Chapter 132 Prevention of Natural Disasters
In the dark, there are sometimes wonderful connections between someone, such as meeting and acquaintance at a very accidental time, causing things that should not have happened, and there may be opportunities to change each other. According to popular sayings among the people, this is called fate, and of course it does not simply refer to things between men and women.
The acquaintance between Meng Youtian and Sun Dana was purely a coincidence, but it also allowed Meng Youtian to come into contact with Jiulongtang and had a relationship with Liu Feng. This had a huge effect on Meng Youtian's subsequent life changes. Of course, Meng Youtian did not think about this aspect, nor would he think about it. But the fate between him and Sun Dana was not over yet, and Sun Dana would bring him a completely transformed body change, which he absolutely did not expect.
It has been a while since I returned to Tumen Village. Meng Youtian would definitely not think about this old man Sun Dana for no reason. He is still doing his best and doing his best to influence the people around him.
The shooting improvement training class ended another period, and the master led the door. Individual practice, Meng Youtian can definitely improve the students who participated, but the degree of improvement is not something he can control. Some people have good talent and strong understanding. If they can study hard and practice hard, they will naturally make rapid progress; some people are slow to react and have no spirituality. Although they work hard, their achievements can be achieved are limited.
A sniper was originally chosen by one of a hundred and one out of a thousand. Meng Youtian naturally would not expect that after his point and guidance, all those trained were qualified snipers. However, it is obvious to all that the overall results of the training class students have improved, which has already made Meng Youtian feel deeply relieved.
Natural disasters may not be appropriate enough to describe life during the Anti-Japanese period, but the truth of history is something that Meng Youtian has been worried about. He can use his brain and use clever tricks to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops; but he scratched his head and was depressed.
Although no one else saw the clue, Meng Youtian had watched movies and books. He knew that 41 year and 42 year were not a good year. Henan was severe drought, Hebei-Chahar, and then there were locust plagues, floods, and hail plagues, which really corresponded to the saying "Damage never comes alone". Several disasters occurred repeatedly in some areas. The people were suffering and struggled on the brink of death.
Meng Youtian has the ability to prepare for the future, but some things cannot be explained explicitly. He is not a charlatan, and he has to pretend to be a god and a ghost in everything he does. He has to find a reason that everyone can accept. And it is a relatively open and upright reason. Well, it is a good excuse to build water conservancy and benefit the village, right? Of course, Meng Youtian doesn't understand this. But this does not prevent him from asking for help.
"Dig a canal to divert the water and save it again?" Wang Mingyi's black and red face showed confusion, and he touched the beard on his face and looked at Meng Youtian in confusion, "Why do you have such an idea?"
"Hehe, I think it's difficult to water the land in our village, and the yield cannot be increased. I can only plant drought-resistant crops." Meng Youtian scratched his head, laughed dryly, and said, "I took a quick look. There is no need to build a dam from the river in the distance to divert water. I just need to block the stream flowing down the mountain and let it flow into the hole at the root of the mountain. There is a big pit under the hole, and there is usually some rainwater flowing in. If we expand it, we will become a small reservoir."
The blind old man was smoking a cigarette. He raised his head and said, "If I do this, I guess two hundred jobs will be enough. Whatever Youtian wants, we will follow him. This kid is talking nonsense and knows it."
"It's not okay if you don't rely on him!" Zhan Fu's father took a sip of inferior sweet potato wine and smiled. He said, "He is still the village chief. Isn't it all his credit for being able to do this? Don't look at his usual smile, his face is going to be stern, and the villagers are afraid of him!"
"Okay, then let's take a look at how to make it settle." Wang Mingyi smiled helplessly and said, "Aotian talked about digging canals today, which reminded me of Shili Village. Didn't it be a big deal for a while at that time that he wanted to build a dam and dig a canal to lure the river water?"
"This is the case." Zhan Fu's father nodded, sighed regretfully, and said, "It's a pity that he worked in vain and didn't make a fuss."
"Why don't I know about this?" Meng Youtian frowned in confusion.
"What do you know?" The blind old Yuan smiled and said, "I remember it was the 16th year of the Republic of China. The village planned to dig a canal and then build a dam in the river to force the water into the canal. The more than 200 pings of land in the village could be watered."
"This is a good thing, why didn't it happen?" Meng Youtian asked strangely.
Zhan Fu's father snorted and said, "Qu must pass through the cemetery of Li Huaizhong's family. The other party refused to let him go. Later, he sued him. He was rich and had a tough foundation. He sent someone to see him and cut off the cemetery to let Qu bypass the cemetery. But this calculation would cost 500 more labor, so people had no time to repair it."
"Now is not the time for the Li family to decide." Meng Youtian sneered, his eyes rolling around, and he was thinking about how to deal with Li Huaizhong.
"Look at this kid's eyes are turning, Li Huaizhong is going to be unlucky." The blind old man glanced at Meng Youtian with one eye, as if he could see through Meng Youtian's thoughts at one glance.
"Hehe." Meng Youtian smiled embarrassedly and said, "Three old men, how many labors do you need to build Shili Village?"
After discussing for a long time, Wang Mingyi slapped and said, "The canal in Shili Village has been dug a little, but it has been buried over the years. We are probably going to have this number."
"Five hundred workers." Meng Youtian nodded vigorously and said, "Build, let alone five hundred, you must practice even a thousand."
"Boy, you're so angry." Wang Mingyi laughed and scolded: "Then go and discuss with Lao Zhao. Our village will start doing it first and can help them at that time. This matter is not simple, and we have to mobilize a lot of people!"
Not simple? I like to do difficult things. Meng Youtian chatted with a few old men for a while and then knew the details before saying goodbye.
Natural disasters cannot resist, but their harm can be minimized. Meng Youtian cannot solve all problems in arid areas, but the ones in front of him cannot be ignored. After all, natural disasters are also related to war and are very close. With less food, people are hungry and even survival is a problem. How can they fight against Japan?
Meng Youtian had never had any experience of extreme hunger and long-term hunger, but he knew that war was the root of the great famine and the great plague. Hunger can make people crazy, kill people, restore their animal nature, and eat their kind and relatives. Our nation has experienced years and months that are even more terrible than nightmares!
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Chapter completed!