Reborn Tech Scholar

Chapter 403 The wolf has more meat and less meat
The climate here is really harsh!
Spring is fine, but in summer it will be really hot to death, high temperature weather, coupled with drought, even at night can feel the scorching heat of the summer.In autumn, it is crisp, but still dry.In winter, it is simply a forbidden place on earth. The cold current from Siberia is raging here, and the ground is covered with heavy snow.

However, even if it is a heavy snow day, the staff here did not take a long vacation. Instead, they need to seize the time to breed, so that when the weather is slightly warmer, the ice and snow will melt, and sow seeds quickly to ensure the survival rate of drought-resistant plants such as Salix salix.

"Now the conditions are much better than before. After the completion of the headquarters of our research institute, the living conditions have been greatly improved, and the living environment and working environment have been improved a lot. It was the real hardship last year. Most people came here. Unaccustomed to the environment and falling ill, some comrades wanted to give up and leave and go back to work in the east, and it took us a lot of effort to overcome these difficulties." Dean Xie said with a simple and honest smile.

A group of people came to the research institute. At this time, they saw brand-new houses appearing in sight. The houses were not high, and they were mainly seven-story buildings.Xie Daoxin took the initiative to introduce that this area is strictly divided into living area, work area, and production area. The work area and production area are located in the middle, and the living area is regularly distributed along the surroundings. The middle is full of trees and vegetation, and the roads also extend in all directions.

"The construction cost of the entire research institute headquarters has reached 100 billion yuan. The living area ensures that each faculty member has at least one single apartment. If family members are willing to come here, they can apply for a large apartment. In addition to our production area and work area, It can provide at least 1 jobs for Laowei County a year." Xie Daoxin said: "The base is also a practice base and scientific research base for seven school-related majors!"

"Old Xie, how is the weather this year?" Qin Yuanqing asked.

"Principal, according to local and provincial meteorological observations, the average temperature in Long Province this year may be higher than the same period in previous years, and the precipitation will decrease. The situation is not optimistic. Now we are formulating corresponding drought relief work!" Xie Daoxin said here, They couldn't help showing serious expressions.

Once there is a drought, the work will be even more difficult.

Qin Yuanqing also couldn't help sighing, it is not easy to control desertification, it cannot be solved by throwing money at it.After all, the main reason for the unfavorable situation in the Northwest today is that the innate climatic conditions are too bad.

In fact, it is not impossible to change the climate of the Northwest, turn the red land into fertile land, and turn the desert into a water town.After all, the reason why the climate in the Northwest is inherently poor, and the reason why there is little rain is mainly because the Himalayas and Kunlun Mountains block the humid and warm current of the Indian Ocean going north.

So on this issue, a few years ago someone proposed a plan, that is to cut through the Himalayas and Kunlun Mountains to build a channel of warm currents in the Indian Ocean with a width of tens or hundreds of kilometers.

The demonstration work was carried out in great detail, and several proposals were proposed for this purpose, which are theoretically feasible, especially from the direction of Crimea, with a short route and small investment, so it is feasible.

But this investment is small, and it is only relatively speaking. The investment amount is at least ten trillion yuan, and that place belongs to the powder keg of South Asia. I don’t know how many conflicts broke out between Pakistan and India here. If Huaxia puts its power here, The third brother might explode immediately.

Therefore, in a short period of time, this kind of whimsical thing is just a thought, and it is not practical at all.

If we want to change the climate and environment of the entire Northwest and the Three Norths, we still need to control desertification, including water and soil erosion control, and increase the greening rate, so that the rainfall will not evaporate in a short time, and the climate in the Three Norths can also be changed. environment.

After all, 2000 years ago, this place was also in the south of the Great Wall, and it was also a land of lush greenery. The living conditions were not as bad as they are now.The main reason why the climate is so harsh now is the development of human society, deforestation, resulting in a significant reduction in vegetation, which has greatly changed the environment.

Qin Yuanqing took a look at the current drought-resistance measures formulated by the research institute, which are nothing more than drilling wells to meet domestic water needs and artificial rainfall.

"Is there any progress in the current research on drought-resistant vegetation?" Qin Yuanqing asked.

Although it is on the edge of desertification and the rainfall is relatively low, there is also an advantage, that is, there is sufficient sunlight, 365 days a year, and the sunshine time reaches 300 days, so it is very suitable for solar power generation.

The base uses solar power generation on a large scale, which can fully meet the needs of life, work, and production at the base, and also supplies electricity for the entire Laowei County.

What Qin Yuanqing is most concerned about is the research results. After all, if the real solution is to solve the problem, man will conquer the sky, so the most important thing is to reduce the cost of artificial forestation by a large margin, at least ten times on this basis. Otherwise, even if China's economic aggregate Doubling it again will not afford the cost of desertification control.

Although the Three North Shelterbelt doesn't seem to have invested a lot of money, it's not as good as the Bohai Sea Tunnel.But we must know that the purchasing power of RMB was very strong at that time. If converted to the present, the total investment will definitely exceed [-] trillion RMB.

"We have already contacted the space agency and plan to use a batch of seeds to go to space to see if we can greatly improve the drought resistance and salt resistance of vegetation under the condition of genetic mutation!" Dean Xie said.

Qin Yuanqing nodded slightly. Gene mutation is also a method in the field of life. It can improve certain aspects of plants from the genetic level, but human beings' knowledge of genes is actually only superficial, and it is impossible to control the direction of genetic mutation. Otherwise, through the genetic level The operation can be carried out completely according to human imagination.

Nowadays, human beings seem to be awesome, and genetic engineering feels that they are the creators, but in fact, human beings' cognition at the genetic level is insignificant, not even the tip of the iceberg.For example, 20 years ago, cloned sheep appeared, but there was no surgery to clone human organs through cloning technology to solve the functions of some human organs. A heart, transplanted into a human body, is theoretically perfect, and there will be no rejection, but in reality, people often die after the heart transplant operation is completed.

Now people are full of worries about genetically modified plants, genetically modified soybeans, and genetically modified soybean products, because their safety is not sure.

In the afternoon, Qin Yuanqing went to visit the grassroots employees. These grassroots employees have been in the research institute for almost a year and have withstood the test. This is a group of young people with ideals, dreams, and lofty aspirations. People can take root in this great northwest.

"Comrades, Principal Qin is here to visit you! Everyone welcomes Principal Qin with warm applause!" Dean Xie said with a smile.

"The Great Demon King! The Great Demon King~~" In the end, Qin Yuanqing was greeted by uniform cheers and accompanying warm applause.

Qin Yuanqing was speechless for a moment, these brats!

"Comrades, after more than a year, I came to the base again and saw the earth-shaking changes in the base. From the barren land at the beginning, it was basically yellow sand. Now there are 15 mu of forest in the base. It also avoids the suffering of sandstorms, and you don’t need to wear a mask when you come here at the base.” Qin Yuanqing expressed his true feelings when he came here before and after: “The base has also achieved self-sufficiency, and the vegetables grown by ourselves are enough for the base to eat. Proud of you."

"Some people may ask, will our business be successful if we completely plant trees in Laowei County?" Qin Yuanqing said, "No, it's not, this is just the beginning. Our goal is to use scientific and technological means to bring China The control of deserts will change the living environment of the entire Sanbei region and open up living space for us in China.”

Suddenly, thunderous applause!
Qin Yuanqing went to the grassroots in person to understand some of the views of the grassroots and the help they needed. He only listened to Dean Xie and other senior officials. After all, it was not detailed enough, and it was only one-sided after all.

In the end, what made Qin Yuanqing dumbfounded was that the first place was actually a partner. The base was more male than female, and the ratio of male to female was 1.5:1, which meant that even if they were all in pairs, half of the boys could not find a partner.

Regarding this, I can only recruit more girls when recruiting in the future, and the research institute will hold fellowships with other units to grab girls from other units.

As for whether it will cause an imbalance in the ratio of males and females in the local area and create a batch of bachelors, Qin Yuanqing can't care about it.Relying on the generous remuneration of the research institute, although it is not as good as the remuneration of Shuimu main school, the minimum annual income is more than [-], which is still a lot higher than that of the local government department in Laowei County. Qin Yuanqing believes that he is still competitive after all.

Qin Yuanqing stayed in Laowei County for a full week before returning to the capital. As for Qin Yuanqing's investigation work in Laowei County, news about Qin Yuanqing's inspection work in Laowei County was continuously logged in Laowei County and Long Province, and also appeared on Shuimu's official website. There are many reports.

At this time, many people discovered that Shuimu University had actually set up a research institute in Laowei County, Long Province, specifically to explore desertification control, and now the afforestation has exceeded 15 mu, and has achieved a lot of fruitful results. They couldn't help shouting "" 6666"!
However, the biggest news hotspot today is the "first rocket" developed by BJ Interstellar Glory Space Technology Co., Ltd.: the hyperbolic No. [-] S rocket was launched at the Qiong Province launch site, marking the successful launch of China's first private space rocket.

For a long time, Huaxia has been state-led and state-led, and private companies only need to rent if they need it.And now this behavior represents the beginning of the private sector to enter the aerospace field, which is of great significance.

(End of this chapter)