The winter of 1962, Jiao Yulu (Li Xuejian) is sent to the Lankao County of Henan Province, the county Party committee secretary of any serious famine in second, seeing the street gathering in crowds and groups of beggars, fled the field the hungry, he felt very very heavy, determined to cure long suffering people, water sand Lankao waterlogging and salinization "three evils", soon, he in a number of grass-roots level to do research, formulate management "three evils" scheme. But he masses work lead to Deputy Secretary of the county magistrate, Wu Rongxian (Li Rentang) dissatisfaction. Promoted to Secretary of county Party committee, Jiao Yulu regardless of the liver pain often, almost daily adhere to governance "three evils" in the first line of work, it was the people's love, Wu Rongguang have something they want to put Jiao Yulu down, the county people gathered to him again. Subsequent Lankao suffered devastating floods, Jiao Yulu's disease although late, still adhere to the first line of the disaster.