Chapter 317 Overflowing Underground Spring Water
What are you most afraid of in ecological water transportation?
Of course it is loss.
Due to the construction of dams to store water, many downstream rivers have long dried up.
Even from a distance on the highway, you can see that the river bed is covered with a thick layer of wind-laden sand.
The river is in an extremely arid desert area, and July to September is the peak period for water production.
Leakage, evaporation, plant consumption...
A variety of factors make ecological water delivery extremely difficult.
But water-containing plants such as Hanhai kenaf can solve this problem.
The ecological water transfer plan was naturally recognized by Guo Yang. It is best to have upstream water.
It's just that Guo Yang is very curious.
How does the West Lake Wetland maintain such a large wetland when there is no water coming from the upstream?
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At noon, the group arrived at a farm in Dunhuang Farm.
Guo Yang contacted the location in advance.
The farm is like a small town, with spacious and clean streets, neat and well-off houses, and surrounded by oasis and fertile fields.
Cotton is sprouting, and watermelons, melons, and grapes are also ripening one after another.
The farm also focuses on tourism agriculture.
It is not far from the city, and is far away from the Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Spring, Yadan Landform and other scenic spots.
The farm Guo Yang asked Tianhe to find was just an ordinary farm.
But in the yard, Wang Zhong, the director of Dunhuang Farm, appeared, while the owner of the farm stood aside.
“Oh, Mr. Guo, I won’t disturb you if I come uninvited, right?”
“Secretary Wang is joking.”
Guo Yang and Wang Zhong, Fan Xuejun exchanged polite greetings for a while without any intention of introducing anyone else.
The group walked into the spacious restaurant.
Fruits and vegetables are all available.
Secretary Wang smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, Boss Guo, Tianhe is 'powerful' at Dunhuang Farm!"
Guo Yang showed a puzzled expression.
You have to say that he has been to the Yinma Farm in Yumen several times, but he has never been to the Dunhuang Farm once.
Wang Zhong pointed at Fan Xuejun and said:
"A few years ago, Lao Fanlai contracted more than a thousand acres of land at the farm. The year before last, Tianhe promoted cotton seeds. Fan Xuejun cooperated with Tianhe. That year, the cotton products and quality ranked first in Dunhuang."
"At the end of the year, not only did After building a well-off house, we also took out a loan to build this commercial villa integrating accommodation and catering. "Guess what happened?"
Wang Zhong, the farm secretary and director. The words make everyone feel like they are reading the book of getting rich.
In a short time, he attracted the attention of the group and looked at Fan Xuejun frequently.
"What happened in the end, secretary?"
"This boy took the lead in planting Tianhe's cotton seeds last year, made another huge profit, and paid off the loan."
Fan Xuejun laughed. : "I am still mainly planting cotton this year, and Tianhe's seeds are indeed good."
Everyone recalled that the cotton in the cotton fields was indeed good.
Wang Zhong said: “This year, all the workers who grew cotton on the farm have switched to Tianhe’s Tianmian 20.”
Wang Zhong was simply praising Tianhe in a different way, making others appreciate it too.
The dishes are being served one after another.
Using the topic of farm cotton, we were quite familiar with each other, and after a while of the wine-table culture, we started to order and stop.
The meat show is coming.
Wang Zhong said: "Mr. Guo, Dunhuang Farm has encountered a little trouble. I hope Jiahe can lend a helping hand."
"Secretary Wang, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"The farm wants to comprehensively promote water-saving drip irrigation, but it lacks start-up funds."
It turns out that Dunhuang Farm is located in Danghe River and Shule River Downstream, there is a shortage of water, and the farm area and output are limited.
Fan Xuejun followed Tianhe and used under-film drip irrigation technology to grow cotton, and the benefits were particularly outstanding.
Dunhuang Farm also applied for a loan from Agricultural Reclamation and built drip irrigation for 2,000 acres. This year’s energy saving and income increase are visible to the naked eye.
The farm has a total area of nearly 30,000 acres.
If we want to comprehensively promote water-saving drip irrigation, Dunhuang Farm does not have the financial strength.
Guo Yang pondered for a moment.
means it can be considered.
However, the method of cooperation needs to be considered. Guo Yang prefers Jiahe to invest in building a factory, build its own water-saving irrigation equipment, and drip irrigation tape production lines.
Then when promoting the farm, the price and payment time can be negotiated.
This method can also be rolled out in surrounding areas. There is a lot of demand in the Shule River, Dang River, Minqin Shiyang River and other river basins.
The current cost of water-saving irrigation is not low.
But in fact, the technology is not particularly advanced.
In sandy soil like the northwest, clogging is not that serious.
By improving water conservation and technical capabilities, the clay soil of southern orchards can also be used.
After reaching the intention of cooperation, Wang Zhong was also satisfied, and there was no more trouble.
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"I admire Mr. Guo for his courage. He negotiated an investment while talking and laughing."
After dinner, under the poplar tree in the courtyard, Guo Yang, Ding Lei and others drank tea and casually sent the water-saving drip irrigation project to Miao Lanchun from the War Investment Department.
"How long does it take Mr. Ding to decide on a project?"
"How can I? When I'm busy, I have to discuss more than a dozen or even dozens of projects a day."
"Me too, one minute Around hundreds of thousands.”
“Well, about the same.”
Wang Xunfang lay on the bamboo chair and looked up at the blue sky.
Why are these two so childish?
In the afternoon, the group separated.
Most people on NetEase chose to visit scenic spots such as Mogao Grottoes.
Guo Yang took the team and the rest of the people to Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring, where they can also learn about part of the desert.
Crescent Moon Spring is surrounded by Mingsha Mountains. "Sand and water coexist and mountain springs coexist", forming a world-famous desert wonder.
However, when Guo Yang and his party rode camels up Mingsha Mountain.
What I saw was just a "candle in the wind", and the area shrank to only a few acres.
Everyone in Jiahe who came to inspect was silent.
It’s just a small pond.
The signs of drying out are obvious.
Maybe the scenic area is secretly supplying water at night.
Lian Cun, the leader of the seed collection team, sighed: "It is said that Crescent Moon Spring was commonly known as medicinal spring in ancient times. The spring produced iron-backed fish and seven-star grass. People can live longer after eating them."
Guo Yang He smiled and said, "If so, do you still want to collect seeds?"
"Of course." Lian Cun said, "Dean Bi said, this is the responsibility of the seed hunter."
The conversation between the two made the others relax.
“A glance at a glimpse reveals the whole picture. The decline in the water level of Crescent Moon Spring is just a microcosm of the decline in groundwater levels in the entire Dunhuang Basin.”
“The increase in population, the expansion of cultivated land, and the construction of dams to store water are the main reasons.”
On the sand dunes, Niu Hulin turned to look at his partners who had worked together on multiple projects.
“The difficulty of this project is indeed not small!”
“But this is not a reason to back down. Is there any time when it is not extremely difficult? In the end, it was solved differently.”
"This time will be no exception!"
It was a bit awkward, but several people in the engineering department listened with rapt attention.
Guo Yang clapped his hands and said: "Let's go, don't get together, there are so many people watching from behind, and the project hasn't been won yet."
"Haha, that's right, awesome. Brother, you are too excited.”
“My opponent, I was thinking it would take a few years this time.”
A group of people were chatting and laughing, not paying attention to the difficulty in front of them.
……
In the evening, NetEase and his party were still free to move around.
Maybe he also knew that his party was a bit of a drag, so Jiahe sent out twenty or thirty people, and they were not just there for fun.
There were various river channel observations, vegetation records, and plan discussions along the way.
In contrast, their pig-raising expedition was a bit of a joke.
Guo Yang took Niu Hulin, Lian Cun, and two other team members to connect with the Dunhuang West Lake Management Bureau.
The other party also came with five people.
Director Wu Xiong, Secretary Wang Jin, Director Bao Hairong, and two business backbones Yuan Haifeng and Zhao Xin.
The conditions of the administration are relatively poor, and the office space and accommodation are temporarily provided by the Dunhuang Township Enterprise Bureau. .
It was only fully staffed last year, and most of them are locals. For example, Bao Hairong is a native of Dunhuang, and his hometown is Erdun Village at Lucaojing Conservation Station.
But there are also many outsiders.
Zhao Xin is from Baiyin, majoring in soil and water conservation. He has just started working and is an alumnus of Guo Yang.
When I was transferred to the West Lake Management Bureau, I didn’t even have office hardware.
In the end, Wu Xiong reported to the leaders of the Forestry Department, and finally borrowed 100,000 yuan.
Then the work started. Without funds, we could only plan the protection station first and then plant the trees.
When funds are in place, green plant coverage has been achieved around the protection station.
Then the construction of the protection station workplace and the ranger workplace began.
After three rounds of drinking, the group of people started chatting.
When they learned that Jiahe was coming to inspect, both Wang Jin and Wu Xiong were leading a team to conduct an inventory of resources in the reserve.
After getting the news, he traveled another day and night back to the city.
Wu Xiong and the others chatted about the work of the reserve. Activities in the reserve include sheep herding, hunting, mining, digging for medicinal materials, collecting wind stones, collecting firewood, and digging hay.
There are also villagers who are addicted to hunting and specialize in hunting yellow sheep. They cannot sleep without hunting.
Clearing livestock, cleaning mines, conflicts between coordinators and supervisors, sandstorms, cars getting stuck in heavy rains, planting trees and protecting forests, rescuing animals...
Jiahe also talked about Minqin Desert management, grassland restoration in various places, and seed collection through mountains and rivers.
After all, everyone's jobs are very similar.
They are all in difficult areas, and they are very sympathetic to their experiences at work.
The group is becoming more and more familiar with each other.
Guo Yang raised his glass and said: "I have to trouble you this time. Jiahe has sent five investigation teams and I need you to lead the way."
"Five teams?"
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"Yes, there are ten cars in total, two cars in a group, and one or two cars are here for fun."
"The rest will stay here for a while."
< br>Wang Jin and Wu Xiong were both a little surprised.
They did a resource inventory, with two vehicles and three groups, and different groups investigated in different areas.
Due to poor traffic and road conditions, we often have to walk for three or four hours. Wherever we go, we have food and accommodation.
The configuration of Jiahe's one group can keep up with their three groups.
"No problem." Wu Xiong said: "To tell you the truth, the bureau is short of manpower, Jiahe has been a big help."
Wang Jin smiled and said: "If I can We are all in favor of investing.”
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“Old Ding, are you sure you want to go?”
"Sure, we must obey the command, stay for two days and then return to Yangcheng."
Guo Yang was a little surprised, but he also expected it, and smiled: "This time the reception was not good, it will be worse in the future." I’ll give you something good.”
“Haha, okay, that’s it.”
On the side, the pig farmer looked at each other, how should I write this inspection report?
Guo Yang doesn't care about this.
After confirming that each vehicle's shovels, water, food, tents, communication phones and other supplies were ready, they set off with Wu Xiong and others.
After chatting last night, I realized that the situation in the reserve is very complicated.
Only three people who really understand the situation are Director Wu Xiong, Director Bao Hairong, and Section Chief Sun, the leader of another team.
The rest of the younger generation have not grown up yet.
Section Chief Sun did not come back this time, and the only ones who could lead the team were Wu Xiong and Bao Hairong.
With so many people and vehicles in Jiahe, it was naturally impossible to divide them into just two groups. Niu Hulin and Lian Cun are both men who have experienced hundreds of battles, and West Lake Wetland is not Lop Nur. They are confident that they can lead a team each.
Driving southwest from Dunhuang, we arrived at Yangguan Town in more than an hour.
To the northwest of Yangguan is the Kumtag Desert, which is also the scope of the protected area.
Here, Bao Hairong led two teams into the desert.
The rest of them had no intention of admiring the continuous grape forests, so they walked another 25 kilometers north along the provincial road before arriving at Erdun Village.
The Lucaojing Protection Station is here.
Yiying facilities are relatively complete.
Two groups, Niu Hulin and Lian Cun, took Yuan Haifeng and Zhao Xin respectively, and entered the Gobi Desert from here to explore Huoshao Lake, Lucaojingzi, Cui Mutu and other areas.
Guo Yang and Netease, under the leadership of Wu Xiong, continued 30 kilometers north to the Yumen Pass Protection Station.
Similarly, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
Although this route is far, it has the most sights and the best scenery. It is also to take care of NetEase and his party.
The ruins of Yumen Pass are dilapidated, but a large area of grassy wetlands and river wetlands has been formed on the ancient river path from Yumen Pass to Wanyaodun.
In the vast desert, there is a wetland landscape of intertwined water islands, deep reed ponds, and hundreds of birds flying together.
Wild camels, goose-throated antelopes, migratory birds traveling from north to south...
But it's still a bit lonely.
Everyone at NetEase is already a little tired of aesthetics.
In fact, Ding Lei really wanted to come and inspect pig farming, but there is no trace of the desert pig farming that Mr. Guo mentioned.
After entering the Gobi Desert, I devoted myself wholeheartedly to the character.
Every time a landscape or animal or plant is discovered, he will discuss it with Wu Xiong,
If they don't pass through a special terrain, they will stop for a long time to study and observe. Ding Lei and others can't understand it.
On a red willow sand bag.
Guo Yang and Wu Xiong looked at the swamp not far away.
“It’s groundwater overflowing.” Wu Xiong answered Guo Yang’s doubts, “The Shule River once flowed into Lop Nur, and then due to the uplift of the terrain, it ended at Halaqi in the west of the wetland.”
"The Shule River later stopped flowing, but this wetland is still preserved because of groundwater."
Guo Yang thought of the large salt marshes along the road and asked: "Where does the groundwater come from?"
"Due to gravity, some water resources from mountains such as the Eastern Altun Mountains and Western Qilian Mountains seep down along the cracks and pass through The underground flow eventually overflows in the form of spring water."
Guo Yang was stunned after hearing this.
Overflowing in the form of an underground spring?
He thought about the artesian springs in Qingtu Lake. Could it be a similar situation?
Is it possible to replicate this situation? Or is it too whimsical?
But the wetland has its own way of replenishing water, which is great news.
After staying for a while, the group moved forward on their own.
Wu Xiong has worked at the grassroots level of forestry in Dunhuang for more than 20 years, and was the first to enter the administration. He has taken this route dozens of times.
It is clear at a glance which places are open to traffic.
In addition to swamps and grassy wetlands, the largest one is the salt marsh, which looks like a field of white flowers, with no grass growing in some places.
Besides is the desert.
The entire protected area is 660,000 hectares, equivalent to 9.9 million acres.
Among them, the wetland area is about 110,000 hectares, the tamarisk and poplar trees are about 80,000 hectares, and the rest are deserts, Gobis, salt marshes, and Yadan landforms...
Guo Yang feels that there is still a lot to do here. .
Although the underflow of groundwater is limited, it is also a fixed water source. Just get more plants to conserve water sources.
Along the way, there are many plants with strong life.
In addition to tamarisk, reed, Populus euphratica... and Apocynum.
A sea of wild hemp flowers with dancing figures and magnificent waves is a landscape on the wetland.
This is a plant with the same origin as Hanhai kenaf.
Kenaf was first discovered in Lop Nur.
Guo Yang felt confident.
Hanhai kenaf returns to its hometown, and it has its own destiny.
……
NetEase and his party went back.
When he left, Ding Lei had a complicated look in his eyes. Agriculture was a field he was very interested in.
But some of Jiahe’s actions made him unable to understand.
Especially ecological restoration.
Dunhuang West Lake is large in area, but how much investment value does it have?
If NetEase wants to make a similar investment, it is afraid that investors will bleed.
Ding Lei's departure did not affect Guo Yang, but allowed him to devote himself wholeheartedly.
He doesn't want to waste too much time here.
After several days of inspection, the group returned to the Lucaojing Protection Station in Erdun Village to meet up.
All information and opinions gathered together.
The conclusion is that it can be done.
But it comes at a huge cost.
We have also found some ways to generate income. In addition to eco-tourism, the processing and development of plant resources is also another way.
There are still rich mineral resources in the east of Lop Nur, but there is no ability to develop them in a short time.
Crossing the Gobi Desert from Dunhuang to Lop Nur is a more classic self-driving route through no-man’s land in later generations.
But there is no railway.
Only Hami has a railway to Lop Nur.
This can only be regarded as a long-term development goal.
Guo Yang really wanted to visit Luo Potassium, but he didn’t want to just rush across the Gobi Desert.
Even though it is the end of August, the temperature in the Gobi Desert is still frighteningly high.
He doesn’t want to be mummified in the sun.
"I'll give it to you in the end. This time the West Lake adjustment and planning plan is as detailed as possible. It needs to be used for project approval."
Niu Hulin and others' hearts froze.
This is settled.
Detailed planning plans will only be used when applying for project approval.
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Jiahe's ideas about the Dunhuang Wetlands and even the Kumdag Desert quickly spread.
When Guo Yang contacted Lin Ji, director of the Long Province Desert Control Institute, he was ridiculed by the other party.
“Kumtag is the only virgin land among the eight deserts in the country, so Jiahe is targeting it?”
“Director Lin, I just have a preliminary idea, no, I’m looking for you to help.”
Guo Yang contacted Lin Ji specifically for the scientific examination in October.
The Dunhuang Wetland is basically fine.
But he wanted more.
Lin Ji said: "Fortunately, you came early. The travel during this period has gone smoothly. The time has been advanced to September 10th. It is not a big problem for Jiahe to participate."
Short After communication, Guo Yang paid some financial and material costs and got 5 places.
Including Tianhe, the scientific expedition team has a total of seventy people, involving more than twenty disciplines and a complete range of categories.
Therefore, he plans to let the seed collection team take all five spots.
This scientific examination has been prepared for three years, and all preparations are sufficient.
For safety, the National Weather Service provides climate monitoring 24 hours a day, and Air Force helicopters are also ready for rescue.
Jiahe was able to take advantage of it.
…
"What do Jiahe think?"
Lin Bu's tone was full of doubts. The Dunhuang Wetland covers an area of nearly 10 million acres and is a nature reserve with a fragile ecological environment.
What are the benefits of development investment?
“The West Lake Wetland is the last line of defense in the Hexi Corridor.” Guo Yang knew that logic was difficult to reconcile, so he could only find reasons based on righteousness.
“Jiahe also wants to make more contributions to society. Ecological restoration cannot be done by the state alone.”
"You really think so?"
"It's more real than real gold."
Lin Bu was choked up for a moment.
The country has indeed spent a lot of effort in controlling desertification.
For example, in order to control the Tarim River Basin, tens of billions of yuan were invested in ecological projects such as water conservation and water transportation in 2001.
Together with a series of other northwest water transmission projects, tens of billions of yuan have been invested since the new century.
But financial power is also limited because there are too many places that need to be managed.
Jiahe’s approach makes it difficult for him to evaluate. What if he really thinks so?
"The ministry will help promote this project."
"Thank you, Ministry Lin." Guo Yang expressed his sincere thanks.
"Can Jiahe come up with so much money?"
"We still need to do various investigations and planning plans. The project will not be approved until at least next year. There is still a lot of time to raise money."
"You …I really don’t know how to evaluate you.” Lin Bu said helplessly: “Don’t be too desperate. Jiahe is a promising company.”
Private enterprises are willing to spend money on local ecological environment management. It’s hard to find a reason to say no!
It’s just that Jiahe’s goal this time is too big.
Even if you look at the entire country, it is a rare large-scale project.
"Leader, don't worry, Jiahe can't fail."
Guo Yang also breathed a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone.
The West Lake Wetland is just the first goal.
In fact, the complete planning scope in Guo Yang's mind involves the three provinces of Gansu, Xinjiang and Qinghai.
It connects to the Taklimakan Desert in the west, including Lop Nur, and reaches Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain and Danghe River in the east.
It is bounded by the Altyn Ridgeline in the south and reaches the northern end of the Kashun Gobi that Xuanzang crossed on his westward journey in the north.
Four nature reserves are covered.
The actual area is about 45,000 square kilometers, equivalent to half of Zhejiang.
Except for a few wetlands, almost all of it is Gobi desert.
The project was difficult to get approved.
Sixty to seventy million acres of land, involving a large number of cultural heritage, national desert parks, geological parks, rare wild animals...
We can only proceed step by step, and Dunhuang West Lake Wetland is the first step.
The reason why I put it forward so urgently is to prepare early and find a place for the funds in the next one or two years.
This is indeed a good place, and eco-tourism is a good cover.
There is an example of underground spring water overflowing in the West Lake Wetland, but no one is sure whether there are other places like this.
The Kumtag Desert is so big, and there are so many wild animals, that there must be undiscovered water sources.
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On August 27th, Guo Yang returned to Jiuquan.
Take out the information on Luo Potassium and Lop Nur Town that someone had prepared and read it.
The first phase of 1.2 million tons of potassium salt from Luo Potassium has not yet been put into production, but the construction of Lop Nur Town is making progress.
Before the development of potassium salt, a 300-kilometer radius was an uninhabited land.
The road to Ruoqiang is only a simple highway, which is deserted and inhabited, and communication is not smooth.
With the development of potash mines and the construction of the Harrow Railway, there are already shops, hotels, and restaurants in the town, and a business center is also under planning and construction.
But the busiest business is the gas station in town.
However, due to the harsh natural environment, the living conditions in Lop Nur Town are still very poor.
More importantly, Guo Yang saw the long-term plan of Luo Potash’s second phase production capacity of 3 million tons of potassium salt.
To realize the implementation of the second phase, there is an important issue: water, a fresh water supply of no less than 30 million m3.
There is only one solution under discussion: the Milan River Water Conservancy Project.
It is a supporting project for the second phase of Luo Potash, but it can also provide water for agricultural irrigation and power generation.
The Milan River is close to the Altyn Mountains in the south and is not close to Lop Nur Town. The water transfer project on the way is not easy.
Alfalfa is very suitable.
Guo Yang thought for a while, and it was time to play the role of the second shareholder.
(End of this chapter)