After leaving the old man's house, Wang Shouren couldn't help but feel a little sentimental; the children were all of marriageable age.
Back home, Qin Jingru was packing her things.
"You're back? Are you going to the factory today?" Qin Jingru asked.
"Go ahead, what do you think of Xiao Chuan's girlfriend? An old man asked me to find out."
"He's a nice person, and his family is quite cheerful."
These days, companies that are willing to let girls go to school can't be all that bad.
Moreover, love today is purer than in later generations. After all, they don't have as much mortgage pressure, and highly educated people don't face severe economic problems. Therefore, they tend to value spiritual pursuits more.
"Tell me more details?" Wang Shouren asked.
"Well..." Qin Jingru briefly described the girl's family situation.
There are a total of 6 people in the family: parents, an older brother and an older sister, and a younger brother.
Her older brother got married, and her older sister got married too. Her younger brother is also getting married, so she's all alone now.
My father and mother were both factory workers, and they have since retired.
The pressure isn't too great.
"If you marry her, there's no need to worry too much. Just visit her during holidays and festivals, and if you're polite enough, that's all that matters."
"That's good." Hearing Qin Jingru say that, Wang Shouren felt relieved and planned to visit her at the factory again later, and then the matter would be considered settled.
"Where are you two planning to go?" Wang Shouren asked Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e.
In this family, apart from Wang Shouren and Qin Jingru, both of them are like big sisters.
"I'm planning to go to the village to take a look, and Xiao'e will come with me," Qin Huairu said as she applied lip balm and put on her earrings.
"What's wrong in the village now?"
"Oh, it's nothing. Minghui and the others are back. The old village chief asked me to go over there, saying he plans to tidy up the houses in the village properly."
"Wasn't it just built a few years ago?" Wang Shouren was taken aback.
“Yes,” Qin Huairu sighed. “They all have money now and plan to expand the village. Most people in the village have bought TVs, and there’s not enough electricity. We need to do a general planning. Also, we plan to reorganize the market next to the village. Now that it’s open up, there are quite a few people in our area, so we need to manage it properly.”
With a large population, the market becomes freer, and the economy is revitalized.
Dongfang Fuxing had been observing the situation in Qin Family Village closely. Before the food street even opened, he had taken a trip there. He essentially provided whatever Qin Family Village needed, based on their current circumstances. Why? Because Qin Family Village provided ample funds, paid high taxes, and solved numerous employment problems.
Putting aside other factors, the feed mill, breeding base, planting base, and even a construction team solved the survival problems of nearly tens of thousands of families. Moreover, those who remained at the feed mill and breeding base were all highly educated individuals. The extent of Du Yu's assistance to Beijing is self-evident. Crucially, it aligned with the decisions made by higher authorities.
In fact, in the 1980s and 1990s, the decision made by the higher authorities was not to focus on developing the urban economy.
Instead, the plan was to develop the agricultural economy. The idea from above was for the young and middle-aged people in the countryside to stay and develop agriculture, thus improving the overall rural economy. Meanwhile, the older men and those with less physical labor would be sent to the cities to contribute their remaining energy and help with urban development. However, this situation later reversed.
But there wasn't much of a good solution. After all, not every village had a cunning strategist like Wang Shouren.
“The factories here have reached a certain scale, so let’s not expand them,” Wang Shouren said after a moment’s thought.
"What?" Qin Huairu was taken aback, not understanding.
"Nothing much, there's just not enough space in Beijing." Lou Xiao'e chuckled. "There aren't that many people yet, but as the economy develops, Beijing definitely won't allow such a large piece of land to exist. Don't make it too big, or it'll be difficult to manage in the end."
Wang Shouren glanced at Lou Xiao'e, and thought to himself, "Good heavens, I don't even know who the time traveler really is."
Actually, if you look at this from God's perspective, you'd understand it perfectly well. But if you live in this era, you'll know just how long it takes to truly grasp this. As a member of this era, your thinking follows its trajectory. Naturally, you'll be blocked by unseen barriers.
"We're just from a rural area, how can we be affected?" Qin Huairu didn't quite understand.
“Where can be considered the countryside? As long as it’s still within Beijing, it’s not considered the countryside.” Lou Xiao’e smiled and said, “Just look at Japan.”
Can a factory truly establish itself in one place?
In fact, it's very difficult.
There are many factors to consider.
For example, the development of this city, or the sales situation of the factory.
Factories like those in Qinjiacun require a small number of highly educated workers, but most don't have high educational requirements. However, they offer good wages, and this generation should be fine for the next ten or twenty years. But what about the next generation? Will they be able to recruit enough people for the next generation? Will their factories be able to keep up with the times?
For example, a farm currently employs 8,000 people, 7,000 of whom are engaged in simple labor. Due to the location, their wages are considered high, and they face no pressure to survive. However, if this situation continues for another 10 or 20 years, to a future scenario where surrounding areas have high housing prices and labor costs rise accordingly, many competitors will emerge in the domestic market.
Let's not even talk about whether the city government will force this factory to leave; the factory's high costs will make it impossible for them to survive.
"Let's talk as we walk." Qin Huairu knew that Lou Xiao'e was more knowledgeable when it came to professional expertise, so she took Lou Xiao'e's hand and led her outside.
"Hey, remember to stay with the convoy," Wang Shouren called out.
"knew."
"Let's go too." Qin Jingru handed over a helmet.
Wang Shouren took them along and rode out on his motorcycle from the side, carrying Qin Jingru, and headed towards the factory.
The gatekeeper of this industrial park is no longer old man Qiu, but a team of energetic security guards. At this time, many workers are happily carrying their breakfasts and heading into the factory. The driveway is not the same as the workers' path, so they smoothly entered the parking lot.
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