He had worked in the border guard regiment for more than 20 years. After leaving the army, he entered the local farm and retired as the head of the farm. He had a lot of influence and prestige in the local area.
In the local area, he was more useful than the local police for many difficult matters.
Li Lan could feel the power of authority from him. He had never felt this before, but after meeting him, he could feel it.
Li Lan had never felt this kind of feeling from his father.
"Brother, is there any water in the teacup? I'll refill it for you." The Fang family's son-in-law's name was Fang Tong. He was technically Fang Jiuzhang's brother. However, 10 years ago, the interaction between the two families was limited to nodding or exchanging a few words. As for stepping into the Fang family's house, that was something that had never happened.
It was undeniable that Fang Jiuzhang was a good person. He was not arrogant and had many friends. However, not everyone could become his friend.
In the past 10 years, Fang Tong's family had done the best. His two sons, Fang Quan and Fang Li, were famous people in the Greater Khingan Mountains.
The eldest son, Fang Quan, had made his fortune early. Many years ago, he was already one of the wealthiest people in the county. He had invested in the county's hotels and the port market.
The youngest son, Fang Li, had graduated from university and started working for his brother. After that, he started his own business. With his brother's funds and his own intelligence, he had surpassed Fang Quan. Every time he returned to the village, he would be accompanied by the district leaders.
In short, the whole family would prosper when the family was prosperous.
Fang Jiuzhang's two grandsons were working for Fang Quan. As for Fang Li, everyone thought that he was a little too rich. He had no education and no ability. He would not be able to take advantage of Fang Li.
Therefore, even though Fang Li had donated money to the village, built roads, and connected water to the village, not many people appreciated him. This kid was inhumane.
With Fang Tong's family's current status, it was only natural for Fang Jiuzhang to step in.
Fang Jiuzhang shook the teacup on his back and smiled. "There's water here. No need to change."
Fang Tong asked, "I changed the tea leaves. My boss brought back some new tea. Do you want to try it?"
Fang Jiuzhang waved his hand. "No thanks. I just changed it. This is only my first cup."
Fang Lian said, "Then I'll bring some for you when I get back. There's no one at home to drink tea. If I leave it there, it will go moldy. It's a waste."
Fang Jiuzhang smiled reservedly. "That can't be wasted."
This also showed that he did not look like a local at all.
The locals rarely drank tea, and there were very few like him, who held a thermos cup and swayed it around all year round.
In the entire county, from south to north, from west to east, not a single tea shop could be found.
Some supermarkets, in order to increase the variety of products, sold them. However, they were packed in bags and placed at the bottom of the shelves. Touching them with his hand, he could feel a thin layer of dust.
A few years ago, if he wanted to drink some tea, he would either run to the Greater Khingan Mountains or rely on his friends and comrades to mail it. Drinking tea was not a very convenient thing to do.
Later, his grandson went to work in another city, and his granddaughter went to college. Every year, they brought two to three catties of it with them. Their savings were enough to last a year.
Now, he had another source of tea leaves. For example, Fanglian had to take some away every time.
In return, he would give them some meat or fish that he thought was of equal value.
He was a talkative person, but he didn't talk much today. He was holding a teacup and talking nonstop, which puzzled Fang Lian.
"What's going on? Who pissed you off? "
Fang Jiuzhang said, "The tractor factory is gone. It's closed."
Fang Qiong said, "The efficiency of the state-owned enterprises can't keep up with the market. What's there to be sad about?"
She knew her grandpa's feelings for the tractor factory. When he was a soldier, he drove a tractor from the county's tractor factory. When he worked at the farm, he drove a tractor from the tractor factory.
Fang Jiuzhang said, "What do you know? Don't think that you know everything just because you read some books. If there weren't state-owned enterprises, there wouldn't be any private enterprises.
The bosses of the private enterprises are the worst. They always complain about the state-owned enterprises. "
Fang Qiong said angrily, "I'm just stating the facts."
Fang Jiuzhang said, "Stating the facts? Haven't you been to the other side of the river?
It's winter, and they are still living in wooden houses without heating. At least we have cement and sand to build a house with. The Russians have squandered their family's fortune and have nothing left. What else do you have?
They still have to buy clothes and shoes from us. Even the vegetable fields were planted by our people. "
Fang Qiong said, "Their heavy industry is more developed than their light industry. We have to look at their advantages."
Fang Jiuzhang was amused. "Advantages? At the port, carts after carts of wood and planks came in. Other than selling these, they had nothing else. If they can't even do the small stuff, what else can they do?
You little girl, you just can't see the problem clearly. "
He turned around and asked Li Lan. "You are an educated man. Don't you think so?"
Li Lan didn't expect to be blamed on him, so he had to answer. "Russia is different from us. They were a little too hasty when they started the reforms.
I heard that Russia can't even produce decent cars anymore.
That's because they don't have the entire automobile industry chain. They can't even produce the simplest things like car glass and tires in China.
Look at our state-owned enterprises. No matter how difficult the situation was, we had the support of the government. This was the foundation for the development of private enterprises. "
He had heard all this from his father.
Li Lan's second son lamented about the closure of his car factory in Gorky. After hearing his story, Li Lan finally changed his mind about state-owned enterprises.
Fang Jiuzhang said happily. "You're not stupid after reading so much. Not bad."
Hearing the words, Fang Qiong pouted her lips and looked reluctant.
Li Lan was not stupid after reading so much, but she was the one who had become stupid after reading so much?
Fang Jiuzhang went on and on. "Let me tell you something simple. The Russians used to be so good at farming, but now they can't do anything about it anymore. The factory that produced steel rings and shaft teeth was not doing well. It closed down just like that. The one affected was the agricultural machinery factory. They had to import from other factories far away or import from abroad. This made it even more difficult for them to do business.
The agricultural machinery factory was in trouble, and the other factories that produced hydraulic components and instrument wiring harness were also out of luck. One after another, they were in trouble.
In the end, they were all gone.
We are different. The government will subsidize the development of our enterprises, and when they can't hold on any longer, the private enterprises will have a chance to fill in the gaps. As for the state-owned enterprises, they will retire when it's time. "
Li Lan couldn't help but think highly of this old man. He didn't expect him to have such a deep understanding of such issues.
"Lord Jiu, you know so much."
"Bootlicker." Fang Qiong couldn't help but mutter.
Fang Jiuzhang glared at her and said to Li Lan with a smile, "If your father were here, it would be even better. I rarely admit defeat to anyone, but I have to admit defeat to your father. He can see everything clearly. When will he have time to come over and play?"
Li Lan replied. "At the end of the year. I think he will have time."
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