Chapter 734 - 493: Goodbye, 2008!_2

Mudslide prevention and early warning is the government’s responsibility, and I won’t discuss it here!

Let’s focus on rescue!

First of all, mudslide disasters have one characteristic: they are fast! They come and go quickly!

Another characteristic is that there is a small chance of survival. The golden rescue time for mudslides is only 6 to 12 hours. It’s easy to suffocate from lack of oxygen, inhale mud into the lungs, and once buried, the depth and displacement of persons are significant. When we talk about golden rescue time, that’s the international standard, but the reality is once someone goes missing in a mudslide, they are likely dead!

Moreover, rescues are mostly in highland villages, where roads are narrow and can easily be washed away, making rescue difficult.

Why do we need to study this specifically? It’s because the geographic conditions are complex and dangerous. To put it bluntly, some places can swallow up any number of people, and more people don’t always mean better! So, in terms of force allocation, equipment, and personnel, it’s essential to focus on quality over quantity. It’s best to attack in waves, taking turns to ensure abundant energy and, above all, ensure the safety of the rescuers.

Because the displacement will proceed in the direction of the mudflow, rescue paths usually start from upstream, following the principle of "from upstream to downstream, gradually increasing the force," conducting a dragnet-style search on both sides of the river. During the search, we further clarify the rescue methods.

There are several methods!

One is to arrange in a "one" shape and search forward uniformly.

Two is three-dimensional search: use boats in the river, people, dogs, and instruments on the banks and flatlands!

Three is to search key areas likely to have survivors - such as both sides of the river, trees and electric poles, sunken muddy areas, places entangled with weeds, and debris accumulation zones.

The most important thing is equipment support and battle duty support.

The accompanying equipment is not high-end! Shovels, pickaxes, rakes, and of course, life detection instruments, and positioning equipment, both domestic and foreign.

Vehicles mainly use emergency rescue vehicles.

Equipment carried with vehicles includes life-saving air cushions, rescue tripods, toxic and flammable gas detectors. En route to deployment, it is vital to contact the government timely and call for support from large digging equipment such as excavators, bulldozers, and cranes.

Oh, your Captain Fang mentioned that they plan to propose the development of specialized, lightweight combat boots and helmets.

The soldiers of the First Squadron below all envied again...

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"I wish you wealth, I wish you’d go away, invite the best to come over, the unwelcomed can stay away, lots of gifts bring no complaints..."

Once this song plays inside the mall, the atmosphere of the New Year suddenly rises.

The pent-up consumer desires of office workers begin to be unleashed, but when couples look around at watch and jewelry stores, they realize that the money in their pockets is far from being "liberated."

They try and try but do not buy.

This is not a supermarket; this is a mall, so let’s be flexible with our liberation.

At this time, an elegantly dressed lady wandered around, followed by a young man holding bags full of Chow Tai Fook, Lao Feng Xiang, and China Gold, standing out like a crane amongst chickens.

"Mom, aren’t you tired? You have visited so many gold shops, are you planning to open a bank?"

Zhang Mei turned back and clicked her tongue:

"The first time you step into their door, you must prepare these things in advance! I’ve asked around, and now a man’s family usually buys three to five different gold items as bridal gifts. For a girl like Yang Shaoqing, don’t you have to prepare a bit more?

I’ve discussed with your dad, and we decided to buy a few extra pieces to make it nine in total! To ensure longevity!

Besides, isn’t gold valuable? It can even appreciate in value! I saw on the internet that Americans stockpiled gold, and that’s what made the US Dollar circulate all over the world!

Commander Ma from the company also said, with the economy being so turbulent recently and the possibility of international exchange rate fluctuations, buying gold is called financial hedging! In the future, if we have some spare cash at home, we should buy more gold to save for you!"

Fang Huai didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

In a dozen years, the Bretton Woods system with oil-backed dollars was barely holding on, and here you are talking to me about gold and the US Dollar?

Nine pieces of gold, with an aunt like you, is how China’s gold price can truly work miracles.

"Mom, don’t be ridiculous. The exchange rate has been stable for the past few years. If we have extra money, why buy gold? Hurry up and expand into Guizhou’s rural markets! With favorable policies, we’re talking about profits multiplied many times over! I’m waiting to use that money here! Big money!

Besides, if we’re buying gold, should we come to a gold shop? We should be buying financial gold bars! The gold in the stores includes craftsmanship charges; it’s a loss as soon as we step out the door. With that money to spare, you might as well invest in gold futures!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Mei turned around.

"You, just like your dad, never consider the future! That internet company, how much money has it taken? Yet your dad still supports you. I’m worried, what if you lose it? If we run out of money in the future and I don’t set aside something for you, what will you use to provide a good life for Shaoqing?"

Fang Huai paused for a moment.

In his previous life, his mother’s legacy of tens of thousands was left behind for him, probably because she was still worried about him when she passed away.

In this life, even with wealth, he still couldn’t put his mother’s mind at ease.

Filial piety, filial piety, sometimes it’s just our own idea. To make parents happy, we still need to follow along more.

Thinking this, Fang Huai’s tone also softened.

"All right, all right...you buy it, but did you really have to come all the way to Guiyang just to buy these things?"

Zhang Mei immediately began a tirade of earnest admonition.

"It’s you who is going to propose marriage, so you need to look over and prepare these things yourself! It counts as sincere only if it goes through your hands! Shaoqing is such a good girl, you, you really need to put more effort into it, don’t act like everything is none of your concern!"

Fang Huai raised an eyebrow and slowly nodded.

A warm current surged in his heart.

Their generation lives too impatiently. After more than thirty years of a futile life, he realized that some lessons still had to be taught by his mother.