Chapter 523: Masumi Kakigi; Gobi Quinoa
In Suzhou, Kubota rice transplanters are transplanting green rice seedlings in the rice fields, creating a beautiful pastoral scene.

"The Kubota rice transplanter is pretty good."

The edge of the rice field was filled with people in suits and ties. Except for Wang Fengyao and others from Kubota Suzhou Company, the rest were from Marubeni Corporation's headquarters.

Masumi Kakigi has a slim and capable figure. He wears a well-tailored dark suit, black-framed glasses, and has a meticulous hairstyle.

After listening to Wang Fengyao's words, he said calmly: "It looks okay, but Kubota's performance in China is also declining rapidly."

Wang Fengyao said: "The competition is too fierce. It is extremely difficult to maintain the current market share."

"I don't mean to blame you."

Masumi Kakigi has a friendly demeanor. During his many years at Marubeni Corporation, he likes to visit the front line in person.

Kubota Suzhou Company is just one of them. Before that, he also went to Shandong Province and Northeast China, hoping to find a better strategy for Marubeni.

"After all, China's agricultural machinery manufacturers are also on the rise. Fengkai and World are both strong competitors."

Wang Fengyao also felt that Kakiki Masumi was a very cultured person.

“Yes, but Kubota has also gained the trust of many farmers.”

Just then, a thin man walked over quickly and whispered something in Kakigi Masumi's ear.

Wang Fengyao immediately noticed that Kakigi Masumi's expression changed drastically. He was originally in high spirits, but now his face was ashen.

Then he left the scene without saying a word.

In a business car.

Masumi Kakigi asked gloomily, "Is it confirmed? Is Guo Yang really in Jiuquan?"

Marubeni's strategy department director Haruka Kuroki was also in low spirits.

"Yes, he just met with Haifa Al-Saud yesterday, otherwise I wouldn't have made an appointment for you, but he made an excuse to go out, which clearly shows that he doesn't want to meet him."

Kuroki Haruka pondered and said, "Mr. President, I don't think there is any need for us to go to Jiuquan. It will be the same if we go to Guoliang Group."

"Different."

Masumi Kakigi said: "In the field of Chinese agriculture, Jiahe is the supreme king, and Marubeni's goal is not only to buy food, but also energy."

Marubeni also has a closed-loop full industrial chain, covering agricultural machinery, planting and processing, trade and supply chain, agricultural inputs services, etc.

It dominates the import and export of major agricultural products such as corn and soybeans of the island country.

But his core business is still energy: traditional energy and new energy go hand in hand.

In the field of oil and gas, Marubeni has a large market share in the development of oil and gas fields in the Middle East and Africa, and participates in the global LNG trade chain, covering mining, transportation and terminal sales.

At the same time, in terms of new energy, Marubeni Corporation is one of the core companies in the island country's hydrogen energy research and development.

And now, in these two areas, Marubeni Corporation has been sniped by China.

Kuroki Haruka knew the dilemma that Marubeni was facing. He sighed and said, "Why not talk to Qi Ziwen? He should have some power since he is on the front line."

Masumi Kakigi said, "Let's postpone our other plans for tomorrow and go directly to Jiuquan."

Kuroki Haruka was surprised and said, "But tomorrow I will meet with the deputy leader of the province."

"A provincial deputy leader cannot solve Marubeni's problem, but Jiahe can." Masumi Kakigi said: "Domestic prices are skyrocketing, and agricultural product prices are skyrocketing, but all this is just a carnival for the agricultural cooperatives and has nothing to do with Marubeni.

Without a stable source of imports, Marubeni will completely lose the ability to compete with agricultural cooperatives in China.

Faced with high prices, citizens find it difficult to bear the burden of life.

So, even if I have to block the door, I want to see him this time!"

Kuroki Haruka said solemnly: "Mr. President, you have sacrificed too much for the country."

Masumi Kakigi said: "The price of rice in Tokyo has soared to 980 yen per kilogram. Citizens have clashed in supermarkets over rice, but the agricultural cooperatives are still promoting the 'anti-counterfeiting policy'. If this continues, rice production capacity will continue to decline and the crisis will only continue to worsen.

If no one steps up, the young people of this country will lose all their desires.

I am in this position and I must work hard to break the inefficient monopoly of the Agricultural Cooperatives! "

Kuroki Haruka nodded and bowed, "I'll go buy the tickets now."

Rice is the only staple food with a self-sufficiency rate close to 100% in the island country. However, its wheat, soybeans, corn and cooking oil are very dependent on imports.

The overall food self-sufficiency rate is only 38%.

In the global food crisis, island nations are among the countries hardest hit.

Many of Marubeni's grain trading investments in North and South America have all run into a situation where they have no grain to transport.

Its food import channels are very narrow.

There is high-priced food.

To prevent any accidents, Kuroki Haruka bought the ticket overnight, arrived at Jiayuguan Airport in the early morning, and then checked into the Jiahe Hotel.

...

After Guo Yang got up, he saw the message from Qi Ziwen, "Marubeni's Kakiki Masumi arrived in Jiuquan overnight."

Concise and concise.

Guo Yang nodded slightly with sleepy eyes.

Masumi Kakigi has the attitude of asking others to do things for him, but it is not enough.

Not only will the upper echelons benefit politically from this food crisis, but Jiahe will also take this opportunity to destroy the agricultural ecology of island countries and South Korea.

The two countries are too close.

East Asia is famous for its competitiveness. The military strength of the island countries and South Korea is at the big brother level in most regions of the world.

Such threats must be eliminated.

After thinking about it, Guo Yang sent messages to Chang Feng and Qi Ziwen, temporarily changing the trip to Dunhuang from tomorrow to today.

After having breakfast, Guo Yang said hello to Lin Keqing, patted Guo Pengye who was sleeping with his butt up, and went out.

He did not go to the company, but asked Chang Feng to drive to the city, "Let's find a place to have breakfast first, let's go to Jiayuguan. Xie Shijie said there is a fish roe shop near his home that is pretty good, so take him with you, come on, I'll show you the way."

It was still early and there were not many cars on the road. It took Guo Yang just over twenty minutes to pick up Xie Shijie.

Then we went to a shop called Wu Ji Cuo Yu.

Rubbed fish roe is actually a noodle dish, but the noodles are rubbed into the shape of small fish.

After entering the door, he found a seat and sat down. The waiter also brought the menu. Xie Shijie asked, "Boss, take a look at the menu. What do you want to eat?"

"You order, just order what you think is the best." Guo Yang looked at Chang Feng again, and Chang Feng said, "It's the same."

"Okay, let's have three large bowls of stir-fried fish roe." After ordering the dishes, Xie Shijie finally had time to ask, "Why did you think of coming to Jiayuguan to eat fish roe today?"

Guo Yang mentioned the Marubeni Corporation incident, and Xie Shijie laughed and said, "Boss, this is really a relief!"

Guo Yang was surprised: "Do you have a feud with Marubeni?"

Xie Shijie said: "It was several years ago. The person who came was the director of Marubeni's agricultural products department. He wanted to buy premium alfalfa, but was intercepted by Saudi Arabia. After that, Marubeni started importing from other countries."

"You don't want to sell it to anyone."

"It's a little bit related, but it's mainly because they don't get along with the Japanese." Xie Shijie said as a matter of course.

Guo Yang did not dwell on his behavior. In fact, he naturally had no good feelings towards Japanese people. He should earn the money he deserved, and it didn't matter if he acted willfully occasionally.

After waiting for a while, three bowls of rubbed fish roe were served, along with three bowls of noodle soup. The rubbed fish roe was filled with vegetables, meat, and other ingredients, and it looked very appetizing.

"You can add some chili oil and vinegar to make it taste better." Xie Shijie has already added it. "Do you want to add some more?"

"Add it."

"Okay, add two spoonfuls of chili per person, good things come in pairs, and some vinegar. Do you want some meat? His stir-fried meat here is very flavorful."

"Forget it, forget it, let's eat something light in the morning."

Rubbed fish roe is a favorite of the people of Jiayuguan. It is smooth and delicious.

After taking just one bite, the three of them stopped talking and just focused on showing off.

Not long after Guo Yang left,

Masumi Kakigi also arrived at the gate of Guo Yang's manor early in the morning. In order not to disturb him, he deliberately kept a distance, but he could still see people coming in and out of the gate.

Masumi Kakigi and Haruka Kuroki were both sleepy and hungry, but they kept staring.

However, until almost nine o'clock, there was no movement in the manor.

Although the islanders eat smaller portions because food is expensive, by this time one of them could not bear it anymore.

Kuroki Haruka said, "President, I'll go ask at the door."

"Alright."

After a while, Kuroki Haruka came back angrily, "President, he went out early in the morning."

Kakigi Masumi was also stunned for a moment, and then a feeling of humiliation surged in his heart. He clenched his hands into fists and wanted to leave, but finally said: "Let's find a place to eat first."

Kuroki Haruka asked again: "Then what? Do we still need to go to Jiahe?"

"Of course we have to go. Not only that, we have to continue pursuing Guo Yangjun." Kakigi Masumi said firmly. This little difficulty was nothing for him who came from a small place.

...

It takes more than two hours to get from Jiayuguan to Guazhou, and the whole journey is on the highway. Guo Yang just closed his eyes and took a comfortable nap.

When I woke up, I had arrived at the node in the middle and lower reaches of the Shule River: Shuangta Reservoir.

To the north of the Shuangta Reservoir is the eastern end of the wind power desert.

After Guo Yang got off the car, he saw huge wind turbine blades turning continuously, and under the wind turbines, there was a lot of Gobi quinoa growing.

From a distance, it looks like a meadow.

But when you get closer, you can still vaguely see the exposed Gobi rocks.

When Guo Yang and the other two arrived here, Niu Hulin from Jiahe Ecology had already arrived here with two cars and six or seven people.

Among these people, Lu Zechuan, who was based in Lop Nur, also came.

"You're here early. I thought we would arrive first. Have you had breakfast?"

Guo Yang patted Niu Hulin on the shoulder. Compared with before, Niu Hulin's ancient face looked more haggard, and some white hair could be vaguely seen on his head.

During this period, Jiahe Ecology’s focus should be on the Kumtag Desert, and the arrival of Lu Zechuan means that they are almost within the Lop Nur area and farther away from the Shuangta Reservoir.

Niu Hulin laughed and said, "One person ate a braised sheep's head in Dunhuang City and poured soul juice on it. It tasted so good that everyone wanted to follow him. They took turns driving and resting on the way, so it wasn't that tiring."

"Thank you for your hard work." Guo Yang said with a smile, "I'll treat everyone to a big dinner tonight."

"it is good!"

"Boss, how about going to Dunhuang to eat camel's paw? I'm from Sichuan Province, and I've never eaten camel's paw before."

Guo Yang smiled and said, "You underestimate me. In the past, we roasted camels whole. If you want to roast camels, roast them whole!"

"Even a camel can't eat all of that!"

"Then let's go to the base and catch a few more so that you can eat your fill together!" Guo Yang remembered that he had not had time to do the extra meal culture, so it was time to catch them.

The nature of Jiahe Ecology’s work means that the conditions are destined to be very difficult, and only by going there more often can we win people’s hearts.

"it is good!"

"Hahaha, I won't be in a hurry if I think about it."

"You have to wait even if you can't. Now let's see the results of your work first."

Guo Yang can no longer remember the year when the Gobi quinoa variety was cultivated, but it has been at least five or six years.

Gobi quinoa itself is distributed in low mountain residual hills, gentle slopes, and places where weathered debris is generally accumulated and there is almost no soil development.

Where soil has developed, it is extremely thin.

But in the desert areas of the northwest, Gobi quinoa is a single dominant species community, and it appears in large areas on the Gobi Desert.

At the same time, due to the harsh natural environment, Gobi pigweed is also an endangered plant.

Guo Yang discovered Gobi quinoa by chance and then super-enhanced its properties.

Make it better adaptable to the harsh Gobi environment in the northwest.

In addition, they have another special trait: their roots can continuously secrete organic acids, dissolving nutrients from hard rocks to form a thin layer of soil.

In fact, there are quite a lot of plants that can turn rocks into soil. For example, on the granite Huangshan Mountain, the Huangshan pine is deeply rooted in the cracks of the rocks and stands firmly on the top of the mountain, which has become a distinctive symbol of Huangshan.

Its roots can also secrete organic acids, turning nutrients from rocks into soil.

However, the soil formed by Huangshan pine will always only be a thin layer.

The process of soil formation in Gobi Desert will continue.

So, as soon as he entered the Gobi Desert covered with gobi quinoa, Guo Yang started doing something he hadn't done for a long time: digging the soil.

Then, a group of people squatted down and started digging.

Guo Yang shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, stop digging. It's not easy to survive. I finally saved some soil, but you guys are ruining it. I'll dig alone, and you guys just watch."

Lu Zechuan said: "This is not appropriate, how about, boss, let me do it?"

Guo Yang glanced at him and said, "Why? It's not easy for me to dig the soil once, and you want to deprive me of it?"

"How dare I!" Lu Zechuan had to shrink aside, and the others could only watch the boss digging the soil.

Watching super-rich people digging the soil is an experience that sounds impressive when told to others, but perhaps it can only be seen in one's own boss.

Guo Yang was also having a lot of fun digging.

He had to dig every few steps, and the result did not disappoint him. The evolved gobi quinoa covered the Gobi desert beneath him with 3 to 5 centimeters of soil.

This is already a huge improvement.

You know, the Gobi Desert in Guazhou and Yumen is one of the worst environments in the world.

The temperature difference between day and night can reach up to 40 degrees or more. The temperature of the sand at noon can boil eggs, but frost condenses late at night. Sparks fly when a shovel hits the ground, and the calcium deposits are as stubborn as concrete.

The only advantage is that this place is close to the Shuangta Reservoir and has no shortage of water, which allows this Gobi quinoa to thrive.

But this is both an experimental area and a seed collection area.

After four or five years of accumulation, the seeds are more than enough.

(End of this chapter)