The first rays of sunlight shone into the land of China in 1988, and some changes took place that will still be remembered by future generations. The Tiananmen Gate Tower was officially opened to people, the chairman of the Kuomintang ****** died of illness, and the Iran-Iraq war officially ended.

At the same time, the Ministry of Petroleum Industry has undergone earth-shaking changes. The Ministry of Energy was established, the Ministry of Petroleum was abolished, and the China National Petroleum Corporation was established.

PetroChina has carried out comprehensive supporting reforms in the production management of the enterprise, including the Tarim Oilfield Project.

At the beginning of March, PetroChina held a meeting on the battle of the Tarim Oilfield in Xijiang Province, and the leaders of the oilfields in various provinces rushed to Xijiang.

Zhao Yuemin, Su Guoliang and Gao Zhiguo booked plane tickets and flew directly from Shanghai to Wushi.

At the beginning of March, it was warm and cold in Wushi.

After getting off the plane, Gao Zhiguo looked at the street scene of Wushi and sighed: "In 68, I sent my younger brother to the branch of Xijiang Province, but I didn't expect that twenty years later, I would return here. ”

"Uncle Gao, your brother has also been on the side?"

"Of course, the third term. Yuemin, my brother is as old as you. At that time, my younger brother was quite naïve, and he heard that there was endless milk, grapes, and cantaloupe in Western Xinjiang. He is ready to go to Western Xinjiang to become a gourmet. Speaking of this, Gao Zhiguo himself couldn't help laughing, "As a result, he later told me, how can there be such a good thing?" Along the way, he just sat on a tractor and turned into a clay figure. The tractor drove for a long time before it stopped at a farm, but there were no classrooms or school gates, and there was no trace of the school building, and the temporary class was held in a tractor repair factory. What makes it even more difficult for them to accept is that they can only sleep in the "underground nest" without a dormitory. "'Diwozi' is a pit dug underground, and it is too cold at night in Western Xinjiang, so it is warmer to sleep underneath."

Speaking of this, Gao Zhiguo showed a complicated expression on his face, and sighed: "Don't mention the past, don't mention it." ”

Zhao Yuemin and others stayed in a guest house arranged by the Xijiang Petroleum Exploration Bureau. One room for two people, spacious and bright, complete with water, electricity and sanitation.

After the three of them went out, Gao Zhiguo took Zhao Yuemin to the street to taste the famous delicacy of Western Xinjiang, mutton skewers.

"See?" Gao Zhiguo pointed to the vendor wearing a four-cornered hat and barbecuing meat on the side of the road, "This is the prototype of Chen Peisi's sketch "Mutton Skewers" performed in the Spring Festival Gala two years ago. ”

"This, I remember." Zhao Yuemin said with a smile.

Gao Zhiguo paid for ten skewers of mutton and divided them between the two. The lamb skewers sprinkled with cumin pepper powder are bubbling with oil and full of aroma.

Zhao Yuemin feasted and sighed at the fragrant taste.

"Yuemin, let me tell you, why is this lamb skewer so fragrant?" Gao Zhiguo introduced, "First, because the meat is fresh, and secondly, because the spices are authentic. When the meat is really delicious, a piece of lean meat and a piece of fat are skewered together, so that when grilled, the delicious juices in the fat meat seep into the lean meat, which is especially delicious. ”

For a meal at noon, Meng Lingtao, director of the Xijiang Petroleum Administration, personally came to receive him, with a large plate of chicken, mutton skewers, and pilaf. In the afternoon, several people met with Song Song, secretary of the Xijiang Provincial and Autonomous Regional Party Committee, at the city government.

Secretary Song is tall and looks gentle and amiable. He shook hands with Su Guoliang and others one by one.

"Comrade Yuemin, it's the first time you have been to Western Xinjiang, tell me how you feel." Secretary Song smiled gently.

"Secretary Song, although this is my first time in Western Xinjiang, I feel very cordial." Zhao Yuemin said, "Whether it's the Gobi, the desert, the oasis, the snow-capped mountains or the plateau. I really didn't come to Western Xinjiang, and I didn't know how big the motherland was. Western Xinjiang is the meeting place of the four major civilizations, and there have been many wonderful stories. For example, Ban Chao threw a pen from Rong, Xuanzang learned scriptures from Xitian and so on. ”

"Yes, young man, he is very cultural, and he has a chapter for export." Secretary Song smiled, "You are right, but let me add a few more points." Western Xinjiang is a hot spot for pioneers, with many mineral resources, especially oil and gas resources. I just want to say that Western Xinjiang should be rich and oil should be great. ”

Zhao Yuemin nodded, and impatiently asked for the information of the battle of the Tarim Oilfield, and said, "Secretary Song, you can give us some instructions." ”

"Little ghost, it's not easy." Secretary Song said, "The conference hasn't opened again, so it's here to put my words." Yes! I will just say a few words, but only the views of the government of our autonomous region. Specifically, it is necessary to negotiate with the specific leaders of PetroChina. ”

Secretary Song said that before this, the central government had explored the Tarim Basin five times, and the Sino-Soviet Petroleum Co., Ltd. began to explore in 1952. In 1955, the Karamay oil field next to the Junggar Basin was discovered, and a magnetic exploration team of 300 people was dispatched, and camels were used as means of transportation to load grain, grass and drinking water to complete the feat of crossing the desert. After that, three battles were held one after another.

"This time I went to Tarim, it was completely different." Secretary Song held the teapot and said, "I had a meeting with the leaders of PetroChina, and everyone felt that the key was to avoid the mistakes of the previous five up and five down. That kind of impulsive battle, going up fast and fierce, encountering difficulties and challenges, and being unprepared, receded like a tide. ”

"Look at it, this time, the model under the planned economic system is not suitable for the development of oil and gas in Tarim. Tomorrow's meeting, we're going to take a whole new shape. Secretary Song's hand waved vigorously.

Zhao Yuemin pondered Secretary Song's words, and he was also weighing in his heart how much Red Star Industry could participate in this Tarim battle. Listening to Secretary Song's tone, this battle will change the previous model. Zhao Yuemin hopes that PetroChina can delegate more power this time.

PetroChina's Tarim Battle Conference was held in Kashgar, an important town in the southwest of the Tarim Basin.

Zhao Yuemin and others took the bus of the West Xinjiang Petroleum Administration, first detoured to Karamay, then climbed all the way through the Tianshan Mountains to Kuqa, and finally arrived at Kashgar.

Kashgar is a city with Uighur characteristics, and it is clear that it is different from the cities in the interior, with middle-aged women mostly wearing veils and adult men wearing colorful hats.

The streets are still dirt roads, but they are wide, and horse-drawn carriages and sedans fly together.

On the streets of Kashgar, you can see Toyota and Soviet-made Lada cars shuttling between them from time to time, and it is obvious that the relevant leaders of the various oil fields have arrived.

Not only that, Zhao Yuemin can also see many foreigners wearing suits and high-nosed and deep-eyed appear on the streets of Kashgar. Their every move is very conspicuous on the streets of Kashgar.

Su Guoliang noticed Zhao Yuemin's eyes and said: "Yuemin, not only our Jiangbei Oilfield is thinking about this piece of fat, but the giants of international oil companies have also arrived, and everyone is eyeing it." ”