Qi Tianxiang's impression of this city is still very good, although the city is small, the transportation is convenient, and it is quiet and stable, it is easy for Qi Tianxiang to think of the small city he grew up in. Both are small cities with a population of less than one million, and they are all cities established because of the existence of large enterprises, the difference is that one is a large water conservancy project, and the other is a large steel enterprise.

Although Laizhou City is in the old area of Huayi, but because it is at the edge of the mountainous area, the location and geographical conditions have great potential for development, according to the city built by the remaining veins of the Huayi Mountains, the three administrative districts formed by a straight line, have a lot of room for expansion, of course, this is relative to the two mountain cities of Huayi and Shanyin, and it is also determined by the topography of the southwest mountainous area. Although Laizhou City does not have the absolute advantage of leading among the three cities in the southwest, it should definitely give full play to the location advantages of the city near the mountains and rivers, and the railway and highway through the city.

How to develop small and medium-sized cities is a practical problem that plagues many city managers, and of course it also arouses Qi Tianxiang's thinking. Generally speaking, there are several ways to exist and source small and medium-sized cities, one is to have a deep historical and cultural evolution, that is, the so-called historical and cultural city, although this kind of city is not large, but because of historical and traditional reasons, proudly and in the urban agglomeration, momentum and feeling, not inferior to large cities.

The other is the formation of cities driven by large enterprises or large projects, with the reasons of national strategy and economic layout, some large and super-large enterprises, or enterprises in special industries such as military industry, tend to build and select sites in small cities or remote counties. On the one hand, such considerations are security factors, and on the other hand, in order to facilitate the supply of materials and daily necessities, there are considerations to solve the production and life of large enterprises nearby. With the completion and production of these large enterprises or large projects, some supporting commercial and service facilities, or some service enterprises came into being, and a new industrial city was born.

These emerging industrial cities, due to their high starting point, large layout, high level of urbanization, high degree of education, medical care, entertainment and other supporting facilities, and strong self-help ability, such cities are generally self-contained, with low dependence on foreign countries, strong urban pride, and also very regional characteristics.

There is also a category of resource-based cities, where traditional coal, gold or other resources become the driving force for the existence and development of cities. This kind of city is relatively single, the independent ability is relatively weak, and it will seriously affect the development of the enterprise itself due to the development and sustainability of resources.

In addition to these types of cities, it is also a city formed by natural landscapes, cultural relics and historic sites, famous mountains and rivers, a city that has been upgraded due to industrial agglomeration and economic development, a city that has been upgraded for the convenience of regional management, and a city that has been upgraded as a county seat. There are many types and many reasons for their formation, but the characteristics are unusually consistent, that is, the city is not large, and the population is not very large.

Compared with the prosperity of politics, economy, culture, medical care, consumption and commercial services in large cities and central cities, especially the siphon effect of economic development, the disadvantages of small and medium-sized cities are still obvious, the difficulty of development and progress is very great, and there are many restrictive problems and contradictions.

Therefore, the foothold and development of small and medium-sized cities, Qi Tianxiang paid more attention to it when he was in the college, although he did not study it as a special topic, but he still conducted in-depth discussions in the continuous urban development research, especially in the exchanges with the managers of small and medium-sized cities, and combined with his own observation and thinking, he formed a certain understanding.

However, what kind of communication and thinking is still based on theoretical exploration, and there is neither the opportunity for sample experiments, nor the possibility of in-depth demonstration and testing, which has a deep sense of being a bystander, and does not have much practical significance. It's just a kind of understanding and thinking, after all, in Qi Tianxiang's subconscious, the possibility of personally managing a city does not exist, and it has no practical significance, and the explanation for everything he does can be explained is still an interest, or curiosity.

Until Qi Tianxiang took up the post of Hehai Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and eventually became the secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Qi Tianxiang did not associate his career with the identity of the city manager, but only made the development and thinking of small and medium-sized cities more refined and clear. Its purpose is also to be able to practice as a high-level leader, as well as to guide the work at the grassroots level, and there is no more specific significance. As a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the possibility of specifically managing a small and medium-sized city no longer exists, and as a party cadre, what needs to be done is to improve the level, and it is enough to be able to carry out macro guidance.

After he was transferred from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and became the secretary of the provisional municipal party committee of the provincial capital, the problem of small and medium-sized cities became more and more distant. Hezhou City is not a small and medium-sized city, this is the capital of Hehai Province, the political, economic and cultural center of the province, the status and role are not comparable to small and medium-sized cities, and Qi Tianxiang's urban management practice only lasted for more than half a year, because of the change of positions ended.

Despite the experience of the secretary of the municipal party committee for more than half a year, in Qi Tianxiang's view, it is actually a blank in his own urban management, after all, the secretary of the municipal party committee can access the urban management things, compared with less than one-tenth of the mayor, and for Hezhou City, a city with a relatively complete structure and relatively stable order, there is not much pioneering work, and the main mission is to keep and maintain, and these are the work that the mayor should do, or the responsibilities that the deputy mayors should assume, whether it is the mayor, is still the secretary of the municipal party committee, and it should not be overly intervened and easily changed, so the experience of the secretary of the municipal party committee is not helpful to Qi Tianxiang's thinking on the issue of small and medium-sized cities.

In the position of governor of the provincial government, Qi Tianxiang felt that the goal of the manager of small and medium-sized cities was farther away, and he was no longer the role of a city's decision-maker and manager, but a provincial economic policy maker and manager. The state of affairs is no longer the development of a city, but the balanced and coordinated development of countless cities in Ho Hai Province, and any expression of oneself represents an authority and attitude, and it is no longer important whether it is correct or not, and will play an important role in the development of the city. Therefore, in this case, Qi Tianxiang does not easily say anything, let alone give any instructions for urban development, but puts forward his own opinions after weighing, and this opinion has a very clear intention, and may even be against his will in a sense.

However, this does not mean that Qi Tianxiang has given up thinking and exploration, on the contrary, he has studied the current situation and problems of small and medium-sized cities in the province more seriously, and classified the cities in order to find out the regularities, or common things. But no matter how much research and thinking he did, he was limited to a private state, and he didn't discuss it with anyone, and in his opinion, it was still not the time for real implementation, so there was no need to reveal his ideas in advance, let alone take it out to solicit opinions.

But for the urban management and planning of Laizhou City, Qi Tianxiang has a strong awareness, not only because Laizhou City, and the city where he grew up has many similarities, the population is not large, the transportation is convenient, the environment is clean and beautiful, especially the city is fully functional, suitable for living and living. These are all superficial reasons, but the deep-seated factors are still based on the problem of balanced development in the southwest region.

Laizhou City is on the edge of the three cities in the old area of Huayi, the Huayi Mountains lie on the side of the city, not only does not affect the development of the city, but on the contrary, it provides a natural barrier for the city, so that the climate and environment here are very suitable for population gathering and development, especially the existence of the iron and steel group, so that it has the innate conditions for industrial agglomeration, and should bear more important tasks of population transfer and industrial transfer in the three cities in the southwest, and even does not rule out becoming the regional center of the three cities.

This is from the location considerations, another important factor, but also the central effect of traffic improvement, this is also Qi Tianxiang overall consideration to open up the Lai-Qing highway of the ultimate intention, once the north-south passage can be through, the entire southwest and northwest of Hehai Province as a whole, the southwest mountainous area and the northwest plain area will be through, Laizhou City has become an important hub city on the channel, the location advantage will be more obvious.

These are just one part of Qi Tianxiang's overall plan, it is not convenient to inform everyone, nor is it convenient to put it together, after all, in front of Xiao Chaogui, any sign of opportunity will be used by him with great fanfare, and the result is not only a toss of great joy, but it is another thing to be able to receive the effect.

In fact, long before Lin Dongsheng made dissatisfaction remarks, Qi Tianxiang had seen the highway exit landscape and modeling trees, but he was just in his own identity, and there was no way to say it clearly. This one is to take care of Lin Dongsheng's face, and another important reason is that he chose Laizhou City as the location of the provincial administrative meeting according to law, which was his Qi Tianxiang's idea, and he was also responsible for such a result, at least the responsibility of not being able to explain clearly.

Grand and peaceful, is the tone of the meeting set by Qi Tianxiang, and it is also the meaning advocated by Luo Jian as the main person in charge, the intentions of several aspects are concentrated together, and it is not surprising that Xiao Chaogui is building a large number of buildings, not to mention that it is still a provincial work conference that is not easy to undertake, and the board that is too important cannot be slapped on his butt alone.

As the vehicle entered the city, what he saw along the way made Qi Tianxiang also think from the bottom of his heart that Xiao Chaogui was a little too much, after all, it was only a provincial work conference, and it had nothing to do with the local people, but such an arrangement, not to mention that it had a relationship, and it was also likely to have a certain impact on the lives of the people. But I can't make these conclusions by myself, I still have to look at Lin Dongsheng's intentions before making a decision.