Rebirth of the Rising Sun

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"That's right, County Magistrate Feng. We have just discussed with several comrades on the county flood control committee and decided to divert the diverted flood waters shared by the superiors to the Xida River where you are. I'm afraid you also know that the county town is still very important and nothing can be lost here." Secretary Sun was no longer polite. Since the other party knew what was going on, there was no need for him to be polite.

Hearing that the county committee had indeed made a decision, Feng Sizhe breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I respect the county committee's decision, but I want to say that this decision is likely to lead to the Xida River bursting its banks. For this reason, I request that the villages here be evacuated urgently, and at the same time, ask the county committee to make arrangements and receive them."

Since we have to put pressure on Wangge Village, we do have to do some remedial work beforehand for the sake of the villagers here.

"Well, I agree to your request. And please rest assured, no matter what unknown things happen in Xidahe in the end, this should be discussed separately from your work. The responsibility does not lie with you. Let me make this clear first." Secretary Sun knew that it was a helpless move to impose such a task on Feng Sizhe. This was not to embarrass him, nor was it to find fault with him. This point had to be made clear first.

"Thank you Secretary Sun for your understanding and support." They had even discussed the issue of responsibility first, just to avoid putting any pressure on him. Of course Feng Sizhe had to thank them. This was the custom of reciprocity.

"Well, how about it? If you have any specific requests, we can talk about it now. In a while, Minister Jia Bin will bring people to Huodian Township to deliver some practical necessities to you on the front line. If you have any other requests, you can also put forward them and let them deliver them to you." Secretary Sun also contributed his people and strength at this time. Faced with the ruthless flood, people united unprecedentedly.

Hearing that Jia Bin would come in person, Feng Sizhe was also very happy, "Okay, Secretary Sun, please give the phone to Minister Jia. I want to talk to him."

"County Magistrate Feng, this is Jia Bin. Do you have any requests?" Jia Bin answered the phone and spoke with a grateful attitude.

He then said that he was actually the person in charge of the Dahu County Flood Control Committee, but Feng Sizhe did help him wholeheartedly, so that this year's flood control work has been done very well so far. If it weren't for the fact that the city wanted to distribute the diverted flood water to Dahu County, he could even guarantee that Dahu County would be the most powerful unit in flood control among the nearby counties.

All this was thanks to Feng Sizhe. It was because of his full support and repeated reminders that he should pay attention to this issue that this year's flood prevention work was done more carefully and vigorously than in previous years. That was why he received a call from the Municipal Party Committee not long ago, praising Dahu's flood prevention work. When he heard that Jia Bin was in charge of the specific matters, the Municipal Party Committee leaders praised him a lot.

Listening to Jia Bin's somewhat enthusiastic and grateful tone, Feng Sizhe thought to himself that it was true that if you work hard, you will get something in return. Now Jia Bin's attitude towards him was unprecedentedly good. "Minister Jia, the situation is like this. When I learned that the city might assign the flood diversion task to our Dahu County, I asked the military sub-district for two more high-power military pumps. They were flown directly by helicopter. It is estimated that they should be arriving at the county soon. You can take people to pick them up. In addition, these two pumps will be transported to Huodian Township. I will also send people to Huodian Township to meet you. We can try to use these two pumps before the diversion flood arrives. In this way, I am even confident that Zhuwangge Village will not be flooded, and strive to make Dahu County a model flood prevention county with no mission safety accidents."

"What? County Magistrate Feng, do you want to protect Wangge Village?" Hearing that Feng Sizhe seemed to want to protect Wangge Village as well, Jia Bin was shocked, because in his opinion, this seemed to be a task that was not likely to be accomplished.

"That's right. I'm sending people to reinforce the Xida River with sandbags on all sides to increase its water capacity. If four military pumps are used together, our chances of facing the flood are still very good. It's just that military pumps are oil-intensive machines. I only prepared diesel for two machines in advance. Now that two more have been added, they must also have sufficient diesel. I think Minister Jia can do a good job in this regard." Feng Sizhe expressed his idea of ​​protecting Wangge Village and analyzed the situation optimistically.

Jia Bin certainly hoped that Dahu County would become a model county for flood prevention without any accidents in the future. Now that Feng Sizhe had said this, he was more confident. "Okay, County Magistrate Feng, I will prepare as you said, don't worry."

Having reached a consensus with Jia Bin, the next thing was to protect Wangge Village. Whether Wangge Village could be saved, worthy of the hundreds of residents, and not disappoint the trust of thousands of people became the top priority. Feng Sizhe took a long breath, widened his eyes, and decided to do a good job.

He called his secretary Zhou Xingxing and asked him to immediately notify Wangge Village Chief Wang Xiaotian to take some strong men and push some carts (two-wheeled straight carts) to Huodian Township to pick up supplies. Perhaps knowing the hardship of this job, Feng Sizhe also deliberately asked the driver Li Shuang to follow Wang Xiaotian, because he knew that Li Shuang was strong and powerful, and should be able to help Village Chief Wang and his men.

On the roadside, Feng Sizhe felt relieved when he saw Wang Xiaotian and Li Shuang and their group of nearly 100 people pushing more than a dozen carts. With Song Daye and the police station to pick them up, the problem should not be too big. In fact, it was all caused by the bad roads. If the roads were unobstructed, why would so many people be needed to push the carts?

After watching this group of people leave, Feng Sizhe put on his raincoat again and took Zhou Xingxing straight to Xida River. These main forces were suddenly missing there, so he had to keep an eye on the place, otherwise if something happened, there would be no one to steer the ship.

It was daytime, and it should be bright and clear. However, due to the storm and the strong wind, the visibility nearby was only about ten meters. Looking far away, it was all white and unclear.

There is a big shed not far from the Xida River. It was originally a cattle shed, but because of the expansion of the Xida River, it was also requisitioned. After a simple cleanup, reinforcement and expansion, it became the temporary Xida River Flood Control Headquarters. The view here is very good, and you can clearly see the whole picture of the Xida River. For example, the camera brought by the county party committee propaganda department has been set up here for 24-hour non-stop filming.

The county committee intended to make a documentary about the flood control in Xida River, which would be recorded forever in the history of Dahu County.

Feng Sizhe did not object. This was perfect. With this promotional documentary, any future official in Dahu County would pay attention to the flood prevention work of Xida River. After all, he could not stay here forever. This would mean that after he was gone, Xida River would also have an important mission. Future officials would just have to follow suit.

Seeing Feng Sizhe walk into the command tent, many Wangge villagers came over immediately. Surrounded by them, the sick village party secretary Wang Wei came to Feng Sizhe. "County Magistrate Feng, I just received a notice asking us Wangge villagers to evacuate. What's going on? Will the rain get heavier? But looking at the current situation, even if the rain gets heavier, there won't be any problem, right?"

It turned out that Secretary Wang came to ask him questions. Feng Sizhe glanced at the villagers of Wangge Village who followed him in the rain. He knew that the more some things were covered up, the more likely they would cause bad effects. Timely disclosure of government affairs would be more effective in letting the people see clearly what happened. On the contrary, some local governments in later generations always wanted to hide things when something happened, which made the villagers more curious. Once people were extremely curious about something, things would deviate from their original track.

"Yes, that's what happened. The situation is like this. This heavy rain not only affected our Wangge Village, but also some surrounding cities and counties. In the face of the storm, not every city and county is as well prepared as our Wangge Village in Dahu County. As the saying goes, when one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid. Many of our neighboring cities and counties have suffered serious disasters, and even entire villages and townships have been submerged. In this case, our Yongyang Municipal Party Committee, in the spirit of helping others, diverted one of the more turbulent floods to Dahu County, with the aim of alleviating the pressure faced by other brother cities and counties. And our Dahu County has handed this glorious task to Wangge Village and Xidahe."

After briefly explaining the situation, Feng Sizhe turned around and looked at the Xida River, saying loudly, "Everyone has seen that the great Xida River built by the villagers of Wangge has played a glorious role in this rainstorm, and it will face even more severe tests next. For safety reasons, I thought of arranging everyone to the county first, away from dangerous places. After all, floods are ruthless, and no one knows what will happen next."

Feng Sizhe felt helpless and tragic when he said these words. He did not want to divert the floodwater from the county to Xida River, but since the organization had already decided, he, as a party member and cadre, had no choice but to obey. In special times, there were no conditions to discuss, except to obey.

"Then I wonder if County Magistrate Feng will also leave here next?" Wang Wei has been the Party Secretary for many years, and he still has a sense of obeying the overall situation. After listening to Feng Sizhe's words, he also knew that this matter had been decided and there was no possibility of change, so he asked Feng Sizhe to see what he personally thought.