Man's absolute dependence on nature is mainly expressed in three aspects: water, land, and climate.

Water is the mother of life, land is the father of wealth, and climate determines whether a region is suitable for human life.

Development and environmental protection, development and protection, this is a pair of contradictions in the development of the western region, and for the west, due to the natural conditions, coupled with the fact that people in the west have blindly cut down and reclaimed mountains and forests in the past 100 years, resulting in a sharp reduction in forest area, resulting in a large amount of soil erosion, and the destruction of the ecological balance Many ecosystems are fragile, so from the very beginning, the central government has raised the environmental protection and ecological protection of the western development to a very high height, and has stipulated many projects. Non-environmental protection assessments will not be launched, and a huge project has been launched: returning farmland to forests and grasslands.

Although deforestation has increased arable land and food production, it has paid a huge price in terms of the ecological environment. Due to the deforestation and steep slope cultivation in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, it has become one of the most severe soil erosion areas in the world, with more than 2 billion tons of sediment flowing into the Yangtze River and the Yellow River every year, of which two-thirds come from sloping farmland. The ever-aggravating soil erosion and the siltation of rivers and lakes have aggravated flooding in the middle and lower reaches of the two major river basins, and the contradiction of water shortage has become increasingly prominent, causing great danger to the national economy and the people's production and livelihood, and the state has to spend a lot of manpower, material, and financial resources every year to invest in flood prevention, drought control, and disaster relief.

In particular, the once-in-a-century flood in '98 made all people aware of this and quickly unified their thinking.

Returning farmland to forests, as an urgent need to improve the ecological environment, has been raised to a considerable height. It was decided to proceed from protecting and improving the ecological environment in the western region and to divert the sloping cultivated land that is prone to soil erosion and the cultivated land that is prone to desertification. a planned and step-by-step cessation of farming; In line with the principle of Qiao, irrigation, and grass. The principle of combining trees and shrubs with grasses. Afforestation and grass planting in accordance with local conditions and restoring forest and grass vegetation is one of the important policies for implementing the strategy for the development of the western region, and its basic policy measures are "returning farmland to forests, closing mountains for afforestation, substituting grain for relief, and contracting by individuals." The practice of returning farmland to forests can fundamentally solve the problem of soil erosion. Improve the water conservation capacity, improve the ecological environment of the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins, effectively enhance the flood prevention and drought resistance capacity of the region, and improve the productivity of the existing land; It can also provide ecological security for the Pingchuan area and the middle and lower reaches of the region, and promote the faster development of industry and agriculture in the Pingchuan area and the middle and lower reaches of the region. Therefore, the implementation of returning farmland to forest can not only promote the rapid development of forestry productivity and social productivity in the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins, but also contribute to the healthy development of the national productive forces and lay a solid foundation for sustainable social and economic development. Returning farmland to forest is an effective way to change the traditional farming habits of peasants, readjust the rural industrial structure, promote local economic development, and promote the masses to shake off poverty and become rich. Long. Under the condition of economic backwardness and low agricultural productivity, people blindly open up wasteland for farming. It has always become a phenomenon that is difficult to contain, resulting in soil erosion, sand entering and retreating, resulting in the deterioration of the ecological environment, forming a vicious circle of ecological environment deterioration and poverty. The practice of returning farmland to forests, changing the peasants' traditional habit of planting extensively and reaping small harvests, so that the land can be used for its own purposes, and forests should be used if forests are suitable, and agriculture should be used if agriculture is suitable, and the forest area will not only fundamentally preserve water and soil, improve the ecological environment, and increase the productivity of existing land, but will also be able to concentrate financial and material resources to strengthen the construction of basic farmland, implement intensive management, increase grain yields, and increase production and income.

From the perspective of stimulating the economy, returning farmland to forests is an important measure to stimulate domestic demand and maintain the rapid growth of the national economy at the present stage.

Although the original reason for the proposal of returning farmland to forests was the flood of '98, it also conformed to the original intention of the large-scale development of the western region, and this project was also the first project to be truly led and implemented after the establishment of the Western Affairs Office.

Because the position of the Western Affairs Office is relatively detached, it has always maintained a relatively objective requirement on the issue of development and protection, and has also tried its best to guide the local authorities to pay attention to grasping the balance between development and protection.

Lu Zhengdong naturally hopes that all localities in the western region can properly handle the relationship between development and ecology, but the wish is good, the reality is grim, and if the assessment system with GDP as the key link is not broken for a day, such a grim situation will continue, and many local leaders who have some insight are in an impetuous mood, and even more are always anxious for quick success.

Lu Zhengdong hoped that the principal leaders of Xihe should have a clear understanding of this matter and handle the relationship between the two well.

Under the current system, the ideology and will of the principal leaders of a place are often the direction and the weather vane......

Lu Zhengdong thought about it while walking back to the hotel, how to express these things, he still needs to think about it, and he also wants to take a look at it on the spot before making a conclusion to be more convincing.

Back to Xihe, Xiyuan will definitely not be able to get around, although Lu Zhengdong actually thinks that Xiyuan has nothing worth investigating, but as one of the important cities in the west, it is not a taste to pass through the door, and it is not a taste to put it on anyone.

And Long Beach can't be bypassed, so Lu Zhengdong's first stop is Long Beach.

Jiang Zhiyang accompanied Lu Zhengdong to inspect this time, and he must have brought a task, and the first task was to find a way to get Lu Zhengdong to give clear support to the oil refining project.

Now the main leaders of the province have also changed their original thinking, as long as this project is settled in Xihe, according to Jiang Zhiyang's conjecture, Lu Zhengdong is probably inclined to Long Beach, after all, he was born in Si, grew up in Si, lived and worked in this place for many years, and has feelings.

On the way to Long Beach, Lu Zhengdong's interest was very high, and he talked with the director of the Provincial Western Affairs Office and several team leaders and deputy team leaders who accompanied him.

Sheng Heren, director of the provincial western office, is also an old development and Reform Commission, Lu Zhengdong also worked with Lu Zhengdong when he was the deputy director of the Planning Commission and the director of the small and medium-sized enterprise office, although he was not in charge of Lu Zhengdong, the two people did not have much contact, but they still had a lot of understanding, this time accompanied Lu Zhengdong to investigate and really made Sheng Heren feel that Lu Zhengdong has really changed a lot from the inside out, especially the calm and self-confidence revealed, Sheng Heren only felt it in the original provincial party committee * Secretary Yang.

"Let's be honest. After leaving Long Beach because of a work relationship. I probably haven't been back to Long Beach in a long time. Now that the development of various places is so fast, maybe I, a Long Beach person, will not recognize the way. ”

Sheng Heren heard that Lu Zhengdong was a little emotional, and he also took over the conversation and said:

"Governor Jiang, Director Lu, Long Beach has changed a lot over the years, I went to Long Beach last month to inspect the construction of the project of returning farmland to forest, I also took a look at the construction of the Long Beach Container Terminal, and now the main construction of the terminal project is nearing completion, it is estimated that it will be completed in October, and it will be officially put into use in December. Long Beach was originally the gateway of the West River, the country's famous transportation hub, has been ranked in the West Plains, the third place after the clouds, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to various changes, it has become a very low city in the province, 20 years of reform and opening up, and finally regained her position. ”

Jiang Zhiyang also smiled and nodded:

"The Long Beach Container Terminal is not only of great significance to Long Beach, but also has a great impact on the surrounding area. Especially like Yunxi, Linzi is within its radiation range. Bulk goods in these areas can borrow the Long Beach wharf, which can also increase competitiveness, Long Beach as a very important passage out of the province of the West River, is now to give full play to its role, the freight of the waterway is very cheap, the construction of a 100,000-ton container terminal, the bulk goods in and out of the West River have a more convenient and cheap transportation channel. It is also very meaningful for the whole province, Director Lu, you are from Long Beach, and you have a deep affection for Long Beach, so you must come back more often in the future. ”

"In fact, the current container terminal was built on the wharf built by Director Lu when he built the Long Beach Economic Development Zone, because the construction was very scientific at the beginning. It's also a lot easier to expand. ”

Zhou Weili, executive vice mayor of Long Beach, who came from Boracay to greet him, also said.

Jiang Zhiyang also knows this, in fact, he admires Lu Zhengdong's foresight, when the funds of the Long Beach Economic Development Zone were so tight, he still forced out a large amount of money for the construction of the wharf, such a vision.

The original military airport in Long Beach has been changed from dual-use to completely civilian, and the new feldspar railway and the original Anxi railway form a cross here, plus the now upgraded port terminal, which basically determines the location of the city as the central hub of a certain range.

"Director Zhengdong, there is a lot of pressure on Xiyuan City now, and after this year, Long Beach is a real threat to Xiyuan's position as the boss in terms of economic aggregate."

Jiang Zhiyang said.?

For the province, it is natural to hope to create an atmosphere where you can catch up with each other, and the more pressure on each other, the more motivation can be achieved.

"Governor Zhiyang, this is too much, it is true that Long Beach has developed very fast over the years, but on the whole, Long Beach and Xiyuan City are not comparable, of course, from the current point of view, it seems that Long Beach has the strength to challenge Xiyuan, but it is only with the challenge strength and not that it can really overwhelm Xiyuan.

Nishihara's position cannot be replaced by anyone, and even if it catches up, GDP doesn't say anything. The particularity of Xiyuan is not precisely said to be in its GDP, but in its radiation and development promotion force for the entire Xihe, Long Beach is at most an industrial-based industrial city, and Xiyuan's positioning is different, from the national level, Xiyuan City as a strategic fulcrum in the west to consider, positioning should be a comprehensive big city, a service-oriented city based on the tertiary industry, for the economic development of other cities in the province, providing financial support, consulting and training, software outsourcing, information processing, industrial design, High-end services such as cultural value-added, convention and performing arts, and commercial trade.

Xiyuan has been in the development of a period of time has been a feeling of not being able to find a direction, seems a little confused, but the foundation is there after all, and it will turn into a dragon when it encounters a spring breeze. ”

Long Beach can overwhelm Xiyuan, firstly, Sun Weiyang's pioneering work in Long Beach has opened up the situation, and although the successors are all thinking about political achievements, they are basically following the general direction formulated by Sun Weiyang, and secondly, this situation is also because Xiyuan has not found its own development path over the years, and the new leadership has a way of thinking, tossing.

"For a city, positioning is very important, set too low, will limit the development of a city, and set too high, the stall is too large, and finally can not reach that height, that will also hurt the vitality.

I know that Long Beach is now rich in both government and private sectors, firstly, because of the rapid development of various industries in Long Beach, and secondly, because Long Beach has abundant resources, and the premium of resources over the years. Rising resource prices have also brought a steady stream of cash flow to Long Beach. This cash flow, which cannot fall into the low-profit real economy, has found an outlet. That is real estate, and the virtual economy such as usury is constantly flowing to mining and real estate.

To put it more bluntly, Long Beach's real focus has shifted to this area, and I've heard that the Ordo model is still being learned. ”

Ordo used to be one of the impoverished areas in the west, relying on the rapid development of energy and land premiums, and the "gold" mined from energy was invested in the capital market and the real estate market, and due to the rise in the price of the real estate market, the income could flow back to the mining and capital chain. In this chain. Two important points are that coal prices continue to rise, real estate remains expected to appreciate, and a tight balance of the capital chain can be maintained, because more money can always be borrowed from various sources. Such a cycle developed rapidly.

"The Ordo model does have some things worth learning, and at the same time, I also think that the Ordo model is too risky, and the Ordo model is built on two foundations, one is the premium of resources. One is the constant premium on land.

Especially at this stage, the economy is in the upward range, and housing prices are still in the growth period. Whoever looks at these two things will always go up firmly, but one of the most fundamental economic laws is that any premium will fall back and adjust at a certain stage, which is the most basic law, once the focus is completely on this, the international and domestic economy changes, and the consequences will be very strict.

This impact is not only the economic level, but also involves all aspects of society, due to the real estate and resources of the profit attraction, many enterprises engaged in these two industries in order to a larger scale at the expense of private loans, once the economic adjustment, then the price of coal and other energy will fall, once it falls, profits will be difficult to guarantee, the source of funds will be tightened, and more terrible is that once the economy is adjusted, not only the price of energy feast ends, the real estate feast will also come to an abrupt end, once the real estate market turns cold, The fatal blow will finally come, and the real estate built on usury and other funds will not be able to attract enough buyers, resulting in the rupture of the usury chain, the rapid freezing of the high-speed capital chain, and the collapse of the private credit system.

If the loan shark collapses, which in turn hits the mining and real estate hard, the situation will worsen, and a series of problems will arise.

If the loan shark collapses, which in turn hits the mining and real estate hard, the situation will worsen, and a series of problems will arise.

If there is no other industry support, these places will become a ghost town where no one has set foot in so many houses, there are many lessons from the past, such as Zhuhai * Hai, such as Hainan * Nan, these two places have not slowed down for ten years, and then such as Japan * capital, the real estate bubble bursts, how many years can not turn over, maybe in a few years, its status as the world's second largest economy will be replaced by us.

There is also the most intuitive is the stock market back then, the momentum made people believe that the stock market will only rise and never fall, but the stock market is still not transferred by people's will, which suddenly made many people's dreams of making a fortune go up in smoke. Housing prices now are like the stock market back then, which will one day enter a period of correction and eventually fluctuate in a reasonable range.

Once such a situation occurs, we will look back in amazement, and we will find that the economic downturn period is like the ebb tide period, which can test the gold content of the local economy, the attraction of talents, how the real economy is revealed, and how the naked swimming city is drowned in water.

Only then will I find that the ultra-high prices and rents at the beginning have driven away the enthusiastic gold diggers at the beginning, and they cannot survive in this place, nor can they find enough development opportunities.

When it is even more troublesome to get used to the culture of high land requisition compensation, high interest rates on private loans, and windfall profits from property speculation, it is difficult to adapt to the operation of the real economy, and it is even more difficult for the economy to recover, or in a few years, you will see such a situation......"

Lu Zhengdong's words were like a shocking stone, and everyone was silent for a while. Lu Zhengdong also smiled:

"I'm not alarmist, but a very common economic phenomenon, which is just a copy of the bubble economic model, only more exaggerated, more tragic, and faster. This is not a sin of a certain city, the rise in resource prices stems from the overheating of the real economy, and resources and real estate are separated from gravity, and they benefit from the uncontrollable, flowing around the amount of money, the amount of investment, and excessive money are inseparable, it will only add fuel to the fire, once it is found that it is not right, it will fall into the well and quickly withdraw, and it is the nature of capital to pursue profits......

I just want to remind you that there is an old saying that prosperity must decline, and this lesson is actually abound in the process of foreign development, so you might as well look for information in this area...... Long Beach has indeed developed very quickly over the years, no one can deny this, and at the same time, it has developed very quickly, which means that some basic things may not be able to keep up, Long Beach should strengthen the cultivation of internal strength while developing, walk on a few more legs, and don't put the treasure on a certain leg......" (To be continued......