Chapter 499: We want, 10 million acres!

In the jurisdiction of the Taklamakan Desert, the government department has received an application from Hongxin Group for public welfare protection and development in the desert edge area.

Government departments have always refused such applications. The Taklamakan Desert, which is increasingly eroding the surrounding land, has long been a major problem for the local and even national environmental protection departments.

Every year, the relevant departments have to invest a lot of money in the treatment of wind and sand. In addition, there are various public welfare organizations and corporate environmental protection donations that have been invested, but with little effect.

If there are enterprises that are willing to carry out public welfare governance or development, they are definitely welcome with both hands and feet!

"Is the area of 10 million acres of desert managed?" Hearing the area declared by the Hongxin Group, the local officials were a little surprised.

10 million acres, or 6,666 square kilometers, is about the size of one-third of the capital city!

The management of such a large area of desert is a super-large project, even if it is planted with shelterbelts. It can be said that no company can show this kind of courage and strength!

Previously, in the Alxa Desert, hundreds of enterprises jointly carried out the Alxa public welfare project, and the combined strength was not as big as this time! They planned to complete the construction of 2 million mu of shelter forest in 10 years, but this time Hongxin Group applied for 10 million mu!

This is a bit beyond their imagination, even the world's top Hongxin Group can't come up with so much money and manpower and material resources to do this, right?

"Yes, it's 10 million acres, which is our ten-year governance goal. Hongxin Group, Senior Executive Vice President, Su Zhirong said affirmatively.

"Please also see clearly, in addition to public welfare management of the desert environment, we also request the right to economic development here. ”

"Economic development?" Several public servants glanced at each other, a little speechless in their hearts. What is there to develop this kind of ghost place? At most, it is some kind of desert tourism, but to be honest, this kind of place does not attract many tourists at all, and there is no profit to be gained!

As for minerals, oil and the like, the Ministry of Land Resources has already explored it, and this place is a completely barren land with no economic value!

The harsh natural environment has turned this place into a bottomless pit, and it is impossible to generate money only for the sake of investment!

Because of the huge area of this matter, they still need to report it to the higher authorities and negotiate it.

Of course, the above also attaches great importance to this matter, after all, it is the "conscience of society" for a company to take the initiative to invest in the governance of such a large area of desert.

As for economic development, they are also very tolerant, as long as they are engaged in legal business and do not cause further damage to the local natural environment, they will approve all projects!

When I saw that the main application projects of Hongxin Group were scientific research projects, the approval clearly became support.

However, they are still worried about one point, that is, whether the Hongxin Group will really be able to do this! Anyone can say big things, but the government departments cannot give them such a large area of desert to manage and develop because of the Hongxin Group, and every piece of land and resources must be rationally utilized.

"We want to know, how the hell is Hongxin Group going to manage such a large area of desert? If you can't do it, we probably won't be able to approve such a large area. "The relevant departments gave them a question, and they needed Hongxin Group to give them a convincing answer.

"How many acres can be approved at present?" asked Su Zhirong.

"500,000 acres. ”

"It's too little, we have to ask for 10 million mu, and if the development goes well, we will want more! I believe that apart from Hongxin Group, there will be no more enterprises interested in this barren land!" Su Zhirong took a firm stance.

"With all due respect, Ms. Sue. "With our years of experience in desertification control, it will take you years to clean up 500,000 acres of desert area alone." If you are willing to invest more, the government department will not mind approving the area of one million acres......"

"However, the ecology around the desert is very fragile. Especially because of the scarcity of water resources, land desertification has been spreading, according to the current plan of water diversion and sand fixation and tree planting, the water and soil resources in the surrounding areas are difficult to support such a large area of desert management. Everything has to be done step by step, even if Hongxin Group has so much money and has the heart to do things for the public welfare, it can't become a fat man in one bite!

"We have also understood what you said, very clearly. Su Zhirong smiled slightly, and her elegant makeup revealed a calm and unhurried temperament.

"So we decided to adopt a new desert management method, which is not only much lower than the traditional desert management, but also more than hundreds of times more efficient!"

"New means of desert control?" The officials present were quite puzzled: Haven't they all been the same as those schemes for desert control for so many years? What tricks can be played with protective nets, shelter forests, sand fixation, and so on?

"I think we'll start to prove it in a little while, and in that time, we want to know more about the area so we can make changes to our decisions. ”

"Of course, we will exclude professional civil servants to help!"

In the Wanjie Technology chat group, Lu Zixin has just received guidance from his group friends.

Mr. Wonder Reed Richards said to him: "Mr. @L, the most difficult part of desert management is that the sand is too cohesive and fluid. This can lead to problems such as soil moisture loss, inability to grow vegetation, and erosion by wind and sand. ”

"In the surrounding areas, water is scarce, and it is not ideal to rely on a large amount of water to control the desert. So I came up with a solution, I got some sandman body tissue from S.H.I.E.L.D., and researched and developed a new sand binder!"

The Sandman, a genetic mutant in the Marvel Universe, is affected by high-intensity nuclear radiation, and after being affected by high-intensity nuclear radiation, he merges with the sand and can control the sand freely.

Reed Richards continued: "When you mix this adhesive in sand, it acts like 'sticky' and sticks loose sand together, well, like mud with water, you know what I mean?"

"Yes!" replied Lu Zixin.

"With the addition of sand binders, the sand soil is no longer easy to flow and has the properties of soil, which conserves water and nutrients for the growth of vegetation on the surface. Moreover, as long as one gram, it can be bonded into a kilogram of sand, and its synthesis cost is extremely low, and the method is simple. I call it the 'earth' sand binder. ”

"I think that as long as you use it, it will no longer be a problem to treat aeolian sand on a large scale in a short period of time - but it should be noted that deserts are also a kind of natural ecological environment, which has an inevitable impact on the surrounding environment, and not all deserts can use this sand binder!"