Lysenko recorded Yang Mingzhi's narrative very carefully, and he believed that General Berekov's idea had probably been brewing for a long time.
This Belekov from China is really a fierce man. If this man were not a soldier, he would probably threaten his position once he took control of agriculture.
Fortunately, this person was an "amateur agriculturist." Lysenko asked himself, fearing that this person's ability was higher than his own.
Today, Berekov is not his competitor, but a collaborator.
After finishing recording, Lysenko suddenly raised his head: "Comrade Berekov, did you start imagining this in the swamps of Belarus?"
"Oh?" Yang Mingzhi asked with a smile, "It seems that you think it is very promising?"
"Yes! Comrade Lenin encouraged us to explore hard on the path of the Soviet Union and fully explore the productivity of the people. I think we must use various means to enhance the productivity of the land. You see, the vast Siberia has begun to be covered with snow.
For half a year, the productivity of those farmlands was almost zero, which was a shameful waste. I think your idea will make a huge difference."
"So you're very supportive?"
"Yes! In fact, the Academy of Sciences is capable of manufacturing a large glass greenhouse with an area of 100 square meters. We also have the technology to keep it at a temperature of about 20 degrees, but the cost here is too high. What you proposed is a
With the new greenhouse model, we seem to be able to build a larger greenhouse at less cost. Because the area is larger, we can grow wheat."
"You..." Yang Mingzhi complained helplessly. The co-author, Lysenko, was thinking about growing wheat? Of course, Lysenko has an urgent need for wheat production capacity, so it is not surprising that he thinks so.
Yang Mingzhi shook his head: "You'd better not expect wheat."
"What? So we grow vegetables?"
"Yes! It's vegetables." Speaking of vegetables, Yang Mingzhi started talking again, "It seems that during the days when I left, my superiors began to supply beetroot to our Academy of Sciences? I understand that it is a rare fresh vegetable. Even so, I'm afraid
Soon we could only eat pickled sauerkraut.
Our soldiers who fight in winter also eat all kinds of sauerkraut.
Most of the land in the Soviet Union is very cold in winter. It is common sense that there are no fresh vegetables to eat in winter, and everyone can understand it. But wouldn’t it be great if there were fresh vegetables?
People need enough sugar and protein, as well as vitamins. A lack of vitamins for soldiers will be another disaster.
So since we want to build a large number of greenhouses, we should plant vegetables that can grow in a short period of time, such as tomatoes."
"There are also cucumbers, cabbages, carrots..." Lysenko dragged his chin and listed some more.
Yang Mingzhi thought for a while and said: "I think crops that can grow upward are the best, especially tomatoes, so as to maximize production capacity."
Lysenko immediately wrote these down in his notebook, and Yang Mingzhi's words also gave him more reminders.
For Stalin to recognize his agricultural capabilities and for his peers to admire him, it may require not only an increase in spring wheat production capacity, but also active exploration of "winter agriculture."
It is clear that Berekov made a lot of suggestions, and he did not intend to achieve anything in this regard.
Of course, Lysenko did not think that this shrewd Oriental was really as humble as he appeared to be and was simply an "internationalist".
Belekov definitely needs other benefits.
Lysenko was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Comrade Berekov, I have decided that I will turn your opinion into a new topic. I will organize manpower to follow the basic principles and required requirements you proposed.
Materials, first build a new greenhouse with an area of one hectare. I will plant tomatoes first, what do you think?"
The area of one hectare is not large but not small either. Yang Mingzhi estimated that Lysenko should have multiple greenhouses with a total area of one hectare.
From an experimental perspective alone, this greenhouse is too big.
No! I'm afraid Lysenko didn't plan to conduct a small-scale experiment from the beginning. From the beginning, he aimed to put it into operation immediately after completion. I'm afraid Lysenko thought that the "mud wall plastic film greenhouse" was not difficult. In other words, there was a team in the Academy of Sciences.
Those who seek agricultural talents are probably fans of Lysenko. Lysenko claimed that they had experience in building glass greenhouses, but now they are just changing the materials used to build the greenhouses.
It seems that everything is so simple. It is just a matter of replacing with cheaper materials. After the cost plummets, planned greenhouse agricultural production is no longer a dream?!
Yang Mingzhi was first frightened by Lysenko's words, and then said calmly: "Since you think that a one-hectare greenhouse will be put into operation immediately, why not build a larger one? You must trust me very much. In this case, you have every right to make more
big."
"Okay, then build ten hectares of greenhouses. If..." Lysenko cut his fingers and estimated: "If the first greenhouse is completed in mid-November, the tomatoes will be ripe when spring comes next year. As long as we can
Guaranteeing the three basic points of sufficient light, humidity and temperature, I don’t think winter production is a forbidden area. Comrade Berekov, I know that it is very wise for me to come to you today.”
"Hey, you're too polite." Yang Mingzhi smiled awkwardly.
"Maybe you have other suggestions?"
Yang Mingzhi shrugged. Now that Lysenko's old and skinny face is obviously blooming with youthful vitality, maybe this old guy will go from the "Vernalization Treatment Breeding Station" to supervise the construction of new greenhouses and pay close attention to the initial growth of tomato seedlings.
A team of personnel must also be appointed to supervise the growth of the seedlings around the clock.
"If you have any suggestions, it's those polyethylene films. If you want to implement a very bold plan, I think these films are the most important. They are products of the petrochemical industry. We should use the local oil fields nearby and ask the smelters to step up the production of these films.
film."
Lysenko nodded: "That's true. Our country's oil production has always been very good. It's a pity that we don't have oil fields here."
"Without oil fields, how is this possible?!" Yang Mingzhi suddenly raised his voice and looked at Lysenko's puzzled face, suddenly realizing that he was speechless.
Yang Mingzhi's mind suddenly realized that the current era was 1942.
Yes, the Tyumen oil reservoir area did not exist at this time. They did not dig oil in western Siberia until 1965.
Oil, it is the blood of industry.
Lysenko said with certainty: "At least Novosibirsk is short of oil. The oil we use comes from Irkutsk and further east." At this point, Lysenko couldn't help but shook his head: "Those are small
Oil fields, their output basically supplies Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Omsk and several other large cities. As far as I know, there is a small oil field to the north of Irkutsk, and several more to the east.
, their individual sizes are not large.”
"What is the production capacity of this... oil field?"
"In the entire Siberian region, there are only three million tons a year." Lysenko shrugged with helplessness, "Even so, they have become very important now. Do you know? Since we lost the coal mines in the Donbas Basin, we
We are even more dependent on this oil. Including the heating that supplies the entire Academy of Sciences, what is its energy source?”
"Huh? If it's not coal, is it oil?!" Yang Mingzhi asked in surprise.
"Yes, it's oil! We need oil now, and we need coal even more. Comrade Berekov, you used the low-quality coal there in the swamps of Belarus to produce ammonia, and then produce ammonium nitrate. Obviously you are very aware of the important role of chemical fertilizers in agriculture.
Another tool to increase agricultural production is chemical fertilizers. Unfortunately, we have lost our main coal mines. Of course, we can also use petroleum to make fertilizers. But now most of the petroleum is used in industry and military, and we cannot expect that chemical fertilizers will bring much benefit.
Change."
After all, the Soviet Union was supposed to be rich in natural resources, but now, as Lysenko said, resources are relatively scarce.
Those resources all exist, especially the huge oil and gas resources, which are buried deep underground in the vast Siberia.
Only one of their problems is buried too deep.
Yang Mingzhi said tentatively: "If we can have a more comprehensive drill bit, can we find the hidden oil fields?"
"Haha, do we have that kind of drilling technology? Maybe there are some large oil fields, but we can't find them because our technology can't reach them. How deep do you think we drilled the Baku oil field?"
"How much is it? One thousand meters?"
Yang Mingzhi's words almost made Lysenko laugh out loud.
"Hahaha! Comrade Berekov, you think too highly of our drilling technology! Although I am an expert in agriculture, I also know a little bit about the petrochemical industry. You need to know one thing, drilling underground is difficult because
The soil layer is actually very thin. When drilling a hundred meters, the drill bit will have to face hard granite. During this process, the drill bit will wear very strongly. As the depth increases, it may break in the drill hole at any time. The drill bit
Once it is damaged and cannot be pulled out, all the efforts of the drilling team will be in vain. As far as I know, our deepest drilling depth has just exceeded 600 meters, and that’s it.”
Now Yang Mingzhi understood clearly. What Lysenko meant was that the current drilling industry in the Soviet Union did not have the ability to dig too deep.
Lysenko continued: "You know our Baku oil field, where we often only need to drill a hundred meters to dig out oil. The record of drilling six hundred meters was set in Baku. When the drill bit was pulled out, it was immediately
There was a blowout, and some workers even died on the spot."
Lysenko's data really shocked Yang Mingzhi and made him think of those oil-producing countries in the Middle East.
In countries full of deserts, there is an astonishing amount of black gold buried under the yellow sand. There is the best light crude oil in the world, which has the least impurities, so it often takes 7.2 standard barrels to weigh one ton. In Russia, because
Oil products tend to be sticky, meaning there are more impurities in them, and 6.8 barrels often weigh one ton.
What is even more enviable is that those places are described as where crude oil will spurt out from the pit when the hoe is thrown hard.
Of course, this is a mocking statement. In fact, those places do require only very shallow drilling to dig out the best oil, and the cost of extraction is only one-tenth of that of the Soviet Union.
In fact, large oil fields are often buried deeper. China, which was once known as a famous oil-poor country, used new drill bits and new drilling technology. In the Daqing area, the drill bit drilled a full 1,500 meters, and oil gushes out. Then
It was such a large oil field that people continued to drill seven thousand meters and discovered a large oil field deeper at the same location.
This situation also occurs in Siberia. The technology is not up to par. Even if it is speculated that there is oil there, it cannot be obtained for the time being.
Lysenko continued: "I personally believe that if we continue to drill, we can find more oil. We...sigh..."
Lysenko sighed deeply, and he immediately explained the reason for his sigh.
Everything stems from the current war situation.
Lysenko needed the existence of the Soviet Union to ensure his status, and increasing agricultural output was a means to maintain his personal status.
Today Lysenko is very happy to have another way to increase agricultural output, which is ultimately very dependent on the oil industry.
What is the current scene of the Soviet petrochemical industry?
It can be said that the German offensive was, without exaggeration, a heavy blow to the Soviet petrochemical industry.
In mid-October, a mountain infantry division under Manstein has penetrated the Soviet Caucasus Front's defense line at the Caucasus Pass. The battle even took place on a glacier more than 3,000 meters long. After all, part of the Soviet defense line
fall.
The German troops, composed of mountain people from the Alps, have rich experience in mountain combat. However, the environment in the Caucasus is too complex, and the armored troops that the German army is proud of can hardly be effective, which makes Manstein even more frustrated.
In anger, because Stalingrad could not be captured for a long time, almost all the air forces under his command were transferred away.
So only a few troops penetrated the Caucasus Mountains and entered Asia. How useful could they be?
I'm afraid it's just a political effect.
The German army raised the German flag on a snow-capped mountaintop, and the German media exaggeratedly described it as "the great victory of the empire" and "the beginning of the conquest of Asia."
This operation really boosted the morale of the German military and civilians, and also dealt a blow to the Soviet Union.
Having penetrated the Caucasus Mountains, the German vanguard was only 500 kilometers away from the Baku oil fields.
Five hundred kilometers, isn’t it a very long distance?
No! Such distance has put tremendous psychological pressure on the Soviet Union.
As early as when the German army started the blue plan, the Baku oil field began to shift its strategy. Especially when the German army had a strong tendency to penetrate the mountains, the oil field began to reduce production.
By October, 3,000 oil wells in the Baku oil field had been artificially shut down, reducing its production capacity by nearly half.
So why did the Soviet Union do this? Even if the German army has reached the Caucasus Mountains, there are still 500 kilometers away, why do they have to check? Are they afraid of the German army?
All this has to be said in late August, when Paulus's German army began to launch an attack on the city of Stalingrad, the Soviet oil transportation line began to suffer a fatal blow!