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"Look at the southwest region, northwest region, and Outer Mongolia. These provinces are located in the frontier, and their foundations are too poor compared to the eastern provinces. The transportation foundation is not good, the economic foundation is not good, the education foundation is not good, and the natural conditions are also poor. Not to mention In addition, the terrain conditions in these places are not good, and it is more difficult to lay a railway or road than other places.”

"Yes."

Deng Yanda is the governor of Xinjiang, but he is also the youngest alternate member of the People's Party Standing Committee, and he is already qualified to directly participate in national decision-making.Therefore, Duan Xun and Deng Yanda's discussion of this kind of national level matter is not a matter of breaking the rules.

"Zhesheng (Deng Yanda), have you taught yourself economics?"

"I've read a lot of books on this subject."

"Then you should know. If the government spends 1 yuan in the eastern provinces, then the economic return may be 5000 yuan. But if the 1 yuan is spent in the southwest or northwest regions, then the economic return may be only 1000 yuan, or even very high." If there is no return for a long time, it is an investment that loses money. If it were you, how would you choose?"

Duan Xun looked straight at Deng Yanda.

Deng Yanda, who had always been relatively easy to answer Duan Xun's words, felt a little nervous at this moment.This is something related to national strategy, and it was Duan Xun himself who asked about it. Of course, Deng Yanda had to think carefully about how to answer it.

Duan Xun is not in a hurry.

Duan Xun really wanted to hear what Deng Yanda meant.

Deng Yanda thought for a while before slowly opening his mouth and said: "Chairman, whether it is the southwest region or the northwest region, they all belong to China. If the gap between regions is too large, some backward provinces will inevitably have dissatisfaction. This leads to the flow of talents and funds from backward provinces into developed provinces, which will further intensify the contradictions among these provinces and cause internal turmoil. Moreover, we have worked so hard to build the frontier areas and immigrate to the frontier areas so hard. Once the frontier areas get worse and worse, then There will inevitably be many problems in the future. The problems in the border areas can be large or small, and we must prevent them from happening."

"But you have to know that the large amount of government funds flowing into the Southwest and Northwest regions will bring little return and will increase the government's financial pressure. There will also be a lot of opposition within us. Because it does not conform to economic laws."

"Isn't this the responsibility of the government?"

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"Isn't this the responsibility of the government?"

Deng Yanda thought for a while, and insisted on his idea.

Is there anyone in China who supports classical liberal economic policies?

Yes, and there are many of them.Especially among intellectuals, among those intellectuals who have returned from studying abroad, there are quite a few people who support classical liberalism.

Industrial civilization was started by Europeans. This is beyond doubt and something that must be admitted.Precisely because industrial civilization was started in Europe, a lot of knowledge required by industrial civilization, such as science and technology, economics, sociology, art, etc., were first started in Europe.China is a post-development country, a country that is stepping into an industrial society.Therefore, China has learned a lot of knowledge about industrial civilization from foreign countries.It's just that after many things enter the country, they must be combined with the domestic situation.

But it's not that easy.

What is the easiest thing for a reader?It is the easiest to copy the achievements of others.It's a pity that such scholars seem to have a wealth of knowledge on the surface and a high degree of education on top of their heads, but their role in society is limited, and their help to the government is also limited.What the national government needs are people who can apply useful knowledge to Chinese society.

It's a pity that there are not so many such talents.

Among Chinese scholars, there are many who believe in classical liberalism.Before the Great Depression, many intellectuals, those who studied economics, opposed the role of government.He believes that the market should be allowed to play a role and the Chinese economy should follow the path of a free economy.They completely ignored the fact that China was still semi-colonial economically at that time.

For example, when the Chinese government rectified its finances and made large investments in industry, many people in the intellectual circles criticized it very much.

If the government is allowed to invest in places with relatively low rates of return and investments that obviously violate economic laws, these people will inevitably have a lot of opposition.Fortunately, after the Great Depression in the United States, the world communist movement gained momentum, and many young people criticized classical liberalism.It also allowed Duan Xun to gain more support for the theory of combining planning and the market that Duan Xun has always insisted on.Many scholars who study economics have also begun to change their attitudes.

But now intellectual circles still have a large number of people who oppose the role of the government.

"The government's responsibility?"

"Yes."

Deng Yanda nodded.

Said: "Chairman, whether it is the people in the southwest provinces, the people in the northwest provinces, including those living in the outer northeast, they are all Chinese. Since they are all Chinese, the government has an obligation to make everyone's life better. What the government should do is to make everyone rich together, not to make certain provinces, and people in certain provinces, live a much better life than people in other provinces for short-term economic benefits."

"This kind of statement is a bit like a slogan, and it is not convincing enough. But let's think about it from another perspective. Even if the eastern provinces do not have the support of the central government, they can develop themselves with their current foundation and financial strength. Including the eastern provinces The transportation construction of the eastern provinces can be fully supported by their own finances. But this does not mean that they do not need the provinces in the southwest and northwest. The southwest and northwest provinces have the resources that the eastern provinces need. The government vigorously develops the foundation of these provinces The construction is also to better allocate resources and better support the development of the eastern provinces. Moreover, the population of the southwest and western provinces is large, and the economic development here is also creating a new market.”

"I remember when the party school was in class, the chairman said that the troika of China's economic development is investment, export, and consumption. In the past ten years, investment and export have been driving China's economy, but I think market cultivation is also urgent. Increase in The investment in the southwest and northwest provinces can not only stimulate the industry, but also develop the economy of the southwest and northwest provinces, so as to cultivate new consumer markets. Once this happens, not only will the southwest and northwest provinces not hold back the eastern provinces, but It will become the rear of the eastern provinces. It usually provides enough raw materials for the eastern provinces. Once there are any changes in the world situation or any crisis in the economy, the southwest and northwest provinces can also help the eastern provinces digest those crises. The eastern provinces can use what they cannot Digest the crisis, pass it on to the southwestern and northwestern provinces, and reduce your own pressure. I think this is a benign interaction."

"If the eastern provinces pull down the southwest and northwest provinces too much, there will be internal conflicts, and the southwest and northwest provinces will continue to lose funds and talents. The final result is that the eastern provinces are getting richer, and the southwest and northwest provinces are getting poorer. .Once there is any problem in the economy, the eastern provinces will be completely disconnected from the southwestern and northwestern provinces, deepening the crisis."

Duan Xun nodded.

There can be gaps between provinces, but the gaps should not be too large.If the eastern provinces are too strong, it will not only affect economic problems, but also political problems.It is very likely that there will be localization and a situation that threatens the authority of the central government.This is something Duan Xun absolutely cannot tolerate.

Duan Xun was very satisfied with Deng Yanda's answer.So Duan Xun smiled and said: "Zhesheng (Deng Yanda), if it was you, how would you support the southwest and northwest provinces?"

"Three aspects of support."

"Tell me."

The more thoughtful Deng Yanda was, the happier Duan Xun was.

The superior is afraid of his subordinates, which occurs when the superior is worried that he will not be able to suppress his subordinates.For Duan Xun, this problem does not exist.In fact, with Duan Xun's current strength in the Chinese party, government and army, and his prestige among the Chinese people, no one has the ability to resist even if he refuses to give up his power for life.

Deng Yanda is one of Duan Xun's delineated successors, the better he performs, the happier Duan Xun is.If Deng Yanda's performance is not good, even if it's a pity, Duan Xun can only remove him from the ranks of successors.

"First, a large number of government agencies and military units, universities, scientific research institutions, and medical institutions should be established in the southwest and northwest provinces. Just like the headquarters of the Chinese Federation is established in Chengdu, such international institutions should be located in the southwest and northwest In the city. The previous Sino-Soviet negotiations, this time the Sino-US and British negotiations were held in Almaty, which greatly promoted the development of Almaty. There are more government agencies and military units, so there will be a stable Government investment and a stable market. With more universities, scientific research institutions, and medical institutions set up here, we can prevent brain drain and develop education in these provinces.”

"continue."

"Second, the government should continue to invest heavily in transportation in the southwest and northwest provinces. These provinces are rich in resources, not only mineral resources, but also other resources. But these things cannot be digested by themselves, and they must be transported out , sold to the eastern provinces, or exported. If you want to ship out, you must increase investment in transportation. These investments may not seem to have much effect in a short period of time, but they are a long-term plan. Moreover, the southwest and northwest provinces Poor, the central government should make continuous investment in units of 10 years."

"Traffic, traffic."

Duan Xun thought a lot about China's economic problems after the end of World War II.

Duan Xun has also done a lot of analysis and research on how to support the southwestern and northwestern provinces, and how to make China's provinces rise more evenly.Of course, the natural conditions of each province are different, and the development is certainly not the same.

For example, the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Red River Delta, Harbin and Vladivostok after taking over the Northeast, and Palembang in Sumatra, which is currently controlled by China, all of these places naturally have unparalleled advantages in other places.

This innate advantage is impossible to ignore.

As long as these places have a chance, they can have a three-point development.

So what Duan Xun considers is not to say that the economic development level of each province is the same, but how to prevent the gap between everyone from being too large.The first two aspects proposed by Deng Yanda coincided with what Duan Xun had thought about.

The central government invested heavily in the development of transportation in these areas, and established universities, scientific research centers, medical institutions, and some secret units.This is a very big support for these regions.

"Third, transfer some industries. The southwest and northwest provinces should be given more opportunities for industrial development. Of course, I know that if this kind of industrial transfer is forced and blind, it will cause a lot of investment. waste. But this is a necessary thing. Southwestern provinces are not bad, but in the northwestern provinces, many places have no industry at all, which is very detrimental to the future development of northwestern provinces. No agriculture is unstable, no work is not rich, If the southwestern and northwestern provinces want sustainable development, they must have their leading enterprises. Of course, this should not be done blindly, and appropriate industries should be transferred according to local conditions.”

"Transfer suitable industries?"

"Yes."

"Ah."

Duan Xun thought for a while and said: "Well, I will give you one year. You sort out these ideas and then submit them to the Economic Development Committee for discussion first. Remember, it is not a general thing, I need more Careful things, including detailed data analysis. This proposal of yours is likely to become the national economic strategy discussed by the Supreme Council in the next step.”

"Yes."

"Zhesheng, the development plan for Xinjiang is very good. On this basis, you can consider more issues, and you can stand at a high level. In your current position, you must not only do your best for the development of Xinjiang in a down-to-earth manner, but also stand at a higher level. Consider the problem from a high position. In the afternoon, accompany me to see the situation in Karamay and Dihua."

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