Siheyuan: This driver is too arrogant

Chapter 183 Build a Reservoir, Accumulate Water and Generate Power! (seeking subscription)

After one autumn and one winter of evaporation, drinking, and consumption, the surface of Hongxing Lake has now shrunk to one-third of its original size, and the water level has dropped to about [-] centimeters. The grass by the lake has already germinated early, and the cattle and sheep are scrambling to eat the freshest tender grass. After a while, there is another grass stubble left on the ground.

The lake is clear, and the blue sky and white clouds are reflected in it. The wild geese flying back from the south landed by the lake, resting their feet and drinking water, and even the noble and elegant white swans came!Floating quietly on the water, the white feathers are like snow, and the water is as blue as a mirror, forming a beautiful picture.

Zheng Tong was shocked by the beauty of the lake!
"Wow!" Aoqier, who was herding the sheep, saw his master come back, ran back like crazy, and bumped his head into his arms. I haven't seen him for a few months. The little guy has grown taller and thinner. On Liu Weidong's thigh, holding his arm and playing with it.

"You little thing, you missed work again!" Liu Weidong pinched the dog's nose, causing Ao Qier to raise his paw and slap his hand off.

"Quack, quack!"

An untimely cry came from the other side of the lake, and Ao Qi suddenly raised his ears, turned his head slowly, and looked at the opposite side with an incredulous face!

"I'm going, there are toads!" Liu Weidong never thought that this small lake would attract so many animals, even the toads came here to settle down!

He ran to the edge of the water, looked down, good guy, there are many little tadpoles floating in the water, and...

The fish fry came from nowhere, it was small, not as long as a sewing needle, as thin as a thorn, but with a round head, swimming freely in the water.

Sure enough, fish can "drop" from the sky!
"Guess Zheng Tong, where did these fry come from?" Liu Weidong asked with a smile, pointing at the little fish wagging its tail away.

"I guess these fish should be brought by migratory birds." He pointed to the white swan that was resting on the water, and expressed his inference.

"Well, what about the toad, where did the toad come from?" Liu Weidong continued to ask.

"This..." Zheng Tong scratched his head a little.

"The attitude of being an academic should not be to know what it is, but to know why it is. Migratory birds can explain the reason why fish appear, so this toad..."

Liu Weidong stood up and pointed to the stacked earth dam on the east side of Hongxing Lake, "You have to analyze it from the perspective of history and geography. As early as tens of millions of years ago, the depression under our feet was part of the ancient Liao River. Later, geological changes , cut off the communication with the Liaohe River system..."

Zheng Tong stood on the hillside with a serious face, followed Liu Weidong's guidance, carefully observed the terrain and landforms here, and deeply realized the shallowness of his knowledge!
There is so much to learn!
"Let me ask you another question. It's the end of March, during the spring drought period. How to find a way to attract water to Hongxing Lake to ensure that cattle, sheep and livestock can successfully survive the spring drought?"

"This..." Zheng Tong scratched his head, "Dig, let's dig a well!"

"As I said just now, it is necessary to analyze the natural environment from the perspective of history and geography. According to previous records, every March and April, the high-altitude cold vortex from Siberia will move southward, and collide with the southern warm and humid air along the Yinshan and Yanshan mountains. Cold and warm convection, and it often snows heavily on the grassland at this time..."

"Brother Dong, I understand what you mean. You mean to collect the snow when it snows, store it in the lake, and save it for cattle and sheep."

"Children can be taught!" Liu Weidong smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "To learn knowledge, you don't necessarily have to lock yourself in a small dark room every day and read dead books. You need to observe and think more, and connect theory with practice. Get up and learn to get twice the result with half the effort.”

"I've entrusted this grassland to you. You have to help the herdsmen to prevent wind and fix sand, maintain water and soil, store and replenish water for Hongxing Lake, and improve the breed of cattle and sheep...you have a heavy burden on your shoulders!"

"Don't worry, Brother Dong, since I am determined to come here, I must benefit the herdsmen and make some achievements!"

"Okay, ambitious!"

Liu Weidong was very happy that Zheng Tong was able to come to the grassland. Unlike the uncertain Zhong Yuemin, Zheng Tong is calm, thoughtful, and has perseverance and patience in doing things. He is a person who can do things in a down-to-earth manner. I believe he will use it My own hands compose gorgeous youth on the grassland.

As for Zhong Yuemin...

After Liu Weidong sent Song Tingting to the Orut animal husbandry site, Mr. Ji Riletu made a promise in front of him that he would take good care of these children from the city, and then dragged him to drink.

Song Tingting sat at the wooden table, looked at the meat on the table, and pinched her round face. She began to doubt whether her purpose of coming to the grassland was pure or not.

She has confidence and ideals, and wants to go to the place where she needs it most to make some achievements, but every time she thinks of meat, she can't help but salivate.

For this reason, she went to Liu Weidong to discuss it. After hearing from her sister-in-law that the grassland was the most difficult, she was determined to come here!

And deep down in her heart, she also hopes to come to the grassland, not for anything else, just to eat a bite of meat.

One is the ideal of benefiting farmers and herdsmen with both hands, and the other is the reality of wanting to eat meat...

Well, ideals and reality are highly unified now. When you come to Orut Animal Husbandry, you can not only eat meat, but also exercise yourself, and you can be considered benevolent...

Thinking of this, Song Tingting no longer struggled, grabbed a piece of sheep's wishbone, and gnawed on it.

smell good!
Hearing that the son-in-law was coming, Boyan from Xinli Animal Husbandry and Su He from Daolun Animal Husbandry came on horseback, and they rushed to invite him to go to their tribe to check the terrain, and also made some lakes for them.

The small lake in Huangcaoling is really greedy!

Solved a big problem for herdsmen!

There is still water in the lake until now!

The hospitality was hard to come by, so Liu Weidong had no choice but to ride a docile mare in Orut's animal husbandry, and first went around their animal husbandry.

Olut and Huangcaoling are similar in terrain and landform, and they also face the dilemma of water shortage. Therefore, the two tribes have to send some livestock to Xiawozi every summer.

"Your pasture area is larger than Huangcaoling, but it's not as good as theirs, and your wind and sand are also heavy..." Liu Weidong pointed to the pure white sand line to the north, "Seal this circle immediately, and cattle and sheep are strictly prohibited. Go in and graze, otherwise there will be wind and sand in the future, and it will be too late to cry!"

Mr. Ji Riletu sighed, "I also know how severe the wind and sand are, but the superior wants us to raise [-] more sheep and [-] more cows this year... The grassland is exhausted and can't hold it any longer!"

"Goats must not be raised anymore. If it is not possible, we will promote captive breeding and plant pasture." Liu Weidong also knows their difficulties, and his superiors keep pressing down on the indicators, as long as they only need beef and mutton, regardless of the capacity of the pasture. If this continues, desertification It's a matter of time.

According to his experience in Huangcaoling, at night, Liu Weidong asked people to light a torch to find the lowest point of the Orut animal husbandry site. After finding it, he nailed a wooden stake there, and then dug all the waterways, just waiting for it to rain and snow , the water will flow in automatically.

"Great, we will also have a small lake in the future!" All the people at the Olut animal husbandry point were overjoyed, looking up at the clear night sky, and silently muttering to Changshengtian, hurry up and make some rain, and so on If the drought continues, the grass sprouts will not show up, and the cattle and sheep will starve to death!
The situation of Daolun and Xinli animal husbandry is different. The edge of Xinli animal husbandry is already close to the Jimulun River. It stands to reason that there should be no shortage of water, but their grassland is high, and they can only watch the water of the Jimulun River all the way. It flows into the West Liao River in the east and sighs at the river.

"Cows and sheep can still rely on this river to drink water, but the area of ​​the pasture is too large, and it is unrealistic to rely on the river for irrigation!" Liu Weidong rode his horse and stopped on the hillside, looking at the thin grass at the foot of the mountain. The Jimulun River on the line is also a bit big.

Huangcaoling and Olut belong to typical inflow areas, which can seal the rainwater, but the terrain here is northwest-southeast sloping, and the lowest point is naturally the river below.

When the water flows into the river, it just rolls eastward, and there is no way to save it.

Unless the Jimulun River is cut off...

That's not something that a little driver like him can decide.

"I think it's better to build a dam here and get a small reservoir."

Liu Weidong walked to a small valley, jumped off his horse, knelt down, picked up a handful of soil, and checked it carefully.

The area of ​​this small valley is small, only about 20 mu. From the slopes on both sides to the bottom of the valley, it presents a "V" shape, but the height difference has reached an astonishing [-] meters!

If it is blocked here, the rainwater will not flow into the Jimulun River along the valley, or a small hydropower station can be built, which can generate electricity when the rain is heavy, and provide some electricity to the herdsmen!
Regarding his crazy plan, Boyan said that if you don't mention it, I don't even know what this valley can do!

"Your terrain really can't conserve water like Huangcaoling, and there is no way to build a dam here to store water." The terrain is special. If you don't make use of this small valley, you can only watch the new animal husbandry point. The water flows away in vain, and there is no one and a half cents left.

Jimulun River...they can't control it even if they want to!

"Let me think about it!" At this point, Boyan has nothing to say, so he can only choose to accept the best solution that he came up with out of no other way.

"Don't leave today. Stay with us overnight. I want to chat with you."

"Okay!" Liu Weidong checked that it was getting late, so he stayed overnight at Xinli Animal Husbandry.

Xinli has a large population and a large number of cattle and sheep. There are currently 5000 sheep and more than [-] cattle. It is the most powerful among the nearby livestock stations. The superiors even set up a fine breed for them. Cultivate test points.

After dinner, the two sat on the hillside, looking at the stars in the sky and the lights in the distance, Boyan suddenly let out a long sigh, "Sitting here, I will remember the scene when the old prince led us to fight the devils." , 30 years have passed in a blink of an eye, and my white beard has grown more and more."

"Yeah, time is the fastest thing."

"You are from the city, you have gone to high school, and you have traveled to many places as a soldier. You are highly educated and knowledgeable. I just want to ask you one thing. How can you do a good job in animal husbandry?"

"It's very simple, protect the grassland, weed out old, weak, sick and disabled livestock, replace better breeds, and..." Liu Weidong's eyes fell on the small valley in the distance again, "build water conservancy."

"Yeah...water on the grassland is life..." Boyan looked at the starry sky and said slowly, "I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it, since I went to Huangcaoling to see your small lake, it made my mouth water. Oh, you don’t know how important water is on the grasslands. A few years ago, in March and April, a big black disaster came, and the river below the mountain stopped flowing. Our cattle and sheep died without water. Blockbuster, even one of my little grandsons..."

Bringing up these sad past events, even a tough guy like him couldn't help crying.

Liu Weidong also sighed, water is the most precious thing on the grassland, if there is no water, let alone cattle and sheep, human beings cannot survive.

"Since you are optimistic about that small valley, let's find a way to do it!" Borrowing the moonlight, Boyan also looked at that small valley, and finally made up his mind!
Fight!

(End of this chapter)