Chapter 185 Desert Rare Treasures in the Haloxylon ammodendron Forest
"Leave no room for it?"
The potential of Luo Potassium is amazing, but the development cycle is also very long.
In terms of potash development projects, there is a precedent for the Qing Province potassium salt project that the state invested 2 billion yuan and operated for 15 years before it was put into production.
Similarly, the potassium salt project in the United States was officially put into production after 20 years of operation.
According to the plan of the State Development and Investment Corporation, the current construction scale of Luo Potassium is 1.2 million tons, but it will not be put into production until 2009.
Luo Potash is tempting, but Jiahe is also at a time when capital flows are tight.
That’s why Miao Lanchun asked this question.
Guo Yang said decisively without even thinking: "I'm leaving them alone for the sake of negotiation. The more Luo Potassium shares, the better."
There are seeds of Alfalfa No. 1 Given the revenue expectations, it is still worth the risk to pay tens of millions more for the Luo Potassium project.
But Guo Yang felt that things were not that simple.
Since the Corps is interested, it must have the support of the autonomous region. Jiahe’s rash participation may not be good, so we have to wait.
He also thought that after Minqin was done with his work, he would go to Luoji.
After handling various matters, Guo Yang went to the Gobi to have a look.
Construction has started on the nursery site, not far from the Tuolai River. Several excavators are leveling the site in preparation for the greenhouse.
The newly cultivated sea buckthorn has been sown in seedling pots and is waiting to sprout.
Guo Yang looked at the river and thought of the new city planning of Jiayuguan. The Hanhai kenaf and seabuckthorn cultivated previously should play a big role.
……
On the first day of September, Guo Yang embarked on a journey back to his hometown.
A few hours later, we were getting closer and closer to the northern lake area of Minqin, passing through several towns along the way.
Some of the wells on both sides of the road are out of service, but others are still pumping groundwater to irrigate water-consuming crops in the farmland.
Seeing this scene, Guo Yang felt very complicated.
The scene three years ago emerged one after another.
Fertile farmland was encroached, houses were buried, people were unable to survive and were forced to leave their homes. Women and children cried bitterly in front of the ecological migration bus.
In the past, he would have thought that this was caused by uncontrolled local expropriation and unreasonable planning of the Hongyashan Reservoir, which caused the flow downstream to be cut off.
But now his state of mind and knowledge are different. In the 1960s and 1970s, Minqin was a granary that provided the country with 8 million kilograms of grain every year.
“The joy of harvest, the hidden worry of ecology.”
China has always been crossing the river by feeling the stones. Looking at history with the current perspective and known results is a contribution to the local area. of disrespect.
On both sides of the road, the Badain Jaran Desert and the Tengger Desert are still guarding one on the left and the other on the right.
But the situation is better than I thought.
Through the car window, Guo Yang vaguely remembered that this place used to be a saline-alkali land that had been abandoned for farming, but now there are sparse artificial grass growing there, locking in the wind and sand.
You can also see rivers on some sections of the road. There is no water in the river, but it is moist, and the plants on both sides are denser.
We didn’t encounter any wild sand all the way.
Not long after, Guo Yang met his eldest brother Guo Shan and Lu Hanbin.
Obviously I have been waiting for a long time.
"Brother, sister-in-law."
"Boss."
We chatted and laughed for a while.
The eldest brother Guo Shan is still stooped and his skin has been tanned, but he is in good spirits and his sister-in-law also has a smile on her face.
But the good look did not last long, Guo Shan urged, "Brother, it’s time to think about marriage!"
"There's no rush."
The sister-in-law said, "Xiaoxia is already dating a boyfriend. If there's no rush, my niece will get married before you."
Guo Yang felt a headache when talking about this.
He looked at Lu Hanbin and others who were watching the show, but they looked around and pretended not to understand.
Guo Yang had to deal with his elder brother and sister-in-law for a while, and then used the excuse of being busy with business to get over.
"You're so cowardly!"
"Boss, hiding for a long time is not your solution. You might as well hurry up and let them say enough at once."
Looking at Lu Hanbin who was gloating about his misfortune, Guo Yang was a little angry, and the once immature young man had become a lot smoother.
Besides, there is Zhuang Zheng, the vice president of Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, the former manager of the Comprehensive Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry of Alfalfa, who is mainly responsible for connecting the government and the company's administrative affairs.
As well as Zhang Jing, in addition to recording with cameras, they are also involved in specific desert control matters.
Had a small meeting.
Guo Yang was shocked by what Lu Hanbin said.
“77,300 acres of artificial Haloxylon ammodendron forest and 46,900 acres of sand control projects have been completed.”
“The tasks this autumn are 16,500 acres in the Laohukou sandy area and the Qingtu Lake sandy area. 0.418 million acres of sand control project ”
“At this point, the 144.88 million acres of sand control project will be completed, and the only thing left is to plant Haloxylon ammodendron trees. ”
"If the group maintains its investment, it can continue to contract deserts."
How to do it?
Guo Yang wanted to ask, but what he said changed, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Don't be so sensational."
"You know these three years How many people want to give me red envelopes and take projects from me?" Lu Hanbin said with a smile.
"Oh?"
"The sand sea does not deal directly with migrant workers now, but is handed over to local organizations."
"Relying on the company's financial support, sand control and afforestation are organized every spring A professional engineering team has been deployed to carry out centralized management of sandstorms that are in urgent need of treatment. "
"Shahai has hired more than 40 technicians to carry out follow-up operations to ensure the quality of afforestation."
“One to two hundred million every year, half of which goes into the pockets of the desert control teams.”
"Now the local people praise Mr. Guo as a great philanthropist who has made great contributions to his hometown."
Guo Yang feels that Lu Hanbin has really changed. He looks like this, and Guo Yang is not sure. Did he get any kickback?
But there is no need to worry about this.
The account can be calculated, and the growth of natural energy also allows him to make a rough judgment.
He is also willing to believe Lu Hanbin.
Guo Yang praised: "What a great achievement. Let's go and take a look later."
"There are still many problems."
"The idle beaches along the road and the farmland and forest network along the cultivated land are gone. Incorporating it into the overall planning, we blocked the outside, but the windbreak and sand-fixing forests inside were not kept up."
"To put it bluntly, there is still no money in the local area."
"I also saw it when I came here. Some people are pumping groundwater from motorized wells for flood irrigation.”
"It's much better now. With Jiahe's annual capital injection, the local government is also cooperating. However, the drip irrigation facilities are too backward, easy to block, and expensive, and the people are unwilling to use them."
Guo Yang nodded in agreement, and the corn system This problem also occurred in the seed base. It seems that the seed store in Hannover also analyzed this information before?
You can try investing in one or two small factories later.
“How is the governance situation in the Shiyang River Basin?”
Lu Hanbin said: “Shahai has contracted the Hongyashan Reservoir.”
"In addition to pumping groundwater from the edge of the Tengger Desert, Shahai also uses water from reservoirs, and has to pay nearly 20 million in water fees to the Water Conservancy Bureau every year."
"So in the past two years, there has been a flow of water from the Yellow River Water is transferred to Hongyashan Reservoir through Jingdian Phase II. Well, the changes in Hongyashan Reservoir are also quite big.”
“The water from the reservoir flows down through the river, and the vegetation on both sides has also improved, but when it reaches Qingtu Lake. It is only enough to maintain the irrigated saplings.”
“It is still difficult to restore the wetland in Qingtu Lake.”
Guo Yang learned about Shahai little by little. Changes, the biggest problem is still not enough water.
In the management of the Shiyang River Basin, three sets of combined punches must be played.
The first is the management of the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Shiyang River;
The second is water conservation;
The third is afforestation.
The main link that Shahai is currently working on is the third point;
As well as the Hongyashan Reservoir in the middle of the upper, middle and lower reaches, affected by the sand sea payment, it can barely maintain the water diversion from the Yellow River every year.
But it’s obviously not enough!
“I brought two new varieties this time: sea buckthorn and Hanhai kenaf, which have good water conservation capabilities and can be planted in the Qingtu Lake sand area.”
Lu Hanbin said doubtfully: "We have planted sea buckthorn in the lake area. Water conservation crops should be planted upstream!"
Guo Yang smiled and said, "Plant them around the lake area. These two plants should be able to conserve water."
"Can you catch up with Alfalfa No. 1?"
"You're thinking shit!" Guo Yang laughed and scolded, "But it's not far behind."
"Okay, okay, just in the sand sea I have been stocking up on seedlings for the past two years. When the Shiyang River Basin management plan is approved, I can still get some money back from selling the seedlings.”
“Isn’t the plan out yet?”
“Press. The provincial planning progress will take at least two years until the State Council approves it.”
Guo Yang curled his lips. The plan has been in preparation since 2001, with a total investment of more than 5 billion yuan, but it is still being demonstrated and costs reduced.
Hey.
If the plan is completed by then, we will find that the biggest trouble downstream has been solved by Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.
I think that scene will be exciting.
Guo Yang asked again: "How many seedlings are there?"
"There are now more than 30 million plants. We will reforest and repopulate them in the spring of next year."
"When autumn comes, sea buckthorn and Hanhai kenaf must also be planted and transplanted." Lu Hanbin said hehely: "Seeds As soon as we arrive, we can start cultivating seedlings in the solar greenhouse..."
After chatting about work all afternoon, Zhuang Zheng and Zhang Jing went about their own business.
When the sun is no longer so fierce, Lu Hanbin can’t wait to take Guo Yang to see Cistanche deserticola.
After working hard for several years and renting out the greenhouse every year to get some income, he was already hungry and thirsty.
We waited until we arrived at the Haloxylon ammodendron forest.
Guo Yang just realized why Lu Hanbin was so active.
Under the afterglow of the sun, I saw the endless Haloxylon ammodendron forest all around. The rows of Haloxylon ammodendron were uniform and firmly rooted in the sand.
Walking into the Haloxylon ammodendron forest, under the protection of Haloxylon ammodendron, other weeds began to appear in the originally deserted land, and occasionally small animals could be seen passing by.
Guo Yang and Luo Xiu were dumbfounded by this change in the ecological environment.
Only at the connection with the sky, the undulating sand dunes show people what this land looked like before it changed.
The Haloxylon ammodendron forest is like a green barrier, blocking the invasion of the Tengger Desert.
This desert has come to life!
No wonder the natural energy is rising anytime and anywhere. Looking at this situation, Guo Yang sees that the longer it goes, the greater the potential!
Lu Hanbin looked at the wide-eyed Guo Yang and Luo Xiu, and smiled: "This is the earliest Haloxylon ammodendron planted."
"Well done, Han Bin!"
Lu Hanbin smiled heartily, "We are only halfway through the Long March, and there are still more than 60,000 acres of trees that have not been planted!"
Guo Yang said: "This piece of land is enough. I received the news He said that the leaders of the G State Council will come to inspect in the near future. "
Lu Hanbin looked at him in surprise. He had given instructions many times in recent years because of Minqin's desertification problem.
"It should be true. Be prepared, but don't tell others."
Lu Hanbin nodded solemnly.
Guo Yang looked at the ecological defense line in front of him, and his heart was surging. Really, just invest your money, and I will give you a piece of green.
I thought about it and seemed to have forgotten something, "Where is the Cistanche deserticola?"
"There is still one month until the picking time. Now I have to dig it up and see. The ones inoculated on Haloxylon ammodendron are all Desert Cistanche deserticola can be harvested twice a year.”
After speaking, Lu Hanbin asked the workers who followed him to start searching.
“Generally when cracks appear on the hole surface, it is time to pick.”
After searching for a while, I saw a worker holding a wooden shovel in the middle of the two rows of Haloxylon ammodendron. Start digging a pit at the location and stack the excavated dry and wet sand separately.
After digging for a while, the workers became cautious.
Then use your hands to dig up the sand around the Cistanche deserticola to fully expose the Cistanche deserticola plant.
Guo Yang looked at this iron rod-like thing and finally understood why Cistanche deserticola is called a man's gas station.
“How much can this thing sell for now?”
“Depending on the size and type, desert Cistanche deserticola is more expensive than tubular Cistanche deserticola. The big ones cost several hundred per root. The small ones range from ten to several hundred kilograms.”
“A herdsman once dug up a nest of 8 Cistanche deserticola in the desert and sold it for 8,000 yuan.”
Guo Yang looked at Lu Hanbin meaningfully, "Is it effective?"
"I haven't tried it, but it should be effective." Lu Hanbin smiled, "The main reason is that the vaccination is successful. In the future, large-scale vaccination can produce economies of scale."
"After stabilizing, the yield will be several With ten kilograms and a profit of two to three thousand yuan, the desert can really come back to life."
"It just takes too long, at least five years."
Guo. Yang was confused, "Didn't the harvest start in three years?"
"We inoculated the Haloxylon ammodendron seedlings after they were planted. Although the survival rate is high, the burial is shallow and the yield is low."
"The yield in the first two years was not high. Only a few hundred kilograms can be dug per 10,000 acres. The yield will be better in the fifth year."
While talking, the workers had cut the Cistanche deserticola horizontally, and then added it to After fertilizing and watering the pit, the original pit soil was backfilled and leveled.
"Would you like to cut a piece and try it?"
"Can it be done now?"
Lu Hanbin smiled and said: "Yes, the effect of holding fresh one directly under the tongue is Very good.”
Guo Yang shook his head repeatedly.
“After I go back, I still have the dried cistanche deserticola given by others. I use it to make porridge, add some mutton and antler glue, keep it and drink it vigorously.”
“Say The boss was right. You also said that he didn’t know if it would be effective. Did he go out with some engineering team to wash his feet? "
"Ah, yes,"
Lu Hanbin said. Helping the workers install the Cistanche deserticola, "Let's go and see the last piece of pressed sand."
The car drove for about twenty minutes and passed through a shallow Haloxylon ammodendron forest.
The scenery suddenly changed. The buried wheat straw and nylon mesh sand barriers seemed to have put golden armor on the yellow sand, binding the yellow dragon that had been raging in the past.
Going further, the dozens of kilometers of sand control area are filled with the rumble of cars and the bustle of people.
Guo Yang saw the imported desert bulldozer clearing roads in the sand dunes alone.
There is also the grass square sand barrier machine developed and produced by Fengkai Agricultural Machinery, which can press the grass squares faster than the naked eye.
There are fewer people pressing sand.
But the efficiency is faster.
Guo Yang saw that the money was really not in vain!
The land use rights for desertification control last for 70 years, which is much better than land reclamation.
It can accumulate natural energy, have economic benefits, and has a stronger sense of accomplishment. Guo Yang suddenly has the urge to contract more deserts.
"Hanbin, what do you think about contracting another piece of desert?"
Lu Hanbin looked at him and said with a smile: "Actually, it's absolutely possible. According to the group's current annual investment plan of 200 million, the money will not be spent all every year. , which caused the area of the sand sea to expand from the initial 63,000 acres to nearly 150,000 acres now.”
“There are still tens of millions left in the account this year.”
Guo Yang is a little surprised, there are so many left? Why does he still think that managing deserts is expensive?
Since I have the spare capacity, I can really consider doing more, "How much area is suitable?"
"The area should be larger, starting with 500,000 acres, or 1 million acres?"
Lu Hanbin continued: "Next year is the 11th Five-Year Plan. The country attaches great importance to desertification prevention and control, and the subsidy policy has been
The direct subsidy fund is 300 yuan/acre for arbor forests and 180 yuan/acre for shrubbery.”
Guo Yang was stunned. He really didn’t pay much attention to this. No wonder the leaders came to inspect at this juncture.
“There are also various construction subsidies, preferential tax policies, and preferential loans.”
"I heard that in some places, in order to attract investment from farmers and enterprises, the minimum rent per mu of desert is only 1 yuan."
Luo Xiu said: "1 yuan? What is the difference between this and giving it away for free."
“Giving rent means confirming the main body of land management. With the size of Shahai, it has been registered with the State Council. By then, even if the local government wants to break the contract, the lawsuit can be taken to the upper level.”< br>
Guo Yang looked at Luo Xiu and drew a pie out of habit, "If you learn, it may be possible for you to manage a piece of land in the future. Wu Feng is also a truck driver."
< br>Luo Xiu still had a cold face, making it difficult for people to see through his thoughts.
After chatting for a while, Guo Yang felt that he could really contract hundreds of thousands more acres of desert.
"Okay, let's settle it like this first. Shahai will ask the team to come up with a plan and report it to the war investment department first."
While chatting, he walked in a deep and shallow position. Desert.
People kept saying hello to Lu Hanbin, who were familiar with the desert control team, and could often chat with the foreman on technology and standards.
Or give it a beating.
Guo Yang inspected Lu Hanbin bit by bit through these details, and his performance was still very qualified.
The old saying is true, people’s potential is forced out.
The desert control team is very unfamiliar with Guo Yang, and most of them don’t know who he is until someone from the same village recognized him.
"Are you Guo Yang? The younger brother of Guo Shan's family?"
Guo Yang didn't recognize the man, but smiled and nodded, and the crowd immediately went crazy.
"What, he is Guo Yang? That big philanthropist?"
"What philanthropist, he is the big boss!"
"Guo Shan and his wife can enjoy happiness now."
The crowd was talking a lot, and the news that the big boss was coming spread quickly.
So wherever Guo Yang went, people talked to him, and he also talked to them from time to time.
"Now the conditions are better, the wind and sand are much smaller than before, and we have a head start."
"I have lived in desert areas all my life, and my life has been to press sand, plant trees, and build wind walls. When you are old, you can still earn a pension by planting trees. "
"In the past two years, many people have been able to earn thousands of dollars in labor fees a year by planting trees in the sand."
"That's nothing. If you ask me, the people who make money are those who were the first to contract solar greenhouses to grow vegetables. Some families earn tens of thousands a year."
"It turns out that the crops are full of sand. The sand was shoveled out of the ground, and now it is better. Forests have been established, desertification has been controlled, there is no sand in the ground, and the crops are growing well.”
Guo Yang felt very happy after hearing these words. These are all contributions made by Jiahe!
I haven’t visited the Hongyashan Reservoir yet, but with the water from the Yellow River flowing into it, it’s not bad at all.
The only regret now is the dry Qingtu Lake.
Can Qingtu Lake be turned into a wetland or restore the original appearance of the lake?
This is a difficult task.
But Guo Yang was thinking about the vast sea of kenaf and sea buckthorn, "Let's go back, the seeds should be here soon."
Lu Hanbin looked at the sky, "The workers are about to get off work, so I can only watch them when I go back." Take a look."
"Let's find a place to eat first. I will arrange for workers to plant seeds early tomorrow morning. The nursery in the greenhouse is ready and can be used directly."
Guo Yang said. : "Okay, let's call the management team of Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry today, and then invite all employees to have a meal another day."
"That may have to wait a few days."
"I guess the relevant departments will know about your return tomorrow."
(End of Chapter)