The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 504 A Little Clever

In July, we had some exciting news: we won the right to host the Olympic Games, and there was a massive parade of tens of thousands of people in Beijing.

Liu Hua certainly didn't have the energy to participate, but the young workers in various factories of Taiyi Group spontaneously organized themselves, and the factories also made them large flags and banners, letting them go all out in the parade.

The factory's labor union also organized a celebration, and all the money was approved by Liu Hua. He believed that workers should be made happy when they should be, and that they should never go against the mainstream sentiments of the workers.

Now that Beijing has won the right to host the event, a series of adjustments need to be made, because our country wants to present its best side to the world.

Liu Hua will have to attend a series of meetings. For example, Taiyi Group's factory may need to be relocated because all of its factories are located within the Third Ring Road.

In fact, Beijing had already begun relocating factories since the 1990s, but Liu Hua's factory was considered a treasure by various districts because it was always profitable, so the relocation was postponed until the last time.

Now there's no other way but to relocate. No district can violate the decision made above, especially since this decision is now an ironclad rule, and everything must give way to the Olympics.

The district even sent people to persuade Liu Hua to move out, fearing that Liu Hua would be upset.

"If you hadn't forced me to stay, I would have moved out long ago," Liu Hua said with a smile. "Do you know how much it has cost me to stay within the Third Ring Road?"

The deputy district head who came to persuade Liu Hua said awkwardly, "We were afraid you would have objections, so we specially sent me here to do some persuasion. The reason we didn't let you move before was because our district's finances were really tight."

"My factory outside the Fifth Ring Road has already been expanded," Liu Hua said with a smile. "It can be moved out at any time, so you don't need to worry. Just focus on your work at the other factories."

After dismissing the people from the district, Liu Hua attended several meetings held in preparation for the Olympics.

Liu Hua's factory was also assigned many tasks because the country wanted to build a technological Olympics, so Liu Hua's high-tech factory certainly had to make its own contribution.

Large-scale construction began in the capital city, and not only in the capital city, but also in the surrounding areas.

Last year, Beijing experienced twelve sandstorms in the spring. Although this spring did not see any sandstorms, there were still several sandstorm events. Therefore, environmental remediation is a top priority for the Olympics.

The leaders of the Ministry of Industry had spoken with Liu Hua several times. He smiled and said, "Everyone says that our industrial pollution is quite serious. Our factories have already started to relocate. Now we are focusing on environmental protection, which can easily produce immediate results. But this sandstorm is difficult to deal with. Its origin is in Outer Mongolia. Our environmental governance is useless. If we don't address the issue in the north, we will only be treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

"Aren't we already building the Three-North Shelterbelt Project?"

The leader nodded: "Yes, that's the only way. There's also the Kubuqi Desert to the northwest of Beijing. We need to find a way to manage this desert, otherwise, when the wind blows, it will still raise dust everywhere."

"This is a big project."

The leader nodded: "Yes, the leaders of the relevant departments are also overwhelmed with problems, while the local people are already working on sand control and stabilization."

"Didn't we already have the technology for using checkerboard patterns to stabilize sand?"

"Yes, it's thanks to this technology that we can manage the desert; otherwise, it would be even more difficult."

Liu Hua thought for a moment and recalled that during the Internet era, many unexpected methods for combating desertification were disclosed, which were very effective and generated considerable economic benefits.

So Liu Hua smiled and said, "I think, instead of fighting against nature like this, we should think of a clever way. You could use animals to control desertification." The leader became interested and asked curiously, "How can we use animals to control desertification?"

“I heard that the Kubuqi Desert receives rainfall, so the only challenge now is to retain the water,” Liu Hua said earnestly. “Water in the desert either evaporates or is lost.”

"Yes, do you have any good ideas?"

“Evaporation should be easy to solve,” Liu Hua said, frowning. “As long as the sun can’t shine directly on the ground, the water won’t evaporate so easily.”

Liu Hua smiled and said, "I just remembered something. Those solar power plants we built in the Northwest region directly utilize solar energy. The solar panels can generate electricity and also block the sun from shining directly on the ground."

"Yes, that's a good idea."

At this moment, Liu Hua slammed his hand on the table: "Raise pigs."

"Raising pigs? What's the use of pigs?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Pigs like to wallow in mud, which can disrupt the structure of the desert surface. We usually feed them grass seeds, which are difficult to digest and are excreted directly with the pig manure. With the addition of rainfall, the pig manure ferments and becomes a good fertilizer, which may be able to grow into grass."

"It all sounds like a good idea."

Liu Hua nodded: "I think it's feasible. Besides raising pigs, you can also raise chickens."

"That's interesting." The leader stroked his chin and said, "I'll mention this to the environmental department, and you can give them some technical guidance later."

Liu Hua waved his hand: "What kind of technical guidance can I provide? You should find someone from the agricultural department for technical guidance; raising pigs and chickens is their specialty."

In preparation for the Olympics, administrative efficiency will be increased many times over. Upon hearing the news, Liu Hua learned that the environmental department had held multiple hearings.

The purpose of these meetings is to assess the effectiveness of pig and chicken farming in desertification control. It is said that agricultural and geological experts have conducted a thorough evaluation of pig and chicken farming and believe it is highly feasible.

So the government mobilized some large-scale farmers who wanted to combat desertification to start raising pigs and chickens in the desert, and Liu Hua's Taiyi New Energy also received a large number of orders.

The State Grid Corporation of China has begun to deploy solar power stations on a large scale on the edge of the desert, which can both generate electricity and provide shade for these animals.

Liu Hua hadn't expected his suggestion to have such an immediate effect.

The State Grid was very efficient and quickly built rows of elevated solar power panels. Subsequently, those large-scale desertification control farmers began to raise hundreds of black pigs among the solar panels. These pigs were all allocated by the state, and if the project was successful, these pigs would be officially registered.

It was the height of summer, and occasionally a light rain would fall in the Kubuqi Basin, prompting farmers to use tractors to haul water to moisten the ground.

Every day, these pigs were fed feed mixed with grass seeds. After the pig manure was excreted, it underwent natural fermentation, and within two or three months, it actually started to show specks of green.

Although it was just a few scattered patches of green, it greatly encouraged these major desertification control workers.

(End of this chapter)