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Chapter 1216: Ten Years in the East (Third update, please subscribe)

People from Nanyang often come to visit, both before and after the Olympics.

In this world, there will always be many backward countries that hope to find the best solutions and remedies to make their country strong and their people rich in Southeast Asia.

But is there really a panacea in this world?

There are many answers, but one thing is certain: as long as you study, you will definitely get some inspiration to a certain extent.

In the following days, the middle-aged man kept visiting various places in Nanyang. A group of people visited here without anyone accompanying them, they just simply looked around.

There was not even anyone to receive them, because they all came in through non-diplomatic channels, so they were just "hitchhiking".

In this way, naturally no one would receive us.

"The houses in Nanyang look very similar to those in the United States!"

In a community, the middle-aged man said with a smile, and the accompanying staff added:

"That's true. In the early days, houses in Nanyang were all prefabricated houses designed by German engineers. Their style was more Western. But they were all like cars. The materials needed were processed and produced in factories and then transported to the construction site. This way of building houses was much faster than concrete houses, greatly shortening the construction period and saving labor costs. After all, they had to provide housing for more than 20 million people back then. It was really not easy."

The middle-aged man couldn't help but purse his lips when he heard the admiration of the accompanying staff. Nanyang could provide housing for more than 20 million people, but in comparison, they themselves couldn't even take care of more than 1 million people.

It was only in recent years that everyone began to move into military dependents’ villages and the veterans finally had a place to call home.

Hey!
With a sigh, he looked at the Nanyang-style houses in front of him.

"Director, you see, this kind of house we are seeing is the third generation of national housing. Compared with the first generation, it is a real two-story building. In fact, the easiest way to distinguish the three generations of Nanyang housing is to distinguish them by the number of floors. The first generation is one-story, with a large roof and a loft on the second floor. As for the second generation, it is one and a half stories, with the second floor being a semi-loft. Then there is the third generation, which is a real two-story building with a small roof."

The accompanying staff pointed to the house and introduced:
"These houses in Nanyang are still being exported in large quantities. The United States and many European countries import houses from Nanyang. Britain alone imported more than 50 houses from Nanyang in the first few years after the war.

Until now, houses are still a very important export product of Nanyang, and last year's exports were several hundred million US dollars.

Therefore, Nanyang's enterprises have always been proactive in developing these houses. Of course, Nanyang is also rich in timber resources. In addition to reclaiming rainforests to obtain a large amount of timber, they are also planting a large number of eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus is a high-quality hardwood, which is excellent for both construction and papermaking. "

It is not just a house, but an industry, an industrialized industry that can be exported. This is the construction industry in Nanyang, which is completely different from other places. Zhongnian once knew this. At the peak, they exported millions of houses every year.

This is Nanyang!

There are always innovations and breakthroughs in unexpected places, and profits can be made from them.

The attendant noticed that the director seemed to be thinking about something, so he continued:

"However, the houses in Nanyang are just like that. Director, you see, they are all the same, without any novelty. Even the walls are very thin. If it weren't for the straw felt stuffed between the wooden walls, the sound insulation would be very poor. Moreover, during the typhoon season, such houses are also very dangerous. Director, you see, there are typhoon-proof wooden windows outside those windows, but if the typhoon is strong, it is inevitable that there will be damage."

The entourage's praise and criticism made the middle-aged man realize that perhaps his attitude had affected him, so he said:

"In fact, such houses are more suitable for Southeast Asia. Although Borneo is not in the earthquake zone, it is located near the earthquake zone. As for Zhongxing, Yongding and Dongning, they are directly located in the earthquake zone. Wooden houses are more earthquake-resistant, so even if they collapse, they will not cause too much harm to people."

The man waved his hand and said:
"Come to think of it, it should be the same in our place. After all, earthquakes happen frequently there! Wooden houses like this are safer."

While touring the community, the man noticed a detail and asked:
"I see that many houses have air conditioners installed on their windows."

"Yes, Director. Almost every household in Nanyang now has an air conditioner in their bedroom. After all, their income is growing very fast, and an air conditioner only costs about 200 yuan, which is almost a month's salary. In addition, the electricity price in Nanyang is very cheap."

After saying a few words against their will, the entourage turned into a southern blow and said:

"Nanyang Electric Power Equipment Company's power generation equipment has always been world-class. It took them about ten years to produce a single 20-kilowatt large-scale ultra-high voltage generator set. The seven power plants built by Nanyang at that time all used large-scale units that were very rare at the time. Although their thermal power generation technology was introduced from the United Kingdom and the United States, they also had their leading areas.

Four years ago, they developed the world's first supercritical thermal power generator with a capacity of 30 kilowatts.

The 30-kilowatt unit of Chang'an No. 317 Power Plant consumes 340 grams of standard coal per kilowatt-hour, while the coal consumption of a similar unit of Westinghouse Electric Company in the United States is 2 grams of standard coal per kilowatt-hour. Compared with the two, one unit burns nearly tons less standard coal per year.

technology!
This is a manifestation of "building a country on technology". It is precisely because of the consistent emphasis on technology over the past decade that Nanyang has achieved its current leading position in the field of technology.

Instead of sitting on Germany's World War II technology and living off its past achievements.

"In addition, the quality of coal mines in Nanyang is very good. There are large coal mines in Taiping and Yongan, and they are all open-pit coal mines. Large bucket wheel excavators are used in the coal mines, which have large output and low cost. As a result, the electricity bill is naturally very low. Therefore, almost every household in Nanyang now has an air conditioner."

After thinking for a while, the accompanying staff added: "And Nanyang is also the first country to use atomic energy to generate electricity. Now Nanyang has built four large nuclear power plants. According to Nanyang's power industry plan, in 30 years, nuclear power will account for more than % of the country's power generation."

While listening to all this, the middle-aged man just nodded silently and didn't say anything.

Atomic energy, atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, rockets, missiles, satellites... In the past decade, Nanyang has shocked the world time and time again.

Ten years is just a blink of an eye for a country. In these ten years, Nanyang has made greater progress and achieved even more astonishing results.

Not only is it the world's third largest economy, but even the living standards of its people have developed to an unimaginable level. Many families here have installed garages or carports next to their houses, and more and more families own private cars.

Nanyang people live in houses like this, with air conditioners in the bedrooms and cars for travel.

In comparison, what about themselves?

In the eyes of many people over there, a good life is nothing more than being able to eat meat every day. That’s the difference!
With such emotion in his heart, he became more determined in his heart - he must improve the economy. It was with this idea in mind that he came to another place - Daye Industrial Park.

"Compared to ten years ago, the difference is not that big..."

As soon as he entered the industrial park, he found a sense of familiarity, but the factory had undergone some changes.

"This should have been the Tianyi Company factory in the past."

Pointing to the roadside sign that read "Tianyi Station", the middle-aged man asked curiously, "Although the sign is still there, the factory has become Qihang Electronics Company."
"Why did it become an electronics company? Isn't Tianyi a big company?"

"Director, now Tianyi only designs and sells in Chang'an. The factories are basically all overseas, in Surabaya, Mindanao, Malaya, Siam, and we also have some there..."

This is the industrial transfer. Low-end production capacity is gradually being eliminated overseas. Listening to the report of the attendant, the middle-aged man thought for a moment and said:

"In fact, this is the foundation of Nanyang. Back then, the export output of a Daye Industrial Park was 15 billion US dollars a year, and all of them were popular clothing, toys, small appliances and other industrial products in various countries."

When he mentioned his visit to Daye Industrial Park when he first came to Chang'an, he thought of his cheap uncle's amazement at that time.

"Daye's exports are greater than those of Tangshan. There are several such industrial parks in Nanyang. One shipload of goods can bring in tens of millions of dollars. In recent years, Nanyang's economy has taken off, thanks to exports. They use the low tariffs or even tariff-free advantages of the Empire in the Commonwealth to export goods to the entire Commonwealth. In the international market, they use the free trade of the GATT to export in large quantities to earn dollars. How can Nanyang's economy not take off?"

What the middle-aged man said were all said by the economists or technical bureaucrats around him, and what they said were generally correct.

"A nation built on trade, it is because of 'building a nation on trade' that Nanyang is what it is today!" After thinking for a while, the man said:
"In the future, we will also be export-oriented. Only by selling our products abroad, to the United States, and earning US dollars can we develop our economy!"

This is the simplest truth, said an attendant nearby.

"Yes, Director. Even Hong Kong Island has had very good economic development momentum in recent years. As for Surabaya, Mindanao, Malaya, and Siam, it goes without saying. Their development plans are all coordinated and formulated by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Southeast Asia. Some officials are even originally from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In general, their industrial development is - large-scale processing trade, which is to serve as an industrial support for Southeast Asia and accept orders from Southeast Asia."

The processing trade with large imports and exports is the biggest feature of the current economic development of these countries and regions - that is, large-scale import of raw materials and large-scale processing orders, and these orders are mostly contracted by enterprises in Southeast Asia. The factories in these countries, more often, exist in the form of processing plants. Even so, it has brought a large number of jobs and promoted the local economic development.

The middle-aged man was very clear about this. The industrial transfer from Southeast Asia boosted the economic development of the entire East Asian countries and promoted the improvement of the overall economic level. From 1956 to 1962, the average annual economic growth rate in Malaya, Siam, South Korea, Singapore, Surabaya, Mindanao, Hong Kong Island, Taiwan Island, Kyushu and other places reached 9.1%, far higher than any other region.

In fact, because of this, the development of this region has now attracted the attention of organizations such as the World Bank. After all, the development speed of the entire region is only comparable to the post-war reconstruction of Europe in human history.

"Yes, promoting export trade is the best way to develop the economy. The success of Nanyang has proved this. Therefore, if we want to develop the economy, we must promote export trade. Well, we must also further introduce and utilize Nanyang's capital. As of now, whoever introduces more Nanyang capital will develop faster economically. Last year, Malaya's economy developed the fastest. They introduced $10 billion of Nanyang capital, while Siam introduced $7 million. Kyushu also introduced more than $5 million. What about us? It's less than $3 million!"

Now, the whole of East Asia and Southeast Asia know one thing very clearly - if you want to develop, look for Nanyang. Nanyang's overseas investment is getting bigger and bigger every year. With the economic development of Nanyang, they will always continue to upgrade their industries. At the same time, they will also move a large number of enterprises overseas. Therefore, attracting investment from Nanyang enterprises has become the secret to economic development in East Asia and Southeast Asian countries and regions.

Although the middle-aged man was not in charge of the economy, he was well aware of the importance of developing the economy. Therefore, he had always been very concerned about the introduction of foreign investment.

After listening to the director's words, the accompanying staff thought for a while and said:

"Director, however, Nanyang's economic policies have undergone new changes in recent years."

"Oh? Changes?"

The middle-aged man asked curiously.

"What changes?"

(End of this chapter)