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"Yongxing and Jingzhou can't be compared. In our whole Handong, only Jingzhou and Luzhou have developed well, while other places are more or less the same."
He Zhou pulled up a small stool and sat next to Chen Yanshi, looking as if they were having a heart-to-heart talk like a father and son.
Jingzhou has developed well, mainly due to its advantageous location as a capital, and the relatively high level of resources invested by the provincial government, which is a matter of pride for Handong.
The main issue in Luzhou is that its long-standing positioning as an industrial city has been very prominent, and its endowment in this regard is also outstanding.
The Yongxing County is located in Linzhou, which is one of the several Prefecture-level cities in Handong. Its performance is fairly average, with a GDP ranking around sixth to eighth place. It hasn't maintained the strong position it had at the beginning of the TV drama, where it was firmly in third place.
The main reason for this is that the majority of Linzhou's economy is still dominated by agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery, accounting for nearly 50% of the GDP. The industrial sector also revolves around these primary industries, with relatively good development in grain processing, Lumber processing and furniture industry, aquaculture, and animal husbandry.
Yongxing is not the poorest county in Linzhou, and due to its abundant forestry resources, Yongxing County's economy is relatively good in terms of both scale and growth rate.
He Zhou took the opportunity to say, "If I were to describe my biggest impression of Yongxing this time, it would be the rapidly widening gap between urban and rural areas."
"Oh?" Chen Yanshi's aged face trembled and nodded, saying, "Ah, I'm really glad that you can recognize this, Tongwei."
The old saying goes, without agriculture, there is no stability; without industry, there is no wealth; without commerce, there is no activity. Agriculture, no matter when, always has to come first."
"But it seems that our current policies are somewhat neglecting the feelings of the farmers." This is something that He Zhou deeply feels. Especially the issue of prohibiting farmers from raising funds to establish processing enterprises, which was introduced two years ago, seems too hasty and implemented in a one-size-fits-all manner.
The confiscation of the principal, coupled with the burden of debt, has directly plunged many farmers into poverty. Since the founding of the country until now, farmers have made many contributions to the nation.
"This is a very difficult problem. We have researched this topic thoroughly, but there are not many solutions available."
Chen Yanshi patted his trouser leg and said, "We have also researched this before. There are two most direct ways to increase farmers' income. One is to significantly reduce the amount of public grain they need to contribute, and the other is to raise the price of grain. However, neither of these options is feasible for implementation."
Reform and Opening Up In the early stages, China was extremely short of foreign exchange, to the point of being desperate for it.
However, at that time, China's industry was very backward, and the industrial products produced by old and outdated machinery and equipment were completely lacking in export competitiveness. Upgrading equipment and manufacturing processes required a large amount of foreign exchange to purchase technology and equipment from abroad.
Then the country turned its attention to resources and food. Throughout the 1980s, a large amount of resources were sold cheaply, including but not limited to coal, rare earths, and due to lack of knowledge and exposure, they secretly felt proud and mocked foreigners as fools willing to spend a lot of money to buy China's land.
By the age of ninety, as the sustainable development strategy gradually emerged, the importance of resources received further attention. The rampant selling of resources was gradually curbed, and food replaced resources as one of the main forces for earning foreign exchange.
Why does the country need farmers to contribute public grain? Because the large amount of grain contributed does not cost money, and after nurturing and supporting food processing enterprises, it can also be exported to earn foreign exchange.
Due to this consideration, the amount of public grain payment is unlikely to decrease, and may even increase further, even if some places have gone too far...
As for raising grain prices, it is also unrealistic. Once grain prices are raised, the cost of living for urban residents will increase, ultimately adding to industrial costs and creating tremendous pressure on industrial development.
"I do have an idea," He Zhou squinted his eyes and calculated in his mind.
"Oh, Tongwei, tell me about it. I'll give you some advice," Chen Yanshi slowly sat up from the recliner, and a glint of light suddenly flashed in his murky eyes.
He Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "From a long-term perspective, Farmers entering the city can be seen as an inevitable trend."
"Entering the city?" Chen Yanshi opened his mouth.
He Zhou understands Chen Yanshi's thoughts very clearly.
It's a bit early to discuss the issue of Farmers entering the city at this stage, but the signs have already appeared.
" old Chen, I'm sure you're aware of the recent surge in migrant workers along the coast, right?"
Chen Yanshi nodded, furrowing his brow. "But that's only along the coast. Besides, with a large number of farmers entering the city, can the urban areas provide so many job opportunities?"
"How can farmers survive if they are so stubborn?" He Zhou smiled, Chen Yanshi really lives up to his reputation, with a certain stubbornness in his thinking.
"However, from the development experience of the coastal areas, we can summarize a clear trend, which is that a large number of rural migrant workers will give up their hometown land and enter the city to make a living.
If the city can make every effort to allow the majority of rural migrant workers to settle and take root in the city, it will create tremendous demand. This is a huge benefit for the development of the city, as it can enable rapid iteration and upgrade of infrastructure, accelerating the urbanization process..."
Chen Yanshi's brow furrowed tighter and tighter, "But If a large number of farmers leave the countryside and enter the cities, doesn't that mean a large number of rural areas will become barren?"
"This is actually a matter of trade-offs. We have over 9.6 million square kilometers of land, it's not possible to make every inch of land prosperous," He Zhou admitted calmly, acknowledging that if farmers move to cities on a large scale, it will lead to hollowing out of the countryside.
At that time, the countryside may only be left with lonely elderly people, left-behind children, and women.
Chen Yanshi had spent his entire life working in the political and legal system. Although he had participated in issues related to the reform of state-owned enterprises in previous years, the mess he left behind at Great Wind Factory shows that his understanding of economic development was actually quite superficial.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have stepped back from the position of the chief prosecutor of University District Procuratorate.
Is it not good enough to be a local official?
He Zhou saw Chen Yanshi was hesitating there, and couldn't help but smile, " old Chen, from your perspective, of course you don't want the countryside to become desolate, and neither do I.
However, we need to consider the issue more from the perspective of the farmers. They have been in the countryside from generation to generation, living off the land and the water. They are not willing to become city dwellers, nor do they want their descendants to have an urban identity and better education, medical care, and employment opportunities."
Chen Yanshi Suddenly became clear at the words.
Yes, indeed, I have made the mistake of not eating the meat porridge.
"System"
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