Chapter 242 Changes in the Desert
"Laohukou" was once the largest sandstorm mouth on the western front of Minqin Oasis.
When the wind blows, the wind roars and quicksand rages, and the people nearby seem to be trying to survive in a tiger's mouth, hence the name.
But now, the once barren land has now become a forest, dyeing the sea of sand with green, just like a "Green Great Wall", stubbornly blocking the erosion of wind and sand.
A few dozen miles further, on a barren land, a dead branch that could not be called a tree stood, with new shoots sprouting from one side of the dead branch, like the most tenacious green elf.
This is the deepest part of the sand sea where farming and animal husbandry control desertification.
Last winter, Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry completed the sand suppression project of more than 140,000 acres of desert that it had contracted.
Beginning in March, a new round of tree planting tasks was launched.
When Guo Yang came, the scene was still busy.
I saw workers working in teams of two. One of them was holding a water gun to punch holes in the sand for planting. The other quickly followed up and planted saplings. A small sapling could be planted in 10 seconds.
Sand barriers and saplings join hands to lock in the sky of yellow sand, complementing the forest belt on the edge of the Tengger Desert.
Lu Hanbin's complexion seemed to be darker again, his eyes were sharp and bright, and he smiled brightly, "It's almost, it's almost, in a few days, the task will be completed."
The employees seemed to be responding to Lu Hanbin, planting trees faster and faster.
Guo Yang patted his shoulder and said: "We have finished planting here, but we still need to contract the desert?"
"Hey..."
Lu Hanbin smiled and said: "That's different. The completion of these hundreds of thousands of acres can be regarded as a phased transition."
The two of them walked in the desert, deep into the edge of the desert, toward the edge of the desert. Looking into the desert hinterland in the distance, there are rolling sand dunes.
Guo Yang asked: "Has the location of the new desert been determined? Jiahe has also established cooperation with Xinjiang Province to study the project of converting sand into soil."
Lu Hanbin asked doubtfully : "Are you going to Xinjiang Province?"
Guo Yang shook his head and said: "It's better to stay in Minqin. The front line is too long and it is not conducive to the management of the sand sea."
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More than 95% of the land within Minqin is desert and desertified land, and the two major deserts, Badain Jaran and Tengger, cover an area of more than 12 million acres within Minqin.
So it is very easy for farmers and animal husbandry in Shahai to find a piece of desert.
Lu Hanbin said: "That would be the best. I have already paid attention to a piece of desert, at the northwest edge of the Laohukou Sand Area."
"We have also inquired about the policy. In the Eleventh Five-Year Plan , the subsidy funds for sand control are pretty good, 180 yuan/acre for shrubs.”
Guo Yang said with a smile: “Once the location and area are decided, just submit it to me. I’ll try to sign the contract in the summer, and we can start again in the autumn. A new round of sand pressure.”
Guo Yang has discovered that once results are achieved in desert control, the natural energy accumulation points will increase rapidly.
On this day, Guo Yang basically stayed in the desert and experienced the daily work of employees.
At the same time, I also planted a lot of trees myself. Not to mention, it was quite tiring, especially since I had to bend down constantly.
From time to time, I need to stop and take a break, which attracts a lot of teasing from the women wearing headscarves.
“This is not a big deal. I used to work hard when pressing sand. After a day of pedaling, my whole body is tired.”
"It's much better now. There are sand barrier machines and water guns. Apart from planting trees, there is basically no need to bend down."
After a busy day, Guo Yang looked at the back of Lu Hanbin's pickup truck. I looked into the sight glass and was shocked.
Luo Xiu came over quickly, "What's wrong, boss."
"I feel like I'm missing two front teeth." Guo Yang looked in the mirror and took another closer look. It turned out to be the front teeth. It became black.
"Haha..." Guo Yang couldn't help but laugh.
Lu Hanbin dipped his usual rag in water and wiped the front windshield. It was the windy and sandy season, and the car windows were also covered with a thick layer of dust.
Then he took two bottles of water from the car and handed them to Guo Yang and Luo Xiu, and then said: "It's all blown by the wind. If you don't wear a headscarf, it's easy to get dirt in your mouth."
< br>Guo Yang took the water and before he could drink it, he felt that his lips were turning black as soon as the saliva soaked into it.
I had to rinse my mouth with water quickly.
The evening wind roared between the sky and the earth, and the hair was blown tousled.
"Let's go, let's go."
On the way back, I saw the familiar Haloxylon ammodendron forest again. It was more lush than Guo Yang expected, and the green leaves gave off a kind of emerald in the sunset. as bright.
The Haloxylon ammodendron is swaying in the evening wind, swaying out the majesty and openness of their lives. Spring is coming to weave a brocade, and the wind is blowing green waves.
This made Guo Yang very happy.
This Haloxylon ammodendron forest and even these hundreds of thousands acres of desert are just a drop in the bucket for the tens of millions of acres of desert in Minqin.
But it can improve the ecological environment in a small area, which can be seen from the accumulation speed of natural energy.
In just a short period of time, another thirty points of natural energy have been accumulated. As long as Guo Yang wants to, he can cultivate another blue-level variety.
But this is not necessary yet.
Guo Yang did not go back to his eldest brother's house in the evening. Instead, he got together with the people in Shahai before returning to the hotel to rest.
The next day, we followed the itinerary and went to Hongyashan Reservoir, all the way down to the Qingtu Lake Sand Area.
At the spring irrigation season, the gurgling Yellow River flows into the Hongyashan Reservoir after a long journey of more than 200 kilometers.
Lu Hanbin followed up and introduced: "In order to reduce leakage, the ancient desert rivers passing by have been changed to underground channels for transportation. At the same time, the Jingdian Electricity Management Bureau is also expanding and transforming the main water diversion canals. After the transformation, the annual water diversion volume will be Reaching 100 million m.”
The reservoir manager on the side also described the changes in the reservoir, “In the past, this place was just a stinking ditch, with garbage everywhere and a stinky smell. I didn’t dare to go near it when it was hot. . ”
Guo Yang looked at the water and sky in the distance, with vast expanse of blue waves, patches of reeds swaying in the wind, and flocks of birds flying across the lake from time to time.
“It might be good to transform this place into a park to provide citizens with a place to walk, exercise and breathe fresh air.”
That's what Guo Yang mentioned, and Lu Hanbin and the reservoir manager didn't say anything.
Jiahe has done enough.
And along the way, there are more solar greenhouses.
The Shiyang River Basin has also comprehensively implemented the reform of the water rights and water price system, realizing the distribution of water to households and the allocation of water rights according to quotas and rounds. Water-saving improvements in irrigation areas are also in progress.
Most of the agricultural irrigation wells have also been closed.
All the way to the lowermost salt-alkali beach and Qingtu Lake sand area, the sky is high and the clouds are vast, and everything is quiet and beautiful.
Lu Hanbin took Guo Yang to the core of the Fengyu District, and he actually saw water.
Seeing the surprised look on his boss's face, Lu Hanbin smiled and said: "After Professor Chen from the Gannon University Water Conservancy College led a team to conduct a survey, he pointed out these seven points for us to drill the well."
< br>Guo Yang thought of the old man with a bad temper, and then started looking for him again.
“One, two…”
But I can’t count them.
A faint smile appeared on Lu Hanbin's dark and red face, "There are seven motor-driven wells that have self-flowing springs."
Guo Yang looked at the trickling streams that converged into streams. , moisturizing things silently.
"When did it happen?"
"Just two months ago, there were no trees planted here at that time." Hearing this, Guo Yang looked at the nearby plants again, except for some Apart from the low reeds, the most abundant ones are clumps of artificially planted Hanhai kenaf.
There are puddles dotted nearby.
Hanhai kenaf is an ecological plant that can beautify deserts, prevent wind and fix sand, conserve water sources, and improve the local environment.
As long as there is water, it can stay.
Could it be that the agreement with the big leader has been completed?
Guo Yang was in a daze, "The water from the Hongyashan Reservoir can't reach here yet."
"It will arrive next year."
Lu Hanbin smiled and said: "The water will be enough by then. At least a small lake can be formed here, but Professor Chen is still not optimistic about the restoration of the groundwater level in a short time."
Guo Yang said: "It will be enough to plant the surrounding areas with kenaf and sea buckthorn trees."
From water to no water to water again, in the hinterland of the desert, the changes in Qingtu Lake came so fast that Guo Yang was not even ready.
Lu Hanbin pointed to the low reeds and sandy plants in the distance. Guo Yang seemed to look a little familiar, like the place where he met with the big boss last year.
“Perhaps when the boss comes here again next year, he will see swaying reeds, flocks of wild ducks, swans soaring, and maybe the sparkling lake.”
Silence. After a moment, Guo Yang smiled heartily again, "Then I will remember it."
"What if the big leader comes again next year, it will be like this."
"So this Is this the mission goal of Sha Hai’s on-the-job dividend plan? ”
"Hahaha... of course."
In fact, Guo Yang believed that the big leader would probably not come again, but since he had said it out, he must do it.
Then, Guo Yang followed into the Haloxylon ammodendron forest, where workers also shuttled through the forest to harvest Cistanche deserticola, or topdress and water.
Because of this, the Haloxylon ammodendron trees in Shahai grow very fast and are greener at the same time.
Most of the Cistanche deserticola has been picked. In the square of Shahai Farm and Animal Husbandry, a lot of Cistanche deserticola was dried, and some of the fresh products were directly taken away by merchants.
Lu Hanbin said: "The yield of artificially inoculated Cistanche deserticola is higher than expected, with an average harvest of 220 kilograms per mu, but the price of artificial planting is a bit low."
"Oh? What are the specific benefits?" Guo Yang Recently, I have been busy with the agreement with the big boss, so I haven't paid much attention to this aspect.
“The income per mu is only 1,000 yuan for some, and as much as 1,300 yuan for more. After all, the first batch of more than 50,000 acres of vaccination will generate more than 65 million yuan in revenue this year.”
Guo Yang couldn't help but his eyes lit up, "It's not bad, I remember this data can pay back the money in three or four years."
Lu Hanbin shook his head, "Unless you don't care at all, topdressing, watering, and spraying pesticides If these steps are omitted, the investment will be recovered within three years.”
Guo Yang patted Lu Hanbin on the shoulder and said, "That's enough. Seeing the money back is already the biggest victory."
The Haloxylon ammodendron seedlings planted need to be watered several times every year for two years. After three years, the root system of Haloxylon ammodendron becomes mature and can survive independently.
But inoculation with Cistanche deserticola is another situation. After inoculation with Cistanche deserticola, it will absorb a large amount of water and nutrients from Haloxylon ammodendron, affecting the growth of Haloxylon ammodendron.
So, in order to achieve both economic and ecological benefits, fertilization and irrigation are necessary.
According to Guo Yang’s observation, Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry does not use drip irrigation, but the irrigation method of small tube outflow. It is a local irrigation technology that only infiltrates the soil in the active layer of plant roots. The profit rate of water is high. , and also avoid sediment blockage.
In short, there is something, and it has blazed its own path, instead of the water-saving drip irrigation that Guo Yang has been shouting about.
On this day, Guo Yang also visited projects, including solar greenhouses, immigration sites, nurseries, and various project departments.
The mental outlook of the people is getting better and better. Every household is busy making money, and a lot of furniture has been added to the house.
Guo Yang also visited the Haloxylon ammodendron tree planted by the volunteer association.
In the village of the founder of the association, they are scattered randomly in the desert, but with the technical guidance of Shahai, it seems that the Haloxylon ammodendron trees can survive.
It's just that the natural distribution is much worse than the row planting in Shahai.
In the evening, Guo Yang also logged into the Save Minqin website.
Perhaps I have just completed my first voluntary tree planting activity. At the top of the forum is a post recording the status of Haloxylon ammodendron.
A lot of photos were posted in the post, and some people responded below.
“My hands are blistered because of planting trees.”
"Come on!"
"Come on, the first event has ended successfully, comrades, let's fight again next year."
"Only when you go to the desert and plant Haloxylon ammodendron trees in person can you know the sea of sand What an amazing oasis for agriculture and animal husbandry. ”
“Indeed, it’s really dark and dark, and the sand is rolling around. It’s not easy for the sand sea to persist for so many years.”
< br>"Hahaha... I went to see the Haloxylon ammodendron forest in Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, and the gap is indeed a bit big."
"Let's continue next year or the year after that. What are we afraid of? We can do what Shahai can do."
"I envy you."
Except for this pinned post, the rest of the forum The posts are also filled with all kinds of laughter.
The first volunteer tree planting activity, due to the participation of Tencent and Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, not many people came.
A total of more than 100 volunteers were recruited from the Internet, although the volunteer association only raised more than 3,000 yuan in funds.
But with Shahai and Tencent, one providing materials and the other providing funds, the event was finally completed successfully.
The Volunteer Association is already preparing for autumn activities. Inspired by the sand sea, it is also planning to grow and sell local products.
Red dates, desert melon, wolfberry, Cistanche deserticola, mutton, and even free-range desert chickens are all discussed in the forum.
The founder of the association [A Pine Tree] has great respect for local specialties.
“Sufficient sunshine, huge temperature difference between day and night, and unique geographical environment make Minqin’s red dates more round and plump, with sweet pulp.”
"We can also set up professional cooperatives..."
From these remarks, Guo Yang also knew that the association was growing, but it was not enough. The social influence was still too small, and large-scale public welfare activities were the end.
Guo Yang remembered the activity similar to the Ant Forest that he once mentioned to Zhuang Zheng...
"Let me grow for three thousand years..."
While Guo Yang was watching When I was working hard, the phone rang suddenly. I looked closely and saw that it was the call from my eldest brother Guo Shan.
"Hey, brother."
"Yangzi, I heard from the folks today that you have returned to Minqin, why don't you go home to live?"
Guo Yang bought something for his brother and sister-in-law in the city After buying a house, my niece Xiaoxia also teaches in the city and has a stable job.
The eldest brother Guo Shan has been tortured by wind and sand because of planting trees and working in the sand nest all year round, and his back has become more and more stooped.
I moved to the city completely at the end of last year.
Guo Yang scratched his head unnaturally, "I will definitely come back tomorrow."
"That's just right, your sister-in-law has arranged a girl for you, and you just want to meet someone..."
( End of chapter)