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Chapter 1416 Establishment of the Mechanical Forestry Farm
"Optimism?" a girl asked with some concern.
"Zhang Manling, we can't just dream about it. We're all high school students. Do you think they'll want us?"

“That’s right!” another girl chimed in. “State-owned mechanized forest farms, can they hire us as employees?”

Zhang Manling encouraged, "The reason I called you all here today is to reach a consensus first, to see if everyone is willing to participate in this matter!"

"If you're willing, I have my own ways!"

"I'm willing. Apart from being a bit cold, I think everything else is great!"

"I heard that many college and vocational school students majoring in forestry have come to the dam area. It's said that it's easier for men to find partners!"

"Sun Huifen, we're talking about finding a job, not finding a husband!"

"Sun Huifen, are you afraid you won't be able to get married?"

"Sun Huifen, don't you feel ashamed at all!"

Seeing everyone teasing her, Sun Huifen said, embarrassed and annoyed, "You guys are so annoying! Who has a boyfriend?!"

I think you are it!

"Alright, stop fooling around!" Zhang Manling said solemnly at this moment, "The six of us are the best of sisters!"

"Let's decide by vote. Raise your hand if you want to go to the dam!"

As soon as Zhang Manling finished speaking, everyone raised their hands, and she happily announced, "Unanimously approved!"

"Zhang Manling, tell me quickly what your solution is!" Sun Huifen said impatiently.

Zhang Manling said mysteriously, "To be honest, Yu Zhenglai, the director of Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, is my neighbor!"

"Go through the back door!" someone immediately asked.

"How could that be!" Zhang Manling quickly explained, afraid that everyone would misunderstand.
"Uncle Yu is an anti-Japanese cadre, an old revolutionary. You can't get through to him through connections!"

"Do you have a way to guarantee that we will all go?" someone else asked.

“Yesterday!” Zhang Manling said with a smile.

Zhang Manling said in a low voice, "I heard Uncle Yu talking to his family, encouraging everyone to go to the dam together!"

"As a result, the older women and the children were all unwilling, crying and wailing. Uncle Yu slammed his hand on the table and said to them, 'If no one sets a good example, who will be willing to go to the dam!'"

"What does this mean? It means the forest farm desperately needs people!"

"Really!"

"I'm going to write a letter to Uncle Yu and tell him that we'd like to go, and how about we both sign our names!"

So these six beauties really showed their support to Yu Zheng, saying they were willing to give up the college entrance exam and their assigned jobs to go to the dam with him!
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A platform was erected in the square in front of the Weichang office building.

After several days of preparation, this morning after breakfast, the staff put on their forestry uniforms and lined up neatly in the square.

The staff stationed at the dam were the first batch of employees from the forest farm to be stationed there, so naturally they stood at the forefront of the group.

However, while Qin Xuemei and others were standing in line below, there was a young man sitting on the platform.

It was none other than Lin Hao. Although Lin Hao was very young, his aura was in no way inferior to Yu Zhenglai and the others beside him.

However, even after everyone had lined up, there was still a murmur of discussion below the stage.

Lin Hao estimated that there were about three or four hundred people. Recalling the information he had seen before, it seemed to be 369 people, including 127 graduates from 24 colleges and universities across the country and 242 workers.

In addition to people from all over the country who came to help, the original forestry workers in Weichang also participated.

After a burst of firecrackers, a group of children covered their ears to watch the fireworks, while employees' families chatted and laughed together.

"Attention everyone, please remain quiet. The meeting is now officially in session!"

Firecrackers exploded through the sky, and after the smell of sulfur dissipated into the square, Qu He stood up, lightly touched the microphone, and reminded everyone that the meeting was about to begin.

Upon hearing that the meeting was about to begin, whether they were technical staff, forestry workers, or their families, they all brought their children and stood on the periphery to listen in!

Comrades, today is a joyous day, as our Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm is officially established!
After everyone quieted down, Qu He stood up solemnly, and Lin Hao and the others also stood up.

Subsequently, Qu He solemnly announced that Weichang Forest Farm had been officially established.

"Great!" Qu He announced, and the crowd erupted in cheers and thunderous applause.

Qu He gestured with his hand to stop the applause, and after it quieted down, he continued, "..."

"Now, let me introduce the leaders of the forest farm to you!"

"The Party Secretary and Director of the forest farm will be Comrade Yu Zhenglai, the former Director of the Weichang Forestry Bureau and former Deputy Director of the Chengde Regional Forestry Bureau!"

As a former leader, Yu Zhenglai stood up, took off his hat, and greeted everyone, receiving a round of applause, which shows how much everyone respected him.

Qu He then continued, "Li Zhong, a former leader of the Ministry of Forestry, former secretary of the Weichang Forestry Bureau, and technical expert, serves as the deputy director of the technical department and head of the technical section!"

Another round of applause followed, and then Lin Hao was introduced.

"Comrade Lin Hao, a top student from Beijing Agricultural University and the leader of the Saihanba Dam Construction Task Force, has been appointed as the deputy head of the Technical Section!"

Upon hearing Qu He's introduction, everyone below was stunned. This person, who was not even as old as them, had actually been appointed as the deputy head of the technical department. Was he truly capable or just a nepotism hire who had used connections to gain prestige?
Even Qin Xuemei and the others were so surprised that their jaws almost dropped.

Lin Hao turned to look at Yu Zhenglai beside him, and Yu Zhenglai gave Lin Hao a look that said, "How about that? Surprised or not?"

Lin Hao was speechless. For an ordinary person, this would be like being roasted on a fire, but for Lin Hao, it was something he accepted calmly.

After all, his achievements and abilities are undeniable, especially as the first person in Bashang to successfully cultivate trees on a large scale.

After the initial surprise, thunderous applause erupted, though Lin Hao knew it was just an unconscious clapping.

Qu He then continued, "I am Qu He, the former director of the Weichang County Forestry Bureau, and now I serve as the deputy director, working in cooperation with Comrade Yu Zhenglai!"

"Next, please welcome Comrade Yu Zhenglai to speak!"

Yu Zhenglai stood up, walked to the microphone at the front, looked at the large machine in front of him, and shouted in a hoarse voice:
"Saihanba, I, Yu Zheng, am back!"

"Okay!"

Applause rang out again. Yu Zhenglai pressed the button lightly, then continued:

"The Ministry of Forestry has asked us to build a mechanized forest farm in Saihanba, a large-scale forest farm! This is a great undertaking, a cause worth dedicating our lives to!" "So this time I'm not leaving!" Yu Zhenglai declared with pride.
"I didn't come back alone; I came back with my wife, kids, and the whole family!"

“Our whole family cancelled our household registration in Chengde. The officials in Weichang County said they would re-register our household registration in Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm!”

"From this day forward, whether in production or in life, whether in battle or in sacrifice, I, Yu Zhenglai, will always be a person of Saihanba!"

When Yu Zhenglai said that he had even transferred his household registration back, everyone applauded him in admiration.

Yu Zhenglai, who is willing to bring his entire family along to work hard for his career, is naturally worthy of respect.

After the applause ended, Yu Zhenglai continued:

"Please don't think I'm being presumptuous. There's someone even more so than me, and that's our Comrade Li Zhong!"

He and his family all work at the Ministry of Forestry. Their older children attend the best schools in Beijing, and their younger children attend kindergartens directly under the Ministry of Forestry.

"To support our Saihanba, he persuaded his family to transfer their household registration and grain rations from Beijing to Saihanba!"

"Comrades, let's all give Comrade Li Zhong a round of applause!" Upon hearing Yu Zhenglai's praise, Li Zhong quickly stood up as well.

"Let me interject here. I was actually learning from Comrade Lao Yu. Planting trees in Saihanba is a great undertaking, but also a difficult project!"

"I must put my roots here in order to better accomplish the task of restoring the Saihanba Wave Forest!"

"I'm done speaking!" Li Zhong said, smiling as he sat back down.

"Comrades, many hands make light work!" Yu Zhenglai nodded, then turned to the crowd and continued:

"In order to complete the task assigned to us by the Party and the country, no matter how difficult or arduous it may be, we must be determined to build Saihanba into a great forest!"

Yu Zheng came to boost morale, and then continued:

"Our technical task force has been working on the dam for four years!"

"Over the past four years, they have endured loneliness and hardship on the dam, unafraid of suffering or fatigue, and have been courageous in learning and innovation, helping us overcome the problem that trees cannot be grown in Saihanba!"

"Especially Lin Haolin, I still prefer to call him Xiao Lin and the expert, because he is a true expert!"

"Everyone is probably still wondering why our young forestry expert became the deputy section chief of our forestry farm."

"This is because since the forestry expert came to Bashang, he has proposed a series of planting solutions for Bashang, such as grass checkerboards, planting shrubs to stabilize sand, and has also developed a full-light seedling cultivation method."

"They proposed the theory of first preventing wind erosion and fixing sand dunes, and then restoring forests. Subsequently, they successfully overcame the problem of trees not being able to survive on the dam!"

"At the same time, he generously shared his planting methods with others, and then led the vanguard team to successfully plant a large number of saplings on the dam!"

"There are now nearly 100,000 trees on the dam, and some of these saplings are already over three meters tall."

"Moreover, during this period, expert Lin, along with the newly arrived college students, once again developed the bottle-based cutting propagation method, which enabled our imported seedlings to achieve an 80% survival rate."

"Therefore, the arrival of forest experts has truly brought hope to our forest farm, or to be precise, to the entire Saihanba area."

"Do you all think that Expert Lin is qualified to be the section chief?"

"Absolutely!!!" After hearing Lin Hao's story, everyone was first stunned, and then they applauded Lin Hao enthusiastically.

Those below never expected that Lin Hao possessed such extraordinary abilities.

I was just wondering how Lin Hao, who is so young, could become a deputy section chief.
Hearing Yu Zheng's remarks now, I immediately sighed, "Comparing goods is like throwing them away, comparing people is like dying."

"Therefore, I now propose that all staff members give a warm round of applause to the forest expert as a sign of our gratitude!"

After Yu Zheng finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted.

Since everyone had praised him so much, Lin Hao naturally stood up, bowed to them, and then said:

"You flatter me. My purpose in coming to Saihanba is to respond to the policy, restore the vast forests here, build a green Great Wall for Beijing, and reduce the impact of wind and sand on the capital!"

"I wouldn't have achieved what I have today without everyone's support, the support of all the staff of the former Forestry Bureau, and the support of the members of the task force."

"During this period, we would not have been able to do without the full support of the staff of the Forestry Bureau and the strong assistance of the members of the Seagull Task Force. So this is not my achievement alone, but everyone's achievement."

"Moreover, what we've done is merely preliminary groundwork, simply addressing the question of whether something exists or not!"

"The next phase of mechanized mass planting will still depend on the support of all the staff of Weichang Forest Farm. With everyone's support, we can achieve our goal of increasing forest coverage in Saihanba Forest Farm more quickly and effectively."

Seeing the applause, Lin Hao knew he had to say something.

Such polite words were nothing; Lin Hao could rattle off a standard script on the spot, and he even praised everyone.

And sure enough, he immediately gained the recognition and praise of everyone present. Yu Zhenglai couldn't help but sigh, "Lin Hao is simply a talent who can thrive in the workplace system."

"Great!" After Lin Hao finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted below. The members of the task force smiled upon hearing Lin Hao's affirmation, as Lin Hao was praising their contributions.

However, Qin Xuemei seemed to see her father's shadow in Lin Hao's spirited speech, and was immediately captivated by Lin Hao's commanding manner.

"Xuemei, what are you daydreaming about? Clap your hands!!"

"oh oh!!"

As everyone applauded, Lin Hao spoke into the microphone again, giving the employees a pep talk, and finally shouted encouragingly:

"Does everyone have the confidence to transform the wilderness of Saihanba into a vast, rolling forest?"

"Yes!" Everyone was so excited that their faces turned red, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Their surging enthusiasm made them wish they could rush to the dam right now and start tilling the land and planting trees immediately.

"The expert's speech was so inspiring! Today is a great day for the establishment of our forest farm. The 369 employees here are the first batch of forest farm employees in Bashang."

"Of course, even more people from all over the country will come to Bashang in the future!"

"There's one more thing, that is, six young women have come to our dam area. You may have already noticed, they are the six young women wearing big red flowers on our threshing ground!"

“They are students from Chengde Middle School. They gave up the college entrance examination and better job opportunities, and took the initiative to write to me, asking to go to the dam to participate in the construction of the forest farm!”

"I think that in our forest farm, there are basically more men than women; it's a typical case of male dominance over female!"

"As the saying goes, men and women working together makes the work easier, so of course I welcome that!"