Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 29 A Door to the Outside World
In order to save more money and invigorate the economy, the country has greatly reduced its investment in the military field, and many military enterprises that originally guaranteed income from droughts and floods immediately fell into trouble.Their orders were originally issued by the state. After losing the protection of the big tree of the state, it is no wonder that life is easier.

It can be said that the difficulties encountered by military enterprises have nothing to do with themselves. The difficulties encountered by other heavy industrial enterprises that do not belong to the military industry are more complicated.

The main reasons Niu Xiaoqiang saw in this newsletter are as follows. The first is that the product lacks competitiveness.

The domestic industrial system is relatively complete. This is the experience learned from the Soviets. However, due to the lack of high-tech support, the industrial products produced by domestic enterprises are very backward, so they can only compare with their domestic counterparts. In the international market, it has completely become a foil for the tall image of Western countries.

The second is the overcapacity of similar products.These days, as long as there are capable provinces or cities, they have basically established all the industrial enterprises that they can establish.From small forges that produce farm tools to large steel smelting plants to fertilizer plants, every province basically has its own set of industrial systems.

The advantage of this is that each province can achieve self-sufficiency during the war. The disadvantage is that due to too many repetitive constructions, social resources are greatly wasted, and the resulting phenomenon of local protectionism is very serious.

Then there is the impact of similar foreign companies.These days, when it comes to industrial products, the general public's impression is that foreign products are better than domestic ones.This is also a fact, no wonder the people worship foreigners.Whether it is a TV or a refrigerator, foreign products are indeed better than domestic ones.

The last straw that broke the camel's back was the current domestic environment.The country needs a large sum of money to carry out reforms, so naturally it will not support these backward industries. Similar to the experience of the arsenal, these industrial enterprises cannot receive orders, and life is of course difficult.

This is the first time Niu Xiaoqiang has seen such an in-depth analysis. Although he does not understand the industry, he can still feel a strong sense of crisis from this newsletter, especially the last sentence, which touched him deeply: " There is an old saying in our country, which is called "the tree moves to die, and the person moves to live". For us, the first thing that needs to be liberated is the ideological concept. We must be brave to think about changes in the process of change. If we still hold "the emperor's daughter will not worry about marrying" mentality, then what awaits these companies will be death.”

"It's so incisive. The author is quite discerning, and his words are very reasonable."

Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help nodding, agreeing with the author's argument, he thought to himself: last time I heard Grandpa Fang say that the life of the arsenal is getting worse day by day, and I don't know how long it can last, if it can't last What should he do?
And my snobby brother, if he loses this job, can he still marry a wife?Even if you are married, how will you live in the future?

Finally, there is me. My dad wants to send me to a technical school to study, so that I can join the arsenal to eat public food in the future. If the factory collapses before I graduate from the technical school, wouldn’t I be too sad?

For the first time in his life, Niu Xiaoqiang felt a sense of crisis about social change, which made him feel less real.He is just a poor boy in the deep mountains, but he feels the touch brought about by the whole social change. It is indeed a bit unreal to say it.

Niu Xiaoqiang was touched not only by the arsenal that was relocated to the deep mountains during the preparations for war and famine, but also by the extracurricular readings Mr. Li asked him to study.

If there was no arsenal, even if Niu Xiaoqiang read this newsletter, he would not have any personal feelings; if he hadn't read this newsletter, even if his elder brother and master were laid off, he wouldn't be so deeply impressed. Learn what exactly is causing this.To be honest, the two go hand in hand.

After sitting quietly for a while, Niu Xiaoqiang shook his head: "Even if we know the general situation, what can we do? With my power, what can we change?"

Niu Xiaoqiang doesn't have any specific plans for his life, and his knowledge is still too little. He grew up in the mountains, so he doesn't have much vision and ambition at present.

After he finished speaking, he continued to read the newspaper. The following content can be described as mixed. There are good news about the reform situation, and there are also sorrows and sorrows for those companies that are in trouble.The more Niu Xiaoqiang looked at it, the more fascinated he was. He felt as if he had opened a door, which connected the mountain and the outside world. He was gradually getting a deeper understanding of many things that he knew nothing about.

I don't know how long it took before the eldest sister's voice came from behind: "Little brother, why haven't you slept yet?"

The unsuspecting Niu Xiaoqiang was taken aback, he patted his heart: "Sister, why didn't you say hello before you came in, you were so startled, you almost didn't scare me to death."

Niu Chunxiang patted Niu Xiaoqiang's head dotingly: "You are working too hard, you didn't hear the eldest sister's footsteps, little brother, you have to go to school tomorrow, go to bed early."

Niu Xiaoqiang shook his head: "I'm in good spirits, I'll rest later."

Niu Chunxiang insisted: "The clock is turning now, can you get up tomorrow if you don't rest?"

Niu Xiaoqiang was surprised: "What? Is the clock running?"

"Yeah, the bamboo bed has been made for you, go and rest."

After Niu Chunxiang finished speaking, he blew out the kerosene lamp, and Niu Xiaoqiang had to grope in the dark to put the unfinished newspapers into snakeskin bags.

The crowd outside had already dispersed. Niu Xiaoqiang went to the bamboo bed and lay down. Before going to bed, he asked the eldest sister, "Sister, how much pork did our family share?"

Niu Chunxiang moved a stool and sat by the bed, and fanned Niu Xiaoqiang with a plantain fan: "We weighed the wild boar when we divided it. Originally, everyone said that you caught this wild boar. We should give our family more points." point, but Dad disagreed, he insisted on a fair distribution, so our family only got three catties of pork, which is the same as other families."

Niu Xiaoqiang was so angry that he complained: "Our dad is not only a prodigal, but also a fool! Others have said that they should give us more points, but he is fine, so he insisted on refusing. I am so mad! By the way, why didn't I see it?" Mom and Dad? Where did they go?"

"They rode bicycles to deliver pork to Grandpa Fang. Grandpa Fang first cultivated Gangzi into a talent, and now he is cultivating you. They said no to express their regret."

Niu Xiaoqiang sat up when he heard this, and asked nervously: "Where did they get the meat they gave to Grandpa Fang?
Niu Chunxiang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Our family only got a piece of meat, where do you think they can get it?"

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