"Xiao Qin, don't worry, you have set up such a good stage, we will sing this play well." Wang Hongsheng said meaningfully.
"Director Wang said this, and I felt relieved." Qin Haidao, "I was also worried that the Planning Commission would be unhappy if I took it upon myself to control the foreign trade of rare earths."
Wang Hongsheng smiled and said: "How can you do it? I will leave the rare earths to you to operate. This is a request that Mr. Ji made to the central government. Even if you cause any trouble, no one will dare to argue with you."
Qin Hai also laughed: "It is precisely because I was entrusted by Mr. Ji that I was trembling for fear of making some mistakes. Now it seems that the effect is not bad. The rare earth offices of several southern provinces regarded me as an enemy at first, but now they have
All have turned enemies into friends."
"You always have the ability to turn decay into magic." Wang Hongsheng praised. After that, he suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "Xiao Qin, if you don't come to me this time, I was planning to call you over.
There is something important that I need to discuss with you."
"What's going on?" Seeing Wang Hongsheng being so serious, Qin Hai didn't dare to joke anymore and sat up straight and asked seriously.
Wang Hongsheng said: "Do you remember that when I was in Anhe last year, I told you that the country was preparing to abolish the unified purchase and marketing of production materials."
"Remember." Qin Hai said, "Why, are we going to start now?"
"Yes." Wang Hongsheng said, "Since the speech in the south, the country has clarified the direction of the reform of the market economy, and the pace of reform is getting bigger. The unified purchase and sales of production means is the biggest obstacle for our country to move towards a market economy. The central government requires
It took us one year to complete the reform of the production and sales system of production materials, and completely liberalize the unified purchase and sale of most commodities."
Qin Hai nodded and said: "The time has come. Fortunately, Director Wang has taken precautions and made preparations. Now tell me what you need me to do."
Wang Hongsheng said: "The State Planning Commission manages more than a dozen major means of production, and we plan to adopt a gradual liberalization strategy. The first batch of liberalization includes steel, cement and flat glass. In terms of steel, you need Daqin Group
Enough cooperation has been given.”
Under China's traditional system, the means of production are uniformly managed by the state. Whether it is output, sales volume or price, they are all included in the management scope of the planning department. There is no autonomy at all. At the beginning of reform and opening up, in order to meet the needs of the unplanned production department
Regarding the demand for production means, the country has adopted a policy called a "dual-track system", which divides the products produced by the production means department into two parts. One part is uniformly allocated by the national plan and implements the national planned price; the other part is allowed to production enterprises
Selling independently and pricing according to market supply and demand.
Under the dual-track system, there is a huge gap between the planned price and the unplanned price of production materials. Taking ordinary steel as an example, when the planned price is 1,500 yuan per ton, the unplanned price can be as high as 5,000 yuan. Due to such a price difference, production
The departments are eager to expand the proportion of unplanned products, while the national planning department insists on maintaining the proportion of planned products. The game between the two is very fierce.
The reason why the state hopes to maintain planned prices is that it is worried that rising prices for production materials will bring cost pressure to downstream industries, which will in turn lead to a surge in final product prices. However, with the gradual liberalization of other product prices, maintaining planned prices is more important for production companies.
, it is already extremely unfair. A ton of steel produced by a steel plant can only be sold for 1,500 yuan. However, downstream companies can make thousands of yuan in profits by using these steels. As a result, the prices of consumer goods on the market have not increased.
Although the steel mills were under control, they repeatedly ran into operating difficulties due to lack of profits.
The State Planning Commission has decided to abolish unified purchasing and marketing this time because it hopes to truly return the autonomy of production to production enterprises so that they can obtain profits from the market. Only by allowing enterprises with the means of production to obtain profits can these enterprises be guaranteed to have the ability to expand reproduction.
, thereby ultimately solving the “old problem” of shortage of production means.
In this process, what the Planning Commission is most uncertain about is to what extent the prices of production materials will rise after the unified purchase and marketing of production materials is cancelled. If prices rise too fast and cost pressures are passed to downstream, it may lead to nationwide
Cause severe inflation.
When attending the founding ceremony of Daqin Group last year, Wang Hongsheng mentioned this concern to Qin Hai, and Qin Hai's suggestion to him was to establish a national reserve of production materials so that when the prices of production materials rise too fast,
To stabilize prices by putting in reserves. Qin Hai also promised Wang Hongsheng that Daqin Group could help the country with steel reserves. Now, what Wang Hongsheng needs Qin Hai to do is to fulfill this promise.
"Director Wang, don't worry, we are ready." Qin Hai said, "Our steel plant in Cenzhou, Anhe, has been expanded and has added an annual production capacity of 4 million tons. We are on the coast of Haidong Province.
The newly built Daqin Haidong Steel Plant will be put into operation in the near future. The production capacity of the first phase of the project is 5 million tons. The second phase of the project is expected to be completed next year. By then, it will be able to add 5 million tons of additional production capacity, which is enough to cope with the domestic market."
The expansion of the Cenzhou Steel Plant and the construction of a new steel plant in Haidong Province are both matters determined in the development plan of Daqin Group. Qin Hai knows that China is about to enter a period of rapid economic growth, especially real estate development, road transportation construction, etc.
There will be more than 20 years of sustained prosperity. During this period, China's annual steel consumption will rise from 60 million tons to 600 million tons, equivalent to more than 50% of the world's total annual steel production.
If we want to talk about which industries were the most profitable in the past 20 years at the turn of the century, steel can definitely be ranked among the top three. Qin Hai, who has this foresight, naturally wants to be the first to lay out and occupy as much as possible in this industry.
The cutting-edge materials he developed sound beautiful, but they are far inferior to steel in terms of profitability. A rough calculation, based on 2,000 yuan per ton of steel, 10 million tons of production capacity means 20 billion
output value, not to mention that after entering the new century, there are many steel companies with a production capacity of 50 million tons.
Under the pretext of sharing the pressure of the State Planning Commission, Daqin Group increased its investment in the steel industry. For the steel plant located in Haidong Province, Qin Hai was originally worried that issues such as approvals, environmental impact assessments, and land use would be very troublesome. The result was
With Wang Hongsheng's support, all difficulties were overcome. The first phase of the project was completed in just one year and is about to be put into production. This construction speed can be considered a record.
Wang Hongsheng didn't know about Qin Hai's plans. He only thought that Qin Hai was out of public interest and expanded at all costs in order to share the worries of the Planning Commission. Hearing that both steel plants had already reached production capacity, he was overjoyed and took action.
road:
"Great! With the support of your 9 million tons production capacity, the steel market will not be able to make any big waves. You should seize the time to make arrangements and let the steel plants on both sides operate at full capacity. Cancel the policy of unified purchase and sales of steel, and
It will be released next month, and by then, I believe there will definitely be large-scale price fluctuations."
Qin Haidao: "Director Wang, I want to confirm the level at which the Planning Commission hopes to control steel prices. I have to have a bottom line in my mind in order to determine our sales price."
Wang Hongsheng thought for a while and said: "We hope that the increase will not exceed 50%, which means the maximum price will be around 2,700 yuan. The prices of steel products such as round steel, structural steel, cold-rolled plates, etc. will basically refer to this range, that is, the price will increase."
The maximum range shall not exceed 50%. We have conducted a survey and found that at this price, the profits of the steel mills can be guaranteed, and the downstream industries still have enough ability to absorb the pressure of price increases."
Qin Hai did a little calculation in his mind. Based on the production costs of several steel plants under the Daqin Group, this pricing is basically reasonable. It is not too high and can ensure that the company can obtain normal profits. He said:
"I understand, this price is completely acceptable to us. I will return to Anhe in two days and arrange this matter myself."
"Okay, please." Wang Hongsheng nodded and said, "Oh, I feel embarrassed every time I have to ask you to solve problems for the country."
Qin Hai smiled and said: "Director Wang is serious. Without a country, there is no family. The stability of the country's economic order is also very important for the operation of our company. It is also right for us to share some pressure with the country to the best of our ability."
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Wang Hongsheng said with emotion: "If all companies can think like your Daqin Group, then our country's affairs will be easier to handle. Unfortunately, some people and some companies not only cannot share the country's worries, but also think about taking advantage of the situation all day long. According to reports
The news I learned through some secret channels is that several trading companies in the country have raised a large amount of funds and are preparing to make some splash when the country adjusts its policy of unified purchasing and marketing of production materials."
"Really?" Qin Hai smiled faintly, "What are they going to do? Are they hoarding? I really want to see who has such great ability to make waves in this market."
"Don't take it lightly." Wang Hongsheng said, "There are some people here with relatively strong backgrounds who can obtain loans from banks. In addition, they have also accumulated some funds in the past few years. It is estimated that the total amount of funds they can mobilize
, can reach more than 10 billion, or even more. If such a large sum of money wants to cause trouble, it is still very powerful."
Qin Hai said disdainfully: "When soldiers come, we will stop them, and when water comes, we will stop them. If they really dare to make a name for themselves in the steel market, I will let them play with them and see who can have the last laugh. They can mobilize one or two billion in funds."
, I can prepare 30 to 40 billion supplies and see if they can eat it."
Wang Hongsheng said: "It's not that the matter has reached this level. I'm just reminding you. We at the Planning Commission also understand the situation of these people. When necessary, we will take some administrative measures to make them restrain themselves."
.The reform of the purchase and sale system of production means is a major matter related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and we will not let some small tricks cause trouble." (To be continued...)
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