Siheyuan: Domineering life

Chapter 1241 Xia Pi
That day, Yang Jun prepared to go see himself under the pretext of a business trip.

This sentence sounds illogical, but it is not surprising at all.

This time, Yang Jun was not looking at anyone else, but himself in another world.

The father from the previous life called and said that little Yang Jun was going to school, so he came to check in with Yang Jun.

Ever since Yang Jun recognized himself in another world, he asked Yang Tang to report little Yang Jun's situation anytime and anywhere, even as small as his personality or temper. Little Yang Jun is five years old now and it is time for him to go to school, so Yang Tang reported to him early in the morning.

Time flies, and little Yang Jun is already five years old. Calculating the time, Yang Jun has not gone back to see his parents from his previous life for many years.

After getting on the plane, Yang Jun flew to the place that he had been dreaming about.

After arriving at the place, a car provided by the local authorities was already waiting there. Yang Jun was different from before. Now he had someone to serve him whenever he went out. He not only had a special plane, but also a special car. After arriving at the place, he returned to the guesthouse accompanied by a group of local agency staff.

This time, he can go back to visit his parents openly. As a senior leader, he came down to observe the people's livelihood.

After a night's rest, Yang Jun started his inspection the next day. Under the leadership of local leaders, he first visited several local state-owned factories. Since the reform and opening up, the economy here has not developed substantially and is still the same as a few years ago. Even the state-owned enterprises have not yet been reformed.

To be honest, the economy of this place is very backward. There are few decent enterprises, and the few state-owned enterprises also have relatively backward economic structures. It is impossible to expect these enterprises to drive economic development.

"Big leader, our place is too backward. Without leading enterprises, the economy cannot develop."

The leaders of the local government did not hide anything when facing Yang Jun. They told Yang Jun the truth about the economic situation without concealing anything and told him everything.

Yang Jun heard this and thought for a moment.

"I know."

This situation is not limited to just one place, but is common across the country. Only the big cities are developing, while the county-level cities and towns below them have hardly any development.

"Big leader, you must give us some support this time when you come down, even if it's just policy support."

"We are really too poor. Most people in our county have just escaped from hunger. We are powerless to develop the economy. Without a few good projects and enterprises, the economy cannot develop."

Local leaders spoke out about their difficulties.

Yang Jun listened and said nothing.

According to past practice, he only needs to listen to work reports. As for whether to provide support, that is still to be discussed. After all, there are too many people and too little money, and the central government's money is not abundant. If it is used in this place, other places will be left starving. Therefore, that little money is generally kept as a reserve fund for emergencies.

However, this time is different. Before coming, Yang Jun was prepared to vigorously develop his hometown.

Wealth that does not return to its hometown is like walking in brocade at night.

Although he cannot repay society with his identity in his previous life, he can only do something for his hometown silently.

Yang Jun raised his hand to interrupt them.

"Don't worry, I came here specially this time to inspect not only the local people's livelihood, but also to come up with corresponding solutions."

"As for developing the economy..."

After a slight pause, Yang Jun continued: "This is not just a problem that can be solved with funds. The main thing is that you should liberate your minds, take bold steps, and move forward boldly. Don't be timid."

"From my observation, some of your cadres are still very conservative. It has been almost ten years since the reform and opening up, but your thinking is still stuck in the past. If you are like this, how can you develop the economy in the future?"

This is not only the situation in one place, but a common situation across the country. The thinking of many cadres is still stuck in the past self-sufficient small peasant economy, believing that as long as they have enough food and clothing, they can ignore other things.

Many county governments are now aiming to solve the problem of food and clothing for local people and to formulate local development policies in order to eliminate hunger. How can such a policy of taking one step forward and looking back three steps forward possibly lead to the development of the local economy?

"You must vigorously attract investment and use foreign capital to develop the local economy. Don't be afraid to take steps because of the fear of making mistakes."

The local third-level cadres listened to Yang Jun's speech and nodded continuously.

After talking for a long time, Yang Jun felt a little dry in the mouth and didn't want to talk anymore.

Some cadres are conservative in their thinking and it is not possible to convince them with just a few words. Many times, what they say is worse than fart and not even a sound can be heard. Yang Jun feels that there is no need to continue and it is better to be practical.

"As for developing the economy... I'll introduce a few businessmen to invest and build factories. You must treat them well."

After that, Yang Jun's tone became heavier, and he said in a warning tone: "Let me be frank with you. Don't make things difficult for the investors who come to build the factory. If I find out, hum..."

"No, no, don't worry, boss. We are eager for them to invest and build a factory. How could we possibly cause trouble for them?"

"Don't worry, if someone wants to invest and build a factory, we will fully support them. We will give them whatever policies they want and whatever preferential treatment they want. We will absolutely fully cooperate."

After listening to them, Yang Jun nodded.

"I will come again in three years. If Xia Pi is still like this by then, I will not talk to you in a nice way like I did today. Regardless of whether you are still here in three years, I will hold you accountable."

When everyone heard this, they all said they dared not.

Seeing that Yang Jun was serious this time, they were both scared and relieved.

Afterwards, Yang Jun went to inspect several townships below.

The scene was indescribable, extremely backward. The first impression those people gave Yang Jun was that they were poor. They squatted in the streets with their arms folded and chatted. They didn't even have a decent livelihood, so how could they develop the economy?

Yang Jun did not go down to the villages below, and there was no need for him to do so. The villages were certainly poorer than the towns, and the situation there was even worse. Although he was more hardworking now and stayed in the fields almost 24 hours a day to tend to the crops, there was no economy in the fields. No matter how well he tended the crops, he could not produce a few more pounds of grain.

The inspection was originally planned to last one day, but Yang Jun had some personal matters to attend to, so he stayed one more day.

That night, he stayed at the county guesthouse.

After dinner, Lao Wei, the head of the county government, found him.

"Boss, this is some local specialty. Please accept it."

"I'll leave the matter of attracting investment to you. We in Xia Pi are too poor. You must support us."

Old Wei was carrying a basket full of goods, which was covered with a sack.

When Yang Jun saw Lao Wei giving him a gift, his face suddenly turned dark.

"Old Wei, do you know what you are doing?"

Upon hearing this, Old Wei smiled bitterly.

"Big leader, I know what I am doing. I also know that this is against the rules, but... Xia Pi can't be so poor anymore. As the top leader of Xia Pi, I must do something for it." "Don't worry, these are local specialties. I grew them at home. They are definitely not against the rules."

When Lao Wei spoke, he subconsciously lowered his body a few inches, and his originally tall body became hunched.

Yang Jun discovered that there was a patch on his trousers and he seemed to be covering the patch with his shirt.

Seeing that Yang Jun was staring at him, Old Wei quickly removed the sack on top of the basket, revealing the local specialties inside.

The so-called local specialties are garlic and ginkgo nuts, and other things like pancakes.

Yang Jun glanced at him and muttered to himself, this Old Wei is really honest. As expected, he sent local specialties. However, at this moment, his impression of Old Wei changed a little. It is rare to find such a simple person.

However, it made him more determined to vigorously develop his hometown.

Yang Jun did not continue to blame him, but bent down and rummaged through the basket. There were quite a few things, all canned goods, filled with acetic acid and ginkgo nuts. These were local specialties. Due to favorable policies and good harvests, there was a bumper harvest of these things, but after the harvest, these things were unsalable because there were too many people growing these things. There was no other way, in order to avoid waste, they could only pack these specialties in glass cans.

Seeing that Yang Jun seemed interested in these local specialties, Old Wei bent down and introduced them to Yang Jun.

"Big leader, you see, this garlic is grown by us. We are known as the hometown of garlic. The cultivated area alone is more than 30,000 mu. And this ginkgo is also the hometown of ginkgo. There is a ginkgo avenue in the north of the county, oh, also called the time tunnel."

"Xia Pi is not only the hometown of garlic and ginkgo, but also the hometown of emperors." Yang Jun interrupted.

He was a native of Xia Pi in his previous life. How could he not know the history of his hometown?
Xia Pi is a county-level city under Xuzhou. It has the earliest human origins and civilization history in the province. The history of human civilization alone is more than 6500 years old, and the history of city construction is 2500 years old.

"Wow, the big boss knows this?" Old Wei asked in surprise.

"Not only do I know this, I also know that Pizhou has produced several founding emperors."

Yang Jun counted on his fingers and said, "Like Sun Quan, Li Yu, Xiao Daocheng, etc."

"Oh, big boss, you know Xia Pi better than I do, a native of Xia Pi. I didn't expect you care so much about us."

The more Yang Jun learned about Xia Pi, the happier Old Wei felt.

A big leader like Yang Jun usually flies around the country and inspects so many places that it is impossible for him to remember every place. But he remembered Xia Pi, which means that Yang Jun cares about Xia Pi and is determined to develop Xia Pi.

"Old Wei."

Yang Jun shouted.

"Boss, please say." Old Wei stood up straight immediately.

Yang Jun patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "I know Xia Pi is poor, and I also want to vigorously develop Xia Pi, but you can't passively wait for policies and investment from above, you also have to find ways to save yourself. Xia Pi is a place with a long history. You can start from the historical and cultural aspects and use the local characteristics and historical and cultural background to vigorously develop tourism."

"We in Xia Pi have no shortage of historical background, so we can start from this aspect."

Old Wei listened and nodded repeatedly, but still said with tears in his eyes: "Big leader, our leadership team has considered this aspect and also wants to promote economic development by developing tourism, but... we don't have the start-up funds to develop tourism projects."

Yang Jun frowned when he heard this.

What Lao Wei said is right, all things are difficult at the beginning. Everyone has ideas, but if you don’t have money in your pocket, no matter how good the ideas are, they cannot be realized.

"Don't worry about this. I'll introduce a few people to invest later."

After that, Yang Jun suddenly said seriously: "Old Wei, let me tell you again, you better remember this, I have decided to vigorously develop Xia Pi this time, you as the top leader must cooperate with the businessmen to invest, don't let me get upset when the time comes..."

"Don't worry, leader. Of course I hope my hometown develops well. It will definitely have a green light all the way." Lao Wei said quickly.

"Well, as long as you have an idea."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he picked out a can of garlic and a can of ginkgo from the basket, and then said to Lao Wei: "I received your kindness, you can take the rest back."

"Boss, these are all made by me. They are not expensive. Please accept them..."

"Ok?"

Yang Jun's face suddenly darkened, and Lao Wei quickly said, "Okay, okay, I'll take it back."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun's expression softened.

Then he waved his hand, motioning Lao Wei to sit down and talk.

The two chatted for a while, ranging from the local people's livelihood to the future blueprint planning, and determined the development pattern of Xia Pi in the next 20 years.

When the conversation was almost over, Yang Jun suddenly asked,

"By the way, is there a person named Yang Tang in your county?"

This time when Yang Jun was inspecting the local area, he originally thought that he would be able to meet his father Yang Tang, but he did not expect that he was not on the inspection personnel list, which made Yang Jun feel a little regretful.

"Oh, there is such a person. He was supposed to be on the list this time, but he went to a town a few days ago to do some field work. He couldn't get away, so he is not on the list this time."

Lao Wei asked cautiously, "Boss, do you know this person?"

"We meet, old friends."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he did not introduce in detail the relationship between him and Yang Tang, because there was nothing to introduce. He couldn't say that he was his father in his previous life, and no one would believe it.

Afterwards, Yang Jun no longer mentioned Yang Tang's matter. He felt that enough had been said today. If Old Wei was smart, he should know what to do.

Yang Jun doesn't mind paving the way for Yang Tang. Even if Lao Wei doesn't take care of him, he will promote him personally.

It can be seen that Yang Tang did not do well in the county government, otherwise why was he not included in the task of accompanying senior leaders to inspect local areas? He must have been marginalized.

Yang Jun used Lao Wei to tell others that he and Yang Tang were old friends and that he would protect them, so they all had to behave themselves.

"Old Wei, how old are you this year?" Yang Jun suddenly asked.

"My dear leader, I am 57 years old this year." Old Wei was stunned for a moment, but still answered truthfully.

"Oh, you're not young anymore. You'll retire in two years."

Yang Jun muttered to himself, and then suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought about who can take over the burden on your shoulders after retirement?"

Old Wei was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied: "My dear leader, I have indeed considered this. Comrade Yang Tang has a tough style and outstanding abilities. I have decided..."