In his previous life, Liu Lang clearly remembered that in the early 1990s, a large number of factories in Fucheng were in trouble. The reason why he was deeply impressed was because Liu Lang's parents worked in the factory, especially the bearing factory right next to Liu Lang's home.
, when he was a child, he would go to the factory to play when he had nothing to do. It turned out that a factory with nearly a hundred people went bankrupt in just one or two years. Fortunately, Liu Lang's parents were transferred to the government because of their hard work. Otherwise, they would also have to go to the factory to close down.
Bad luck.
Liu Lang's parents were not affected, but Liu Lang's three uncles all worked in factories and eventually all lost their jobs. The youngest uncle lost his job before he was in his thirties and could only rely on working outside to make money to support the family.
It was possible to live a subsistence life relying on the skills of an electrician, but the second uncle was far behind. He was almost four years old at the time.
He was ten years old, had already married, and his children were already over ten years old. The burden of supporting the family made him breathless. He had no skills and could only work as a laborer everywhere. Later, he learned the skills of a bricklayer and got better, but working all year round was not enough.
His body aged prematurely, and his waist was injured in his fifties. After recovery, he could only do some light work.
Liu Lang's family was actually pretty well off. At least they were still very young at the time. The eldest second uncle was less than forty years old, so he had some strength. Look at those people in their fifties. They have been working in factories all their lives.
, have no other skills, are too old, and have no time to learn. If these people lose their jobs, it will be like the sky is falling for a family with seniors and young children.
The bankruptcy of a large number of industrial enterprises was also a turning point in the decline of Northeast China. The originally industrial province suddenly became a burden to the country.
Liu Lang once focused on what would happen in the north in his book "National Issues" a few years ago. The country also warned and formulated many plans, such as focusing on special enterprise reforms for small businesses in the north.
, but the results were not great. Since no one came forward to do these things, Liu Lang was not polite. He was going to take action this time.
Wang Zhendong fell into thinking after listening to Liu Lang's explanation. It seemed that Liu Lang was serious about this matter, and Liu Lang himself studied mechanics. No one knows what he has learned now, but Wang Zhendong got some news from yesterday's meeting.
, Liu Lang still learned his true skills in the United States and wrote several papers
It is said to be of great help to the country. As for Liu Lang's financial problem, let alone Liu Lang, he dared to make a $500 million bet with Zhao Hongyang. There is no shortage of money at all, and the country also has many benefits for the reform of northern enterprises.
According to the policy, once someone takes over these enterprises, the state will also provide many convenient conditions.
"Liu Lang, when do you want to do this?"
Wang Zhendong asked.
"This year is 1987. In 1988, my studies in the United States will be over. After that, I will take action."
Liu Lang's postgraduate studies ended in 1988, and he was not planning to take any more Ph.D. courses, because after one year of the Ph.D. course he is studying now, Liu Lang believes that his knowledge by then will not be much lower than that of American professors. Then
Then he can show off his talents.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you!"
Wang Zhendong replied.
"Brother Wang, in fact, we can do some preliminary work now to prepare for our great success a year later!"
"What job?"
"I want to open a mechanical engineering course at our Mining University in Fucheng and hire teachers from the School of Mechanical Engineering of Huaxia University to give lectures there and impart the most advanced mechanical knowledge in the country!"
"Teaching? What to do?"
Wang Zhendong was puzzled.
"What I want to do is to build the most advanced machinery factory in the world in the future. It's useless for me alone. There must be senior talents. My course is not for college students, but for the employees in the Fucheng factory, especially
They are employees in their 20s and 30s. They are young and want to make progress, so we must give them a chance to achieve their goals."
"Liu Lang, your suggestion is good, but I don't understand why you didn't do it in Shencheng instead of Fucheng. The economy of Fucheng is not comparable to that of Shencheng!"
"Brother Wang, Fucheng is my hometown, so of course I have to give priority to it. Moreover, the economy in Fucheng is very simple. Now I live well on coal, but the coal will be mined out one day. What will happen then?"
?There is a Ruhr area in West Germany. Before the 1970s, this place produced coal and contributed to Germany.
It created huge power, but after seventy years the coal was exhausted, and the local economy suddenly declined. Later, it gradually recovered with the help of industry, and now it has become the largest industrial area in West Germany. Many technologies are world-class. We
Fucheng must start early and make attempts in this area, it is best to pave a way for the country!"
If a large number of industrial workers lost their jobs in the 1990s because the country had no choice but to do so, then the fact that Fucheng's economy dropped from the third to last in the province in the past two thousand years or so was due to another big problem, namely urban transformation.
Fucheng started out as a city rich in coal. At its peak, 10 million tons of coal were dug out and shipped to all parts of the country every year. From the founding of the People's Republic of China to about 2000 years ago, a total of 300 million tons of coal were dug out. The Fucheng Mining Bureau sometimes had nearly 200,000 tons of coal.
The total number of employees and miners' families is almost 500,000. The entire city of Fucheng has a population of only 1.5 million. A mining bureau supports an entire city.
One-third of the city's population. In the 1980s and 1990s, the employees of the Mining Bureau were a golden brand. Young people looked for people in the mining industry because of their high wages. In the early 1980s, front-line miners every
I can earn nearly 100 yuan a month, which is higher than the mayor's salary. I also get coal stamps and meat stamps during the New Year and holidays, which is better than any other company.
But this situation plummeted in the second millennium. At that time, national reform had entered a new stage. Large state-owned enterprises had excess personnel and the disadvantages of overstaffing were fully exposed. In addition, so many years of mining caused serious geological disasters. It was difficult to control these
The cost of the disaster was astronomical. Finally, the country also carried out drastic reforms in coal mines. Many small coal mines were privatized, and hundreds of thousands of miners lost their jobs.
Behind hundreds of thousands of miners are more miner families. For a small city with a population of only 1.5 million, this is almost fatal. From then on, Fucheng's economy was ruined. From about two thousand years ago until Liu Lang
The era of rebirth has not slowed down. Mentioning Fucheng in Northern Liaoning Province is a symbol of poverty.
At that time, the country raised the issue of transforming energy-depleted cities, and Fucheng became a typical example. However, the successful transformation was not easy. At that time, some people said that they should learn from the Ruhr area in Germany and transform from an energy-based city to an industrial city.
But this kind of transformation is not suitable for Fucheng or even the entire northern Liaoning Province. The reason is that in the 1990s, most of the industrial enterprises in the north went bankrupt. What will you do if the industrial base is gone? In the next few years, the coal mines will be reopened.
Bankruptcy is simply a round of bombings. If you don’t die, who will die?
The reason is that the reforms in the 1990s were too extreme. Many factories closed down and the industrial base was completely broken. After a few years, it was too late for the country to react and recover.