Riding the wind of rebirth

Everyone's topic is naturally inseparable from the purpose of this trip - jade.

For modern managers like uncle Ai Yijie, Hetian jade is not a pleasure, but a pain point.

Indeed, there are too many stories of wealth attached to Hetian jade, but in the eyes of modern local managers, its value is not that high.

The reason is that although it can make many people rich overnight, it cannot bring about universal prosperity and cannot achieve sustainable development.

There are many reasons. The first is that the resources are too scarce and cannot be exploited continuously; the second is that management is difficult. The materials scattered on the riverbeds of the two rivers cannot be managed like mines. They can only be allowed to be picked up on the river beaches and then managed by individual entrepreneurs. Acquisitions with purchasing stations have gradually realized the concentration of jade materials. In other words, production efficiency is extremely low. The third is the lack of deep processing talents, which makes it difficult to open up room for appreciation and can only be sold as raw materials. The fourth is that due to many sources and chaotic management, Prices are also chaotic, and demand is not strong, so it is inevitable to enter bargaining mode, making prices even more depressed.

When he was in the sauna and eating delicious food, Ai Yijie had a feeling that Zhou Zhi was still an inexperienced person who was easily satisfied. Like his nephew Xu Gang, he was someone who had not been severely beaten by society and still retained his innocence. baby.

If you talk to Xu Gang about the significance of Hotan jade in promoting the local economy, Xu Gang will definitely find it difficult to understand. In the minds of young people like Xu Gang, Zhou Zhi's trip to Hotan may cost 200 million yuan to purchase jade materials, so Hotan There are only 60 people in the area. On average, each person can get three or four yuan. Isn’t this considered a windfall?
However, Zhou Zhi deeply agrees with Ai Yijie's understanding. Anyone who is familiar with history knows that if wealth does not increase universally but becomes excessively concentrated, it will often bring disaster to the region instead of happiness.

In ancient times, this matter manifested itself as land annexation, and in modern times, it manifested itself as capital concentration. There are no exceptions.

The consequence of these two things is the widening gap between the rich and the poor. Therefore, the wealth that Hetian jade will bring to the local area will test the management level of today's leaders.

When I was chatting with Zhou Zhi about Hotan carpets, some of Zhou Zhi's remarks gave Ai Yijie some inspiration. He felt that it would be quite fruitful to talk to young people more, so now the conversation is a little deeper than before.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhi not only understood his thoughts, but also refined them from a theoretical perspective based on historical lessons and pointed out that Ai Yijie's concerns were not unreasonable. This made Ai Yijie unable to treat him as a doll.

There is another fact here, that is, Hotan has transported jade materials to the Central Plains for thousands of years, but the wealth exchanged has not been accumulated at all. To this day, the Hotan area is still "guarding the treasure mountain and suffering from poverty", which is even more embarrassing. Not reflecting on the underlying reasons.

Zhou Zhi did not just talk about problems, but combined the experience of later generations to give Ai Yijie some ideas and suggestions.

Finding sustainable development resources is an important idea for developing the local economy. Hotan carpets, for example, are a very important local specialty product.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible to develop solely relying on today's purely hand-woven carpets. It must adopt the idea of ​​Sister Xiaojuan'er to develop soy sauce and bran vinegar, and grade and price the products.

With pure hand-woven carpets as the leading product, the price is high and the quality is high. It is used to serve the few people who are not short of money, attracting their popularity, and thus leading to the brand effect;

At the same time, we purchased jacquard machines and built factories to produce mid- to low-end products to fill the market demand driven by brand effect.

Thirdly, we must adhere to some of our own product features, differentiate ourselves from those "voluptuous bitches" abroad, and develop our own national characteristics and independent style. The main focus is light and elegant colors, and we must follow the unique aesthetic path of "Oriental carpets".The same is true for the development of jade. Hotan jade material can only be used as high-priced and high-quality materials to serve a small number of people who are not short of money, attracting their pursuit, and thus leading to brand effect;
In Hong Kong shopping malls and gold shops, opening a white jade crafts counter is a way to build a brand effect.

At the same time, we must vigorously develop various jade materials, such as Qiemo sugar materials, blue and white materials, Gobi materials, and even agate, colored stones and other varieties. We can develop and build factories to produce mid-to-low-end products to fill the gap. The market demand led by the Hetian jade effect.

Even if it is sub-material, it is not completely unmanageable. The current situation is too extensive. At the very least, there should be a professional jade trading market with standardized management. At least it can help foreign merchants find business opportunities and negotiate transactions. We should crack down on the illegal activities of kidnapping, create a good business environment, repair the golden nest, and just wait for the phoenix to come.

There is another way, which is to look for new mineral veins that can be developed. The goal does not need to be limited to the basins of the two rivers. The entire Karakoram Mountains may actually have hidden mineral veins in the mountains, except Hotan, Qiemo, and Yutian. , in fact, the possibility of producing both mountainous and running water materials is very high.

Once such a mineral vein is found, forces should be deployed to protect it immediately and then begin to develop it in an orderly manner. Only in this way can the resources be utilized to the maximum extent and the local government can obtain maximum benefits.

The most important thing is that the local revenue brought by these profits must be invested more in infrastructure construction and educational resources. If you want to be rich, build roads first. Hotan has such an advantage. The gravel and asphalt for road construction are comparable to those in Shuzhong. Too cheap.

What is more important is soil and water conservation. To maintain the trump card for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, requirements must be put forward for the irrigation system.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, despite extremely backward tools and extremely difficult conditions, it spent a lot of effort on water conservancy project construction and built initially complete water conservancy projects across the country.

Almost every county has its own large and small reservoirs and canals, which can almost meet the needs of agricultural and livestock production.

Countless epic stories also happened during this period. For example, the reservoirs and canals across the country named after the red flag, east wind, red star, and people were basically products of this period.

As an important water source at the southern foot of the Altun Mountains, the Hotan area is a desert a little further north. However, despite the long-term struggle with nature, basic water conservancy facilities are still guaranteed.

The problem is that many of the canals have fallen into disrepair and require maintenance and dredging, which has now become a financial burden.

In addition, there are technical problems. The Hotan area is different from the mainland. The amount of water evaporation is extremely large. It is not possible to maintain the water source by building dams. The only way to prevent it from evaporating is to prevent it from evaporating.

Another issue is the desertification of cultivated land. Fields like Jiachuan will become overgrown with weeds if left unattended for one month, and roads will be completely blocked by shrubs if left unattended for three months. Don’t even think about it here.

However, Zhou Zhi still has suggestions in this regard. As far as Zhou Zhi knows, there is a magical method for retaining water in desert reservoirs abroad in later generations, which is to pour smooth plastic balls into the reservoir.

The ball itself has a reflective function, which can reflect most of the sunlight's energy. At the same time, it also covers the water surface and reduces evaporation. It is an effective measure for water conservation in small and medium-sized reservoirs.