The director read the above explanation on why large-scale infrastructure construction, especially the necessity of transportation network construction, was simply deafening for someone like him who came from the revolutionary era.
He also understands the process of economic development in capitalist countries, but it does not necessarily apply to the actual situation in our country.
If Zhao Yi did not exist in this life, according to the development situation in later generations, we can only focus on developing coastal areas and make money from abroad first, otherwise everything will be like a dream and unrealistic.
Without money, it is impossible to update equipment, without money, it is impossible to improve the level of technological research and development, without money, it is impossible to start infrastructure construction, and it is impossible to consider the improvement of national welfare.
It is precisely because of the lack of money that we have to focus on developing coastal cities and developing the foreign trade economy. In fact, the domestic demand economy has always been very weak. Even in the 21st century, it still cannot occupy the most important position in our country's economy.
According to the normal development speed, this development idea is not wrong, and later generations have also confirmed that this development idea is correct to a certain extent.
But this does not mean that there are no problems. As mentioned above, regional economic development is uneven. The east is close to the level of developed countries, while the west still suffers from extreme poverty.
Along with the imbalance of economic development, there are imbalances in other aspects such as education, medical care, elderly care, etc.
Don’t later generations of countries realize this problem? I think they must have realized this problem, otherwise transfer payments would not exist.
However, coastal cities have formed a siphon effect on inland resources and talents, which cannot be changed by manpower, at least in the short term. Transfer payments can only be used to slightly balance the gap between rich and poor, but it is still a drop in the bucket.
Now Zhao Yi has brought in a large amount of foreign exchange by investing in mainland enterprises. These foreign exchanges have provided sufficient financial support for domestic enterprises to replace production equipment and introduce production technology.
Moreover, he also owns many high-quality equipment companies, such as precision instrument companies, machinery companies, materials companies, etc., which can provide domestic enterprises with some high-end equipment.
In addition, many of his companies have begun to make large profits, such as agricultural and animal husbandry companies, textile companies, clothing companies, trading companies, software companies, and communications companies. In addition to leaving some parts to continue technology research and development and operations, these companies Most of them will be idle.
If so much money is deposited there, it will cause a huge waste of money. If they are allowed to invest on their own, they will probably develop horizontally and engage in industries that have nothing to do with their main business. This goes against the development route Zhao Yi has set for the company. It means specialization, rather than being big and comprehensive but not strong.
Since they are all sole proprietorships, it is very convenient for Zhao Yi to withdraw the money. He only needs to pay personal income tax and does not need to pay corporate business tax and other taxes.
At the end of this year, these companies will need to hand over part of the funds and leave part of the funds to implement their own follow-up development plans.
For Zhao Yi, the conditions for large-scale infrastructure development are now in place, and there is a good precedent for cooperation with the government, namely the construction of one kilometer of Beijing-Shanghai expressway.
As for why Zhao Yi did not get involved in the construction of high-speed rail, the main reason is that high-speed rail has always been a state monopoly and is much more important than expressways. It can be said to be the main artery of national transportation.
Moreover, the country's life has been getting better in recent years. The government will most likely invest in these areas. If Zhao wants to get a piece of the pie, he can only sell locomotive equipment and construction technology to the Ministry of Railways, and forget about other ways.
The director paid more attention to the set of ideas for developing domestic demand provided by Zhao Yi in the proposal. This idea opened the door to a new world for him.
It turns out that through the fulcrum of infrastructure construction, we can leverage the flow of wealth, increase people's income, and increase internal demand.
If you can walk on two legs, then the road will definitely be more stable. Before, there was no way, you could only walk on one leg. Now the idea proposed by Zhao Yi has also made up for the other leg.
If we develop well, our country can protect itself even if the international situation changes, and it will not cause unnecessary turbulence due to drastic changes in the international economy.
When the director thought of this, he had a more intuitive understanding of Zhao Yi's economic acumen. Zhao Yi's academic level and scientific and technological capabilities have been verified.
As the director of the National Development and Planning Commission, of course he had some knowledge of Zhao Yi's situation, but what I didn't expect was that he had such a profound understanding of the country's economic development, and his logic was as good as his academic achievements, with no flaws.
Sometimes when I think about it, I really don’t know how long his brain is. He is good at so many fields and seems to have endless wisdom.
As Zhao Yi said, what is most valuable to him is not his wealth, but his brain. As long as he has this brain, wealth is easy for him to get without difficulty.
Fortunately for the government, such a man with wealth and wisdom also has a patriotism and is always paying attention to the development of the country. He is also silently contributing to problems that the government is not even aware of.
Just like this proposal, it not only gives the government a new development idea, but also gives the government a relatively clear understanding of future development trends.
If you have a clear understanding in advance, you can prepare in advance before things get out of hand, reverse the direction of development, and avoid some bad things in advance.
And the method to avoid it is also mentioned in this proposal, which is to develop infrastructure, increase people's income, increase market demand, and improve industrial production levels.
After retracting his thoughts, the director continued reading and said: "In order to achieve the short-term goal, which is to provide large-scale employment opportunities for unemployed urban youth, I believe that it is possible to build a skeleton network of highways in our country.
Eventually, seven radial lines to the capital, 11 north-south vertical lines, and 18 east-west horizontal lines were realized, achieving full coverage of highways in most areas of our country, connecting all cities with a population of more than 200,000, with a total mileage of approximately 120,000 kilometers. "
Seeing the description of this master plan, the director took a deep breath. According to the current construction price, the total investment will reach more than 4 trillion yuan.
As time goes by, the total investment will increase. Based on the GDP in 1983 of nearly 2 trillion yuan, it is equivalent to two years of total GDP. Calculated based on the fiscal revenue situation, it will take eight years of total fiscal revenue.
The director continued reading and said: "In view of the strong demand for railway development in China, especially since the current economic level of the domestic people is still limited and the use of expressways for travel is not common, rail transportation will still occupy the main mode of travel in the future.
Considering the nature of rail transportation, the country needs to make large-scale investments in railways and may not be able to build a large-scale highway network.
I was fortunate to make some money during these years, especially due to the great development of the textile and clothing trade, and the products of the agricultural and animal husbandry companies being loved by people all over the world, and large-scale profits were achieved.
Since I have gathered such a large amount of funds, I want to contribute to the development of the country, so I am willing to bear the construction cost of the domestic highway skeleton network. The specific cooperation can be carried out according to the cooperation model of the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway. If the country has any Other ways of cooperation can also be explored. "
As the director of the Development and Planning Commission, he has the national economy under his control. He pays even more attention to Zhao Yi's companies. He also understands the situation of Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company, which is inconspicuous to the outside world.
The mutton cultivated by this company has become a popular trend around the world, especially among the middle class and above. They are proud to eat mutton and it is also a symbol of wealth.
Especially those countries in the Middle East, which have just got rid of the oil dominance of Western countries, are able to achieve independence in their own oil resources, which has gradually made them richer. For this kind of high-end, expensive, and delicious mutton, it is even more important Love it endlessly.
It is precisely because of this popularity that the agricultural and animal husbandry company can complete the scheduled sales tasks, and of course it also brings a large amount of turnover to the agricultural and animal husbandry company.
To be honest, Li Jianguo, the president of the agricultural and animal husbandry company, never imagined that an agricultural and animal husbandry company could have such a terrifying operating income.
When he first entered the agricultural and animal husbandry company, he was already prepared for hard work. In addition, his work location was in the northwest, so he came to work in the northwest with a sense of mission.
I just didn't expect that despite the hardship, the company was developing at a rapid pace, and it easily changed the living standards of the local people. Now the wages of the employees of the agricultural and animal husbandry company are more than five times the local average wage.
The director also knows a little about the operating income of agricultural and animal husbandry companies and the operating income of textile and apparel companies. As for what Zhao Yi said about shouldering the construction costs of the highway skeleton network and referring to the cooperation model of the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, he is not just talking. He does have This strength.
The government department had previously held a special meeting to discuss where Zhao Yi's wealth was going to be used. Because it was too big, a little carelessness would have unpredictable consequences.
But this is private property after all. The national reform and opening up policy has been implemented, and it is impossible to change the established development policy just because of one person, so there is no thought of recovering this wealth.
After these years of economic development, the average annual GDP growth has exceeded 25%, and the country's top leaders have reached a consensus on continuing to increase reform and opening up.
Next year, we will further open up the development of the private economy, reduce the constraints on the development of the private economy, and at the same time strengthen the development of state-owned enterprises, especially key state-owned enterprises, to form a coordinated development of the public and private economies.
The degree of opening up will be much higher than in the previous life, and there will be no special preferential treatment for foreign capital. If foreign capital comes in, it will enjoy the same treatment as private enterprises.
Because the large amount of foreign exchange that Zhao Yi brought to the country gave them confidence, and the rapid economic development also proved that private capital is no worse than foreign capital, especially with the example of Zhao Yi, all those who despise private capital will be stunned. Speechless. (End of chapter)