【Chapter 409: Discussion】
They were so excited about this huge and crazy plan. Both the scholars and people in the system were excited. The scholars were excited to be able to participate in the construction of this century project. Representatives of the system such as Kang Tao were excited that this century project could be passed down through the ages.
"Once this plan is officially established and implemented, the Three Gorges Project, which is also known as the Century Project, is really a witch." A scientist laughed loudly while applauding.
Everyone deeply agreed that the two were not at the same level at all. It was unimaginable that a river dug across the motherland was nearly 5,000 kilometers from west to east, not to mention that this was just one of the links of this project.
Ren Hong raised his hand to suppress the pressure. Seeing this, a large group of participants who were shocked and excited immediately stopped applause in a tacit understanding. Obviously, he had something to say.
"Everyone, the most difficult part of this project plan is the excavation of artificial rivers." Ren Hong said. Everyone nodded unanimously. The former continued: "Although we have determined the route of the river, the actual problem still needs the help of scholars, including on-site survey of the geology on the route to obtain more accurate data. The ecological impact of this river on the entire eastern Asia region is already many issues. You are experts and authorities in this regard, and have the most say."
"For the construction, fortunately, with satellite assistance, the progress of the survey mission will be very rapid, which is good news." As he said, Ren Hong looked at the map again and said: "The key points to be inspected include these places. The river routes and multiple locations have a large geographical environment with high and low drops, such as the deep terrain at Jinsankou. These places can build water power stations to effectively utilize water energy."
"Before opening, there was no water in the river, so the construction of power stations and reservoirs greatly reduced the difficulty of construction and improved the speed of project progress." A scientist smiled.
After a while, Ren Hong and a group of scholars entered a long discussion. Kang Tao and others could only stare at each other, not knowing how to be strong and specializing in their professions. People in the system really couldn't interrupt them.
"Once the artificially excavated river intersects with the Yellow River, it will have a huge impact on the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River Basin, especially the negative impact on the eastern plains cannot be ignored."
"Professor Luo said it right. Injecting water from the western region into the Yellow River will increase the load of the water load. If the eastern region happens to be in a period of heavy precipitation, the water level of the Yellow River itself will rise. In addition, once the artificial river in the western region is communicated, in the future, as Mr. Ren said, in order to deal with the west wind from Central Asia, the Taklamakan area will produce a large amount of precipitation, which will eventually increase the load of the Yellow River. Once the Yellow River cannot bear it, it will flood the entire North China Plain and destroy the ecological environment of East Asia."
"Agree, this issue is very serious and must be taken seriously. Once it meets the Yellow River, the property and economy of the entire North China Plain will be threatened."
"According to the distribution map of the river video displayed by Mr. Ren, there is actually a lot of potential."
"Oh? I hope to hear it carefully."
"Mr. Ren, please look at the topographic and geological characteristics of the river path. my country has a stepped division geographical structure from west to east. The difference in height from the western part to the central region is often obvious. I think a large number of new water conservancy power stations can be built along the way. Please look at these coordinate areas. The large amount of height and low difference is simply a natural water conservancy hub construction address. As long as there is enough funds, I roughly estimate that seventy or eighty large and medium-sized dams can be built on the entire river route."
"This is a good way. You can kill two birds with one stone, and water conservancy and energy can be effectively utilized."
"It's not just killing two birds with one stone, I think it's three birds with one stone. When the Yellow River tide rises and falls, during its water flow, we use the highland drop to limit the amount of water injection to the Yellow River. Once the water level in the Yellow River Basin is lowered and water sources are urgently needed during drought, we can open the floodgates and pour water down to replenish the water sources for the Yellow River."
"However, I think the construction of dozens of water conservancy hubs is still a drop in the bucket. According to Mr. Ren's plan, the origin of these rivers is many mountains from the Tianshan Mountains, Karakoram Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, Alkin Mountains, and Qilian Mountains. The water flow may be ranked first among the major rivers in my country, and nearly 100 water conservancy hubs are difficult to effectively control."
The discussion is at a deadlock here. Obviously, opening up a river is not just about opening it up. It can’t count the impact directly or indirectly on the ecological environment of the entire Asia-wide area. These are important factors that cannot be ignored. If you consider them carefully, it will benefit the people well. If you don’t use them well, it will be a disaster.
Everyone was thinking about this difficult problem. Ren Hong remained silent. He turned around and looked at the map in the focused screen. After a moment, his eyes lit up and said, "I think I should have found a solution to this problem."
"Let me tell me!" Everyone stopped thinking immediately and looked at Ren Hong curiously. The latter pointed to the map and said, "Everyone, we can build a large water conservancy hub here in Lop Nur. The construction point is in the east of the lake, that is, this coordinate area. According to the data from the measurement in 1942, the water area of Lop Nur Lake once reached an astonishing 3,000 square kilometers, which is the second largest inland lake in my country. If we build a super-large water conservancy hub about twice the size of the Three Gorges Dam at this outlet, it can expand the entire lake area of Lop Nur again, nearly double to about 5,600 square kilometers."
"When you jump into the dam, wouldn't it be a disaster?" Kang Tao added a sentence and said, "Although the probability of occurrence can be ignored, if a war occurs and the enemy launches air strikes on the dam, then..."
"It will not affect the middle and lower reaches." Ren Hong looked at Kang Tao and replied, "Let me explain slowly."
Ren Hong looked back at the scholars and said, "The lake area of Lop Nur will exceed that of Qinghai Lake, the largest saltwater lake in our country."
As he said that, Ren Hong narrowed the map to the area where the Chaida Basin is located and added: "Please look at the basin location, which is an arc-shaped area with a 'one' character. This is a low-lying area with a drop of hundreds of meters. This is a natural water storage pool, with a maximum water storage area of nearly 5,000 square kilometers."
"Mr. Ren, do you mean you want to turn this place into a lake?" someone said in surprise.
Ren Hong nodded slightly and said, "Looking at the intersection of Aljin Mountain and Qilian Mountains, we divided a fork here, and a tributary is diverted to the Qaidam Basin, which is arid area. We have established two large gates and dams at this fork. When the water level of the Yellow River rises, we will introduce a large amount of river water into the Qaidam Basin and eventually inject it into this low-lying land. The maximum water storage area exceeds Qinghai Lake and will surely become the largest saltwater lake in the country."
"The Qaidam Basin happens to be no longer a monsoon zone, and belongs to the western arid area, which means that the evaporation here is very huge. If it is in the monsoon zone, this low-lying area will have long become the largest saltwater lake in the country. This gives us the purpose of water storage. Once the water level of the Yellow River rises, we will introduce the water into this lake. After the water level of the Yellow River drops, we will change the gates and finally inject the water into the Yellow River. The lake in this low-lying area will quickly evaporate due to drought, achieving the purpose of coping with the second water storage. In this way, the arid ecology of the entire Qaidam Basin will also be greatly improved as a result of the lakes and basins."
A scholar helped Ren Hong summarize: "There is Lop Nur in the upper reaches and the middle reaches. The total water storage area of more than 10,000 square kilometers is added. With the large and small water conservancy hubs that the river passes, we can completely control wherever the river water flows and how much flow is. After all, this is a river dug artificially and not naturally formed."
Everyone nodded unanimously, Ren Hong smiled and said: "The emergence of this river will affect the ecological environment of the entire eastern Asia, and the impact is of course a favorable side. And in this way, we not only do not have to worry about the load of the Yellow River, but will instead feed back to the entire North China Plain and truly benefit the entire Greater China region and even the entire Asia, of course, it is only limited to our country."
Speaking of this, Ren Hong looked at Kang Tao, answered his doubts, and said, "Why would it be said that if the Lop Nur Water Conservancy Hub is blown up by someone, it will not affect the developed plains in the middle and lower reaches? Please see the intersection of the south of Alkin Mountain in the Qaidam Basin and north of the Qilian Mountains. In the river crossing here, we will build a drop. The main river channel flowing northeastward is on a high terrain, while the other tributary of the fork, that is, the tributary leading to the Qaidam Basin is on a low terrain, and build a dam with super-pouring ability to raise the water surface to a height that matches the main river channel."
Ren Hong said: "If the thing you said really happens, then we open the largest floodgate here and inject flood water into the entire Qaidam Basin. It is sparsely populated and the economy is relatively backward. Compared with the middle and lower reaches, it is completely acceptable to allow the Qaidam Basin to receive impact and bear the losses caused by the entire eastern plain. Not to mention that there will be no war, even if these hubs occur, they are key protection areas. Whether the enemy's functions can extend thousands of kilometers of dense ground-air firepower networks into Lop Nur is a problem. Even if he takes a step back, he will blow up the Lop Nur Dam and lose two to three hundred million (RMB) of economic quotas, which does not pose a threat to the property and life safety of billions of people in the middle and lower reaches."
"It seems that my worries are unnecessary." Kang Tao smiled when he heard this.
(To be continued.) (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!