ebookland Chapter 124 Foresight! I, Gao Yuliang, am not just a name without substance!
Chapter 124 Foresight! I, Gao Yuliang, am not just a name without substance!
Gao Yuliang's eyes were full of expectation.
Under the guidance of Zhao Lichun's writings.
Today, the entire Handong Province is pursuing high-quality development.
A situation of mutual pursuit and competition has already emerged.
Gao Yuliang was naturally unwilling to fall behind, and even less willing to be overtaken by Li Dakang.
“Gao Shuji, let me tell you the truth, the reason why the large aircraft project has not been approved yet is because there are still people who believe that it is better to buy than to build.”
"They believe that they can simply buy large aircraft from abroad, which have a wide variety of models, mature technology, and advanced technology. There is no need to waste resources and manpower to develop large aircraft independently!"
"Moreover, our Dragon Country has tried before. The disastrous failure of the Y-10 project has made them worry that this research and development will also fail, and hundreds of billions of yuan in research funding will be wasted."
No sooner had Zhao Ruilong finished speaking than Gao Yuliang angrily retorted:
"This is utterly alarmist and utter nonsense!"
"Such remarks are extremely irresponsible towards the future of the country and the nation!"
"Now that we are in a time of peace, the West wants to make money off us, so of course they allow us to buy from them."
"Anyway, no matter how many civilian aircraft they buy, they won't pose a military threat to them; on the contrary, they can make a lot of money."
"Moreover, without complete process technology data, and without supporting production equipment and materials, it is very difficult for us to reverse engineer it."
"But what if relations deteriorate, or even during wartime, and they impose trade sanctions on us and cut off our supply chains?"
“The planes we buy for hundreds of millions of yuan each will immediately become useless if they don’t have maintenance parts and technical services!”
"Moreover, the aviation industry is closely related to national defense. If we can build first-class civilian large aircraft, we will definitely be able to build excellent military large aircraft."
"Only with excellent large military aircraft can we possess modern air combat capabilities, better protect our homeland, and safeguard our own interests. Don't those people even understand this?"
Looking at the furious Gao Yuliang.
Zhao Ruilong felt that at this moment, he was not the secretary of Luzhou City, but a professor at Handong University.
Although he teaches law and politics, not military affairs, and doesn't understand science and technology.
But with his extensive knowledge and understanding of both ancient and modern times, he clearly has a broad perspective and foresight.
Knowing that backwardness invites aggression, China must have a strong aviation industry.
“My dad said that those people think that our country has nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles, which is enough, and no one dares to bully us.”
Gao Yuliang was furious.
"We can fight a nuclear war, but that only ensures that our homeland is not invaded and that we are not in danger of national subjugation or annihilation."
"But given the current international situation, the probability of a nuclear war is almost zero, and major powers are maintaining a nuclear balance."
"On the contrary, various geopolitical conflicts and ethnic tensions have triggered a series of local wars, all of which have used conventional weapons!"
"In minor conflicts, nuclear weapons are unlikely to be used. For example, if someone seizes a cargo ship, bombs our embassy, or massacres our citizens, would we just drop a nuclear bomb?"
"We also need to be like the United States, to have modern conventional combat capabilities, capable of long-range air and sea power projection, so as to safeguard our global interests."
"Just like the bloody tragedy in Southeast Asia three years ago, even if we have nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles, what good are they? How many of our compatriots were robbed, murdered, humiliated, and violated?"
"If we had one or two carrier battle groups with strong naval and air combat capabilities back then, and could have quickly dispatched them to patrol and deter, would so many of our compatriots have suffered such a tragedy?"
Gao Yuliang became even more indignant when the topic of blood and tears was brought up.
And over the years, I have indeed suffered far too many humiliations.
Ultimately, it comes down to their lack of strength; they are perceived as weak and easily bullied.
As a result, when they are bullied, they have no strong means of retaliation other than protesting and condemning.
"Calm down, don't make yourself angry."
Zhao Ruilong picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Gao Yuliang.
"Strengthening national defense is a point of little dispute."
"The biggest controversy now is whether it is worthwhile to invest huge sums of money in developing a large aircraft."
Gao Yuliang had no interest in drinking tea.
After slamming the teacup down, he said sharply:
"Of course it's worth it!"
"Back then, Li Dakang and I went to the United States for study and research."
"As far as I know, Boeing has hundreds of thousands of employees in the United States alone, the vast majority of whom are highly educated engineers with very high salaries."
"Moreover, Boeing is essentially just a design and assembly plant. From the fuselage to avionics, from the engines to the landing gear, from communication equipment to navigation equipment, there are a large number of suppliers."
“Those suppliers that produce various parts must also have supporting suppliers. I estimate that the entire aviation industry chain involves at least tens of thousands of companies of all sizes working together.”
"These companies will develop and produce aerospace components with different functions and superior performance, which will inevitably drive the progress of many industries such as metallurgy, chemical industry, precision manufacturing, electronic information, and industrial design."
"The involvement of these companies in aircraft research and development, production, and maintenance, even if each company has an average of 100 employees, is equivalent to providing millions of high-paying and well-behaved jobs, creating millions of middle-class families."
"These middle-class families have high incomes and strong consumption desires. Their purchase of houses and cars, dating and marriage, raising children and supporting the elderly, as well as their eating, drinking and entertainment, greatly boost the prosperity of other industries, thus benefiting many people."
"That's why I went to the United States to study and learn. I think one of the reasons why the United States is prosperous and developed is that they have firmly occupied the high-end manufacturing industry, which not only continuously attracts outstanding talents, but also provides strong consumption, making the economy full of vitality!"
At this point, Gao Yuliang slowly stood up.
After teaching for so many years, he still wants to get used to speaking while standing.
He took two steps forward and stood with his hands behind his back.
He looked at Zhao Ruilong with a deep gaze and a serious expression.
“Ruilong, I used to be a professor at Handong University.”
"I have been teaching and educating people for many years, and I have also been in politics for many years, so I am very clear about the national conditions of our Dragon Country."
"Through decades of continuous education, the quality of our citizens has been continuously improved, and the number of highly qualified talents has been increasing."
"Although our economic level has improved after years of reform and opening up, our industrial structure still has many problems."
"In the past, in order to develop our economy, we did not hesitate to sacrifice environmental pollution and took over low- and mid-end industries transferred from developed Western countries. We relied on cheap labor and raw materials to win, which was essentially acting as sweatshops."
"Although we still have a huge demographic dividend advantage compared to the West, we cannot continue to be a sweatshop, because with the expansion of university enrollment, more and more outstanding talents will graduate!"
"If we don't quickly move into high-end manufacturing and cultivate a number of high-tech industries and outstanding enterprises, we won't be able to help hundreds of millions of talented people find high-paying jobs. And what can they do to survive?"
"Are we just going to stand by and watch our hard-earned, outstanding scientific and technological talents emigrate abroad to contribute to the prosperity and strength of other countries because they can't find good jobs in China?"
"Is it possible that everyone is fighting tooth and nail to take the civil service exam and get a government job, studying hard for over twenty years, only to end up with a secure job after all that hard work?"
"This is not an exaggeration! With the acceleration of urbanization, more and more rural people are flocking to cities, and more and more highly educated young people are entering society, which will make employment pressure increasingly greater!"
"If we don't have enough high-end industries to attract outstanding talent, then outstanding talent will compete with ordinary people for jobs, and the pressure will be passed down layer by layer. In the future, you might even have to rely on connections to get a factory job!"
Gao Yuliang's words were a wake-up call.
As a time traveler, Zhao Ruilong couldn't help but applaud him.
Because the world he lived in before he traveled through time was exactly as Gao Yuliang had described.
Every year, tens of millions of college graduates enter the workforce, leading to immense pressure to find employment.
Taking the civil service exam is like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge.
Getting ashore is like reaching the pinnacle of life!
Many people face immense work pressure, and working overtime almost year-round has become the norm.
Dating, getting married, having children... have become luxuries for many young people.
Many people struggle to survive, yet some capitalists claim it's a blessing!
Since all their hard work hasn't brought any change, the young people might as well get serious.
I'll just lie down when I feel like it; I'm too lazy to curl up.
They don't care how low the marriage and birth rates are.
We don't even know if we'll live to retirement, so why worry about the difficulty of getting old?
As more and more young people stop spending money, consumption naturally declines.
There aren't many people dating anymore, so naturally there are fewer people going shopping or watching movies.
With physical stores closing one after another, even the once bustling shopping malls had to shut down.
and so……
Industrial upgrading is imperative, and the sooner the better.
We must seize the high-end industries and change our downward expansion strategy to an upward and outward expansion strategy.
And in the Dragon Kingdom in 2001.
Even before joining the WTO, Gao Yuliang had such foresight to reap the biggest economic benefits.
Zhao Ruilong naturally applauded him sincerely.
"Teacher Gao, you're absolutely right!"
"A visionary and far-sighted professor, truly worthy of being the most outstanding political and legal professor at our Han University!"
Gao Yuliang smiled slightly.
"Ruilong, are you genuinely praising me?"
"Of course!"
Zhao Ruilong stood up and said, "Your thoughts coincide with those of my son and me!"
"Why should we go to great lengths to conduct a pilot project for high-quality economic development in Handong?"
"Why is he willing to risk his political future, while I risk my life and fortune to vigorously develop various high-end industries?"
"We want to upgrade our industries and transform our structure as soon as possible, instead of waiting until others hold us back and employment becomes difficult before we realize we should have made efforts earlier!"
"Those who say it's better to buy than to make should be sent to a factory to work on a sewing machine, so they can experience the hardship of selling hundreds of millions of shirts just to afford an airplane!"
Gao Yuliang nodded repeatedly.
"Yes! Why is it that Americans can research and produce airplanes and easily make a lot of money, while we Chinese can only manufacture low-end industrial products and earn a meager living?"
"We Chinese are not only hardworking and resilient, but also intelligent and kind. For most of our more than 5,000 years of history, we have stood at the top of the world's nations. Why can't we become a high-tech power today?"
"So if you ask me, we must develop large aircraft no matter what. We've already developed other high-end industries such as high-speed rail, electronic information, biopharmaceuticals, and precision manufacturing, so why shouldn't we develop large aircraft?"
"As long as we are serious about research and development and manufacturing, research funds will not be wasted. They will always drive the development of various industries and contribute to the national economy. Why should we be afraid of a rope for ten years after being bitten by a snake once?"
At this point, Gao Yuliang took a step forward.
With a serious expression, he grasped Zhao Ruilong's hand.
"For the economic development of Luzhou City, and for our Dragon Kingdom to become a leading power in the aviation industry!"
"As long as you can bring the aviation industrial park to Luzhou, I, Gao Yuliang, will dedicate myself to it to the very end!"