Chapter 1135 Development Suggestions
Everyone’s topic is naturally inseparable from the purpose of this trip - jade.
For modern managers like uncle Ai Yijie, Hetian jade is not a pleasure, but a pain point.
Indeed, there are too many wealth stories attached to Hetian jade, but in the eyes of modern local managers, its value is not that high.
The reason is that although it can make many people rich overnight, it cannot bring about widespread prosperity, nor can it achieve sustainable development.
There are many reasons. The first is that the resources are too scarce and cannot be exploited continuously. The second is the difficulty of management. The materials scattered on the riverbeds of the two rivers cannot be managed like mines. They can only be left to be picked up on the river beaches and then managed by individual entrepreneurs. and purchasing stations, gradually realizing the concentration of jade materials, in other words In other words, the production efficiency is extremely low; the third is the lack of deep processing talents, it is difficult to open up room for appreciation, and can only be sold as raw materials; the fourth is that because of the many sources and chaotic management, the price is also chaotic, and the demand is not strong, it is inevitable to Enter bargaining mode to make prices even more depressed.
While taking a sauna and eating delicious food, Ai Yijie had a feeling that Zhou Zhi was still an inexperienced person who was easily satisfied, just like his nephew Xu Gang, who had not been severely beaten by society and was still A doll that retains its innocent heart.
If you talk to Xu Gang about the significance of Hetian jade in promoting the local economy, Xu Gang will definitely find it difficult to understand. In the minds of young people like Xu Gang, Zhou Zhi’s trip to Hotan may cost one or two hundred Ten thousand people purchase jade materials, so there are only 600,000 people in Hotan area. On average, each person can get three or four yuan. Isn’t this a windfall?
However, Zhou Zhi deeply agrees with Ai Yijie’s understanding. Anyone who is familiar with history knows that if wealth is not a general increase, but excessive concentration, what it brings to the region will often not be the same. Happiness, but disaster.
This matter was manifested in land annexation in ancient times, and in modern times it was reflected in capital concentration. There are no exceptions.
The consequence of these two things is the widening gap between the rich and the poor. Therefore, the wealth that Hetian jade will bring to the local area will test the management level of today's leaders.
When I was chatting with Zhou Zhi about Hotan carpets, some of Zhou Zhi’s remarks gave Ai Yijie some inspiration. He felt that chatting more with young people would be quite fruitful, so the conversation now was even more intense than before. Deeper.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhi could not only understand his thoughts, but also refine them from a theoretical perspective based on the lessons of history, pointing out that Ai Yijie’s concerns were not unreasonable, which made Ai Yijie unable to take him as an example. The doll watched.
There is another fact here, that is, Hotan has transported jade materials to the Central Plains for thousands of years, but the wealth exchanged has not been accumulated at all. To this day, the Hotan area is still "guarding the treasure mountain and suffering from poverty". This makes people have to reflect on the deeper reasons.
Zhou Zhi did not just talk about problems, but gave Ai Yijie some ideas and suggestions based on the experience of later generations.
Searching for sustainable development resources is an important idea for developing local economy. Hotan carpets, for example, are a very important local specialty product.
Of course, it is absolutely impossible to develop solely relying on today's purely hand-woven carpets. We must adopt the idea of Sister Xiaojuan'er in developing soy sauce and bran vinegar, and grade and price the products.
Using pure hand-woven carpets as the leading product, with high price and high quality, it is used to serve a small number of people who are not short of money, attracting their popularity, and thus leading to brand effect;
At the same time Purchase jacquard machines, build factories, and produce mid- to low-end products to fill the market demand driven by the brand effect.
Thirdly, we must adhere to some of our own product features, differentiate ourselves from those "voluptuous bitches" abroad, and develop our own national characteristics and independent style. The main focus is to use light and elegant colors to get out of the "Oriental carpet" unique aesthetic path.
The same is true for the development of jade. Hotan jade material can only be used as high-priced and high-quality materials to serve a small number of people who are not short of money, attracting their pursuit, and thus leading to brand effect;
In Hong Kong Island shopping malls and gold shops opening white jade crafts counters are a way to create brand effect. At the same time, we must vigorously develop various jade materials, such as Qiemo sugar materials, blue and white materials, Gobi materials, and even agate, colored stones and other varieties. We can develop and build factories to produce mid-to-low-end products to fill the gap. The market demand led by the Hetian jade effect.
Even if it is sub-material, it is not completely unmanageable. The current situation is too extensive. At the very least, there should be a professional jade trading market with standardized management. At least it can Help foreign businessmen find business opportunities, negotiate deals, crack down on illegal activities of deception and abduction, create a good business environment, repair the golden nest, and just wait for the Phoenix to come.
There is another way, which is to look for new mineral veins that can be developed. The target does not need to be limited to the basins of the two rivers. The entire Karakoram Mountains may actually have hidden mineral veins in the mountains, except Hotan. , and lastly, Yu Tian, in fact, the possibility of producing both mountain and running water materials is very high.
Once such a mineral vein is found, forces should be deployed to protect it immediately and then begin to develop it in an orderly manner. Only in this way can the resources be utilized to the maximum extent and the local government can obtain maximum benefits.
The most important thing is that the local income brought by these profits must be invested more in infrastructure construction and educational resources. If you want to be rich, build roads first. Hotan has such an advantage. The stones for building roads, Asphalt is much cheaper than in Shuzhong.
What is more important is soil and water conservation. To maintain the trump card for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, we must put forward requirements for the irrigation system.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, despite extremely backward tools and extremely difficult conditions, great efforts were made to construct water conservancy projects, and initially complete water conservancy projects were built across the country.
Almost every county has its own large and small reservoirs and canals, which can almost meet the needs of agricultural and livestock production.
Countless epic stories also happened during this period. For example, the reservoirs and canals across the country named after the red flag, east wind, red star, and people were basically products of this period.
As an important water source at the southern foot of the Altyn Mountains, the Hotan area is a desert a little further north. However, despite the long-term struggle with nature, basic water conservancy facilities are still guaranteed.
The problem is that many canals have fallen into disrepair and need maintenance and dredging, which has now become a financial burden.
In addition, there are technical problems. The Hotan area is different from the mainland. The amount of water evaporation is extremely large. It is not possible to maintain the water source by building dams. The best way is to prevent it from evaporating.
The other problem is the desertification of cultivated land. Fields like Jiachuan will become overgrown with weeds if left alone for one month, and the roads will be completely blocked by shrubs for three months. Don’t even think about it here. .
However, Zhou Zhi still has suggestions in this regard. As far as Zhou Zhi knows, there is a magical method for retaining water in desert reservoirs abroad in later generations, which is to pour smooth plastic balls into the reservoir.
The ball itself has a reflective function, which can reflect most of the energy of the sun. At the same time, it also covers the water surface and reduces evaporation. It is an effective measure for water conservation in small and medium-sized reservoirs.
(End of this chapter)