As time went by, Xu Qiang kept his eyes on the buckets of brown sugar water in the laboratory.

On the fifth day, Xu Qiang opened one of the barrels, took out some sugar water from it, and put it under a microscope for observation.

At this time, under the microscope, the most obvious things are some crystals, which are obviously sugar crystals, and next to the crystals, there are a large number of active bacteria of various shapes.

Probiotics have various appearances and colors depending on the species and the environment they grow in. Through a microscope, you can see that the cell walls of probiotics may appear in a variety of colors, such as yellow, blue, and green.

However, the diversity of colors does not mean that their effects and contents are different. Even though different types of probiotics have very different shapes and colors under a microscope, their health effects on the human body are similar.

Such a vigorous bacterial flora means that Xu Qiang’s brown sugar probiotic liquid has been prepared and the whole process was quite smooth without any contamination.

Afterwards, Xu Qiang put the additives that he had prepared previously into the bottle. The main purpose of these additives is to add some minerals and flavorings to the feed, which can make piglets more willing to eat.

All of these raw materials are enough to produce more than ten tons of feed, and the basic feed ingredients are still soybean meal, sweet potato vines and cornmeal.

After completing all this, Xu Qiang left the laboratory and went to the telecommunications bureau and sent a telegram to the CZ Municipal Government, asking them to drive a truck to pick him up.

What Xu Qiang didn't expect was that when he sent the telegram in the morning, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a Jiefang truck had appeared in front of the gate of the School of Mechanical Engineering, accompanied by two porters.

The efficiency of the CZ Municipal Government really surprised Xu Qiang. After Xu Qiang got on the bus with his several large buckets of brown sugar probiotics and other additives, it took less than three hours for Xu Qiang to arrive at the compound of the CZ Municipal Government.

In the evening, after Xu Qiang had dinner in the government canteen, he was arranged to stay in a guesthouse for the night.

The next morning, he was received by Zhang Li, deputy director of the Township Enterprise Management Bureau. The two of them sat in a sedan, followed by barrels of brown sugar probiotics and additives, and arrived at the Red Star Feed Factory in Wu'an County again.

"Expert Xu, do you mean to just pour the brown sugar water in the bucket into the fermentation bucket?"

According to Xu Qiang's request, Lin Guoquan, the director of the Red Star Feed Factory, directed the workers to put soybean meal, sweet potato vines and cornmeal into the fermentation tank according to the new ratio, and then pointed to the several barrels of brown sugar probiotics brought by Xu Qiang and asked.

At that time, Chinese people did not have the concept of probiotics. When Xu Qiang told them that this was brown sugar water, the people present thought that it was really just brown sugar water. However, they did not know that yeast had been added to it to produce CM probiotics, turning it into another completely mixed liquid.

"Just do as Expert Xu says." Zhang Li on the side said to the factory director.

"Okay." Lin Guoquan glanced at Zhang Li, then immediately retracted his gaze and directed the workers to pour the brown sugar water in the bucket into the fermentation barrel.

"Comrade Xu Qiang, do you think livestock all like to eat sweets?" After a moment, Zhang Li said to Xu Qiang in a teasing tone.

"At least I like sweets very much. When I was a child, I loved drinking brown sugar water. I felt it was the ultimate delicacy. Now that my life is better, I can no longer feel that delicious memory." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"Haha, that's true. Life is indeed much better now." Zhang Li said with a smile.

After pouring the brown sugar probiotics into the fermentation barrel, Xu Qiang began to direct the workers to stir it.

In order to speed up the fermentation of the feed, from the very beginning, Xu Qiang required the workers to crush the mixture very finely, with the particle size not exceeding 1.5mm, and not to add a drop of water during the entire process.

Traditional feed fermentation generally uses two types of additives. One is an ordinary fermentation agent, which is suitable for fermentation of feed with low moisture content. The probiotic fermentation used by Xu Qiang requires feed with higher moisture content. After all, probiotics also need some nutrients to survive.

The director of the feed factory had never seen such a way of processing feed, but with Zhang Li next to him, he didn't dare to say anything.

Since this was the first time Xu Qiang was engaged in this kind of feed fermentation work, he was still a little cautious. He kept recalling the process details of the feed processing in his previous life in his mind to avoid any mistakes.

It took Xu Qiang nearly an hour to finally complete the mixing of the materials.

"…At ordinary times, these fermentation tanks should be ventilated. It is estimated that the fermentation can be completed in 24 hours at the fastest. Then, dry it in the shade for five or six hours and it can be used." Xu Qiang paused, and then said: "The shelf life of this kind of feed is generally about four to five months. Once black spots or mildew appear, it means that it has deteriorated and can only be discarded or incinerated..."

"Fermentation is completed in 24 hours?" Hearing Xu Qiang say this, the director of the feed factory, Lin Guoquan, looked incredulous.

"That's right, the feed will be ready for use the day after tomorrow." Xu Qiang nodded. "Comrade Xu Qiang is a national expert, just do as he says." Zhang Li said on the side.

"Okay." Lin Guoquan nodded quickly after hearing this.

"I'll leave these remaining barrels of feed and this bag of additives to you, but you have to use them as soon as possible. Once black spots appear on the brown sugar water or it smells a bit bad, don't use it." Xu Qiang pointed to the barrels of unused brown sugar probiotics on the ground and said to Lin Guoquan, "These additives can produce at least five to eight tons of new feed, which should be enough for your experiments. If it's not enough, just send me a telegram and I'll make some more for you in Shanghai."

For Xu Qiang, his mission for today was completed.

What remains is for the feed factory to experiment with the feed produced according to Xu Qiang's process. If this feed is indeed easy to use, then Xu Qiang can discuss the next steps of cooperation with them, including the design and manufacture of feed equipment, and the provision of complete production processes and formulas.

"Comrade Xu Qiang, we will take your new feed to the farm for experiments. Once the experimental results come out, I will contact you as soon as possible." Zhang Li glanced at Xu Qiang and said.

"My feed has a very strong weight-gaining effect on pigs. A pig weighing about 30 kilograms eats 1.6 kilograms of feed a day, and it can grow one kilogram of meat for every 1.5 kilograms of feed it eats. A pig weighing about 50 kilograms eats 2.5 kilograms of feed a day, and it can grow one kilogram of meat for every 1.97 kilograms of feed it eats. A pig weighing about 100 kilograms eats 4 kilograms of feed a day, and it can grow one kilogram of meat for every 2.37 kilograms of feed it eats..." Xu Qiang began to tell Lin Guoquan about the weight-gain ratio of pigs raised with his feed, and he continued, "Generally speaking, a pig can be slaughtered at to kilograms. Of course, the specific slaughter weight depends on the breed of the pig, but in general, the breeding cycle will not exceed five months..."

"It can be ready for slaughter in five months? Comrade Xu Qiang, you are not mistaken, are you?" Hearing Xu Qiang say this, Lin Guoquan looked incredulous.

Because according to his experience, the feed fattening effect produced by their factory before was already quite good, and the quality was the best among the surrounding feed factories.

But even so, it would take at least eight to nine months to raise a 30-kilogram piglet to over 200 kilograms for marketability. If the pig got sick during the process, the date would have to be pushed back one to two months. So in his opinion, it was almost impossible for Xu Qiang's feed to raise pigs to marketability in just five months.

"Comrade Xu Qiang, the data you mentioned are very detailed. Have you experimented with it before?" Zhang Li was also a little surprised at this time and asked.

"I haven't done any experiments. I just looked up information and found that similar feed products abroad have such weight gain data, so I think the difference should not be that big," said Xu Qiang.

"Uh." Hearing Xu Qiang say this, Zhang Li nodded slightly, but a hint of suspicion still flashed in her eyes.

"When you do experiments in the future, just refer to this data. A 30-pound piglet should be able to grow to 100 pounds in one and a half months." Xu Qiang smiled slightly and continued, "If you are satisfied with this data, you can continue to cooperate with me."

"Okay! Let's do this." Zhang Li nodded in agreement.

It was impossible for Xu Qiang to participate in the pig feeding experiment. After all, he was not the person to do this kind of thing. As long as he provided enough new feed, all that was left was to wait for the results.

If the pigs' growth is indeed amazing after one and a half months, then according to the previously agreed contract, Xu Qiang will provide subsequent feed equipment design, process and formula, and the CZ Municipal Government, as Party A, will also pay Xu Qiang the full labor fee.

During the one and a half months of waiting for the experimental results, Xu Qiang can do other things, and neither side will be delayed.

"That's all for today. Can I go back to Shanghai directly?" Xu Qiang asked Zhang Li.

"I send you."

"No need for that. Director Zhang, you are so busy. Just send a driver to take me back. Don't delay your work." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"My job now is to receive you." Zhang Li smiled and continued, "Tomorrow is Sunday, and I also want to go to Shanghai for a visit."

"Haha, okay." Xu Qiang smiled when he heard that.

Afterwards, Zhang Li gave Lin Guoquan some instructions and left the feed factory with Xu Qiang.

"The next time you come to Changzhou, you may have to wait until July..." Zhang Li said to Xu Qiang in the car.

"Yes, I hope we can have the opportunity for follow-up cooperation." Xu Qiang said.

"But don't worry. No matter what the result of the experiment is, we in Changzhou will give you 2,000 yuan for your labor." Zhang Li smiled and continued, "Anyway, it's fate that we can cooperate. In the future, we hope you can help us introduce more outstanding talents. As long as the cooperation is successful, we can also pay you an agency fee. We will definitely not let you work in vain." (End of this chapter)