The members of the inspection team carefully recorded their communication with the villagers and what they saw personally in a red notebook they carried with them, with the words "For National People's Congress Delegates Only" printed in gold on it.
It was almost noon when the representatives finished visiting farmers. Accompanying the vice-governor when he went deep into farmers to participate in the survey was Secretary Lu from Hanwang Sichuan Township. He promptly asked the leadership for instructions. It was already noon. Would he like to invite everyone back to the factory cafeteria for a work meal first? Good afternoon for the following activities. The leaders are also worried that members of the inspection team will be hungry. After all, there are some older representatives. Don’t just nod in agreement just because hunger causes hypoglycemia. So Secretary Lu asked the standing township head who led them to visit the village cadre, Secretary Shitou, and asked him to arrange for people to separately invite the members of the inspection team back to the factory cafeteria for dinner.
In the clean canteen of the factory, the representatives of the inspection team ate the northern and southern dishes carefully cooked by the master chef's family and exchanged their inspection experiences with each other. Since the reform and opening up, although the market economy has been invigorated and individual farmers can send their surplus agricultural products to the market for sale, and the countryside has indeed undergone great changes, the living standards of farmers still need to be improved, and there is still a lot of room for rural development. upside potential.
The deputy governor was having a working meal while communicating with the inspection team members around him. At the beginning of this month, the People's Government of Northwest Province also issued the "Key Points and Main Indicators of the Province's National Economic and Social Development Plan in 1989." The Provincial Planning Commission also responded to the call of the provincial government and issued various plans for the province's national economic and social development in 1989. It can be found through on-the-spot inspection that these documents seem to be like a voice from heaven to Shige Village, which is 30 kilometers away from Xizhou in a straight line, let alone other remote areas. How to implement the spirit of the document into practice? To pursue their own policies in their positions and to truly benefit the people is exactly what they, the people in office, want to pursue.
After lunch, the delegation members did not take a lunch break and continued the lively discussion on how to develop the rural economy.
"It is not a problem for farmers to have enough food now. If they want to have good food, they still have to rely on industry and factories. You can't be rich without working."
"Industry can revitalize the rural economy, but it still needs to go out and come in, otherwise it will lead to overproduction and cause chaos in the market economy. It goes against the province's "Decision on Deepening Rural Reform and Accelerating Agricultural Development" and the provincial government last week The People's Government held its eighth executive meeting and adopted the "Decision of the People's Government of Northwest Province on Strictly Controlling Prices and Stabilizing the Market."
"To go out and come in, we don't have to build roads first. Only when the roads are connected can investors and goods come in, and only then can the products produced go out."
"This is also the purpose of the province's great efforts to transform Hanwangchuan Airport into an international airport. Not only is it accessible by land, the airport must also become a hub airport in the northwest region and even West Asia, so as to facilitate circulation."
"Speaking of the airport, the Airport Expressway is around here, right? Do you have a map? Director Li of the Planning Department, please tell us about the planning area and progress. Just wait until our research activities are over, so we can take a look at it on the spot."
"The village committee has it, I'll ask someone to pick it up." Secretary Lu interjected.
After a while, the village head Shitou brought the map of Northwest Province and the Hanwang River. Everyone worked together to paste the map on a large window, and the cafeteria became a unique meeting place. More than 20 members of the province's people's livelihood and economic inspection team are the mainstay of the province's politics and economy, covering almost every industry in the province. Everyone listened carefully to the director of the Provincial Planning Department explaining the currently approved plan for the airport expressway.
Secretary Lu found that through his explanation, there was no doubt that the airport would pass through Shige Village at high speed. It seemed that this carefully planned invitation visit was in vain. However, as a local official in charge, he has done his best for the development of the local economy and has a clear conscience.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, in accordance with the inspection procedures, the Vice Governor, the Director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture, the President of the Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and Secretary Lu held a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony on behalf of the local area for the water well donated by the furniture factory to Shige Village. When they walked to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the water well along the red brick road, the villagers were already waiting eagerly below, and the media reporters also set up their machines, waiting for the grand ceremony to take place.
The members of the inspection team came over, and the leader looked up at a large piece of land filled with goods covered with white plastic sheets. Workers wearing blue overalls on patrol were walking among the goods at the end of the land. I asked Secretary Lu what was going on?
"This is a newly introduced production line in the factory, because when it was introduced, we didn't know that there was a plan for the airport expressway, but the production equipment and production materials have already come in, and they will be temporarily piled here before the new factory is built."
"Wouldn't all the growing wheat be destroyed? What will the farmers eat?"
"I have also criticized them, but the farmers are voluntary. One year's compensation from the factory is equal to everyone's income from farming for three years. And this is temporary occupation and will not affect farming in the second year."
"Although the country currently does not have a clear boundary between cultivated land and industrial land, we must not sacrifice cultivated land to develop in a wasteful way. You have to weigh the relationship between the two and find a balance between the two. Both can It allows investors to come in and stay, and it also allows farmers to have food to eat and live a good life." The leader said loudly after hearing this.
The members of the inspection team and the media reporters at the scene were busy taking notes.
Dear readers, it is necessary to note here that ten years later, in April 1999, with the approval of the State Council, the "1997-2010 National Land Use Master Plan Outline" was officially implemented. In this planning outline, basic farmland protection areas across the country, which people call "life-saving fields" and "lifelines", are delineated, which are what we now call "cultivated land red lines." But our managers had the foresight to realize the importance of protecting farmland today, March 20, 1989.
Next came the main activity in the afternoon - the ceremony of opening the well and collecting water. The leaders were invited to the platform lined with red bricks by the water well, and stood in a row behind a red silk bag with big red flowers held by several students. Then, amid everyone's applause, Yanhua and Accountant Li The sister-in-law took the scissors and cut open the red silk holding the big red flower in the student's hand. Then Secretary Shi Shi of the village committee pushed the switch, and the clear well water was pumped out of the well and poured into two placed buckets. The leader took the bowl prepared by Yanhua and others in advance, scooped water from the bucket and drank it directly. The clear and sweet water still had the residual warmth of geothermal heat, and the leader couldn't help but nod while sipping the water. Many reporters also recorded this beautiful scene.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, there was a donation ceremony. In response to the provincial government’s clean-up of fixed assets and the introduction of furniture factory investment, the supply and marketing cooperative donated a batch of buckets to the villagers. The deputy governor and President Gong of the Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperative personally handed the donated buckets to the village representatives and filled the first bucket of water for the two representatives. The simple village representatives and provincial leaders stood together for a group photo, showing honest and grateful smiles.
After the donation ceremony, the entire research activity ended according to the original plan. However, the leader proposed at the temporary office meeting after the meal to conduct an on-site survey of the actual airport expressway transit. The group had no choice but to follow the map and check around Shige Village. It was found that according to the existing plan, the factory and half of the villagers in the village would have to be relocated, and a few hills would have to be leveled. The other villagers who would not be relocated would have to live on both sides of the highway every day with constant noise and pollution from cars. The provincial leader frowned.
"The purpose of building roads is to benefit the people. Now it seems that this highway has not only affected the income of farmers, but also required compensation for relocated factories and farmers, which has invisibly increased costs and harmed national interests."
"Leader, after calculation, this highway from the city is shorter and will not affect the land of Yantan Vegetable Base in the city. If we choose another route, the highway itself will increase the cost."
"Is it possible to balance the situation and reduce costs as much as possible. At the same time, let the highway play its role as much as possible, such as what we mentioned, allowing investment and goods to come in and products to go out."
"Then let's go back and study it again."
"Well, then report the research results as soon as possible."
However, Yang Liufang, Li Tongfu and Secretary Shitou, who are not qualified to follow, don't know about it. Moreover, even if they know, there is no result yet. At the end of the investigation, the inspection team said goodbye to the villagers and left by car. Yang Liufang, Li Tongfu and Secretary Shitou returned to the factory. Everyone sat down in the canteen, and everyone was silent. Because it is basically confirmed that the factory will be relocated, everyone from Secretary Lu to Yang Liufang has put in so much effort but failed to change the leader's decision. Everyone is very depressed. It was Yang Liufang who broke the silence.
"Brother, starting tomorrow, you will go to Hongtu Village to discuss the three hundred acres of land and start factory construction as soon as possible."
"Okay. I'll make arrangements as soon as possible to start the processing workshop and dormitories first."
"It can be simpler. With the work and accommodation space, Shi Yong, Shi Fang, Da Ga and Xiao Ga, you will take the porters to process the current batch of goods as soon as possible. Brother Yanhua, Qin, you and Wang Shan will The processed office furniture will be sold as soon as possible, and with the profits we can develop the remaining land one after another."
Secretary Shitou felt very guilty in his heart. However, he spoke softly. He knew that Yang Liufang had paid a lot for the factory, not only the renovation of the canteen, bathrooms, etc., but also the donation of funds for water wells. Once the factory is relocated this time, the hope that the villagers have had to achieve a well-off life will also be shattered. We can't let everyone live on the highway.
After dinner, Secretary Shitou left. Yang Liufang arranged for Zhang Feng and Accountant Li's sister-in-law to go back to the supply and marketing cooperative first. Yang Liufang, Li Tongfu, Yanhua and Qin Jiajun were left sitting around to have a small meeting. The master chef and his family cleaned up the canteen, boiled a pot of water for them, and left wisely.
"This is the situation now, Yanhua, how much money do we still have on our account?"
"Currently, we can't even pay wages out of working capital." Yang Liufang sighed heavily after hearing this.
"Brother, it seems we have to go find Boss Chen to start a meeting (initiate a meeting). Your master's ancestral home has been sold. You can't go home and sell your ancestral home again."
