Chapter 35
"Okay, thank you for your hard work! I just pulled so many hangovers over, and I haven't had a few days off yet, so I have to run out again. I just want to say anything that I need to support you." Who does this subordinate doesn't like it?
"That's all Director Zhang, you are in front of everything. We don't dare to be lazy!" Ran Jiang joked, but the facts are indeed the case.
Once the leaders work actively, subordinates will naturally be less lazy. If Zhang Shucheng only knows how to stay in the office and point fingers, subordinates will definitely have no energy.
"Support is definitely needed. We need to ask experts from the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences to come and help. We must provide some convenience to others, right?" Not to mention labor fees, you must do a good job in the cooperation of the experiment, right?
"As long as they are willing to come, they can find a place for them, even if they can use the office and dormitory for them! We are indeed in financial difficulties, but if they need it, try to find a way!" Zhang Shucheng made a promise.
I went back and prepared. The next morning, Ranjiang got on the shuttle bus to Yinchuan. It was only a few dozen kilometers from Yuquanying to Yinchuan, and it took less time to arrive.
Then I changed the bus and found the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. This place happened to be near Ningxia University, and it is probably also a long-term cooperative relationship with the highest academic institution in the autonomous region.
I handed in the guard room, asked, and went in; this is the only comprehensive agricultural research institution in the district, which is responsible for the major agricultural foundation, applied research and high-tech industrial development tasks in the district.
It has many institutions including Crop Research Institute, Desertification Control Institute, Plant Protection Institute, Agricultural Resources and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Economics and Information Technology Research Institute, Germplasm Resources Research Institute, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Agricultural Product Quality Standards and Testing Technology Research Institute, etc.
What Ran Jiang is looking for is the Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, which is the Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology. However, after entering, I found that the environment inside is not worthy of the Provincial Key.
Most researchers wore old Zhongshan suits, and Ran Jiang didn't understand much about the research equipment. However, looking at the nameplate and the falling paint marks, it can be judged that these equipment have been used for a long time.
Alas, Yuquanying is poor, and the provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences is poor too! Ran Jiang couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time he was worried, can such a place achieve results?
"Who are you looking for?" Someone saw Ran Jiang come in and asked.
"Hello, teacher, uh, Ma Defu, Yuquanying Dianzhuang, this is uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
"Um, look!" The other party took the introduction letter and read it carefully, and then said, "There is really a research on earthworm breeding. You have to find Researcher Wang for this matter. He should be in the experimental field now, not in our hospital."
Then the other party informed the address of the test field, and Ran Jiang went out to take the bus and transferred several times from the bustling city to the desolate suburbs.
After getting off the bus, I walked for a while before I found the experimental field where Researcher Wang was located. This place was completely different from what he imagined.
He originally thought that since it was a provincial key laboratory, the scale of the experimental field would definitely be quite large, and not to mention the advanced supporting facilities, it must be relatively complete, right?
However, after entering, I found that the small yard with less than half an acre of land was a dilapidated house and a test field. A researcher wearing glasses and gray hair was taking two students to dig earthworms in the soil.
"Is it Researcher Wang?" If it weren't for the earthworms, Ran Jiang would have thought he had gone to the wrong place.
"Uh, who are you?" Researcher Wang was a little uncomfortable. Someone actually came to see me at such a distance?
"Hello, Researcher Wang, it's Ma Defu, who was run by Yuquanying Dianzhuang. This time I came here to consult you about some earthworm breeding matters!" Ran Jiang first introduced himself.
"Oh, you said." Researcher Wang said blankly.
This almost made Ran Jiang unable to do so. Generally speaking, shouldn’t he be polite to get to the point? He asked, “That’s the case. Uh, I want to encourage the hangzhuang farmers to raise chickens recently, but the local area lacks feed. I remembered that when I was studying in a farm school, a teacher mentioned the issue of raising chickens by earthworms.”
"Then I came to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to ask. The Academy of Agricultural Sciences said that Researcher Wang, you are an authority in this area in our district, so I came here quickly. I would like to ask, can this be done in our Yuquanying?"
"Earthworms dig holes to loosen the soil, decompose organic matter, create good conditions for soil microorganism growth and reproduction, and play a special role in soil improvement, eliminating pollution, protecting the ecological environment, and in matter circulation, biodiversity, etc.."
"At the same time, because the earthworms have high protein content, they can be used as high-protein food and feed. In theory, this method is feasible." Researcher Wang introduced to him.
Can it still be used as food? Looking at the earthworms twisting around in the soil, Ran Jiang wanted to vomit, but then he thought, this seems to be what he did in "The Wandering Earth", and Researcher Wang is not talking nonsense.
"But." Before he was happy, Researcher Wang came to another question, "Earthworms are the intermediate hosts and transmitters of various parasites. They can spread wedge-shaped metamorphosis tapeworms, foot-tube intersecting nematodes, ring capillary nematodes, heterospinal nematodes, etc. to chickens, causing the chickens to decline in their physical constitution and reduce their productivity."
Ran Jiang's mood fell to the valley, "You can't raise chickens with earthworms?" No, I clearly remember that someone did this and it succeeded.
"Some chicken farmers often pick up earthworms after the rain when it comes summer and autumn, feeding chickens, saying that earthworms are nutritious, and chickens can grow meat and are willing to lay eggs after eating them, but this method is unscientific!" Researcher Wang seemed to have not heard him.
He said to himself, "The correct way should be to rinse the collected fresh earthworms with clean water, heat and boil for 5-7 minutes to effectively kill parasites inside and outside the earthworms."
"Cut the washed earthworms into small pieces and add them to the feed and mix them to feed the chickens. They can save feed and are also of great help in growth and weight gain!"
I just said, it turns out that it is not that you can’t raise chickens with earthworms, but you need to process them first! Ran Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there is a way.
But the most critical problem has not been solved yet. What kind of environment is needed to breed earthworms? Does Yuquanying have such conditions? These are hard to say.
"Then Researcher Wang, do you think our Yuquanying is suitable for earthworm breeding projects?" After saying that, he looked at Researcher Wang with anticipation.
Chapter completed!