Vol 2 Chapter 2072: Genetically modified drought-tolerant coniferous turf

Northwest, Northwest Research Base Airport, a business jet landed smoothly on the runway, and then slowly taxied to the apron.

There were already two medium-sized official cars parked there on the tarmac, and several people were looking forward to it.

The business jet was stable, and the hatch opened. Wu Hao took the lead out of the hatch, and behind him was Zhang Jun, who had just returned from the capital.

This should be said that Zhang Jun is one of the few who have come to the Northwest Research Base. The reason why he followed him is mainly to relax his body and mind. No way, this trip to Beijing is too laborious.

Zhang Jun's trip to the capital this time did not meet their expectations. Originally, Wu Hao and the others expected to reach a cooperation agreement with the aerospace department to undertake the personnel and cargo transportation tasks of the relevant parties of the space station, but they did not get it.

Although they tried their best, they only included their manned spacecraft and launch vehicles into the consideration list for relevant tasks, and no specific contract agreement was reached.

That is to say, in the future, in related tasks, the aerospace department may choose their manned spacecraft and launch vehicles, but it is unclear when this is, and the other party has not signed a specific contract with them.

In this regard, Wu Hao also called the relevant leaders, and the leaders also clarified some concerns or concerns of them and the leaders above. Although it can be said that the single mission quotation given by Wu Hao and the others is far lower than their single mission cost budget, but if they really choose and rely too much on them, what about the original rocket and spaceship systems? With such a big investment, you can't just give it up.

Therefore, the leaders considered that they may walk on two legs in the future. That is to say, they will give them some tasks, but they will not be completely dependent on them. They are still aware of their own spaceship and rocket system as the theme. Wu Hao and the others are just auxiliary and supplementary.

As for the expansion and commercial operation of the Tiangong space station, the leaders of the aerospace department showed great interest, and had a very detailed understanding of Wu Hao and their related plans, and held several expert demonstration meetings to discuss this aspect. Research on the project, and finally gave affirmation to their project.

However, it has not been decided directly. Major projects like this must be voted and announced at a meeting, so it should not be a big problem to let them wait patiently. And there are some more specific issues and issues that need to be discussed. In short, it will definitely not be finalized for a while.

Although it is very helpless, but there is no way, this matter cannot be urged, and can only wait patiently.

So this also made Zhang Jun feel tired from the trip to the capital, and a few days after he came back, he was out of shape. Knowing that Wu Hao was coming to the northwest, he proposed to follow him around. Wu Hao was a little surprised when he heard the words, but he nodded and agreed. Anyway, it's very convenient to travel by special plane, and it's not a problem.

Mr. Wu and Mr. Zhang welcome to the Northwest Research Center. Qi Guangkun, head of the Northwest Research Base, said with a smile to Wu Hao and Zhang Jun.

Haha, old Qi, long time no see. Wu Hao smiled and shook hands with Qi Guangkun, and then greeted with a friendly face.

Yes, the last time was the beginning of the year. Qi Guangkun replied with a smile.

Thanks for your hard work. Wu Hao condoled, then waved his hand: "Go, get in the car and say, this machine is hot."

The Northwest Research Base is located in the hinterland of the desert Gobi. It has been more than six months now, and the weather is hot, so when they got off the plane, Wu Hao and the others felt the heat wave on the desert Gobi. Not long after standing in the sun, sweat started to form on my forehead.

With that said, Wu Hao got into the car first, Zhang Jun also sat next to Wu Hao, and Qi Guangkun sat opposite.

Zhang Jun wiped the sweat from his neck with a wet towel, and looking at the somewhat bare and empty airport, he could not help but say to Qi Guangkun: "I said Lao Qi, why didn't you say planting some trees on the edge of this airport? Too hot."

Uh... Hearing Zhang Jun's words, Wu Hao's forehead couldn't help but hang a black line, while Qi Guangkun smiled a little embarrassedly, and then explained to Zhang Jun.

"Mr. Zhang, you can't plant trees on the edge of the airport, because it will block the view of the plane's take-off and landing, and the fallen leaves will float on the runway, so that the plane will be sucked into the engine when it takes off, which will bring danger.

Finally, the most important one is that if there are trees, it will attract birds to stop and build their nests, which will seriously affect the safety of aircraft taking off and landing. Therefore, under normal circumstances, there can be no trees on the edge of the airport. "

Speaking of this, Qi Guangkun changed his tone and smiled: "However, our biological and life science research center seems to be researching and cultivating a kind of drought-tolerant coniferous turf. It is said that this turf is made from camel thorns and some drought-tolerant plants in the desert. Relevant drought tolerance genes are extracted from , and then transgenic into related turfgrass species. The turf cultivated in this way is not only drought-tolerant, saline-alkali-tolerant, and barren-tolerant, but also has developed root systems and tenacious vitality, which can play a very good role in windbreak and sand fixation. , and soil and water conservation.

At present, small-scale experiments have been carried out on this turf, and I heard that the results are good. I thought that when this drought-resistant coniferous turf variety was cultivated, it would be planted on a large scale in the airport and the surrounding areas of the base, covering all the bare surface of the entire Gobi desert, making it truly an oasis. "

Hearing this, Zhang Jun showed a stunned look, but then he became interested in this drought-resistant coniferous turf: "This drought-resistant coniferous turf can be used for cities, roads, and greening around important facilities in some arid desert areas. And windbreak and sand fixation work, so the commercial value is still relatively high, but it needs to be promoted well.”

Hearing Zhang Jun mention this~www.readwn.com~ Wu Hao smiled helplessly. Sure enough, this guy's business sense is very keen, which has already thought of the future commercial operation.

After leaving the airport, I drove onto an asphalt road leading to the living area of ​​the base. There were very dense green plants on both sides of the asphalt road, which seemed to be very fine and numerous. And looking into the distance, you can see a bright color, like a mirror.

How do I feel that the area of ​​this solar power plant has expanded compared to the last time I came. Zhang Jun looked out the window and said.

Qi Guangkun smiled and nodded and replied: "Yes, because the power consumption of the base has soared, we have expanded the scale of the solar power plant again according to relevant needs, so that its overall power generation has doubled compared to the previous one.

In addition, we have also expanded the scale of wind power plants, adding many new windmills, and increasing their overall power generation by about 80%.

Finally, we also built a new molten salt tower CSP station over there to ensure a 24-hour uninterrupted power supply for the entire base, which is the one over there! "Qi Guangkun pointed to the bright spot outside the window and introduced to Zhang Jun with a smile.