At the same time, Gao Yan was also looking at the information about Pingyang City that Hong Huang had collected and compiled.
Xichuan has a total of 23 prefecture-level cities.
Pingyang City is the poorest of the 23 prefecture-level cities.
Why is Pingyang City so poor?
First, the city was established relatively recently. More than ten years ago, the state combined several impoverished counties into one region. Everyone was poor, and they couldn't become rich just by putting them together.
Therefore, the city, composed of several impoverished counties, was directly promoted to the poorest city in Xichuan, and the central government has not provided much policy support.
Secondly, there is the geographical location and geographical conditions. Pingyang City is more than 300 kilometers away from Chongqing, Chengdu and Anshun, making it difficult to even reach the big cities. In addition, Pingyang City is mostly mountainous, and its transportation is relatively backward.
Third, without a substantial industrial base, agriculture cannot achieve economies of scale, unlike in plains areas where mechanized sowing and harvesting are entirely possible.
Fourth, the tourism industry is too fragmented and cannot achieve economies of scale, while the tourism industry in the neighboring city of A is developing quite well.
Fifth: Labor export. Because Pingyang City is too poor, most of the young people go out to work.
Sixth: Backward education.
Seventh: Local officials are inactive.
Seeing this, Gao Yan sighed inwardly. He figured his future father-in-law would hardly amount to anything after he passed away, but luckily he had a son-in-law who wasn't short of money.
As for investment projects, Honghuang didn't offer many suggestions, after all, even a skilled cook can't make a meal without ingredients.
suddenly.
Gao Yan's heart skipped a beat.
While agriculture in Pingyang City is difficult to scale up, it is suitable for growing medicinal herbs.
So Gao Yan asked Hong Huang, "Little Hong, if I give you the recipe for the medicinal wine, can you reduce its effects by dozens of times?"
Red Emperor: "Boss, it's not a big problem."
Gao said, "I'll tell you the prescription; you need to study it for me right away."
Red Emperor: "Received, boss!"
If the profits from growing medicinal herbs exceed those from working away from home, I believe that young people who have gone out to work will still be willing to return to their hometowns.
Of course, to make a medicinal wine company bigger and stronger, transportation and talent are also indispensable.
Therefore, we still need to build roads and provide education.
With highways now widespread throughout the country, Pingyang City still doesn't have a single expressway, which shows how poor its transportation is.
Road construction and school building can be entrusted to his charitable foundation.
But first I need to talk to my future father-in-law.
"Uncle, let me tell you about Pingyang!"
“Let’s sit down and talk!” Zhuo Jinsen nodded.
Gao said, "Last night I ordered someone to investigate Pingyang and summarized the reasons why Pingyang is still lagging behind and its GDP is difficult to improve!"
Next, Gao Yan recounted the seven reasons for the Red Emperor's investigation.
Zhuo Jinsen is going to take up a post in Pingyang, so he definitely needs to understand and investigate the situation there. However, the transfer document has only just been issued, and he will not take up his post until after the New Year. Therefore, his understanding of Pingyang is still rather one-sided.
After hearing Gao Yan's words, he realized that Pingyang City was in such a bad state.
If he fails to achieve anything significant after going there, he'll likely remain at this level until retirement.
"Xiao Gao, what are your thoughts on the development of Pingyang?"
The next moment, Zhuo Jinsen asked with a humble attitude.
Gao said, "If we want Pingyang to develop, we must first focus on road construction and education."
Zhuo Jinsen said thoughtfully, "That is indeed the case, but both road construction and education require a lot of investment. If Pingyang had money, it wouldn't have had to wait until now!"
Gao Yan smiled and said, "Uncle, I have a charitable foundation that can donate 1 billion yuan to build a highway in Pingyang. In addition, I will also invest 1 billion yuan in the education industry. At the same time, I also plan to build a medicinal wine factory in Pingyang City. The medicinal materials needed can be obtained by cooperating with local farmers to increase their income!"
Upon hearing Gao Yan's plan, Zhuo Jinsen was greatly surprised. Although he knew that his future son-in-law was relatively wealthy, he did not expect him to be so wealthy that he would donate 2 billion without batting an eye.
At the same time, he understood that Gao Yan was doing this to support his father-in-law, and he was very moved: "Xiao Gao, you're donating so much money, won't it affect your career? Although I also want to achieve something, I can't let it drag you down!"
"Don't worry, Uncle!" Gao Yan said confidently, "This amount of money has no impact on me at all."
"real?"
"Uncle, you're forcing me to flaunt my wealth!"
Gao Yan laughed, then took out a card and waved it in front of Zhuo Jinsen: "Guess how much money is in here?"
"1 billion?"
"Too little!"
"5 billion?"
"Fine, I'll just tell you directly, there's 200 billion inside!" Gao Yan smiled.
"What, two hundred billion?"
Just as Zhuo Jinsen was about to pick up his teacup to drink, his wrist trembled, and the tea spilled out. Fortunately, he was wearing thick winter clothes, so he wasn't burned.
"Xiao Gao, you're not joking with your uncle, are you?" Zhuo Jinsen didn't care at all about his pants getting wet from the tea; instead, he stared at Gao Yan and asked!
"How about we check at an ATM?"
"Never mind, seeing how calm you are, it must be true!" Zhuo Jinsen shook his head.
"Actually, this is only part of my wealth!"
Gao Yandao said.
"Only a portion of the wealth?"
Zhuo Jinsen was completely dumbfounded: "I heard from Xiaoyue that you started from scratch, how could you have earned so much in just a few years?"
"Uncle, your rank is too low, so you can't access certain special groups!"
Gao Yan smiled and said, "Actually, I have another identity."
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