"In fact, to put it bluntly, it is not impossible to find a way to solve the problem of drought resistance of crops. Wu Ming said: "But at least there must be an irrigation amount that reaches the bottom line, otherwise even I can't do it." ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Yin's eyes lit up: "Wait! Are you saying that as long as the irrigation amount can reach a bottom line, the irrigation problem can be solved?"

Wu Ming nodded: "Yes, what's the matter? Our current situation, I'm afraid it can't be reached at all, according to the current requirements, according to conventional calculations, the daily water consumption per mu of land is about two tons, but now our water conservancy and irrigation facilities can only guarantee less than 0.3 tons at most, which is too far behind." ”

"Not far away!" Zheng Yin suddenly said excitedly: "In fact, the Department of Agriculture has predicted the severity of the drought in advance, we have built two reservoirs in the upper reaches of the Baishui River, and the water storage period has passed. ”

Wu Mingleng paused: "What you said is true?"

Zheng Yin nodded: "Of course, how can I joke with you about this kind of thing." ”

Wu Ming smiled: "If you can really achieve a meal...... It seems that it can really be done. ”

Zheng Yin frowned: "Didn't you say that it would take about two tons, and now it's only one ton, isn't there still more than half of it?"

Wu Ming smiled and shook his head slightly: "What I just said was the traditional situation, but with me, isn't it a lot less useful?"

Zheng Yin looked at Wu Ming curiously: "Wu Ming, you're not joking with me, this kind of thing is not just talking." ”

"I promise that if you can ensure that the downstream water resources reach more than 0.5 tons per mu within a week, you can directly solve the drought problem. Wu Ming said.

Zheng Yin became excited: "Is it true?"

"Hehe, now it's your turn to ask me that, don't worry, I'm talking. Wu Ming said.

Zheng Yin said very seriously: "I can guarantee this, but what you said, can you do it?"

"It can be done, but it's ......" Wu Ming laughed slyly.

Zheng Yin felt on the spot that Wu Ming must be holding back something and didn't say anything, so she hurriedly said: "Wu Ming, although you and I are meeting for the first time, I hope you can tell me a lot of things, this matter is a major matter related to people's livelihood, and I don't want anything to go wrong in the future." ”

Wu Ming snorted: "It can be, but this kind of thing, you can't let me do it in vain." ”

Zheng Yin realized that Wu Ming was negotiating conditions with him.

"Okay, you say, what conditions do you have, I will try to meet them. "But only if you can really solve the problem of drought." ”

Wu Ming patted his chest: "No problem, I can guarantee this, my conditions are...... Didn't you just say that there are two reservoirs in the upper reaches of the Baishui River?"

Zheng Yin nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"

"I'm going to requisition one for farming. Wu Ming said: "If you can agree to this condition, I will help you." ”

Zheng Yin was completely shocked, what are you kidding, this kind of agricultural irrigation water source has this strict management system, not to mention breeding, that is, the water body is usually destroyed, and slight pollution will affect the nerves of the upper level, and now vacate one for you to breed, this is not a joke.

"No way. Zheng Yin said: "I'll trouble you to mention something reliable, even if it's money." ”

"HMPH, I'M NOT GOING TO BE SO LOW. Wu Ming said: "You know, I am engaged in aquaculture, even if I help you solve the problem of drought downstream, my aquaculture does not get enough water, and I still have to play with eggs."

Let's put it this way, if you don't want to give me a seat in the reservoir, then at least I have to make sure that I get more than 100 tons of water every month for my farm, and that's all right. ”

Zheng Yin was stunned for a moment, and was a little impressed by Wu Mingdeng, this kid looked honest just now, in fact, he said that those words were all foreshadowing, he just opened his mouth and asked for a reservoir directly, which scared Zheng Yin, and now he changed his words to say 100 tons per month, which is indeed nothing compared to a reservoir, so that Zheng Yin almost felt that Wu Ming was already making sacrifices.

"Well, if you agree, give me water next week, and I'll tell you how to solve the drought now. Wu Ming said.

Zheng Yin gritted her teeth: "Yes, but you have to let me see some dry goods, how can I be sure that you have the ability to solve this matter." ”

Wu Ming smiled: "Okay, you come with me." ”

After speaking, Wu Ming took Zheng Yin to the backyard, due to the severe drought in the recent period, even Wu Ming's village, which has been connected to running water, has begun to limit water, so that Wu Ming's family is storing water in the tank every day, for fear that no one will affect their lives.

When Zheng Yin came to the backyard, she saw that the water tank was full of water, and next to the water tank, there were some red plastic buckets, Wu Ming opened the lid of one of the plastic buckets: "The secret is here, do you want to take a look." ”

Zheng Yin leaned over and found that the red plastic bucket contained a lot of soil, and some small green shoots were bubbling on it.

"It's just a few plants that you grow yourself and water every day. Zheng Yin said, "Does this mean anything?"

Wu Ming snorted: "Please, you are a technician sent by the Department of Agriculture, can you see what this is?"

Zheng Yin looked at it and was stunned for a moment, indeed, this kind of plant, it seems that he has never seen it much.

Wu Ming said with a smile: "This is called mountain hyssop, it is a new variety that I specially cultivated, you use a shovel to dig one up and take a look." ”

Zheng Yin nodded, picked up a shovel, and began to dig gently, her technique was very skillful, the digging speed was not slow, but it was very gentle, very skillful, and did not hurt the roots of the plant.

After digging it up, Zheng Yin was stunned, the bulb of this mountain hyssop grows in the soil, and it feels soft to the touch, as if it is filled with water.

"This is ......," Zheng Yin was stunned.

"I'll give you an experiment. As he spoke, Wu Ming took out a plant that looked to be completely dried from a basket next to him, placed it next to the soil, and then dripped some water from the water tank.

Soon, a small amount of water is frantically absorbed by the plant, and the plant quickly expands after absorbing water, turning into a normal mountain hyssop.

"This guy has such a strong ability to absorb water!" Zheng Yin exclaimed.

Wu Ming nodded: "That's right, I originally wanted to find a way to cultivate the water storage characteristics of mountain hyssop, and then graft it with other plants to create a super drought-resistant crop, but you know, now the drought is urgent, and I only started to study this now, it must be too late." ”

"Then what's the use of you telling me this!"

Hearing Wu Ming say this, Zheng Yin's already vigorous confidence was suddenly hit to the end: "I just want to save the emergency now! I just want to be pressed for time, do you understand!"

Wu Ming smiled: "Don't worry, take a look, what about this thing, although there is no way to complete the grafting quickly, but there is a little." ”

Wu Ming said as he opened the door of a small vegetable garden next to him, and when he opened it, he saw that it was full of all kinds of green crops, looking vibrant, not at all like he was suffering from the effects of drought.

"What is this?" Zheng Yin exclaimed, "What method did you use?"

"Hmph, mix mountain hyssop with other crops. Wu Ming said: "Mountain hyssop has strong water absorption, but the consumption of water is not much, our biggest problem now is that the current flood irrigation, and ordinary drip irrigation system, will cause water evaporation and waste."

If we can effectively control the time of water irrigation, we can save water as much as possible, that is, under the premise that two tons of water were needed to ensure the irrigation effect, if the mountain hyssop and ordinary crops are planted together, the mountain hyssop will absorb enough water, and in the case of water shortage, the water will be slowly released for other plants to absorb.

I have calculated that in this case, only 0.5 tons per mu of pipe improvement per day is needed to ensure the growth of crops. ”

Hearing Wu Ming say this, Zheng Yin suddenly realized, and became excited: "So, as long as you scatter the seeds of the mountain hyssop in the ground, and then ensure the irrigation amount of 0.5 tons per day, the impact of the drought can be solved in a week?"

Wu Ming nodded: "Yes, so to speak, but doing this, there must be side effects, for example, although the consumption of mountain hyssop for soil power is not large, but after all, it is not nothing, which will cause a certain degree of yield reduction."

I have calculated that with this method, as long as the seeds of mountain hyssop are sown in moderation, the yield can be controlled between 5% and 20%. ”

Although Wu Ming was talking about side effects, Zheng Yin's face was still filled with a smile of joy: "Don't say five percent, even if it's twenty percent, it's already a lot better compared to the harvest! Wu Ming, thank you so much, how many of these seeds do you have now?"

Wu Ming smiled: "Don't worry, beauty, you promised me the conditions just now." ”

"Isn't it just a hundred tons of water?" Zheng Yin suddenly became very generous: "Don't worry, I will personally go and tell the above about this matter to ensure that your conditions are met." ”

Wu Ming smiled slightly: "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news, this matter is settled, give me two days, I will guarantee that there are enough seeds of mountain hyssop in the production area, but ...... According to my calculations, the cost per mu will be about 20 yuan. ”

(End of chapter)