Chapter 1717: A Young Man Comes to Maji County

A golden eagle soared in the sky, its sharp eyes scanning the land and mountains below.

The withered yellow grassland stretched to the distant, layered high mountains, where a circle of white jade belts wrapped around the mountains, shining with silver light under the sunlight, adding a touch of holiness to this land.

An off-road vehicle drove lonely on the bumpy road, dragging a long trail of dust behind it.

"Little Wang, if you feel uncomfortable, just say so. The plateau is not like those low-altitude areas. You are new here, so pay more attention. There is oxygen here. Let me tell you, don't try to tough it out; that could lead to big trouble.

Look outside at the Gobi and the grassland; there is no one around. It's bitter here, and medical conditions are quite inadequate. You've seen this road; it's not easy to walk. To go to Tianduo, one trip is two hundred kilometers."

Maji County Magistrate Lin Peisheng sat in the back row, holding up two thumbs, emphasizing his tone, complaining about the difficulties of the small plateau county.

Wang Yan withdrew his gaze from the car window: "Magistrate Lin, I am doing very well. My physical condition is quite good, otherwise I wouldn't have come to this plateau area. Suffering is irrelevant, but I didn't come here to die."

"That's the logic." Lin Peisheng patted Wang Yan on the shoulder, then sighed, "Actually, from my personal perspective, I really don't recommend you come here. Suffering is one aspect, and it's hard to grow. It's too remote and too poor here; your personal development is very limited.

You are a college student from a prestigious university. You could work here for ten years and it wouldn't be as good as your classmates working outside for a few years. And the suffering you endure is completely incomparable. But from my identity as a county magistrate, we lack talent here; we lack all kinds of talent.

I hope more talent will come to support us and lead our Maji County to find a path to prosperity. No! I don't ask for prosperity; that requirement is too high. Just let the people of our Maji County get rid of poverty."

Lin Peisheng's body swayed and shook with the bumps of the car. His hair was messy and slightly disheveled, with a few gray hairs. Although the clothes he wore were decent, they gave people a feeling of being rustic and dirty. His skin had the roughness of long-term exposure to the plateau area, he was lean, and his lips were slightly white; it was clear he was in a sub-healthy state.

But the eyes under his black-rimmed glasses were flashing with essence, very spirited.

Wang Yan waved his hands repeatedly: "Magistrate, I don't have such great ability. I just studied geography, and my grades weren't actually that excellent. I haven't even become rich myself, so I dare not say I can lead the masses to get rich."

"You are humble, you are just humble! Even if your grades were at the bottom, in our Maji County, you are still a top-notch talent."

Lin Peisheng encouraged him a few words, then turned and asked, "What are your thoughts on work?"

"Obey the organization's arrangements."

Looking at Wang Yan seriously, seeing that he had no intention of flattery, Lin Peisheng pondered for a moment: "What do you think of Bolamula?"

"The total area is about 235,000 square kilometers, the average altitude is above 4,600 meters, and the highest peak, Bukadaban Peak, is 6,860 meters above sea level, which is not suitable for human survival and activities. This area has a complete alpine ecosystem and a group of glacial lakes. It is an important ecological security barrier in our country, with rare wild animals such as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks, and Tibetan wild donkeys... Our Maji County is where the source of the Yangtze River is located..."

"I'm asking you what you think, not asking you to recite a book!"

"That's just how I see it, otherwise I haven't been there, Magistrate."

"Also, it's hard for you." Lin Peisheng smiled, then turned and said, "Are you interested in Bolamula?"

"I study geography. The geographical data of the Bolamula area still needs to be improved. I can go in and do some work in this regard."

"Good! As long as you are willing to go!"

Lin Peisheng clapped his hands and smiled, "You doing geographical data is incidental. The main thing is to use your professional knowledge to explore mineral veins in the mountains. For poor and remote areas like ours, attracting investment is unrealistic, so we can only look for resources in the ground.

If we find a mineral vein, we can make money. Do you want to say that the transportation cost is high and it's not worth it at all? It's indeed not worth it, but as long as it's not losing money, even if we can earn one yuan, it's worth it.

You are a college student, you must understand economics. Mining requires people, and using people requires paying wages. If people have wages, they will spend them. It doesn't matter if our mine loses some money. As long as the workers move and have money, and the county has consumption, then it will work."

As a county magistrate, especially with economic construction as the center, Lin Peisheng still had considerable understanding. Even if he didn't want to understand, the organization would make him understand. Various cadre training classes and various documents were all ladders for his progress.

Seeing Wang Yan nod in approval, Lin Peisheng said, "Our county has established an economic development company, mainly operating in Bolamula, led by our Deputy County Magistrate Duojie. I intend for you to join his company, go into the mountains with him, do your geological survey, and strive to find a mine that can be mined.

Little Wang, our county is poor. Just take advantage of this journey, and I will tell you about the situation in the county..."

Two hundred kilometers is really not a short distance, coupled with the poor road conditions and the car not being good, it took a full four hours.

During these four hours, Lin Peisheng gave a detailed introduction to the specific situation of Maji County, from the county's financial dilemma to the suffering of the people below. After fully introducing the situation here, the conversation turned to the cost of development and talked about people-oriented principles.

It wasn't just boring preaching; Lin Peisheng also talked about the problems he encountered in his actual work in the past and his solutions...

"Little Wang, it is said that capital is bloody and dirty. We are not becoming capital when we develop the economy, but in the early stages of development, we want to accumulate primitive capital. Although it is far from being bloody and dirty, there must be some necessary sacrifices. Do you agree with me?"

"Magistrate Lin is right."

Lin Peisheng wanted to develop the economy, regardless of other messy things, as long as he could get the money. In the Bolamula no-man's-land, there are many resources that can be used.

However, Duojie, who manages things in the mountains, doesn't want to make money, but wants to protect wild animals and the ecology of Bolamula, and even loses money to do so.

This is where the contradiction between the two sides lies.

And at this moment, Lin Peisheng said so much to Wang Yan, just to let Wang Yan be preconceived and follow his train of thought. Instead of being brainwashed by Duojie after being sent to Duojie, and following him to protect wild animals.

This is very possible. After all, Wang Yan's identity is a young man who gave up the favorable conditions in the plains and took the initiative to request support for the plateau. He is a serious young man with thoughts and ideals, and it is easy to be bewitched by Duojie.

But Wang Yan himself has professional ability and is a serious talent, and he cannot be unused. However, other places don't need Wang Yan. So Lin Peisheng had to do this.

Seeing Wang Yan agree with his idea, Lin Peisheng nodded with satisfaction: "Little Wang, the future of Maji County depends on you..."

Setting up a young man, most of the time he can harvest nuclear-powered cattle and horses, and he is also whipping himself, without needing others to say much. What is paid is just the upper lip touching the lower lip, which is very easy.

If you consider the little psychological achievement brought by fooling young people, it can be said to be easy and happy...

By the time they arrived at Maji County, it was already afternoon.

Lin Peisheng took Wang Yan to see the County Party Secretary Chen Cheng, so Chen Cheng encouraged Wang Yan again, and Lin Peisheng also talked about his arrangements for Wang Yan, which was agreed by Secretary Chen.

After such a process, Lin Peisheng arranged for someone to take Wang Yan to handle the procedures and arranged a dormitory.

That night, they had a meal at the county government. Secretary Chen, Lin Peisheng, and people from relevant units such as the Organization Department were all present, which was a welcome banquet.

But in fact, Wang Yan just had a meal with them. It was mainly the leaders chatting or talking about work. No matter how much of a college student Wang Yan is, no matter how much of a talent he is, he is just a young man who has just arrived. Being able to attend such a symbolic welcome from so many people is already very valued...

The county town is not large, the population is not large, and there are not many high-rise buildings in the county. Most are still bungalows, and there are a few blockhouses with plateau characteristics.

Of course, all buildings are actually very distinctive. Their decorations are magnificent and rich in religious mystery. And near the county town, there is a temple with a living Buddha.

The best building is this temple, with red and white outer walls, gilded carvings, and golden Buddhas inside. The lamas hold prayer wheels and sing scriptures, and the prayer flags flutter with the wind on the plateau, but they still can't suppress the Sanskrit sounds. Pious and fanatical people kneel, pray, and worship the Buddha inside, and their faith is higher than the snow-capped mountains.

But Wang Yan couldn't see the faith higher than the snow-capped mountains. He saw various ritual instruments and thought of the past encounters of the people here.

The supreme wonderful method of the master only brought pain to the people, and smashing the skull was the master's greatest mercy...

In this small city, Wang Yan had already walked through it in less than two days.

He also stirred up some waves in the county these two days. After all, the people here are basically fixed. Although there are outsiders, he is the only one who wears a military coat and takes pictures everywhere like Wang Yan.

So the wind on the grassland told everyone in the county the news of Wang Yan's arrival.

When Wang Yan walked on the street, people smiled at him friendly, and some chatted with him for a while...

"College student, what are you looking at?"

Wang Yan turned his head and looked at a middle-aged woman in a cotton-padded jacket. Her hair was combed meticulously, and she was carrying a piece of meat in her hand.

"Looking at the tree. I walked for two days and only saw this one tree."

This is an ordinary bungalow courtyard. The difference is that there is a withered tree in the courtyard, brewing an upgrade, waiting for the germination of the coming spring.

"People all say that it can't grow here. I don't believe it, so I planted one. I didn't expect it to survive. Other places have planted it in the past few years, but none of them survived."

The woman carrying the meat saw the tree in the courtyard, and she was quite emotional when she mentioned it.

The emotion passed in a flash, and she turned and said, "I am the dean of our county hospital. My name is Zhang Qinqin. I heard that you were arranged to the mountain patrol team. They often come to our house to eat. It just so happens that I have new mutton, and I will make dumplings tonight. You stay and eat together. Hey, don't be busy refusing, it's just right, you can also tell me what the plains area has developed into."

Dean Zhang was very enthusiastic, and her words did not allow refusal. She directly pulled Wang Yan into the room.

"Back, Mom." A slightly stunned young man walked out of the room, "Who is this? Ah, I remember, you are the new college student they talked about, right?"

"This is my youngest son, Bai Ji."

Dean Zhang introduced him, and then asked Bai Ji to pour water for Wang Yan and let the two talk. She herself simply tidied up, rolled up her sleeves, and chopped meat and made stuffing.

Watching Wang Yan drinking tea, Bai Ji asked: "Do you smoke?"

"Smoke."

"Then give me one," Bai Ji said, "My mom won't let me smoke. If you give me one, she won't be able to say anything."

Wang Yan laughed and took out cigarettes from his pocket. It was Qinghai Lake. He took out a few and handed them over: "How old are you?"

"Eighteen."

Bai Ji took the cigarette, picked up matches from the table, lit it skillfully, and didn't forget to light one for Wang Yan. Sure enough, Dean Zhang, who was busy making stuffing outside, poked her head in. Seeing the two puffing clouds and fog, she glared at her youngest son but didn't say anything in the end.

Bai Ji laughed like a successful chicken thief: "Look, what did I say."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "Dean Zhang is also for your health. Smoking is harmful to health."

"I only know that I am quite comfortable," Bai Ji puffed smoke skillfully, "My mom just said you were arranged to the mountain patrol team. My sister is also in the mountain patrol team. She was sent by our county police station to facilitate work.

Let me tell you, Brother Wang, go back quickly. If you have no connections and can't be transferred back, you can't go to the mountain patrol team. Originally, you, a college student, could be a cadre. You said what future can you have if you go to the mountain patrol team? Wages can't be paid, and every time they come back, they are like starving ghosts."

"Bai Ji!" Dean Zhang's scolding came.

"It's originally like this. You said they patrol the mountains all day, the more they patrol, the poorer they get, and the sheep are getting fewer and fewer. What's the use? Wasting time, wasting youth. You are a college student, different from us."

Wang Yan smiled: "What you said makes sense, but things always need someone to do them. If everyone wants to go to a place with good development, everyone wants to be a high official, and everyone wants to make a big fortune, then I am afraid our country has no hope. If everyone flees Maji County, what about those who can't flee? Do they deserve to be born here?"

Bai Ji looked at Wang Yan blankly, somewhat hit by the light of ideals, just thinking Wang Yan was a stubborn fool.

"Well said," Dean Zhang replied outside, "It is because someone has to work hard that the country can get better and better, and the people in our poor areas can live a good life."

Bai Ji didn't care, but he didn't persuade the fool to turn back, and instead curiously asked Wang Yan about the outside world.

People are always curious about things thousands of miles away, but at this time, network information is not developed, and when they meet people from afar, they always ask curiously for a while...

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