Baek Min-seok said to Min Yo-han.
“It seems to be unavoidable because the engineer is in Incheon. Thanks to that, I think it’s a good opportunity to see Incheon.”
“You are positive.”
“Haha, I tend to hear stories like that a lot.”
I handed the corporate card to Min Yo-han.
“This is an official business trip, so use this.”
“Thank you, now that I think about it, the CEO must be the busiest.”
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Min Yohan said as he put the card in his wallet.
He seemed to know what he was talking about. I had to find a business model for hydroponics.
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Mark Lester built a large-scale facility by attracting investment.
He is asking me what business model to create.
“You can look forward to what kind of business model it will create.”
“I look forward to it.”
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Min Yo-han got into Lee Jang-woo’s car.
“I can’t do it too quickly.”
I said to Lee Jang-woo, who was sitting in the driver’s seat.
“I’m never in a hurry, it’s my dad’s problem.”
Hearing Lee Jang-woo’s words, Lee Dong-chun’s face came to mind. When I imagined Lee Dong-chun and Min Yo-han working together, I laughed involuntarily.
“Are you laughing because you think of my father? Because of the saying that you can come down to Hadong.”
“No, drive carefully. Please take good care of Min Yo-han.”
“Don’t worry, I will do well.”
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Min Yo-han and Lee Jang-woo left for Incheon.
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Me and Baek Min-seok headed to the office.
Baek Min-seok said on the way to the office.
“Min Yohan is very hot. I didn’t know you were going to Incheon right away.”
“There is nothing to do in Hadong. Unless you want to start right away.”
“Well, you are right. There is nothing now.”
It was nearing the office.
Baek Min-seok, who was sitting quietly, spoke up.
“Have you ever asked? Why did Min Yo-han leave Plant Factory?”
It was a sensitive question. He seemed to understand why he asked the question. Of course, there was nothing to hide.
“I don’t think the ideals of Plant Factory fit together. To be precise, I had a different opinion with Mark Lester.”
“Did you disagree with Mark Lester?”
In Baek Min-seok, we talked about why Min Yo-han and Mark Lester collided.
When Mark Lester wanted a cultivation facility without humans, Baek Min-seok’s complexion turned pale.
“It’s agriculture without farmers.”
“Yeah, they said they wanted a system where everything was automated.”
“I can see why Min Yo-han left. Don’t you think so?”
“Of course, I think we need more people.”
“It’s Kim Deok-myung, of course, do you have any plans?”
“What plans?”
“Aren’t you planning to build a hydroponics facility and collect people?”
I was silent.
“Since you didn’t say anything, I’m sure.”
It was just as Baek Min-seok said. While building the hydroponics system, there were things to prepare in advance.
As he said, it’s about gathering people.
salad container
We had lunch with researchers from Jirisan farmers.
I was thinking of entrusting the two researchers with the nutrients needed for hydroponics.
Seo Woo-young and Lee Young-ho already had experience in making organic fertilizers.
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Of course, the fertilizer for hydroponics was different back then.
It was in the form of a nutrient solution, not an organic fertilizer.
“Now we are going to start growing crops in earnest.”
Seo Woo-young showed interest. He was interested in growing crops before becoming a member of the Jirisan Farmer.
“What kind of crop is it?”
“I plan to grow vegetables for salad.”
“It’s a leafy vegetable.”
“I plan to grow it hydroponically.”
“Is it hydroponics?”
This time, Youngho Lee showed his curiosity.
“It’s about growing crops with water and nutrients.”
They didn’t need a long explanation. As a researcher, he had knowledge about hydroponics.
“It is as you say. We need nutrients to grow crops.”
“You are talking about the form of ions dissolved in water.”
“Yes, that is correct. You already know that. It is ionized fertilizer.”
Crops planted in soil use organic and inorganic fertilizers. On the other hand, in hydroponics, nutrients are supplied in a state of dissolving them in water from the beginning. ionized state.
Ionic drinks are absorbed faster than water.
“I was experimenting with various types of fertilizers with Dr. Wooyoung Seo. Some of them were in ionized form.”
Lee Young-ho said with a slightly excited expression. When I brought up the word hydroponics, that was the reason I was interested.
“As Mr. Lee Young-ho said, we were also researching ionized fertilizers. It’s a way of dissolving essential nutrients for plants in water.”
Seo Woo-young added,
Plants absorb essential nutrients through their roots. There are 12 essential elements, including nitrogen, which is needed in large quantities. The principle of nutrient solution is to dissolve these essential nutrients in water.
“It won’t be as difficult to make a nutrient solution as we made organic fertilizer.”
Seo Woo-young said with a confident face.
When Min Yo-han brought up the nutrient solution, I thought there would be no problem.
Because I thought that the lab could make enough.
“I didn’t expect to be prepared in advance.”
“I didn’t think about and study hydroponics from the beginning. Experimenting with different fertilizers helped. To be honest, I never thought of hydroponics.”
Seo Woo-young said with a humble attitude.
“Do you remember when Hyunsik came to the lab?”
“Of course I remember. Thanks to that, I even appeared in home shopping.”
Seo Woo-young made eye contact with Lee Young-ho and smiled.
“I made a decision when I saw that all the dried persimmons were ruined. About eco-friendly agriculture that is not affected by the environment.”
“You seem to know how you are preparing for this job. I completely agree with the president’s opinion. There is only one thing I regret.”
Seo Woo-young blurted out the end of her speech. I was worried about saying that there was something I regretted.
“May I ask what you regret?”
“I think it would be good to grow native seeds as well.”
“I understand what Dr. Seo means.”
Seo Woo-young was interested in the preservation and dissemination of native seeds.
Vegetables such as salads were all Western varieties.
“The reason we started salad vegetables is because they are easy to grow and produce quickly. If this project is successful, of course, we plan to challenge native seeds. Our density is one of them.”
“Is that really true?”
Seo Woo-young’s expression brightened remarkably.
“Of course, I know that growing wheat with hydroponics is not easy. That’s why the project is so important.”
“Don’t worry about the nutritional value of the salad greens. Together with Youngho Lee, we will create the best nutritional solution.”
Coordinated the schedule with the two researchers.
Since the basic research had already been done, it didn’t seem like it would take long.
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Making the nutrient solution was not a problem during the construction of the hydroponics facility.
* * *
I left the lab and headed to the office.
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Now that we have finished talking about nutrient solutions, we had to find a business model for hydroponics.
Baek Min-seok was wrestling with the program. I was so concentrating that I didn’t even know I had entered the office.
“Chief of Management Support Team, can we have a meeting for a moment?”
I went into the conference room with Han Ki-tak.
“I heard that the crop was decided to be salad greens.”
“Yes, I plan to grow salad greens.”
“Maybe you didn’t call to tell the story…?”
Han Gi-tak looked into my eyes. It was a look that told him to untangle the hidden bundle.
“There is no hydroponics plant out there yet, but sooner or later the reality will be revealed.”
“I heard about Min Yo-han. He said he went to Incheon to build a hydroponics plant together.”
“While we are building a hydroponics facility, there are things to do with my seniors and me.”
“You have work to do? What’s going on?”
Han Ki-tak pricked up his ears.
“It’s about working with Hadong-gun.”
“Are you cooperating with Hadong-gun?”
“Do you remember what Kim Chang-dae, the governor of Hadong, said back then? You said you were planning a youth farmer support project.”
“I don’t remember. Remember when I told you to tell me whenever you have an idea?”
“I want to connect the hydroponics project with that work.”
“How are you trying to connect?”
“It’s about creating an army of containers.”
“Container corps?”
“Yes, a corps of containers armed with salads.”
Even if the salad container succeeds, what can be done with just one is limited.
It is certain that it will be at the level of just delivering salads to the village mart. But if you have dozens of salad containers, things will be different. As long as you secure a variety of sales outlets, you will be able to guarantee profits for those you work with.
I gave my thoughts to Ki-tak Han. He also talked about the reason for bringing this up now.
It was because of the speed of the work in the government office. I had to communicate with them beforehand.
Han Gi-tak heard everything I said and fell into thoughts.
It was a face tapping the calculator in his head.
“I even understood that we were recruiting young farmers with Hadong-gun. So, how are you going to make the salad container?”
“I’m trying to coordinate that part with Ha Dong-gun.”
“We make salad containers and supply them to young farmers, of course, the cost of container production is supported by Hadong-gun, right?”
“That’s right, I’m planning on making a salad container with the support of Ha Dong-gun.”
“I don’t think you even want to share your technology.”
“Yes, because it is not something to share with government offices.”
“I fully understand what you mean. How would you like to combine our project with the youth farmer support project…”
Han Gi-tak stopped talking and looked at me.
“What is the big picture? What I really want to achieve through this project.”
Han Ki-tak asked, blinking his eyes. He seemed uninterested in trivial gains.
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“There are three things. The first is marketability and competitiveness. I want to check the marketability and competitiveness of vegetables produced by hydroponics. And then I want to explore the possibility of large-scale expansion.”
“Possibility of oversize?”
“I toured a company called Plant Factory in the United States. It is a place where we are building a huge indoor farm.”
“The beginning is a container, but the end is a large-scale indoor farm?”
“I saw it correctly, there is also a plan to form a cooperative with the young farmers who participated in the project.”
“If things go according to plan, things will get bigger.”
“It will be a leap forward for farmers in Jirisan.”
From that day on, we started working on the documentation.
The salad container was not yet in existence.
First of all, I received a drawing of the hydroponics facility from Min Yo-han. I promised him I wouldn’t reveal the whole thing.
Drawings were included in the document, but the core content was kept private.
The paperwork was completed with the nutritional solution being developed at the Jirisan Farmers’ Research Institute and future plans.
It was the result of working with Han Gi-tak for a full week.
* * *
Hadong County Governor Kim Chang-dae received an envelope from the Chief of Staff.
The name of Jirisan farmer Kim Deok-myung was written on the envelope. The envelope was quite heavy.
When I opened the envelope, a document about the youth farmer support project appeared.
“It is a plan to foster young farmers using hydroponics facilities…”
Kim Chang-dae carefully examined the documents written by Kim Deok-myung.
The chief of staff was also there while he read the documents.
Kim Chang-dae handed the document to Kang Min-soo, chief of staff.
“I want you to read it too.”
After Kang Min-soo finished reading the document, Kim Chang-dae asked.
“What is it, is it worth a try?”
“I think it’s an interesting idea.”
“Which part was interesting?”
“The idea of growing vegetables in containers is intriguing. The idea of distributing salad containers to young farmers seems pretty good.”
“I think the same as you. I liked the idea of distributing cutting-edge agriculture to young people. It was also good that they opened up a market by making them into a cooperative.”
“I liked that, too. Green tea farmers also benefited from forming a cooperative.”
“Do you think this project is worth pursuing for our military?”
“There seems to be no problem in terms of purpose and content. But I think there are some things to look into in detail.”
“What is it?”
Kang Min-soo pointed to the undisclosed drawing in the document.
“The problem is this part.”
“Well, the thing hasn’t come out yet.”
The problem was the salad container. Jirisan farmers suggested cutting-edge agriculture.
It was a new challenge in Korea, a barren land of high-tech agriculture.
It was an item that young farmers could be tempted by. But it still didn’t exist.
“Actually, I have a bit of a problem with that. It has not yet been confirmed whether vegetables can be grown in a container facility.”
“Yes, I am concerned about that too.”
“What would you like me to do?”
“I think it would be good to adopt an idea first.”
“Once you get an idea?”
“Yes, if successful, Hadong can become a leader in cutting-edge agriculture. I think it’s a good idea to absorb young farmers from other regions as well. But there are prerequisites.”
“What are the conditions?”
“It’s about making sure the salad container is working properly. It will not be too late to confirm business support at that time.”
Kim Chang-dae looked at the document without saying a word.
I was thinking of Kim Deok-myeong in my head. He was a rare young farmer in the area.
He was working with local farmers to save the community. He even saved a gallery abandoned in the Hwagae Market.
The ideas he came up with were great. It is planning to make Hadong a mecca of high-tech agriculture.
However, it is not possible to simply support it. As the secretary general said, confirmation was necessary.
“Check and decide if the container works as you say.”
Kim Chang-dae said as if he had made up his mind.
“Yes, then, I will contact Kim Deok-myeong immediately.”
“I have some contact.”
“all right.”
“Then, let’s get to work.”
After Kang Min-soo left, Kim Chang-dae went through the documents again.
Because the last sentence of the document was impressive. I read that part again.
‘This is a way to save not only Hadong, but also Korean agriculture.’