Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 321 They were afraid
The mainland has just begun its reform and opening up, and all sorts of things are emerging.

There is also great resistance to change, because some people do not want to change.

However, some people want to change things. Among those who want to change, there are two types: one is the speculators who see the opportunities, and the other is those who want to find a different path.

Because we've been following the old path for so long, it's becoming increasingly difficult to continue.

Of course, the most important thing is that there are already templates available overseas.

We cannot afford not to develop; the path that developed countries have taken is the path we will have to take in the future.

Therefore, marketization and industrialization are the major directions for the future.

But how can one forge their own unique path?

Nobody knows how to explain this!
Therefore, the domestic market is now divided into unplanned and planned markets.

The idea behind doing this was good: step out with one foot and keep the other foot firmly planted.

In other words, while exploring marketization, we must also continue to maintain the planned economy.

But it's easier said than done. It involves so many people, so many organizations, and so many systems.

Therefore, naturally some people will take advantage of the price difference between planned and unplanned transactions to speculate!

This is unavoidable. To be honest, there are already a lot of opportunists mixed in with the domestic teams.

These people are like weather vanes; they'll side with whichever side seems better.

Of course, most of these opportunists, after making money, then distribute it around!

Later, when the country developed, these people wanted to come back.

Ma Shengli then reported what Li Song had said that day.

After seeing Ma Shengli's report, the working group in Guangzhou knew they couldn't make decisions on these matters.

There is a large demand for BMW vans produced in China.

There are also car manufacturers in China, but to be honest, their technology is not very stable.

To drive a car in China, the driver must know how to repair cars and also know where this particular model of car is prone to breaking down.

The reason why imported cars are expensive at this time is because imported cars don't have as many problems!

As for importing cars from the bear, it was mainly a barter system. The loans from the bear were paid off a few years ago, so the bear traded various industrial products for domestic agricultural products.

The working group worked through the night to compile Li Song's words into documents, and then sent them to Kyoto by special plane!

The higher authorities are currently discussing the issue of expanding industrialization.

The new technologies brought by Li Song have made industrial upgrading in China much simpler.

Although on the surface it appears that Li Song only invests in motorcycles, home appliances, and construction machinery.

However, the upstream and downstream industrial chains of these industries can support the upgrading of many large enterprises simply by providing materials.

Steel, chemicals, plastics, rubber, glass, petroleum, etc.

Therefore, China is now facing demands from all aspects.

On the one hand, there is industrial expansion, and on the other hand, there is a demand for various ores, which are the source of industrial materials.

And then there's transportation!

"I think Li Song's suggestion is very good."

"Take steel mills for example."

"While we need to increase steel production, we also need to consider several issues surrounding the steel industry, the first of which is the upstream mining issue!"

"There isn't enough ore for steel mills to process."

"Another issue is transportation!"

"Our country is vast, and the railway sector is extremely busy, from steel mills to various processing plants."

"And on the highways, there's a shortage of cars!"

"That's why transportation is currently quite difficult!"

"Moreover, Li Song seems willing to invest in domestic infrastructure construction!" "Why don't we increase our investment in infrastructure?"

"The bread factory can't be used at this stage; there are too many—ten factories."

"Setting up three to five factories will suffice!"

"BMW has seven or eight more models of cars and trucks to follow!"

“When he licenses the technology, we’ll add another car manufacturing plant.” The higher-level leader agreed with Li Song’s suggestion after reading it.

"Li Song's suggestion to invest cautiously and prevent redundant construction is excellent!"

"When did we start running a fiscal deficit?"

"If it weren't for Li Song providing so much technology in 1980, and if we had purchased technology and production lines from abroad according to the plan, the fiscal deficit would probably have exceeded 10 billion!"

"And how much was our total fiscal revenue in 1979?"

"Only a little over 110 billion!" the superior leader said again.

The technology that Li Song presented last year saved a lot of money for China.

This period in history was marked by the large-scale import of various technologies from small countries.

From metallurgy to chemical engineering!

From machinery to home appliances!

From automobiles to semiconductors!
These are just the visible things; what's unseen are fighter jets, steam catapults, and nuclear-powered submarines.

Most importantly, what Li Song offered were world-leading technologies, not the outdated technologies that were supposed to be bought.

"Let's spend as much money as we have!"

"We can no longer blindly rush into large-scale projects like we used to!"

"I agree with what Li Song said!"

"We've engaged in repetitive construction before, and what was the result?"

"The investment has been made, but there has been no output!"

"Building roads, bridges, and railways—these things won't result in a loss!"

"Moreover, the demand for transportation is currently too great."

“I also think Li Song is right.”

"For the licensing of minivans, I think five companies would be about right."

"BMW's technical communication efforts are progressing very quickly; I believe the cars should be in mass production this year."

"We can add some more car manufacturers later."

"I think we should vigorously develop trucks in the future. The truck technology for which Li Song applied for international patents has reached the world's advanced level!"

"Furthermore, I have consulted relevant experts in China, and they said that the truck technology applied for by Li Song has a very large load capacity, so we need to further improve the standards in terms of road infrastructure."

"If we're going to build something, we'll build it to the standards of a century-long project." The current leaders are still quite down-to-earth.

Unlike later officials who would dig up roads as soon as they came to power!

In general, this is correct, because infrastructure construction is one of the means by which a country stimulates its economy.

Otherwise, the higher authorities would not have approved the relevant plans.

"As for the wafer fabs and lithography machine manufacturing plants, let Li Song invest and take a stake."

"I have no objection to that!"

"The four-inch wafer manufacturing technology he presented is far more advanced than the three-inch wafer technology we are trying to import."

"It's just that the small notebooks have been a bit unhappy lately, especially Jinling Films, which Li Song invested in, and they've protested several times already." Someone raised another question.

"That proves they're scared!"

"The more they fear something, the more we should do it!" Upon hearing this, the higher-up made the decision immediately!
(End of this chapter)