In Wanggang, and even in the history of Haizhou, the typhoon in 1969 was very famous. 1969 was also the year when China suffered the most typhoons. Nineteen typhoons of all sizes were attacked in turn throughout the year. The center of most typhoons was in South China, but the coastal areas of Jiangbei Province suffered several times.

Among them, before the storm's attack, there was already a typhoon and heavy rainfall along the coast of Jiangbei. The rainfall caused a relatively high soil moisture content in Jiangbei, resulting in the decline of the soil's ability to absorb water during the largest typhoon, and many places were flooded.

That typhoon hit was also the most heavy loss in Haizhou after the liberation. Hundreds of people died in total, and the biggest loss was the Xintan area.

Since Xintan was formed by Xinweihai, the typhoon prevention facilities were not perfect enough. That typhoon almost swallowed up the entire Xintan, that is, the land created by the Wanhaihai, and took away hundreds of lives.

Bao Feiyang knew this history, but he didn't know it in detail. After all, it was a long time in the past, and he didn't have time to pay special attention to a typhoon decades ago.

He believed that there must be a reason for Yu Liqiong to say that they were betraying the past. Bao Feiyang had previously contacted people from the Wang family in Taihu City. Influenced by the Zhang family of Hongda Group, the Wang family's willingness to invest in Haizhou is still relatively obvious. Although the Wang family has begun to implement the management of professional managers within the company, Yu Liqiong should not want to destroy such a thing without reason when Wang family has the willingness to invest.

Yu Liqiong believes that they are betraying the past, and her assistant Meng Qian mentioned the disaster in Xintan again, and there should be some connection between the two.

However, in such an occasion, Bao Feiyang certainly didn't ask too clearly. And if it really happened, he might be a little sensitive to what Yu Liqiong meant. He had to press down on this matter first, and Meng Qian did not continue to talk about it. As for Yu Liqiong, she still looked cold, but it could also be seen that her expression was colder than before.

Chen Huadong and Fan Wenhua both tried hard to make the atmosphere liven up, but the effect was average. Bao Feiyang mentioned the inspection, and Yu Liqiong just responded lightly that the inspection was very smooth, and the specific evaluation had to be discussed and decided after going back.

Bao Feiyang knew that it was difficult to find out from Yu Liqiong, so he didn't ask much. Meng Qian and the other engineer's performance was normal, so he did not make the atmosphere on the table less awkward.

After the dinner, Yu Liqiong refused the invitation to rest for one night in the Welcoming Hotel and left with Meng Qian and Zhang Youguang.

Seeing Yu Liqiong and others leaving, Bao Feiyang turned around and said to Fan Wenhua: "Mr. Fan will stay here to rest today. I will introduce a few people to you later?"

Fan Wenhua nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, but I'll call back first."

While talking, Fan Wenhua took out his cell phone and went to the compartment of the private room to make a phone call. Not long after, Fan Wenhua walked out with his cell phone, and whispered a few words in Bao Feiyang's ear.

Bao Feiyang couldn't help but be surprised. He originally thought that Yu Liqiong was just a professional manager hired by Taihu United Chemical Group, but he did not expect that Fan Wenhua went through a secret insider inquiry and found out that Yu Liqiong was also the secretly unannounced grandson wife of Wang Jiacheng, chairman of United Chemical Group, and had important decision-making power over United Chemical Group's investment affairs.

"Then I'll go to the hot spring first." After Fan Wenhua told Bao Feiyang about this very important news he had just found out, he tactfully left space for Bao Feiyang to discuss countermeasures.

Chen Huadong arranged for someone to take Fan Wenhua and his assistant to take a hot spring in the back, and invited Bao Feiyang and others to sit in a tea room. Chen Huadong originally wanted to say goodbye, but was stopped by Bao Feiyang: "District Mayor Chen, you are Lao Haizhou. Why not help me with details."

"Is it for Xintan?" Chen Huadong looked back at Bao Feiyang, and stayed. "Director Yu and Director Yan probably didn't know very well what happened in Xintan that year, right?"

Yu Hailan and Yan Baosheng both shook their heads. Although they worked in the Lingang Economic Development Zone for a long time, Wanggang Township only had two or three years of being included in the Lingang Economic Development Zone. They did not know much about Wanggang Township.

"I heard that Secretary Wu is from Wang Hong Kong, so he should be clearer, right?" Chen Huadong's eyes turned to Wu Chao again. Because he wanted to establish a good relationship with Bao Feiyang, Chen Huadong had put a lot of effort into the people around Bao Feiyang, so he naturally understood the details of Bao Feiyang's Secretary Wu Chao.

Bao Feiyang also laughed. He was really concerned and confused. Why did he forget that his secretary Wu Chao is from Wanggang Township?

"Director Bao," Wu Chao sorted out the situation in his mind about the Xintan typhoon disaster that year and said to Bao Feiyang: "I heard from the old man at home tell me something about the situation. When the biggest typhoon was about to come in 1969, Xintan's moisture-proof and flood control facilities had just been completed. It is said that they were built according to the once-in-a-50-year standard. However, the typhoon reached the level of once-in-a-century, and the newly built seawall was not kept. At that time, there were as many as two or three hundred soldiers and people who died in the disaster, which was very rare in the history of Haizhou and even Jiangbei Province."

Bao Feiyang nodded and said, "I know this situation. Minister Yu just mentioned that we forgot the martyrs. Her assistant Meng Qian mentioned Xintan again. Is it related to the soldiers and people who died in the typhoon disaster in Xintan many years ago? What else do you know about this?"

During this period, Wu Chao was no longer the official Xinting who knew nothing in the past. He looked at Chen Huadong and said hesitantly: "My home is in the west of Wanggang, and I am not with Xintan. Later, I worked in the town and went to Xintan many times. However, I really didn't hear that Xintan had a memorial or monument for this incident. When everyone mentioned the typhoon disaster that year, they just felt sad and regretful. There are many legends about Xintan reclamation that year, and there were very few talks about the fight against the typhoon that year. It seems that there was little that anyone who had experienced the Xintan incident in that year."

Wu Chao is in his twenties and was born in 72 years old. He is only one year older than Bao Feiyang. He has been sensible since he started to be sensible. The mainland has implemented reform and opening up. Their generation is not very concerned about the things in the 1960s. Wu Chao has not paid special attention to the typhoon disaster in Xintan. When Bao Feiyang asked at this time, he was indeed limited in his answers.

Seeing that Wu Chao didn't know much, Chen Huadong turned around and sat down, took out a cigarette from his body, and sent Bao Feiyang a piece: "The time when the disaster occurred is too long now. Secretary Wu didn't know it, it should be normal. I happened to know something, and I could probably guess why Minister Yu from United Chemical Group said that just now."

"Oh?" Bao Feiyang looked at Chen Huadong with a consultative look.

"My thoughts are similar to what Director Bao just mentioned. Since Minister Yu has been to Xintan, what he said to us just now that he forgot the past and betrayed the martyrs, will it be related to the people who died in the Xintan 819 incident?" Chen Huadong lit a cigarette and took a deep breath: "That happened nearly thirty years ago. At that time, I was still in elementary school in the city. My grandfather is an old Red Army and often mentioned Xintan to me."

Bao Feiyang nodded. His family background gave him more knowledge of the history of that era than ordinary people. Of course, due to some special circumstances, that is, more than ordinary people, he dared not really understand the real situation at that time. When he heard Chen Huadong tell the situation of that year, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of historical vicissitudes.

Chen Huadong continued: "At that time, Xintan spirit was mentioned a lot. There is a saying that there is a great northwest in the north, and there is a newtan in the north of the Yangtze River. Moreover, Xintan was piled up a piece of land in the sea, and it was a real move of mountains and sea reclaiming. It fought against the sky and the earth. I remember there was another song at that time."

"Especially when the land planted in Xintan was harvested, the harvested rice was sent directly to the capital. The land that was originally reclaimed was salty and was not suitable for planting crops. It usually took three to five years to raise fish and plant salty grass that is salty. After absorbing the saltiness, rice could be grown. However, it was said that at that time, it was said that fresh water was used to rinse salty and avoid salty. The seedlings were planted that year, and the yield per mu reached more than 900 kilograms. Nearly one thousand kilograms. This achievement was achieved with the harvested rice being sent to the capital, Xintan was quickly erected as a typical example. Some people compared Xintan with the Great Northern Wilderness, and some people compared Xintan to the Red Army's reclaim of Nanniwan back then."

Chen Huadong said it very simply. Many things were taboos back then, and sensitive problems could be touched by accident. Bao Feiyang and others also listened quietly and did not express any opinions easily.

Chen Huadong paused for a moment and continued: "Xintan was originally an army farm. In 1968, the above-mentioned college graduates were instructed to go to the farm to exercise. From the second half of 1968 to the first half of 1969, college graduates from Haizhou, Xucheng, Fenghu, and even Shanghai City came to Xintan one after another. At the most, there were nearly 500 graduates."

"1969 was the year with the most typhoons in my country. More than a dozen typhoons came in turn. At that time, Xintan had initially built a seawall for typhoon prevention. The previous typhoons did not cause much damage to Xintan. However, the typhoons of August 21st followed the previous typhoon, and the intensity of the typhoon was far greater than expected. As a result, the dam collapsed. The army and college students responsible for guarding the dam died more than 100 people. The entire Haizhou area was only nearly 200 people killed due to typhoons, and Xintan accounted for the majority."

Chen Huadong's expression was solemn, and Emperor shook his head. It was indeed very rare to die so many people in peacetime. Moreover, this is just public data, and the actual death toll may be greater.

"I remember there were some condolences and commendations at that time, but there were very few mentions of the number of sacrifices and losses. I also heard my grandfather later. I never heard of any commemoration activities for the Xintan August 21 incident. It was not until I started working that I learned some of the situation. It is said that some people thought that the reason why so many people died in the Xintan August 21 incident was due to the lack of estimates of the disaster at that time, and ignored the consequences of the long-term attacks of strong typhoons, storms and sea tides. They inappropriately put forward the slogan of people on the dam. Not only did they not reduce the disaster to the minimum limit, but instead caused huge losses to the country because of the failure to transfer property personnel in time."

Chen Huadong said: "Although the relevant responsible persons were not held accountable at that time, the commendation of relevant personnel and ratification of the sacrificed personnel seemed to have stopped. At least from the later documents, there was no public recognition of the sacrificed personnel in the 821st year, and some people even kept petitioning for this."

Chen Huadong told the situation he knew very concisely, and he did not say something clearly, but for Bao Feiyang and others who knew a little about the situation in that era, they could probably think of the twists and turns.

The struggle was fierce in that era. It was normal for such a big thing to have controversy and struggle. The families of the victims had different components and various reasons were entangled together, which led to changes in the ratification work of the martyrs who died in the August 21st incident.

Yu Liqiong should know this, so she said that they forgot history and betrayed traditions. It is just that the internal story is complicated, and it is far from being explained by forgetting and betrayal.

What happened back then was not something that Bao Feiyang and others could say lightly. Yu Hailan thought for a while and said, "I just felt very strange. Why did Minister Yu of United Chemical Group care about this matter? You know, she is a Taihu Laker!"

"Minister Yu should be about 30 years old, and he was born around 1969." Bao Feiyang pondered for a moment and expressed his own guess. Yu Liqiong's attitude was indeed a bit strange. With her identity and position as a Taihu Laker, there was no reason to pay special attention to such a thing, and there was no reason to publicly show her attitude, unless she was related to this matter.

Bao Feiyang did not say it thoroughly, but everyone understood what he meant. Yu Hailan nodded and said, "I'll find a way to communicate with Assistant Meng to see if I can understand a more specific situation."

"Well, please ask the guide, too." Bao Feiyang said.

Yu Hailan nodded quickly: "Okay, I'll ask right away."

Bao Feiyang said to Chen Huadong again: "District Mayor Chen, you may have to trouble you with this matter. I want to learn more about Xintan's events back then. There should be people in Haizhou who know more about this matter, right?"

"Well, most of the witnesses, soldiers and students from all directions back then came from all directions, but some people settled in Haizhou. Dai Jinrong, the vice president of Haizhou Chess Academy, was one of the survivors of that year. He once served as deputy secretary-general of the Haizhou Municipal Party Committee and director of the Political Research Office. He should know a lot of things." Chen Huadong thought for a while and said.

Bao Feiyang nodded and wrote down Dai Jinrong's name. If Dai Jinrong was indeed the college graduates of that year, he should be fifty-two or three years old this year. Since he has been the deputy secretary-general of the Haizhou Municipal Party Committee and the director of the Political Research Office, he should have reached the level of a department. It is logical that he would not have retreated to the second line so early. I think there is another story. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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