Chapter 521 Opening up territory and expanding territory

When glyphosate is effective in killing weeds, the savings in farm management are significant.

This makes it difficult for Brazilian farmers to refuse Monsanto.

However, when resistant weeds appeared in the United States, they also appeared in Brazil.

But at the beginning it was not as fierce as America, nor did it have caltrops.

But experts still predict that resistant weeds will cause big problems in Brazil.

It turns out the experts were full of 'foresight' when a super-resistant weed appeared in America that was stronger than Tribulus terrestris.

Super-resistant weeds also appear in Brazil

This weed is also bound to take root and sprout in the Cerrado covered with glyphosate.

It’s just that the super-resistant weeds in Brazil were also left by Guo Yang at the last summit, but no one knew it was him.

Qu Yang didn’t know either.

These resistant weeds caused great trouble for Brazilian farmers, and also enabled Hugh Grant, who was still working for Monsanto at the time, to introduce an upgraded version of the Roundup Ready system into Brazil.

That is dicamba.

But Brazil is not America.

This is the tropics.

It took at least two or three years for dicamba to be fully utilized in the United States.

In Brazil, it took just one year to be overwhelmed, and almost all farms had to grow dicamba-resistant crops.

Monsanto has once again achieved 'miracle marketing', and the whole of Brazil is almost becoming their paradise.

But it also comes with greater troubles.
The super-resistant weeds left behind by Guo Yang quickly destroyed the upgraded Roundup-resistant system.

Not only that, when the lawsuit turned to the victimized farmers, Brazilian farmers also filed a lawsuit against Monsanto.

in fact,

Most of the people who invest in farms in Brazil are from Europe and the United States.

The collapse of the Roundup resistance system and lawsuits from all over the world have put Monsanto in a desperate situation.

The company's market value continued to shrink, and by the time Tianhe set its sights on Monsanto's germplasm bank in Brazil, Monsanto's market value had been reduced to only one-sixth of its peak.

A company on the verge of bankruptcy.

At this time, Tianhe proposed to acquire Monsanto's assets in Brazil: the three major seed companies Asgro, Monsoy and FT.

Monsanto, anxious to save itself, has no problem doing so.

The three major seed companies, including Asgro, have also fallen into an operational crisis due to super-resistant weeds.

Tianhe’s acquisition request is like Monsanto’s acquisition 20 years ago, which is a rescue.

At this time, Tianhe Seeds was already quite famous in South America. It acquired Tianhe from Dow Brazil and also owned super corn germplasm from Brazil.

By combining it with the super corn germplasm from China: the Tianyu series, Tianhe has also cultivated corn seeds suitable for Brazil.

Still non-GMO.

In the anti-GMO wave, Tianhe is as dazzling as a firefly in the dark night.

Everything went well.
Qu Yang is very popular in Brazil.

He had cordial conversations with officials from Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, and he exchanged academic ideas with weed experts at the University of São Paulo, Brazil's best agricultural university.

He was in the fields listening to rancher Jose Suarez cursing Monsanto.

“They sold us a problem that didn’t exist.”

however,
When the contract was about to be signed and Brazil's largest super germplasm bank was about to fall into Tianhe's hands, news suddenly spread internationally that Tianhe might have been responsible for many biological invasion tragedies.

This brought the acquisition to an abrupt halt.

Qu Yang still remembers the scene at that time. The official from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture told him: "Man, you are in trouble now. Big trouble!"

After recounting his experiences over the past month, Qu Yang seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.

The senior leader who had also heard the content of the call laughed gloatingly, "The cooked duck flew away."

Guo Yang laughed and said to Qu Yang, "Is it dead? I don't think that, apart from us, anyone else is willing to take over Asgro and the other three companies?"

Qu Yang: "Uh... maybe not. Resistant weeds in the tropics spread too quickly."

Guo Yang said: "Only Brazil can produce two consecutive seasons, otherwise the global food crisis will only get worse."

"It's already very serious. I'm on a farm in Cerrado right now. The company just bought a farm worth millions, but the farm is already full of resistant weeds."

Qu Yang stood at the edge of Poland Gato's farm, looking at the endless weeds. When he first arrived, this place was still a commercial crop.

In just one month, everything changed.

“Asgro did not have a choice, but the Brazilian government was not on Tianhe’s side.”

"It's no big deal." Guo Yang seemed very calm. "Let them investigate. Time is on our side."

Qu Yang pondered and said, "Tianhe's business in Brazil may be hindered, and the Brazilian government may interfere with our normal operations."

Guo Yang said: "But Brazilian farmers have no choice now. The only alternative to GM seeds is Tianhe seeds. The current difficulties are only temporary."

"Ok."

Before hanging up, Guo Yang made one last request, "Buy more farms in Brazil. When I get older, I want to go fishing on the Brazilian plateau."

Qu Yang was totally confused.

But the senior leader beside him understood and said sarcastically: "You are already thinking about the land of Brazil when there is no sign of it yet."

Guo Yang smiled and suddenly asked, "Leader, last time Jiahe provided a batch of biological materials, there should be results now, right?"

The old man's expression changed, and Guo Yang smiled meaningfully.

"It will take some time before it can be officially made. By the way, do you have any better materials?"

"It's a bit greedy, but it's possible, but we have to wait until the Hongqi River is repaired. Now the northwest is the only place in China that can make progress in environmental protection."

Guo Yang paused, then suddenly laughed, "There is another way, but I know you don't dare."

The big boss's eyebrows jumped, "Tell me about it."

Guo Yang: "Expand the territory."

Big leader: “…”

Guo Yang showed a mocking expression and said, "I knew you wouldn't dare."

"It's not that I don't dare." The big leader stood up and crossed his hands behind his back, looking even more like a leader. "The time has not come yet."

This time,

Guo Yang didn’t know which day it would be, so he could only prepare in this direction little by little.

After saying goodbye to the big boss, sitting in the car on the way back, Guo Yang seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but in fact his mind was immersed in the seed store.

He is looking at the accumulated natural energy.

The total amount has exceeded 5, which seems like a lot, but if it is to be used in the entire world, it is far from enough.

After all, the goal is to challenge the entire international order by improving the environment of one country.

So expanding territory was not a joke, but his real thought.

However, the threat of nuclear weapons makes every subsequent step extremely difficult unless a way to deal with nuclear weapons or nuclear radiation can be found.

Or maybe it's to defeat the enemy without fighting,
Before anyone notices, all hostile forces will lose their ability to resist.

Jiahe is now working towards this direction.

But more germplasm resources are needed. Tianhe’s failure to acquire Monsanto’s germplasm bank in Brazil is indeed a big loss.

The car drove into Guo Yang's residence in Beijing. Many veteran cadres lived nearby, so there was basically no need to worry about safety.

It just lacks the festive atmosphere, it's quite deserted and not that lively.

After Guo Yang entered the room and took off his coat, he saw his father-in-law and Guo Pengye playing with toys on the floor.

My father-in-law and his wife are both teachers. After Guo Yang and his companions came to Beijing, they also celebrated the New Year with them.

"Dad, where are Mom and Keqing?"

"The mother and daughter are in the kitchen making New Year's Eve dinner."

"Okay, I haven't tasted mom's cooking for a while, let's have a drink tonight."

"You can have a drink, but your mom isn't cooking tonight. She'll be helping out, and Keqing will be the chef."

Guo Yang suddenly showed fear, "No way?!"

Father Lin also laughed and shook his head, "Actually, when it comes to cooking, we men have to do it. It's a pity that we don't have the chance to do it."

Guo Yang nodded in agreement, "Indeed, I have also discovered that my talent for cooking is better than Ke Qing's."

Guo Pengye, who was lying on the ground, also started to cry out.

However, when it came to the New Year's Eve dinner, Guo Yang and Lin's father praised the delicious fish on the left and the pork elbow on the right.

Lin Keqing and her daughter were overjoyed.

It is estimated that Guo Yang and Lin's father will not be able to enter the kitchen in the short term.

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, the family sat in the living room and watched TV. Although the Spring Festival Gala was a bit boring, it was still nice to chat.

There is only one day like this in a year.

In addition to spending the Spring Festival in Beijing this year, Guo Yang felt that the experience was pretty good. It was unlike a few years ago when he had to either be in Africa or find a place to go fishing.

However, even though he had concerns, he still acted so radically, which surprised the previous leaders who had been determined to introduce a partner to Guo Yang.

For example, on this day, when Guo Yang came to visit the previous senior leader, he was criticized for being arrogant.

"You are a bit too impatient. If you wait a few more years, European and American countries will have their own problems. You are putting Jiahe on the spot by doing this now."

"Let the fire refine it, and Jiahe will become cleaner, so that it can take the initiative better in the future."

Guo Yang smiled. Actually, he didn't want to talk about work with his predecessor, as he might be a little sensitive. Then, he suddenly had an idea and thought of Minqin.

"When are you going to visit Qingtu Lake again? Because of your instruction, Qingtu Lake has now become a large lake and a local scenic spot."

“I went there last year.”

“…” Guo Yang was a little embarrassed. The old man must have seen reports about his inspection at Qingtu Lake, but he didn’t know about it.

The old man didn't mind it very much. He smiled and said, "It's really well done, much better than I expected. The main reason is that the Shiyang River has changed so much. The precipitation is actually increasing every year."

"These are all changes brought about by vegetation, from the source of the Lenglongling Mountains in the Qilian Mountains to the shelterbelts and conservation forests on the edge of the desert, all of which are playing a huge role."

“No matter how good a plant species is, it has to fall into the hands of the right person. If someone else comes, they definitely won’t have this awareness!”

The old man looked at Guo Yang, which made him a little nervous. After a moment, the old man said: "You deserve to be called a national entrepreneur!"

again!

I am immune, I rebound, Guo Yang complained childishly in his heart.

In fact, I got used to it after listening to it for a long time.

This title was a compliment given to him by his superiors. It might be that his actions in Africa during that period attracted the attention of the higher-ups, and they used this title to appease him.

Or warn him: everything you do is under our watch.

For this reason, Guo Yang started to stir up trouble without caring about the severity of the situation. He delivered a speech at the annual meeting titled "We have no way out", which led to the current situation.

However, he can accept this situation now.

Although there is always someone to control you, as long as you are willing to expand your territory and turn the world upside down, he is willing to help you.

But the old man in front of us may not know much about these situations.

After visiting the elderly, Guo Yang’s visiting mission during the Spring Festival was basically completed.

At this time, it was cold in the north, and heavy snow fell day by day, forming thick layers of ice on the rivers.

Guo Yang wanted to go fishing more than once.

But there was no chance.

As soon as the Spring Festival ended, he said goodbye to his superiors and returned to Jiuquan.

During the Spring Festival, most of Jiahe’s domestic companies were on holiday, but those abroad did not stop.

In particular, the investigations into the Golden Harvest Group by Europe and the United States have almost never stopped.

For European and American forces, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Jiahe’s technology is so tempting!
Seeds, biological pesticides, bioenergy forests...each one is a symbol of wealth.

Jiahe has no better solution for this.

Just let them check.

In terms of core technology, except for Tianhe Seed's overseas breeding institutions and several overseas planting bases of Quanwang, all others are located abroad.

Tianhe is also the main target of investigation in Europe and the United States.

However, even after turning the house upside down, nothing valuable was found.

Because Tianhe uses traditional breeding methods assisted by modern biotechnology, its technical level is not as good as Monsanto's.

Even in Europe and the United States, Tianhe's biotechnology is not sufficient to cultivate super-resistant weeds, and no traces of breeding can be found.

Although there were some anomalies in the circulation process, Tianhe eventually got rid of suspicion.

It also indirectly proves one thing, that Tianhe and Quanwang's technologies are indeed of great benefit in improving the deteriorating agricultural ecology in America today.

Tianhe and Quanwang both regained their innocence.

But the economic losses were devastating. In addition to business stagnation, technology overseas was also leaked.

Especially the King of All.
Several plant raw materials for processing biopesticides are controlled by European and American countries.

In addition, Provimi's path of transferring profits through raw materials was also blocked by Europe and the United States, which noticed the abnormality.

However, Guo Yang could accept all this.

Except for the leeches in the Yarlung Zangbo River, all the blame has fallen back on Monsanto. Jiahe is still a good student with excellent character and academic performance.

At the same time, it also made more people in China recognize the true face of the West again, give up their illusions, and prepare their weapons...

Golden Harvest's overseas business also began to recover.

After this major investigation, Tianhe and Quanwang’s technologies were recognized in America.

Although core technologies and resources have been leaked, Tianhe and Quanwang are pioneers and have a market foundation.

What's more, this wave of suppression of Tianhe and Quanwang has also caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the Americans.

This is seen as the government's attempt to open up criminal suspicion for Monsanto in an attempt to save the collapsing building.

However, the farmer proved with his actions that no one could save him.

Almost all farmers refuse to use Monsanto products, including those that have gone bankrupt.

In addition, Monsanto faces huge compensation.

Under heavy pressure, Asgro, Monsoy and FT Seed Companies were successively acquired by Tianhe.

(End of this chapter)