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The heavy rain is pouring down, and the most painful flood season of the year is here as promised!

The entire Wangjiang County has declared a state of emergency. All cadres in the county, from the county party committee secretary to the village branch secretary, have responsibilities, and everyone must stick to their respective flood control responsibility areas.

On the embankment that stretches for dozens of kilometers, one person is required to guard every kilometer, working in three shifts, day and night.

The water of the river rolls eastward and comes from the west. It is only briefly repaired at the mouth of the Yongping Sanjiang Dam, and then merges into two tributaries. The rolling river water is further replenished, and then pours into Linxian County to Wangwang. within the river.

It is also a river. When Cao Rui was in Yongping, he saw that the water in the river was not very big. During the flood season every year, the water in the river was turbid at best!

Like last year's severe flood, the floodwaters did not cross the critical warning line, and there were no floods in Yongping County.

But when we arrived in Wangjiang County, when it rained heavily, the river would be emptied by turbid waves. The sound was so loud that standing on the embankment, we would feel an uneasy feeling of panic and restlessness.

Not only that, the floods in Wangjiang County are not only caused by the levees, but also the internal water that cannot be discharged. Heavy rains have caused the water in low-lying areas to soar and have no place to discharge. This has also led to dangerous situations in many places.

That’s why someone said before that Wangjiang County should not be a county, and this place should be directly classified as a lake area. However, Wangjiang has a history of several thousand years, and this county has a population of more than 500,000. These people have been here for generations. Living in this land, realizing the great migration of so many people cannot be solved in one sentence.

Cao Rui is the deputy commander-in-chief of flood control. In fact, he is the executive. He arranges and dispatches most of the front-line work! As the deputy county magistrate in charge of water conservancy, Mao Jun has never encountered this situation before. In his words, there is a lack of experience now. If there is no experience, we can only make up for it with diligence and time.

Besides, the responsibilities of cadres are greater than the sky. As long as there is heavy rain, more than a dozen towns and villages in the county will have big or small problems one after another! Not only are county-level leaders nervous, but how many township cadres can sleep peacefully?

In the face of the disaster, all cadres and masses in the county were mobilized. In addition, the officers and soldiers of the local reserve and armed police forces were also in place. As long as there was a need, they could be on duty at a single order.

Emergency rescue teams and the vanguard of medical teams mobilized from various fraternal counties and cities are also in place. This atmosphere of being faced with a powerful enemy and about to fight a big battle is heightened.

When Mao Jun reported his work to Cao Rui with his messy hair, he said:

"Damn it, the flood season is a little bit tougher! But I think there are two advantages. The first advantage is that it allows us to see the world. In a peaceful and trouble-free era, we have the opportunity to experience an intense war mobilization. We have never had it before. Such an experience.

The second benefit is that our disunity issues in Wangjiang County have now been completely covered up! I think there is a saying that goes well: when people are hungry, they always have only one worry, that is, whether they are hungry or full. But after people have eaten enough, they have countless worries!

So after much thought, I felt that most of the so-called conflicts and problems in Wangjiang County were caused by having enough food to support them! Why is there no problem now? From top to bottom, everyone is busy. Why don't they show their fierceness and engage in internal fighting? "

When Mao Jun complained, Cao Rui covered his stomach and laughed.

He said:

"Mao Jun, I know it's not easy for you! You serve as the commander of so many of our projects, and sometimes it's difficult to balance the interests of all aspects. You must have suffered a lot of grievances!

But there is no other way. Didn't a great person say that a man's mind is enlarged by grievances? We have persisted well in Wangjiang’s flood control project during the dry season, and everyone’s life will be easier at this time!

So far, although we are under great pressure, we have significantly improved various water conservancy indicators compared to last year! Experts from the Provincial Department of Water Resources have judged that there may not be large-scale floods in Wangjiang County this year..."

Mao Jun said:

"I don't dare to listen to the current expert judgments! Anyway, I just want God not to torment people! Also, I now have an idea, that is, our Wude City must promote the construction of Yongping Reservoir!

The Yangtze River Flood Control Project has become a national key project! To completely solve the flooding problem in our major river basins, it is imperative to build a 20 billion cubic meter artificial reservoir in Yongping!

I looked through the information and found that when this plan was proposed almost ten years ago, the budget was an investment of 3 billion! Now that ten years have passed, the investment must be even greater! But Wude’s economy has been developing rapidly in recent years. Wude used to be poor and had nothing, but it’s different now..."

Mao Jun told Cao Rui that Wude has been engaged in large-scale project construction. One large project a year has begun to benefit. The thermal power station in Yongping was put into operation last year. In less than a year of operation, it created a profit and tax income of 1.8 million yuan. , when operating at full capacity, the annual tax revenue of thermal power stations can reach 3 million.

After several years of development, Wude High-tech Zone created more than 5 million in tax revenue last year. Linxian Development Zone created a total of 1.9 million in tax revenue. Several projects are about to be put into operation. One is a large cement project. It is estimated that The annual tax revenue can also reach 3 million.

The key is that this is just the beginning. We strive for one big project every year. In five years, the tax revenue increased by the Everbright project for Wude is expected to exceed one billion. In addition, with the advancement of real estate and urbanization construction, Wude City sold land last year. The revenue is also as high as about one billion.

Mao Jun said:

“Looking at the economic data, Wude’s economic development has delivered very good results, with the city’s GDP increasing by 10.02%, which is higher than the province’s data and also higher than the national data.

The economy has grown and you have money on hand. This money must be invested in projects of great value! At present, the most urgent project for Wude to invest in is the Yongping Reservoir!

Only by building a large reservoir in Yongping can the flood problem in the entire river basin be completely solved. This is not a problem in Guangwangjiang County alone! It’s about three or four counties, involving millions of people…”

Mao Jun talked eloquently. He was obviously fully prepared. The data he presented was very detailed, and Cao Rui resonated with it after listening to it.

After listening, he said: "If this project can be implemented, it will really be a long-term success. This is all for later. We will meet again to discuss it at the beginning of autumn. When we see it, we can find ways to promote it!"

Cao Rui's thoughts were stirred up by Mao Jun. Seeing the current situation in Wangjiang County, he had a strong desire to change.