Era: My backyard is the garbage dump of the universe

Chapter 357 Liu Qingsong's Suggestions
After lunch.

Liu Chunhua, Li Fenfen and Li Bayi did not rest. They said goodbye to Liu Qingsong and took the children out to catch locusts.

This gave Liu Qingsong a headache.

After all, the temperature now has reached 42 or 43 degrees.

If you don't pay attention, you may get heatstroke at any time.

In order to prevent such things from happening, Liu Qingsong even asked Old Jiang for some Huoxiang Zhengqi water for Liu Chunhua, Li Fenfen, Xiao Nuomi and others to take with them.

Only after seeing that each of them had drunk a bottle did Liu Qingsong carry his hoe and go to the rice field to do his work.

Time passed in a flash and it was four o'clock in the afternoon. Liu Qingsong, who was thirsty from the sun, opened the refrigerator.

Seeing that there was no ice watermelon left, Liu Qingsong turned around and walked towards the corner by the window in the kitchen.

In the corner by the window, he remembered there were three big watermelons.

However, when he took off the hat covering them, he found that all the big watermelons were gone, and even several boxes of Arctic Ocean soda that were piled together were missing.

"What's going on?" Liu Qingsong frowned.

Just as he was about to go to the Wanjie garbage dump to use the tracking mirror to check who took the watermelon and soda, Tao Guoqing appeared with Jiang Lao: "Qingsong, you're back."

"Yeah." Liu Qingsong nodded.

"When you were away, I asked Lao Li from the infrastructure team to move a few boxes of soda from your kitchen and distribute them to the workers. I also took three watermelons. I came here to tell you to avoid any misunderstanding." Tao Guoqing explained his purpose in a low voice.

"You can't blame your Grandpa Tao for making the decision on his own. It's because you can't buy watermelons in Dayu City now, and soda is out of stock." Old Jiang added.

"Is that so?" Liu Qingsong nodded: "How could I blame Grandpa Tao! He actually did this for my own good."

Otherwise, if the workers who are building the wall get heatstroke, then he will be the one in trouble, not others.

"It's good that you think this way." Tao Guoqing smiled and said, "By the way! Tao Yu asked me to ask you, when can the game of passing the flower be finished?"

"Why...he can't bear it anymore?" Liu Qingsong asked with a smile.

"Well, whether it's people buying locusts or selling them, things are going crazy now," Tao Guoqing sighed.

The implication is that if this continues, Tao Yu may not be able to control the situation at all.

Liu Qingsong said: "Now we have to buy and sell locusts like crazy, otherwise how can we stop the locust plague?"

"Please ask Director Tao to wait for another two or three days! When there are not many locusts left in Dayu City, we can finish the game of passing the flower."

"Okay!" Tao Guoqing nodded, and after chatting with Liu Qingsong for a few more words, he took Mr. Jiang away.

Liu Qingsong watched their figures disappear, and after thinking for a while, he looked at the hoe and walked towards his own vegetable garden.

Since there are no watermelons for sale in the entire Dayu City now, he naturally has to grow some.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to have no ice watermelon to eat on such a hot day.

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over the next two days.

Liu Qingsong was busy in the vegetable garden and rice fields during the day, and at night he went into the Wanjie garbage dump to set traps to deal with the rotten hearts.

What Liu Qingsong didn't expect was that since the last fight with Fuxin, he hadn't seen Fuxin in the past two days, and he hadn't even smelled his scent.

But Liu Qingsong did not take it lightly. Instead, he increased the defense strength of the Seven Realms Boat in all aspects.

The reason he did this was because he knew very well that the eve of a storm is often very calm and without any signs.

Seeing that staying in the garbage dump of all worlds was not a good idea, he immediately said goodbye to the liquid robot and left.

In the vegetable garden, Liu Qingsong uncovered the damp film.

Seeing that the watermelon and cantaloupe seedlings had already emerged from the soil and their tender green leaves were very pleasing to the eye, he quickly took some black soil and sprinkled it on the seeds, then carried water and started watering them.

When I checked on the watermelon and cantaloupe seedlings the next day, their vines had already covered the entire vegetable garden.

Seeing that the trees were too densely packed, Liu Qingsong immediately transplanted some of them to other reclaimed dry fields.

After watering and sprinkling some Tree Elf super ripening fertilizer, the transplanted watermelon seedlings and cantaloupe seedlings came alive and grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Liu Qingsong was afraid that other villagers would see this scene, so he immediately used the Mist Fairy Bottle to release a large amount of mist to cover the dry fields.

The mist will not harm ordinary people, and will not disappear in a short time. It is perfect for covering up the wildly growing watermelon and cantaloupe seedlings.

But just in case, Liu Qingsong still sent Xiao Heikui to guard in the mist.

After doing all this, Liu Qingsong returned to the temporary tent with satisfaction, carrying the hoe.

Unexpectedly, just as he put down the hoe, Tao Yu's voice came from outside: "Qingsong, are you there?"

"Here!" Liu Qingsong walked out of the temporary tent.

In the threshing ground, Tao Yu came quickly with a few young people, followed by Tao Guoqing, Jiang Lao and Nie Bingquan.

Seeing this, Liu Qingsong quickly went over to greet him and asked, "Are you here for the game of passing the flower?"

"Yeah." Tao Yu nodded.

Tao Guoqing and Nie Bin also had faint smiles on their faces.

Liu Qingsong is Liu Qingsong, and he can tell their purpose at a glance.

"So what is the current situation of the major drugstores in Dayu City and the foreign investment in the acquisition of locusts?" Liu Qingsong asked.

"The number of locusts has decreased dramatically. Locusts cannot be caught in many places. Major drugstores have begun to contact Mr. Nie's students to sell locusts, but all of them have been intercepted by foreign investors." Seeing that there were no other outsiders around, Tao Yu briefly explained the situation of Dayu City's purchase of locusts. "I am not worried about anything else now, but I am worried that these foreign investors will see through the tricks here and sell all the locusts purchased at high prices to Dayu City officials or Mr. Nie's students. That would be a big trouble."

"After all, Dayu City can't afford to spend so much money to buy locusts now." Tao Guoqing added: "If things get out of hand, neither you nor I will be able to handle it."

"Really?" Liu Qingsong thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then we'll immediately issue a notice announcing the cessation of locust purchases, and this game of passing the parcel will end immediately."

"By the way! Mr. Nie's students must also issue notices at the same time to avoid any accidents." After a pause, Liu Qingsong added.

"Okay!" Tao Yu nodded. "I'll have my people issue a notice right away."

"As for my students, I will just go and notify them." Nie Bingquan followed up with another sentence.

"Then you should go!" Liu Qingsong couldn't help but urge Tao Yu when he saw that he didn't move.

After all, every minute you waste standing in the threshing yard will result in a little more change.

"I have another thing I need your help with." Director Tao smiled awkwardly.

"What help?" Liu Qingsong was curious.

Director Tao did not tell Liu Qingsong at the first time, but asked the young people around him to issue a notice to stop purchasing locusts. After they left, he whispered: "It's like this, Dayu City has been in turmoil recently. There are many beggars in the city due to the drought, and there are petty thefts and other crimes."

"Under such circumstances, the relevant departments are seriously understaffed."

"After discussing with the relevant leaders, I want your Dayucheng Security Company to come forward to help maintain order."

"After all, your security company has many veterans in it, and their conduct and character are trustworthy."

"Don't worry, as long as you agree, the salary and other things can be discussed."

"No, you can just go directly to Liu Hang, Zhou Bin, and Wang Gang for this matter. Isn't it redundant to tell me?" Liu Qingsong couldn't help laughing after understanding the meaning of Tao Yu's words.

"I found it." Tao Yu sighed.

"They don't agree to help?" Liu Qingsong was a little surprised.

"Well, they asked me to come to you." Tao Yu said, "and asked you to go to the security company to discuss it with them in person." "Is it true?" Liu Qingsong frowned.

If this is really the case, then something is wrong.

"Why would I lie to you?" Tao Yu smiled bitterly.

"Then let's go to the security company now." Liu Qingsong glanced at the scorching sun above his head and said, "If you have any questions, please speak to Liu Hang, Wang Gang, and Zhou Bin in person."

"Okay! Okay!" Tao Yu nodded.

Liu Qingsong turned and walked towards the three-wheeler parked under the pomelo tree.

When we got there, we rode a sidecar tricycle and led the way to Dayu City Security Company.

Half an hour later, Liu Qingsong parked the sidecar in front of the gate of Dayu City Security Company.

On the open space to the right of the gate, Liu Huasheng, along with several security staff including Liu Qingxu, Liu Qingshui, and Liu Qingshu, were distributing rice porridge and steamed buns to the beggars in line.

Seeing Liu Qingsong coming over, Liu Huasheng was stunned and went to greet him: "Qingsong, you've come at the right time. I have something to discuss with you."

"What's the matter, Uncle San?" Liu Qingsong took Liu Huasheng into the security booth at the door: "Aren't Liu Hang and Wang Gang in the company?"

"They went to the farmers' market and the Red Star Fertilizer Factory to lead patrols." Liu Huasheng glanced at Tao Yu who followed him before continuing, "It's like this. Recently, more and more people have come to the gate of the security company to beg, and some even bring their families with them. Do you think we can..."

Speaking of which.

Liu Huasheng was melancholy and didn't say anything else.

But Liu Qingsong heard the hidden meaning: "Uncle San, do you want me to help these beggars?"

"Well, several of them are from Songmu Commune, and because of the drought..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Tao Yu.

Tao Yu said, "It's true that the drought has caused them to lose all their crops, but it's not like they have to beg for food because they have no food to eat! I remember that Secretary Chen personally went to the disaster relief team these two days. If you let Qingsong come forward to help these beggars, then I tell you, once they become dependent, the more you help them, the more beggars there will be, and in the end there will be no end."

"The public security in Dayu City will even become worse because of these beggars."

"Do they have a dependent mentality? Take a good look." Liu Huasheng got angry when he heard this, and pointed at the dozens of beggars in line: "Look at them, which one is not skinny, which one is not begging because of starvation?"

"You mean, I am..." Tao Yu was so angry that he wanted to argue with Liu Huasheng, but was stopped by Liu Qingsong: "Director Tao, I understand your feelings, and I know that you should consider the problem comprehensively when you are in your position, so leave the next thing to me. Don't argue with my third uncle. His original intention is actually good."

"Okay! Okay!" Tao Yu turned around and left the security booth.

Liu Qingsong watched Tao Yu walk away: "Uncle San, you are really wrong this time."

"Am I wrong?" Liu Huasheng was a little surprised.

"Well, if we want to help these beggars, the best way is not to distribute rice porridge and steamed buns for free every day, but to let them solve the problem of eating at the source." Liu Qingsong spoke softly, with a wise light flashing in his eyes: "Otherwise, sooner or later, the situation that Director Tao said will happen."

"Do you know why I came here today? Let me tell you, the public security in Dayu City is in chaos because of the influx of a large number of beggars."

"If you were in Director Tao's position, what would you do? Would you be able to solve the problem with just a few steamed buns and a few bowls of rice porridge?"

"I...I..." Liu Huasheng couldn't answer.

He didn't think too much about it. He just knew that being hungry was very uncomfortable and he just wanted to do his little bit to help. That was all.

Liu Qingsong continued, "Uncle San, please stop distributing porridge and steamed buns at the gate of the security company! I will go to Director Tao and discuss a solution to try to solve the problem of food for all beggars."

"But...but this is easier said than done!" Liu Huasheng sighed.

It would undoubtedly be a fantasy for him to completely solve the food problem of so many beggars.

"It's not easy, but you have to do it!" Liu Qingsong smiled and walked towards Tao Yu's position: "You go and do your work! I'll come to you if I need help."

"Okay! Okay!" Liu Huasheng nodded, and when he saw Liu Qingxu calling him, he hurried over.

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"How is it? Have you convinced your third uncle?" Tao Yu asked as Liu Qingsong approached.

"I've made it through. He asked me to apologize to you for what I said just now." Liu Qingsong replied.

"I don't need to apologize." Tao Yu smiled bitterly: "There are so many beggars in Dayu City now, I am actually also wrong."

"No! You are right, all this is caused by the drought." Liu Qingsong put his hands together and looked at the scorching sun: "Now I finally understand why Liu Hang, Wang Gang, Zhou Bin and others are unwilling to lead the team to maintain order in Dayu City."

"Why?" Tao Yu asked.

"Because they don't want to do anything to these hungry beggars." Liu Qingsong replied softly: "It is true that the order in Dayu City has been disrupted a lot because of these beggars, but the source of the problem is not them at all."

"Where is it?" Tao Yu asked puzzledly.

"In terms of policy." Liu Qingsong replied.

"In terms of policy?" Tao Yu was surprised. He had never issued any policy related to beggars!
"Isn't it?" Liu Qingsong looked at Tao Yu. "Now Dayu City is focusing on attracting investment. Go to the streets and alleys and see how many unemployed people there are. Have you ever taken care of them?"

In other words.

Unemployment is the source of beggars.

The affected villagers have been catching grasshoppers to sell for money recently, but there are actually only a few left.

"This..." Tao Yu couldn't help but say while frowning, "Investment promotion has allowed Dayu City to build more than a dozen new factories, which has directly solved the employment problems of many people. How can you say that I have never taken care of the unemployment problem? What you said..."

The words are not finished yet.

Liu Qingsong interrupted him: "I don't want to argue with you, I just want to ask you a question, do these newly built factories require students with high education, do they not recruit novices, and do they all require urban hukou?"

"Yes." Tao Yu did not deny.

A high level of education and an urban hukou are the most basic recruitment requirements for foreign-funded factories. After all, if you are hired, you will have a lifelong job.

"Then how many highly educated people are there in the entire Dayu City? How many people have urban household registration in the entire Dayu City? How many skilled workers are there in the entire Dayu City?" Liu Qingsong asked.

Seeing Tao Yu's face change, I didn't know how to answer.

Liu Qingsong continued, "Then let me tell you, less than one in a thousand people in Dayu City have a high level of education, and there are countless illiterate people. Some people can only write their own names even if they have graduated from elementary school."

"Under such circumstances, your investment promotion and construction of dozens of new factories are of no use to ordinary people, because most of them cannot even get in."

"The fact that the vast majority of these people do not have stable jobs is the root cause of the recent unrest in Dayu City."

"You...what exactly do you want to express by saying so much? Do you want to teach me a lesson?" Tao Yu asked with a wry smile.

"I don't have the time to teach you a lesson. I just want to tell you that the best way to solve the public security in Dayu City is to provide ordinary people with jobs without any threshold, and the same applies to the beggars pouring into the city." Liu Qingsong replied softly: "Do you believe it? As long as they have something to do and food to eat, all problems will be solved."

"But it's not easy to provide such a position!" Tao Yu couldn't help but sigh after understanding the meaning of Liu Qingsong's words.

"Isn't it difficult?" Liu Qingsong looked at the dried-up Dayu River and said, "Don't we need to build dams on both sides of the river? Don't we need people to clean up the entire Dayu City?"

"This..." Tao Yu's eyes lit up.

"Also," Liu Qingsong continued, "Now that we have reform and opening up, if we want to get rich, we must first build roads. We don't even have many good roads in Dayu City. Can't you take this opportunity to create jobs?"

"But while creating jobs with no barriers to entry, I have to remind you not to let the people around you compete with the people for profits. Otherwise, I'm afraid all I've said will be in vain."

"Don't worry about that. As long as I'm here, there will be no competition with the people for profit." Tao Yu reached out and patted Liu Qingsong on the shoulder: "You know so much, have you ever thought about working in the system?"

"I don't want to." Liu Qingsong glanced at the sky and said, "It's getting late. I've said everything I need to say. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

"Okay!" Tao Yu nodded. He waited until Liu Qingsong disappeared on his sidecar before he went to the jeep parked at the door.

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(End of this chapter)