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Chapter 76 Matiling Reservoir (please recommend)
Horsetail Ridge is located in Xianqiao Town. In the early years, Horsetail Ridge was also the jurisdiction of Hewan Forest Farm.Later, as the trees on the ridge were cleared, the mountain gradually became deserted.The Lingzhong Reservoir was also built for flood control and water storage.

This reservoir, which was built in the early 70s, naturally did not have the same construction specifications as those of large key reservoirs due to issues such as funding and construction materials.Because of this, a flash flood broke out two years ago and the reservoir immediately burst.

Fortunately, the villagers who had settled in Lingxia earlier gradually moved to other new villages due to the relocation of forest farms.Although there are still a few villagers living under the ridge, the dam failure did not cause much harm to the people downstream.

But even so, the few residents who had been living under the mountain after the dam burst finally chose to move.In the eyes of others, Ma Ti Ridge no longer has much value, but Mu Shanhe finally chose this place.

The area under the ridge has been abandoned. The grain fields cultivated by the villagers in the early years can only be leveled and plowed deeply before they can become fertile farmland again.As for the abandoned reservoir, which was quite harmful, he even spent a lot of money to rebuild it.

Through relationships with the forestry farm and the town, he invited a professional construction team to pour a dam with reinforced concrete.In addition to strengthening the reservoir dam, the Mushan River also built a flood discharge channel, so that even if a flash flood occurs, there will be no risk of dam failure.

Just rebuilding such a dam costs as much as 6 to [-] yuan.For such a huge expense, the town would definitely not be able to pay for it.After all, in the eyes of many people, this is an almost deserted reservoir.

Although there are certain hidden dangers, many cadres feel that it is not cost-effective for the town to spend so much money on repairs.Now Mushanhe is willing to pay to rebuild the reservoir for the town, and only requires a 20-year contract right to the reservoir.

No matter which way you think about it, the town feels it has made a profit.There is no need for the town to spend money to solve the hidden dangers left by this reservoir.After 20 years, the town can still take back the contracting rights of the reservoir. Isn’t that a pure profit?

But from Mu Shanhe's point of view, the reservoir contracting fee of nearly [-] years does sound a bit expensive now.But he is confident that the cost of repairing the reservoir will be earned back from the reservoir in less than two years.

Seeing the reservoir with its foundation dam completed, Mu Shanhe also smiled and said, "Can the reservoir start filling water now?"

"Okay! It's just that there hasn't been much rain recently, so the reservoir is filling up slowly. But that's good, at least it didn't delay our construction of the dam. Mr. Mu, before the reservoir fills up, do you want to send someone to salvage the fish in the reservoir? "

"Is there any fish in this reservoir?"

"It should be! Although the reservoir broke two years ago, there is always water in the reservoir bay, and some places are even as deep as three or four meters. With such deep water, it is natural to retain some fish. However, it is more troublesome to salvage it! "

"Forget it! Anyway, after the reservoir is repaired, we will have the final say for 20 years. Even if there are fish, the fish in the reservoir are still ours. If we fish during this period, if we catch too many fish, it may not be easy to sell. "

"That's right! After the water is stored, do you want to release fish fry?"

"Okay! You can ask around during this time to see where there are fish fry for sale. Then buy some fry and put them in."

From Mu Shanhe's point of view, for a reservoir built with a lot of money, there is no need to worry about the dam breaking happening again unless it encounters a huge flood disaster.The fish cultured in the reservoir can naturally be harvested every year.

After seeing the construction progress of the farm, Mu Shanhe felt that in half a month, all current reconstruction projects would be completed.But for now, the farm doesn’t actually need too many people.After all, it’s probably going to snow again in a while.

Considering that the farm will cultivate some newly reclaimed land next year, it will definitely need to recruit some people to help farm the land.In this matter, Mu Shanhe felt that it was necessary to conduct a careful assessment and try to find someone trustworthy.

As for what to plant on the farm, Mu Shanhe feels that it needs to be carefully considered before deciding.If he just grows food, he feels the return is too low.If you plant other crops, you need to plan carefully.

After inspecting the farm, Mu Shanhe also approached the construction manager and made a few small requests.Naturally, the person in charge would not refuse such a request.For one more day's work, they can get one more day's pay.Paying by the day may breed laziness.But there are people supervising the work every day at the construction site. If some workers dare to work openly and unfairly, Zhao Zhicheng and others will directly find the person in charge and fire such lazy workers directly.

Fortunately, the person in charge of building the house and the people hired to do the work are all simple and hard-working.For these craftsmen, if there are rumors that they are fired by their employers for being lazy, then no one will ask them to work in the local area in the future.

Reputation is something that people in smaller places actually care more about.Once your reputation is ruined, it will be difficult to recover it!

After personally confirming the progress of the project, he returned to the small town of Mushanhe and prepared to set off for Hunhe.Nowadays, if you want to buy cars and motorcycles, you really can’t buy them in the county. You have to go to a city at the municipal level to buy them.

Compared with motorcycles, which can be bought as long as you have money, buying a truck requires a corresponding employer certificate.Mu Shanhe has asked Mu Youcheng for help to issue such a certificate in the name of the forest farm.

The truck will be purchased at that time, and the forest farm can also borrow it temporarily if necessary.After the farm is electrified, Mushanhe will also install a telephone on the farm.Although the price is still expensive, he feels that a phone is also a necessity.

With a phone, Zhao Zhicheng and others can contact him at the farm at any time when they go out.Although sending telegrams is faster, it is still somewhat troublesome to go to the post office in town to receive telegrams.

If you install a phone, it will naturally be much more convenient and faster to communicate with the outside world.As for the cost of installing a phone, Mu Shanhe didn't think it mattered.He is confident that he can make more money with this installed phone.

Three people were left to look after the house. Mu Shanhe, Zhao Zhicheng and the other four took the small train that sent off the wood from the forest farm and arrived at Hunhe smoothly.Mu Shanhe really doesn't have much memory of this city.

After leaving the freight station, Mu Shanhe said directly: "Go to the city first and find a guest house to stay. The rest will be discussed after a night's rest. Old Zhao, are you sure your comrade can arrive tomorrow?"

"Yes! He left yesterday and will arrive tomorrow afternoon at the latest. But by then, I have to go to the train station to pick him up."

"That's okay! As soon as he arrives, we can look at the car, pick up the new car and then return to the farm."

"it is good!"

Because Zhao Zhicheng and others could not drive, Mu Shanhe finally asked the six of them if they had any comrades who could drive and were willing to come and work for him.Although drivers are in high demand these days, there are still some people who can drive who may not have the opportunity to drive.

The comrade Zhao Zhicheng mentioned was also in the same company as him in the early years.However, the other party's hometown is in a border county in a neighboring province.Although I was assigned a job after I retired from the army, my workplace sometimes couldn't even pay my salary.

After receiving Zhao Zhicheng's invitation, this comrade readily agreed and came over immediately to join him.The reason why the other party agreed so readily was because Zhao Zhicheng followed Mu Shanhe's wishes and would remit 500 yuan to him as a settling-in allowance as long as the other party agreed.

As for salary, wait until the other party arrives and then discuss how much salary to give each other each month based on their situation.Seeing Zhao Zhicheng so readily calling 500 yuan for settlement expenses, this old comrade also knew that this opportunity was rare.

The most important thing is that the old comrade is willing to accept the invitation and also wants to stay with his comrades.After returning from the army, comrade Zhao Zhicheng, like other veterans, always found it difficult to integrate into society.

The reason may have a lot to do with the fact that they have experienced actual combat and truly experienced the test of life and death.Even if I return to my hometown and be far away from the battlefield, how can I forget the people and things I experienced back then?

(End of this chapter)