Chapter 176 Prohibition of Genetic Modification Agreement

"Oddpoint Biotech Corporation?"
Reading through the confidential reports from the Moldavian, Mahamed noticed that the owner of the technology for energy plants that can grow in barren lands is actually a private company.
This is contrary to his impression of flower farmers, in his view, flower farmers are quite strong, but they are mostly strong in state-owned enterprises and government institutions, and private companies are very weak.
The private companies in the flower industry are still quite profitable on their own, but they are usually not involved in any industrial business or high-tech technologies. Their businesses are usually not strategically significant.
For example, their online shopping company is very profitable, and their gaming company is also very profitable. These companies have been at the top of the Wealth Rankings for many years in a row.
Companies like these, even if they make a lot of money, are not really a threat. If there is a major change, these businesses are just vulnerable cash cows.
In the past, most privately-owned flower-growing enterprises were exceptions when it came to industrial and high-tech involvement, such as HW Group. But now there is the emergence of this oddity, Biotech Company. Their development of this energy plant could really spell trouble for countries like Camelistan, which rely heavily on oil-based economies.
Moreover, in the event of a war or national blockade, this technology can rely on the cultivation of oilseeds to replace the importation of petroleum, which is of great strategic significance to the country.
Once the war started, we can stop playing the game, but we cannot afford to have less oil!
The Minister of Petroleum said, "We have already communicated with the Moldavian country and asked their relevant departments to investigate the detailed situation of this Singular Point Biotech company as soon as possible."
"There is no need for investigation, hurry up and go to the Flower family to buy this company! Even if we don't do anything after buying it, as long as we control the technology of growing this energy plant, it will be good." Mahamed said.
The Minister of Petroleum smiled bitterly, "This is difficult to achieve. Although we have not yet conducted a detailed investigation into this private company, the intelligence from the Moldavian intelligence already shows that this company is a subsidiary of a conglomerate called Singular Technology. However, Singular Technology is a completely non-public company, and it seems that the owner of this company is not short of money and not greedy. Even if we want to buy it, we don't know how to buy it."
"Does the flower planting company have such companies?"
Generally, there are few companies that can resist the temptation of going public, because once a company goes public, the wealth that its controllers can dispose of will increase by a thousand or even a hundredfold, and as long as there are no other big capital predators interested in taking over the company, the original managers will still be able to control the company.
Even if by any chance a big crocodile buys the company, the managers can still reap huge wealth and it doesn't matter.
Only those with a strong desire for ownership of the company would think about holding on to their control over company operations.
马哈麦德既惊讶又感到担心，一直以来他都以为可控核聚变这样的能源科技技术是石油产业的最大威胁，做梦也没想到对骆驼国石油产业造成威胁的竟然会是种花家的一家生物公司。
He thought for a moment and asked, "Have you organized a team to assess the threat to this plant industry?"
"Not yet. I just received this information and felt that the situation is quite serious, so I came to report to Your Majesty immediately."
"Then you immediately organize relevant economists and scientists to evaluate the impact of the energy plant, Kindheia, on the world oil industry, and try your best to obtain information on Kindheia and the Quandrum Technology Company. If this technology cannot be controlled, we must find a way to destroy it!"
The oil industry is the lifeblood of the Camel Country's economy, and Mahamed will absolutely not allow anything to threaten the existence of the oil industry.
I have to say, money is still very powerful.
In the Camel Country, there are not many prominent economists and scientists, but at great expense, a large number of experts from Moldova and Europe have flown to the Camel Country specifically to discuss and analyze the impact of the emergence of this new energy plant on the world's oil industry.
After a few days, the results of their analysis came out. The Minister of Petroleum took them over and looked at them seriously, then went straight to report to Mahamed.
"Scientists have analyzed and believe that the flower grower has indeed developed this new energy plant, and it is likely that gene editing technology was used to combine the genes of an ordinary energy plant with those of a plant growing in the desert to form a completely new plant. This plant can grow in barren land, and experts even predict that it may be able to grow in the desert."
It has to be said that these experts have some insights, as their analysis and speculation are quite close to the truth.
Upon hearing this, Mahmoud gasped in shock, "It can grow in the desert? That's terrifying!"
The area of deserts in the world is very large, but it has always been unusable. If these plants can really grow in the desert, it means that the efficiency of using these plants to produce oil will once again increase significantly.
“It's just speculation, but it's still very difficult for plants to grow in the desert.”
“Is the genetic modification technology of the Flower Family so advanced? It's still just a private company.”
"Experts are also puzzled. Simple biological gene transfer and recombination can be done in some top universities in Moldova and Europa, but they do not have the ability to achieve perfect fusion of useful genes from different plants to develop a new energy plant like the singularity organism. If the analysis is correct, this genetic modification technology of Florist at least leads the Western time by about 20 years!"
"How is this possible?"
Mahamed was shocked, the impression that the florist had always given him was that their technology was generally lagging behind the West, although it seemed to have become strong in recent years, it was only catching up with some technologies, and occasionally having one or two leading technologies was only slightly ahead for one to two years, especially in biotechnology, which has never been the florist's strong point.
Now suddenly saying that the plant breeding technology is leading the Western world in genetic modification for twenty years, makes Mahamed feel very far-fetched and not at all true.
The Minister of Petroleum, on the other hand, smiled bitterly and said, "Experts say this is still a conservative estimate. The genetic technology in the West is only at the level of slightly altering plant genes, while this energy plant combines the genes of two plants, or even possibly three or more plant genes. This technology has far surpassed the Western world, and twenty years is just a conservative estimate."
"Well, let's put the technical aspect aside for now. How about the impact analysis on the economy?"
"The most direct impact is that the oil price will plummet, because the oil produced by these energy plants can replace our petroleum. But if planters grow these flowers on a large scale, it will be equivalent to a massive increase in oil production, and the price of oil will drop. Experts have estimated that if these plants can really produce the claimed 200 liters of oil per plant, then the international oil price is very likely to drop to around 100 yuan per barrel."
"Xie Te!" Mahamed cursed fiercely, now the international oil price is about 150 per barrel, if experts speculate it's true, Zhonghua's economy will be cut off by a third from the country of camels!
The Minister of Oil continued: "This is still an optimistic estimate. Experts believe that flower growers cannot cultivate these types of plants in the harsh conditions of desert areas and the world's roof plateau. If these plants can be grown in these areas, the situation will be even worse. Perhaps the price of oil will drop to a few cents per barrel. If flower growers export this technology to other countries, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"In addition to the falling oil prices, another disadvantage of our oil is that it is becoming increasingly difficult to extract. Compared to the method of obtaining oil through cultivation, the cost is much higher, and the competitiveness in the market will naturally be worse in terms of pricing."
This means not only are the prices lower, but it's even harder to sell now because of competition from similar products with lower costs.
Mahamed's face darkened as if it could drip water, "Is there more bad news?"
"Well, our oil is a non-renewable resource, but their oil is grown, just like crops can be planted repeatedly, which is something that oil cannot compare to."
“So we don't have any advantages at all, do we?”
“Not entirely, when we refine crude oil into gasoline, we also have by-products such as asphalt, paraffin, and sulfur, which they don't have in oilseed cultivation.”
Enough!
Mahamed took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
"The biggest crisis of our Camel Kingdom is coming. Once the Zonghua family spread and cultivate this plant, and then develop this industry, our Camel Kingdom will face unprecedented challenges in terms of economy and political status in the world! The most dangerous moment is coming!"
感受到国王强烈的愤怒情绪，石油大臣大气也不敢透，只能继续恭顺地听着。
“霉国老也不会容忍这种情况的，他们将资料给你的时候有没有说什么？”
Although at the beginning, when Moldova designed to tie Moldovan yuan and oil together, the Camel Country did not realize Moldova's old plan, but after so many years, the Camel Country also understands that it has been taken advantage of by Moldova. However, on the one hand, it is afraid of Moldova's strong military force, on the other hand, the interests of both parties have been deeply tied, and they can only continue to maintain this world financial order that ties oil and Moldovan yuan.
As the king of Camel Land, Mahamed understands this clearly and knows that it is impossible to stop the florists from planting the devil plant that can replace oil by himself, but maybe it can be done with the help of Moldova.
The Minister of Petroleum thought carefully, and the staff of the Moldovan Embassy gave him the information and seemed to say that they welcomed envoys from Camel Country to come and find him.
Mahamed nodded, "Tomorrow I will host a banquet for the Moldovan ambassador, arrange an informal meeting in my study, and you should come too. Today, go back and discuss with those experts again to see if there are any unforeseen issues. If there are, let me know immediately."
The Minister of Petroleum quickly promised to step down.
The next evening, after the banquet, in Mahammed's study, he met with the Minister of Economy, the Minister of Petroleum, and the head of the special department, as well as the ambassador of the Moldovian embassy in Camelot Country and his military attaché.
Ambassador Grace, the ambassador of Moldova to Camel Country, had long anticipated that Camel Country would come looking for him, and he had a plan in mind.
Mahamed didn't beat around the bush, and went straight to the point: "Plain speaking is best, Mr. Ambassador. You must know the purpose of our meeting today. So, tell me, what does Moldova expect from Camel Country?"
Grace smiled, "Hehe, Your Majesty, you're too formal. As you know, the interests of our Moldova and your Camelot are aligned. We are both countries of the free world, and it is necessary for us to work together to maintain the current world order of freedom."
Ma'amade sneered in his heart, but his face remained unchanged, "Yes, we all have an obligation to maintain the stability of the financial order in the free trade market, which concerns the interests of our citizens. As the beacon of the free world, we, the camel country, need your guidance, Moldova."
Seeing that the other party had already lowered their posture and praised the Moldovan country to the extreme, Grace felt that it was about right to grasp the situation, so she said, "We know that some countries have conducted genetic modification research in violation of basic ethical principles, which is not allowed by the civilized world. We intend to submit a resolution to the United Nations to prohibit genetic modification experiments that have not been approved by the United Nations Ethics Committee."
Ma Ha Maide's eyes lit up, yes, I almost forgot that the United Nations also has a big seal that can be used. Although this big seal doesn't have much substantial power, sometimes it can claim righteousness in name. How great it would be to regulate the gene editing technology, to prevent the world from the misuse of genetic technology, how morally upright!
But in reality, it is so disgusting. This is just the means by which the decaying country deals with its competitors.
If it was the decaying country that had the gene modification technology that could make plants grow oil in barren land, the United Nations would never have made such an agreement!
Just like the carbon emission agreement, it's a tool used by these developed countries like the mold countries to deal with developing countries. When they themselves need it, they can tear up the agreement at any time.
If you think their so-called spirit of contract is a big joke, it's not even worth mentioning how they can go back on their word even when it's the same leader, let alone when a new politician is elected. They can easily tear apart the promises made by the previous government in no time. This is what they call the spirit of contract.
Jian Mahmoud seemed to be lost in thought, and Grace frowned and reminded him, "Your Majesty, what do you think of our plan?"
"Ah? Oh, this plan is great, but it is necessary to regulate the technology of genetic modification. I would like to add that not only animal genetic engineering should be subject to UN regulation, but also plant genetic modification should be strictly regulated."
Grace chuckled, "Of course, plant transformation involves human food and the safety of the environmental biota, which should not be ignored. Therefore, our proposal is that all genetic modification experiments on living organisms must be authorized by the United Nations."
"This agreement is fantastic, our Camel Country will definitely give it full support!"
"No! No! No! Your Camel Country alone is not enough, you must lead all the green Muslim countries in this region to support us together."
The status of Camel Country among these countries is like a big brother, and it is very easy for Mahamad to ask other countries for a favor like this.
"No problem, I will say hello to them later. As long as the Mold Country proposes an agreement, we will vote in favor."