Chapter 112 Li Zhensheng, the Father of Chinese Wheat Hybridization

Dynasties before the Ming Dynasty.

Emperors of every dynasty always let people remember them first.

But I feel extremely heartbroken.

They could not see or touch the corn at all.

It just makes me feel extremely uncomfortable.

But keep it in mind, just in case they have corn someday.

As a human being, you should still have some thoughts in mind.

[In the following years, Li Denghai and his team did not give up and continued their research assiduously.

Finally, in October 2005, the per-acre yield of "Denghai Super Test No. 10" reached an astonishing 1402.86 kilograms, which was four times the national average yield that year.

It broke the world record for summer corn yield per mu, shocking the world! 】

People from all dynasties: !!!

It's so amazing, I don't know what to say.

It's even more powerful than that guy from country M.

1402.86 kilograms! They wouldn’t even dream of doing that.

Now it has become a reality.

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【寒来暑往，愈久弥坚。李登海每年带领育种团队套袋150万-200万个，亲自在田间选择20万-30万个果穗。他以每年3至4代的速度，相当于完成了在中国北方需要150多年才能完成的科研工作。

From less than 700 kilograms per mu to more than 1400 kilograms per mu, Li Denghai doubled China's corn yield capacity.

In order to fulfill his promise of "a seed", Li Denghai set two world records for summer corn yield, seven records for summer corn yield in China, and one record for spring corn yield in China! 】

Li Denghai's experience, if placed in any novel, can be said to be a truly refreshing story, or a story of counterattack.

In the 1970s, a farmer, through talent, learning and hard work, gradually became a person admired by the world.

No one will fail to admire and respect such a person, and no one will say that he does not deserve those glorious titles.

But the enemy will not show mercy.

……

[Today, Li Denghai is 74 years old, but he is still working on the front line.

Li Denghai, who is now elderly, said in an interview with reporters: "Innovation has no end, and high productivity has no end. I want to work for another 20 years, and achieve another 60 to 80 years of R&D and innovation achievements, which is equivalent to living another lifetime."

This is the life of modern Li Denghai.

From a farmer who graduated from junior high school, he gradually became the highly respected Academician Li.

He is a hero of our time and a hero of mankind. 】

When talking about modern great men, the host sounded extremely proud.

This is an introduction to our ancestors, including Zulong, Zhuzhu, Erfeng, Huangdi, Yandi and Chiyou, and everyone can see them.

Qin Dynasty.

"Wow!" Ying Zheng clapped his hands and was proud of the future Chinese people.

Tianmu will talk about three people today. The experiences of Academician Li Denghai are so legendary.

What about the remaining two?

It is no wonder that later generations attached so much importance to agriculture and gave them many honors.

Such a great farmer, let alone future generations are excited.

Zulong said that if there were such a capable person in his time, high official salary would not be a problem.

"Did you make a note of that?"

Next to him, Fusu seemed to be brought into Li Denghai's perspective by the sky curtain. He saw the improvement of grain from 100 kilograms to 1400 kilograms, and his eyes looking at the clerk could not hide his excitement.

Upon hearing this, the clerk nodded and silently pushed what he had written down towards Prince Fusu.

Fusu took it and read the information carefully again.

Although there is no corn in his Great Qin, such experience can inspire them.

breeding.

Just like training war horses, let good horses have children with good horses.

If successful, it would be good even if the production increased slightly.

……

[By the way, Li Denghai actually has another title, “China’s richest farmer”.

Because the seed company he founded went public, the seeds he developed made him a fortune, almost billions in revenue.

He also successfully made it onto the list of China's richest people based on his own abilities.

The family business is worth 80-95 billion.

People from all dynasties: !!!

To be honest, they couldn't understand it and even found it unbelievable.

How did he end up being a businessman?

Look at what Tianmu said in several episodes. He criticized the scholars but was very friendly to the farmers and workers.

Now, the usually invisible businessmen have also appeared.

People in later generations really don't care about the distinction between scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, right?

Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin looked at the 80-95 billion and, if it weren't for his imperial majesty, he would have wanted to count on his fingers.

He couldn't help but wonder if he had so much money in his treasury.

Is there? Probably not.

Suddenly, I also wanted to study those seeds to enrich the national treasury.

the other side.

The merchants gathered together and looked at the sky, also very confused.

Li Denghai has achieved so much, why doesn't he want to become a scholar, but instead focuses on making money?

What happened in later generations?

……

[Whether it is his achievements in the breeding field or his becoming a rich man, the two emotions of envy and blessing are enough.

Because this is what he deserves.

Not to mention that he has firmly grasped the sovereignty of China's corn.

Just say that as long as he pays taxes on time and doesn't evade taxes, there's nothing wrong with him starting a company.

He has the ability and has achieved so much, so he should make money. 】The anchor said this because he remembered the videos he saw when he opened Douyin.
[You may wonder why I say this suddenly. I'll leave a hook here. When I talk about Grandpa Yuan, you should understand.

The second protagonist of this issue.

He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and winner of the National Highest Science and Technology Award.

He is also known as the "contemporary Hou Ji".

He is known as the "Father of Chinese Wheat Hybridization".

He is also the founder of distant hybridization breeding of wheat in China.

Who is he——

Mr. Li Zhensheng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 】

"Wow?!" The people were all a little shocked.

How come this person has such a long list of honors.

The key point is that he is actually called the "contemporary Hou Ji".

That’s Hou Ji!
Hou Ji, the ancestor of the Zhou clan.

When he was a child, he liked to grow hemp and beans.

After he grew up, he was good at finding suitable land, planting grains and crops, and teaching people how to farm.

Hou Ji was the first to establish grain reserves and the 畎亩法.

He also distributed grain to relieve famine and gave seeds to the people, and was considered one of the three ministers that Yu relied on most.

Of course, most importantly, in ancient society, he was revered as the King of Ji, the God of Ji, the God of Agriculture, the God of Farming, and the God of Grain. The ancestor of farming and the god of grains.

The people knew Hou Ji, but not Academician Li. It's no wonder that they were surprised.

It is really hard to believe that the person Tianmu is going to talk about next must have achieved such a high level of achievement to be called the "contemporary Hou Ji".

I always feel like it must be very powerful.

……

In that era of brilliant stars, anyone who could become an academician must be very capable.

[When talking about Li Zhensheng, we must first talk about the era in which he grew up.

Li Zhensheng was born in Zibo, Shandong in 1931. He experienced war right after he was born, and then experienced a famine that was rare in a century. Li Zhensheng's childhood was also spent in hardship and poverty.

In 1942, Shandong suffered a severe drought. The rain did not begin until June, and frost fell early in the autumn. The sorghum was frozen and almost no grain was harvested.

At the same time, other crops were also affected by natural disasters, and grain production was greatly reduced. In 1943, the famine in Shandong was so severe that the people had almost no food to eat.

In order to survive, people had to sell their sons and daughters. More and more people were begging on the streets, and some even starved to death on the streets.

The Anti-Japanese War entered a stalemate phase, Shandong was already in the midst of war, and the people of Shandong were in agony due to the combination of natural and man-made disasters. That year, Li Zhensheng, who was in his teens, had no mature understanding of the outside world, but he was deeply impressed by the word "famine".

"After the New Year that year, it still didn't rain, but the rice jar at home was empty early," said Li Zhensheng.

Li Zhensheng still remembers that a few years after the disaster, all the elm leaves and barks on the mountains in Shandong had been eaten up. For poor families, green onion leaves and garlic skins were very precious foods.

Recalling this incident later, Li Zhensheng said with emotion: "From that time on, I understood the meaning of hard work in every meal."

Li Zhensheng's family was very poor, but his parents attached great importance to his education. Li Zhensheng's father scraped together the tuition fees, and Li Zhensheng had the opportunity to attend a private school in the countryside. Unfortunately, when he was 13 years old, Li Zhensheng's father passed away suddenly, and the Li family suddenly lost its pillar. Li Zhensheng and his three other brothers and sisters were raised by Li Zhensheng's mother alone, and their already difficult life became even worse.

In order to support the whole family, Li Zhensheng's brother came to Jinan to work as a shop assistant and barely finished the second year of high school. Li Zhensheng's academic performance was excellent and he was extremely talented, but the poverty of his family life could not support him to continue his studies. In order to supplement the family income, Li Zhensheng had to drop out of school and work.

After the liberation of Jinan, Li Zhensheng came to Jinan from Zibo, hoping to find a job to make a living. Later, Li Zhensheng accidentally found an enrollment notice from Shandong Agricultural College on the streets of Jinan. As long as you become a student of Shandong Agricultural College, you can get free food and accommodation.

Li Zhensheng was deeply attracted by the excellent conditions of being able to study and solve the problem of food and clothing. With the mentality of giving it a try, Li Zhensheng signed up for the exam. At that time, Li Zhensheng did not expect that his life trajectory would change from then on.

As soon as the story started, people from all dynasties were already captivated by it.

They thought that Tianmu would be talking about the scholar family this time.

result……

Not to mention being a scholar, he couldn't even be considered to have no worries about food and clothing.

I grew up in the midst of war.

Well, I won’t say anything more, I feel really involved.

They are all poor people, all farmers, not rich, and all want to sell everything they have to raise their children.

But then I think about my own children.

Many people sighed.

Don't know what to say.

He has a stupid kid.

Of course, many educators are also attracted by the "free room and board".

Have later generations become so wild in order to recruit students?

Free food and lodging are things they simply cannot even imagine during this period.

Li Zhensheng successfully passed the exam and entered Shandong Agricultural College. "This is a major turning point in my life. It was the liberation of Jinan that provided me with this opportunity, so I cherished this opportunity and studied very hard," said Li Zhensheng.

Li Zhensheng's unexpected study experience at Shandong Agricultural College made him the first college student in the village. Li Zhensheng, who survived hunger and cold, carried the hopes of everyone.

Later, at Shandong Agricultural University, Li Zhensheng began to systematically learn about wheat. The teachers that impressed Li Zhensheng the most were the department head, Professor Shen Shouquan, and Professor Yu Songlie.

From the evolution of wheat to the theory and technology of wheat breeding, Professor Shen Shouquan's knowledge is rich and comprehensive, and Li Zhensheng has also benefited a lot.

Unlike Professor Shen, who is serious and reserved, Professor Yu Songlie's courses are lively and vivid. As Li Zhensheng's genetics teacher, Professor Yu always explains profound principles in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Li Zhensheng's experience in high yield of winter wheat was gained from Professor Yu.

Under the guidance of the two professors, Li Zhensheng developed a great interest in wheat breeding technology. As his understanding of wheat breeding continued to improve, Li Zhensheng's research path became smoother.

During his college years, he studied hard and had outstanding abilities. Not to mention his academic performance, he also made some small achievements.

Teachers and students who had experienced hunger knew the importance of food, so Shandong Agricultural University began to cultivate high-yield wheat. After years of research, Shandong Agricultural University cultivated several excellent varieties such as Qida 195, flat-ear wheat, and fish-scale white. Teachers and students of the Agricultural University improved the wheat varieties, and the grain yield also increased significantly.

When Li Zhensheng returned home for the holidays, he brought back the improved seeds to plant. That year, Li's wheat harvest was great, with a much higher yield than other villagers. The villagers were very envious and came to Li Zhensheng's home to exchange the improved seeds.

The following year, Li Zhensheng's village achieved high wheat yields, which attracted the envy of people from neighboring villages. From then on, Li Zhensheng also had the desire to cultivate more high-yield wheat varieties.

In 1951, Li Zhensheng graduated from Shandong Agricultural College and went to work at the Beijing Genetic Selection Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. At that time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences was the ideal place for all scientific researchers in China. When Li Zhensheng first learned that he was going to work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he was ecstatic.

You may not know how great this place is.

But if I say that the Chinese Academy of Sciences has always been the ideal place for all scientific research workers in our country.

It has also produced countless great figures in various fields.

Academician Li Zhensheng, whom we are talking about now, is one of them, and Academician Yuan Longping, whom we are going to talk about next, also studied here.

Grandpa Yuan is known as the "Father of Chinese Hybrid Rice".

In addition, Academician Zhong Nanshan, a leading figure in both the SARS in 03 and the COVID-19 in my country, who was awarded the "Medal of the Republic" in 2020, also studied here.

besides……】

As the names on the sky curtain were spoken one by one, the expressions of the people from all dynasties gradually changed from calm to frightened.

What kind of big boss academy is this? There are so many hidden talents here. Is it necessary?

When Li Zhensheng went to the Chinese Academy of Sciences to report, there were only 200 people in the academy. The leaders invited famous scientists in the Chinese scientific community to give reports to the freshmen. The three people who impressed Li Zhensheng the most were Hua Luogeng, Qian Sanqiang, and Ai Siqi.

(End of this chapter)