Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

November 1987, Beijiang City.

It is winter now, but in Beijiang City, it is not very cold. During the day, the temperature can even rise to 26 or 27 degrees Celsius.

Located near the Tropic of Cancer, Beijiang City may not have the best climate, but it is definitely a livable city.

Inside the municipal government office building, in the conference room, the air conditioning was still on.

The cool air from the central air conditioning system slowly blew out from the vents.

The noise was almost inaudible, but everyone in the conference room was focused on Zhao Mancang.

Everyone was shocked by Zhao Mancang's words.

"Secondly, we will launch two major projects: the subway and high-speed rail projects, and simultaneously initiate the highway project and continue road construction."

"You can rest assured about the source of funding; I will take care of that."

"Thirdly, we must continue to increase investment in urban public infrastructure to make our city even more perfect."

"Since the surrounding area is all mountains, and development is already limited, we can do what Chongqing did and develop the mountainous area."

hiss!
Lu Wenzong and Yang Kangsheng both took another breath. To be honest, the suggestions Zhao Mancang made today were truly astonishing.

It’s too unexpected!

Chongqing is a mountain city, which is something everyone knows.

But wouldn't it be inappropriate to turn Beijiang City into a mountain city now?

However, Zhao Mancang didn't care about any of that. When the population of Beijiang City continued to expand, development was no longer an option.

If we continue to expand outwards, we'll need just as many basins and plains to develop them, right?

It should be noted that the population of Beijiang City has now exceeded ten million.

Don't underestimate a population of over ten million; it's a very large number.

This is a natural difference from Yunlan City.

After all, the land area of ​​Yunlan City is simply too large. Let alone 20 million people, even 200 million people wouldn't seem like a lot.

However, in Beijiang City, once the population exceeds ten million, the entire city becomes crowded.

Continuing to expand outwards? Heh, that's simply impossible.

But that's okay, we can definitely develop the mountain city economy and learn from Chongqing's urban model.

Zhao Mancang must have had his reasons for bringing this up; he believed that the future of Beijiang City would surely break through such limitations.

Fourthly, continue to invest in the construction of reservoirs and vigorously develop wind power plants.

Beijiang City has so many mountains, so we should make use of them.

Building large windmills on the hilltop and getting these large fans running can alleviate the electricity demand problem in Beijiang City.

Fifth, regarding talent attraction strategies, we can offer talent settlement policies, providing top talents with benefits such as one million RMB, villas, and luxury cars.

hiss!
Lu Wenzong and his companions were once again dumbfounded.

A reward of one million RMB?

Return the villa and luxury car?
If that's the case, then some relatively down-on-their-luck top talents might actually come to Beijiang City.

Moreover, if this were to be done, other cities like Baiyun City might complain to their superiors, criticizing Beijiang City for corrupting social norms.

After all, other cities like Baiyun City are not as wealthy as Beijiang City and are unlikely to follow this talent attraction strategy.

Zhao Mancang didn't care how shocked Lu Wenzong and the others were.

For him, anything that benefits Beijiang City is acceptable.

As for the impact of such a talent strategy on other cities such as Baiyun City, Shanghai, and Beijing, he has no say in that.

In fact, such competition can be more beneficial to each other's development.

Healthy competition is a very good thing.

There is a severe shortage of talent in China today, especially top talent.

If we could have more Fields Medal winners, Nobel Prize winners, and other scientists.

This is undoubtedly a very shocking event for the entire city of Beijiang.

One million RMB may be a lot of money, especially for ordinary people.

A few years ago, having ten thousand yuan was considered a very prestigious and impressive thing.

However, nowadays, households with 100,000 yuan are considered the elite, while households with one million yuan are extremely rare.

If Zhao Mancang's million-talent plan is implemented effectively, it will be very attractive to many top talents.

Of course, that might not be the case for the very best of the best.

For example, professors at Princeton University earn over $100,000 a year.

Based on the current exchange rate, $100,000 is equivalent to 200,000 to 300,000 RMB.

You can earn a million RMB in just three to five years.

Therefore, the million-talent plan mentioned by Zhao Mancang was not attractive to these professors.

"Sixth, we must focus on promoting the rapid development of the private sector and properly regulate the street vendor economy."

Upon hearing Zhao Mancang's words, Lu Wenzong, Yang Kangsheng, and the others were startled.

In fact, they are quite resistant to the street vendor economy because it represents dirt, disorder, and poor management.

This is especially true at the management level, such as health and safety.

Therefore, after Zhao Mancang raised the issue, Yang Kangsheng immediately voiced his opposition.

However, Zhao Mancang laughed and said:

"I know what you mean, but you haven't understood my thinking."

"The street vendor economy isn't as bad as you think. If planned well, it can be a major boost to revitalizing our Beijiang city."

"However, commercial activities must be conducted in regulated locations, and strict control by urban management officials is also necessary, especially regarding hygiene and food safety."

Urban management is not a simple matter.

They want both rapid and stable economic growth and to ensure safety, without any mistakes.

Haha, it's not that simple.

Zhao Mancang's proposal of a street vendor economy is simply an idea to increase residents' income.

Especially in today's Beijiang City.

As the reputation of tourist cities grows, Beijiang City has become relatively well-known in many parts of the country.

The number of tourists visiting Beijiang City gradually increases with the changing seasons each year.

Therefore, whether it's the subway plan or the high-speed rail plan, they are both excellent economic development strategies for Beijiang City. The "million-talent strategy" attracts top talent, and the development of high technology is what will allow Beijiang City to maintain its competitiveness.

Urban public infrastructure development can make the city more convenient and beautiful, attracting more people to settle in Beijiang City.

The street vendor economy addresses the living conditions of most ordinary residents and solidifies the basic flow of people in the city.

If all outsiders who come to Beijiang City can obtain survival supplies relatively easily, then these people will not leave easily.

"At airports, train stations, bus stations, and docks, in addition to introducing the city's tourist attractions, we also need to post information about how to find jobs."

"The best development path is to ensure that most people who come here can survive and better settle down in this city."

"Of course, it's also necessary to crack down on scammers, thieves, and the like."

Zhao Mancang's words were not empty words, but his true feelings.

He had seen many such situations in his previous life.

There's a saying: "The city can't hold the body, and the countryside can't hold the soul."

Many young people with dreams want to make a name for themselves in their dream city and settle down there.

But it's clear that most people are just struggling.

Making money and settling down in a big city is not an easy thing.

There will always be one thing or another that makes it impossible for young people to stay.

What Beijiang City needs to do now is to try its best to keep these people here.

The current housing market economy began in 1980.

Starting from this year, welfare distribution has gradually shifted towards marketization.

However, it wasn't until this year, with the first public land auction in a small fishing village in Futian, that the commercialization of real estate accelerated.

Currently in Beijiang City, the ratio of purchasing commercial housing to allocating welfare housing is 70% to 30%.

In other words, only 30% of the housing was allocated as welfare housing, while the remaining 70% was sold as commercial housing.

This is the current state of the real estate market in Beijiang City.

"Therefore, housing and jobs are the two things that many young people who come to our Beijiang city to work hard want to achieve the most. They urgently need a stable, high-paying income, and at the same time, they also need to solve the housing problem."

Zhao Mancang spoke eloquently:

"Whether it's the street vendor economy, our upcoming subway project, high-speed rail project, wind power plant, etc., these are all plans aimed at promoting our city's development."

"As long as the population continues to grow, the economic vitality of our Beijiang City can be maintained."

"If our city's population can exceed 20 million, or even 30 million, then we can continue to maintain our position as the leading city in the country's urban economy."

After hearing Zhao Mancang's explanation, Lu Wenzong and Yang Kangsheng were completely impressed.

To be honest, Zhao Mancang's development plan for the city's economy was indeed extremely abnormal.

The situation in Beijiang City is quite simple: if it wants to develop well, it must improve its basic economic foundation and break through its constraints.
"A profit of $15.3 billion may seem like a lot, but in reality, when it's distributed among the economic development of our city, it won't even make a ripple."

Zhao Mancang shook his head and said:

“You know the situation in our Beijiang City better than I do, so let’s proceed according to the plan I just outlined.”

"Furthermore, we need to buy up US assets at bargain prices today. Only in this way can Beijiang City broaden its financing channels."

"Everyone needs to understand that our economic development cannot obtain much funding from the central government; on the contrary, we still need to pay a certain percentage of taxes."

Upon mentioning this, Yang Kangsheng couldn't help but say:
"Boss, our total fiscal revenue last year was only 10.8 billion RMB, but we already handed over more than 5.6 billion RMB to the higher authorities. If this continues every year, how can we develop?"

"Boss, can't you just give this feedback to your superiors and ask us to keep more funds on hand?"

Lu Wenzong also had many doubts about this.

Other cities have secondary fiscal authority, but Beijiang City does not.

It seems like they're making a deal with the higher-ups; many of the policies in Beijiang City these days seem to be obtained in exchange for paying taxes to the government.

Of course, Zhao Mancang didn't care about that little bit of fiscal revenue, and he didn't even touch land auctions or anything like that.

Even the small fishing village of Futian had already considered this possibility, but Zhao Mancang did not share that idea.

Whether it's auctioning land or doing something else, it's a short-sighted approach, not a sustainable solution.

In the short term, developing the economy through land auctions can indeed make the city develop faster.

However, Beijiang City is a barren land.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides, the city is bisected by the surging Beijiang River.

Every year, the cities are the first to be flooded.

This situation inevitably makes many investors wonder when investing in Beijiang City: Will this really not result in a loss?

Therefore, Zhao Mancang didn't think too much about it; land auctions are very difficult.

Moreover, the previous generation has basically proven that land auctions can indeed play a certain role in promoting early urban development.

The problem is, they were all sold off at rock-bottom prices.

Zhao Mancang's idea was very simple: to develop Beijiang City first, and then sell the land in the future.

Anyway, he has plenty of funds, so his early development funds will not be limited at all.

If land auction prices are too high in the later stages, resulting in excessively high housing costs and low profits for real estate companies, then certainly not many people will be willing to do this.

Since that's the case, let's keep all this land in Zhao Mancang's hands and develop it slowly in the future.

For example, land auctions have already started in the small fishing village of Futian.

However, Beijiang City, which is the economic leader in the country, remained completely silent, with few people even discussing it.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang's idea about this matter is very simple: take it slow.

Hearing this, Yang Kangsheng and Lu Wenzong just wanted to know where Zhao Mancang got his confidence from.

And where did all that money come from?
"You don't need to worry about funding, I'll take care of that!"

Zhao Mancang said with a smile:
"Let's briefly talk about the subway plan first, and then we'll discuss the high-speed rail plan later."

Today, he must thoroughly understand and explain the six-point plan he just discussed with Lu Wenzong and the others.

"Leader, our Beijiang City now covers an area of ​​over 20 kilometers from north to south, and its widest point from east to west is 30 kilometers."

The current permanent urban population is 13.28 million.

"In the short term, at least three subway lines need to be planned to alleviate the pressure on surface traffic."

"But the problem is, apart from Beijing, no other city in the country has a subway. I'm afraid the higher authorities won't approve our subway planning."

Upon hearing Yang Kangsheng's words, Zhao Mancang immediately smiled. (End of Chapter)