Volume Eight, Liaoko River, Tian Wanli Frost, Chapter 94, Chang B
Zhang Liben finally arrived, and a warm exchange of pleasantries was inevitable.
The former secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee had always been quite optimistic about Lu Weimin, but Lu Weimin's rapid rise in power caught him by surprise.
He has been working as secretary of the county party committee for more than five years. Even if he joined the party in college, even if his ability is amazing, and even if he has reached a level that others cannot reach, it is still incredible.
Lu Weimin also had a very good impression of Zhang Liben. He also knew that when he was in Nantan, Zhang Liben once wanted to work in the Political and Legal Committee. Although he was not willing to work in the Political and Legal Committee, although this idea did not become a reality, but
He was still very grateful that Zhang Liben valued him and lived with a beautiful campus beauty.
There are two roads to take to Songzhou. One is from Changzhou to Songzhou. The distance is about 340 kilometers. The Chang-Song Highway is the earliest secondary road, 120 kilometers. The road condition is very good and it takes one and a half hours.
You can reach it, and now it is said that it will be renovated and expanded into a first-class road.
There is another way to Songzhou, which is to take the Fulin Highway, which is 280 kilometers away from Yishan to Songzhou. However, the construction of the Fulin Highway has just begun, and this road is only an idea. If you take the Luo
The distance from the door to Songzhou will increase a lot, and the road conditions are not very good, so it is not cost-effective, so we can only choose to go to Changzhou.
Lu Weimin's driving skills are fast and steady. Although he doesn't have much driving time now, he still feels very good. Moreover, the three of them had many topics to talk about along the way. They were in a happy mood and the originally boring trip passed by in a flash.
We passed through Changzhou on time at 4:50 and got on the Changsong Highway. There is a lot of traffic on the Changsong Highway. But the road condition is excellent. Although many places are nominally secondary roads, they have actually been expanded to four lanes and the transportation facilities are complete.
Moreover, the county towns along the road have bypassed the urban area, so there are not many obstacles along the way.
Lu Weimin basically kept the speed between 90 and 100 kilometers, which was slightly faster. He only slowed down slightly when the traffic flow was denser, but it was basically smooth.
It was exactly 6:15 when we entered Songzhou City, and there were still fifteen minutes left. Only then did the car slow down, and the three of us had time to take a look at this second largest city in Changjiang Province.
Saying that Songzhou is the second largest city in Changjiang is not just because Songzhou’s population ranks second in the province, second only to Changzhou, but because Songzhou’s urban area and urban population are also much larger than other cities in the province.
.It is also one of the 19 larger cities identified by the State Council. It was approved by the State Council in July 1992 and became a larger city together with Zibo, Handan and Benxi.
Songzhou is also the earliest prefecture-level city established in Changjiang Province since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The development speed of urban population and urban area far exceeded that of other cities in the province before the mid-1980s. It was not until the late 1980s that it was gradually replaced by Kunming.
Cities such as Lake and Qingxi, which are experiencing rapid economic development, have caught up. However, even now Songzhou's urban population and urban area still exceed Kunhu and Qingxi. However, in terms of total economic volume, it has already reached the level of rising stars such as Kunhu and Qingxi.
Left behind, even surpassed by little brothers like Guiping and Yishan who were not worth mentioning before.
However, the inherent arrogance of Songzhou people still makes them disdain to compare with country bumpkins like Guiping and Yishan, and even cities such as Kunhu and Qingxi whose economic aggregates leave Songzhou far behind. They also look down upon them. It seems that they feel that
In Changjiang, except for Changzhou and Songzhou, which can be said to be big city people, the others are country bumpkins who are not worth mentioning.
Of course, behind the arrogance and self-esteem, there is still a lot of envy, jealousy and hatred. After all, Kunhu's total GDP has exceeded twice that of Songzhou, and Qingxi's GDP is also close to twice that of Songzhou. Urban residents' disposable income and rural population's per capita income
Both have far exceeded Songzhou. Whether it is Kunhu or Qingxi, the population is only a little more than two-thirds of Songzhou.
Such a huge contrast makes Songzhou people feel inferior and inferior in their hearts, but it also makes them appear extraordinarily proud and proud on the surface, and they are also particularly sensitive when it comes to comparisons with Kunhu, Qingxi and other places.
Especially when new car license plates are issued, it is said that there is a lot of trouble over who will occupy the Chang B license plate.
Kunhu believes that they are the well-deserved second place in the province. Whether it is GDP, fiscal revenue, or per capita income of residents, they far exceed other cities. They should obtain the Changb license, and cited Shenzhen in Guangdong and Chongqing in Sichuan.
And other examples.
The reaction from Songzhou was even more intense. They strongly opposed arranging the order of license plates according to economic strength. Instead, they proposed to order the license plates based on the history of the establishment of prefecture-level cities. They believed that history is eternal, while the level of economic development only represents a temporary period. You must know that in
In the 1970s and 1980s, Songzhou's economic strength was undoubtedly second in the province, but it gradually declined in the late 1980s. Songzhou can regain its glory in the future.
After several twists and turns, Song Zhou finally got the license number of Chang B as he wished. However, both Kunhu and Qingxi people, without exception, laughed at Song Zhou, a sick man from Changjiang.
This Changjiang B license, but without the economic strength to match the second city, has brought shame to Changjiang. This argument was once popular, making Songzhou people full of resentment towards Kunhu and Qingxi.
Although Songzhou won the license number of Chang B, other prefectures and cities did not follow the order of city establishment, but were basically sorted by economic strength. Kunhu deservedly won Chang C, and Qingxi also won Chang C.
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The urban area of Songzhou is indeed very large, but the three of them noticed that the urban planning of Songzhou is not very good. Old houses and new buildings are mixed, a large number of urban villages and Soviet-style red brick buildings are intertwined and mixed together, and the streets are also mixed.
Sometimes the city's main roads are brand-new and spacious, and sometimes they suddenly narrow into a narrow road that can only accommodate three cars parallel. From time to time, you can see damaged road sections, overflowing sewage, and garbage everywhere.
"Lao Zhang, how many years has it been since you came to Songzhou?" Xu Xiaochun asked casually as his eyes wandered around the street outside the window.
"I have been here for several years. I came here in the 1990s and often came here in the 1980s. At that time, I felt that Songzhou was a real big city and it was as good as Changzhou. Why does it seem worse than Fengzhou now?" Zhang Liben
Frowning, "This city's construction planning is very poor. Songcheng District is an old urban area, but it's not so dilapidated, right? It's as if municipal construction has never been done."
"Well, when it comes to being prosperous and lively, this place is much better than Fengzhou. Look at the flow of people on the street. In the cold weather like Fengzhou, there are not many people on the street for a long time. Look at Songzhou, there are people everywhere.
It is an old city." Xu Xiaochun nodded, "The urban population of Songzhou is much larger than that of other cities. The urban permanent population is six to seven million, right?"
"Songzhou No. 1 Textile Factory, No. 2 Textile Factory, Songzhou No. 1 Knitting Factory, Songzhou No. 4 Knitting Factory, Songzhou Towel and Sheet Factory, Songzhou Silk Factory, and Songzhou Textile Equipment Factory are just some of the companies that were very popular in the 1980s.
Large factories laid the foundation of Songzhou's Changjiang Textile Industrial Base. Doesn't each of these factories have thousands of employees? There must be 70,000 to 80,000 textile company employees plus their families, right?" Zhang Liben was quite familiar with Songzhou in the past.
, "But it seems that these enterprises are not doing well now and are facing huge operating difficulties. My wife's hometown is Shanghe County, Songzhou. My mother-in-law's two sisters are both in Songzhou, one is in the No. 4 Knitting Factory and the other is in the Silk Factory.
, the benefits are not good now. Even if we only need basic living expenses, several children in the family cannot find a job. Some are setting up stalls on the street, and some are working for others in Changzhou, and their lives are not easy."
The situation in Songzhou was outlined in one sentence, and there was an indescribable loneliness in Zhang Liben's tone, "When my wife found me, I was still working as a correspondent for the director of the Revolutionary Committee in my hometown commune, and my wife was a supply and marketing cooperative.
Yes, her family was firmly opposed to it, especially her two aunts who insisted on introducing her to a partner in Songzhou and marrying her there. They said that there was no future with me. It was a toad that wanted to eat swan meat. Nantan was a remote and remote place, and she would spend the rest of her life in it.
Don't even think about getting ahead. Last year, her two aunts came to Nantan and talked about the current difficulties at home. My mother-in-law was there nagging her. My wife was so cruel that she gave each of them 600 yuan.
I went back with a smile on my face. It is said that everyone said good things about me when I met them, but my mother-in-law was so distressed that she complained that her daughter had no plans and was a prodigal woman."
Zhang Liben's words made Lu Weimin and Xu Xiaochun laugh. Nantan's economic development has been pretty good in the past two years. As the deputy secretary of the county party committee, Zhang Liben's annual income is at least ten thousand or twenty thousand, but with more than one thousand yuan, he can earn a living.
It is indeed worth it to wash away the "shame" of toads eating swan meat in the past.
But after laughing, several people also realized the bitterness behind it. People in Songzhou are known for their good face, and they are embarrassed to do this, especially when they lower their heads to rural relatives in Nantan who used to look down upon.
This shows that the economic development here has indeed encountered big problems.
"It seems that Secretary Shang and Secretary An may not have an easy time here. Songzhou is such a big city with such a large population. The economy cannot develop and is facing a lot of pressure. But traditional industries like this are in trouble.
Local governments face not only economic development issues, but also huge pressures on social stability and employment. These issues are intertwined, and it is not easy for anyone who wants to solve these problems."
Lu Weimin's words made Zhang Liben sigh again, "Xiaochun, Weimin, do you know what the outside world says is the most developed industry in Songzhou? Huh, they all say it is the entertainment industry. Entertainment cities and nightclubs are everywhere.
There are a lot of escort girls in a high-end hotel, and a considerable number of them are the children of employees of these companies that are in recession. When the companies were booming, the children could be directly arranged to find employment in the companies, but now? Even their parents can't do enough work.
, I can only get living expenses, how can I still recruit workers? When I was the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee last year, I was holding a meeting in the province. The people in Kunhu joked very viciously, saying why Songzhou keeps fighting for this license plate with the prefix B,
Because there is nothing worth showing off over there, only women’s cunts are left, so the prefix b is Songzhou’s signature, called Changb—whore, I don’t know what the people here in Songzhou think about it.”
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