Xia Xiang's guarantee was strong and powerful, which immediately attracted a burst of warm applause and cheers from the surrounding citizens.

Many citizens waved to Xia Xiang, and some people who were close to each other came forward to shake hands with Xia Xiang.

"Hello Secretary Xia!"

"Secretary Xia, we believe in you!"

"We will protect Xiamahe with Secretary Xia!"

Xia Xiang was slightly moved. The people were the kindest people. They were the easiest to satisfy, the easiest to mobilize, and the most easily hurt. No wonder the ancients regarded county magistrates as parents' officials, and sometimes held great power. Seeing the humble, kind and smiling people, they did feel like parents.

If every official who is in charge of his position would love the people as his children, and have the awareness and feelings of being a parent, the world would have been realized long ago. Unfortunately, everyone has selfish thoughts, and even more so, because they have great power in their hands and benefits at their fingertips. Moreover, because the people are weak and can be bullied, it has no impact on their personal future. Therefore, almost all officials regard the people as public servants and regard the people as nonsense.

Poor and lamentable.

Xia Xiang was a human being in two lifetimes and felt the most deeply moved by this. Although he had done business in his previous life and had millions of wealth, he was still a small bully in the eyes of officials. A director who was as big as a sesame and a mung bean could make him lose everything, which really corresponds to the ancient saying: the county magistrate who destroyed the family.

In this life, he completed the transformation from the people to the officials. In fact, in his heart, he really did not regard himself as a superior official, or as a member of ordinary people. How unbearable the officials in the feudal society that were widely publicized after the founding of the People's Republic of China was, if we really want to compare it, modern officials are not upright, and hundreds of times better than the ancients.

The ancients were all scholars, and only elites could become officials. But since the Qing Dynasty had a system of donating officials, all kinds of cats and dogs could become officials. The same is true now. From the earliest illiterate people who could become national leaders, to now forging education, fake promotion, or have only academic qualifications but no character, it completely subverts traditional virtues.

That is why many experts and scholars have called out that education that emphasizes education but not morality in China is a completely failed education. Because a person has no morality and no morality, the higher the education, the greater the harm it will be to society, and he is more at ease in doing bad things, because he is capable but has no scruples!

Just as an old founding father once said, New China was exchanged for the lives of 30 million people. Whoever robs the country would exchange for 30 million heads!... Such bold words are not courage or charm, but true manifestation of knowing the lives of the people like grass.

Xia Xiang had a poor father, a mother with a low education, a group of relatives who are still farming in the countryside, and many ordinary friends who live at the bottom of the city, especially after he experienced the information explosion in later generations, the baptism of the Internet, knowing the helplessness and cry of the people who are fighting against the people, and he also deeply experienced the sorrow and helplessness of the people at the bottom of the people. He would not be considered a noble person, he was one of the ordinary people.

From another perspective, with the popularity of the Internet, there are many arrogant officials who have no vision and are disgraced by netizens, and they end up ruining their reputation! What many people don’t understand is that there is no essential difference between officials and the people. They are both ordinary people with greed and selfish desires. If they really want to put themselves on a high ground, they must always beware of the danger of falling down.

What Xia Xiang knows more clearly is that he can be self-disciplined because he has enough strength and a lot of money. Otherwise, he would not be sure not to accept bribes. As long as he becomes an official, the temptation in all aspects will be too great. Gift givers will try every means to give gifts, and if they hold great power, they will inevitably have some bias. Once they deviate, they can receive a lot of benefits.

But once you receive a gift, you will be caught and you will always be shaken off. You are guilty. Which corrupt official is not worried every day, afraid that a disciplinary committee member will suddenly appear in front of him and take him away?

Xia Xiang's thoughts were a little far away. A gust of wind blew, awakening him. He pointed his hand less than 10 meters away from the river and said loudly: "The flood control command is built here, and people are on the dam!"

The applause around him sounded like thunder, intertwined with the sound of wind and rain, making people excited.

Guan Xinwang stood behind, watching Xia Xiang's passionate speech, his heart was complicated and unspeakable.

Xia Xiang is only one year older than him, but he is already the honorable secretary of the Xiama District Party Committee. He is a deputy department-level senior official, holding great power and in charge of the government. Originally, when he met Wei Xin, he courted Wei Xin and thought he was a technical engineer of Vision Group with a monthly salary of more than 3,000 yuan. He is another talent. Compared with most people, he must have a good appearance, talent, high salary, and high salary. Moreover, he was specially rewarded by the group for his special contributions. He belonged to a family with a house and a car. No matter how high Wei Xin has a vision, he should be moved by him.

Unexpectedly, there was a soft nail in front of Wei Xin.

Guan Xinwang is indeed very talented. He graduated from a prestigious university in China and went abroad for two years to study. After returning, he joined Vision Group and was soon valued and appreciated. Vision Group came to Yan City to develop, and he was named by Mr. Gao to bring Yan City, because of his attainments in civil engineering and drainage engineering, which was unparalleled.

After Guan Xinwang fell in love at first sight, he was deeply attracted by Wei Xin's gracefulness and tenderness like water. He always thought that only women in the south had a gentle temperament like water. Unexpectedly, Wei Xin, who grew up in the north, had a more gentle and lovely side than all the women in the south he had ever seen, which made him feel moved.

It’s a pity that the fallen flowers are intentional and the flowing water is ruthless. Faced with his fierce pursuit, Wei Xin initially refused coldly, but later he refused tactfully. Later, he was really moved by his enthusiasm and forced to sit with him twice, but he was absent-minded every time.

Guan Xinwang could not bear Wei Xin's lukewarm attitude, so he asked in person what kind of man Wei Xin likes and what type of man she thought. Maybe Wei Xin gave up in order to make Guan Xinwang give up, maybe he was talking to himself and giving herself a dream, so she told Guan Xinwang that the perfect man image in her mind was.

Guan Xinwang didn't know who Wei Xin was talking about at that time, and he also felt that Wei Xin's conditions were too high. The man in her mind could not have. But today, when he stood behind Xia Xiang, he saw Xia Xiang commanding as if he was less than 30 years old, standing among the crowd, leading the people to fight the flood with firm belief and fearless spirit. Moreover, he was not only young, but also heroic, standing in the wind and rain, with a spirit of "I will go even if I have thousands of people", which finally made him scream a very sad cry...

Since Yu was born, why did you succeed! Xia Xiang is the most perfect image of a man in Wei Xin’s central vision!

Guan Xinwang also knew that he could not compare with Xia Xiang. Not only was he incomparable in his achievements, but he knew that he was still much worse than Xia Xiang when comparing with Xia Xiang. When it comes to technical issues, he was very good at facing the flood, but when he really had to face the arrival of the flood, he believed that he did not have the courage to stand on the river bank without fear.

However, he still had a trace of doubt in his heart. Perhaps when the flood really came, Xia Xiang would not move forward bravely and perhaps retreat as he said. Politicians always speak beautifully and truly put it into practice. How many people can rush to the front?

At night, the rain didn't seem to stop at all, and it was still falling. The descent of the water in Xiamahe slowed down, and there were signs of a rebound. Guan Xinwang and Chen Tianyu walked along Xiamahe and returned to the Defense Information Command to report to Xia Xiang.

"The total amount of river water in Xiama River continues to rise because the terrain of Xiama River is relatively low, and a lot of accumulated water in the city has been discharged into Xiama River. The situation is more severe than expected."

Xia Xiang looked serious, and he also realized the serious consequences. Although it was not a heavy rain, it was mainly due to the deadly drainage system in Yan City, which was aging and outdated. Even now, such rainfall could not be emptied in time. As a result, the accumulated water in Yan City gathered into a stream and all flowed into Xiama River.

Xiama River is not the river of life in Yan City, but the river of life and death in Xiama District. Xia Xiang is also inexperienced and has not fully considered the problem of water convergence in the city. Now he is sitting in the temporary command center to think about countermeasures.

Xiamahe cannot break the leap. Once the leap is broken, the economic blow to Xiama District will be fatal, and it is even more thorough than Yuan Mingliang's plan. Xiama District is just on the right track and is just when it is necessary to stabilize the people's hearts and vigorously develop the economy. A flood may destroy all his efforts.

Including his plan to defeat Yuan Mingliang with great care in the early stage.

What to do? Xia Xiang pondered for a moment, suddenly remembered something, and his eyes lit up: "Xinwang, what can I do if the water level in Mahe is dangerous? "

Guan Xinwang is a technical engineer. He handles technical details well, but he lacks the overall situation. After thinking about it, he shook his head: "There is no way. No one thought that the once-in-a-century flood would happen to us. Sometimes during construction, many problems are not unexpected, but they are ignored because they think it is unnecessary. I think there is only one stupid way to alleviate the disaster of the river in Xiamahe, which is to organize dozens or hundreds of large water pumps to pump water directly from the river. Because the water situation is not rising rapidly now, this method can alleviate the rise of the river to a dangerous water level to a certain extent."

Guan Xinwang's method was not the one that Xia Xiang thought of just now, but Xia Xiang knew that his method could not be adopted until the most critical moment, because it was not only dangerous, but also had great uncertainty. Although Guan Xinwang's method was a little more conservative, it was effective.

Although it was late at night, the command center was still brightly lit. Xia Xiang, Li Han, Chen Tianyu, Fu Xiaobin, and several deputy district heads of the district government were all here. Several people were surrounding Xia Xiang and listening to Xia Xiang deploying a flood control plan.

The western part of Xiama District is surrounded by barren mountains and wastelands, and water can be released at will. Chen Tianyu urgently asked the municipal government for help, supported 50 large water pumps, and immediately pumped water and discharged the flood. It is now over 10 o'clock in the evening, and the water level has risen above the cordon again, and the situation is very critical.

Chen Tianyu agreed and took action immediately.

Xia Xiang asked Fu Xiaobin to be responsible for the safety work at the command center, responsible for logistics and various chores. If there is not enough manpower, Jin Hongxin will help. Fu Xiaobin also agreed with a serious face and issued a military order: "Please ensure that the task is completed, please rest assured."

Now it is time to unite. Xia Xiang's absolute prestige in the Xiama area is now in handy. After orders are issued one by one, no one doubts or anyone pushes and stops. They all cheer up and devote themselves to the flood fighting with all their might.

Because not only because Xia Xiang is unquestionable, but everyone knows that Xiama River is a river of life and death in Xiama District. Once it floods and disasters, no one can escape and they will bear the corresponding leadership responsibilities.

At around 11 o'clock in the evening, something worried happened, the rain increased, and the water of the Xiama River was only one step away from the breaking dam.

Xia Xiang waited for a while, but when Chen Tianyu came back, he was angry: "Call Chen Tianyu and ask him to come back immediately. I have borrowed a water pump from the city for more than an hour. It's so cowardly."

Xia Xiang started to swear for the first time, and even scolded his confidant Chen Tianyu, which made many people silent.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xia Xiang finished speaking, before Chao Weigang could call out, Chen Tianyu hurried in with a rainy face, with anger on his face: "Secretary Xia, Mayor Fu refused to borrow the water pump to us, saying that he wanted to pull all the water pumps to Nanshan Reservoir. Nanshan Reservoir is in a hurry!"

The water storage capacity of Nanshan Reservoir is more than 100 times that of Xiamahe. It not only supplies drinking water to the people of Yan City, but also provides a lot of daily water for the capital every year. Yes, it is a benefit, because the capital is small and there is too much water, so it also needs to be borrowed from Yan City. In fact, with the capital's resources, it cannot support the tens of millions of people in the capital. If Yan Province had not been continuously supplying various resources in the capital, the capital would be dying now.

The Nanshan Reservoir is in a hurry, which is indeed a greater danger, but Xia Xiang's impression is that the Nanshan Reservoir has a huge water capacity. With the current rainfall, there may not be any danger even in the previous month. Fu Xianfeng did not provide the water pump, and obviously took down a horse area on purpose.

Even Li Han was finally angry and said angrily: "The normal water volume of Nanshan Reservoir is only one-tenth. How heavy is it raining now? How could it be dangerous? Mayor Fu is so unfair, I'll talk to him about it!"

It was rare that Li Han accused Fu Xianfeng in front of everyone. He turned around and walked out of the command center and called outside. He came back soon after, with anger on his face: "Mayor Fu said that the water pump has been transported to the Nanshan Reservoir, so we can find a way to solve it ourselves. It's so damn, at the critical moment, even the water pump has become a shortage of materials! What should we do, Secretary Xia?"

Xia Xiang led everyone outside. The water of Xiama River used to flow smoothly and gracefully, but now it is rumbling loudly and rushing endlessly. The river used to be clear and moving, but now it is turbid and muddy and sandy. Under the irradiation of strong light, it shows a hideous surging state!

Xia Xiang stood by the river and felt the vibration and power of the river water under his feet. His heart sank to the bottom of the valley. At the critical moment, Fu Xianfeng pulled all the water pumps urgently called by the municipal government to the Nanshan Reservoir. Theoretically, Fu Xianfeng took the overall situation into consideration. From a selfish point of view, Fu Xianfeng did not have any intention of targeting the dismount area.

But his decision was reasonable. Nanshan Reservoir is the life reservoir of the people of Yan City, and it is indeed more important than Xiamahe. No one can choose Fu Xianfeng's reason, Hu Zengzhou cannot, and Ye Shisheng cannot.

Xia Xiang not only could not accuse Fu Xianfeng, but also could not say Fu Xianfeng's fault in front of everyone, otherwise, he would have been at fault.

Standing by the river and pondered for a moment, Xia Xiang suddenly made up his mind and immediately called Li Qin: "Li Qin, immediately summoned Chen Lichun, Sun Xianwei, Xiao Wu and Qi Yanan to mobilize them all, pull all the water pumps from the construction site, transport them to the barren mountain in the west of Xiamahe, drive at full speed, pump water and drain the flood!"

Construction units have their own water pumps for pumping water, but not large water pumps in the city, so the water pumping volume is much smaller. But having is better than not.

Li Qin is not a government official, but just a businessman who came to Xiama District to invest. However, because of Xia Xiang, she has been paying attention to the situation in Xiama District. She always cares about the possibility of floods in Xiama River and has never slept at night. As soon as she received a call from Xia Xiang, she immediately knew that the situation was serious and hurriedly responded: "Yes, I'll go down and do it."

Ten minutes later, Li Qin called: "Secretary Xia, all the personnel are in place, just waiting for your order."

"Okay, act now." Xia Xiang put on a raincoat, and Chao Weigang was holding an umbrella behind him at the same time, but there was still no dripping water on his body. Xia Xiang, who had not eaten or drunk water for more than ten hours, was so hungry that he was not thirsty at all, because he had almost always been soaked in water.

Of course, it was not just that he did not eat. The main party and government leaders in the Xiama District present did not eat much. As the top leader, Xia Xiang set an example. Even if others were reluctant, they had to make necessary gestures. Moreover, most people were actually the same as Xia Xiang, worried that a flood in the Xiama River would sweep away the results of the Xiama District.

While waiting for the major developers to support the water pump, Fu Xiaobin and Jin Hongxin found someone to deliver food. Xia Xiang felt hungry and gathered with everyone in front of the construction drawings of Xiamahe and had the most harmonious and shabby meal ever in the history of the party and government leaders of Xiama District. Although the meal was simple, everyone felt the warmth of unity. At this moment of disaster, Xia Ma was still united unprecedentedly. Of course, it was also related to Xia Xiang not saying empty talk. He led everywhere and also set an example for everyone.
Chapter completed!