A few steps after going out, Qi Tianxiang saw the neon signs of several restaurants flashing on the side of the neon-lit street, and suggested to the monkey walking beside him and Yan Li and Li Rose, who were walking side by side behind him: "Let's eat around here, so that it is closer to the place where we live." [Ran^Text^Library] []”

Seeing that the monkey nodded in approval, he walked straight into a small hotel on the street, and asked the waiter who greeted him warmly, "Is there a private room, there are four of us." After receiving a positive answer, I walked into the private room with the waiter. Seeing the small but elegantly furnished private room environment, I asked the monkeys for their opinions, "Is it okay here?" ”

"Yes, anything. As long as you can chat with your old classmates, catch up with the old days, drink a few bowls of wine happily, and eat a few large pieces of fat braised pork, it is enough! The monkey's quick reply, and sensational expression, immediately made the atmosphere cheerful again.

"Then sit down, you're welcome." As he spoke, he asked the monkey to sit in the chief, and the monkey humbly gave way, and in the end, Yan Li and Li Rose sat in the position of the guest of honor and the escort. After sitting down, Qi Tianxiang smiled at the monkey and said, "Whatever you want to eat, just say it, there are good dishes and good wine, and you can be full." ”

"Whatever, just big fish and big meat." The monkey casually said, "It depends on what the ladies mean!" I just have wine. ”

Yan Li looked at the monkey's concession, so she asked for Li Rose's opinion, and Li Rose also pushed it delicately, so she took the menu handed by the waiter, and seriously ordered a few exquisite signature dishes, of course, the braised pork that the monkey said, as well as light and refreshing celery lilies, salted prawns, and so on. Then he took out the wine he brought, opened it and handed it to Qi Tianxiang.

"In order to entertain you, a guest from afar, I specially brought two bottles of good wine from my old father-in-law, and we won't get drunk tonight." Qi Tianxiang said proudly, holding the wine bottle and letting the monkey look at the brand, and pouring wine into the monkey's cup, "There is no big bowl, there are still big wine glasses." ”

"Old man's wine, why don't I believe it so much? It's all about buying wine for my father-in-law, and I haven't heard of taking wine from my father-in-law's house, so you can make it up! The monkey fox's suspicious expression was exaggerated and strong, "Our old man opened a wine shop?" Specializing in the production of this high-end liquor for you to use to entertain friends? Isn't it enough to admit that you received it? I'm not a cadre of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, so I can't control your business. ”

"Believe it or not, pull it down if you don't believe it, don't drink it! Gentlemen don't drink stolen springs, shouldn't you, a celebrity, also drink wine with unknown intentions? Qi Tianxiang glared at the monkey and said angrily: "Bring me wine, isn't it looking for death?" ”

"If you don't drink for nothing, you will be cheaper." As he spoke, the monkey moved the full wine glass in front of him, as if he was afraid of being snatched away by Qi Tianxiang, and exaggeratedly protected it with his hands. As if provocatively, he said: "In addition, it depends on who sends it and what it sends." ”

"Don't send it to anyone, unless it's your monkey." Not to be outdone, Qi Tianxiang looked at the monkey's face, as if the monkey's face was a gift.

"You dare to ask for what I sent." The monkey smiled strangely, as if he didn't believe it, and seemed to be waiting for something.

"I'll want what you send." The monkey's strange expression made Qi Tianxiang chuckle in his heart, but he still said with a stiff neck.

The monkey smiled maliciously, and smiled happily, and quickly turned his head to give Li Rose a look. Li Rose took out two small boxes from her handbag and handed them to the monkey, and the monkey opened the box and said ostentatiously: "These are two small gifts that I bought when I went to Southeast Asia some time ago, and I brought them to the two old classmates this time." ”

Immediately, two pieces of sparkling and rich jadeite were displayed in front of everyone, and the green fluorescence seemed to flow like alive under the reflection of the light, as if it was going to break out of the shackles of the box, it was a pair of jade pendants. Although the volume is not large, the whole body is round and full, and the heavy green is clean and pure, especially against the background of the dim and astringent color of the red gold velvet of the box, which is even more dazzling and noble.

Qi Tianxiang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and immediately realized the meaning of the monkey's provocation just now, and also realized the meaning of this gift, but he quickly recovered his nature, and said to Yan Li arrogantly: "Accept it, the monkey kindly gave it, a gift from a noble person like him who has an annual salary of one million in the political and business worlds, don't do it in vain." Seeing Yan Li's worried eyes, she couldn't help but pinch, "Don't live up to the kindness of the monkey." ”

"Don't bite Lu Dongbin, I don't know the hearts of good people, I don't give you a gift because I am rich, and I don't give you a gift because I have a high income, these are two different things." The monkey widened his eyes and said loudly pretending to be unhappy, "That's right, I just have a higher income than you, but I have a legal income, and I received it from the finance office in a dignified manner, which is reasonable." Besides, you don't look at what it is, and you blaspheme and speculate on my good intentions. As he spoke, he looked at Yan Li and said gently: "It was the mascot of you and Tianxiang, and it was given by the inspection and reception unit, and it is not worth a few dollars." ”

"Don't say it, it's true, look at Tianxiang, this pony, vivid, just like the real thing." Yan Li listened to the monkey's explanation, looked at the gift carefully, and couldn't help shouting to the monkey in surprise: "Thank you, you really have a heart." ”

The monkey smiled faintly, and from Qi Tianxiang's demeanor and tone, he knew that he must have thought of something, and he should also realize something. In order to ease the atmosphere, the monkey looked around the room and said, intentionally or unintentionally, "It seems that there are not many people eating!" This time, this section of the road, it shouldn't be! ”

"This is also what our Commission for Discipline Inspection is fighting corruption?" Qi Tianxiang asked dissatisfied, put down the wine bottle in his hand, slowly took out the cigarette in his pocket, handed one to the monkey, nodded affectionately, and looked at the monkey defiantly.

"Your Commission for Discipline Inspection doesn't have that much energy." The monkey took a big puff of cigarette, exhaled it slowly, and said slowly in the smoke: "If the high-end entertainment venues and clubs in Hezhou City will have a little impact, I believe it, but such a high-grade restaurant is oriented to mass consumption, who will use public funds to consume here." There are only two possibilities for such a situation, one is that the homogenization competition is too fierce, and the food is uncharacteristic and unattractive; Another possibility may need to be investigated and demonstrated, that is, the recession of the real economy in Hezhou City has affected the consumption of catering and entertainment, and the people have begun to tighten their pockets and consume cautiously. If it's the latter, that's not a good sign! ”

"Even, this theory is new, let's hear it." Qi Tianxiang pretended to be interested and said, "The difference is so obvious, why did you come?" ”

"It seems to be an indisputable fact that the real economy is the backbone of the entire economic edifice. The prosperity of the real economy, the most obvious embodiment is the prosperity of the market, reflected in the catering industry is more people to eat, more people to socialize, this is because the increase in economic activities, are to be reflected from eating and entertaining. Every day is busy with the stars and the moon, of course, to solve the stomach problem outside, and the occurrence, development and end of economic activities must be put into the form of eating, although this statement is a bit vulgar, but it is a real form of expression. In today's situation, there are not so many economic activities, there are not so many socializing and socializing, and they are not so busy after work, so they all go home to eat, isn't it natural for such a depression to occur? ”

As he spoke, the monkey continued with a solemn expression: "This phenomenon is not the worst, the downturn and difficulties of the real economy, there may be factors such as industrial structure adjustment, market consumption changes, etc., and at the same time, the appropriate economic slowdown is also conducive to the smooth operation and development of the economy, and there will be no major turmoil, but the problems in the manufacturing industry and the real economy, if not restricted and guided, will be transmitted to the tertiary industry and catering, clothing, retail and other service industries, and there will be a large number of store closures." Because the service industry has no capital advantage, there is no long-term unique resources to use, the reduction of income and profits will inevitably bear the pressure of rent, labor, taxation and other aspects, and once the high rent becomes the biggest obstacle in cost control, the only face is to close the shop and leave, and the service industry is also the industry and department that absorbs the most employed people, once a large number of people are closed and laid off, it will inevitably cause more social idle personnel and surplus labor, which will inevitably greatly affect social consumption. At the same time, the decline and closure of the service industry will reduce the production and sales of finished or semi-finished products such as clothing and food, and this reverse transmission will inevitably push up the production cost and sales price of ex-factory products in the real economy, forming a price climb in the terminal market, and then pushing up the overall trend of prices and forming a new round of inflation. When the economy is growing at a high speed, inflation is not terrible, because there is a huge market consumption capacity to support and divert it, and it will not have a big impact on the entire economic situation, but once inflation and economic stagflation are linked, forming a stagnant situation, it will be terrible. ”

As soon as the monkey chatterbox was opened, he said so much in one breath, with analysis and argumentation, and the result was so pessimistic, which immediately solidified the atmosphere in the room.

Qi Tianxiang couldn't help but look at the monkey with admiration, the sensitivity of the news and the infection of the economic field, so that he looked at the problem from an angle and height that was indeed extraordinary, and he saw it very thoroughly and accurately, and when he saw some cold spots, he took the opportunity of serving food in the service industry and raised his wine glass and proposed: "The monkey's opening remarks are good, and he should be rewarded with a glass of wine for this." Come on, welcome monkeys, and Xiao Li to Hezhou, let's eat and chat. As he spoke, he clinked glasses with the monkey and Li Rose, took a big sip, and then watched the monkey's performance.

The monkey took a small sip with difficulty, and looking at Qi Tianxiang's grim expression, he had to take another sip and swallow it with grin. Seeing Qi Tianxiang's tense face burst into laughter, he felt that he had been deceived, and knew that he still remembered the story of his inability to drink, so he couldn't help blushing slightly, waved his hand and said shyly: "No, no, I'm still a little ghost when I see the true god." ”

The words made everyone laugh even more, until the laughter subsided, and the monkey put away his aggrieved expression, begging for mercy and saying, "Spare me!" I drank so much to Tianxiang, it's really a small thing, and I don't have a chance to show it. ”

As he spoke, the monkey took a bite of food to suppress the wine, and then said: "Let's continue the topic just now, when it comes to economic problems, in fact, the most important thing to talk about is the problem of growth mode." First of all, I am not opposed to anti-corruption, and I firmly support anti-corruption and anti-corruption, because the damage that corruption does to the economic environment and social atmosphere is undoubtedly subversive and destructive. In the same matter, with the black hand of power transmission and interest exchange, it is difficult for the hand of market regulation to play a role, and it is artificially restrained, which greatly undermines the order and environment of equal competition in the market, which can only make competition more sinister and difficult, and also make the development of enterprises more difficult. The market economic environment is not an inevitable hotbed for corruption, nor is it inevitable that corruption will occur as long as there is a market and economic activities, but there is a soil and environment for its production, and without a moderate temptation of interests, who will only rely on faith and conscience to do a cause that has nothing to do with themselves? Tianxiang, don't stare at it, the so-called unprofitable has long been a practice throughout the ages, and it is also an irresistible natural law, so there is the emergence of the "moderate ** theory", and there is also the rapid development of the economy and the prosperity of the market, which can be seen from the prosperity of buildings and halls around the country. Why are corrupt officials corrupt, maybe you Tianxiang has studied thoroughly than me and has more right to speak, but the acquisition of benefits is also for the balance of the heart, I am afraid you have also noticed. Many corrupt officials do not love money as their lives, but their hearts are unbalanced, millions or tens of millions of projects, as soon as they sign, others will easily earn money, which makes the heart how to accept, how to maintain the vanity and dignity generated by this right, only the appropriate exchange of rights and money, it seems that the hard work and rights can be safe. Aren't there many corrupt officials who have found tens of millions of property and money in their homes, and they can actually get moldy, and they have never done such a strange thing? Isn't the reason worth thinking about? ”

The monkey picked up the wine glass, took the initiative to touch it with Qi Tianxiang, raised his head and took a big sip, bared his teeth and said: "Let's talk about the other end, the market economy is still a competitive economy in the final analysis, and competition is not as good as justice and morality. Isn't it not the investment of wisdom and planning to give money, gifts, or even hugs? The key is to restrict the mechanism, design and improve the system, or completely marketize, open competition, sunshine operation, weaken or withdraw from government management and examination and approval authority, and let the market play a real role. Either completely closed, the government funds to invest in the project or project, by the government carte blanche or designated institutions to implement, the government throughout the supervision and audit, from the source to play a good role in the government, so that the two lines of parallel development model is not without merit, just to see how the decision-makers understand, how to choose. ”

"It's a fallacy, it's a complete fallacy, and you have to mess up the design like this." Qi Tianxiang had to admire the monkey's thinking and eloquence, he did say a lot of solutions to the problems that plagued the government's management, or a kind of thinking, but he knew that the monkey's words were just foreshadowing, and they were eyeliner for what he was going to say later, so he couldn't help but deny it, and picked up the wine glass and touched the wine with the monkey.

Before I knew it, after a glass of wine, the monkey's face was already scarlet, and even his eyes began to turn red, but he was still articulate and his thinking was clear, "A fallacy may be a fallacy, and it is difficult to be elegant, but it is also true." Just like the problem of economic growth, the troika of investment, exports, and consumption, which has supported the country's economic operation for decades, is it fully adapted to the development of the economy, regardless of it for the time being, but with the resources of such a large country and the export supported by the real economy, is it debatable, and whether it is conducive to the development of the real economy to become the world's processing plant? Looking back at investment and consumption, I have always been not optimistic about the role of investment as the main body of the national economy, and this kind of formulation, investment only makes sense if it produces benefits. Ordinary people live at home and understand that investing in buying a refrigerator is not to store leftovers, but with a refrigerator to reduce the waste of leftovers, is it also a kind of benefit recovery, but now look at some investment projects of the state, especially some investments by local governments, are completely invested for the digital, neither considering returns nor benefits, just for political performance, for face, and even for their own selfish interests. As a result, many investments have either been wasted or diverted to highways and real estate projects in disguise. ”

Speaking of the excitement, the monkey took a sip from his glass, and then said: "It is a strange thing that when it comes to houses, thousands of people are willing to take out their savings for many years, and even go into debt to become house slaves, which seems to be similar to the beginnings of the automobile industry. When the automobile industry was established as the economic growth point of the country, the policy of tax reduction and exemption did make cars, especially family cars, a false fire, but it was only a few years of hard work to return to rationality, which in addition to traffic, roads, parking and other factors constraints, useful and useless consumption concept still occupies a dominant position, the result is that the luxury car is driving a luxury car, riding an electric car is still an electric car, walking is still walking, the bus is still the first means of transportation for many people. This is rationality, this is the mature market consumption behavior, and it is only housing and real estate that make everyone crazy. This is naturally related to the guiding role brought about by official corruption or rich consumption, but the role is not decisive, but different from the natural consumption of automobiles, housing and real estate not only have the function of living, but also have the function of maintaining and increasing value, and housing has become an investment product, which has changed the inherent development pattern. Corrupt officials can buy a house and accept bribes from the house, but a corrupt official's purchase of a house is also an investment, and there is no fundamental difference between a corrupt official buying a house and a house for ordinary people, not including the bank's fueling. But among the common people, except for the shrewd people who speculate on real estate, most of the real estate has become housing, not assets. Because the common people have never understood the truth that only by flowing quickly can funds increase in value rapidly, and the way for speculators is to move in and out quickly, using loopholes in policies and bank funds to complete the process of speculation. People's houses, in addition to living, rarely enter the market again, a large amount of capital precipitation, even if a large number of real estate appreciation, is also virtual, only the realization of the real to truly complete the conversion of goods to assets. Now there are not many billionaires in big cities such as Beijing, who are still worried about their livelihoods. Because this is the essence of real estate, the purpose is to let the money in the hands of the people precipitate, which ultimately limits the expansion of purchasing power and inhibits the rapid rise of prices. But this kind of scam is not only created by banks, local governments, and real estate developers, but also by the media, like a child who keeps shouting 'wolf', sparing no effort to build momentum. ”

"In the fable, it is said that the children who panicked and deceived people were eventually eaten by the wolves, but now the children who shouted 'The wolf is coming' were not only not eaten by the wolves, but became a community of interests with the wolves, and became a link for the transmission of interests, and not only the children were shouting, but even some public intellectuals and well-known figures in the economic circles were also fooling with their consciences, as if whoever said it was outrageous and bold enough to grasp the truth. These big mouths should really be chewed. Yan Li, who hadn't spoken for a long time, easily interjected a sentence in the interval between the monkey's words, and immediately got everyone's affirmation and praise, which made Yan Li a little embarrassed, maybe it was the effect of alcohol, maybe it was shyness, and the flush on her face was even more delicate and moving.

"What a blessing for old classmates!" The monkey staring at Yan Li couldn't help but be deeply attracted by Yan Li's delicateness, which was a kind of dignified and graceful grace of a mature woman, and even more ripe apples, with a ripe and sweet charm from the inside, which was more charming than when she was in school. couldn't help but be stunned, and woke up from the stunned after a while, gently touched the wine glass with Yan Li, drank the wine in the cup, and seemed to swallow the vinegar in his heart, and said to Qi Tianxiang with emotion: "Such a good wife, such a good family, and such a good father-in-law, and now standing on such a good platform, it won't take three or five years to govern a province, it is not impossible to worry about governing a province, it is not impossible to have a larger space, and the future is limitless!" ”

"I don't have that much ambition, as you said, I have a good wife, a good family, and a good father-in-law, with these I am satisfied, I really haven't thought about the future, I just want to do my part well, worthy of my duty, worthy of my conscience." Qi Tianxiang laughed, picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for the monkey, as if he had unintentionally said it to himself, and said it as if he was talking to the monkey; "To be yourself is a must, whether it is the self-cultivation of the ancients, the cultivation of virtue and self-cultivation, they all pay attention to a forbearance, forbearance, forbearance, forbearance, I can't be so pure, but I can do it with a clear conscience. To do things on this basis, whether it is a belief or an ideal, someone has to do it, someone has to sacrifice interests, even reputation and rights, if necessary, I am willing to sacrifice. ”

"It's a bit tragic, you are just a secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, not Jin Ke who has crossed the water, not to mention the father who praises day by day, and has not yet reached the point of having no hesitation, the so-called forgiving and forgiving people, isn't there such a sentence - if you don't block other people's sky, you can fly higher; If you don't get in the way of others, you won't be cornered. The monkey waved his hand to signal Qi Tianxiang not to interrupt him, and then said, "You must be strange about my intention to come, and guess that I will excuse some people." It is true that I have this purpose, and I do not rule out the drive of interests, but I am still worried about you and sweat for my old classmates. How deep the water is and how thick the background is, you must also know that this time I came in a hurry, in addition to wanting to meet you, I was also entrusted by Hezhou Heavy Machinery and Mr. Tian to finalize the final plan for the 60th anniversary celebration of Heavy Machinery. This is a once brilliant enterprise, is the eldest son of the eldest son of the republic, in Hezhou, and even Hehai occupies a pivotal position, Tian Weiren as a famous enterprise management master, the annual economic figure, the national people's Congress, well-known business leaders, the halo is dazzling, will burn people. ”

"You are very frank, I don't hide it, what I do is not for myself, let alone for the black yarn hat on my head, as you said, even if I don't do this, my career will not be affected in any way, and what I do is not aimed at Tian Weiren. Whether he is a master or a leader, he has nothing to do with me, let alone any intersection. However, Hezhou Heavy Machinery is the country, the eldest son of the eldest son of the republic, and the development of heavy machinery is related to the stability and prosperity of Hehai, and even Hezhou's economy and society, so there can be no mistakes. What you just said is very right, the recession of the real economy will have a great negative effect on the service industry, so we can't see the collapse of the building of Hezhou Heavy Machinery, which is the livelihood and jobs of hundreds of thousands of people, and there are hundreds of thousands of people behind these hundreds of thousands of people. Qi Tianxiang stood up excitedly, his voice was loud, and he trembled slightly, these words seemed to be held in his heart all day, how many people were doubting his motives, and now he finally said it, feeling extremely happy.

"Tianxiang, sit down, what are you doing." Yan Li shouted softly at Qi Tianxiang with disgust, she knew the pressure of her husband in the past few days, and she also knew that these words were useful, but she still kindly reminded Qi Tianxiang not to lose her temper.

"It's okay to stand, to stand and drink brightly." The monkey whispered to stop Yan Li, and also stood up with a wine glass, and toasted with Qi Tianxiang, "It may be that during the celebration, several national media will jointly award Tian Weiren an honor, and it seems that they have all rushed together." ”

"I don't care about what honors, and I'm not interested in knowing how they came about, as long as you think they should be." Qi Tianxiang poured the monkey cup full of wine, changed his smiling face, and said sincerely: "This glass of wine has nothing to do with today's topic, it is to thank the old mother for being hospitalized some time ago, and you took care of it." This glass of wine was commissioned by the old mother, and I would like to thank you. ”

"Don't come to this set, we're still not brothers." Qi Tianxiang's words made the monkey stunned suddenly, and he seemed to hear the meaning, but Qi Tianxiang's thanks couldn't help but move him, and he said loudly, the corners of his eyes were inexplicably moist, "You have an old mother who can be filial, I will do such a little thing instead of you, and I will have a mother!" As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the wine in his glass, and hugged Qi Tianxiang for a long, long time.

The two bottles of wine were quickly drunk, and the monkey also drank until his tongue stiffened, and his expression was a little dazed. After Qi Tianxiang and Yan Li sent the monkey back to the hotel, when they walked out of the hotel, Yan Li was still a little worried, "The monkey has drunk a lot tonight, it will be fine!" ”

"I don't know if there's anything to do, anyway, his kid can't do anything tonight." Qi Tianxiang smiled slightly and said gloomily.

"You're really, still have this mind." Yan Li looked at Qi Tianxiang with disgust, and said with dissatisfaction.

"You can't let this kid succeed, at least not in front of me." Qi Tianxiang gritted his teeth hatefully and said, and said to Yan Li with a smile: "You are so forgetful, our family of three traveled to the south during the summer vacation that year, and Lin Lin was not good at eating, drinking, and hospitality, so she didn't do anything for a week, so she accompanied our family." ”

"You remember that, too." Yan Li glanced at Qi Tianxiang and felt his meticulousness and thoroughness.

"Of course I remember, I still remember when the monkey was hospitalized with a fever at school, someone waited for an afternoon, and he was crying urgently." Qi Tianxiang said in a quiet tone.

"You hate it." Yan Li shyly punched Qi Tianxiang, but the sweet honey in her heart was spreading, but she still didn't forget to stretch out her hand to summon the taxi.