Chapter 453 Gaofeng Company Liu Yalie (Thanks for your votes!)
It is not difficult for Guo Yang to increase yield and accelerate promotion by changing the planting pattern.

But for ordinary technicians, rashly changing the planting pattern is a very risky thing.

Reading from a script is the norm.

He didn't know how the dragon fruit industry broke through in the previous life, but now Jiahe must change first.

Guo Yang asked: "By the way, the Gaofeng company mentioned earlier, is their dragon fruit variety also rose honey scented?"

"Partly." Huang En replied, "Gao Feng started to build the orchard in 02, and the seedlings were planted in 03. In 05, the real domestic dragon fruit appeared on the market. However, the snow disaster in 08 caused heavy losses to Gao Feng's orchard, and the dragon fruit trees died one by one.

It was then that Liu Yalie found this place and introduced a batch of rose honey fragrance. "

Talking about the snowstorm, Huang En and Ji Huibing are still frightened.

Fortunately, Jiahe made sufficient preparations at that time, including watering, covering with weeds, building a shed and covering with film. After a lot of effort, the tree was saved.

That time, anti-freeze and disaster prevention happened to be the instruction that the chairman particularly emphasized.

Therefore, the two did not have much resistance to the exploration of the two new technologies proposed by Guo Yang.

Guo Yang said: "Gao Feng's orchard is in Qinzhou, right? Since I'm here, I might as well go there and take a look."

Qinzhou is an important node of the Pinglu Canal and an important base for the subsequent development of the leprosy tree energy forest.

After finding out the reason for the slow promotion of pitaya, he did not delay and headed south directly.

Such a rapid speed made Qu Yang a little surprised, "Is the problem solved?"

"solved."

"so fast."

"Otherwise, this kind of thing can be easily handled as long as we can see through the fog."

Simple?

For people at the planting base, this has been a problem that has plagued them for several years.

At present, the yield of pitaya per mu in China is not high, and 2000 kilograms per mu is considered a high yield.

The boss's stay in the base just now definitely did not exceed 15 minutes.

"Boss, if you do research, it will definitely be this." Qu Yang gave a thumbs up.

"I have also been doing breeding. Let's go to southern China for breeding tomorrow." Guo Yang laughed. In fact, he prefers to deal with the land every day.

Dragon fruit base.

Huang En looked at the departing convoy, a little absent-minded, "Old Ji, can the planting method the chairman mentioned really increase production?"

"The single-double row model and nighttime supplementary lighting make sense from the biological characteristics of pitaya. There is no problem in increasing production. The specific question is how much the production can be increased."

This technology is easy to understand and it is not difficult for those who know it. It is just a matter of a little effort.

In about ten minutes, Ji Huibing had already approved these two techniques.

"The chairman is really unexpected."

Jaune nodded, "I think he knows more about planting management than I do."

Ji Huibing glanced at him and thought, let alone you, even I, a veteran who has been working in the fruit industry for decades, was stunned for a moment.

After only one meeting, Guo Yang left a deep impression on the people at the base: he knows his stuff!

After taking a detour, the car finally arrived at the mouth of Pingtang River, which is the starting point of the Pinglu Canal.

The topography along the canal is complex and diverse, with hills and mountains as well as river valley plains.

Lush green fruit trees abound.

Sometimes, traces of leprosy tree planting can be seen on the hills and mountains, and the leprosy tree nurseries are also filled with trucks transporting seedlings.

What is even more noteworthy is that there are many more companies along the route that are investing in energy forests.

Various construction sites where land reclamation is underway are filled with all kinds of construction machinery, creating a huge scene.

It feels like capital going to the countryside.

We arrived at Luwu Town without stopping.

This is the node for entering the main stream of Qin River. Going south along the main stream, you can reach Qinzhou Port in Beibu Gulf.

Not long after passing Luwu, we saw a dragon fruit orchard located halfway up the hill.

It is still a single plant planting model.

This model can make full use of space, allowing each dragon fruit plant to obtain sufficient sunlight, nutrients and growth space. It is the only way to produce high-quality dragon fruit.

The yield per plant is also very high.

However, the density is too low, with only 400 to 500 plants per acre, and the overall yield is limited. At the same time, planting a single plant will significantly increase land and labor costs.

This has increased the difficulty of promoting dragon fruit, making it difficult for it to reach thousands of households.

A single row can produce 800 plants per acre, while a double row can produce 2200 plants per acre, resulting in a huge difference in total yield.

Liu Yalie, a Malaysian, was the first person to bring red pitaya to the country.

He should also be the first person to commercially grow dragon fruit in the country.

Guo Yang met Liu Yalie at the entrance of the park.

He was a thin man of short stature, wearing a thin black coat. Next to him stood a middle-aged woman wearing black and red spotted clothes.

"Mr. Liu, I'm sorry for disturbing you by visiting me."

"Mr. Guo, that's too polite. I can't say enough about your welcome. Jiahe's rose honey fragrance is a rare and top-quality variety, and is extremely popular in the market."

Liu Yalie smiled and then introduced his wife Qian Yu.

Qian Yu smiled and said, "Mr. Guo, Rose Honey Fragrance is the best dragon fruit I have ever tasted."

"haha, thank you."

"Mr. Guo, you may not know that I really like dragon fruit. I have tasted dragon fruit from all over the world, and the one with rose honey aroma tastes the best and most outstanding."

Qian Yu was full of praise, saying that the couple spoke very good Mandarin, which sounded much more pleasant than the local dialect Mandarin.

Guo Yang said: "You are too kind."

"This is from the bottom of my heart." Liu Yalie said: "Mr. Guo, you may not know that I used to be engaged in oil palm planting and palm oil production in Malaysia, and the scale was not small.

At that time, my wife particularly liked to eat dragon fruit, but in Malaysia, the ones that could be bought were all imported white-fleshed dragon fruits, which tasted very bad.

So I told my wife, I will grow some for you to eat.”

Qian Yu echoed, "At first I thought it was just a joke, but I didn't expect him to be so serious. He looked up information, introduced new species, and actually had him try planting them in Malaysia."

The two of them seemed to be showing off their affection, which made Guo Yang feel a little jealous. If he had known earlier, he would have brought Lin Keqing along.

“Why don’t you continue to plant in Malaysia?”

"The land in Malaysia is not suitable for large-scale cultivation of dragon fruit. At that time, I could only satisfy my wife's appetite."

Liu Yalie said: "Dragon fruit is considered an 'oral cosmetic' by Europeans, and its branches and flowers also have many values, but most of them are imported in China. Less than 3% of the country's population can eat dragon fruit, so the market potential is huge.

So after an investigation, we came to Qinzhou to invest and build a garden. After going through many hardships, we expanded from the initial 400 acres to the current 8500 acres. "

Qian Yu pulled Liu Yalie's shoulder and said, "Oh, stop talking about this. Hurry up and take Mr. Guo into the house to sit down and taste the fruit."

"Yes, look at me, Mr. Guo, please come in."

"Then I will respectfully obey your command."

As Guo Yang walked, he looked at the layout of the orchard.

Unlike Jiahe's orchard which was covered with light green manure, Gaofeng's base was kept spotlessly clean and there was no trace of grass in the orchard.

But other aspects are in line with green and organic production methods, and it must be a high-end product. "Mr. Guo, although the fruit is ugly, it tastes great."

Liu Yalie took out a few ordinary-looking fruits, cut them open, revealing the blood-red flesh, which was very tempting.

Guo Yang took a small half, peeled off the skin, took a bite, and it melted in his mouth, with a sweet taste.

"good."

"The taste is still quite different from Jiahe, and the appearance is not as good as Jiahe's."

Guo Yang pondered for a moment, "Gao Feng can actually try grass cultivation. Mr. Liu has seen Jiahe's garden, right?"

"I've seen it, the advantages and disadvantages of grass cultivation are very obvious. Gao Feng has no plans to do so for the time being."

Liu Yalie was a little disapproving. In his opinion, the main reason why Jiahe's dragon fruit tasted better was the variety, which was also related to grass cultivation, but the disadvantages outweighed the advantages.

Given the climatic conditions in Guangxi Province, it takes too long to control the growth of weeds. Besides, if there is too much weeds, there will be more insect pests.

The fruit doesn't look good because it has been eaten by insects.

Guo Yang didn't say anything more. Gaofeng Company did pursue quality, but it did not pursue ultimate quality. Its merchant nature was clearly revealed.

However, Liu Yalie did contribute to the promotion of dragon fruit.

For fruits like Gaofeng, which have average appearance, the base is getting bigger and bigger. The first step of market development is a hurdle.

According to Liu Yalie, in the first year of fruit production, five or six tons of fruit were piled up because the fruits did not look good and there were no sales in the market.

In the end, they had no choice but to take drastic measures and give away five or six tons of fruit for free to merchants for tasting.

When he was anxiously calculating how much he would lose, a miracle happened. The excellent taste of the dragon fruit conquered the customers and orders came in one after another.

"So, I envy Jiahe."

Liu Yalie pondered and said, "Not only does it taste great, but the fruit is also beautiful, so there is no need to worry about the market."

Guo Yang smiled and said, "Gaofeng is also OK. Jiahe's biological pesticides have always been open to the public."

“I still think it’s better not to use pesticides.”

"Uh……"

Guo Yang understood, but felt even more uncomfortable. From the conversation, he learned that Liu Yalie also had an agronomy major, but still had prejudices against biological pesticides.

I may be envious, but I just want to be different and not have anything to do with pesticides.

In fact, most consumers should be prejudiced against pesticides. Even if they are biological pesticides, are they not pesticides?
One sentence is enough to make it impossible to refute.

However, when buying fruit, consumers will vote with their feet and prefer fruits that look good. How many people like to eat fruits that have been bitten by insects?
Guo Yang said: "Then we can also try natural enemy insects."

“Well, I’ll try it this year.”

The implication is that it had never been used before. Guo Yang suddenly felt that it was not easy to promote it at the grassroots level.

The sales volume of natural enemy insects is actually not low.

But looking at the report, all you can see is a bunch of cold numbers.

The data results are good, but when expanded to the national market, it is still a "cold" field.

At the end of the conversation, Guo Yang also mentioned the new technology that Jiahe is about to explore: single-row planting and night lighting.

Liu Yalie was not very interested and said that this was not in line with the quality route.

After leaving the orchard and getting in the car, I heard Qu Yang complaining along the way: "This Gaofeng company is probably going downhill. It can't compete with Jiahe in the past, and it may not be able to withstand the impact of low-priced products in the future."

"Why do you think Liu Yalie insisted?"

“Because he’s been successful in the past.”

“So there is more than one path to success in the planting industry.” Guo Yang said with a smile: “The key is to find the right path and stick to it.”

In fact, he admires Liu Yalie very much for paving the way for him. His philosophy is different from that of Jiahe, but it is only because of interests.

Jiahe has no interest in large-scale orchard bases, which are tiring and risky. It is better to sell seedlings, which have high profits in the early stage and long-term steady income in the later stage.

现如今黄恩等人对玫瑰蜜香的定价是12元/株，一亩400~500株，能收入4800~6000元。

Once the single and double row planting model is promoted, the profit will be more substantial even if the unit price drops.

To put it nicely, it will also allow more people to taste the flavor of dragon fruit.

The car arrived at Qinzhou Bay, and the harbor was full of cargo ships.

Guo Yang went to Jiahe's wharf to take a look. It was still under construction and the tonnage of the berth was a bit large, which was criticized by many people within the group.

Because last year, Jiahe International’s grain transportation volume did not meet expectations, it was only 1000 million tons, most of which was contributed by the Port of Rosario in Argentina.

Domestic trade volume has declined visibly.

The area of ​​fallow land in the country has expanded again this year. After the berths in the Beibu Gulf are built, we may have to solicit business there again.

“This port investment may fail.”

"The boss is not a god, it is impossible for him not to make mistakes."

"I made suggestions at the beginning, alas, what a pity."

There were many similar discussions within Jiahe, such as those from Gao De and others who initially held opposing views.

The setting sun was reflected against the sea level, and the sky was filled with rosy clouds. Guo Yang stared in a daze at the dock under construction.

"Actually, boss, you don't have to worry. We were fully self-sufficient in soybeans last year. The situation can't be as bad as last year," said Qu Yang.

"You can comfort people."

"How about a foot massage?"

Guo Yang said unhappily: "I've never seen you so active before. Are you here just to cause trouble now?"

"You didn't go before, but now that you have a companion, just give it a try. Hey, don't hit me... don't hit me. Don't be mean to me in the future."

Guo Yang clapped twice as a joke.

He also knew that Qu Yang was just joking, purely for fun, but this matter was serious.

Lin Keqing is only one aspect. The other aspect is that there are many people paying attention to him now.

In particular, Jiahe’s revenue this year reached 200 billion yuan, surpassing the China National Grain and Oils Corporation.

In an era when Internet companies' performance had not yet exploded, Jiahe's achievement was extremely dazzling.

This doesn't even take the glimmer into account.

So, he didn't know how many eyes were watching him, openly or secretly, but he had to do the right thing and be a decent person.

After playing around for a while, Guo Yang asked, "Do you want to go to the South Breeding Base?"

"I won't go." Qu Yang murmured, "Spring plowing is coming soon. We need to work harder this year and not let things go downhill again."

"A second spring?"

"Haha, that's a good idea. Tianhe is going to have a second spring this year!"

Guo Yang smiled and said, "I think it's you, Qu Yang, who wants a second spring."

"That's not something you can talk about. Eight wives are already enough. If you pass it on, the number of grandchildren will increase to 8."

Qu Yang waved his hand and said, "I'm serious. I have a feeling that Tianhe will be able to stop its decline this year and even reach new heights!"

The domestic market is a stock market, the overseas experience is short, and there is no support from seed stores. For a moment, Guo Yang was a little surprised by Qu Yang's confidence.

"Okay, I'll wait and see."

(End of this chapter)