It's better to work in Ji'nan than to live in lotus.
the four sides of the lotus three noodles willow, a city of mountain and half city lake, is the most beautiful description of Ji'nan. But now, the beautiful scenery is no match for the market power. Because the lotus root does not make money, the largest remote wall in the suburbs of Ji'nan is now difficult to find. The old acres of lotus ponds have now been replaced by endless corn fields.
this is almost history, and thousands of Mu ponds are left in memory. In the morning of August 9th, the reporter visited a million mu lotus pond in the remote wall. It was found that the million mu lotus pond in the same year had long disappeared, and it was replaced by the boundless corn field.
in the vicinity of the 97 road bus and willow Garden Station, the reporter looked up and looked within the eyes. In addition to a large corn field, it was a few groves, and there was no shadow of the lotus pond at all. At the very short distance, there are two small stalls with tricycles and umbrellas selling lotus seeds, lotus seeds and lotus flowers.
"where is the lotus pond?" The reporter inquired in one of the stall. "No sooner, no more. It used to be here. There are all sides of the road. Liu Yun, the owner, pointed to the large corn fields and poplar trees on both sides.
at the entrance of Hollywood Park, lotus sculpture and lotus sculpture still stand, but not half a lotus flower. There are only a few surviving willows beside the lotus fairy, surrounded by large corn fields.
lotus root farm work to earn more money than a lotus root so tired
Liu Yun (the pseudonym) is one of the most typical lotus farmers in the remote wall, home to the village of Liang Jia wharf. "I am 63 years old. I have planted lotus roots for 40 years, and I have grown lotus roots since I was more than 20 years old, and I have planted them 3 years ago." Liu Yun introduced the introduction of lotus root on the remote wall in the 70s of the last century, and the history of lotus planting has lasted for 45 years.
over the past 40 years, with the advantage of close proximity to the Yellow River, the remote wall quotes the Yellow River hydroalkalis, and has gradually improved the saline alkali and waterlogging depressions that were not suitable for planting crops into a dry field of lotus root. "The lotus root of the wall is planted in the dry field. It is better than the pond. When the Lotus Festival is held, it is the scene to wash out a small lotus melon to the tourists and eat directly."
upland field lotus seeds need to be planted from May 1 to the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and continue to be irrigated with the Yellow River water for about one hundred days before harvest. After the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the water was stopped and the lotus root was sold to sell until the next May.
but in recent years, with the decline of water level in the Yellow River, the cost of irrigation has gradually increased. From the oldest person, 10 yuan to 40 yuan, to 100 yuan, and then to 150 yuan. This means that a peasant family of four families has to pay 600 yuan irrigation water fee annually.
"three years ago, the water price in the village rose again, to 200 yuan per person. As a result, there were no formal notifications in the village. Everyone was passing on each other. Suddenly, it was not a kind. It was a shortage of land that year. Then the wheat and corn were planted. " Liu Yun said.
the rumours of rising water costs have become a fuse. The 200 households of the Liang Jia Wharf Village suddenly gave up the lotus root, and the other villages, which were originally up to more than 12000 mu, disappeared in one or two years. "No one in the year to pay water, except for the village cadres in order to play a leading role, other people do not, but because the water fee can not be irrigated, the village cadres are also rotten in the ground, and later completely no human race."
Liu Yun also said that even if the water price rose to 200 yuan per person, it would not be high. "If all the people are planted, irrigated once a week, if some of them are not, they will be irrigated once in three or four days. There is no water for a quarter. After the the Yellow River water is introduced, it needs two levels of electric motor, and people have to use electricity."
, therefore, Liu Yun frankly said that the most important reason for not growing lotus roots is bitter and tired, and still does not make money. She gave us an economic account, for example, her family, for example, a total of 5 mu of land, the average per mu to sell 3000 yuan of lotus root, of which 1000 yuan of lotus root, 1000 yuan of fertilizer input, pure income per mu is more than 1000 yuan. This income is equal to the income of planting corn and wheat now.
"Seed Lotus" is not like wheat and corn. It can not be mechanized. Almost all of them are artificial, planted, planed, watered, fertilized and weeded. When the lotus root is hot, the lotus root is more than half a meter deep. It needs a shovel and a shovel to dig it out and make a mud. Now all kinds of corn and wheat are mechanized, basically no one has worked under the ground. After planting, they all go out to work. Liu Yun said.
the increase in the income of migrant workers has also greatly affected the enthusiasm of lotus farmers. According to Liu Yun, young people in the Liang Jia pier village of the remote wall are now almost working outside the country, with a minimum wage of 2800 yuan per month and a high salary of five thousand or six thousand. "Working in factories makes more money, and there is no such thing as lotus roots. How can young people like to cultivate their land?"
Street analysis is the three most important reason for the disappearance of the million mu lotus pond, summed up by the remote Wall Street office, because of the drought and corruption caused by the drought and corruption to make the
high income low, the water level falling and the corruption in the Yellow River. "
" the peasants' account calculation is more clear than that of us, the calculation is fine, how much to make the root of the lotus root, how much the corn and wheat will be made, and the farmers are well told, and they will naturally choose the one with high income. " Jiang Rongpeng, deputy director of the office, said.
at the same time, water source is also an important reason for farmers to abandon lotus root planting, which directly causes the increase of lotus root cost. "The Yellow River water used to be an overhanging river with high water level. After opening the gate, the river ran to the field along the main canal. But in recent years, the water level is twenty centimeters per year, and the water level has fallen by two or three meters in more than 10 years. The water sluice is already higher than the water level, and the sluice will not come out of the water. " Wang Lizhong said. When the water level drops, it can not flow independently, it can only rely more on pumping machines to directly increase the cost of irrigation. This also caused Liu Yun's annual increase in water charges. In addition to
, corruption is exacerbated by this disease. "The remote wall began to raise the lotus root from the 70s of last century. Forty or fifty years ago, it began to suffer from corruption. Before the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, it was a little better. After that, it began to be rotten. Wang Lizhong said.
for this reason, experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences were invited to consult with the experts from the remote Wall Street office. They also tried to introduce new lotus seeds, but the final effect was very small. "The problem of corruption can not be overcome. It is heard that it is a single crop for a long time. Bacteria have adapted to the soil. The only way is to change soil, but it is almost impossible to change soil."
at present, there are only hundreds of acres of lotus pond in the remote wall, which are not in the original planting area, but mainly concentrated in the the Yellow River beach area near the Hetao. "There is no long time, large-scale planting lotus root place, we deliberately avoid the original land, the Yellow River beach area to quote the Yellow River water more convenient, it is said that the effect is still good." Jiang Rongpeng said.