Guo Shuqing is an official with a scholar background. He has been working in the provincial policy research department in the early years. He was highly praised by the provincial leaders for his sharp thinking and outstanding writing skills. He was appointed to Yiping when he was just over 40 years old.
The city serves as secretary and is responsible for overall work.
Although he has never done actual work at the grassroots level, Guo Shuqing is no stranger to the rules of conduct of grassroots governments. He knows that cities and counties have long regarded economic development as the top priority of government work, and it is very important to evaluate the work performance of a secretary or mayor.
Whether they are good or bad depends on how much capital they have brought in, how many businesses they have established, and how much output value they have created. This has become a common practice in officialdom.
Guo Shuqing did not want to be confused with these colleagues. He hoped that he could become a unique official. Only in this way could he stand out among the many bureaucrats at the same level. In the eyes of many people, the position of Municipal Party Committee Secretary is
It is unattainable, but for Guo Shuqing, he does not feel satisfied. A secretary is just a bureau-level cadre. Various departments and bureaus under the central ministries and commissions, various departments in the province, plus more than 300 prefecture-level cadres across the country
There are nearly 50,000 cadres at the department and bureau level in the city. If what he does is no different from others, how can he show his existence among these 50,000 people?
After more than 20 years of rapid development, China has initially got rid of poverty and solved the problem of food and clothing for the people. After the problem of having enough food no longer becomes a problem, the discussion on the development path has become increasingly popular. In recent times,
Statements such as "oppose the worship of GDP" and "the pursuit of GDP does more harm than good" frequently appeared in newspapers. Guo Shuqing was keenly aware of this trend and realized that doing a good job in the economy alone was not enough to get ahead.
With this idea in mind, after he took office, he did not develop the economy as drastically as other secretaries, but worked hard to find different development paths. He thought about revitalizing the city through culture, tourism, livability and leisure.
There are ideas such as revitalizing cities and even revitalizing cities through religion. However, all these ideas have difficulties in implementation, so it is difficult to introduce them as a policy for the time being. Gusev just threw him the concept of a post-industrial city and claimed that
This is a concept that is more than 50 years ahead of its time, which makes Guo Shuqing quite excited.
In China, one of the criteria for evaluating the quality of something is its "foreign style". The so-called "foreign style" means that it is different from the local products in China and has a bit of Western fairyland. Did you see that when real estate developers develop real estate, they often have
Using names such as "Aoxiang", "Maple Leaf", and "Provence" makes people feel that the place where they live has a strong exotic feel; there are also some consumer goods businesses that clearly produce stinky tofu and chili sauce.
, but they have to have a "Napoleon" or "Elizabeth" trademark. It seems that foreigners are much nobler after eating it. Even the non-mainstream teenagers on the street have to dress up in a European style, with a foot hanging on their nose.
The long copper ring is not too troublesome when eating.
At the level of experts and scholars, the performance will not be so tacky, but the essence is the same, that is, Western theories must be used as the basis, and do not talk about Confucius and Lao Tzu, which seems too vulgar. Guo Shuqing himself has this
Experience. When writing a speech to a leader, if you quote a few lines from ancient poems such as "Hang the clouds and sail across the sea", it will inevitably make people laugh. But if you can add a few lines of "Aristotle once said" or
"Laplace has a famous saying", which immediately makes you appear high-end and majestic. This is the effect of so-called foreign style.
To put forward a brand-new urban governance concept and build a distinctive city, the best way is to learn from foreign countries. It would be even better if we can use concepts that are advanced even abroad."
Guo Shuqing was no stranger to the word "industrial", but the connection between post-industrial and urban areas still made his eyes light up. He had a premonition that Gusev's visit would bring him unexpected gains.
"Mr. Gusev, can I understand that you believe that cities should get rid of industrial functions to avoid the alienating effect of industry on people. But if we give up industry, how can we achieve full employment and social development in the city?" Guo Shuqing asked shamelessly.
road.
"A city should be a center of wealth accumulation, not a center of wealth production. This is the consciousness that a city manager should have." Gusev said loudly. Before Guo Shuqing could question, he changed the topic and said:
"Of course, for a country like China, complete de-industrialization is still very difficult to achieve at present. Your government needs GDP as its political performance, right?"
Guo Shuqing felt a little hot on his face and said: "I am extremely opposed to the worship of GDP. I don't think GDP can promote the welfare of residents. However, if there is no GDP, it will be difficult to finance urban development. How can we provide for it?"
How about providing high-level services to citizens?”
"In the West, there are many quiet small cities. They do not have prominent industries. The income of residents has not increased for many years, but their lives are very comfortable and the living environment is very beautiful. Don't you think this is a very good thing?
Development model?" Akin interjected from the side.
"That's true." Guo Shuqing nodded, "I have been to some small cities in Europe. The environment in those cities is very good, but there is no local industry. I have never known how they did this."
"Economic development can also be promoted through finance, information services, etc. Moreover, this development model is closer to the needs of citizens. In the post-industrial era, people have given up the endless pursuit of money, and they prefer to have leisure and
The dignity of work," Gusev said.
"I feel the same way." Guo Shuqing said, "However, it may not be easy to do this, right?"
Hearing what Guo Shuqing said, Gusev and Aijin exchanged a look. They both realized that Guo Shuqing had been successfully introduced into the pit. The next step was how to fill the pit with soil. They came all the way.
Isn’t China just trying to lead the Chinese people into a trap?
"It certainly takes some effort to transform an industrial city into a post-industrial city," Aijin said. "We came to Yiping City today to introduce this path to Mr. Guo and your government officials.
of."
"I'd like to hear the details." Guo Shuqing sat upright and took a notebook, ready to record it. This was a habit he developed when he was the director of the political research office in the province. Whenever a leader speaks, he must be precise.
Recorded without missing a beat.
Akin said: "We have inspected more than 200 cities around the world, including cities that have achieved post-industrialization and cities that have not yet begun industrialization. The latter are of course mainly distributed in poor countries such as southern Africa and South Asia. We believe that an industrial city
To transform into a post-industrial industry, we need to go through three steps. The first step is the transformation of industrial form, from mainly heavy industry to mainly light industry, from mainly relying on the investment of resources and capital to relying on the investment of technology."
"That's good." Guo Shuqing nodded.
"The second step is to reduce the proportion of industry in the economy, increase the proportion of finance, technology, culture, life services and other industries, and ultimately achieve deindustrialization. Then the third step is to shift the city's functions from economic development to humanistic care, and realize
Convenient life, clean environment, and political democracy are the characteristics of a post-industrial city." Akin continued to lie.
"De-industrialization..." Guo Shuqing chewed on these words translated by Xu Yang, with a solemn expression on his face.
Xu Yang said: "Secretary Guo, I think Mr. Aijin is right. Last time an expert came to Yiping to give a lecture, he said that in today's world, first-rate countries make brands, second-rate countries make technology, and third-rate countries make
Products. Superpowers like the United States no longer develop industry. They only develop brands and technologies. Only China is proud of OEM. If Yiping wants to stand out from the crowd, it should gradually realize de-industrialization and transform into a real
A first-class city.”
"This is a shocking suggestion." Guo Shuqing said with a smile.
"This is because Secretary Xu, you are an astonishing leader." Xu Yang lost no time in flattering him.
"Xiao Xu, you are a technician, how come you have learned how to flatter?" Guo Shuqing pretended to be critical, but his tone clearly said: The young man's technique is skillful and the shooting is comfortable, I like it.
Xu Yang said: "Secretary Guo, I think the concepts taught by Mr. Gusev and Mr. Akin are very good. All the cadres and citizens of our city need to learn this concept. I suggest that they give a training to the city's cadres.
It would be best if you could also conduct several science popularizations for ordinary citizens, which is very necessary for you to implement new policies."
"Well, that's true. I wonder if Mr. Gusev and Mr. Akin have time." Guo Shuqing said.
Xu Yang translated Guo Shuqing's words, and Gusev showed a bright smile on his face and said: "We are very willing to do such a thing, which in itself is the purpose of our organization."
"In this case, your Science and Technology Bureau will be responsible for implementing this matter." Guo Shuqing ordered.
"Understood!" Xu Yang puffed up his chest and said happily.
Guo Shuqing didn't know that Xu Yang, Gusev and his party were actually singing a double act in front of him. Long before arriving at the municipal party committee, Gusev had already explained to Xu Yang the purpose of his trip, which was that he hoped to have a
The opportunity can preach the concept of deindustrialization to the citizens. He asked Xu Yang to help him create such an opportunity. In exchange, he could let the Blue Sky Organization help Xu Yang contact the opportunity to go to Europe for gold plating. (To be continued.)