"What do you want?" The county magistrate's expression changed. "Not being able to stop the reservoir from releasing floodwater is a strategy to take the overall situation into account."
"It's raining downstream too... If we don't protect Poyang Lake, and the floods from upstream and the rainfall from downstream come together, how will the people downstream survive?"
"Anyway, we have evacuated residents from the danger zone in time. Although the first flood peak has appeared, fortunately the rain stopped in the morning and it stopped raining by noon."
"With the help of the armed police officers and soldiers to reinforce the dikes in the next few days, and with the coordination of the command post, we should be able to cope with this major flood."
Upon hearing this, the deputy county head looked exhausted. "The bigger picture! The bigger picture!" he thought. "It's all for the bigger picture again!"
All 14 dikes of Poyang Lake are at risk of overflowing and breaching. The Yangtze River Commission director has given orders to stop any action on the Qingjiang River, the Dongting Lake system, and 30 reservoirs in the entire Poyang Lake system.
The water from the Yangtze River is flooding into the city. Without the command center's approval, the reservoir cannot release water without authorization, but if it doesn't release water, the entire county will be flooded.
The deputy county head, shrouded in gloom, went up to the third floor and lay down on a simple folding bed with the researchers, clearly dissatisfied.
He couldn't understand why, even though the news reports said the entire Yangtze River basin was suffering from floods, the director of the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission was specifically preventing them from releasing water from the Poyang Lake reservoir.
With his mind preoccupied, he couldn't fall asleep no matter what he did. Meanwhile, the researchers, who had worked hard all night, were now fast asleep, snoring away.
Because Chen Dong would be staying at Poyang Lake for a while, Secretary Liu cleaned out two archive rooms on the fourth floor that they didn't usually use for him to rest in.
The only kitchen in the county government office building that could be used for cooking was flooded. Rice, oil, and salt were floating on the stove. Secretary Liu and his team had no choice but to take out a box of instant noodles from the disaster relief supplies.
"Mr. Chen, I'm so sorry, these are the conditions we have right now." Secretary Liu said, blushing. "Please bear with us, everyone. Once the floodwaters recede, I'll definitely treat you to a big meal!"
Before Chen Dong could respond, Afang, standing beside him, burst out laughing, "Does the county have such a meal allowance?"
"This is the boss of Longteng. What kind of meal would you consider a 'grand feast' to treat him to?"
Afang was just joking, but she didn't expect Secretary Liu to take it seriously. "I hadn't thought of that. The county committee really doesn't have that quota."
According to Secretary Liu's thinking, someone who can reach the position of Chen Dong certainly doesn't lack food and drink, and must be indulging in lavish meals every day.
"So, what are Mr. Chen's requirements for the meals these next few days?"
Secretary Liu looked at Chen Dong with great embarrassment, “Although our county doesn’t have the resources to secure such a high meal allowance, Poyang Lake is rich in aquatic products. I’ll have the driver cook you a meal then.” At this point, Secretary Liu couldn’t help but laugh, “Our county’s driver is an excellent crab cook.”
"Poyang Lake is flooded, how can there still be aquatic products?" Chen Dong asked with a smile.
"this......"
Chen Dong glanced at Afang casually and said cheerfully, "Secretary Liu, don't listen to this little brat's nonsense."
"I usually eat light meals, and simple farm-style dishes are fine with me."
Yesterday was only the first flood peak of Poyang Lake. It rained heavily for a day and a night after that, but it stopped this morning.
The floodwaters in the city receded quickly, and news came from the train station that all the floodwaters had been drained and trains could now enter and leave the station normally.
"Boss, the heavy rain has stopped for so long, does that mean the flood has passed?" Afang asked.
Chen Dong lay on the folding bed, his face covered with the newspaper report about the flood that day. "You're overthinking it. The expert team said that China experienced a once-in-a-century catastrophic flood in June. How could it possibly pass so easily?"
It should be noted that in the previous life, this massive flood, which affected the entire Yangtze River basin in China and two rainy belts in the north, lasted for a full two months.
"Get some rest. I think there are even bigger battles to come, and those await us." Chen Dong closed his eyes.
Before the sun had even set, Chen Dong went to sleep, while Afang lay in bed unable to fall asleep no matter what.
She was already used to the pace of working at DragonPass; in the past, she would never go to sleep until 11 p.m. in Hong Kong.
As soon as the sun went down, it started raining again outside. Afang glanced out the window and saw that it was just a few small raindrops, so she didn't pay any attention to it, lay back down on the bed, and went back to sleep.
After tossing and turning for an unknown amount of time, Afang gradually drifted off to sleep.
At midnight, Afang was woken up by a phone call. She was extremely thirsty and was about to go out to get a glass of water when she saw Chen Dong answering the phone in the hallway.
"The New York Stock Exchange simply doesn't have that many rubles, but during US stock trading hours, so many sell orders suddenly appeared in the market, and almost all securities firms were selling rubles."
You actually think this is a coincidence?
"It is clear that Russia rejected the conditions for aid from the International Monetary Fund, so it took control of the local securities companies and forced them to place a large number of sell orders on the New York Stock Exchange, causing a sell-off of the ruble."
A Fang leaned forward and heard Chen Dong talking to someone from Longteng.
"Listen to me, Manager Ma!" Chen Dong said dramatically, "The signs of the massive flood have already appeared. During this period, the whole country is fighting the flood, and we are bound to have some oversights in the financial market. You must keep a close eye on the Hong Kong market. If you find anything unusual, call us immediately."
"clear."
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