Chapter 941 Many People Are Planning

There is no such thing as not talking about work at the dinner table these days. Time is tight, so talk as much as possible. There is no point in being shy.

"Ah? Why is this?" The older comrades in the working group knew something about it, but the younger ones probably didn't know much.

I think the comrades coming to Qianshan would not refuse to cooperate with the investigation, so it would be a bit unreasonable to not be able to find them without saying hello first.

"Comrade, the situation is like this. We are poor in Guizhou. The closer you get to the grassroots, the more specific the situation is. If you are investigating factories and mines, it's fine. But if you are investigating in the countryside, many families only have one pair of pants for the whole family. Whoever goes out wears it. If you don't inform them in advance, the pants will be worn by family members. Some grassroots comrades may have to meet people naked, which is not appropriate."

Comrade Qianshan said with a wry smile.

Gao Zhendong knew this situation very well, but he was reluctant to say it. Fortunately, Comrade Qianshan did not shy away from it and spoke frankly.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Team Leader Gao, what do you think?" The leader of the expert group turned around and said to Gao Zhendong.

Although he was the team leader, his superiors told him before he left Beijing that he should listen more to the opinions of Deputy Team Leader Gao on this matter.

He knew this very well. What's more, he himself had taken Gao Zhendong's class. This group was mainly composed of comrades in electronics, electricity, and water conservancy. The purpose was to examine these aspects, and the most important of them was electronics. After all, this was something that had to be put into practice. The other two were mainly supporting.

He himself was an electronics expert, and the first deputy team leader was also an electronics expert. The meaning was self-evident. He could not think of many people in China who were better than Gao Zhendong in electronics.

In fact, the main purpose of this time is to investigate resource endowments. There is nothing to fake in this regard. If it exists, it exists. If it doesn’t exist, it really doesn’t exist.

Taking several factors into consideration, and seeing that Team Leader Gao and the comrades from Qianshan were having a very pleasant conversation just now, he didn't mind taking the initiative to carry Team Leader Gao's sedan chair.

"Well, I think there is no problem. In this regard, the situation in Qianshan is indeed specific, and we should adapt to local customs. When investigating resource endowments, there is no need to consider too complicated things." Sure enough, Gao Zhendong nodded in agreement. For him, he knew the resource endowment situation in Qianshan in this regard without conducting any research.

And since he came here, his purpose was not just to complete the task assigned by the country, he wanted to do something else.

Comrade Qianshan smiled and nodded repeatedly, thanking the comrades from the expert group. In any case, he received the goodwill.

It seems that Team Leader Gao really holds a very important position in the working group. Comrades from Qianshan seemed to understand something when they saw several comrades standing not far from Gao Zhendong, who were not conspicuous but were actually inseparable from him.

He knew very well what these comrades did, after all, there were some around him.

The expert group's work began quickly. In fact, the research directions were nothing more than a few, including the status of coal and water resources in each state and region, education level, transportation conditions, and geographical conditions.

"Di" refers to region, and "zhou" refers to autonomous prefecture, which is actually at the same level as region. Qianshan has about one-third of the prefecture-level administrative divisions and is an autonomous prefecture.

Gao Zhendong feels like he is at home here. Although he is busy with work, he feels very comfortable.

"Let me tell you, this Team Leader Gao is incredible. When we were in Southeast Province, everyone else was vomiting and shaking, but he was the only one who was not hurt at all."

"You're right, being here is like going home. They've even learned our dialect. You can't tell we're from another place at all." Comrades from Qianshan felt very cordial about this matter.

"I heard that it might be one of us who went to the border areas and started making revolution since childhood..." As the rumor spread, it was indeed distorted.

"You smile every day, but you don't know that you should get married..." Little girl, your idea is very dangerous.

"Jie jie jie, listen to what the comrades around you say, don't overthink it."

"..."

The legend about this team leader Gao spread among local comrades, and the work was being completed day by day. It was not a simple task. Although it did not require going down to the most basic level, the biggest problem in Qianshan was transportation. It might take only one hour to get things done instead of two days of walking.

Moreover, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and the terrain is rugged. For safety reasons, local comrades drive slowly and steadily.

This further prolongs the working hours, but there is no other way, this is the condition here now.

Fortunately, the expert group was divided into two groups, which saved some time. Otherwise, Gao Zhendong would have to find a reason to go back to the courtyard halfway.

While Gao Zhendong is busy here, people in other units in Qianyang City are also thinking about him.

"Director, do you think we can invite Chief Engineer Gao to come and take a look?" Several factory leaders were discussing in a metallurgical enterprise in Qianyang City. "It should be possible. He is from our 17th Machinery Department. He will take care of his own people. He won't refuse to come."

"But we have invited him many times, but we haven't even met him. Will this happen..."

"Didn't you hear what the comrades around him said? He went to the local province. Do you want him to fly back to accompany you? You must be joking. He has a mission to accomplish. If you interfere at this critical juncture, the people from the province will deal with you first." The factory director knew very well that no matter what happened in his own factory, it was not as important as the major events in the province.

That is a development issue for a province. Our own factory's little tricks must be put on hold.

"Then just wait and see?"

"Don't worry, we have already consulted the provincial leaders, and the province will convey our feelings to Chief Engineer Gao. I heard that he is a very nice person and has feelings for us in Qianshan, so there shouldn't be any problem." The factory director is well-informed. Metallurgical factories are very popular these days, and there are many comrades who are willing to deal with them.

"He has feelings for us Qianshan? That's really strange. Hey, Director, do you think we might invite him here and he won't understand our affairs?"

"What are you thinking about? Please come over and tell me. It doesn't matter whether you understand or not. At least we can tell the leaders of the department our ideas and hopes up close." The factory director actually had no idea, but he thought more and further.

Technology is of course important, but a convenient channel is also important.

In fact, Gao Zhendong's rank is the same as that of the factory director, but the actual situation of "Beijing officials are one level higher" has not changed much.

Moreover, their biggest demand this time is actually closely related to technology. Gao Zhendong, who has a long-standing reputation in the 17th Ministry of Machine Building, is even more of a leader given his rank.

They all still remember the unique and seemingly awesome first prize of the Liehuo Technology Award. They were present at the time and they really admired him. They wished they could have such a person in their own factory.

Normally, I could only think about this because the geographical barriers were too severe. But now, thanks to working in the province, this hope may be more or less realized.

In fact, it is not just Qianshan. All regions within the Third Line are carrying out similar work. The most active one is actually Shu Province. In the Third Line area, the conditions here are the best.

Those who are responsible for formulating policies are not fools. The Sichuan Basin can provide almost all conditions from food to industry, as well as population. Although it is easy to enter but difficult to get out due to geographical reasons, it is at least absolutely qualified as a rear base, especially after the development of transportation.

Speaking of this, I have to thank two things.

One is the great power of nature. If the Longjiang River, one of the two mother rivers, had not broken through the edge of the basin, the Sichuan-Shu Basin would probably have to be renamed Shu Lake, or at least the Sichuan-Shu Lake.

One is the labor of the people. The Dujiangyan Irrigation System near Rongcheng completely transformed the land of Shu into thousands of miles of fertile fields.

From the land of Shu, support can be directly radiated to the southwest and west, and at the same time feed back to the central and eastern parts.

The surrounding mountains protect the Sichuan-Shu land very well. If you want to fight alone, it will be difficult because your way out will be cut off. However, if it serves as the rear base and retreat route for a large family, it is very suitable.

Transport Captain: I really like what you said.

Sichuan and Shu were not completely unaware of the actions taken in Qianshan.

"It seems that Qianshan may be planned as a production base for high-tech electronic products. Our idea may be dashed. The most important experts of the 12th Ministry of Machine Building are now working there." A comrade from Sichuan Province said to his partner.

"The whole country is like a chessboard. The superiors have their own considerations for this matter. According to the actual distribution of resources, Qianshan does have unique advantages." Another comrade nodded. This is a fact.

From the perspective of energy, leaving aside oil, the brothers in the southwest are all sitting at the table with the children in this regard. The energy in Shu Province is "more water, more gas and less coal". There is really not much coal, and the mining conditions are much worse than those in Qianshan.

Entering the 21st century, the proven coal reserves of Shu Province are about 150 billion tons, while that of Qianshan is about 750 billion tons, a very obvious gap. Considering the size and population gap between the two, the coal in Shu Province is probably enough for civilian and basic industrial use, but it is a bit stretched for power generation and other purposes.

The value of the "per capita indicator" has risen again and again, so we must calculate more per capita. If the per capita indicator does not go up, no one should discuss with us whether we are a developing country or not.

The other two energy sources, hydropower and natural gas, are even more embarrassing.

Sichuan Province is rich in hydropower resources, and the installed capacity of a single power station has great potential, but the problem lies here. The sites of these large-capacity hydropower stations are either on the edge of the Sichuan Western Plateau or on the main stream of the Longjiang River. Large installed capacity generally means large scale and high difficulty in design and construction. This was difficult to achieve in the 60s. Moreover, hydropower is seasonal and is not suitable as a main energy source. Fossil fuels have been the main source of electricity in my country until the 21st century.

(End of this chapter)