CHAPTER XXXIX
"Comrade Xiao Qi said it very well, there are really not many young cadres who can have such an understanding. [Ran^Text^Library] The old secretary said with appreciation: "At that time, it was completely correct to characterize the 'theory of buying a ship and chartering a ship' put forward by some people as capitulationism, and what 'it is better to buy a ship than to buy a ship, to buy a ship is not as good as to charter a ship, and to charter a ship is not as good as to borrow a ship' bullshit remarks, which is completely naΓ―ve short-sightedness and opportunistic remarks, politically naΓ―ve, and economically ignorant, and it seems that as long as you can buy it, you don't need to build and develop it yourself, so that it can save worry and effort, and can also develop the economy rapidly." Without its own core manufacturing industry, without its own R&D and scientific research capabilities, without independent and self-reliant economic construction ideas, how to ensure national sovereignty and security, and how to reflect the country's core competitiveness. With such a big country and such a large population base, the lifeblood is in the hands of others, once something happens, where to buy key equipment, and who will sell it to you? How to solve the monopoly formed by technology and price? Let's just say that we Shuguang factory, when the complete set of equipment was introduced from the Soviet Union, the key technology and research and development is still people's, under the guidance of others, you can barely produce some auxiliary components, the contradiction people pat their butts and leave, leaving a pile of broken copper and iron, not the country's determination, re-development and matching, our Shuguang factory can provide steam turbines for the country's ships and warships, can provide engines for large machinery and equipment, this is not relying on our own strength, relying on their own rehabilitation, the spirit of hard work, Why do people want our equipment and skilled workers, not our things are available and valuable? But we ourselves look down on ourselves, and we have to watch a key equipment manufacturing enterprise break up to be happy, I really don't know if this is really understanding the economy, or not understanding. β
"The old secretary's vision is still long-term, and his political consciousness is higher than that of our young people." Qi Tianxiang echoed the old secretary's words with admiration, his eyes swept to Lu Jinshan, and said calmly, "Do you have any specific ideas?" Tell me about it! β
"There are ideas", Lu Jinshan said firmly: "Although our Shuguang factory has gone through these tosses, the loss of equipment and skilled workers a lot, and now I am afraid that it is enough to do big equipment, but we have beds, processing equipment, can undertake a large range of equipment manufacturing, in addition we have such a large factory, there are so many plants, although some are in disrepair, but the past building materials and quality are not said, to undertake the industrial transfer of some big cities is no problem, We are only 100 kilometers away from the provincial capital, only two or three hundred kilometers away from the port, the location advantage is very obvious, rather than spending a lot of effort to build an industrial park, it is better to renovate the factory and plant, is the production workshop and base of several enterprises", Lu Jinshan said more excited, simply stood up and said: "Our family area and related supporting service facilities, dare not say that than the provincial capital, Qinghe and the plain are not necessarily much more perfect than me, integration, can become both a commercial functional area, can also become a science and technology service area, In addition, Pingyuan County and our west and east can form two complementary functional divisions, complement each other and improve each other, isn't it better than the problem that the plain city expands without land and can only occupy cultivated land? β
"These ideas are really practical and forward-looking." Li Zheng couldn't help but interject and said, "Undertaking the industrial transfer of the provincial capital, establishing logistics and warehousing bases, building services and commercial facilities, and linking the plain to expand the urban area, some of these ideas can be realized, and there is hope for the Shuguang Factory." β
"It's just that there are a lot of problems, first of all, the question of ownership, although the Shuguang factory is no longer good, but it is still a state-owned enterprise under the jurisdiction of the Qinghe State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and it is not easy to develop in tandem with the plain." Lu Jinshan shook his head and said hesitantly: "These ideas have also been said many times by several people in the team, but thinking about the difficulty of coordinating with the local government, I still feel that there are many difficulties. β
"Having an idea is a breakthrough, solving the problem of the survival and development of large state-owned enterprises, is also an urgent problem to be solved in front of the provincial and municipal governments, rather than waiting for the higher departments to come up with ideas, it is better for us to come up with ideas first, to promote government decision-making or action." Qi Tianxiang thought for a while and said slowly: "Even if you can't complete such a big plan at once, you can at least try to use the factory and family area to make some articles, and you can also try to integrate some service facilities and institutions to create some basic benefits, and then gradually move forward." β
"I understand what Secretary Qi means." Li Zheng thought about it and said: "With the service facilities in the factory area and family area of the Shuguang factory to form a framework of the park management committee, the resources are re-planned and allocated, and the production and operation are resumed with one hand, and the scientific and technological services and commercial facilities are grasped with the other, so that we can concentrate on forming a joint force, so that the factory and service areas of the Shuguang factory can be revitalized, and the next things will be easy to do." Li Zheng said and became excited, "In this way, even if the zoning can't be straightened out, why don't you worry about the plains not leaning here?" β
"Great, after all, you are from a government agency, you can see farther than us, and think carefully." Lu Jinshan clapped his hands and said excitedly: "In this way, there is hope that the Shuguang Factory will come back to life." As he spoke, he said to the old secretary: "There is hope for our factory, even if there is no policy, we can start to do something first." Lu Jinshan turned his face to Qi Tianxiang and said: "Thank you for opening our minds, I will hurry up and let them make plans, make plans, and report to the top as soon as possible." β
"yes, it's worth rejoicing, it's worth rejoicing." The old secretary couldn't help but shout to the other room: "Old woman, get a few dishes at night, I want to have a few drinks with these young people, I haven't been so happy for a long time." β
"Okay, okay, get it for you, get it for you." Aunt Wang came out of the inner room, looked at the old secretary with a smile and said to everyone: "I just want to drink, and I want to find a reason." As he spoke, he prepared to go out shopping.
"Auntie, don't be busy, we have already booked Sister-in-law Li's hotel for the night, and we want to have a few drinks with Brother Li." Li Zheng said to Aunt Wang, who was about to go out: "It's not good not to go, Sister-in-law Li is such a trustworthy and honest person, we can't talk and don't count." I just don't know if the old secretary is convenient or not? β
"What's inconvenient, it's all your own old neighborhood, old neighbors, what's inconvenient" The old secretary said excitedly, and then instructed Lu Jinshan, "You go buy a few bottles of good wine, don't make some pure grain wine for a few dollars to fool around." β
"Okay, you can't fool Secretary Qi and Secretary Li." Lu Jinshan said and looked at his watch, thought for a while and said, "There is still some time, I will go to the construction site and take a turn again, and I will go directly to Xiao Li's Hotel in a while." As he spoke, he turned his head to Qi Tianxiang and said, "Thank you, Secretary Qi, for making me pause!" β
"Give me a copy of the report as soon as the report and plan are ready, and although I may not be able to help much, I can still do it with a bang." Qi Tianxiang stood up, held Lu Jinshan's broad hand, felt that there was enthusiasm and strength transmitted between the palms, and said sincerely: "It's still the same sentence, as long as you have faith, there must be hope." β
In the evening, in Sister-in-law Li's small restaurant, Qi Tianxiang and Li Zheng drank a lot of wine with the old secretary, talked a lot, and met Sister-in-law Li's lover, Brother Li. A few simple home-cooked dishes, a few big men, drank the three bottles of wine brought by Lu Jinshan, but no one was drunk.
When he came out, Lu Jinshan wanted to call the unit's car to send Qi Tianxiang to them, but Qi Tianxiang decisively and resolutely refused, and even rejected Li Zheng's suggestion to take a taxi back, insisting on walking back, and Li Zheng had no choice but to follow him.
Bidding farewell to everyone, walking out of the family area, and walking on the boulevard back to the county seat, a cool breeze blew, Qi Tianxiang's head was slightly ignorant, and he unconsciously sighed: "Sometimes the feeling of being slightly drunk is really wonderful, many things can't be remembered, and some troubles are temporarily forgotten, no wonder the ancients have clouds: the flowers are halfway open, and the wine is slightly drunk, which is really wonderful." β
"That's right, the wine is slightly drunk, and the words come to the mouth, it's a good feeling, and it's enough to taste the heat and coldness of the world." Li Zheng echoed with emotion.
"Why did you suddenly have such desolation?" Qi Tianxiang looked at Li Zheng suspiciously, thinking that he was just talking, so he laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Actually, I sometimes think that it feels more beautiful to be drunk. The wonders of drunkenness abound, and the causes, states, and feelings all show the wonders, but I can't go into details. Let's talk about the reason first, the so-called wine is less than a thousand cups of confidants, and everyone is drunk if the wine is not drunk. Where the excitement comes, invite three or five confidants, make a pot of elixir, sing with the mountain wind, and get drunk with the bluestone. Whether it's a shallow drink or a low peck, how can you not get drunk together. Regardless of the heroes who eat meat and drink in large bowls and the heroism of meeting their old acquaintances in other places, the relationship between alcohol and drunkenness is believed to be no longer possible, but inevitable. And its aftertaste is also long and long. Zhang Xu's wild grass, Jigong's madness, Lu You's anger, as well as the arrogance of Li Bai who is 'a pot of wine among the flowers, and the shadow becomes a trio', not to mention the flower monk who uproots the weeping willows, and Wu Song who fights the tiger in Jingyanggang, the pride and arrogance are all in a drunken and unsimilar state, but the form and effect are still unforgettable. It's like that, and it feels even better. The poets and poets were depressed, and it was Li Bai who drank and sang 'The water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, rushes to the sea and does not return', and it is the pride of 'life must be happy, don't make the moon empty today', while Huang Fu's 'Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road' are only angry and make people lament. This is true for literati, and even more so for ordinary people. When drunk, you can cry, you can laugh, you can let loose your bones, you can fall asleep soundly, the abnormality that is very different from the past makes people relax, the tight mood can be released, and the contrast of personality will never appear when you are awake. You can even talk a lot of nonsense and don't know what you say, you can indulge your behavior and make decisions without considering right or wrong, and you can say what you want to say for a long time, regardless of whether you will be rejected or not, everything is under the pretext of drunkenness, in the name of drunkenness. The effect of alcohol makes that moment blank, how many troubles can be forgotten temporarily, how many things that cannot be let go can be let go, that moment is like an ignorant and helpless baby needs to be cared for, just like a seriously ill patient needs to be cared for, the weakness and powerlessness of that moment show the weakness of a man after he is strong, and reveal the ugliness under the majesty. It is this short-term expression, the care of a cup of tea, a careful care, a gentle persuasion, and a sleepless guard, which makes the love stronger, makes the family more real, and you will feel a lot of happiness that you have never experienced before. That's drunkenness, and sometimes it's wonderful. β
"You are the whisper of the literati, you can envy, you can admire, but you can't imitate, you try it in the officialdom, a drunkenness can make you regret it for several months, this is still a normal state of drunkenness, if you accompany the leader to drink or accompany the leader, the leader is not too much, not only can not help the leader to solve the siege, but also have to serve you, the leader is annoying? What will they think of you? If you have a drink among colleagues, you have more people who have nothing to do, and all the activities that should be in the next place have to be canceled. People ask you to do things, you drink too much and forget, and people are embarrassed to ask, delay or not? And the most terrible thing, you got drunk, you said something you shouldn't say, you can't remember it yourself, is it someone else remembers, does this make you feel like you can't sleep and eat when you think about it? Li Zhengselen looked at Qi Tianxiang with a smile, as if waiting for his rebuttal, but seeing that Qi Tianxiang had no intention of refutating, he said to himself: "I remember that it was not long after I came to Pingyuan, I participated in a party at noon, I drank a little more, I was basically drunk, and I was helped back to the room, and I fell asleep unconscious. I slept until eight o'clock in the evening, it was the mobile phone ringtone that woke me up, and I couldn't help but be surprised at a glance, there were eight missed calls, there were wives, there were daughters, and the time span was as long as four hours, which was the time when I was drunk and asleep. Hurriedly called back, his wife's voice was anxious and uneasy, but after understanding the reason for the incident, while relieved, she still didn't forget to tell me - tomorrow on the winter solstice, don't forget to eat dumplings. Hurry up and call the old mother, the mother's voice is much thicker, although there is no news before the anxiety is much more than the wife, but the calm voice is also the best way to comfort the son. This night, my parents, wife, and daughter will have a quiet sleep, but I am surrounded by this strong family affection, and it is difficult to calm down for a long time. Some people are really worried that the changes in science and technology and concepts in modern society have made the delicacy of the soul rough, the combination of eyes and brain is full of obstacles, and the house is getting bigger and bigger, but there are fewer and fewer feelings; There are more and more rooms, but fewer and fewer friends who frequent; The home decoration is becoming more and more warm, but the opportunities at home are becoming less and less; The bed is getting bigger and bigger, but the number of times you share the bed is getting less and less, and the warm arms and intimate hugs are getting less and less; There are more and more ways to communicate, but there are fewer and fewer things that friends can talk to; There is more and more time, but there are fewer and fewer opportunities to think and read; Transportation is becoming more and more convenient, but the desire to travel far and the ambition to wander are becoming less and less; There are more and more vehicles, but the range of travel is getting smaller and smaller; There is more and more nightlife, but there is less time and urge to look up at the stars; There are more and more interactions, but there are fewer and fewer friends to confide in; Earn more and more money, but there are fewer and fewer surprises and excitement when shopping; ** More and more, but fewer and fewer truly meaningful ideals and morals; More and more, less and less happiness and satisfaction; There are more and more things I want to do, but I have less and less time to absolutely survive. As a result, life is getting more and more tired, and the comfort of the soul is becoming less and less, and sometimes I even think about the meaning of life and what happiness is. Chaotic thoughts entangled in life and thinking, but this missed phone call made me have an epiphany, in fact, the process of life is just a short or long trip, not a record of a money race, not a long-distance cargo handling, happiness is actually the true meaning of life, in fact, to put it bluntly - sheep eat grass, cats eat fish, dogs eat meat, pandas eat enough bamboo. Being remembered by others, and at the same time being remembered by others, are the wealth of life and the true meaning of harmony and happiness. Li Zheng looked at Qi Tianxiang and seemed to fall into contemplation again, so he changed his tone and said lightly: "Actually, compared to a feast, the role of wine is really not as comfortable as a few small dishes, just like the dinner just now, a few home-cooked stir-fried dishes, and a few like-minded people, who also ate the sincerity and cheerfulness that the banquet did not have, as well as the honesty and trust of each other." Sometimes I wonder about whether it is wine or food to understand the people of a nation or a region, and it turns out that it often starts with food, or simply from food, which can also be said to be part of local folklore. The boldness of the Northeast people can be easily seen from the steaming stew and the eight vegetarian ingredients, from the oily pork vermicelli; The richness of life in Tianfu can be seen from the thick hot pot and all kinds of snacks that cannot be named; The shrewdness of the southerners is evident from the lightness and elegance of the dishes; The kindness and belly of the Qilu Han can be seen from the utensils and sizes of the dishes, and the romance of Yunnan style can be felt from the name of the dish and various colors. Of course, these are only a part of the food culture, and it is a very small part of it, since ancient times, there has been a mantra that the people take food as the sky, and make the people safe and make the people eat. There are also snacks to see the people's livelihood, and the national fortune to look at the table. The wine pond meat forest must have been the beginning of decay, the extravagance of eating gold and swallowing silver must have something to do with the national ethos, and the consequence of changing the elk must have been the riots and revolutions that broke out. The so-called eating and drinking are no trivial matter, from the mutual hunting in the Stone Age, to the cooking and eating of the clan society, from the cooking and healing of the feudal dynasty to the peaceful living and eating of the farming culture, the development history of a nation has always been associated with eating. There are many types of culture, and the traditions are also complex and diverse, only food culture has a huge inheritance and vitality, and only food is the foundation of people's livelihood. β
"There is a level of saying this, and it has reached the height of county-level cadres looking at problems." Qi Tianxiang gave a thumbs up, and although he couldn't see clearly in the night, the meaning of teasing could still be clearly felt.
"You are making fun of me", Li Zheng protested with a smile: "I still have the right to eat, after all, I have been a reporter for more than ten years and have eaten countless meals, and I am still very touched." As he spoke, he looked at Qi Tianxiang and said: "Let me tell you a story that touches me, it was in the autumn of many years ago, when the Provincial Journalists Association organized a grassroots news gathering activity, I chose to go to a village in a county in the western province, accompanied by a friend of the Provincial Civil Affairs Bureau, because I have the identity of a news unit, and a deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the county party committee is accompanied. Because there was a notice in advance, I saw a lot of things I wanted to see as soon as I arrived in the morning, and I was a routine completion of the work of this trip, and I was originally going back to the county for dinner, because the county also knew that the conditions at the grassroots level were difficult, and I was afraid that we would be wronged, but the village was unwilling, and it was already ready early. It's not good to brush off the kindness of the village, I thought it would be a simple lunch, so I agreed. But when I entered the dark cave of the village committee, I was still surprised, I saw a lot of feasts, and I tasted delicious food, but the simple food on the small table still moved me inexplicably, and I have always been in this mood since then. There are a lot of dishes, a table full of them, and there are layers of stacks, in addition to the local production, and it is more meat and less vegetarian, that is, the shadow of meat can be seen in every dish, and the exquisite can be said to be stewed chicken and cured meat. According to the comrades in the county, the rural areas here do not eat chickens, and they do not eat hens until they have to. Because chickens are raised to lay eggs, roosters are disposed of when they are small. Cured meat is also eaten for the sake of hospitality, usually can not buy fresh meat, killing pigs is also a matter of festivals, killing pigs will drown the meat, to eat for a year. This is a place where there is a serious shortage of water, and the drinking water of people and animals is the rainwater stored in the manholes, and we are afraid that we will not be used to drinking it, so we go to the county to buy mineral water. The village shop does not deal in mineral water, only drinks, which are drunk when sick or as nutritious water. It is for the exclusive use of patients and children. And we drink and cook with mineral water, I really don't know how much to buy, how much it costs, in the village that relies on the sky to eat, the per capita annual income is less than 1,000 yuan must be a big expense. At the beginning of the meal, we invited the four oldest elders in the village, the oldest of whom was 82 years old, to accompany us. Due to the limited space of the Eight Immortals Table, except for the three of us and the driver, that is, the four old people, the branch secretary and the village chief were standing next to us to serve us, and when we repeatedly suggested that we could sit down in a squeeze squeeze, their answer was that there were elderly people and guests who could not. Until the end, the two village leaders stood all the time, only holding the cup during the toast, but never moving the chopsticks. The old people rarely used chopsticks, but just beckoned us to eat, and they didn't seem to have any interest in a table of food that they couldn't eat during the New Year. There were more polite words and words of thanks than anything else, but there was never a word asking us for help, and there was not even a vague hint. On the car back to the city, the minister said that the old man should be accompanied by the elderly, one is to say that the guests are honorable, and the other is to respect the elderly, so that the old people can open meat. The uneaten dishes are distributed to each family according to the amount of food and the level of meat and vegetables, and of course according to the age of the elderly in each family or the weight of the burden on the children and the family. I was silent for a long time, but I was shocked and moved in my heart. They are very poor, and even food and clothing are a problem for the poor, but they abide by the ancient precepts of respecting the elderly and respecting guests, abide by the duty of being a human being, and have ambition in their duty. It is this ambition that supports the self-esteem, self-love, perseverance, and fearlessness of our nation. Sometimes I feel that they are much richer than us, and they are much happier and more fulfilling. I still can't forget this meal. β
"It seems that you have to go to the head of the Cultural Bureau, and maybe you can produce a great writer or a great poet." Qi Tianxiang said, looking at Li Zheng's protest, raised his hand and made a pause gesture, and couldn't help but say, "Did you find Lu Jinshan's cigarette?" There aren't many people who can smoke that brand of cigarettes now, so it feels good to me. β
"Yes! Now there are really not many people who can calmly pay for cigarettes and insist on smoking them, except for Lu Jinshan and Lao Liu, so to speak, this is a real person. Li Zheng said with admiration: "Since cigarettes have been upgraded from daily necessities to consumer goods, the role of cigarettes has not only been limited to the category of daily necessities, the concept of daily necessities has completely disappeared in the past, and has become synonymous with money. Prices and brands have kept pace with the times, and have become complete consumer goods and social goods. A cigarette is often hundreds, thousands, and even the price of 2,800 yuan of 'cordyceps', 1,500 yuan of 'Supreme Nanjing', in a large range of people are still worried about food and clothing in China, such a stroke is a little too big. Recently, a friend told me that I quit smoking, not for health, let alone for the sake of new men's fashion, for the simple reason - I can't afford to smoke anymore. I guess this will be the reason for me to quit smoking in the future. Li Zheng said proudly: "Think about it, in the past, a few dimes, or a pack of cigarettes, changed the packaging a few times, and it was worth dozens or hundreds, or that little bit of cloud-swallowing function, or that idle and boring transition, or that props to hide emotions, but the cost was expensive." Communicating, talking, people are 'soft China', 'Su Yan', 'Nanjing', the most unfortunate is also the panda, General Jin, our young generals, big chickens appeared, undoubtedly with shirtless into the hotel, wearing slippers into the provincial party committee, that feeling, how a shame, embarrassed. If the leader of the stall politely takes it, and coughs after two puffs, it is better to find a crack, saying that men are tired, saying that men with careers are tired, in fact, men who smoke are even more tired. β
"This feeling is triggered on the right road, I can't bear to smoke public cigarettes, and I can't afford to buy it myself, so I really have to consider quitting smoking, or I don't change my cigarettes if I am cheeky, like Lao Liu." Qi Tianxiang said with emotion, suddenly changed the topic, and instructed: "Don't talk about today's matter for the time being, and then you can find a way to do an investigation, or simply find your reporter friend, that is, Wang Jinchang's younger brother, and ask him to carefully investigate the things before and after the Shuguang Factory, and get a material out, involving that department or individual, don't avoid it, just investigate it, the more detailed the better." After explaining this, Qi Tianxiang couldn't help but say with emotion: "People don't hate the rich, because hard work is admirable; People don't envy the lives of the rich, and they don't even require the rich to be philanthropists, after all, they have high consciousness; Nor do people require the accumulation of rich wealth to be smooth with the blood of morality, because the accumulation of capital and assets is bloody; But people have the right to demand that they be rich, show their side to society, conform to the basic norms of being a person, at least like a normal person, and that is enough. β
"Okay, I'll contact him and get him to get something for you as soon as possible." Li Zheng said solemnly. It was only at this moment that he really understood the purpose of Qi Tianxiang pulling him away for a day, and also understood what he was going to do, although it was not easy to ask, he also roughly understood what he wanted.
Walking quietly, neither of them spoke, Qi Tianxiang knew what Li Zheng would think, but it was inconvenient to tell him at the moment, because the matter of Shuguang Factory not only involved Qinghe, but also involved several departments and individuals in the province, and at the time of the second joint venture, Qian Xiangzhong was the director of the Qinghe Economic and Trade Commission, and Huang Qing was the deputy mayor, who was in charge of industry and economy and trade. Qi Tianxiang firmly believes that this is not just a coincidence, nor should there be a coincidence.
The night was very quiet, but the footsteps of Qi Tianxiang and Li Zheng were not quiet, and even a little heavy