"Time came to 1996, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway controversy ushered in a climax, in the national 'two sessions', the 'slow construction faction' on behalf of Qin Siyuan, the 'construction faction' on behalf of Liang Congwen, respectively, submitted proposals to the General Assembly, which was a direct confrontation, voted by the National People's Congress deputies and CPPCC members. In the end, the 'slow construction faction' won, and the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway was officially shelved. ”

"But the 'construction faction' did not give up, on the one hand, they wanted to save the country by taking small steps, and first built the section from Shanghai to Nanjing, but they were rejected. In the next few years, they have been trying to find a way to improve the plan and want to restart the high-speed rail, and this effort is still ongoing! ”

"In fact, the composition of the 'slow construction faction' is more complex, on the one hand, including Gu Chengye and Liang Chengwen, retired experts from the Ministry of Railways, as well as a group of people from the Ministry of Communications and the Civil Aviation Administration." Lin Lao Dao.

"Why are these people out making trouble?" Liang Jiangtao said with a frown.

He had also heard about the attitude of the Ministry of Communications and the Civil Aviation Administration, and he always felt that they were dragging their feet.

"It can't be said to be a troublemaker, the rice still has to be eaten in a divided pot, the monk has more porridge and less porridge, the more you give, the less you give, the ass decides the head, the position is different, it's all for work, on the whole it is a good thing, and good methods are always produced in quarrels."

"Of course, they have no irreconcilable contradictions with the 'construction faction', and their role is limited, just waving the flag and shouting." Lin Lao Dao.

Liang Jiangtao nodded, this involves what mode of transportation will be prioritized in the future development of Huaxia.

Whether it's a railway, a civil aviation or a highway.

Once the high-speed rail is built, the financial funds for highways and civil aviation will be reduced accordingly. This is what they do not want to see, so they have become "slow builders" in a broad sense.

"At this time, although the debate is very big, but it is not complicated, because the delay is not not not not built, with the national economic development, the accumulation of financial funds, and the plan of the tilting train is vetoed, the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is a matter of time." Lin Lao Dao.

"After several years of controversy, many people have also seen that the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will be built sooner or later, and it is better to build it later than to build it early, and the Ministry of Finance also attaches great importance to this, the Budget Department and the Economic Construction Department have made relevant budgets, if this time tighten the belt, it is possible to come up with money to build the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway! In fact, a few years ago, it was already planned to study it with the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Railways. Lin Xingjian said.

"Yes, at that time, our department was also saying that the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail project was about to start, and our department listed this work as the most important work in the next few years. Lin Wen became enlightened.

"What really made things change again, and made things more complicated, was the rise of another faction!" Lin Lao Dao.

"The other faction?" Liang Jiangtao's interest was aroused, and he couldn't think of any other faction besides the construction faction and the slow construction faction.

"This faction is called the 'Maglev Faction'!" Lin Lao Dao.

"Maglev?" Liang Jiangtao's eyes lit up, and he remembered that the maglev train was very popular for a while and was considered the direction of the future, but then it died down, and there was no great development until 2023.

"That's right, the 'Maglev faction' is led by the Ministry of Science and Technology! For the Ministry of Railways, the 'construction faction' and the 'slow construction faction' are internal contradictions, not a dispute over routes, but a debate over the timing of construction. But the 'maglev faction' is different, completely subverting the previous technical route, once recognized, it means that in the future construction of the Ministry of Railways will be subordinate to the Ministry of Science and Technology! Lin Lao said.

Liang Jiangtao shook his head, just listening to it knew that it was very complicated.

There are not only the "construction faction" and the "slow construction faction" of the Ministry of Railways, but also the Ministry of Communications, the Civil Aviation Administration, and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

No wonder they all say that this is a hard nut to crack, and sure enough.

Even if you forcibly gnaw it, it won't be easy to digest.

I don't know how many powerful ministries to "offend".

According to this situation, the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will of course be delayed again and again until 2008.

In fact, from the macro perspective of later generations, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway was indeed built late!

If it can be built a few years earlier, economic development can definitely take the high-speed train, there will be a multiplier effect, and it is possible to increase the GDP growth rate by a few points.

It is even possible to survive the economic crisis in a few years, and it is not known that there is no need to introduce strong stimulus policies, so the health of China's economy will definitely be much better.

Of course, this is an afterthought, standing at the current point in time, it is impossible to see so clearly, and it is difficult to convince everyone.

"Although the rise of the 'maglev faction' is the latest, but the energy is not small at all, they are under the banner of high-tech, saying that the high-speed railway will become a sunset industry in the future, and sooner or later it will be eliminated, rather than investing a huge amount of money in construction, it is better to build a maglev train, which is the direction of the future! Since it is a high-speed railway, it must be extremely fast! The maximum speed of traditional wheel-rail high-speed rail is more than 300 kilometers per hour, but the maglev can exceed 500 kilometers! The speed gap is obvious, and many senior leaders are attracted to it. This is also the limitation of the Chinese system, if you want to be the biggest, the fastest, and the best, you will often be out of touch with reality! ”

"Of course, now the maglev train technology is not mature, and it has not been successfully commercialized in the world, but the 'levitation faction' has successfully persuaded the high-level to wait, after all, the current level of scientific and technological development is changing with each passing day, which is experienced by everyone, not today, who can guarantee that tomorrow will not work? If a huge amount of money is invested in the construction of traditional wheel-rail high-speed rail, and the follow-up maglev technology is mature, will it not be a big problem? Lin Lao said.

"I heard from the Ministry of Railways that the 'maglev faction' made full use of the contradiction between the 'slow construction faction' and the 'construction faction'. It seems that this matter is going to be led by the Ministry of Science and Technology! Lin Wen became enlightened.

Liang Jiangtao frowned!

He knows that magnetic levitation has no future!

At least after 20 years, little substantial progress has been made!

The development of science and technology is like this, it is not a homogeneous development, but an explosive advance.

It may take more than ten years, decades, or even hundreds of years of accumulation to explode and achieve leapfrog development!

But this outbreak is unforeshadowed, with strong chance and randomness.

Therefore, no matter how beautiful and easy it is to see a path in the future, as long as it is not truly realized, it cannot be said with certainty that it will come in a short time.

"Looking at the mountain and running a dead horse", the end of the world is close at hand!

Judging from the experience of Liang Jiangtao, a "person who has come over", magnetic levitation technology is fundamentally a beautiful imagination.

If the current obsession with maglev technology and overly optimistic estimation and the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway are stopped, you can only delay the opportunity in vain!