Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

In late August 1981, a severe flood occurred in the plain area of ​​the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Zhao Mancang came here in person to help rescue people.

After nearly a week of hard work, the matter was finally settled.

In the Lingjing Hutong compound in Beijing, Zhao Mancang was called over. This time, they wanted to have further discussions on the major project of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station.

In fact, the leaders above had already made it clear that they wanted to build the Three Gorges Dam, but they kept talking about it but never pushed it forward.

"Leader, since we are going to build this hydropower station, I think we should move forward quickly instead of waiting."

"Ever since the establishment of Beijiang City in 1974, I've said I'd build the Three Gorges Dam, but until now, it's only on paper."

"Before coming here, I did a rough survey. Our technology, personnel, funding, and other aspects are actually pretty much ready."

"After all, the Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydropower station in our country. It's even the largest project in the world, so it's normal for us to be cautious. But after so many years of consideration, aren't we being too cautious?"

"Once completed, it will not only generate electricity but also regulate water resources. Disasters like the recent floods could have been completely avoided."

"The location we had previously chosen for the Three Gorges Dam is perfect. It's not in an earthquake zone, so it's suitable for building a hydropower station."

"On the other hand, we don't need to worry about being blown up quickly. When we were building the Beijiang Hydropower Station, we developed cement of different hardnesses."

Zhao Mancang's voice echoed in the conference room.

The leaders listened attentively and nodded in agreement from time to time.

In fact, what Zhao Mancang said makes a lot of sense. That is, since the Beijiang Hydropower Plant was built in 1976, there have been fewer flood disasters in the upper reaches of the Beijiang River.

Of course, flood control is not limited to the Beijiang Hydropower Station. Many reservoirs and hydropower plants have also been built along the large and small tributaries of the Beijiang River.

These small and medium-sized hydropower plants may seem to have no function, but they are actually very useful.

Especially when the rainy season comes, they can help intercept some of the rainwater.

You should know that Beijiang is located near the Tropic of Cancer, and the rainfall here is comparable to that of a tropical rainforest. Once the rainy season comes, there are often heavy rains lasting six or seven days, or even torrential rains for half a month.

In short, if we encounter such weather, floods and waterlogging disasters are inevitable.

People living in the southern region are very familiar with flood disasters.

In the history of the original time and space, Beijiang City was a famous first-flooded city. Every spring and summer, as long as it was the rainy season, the first city to be flooded was Beijiang City.

Beijiang City is where three rivers converge, the area is mountainous and the economy is underdeveloped, so it can only be sacrificed to preserve the Pearl River Delta region downstream.

Of course, it cannot be said to be a complete sacrifice. The geographical location determines this situation.

Zhao Mancang continued:

"Also, if funds are needed, Beijiang City can still squeeze out some, but for this large project, we in Beijiang City must definitely participate."

In fact, this is Zhao Mancang’s purpose.

Once the Three Gorges Hydropower Station is built, electricity can be directly transmitted to Beijiang City.

The city of Beijiang is now experiencing power shortages.

In Zhao Mancang's view, electricity from the Three Gorges Hydropower Station is the best clean energy.

As long as the problem of ultra-high voltage power transmission is solved, the thermal power plants around Beijiang City can be dismantled one after another.

In the future, thermal power plants can be gradually replaced by clean energy such as solar panels and nuclear power plants.

Although thermal power plants can be of great help in the early stages of urban development, Zhao Mancang still hopes to use clean energy in the later stages.

Because Beijiang City is positioned as a tourist city, there should not be so many thermal power plants in the surrounding areas. Otherwise, once summer comes, you will find that the blue sky is gone.

It is now 1981, and the city of Beijiang has entered a period of rapid development. The population growth rate will be even faster in the future, definitely far exceeding that of the previous few years.

There was no way. Zhao Mancang had already made many plans, and the high-speed railway was already under construction.

In the next few years, once high-speed railways, highways and other projects are completed, the population of many surrounding provinces will be largely integrated into the city of Beijiang.

Zhao Mancang had already formulated a development plan on how to digest and absorb these migrant workers.

The financial market is about to start, and at the same time, the central avenue of Beijiang City has been built into a central business district with skyscrapers.

Therefore, in the next few years, the development of Beijiang City will be very rapid, and electricity, energy, etc. will become new problems, so they need to be solved in advance and planned well.

"Okay, Mancang, we already know."

After hearing what Zhao Mancang said, the leaders immediately expressed.

In fact, to be precise, funding is not a big problem. On the contrary, how to build a strong and durable dam is the real issue that needs to be considered.

This is because once the Three Gorges Dam is built, a large amount of water will be stored upstream. This water seems harmless to humans and animals, but once the dam collapses, the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will suffer.

For a major project involving so many people, careful consideration is essential.

Of course, what Zhao Mancang said made a lot of sense, and he had said it many times and mentioned it for a long time.

Therefore, the Three Gorges Hydropower Station project should indeed be accelerated.

After leaving the capital, Zhao Mancang took away twenty boxes of Moutai that had been stored in the cellar for fifteen years. He took this wine home and drank it slowly, making his life happy.

Zhao Mancang doesn't drink too much, he only takes a few sips. After all, no matter how delicious the wine is, you still have to be careful about what you drink.

Not long after returning to Beijiang City, the little girl asked her father, "Dad, are we going hunting again this year?"

In recent years, she almost always goes out hunting, especially this year. Her father even built a wildlife park in Beijiang City. She must be going there to catch some real wild animals and raise them, right?

"No, what's the point of going?" Zhao Mancang shook his head.
"I didn't spend much time with your mother before, especially during her confinement. Now that I finally have some free time, I should spend some time with your mother."

This is true.

Lin Wan, who was standing beside her, smiled gently. In the stroller in front of her, two little ones were sleeping soundly.

Upon hearing this, the little bun curled his lips but said nothing more.

Just at this moment, Zhao Mancang's satellite phone rang.

After he picked up the call, he found out that something had happened in the Middle East again.

He could only look at Lin Wan apologetically before leaving Beijiang City. Yunlan City was now becoming increasingly prosperous, its development speed truly changing with each passing day.

In just a few years, it has developed to an unbelievable level.

A murder occurred today at the Yunxingzhou Hotel in the heart of Yunlan City.

In fact, such a murder is not a big deal, but the problem is that the identities of these people are not simple.

After Zhao Mancang arrived in Yunlan City, the Yunxingzhou Hotel had already thoroughly cleaned up the crime scene, and the outside world was unaware of this.

"Everyone is dead?"

"Yes, Boss, they are all dead. They committed suicide by taking poison. It was too late for us to catch up."

After hearing the words of the person in charge, Zhao Mancang's expression remained unchanged, but he was already worried in his heart.

To be honest, ever since the last incident, Zhao Mancang had anticipated that many people would come to Yunlan City to cause trouble, but he didn't expect it to be so crazy. And there were too many of these people, right?

The deaths at Yunxingzhou Hotel were only the twentieth in recent days.

Some have been captured by the Black Cross, but many more are hiding and have not been discovered at all.

As far as this matter is concerned, Zhao Mancang is very clear that he should not think about letting this matter pass in the short term.

"Strengthen prevention, especially those in key protection units. Patrols must be increased. Internally, you must supervise each other as well."

Zhao Mancang said calmly.

This is also a last resort. Human resources are limited, and even with intensive protection, accidents may still happen.

However, Zhao Mancang didn't believe that anyone would take away the technical stuff.

Who said Yunlan City is not big, but the surveillance network has been laid out?

It is almost impossible to escape from Yunlan City smoothly. The salary in Yunlan City is not low, and there are many resources and beautiful scenery within the entire Yunlan City.

So these researchers won't be so stupid.

"Okay, Boss, we will definitely protect Yunlan City."

After hearing this, Zhao Mancang just nodded when the phone in his hand rang again.

"What? Are you saying that Sun Ke left Yunlan City for their family?"

Zhao Mancang was a little surprised, because Sun Kewei was the scientific research staff member appointed by him. Zhao Mancang attached great importance to their family and gave them whatever they asked for.

But no one expected that Sun Kewei and his family would actually leave Yunlan City.

It seems that someone must have contacted Sun Kewei, which is why he was asked to leave.

"Yes, Boss, we have sent the Black Cross to hunt them down, but they have already reached Sam. After our people entered New York, they were unable to carry out their work properly."

"Keep chasing, don't be afraid of getting into trouble!"

After hearing this, Zhao Mancang didn't care about anything else and was determined to get the person back first.

Sun Kewei is not a born rebel, so how could he be tricked into leaving Yunlan City?
And it was not discovered in advance. It seems that either the enemy had already persuaded Sun Kewei, or there was another mystery behind this matter.

After careful consideration, Zhao Mancang thought that he should go to New York in person and bring Sun Kewei back first.

But before going to New York, he still needed to meet with several other scientific research staff members.

Half an hour later, Zhao Mancang met Liu Qigang, Li Wensheng, Du Changdao and others.

After seeing them, Zhao Mancang said directly:

"Professors, I haven't been bad to you, have I?"

Seeing that they all shook their heads, Zhao Mancang continued
"I guess you all already know about Sun Kewei. He's already arrived in New York. I don't know if it was for money or something else that he chose to betray me."

"To be honest, I don't think much of the technology he possesses, but I don't want the enemy to know the secrets of our Yunlan City."

"Betrayal definitely comes at a price, but the specific ways to handle this matter are clearly spelled out in the laws and regulations of our Yunlan City."

"Right now, I just want to chat with you all. I want to ask you all, have you lost any leverage in someone else's hands? Or do you have any unfulfilled wishes? In short, if you open up to me, I will definitely be happy to help you."

"A great scientist, he is certainly a treasure to all mankind. I don't want Yunlan City to be able to trap such a person. I also hope he can go out and explore more."

"However, the reason why you came to Yunlan City in the first place, haha, is that you should be very clear about where the technology came from?"

"So I won't waste my time talking to you guys, let's just be honest with each other, okay?"

At this point, if Liu Qigang and the others were still unwilling to speak their minds, Zhao Mancang would definitely not force them.

However, they will not be so free next time.

Previously, Zhao Mancang treated these people very well. For example, whenever they wanted to travel somewhere, the Black Cross Force would send bodyguards to protect them throughout the trip.

So the entire Yunlan City is very nice to these people. Zhao Mancang really can't understand why Sun Kewei ran away?
The entire conference room was silent for a long time. Du Changdao and the others all had very calm expressions, as if they really had nothing to hide.

But even under such calm waves, Zhao Mancang sensed something was wrong.

He hadn't noticed these things before, but it seemed that Liu Qigang and the others couldn't help but reveal some flaws this time.

Is there really another hidden story?
Before this, Zhao Mancang asked the Black Cross troops to go directly to Sam according to the list to find these people one by one, and then negotiate secretly, and then bring them to Yunlan City.

As we all know, Sam is one of the countries with the largest number of scientists in the world today.

The scientists in Moscow are all their own countrymen, while Sam's scientists are almost all immigrants.

So if Zhao Mancang wanted to find a scientist, he could just go directly to Sam.

At this moment, Liu Qigang suddenly said:
"Can you really help?"

"Of course. When have I not fulfilled my promise? You've been in Yunlan City for several years now. Don't you know what kind of person I am?"

Zhao Mancang asked calmly. He was a little surprised by Liu Qigang's question, but not that surprised.

"Okay, let me tell you, I actually have family members who are with Sam." (End of this chapter)