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Wang Tian smiled and said, "Director Li is indeed wise. I came to see you today because of this matter. As you know, it is not easy to bring electricity to Yangziling, but the conditions on the mountain are very poor, and it is not a good solution to not have electricity all the time."
"You knew it wouldn't be easy, so you still came?"
"I'm here to discuss this with you. As long as the electricity can be delivered, I'm willing to agree to any conditions. If you encounter any difficulties, please let me know and I'll try to find a solution."
“It’s easier said than done,” Director Li looked at Wang Tianxiao, shook his head and sighed, “It’s very difficult. Since you work on the mountain, you know that sending electricity up the mountain is undoubtedly harder than climbing to heaven.”
"You probably don't understand. Sending electricity isn't something that can be done with just a few words. It requires burying utility poles along the way and installing a lot of power lines. And because the transmission distance is so long, transformers also need to be added, which is a considerable expense."
"I know all that..."
“Although the government is providing subsidies for this rural power delivery project, the subsidies are very limited and definitely not enough to cover your needs. I think this matter needs to be considered in the long term. There are no plans to deliver the electricity to your area for the time being, so you'll have to make do with what you have for now.”
Director Li was already quite polite to Wang Tianxiao when he learned that Wang was also from the Forestry Bureau. Even though he knew that the matter was unlikely, he was still willing to patiently explain to him.
But since Wang Tianxiao had come today, he had already made plans in mind, so he naturally couldn't give up so easily. He said to Director Li, "Director Li, I know this matter is very difficult, but there's always a way to deal with even the most difficult things, right?"
I'm not here to make things difficult for you, but to ask you for guidance. Tell me how to get this done. If it can be done well, I'll figure out what's required. If not, I can always go to our department, right?
"You really want to pull it?" Director Li was somewhat surprised that Wang Tianxiao still hadn't given up after all that talking.
“Yes, we really need to pull.” Wang Tianxiao said earnestly.
Director Li then took it seriously. After a moment's thought, he led Wang Tianxiao to his office and asked him to sit down so they could talk.
Director Li took out a power grid network map and spread it on the coffee table. Wang Tianxiao noticed that Yangziling was not included in the map at all; the power grid ended at Xia Liu Village, the closest village to Yangziling in the west.
"You're Xiao Wang, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Look, Xiao Wang, this time when we laid the power grid, it basically covered all the surrounding villages, but it didn't include your Yangziling power station. Yangziling is located at the westernmost edge of our Qingquan Town, part of which belongs to Qingcheng County and part of which belongs to Chi County. It's a border area. How this area will be arranged depends on how the two counties communicate..."
“I understand the logic,” Wang Tianxiao said with a wry smile, “but you also know that this kind of communication may take forever. Since it’s about bringing electricity to the countryside so that everyone can have access to electricity, you can’t just leave us out, right?”
"That's true, but I've explained the situation to you very clearly. Do you have any other good ideas?"
"I actually have an idea."
"Tell me about it." Director Li became interested when he heard that Wang Tianxiao had a solution.
“Look, Director Li…” Wang Tianxiao tapped a spot on the power distribution map with his finger, “This is the power supply station, right? And this is Wangjia Village. Beyond that is Xia Liu Village. Our station is right next to Xia Liu Village.”
"Yes, that's right."
"When we lay public power lines, do we have to plant utility poles along a straight line to deliver the electricity, and then install transformers in the villages along the way to convert the high-voltage electricity into a usable 220-volt voltage?"
“Yes, that’s right,” Director Li looked at Wang Tianxiao in surprise. “Young man, I didn’t expect you to know these things. That’s really rare.”
No wonder Director Li was surprised.
Unlike later generations when every household had electricity, people were used to it and many knew what electricity was from childhood. After starting school, they had an even more thorough understanding of it.
But in those days, many people had never traveled far from home or been to the city, so they had never even seen electricity. And most of them couldn't read, let alone understand the basics of electrical circuits.
Therefore, Director Li was quite surprised and taken aback to see someone as knowledgeable as Wang Tianxiao.
"Then, could you arrange for the transformer in Xia Liu Village to be located in this location?"
Wang Tianxiao didn't dwell on Director Li's curiosity about him, and pointed his index finger to a spot in the picture.
That's the westernmost part of Xia Liu Village. A little further west, you'll enter Yangziling.
"this……"
Director Li hesitated slightly before saying, "Normally, we wouldn't set it up like that. For cost reasons, we would try to place the transformer in the village in the most suitable location closest to the public power lines. The place you pointed to is already far away from our high-voltage transmission line."
Wang Tianxiao knew that this idea wouldn't be accepted quickly, so he wasn't in a hurry and began to use his silver tongue to persuade them.
"Director Li, I understand what you're saying, but you also said that this isn't a rule, but rather a general arrangement. Does that mean I can also understand that this kind of thing isn't set in stone and can be flexibly applied due to special circumstances?"
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