In late November, the north wind crossed the wide Yellow River channel and roared on the plains in Kaifeng. On the motorized tricycle on the national highway, Yang Xiangqian and the office director of Zhuxian Town who came to greet him were sitting in the cab. The cool air kept pouring in from the gaps in the "car doors" on both sides. But the gap was not big, and both were wearing thick clothes, which could completely withstand it.

There were many such mobile tricycles running on the national highway. Those who drove were wearing cotton coats and windshields similar to those of the pilots of the plane, as if everyone was a soldier.

Zhu Changlie, director of Zhuxian Town office, asked Yang Xiangqian, who was driving, and said, "Mayor Yang, I heard from Brother Dao that the central government wants to reopen the canal. Is it true?"

Zhuxian Town was 50 miles southeast of Kaifeng. During the Warring States Period, Xinling Jun "stole the talisman and saved Zhao". After the Wei army won, Zhao State thanked Prince Wei and Zhu Hai for a large amount of money. Later, Xinling Jun was appointed as the prime minister by the King of Wei and was granted the seal of prime minister, and Zhu Hai was named Zhu Hai as a partial general, and Zhu Xianzhen was named Zhu Hai Tang Muyi.

The Ming and Qing dynasties were the heyday of Zhuxian Town. According to the "Records of the Present Current Conditions", Zhuxian Town's urban area was connected to Songzhai in the east, tofu shop in the west, and to Yaopu Village in the south, with an area of ​​50 square miles. In 1862 (the first year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty), the city wall was changed from earthen walls to bricks. The grain transport river passed through the city from north to south, and divided the town into two parts, east and west, with three bridges connected on the river in the town. There were docks along the river, which were five miles long, and ships could go directly to the city, with more than 200 ships passing by every day. More than 300,000 residents in the city were mostly merchants and foreign merchants, from all over the country, among which Shanxi merchants were the most, and there were Shanxi guild halls built in the city. There were shops in the town, and there were many businessmen and department stores.

In Jiaqing and Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, Zhuxian Town declined due to the Yellow River overflowing the Jialu River. In the 26th year of the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1900), the Jialu River was finally filled with sand and the boats were completely blocked. In addition, the Beijing-Han Railway and the Longhai Railway were opened to traffic one after another, and the transportation routes were greatly transferred, and the water transportation advantage in Zhuxian Town was no longer there.

By the beginning of the 20th century, it became an extremely broken market town. Not only did the business shrink sharply and merchants scattered, but the former towns also became broken walls due to floods, wind and sand. By 1906, there were only more than 3,000 households and more than 15,000 merchants in the town.

Even so, Zhuxian Town is still not a small town. The cadres of Zhuxian Town still believe that if the canal is restored, Zhuxian Town will have the opportunity to prosper again.

Yang Xiangqian can understand Zhu Changlie, director of Zhu Xian Town's office, very well. Who doesn't want his place to flourish? But reopening the canal is a major event of the country, especially now, the management of the Yellow River has been established. The management of the canal in Zhu Xian Town is a matter of covering several provinces. Yang Xiangqian doesn't have the qualifications to say anything about it, so Yang Xiangqian has reported it according to the facts.

Hearing this, Zhu Changlie sighed, "Oh, Mayor Yang, I'm just asking, but I don't mean to be embarrassed by you."

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"Director Zhu. What does the largest enterprise in Zhuxian Town do now?" Yang Xiangqian asked.

"Zhuxian Town was originally a businessman, and there were no companies. If you had to talk about the enterprises, there were only a few people who made supporting parts for bicycle factories and looked like a little bit. Many of the people who did business went to the city. By the way, if you insist on having your own business, you would just make woodblock New Year pictures. But the only ones that are easy to sell recently is Chairman He's portrait. However, the New Year pictures in Zhuxian Town are not as exquisite as those in the city's printing factory. Before, the city sent people to the town to print Chairman He's portraits."

Speaking of He Rui's portrait, Yang Xiangqian was speechless. Yang Xiangqian said in Chenzhou, "I am a member of the government." The masses were very alert. But when he said, "I was sent by Chairman He," the people immediately felt intimate. The reason was very simple. After the land reform, the people knew that Chairman He ordered land reform and everyone was assigned to the land. However, in local governance, the government requisitioned a large amount of labor, and the people were under great pressure. Of course, they did not like the government.

The same is true for portraits. He Rui looks very handsome and looks pretty. Now every household will invite a portrait of He Rui to go home and hang it, hoping to ward off evil spirits and ensure luck. The portraits made by the printing shop that want to make this money are shoddy, which makes local governments very worried. They simply allow the standard portraits of the city's printing factory to be sold. So Zhuxian Town does not have any objections, at least it is not acceptable.

But these are all small things, Yang Xiangqian didn't care at all. He continued to ask, "What can I do in the town by myself."

"The only thing I can do is farming. And that's great if I could set up a bicycle factory in the town."

Zhuxian Town is not far away. After Yang Xiangqian and his group visited Zhuxian Town, they found that the local economy was indeed very ordinary. After the collapse of the commercial system that once served the canal, the remaining people were all serving the surrounding areas. If it weren't for the improvement of farmers' consumption capacity after the land reform, the situation would have been even worse.

However, Zhuxian Town is too close to Kaifeng City. Any merchant with some ability has gone to Kaifeng and even the capital, and no one is willing to stay in Zhuxian Town for a barely living.

The next few days, when I arrived in other areas of Kaifeng, the same situation was also true. Railway transportation had completely changed the economic structure of Kaifeng City. In addition, the canal was interrupted, and the traditional economic circle outside Kaifeng city was even worse than Zhoukou. At least the water transportation in Zhoukou is still in progress, and the long-distance water transportation around Kaifeng has been cut off.

The commercial areas around Kaifeng, where the once prosperous water transportation system gathered, have been transformed back into real rural areas. After the young and middle-aged people in the Kaifeng area entered Kaifeng's industrial zone, the rest were farmers.

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In early December, after half a month of field investigation, Yang Xiangqian returned to Kaifeng City and immediately gave a report to the municipal party secretary and mayor. After hearing Yang Xiangqian's view that "no need to consider resuming business in the short term", the municipal party secretary and Mayor Huo Jun were not surprised. This reaction made Yang Xiangqian confirm that these two had long had the same judgment.

Mayor Huo Jun asked: "Where mayor Yang think the future direction is?"

"Since there is no chance outside the urban area of ​​Kaifeng City, I think it cannot be confronted with the current trend. The first stage of Kaifeng still depends on agriculture." Yang Xiangqian gave his own judgment. Chenzhou (Zhoukou) has sufficient water sources and the two-season planting was carried out smoothly. According to the experience in Chenzhou, Yang Xiangqian believes that at this time, it can only be achieved by increasing the promotion of agricultural seeds. Moreover, this kind of seeds can only be used to narrow the scope of domestication of good seeds based on the relatively 'diversity' land situation in Kaifeng.

Hearing this, Mayor Huo Jun looked at the city party secretary with a serious expression. The city party secretary called the secretary and gave a few instructions. Mayor Huo Jun continued to talk with Yang Xiangqian about the matter. At this time, the Kaifeng office area was quite concentrated. Not long after, Ren Sihai, the director of the Agriculture Bureau, opened the door and came in.

Huo Jun stopped talking and asked Ren Sihai to introduce the views of the Agricultural Bureau. The views of the Agricultural Bureau were very similar to Yang Xiangqian, and they all wanted to expand the number of good seed stations. According to the previous model, good seed stations were one county. Ren Sihai of the Agricultural Bureau believed that there were not many good seed stations in a township. According to the Chinese agricultural model, the previous good seeds were one household in every village, and the village used the grain of that household as seeds. Now, letting a county plant the same seeds is not suitable for the current situation.

The current method of cultivating grain seeds is different from the previous seeds. It is a more suitable model to use a certain seed in a town or a town.

Yang Xiangqian has worked in the agricultural city of Chenzhou, and has heard of the word "domestication". The so-called domestication is not just whether a certain seed is suitable for various places. The big problem is that through seed germination control, seeds with the same growth cycle can germinate at the same time to ensure simultaneous harvesting. In this way, mechanized harvesting can be used in plain areas, which can greatly improve the harvesting efficiency and reduce risks.

With such basic common sense, Yang Xiangqian's conversation with Director Ren Sihai was very smooth. Seeing this situation, Mayor Huo Jun said: "Mayor Yang, you need to apply for funds from the Zhili Department for this matter. The Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government think you can undertake such a job."

When it comes to applying for funds, Yang Xiangqian felt very stressed. The country has been stable for only three years and requires a lot of investment in all aspects. Although the central government has a large income, its expenditure is also huge.

There was an article in the party magazine "Weekly Talk" that introduced the difference between the current central government's revenue and expenditure and the previous government's revenue and expenditure. The previous government, especially the Beiyang government, did not assume the development obligations of grassroots governments. All taxes are to meet the needs of the central government, so the tax fiscal revenue of He Rui's government is 3-5 times that of the previous Beiyang government.

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The Beiyang government does not have a real modern fiscal system, and the government's expenditure coverage is not large. Even the areas that the government claims to undertake are just talk about, but in fact there is no money to invest. Therefore, Beiyang's domestic infrastructure is superficial and mainly fools the public.

Compared with the Beiyang government, the current government truly assumes government functions across the country. The education and medical system covering the whole country are all completed by fiscal expenditures. Industrial and agricultural investments are also in place. Therefore, the current central government's fiscal expenditure is more than ten times that of the Beiyang government. The whole country needs funds, and it is not easy to increase additional funds. Mayor Huo Jun's request seems to be rude, but it is actually not allowed.

In addition to the real difficulties, Yang Xiangqian also felt that Huo Jun was just trying to test himself. Everyone is an official, and no one is stupid. Since he sent someone, he naturally had to send someone with a high chance of success. Yang Xiangqian naturally knew that the main cadres of the municipal government would think that Huo Jun was favored by the superiors. If Yang Xiangqian went to the Zhili Department of the capital, the chance of success was relatively high. Of course, if things were not successful, the main leading cadres of the municipal government would have their own opinions on Yang Xiangqian's weight.

Even so, Yang Xiangqian did not refuse. He replied: "As long as it is a conclusion at the meeting, I will go."

The Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government Meeting quickly came to a conclusion. If you can get money and get good work results, who wouldn't like it? Although many borers have been caught in the past two years, the government needs a lot of funds. Even if the final results are not obvious, it is a good thing to get money.

Yang Xiangqian did not refuse and took the report to the capital with Director Ren Sihai of the Agriculture Bureau. Before boarding the train, Yang Xiangqian bought a National Daily at the station. Director Ren Sihai of the Agriculture Bureau originally wanted to talk to Yang Xiangqian first, but he didn't dare to say anything when he saw the passengers in the car. It was always inappropriate to find out their identity.

Yang Xiangqian looked at the newspaper and frowned. Ren Sihai came over to take a look. Then the newspaper news said, "The British government awarded medals to Chinese workers...'

It took more than an hour for the internal combustion engine to travel from Kaifeng to Beijing. When Ren Sihai arrived at the Zhili Department of Beijing, he asked: "What did Mayor Yang see?"

Yang Xiangqian was a little confused, "Recently, many European good intentions towards China have appeared in the newspapers."

Ren Sihai had no good feelings for Britain and France at all, so he replied: "Can it be the weasel who wishes the chicken a New Year?"

Yang Xiangqian didn't like Europe and the United States. He studied from Guannei to Siping's political and legal school 10 years ago because he admired Zhao Tianlin's name. Although he didn't know much about diplomacy, he still felt that it was not right to let Sihai's problems go, so he asked: "Europe and the United States have never been kind. But why do our newspapers report these news?"

Ren Sihai was stunned for a moment, and was shocked after a moment, "It shouldn't be. This is the National Daily. Is there anyone close to Europe and the United States?"

Yang Xiangqian quickly waved his hand, "Don't talk nonsense! How is that possible!"

Ren Sihai also felt that it was impossible, but he could only think of so many things. At this time, the door of the residence was knocked, and Yang Xiangqian quickly stood up and whispered: "We are here to apply for funds and concentrate on this matter."

Although Ren Sihai was a little concerned, he thought of the big figures in the central government and felt that nothing should have happened.

At this time, the major figures in the central government received the latest news. The Chinese government had publicly praised Britain and France for giving high honors to Chinese workers during the European War in the newspapers, and the Chinese ambassadors to Britain and France all participated in the award ceremony. After the ceremony, the French Foreign Minister and the British Foreign Minister both officially conveyed to the Chinese ambassadors to China the invitation of the French and British governments to invite He Rui to visit the country.

After the formal invitation was issued, it paved the way for He Rui to visit the two countries. He Rui could already decide whether to visit now or in the future.

Foreign Minister Yan Huiqing was waiting for He Rui to make a decision. Once He Rui decided to visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be busy.

Prime Minister Wu Youping already knew that He Rui had actually decided to determine China's diplomatic achievements in the past few years through his visit, so he did not make any statement. However, Minister of Industry Zhuang Jiaxiong put forward his opinion, "If the Chairman visits, can he promote scientific and technological exchanges between China and Europe? We will vigorously promote the Shanghai Expo. Since the Chairman believes that a major global economic crisis will occur within two years, we need to have a more comprehensive understanding of the technological development of Europe at this stage."

Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang felt that Minister of Industry Zhuang Jiaxiong was really a bit of a problem. Even if he wanted to benefit from a possible global economic crisis in the future, the Ministry of Commerce had to come forward. But Li Chenggang didn't say anything, because once He Rui went on a visit, Li Chenggang would definitely accompany him. Now he just needs to listen to the requests of his comrades and be prepared.

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He Rui nodded, "We also have a large amount of goods to sell to France, and Minister Zhuang and the Ministry of Industry are also preparing."
Chapter completed!