Rebirth of the Rising Sun

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"So that's how it is." Listening to Wangge Village's self-help measures in the face of floods, including the idea of ​​diverting water to the Yellow River bed, he could not help but nod his head heavily. "Very good, Wangge Village's approach is very good. I think I need to go to Xida River tomorrow to see what the situation there is like."

It seemed that a solution to the problem had been found. Feng Sizhe's face looked much better than before, and at least his solemn expression was eased a little.

Wang Ruihua was very happy that her words could help Feng Sizhe solve his difficulties. It was also her wish to be able to share some of his worries.

Finally, Zhou Xingxing came over to remind Feng Sizhe that it was already late, and the conversation between the two ended. However, starting from what happened tonight, the relationship between the two was obviously closer, at least the word "friend" was appropriate for them.

The next morning, after eating the sweet potato porridge made by Yu Aiying and the pickled vegetables, Feng Sizhe led the group of people who had been waiting at the door of Wang Tianpei's house and headed straight to Xida River. Here Feng Sizhe saw a man-made river 20 meters wide and 50 meters long. Because of the heavy rain the day before, the water level of the river had risen a lot, but fortunately, its capacity was still less than one-third, at least for now, there would not be a big problem after two heavy rains.

Seeing that there seemed to be a lot of empty space around the Xida River, Feng Sizhe pointed to the empty space around and asked the Party Secretary and the Village Chief of Wangge Village, "The Xida River can be widened and its capacity can be increased. Why don't you continue digging? Is it because you don't have enough manpower?"

The village party secretary Wang Wei glanced at the village head Wang Xiaotian and nodded. Wang Xiaotian then stepped forward and explained, "County Magistrate Feng, the situation is like this. The area around Xida River is the cemetery of our Wangge Village. Our ancestors are buried there. This river cannot be expanded any further. If it is expanded, it will be close to the cemetery. If it rains heavily, the water will flow back and flood the cemetery. That would be bad."

Following the direction of Wang Xiaotian's finger, Feng Sizhe indeed saw a number of protruding graves on a high hill not far away.

Feng Sizhe then knew why the Xida River was only this big. To be honest, the Xida River does play a certain role in flood control, but at present, this role is not very wide. If the Xida River can be expanded by one or even two times, then the role of this river will be very large. Even if the floods from the four villages above flow here, as long as the measures are appropriate and the water is pumped out in time, the floods can be discharged here. But just because of a cemetery, the expansion of the Xida River, which could have solved a big problem, has to be stopped. It is a pity.

If we say that cremation is better in later generations, it will take up so much land. The dead still affect the living, making it more difficult for the living to live. I guess this is not what the deceased gentleman wanted to see.

Feng Sizhe really wanted to continue widening the Xida River, but if he wanted to transform the Xida River, he had to convince the villagers of Wangge Village. However, if he rashly used the cemetery in Wangge Village as an excuse, it would obviously not work without some preparation. "Secretary Wang, Village Chief Wang, what do you think is the possibility of backflow of water from the Xida River if two military high-power pumps are placed here? Of course, I am talking about the situation where the Xida River is expanded by more than double." Feng Sizhe thought about it and it seemed that the best way at the moment was to use the Xida River as an excuse. As long as the problem of the Xida River was solved, the flood-stricken area west of Huodian Township, which had been severely affected by floods since ancient times, would not be a problem. The five villages here would be able to face floods safely from now on.

After all, the Xida River is some distance away from the village cemetery, so there shouldn't be any problem as long as it is well controlled.

"What? Two high-power military water pumps? That's great. If we have these two machines, and we widen the Xida River to increase its capacity, then as long as the flood of the entire Dahu County does not rush to our Wangge Village, we will not be afraid." When they heard that they could use two military water pumps, Wang Wei and Wang Xiaotian were naturally full of confidence.

"Okay, then leave this matter to me, and you have to expand the area of ​​Xida River in a short period of time. Of course, you can give points to everyone who participates in this work. Then I will ask for some money from Sunjiapuizi and other villages to pay the villagers who dug the river." The flood problems of the five villages have to be solved by Wangge Village, so naturally they can't let them work for nothing.

"That's great. This way our project schedule will be shortened." Village chief Wang Xiaotian said happily.

"Okay, I'll only give you half a month. Remember, I'll come to inspect in half a month. The West River must be doubled in width on the original basis. Of course, I'll also bring you the military pumps. You need to dig a place to put the pumps. Just put them on that high hill. Once they are there, the river water can be quickly pumped to the riverbed over there." Feng Sizhe gave orders to Wang Wei and Wang Xiaotian. At the same time, he turned to look at Chen Fei, "Village Chief Chen, the task of coordinating the other four villages to dig the West River for Wangge Village is now yours. This is a joint project of the five villages. They must pay. If they don't have money, they can contribute their labor. Let them dig the river here. For those who don't want to pay and don't want to contribute their labor, we'll increase their agricultural taxes next year. In short, not a single person can be spared. We must be fair, just, and open. Do you understand?"

Iron laws must be used at critical moments, otherwise the expansion of the West River cannot be completed before the flood arrives, which will delay important matters.

This is the first individual task that Feng Sizhe assigned to Chen Fei. Deputy Township Chief Chen naturally knows the importance of this task.

"Please rest assured, County Magistrate Feng. From now on, I will not leave Wangge Village. I will live and eat here, and I will complete the expansion task of Xida River no matter what." Chen Fei answered with a serious face.

"Okay, Village Chief Chen, I'll leave this matter to you. Remember, you are only responsible to me. If there is anything in the village that requires you to be transferred back, you can contact me by phone and I will be responsible for arranging all the work." Feng Sizhe knew the importance of this military supervisor. It can be said that the intensity of Chen Fei's execution of the task is directly related to the year-end harvest of several villages in Huodian Township. If Feng Sizhe does not give him a special sword, I am afraid that the work will not be easy to complete.

"Yes, please come back in half a month to see the result, County Magistrate Feng." Chen Fei said excitedly. With Feng Sizhe's words, he was like having a sword of authority. At least he was not afraid of being criticized by the township head Qi Hengquan. He could finally do some good things sincerely and without scruples. Naturally, he was very excited.

Therefore, with Chen Fei here to supervise, Feng Sizhe can be more relieved. Then they surveyed the terrain in detail and finalized the location of the two military pumps. Then they had lunch at Wang Tianpei's house at noon. After that, Feng Sizhe left Wangge Village with He Wenbao, Zhou Xingxing and Li Shuang. The worst-hit area of ​​the flood in Huodian Township is here, but there are also some villages in other directions that will be affected when the flood comes. This requires Feng Sizhe to go to the field to investigate the situation.

Relying on their own legs, Feng Sizhe and his companions traveled through most of the villages in Huodian Township in three days. After understanding the basic situation and knowing that as long as the problem in Wangge Village could be solved, the problems in other villages would not be serious, Feng Sizhe and his companions returned to Huodian Township. However, just after returning to Huodian Township, Feng Sizhe's random mobile phone rang as soon as it received a signal.

Zhou Xingxing answered the phone out of habit, and just after he said hello, his face turned ugly. "Yes... yes... Director Luo, don't worry, I will report to County Magistrate Feng immediately. Yes, please wait a moment." Zhou Xingxing covered the microphone of the mobile phone with his hand with an anxious look on his face, and said to Feng Sizhe beside him, "Leader, it's Director Luo of the County Public Security Bureau who called, saying that..."

"What did you say?" Feng Sizhe looked at Zhou Xingxing, who was usually quite calm and seemed to be a little emotional, and asked, "Just tell me what it is."

"Yes... Director Wang of the county guesthouse and a service staff member named Susie were suddenly kidnapped by the son of Song Changhe, the secretary general of the municipal party committee. They were discovered by Director Luo, who blocked them on the road from Dahu to Yongyang City. However, the other party refused to be inspected. Director Luo asked for instructions on what to do?" Zhou Xingxing spoke in a low voice, glancing at He Wenbao and Li Shuang beside him.

"What?" Almost at the same time, He Wenbao and Li Shuang took a step forward and looked at Zhou Xingxing, intending to ask the accuracy of this matter.

"Give me the phone." Feng Sizhe was also shocked when he heard that Wang Hong and Su Xi were captured by Song Jingang. One of these two women was the lover of his deputy director of the government office, and the other was his driver. How could Song Jingang be so bold as to do anything to these two people?

Feng Sizhe answered the phone and said, "I am Feng Sizhe."

"County Magistrate Feng, I'm Luo Jinlong."

"Well, what is the situation now? Since Song Jingang dared to kidnap, this is illegal. Your county public security bureau should take action to crack down on criminals. This is your duty. How can you be lenient just because of whose son he is? How can you be the people's protector?"