Chapter 104 Chapter 104 "Urban Greening" Plan...
Before, when conditions weren't available, Heyang managed to move a number of plants like cacti and saxaul trees to the city's bustling areas. Now that conditions are in place, there are more plants to be seen in the city.
But this "more" is only compared to before. The plants are still placed in the planting boxes and carefully protected.
It is very different from the large areas of land that can be seen everywhere in normal cities.
The professor looked at Ye Ning and said, "Master Ye Ning, isn't this the project we planned to advance in a while?"
Ye Ning nodded. "Let's get started now. Plants take time to grow. The sooner we plant, the sooner we'll see the results."
After successfully optimizing the seeds of five crops, her research institute assigned another group of people to study the next plan, which is "urban greening."
Urban greening is an integral part of urban development and offers numerous benefits. It not only improves the environment and absorbs pollutants, but also effectively mitigates the urban heat island effect and enhances urban biodiversity.
Originally, there were no plans to plant plants in the urban area. This was partly because the Xisha District is so poor, and the overall quality of the residents is low. If large-scale planting were done in the urban area, there's no guarantee people wouldn't be tempted to steal the plants. Also, the Xisha District's climate is extremely harsh, and planting techniques are not yet mature. Without large-scale planting and constant monitoring, it would be difficult to efficiently maintain such a large number of plants.
But now, under the vigorous education of Ye Ning and He Yang, the overall quality of the residents in Xisha District is rapidly improving, and the climatic conditions have also greatly improved. There have been several mild rains recently, although they were the result of Ye Ning's manual work.
Moreover, the price of seed packages is constantly decreasing, and the number of seeds they sell in fixed quantities each month has been increasing rapidly, but there is still a shortage of supply.
Many people buy seeds or plants. The simplest ones might be a small mint branch or a rockweed plant. Mint is the most popular because it sprouts new leaves in just a few days.
There are also many people who have money and time. In order to enjoy the fun of planting, they carefully open up a piece of land at home to grow various fruits and vegetables.
There were also many people who loved flowers and plants. The game's forums had even spawned numerous flower and plant categories, with dedicated groups and communities. They were all researching how to grow flowers and plants in real life. For example, the osmanthus, roses, and gardenias she had given as gifts, as well as the lotus flowers she had meticulously arranged in the conference room, had all become popular planting options.
However, this is quite difficult, and so far only a very small number of people have sprouted seedlings.
Because of her publicity and education, she now has a steady supply of gold coins, so she will buy seeds worth tens of thousands of gold coins every now and then as special sales.
When growing your own crops, the most crucial factor is the soil. If you're not familiar with the proper mix, you can simply buy a well-mixed one. But in reality, everyone's ability and passion for growing crops are beyond imagination, with many even digging the necessary materials from the wild themselves.
For example, some people collect river sand directly from the river, filter it, and dry it themselves; others go to volcanic areas and dig up volcanic rock to use as a growing medium. Still others, after reading materials, learn to use organic waste like animal offal to naturally ferment and make fertilizer.
The main reason is that the number of seeds limits everyone, otherwise her pollution absorption progress will be faster.
Her research institute can be said to be the pioneer in planting on Dust Star. It should be at the forefront, setting standards and guiding the direction for everyone.
So after the planting of crops was promoted to various districts, Ye Ning organized researchers to start planning the "urban greening" plan.
She had originally wondered if the bad guys would change their minds now that so many plants had been grown and the world was gradually getting better. But Yan Gang's sudden appearance made it clear to her that the rebels, led by Hu Ding, had not changed their minds and instead considered her an obstacle.
But why do they think that ordinary people will obey their arrangements and accept the so-called "evolution" according to their ideas?
Hu Ding completely underestimated the power of ordinary people.
No one knows what the future of Sea Dust Star will be like. Neither Hu Ding nor she has the power to decide the future.
Everyone will firmly choose the direction based on which one they think is better.
Like Hou Sen and his colleagues, the majority of people are still diligently studying how to make full use of plants even when there are no plants.
It is precisely because the vast majority of ordinary people share the same ideas as her that her planting can be promoted so quickly.
In fact, without her, she didn't think that ordinary people could only choose between the Federation and the rebel camps.
If those in power completely disregard the lives of the lower classes, then when pushed to the limit, everyone will do anything.
She has given everyone a new turn and direction, but even without her, others will emerge to create a turnaround.
What she needs to do now is to continue moving in the direction she believes is right, growing more plants and allowing everyone to live a better life in a better environment.
Ye Ning looked at the professor and said, "I've asked Cang Hao to come over. Let's hurry up and have a meeting to get this matter sorted out."
The professor nodded and said, "I'll arrange it right away."
The original plan was to launch the "urban greening" project a few months later, after a wave of crops were harvested and sold to residents at cost price.
Now we have to do it in advance, and personnel arrangements, resource allocation, etc. need to be rearranged.
Fortunately, they have enough people here, and there are also many researchers from other districts. These people can be transferred to help them with crop planting, and their own researchers can be arranged for Ye Ning.
Ye Ning went to the meeting room first. After she left, everyone was talking in low voices. They didn't know what the "urban greening" plan was yet. When they heard it for the first time, they all felt unfamiliar with the term.
The professor cleared his throat. "As you all heard, Lord Ye Ning needs a group of people. I've already handed you the 'Urban Greening' plan. Please take a look at it first. In five minutes, we will conduct an ability test. Those who meet the requirements can come to me to sign up."
After Ye Ning went to the meeting room, she took out the plan and read it carefully again.
Originally, it was just a rough draft plan, and she hadn't paid much attention to it. But a few days ago, Cang Hao suddenly helped her complete it.
Fortunately, he had completed it, otherwise it would be difficult for her to move forward immediately.
Ye Ning looked at the plan, quickly thinking about whether there was anything that needed improvement. Cang Hao's design was very good, and it was all in accordance with her requirements, but there were still a few places that could be better.
Ye Ning wrote furiously, quickly modifying the relevant content on the bracelet.
She now felt like she was racing against time, and this feeling directly and significantly stimulated the performance of her brain.
While Ye Ning was thinking, Hou Lin and the others remained quiet, for fear of disturbing her.
After a while, Long Qi placed the kettle in front of her.
Ye Ning subconsciously looked up, smiled and said "thank you" to him.
Long Qi looked at her and returned to his original position.
When he saw Yan Gang today, he had lost all his previous anger and was even unusually calm.
He had been trapped in a variety of negative and intense emotions for a long time. He had thought about it many times and felt that those people were hateful. He even imagined in his mind countless times that he would kill them with his own hands.
But this time, he clearly realized that Yan Gang was just a stupid tool.
In the eyes of those people, other people's lives are unimportant.
Half an hour later, Cang Hao arrived first.
When he saw Ye Ning, he smiled widely again.
"Lord Ye Ning." Cang Hao walked to her side and looked around. "Why isn't my brother here?"
"He's busy with other things."
Ye Ning handed him the revised plan and said, "I made some minor changes. Take a look."
Cang Hao nodded and immediately opened the plan.
The places where Ye Ning made changes were specially marked out so that they could be seen at a glance. Her handwriting was also very unique.
After Cang Hao finished reading, his eyes were filled with amazement. Ye Ning had always said that the research institute was the helmsman of federal planting, and it was because of them that global planting could proceed so smoothly.
But anyone who has come into contact with Ye Ning will know that she is the key to the research institute.
It's not just because she always comes up with insightful and original opinions and suggestions, but also because what she proposes is comprehensive, in-depth, concrete and feasible.
Cang Hao said seriously: "Your revision is very good, I have no objection."
Ye Ning nodded and said, "Please sit down first. We will have a meeting right away to arrange this matter."
Cang Hao saw that Ye Ning had no intention of chatting, so he obediently sat in the seat closest to her.
The other researchers also came in one after another.
When Shi Ren saw Cang Hao, his expression immediately turned grim. However, when Cang Hao saw him, a hint of amusement appeared on his face.
Shi Ren frowned slightly and sat directly on the other side closest to Ye Ning.
But as soon as he stood up, Cang Hao said, "Here are the seats for several professors. If you want to sit closer, you can sit next to me."
"After all, we used to be from the Federal Territory."
Shi Ren looked at him with disgust and nausea, "No need."
Because of his delay, the only seat left was the one farthest from Ye Ning, and Shi Ren could only swallow his anger and sit in the only remaining seat.
Ye Ning glanced at them briefly, memorizing their faces and names, and then said gently, "Everyone, please take a look at the information you have. I need you to move forward quickly and strive to plant all the plants within a week."
"The ultimate goal of 'urban greening' is to transform urban areas into landscapes, creating a harmonious, green, and healthy ecological living environment for everyone. However, for now, the economic benefits of plants are also important to consider, so we chose fruit trees as street trees..."
Fruit tree varieties such as Indian dates, wolfberries, pomegranates, and red dates are all very suitable for the current environment in the Xisha District.
These fruit trees can actually be planted in the suburbs to form economic fruit forests. However, it takes too long for fruit trees to grow. In the case of resource shortage, the initial cost of planting fruit trees for economic purposes is too high.
However, if they are treated as greening projects and carried out simultaneously, a better balance between economic and ecological benefits can be achieved.
"In addition, we also have special flower beds and park designs, which are mainly to show the charm of plants and make these places a highlight of urban greening..."
For the rest of the shrubs and ground cover plants, they chose those with rich colors and better matching effects. After all, it is a green landscape, so it is definitely necessary to pay attention to visual aesthetics.
"But the most important thing is publicity and education. We need to strengthen publicity and education to raise people's awareness of the importance of greening projects. I have some plans here, mainly to encourage the public to participate in greening activities. For example, they can adopt trees and participate in tree planting..."
This was also the key point that Ye Ning had just revised. They could have Xisha District residents adopt street trees, allowing them to plant and care for them themselves.
Involving Xisha District residents and letting them become managers of these plants can, on the one hand, effectively enhance their awareness of green plants, and on the other hand, save them more human resources and subsequent maintenance costs.
Although green plants require minimal management after planting, they still require regular maintenance. Furthermore, they can't deploy so many robots to monitor them constantly; that would be a waste of resources.
The soldiers in the Xisha area have been transferred to do other things because they no longer need to guard the border line with high intensity.
Tsuruga not only assigned them to develop the new area, but also sent a number of them to the crop planting areas to help. They were strong and obedient, and with their help, the planting progress was greatly accelerated.
There are plans to continue developing ecological planting areas in the Xisha region. Once the soldiers have finished developing the new area, they will all come to help. The initial plan is to plant vegetation all around the Xisha region and then plant a large shelterbelt along the border.
This will not only further improve the ecological environment, but also absorb more pollutants.
In fact, the average pollution index in the Xisha Islands this week was already the lowest in the Federation, only slightly higher in the restricted area. But compared to the global sources of pollution, it was nothing.
Ye Ning was busy until the evening and finally arranged all the "urban greening" plans.
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