Chapter 80 Ecological Refugees
The phenomenon of Minqin immigration has been around for a long time. Migrants are all over the country, but no outsiders have moved into Minqin.
After hearing that his eldest brother Guo Shan said that the county was organizing relocation, Guo Yang had no idea for a while.
However, based on last year’s survey, we generally know that the land here is severely desertified, and the ‘Lop Nur’ scene has partially appeared.
"Brother, sister-in-law, why don't you follow me to Jiuquan."
"Okay." Sister-in-law Tian Ying said happily. No one wants to go to unknown Xinjiang provinces.
Guo Shan glared at her for a long time before asking the question in his heart.
"Brother, tell me what you are doing in Jiuquan? Previously, only Xiaoxia went to school and learned some information from Teacher Qi."
Xiaoxia is the eldest brother's daughter, The year before last, I was admitted to Lanshi Normal School, and I was also quite introverted.
Guo Yang pondered for a while, "I can't explain the situation at the moment, but I have opened a company in Jiuquan and are in urgent need of manpower. You can just go and help."
Both of them were quite surprised, starting a company? Then think of the cars outside the hospital and the drivers following them.
This is when I was convinced that my little brother was indeed developed, and his face was full of gratified eyes.
"Brother, I still want to stay in Minqin. My ancestors have lived here for generations..."
Tian Ying immediately quit and asked with anger: "Guo Shan, now We all tried our best to seek refuge with our relatives and friends, and finally my younger brother became successful. We had a career, but you became pretentious."
Guo Shan sighed, "I know you were resentful when you married me. , the well water in the village is still sweet, and the crop fields are green, but now they are bare. ”
"Then why are you still here?" Tian Ying was very angry.
Guo Shan remained silent. He got up and rummaged through the cabinets for a while before finding half a box of somewhat dry 'Black Lanzhou'.
From the eldest brother's expression, Guo Yang could tell that this was a cigarette that he had treasured for a long time. Perhaps in his mind it was the best cigarette in the country.
"Brother, do you want to smoke?" Guo Shan found a match, lit a cigarette, and asked again.
Guo Yang shook his head, he might as well not smoke in this life.
But Lao Song took it over and persuaded him, "Brother, the boss has a great career in Jiuquan, so you can enjoy it if you go there."
Guo Shan smoked a cigarette, shrouded in smoke. Looking at him, "I feel so unwilling!"
"I still remember that in the past, in order to prevent sand, my father and elders voluntarily planted trees, often walking three or four miles."
"Most of them use small sections of tree seeds cut directly from the branches. They choose to dig a hole in the wetland, then insert the tree seeds into it and stamp it firmly."
"Later this method was adopted I learned it, and several villagers and I started planting trees on our own initiative, and it has been many years now.”
Tian Ying was still angry, "Now the wind and sand are getting more and more severe, and there are fewer and fewer people in the village. Let alone sand prevention, even the farmland is almost no longer cultivated. What's the use of relying on a few of you?" "
Guo Shan smoked cigarettes one after another. His wife's words touched his sore spot. Most of the people who are still in the village are old and weak, and the number of tree planting teams is getting smaller and smaller.
Looking at this situation, Guo Yang also understood that the eldest brother had a strong local background and had a strong desire to stay.
It is the same as many old people who have lived in rural areas for a long time. They are brought to the city by their children to enjoy the blessings, but they feel uncomfortable and think about going back to the countryside every day.
But the living conditions here are indeed in danger.
Fertile farmland was encroached, houses were buried, and people were unable to survive. They left their homes and became ecological refugees.
In addition to spontaneous immigration, the government is also organizing immigration for those who do not have the ability to immigrate.
"Brother, Yuhe Village is no longer suitable for living. How about I find another place for you in the county."
Tian Ying rubbed Guo Shan with his arm and was busy. said.
“Actually, there are immigration points in the county, and everyone is quite willing to move within the county. However, the immigration points of several towns around us are in Xinjiang Province.”
Guo Yang also didn't understand the county's thinking.
Moving from the hometown where their ancestors have lived for generations to another completely unfamiliar environment, whether it is psychology, language, culture, or production and life, can these people adapt?
At this moment, someone in the courtyard called the door.
"Guo Shan, Guo Shan."
A few people stood up and looked outside, only to see an old man taking the lead and walking into the yard, followed by several villagers. Outside the gatehouse, there were still some villagers standing in groups of twos and threes watching.
Guo Yang looked at the leading old man, a big man with a long face, gray-white beard and hair, a copper-colored face full of wrinkles, wearing a black-gray hat with ears, and a gray-white oversized cotton robe with a few spots on it. patch.
"Uncle Qing, come and sit, everyone can do it." Sister-in-law Tian Ying found large and small stools from the room.
"Uncle Qing." Guo Yang also called after his elder brother.
After chatting for a while, Uncle Qing revealed his intention.
"Shanzi, the main reason we came here is to ask Guo Yang for a favor."
Guo Shan's heart trembled, and he looked at each other with his wife, thinking that he was here to borrow money.
In the past few years, the Lake District has been hit by disasters every year, and all towns and villages have relied on borrowing money and loans to survive.
The village cadres in Yuhe Village are incompetent, which puts the cooperative at a disadvantage in terms of loans and government preferential policies, and the debt becomes more serious.
The per capita debt in the village has almost reached 2,000 yuan, and the pressure is so great that more people are moving out.
Uncle Qing sighed: "Oh! Everyone is not sure about the situation in Xinjiang Province, so they want to come to Guo Yang to inquire."
The villagers who followed also said one after another.
“Everyone feels that Xinjiang Province is too far away and they don’t want to go.”
“Some old people would rather die here than move.”
“No one goes there either. Over there, everything is completely dark.”
Guo Shan and Tian Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but can this little brother help?
Everyone looked at Guo Yang.
"Uncle Qing, leave this matter to me. I will contact the county government to learn about the specific immigration policy."
Guo Yang agreed without hesitation, and he happened to want to Understand the desertification situation here. Desertification control is also a good way to accumulate natural energy.
“County government?” Several people looked at Guo Yang in surprise. During the immigration promotion, no one from the county was seen. What can Guo Yang do?
Only Lao Song looked indifferent. It didn't matter. The boss had seen many high-ranking officials in the city and province.
……
County seat.
In July last year, an instruction on an investigation material instantly made many people nervous. .
“We must not let Minqin become the second Lop Nur!”
In a remote corner of the northwest, a small county town that had been neglected in the past suddenly became a hot spot.
The county suddenly became busy.
Preventing and controlling desertification has become a major task for the county in the past two years.
If you do well, you may not be promoted, but if you mess up, you will definitely be remembered.
The root cause of desertification, which has been demonstrated many times recently, is that the crisis caused by the reduction of water resources has created a series of vicious cycles.
90% of the water in the oasis is used for agricultural irrigation. Unreasonable irrigation leads to a reduction in the amount of water flowing upstream.
As a result, the groundwater level has dropped, water quality has deteriorated, the area of soil salinization has expanded, some irrigation areas have been abandoned, sandy plants have died, and dunes have been activated...
The oasis has reached a life-or-death situation.
However, the control of desertification cannot be effective in the short term.
For some reason, the city made the decision to relocate ecologically, targeting farmers who were unable to relocate.
With the deterioration of the ecological environment, many people have already migrated spontaneously through various means, and they can be found across the country.
This is called "natural outflow" in the government work report.
In some places, they are also called ecological refugees.
(End of this chapter)