Horseshoe Ridge is located in the territory of Xianqiao Town, and in the early years, Horseshoe Ridge was also the jurisdiction of Hewan Forest Farm. Later, due to the felling of trees on the ridge, the mountain was gradually abandoned. The Lingzhong Reservoir was also built for flood control and water storage.

This reservoir, which was built in the early 70s, is naturally not as good as those large key reservoirs due to problems such as funds and building materials. That's why flash floods erupted two years ago, and the reservoir burst immediately.

Fortunately, the villagers who settled in Lingxia earlier have also moved to other Xintun due to the relocation of the forest farm. Although there are still a small number of villagers living at the bottom of the ridge, the dam failure has not caused much harm to the people downstream.

But even so, after the dam burst, the few households who had lived under the ridge eventually chose to relocate. In the eyes of others, Horseshoe Ridge no longer has much value, but Mushanhe finally chose this place.

The lower part of the ridge has been deserted, and the grain fields reclaimed by the villagers in the early years only need to be re-leveled and deeply cultivated, and they can become fertile land again. As for the wasteland reservoir that is quite harmful, he spent a lot of money to rebuild it.

Through the relationship between the forest farm and the town, he hired a professional construction team to water a dam with reinforced concrete. In addition to reinforcing the dam of the reservoir, the Mushan River has also built a flood discharge canal, so that there is no risk of dam failure even if flash floods erupt.

Just to rebuild such a dam, the cost is as high as 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. With such a huge expense, if the town pays for it, it will definitely not be able to pay for it. After all, in the eyes of many, this is an almost deserted reservoir.

Although there are certain hidden dangers, many cadres feel that it is not cost-effective to let the town spend so much money on maintenance. Now Mushanhe is willing to pay for the rebuilding of the reservoir for the town, and only asks for a 20-year contract for the reservoir.

No matter how you think about it, the town feels like it's earned. There is no need for the town to pay for the hidden dangers left by this reservoir. Twenty years later, the town will be able to take back the right to contract the reservoir, isn't that pure profit?

But in Mushanhe's view, the nearly 3,000-year-old reservoir contract fee does sound a bit expensive now. But he is confident that he will earn back the cost of repairing the reservoir in less than two years.

Seeing the reservoir where the foundation dam has been completed, Mu Shanhe also smiled and said: "Now the reservoir can start to store water, right?" ”

"That's it! It's just that there hasn't been much rain lately, so the reservoir is slow to store water. But that's fine, at least it doesn't delay us from building the dam. Mu Shao, before the reservoir is impounded, do you want to send someone to salvage the fish in the reservoir? ”

"There are fish in this reservoir?"

"There should be! Although the reservoir burst two years ago, there is always water in the bay, in some places as deep as three or four meters. There is water so deep that it is natural to retain some fish. However, it is more troublesome to salvage! ”

"Forget it! Anyway, after the reservoir is repaired, we will have the final say for 20 years. Even if there are fish, the fish in the reservoir are ours. During this time, if you catch too much fish, I'm afraid it won't be easy to sell. ”

"Oh too! After the water is stored, should the fish fry be stocked? ”

"Yes! During this time, you should inquire and see if there are fish fry for sale, and then buy some fish fry and put them in. ”

In Mushanhe's view, unless the reservoir that has been built with a lot of money encounters such a huge flood, there is no need to worry about the dam failure happening again. The fish that are farmed in the reservoir can naturally be caught every year.

After seeing the construction progress of the farm, Mu Shanhe felt that in half a month, all the current rebuilt projects could be completed. But for now, the farm doesn't really need too many people. After all, I'm afraid it will snow again after a while.

Considering that the farm will be cultivating some reclaimed land next year, it will definitely be necessary to recruit some people to help with the cultivation at that time. In this matter, Mu Shanhe felt that he needed to take a good assessment and try to find someone trustworthy.

As for what the farm will plant at that time, Mu Shanhe feels that it also needs to be carefully considered. If he simply grows food, he feels that the income is too low. If you want to grow other crops, you need to plan it well.

After inspecting the farm, Mu Shanhe also found the person in charge of the construction and put forward a few small requirements. For such a request, the person in charge will naturally not refuse. One more day of work, and they will receive one more day's wages.

Pay on a daily basis, although it will breed laziness. But there are people supervising the construction site every day, if some dare to grind foreign workers openly, then Zhao Zhicheng and others will also directly find the person in charge and directly fire this kind of lazy worker.

Fortunately, the person in charge of building the house, and the people who were hired to do the work, were simple and hardworking. For these craftsmen, if there is a rumor that they are lazy and fired by their employers, then in the future, they will not be asked to work locally.

The more small the person in the place, the more he cares. The reputation is stinky, and it will be difficult to recover it!

Personally confirmed the progress of the project, returned to the town again Mushan River, and prepared to leave for the Hunhe River. Nowadays, if you want to buy cars and motorcycles, you really can't buy them in the county, and you have to go to the city level to buy them.

Compared with motorcycles, which can be bought as long as you have money, you also need to issue a corresponding unit certificate to buy a truck. And such a certificate, Mu Shanhe has asked Mu Youcheng for help and issued it in the name of the forest farm.

At that time, the truck will be bought, and the forest farm can also be borrowed temporarily if needed. When the farm is electrified, Mushanhe will also install a telephone on the farm. Although the price is still expensive, he feels that the phone is also a necessity.

has a phone, and when Zhao Zhicheng and others go out in the future, they can also contact him at any time who stays on the farm. Although the speed of sending telegrams is faster, it is still a bit of a hassle to receive telegrams and have to go to the post office in the town.

If you install a telephone, it will be much more convenient and faster to contact the outside world. As for the cost of installing a phone, Mu Shanhe felt that it didn't matter. He is confident that he will make more money with this installed phone.

Leaving three people to look after the family, Mu Shanhe and Zhao Zhicheng and a group of four people directly took a small train to see off the wood from the forest farm, and arrived all the way to the Hunhe River. For this city, Mushanhe really doesn't have many memories.

Leaving the freight station, Mu Shanhe also said directly: "Go to the city first and find a guest house to live in." I'll talk about the rest until we rest for the night. Lao Zhao, are your comrades-in-arms sure that they can arrive tomorrow? ”

"Yes! He had already left yesterday and would be there tomorrow afternoon at the latest. It's just that when the time comes, I'm going to pick up at the train station. ”

"That's okay! When he arrives, we can go to see the car, and when we pick up the new car, we will go back to the farm. ”

"Good!"

Because Zhao Zhicheng and the others couldn't drive, Mu Shanhe finally asked the six people if there were any comrades-in-arms who could drive and were willing to come over to work for him. Although drivers are very sought-after nowadays, there are some people who can drive and may not have the opportunity to drive a car.

And the comrade-in-arms Zhao Zhicheng said was also a company with him in his early years. It's just that the other party's hometown is in a border county in a neighboring province. Although I was assigned a job after I was discharged from the army, I was sometimes unable to pay my salary at the workplace.

After receiving Zhao Zhicheng's invitation, this comrade-in-arms also readily agreed, and immediately came over to defect. The reason why the other party agreed so readily was also that Zhao Zhicheng agreed to Mu Shanhe, as long as the other party agreed, he would remit 500 yuan to him for settling in.

As for the salary, when the other party arrives, we will discuss how much salary to pay the other party each month according to the other party's situation. Seeing Zhao Zhicheng so readily call for 500 yuan for settling-in money, this old comrade-in-arms also knew that the opportunity was rare.

The most important thing is that the old comrades-in-arms are willing to agree to the invitation and also want to stay with their comrades-in-arms. After returning to the local area, Zhao Zhicheng, a comrade-in-arms, like other veterans, always felt that it was difficult to integrate into society.

The reason for this may have a lot to do with the fact that they have experienced actual combat and have really experienced the test of life and death. Even if you return to your hometown and stay away from the battlefield, how can you forget the people and things you experienced back then?