Super Ranch: Brothers come to Africa to farm

Chapter 171 Grassland Fire!

In addition to the world-famous Serengeti savannah, Zanzibar Island is also a famous tourist destination. Even Wang Lu, who has never been abroad before, has heard of the name of Zanzibar Island.

Wang Lu simply waved his hand and said:

"When we are done with this period of work, each of us will go to Zanzibar Island to have fun, and I will pay for it!"

The veterans in this saffron planting field immediately cheered and responded.

"You guys are so willing, even our two old men are moved by it!"

Professor Qin and Professor Zhao also joked, while Wang Lu said generously:

"Look at what you two said, as long as you two want to go, I will cover all the expenses!"

These two agricultural experts gave Wang Lu the confidence to dare to carry out large-scale planting, so he naturally couldn't be stingy.

Sure enough, the two old professors suddenly showed a look of satisfaction on their faces, but then they shook their heads:

"Forget it, we two old bones can't stand the torment, we'd better just stare at the sisal and saffron in your pasture!"

Wang Lu also knew that these two people were just joking and asking for respect. How could they really go on a trip with him and others?

With this reward, everyone's enthusiasm was mobilized again.

For several days, both sides of the rice fields in the ranch living area and the saffron mountain in the Woulu Mountains were full of busy people.

However, the temperature has also risen significantly in the past few days, and the air has become drier.

Fortunately, the employees of the ranch, not to mention the veterans, had no complaints at all. Even the black labor force led by Amanda showed no signs of laziness or complaints.

Obviously, Wang Lu's painting tactic was very successful. These black people were holding back their energy to perform. In addition, they were all locals and had long adapted to the local climate. This temperature was nothing.

The only one who made a slight comment was Parker.

"Damn, the weather this past week has been so abnormal, the air humidity has definitely dropped by several percentages!"

When he said this, this guy still had a worried look on his face.

At first, Wang Lu thought he was just complaining about the weather. After all, even he had noticed that the weather had been dry recently. The banks of the Dome River near the living area were fine, but the sisal seedlings in the sisal fields farther away showed differences. degree of malaise.

Fortunately, under the guidance of Professor Qin, Wang Lu added a small amount of water to the sisal seedlings in a timely manner, which easily solved the problem.

However, sisal itself is a crop with strong water storage capacity and very economical consumption of water. Since even those sisal seedlings have symptoms, it is enough to indicate that the recent warming of the climate has caused excessive water evaporation.

Even the grasslands north of the mountains have obviously dried up a lot, and even some small puddles have dried up.

However, these are very common signs in the dry season, but they have been particularly obvious in recent times.Until mid-September, Wang Lu was leading the veterans to do the final work. All the saffron seeds and pepper seedlings were planted according to Professor Zhao's instructions. All he had to do was to secure the last small piece of land, and then just wait. These saffron and pepper seedlings will do.

Parker found himself in a hurry:

"Boss, emergency situation!"

Wang Lu looked at Parker's serious face, and his heart skipped a beat. Parker had never looked so serious before.

Even when the ranch was invaded by armed men before, he had never been so anxious.

Obviously, he encountered a more difficult situation to handle than those militants.

"What's wrong Parker?"

"The situation is very bad. There is a fire on the grassland and it is spreading quickly!"

"Fire?"

Wang Lu was stunned at first, and then asked in disbelief. After all, the veterans would conduct basic inspections of the ranch every day. If there was a fire, they would report it as soon as possible, but Wang Lu did not receive any news.

"No, no, no, the boss is not our ranch, but the situation is still not optimistic, it is the Serengeti prairie!"

Only then did Wang Lu understand that the grassland Parker mentioned referred to the Serengeti prairie, and he was immediately shocked. Parker was still speaking in a low and slow tone:
"Damn, the recent weather has been too dry. The entire grassland has been too dry. It is the dry season now. Any accident will cause fires. Makarov just told me this news. Serengai When the Ti National Park Management Office discovered the fire, it was already a little late, and the fire had already reached a certain scale..."

Makarov is in charge of the tourist hot air balloon operation project in Serengeti National Park, so his information is still very reliable.

"Boss, a large area of ​​our pasture is bordered by the Serengeti prairie. If the fire continues to spread, there is a high possibility that the fire will spread to our pasture!"

Parker's simple words made Wang Lu realize the seriousness of the problem!
If the fire spreads to the pasture, what a hell it will be!
And Wang Lu, who was born in a mountain village, knew clearly that Parker's worries were not sensational at all, but a fact that was very likely to happen.

As long as fires are not controlled at the first sign, they will quickly expand in scale. Isn't that the case with the wildfires in Australia? They ravaged a wide area and were broadcast on the news for several months!
And the fires brewing in the prairie, which is extremely dry due to the dry season sun, will probably not spread any worse than those wildfires!

"Damn, what is going on? Why are there fires? What do those people in Serengeti National Park do for food? Don't they have any preventive measures?"

Wang Lu was so angry that he cursed loudly.

Parker on the side spread his hands helplessly and said:

"Boss, I understand your feelings, but this kind of thing is not a rare thing in the local area. After all, the Serengeti prairie area is too large, and the local area is not willing to invest too much in it. Finances and jobs... Even for decades in the last century, there were fires in the Serengeti almost every year!"

"Did you know that the Serengeti prairie originally had many tall trees and shrubs growing there? After all, the land is so fertile, there is no reason why those trees would not be able to survive. As a result, most of the prairie now has only pasture grass. The main reason for growth is that fires destroyed all those trees, and only pasture can grow back every year. Most of the trees on the grassland now are not very old!"

(End of this chapter)