In the 1990s, when television had not yet reached every household.
There were only a handful of entertainment methods available to the people.
For example, there would be artists roaming around the countryside and free movies that would be shown in the countryside.
Anyone who owned a black and white television would have to step on their doorstep. The host would not be stingy either. He placed the television high in the hall with a smug smile on his face.
The people who came to watch the television, from the hall to the courtyard, were all inside and outside.
In the city, there were more forms of entertainment. Other than television, they could go to the cinema to watch movies without waiting for the projectionist. The poorer people had a radio, and they could listen to all kinds of storytelling, crosstalk, and news music every day.
Of course, other than that, there was also a carrier unique to this era.
The newspaper!
In this era, the freedom of the press was not as strict as the later generations thought. On the contrary, it was very relaxed after the reform and opening up.
Only in recent years, due to the continuous upheaval in Eastern Europe and the influence of events such as the Spring of Brago, this kind of freedom was somewhat restricted, but it was still more relaxed than in the future.
In addition to national newspapers and official mouthpieces such as the National Daily and Huaxia Daily, almost every city had its own morning, daily, and evening newspapers.
In some open cities in the south, speech was even more free. All kinds of entertainment newspapers and weekly newspapers had already emerged.
It could be said that before television was fully popularized and before the arrival of the Internet era.
The newspaper was the largest media in the country and had the largest audience.
It was also the simplest and most convenient way for the people in the country to obtain information.
And today.
The entire northeast was in an uproar because of the newspapers.
1990, early June!
In the south, at this time of the year, the streets would be filled with people who had just entered the early summer.
However, in the northeast, it only felt warm and comfortable.
Everyone was very relaxed.
As usual, an officer from the Forest Bureau was leisurely drinking tea and reading the morning newspaper.
He only took a glance and then stood up abruptly.
" This, this…" His expression changed drastically. He knew that if the contents of this newspaper were true, it would cause a huge sensation in the entire northeast.
At this moment, the headline on the front page of the newspaper was " Green water and green mountains are no longer there, how can we continue to have descendants?》
It was marked with detailed data. In the ten years from 1980 to 1990, the forest vegetation in the entire northeast had actually decreased by 3 million hectares, accounting for as much as 23% of the total forest area in the northeast.
It could be said that it was half the size of the Little Mountain Range.
What was even more shocking was that the newspaper even had a photo of a devastated forest that had been cut down.
Moreover, the editor also made a prediction, saying that at this rate of logging, in less than 20 years, there would not be a single tree in the northeast.
This also reflected the title. Green mountains and clear waters were no longer there, so how could the northeast continue for generations to come?
As a member of the Ice City's Forest Bureau, he knew very well that the data in the newspaper was very likely to be true.
This was because the initial data and the transition data in the middle could be found in the database of the Forest Bureau. As for the latest data, he did not know where it came from, but it was still very likely to be true.
As a member of the Forest Bureau, he knew very well how many logging targets they had set.
If they were to accumulate it carefully, there might really be so many.
Thinking of this, he was especially frightened.
Were they going to become the sinners of the northeast?
In an instant, he immediately ran to the innermost office of the Forest Bureau with an urgent expression.
At the same time, Wei Gaoyi, the boss of the Ice City Forest Bureau, refuted righteously,""I told you, this is impossible."
"What's the regulation about the logging quota? I can't possibly lower the quota.”
"Ignoring the future of the northeast? Ha, I'm doing this for the future of the northeast. Do you know that 80% of our finances come from wood, other than heavy industry?”
"It's impossible for me to lower the quota.”
"People from Pu Tian? So what if they were from Pu Tian? Aren't they from Xia Country? We should maintain an open and friendly mind and welcome anyone who comes to our Ice City and our Northeast to do business.”
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for the other party to say anything.
"Hmph, you still want to interfere with the quota of the forest? Don't you know whose territory this is?"
In the past few years, he had relied on the sales quota to get countless kickbacks.
A reduction in the quota meant that his money would decrease.
And he couldn't touch the people from the garden. They were his biggest financial backer!
Just as he was feeling smug, his office door was pushed open.
When he saw who it was, he became even angrier.
"Xiao Wang, what do I usually tell you? He didn't even knock on the door when he came in. How could he bear a bigger burden in the future if he was so rash?”
This person was a trusted aide that he had spent so much effort to nurture, yet he still did not know the severity of the situation.
He was disappointed, very disappointed.
"No, it's not. It's a newspaper. This newspaper." Officer Wang gasped.
Wei Gaoyi took the newspaper. It was the Ice City Morning Post, the largest newspaper in Ice City. It was more authoritative. He then looked at the headline of the Ice City Morning Post.
It was a huge headline, a horrifying picture, and a terrifying conclusion.
Instantly, Wei Gaoyi's scalp went numb.
At the same time.
Inside the largest timber company in Ice City.
Dai Tianhe was checking the company's financial statements for the year.
After reading it, a smile appeared on his face.
Ever since he had followed his uncle to this treasure land in the northeast a few years ago, his luck had never stopped.
After following his uncle around for a year, Dai Tianhe started working on his own.
However, even though he was working alone, he was also working with his uncle.
He went deep into the various forest farms in the northeast and discussed the purchase of wood from each family. Then, through his uncle's channels, he sold it to his uncle in the south.
And his uncle would sell them to construction companies or furniture factories in the south.
Dai Tianhe earned a lot of money from the entire process.
Because the wood in the northeast was really too cheap.
After buying it at a low price, he could still make several times the profit.
In the next few years, Dai Tianhe grew bigger and bigger. He kept getting logging quotas from the Forest Bureau. Now, his business had long surpassed his uncle's and became the largest timber merchant in Ice City.
Just now, he looked at the financial statements for the past two quarters. It was more than a million yuan in profit.
In the past few years, his assets had already exceeded 10 million.
This number could be counted on one hand in the entire country.
In the Pu Tian Wood Gang, he was only ranked in the top ten.
Just as he was feeling smug, there was a knock on his office door.
"Big brother."
The door opened, and his younger brother, Dai Yunshan, entered.
"This is today's Ice City Morning Post, but it seems to have published some bad news.”
Dai Tianhe frowned. He took the newspaper and glanced at the headline.
"If the green mountains and rivers are no longer there, how can we continue our descendants?”
As for Dai Tianhe, who was born in a southern clan and had a rich background, he was shocked when he saw the word 'descendants' in the title.
As he read it carefully, his expression became even more serious.
Dai Yunshan naturally knew the importance of this report, so he asked nervously,"Big Brother, will this affect our business?”
Business?
After reading the report carefully, although it was all about the disappearance of vegetation in the northeast and the danger of disappearance, it was all just alarmist talk.
Dai Tianhe pondered over this word and slowly shook his head.""Don't worry. This report alone won't affect our business.”
He understood that the current policy of the Ice City was still to develop the economy first.
As long as this policy did not waver, he would pay taxes on time and pay tribute to the higher-ups.
Just based on this report and the data that came from nowhere, it was impossible for it to affect his business.
He was very confident about this!
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