Chapter 149 Spring in the North (additional update)
Follow the high-speed train all the way north.
The weather is getting colder.
Spring has arrived in the North, but the temperature after the ice and snow melt will make the temperature feel even colder.
Especially the closer you get to the Northeast, the lower the body temperature is.
He changed trains once along the way, at Shanhaiguan.
He passed many cities along the way. Although he only took a quick look, his identification panel could see information within a 1.6-kilometer radius.
This is also another usage method that Jiang Miao discovered some time ago. As long as he closes his eyes and rests, concentrates on spreading his thoughts in all directions, the identification panel can actively maintain the maximum range of information collection.
Of course, there is no way to browse information in this way, because the brain cannot withstand such a huge instant information impact and can only conduct a second review afterwards.
If it were in a car, Jiang Miao would not use this mindless method to obtain information, because this would temporarily prevent him from observing the surrounding information, and thus prevent him from discovering potential risks in time.
But on the high-speed rail, it's different.
The probability of accidents on the high-speed train itself is very low, and before he boarded the high-speed train, he checked the detailed information of the high-speed train he was taking and confirmed that there were no major problems before he took the train.
Along the way, he collected a huge amount of information.
This information includes information about the activities of each person on the vehicle, the various items they carry, and the underground strata along the route.
Jiang Miao did not browse other passengers' information. After all, he was not a voyeur.
The information he focuses on is the information on underground rock formations. After all, this is a section with a radius of 1.6 kilometers, taking the high-speed rail as the center line.
After a cursory inspection, he discovered numerous mineral resources.
In addition to common minerals, there are also three relatively high-value mineral deposits. One was discovered in the mountains on the northwest edge of the Dabie Mountains. It is located at a depth of 930 to 970 meters underground. It is a molybdenum scheelite vein. The content of molybdenum and tungsten is very high. Just scan the Within the range, there are 470 tons of tungsten and 109 tons of molybdenum.
An underground mountainous area near Shanhaiguan, with a depth of between 1,425 and 1,444 meters, is a calcite vein. In addition to containing a large amount of thorium element, there is also a small amount of uranium element and a large amount of rare earth elements.
The last place was on his way to Jiayuan County in Zhelim City. Under the highway on the east side of Sanjiazi Town, with a depth of about 1279 to 1301 meters, there was a ferrochrome spinel vein.
As for the last vein, since it was very close to the destination, he asked someone to drive around and found that this vein was very large. If it were fully mined, 7.4 million tons of chromium could be extracted.
It's a pity that the burial depth is too deep.
Just when Jiang Miao was about to arrive in Kulun Town, he discovered a gold-silver composite vein in the nearby desert, and the depth of this vein was not too deep, only about 350 to 410 meters.
The gold content of this vein is 44 tons and the silver content is 276 tons, and the mineral grade is quite high.
In the cold wind, Jiang Miao and his party drove to the livestock river in the north of Kulun Town. This river is also an important river blocking the southward movement of the Taminchakan Desert and the main river in Jiayuan County.
The convoy passed through the town of Kulun, turned around and drove north for about 17 kilometers, and saw the very shallow livestock river.
After crossing the highway bridge on the livestock road, Jiang Miao saw a large area of farmland and houses.
This livestock river can be said to be the mother river of Jiayuan County, with a total length of 112 kilometers and a drainage area of 825 square kilometers. The wide part is about 200 meters, and the narrow part is about 30 meters.
The river is a perennial river, mainly formed by spring water. It has tributaries such as Hujir River and Chagan River, with an average annual flow of 110 million cubic meters and a freezing period of about 4 months.
Passing by the residential area, before I knew it, the temporary base of the Monan Branch was already in sight.
As the motorcade arrives.
Lu Weibin, whose skin was a little chapped, trotted up to Jiang Miao: "Boss, welcome to the Monan Branch."
"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Miao has already felt the fierce cold wind in Zhelimu City in March. It is dry, cold, and mixed with sand, which makes his face sting, especially for a southerner like him.
Lu Weibin quickly led him, Li Zixuan and others into the base: "Boss, it's windy and sandy outside, let's go inside and take a rest."
This base is not near Kulun Town, but 17 kilometers to the north from the town. Not far away is Donggacha, a village where livestock is raised. The houses in this village are distributed in long strips along the road.
The base of the Monan Branch covers an area of 500 acres and currently uses 100 container rooms, spliced into three areas, namely office area, staff dormitories, and equipment warehouse.
The outside of the base is surrounded by cement pillars and barbed wire.
Entered a container office.
Lu Weibin gave him a rough introduction to the situation: "Boss, in addition to the 50 people I brought here, the Monan Branch is recruiting 150 people in Hebei Province, 70 people locally in Zhelim City, and 80 people in the Northeast. The total number of employees is 351. ”
Immediately afterwards, Monan Branch Manager Liu Zhiben spread out a detailed map of Jiayuan County, with a large area circled in red. He pointed to that area and explained:
"Boss, this is the cooperation agreement we have reached with the local area. It covers a total of 350,000 acres. The specific scope is on the southern edge of Tuodian District in northern Kulun, between 250 meters and 300 meters above sea level, in an east-west strip direction."
"This desert is called Taminchagan Desert. It is about 60 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide in Jiayuan County, with a total area of 280 square kilometers. It spans Liujiazi Town, Manghan Sumu, Eleshun Town, and Kulun Town. Town four sumu towns ”
Jiang Miao's eyes flickered slightly: "280 square kilometers? Shouldn't it be 420,000 acres?"
Liu Zhiben explained with a smile: "That's right, because the local area has developed two scenic spots on the edge of this desert, namely the Taminchagan Desert Scenic Spot and the Silver Sand Bay Scenic Spot. With the highway crossing it, this About 70,000 acres were cut off in part.”
After hearing Liu Zhiben's explanation, Lu Weibin talked about something that happened some time ago when he came to explore the road: "Speaking of this, I originally went to Bashi County to discuss cooperation because of the ancient treasure map desert there. The area is even larger, about 1.5 million acres. Unfortunately, that place is listed as a national 4A scenic spot, and the local people are somewhat hesitant about our investment project.”
"It doesn't matter, they will make the right choice next year." Jiang Miao smiled and shook his head.
After all, changing the use nature of a 4A-level scenic spot cannot be promoted casually, nor can it be accomplished in a short period of time.
The two scenic spots in Jiayuan County are small scenic spots built by them locally, so even if they change the use of the entire Taminchakan Desert, it doesn't matter.
After all, this place is originally a desert, not a sandy land. No matter how bad it is, it can't get any worse.
Therefore, Jiayuan County dared to grant Hailufeng Company 350,000 acres of desert.
Jiang Miao continued to ask: "What is the contract price? How many years is the contract term?"
"It's 50 yuan per mu per year, for a period of 30 years. The local government guarantees that the price will not be raised. The contract has been signed." Lu Weibin replied.
Regarding this price, Jiang Miao nodded slightly. He had previously investigated the land contracting fees for Zhelimu City.
For example, the contracting cost for the desert control project in Bubu County, Zhelim City, is about 90 yuan/year per mu; while the base price for the severely desertified grassland control project in Xiaojieji Town, Kailu County is 60 yuan/mu/year.
Please see clearly that this is money paid by the local government to the contractor to manage the desert sand, not by the contractor to the local government.
As for the land enclosed by the Monan Branch, it is a mobile desert and semi-mobile desert area, not the local reserved cultivated land and reserved grassland.
At first, the local people thought that Hailufeng Company was doing the desert control project, so they acted very indifferently. After all, this kind of payment is one of the sources of income for local villagers and herdsmen.
It wasn't until Lu Weibin said he was here to contract for farmland development in the desert that the locals became enthusiastic. Especially after hearing that hundreds of thousands of acres were being contracted, they became even more enthusiastic.
After all, 350,000 acres of desert, even if it costs 50 yuan per mu per year, is an annual income of 17.5 million yuan.
"How much equipment has come?"
Liu Zhiben replied: "The first batch of equipment from Sany Heavy Industry was in place two days ago, about half of the equipment, and the rest will be delivered before the end of the month."
"Is there a big driver gap?"
Lu Weibin smiled wryly and nodded: "It's really big. The 150 people we recruited in Hebei Province before were all experienced drivers. The next batch are all fresh graduates from technical schools, about 300 people." "How about the logistics support?" Jiang Miao is quite concerned about this.
Lu Weibin looked helpless: "Currently, there are not enough container houses. The next batch of container houses ordered will not be shipped for half a month. Fortunately, spring has begun, the weather is not very cold, and there are tents and sleeping bags to cope with it for a while. ”
"I just took a look, how is the housing construction at the base?"
Lu Weibin explained: "Qili expressed support for us to develop 50 acres of land as real estate, and helped us improve the relevant procedures. It is estimated that it can be completed within three months. In addition, I have sent people to find the engineering contracting company, and it is estimated that it will be A local construction contracting company will do it”
"It doesn't matter, as long as the quality is guaranteed and the house is built before winter."
Jiang Miao's schedule is not too urgent, because the employee communities of Hailufeng Real Estate Development Company are all standard 9-story buildings with 2 elevators, 4 households, and considering that the local area is vast and sparsely populated, even the underground parking lot will not be used. Just build some tin shed parking lots.
As long as the procedures are completed within three months, construction will start in early June.
It takes half a month to lay the foundation, and 10 to 13 days to build a floor. A 9-story building takes 90 to 108 days, which is about mid-September. If it is simple decoration, it can be completed in two months, which is about mid-November. That's it. Let employees check in.
A total of 1,350 houses are planned for this project. In order to ensure that employees have houses to live in before winter, construction workers can be centralized to renovate some of the houses.
After all, the entire Monan branch is estimated to have about 900 to 1,000 people and only needs 200 houses. Not to mention that it is winter and some employees will go home to rest during the holidays.
However, the construction team that is leveling the land will not stop work in winter. Unless it snows heavily, there is no need to stop work.
Because sandy land is different from grassland and cultivated land in winter, sandy land only has reduced mobility in winter, but it does not turn into hard frozen soil, and leveling operations can still be continued.
Except for the heavy snowfall and the Spring Festival holiday, construction can be done during the rest of the time.
Therefore, it is necessary to prepare houses for some employees who will spend the winter here. After all, container houses with hot summers and cool winters will probably be very difficult in winter.
While chatting and resting, Jiang Miao got a preliminary understanding of the situation of the Monan branch.
In the evening, Lu Weibin took Jiang Miao to a famous local restaurant in Kulun Town for dinner.
Considering that Jiang Miao didn't like drinking, no one from the town government was invited.
"Boss, this is a local barbecue, including grilled skewers, grilled fish, and grilled chicken wings. This is Kulun stew and pancakes." Lu Weibin introduced to him.
Jiang Miao drank a bowl of pot tea, which was milk tea stewed with diced beef, potatoes, carrots and some spices. It tasted fragrant and had a mellow taste.
Also try Monan’s essential mutton skewers and greasy yogurt.
Liu Zhiben scooped up another large bowl of soup for him: "Boss, this is calf soup. It is made of fresh milk and slowly simmered over low heat, and noodles made of buckwheat flour are added to cook it. The local herdsmen are very fond of it. I like to eat, but I don’t know if you are used to it.”
"Not bad, it has a different flavor." Jiang Miao took a sip of the calf soup and then picked up a piece of finger meat. This is mutton cooked with local special techniques. It tastes fresh and tender, has a mellow taste, and is paired with special seasonings. It is delicious. endless.
Ke Yong was cutting the roasted whole lamb with a knife. The roasted lamb was so fragrant that people couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
However, Jiang Miao didn't eat much meat. After eating a few pieces of barbecue, he picked up a bowl of buckwheat glutinous rice noodles and noodles, and ate the local special braised pork.
Jiang Miao burped: "Hiccup... Lao Lu, these vegetables are not enough! Eating this every day can easily lead to high blood pressure and high blood fat. You need to ask the logistics department to purchase more fruits and vegetables to ensure balanced nutrition for employees."
"I know, I'm not used to the eating habits here. We Lingnan people always feel uncomfortable if we don't eat some forage three times a day." Lu Weibin half-joked.
But he wasn't used to it being the truth. Even though he had been here for more than half a month, the southern employees were still not used to it.
One meal down.
Jiang Miao also became familiar with the management of Monan Branch.
Early the next morning.
Under the leadership of Lu Weibin, Liu Zhiben and others, everyone saw the endless desert behind the base.
Some employees are already driving bulldozers, graders, loaders, and road rollers to work in the sand.
In addition, he also saw a team of people wearing Sany Heavy Industry work clothes repairing a broken down bulldozer.
Jiang Miao took a look and found that there were more than a dozen maintenance personnel from Sany Heavy Industry. She was a little surprised: "So many Sany Heavy Industries came here?"
"Yes, they said they would take this opportunity to improve the equipment and make it more suitable for the northern and desert environment." Lu Weibin was also a little surprised by Sany Heavy Industry's behavior, but since the other party was so dedicated to serving him, he did not treat him badly. Not only Accommodation was provided and three meals a day were included for the Sany Heavy Industry maintenance team.
"I see." Jiang Miao picked up the telescope and looked at the endless desert in front of him.
In essence, although the Taminchakan Desert and the Gubaotu Desert belong to the Horqin Sand Land, there are huge differences.
The Horqin Sandy Land in the eastern part of central China is actually the degradation of cultivated land and grassland caused by over-cultivation in modern times.
The Tamin Chagan Desert and the Gubaotu Desert in the west were caused by excessive grazing and reclamation during the Ming and Qing dynasties. They have been degraded for a longer period of time, so desertification is more obvious, and both mobile and semi-mobile dunes have been formed.
Perhaps many people are unfamiliar with the name Gubaotu Desert, but if you mention its other name, more people may have some impression, and that is Mulan Paddock.
In Mongolian, "Baogutu" means a place with deer. It was once the Mulan Paddock in the Qing Dynasty, witnessing royal hunting and military activities, and giving birth to a profound culture of northern nomads.
"Boss, I considered that after the sand is compacted, planting will not start until June, so I asked the purchasing department to purchase 10 straw grid layout equipment." Lu Weibin explained some work arrangements to him beside him.
"Grass grid layout equipment?"
Lu Weibin took out his mobile phone and found the content sent by the purchasing department: "The purchasing department has negotiated with the Ganke Group in Gan Province to purchase the self-propelled grass grid sand barrier sand control machinery and equipment developed by their group. According to the previous few According to the product introduction from Tianfa, this equipment has an ultra-high chassis, double crawler base, and is equipped with a low-power single-cylinder diesel engine. It can roam freely on slopes within 25 degrees and work smoothly on slopes within 12 degrees. It can lay 40 acres of grass in a day. Square.”
"Well, you are thoughtful." Jiang Miao could already feel the intensity of the wind and sand around her.
If grass squares are not arranged to fix the sand on the compacted sand as soon as possible, there is a high probability that the sand will flow again in a month or two.
Unless there is rainfall within these two months, the sand can be kept solidified.
However, the rainy season in Jelim City is June, July, and August, and now we are in the windy and dry season. This kind of weather is not conducive to sand fixation.
As for whether the arrangement of grass squares will affect soybean planting, the answer is definitely not, because the grass in grass squares is dead grass, and the probability of re-germination is relatively low. When the rainy season comes, the growth advantages of new soybean varieties will be more obvious.
Jiang Miao put down the telescope and saw a drilling machine drilling a well not far away, obviously preparing to pump out groundwater. He looked at Lu Weibin and asked: "By the way, how are the local water bills charged?"
Hearing this question, Lu Weibin also became a little worried: "Boss, as a company, we extract groundwater for use at 1.25 yuan per cubic meter, and the soybean usage limit is 167 cubic meters per acre. If the amount is exceeded, the fee will be increased by 1 to 3 times. Fees.”
"It doesn't matter, we only need to spray three times. One acre of land does not use 60 cubic meters. You just need to remember to spray in the evening, which can enhance the utilization efficiency." Jiang Miao has been prepared for this.
As long as the soybeans take root and sprout and grow their first true leaves, there is no need to water them.
It relies entirely on the leaves to collect dew at night, and then stores it in the root ball of the rhizome. If there is a rainy season, there is no need to worry.
Wells are being dug just in case. If there is no rain for a week or two after sowing, water must be replenished manually.
It is precisely because of the special characteristics of new soybean varieties that these varieties have become extremely drought-tolerant and salt-alkali resistant.
Moreover, Jiang Miao recently discovered another advantage of these three soybean varieties. This was a new situation he accidentally discovered when sorting out the first batch of experimental fields.
(End of chapter)