tkworld Chapter 371 A Historic Gift! Super Rice Ignites a Merger Frenzy
Chapter 371 A Historic Gift! Super Rice Ignites a Merger Frenzy
The day before the wedding.
The entire Jiangjia Village was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and the atmosphere was filled with joy.
Just as the whole village was busy making final preparations for tomorrow's wedding banquet of the century.
An extremely low-profile Toyota Coaster minibus with a provincial capital license plate slowly drove into the entrance of Jiangjia Village.
The car door opened, and Sun Dehai, the president of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, personally stepped out of the car.
He wasn't wearing his familiar white lab coat today; instead, he had changed into a brand-new Zhongshan suit, and his hair was neatly combed.
His face was filled with an almost reverent excitement.
Sun Dehai did not bring any gold or silver jewelry as a congratulatory gift.
Two young researchers following behind him carefully carried down a temperature-controlled safe that gleamed with a metallic sheen.
Sun Dehai stepped forward personally and held the briefcase firmly in his arms with an air of utmost care.
The way he looked didn't resemble someone carrying a box at all.
It was as if he were holding a magic pill bestowed upon him by the Jade Emperor.
His hands trembled slightly as he walked up the steps of the village committee building, and he even needed someone to help him.
I was afraid that I might accidentally bump or damage the contents of the box in the slightest.
This solemn demeanor immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The villagers and relatives who came from all directions to help all gathered around curiously.
Everyone craned their necks, eager to see what rare treasures were inside the box.
Jiang Chen also came out to greet them, and looked at Sun Dehai's excited appearance with some curiosity.
"Dean Sun, what's wrong...?"
When Sun Dehai saw Jiang Chen, the excitement on his old face intensified.
Without saying much, he entered a long and complicated password in front of everyone.
A beep sounded.
The combination lock box opened with a click.
Soft lights came on.
When everyone saw what was inside the box, they were all stunned.
There was no thousand-year-old ginseng as I had imagined, nor the legendary luminous pearl.
The box was lined with soft red velvet, and lying quietly on it were just a few ordinary-looking rice stalks.
However, these rice stalks were more than twice as thick as ordinary rice.
Each grain of rice was as plump and golden as gold, as if it contained boundless vitality.
An old farmer asked uncertainly.
"This is... rice?"
Sun Dehai calmed himself down and picked up one of the rice stalks with his hands.
He turned around, faced the hundreds of curious villagers in the square, and announced loudly in the loudest voice he had ever used.
"Fellow villagers! This is no ordinary rice!"
"This is the groundbreaking Super Rice 3.0 version, developed by our Nanjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences using the one billion yuan research funds generously donated by Mr. Jiang Chen. It took several months, with the best experts from the entire academy working day and night to overcome countless technical difficulties!"
Sun Dehai's voice was a little hoarse from excitement.
"After repeated field tests, the yield per acre of this super rice is three times that of the top hybrid rice currently available in China! A full three times!"
"Moreover, it not only has a high yield, but also possesses extremely strong resistance to drought, flooding, and pests! Once planted, it requires almost no care to reap a bumper harvest!"
"To express our gratitude to Mr. Jiang Chen for his tremendous contributions to our country's agricultural scientific research, all members of our research institute have unanimously decided!"
"This super rice will be officially named—[Jiangchen No. 1]!"
"Today, on behalf of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, I am formally presenting the first batch, and currently the only batch in the world, of original seeds of [Jiangchen No. 1] to Jiangjia Village as a congratulatory gift for the first planting!"
Sun Dehai's words were like a series of heavy bombs, exploding violently in the crowd.
After a brief silence.
The old farmers in the village, who had spent their entire lives farming, were in complete uproar.
An old farmer shouted loudly.
"What?! The yield per mu has tripled?!"
Another person joined in the shouting.
"Good heavens! Did I hear that right? This...this is a divine seed!"
Some people couldn't help but sigh.
"Drought and flood control? Doesn't that mean we'll never have to rely on the weather again?!"
In the agricultural field, this is no longer a miracle, but a divine intervention.
This means that as long as this type of rice is planted, Jiangjia Village can become rich overnight.
Jiangjia Village will soon become a sacred place and benchmark for agriculture in China and the world.
The old face of Third Grandfather Jiang Wanshan, covered with wrinkles, was now streaked with tears.
He was so excited that he trembled uncontrollably. He pushed away the people supporting him and walked shakily to Sun Dehai.
Then, facing those few golden rice stalks, he solemnly bowed deeply.
What he valued most in his life was the grain that grew in the fields.
In his view, Jiang Chen's actions were no longer simply about making money.
This is bringing benefits to all the people in the world; it is a tremendous act of merit.
Behind the crowd, Wang Datou, the village chief of Wangjiagou next door, was staring intently at those few rice stalks, his eyes burning with envy.
He frantically calculated in his mind.
Jiangjia Village is really going to the heavens! First they built villas that look like palaces, and now they've even got these heaven-defying, divine seeds.
We can't wait any longer; if we wait any longer, we won't even get any soup. We have to find a way to get on the good side of Jiangjia Village.
This idea spread like wildfire through the minds of people in the surrounding villages.
In less than half a day.
The village chiefs of the neighboring villages of Wangjiagou, Lijiawan, and Zhaojiatun arrived at Jiangjia Village with a large group of several hundred people.
Holding up all sorts of banners, they knelt down in unison in the village committee courtyard, creating a powerful and imposing scene.
Wang Datou led the shouting.
"Please, Village Chief Jiang Chen, take us in!"
The people behind shouted in unison.
"We're willing to merge the entire village into Jiangjia Village!"
Others joined in the shouting.
"Yes! We don't want any compensation. We'd be willing to change our entire village's surname to Jiang just to be able to plant 'Jiangchen No. 1'!"
The scene of this frenzied petition left the county leaders who rushed to the scene speechless.
They are only now realizing that Jiang Chen's influence in this area has completely exceeded the scope of an entrepreneur.
He has become the undisputed leader here.
Faced with this situation, Jiang Chen did not refuse.
In front of everyone, he readily agreed to the proposal to integrate the surrounding land and establish a "super agricultural consortium."