Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1664 Advantage Comparison

"This is a car sponsored by the foundation." Zhou Zhi had no choice but to bring out the same excuse as before: "AXA Foundation previously sponsored the establishment of the Three Gorges Cultural Heritage Protection Fund. They are quite generous in these matters. They are wealthy, so it is no problem for them to lend me a car."

"I just heard your opinion on Yi script and Yi language, which I think is very correct." Li Yutang said: "Now the country is promoting the protection of cultural heritage. I think our prefecture fully deserves the title of the concentration of Yi cultural heritage."

"However, how to combine cultural heritage protection with the revitalization of the local economy is something we need to consider. After all, our state is poor."

"If culture and economy are combined, then tourism is definitely the best combination," Zhou Zhi suggested. "But there is a prerequisite for the rise of tourism, which is that the traffic bottleneck problem needs to be solved."

"In fact, the biggest obstacle to the development of the autonomous prefecture is also the transportation problem. Highways can transport freight, but for passenger transportation out of the prefecture, the only two routes we can rely on are railways and aviation."

"That's true." Zhou Zhi recalled the difficulty of crossing the mud mountain and shook his head in his heart: "But don't think about it in the short term. Unless a tunnel can be dug through the mud mountain, it will be difficult to completely improve road traffic."

"Yes." When Li Yutang heard Zhou Zhi say that they wanted to dig a tunnel through the mud mountain, he felt that it was an impossible and arduous task.

Although this college student is smart, it is definitely wishful thinking to expect him to be able to solve the state's problems. However, since he has such enthusiasm, we should support and encourage him.

The task of breaking through the Mud Mountain was indeed very arduous, and it was not until 20 years later that it was accomplished by the Chinese. It was also the world's first tunnel that circled inside the mountain, like the internal structure of a screw shell.

With current technology, the funds needed to build such a tunnel would at least be enough for the provincial government to connect Shudu and Mianzhou with a highway, directly boosting the economy of the entire northern Sichuan. Li Yutang knew where to spend the money.

"But I think the traffic problem can still be partially solved." Zhou Zhi's next sentence surprised Li Yutang.

"Oh? Tell me."

"Developing southwards, connecting to Dukou City, and benefiting from Yunnan Province."

"Yunnan Province?" This idea has never appeared in the minds of the provincial party committee and the provincial government. After all, this is an autonomous prefecture of Shu Province. The cadres here are all from Shu Province. Connecting with the provincial capital is the ultimate goal of everyone's unity. To put it bluntly, even if you cry poor, you have to go to the right place and find an excuse, right?

"As far as I know, Yunnan Province's transportation system underwent a comprehensive upgrade in the 1980s, which was more than a decade ahead of the rest of the country. As long as our prefecture can open up transportation to Dukou City, we can actually share Yunnan Province's transportation resources."

"The development strategies of the two provinces are different. Yunnan Province is rich in natural resources and has many ethnic minorities. The difference between Yunnan Province and our Sichuan Province is that its advantage in developing the tertiary industry is stronger than its advantage in developing the secondary industry. Therefore, its development strategy will be different from our province's two industries at the same time. Instead, it will focus on the tertiary industry and neglect the secondary industry, and focus on building the tourism industry."

"If we compare them, we can actually find that the various resources and configurations of Yunnan Province in the whole country are similar to the various resources and configurations of the autonomous prefecture in Sichuan Province?"

"Zhou Zhi, what you mean is that Yunnan Province can take a development path that is different from other provinces and regions across the country, so our autonomous prefecture can also take a path that is different from other cities and prefectures within the province?" "Well... I actually mean that Yunnan Province's development path can provide some reference for the autonomous prefecture's development path, or it has great coupling. After the road is built, it can completely form some linkage in tourism projects and take advantage of the situation."

"I'm afraid this momentum is not easy to borrow." Li Yutang unconsciously treated Zhou Zhi as a peer with a common cause and started chatting with him: "The state does not have the financial resources, and the province... may not agree with our idea."

"Yes, if we don't make some achievements first and let the higher-ups see them, it will be difficult to help them make a decision." Zhou Zhi agreed.

"Learn more from Zhou Zhi." Li Yutang immediately said to Wu Renzhong: "Zhou Zhi is more like a person in the system than you are. Renzhong, you should also learn more about these aspects in your daily life."

  Wu Renzhong looks so innocent, you guys can just have fun talking, why do you have to step on me for no reason?

"Actually, I have another idea." Zhou Zhi said: "Our autonomous prefecture has another independent advantage."

"What advantage?"

"Airport, air route." Zhou Zhi said, "Dukou City currently has no airport, but the Autonomous Prefecture does. So the Autonomous Prefecture can actually become the southwest airport of Shuzhong, serving both cities at the same time. If this concept is put forward, then a high-level road connecting Dukou and the Autonomous Prefecture is inevitable, right?"

"Yes, the distance from the ferry to Kundu is 300 kilometers, and the distance to Qiongzhou is 150 kilometers. Although the ferry belongs to Shu Province, people there would rather cross the province to Kundu to take a plane. This phenomenon is obviously abnormal." Zhou Zhi said.

"But isn't it a bit too far-fetched to use air passenger traffic as the only reason?" Li Yutang felt that today was magical. How could he end up chatting with a college student whom he met for the first time? And yet it still felt very reasonable. This college student had already begun to surprise him a little.

Nowadays, emphasis is placed everywhere on the rejuvenation and knowledgeability of cadres. Li Yutang himself is one of the beneficiaries of this national policy, so he likes to engage in such "brainstorming" and does not particularly care about Zhou Zhi's own identity.

"In fact, in my opinion, in addition to meeting the needs of rapid passenger flow, aviation is also extremely beneficial for the flow of goods that need to be transported quickly." Zhou Zhi said: "For example, the seafood market and Cantonese-style restaurants around Shudu Airport are very popular now. They all sell seafood airlifted from the seaside, such as lobsters, sea cucumbers, scallops, and marine fish."

"You're kidding me." Li Yutang said, "With the consumption level in the autonomous prefecture, we can't expect to bring seafood from Shudu Airport to the autonomous prefecture to open a seafood restaurant, right?"

"Of course that's not what I meant." Zhou Zhi was amused by Li Yutang's idea: "What I meant is that we can ship the fresh produce from Liangshan Prefecture and Dukou City to Shudu by shipping!"

"There are such fresh products in the autonomous prefecture?" Li Yutang was stunned by Zhou Zhi. "According to my immature understanding, only products with high individual prices, high economic added value, and a relatively short shelf life can make money through air freight, right?"

"The aquatic products in our Qionghai Lake are available in other places. The only one with some value is the whitebait. But the whitebait in Qionghai Lake is a species introduced from Taihu Lake."

"Wait, when you say fresh food, you don't mean sandworms?!"