Chapter 305 We Want Them All

The next day, Ye Zhou attended the day's meeting as scheduled. At the meeting, discussions in three major directions lasted for a full eight hours. Although everyone had basically reached an agreement in the early stage, in the face of food price fluctuations and the new generation In the context of these two incidents of gene editors, all application details must be discussed again.

This meeting was regarded as a turning point in the official meeting style for a long time afterwards. At the meeting, experts and scholars, market strategy analysts, and official decision-makers from various fields were at odds with each other without mercy, just for the sake of The result that absolutely cannot go wrong.

Everyone who attended the meeting knew that compromising on any factor other than the truth at this time would lead to the entire country falling into an abyss that is difficult to turn around.

A meeting that was supposed to be mainly about reporting, completely changed its style.

"So, my point of view is still that the issue of laser can be put aside for now! Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and now we have begun to face the impact. In the next two to three months, international grain merchants must rely on the current situation Wheat price fluctuations are taking a toll on our grain market!"

"According to the news we have received, AMD has already started to take action in Yindu. They are absorbing the existing wheat stocks in the Yindu market at all costs. This process should last about a month."

"They hold a huge amount of funds, and the premium is even 10% higher than the market average!"

"After completing the purchase of wheat stocks and squeezing out the potential of the Yindu grain market, they will immediately take action on the Yindu grain market."

"We don't know yet what approach they will take, but what is certain is that they will definitely use the Yindu market as a springboard and then launch an attack on us."

"This kind of operation has not happened once or twice. In the currency war back then, they also started with Southeast Asian countries, and then turned to attack us with the power after victory!"

The speaker was an expert in the agricultural field. He had a stern look on his face. Every time he spoke, he slammed the table. A lot of water had spilled out of the teacup on the table, and the member of staff on the side had to help him wipe it up again and again. once.

After hearing his words, a man in military uniform stood up opposite.

"Old Liu, I understand your considerations! But the problem is, these are all situations you mentioned that may happen in the near future. What does it have to do with the technological applications we are discussing now? Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near!"

"If you want to engage in agricultural genetic engineering and improve seeds, the payback period will be at least one year. Can you handle the impact you said within two months?"

"On the contrary, if we start laser work now, relying on the technology we already have, it will only take a few months at most - of course, this depends on the technical documents we actually obtain later - it will only take a few months at most , we can achieve large-scale rollout of laser technology."

"Including weapons, including anti-missile systems!"

"This is the real deterrent!"

"Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. As long as the barrel of the gun is strong, are we still worried about running out of food?"

"Then you mean to fight?"

Agricultural experts asked sharply.

"I'm not saying we want to fight! I'm not a battlefield commander. How can I decide whether to go to war? I mean, we must have guns in our hands! Let me ask you, there are a gun and a bag of bread thrown on the ground now. You and your enemy stand face to face, do you choose the gun or the bread??"

"You are changing the concept! We can choose guns, but the enemy already has guns! Do you expect us to have an extra gun to snatch the bread from the opponent's hand? It's not that good! "

"But at least we have a better chance of winning! As long as we have a better chance of winning, they have to consider how to get along with us. We can definitely obtain food through pressure!"

"You are oversimplifying the ugly country. They are still the world's largest military power. Not a laser anti-missile system can deter them!"

"Old Liu, this is not your major. You don't understand the meaning of laser anti-missile at all!"

"Then you don't understand the current breeding technology. The gene editor is already available. As long as we give us a month to learn, the first generation of seedlings will be available soon. It will not take us a year, it will only take 5 months at most. !”

"What happens after five months? Can you start planting on a large scale right away? Can you turn seedlings into food right away?"

"You fucking fart! Even if I get you a laser, can you immediately build an anti-missile system?"

"I can do it! If you can't do it as a whole, at least a few independent systems can do it. What about you? Can you do it?"

"Then I can still promote the experimental field!"

"You're a fool for promotion. It's June now. By the time you get the seedlings out, the sowing will be over already. What are you going to do for promotion?"

"Bah, you forgot about Hailan, right?"

Seeing that the argument between the two was getting more and more heated, the man in Chinese tunic suit sitting in the middle quickly raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

After a pause, he said:

"The reasons you both gave are right, but it's impossible to achieve results by arguing like this, because neither of you can convince the other."

"Let me give you a brief summary."

"Food is the most important thing, there is no doubt about it, but in the short term we cannot use technological means to significantly increase food production and completely change the world's food pattern - in the short term, I mean within half a year."

"The importance of laser is lower than that of food, and much lower, but we can apply it in the short term and achieve results."

"Your dispute mainly lies in this point, right?"

The two people who were arguing before nodded together, so the man in Mao suit continued:

"So now the problem we have to solve is clear, and I boiled it down into two hypotheses."

"First, if we apply laser technology first, with the current preparations, can we cope with the upcoming price war among international grain merchants."

"Second, if we do agricultural genetic engineering first, with our current military strength, can we contain the possible increased military pressure from the other side?"

"As long as one of these two problems can be solved, then our direction will be determined."

"I currently have reservations about both issues. On this issue, I would like to hear Suiren's views first."

As he spoke, he turned his attention to the screen, where there was only darkness, but everyone knew that this screen without any image display represented the country's strongest voice in the field of science and technology.

The conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone was looking forward to Suiren's answer.

Ye Zhou flipped through the records in front of him and asked after a moment of silence:

"I want to confirm one thing first. Can we carry out two projects at the same time? Can we support it in terms of resources and funds?"

"No. There are too many projects underway recently, and our financial pressure has almost reached its limit. Of course, we still have some reserve power, but I don't recommend using the reserve power directly on these two projects-- — did not reach our preset level of importance.”

Hearing this, Ye Zhou nodded silently.

The man is right. For a country, development is necessary, but how to develop and at what pace is a big problem.

If all financial resources are drained at all costs, explosive progress may be achieved in a short period of time, but in the long run, the damage to the entire economic environment will be almost irreversible.

It’s a difficult choice and a choice-phobic person’s worst nightmare.

At this moment, he truly felt the pressure faced by a decision-maker.

Because every decision you make affects not just you, nor just the people around you, but billions of people in the entire country, and even the entire world.

To make the right decision every time under such pressure, it takes a great man.

Ye Zhou sighed quietly and said:

"From the information I have, the resource consumption in the application process of genetic engineering, especially agricultural genetic engineering, should be relatively small. Can you give me an approximate figure? This project needs to be completed in a short time. How much will the result cost?"

"The human resources required by these two projects do not overlap, so in theory, as long as the funding problem is solved, there are no other obstacles to the compatibility of the two projects."

After hearing his words, a middle-aged man next to the man in Chinese tunic suit answered:

"Our preliminary calculation is that it will take about 4.6 billion. However, here is the problem. We cannot provide these 4.6 billion by releasing water, because once this money rushes into the market, it will have a negative impact on the entire economy. The effects of moving the whole body.”

"We can only mobilize it from the original pool, and we can't add more water to the pool."

"What if this pool could have provided the 46 billion in funds?"

Ye Zhou's eyes lit up, and he seemed to see a new idea.

Just like the idea behind the establishment of the General Technical Office, official resources are always limited. If private resources can be introduced, it will form an important supplement to this project.

"You mean to let private capital intervene in the food field? This is impossible. We will not allow such high-risk things to happen in such a fundamental field of the country."

Ye Zhou shook his head and replied:

"Of course not."

"However, what I mean is not to directly invest private capital in the food field, but to replace resources."

As soon as his words came out, the experienced decision-makers in the venue immediately understood what he meant.

Yes, in a country, all walks of life are like empty buckets, and official resources are like a pond. The water in the pond is limited, and it depends on which bucket it is allocated to and how much it is allocated to each bucket. After precise calculation.

The problem they face now is that the water in the pond is almost running out, but new buckets keep appearing.

There are generally only two solutions, either filling the pond with water or introducing a new pond.

This new pond is what Ye Zhou calls private capital.

However, some buckets cannot be filled with water from private capital, but there must be water in this bucket, so what can we do?

The answer is obvious.

From the buckets already filled with water, give water to the new buckets, and then use water from private capital to fill the gaps in these buckets!

There are actually many such buckets filled with water.

Tourism, liquor, interactive entertainment, real estate, commercial department stores.

In fact, most of these buckets can be filled with private capital, but this was not done in the early stage due to factors such as income, rate of return, and market management.

If you follow the idea of ​​​​"Suiren"

Then, this will be a comprehensive resource optimization configuration, and there is only one optimization direction:

Concentrate all resources and strength into areas that are truly basic and closely related to national life!

The man in Chinese tunic suit nodded solemnly, and then said:

"That's a big question and a good question."

"Today's meeting ends here and the conclusion has been reached."

“Reallocate resources and focus on doing big things.”

"Whether it's genetic engineering, laser technology, or other key technologies that are about to emerge, we want them all."