Chapter 2359

Su Xinghui personally accompanied the expert group to inspect the front line of flood control and disaster relief. Shi Wenguang first went to the side of Yanglan Lake, which is where the villages of Jingbao Village were once located.

The last time Shi Wenguang came here, the lake surface was still very calm, but today when he came here, the calm Yanglan Lake surface had risen by several meters, and the waves were surging. It really lived up to the name of Yanglan Lake.

It is estimated that when the ancients took this name, it was also in such a flood season.

After walking around the embankment of Yanglan Lake, the expert group went to the main embankment of the Yangtze River. The water of the Yangtze River had become very turbid. The surging river water rolled eastward. In the heavy rain, it was like a giant dragon, wanting to break free from the chains on its body, struggling violently.

If someone saw this scene for the first time, they would definitely be scared. However, for those on the scene who have to go to the front line of flood control and disaster relief almost every year, it is a bit commonplace.

Shi Wenguang nodded and said, "Sure enough, the water level is much lower than last year, at least two to three meters lower."

Su Xinghui said, "Yes, Master Shi really has good eyesight. This year's water level is about three meters lower than the water level in the same period last year."

Shi Wenguang said, "Returning farmland to lakes is still effective!"

What effect returning farmland to lakes has on flood control and disaster relief, they only calculated a theoretical value when they made suggestions to the central leaders. As for the specific effect, it still needs to be verified in practice. To be honest, before arriving at the scene, Shi Wenguang also had no bottom in his heart.

But this year's heavy rain has some momentum not inferior to last year's, but the Yangtze River water level is about three meters lower than last year's. This is an iron fact, proving that returning farmland to lakes is a good policy.

To be honest, on the issue of whether to return farmland to lakes, some central leaders still have some objections. They think it is unnecessary to return farmland to lakes. They think that last year's big flood was just an accident, once in a hundred years, and it is impossible to have such a big flood every year. If such a large area is returned to the lake surface, what should China's grain production do?

There are even some opposing opinions that returning farmland to lakes is a disaster for the country and the people, believing that returning farmland to lakes will greatly reduce China's total grain output and make the people unable to eat enough.

To be honest, the opinions of these people are not without reason. The area of land proposed to be returned to lakes across the country has reached five or six thousand square kilometers. These five or six thousand square kilometers are almost all fertile land, adding up to several million mu of fertile land. As long as the weather is favorable, the annual grain output can reach billions of catties, which can support the population of a province.

However, it must be said that the thinking of these people is still stuck decades ago. Perhaps it was that great famine that made them remember it vividly. They cannot see that with the improvement of agricultural technology, the yield per unit area of grain is constantly increasing. Simply letting the people eat enough is no longer a problem. Now what needs to be considered is not only the problem of eating enough but also how to let the people live better.

Moreover, these people are still holding a fluke mentality, feeling that floods like last year cannot happen often. They have not found that as the El Niño phenomenon occurs more and more frequently, the frequency of big floods is also getting higher and higher, and every time a big flood occurs, the loss caused is ten or a hundred times that of the grain produced in the areas where farmland is returned to lakes.

In short, these people are too short-sighted. However, precisely because of their short-sightedness, it is even more difficult to persuade them. There must be iron-like facts to persuade them.

In this sense, this year's flood came at just the right time. This year's heavy rain is no less than last year's. If the Yangtze River water level is not as high as last year's and the disaster loss is not as great as last year's, this proves that returning farmland to lakes is a good policy.

It can be said that expert groups like Shi Wenguang, who come down to inspect, are shouldering such a mission. They must obtain detailed first-hand information in various areas where farmland is returned to lakes and write a report of sufficient weight to make those who hold opposing opinions speechless.

This is also a huge support for Premier Nan. Since Premier Nan took office, the pressure he has shouldered is unimaginably huge. Many reform systems he pushed have touched the interests of many vested interests, and this policy of returning farmland to lakes was also forcibly pushed by him under the opposition of many people.

This is also why he did not say to the outside world that it was Su Xinghui who suggested returning farmland to lakes to him. He did not want Su Xinghui's shoulders to bear such huge pressure.

Su Xinghui can also understand Premier Nan's painstaking efforts, which makes him respect Premier Nan even more. He also hopes that Premier Nan can use the facts of this time to slap those opponents in the face.

In the past two days, the expert group has traveled all over the lake areas and every section of the embankment in Chongjin County, obtained a lot of detailed first-hand information, and then left Chongjin County and went to other areas.

This year's waterlogging in Chongjin County is not as serious as last year's. This is because the low-lying lands that were originally surrounded by lakes to create farmland have now been returned to lakes, and rainwater will not gather in these low-lying lands. Secondly, of course, because the lake area has increased, rainwater has a place to go, so the situation of waterlogging has naturally decreased.

This year, Su Xinghui has gone to the embankment less, because he is now the county party secretary and not the commander-in-chief of the flood control and disaster relief headquarters. He is more sitting in the county party committee, commanding and dispatching from the center, and handling other affairs in the county. This year, it is mainly Nie Xin and Feng Lan and other leaders from the county government who have gone to the embankment more.

The most surprising thing for Su Xinghui is Feng Lan. She is a female comrade in her forties, and this year she actually stayed on the main embankment for most of the time, commanding directly on the front line.

Originally, Su Xinghui wanted to take care of her and not let her live on the embankment, but Feng Lan refused Su Xinghui's kindness. When the flood peak came, she lived on the embankment all the time, without complaining or being tired at all. She said she was the deputy county magistrate in charge of agriculture and water conservancy, and this flood control and disaster relief was exactly the work she should be in charge of, so she could not push the responsibility to others.

Because there was no waterlogging this year and the drainage system has been greatly improved, this year's rice production has not been greatly affected. The excess water in the rice fields was discharged into Yanglan Lake in time through the drainage system, and the fish raised in the rice fields were also blocked by the fish blocking nets and did not escape.

By the end of June, this wave of heavy rain finally stopped, and the rice in Chongjin County was about to enter the grain-filling stage. By the second half of next month, the early rice in Chongjin County could be harvested, which made the people of Chongjin County breathe a sigh of relief.

Although this year's waterlogging was not so serious, in any case, rain still has a certain impact on rice production. If it continues to rain, the impact will be even greater. Fortunately, the heavy rain stopped in time.

Looking at the growth of rice this year, it is certain that the early rice production will exceed last year's, which is good news for the farmers in Chongjin County.