Go back to the past to plant trees

"Director Yu."

In the afternoon, as soon as Yu Zheng arrived at the Forestry Bureau, he called Feng Cheng over.

"Feng Cheng, well done."

Yu Zheng excitedly patted Feng Cheng on the shoulder.

"Director, this is not confirmed yet. Maybe it's just my imagination."

"How could that be? I believe you. If you say it's alive, then it must be alive. Besides, Engineer Chen also said that seedlings grown in the dam area can survive. If I don't believe you, do you think I don't believe Engineer Chen?"

"Xinxin."

How could Feng Cheng possibly respond to that? He could only nod.

"By the way, let me introduce you," Yu Zheng said, then turned around and introduced the two people behind him.

"This is Li Zhong, an expert from the Ministry of Forestry. He happened to be on a business trip in the region recently, so I just called him over."

"Hello, Mr. Li."

Feng Cheng knew this person; after the establishment of the mechanical forest farm, he would become a technician at the farm.

"Hello, I've heard of you. You're a college student. You stayed in such a harsh place as Saihanba for three years. That's a great spirit."

Li Zhong looked at Feng Cheng with a smile.

"I've just been working hard blindly, and I haven't achieved anything in three years."

"Look what happened. If the trees in Saihanba really survive, then you will definitely be a hero. I've heard of this place before. There are many similar places in the country, such as high-altitude desert areas, where trees can't survive. Your experience is worth promoting."

Feng Cheng smiled but didn't reply.

After a while, Yu Zheng continued to introduce Feng Cheng: "This is Zhao Tianshan, a demobilized soldier. He's now being sent to your dam, and he'll be under your command from now on."

"Snapped…"

Zhao Tianshan stood at attention and gave Feng Cheng a military salute.

"Hello, Comrade Zhao Tianshan," Feng Cheng greeted him with a smile.

Feng Cheng, the captain of the advance team, had heard Qu He say last year that a demobilized soldier was coming, and he had a rough idea that it would be him. Now it seems that his prediction was correct.

"Hello, Comrade Feng Cheng. From now on, I'm one of your soldiers. Please feel free to assign me any tasks."

"You can't say that. You are a soldier who defends our country and a veteran member of the Communist Party. We should be learning from each other."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, everyone sat down, and Engineer Li began to talk to Feng Cheng about issues related to seedling cultivation and tree planting.

Feng Cheng has read many books in recent years and has a great understanding of domestic planting techniques, so he answered Engineer Li's questions with ease.

Li Zhong was increasingly surprised as they talked. He knew that Feng Cheng was a forestry major and originally thought that Feng Cheng's knowledge of planting was not deep. However, after getting to know him, he found that Feng Cheng had a very thorough understanding of planting. Although much of it was only on paper and he had no practical experience, the sheer amount of knowledge he possessed was astonishing.

After all, you have to understand it before you can operate it. You can only talk about it theoretically. You have to learn the knowledge before you do it. Although there will be problems in the process, you will get started very quickly. Unlike those who know nothing at all, you will not have to explore step by step. Feng Cheng knows how to do it now, but he has never done it. Li Zhong believes that as long as he has more contact and more practice, his knowledge will definitely be transformed into his ability.

Moreover, some of Feng Cheng's ideas surprised Li Zhong. For example, the all-light seedling cultivation method. It was only at this time that Li Zhong realized that Feng Cheng had chosen a different method from traditional seedling cultivation in Bashang.

This made Li Zhong even more excited for tomorrow's inspection in the dam area. He felt that the tree planting in Saihanba was definitely a success, because he had listened to Feng Cheng's theory and practice, and the details were sound and the direction was correct.

Feng Cheng and Li Zhong talked for a long time. The main reason was that Feng Cheng had never met a professional forestry expert before, and he had to figure things out on his own. Although he felt that some things were correct, he had never actually done it, so he was not sure if his ideas were right. But after talking with Li Zhong today, Li Zhong gave him affirmative answers in many aspects, telling him that this direction was correct, that this was how it should be handled, and that this was how it should be done.

Li Zhong's affirmation dispelled much of the confusion in Feng Cheng's mind. It was just a pity that Li Zhong couldn't stay here any longer, and Feng Cheng couldn't ask about many things he wanted to know.

However, Feng Cheng was not disappointed. Li Zhong would be taking up a position at the Mechanical Forestry Farm next year, at which point Feng Cheng would be able to ask him questions at any time.

After chatting for more than two hours, Feng Cheng left. While Feng Cheng and Li Zhong were discussing issues, Yu Zhenglai was also talking to Qu He.

"Old Qu, I have good news for you. The ministry has approved the proposal to build a mechanized forest farm in Saihanba. I have already received the notification. In a few days, I will be traveling all over the country to forestry universities to recruit people for the Saihanba mechanized forest farm."

Qu He was somewhat incredulous, "Are we really going to build a mechanized forest farm in Saihanba?"

"It's absolutely true. The documents have all been issued. I was originally planning to tell you about this in a few days when you went to the regional meeting, but since I'm here to check on Feng Cheng's tree planting, I thought I'd tell you about it while I'm at it."

"By the way, you need to arrange a few more people for Feng Cheng. If I can recruit more people, they will definitely need to go to the dam. Right now, the dam area is lacking in everything. If you recruit a few more people, you can ask them to help improve the conditions there."

Qu He said, "Don't worry about that, I've got it in mind. My recruitment process might be a bit slow, so I gave Feng Cheng a spot so he can recruit someone himself to fill in for the most recent jobs."

"Okay, you can handle it as you see fit."

"By the way, are all the people recruited from the forestry university college students?" Qu He asked.

Yu Zheng said, "Forestry University, university, of course it will recruit college students, but it's hard to say. You know the conditions in Saihanba. Even we locals don't want to go there, let alone those college students with lofty ambitions. I'm not sure how many people we can recruit, but no matter what, one is better than none."

Qu He nodded, "Yes, as long as there are enough, we won't be picky." As he spoke, Qu He also sighed, "College students are still useful. Look at Feng Cheng, a forestry major who switched to tree planting and has achieved great success. If we had a few more afforestation majors, our Saihanba would definitely be able to regain its lush greenery."

"Yes, we roughnecks are good at fighting and charging into battle, but when it comes to building a country, we still need intellectuals and cultured people. We can only play a supporting role and do logistics for them."

Yu Zhenglai also had many feelings. The development since the founding of the People's Republic of China can be described as changing rapidly. It took him a long time to recover from the war. When he was transferred to local government, he made a lot of mistakes. Later, he gradually figured out the rule that professional matters should be left to professionals. That's why he is so enthusiastic about college students. In his view, college students are professionals. If college students can't do it, then it's difficult for others to do it either.