The places of interest, including the Nanjing Imperial Examination venue, were all preserved, but except for a few famous streets, the ordinary buildings were all replaced by five-story or six-story buildings. The history of this historic city was well integrated with the new era, giving the whole city a unique sense of beauty.
The central government was in Nanjing, and it was impossible for the central office to use the old palace for a long time. Everyone knew how much Wei Ze disliked the olden era's bad habit of putting on airs. If the central government's various offices were located in the center of the city, even if they didn't seal off the streets and stop pedestrians, it wouldn't have any positive effects on the central government's security, public affairs, or convenience for the residents. The new central office was not located in the city, but in a newly opened area outside the city.
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) occupied a building in this area. In the conference room on the third floor, Pang Congcong, the chairman of the SASAC, put a report on the conference table. The cover of the report was written "Latest State Investment Increase Application in the Second Half of 1869." This report was not only given to Pang Congcong, but also to other participants. Pang Congcong smiled and said, "I ask my comrades to face those who claim that the state does not value industrial investment. Don't try to explain anything, and don't try to refute it."
Everyone in the SASAC knew what Pang Congcong meant. It was only June, but the budget had basically been used up. The recent increase in investment was not from the local government, but from the central government. Nearly 90% of the applications were for railway construction and port investment. From south to north, from east to west. A large number of infrastructure projects were being carried out in China's vast territory.
"Director Pang, I think the railway and port are very profitable." A deputy chairman raised a question that he did not quite understand.
"It's very profitable. When I was in Guangdong, the railway and port were very profitable, and they were very profitable. " Pang Congcong replied. Without waiting for the member's expression to relax, Pang Congcong continued with a straight face, "But the investment money can only be earned back in five to ten years. So don't say that the railway was invested in the first year, completed the second year, and made money in the third year. That's not the case at all, and that doesn't exist at all. "
"But I heard that Guangdong has a port and railway that will make money in the second year?" The committee member did not back down easily. These committee members came from all over the world. With a female officer above their heads, they might not immediately become obedient.
Pang Congcong calmly responded to her subordinate's challenge. She explained clearly, "Guangdong can make money, and so can Guangxi. That's because the local area already has enough products to export. However, the feudal system at that time prevented the smooth sale of these products. You can see the recent crackdown on gangs in Guangdong as a reappearance of previous problems. Every place had a feudal dock. Once they reached a territory, they would have to pay respects to the leader. How could he come empty-handed? The people from Guangdong and Guangxi had already been killed once. Only by getting rid of those people would they be able to produce, transport, and sell them. Not only was it convenient to export the products of the place of origin, but the country and the workers were also making money. There would be no obstacles in the sales industry in these areas. Production, transportation, and sales. The least amount of waste was achieved in all three segments. That's why the docks and railways immediately made money. It wasn't because the docks and railways were built, it was money that everyone could have earned, but it was being exploited. "
After saying that, Pang Congcong saw that no one came out to refute her. After a while, she continued, "Not only Guangdong and Guangxi, but also the Yangtze River basin. There was a lot of production capacity here. The role of the railways, docks, and shipping was only to turn the production capacity of these areas into sales. You can read Marx's book. It's explained clearly in Capital. This is a thrilling jump for the commodity. China's market is too big. As long as the exploitation is eliminated and transportation costs are reduced, everyone's purchasing power will immediately increase. But now that we're increasing our investment, it's not the same thing. Look at the latest Northeast Railway. According to the report, that damn place is sparsely populated. If we want to make full use of the land, we have to migrate. The traditional way of migration is too inefficient, so we can only rely on the construction of railways to improve the efficiency of migration and development. If we invest in this kind of railway and expect to make money the next year, it's really not realistic. "
Those who could enter the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission were not rookies. Many cadres were not ignorant of this problem. In fact, they were very clear about it. They did not take the initiative to speak. Firstly, it was not appropriate to steal Pang Congcong's limelight. Secondly, they wanted to see Pang Congcong's ability. As a result, a view gradually emerged in the financial circles of the new government, and that was to concentrate resources on the construction of major cities. This view, combined with the economic belt theory proposed by Vézé, became focused on the construction of the Pearl River Economic Circle, the Yangtze River Economic Circle, and the Beijing-Tianjin Economic Circle. All resources should be tilted to these three areas. If the investment was beneficial to these three economic circles, it would be prioritized. If the investment did not contribute much to the promotion of these three economic circles, it would be considered later. As for the investment that had nothing to do with the three economic circles, it was saved as much as possible.
Zhou Gaoming, deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, could not help but say, "I see that many of the development plans in the Northeast have nothing to do with the railway. The same is true for several other projects. Now that the purpose of many projects is to fight the war, we can save a lot of money by building the main projects first. Isn't it better to invest this money in areas that need it more? "
Being loyal to Vézé did not mean that they had to be obedient to Vézé. Vézé's goal was to promote China's development in a more reasonable and effective manner. It was also the goal of the Restoration Party and the new government. This was not raised by the comrades below, but by Vézé. It was hard to say what the lower levels thought, but the upper levels knew that flattery was harmful to their promotion. This was the bureaucratic system. As long as the system allowed them to do good things and provide such an environment, they would definitely do good things and do good things. And vice versa.
After Pang Congcong took office in the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, she quickly discovered the characteristics within the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. In the near future, everyone hoped to achieve good results as soon as possible. In such a department, there was no status without results. Therefore, these people were undoubtedly the same as what the Tao Te Ching said, "The Way of Heaven, take the excess and make up for the deficiency. The Way of Man, take the insufficient and make up for the excess. "When Pang Congcong was the governor of Guangdong, she could definitely come up with more reasons to strengthen the investment in the Pearl River Delta and strengthen the dominant position of the Pearl River Delta. When Pang Congcong was the governor of Guangdong, she could only consider the interests of Guangdong. Now that Pang Congcong was the director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, she must look at the problem from the perspective of the whole country.
When Pang Congcong was the governor of Guangdong, she could only consider the interests of Guangdong. Now that Pang Congcong was the director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, she must look at the problem from the perspective of the whole country. The last sentence of the Tao Te Ching seemed more meaningful at this time. "Who can have the excess to serve the world? Only the Taoist. "
In the face of a group of smart people, it was easy when everyone had the same idea. Everyone knew the basic rules of doing so, and the cooperation could be said to be smooth like flowing water. When everyone had different ideas, the work was very difficult. The smarter people were, the more they insisted on their own ideas. It was really like the saying, "The commander of the three armies can be changed, but the will of an ordinary man cannot be changed."
Pang Congcong asked the staff to stick a map on the big blackboard in the conference room. She got up and pointed to the lines on the map and began to explain, "Everyone, look at these lines. Our fastest financial income is actually two years after the expansion of the territory. Of course, the premise is that we did not continue to expand the liberated areas during this time. The fastest period is two years after we fought to the south of the Huaihe River. In these two years, the financial income increased the fastest. Why? Because palm oil, rubber, coconut, and other peripheral products began to enter the market in large quantities. Of course, comrades also saw the rapid increase in income in the year when we conquered Beijing. That was different from other fluctuations. That was because we seized too many things in Beijing. "
Hearing this, many comrades could not help but laugh a few times. From the country's point of view, directly obtaining spoils of war on a large scale was indeed the best means of financial surplus. Therefore, the attitude of the comrades of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission could only be described as hatred.
"As I said before, there are three reasons for this situation. The first reason is that we fully released the production capacity of the newly liberated areas. The export led by the state increased our tax revenue. The second reason is that after the land reform, the enthusiasm of farmers for production increased, and they also had the financial resources to buy the products produced by the industrial enterprises in the old liberated areas. The state's tax revenue on this part of the sales naturally increased. The third reason is the expansion of overseas territory and the return on investment. There are many factors in this, including immigration reducing the population pressure of our southern provinces, and the rapid integration of local resources into the domestic economic system, causing the entire economic system to expand. " Pang Congcong looked at the group of cadres who looked relaxed and listened carefully. She threw out a rather shocking speech. "What I want to say now is that, according to the summary of the data, the dividends of the three aspects have reached a bottleneck, and it is impossible to have a large increase in the short term. I'm afraid that some of the dividends can only maintain the status quo. "
This kind of shocking speech did have an effect. Many comrades were either stunned, confused, or displeased. Since she knew that everyone would have such a reaction, Pang Congcong did not care. She continued, "The characteristic of industrial society is that every member of society needs to have social transactions. Everyone needs to produce more things to sell, and the members of society as a whole also need to have enough purchasing power to buy the produced things. The current situation is that the production capacity has reached a peak, and the purchasing power has also reached a peak. Of course, everyone has a lot of the desire to buy, but they do not have that much purchasing power. This desire can only be imagined. "
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