, but the reproduction method of the taro is generally insect pollination.

Therefore, how to reproduce quickly needs further detailed study.

We actually encountered quite a few high-mountain Rhododendrons along the way today, but none of them were as thick and tall as this one. Moreover, the altitude here is higher, and the Rhododendrons collected are also of better quality.

After collecting the goldenrod, we soon found our last target: cushion plants.

Cushion plants have no obvious stems, and their tiny branches are interwoven into a dense, cushion-like structure.

On a desolate brown hillside, a large patch of plants lay listlessly on the rocks, with a protective color almost the same as the rocks. If Lian Cun and the other two had not been sitting there, Guo Yang might not have been able to notice them.

Slowly climbing up the hill, Guo Yang sat down like Lian Cun and several others. Although he was physically and mentally exhausted, above these peaks he could see the strong wind, vast clouds and high sky.

No one spoke. After calming down for a while, they started to go down the mountain with the collected plant roots.

The highest point of the Bayi Glacier is about 4828 meters above sea level, and this cliff is near the highest point.

Guo Yang only felt that going down the mountain was more thrilling than going up the mountain. Fortunately, there was no wind today. Although it was cold, none of the people present had poor physical fitness.

On a smooth stone slope, the group started to play. Dai Feng and Du Xiao, leaning on crutches, were the first to slide down the mountain, leaving everyone behind.

Guo Yang was also sliding, but he was sliding much slower. In this gravelly environment, even if he was wearing thick clothes, he could get disfigured if he fell.

In this way, the group went down the mountain smoothly.

Just at this moment, a strong wind suddenly blew in the mountains, the stones were rustling, and the temperature began to drop suddenly.

Lian Cun waved his hand to signal him to go back quickly.

After walking for nearly an hour in the cold wind, the few people returned to the car. The sky was slowly beginning to darken, and the two cars began to drive towards the nearest town, Muli.

There is only one street in Muli Town and all the buildings can be seen at a glance, but there is actually a boarding primary school here.

When I came back, I heard and saw some children playing.

After resting for a night at the local town government, the group prepared to drive onward early the next morning.

Before leaving, I even stored the drone and prepared to shoot some more footage.

However, not long after flying, he frowned and whispered: "Boss, there may be illegal mining in Muli."

Guo Yang exclaimed, it was hard to tell where there was pollution in this blue sky with white clouds.

He walked closer to Lian Cun, stared at the images sent back by the drone for a while, and suddenly a surge of indignation surged in his heart.

All I saw on the screen was a big black pit. If not a coal mine, what else could it be?
This place is close to the Bayi Glacier, and normally no mining license would be issued, so mining here is definitely illegal.

"It's right under the nose of the town government." Lian Cun shook his head, "This matter should be quite involved."

Muli is under the jurisdiction of Tianjun County, Yeniugou is under the jurisdiction of Qilian County, and this phenomenon also exists in some other remote counties.

Lian Cun knew at a glance that there was a powerful protective umbrella behind this.

Guo Yang also realized it and said, "Just pretend you don't know about this. I'll handle it."

Du Xiao muttered, "Last year, combustible ice was discovered in Muli Town. These people still dare to open a mine. If something goes wrong, it will be an ecological disaster."

Guo Yang remembered it in his heart and said, "Let's go to the next point first."

The long journey on the plateau made everyone unwilling to communicate and move around, and they just slept when they were not driving.

The action of taking only an occasional sip of turnip and sea buckthorn shows the harshness of the plateau environment.

It was not until noon that we arrived near the Qiyi Glacier, the source of the Taolai River.

However, this time Guo Yang did not collect plants again. Instead, he used the seed store to record the natural conditions here and selected some breeding directions.

Then they continued to move forward, and also visited several water sources of Shule River and Taolai River along the way.

In the evening, the group returned to Subei and set out for their final destination the next day: the Transparent Mengke Glacier.

This is also an important water source of the Shule River.

By the time the planned journey was completed, everyone was a little exhausted.

The two cars drove forward along the winding mountain road. The valleys were narrow and winding, and there were clusters of wild animals. From time to time, they had to get out of the car to clear the roadblocks.

It was not until they entered the vast Yuerhong Ranch that everyone relaxed a little.

Dai Feng and Du Xiao released the drone again. The blue sky, the leisurely white clouds and the towering snow-capped mountains seemed to be a perfect match made in heaven.

We crossed Yuerhong and drove onto Provincial Highway S215. The road condition was still not very good, with stops and starts from time to time, but everyone was able to cheer and talk loudly.

From here, one only needs to cross the vast Gobi Desert Highway to reach Jiayuguan and Jiuquan. Guo Yang feels that this is a journey that will cleanse his soul.

During these few days, he completely put aside the affairs of the group and devoted himself to the beautiful country, feeling more relaxed physically and mentally than ever before.

After returning to Jiuquan, Guo Yang invited a few people to have another meal together and drank two glasses of hot wine. Only then did he feel alive again.

Guo Yang said with emotion: "It's worth the trip!"

He collected several plants that were useful to him, including the spotted pansy, the jellyfish snow rabbit, and the alpine goldenrod.

We even screened out a lot of breeding plans. In addition, we also got to enjoy the rare scenery.

"Such a dangerous place is indeed worth exploring." Lian Cun and his companions also gained something this time.

Dai Feng smiled and said, "Because few people go there, many rare plants can be preserved."

"It seems like I'll have to go to these places more often in the future!"

“With turnip buckthorn, now is the time to be bold.”

“When are we going to conquer the Himalayas?”

“Why don’t you just say you want to go to Mount Everest?”

"It's not impossible."

Guo Yang looked at the people who were discussing enthusiastically, and thought about whether he should mention the welfare benefits to everyone again when he returned.

...

After returning home and having a good sleep, Guo Yang appeared downstairs of the company again.

As soon as he entered the office, secretaries from all over the place heard the news and rushed to report their work.

Guo Yang just felt a headache.

I'm totally not interested!

Then he sent everyone away and told them to do whatever they wanted, as he was not going to handle anything today.

Not long after, Qi Ziwen also came to his office. After entering, he didn't bring any documents and didn't say anything. Instead, he made him a cup of tea and prepared to leave.

Guo Yang couldn't figure this out, so he asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"

Qi Ziwen smiled and said, "I understand the post-holiday syndrome, so I won't bother the boss today."

Guo Yang picked up the hot tea and took a sip. "Don't act weird with me here. Don't you have anything more important to tell me?"

"Nothing is more important than your happiness, boss!"

Seeing Qi Ziwen starting to act up again, Guo Yang laughed angrily, "You said it, I will leave again tomorrow."

"Ah, where are you going, boss?"

“I haven’t had enough fun yet!”

"No, no, no." Qi Ziwen immediately became anxious, "Boss, have you forgotten about the Jahwa Group?"

In fact, Guo Yang talked to Qi Ziwen because he was still concerned about Jahwa, otherwise he would not have shown up in the company today.

You know, the seeds haven’t been grown yet.

But no matter how anxious he was, he had to pretend that nothing had happened. Guo Yang took another sip of tea before asking, "What happened to Jahwa? Was there a problem with the bidding?"

"No, it's already been won, for sure." Qi Ziwen said with his hands dancing, "I just heard that the process was very exciting. The review team of the Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission had some different opinions, but Ge Wenyao silenced them with Yu Ze's performance."

"Oh, really?" Guo Yang replied, and drank his tea happily again. This made Qi Ziwen a little confused about his thoughts.

Logically speaking, the boss has invested so much energy in the acquisition of Jahwa, he should be very excited now. Why does he seem a little nonchalant now?

Is the plateau really that fun?

After thinking for a while, Qi Ziwen said, "The process was still very thrilling. Among the initial bidders, Fuxing Investment withdrew because Jahwa's asking price was too high, and HNA's final score was also lower because of its high debt ratio."

Knowing the final result in advance, Guo Yang felt relieved and asked, "Are you going to compete with Ping An in the end?"

"Yes, they persuaded two members of the review team of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, but once Yuze leaves, Ping An will be nothing more than a piece of shit."

Qi Ziwen explained the bidding process to Guo Yang bit by bit.

In this bidding, price only accounts for 50 points, with the basic score being 30 points. A bid reaching the listing price of 51.09 billion yuan will earn 30 points, and one point will be added for every additional 1.7 million yuan.

Jiahe directly quoted a reserve price of 51.09 billion yuan, and Ping An quoted a price of 57 billion yuan. Ping An had an advantage in the price score.

This made the review members of Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission who supported Ping An very proud, and they repeatedly emphasized this point.

However, the second largest weight is resource support, which accounts for 25 points, including brand management, industrial chain expansion, sales network support, financial support, etc.

This Ping An makes many promises.

But Jiahe directly put Yuze in the open.

Yuze’s reputation has been very good since its listing, and it has been rapidly expanding after Double Eleven.

With the arrival of winter, the climate across the country has become increasingly drier, and the reputation of products such as Yuze Moisturizing Cream has quickly become popular on Weibo.

After more than three months on the market, the cumulative sales of the Yuze brand exceeded 100 million yuan.

As soon as this data came out, Jiahe got full marks in the second largest weight.

As for the remaining employee stability, the qualifications, capital, management and operational capabilities of the transferee, with Yuze's case as an example, Jiahe's score is still higher than Ping An.

In the end, Jiahe won the bid in a mediocre way.

Qi Ziwen found a newspaper and put it on the desk. Guo Yang took a look and saw a picture of Ge Wenyao giving orders on the cover, with a smug smile on his face.

A red line was artificially drawn under a sentence in the newspaper.

"The acquirer said he was most worried about my health, but I told him not to worry because I am now standing at the starting line again." He really looks as energetic as a young man.

Qi Ziwen groaned and said, "This old guy doesn't seem to be going to retire!"

Jiahe acquired 100% of the equity of Jahwa Group. The asset it cared about most was the listed company Shanghai Jahwa, but this acquisition only included 29.15% of Shanghai Jahwa shares.

This naturally does not conform to Golden Harvest's original intention.

Therefore, Jiahe will definitely initiate a takeover invitation from the major shareholder to increase the shareholding ratio to more than 50%.

At the same time, if Jiahe wants to transfer the profits of daily chemical products to Quanwang or planting bases upstream of the industrial chain, it also needs the cooperation of management.

It goes without saying that Ge Wenyao would definitely not do this, so changes to the existing management are inevitable.

After thinking for a while, Guo Yang smiled and said, "Don't be too hasty. Let Miao Lanchun initiate an invitation to acquire first."

"It's only been a few trading days since the resumption of trading, and Jahwa's share price has already risen by several points." Qi Ziwen muttered.

"Take the long view."

Initiating a takeover bid for other shareholders now will certainly result in some losses, but with high-quality raw materials in hand, Jahwa's future prospects are bright.

Starting from Jahwa, Guo Yang and Qi Ziwen chatted about Seagull watches for a while.

According to other people's opinion, since they have already acquired Jahwa, all they need to do is to rely on Ge Wenyao for the Seagull watch project.

However, Guo Yangren is still of great use to Ge Wenyao's team. In addition, integrity and reputation are also very important. In the future, Jiahe will be able to use comparable tactics when it has other acquisition targets.

Therefore, the Seagull project was also handed over to the Strategic Investment Department for follow-up.

"Okay, that's it. There's nothing else to do." Guo Yang packed up the documents and prepared to leave.

"Boss, do you really want to take a vacation?"

"You think I'm joking." Guo Yang said with a smile: "Didn't you read the messages in the spam group? Lao Bao is so jealous that he's about to overflow."

After coming back and taking a nap, Guo Yang sorted out some pictures and sent them to the group.

Some were fishing in Xiangyang Lake, some were playing in Qilian Mountains. The others were fine, but Bao Xinyu complained in the group.

Qi Ziwen laughed and said, "So the boss is going to the grassland this time."

"No, we have to go to the plateau again."

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Amid Qi Ziwen's complex look of confusion, astonishment, absurdity and sympathy, Guo Yang walked out of the office.

There has been little snow during this period, the air is cold and dry, and the sea buckthorn forest is bleak.

After a while, Guo Yang arrived at the exclusive laboratory of Tianhe Seed Academy.

After chatting with Bi Qiang for a while, Guo Yang began his retreat again.

This retreat lasted nearly ten days.

When he walked out of the laboratory, it was already mid-February and a heavy snow fell in Jiuquan, as if foreshadowing a good harvest.

During these ten days, Guo Yang spent a total of over 20,000 natural energies, which wiped out all the accumulation of this year.

All in all, the number of varieties he has cultivated in the past three years has increased so much that he has become accustomed to recording them in tables.

At the end of 07, the main species cultivated were desert ecosystem species, and at the beginning of 09, the main species cultivated were high-altitude and carbon-neutral plants.

Although there is a lot of energy for flowers this year, the number of varieties cultivated is not as high.

Most of the money was spent on periglacial plants and alpine plants, such as snow hare, alpine goldenrod, variegated pansy and their companion species, all of which were above 1500 points, and the ecosystems composed of cushion plants were also above 1000 points.

They are all plants aimed at protecting the ecological environment of snow-capped mountains and glaciers. They can either enhance the glacier's ability to reflect radiation, or improve local water circulation and increase snowfall, thereby achieving the purpose of protecting snow-capped mountains and glaciers.

In addition, he also used the characteristic genes of plants such as the snow hare to cultivate native tree species such as Qinghai spruce and Qilian juniper.

This makes these two tree species more resistant to high cold and oxygen-deficient environments. Although they also inherit the slow growth characteristics of the snow hare, they may break through the life limitation of no trees above 4000 meters above sea level.

Moreover, the fir trees cultivated last year are equivalent to fast-growing tree species, and the effect of using them together will undoubtedly be more perfect.

In addition, new turnip varieties have been developed that can alleviate or even overcome some of the altitude sickness symptoms.

Guo Yang had experienced the harsh test of the plateau for several days and knew how important this thing was at the critical moment. It was no exaggeration to say that it could save lives.

Finally, there is Gobi quinoa, the second generation variety of agricultural crops and energy forests.

Guo Yang transferred two cotton varieties, one corn variety, and one rice variety to a warehouse, and Bi Qiang will naturally deal with them later.

As for the rest of the crops, he took the people from the Alfalfa Engineering Department and made another trip to Qinghai.

It took until the end of February to get it all sorted out.

During this period, he also met with Du Jianwen, chairman of the Qaidam Agricultural Reclamation Company. His main purpose was to get the stone-picking machine back, or even "borrow" it back, as Qilian needed it.

I thought there would be some fuss, but Du Jianwen agreed very readily.

Just when he wanted to wait for the stone picker to arrive in Qilian and test whether it was still in good working order, a conflict broke out on the Urad grassland.

(End of this chapter)