Chapter 493: The Miracle of the Taoyuan Great Oasis
The construction of the "Dongfanghong" space power station is progressing very fast, and it was completed as early as July this year, and began to supply power to remote areas such as the Taoyuan Oasis Base in the Taklamakan Desert through wireless transmission.
In the past, the biggest problem in building a space power station was that the cost of sending supplies into space was too high, but after the "Hope" and other aerospace aircraft entered service, this problem no longer exists.
The power of the "Dongfanghong" space power station has greatly accelerated the construction of the Taoyuan desert greening base.
Since 2017, as soon as Taoyuan Group's desert development plan was made public, it was ridiculed by many experts and scholars in the society, believing that it was impossible to spend huge sums of money to engage in greening and development in the center of the Taklamakan Desert.
However, in just over two years, more than 7 million acres of sand fixing grass, evergreen series pasture, sea buckthorn, sand date and sand willow and other green plants have been sown, and the survival rate is as high as 98%.
The original bare, barren desert, the forbidden area of life, has now been covered with a layer of green, everywhere is a vibrant, thriving scene, forming a new ecological environment, known as the "Taoyuan Oasis".
With advanced biotechnology and Yequan using space to transport a large number of polar icebergs as water sources, the cost of sand control in the entire desert base is extremely low.
With sufficient funds, the work of the base is progressing rapidly, one day at a time.
As a result, those who sang about the Taoyuan green base were slapped in the face.
The "seawater diversion to the west" project has now completed the desalination plant and the laying of most of the pipelines. Against the backdrop of rising unemployment in the country. The project was expanded to a larger scale. With a multi-stage approach, the desalinated seawater can be transported into the desert in no time.
At that time, not only the desert base will benefit, but also the water shortage situation in the entire northwest and the areas along the route will be greatly improved.
The ultimate goal of the Taoyuan Green Base is to build pastures, farms, orchards, vineyards, lakes and estates in the desert to develop tourism, animal husbandry, fruit, wine and sea buckthorn processing industries.
The success of Taoyuan Desert Greening Base has attracted the attention of countries around the world. In particular, countries with desert environments in their territories, among which Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and other countries are the most enthusiastic.
Such an efficient desert management technology is simply specially prepared for these rich desert countries.
The countries of the Middle East are basically desertified and desertified land, and in the past, it was often very expensive to plant a tree.
If they can green thousands of square kilometers of desert in just two years, like the Taoyuan Desert Base, the leaders of these countries will definitely do whatever it takes.
The birth of rare earth nano batteries has had a great impact on oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia, and international oil prices have fallen.
However, because of the boycott of Western countries. The temporary impact is not large, not enough to make Saudi Arabia and other countries hostile to the big four groups.
Opposite. Some leaders of some long-term Middle Eastern countries attach great importance to scientific and technological innovation enterprises such as the four major groups, and the two sides maintain good business exchanges.
Over the years, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern desert countries have also been carrying out technological innovation and industrial structure adjustment, seeking pillar industries that will still make the country rich and strong after oil extraction.
As early as Taoyuan Marine Development Company's successful research and development of new seawater desalination technology, Saudi Arabia and other countries were the first to sign an agreement to introduce seawater desalination technology and jointly develop the Middle East market.
And since the sea monster crisis, the price of oil has started to rise, but it is becoming more and more difficult to get oil out of the Middle East.
A large number of oil tankers have to dock in ports because of the lack of sea transportation, and the crude oil produced in the oil fields can only be transported to other countries through underground oil pipelines or stored in oil depots.
However, the transportation capacity of oil pipelines and the capacity of oil depots are limited after all, so oil-producing countries have to limit production.
Under the condition of declining oil exports, how to find a new way out for the country has become a huge problem.
Various countries have sent delegations to conduct inspections, and even stayed in Taoyuan Oasis for a long time to discuss the purchase of sand fixation grass seeds, improved sea buckthorn and other sand control plant seedlings, and the introduction of relevant technologies.
Kang Ruonian is 37 years old this year, the owner of an import and export company, after the sea monster crisis this year, the company could not see hope, so it could only go out of business.
Hearing that the Taoyuan base was carrying out desert tourism, Kang Ruonian was suddenly moved, and after booking a hotel for half a month, he took his wife and children to set off together.
In the past, if ordinary people wanted to go to the desert to take a walk, the first problem they faced was the inconvenience of transportation, after all, not everyone is an explorer who is not afraid of difficulties, and not everyone has a lot of time.
Now, the outside world leads to the Taoyuan Oasis, there are roads and airports, whether you are by car or plane, you can directly reach the center of the desert.
The central area of Taoyuan Oasis has begun to build a town, and there are already shopping malls, hotels, snack streets, pedestrian streets, entertainment venues, schools, hospitals, cinemas, cold storage, logistics centers and other complete infrastructure, which are basically open and can receive tourists.
Here, in addition to enjoying the desert scenery of other desert scenic spots, there are many tourism projects such as horse riding, camel riding, airships, desert sculptures, winter ski resorts, sand skiing, desert go-karts, desert off-road adventures, desert fishing, etc.
Next year, there will be vineyard visits, wine tasting, fruit picking, farm fun, desert ranch, desert botanical garden, desert zoo and other projects.
In short, this is not only a comprehensive tourist attraction focusing on sightseeing, leisure and entertainment, vacation, and recuperation, but also an agricultural and animal husbandry economic zone integrating planting, breeding and processing.
Of course, the biggest attraction is the various achievements made by the Taoyuan Desert Development Company here, and it is hard to believe that the green grasslands, clumps of sea buckthorn, rows of small saplings, and even small lakes in front of you were still bare desert a year ago.
After coming here, Kang Ruonian's favorite place to go. It is the largest man-made lake in the oasis - Changchun Lake.
Changchun Lake covers an area of hundreds of acres. The lake is covered with reeds and lotus flowers. There are also birds living near the lake, where visitors can fish, bird watch, boating, and even swimming, seaplane rides, etc.
You may swim in pools, rivers, lakes or seas, but very few swim in desert lakes with clear water.
Taoyuan Oasis has enclosed more than 300 man-made lakes, the large ones have hundreds of acres, the small ones have dozens of acres, these lakes are very evenly distributed, half of them are water sources, and the rest are used for fish farming and tourism.
This is in the middle of a desert that is extremely dry and has a very high evaporation rate. This is an absolute miracle! It can only be done through the means of Ye Quan's great shift.
Kang Ruonian was born in a farmer's family, and he usually doesn't have many hobbies, doesn't like nightlife, and doesn't like things that are too luxurious, but he misses the time in his hometown when he was a child.
Although the import and export company went bankrupt, the loss was not large, and Kang Ruonian still held a large amount of money in his hands.
After a week of fun with his family, Kang Ruonian found an investment opportunity here.
After the success of the Taoyuan Greening Base, the Xinhua government intends to use the remaining land in the Taklamakan Desert as much as 280,000 square kilometers of desert greening work. Contracted to Taoyuan Group together.
With Ye Quan's consent, this agreement officially came into effect. However, in order to speed up the greening work and benefit more people, the Taoyuan Desert Development Company has launched a project of individual contracting of small farms (animal husbandry).
Domestic citizens can contract 100 acres to 10,000 acres of land in the desert, and Taoyuan Group will provide technical support to operate farms, pastures or orchards, grow cash crops and raise livestock.
Once, Kang Ruonian wanted to be a farmer, and when the farm game was popular, he had to play it every day, but unfortunately he couldn't find the opportunity to realize his dream.
Foreign countries are in good condition, such as North America, Canada, Australia and other regions are vast and sparsely populated, basically private farms, which can be passed down from generation to generation, but he is not willing to go to live abroad without knowing the place.
Moreover, after the sea monster crisis, the economic situation and social security environment of a few countries such as Xinhua are now more stable in the world.
This time he came to the desert to travel, but he found that his dream of being a "farmer" could be fulfilled here!
The most attractive thing about the desert base farm is that the land here has a transfer period of up to 99 years, and it can be resold at any time.
This is one of the biggest confusions for farmers in Xinhuaguo, because the land transfer period is too short or unstable, and no one dares to make long-term investment.
According to the agreement signed between the Taoyuan Desert Development Company and the government agency, because the investment is too huge, it is difficult to achieve a return in the previous decades, in order to make up for it, the Taoyuan Desert Base has complete autonomy, more like an "independent kingdom".
Although it is a desert area, there is no shortage of electricity and water here, and the price is not expensive, and the water and electricity bills are similar to those in ordinary cities.
There is a guarantee of Taoyuan Group in greening, and there are living examples in front of you, so you don't have to worry.
Especially today, when the marine crisis is becoming more and more serious, the coastal area where he lives now has become more and more insecure, and owning a piece of inland land, whether it is investment or self-management, is absolutely sure to make a profit.
Kang Ruonian wants to do it, he fancy an area of 5,000 acres, the terrain is relatively flat place, after signing a contract, began the greening work, most of the places with the use of flying sowing, planted sand fixing grass and evergreen pasture, a small part of the planting of sea buckthorn, sand dates and other plants.
At the same time, at the same time as the completion of the "seawater diversion to the west" project, the laying of the water supply system began.
By the time of next year, grazing can begin, with strict control over the number of livestock, of course, so as not to overgraze and expose the desert below again.
If desired, the contractor can transform the land to plant a new type of upland rice, or it can also grow fruits and vegetables such as dates, grapes, cantaloupe, etc
With bioactive liquids, plant nutrient solutions, etc., it is not difficult to grow crops in the desert.
In terms of logistical support, the Taoyuan Desert Development Company will provide contractors with saplings, seeds, fertilizers, machinery tools, cattle, sheep, horses, etc., including housing construction, water supply systems, storage, transportation, and agricultural technology services.
As long as the crops, fruits, vegetables and livestock produced are organically planted and ecologically raised in accordance with the company's regulations, they can be purchased by the desert development company to solve the problem of marketing.
With the guarantee of Taoyuan Group, many people have decided to seize this opportunity and make a career in the desert with confidence. (To be continued......)