Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 528 Fire
Sheng Xiping and Zhou Mingyuan argued for a long time, but in the end they still couldn't defeat Zhou Mingyuan.

That document was finally sent to the capital in Zhou Mingyuan's name. Through Mr. Yang's hands, it was sent to the relevant departments.

In the material, Zhou Mingyuan very bluntly pointed out several major loopholes in forest area production management, and specifically named the forestry bureaus and forest farms where Sheng Xiping went.

At the same time, combined with this year's abnormal weather, Zhou Mingyuan directly said in the material that the risk of fire this year is very high, and he hopes that superior leaders will pay attention to it.

If Zhou Mingyuan had submitted this material himself, it would probably have been thrown into the sea without any news at all.

But this time it passed through Mr. Yang's hands. Regardless of what Mr. Yang did, those people had to give him some face and take it seriously.

Therefore, the superiors arranged an investigation team to comprehensively investigate production safety issues in the Northeast forest area.

In particular, the forestry bureaus and forest farms named in the materials should be thoroughly investigated.

Among them, the most important point is the qualifications of forestry practitioners.

Many operators are not forest farm employees at all, but temporary farmers with no operating experience at all.

The cause of the fire at Hewan Forest Farm was that a Hebei farmer named Wang Yufeng caused the fire by improperly operating a brush cutter.

The first railway transaction between the two parties was successfully completed.

This man had only been in Hewan Forest Farm for thirteen days. He had never been engaged in forestry production before and had no experience in this area.

On May 1st, a freight train loaded with various goods departed from Bingcheng and exited customs via Manzhouli.

When Sheng Xiping heard the news, he regretted it. His father-in-law had taken the blame for him.

In April, Sheng Xiping allocated manpower to Bingcheng and Manzhouli to prepare for the next trade.

When Sheng Xiping heard this, he immediately arranged for someone to pick up the boy and a few people with him from Mohe.

After a day and a night, as soon as the open fire was extinguished, the remaining fire suddenly rose into the sky, like countless mad dogs breaking free from their chains, running around.

Faced with this situation, Zhou Mingyuan had no choice but to go home temporarily to recuperate.

Not to mention, one day at the end of April, there was news from Mohe that they had found someone who met the conditions.

So Sheng Xiping wondered if he could find this person one step ahead and take care of him. Maybe it would reduce the number of fire points.

By mid-April, large vehicles no longer dared to walk on the river, so half of the people were evacuated to Ice City.

As a result, it aroused the anger and resentment of many people, especially the forestry bureaus and forest farms who were named, and they scolded them countless times behind their backs.

On May 6th, Sheng Xiping had been restless since he got up in the morning, unable to sit still. He was afraid that the fire would still happen like in the previous life.

Throwing unextinguished cigarette butts in the woods, causing a fire.

The brush cutter was working like crazy, blowing out black smoke. Suddenly, flames burst out behind Wang Yufeng, and the brush cutter burned together.

This kind of person may have some bad luck with him. If the forest is not set on fire and the warehouse is set on fire, Sheng Xiping will have no place to cry.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but on the same day, several migrant workers from other forest farms were smoking in the wild when they went into the mountains.

But the current communication conditions are too poor and the news is lagging behind. No matter how anxious Sheng Xiping is, it's useless. He can't go to Mohe in person, right?

Sheng Xiping did not give up and tried to find someone named Wang Yufeng in Mohe and surrounding towns.

Alexander also wanted to invite Sheng Xiping to Chita to play. Sheng Xiping had been waiting for news and felt uneasy. How could he be in the mood to have fun? I just say that we will wait until the weather warms up in a while.

The next day, a truck was sent from Maozi to Bingcheng via Manzhouli, and then from Bingcheng to various places.

But Wang Yufeng dragged the brush cutter forward for seven or eight meters before letting go. When he saw the flames twisting into a fire dragon, leaping up the tree and forming a crown fire, he panicked and ran to call for help.

At that time, if an experienced forestry worker had taken off his cotton-padded jacket, patted it forward and covered it, the small flame would have disappeared.

This piece of information from Zhou Mingyuan revealed the fact that forestry production management in many places is chaotic and full of loopholes. It is basically equivalent to poking a hole in the sky.

The wind was also relatively strong at that time, and the fire spread rapidly at a speed of 65 kilometers per hour, making it impossible for firefighters to catch up.

"Dad, it was me who got you into trouble. You were doing all this to protect me, otherwise you wouldn't be in the current situation."

Sheng Xiping was worried about the fire and did not leave Heihe for the time being, waiting for news.

Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to say anything else. We can only wait for things to develop.

There were a lot of reports about this incident back then. Sheng Xiping couldn't remember the names of the other people, but only Wang Yufeng.

Of course, Sheng Xiping didn't have much confidence in this, so he could only try his best.

"Xiping, let's not talk about that. As long as our materials can attract the attention of the higher-ups, let alone go home to recuperate, I will be happy to let me go home to farm now."

Therefore, the document was distributed to all forestry departments in the Northeast to strictly implement spring safety fire prevention work. Forest fire departments in various regions must cooperate closely and be ready to fight at all times.

Sheng Xiping secretly asked people to keep an eye on this kid and not allow him to smoke while working.

This morning, Sheng Xiping was not in the mood to do anything, so he just sat in the office in a daze.

Although the transportation is tiring, the pay is high. These people come out to work just to make money. If they can make more money by working hard, they are naturally willing to stay.

It is said that he was using a brush cutter to cut bushes, but did not check the equipment before starting work.

Then he took this kid to Bingcheng and asked him to do porter work at the train station.

After receiving the materials, the forestry department also consulted meteorological experts, who confirmed that there is indeed a high risk of fire this spring and must be taken seriously.

Unfortunately, the brush cutter he was using leaked oil, and the oil leaked out through the gaps in the machine and dripped on the dry shrubs.

Zhou Mingyuan's mentality was quite good, and he even tried to persuade Sheng Xiping.

"Brother Xiping, it's broken, it's broken, it's on fire."

Seeing that it was almost noon, Gao Hailin suddenly ran in from outside, panting and shouting.

"There's a fire? How did you know the news?" Sheng Xiping stood up from the stool in a hurry.

"Where did the fire break out? Is it Mohe or Tahe?"

Gao Hailin, who came back with a red face to report the news, was stunned at the time, "Brother Xiping, what are you talking about? What about Mohe Tahe? The place we bought was on fire."

"Ah?" This time, it was Sheng Xiping's turn to be stunned.

The trade route from Bingcheng to Moscow was successfully tested. Sheng Xiping planned to transfer half of his staff to Bingcheng and then find a way to recruit a group of people. With so many people coming, food and accommodation are a problem. In addition, there are many goods transported by railway, and the several warehouses rented from the railway station are obviously not enough.

So after Sheng Xiping came over, he planned to buy a piece of land in Bingcheng and build a warehouse base similar to the one on the other side of the Heihe River, together with a residential area for employees.

A few days ago, someone helped me contact a place, which is near Sankeshu Station.

Sheng Xiping went to see it. The place was quite big and not too far from the train station. It was pretty good.

So Sheng Xiping signed a contract with the relevant departments and bought the entire land.

The place was quite dilapidated, and several private houses were in dilapidated condition. Sheng Xiping paid enough compensation and asked the original owner to find another place to build a house.

It happened that there were no shipments these days, so Sheng Xiping sent people to clean up. The dilapidated houses were demolished and the wood was kept for firewood. After the freeze is completely thawed, the construction team will be hired to break ground.

As a result, the fire broke out just the next day after cleaning up? "What's going on? How can there be a fire at the other end?"

When Sheng Xiping heard this, he quickly put on his coat and walked out, asking as he walked.

"That's what Wang Yufeng did. He secretly smoked while working, and the cigarette butt fell to the ground and lit the grass on fire.

Next to it happened to be the wood we had just dismantled. The flames followed the grass and climbed to the wood pile, directly setting the wood pile on fire. Gao Hailin said angrily.

"Fuck, this kid is so evil." Sheng Xiping couldn't help but cursed after hearing this.

Since Wang Yufeng followed him to Bingcheng, there have been several times of trouble.

One time they were burning a kang at night. The boy didn't know how much fire he burned, and the mats on the bed were all burning.

Fortunately, someone was alert. He didn't sleep well at night and got up to look for it when he smelled smoke.

When it was finally discovered, the mattress Wang Yufeng had spread was burnt and almost burned.

Another time, Wang Yufeng somehow got his cotton shoes wet and put them on the stove door to bake at night.

As a result, there was too much fire in the stove pit, and the shoes were burned. The fire spread to the firewood next to the stove pit.

If someone hadn't gotten up to relieve themselves in the middle of the night and discovered it, the house would have burned down.

"Brother, where did you find such a troublesome thing? Lord Huo Dexing is reincarnated, right?" Gao Hailin asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Sheng Xiping choked and didn't know how to answer.

He was afraid that this person would set a fire, so he specially found him and surrounded him.

Who would have thought, this is really a disaster, setting fire to wherever it goes.

"Don't mention it. Keep an eye on him for me from now on. At least until June. After June, he can go wherever he likes."

In a previous life, it rained heavily in the Daxinganling area on June 2, and the fire was extinguished.

When the rainy season comes and the fire risk is lifted, there is nothing we can do to keep this person alive. It’s too fatal.

Sheng Xiping led the few people left behind and went straight to the location of the fire.

When they arrived, Wang Dongcheng and his people had already cleaned up the area around the burning wood pile, and everyone was carrying water to put out the fire.

Seeing Sheng Xiping coming, Wang Dongcheng directly brought Wang Yufeng over.

"Mr. Sheng, that's what this kid did. He wasn't allowed to smoke. He secretly hid behind the pile of wood and smoked." Wang Dongcheng was so angry that he wanted to kick Wang Yufeng a few times.

"I was just smoking a cigarette, who would have thought that it would catch on fire?" Wang Yufeng said with a confused look on his eyes.

"What, you won't deduct my salary, right?"

Sheng Xiping looked at the man in front of him and tried to take a deep breath to calm down the anger in his heart.

He suddenly remembered the report he had read in his previous life. After Wang Yufeng was arrested, he asked people if his salary could be paid.

"Wang Yufeng, let me warn you again, no smoking or playing with fire.

Otherwise, I will deduct all your salary from you. Sheng Xiping said angrily.

"Hey, hey, I got it." When he heard that his salary would not be deducted this time, Wang Yufeng became happy again and nodded quickly.

Sheng Xiping took a deep breath and endured it for another month at most.

Since May 6, Sheng Xiping had been waiting in fear, but there was still no news about the fire.

After waiting for several days, just when Sheng Xiping thought that the fire had escaped, on May 16, news suddenly came that there was a fire in Daxinganling.

Only this time, the location of the fire was not the ones in the previous life, but in another place.

The continuous drought this spring has caused the vegetation on the mountains to be very dry, making it easy to catch fire.

But at this time, strong winds of level 8 were blowing, and the wildfires were fierce. Along with the strong winds, they quickly swept through large areas of the mountain forest.

After receiving the news, the local forest fire department immediately sent people to the mountain to put out the fire.

Workers, farmers, troops, and students all stopped production and classes to participate in fighting the fire through manual fighting and air-dropped fire extinguishing agents from aircraft.

Leaders at all levels have arrived, fire-fighting reinforcements from other provinces have arrived, and reinforcements, fire-fighting equipment, and resources from all over the country have arrived.

But in the face of complex terrain and huge fires, how can it be quickly extinguished?

Nature's raging revenge comes with full anger. Human power is so powerless and insignificant in the overwhelming fire.

The Central Meteorological Observatory broadcasts the fire situation to people across the country several times a day, and even uses satellite cloud images to provide direction to the frontline fire prevention headquarters.

The fire has touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of people in front of the TV. Many companies and groups have donated materials to the disaster areas.

Sheng Xiping also temporarily suspended trade with Maozi, gathered all his manpower, and mobilized a large amount of materials to be transported to the disaster-stricken areas.

No matter what, it's still a good effort.

The only good thing is that there were only two fire points this time.

With the joint efforts of all combatants, the fire was gradually brought under control and the open flames were basically extinguished.

At this time, both the on-site firefighters and the national audience in front of the TV breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, no one dares to relax at this time. After all, the weather conditions are complicated. Once the fire resurges, the fire will become more intense and more difficult to save.

While Sheng Xiping was busy delivering supplies, he prayed in his heart, hoping that the heavy rain would come as soon as possible so that everything could end as soon as possible.

Finally, on June 2, a heavy rain fell, and this rare disaster was finally over.

Afterwards, an investigation into the cause of the fire revealed that, as expected, it was caused by a few migrant workers who went into the mountains to smoke and threw cigarette butts.

The superiors were outraged and demanded a thorough investigation and accountability.

The forest farms and forestry bureaus that were named before were also frightened at this time.

Fortunately, they were named at that time and checked and corrected themselves, so nothing happened this time.

As for those units that ignore orders, defy orders, and still operate in violation of regulations, this time it is enough for them to drink a pot.

Among them, the material handed over by Zhou Mingyuan played a big role.

Because of this, Zhou Mingyuan's name came into the eyes of superior leaders. The Fengdaimu cleanup report he submitted before was also found.

Someone came here specifically to inquire about Zhou Mingyuan. Unexpectedly, he was told that Zhou Mingyuan went home to recuperate for some reason.

(End of this chapter)