Chapter 463: The Mystery of the Death of the Fir Tree (I)
After Zhang Nan was teased by the two, he also felt a little embarrassed, and said, "Then what about this golden river now, why is it gone?"
Zhang Jun said: "No matter what kind of resource is exploited, while it brings wealth to mankind, it will inevitably cause irreparable damage to nature. For hundreds of years, the gold deposits of the Molgas River have attracted countless adventurers to pan for gold, and at its peak, tens of thousands of people gathered here.
Not only are the gold diggers on the riverbed, which stretches for more than ten miles, but even the hills along the banks of the Morgas River have been frantically excavated, leaving only bare rock formations.
Severe soil erosion has made it difficult for vegetation to grow, and decades ago, the Morgas River dried up and turned into a rocky beach as far as the eye can see. ”
Ling Zikai looked around, and saw that this rocky beach was like a belt
It is hundreds of meters wide and stretches endlessly.
However, there are some trees growing on the low hills on both sides, which are not so lush, but they also bring some life.
"These hills along both sides of this rocky beach are woodlands contracted by Ruxue. ”
At this time, Zhang Jun became a guide and explained: "Before that, the county and town would carry out a tree-planting activity every year in order to manage the environment of the Morgas River Basin. However, due to the severe soil erosion and the depletion of water sources, many saplings have been planted, but the survival rate is very low, and there is no effect.
After hearing that Ru Xue was willing to contract this area, the township and county generously offered to give her the management of these barren mountains in the entire Morgas River valley. It is also exempt from the contract fee for 10 years.
Originally, Ru Xue just wanted to contract an area of more than 1,000 acres, but now it is good, it has expanded dozens of times and has become the largest forestry operator in the entire Moluo County!"
Ling Zikai nodded and said, "Even the Yunhai Forest Farm that we have expanded now is not as large as the area of this Morgas River Valley. In order to completely remediate and develop, this initial capital investment is an astronomical amount, and it is impossible to achieve it by relying on personal capital alone. If it wasn't for the investment of Tianlong Group, I wouldn't have been able to take Yunhai Forest Farm. ”
Zhang Nan echoed: "The investment of Tianlong Group is billions of yuan! Moreover, the resources and environment here are very different from those of Yunhai Forest Farm. In my opinion, the local government is so generous that it is clearly throwing off the burden, and after handing over this river basin to private management, they don't need to worry about it anymore!"
"At the beginning, I also joked with Brother Buyi, you fancy this area, have you found that there is an undiscovered gold mine hidden here!
Brother Buyi said that even if there is really a gold mine hidden, it belongs to the state, and nothing has happened to them.
The matter of contracting the Morgas River basin is actually a decision made by Big Brother Bouil. Because he was a descendant of the Gabel tribe, and his ancestors had lived on this land for generations, and the Morgas River, their mother river, was now gone, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Therefore, he wants to change the environment here through his own efforts, and reproduce the natural scenery of the roaring forest and the rippling river.
According to him, as a descendant of the Gabel tribe, he has the responsibility and obligation to protect this land on which his ancestors depended for their survival, this is their homeland!"
Listening to Zhang Jun's speech, Ling Zikai's heart felt a tremor inexplicably.
Defend your home!
This phrase is all too familiar.
Didn't Sister Cuckoo just fulfill the promise of the ancestors of the Kamor tribe and let the forest farm bear a huge debt?
In the same way, isn't the natural balance system of the ecological environment that Lin Xing'an has been working hard to study also to better protect the home of the entire human race!
As the inheritor of the ancestral god, he has been endowed with a magical inheritance ability, and he should shoulder this sacred mission, what he is doing now can't even be said to start, and there is still a long, long way to go in the future.
Brother Buyi, although you are gone, please rest assured, I will definitely do my best to help Ru Xue fulfill your last wish and let this land regain its grandeur.
Ling Zikai silently said in his heart to worship Buyi's spirit in the sky.
If at the beginning, he only helped Ru Xue out of sympathy and revenge for Musen Company, then now this kind of help has become a responsibility and obligation that he must complete!
After walking through the rocky beach, we came to a small hill on the opposite side.
Unlike other common economic forests, there are many species of trees planted on the hillside in front of you. There are not only common trees such as larch, birch, elm, and aspen, but also precious varieties such as pine sylvestris, Korean pine, plane tree, and purple linden.
However, the growth of these trees is not very good, and some of them look to be more than ten years old, but the height and trunk are noticeably shorter. Moreover, the stem of the plant is crooked, the branches and leaves are yellow, and the nutrition is poor.
The only exceptions are some fir trees, which grow much thicker and taller than all the trees. But for some reason, these fir trees, which were once growing well, are now in a dead state.
"These fir trees should be the seedlings purchased from the Musen Company! Nan Nan, do you see anything special about these trees?" Ling Zikai said.
Zhang Nan walked to a nearby fir tree, and while carefully inspecting it, he explained: "The fir tree has a strong negative tolerance, adapts to the cool and cold climate, and the soil is mainly mountain brown soil and dark brown soil. It forms pure forest growth in shady slopes, semi-shady slopes and valleys in the subalpine to alpine zone from high latitudes to low latitudes, and can also form coniferous mixed forests or coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests with spruce, larch, hemlock and some pine and broad-leaved trees that prefer cold and humidity.
Strictly speaking, the soil environment and climatic conditions here are not very suitable for large-scale planting of fir. Moreover, the growth of fir trees is relatively slow during the seedling period, and more native soil should be brought when transplanting, and the early tending management requirements after transplanting are higher, and the growth rate will be accelerated after four or five years.
And these planted fir trees don't look more than four years old, so it's a little puzzling why they grow so much better than other tree species!"
"Can you tell what's causing the death?"
Zhang Nan shook his head and said: "There are only a few reasons for the death of trees, either they have reached the age of the tree species itself and die naturally: or they wilt due to the lack of water and nutrients, or they are caused by long-term water accumulation that cause the roots to rot and cannot absorb nutrients, and there are also diseases and pests. The exact cause needs to be analyzed by laboratory tests. ”
Ling Zikai thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Do you think it could be because of the defects of the tree species itself that caused the death?"
Zhang Nan glanced at Ling Zikai and asked puzzledly, "What do you mean by the defects of the tree species itself?"