Chapter 1491 Food, Clothing, Housing and Transportation

Chapter 1493 Food, Clothing, Housing and Transportation

Although Du Fei was not too surprised to learn about Siam's situation, he would not remain indifferent.

In fact, he had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

Just like training a dog, advance warnings and subsequent education are never as good as catching it in the act.

After catching it in the act, give it a "heartwarming kick" and three "dragon fruits" without hesitation, and the memory will last a lifetime.

It's just that Gu Dan has been too obedient all the time, so that the tricks Du Fei has prepared for a long time have not come in handy.

But what is coming will always come.

No matter who sits in that chair, it is impossible to be law-abiding for a lifetime. Power is like a virus that constantly erodes people's hearts.

Du Fei's mind moved, and he directly ordered Eagle: "Act according to the original plan."

Eagle responded and then interrupted the contact.

Du Fei let this matter go. On the one hand, he believed in Eagle's ability, and on the other hand, he had been prepared for a long time, so there was no need to worry about such a small matter.

Eagle's expression was serious. Although he had been able to take charge of his own affairs, the situation this time was different from the past. Gu Dan was the king of a country after all, and the resources he could mobilize were huge, which was not comparable to Eagle's original enemies.

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Du Fei put aside the situation in Siam and stayed in Nanyang for a few more days to see the subsequent developments.

The situation was probably not beyond his expectations, so he did not stay any longer and flew back to China.

It was the second half of 1979 when he came back again.

The National Day was coming soon, and the capital was preparing for the celebration.

This year is the 30th anniversary, which is of great significance. In addition, the economy is abundant, so the celebration must not be vague.

Tiananmen Square has been renovated, and the tower has been repainted with cinnabar red paint.

Looking east from the square, on the east side of Dongdan, a newly built skyscraper is removing scaffolding.

The building started construction the year before last, and it took two and a half years to finally be completed. It has a total of 110 floors and a height of more than 400 meters. It is the tallest building in Asia and the third tallest building in the world after the Twin Towers in America and the Westwood Building.

Most of the construction works were undertaken by the construction company under the fire equipment company.

Cutting the ribbon before the National Day was to celebrate the 30th anniversary.

Du Fei came out of the airport and passed Chang'an Avenue and saw it.

Although it is a skyscraper, like the high-rise residential buildings built before, this building also retains some elements of traditional architecture.

The flying eaves and brackets on the roof, and the green glazed tiles on the top.

Du Fei looked at the building through the car window, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the world before he crossed over, this unique skyscraper did not exist at that location.

As the car arrived at the destination, Du Fei retracted his gaze and got out of the car, and went straight to Zhu's father's office as usual.

"You're back~" Zhu's father asked with a smile when he saw Du Fei.

"Dad~" Du Fei called with a smile, and first asked Zhu's father about his health and how he had rested recently.

After a simple greeting, he quickly got to the point, and Du Fei reported the situation of Yueguo.

In fact, Zhu's father knew the general situation, and Du Fei only picked out some details.

Dad Zhu nodded with a smile, and did not interrupt Du Fei from beginning to end.

To be honest, this time Du Fei made Dad Zhu show his face.

Over the years, Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng, including Li Yuanchao of Shan Guo, have always been quite outstanding.

But this time is of extraordinary significance.

With the division of Vietnam into north and south again, coupled with Hanoi's surrender, it means that the security risks on the land border in the south of Huaguo have been completely eliminated.

The most iconic one is that Li ordered the withdrawal of troops from the border.

You know, before this, in order to prevent emergencies, Huaguo set up Jun District in Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, and maintained nearly 200,000 front-line troops all year round.

These arrangements will become a thing of the past with the death of Li and the surrender of Hanoi's power.

Then, with the pacification of Vietnam, the entire Nanyang region will open up a new pattern. All of this was promoted by Du Fei and turned into reality.

What is even more amazing is that the current situation has not received much support from the country from beginning to end.

But while the situation is very good, many new problems have also been encountered.

Dad Zhu was having a headache. After talking about the situation in Nanyang, he picked up a pile of documents on his desk and said with a wry smile: "These are all the ministries asking me for people. Originally, there were people without jobs, but now it's good. All the people are transferred here. There is a shortage of workers all over the country."

Du Fei couldn't help but think of the word "labor shortage".

He really didn't expect to encounter such a problem in this era.

But on second thought, it doesn't seem rare. When Sulian assisted 156 projects, there was a labor shortage.

Otherwise, there would not be a large number of agricultural population moving into the city, causing the subsequent urban population surplus in the late 1960s.

Now with large-scale industrial investment, industrial and mining enterprises in various places are expanding, and it is not surprising that there is a shortage of people.

And this time the labor shortage is different from the last time.

Last time, young and middle-aged farmers were directly turned into workers, but this time it is not that simple.

This time, in addition to ordinary workers, the labor shortage is more prominent in the lack of cultured, qualified and educated people.

This is also why in the past two years, young people who went to the countryside to work were so popular. Some Shanghai-listed companies even went directly to farms in the northeast and northwest. The official contacted the local authorities and urged the young people to return to the city. They had no choice but to leave. Those who got married locally would take their spouses and children with them, and arrange jobs for them and obtain household registration.

For young people who have attended middle school and high school, the overall cost of learning and mastering job skills is far lower than hiring an ordinary farmer.

It is a pity that as early as two years ago, the more than 20 million young people who jumped in line were divided up.

This makes the labor shortage in the past two years particularly prominent.

Du Fei couldn't help but smile after hearing Dad Zhu's troubles.

This can be considered a happy trouble, and its root cause is not a labor problem, but an education problem.

Currently there are nearly one billion people in Huaguo, so there is no real shortage of people.

What the factory needs are qualified workers who are highly organized, disciplined, have strong learning ability and can get started quickly.

Organization and discipline are no problem at all in Huaguo.

The militia companies drawn from any village have better organizational discipline than foreign regular armies.

However, learning ability requires several years, or even more than ten years of basic education to cultivate and screen out.

There is no shortcut to this, it can only develop slowly over time.

In addition, another problem that Zhu’s father encountered, which he had never dared to think about before, was excess capital.

Because prices and exchange rates are fixed, it cannot be reflected in the lives of ordinary people, but from the government level, there is a real surplus.

Since cooperating with America to establish a textile and apparel group, Huaguo's rapid economic growth has continued for several years.

Especially in the past four or five years, after conquering Nanyang, the country's industrial manufacturing capabilities have been fully stimulated, and industrial products have been exchanged for a large amount of foreign exchange.

Coupled with the gold treasure previously obtained from Indu, even with continuous additional industrial investment in recent years, there is still a large balance in the annual final accounts.

If you are living at home and your balance is increasing, it means you are earning more, which is definitely a good thing.

But as far as the country is concerned, having a surplus is a good thing, but too much is not necessarily the case.

How to use the money has also become a problem.

Facing Dad Zhu's inquiry, Du Fei thought for a while and said seriously: "Dad, let me tell you, this matter can be big or small."

Dad Zhu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? How can it be big or small?"

Du Fei said: "Although we have some surplus, it is an exaggeration to say that there is excess capital. After all, there are too many places in the country that need money. Just pull it out and it can accommodate a huge amount of funds, such as railways, kilometers, power grids, and urban infrastructure. …”

Dad Zhu nodded and continued.

Du Fei said: "But some things are afraid of the beginning, and you must be cautious! I just heard you say that someone proposed to make financial investment?"

Dad Zhu smiled and nodded secretly. As expected of Du Fei, he caught the key point right away.

Dad Zhu said: "From your tone, it seems that you are very repelled by finance?"

Du Fei explained: "Dad, I am not against finance. Of course finance can be done, but we must do it ourselves. To put it bluntly, the so-called financial market is a big casino. Throughout the ages, the only people who want to make money in this industry are those who open casinos. I’ve never heard of someone taking money away from someone else’s casino.”

At this point, Du Fei sneered: "I want to know who is the person who proposed financial investment. This person must be carefully investigated. He is either stupid, bad, or both stupid and bad."

Dad Zhu said calmly: "You don't need to worry about this."

Du Fei knew it in his heart and was afraid that someone had already checked it out.

But there must be no results, and anyone who dares to say such things must be a loser.

Du Fei returned to the original question and continued: "What's more, people have been playing finance on Wall Street for many years. We have a little money and are just starting out. Why should we take money out of other people's pockets? Let me tell you, don't even think about it. If you have a lot of money, invest in infrastructure, preferably projects that can make people feel happy and convenient.”

Speaking of this, Du Fei's eyes were particularly firm: "I still remember what you wrote at the end of your work report the year before last year: New China is not just about overthrowing three mountains, but a better life after overthrowing three mountains. The foundation of all work is For the benefit of the people..."

Dad Zhu didn't expect that Du Fei would casually read out what he wrote two years ago.

When it comes to flattery, this kind of flattery is the most powerful, and even people like Dad Zhu can't help being talked about.

To say he was elated would be an exaggeration, but after hearing his son-in-law's words, Dad Zhu was definitely in a good mood.

Du Fei continued: "What can make ordinary people feel happy? In the final analysis, it is nothing more than four words: 'food, clothing, housing and transportation'."

Dad Zhu nodded, took out the cigarettes from his pocket, took out one himself, and then threw it to Du Fei.

Du Fei caught it, chuckled and hurriedly took out a lighter and lit it, then lit one himself, and continued: "Nowadays, we have basically solved the problem of food and clothing, from not being able to wear warm clothes to wearing warm clothes." Warmth, from not having enough to having enough, brings the greatest sense of happiness. The rest is ‘living’ and ‘traveling’, in terms of physical things, it’s a house and a car.”

"Car?" Dad Zhu was stunned, but he didn't expect Du Fei to mention the car directly.

Du Fei said: "The 'Dusan' forty years ago could propose that every household should have a car, and we can certainly do it too. And it is not a fantasy. With our technology, we can build a cheap car like the Beetle." . I once asked the automobile manufacturer to do calculations. If a small-displacement engine is used, the cost is reduced as much as possible, and the cost of each car will not exceed 1,500 yuan. "

"Fifteen hundred yuan!" Dad Zhu didn't expect that Du Fei had actually done cost accounting, and the price of fifteen hundred yuan was really low enough.

Du Fei continued: "This price makes it difficult for every household to own a car, but senior workers, engineers, and leading cadres in the factory still have the spending power."

Dad Zhu nodded. At one thousand and fifty, these people's wages are indeed affordable.

Du Fei said: "Dad, actually last year I had an idea to launch cheap cars for ordinary people. This is not only a purely economic act, but also a publicity to the world. Our social construction has achieved a landmark achievement. "

Dad Zhu's eyes lit up, he really wanted to get this done, it was indeed of great significance.

Du Fei looked serious: "But after careful consideration, I still held back."

Dad Zhu's thoughts were racing and he had already thought of Du Fei's concerns.

The car is easy to get, but the difficult part is the subsequent use and supporting equipment.

Not to mention other cities, Beijing's infrastructure is already the best, and it does not have the ability to carry a large number of cars.

Furthermore, where did you buy the car and park it? There will definitely be no stopping in the alley of the courtyard.

Dad Zhu said in a deep voice: "Indeed, the word 'travel' should be placed after the word 'live'. Without solving the problem of housing, if a car enters the family, it will only be a mirror image." He looked at Du Fei and said: " After all, we still have to build the building first.”

Du Fei said: "At least we can see things when we build a building. If we take it out to the Guoji Financial Market, we probably won't even hear the sound. And if we build a building this time, we need to build a parking lot in advance. Each unit comes with a parking space to prepare for the next step of selling a car.”

Dad Zhu smiled and said: "You should take one step at a time and watch the next three steps."

Du Fei hehe, he had a lot of time to organize: "But for such a large-scale construction, I'm afraid it won't be possible to use the past method of building family buildings by enterprises."

Dad Zhu stopped his smile and raised his eyebrows: "What are your thoughts?"

Du Fei said: "Since the commodity economy is still an important part of the socialist economy..."

Dad Zhu frowned and said, "You want to let go of housing transactions?"

Du Fei said: "As long as it is reasonable and legal, in line with the market price, and there is no speculation, why can't we let it go? In the past, the conditions were not good, and people didn't care. They were content with a place to shelter from the wind and rain. But now, they have enough food and warm clothes. Now, a big family, seven or eight people, crowded into a house of more than ten square meters..."

Dad Zhu thought silently, after all, this is not a trivial matter.

House transactions involve land. Once land is involved, it must be particularly sensitive.

Of course Du Fei understood that in the world before he traveled, he faced the same problem and had already come up with a solution.

It is to separate the land ownership and the use rights of the buildings on the ground, thereby avoiding possible political risks.

But Dad Zhu still needs to think carefully whether to implement it or not.

At this point, it came to an end, and Du Feizhuan brought up another major event that had been on his mind.

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