Just go. That night, Liang Jian and Chen Jie finalized the route, and then the next morning, the two set off quietly, without saying anything, including Lou Jiangyuan.

Those people in the municipal party committee office don't see the secretary of the municipal party committee on weekdays, and Liang Jian's failure to go to work is not a matter of concern to them. But the problem is that Chen Jie didn't show up either. Soon, Chen Jie's mobile phone ringing in the co-pilot, and Liang Jian told him before setting off that no one could say anything about this trip. So after those people from the municipal party committee office contacted him, he prevaricated with the excuse that he had prepared a long time ago. But it didn't take long for Chen Jie to receive a call that he couldn't prevaricate.

It was the phone call of Yu Youwei, the head of the organization. Chen Jie turned his head and softly woke up Liang Jian, who was in the back seat with his eyes closed, and said, "Minister Yu's phone." ”

Liang Jian glanced at the mobile phone screen that Chen Jie showed him, groaned for a while, and said, "You just say that I am unwell and resting." When Chen Jie heard this, he hesitated and said, "I'm afraid this excuse can't be perfunctory for him!"

Liang Jian glanced at him, smiled, and said, "Whether he believes it or not is his business, we just need to give him an answer." ”

Chen Jie was stunned for a moment before he understood what Liang Jian meant, and smiled: "That's right." As he spoke, he picked up the phone, and after three or two sentences, Chen Jie learned what Liang Jian told him and answered Yu Youwei's temptation: "Secretary Liang is unwell and is resting, so I won't tell you first." ”

After speaking, Chen Jie quickly hung up the phone. No more than five minutes after he hung up on the phone, Liang Jian's mobile phone rang. Liang Jian took out his mobile phone and saw that it was Lou Jiangyuan's.

Lou Jiangyuan and Yu Youwei are different. In the matter of Loushan, Liang Jian and Lou Jiangyuan were in the same boat. In terms of character, Liang Jian is also willing to believe in Lou Jiangyuan.

The phone rang three times, and Liang Jian picked it up. Lou Jiangyuan's voice came from the other end of the phone: "I heard that you are unwell?" The news spread quickly, Liang Jian hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Comrade Yu Youwei is next to you?"

Lou Jiangyuan replied: "Okay, then you have a good rest." ”

After saying that, he hung up the phone. Chen Jie turned his head from the front and asked him, "Was it Mayor Lou's phone just now?" It can be directly called on Liang Jian's mobile phone, and there are not many people in the Taihe Municipal Government, so it is not unusual to guess that it is Lou Jiangyuan.

Liang Jian nodded and said, "It is estimated that Yu Youwei didn't believe the reason you told him, so let Comrade Jiang Yuan call to confirm." ”

Chen Jie frowned and complained: "This old guy is really lenient! But what's the matter with Mayor Lou? Yu Youwei asked him to call, and he called?"

Liang Jian smiled and did not speak for Lou Jiangyuan. However, in his heart, he understands Lou Jiangyuan. Lou Jiangyuan didn't know the situation about his trip. At this time, Yu Youwei ran to tell him that he was unwell, and it was completely reasonable for him to call to inquire about the situation. Moreover, Liang Jian's hint just now, our mayor Lou Jiangyuan completely understood the meaning.

Thinking of this, Liang Jian laughed. It seems that his journey of Taihe this time should not be the same as that of Yongzhou.

And in this "micro-service private interview", the reason why Liang Jian didn't even say it explicitly was because he was worried about leaking the news. If the news leaks, then what he wants to see, maybe he can't see.

In Liang Jian's view, if you want to really solve the Jingzhou matter this time, the most fundamental problem is still the problem of water. If the water problem is not well solved, then something similar will happen.

And if you want to solve the problem of water, you can't rely on the sky. It's been nearly a month since there was rain, and it's only halfway through the summer, so who knows when the rain will fall. It's not unheard of a whole summer of drought. Instead of expecting this kind of uncharted thing, it is better to focus on some things that can be grasped in reality, such as the water of the Loujiang River.

The Lou River is not without water. Before setting off, Liang Jian learned through various channels that the upper reaches of the Loujiang River, that is, the reservoir behind the Lingyang Hydropower Station in Lingyang City, have sufficient water sources. But it was not clear how it was, so he wanted to see it for himself. Only by understanding it in person can he master enough hole cards to negotiate with others in the next action.

Their route is also very simple, that is, along the Loujiang River, through Jingzhou, all the way north, to Lingyang City.

The coachman is still a little five. Xiao Wu's driving skills, Liang Jian is convinced. Moreover, with Xiao Wu by his side, even if there are some emergencies, he can deal with them.

The boundary of Jingzhou City borders the six districts of the city, but it is actually a bit of a road. Liang Jian and the three of them set off at half past seven in the morning and did not set foot on the land of Jingzhou until about ten o'clock. Of course, this has something to do with the traffic jam when you go out of the city in the morning.

When you arrive in Jingzhou, this landform is not the same as the six districts of the city. The landform of Taihe City is mainly mountainous, accounting for more than 60 percent of the entire city area, but Jingzhou belongs to the remaining 30 percent. The landform of Jingzhou is mainly plain.

As soon as you enter Jingzhou, you can see from the window that it is flat and vast, and the field of vision is very broad. Liang Jian: The interprovincial highway they are driving seems to have been repaired in the past two years, and the fences on the side of the road are relatively new. On the right hand side is the wide Loujiang River, but unfortunately there are only gray stones in it, and a pitiful puddle of stagnant water, which is estimated to not even be able to raise a goldfish. Along the way, you can occasionally see some ducks staggering inside, probably raised by people on the other side of the river. On the other side of the road, there are basically pieces of dry and cracked loess, and there are no crops at all, and even if there are, some have withered or are about to wither.

Liang Jian watched all the way, expressionless. Suddenly, a strong wind came, and in an instant, sand and dust rose everywhere, and the originally clear sky instantly turned gray and yellow, and the sky was full of wind and sand. The cars on the road slowed down and pulled over. The wind continued for a while before it gradually stopped.

The people in the car looked at the thin layer of sand and dust on the body and were silent. After a long time, Chen Jie sighed and said, "This Jingzhou is the most desertified in Taihe City. At the moment, we are not going deeper, and a little further north, I am afraid that the situation is a little more serious. ”

Sure enough, Chen Jie said that he was right, and after driving north for about 20 minutes, the course of the Loujiang River suddenly narrowed gradually, and by this point, it was only half of the original. The surrounding plains have begun to be semi-sandy, and on the vast ground, only a few desert plants stand strongly. As for the luxuriant summer scenes that Liang Jian once saw in the coastal area, here, there is no one at all. Only hot, dry, and decadent and lifeless.

Perhaps due to the environment, the three people in the car did not speak for a long time. According to Chen Jie, it is almost out of the boundary of Jingzhou. In other words, Lingyang is in front. Gradually, the plains came to an end, and mountains began to rise. It's just that the mountains are no longer in shape, and there are more cracks and potholes around them, all of which are huge, not like they were done by man. It can be said that it is full of desolation. Liang Jian knows that this is the result of human overexploitation.

In the past, when coal mining was at its craziest, there were many coal mining enterprises in Jingzhou, and of course, at that time, there were more coal mining enterprises in other parts of Taihe City. It's just that Jingzhou's coal resources are not the richest, and even compared with the six districts of the city and Qingyang County, it is relatively poor. However, that era was an era of coal mining. Under the excessive exploitation, the goaf is distributed in a large area, so ground cracks, subsidence, debris landslides and other conditions frequently occur. Although this over-exploitation was later stopped, and many coal mining enterprises in Jingzhou were forced to close, leaving only two coal mining enterprises today, the damage to nature that has been caused is difficult to make up for with manpower, at least for a while. Another serious impact of over-exploitation is the destruction of water resources. This is one of the reasons why Jingzhou is always short of water today.

Finally, I arrived at the junction of Jingzhou and Lingyang City, and after the toll station, I officially entered Lingyang City. I looked at the time, and it was already a little closer. Xiao Wu asked Liang Jian: "Why don't we find a place to eat first?"

Xiao Wu didn't say it, Liang Jian also meant this.

After asking an employee at the toll booth, the three of them rushed directly to the nearest town here, Dengfeng Town, which is said to be an ancient town. It's just that Liang Jian and Xiao Wu haven't heard of it, and Chen Jie hasn't heard of it either.

When the three of them arrived in the town, they found that it was really an "ancient town". Everything in this town is very old, like it is still in the eighties and nineties, but fortunately, there are still quite a few restaurants. The three of them found a restaurant that looked slightly clean, and parked the car in the open space at the door. As soon as he stopped, Liang Jian saw someone coming from a distance, waving his hand as he walked: "Go, go, go!

"Why can't you stop?" Chen Jie rolled down the window and asked the middle-aged man who came over.

The middle-aged man didn't explain, and shouted arrogantly and unreasonably: "If you can't stop, you can't stop, hurry up!"

Chen Jie's temperament will definitely not leave so obediently, not to mention that it is not him who is driving. Liang Jian knew that Chen Jie and Xiao Wu were busy reminding behind: "Forget it, let's change places." ”

Chen Jie saw that Liang Jian had already spoken, and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, closed the car window angrily, and watched Xiao Wu turn around and leave to find a place to park again.

was so troubled that the three of them didn't plan to eat at the restaurant just now, so they found another one.

There is nothing outstanding about the meals, ordinary home-cooked food, it is not delicious, and it is not delicious. Fortunately, it was clean. After the three of them filled their stomachs, they rested for a while before preparing to set off again. Unexpectedly, as soon as he came out of the hotel, he bumped into the middle-aged man just now.

However, this time, he was still dragging a little girl in his hand. The little girl is about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a blue cloth skirt and a ponytail, her appearance is not amazing, but her facial features are upright, and she also reveals the beauty of a small jasper.