“No, no, no, they won’t,” Wang Tianxiao shook his head. “First of all, the pit houses they are currently living in are dilapidated and cannot be continued to be inhabited. Secondly, due to government policy, it is no longer allowed to dig new pit houses, and the foundation must be controlled within a certain range.”
This raises a question: originally, a single pit-dwelling could house a large family, seven or eight households, or even a dozen households, totaling dozens of people. Now that every family is moving up here, won't each family need a new home?
"Yes, that's right. Everyone who moved up from downstairs definitely needs a new home."
“That’s true, but Mr. Wang, you’re only talking about rural people, right? City people don’t have to live like that. City people don’t live in pit-houses.”
"Haha, that's not right."
Wang Tianxiao laughed and said, "There are only a few people in the city. You just seem to know how to bury yourself in work every day and don't care about national affairs. Haven't you noticed that we're currently promoting urbanization? People in the countryside will inevitably move closer to the cities..."
"Why do we have to move closer to the city? We're living perfectly fine in the countryside, everything is so convenient, why should we live in the city?"
Liu Mang still didn't understand.
Wang Tianxiao and Zhang Wenyuan looked at each other and gave each other a wry smile.
In fact, they both understood this principle, but because Liu Mang didn't care much about important matters and policies, he didn't quite grasp it.
Wang Tianxiao decided to give Liu Mang a proper explanation.
Since we're going to get him involved and build a makeshift team, we need to instill confidence and hope in him for the future.
This is the only way to motivate him.
Otherwise, without a clear goal, one will lack energy and spirit in whatever one does, and will not achieve great things.
"Liu Mang, it's like this, let me explain it to you slowly. You see, as the number of children increases, doesn't the number of people with higher education, that is, the number of people who have read books, gradually increase as well?"
"Yes, definitely. Nowadays, all children need to study, so the children of the future will definitely be talented, unlike us roughnecks."
"Then think about it again. If everyone goes to school, won't they all go to universities in big cities? Aren't all universities in cities? If they graduate from university, won't they all live in cities? They can't all go back to the countryside to farm after graduating from university, can they?"
"...That seems to make sense, but it's not entirely true, because there are still many people who can't get into university. If they can't even get into high school, how can they get into university?"
"Haha, this brings up another issue. Simply put, our country is gradually transitioning from an agricultural era to an industrial era. In the agricultural era, everyone lived in rural areas because it didn't involve many supporting facilities. But in the industrial era, cooperation and mutual assistance are key, so resources must be allocated rationally... Oh, that's a bit of a long story. Let me put it simply..."
Wang Tianxiao pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Think about it, since there are more people, won't there be more things needed, like food, clothing, shelter, and transportation? You just mentioned that, right? So, these things need to be produced by people, otherwise how can they be used?"
Moreover, as people gradually become wealthier, they certainly won't be satisfied with these simple resources anymore. Shouldn't consumption be upgraded? And tell me, shouldn't production also be scaled up accordingly...?
"In short, population growth will inevitably drive consumption, which in turn drives production. Production determines population distribution, and population concentration promotes urban development. The foundation of urban development is infrastructure and housing, and infrastructure requires engineering projects to realize..."
"You see, isn't this bringing us back to our original point? The reason I spent so much time explaining this is simply to tell you that in the future, at least for a long time to come, there will inevitably be a large market for infrastructure construction. If we can seize the opportunities that this era is offering us, we will surely achieve something."
Wang Tianxiao had spoken so much in one breath that his throat felt a little dry, so he picked up the tea next to him and drank it all in one go.
Then he picked up the teapot himself and poured himself another cup.
He put down his cup and noticed that Zhang Wenyuan seemed lost in thought, while Liu Mang looked completely bewildered, as if he had been paralyzed.
It was a bit beyond his level.
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