"If China wants to be really strong, the most important sign is transportation! Not only China, but every rising power in the world, its starting point and key point is to build a transportation power! Whether it's rail, sea or air, no exceptions! Lin Lao said.

Liang Jiangtao nodded, this is obvious.

Transportation represents commerce, money, and even fortune in the eyes of many people.

When transportation is strong, the endogenous power can be activated, the intensity of opening up to the outside world can be enhanced, and the country will gradually become rich and strong.

Even the countryside knows this truth: if you want to get rich, you must first build roads.

An agrarian society like ancient China could not escape this law.

The reason why the Han and Tang dynasties became prosperous has a great relationship with the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road.

Only when the trade routes are smooth can all countries come to the court!

This was especially true after the rise of modern social capitalism, when Britain became the world hegemon because it defeated the Spanish Armada and controlled the sea routes.

One of the important reasons why the United States has become a world hegemon is that it has monopolized the Atlantic shipping routes.

Of course, there is a difference between inside and outside.

Inner is fundamental.

If the domestic transportation is not good and cannot be unimpeded, how can we talk about prosperity and strength?

Just like people, if the meridians of the whole body are blocked, the nutrients cannot be supplied smoothly, and all organs, muscles, muscles and bones cannot be healthy and strong.

So there is consensus on this point.

In particular, Minister Yan Qing, whether he is the governor of Handong Province or the executive deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, attaches the most importance to transportation, and high-tech industries must be in the back row.

Becoming a strong country in transportation is an important goal at present!

"The core issue of future transportation development is the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, which was almost a consensus as early as the 80s!"

Liang Lao's words made Liang Jiangtao's heart set off a monstrous wave.

What?

A consensus was formed in the eighties?

So why hasn't it been built yet?

Moreover, he remembers that in history, construction did not start until 2008 and was not opened to traffic until 2010!

Why did it take more than 20 years?

"Grandpa, why?"

"This is a long story, I was in charge of the work of the State Planning Commission at that time, with the advancement of reform and opening up, the rapid development of the economy, the problem of tight railway capacity has become increasingly prominent! At that time, the Ministry of Railways reported almost once every three months that the railway would be accelerated. Naturally, the opinions on the construction of a new Beijing-Shanghai railway have gradually been included in the discussion! ”

"The Beijing-Shanghai railway connects the two largest cities in China, runs through four provinces and three cities, accounts for 6.5% of the country's land area, a quarter of the population, and accounts for 40% of the GDP. To put it bluntly, it is the most active and potential region in China's economic development, and the construction of high-speed rail is imminent! Moreover, at that time, Japan, Germany, France and other countries already had high-speed railways, and the technology was becoming more and more mature, and there were successful references and examples for the construction of high-speed railways. ”

"However, one of the most real problems is always at hand, and that is money! At that time, the country's primitive accumulation of capital had not yet been completed, and it was impossible to spend so much money on such a large project. The high-speed rail is paved with RMB! The initial investment will be tens of billions, and the future will continue to be invested. ”

"I still remember the preliminary research report of the Ministry of Railways, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is expected to be 1,200 kilometers, and the average cost is more than 100 million yuan! The amount of cement, steel, concrete, rails, ballast used is astronomical! The construction is also difficult, I remember that the Third Iron Institute was responsible for estimating the measurement line, dozens of experts carried measuring instruments and levels on foot, went to the ditch and crossed the canal, and it took three months to go from Tianjin to Dezhou alone! It is also necessary to import technology from abroad, which is bound to be a complex struggle, and we also have to pay a huge price! At that time, many people thought that if they wanted to build the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, it was tantamount to crossing the moat! Lin Lao recalled the scene back then.

Liang Jiangtao was moved: "In that era, this was an unthinkable investment!" ”

This is not at all the same as in the Hereafter.

By the time Liang Jiangtao was reborn, Huaxia's technology in all aspects had matured, and the funds were much more sufficient.

For example, the measurement line does not need manpower at all, just use a drone, and the detection line that Lin Lao said may be measured in two or three days, and it is more accurate.

This also shows that the more difficult it is to start a business, the more difficult it is.

Of course, the construction of high-speed rail in later generations is not all smooth sailing, but also a huge investment, I heard that in order to build up, the relevant departments tried their best, and also used a lot of means, and finally put the shelf up, but also burdened with a lot of debt.

After the completion of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, it was very successful in putting into operation, and a few years later, a high-speed rail fever was set off in various places, and it was built one after another, and I heard that the total debt of the railway was several trillions.

For a long time, the political significance and strategic value of high-speed rail outweighed the economic benefits.

If you put these in the 80s, it is an astronomical amount, and it scares people to death.

"However, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will be repaired sooner or later, in fact, looking at it now, it is better to repair it later than to repair it early, and it should be more difficult to repair at that time! Don't forget that the earlier you repair, the lower the labor cost and land cost, and the early repair and early use will have the greatest bonus to the economy. As for money, it is used wherever it is used, it is better to use it in the most basic place, and good steel is used on the blade! Laying a good foundation is the most important thing in everything! If the speed of high-speed rail increases, there will be a multiplier effect on economic development, and the whole country will speed up! There was a regret in Lin Lao's words that could not be concealed.

"Then why didn't you move forward at that time?" Liang Jiangtao heard Lin Lao's words.

"Alas, the stakes are high, many things were not clear at that time, I was worried, and I didn't make up my mind in the end, and I am responsible for this matter!"

"Don't say that, no one has the ability to predict the future, this is the limitation of the times, and stability at that time was also a choice that met the conditions of the time!" Liang Jiangtao comforted Lin Lao.

Lin Lao glanced at Liang Jiangtao deeply and said, "Who would have thought that this stability would be more than ten years, and now that it has fallen into a more complicated situation, it is impossible to make up its mind." ”

"More complicated?" Liang Jiangtao raised his eyebrows, curious about the story behind it.

It must be complicated, otherwise, it won't be delayed until 08!

There must be a fierce game in this!

No wonder Li Changjiang put this task on himself, it is really a big problem.

But since Grandpa and Grandpa Lin did not come forward to stop it, especially Grandpa Lin, who also told him so much, it shows that the risks behind this matter should be controllable.

Besides, the more difficult it is, the more excited he becomes.

It's not hard enough to experience ability.

With his foresight, coupled with the current background and platform, what is the meaning of the general problem? It's so unchallenging!

Not avoiding difficulties has become his character trait.