Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1134

There is also the idea of ​​changing the open canal into an underground canal. This measure has been mastered by the ancient Uyghur people for a long time. It seems that the famous karez is now just a "modernization" of this idea and using socket fittings to expand the scale of the water network.

But this still requires money.

As for soil and water conservation, planting sand-fixing and wind-proof plants, a very effective method that Zhou Zhi knows is the "straw grid method".

The straw grid method is to use straw or wheat straw on the edge of the desert to divide the desert into small grids of two to three square meters. These small grids are used to fix the sand, and then sand-fixing plants are planted in them.

When the sand-fixing plants are established and their roots grow, they can replace the previous straw, gradually turning the edge of the desert into an oasis.

Ai Yijie had no idea that Zhou Zhi would have so many ideas and ideas for the development of the Hotan area, but he was a little confused about its feasibility.

You have to say that what he said makes no sense, but his views on the history of national water conservancy construction, regional development ideas, the urgent pain points in the Hotan area, and the basic methods of sand control and water fixation to preserve agriculture and animal husbandry are almost the same as the autonomous region government consulting experts. After receiving the opinions, the policy guidelines issued to the regions are consistent.

But if you want to say that what he said makes sense, plastic balls scattered on the surface of the reservoir, straw and wheat straw grids to fix the sand, and even the underground pipeline water transmission network are really a bit "whimsical".

But he would rather believe it or not. There happened to be a lot of straw at home, so Ai Yijie simply took Zhou Zhi to the outside of the yard and asked him to demonstrate how to make the "straw square" in the field.

The method turned out to be surprisingly simple. Cut the straw into half a meter long, spread it on the ground, put a shovel against the middle section, and step on the shovel with your foot. The straw will stand upright and "grow" on the ground like grass.

The side length of a grid is almost one and a half meters. Zhou Zhi quickly made a nine-square grid, which is a small thirteen square meter.

Ai Yijie looked at the crooked grid and expressed dissatisfaction, so he made one himself: "That's it? Is it that simple?"

"Of course not." Zhou Zhi quickly explained: "This is just a sand nest, temporary. Their function is to protect the sand-resistant crops planted in the center of the sand nest, allowing them to grow roots safely and not be blown away. and buried.”

"So we still need to combine water conservancy." Ai Yijie looked at Sha Gezi with a shovel and sighed: "If you want to do water conservancy, you must have money."

"So we still need to build roads first." Zhou Zhi also looked at Sha Gezi with a shovel, feeling that Ai Yijie should be a cadre who came from the farm. The farm work is really not sloppy at all: "Only when the roads are built can things be transported in, and only when the products are shipped out with good luck , only then can the economic cycle speed up."

"For this sand grid, uncle can first find a valley with a small amount of water but serious desertification to do the experiment. The terrain of the valley is relatively closed and special, and it is less affected by external forces. The experimental results will be clearer and more realistic." Zhou Zhi thought. More detailed: "It's good if there is a water source upstream, and it doesn't need to be too much, just enough to water the sand-fixing plants. For details, we need to go to the Institute of Agricultural Sciences and relevant university departments to conduct feasibility studies."

"Well, let's experiment first. Even if there is a problem, it won't be a big deal." Ai Yijie nodded in approval: "If it really works, elbow, you have done a lot of good deeds!"

"Maybe I think too simply." Zhou Zhi said, "I'll just say it. The one who can experiment and realize it in the desert is the real hero."

"Let's go, we've almost eaten. Sleep well tonight!" Ai Yijie was in a very good mood: "Let's look at jade tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking, he did not forget to praise Zhou Zhi: "Today's college students are incredible!"

Early the next morning, Zhou Zhi and his team came to the municipal waste collection station.The scrap collection depot was once a magical place in China. It not only collects various household scraps such as toothpaste, aluminum sheets, scrap copper and iron and other metals, but now also collects furs, fabrics, palm and linen and other agricultural and sideline products.

The scrap collection station in Jiachuan also collects Chinese medicinal materials such as chicken gizzard shells, lychee cores, orange peels, and licorice.

The purchasing station in Hotan area also collects raisins, sea buckthorn, and cistanche deserticola.

Of course, Hetian jade is also the focus of acquisitions.

Nowadays, the function of the collection station is gradually replaced by mobile vendors. The stores of the collection station are basically useless. The vendors receive the items and take them directly to the warehouse of the recycling company to sell them.

Therefore, a "little bazaar" for jade trading gradually formed in and outside the buying station stores.

This bazaar is completely spontaneous. There are very few people interested in collecting jade nowadays. Except for a few private dealers with connections in the south, the main buyers are regional purchasing stations and Urumqi jade carving factories.

The Jade Bazaar is held once every half month by convention. Usually, herdsmen who pick up jade materials put a few pieces of jade in their pockets and bring them here to exchange for some money when they go to the city to buy or sell things.

However, even if you pick up a big one, you usually won't move it over. The price for such things is serious, and the regional purchasing stations don't accept them in large quantities. They usually have to wait for people from the big factories in Urumqi to come before gathering them. Even so, the aniseed materials Trading volume is also extremely limited.

However, boy materials are very popular, and they are almost like hard currency. The money exchanged for a small piece of jade is enough to buy several pairs of Jiefang shoes, several sets of clothes, and several scarves, which can be enough for a family to wear for a year.

Or replace it with matches, soap, new fabrics, enamel basins, porcelain bowls, thermos bottles and other small items.

You don’t even need to change the salt. There is no shortage of salt in northern Xinjiang. You can just go to the Salt Lake to get it yourself.

Therefore, many farmers and herdsmen have some aniseed jade in their homes.

This time I heard that a big boss was going to open a purchase, and he notified all around the country in advance, saying that as long as it was a first-class white, regardless of size, it would be cashed on the spot, and no IOU would be made, so the purchase station was not open until dawn. There was a buzz of people outside, and when Zhou Zhi arrived, he was inexplicably reminded of the lively scene when he and Yang He went to the grain station to hand over grain when they were playing at Lao Yangtou's house.

"Make way, make way, let the guests in first..." The enthusiasm of the fellow villagers directly blocked the door and the road. Many of them even set up carriages and led donkeys. The horses neighed and the donkeys brayed in a lively manner, which made Sun Gong The sound was completely drowned in the noise.

Zhou Zhi couldn't understand what the fellow villagers around him were saying at all. He could only see the white air blowing out of the mouths. Looking at this situation, he just felt very lucky - luckily he didn't bring any cash!

"What are you doing?!" Hearing the sound of car horns outside, the door of the purchasing station finally opened, and a loud voice was at least twice as loud as what Sun Gong said just now: "Do you understand the rules! Get out of the way first, Let the leader's car come in! Otherwise, your wait will be in vain!"

The arrogance was extremely arrogant, and he suppressed the excessive enthusiasm of the villagers. Then a man wearing a military green Mao suit burst out of the door. His momentum made the surrounding villagers unconsciously move out of the way, for fear of being attacked. He bumped. .

Zhou Zhi couldn't help but find it funny, what the hell, a street-cleaning tiger came?

(End of this chapter)