Rekindle 2003

Chapter 1041: Northeast is actually the leading server in the country

Xiao Ya's expressionless face and silence made Emperor Yun, who originally wanted to spy on something, feel helpless.

Damn it, there’s no way I can get anything out of him, right?
Qing Yun took a deep breath and continued, "Slow economic development and limited employment opportunities have caused a large number of young people to choose to leave and go to other regions in search of better development opportunities.

Population loss not only leads to shortages in the labor market, but also affects the vitality of the consumer market.

In the future, Yanhuang Group will set up sales companies in the three northeastern provinces based on big cities. It doesn’t matter whether I go there or not, because the sales team speaks with performance anyway.”

At this point, he shook his head and said, "You know, when I travel now, every time I go to a place..."

Xiao Ya also sighed when she heard this, "I understand."

The little brat is traveling more and more noisily now, and he is bound to deal with local people.

Everyone hopes that Xiaoqing can settle down in the local area.

Since the Yanhuang Group has no industrial plan in the Northeast, it would be making things difficult for itself if it went there.

Seeing that she understood, Emperor Yun smiled and said, "In fact, to put it simply, in addition to the single industrial structure and population loss, there are also institutional and mechanism problems, lack of innovation and entrepreneurship atmosphere, geographical location and climate conditions, etc."

Anyone who says bad things about his hometown will feel embarrassed.

Xiao Ya is no exception.

But she couldn't refute what the brat said, and she could only roll her eyes quietly while blowing her bangs upwards.

After a while, Xiao Ya's eyes revealed a hint of persistence. She was unwilling to seek the answer from Qing Yun again.

"Little brat, do you have any solution? Just like what you did here in Guizhou Province."

Be it vanity or hometown sentiment, no one doesn't want good for their hometown.

Qing Yun also understood this very well.

This shows that Sister Xiaoya has begun to treat herself as his woman, which is why she has such thoughts.

However, facing that piece of black land, Emperor Yun could only disappoint her.

Qing Yun shook her head gently, with a hint of helplessness in her tone: "Sister Xiaoya, the decline of the Northeast is all due to non-market factors, and it cannot be solved by simple market means.

Moreover, if we blindly use market means to solve the problems in Northeast China, it may backfire and accelerate the decline of Northeast China. "

Xiao Ya frowned slightly, and asked in confusion: "Why do you say that?"

Qing Yun sighed and began to explain in detail: "The reasons for the decline are varied, but the most fatal factors can be summarized into three points: the right time, the right place, and the right people. They are policy, route, and humanities."

"First of all, it's the right time," Qing Yun continued, "and the policy is self-explanatory.

As you know, policies have a huge impact on the economy.

In the early days of reform and opening up, the problem we had to solve was food.

Therefore, our country's economic policy is inclined to develop light industry and export-oriented industries, the so-called light, small and medium-sized enterprises, which was what we were able to show for it in international economic cooperation.

This is a huge challenge for the Northeast region, which is dominated by heavy industry. The industrial structure of the Northeast is not in line with the country's economic policies, which has led to lagging development.

This is bad timing.”

"The second is geographical advantage," Qing Yun pointed to the river in the distance. He didn't know whether it was the Yellow River, the Huangshui River or the Datong River. "The shipping route plays a vital role in the international economic structure. The history of modern economic development is, to a large extent, a history of the development of the shipping economy."

He went on to explain: “In the past few decades, the Port of Busan in Goryeo has played the role of a hub port in Northeast Asia.

From the 60s to the 90s, there were 101 world trunk routes connecting Northeast Asia, 51 of which originated in Busan.

At that time, Qindao Port, Bincheng Port, and Generdu Port all became branch ports of Busan Port. Many goods would be shipped to Busan Port first, and then transferred from there to major ports in major international cities. "

Emperor Yun paused for a moment, letting Sister Xiaoya digest the information, and then continued:

“So you can see that after the reform and opening up, although the Northeast economy is facing the current difficulties, at that stage, the Northeast economy still maintained a certain growth momentum.

This is because products produced in Northeast China can be easily transported to Busan Port through Generdu Port, a hub port, with relatively low logistics costs.

"However, as time went by, the domestic economy has developed rapidly, and most of the goods loaded in the containers came from our country, and Busan's status as a hub port in Northeast Asia has declined year by year.

Now, Huating Port, which is the starting port for 58 trunk routes, has replaced Busan and become the new hub port in Northeast Asia.

Needless to say, the adjacent Yongcheng Port, Kaohsiung, Busan, Kobe and other ports have also become Huating's branch ports.

Under such circumstances, going to the Northeast for production becomes unattractive because the logistics costs are too high.

Moreover, the production in Northeast China is also subject to regional seasonal factors, which is a disadvantage in terms of geographical location.”

Emperor Yun's voice flowed slowly in the night wind, "And harmony among people is the humanistic factor.

The Northeast experienced glory during the planned economy period after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Due to its important geographical location and rich resources, it attracted a large number of talents to move north for development.

Over the past century, the population fluctuation curve in Northeast China has been conjugated with the trend of inter-regional population migration in the country. In general, the population development in Northeast China has experienced an explosive growth period from the end of the 19th century to before the reform and opening up, a slow growth period from the reform and opening up to the end of the last century, and a progressive decline period in the past decade.

In other words, it is itself a huge immigration area, and its population is composed of immigrants.

Industrialization and urbanization started early, and the sense of belonging to the land is relatively weak. Once resources are exhausted, industries are sluggish, and jobs are reduced, people will naturally choose to leave. At the same time, the high-altitude and cold climate makes people more willing to move to relatively warmer areas. "

When Xiao Ya heard this, she asked in confusion, "Isn't it the same in Xishu... and even Jincheng? Xishu is also a huge immigration area."

Qing Yun smiled and said, "This is the cultural factor. Xishu or Jincheng is very inclusive.

"It's none of my business" and "it's none of your business" are ingrained in the people of Western Shu, so if they are not surprised by the strange things, they will be defeated.

However, the Northeast is different.

The original planned economic thinking was one factory per location, and you can see that there are actually a lot of people from the same location in one factory.”

He gave an example: "For example, in Anshan Iron and Steel, more than 80% of the workers in one workshop are from eastern Shandong, while in another workshop, most of them are from western Shandong, and in another workshop, most of them are from Jiangcheng.

That is because many of Anshan Iron and Steel’s workers were transferred from the military as a whole, and for the convenience of management, they lived in large compounds or villages.

The Northeast Plain is also convenient for land enclosure. A large piece of land can be a factory. The factories are very large, and even a factory can be a city.

You can even see this kind of terrain in the old factories in the Northeast, where it is difficult to see any buildings. They are all bungalows because the land is large enough.

Unlike the mountainous and hilly areas in the southwest, due to the terrain, their factories and dormitories are usually at least three stories high and the area they occupy is usually much smaller than that in the northeast.

In an era when transportation was basically dependent on walking, a factory in the southwest might only take five minutes to walk to the factory, while in the northeast, it might take five minutes before you even leave the factory.

This has created a great separation between villages and courtyards in the northeast."

Qing Yun sighed and continued, "Just like we have this problem now, the engineers who returned from the island also live together.

Doing so does make management easier, but it will lead to the migrant population's lack of a sense of belonging to the land.

Young people no longer consider the Northeast as their homeland, which is disadvantageous to human harmony.”

Xiao Ya, who also studied economics, gained a deeper understanding of the economic difficulties in Northeast China after listening to Qing Yun's analysis.

Precisely because she also studied economics, she was able to understand particularly well that the non-market factors that the little kid mentioned are all objective existences.

So Xiao Ya felt particularly lost at this moment, as if she saw the helplessness and struggle of her hometown in the future.

She is not an immigrant, but a local resident of Northeast China.

In such an emotional state, Xiao Ya buried her head in Qing Yun's arms, seeking a little comfort.

Qing Yun sensed her emotions, leaned over and gently kissed the top of her head, and comforted her with a gentle voice.
"The only way to solve this problem is with time, and now is not the time yet."

Hearing this, Xiao Ya looked up at him, with a trace of confusion and puzzlement in her eyes, and asked sullenly, "What time?"

Emperor Yun smiled, his eyes gleaming with wisdom, and replied, "The rich first will lead the poor later."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ya rolled her eyes at him and pinched him, expressing her dissatisfaction with his official words.

The rich should help the poor to become rich, but why don’t we see those rich entrepreneurs doing this?

Qing Yun chuckled. He knew that his words sounded a bit like clichés, but he couldn't explain anything in detail.

After his rebirth, he knew very well that Northeast China was actually 20 years ahead of the national version.

The problems that Northeast China is facing now, such as aging, low birth rate, and loss of young people, will be seen in most parts of the country in 20 years.

In other words, the Northeast is a testing ground, and its revival will take time.

For example, when everyone studies science and engineering, employment will actually have a clear trend.

Unlike the liberal arts, which have great adaptability, employment in science and engineering is dependent on the means of production.

Wherever the machinery is, there they are.

They are wherever the factory is, even if it is a software "factory".

Where there are no factories, there are no jobs for science and engineering graduates, and they cannot escape this bondage.

For example, as the climate warms, the opening of the Northern Sea Route will bring new opportunities.

For example, in the humanities, when a group of people who communicate mainly through mobile phones appear, the metaverse may be their hometown, and cats and dogs may be their relatives.

But Emperor Yun could only keep these things in his heart. If he told them out loud, people would think he was a psychopath.

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(End of this chapter)