A week later, news came from the center that Zhao Yi should accompany the old man to inspect the status of the Mu Us Desert Renovation Project. Both the old man and No. 1 will go.
This time I went to Yulin not by plane, but by traveling on a special train with government officials, probably for safety reasons.
In the car, Zhao Yi accompanied the old man and No. 1 to sit by the car window and look at the scenery along the road. The ground outside was covered with snow, and wax figures dancing in the mountains and the Milky Way were very spectacular. Only the occasional sight of low-rise adobe houses diminished this heroic feeling.
"When will these farmers be able to live a good life?" the old man said with emotion.
"It's probably very difficult to live a modern life just relying on the small amount of land contracted. This can only solve the problem of food and clothing." Zhao Yi continued.
The old man originally expressed emotion from the bottom of his heart, but found that Zhao Yi actually accepted his words. He was surprised and asked, "How can we become rich?"
“It is difficult for traditional agricultural countries to become wealthy by relying on agriculture, unless they are like Argentina, which has a vast land and sparsely populated areas and can make a fortune by grazing. However, if our farmers want to become wealthy, they must participate in the process of industrialization and share the dividends of industrial development. " Zhao Yi said.
"Then how to let them participate in the industrialization process? At present, my country's urban industry does not have that big digestion capacity." No. 1 asked.
"Actually, there are two industries that can generate a large demand for labor. One is the construction industry mentioned before, which is not only the construction of highways, but also the commercial real estate industry. In fact, most farmers have special skills, such as masons, carpenters, etc. All skills can be involved; the second is light industry, a large number of textile, clothing, shoe and hat enterprises can absorb a large number of people," Zhao Yi said.
"In fact, I think our country should encourage the development of light industry in the early stage, because light industry requires a large amount of labor, is not high-tech, and has relatively small capital investment. It is suitable for the development of my country's private economy at this stage. And textile raw materials basically need to be purchased from farmers. Such as cotton, silk, hemp, wool, etc. This allows farmers to grow some cash crops or engage in some breeding sideline businesses while growing food to increase their income," Zhao Yi said.
"Why is this suitable for the development of private economy?" No. 1 asked again.
"In the past, it was not obvious that state-owned enterprises were running the business. The light industry has the advantages we mentioned earlier, which means that this industry is also the most competitive industry. It is difficult for state-owned enterprises to compete in this market." Zhao Yi said.
"If the country opens up textile and garment enterprises to private economies, I can serve as a basic enterprise to provide them with some raw materials." Zhao Yi said.
"Do you have the skills in this area?" the old man asked.
"Look what you always said, among the companies I have established now, which one does not have some technical content? My greatest wealth is not the money, but my head." Zhao Yi pointed to his head and said proudly.
Upon hearing this, the two of them nodded in agreement. Looking at the enterprises established by Zhao Yi, whether they are environmental governance, agriculture and animal husbandry, communication industry, semiconductor industry, software industry, and machinery industry, they have achieved very good results. I also heard that power companies and aviation companies that were just established have achieved very good results. Companies, automobile companies, etc. are making rapid progress, and many products are about to succeed.
"Railway construction can also increase employment in large numbers, and most of my country's railways are now ordinary railways, with a speed of generally 60 kilometers per hour, which is too slow. In my opinion, this only solves the existing problem." Zhao One said.
"If the country is determined to vigorously develop railways, we have a lot of technologies here, including high-speed rail technology, which is more advanced than RB's Shinkansen, and maglev train technology, which is also much more advanced than Germany and RB. It depends on whether the country is determined. ." Zhao Yi said.
Needless to say, the two of them were still very excited when they heard Zhao Yi's words. However, looking at the situation of the country, the two helpless people said that the country has no money to build high-speed railways for the time being. Our country has only built a total of 27,700 kilometers from 1950 to 1980. of railway.
"In a few years, the government will probably have the money to repair it," Zhao Yi said.
"Why?" the two asked in confusion.
"The reason is the destination of our inspection this time. When the ranch is fully completed, it is expected to bring more than 700 billion in tax revenue to the national finance every year." Zhao Yi said proudly.
Hearing Zhao Yi's words, the two of them were in shock. You must know that our country's annual GDP in 1979 was only more than 400 billion yuan. The tax revenue from one ranch was more than one and a half times the country's annual GDP
Zhao Yi knew that they didn't believe it, so he said, "I will explain it to you two properly when we get there."
This sentence made the two of them look forward to Mu Us Ranch even more.
When we arrived at YL City, we got off the bus. Leaders of the provincial government and municipal government were already waiting to pick us up. Back in YL City, their government reported its work to the leaders, while Zhao Yi went to Wei Donglai and Li Jianguo and told them to prepare for the reception.
The next day, Zhao got up early, and then went to the government office building with Wei Donglai and Li Jianguo, preparing to accompany them to Mu Us Ranch.
When they arrived at the edge of the pasture, what everyone saw was an invisible green curtain wall, dotted with white snow. The local leaders were not very surprised because they had all been here before, but the group of people from Kyoto were surprised. This seemed to be completely beyond their understanding.
When driving onto the pasture road, it feels like the car is driving onto a forest road, with grass more than 5 meters high on both sides blocking people's sight.
The first ranch town is not too far away, only 20 kilometers away. The town covers an area of about 10 square kilometers. The first thing that catches the eye is the tall cow dung fermentation equipment and biogas storage equipment, as well as large areas of beef cattle breeding. Field and green storage base. The most popular one is the commercial street in the town, where people come and go and shops sell all kinds of goods.
The group first came to the town government building, which is a three-story building. The design was also designed by Zhao Yi, because Zhao Yi could not tolerate the disharmonious scenery in the place he built, which destroyed the overall beauty.
The inspection team first listened to the town government's basic situation report on the town. Currently, there are more than 10,000 residents in the town, of which more than 3,000 are ranch workers, and the others are family members of ranch workers and government personnel. In addition to commercial facilities and breeding facilities, the town also has a primary school that can accommodate 3,000 students, a junior high school that can accommodate 2,000 students, and a senior high school that can accommodate 2,000 students. A standard sports stadium was also built in the town center for the use of town residents.
Since Zhao Yi runs all the commercial facilities and breeding facilities in the town, the town government gave a brief introduction without an in-depth report. These people from Zhao Yi will report on the spot later.
After listening to the report from the town government, the group first visited Mu Us No. 1 Ranch Primary School, Mu Us No. 1 Ranch Junior High School and Mu Us No. 1 Ranch Senior High School. They saw that the school facilities were built according to first-class standards, with complete teaching equipment and teachers. It's reasonable. The inspection team's favorable impression of Zhao Yi doubled. Zhao Yi also spent money to build these schools and will maintain them in the future. All school-age children in this town can attend school for free without charging a penny.
After inspecting the education work, the group came to the commercial center. The commercial center has a 1,000-meter-long commercial street that runs from east to west. There are glass curtain wall shops on both sides. There are a variety of shops inside. There is also a relatively high street on the commercial street. A comprehensive shopping mall with a large supermarket on the first underground floor and a parking lot on the second underground floor. Although there are no cars now, Zhao Yi still built it. Each floor above is filled with various themed shops, and the top floor is a shopping mall. Hall, cinema, and the entire commercial center are built exactly like the future commercial center, but on a smaller scale. (End of chapter)