Twenty years of cold chain

Following the national formulation of ten major industry revitalization plans, Qingyan City studied the allocation of policy funds and actively reported to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, promptly applying for projects to expand domestic demand and requesting national grants. This is a microcosm of actions taken across the country, with efforts to expand domestic demand and revitalize the logistics industry being consistently pursued, triggering a nationwide surge in logistics companies.

At the same time, local governments are also vigorously expanding, such as Shenzhen.

In 2009, the budget for supporting the logistics industry reached an astonishing 300 million yuan, and the interest subsidy for key logistics enterprises identified by the logistics authorities could reach up to 5 million yuan.

Cold chain logistics is an area where more capital is urgently needed; modern logistics cannot be simply summarized by the word "cold."

But if you can't do cold things well, you can never be considered modern.

In other words, within the entire logistics system, cold chain projects are more likely to receive grant funding. This involves cold storage construction, hub park construction, refrigerated transportation systems, information platform systems, and so on. However, projects within the same cold chain system have significantly different levels of competitiveness. Which projects are more likely to get this first share of the profits? There are actually some tricks to it.

This involves an essential skill for any business owner: understanding policies.

The inclusion of the logistics industry in the ten revitalization initiatives is a directional move. To understand the more detailed implications, it's essential to grasp the nine key projects identified for revitalizing the logistics industry. What are logistics projects? For many, the answer is readily apparent: they encompass infrastructure development, technological upgrades, and human resource training.

That would be too broad. The first of the nine key projects is called "multimodal transport and transshipment facilities". Looking further ahead, there are also the coordinated development of manufacturing and logistics, urban distribution, and rural logistics.

Therefore, it's clear that "connectivity" is the key consideration in policy. The essence of revitalization lies in achieving industrial synergy and urban-rural interaction through network development, enabling enterprises to grow stronger. Failure to grasp this point indicates a loss in mindset, let alone any significant achievements in implementation.

Therefore,

At least from the first wave,

The construction of new hub parks and the development of cold chain networks are far more advantageous than the renovation of old ones.

Why did Panhu Fishing Port halt operations at this time? According to Hu Shutong, it was also caught off guard by the inclusion of the logistics industry in the Ten Major Revitalization Initiatives. Imagine if the port had started operating now; in the face of future grants, it would have been considered a "pre-determined project"—the layout was already established, but the future prospects were limited. It's important to understand that grants aren't for embellishing existing achievements, but for maximizing the value of every single investment.

The turbulent situation behind the fishing port also surprised Hu Shutong. Relying on the four major aquatic product cities, they did not let go of any money. The dark clouds over the fishing port were much heavier than those over the southern suburbs back then.

Hu Shutong was deeply impressed by the four aquatic product markets he visited not long ago. Although the locations were good, the facilities were disappointing. None of them were newly built projects; they were all renovations of existing aquatic product markets. The reason they secured funding for the Shuangbai Market was due to their impressive skills, not their underlying capabilities.

Hu Shutong's familiarity with the port's planning was no less than that of the southern suburbs. The scale of the park was directly proportional to the volume of cargo. In his view, the sheer size of the four aquatic product cities swallowing up the port's cargo was already a worrying thing, but now there were even more complications. He didn't know whether to admire him or sigh bitterly.

He stopped thinking about things he couldn't control. The second phase of the Tongxing project had already been approved internally. Hu Shutong didn't forget his teacher's advice and presented the same content in a different way.

That day, my father called and mentioned the strange things that had been happening at the Qujiaying wholesale market recently. The day before yesterday, the Qujiaying market suddenly closed. This forced the greenhouse vegetables from Mozi County to be sold in smaller markets further away in Mengtang and Pingxiang. He also found out that this wasn't an isolated case, which directly led to vegetables being difficult to sell and prices dropping.

Hu Shutong immediately recalled some events from last year. The worried yet hesitant look on Li Shenglong's face from more than four months ago was still vivid in his mind. Hu Shutong vaguely understood his emotions at that time.

In the afternoon, Li Shenglong rushed to Tongxing.

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"I knew these bastards were all up to something! I never imagined they'd go this far!"

"Brother Long, what exactly happened?"

"What's wrong?"

"The funds for the Shuangbai Market came from a special fund allocated by the city. The county applied for the fund, but ultimately a special agency from the city had to inspect it. This inspection had serious consequences; they shut it down for rectification!"

"Cutting corners?"

"I'm afraid this isn't just ordinary shoddy workmanship. I knew these guys wanted to skim some money for themselves, but you can't just stuff it into your pocket like you're picking corn! Shutong, what does this shutdown and rectification mean? Is it rebuilding, or is there some kind of responsibility?"

Hu Shutong didn't know how to answer for the time being. The government allocated funds but cut corners, and it was a project that was supposed to benefit the people. Although the amount of money was not serious, rectification and fines were definitely inevitable.

Every special fund supported by the government is subject to a special inspection on its use. The Double Hundred Market Project has been supported since 06, with a wide reach and large flow of funds. There will inevitably be people who take advantage of loopholes. To serve as a warning to others, it may be necessary to crack down on such activities.

"Sigh! I thought it probably wouldn't come to this, but I never expected them to actually use this to cover their losses. Now, everything's ruined!"

Suddenly, looking at the file bag on the table that had already been wrapped with thread, Hu Shutong seemed to be deep in thought.

The thoughts he was having were from four months ago, some ideas that had crossed his mind back then.

Is it possible that Tongxing will completely change its approach to lowering prices?

Instead of continuing to build the front-end assembly library, should we integrate some existing wholesale markets in production areas?

When it comes to the effectiveness of first-line radiation, we still have to look at these!

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I've loved cold chain logistics for twenty years.