Chapter 449 From North to South, From Poor to Rich
On the morning of January 2, Gao Yang and his party sat Scott, left Jinyang and headed for Anhe County.
There were two more people in the car, Wu Peng and Xiao Jin.
Before leaving, Wu Ruohan introduced Wu Peng and Xiao Jin for Dorsey and Stone.
Dorsey and Stone were surprised, but they did not expect to contact two government officials to accompany them today.
After arriving in Jinyang, Gao Yang arranged for the two American visitors no longer a visit, but a visit.
In the morning, I rushed to Anhe County for two hours to visit, accompanied by Wu Peng and Xiao Jin.
Afterwards, he went to the Anhe Town Government, which was composed of Wu Peng, and introduced the government departments, the daily work arrangements of each department, local economic development and social livelihood and other aspects.
Similar to a small symposium.
Gao Yang suddenly said: "Jack, Beez, I have worked in this town government for three years and am a financial department employee. This is also the first stop of my career."
After listening to Wu Ruohan's translation, Dorsey and Stone were a little curious. Dorsey asked with a smile: "Locus, why did you choose to leave? Is it for the purpose of starting a business?"
Locus is the English name Gu Yawen gave for Gao Yang. After getting to know each other these days, Gao Yang and these two foreign guests began to call each other's names.
Gao Yang smiled and said, "Yes, no, the fundamental reason for giving up such a job was that his income was too low.
When I left here, it was in the second half of 1997. I was just 23 years old and worked here. My monthly salary was less than 400 yuan. If it was converted into US dollars, it would be less than 50 US dollars.
I went to Jinyang's newspaper to apply for a reporter, and my income had doubled. I had 800 yuan, so I could only maintain basic living expenses.
In October 1999, I went to Beijing to work as an IT reporter. I soon earned tens of thousands of yuan a month, and then I slowly laid the foundation for starting a business later..."
Gao Yang suddenly introduced his early career experience, which was quite surprising to Dorsey and Stone.
Stone raised her thumb: "Locus, you have been very successful today after ten years of struggle."
Gao Yang shook his head and smiled: "No, Biz, as far as life is concerned, I am indeed living a relatively rich life with my family now.
But in terms of career, 51 Group has not yet fully entered the initial stage, but has only completed its basic layout, and the road ahead is still long..."
Wu Peng and Xiao Jin saw it and laughed secretly that Gao Yang was really good at pretending. They are both big bosses. A well-known figure in the Internet circle is not called success?
At noon, I arranged meals at a restaurant in the county town, but it was not high-end, just an ordinary mid-range restaurant.
After lunch, I found a teahouse to rest for an hour and a half, and Gao Yang just leaned on the sofa and took a nap.
At 2:30 in the afternoon, I rushed to Renshui Township, my hometown in Gaoyang, and first visited the 1,800-acre orchard invested by Gaoyang and Jiajiahui Supermarket.
Now the orchard has been basically renovated, and the seedlings have been loaded with more than 1,200 acres.
In 2007, all the remaining nearly 600 acres of land will be planted.
Standing in a fruit forest where fruit trees are already knee-length, Gao Yang introduced:
"Jack, Beatz, this orchard has an area of 1,800 acres, with a total investment of 5 million soft girls. Of which I personally invested 3 million, and another supermarket chain invested 2 million.
Our original intention is not to make money, but to help local rural areas develop their economy.
This is my hometown, I was born here and lived here for nearly 20 years.
However, if this orchard is well managed, it will have good economic benefits in another two or three years..."
After introducing these situations, Gao Yang asked Xiao Jin again: "Now, what is the annual income level of villagers in Renshui Township?"
Xiao Jin introduced: "Last year, the per capita net income of villagers in Renshui Township was 2,430 yuan. This year, it is expected to reach about 2,700 yuan.
However, the income of these villagers' groups around the orchard will be much higher. Those who come to work in the orchard will earn about 700 yuan per month, and they can earn 8,000 yuan a year in the orchard."
After Wu Ruohan translated, Gao Yang added:
"Jack, Beez, Renshui Township is a very ordinary small town in China, and it is not the most backward. The economic development level is at a low level.
Even so, the most common rural families here are five, and the most common family of five, have worked hard in a year, and the total income is equivalent to US$330, less than US$30 per month."
Dorsey and Stone fully understood that rural families were so low that they were very surprised.
After visiting the orchard, he went to the office of Renshui Township Government, and Xiao Jin introduced the basic development of local social and economic aspects.
The office conditions of the Renshui Township Government are very simple. The office is still a two-story building built more than ten years ago and a row of bungalows.
At this point, the visit to Renshui Township was over and I drove back to Jinyang.
Back in Jinyang, Wu Peng and Xiao Jin completed the task entrusted by Gao Yang and said goodbye and went home.
Gao Yang and his party went directly to the guesthouse where Dorsey and others stayed, and had dinner together in the hotel.
After dinner, Gao Yang invited Dorsey and Stone to the teahouse for tea.
Sitting down, Gao Yang lit a cigarette and asked with a smile: "Jack, Beez, we have traveled all the way from the capital these days and have crossed more than 2,000 kilometers. What do you think of China?"
Dorsey thought about it and said, "China is very big, and there are great differences in development levels. The capital is very developed, and a metropolis like Shudu are also relatively developed. Jinyang is relatively backward. The rural areas of your hometown are very poor."
Gao Yang nodded: "Yes, Jack, your impression is very intuitive. China's current economic development level is generally relatively backward.
Generally speaking, the provinces in China are divided into the eastern coastal areas, the central areas and the western areas, such as three economic development belts.
The export and processing trade in the eastern region is very developed, the economy is the most developed, and the most backward is the western region. Our current position is also classified as the western region.
Beijing is the capital of China and has unique advantages. The current permanent population of Beijing is 16 million. In 2005, the total economic output of Beijing was above 710 billion, less than 90 billion US dollars, ranking second in mainland China.
Shu is both a provincial capital in the western region with a permanent population of more than 12 million. The economic development level of Shudu is not low because it is one of the most important cities in southwest China and a regional central city.
In 2005, the total economic output of Shudu was less than 240 billion soft-girl coins, or less than 30 billion US dollars.
As for Jinyang, a medium-sized city with a population of less than 1 million, and the rural areas it governs, there are more than 5.8 million people. In 2005, the total economic output of Jinyang was less than 48 billion soft sister coins.
Along the way, I believe you two have felt that although the economic development levels in various parts of China vary greatly, they have a stable society, good public security, friendly attitudes, and most people have a good mental outlook.
This is because in the past 30 years, China's economic development has maintained rapid development, with the economic scale growing at an average annual rate of about 12%. People's income is also growing with economic development, and their living standards are constantly improving.
Jack, Beez, this is China. The whole country is united and work together to develop the economy, improve people's livelihood, improve people's living standards, and let everyone live a good life.
The founding of our 51 Group happened to catch up with such a good era. As the economy has been maintaining rapid development, social changes can be said to be changing with each passing day. The ten years of development of China may be equivalent to the 30 or even 40 years of the early development stage of Western developed countries.
Chinese people, especially young people in cities, have a high acceptance of technological innovation products and applications like the Internet.
Therefore, after the birth of Internet platforms such as 51 Weibo, the development speed has far exceeded that of Twitter, because China has a population of more than 1.3 billion, and netizens like such innovative Internet applications..."
Dorsey and Stone both deeply agreed with Gao Yang's explanation after listening to Wu Ruohan's translation.
While translating, Wu Ruohan was also quite confused, not knowing why Gao Yang talked about these two foreigners.
Last night, Gao Yang also specifically explained to Wu Ruohan that his communication with Dorsey and Stone must be conveyed accurately tonight.
Shao Hanyun and Li Qin were also a little puzzled about the things Gao Yang talked about.
What is the boss doing? Explain the national conditions of China to the two American guests?
Chapter completed!