In July, the rainy season finally arrived. The rainy season in the north is short and heavy rains are concentrated, especially in the Loess Plateau. Heavy rains have fallen for several days in a row, causing the water levels of various Yellow River tributaries to skyrocket, carrying countless silt and pouring into the Yellow River. It has caused serious harm to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.
Fortunately, Wan Lei had already had people rush to repair the embankment and add a rolling dam. When the rainy season came, he also sent people to inspect the embankment day and night. If leaks were found, they would make urgent repairs. With such a multi-pronged approach, the rolling flood peak could barely be contained. Carry it over.
However, Wan Lei didn't want to be so worried every year. After all, what was at stake was not heartbeats, but human lives. Once the embankment burst, tens of thousands of people would be affected, and the economic losses would be even more staggering. Therefore, he made up his mind, We must control the Loess Plateau and eradicate the sand problem in the Yellow River.
After several days of heavy rain, the north was shrouded in hot weather again. In order to avoid the scorching sun, Wan Lei led the team out of Xi'an before dawn that morning and went on a parade in Huashan. However, Wan Lei's trip was not just about hiking. Instead of visiting the mountains and rivers, he inspected the Taoist temple on Huashan Mountain because he had promised the sloppy Taoist priest that after the founding of the country, Taoism would be established as the state religion.
It is precisely because of his admiration for Taoism that when Wan Lei was in Kaifeng Mansion, he went to Shaoshi Mountain and did not enter the Shaolin Temple. He deliberately avoided having too much involvement with Buddhism. Even when revising the textbooks for primary and secondary schools, he often worshiped Taoism and suppressed it. The Buddha’s intention lies in it.
It was also because Wan Lei kept his promise that Taoist Sloppy and his many disciples were willing to work hard for Wan Lei, actively engaged in scientific and technological research, and constantly produced research results. As the so-called repaying kindness in return, Wan Lei should also repay the other party on the material and spiritual levels. His trip to Huashan this time was not only to show the world his admiration for Taoism, but also to try to bring the Huashan Taoist Temple under the management of the Beiping Taoist Temple.
Traveling with Wan Lei, in addition to Zhao Xueer and Jing Zhongwei, there were also the sloppy Taoist Priest and Wan Yu Miao Yi. As soon as this old guy heard about Wan Lei's western tour, he came to Xi'an early and tried his best to invite Wan Lei. Went to visit Huashan. Wan Lei naturally knew the dirty thoughts of the sloppy Taoist priest. Not only did he not refuse, but he also planned to stay in the Huashan area for a few days.
As one of the most famous Taoist temples in the Central Plains, Huashan Mountain is known as the Fourth Cave. The most famous Taoist master in the Song Dynasty, Chen Tuan, practiced Taoism here. There are also Yuquan Temple, Dongdaoyuan, Yujing Temple and other Taoist temples. Historically, Many emperors and celebrities have left their footprints here.
At noon that day, Wan Lei and his party came to Yuquanyuan and rested here. At the foot of Huashan Mountain in Yuquanyuan, the mountain breeze is gentle, the springs are tinkling, and the woods are densely covered. It is cool in summer, making it a summer resort. Yuquanyuan View Master Xisheng was an old friend of the sloppy Taoist priest. Hearing that Wan Lei was coming to visit, he cleaned the courtyard early and prepared tea and meals.
After having a hasty lunch and chatting with the Taoist priests of Yuquanyuan, Wan Lei left the Taoist temple and took a group of Taoist priests into the mountains and forests to collect plant specimens. As the host of this place, Taoist priest Xisheng was naturally happy to Walking on the guide path. However, he was still a little surprised: in the past, tourists came to the mountains to find dangerous places and scenic spots, but this Wan Donator went straight to the mountains and forests as soon as he arrived. It was really unconventional.
In fact, Wan Lei is really different from ordinary tourists. He has no interest in those dangerous scenic spots. He is more interested in studying the plants in the Qinling Mountains and the Loess Plateau, especially in breeding plants that are drought-resistant and sand-fixing and have economic value. Promoting planting on the Loess Plateau was his most urgent task. As for traveling around mountains and rivers, reciting poems and writing poems, he was not so bitter.
In addition, Wongyu Miaozhen and other women came to the west this time not to visit the mountains and rivers. They left Peiping two months ago and inspected plants and collected plant specimens along the way. They were so busy that they even Yu also established a botanical research institute in Xi'an, focusing on research, selection and cultivation of drought-resistant and sand-fixing plants.
"Senior sister, look, what is that?" By a forest trail, Miaoyi pointed at a plant not far away and shouted happily. Miaoyu looked in the direction pointed, and her face suddenly showed joy, because she saw She came across a familiar and special plant, perhaps the plant variant she was looking for.
"It's like the Elaeagnus jujube tree, but Elaeagnus jujuba tree mostly grows in desert areas, so how could it appear here? And it's still growing very well, and it's most likely a variant." A young girl behind Miaoyu also said happily.
"Excavate it immediately and transport it back for study." Wongyu ordered, picked up the hoe and started to work. The reason why she attaches so much importance to this Elaeagnus elegans is because Elaeagnus elegans is an ideal drought-resistant and sand-fixing plant, and The Elaeagnus noodle produced from its fruits can be used to make wine, vinegar and soy sauce. The residue can also be used to raise pigs and sheep, which has high economic value.
The native Elaeagnus mostly grows in desert areas and is resistant to drought and sandstorms. However, it does not grow well in relatively humid places. Moreover, wild Elaeagnus has fewer and smaller fruits, making planting and picking more troublesome, so it needs to be optimized and improved. Now a mutated tree species can be found, which is of great significance to the hybridization and improvement of Elaeagnus angustifolia.
Once the improvement is successful, Elaeagnus elegans that is suitable for planting in various environments and has a relatively large yield can be bred, which can increase its economic value. It is precisely because the selection and improvement of plants are related to the development of agriculture and forestry, Wan Lei Only then did Wuyu Miaozhi and others establish a biological research institute to focus on this aspect.
In fact, on the Loess Plateau, in addition to Elaeagnus elegans, sea buckthorn, Holly, red-skinned Elaeagnus and other plants can be planted in arid areas, but Elaeagnus elegans has the most economic value. Of course, it can also be grown in relatively humid river valleys. Some peach and other fruit trees are planted in the area, but their drought resistance is not as strong as Elaeagnus angustifolia and their distribution range is limited.
Wiaoyu and other Taoist priests were busy digging trees, and Wan Lei had to ask Jingzhong Guard to come forward to help. The group also spread out in the woods, hoping to find more plant specimens. Wan Lei was not only interested in plants, but also in minerals. I have a special liking for it and collected many mineral specimens by the stream.
Seeing Wan Lei and his group either busy digging for books or collecting rocks, the sloppy Taoist priest, Taoist Xi Sheng and others who were accompanying them couldn't help but shake their heads and smile bitterly, because they could see that these people in front of them were all genuine. The utilitarians, under the guise of advocating Taoism, are actually practicing the Confucian practical science of studying things and pursuing Taoism. Although they are somewhat related to Taoism, they are far from the metaphysics of Taoism, which emphasizes the simultaneous cultivation of internal and external elixirs.
But the fact is true. Wan Lei admires Taoism and uses Taoist priests for scientific research. As for other internal and external elixir cultivation and health-preserving techniques, he does not object to it, but he does not recommend it either. Of course, the sloppy Taoist priest has long known that Wan Lei What abacus, so he also agreed with Wan Lei's Taoist reform plan: transforming from practicing metaphysics to studying science.
However, most of the conservative Taoist priests are still unable to change their ideas for the time being. Taoist Master Xi Sheng is one of them. How to complete the reform of Taoism will also be an important issue in the future.
Wan Lei's opinion is to divide Taoism into the monastic sect and the Taoist sect. The monastic sect continues to retreat into the mountains and forests and do whatever they like. The Taoist sect develops in cities, and Taoist temples of the Taoist sect are established in all major cities.
The church is like a Western church, providing worship services for believers and also serving as a library, museum, and research institute.