Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 365: Pine Tree's Incurable Disease

However, Jiangbei's behavior of driving up the market price in order to complete the task has also caused comprehensive protests from other districts and counties. Only Jiangbei New District is rich and generous. Other districts and counties have more people serving in the military and have to pay more money. What should they do when their economy is not so good?

However, Jin Qi and the other man ignored their protests at the same time because it was not a big deal. What if they failed to complete the task and got punished by their superiors?

Gao Yuliang didn't say anything, so the matter was finally decided happily and the funds came in very quickly.

Armed Forces officers and township and street officials went to the homes of families who had completed military service with silver-gray hundred-yuan bills. At that time, military service was not as strict as it would be twenty years later.

Twenty years later, when you join the army, you will be eliminated if you have any minor illness. If you have flat feet, you will be eliminated. If you are nearsighted, you will be eliminated. If you look ugly, you will also be eliminated.

The last criterion is the subjective judgment of the military examiner, but similar situations have really occurred where ambitious young men were directly rejected just because of their unpleasant appearance.

But back in 95, most of the conscription tasks had not been completed yet, and the standards had to be lowered slightly. Those with flat feet were allowed to pass and counted as part of the task. Those with mild myopia were also allowed to pass. This person looked really scary, so they were perfect for scaring the enemy, and they all passed.

Before the end of August, Jiangbei New District had successfully completed the conscription mission. Qi Tongwei and his two companions were very happy and received praise from the province and the city. They were the first to complete the conscription mission. The glorious families were also happy. Each of them used their thumbs dipped in saliva to count the money and happily sent their sons to join the army.

So Qi Tongwei became interested again, thinking about coming to the suburbs as soon as possible to see if he could choose a piece of good feng shui land to build resettlement housing next year.

The cadres who followed him included the village cadres of this community and the director of Jiangbei Street. This guy did not appear in the previous article and had a low presence. His name was Liao Haiyang, and he was a section-level cadre sent from a municipal department. In short, he seldom came to Qi Tongwei's office to report on his work, otherwise he would not have appeared at this time.

Liao Haiyang took the initiative to answer the call.

"Yes, Secretary Qi, these are all pine trees. Look, this one is also one, and this one is also one.

The reason why the pine trees died is very simple. This is an infectious disease among trees, just like the viral flu in humans, which is carried and spread by certain insects.

The cause of their disease is also due to bacteria, the scientific name is pine nematode, this disease is also called pine nematode disease, it is the cancer of pine trees, and it is almost incurable. This is a microorganism introduced from abroad, and it should be brought by pine trees abroad.

At present, our country has not developed effective targeted measures, and the disease spreads very quickly. Within a few days, the whole tree dies and all the leaves fall off.

This disease has an incubation period. It will remain dormant in young trees without causing disease. When the pine trees grow to a certain age and reach the current temperature, which is about 20 degrees, they will begin to collectively cause disease.”

As he spoke, Liao Haiyang peeled off a piece of the dead pine tree trunk with his hands, and the inside was already dead.

"Then there is nothing we can do?"

"No, once it's infected, our cadres can only ask villagers to help cut down trees, but fortunately, other types of trees will not be infected. All the pine trees in the affected area have to be cut down."

Qi Tongwei sighed.

“It takes ten years to grow a tree, and a hundred years to cultivate a human being. In the past, we only knew that humans had incurable diseases, but we never thought that pine trees could also have incurable diseases.

We can only hope that the forestry department can develop a solution as soon as possible. Cutting down trees is like us humans getting sick and having to isolate ourselves.

Pine trees account for a large proportion of our market share and are a very precious natural resource.”

After walking a few more steps up the mountainside, the view in front of him opened up and Qi Tongwei knew that he had arrived.

The group looked at the open space in the distance, and further away was the construction site of a new national highway that connected several towns and streets.

"What a great place. What kind of land is that at the foot of the mountain now?"

The person asking the question was of course the director of the Land Bureau, who was one of the accompanying personnel.

"Secretary Qi, this area is still farmland.

After the secretary gave us instructions last month, we have already submitted a report to the municipal bureau, requesting to apply for a change in the nature of the land, but the reply has not yet come.”

It is not surprising that it takes time for approval. Jiangbei New District has been given great attention by the city's leaders in recent years and should not be held back.

The red line for protecting arable land has always been there, and the construction land in Dongou City can only be taken from arable land. It is a hilly area with very little flat land. Even if there is continuous flat land, it cannot be connected because of the dense water network in the middle.

The central government has been issuing documents to protect the red line of cultivated land, but the actual situation below is like this, and the leaders of Dongou City have no better solution. Qi Tongwei also received a call from the director of the Municipal Land and Resources Bureau, explaining this difficulty.

So we made the trip to the mountain here. Yes, the smart Secretary Qi already had a way to deal with the policy.

"Comrades, Dong'ou City has always been in great shortage of arable land.

But now the industry needs to develop and the cities need to expand, so reaching out to arable land is the only option.

Director Wang of the Municipal Land and Resources Bureau called me yesterday and said that he could approve the change in the nature of our arable land.

But there is one rule: you have to make up the difference by using as many acres of land as you need.

Tell me, where should I find land to be designated as farmland for the city?

I still have more than seven acres of arable land in my hometown, Handong, but this distant water cannot quench my immediate thirst."

Qi Tongwei already had a good idea and was standing on the mountainside, but he just wanted to test Director Liao of the Street Office. If he was not up to the task, then forget it.

After thinking for a few seconds, Liao Haiyang looked at where Qi Tongwei was standing and immediately guessed his leader's intention.

"Secretary, I think that since farmland can be exchanged, why not exchange the largest piece of land in Dongou City for farmland?"

Qi Tongwei immediately smiled and nodded with satisfaction. This boy was smart. He not only gave the answer, but also handed the final power of revealing it back to the leader without showing off himself. The largest land area in Dongou City is nothing but mountains.

So Qi Tongwei continued on his own.

“You said it very well, then this work will be led by your street.

This piece of mountain land here is connected to the two hills over there. I plan to build terraces and plant some beautiful crops in them.

The nearby areas have been marked as parks, and some farmhouses have been built on the hillside.

This is a place where bosses from the city can come and enjoy the scenery on the first and fifteenth of every month. These terraces below can also make up for the amount of arable land in the city.”