industrial overlord

Chapter 569 The Illusion of Tourism
Lin Zhenhua has seen many people like Xie Mingcheng with a beautiful and simple idea.As China's economy prospers day by day, various views of "anti-GDP worship" continue to appear in the newspapers.Some people think that the essence of pursuing GDP is the pursuit of political achievements by officials, while others think that GDP is actually just a number of symbols that have no meaning to the common people.

In the previous life, Lin Zhenhua was dubious about this view. He was a mechanical major and didn't have a deep understanding of economics, so he couldn't tell the right or wrong of this view.But when he was lucky enough to travel back several decades and walked China's development path again, he began to form his own views on this issue, that is: GDP is definitely not a panacea, but without GDP is everything. unable.

The full name of GDP is called "gross domestic product", which refers to the sum of all the added value of a country in a given year, and is the value created by all labor and capital in a year.Calculated according to the income method, GDP is equal to the sum of labor compensation, operating profit, net production tax and depreciation, representing the income of laborers, capitalists, government and compensation for all fixed assets respectively.

The consumption of the people of a country, the investment of enterprises, etc., must all come from GDP. GDP cannot represent all happiness, but if you want to pursue happiness, you cannot live without GDP.As Xie Mingcheng said, the purpose of the Jingxi government to attract investment is to increase the local GDP, but this is not a crime.A higher local GDP means that the income of the people has increased and the fiscal revenue has increased.Only when the finances are rich can it be possible to invest in education, medical care, poverty alleviation, etc. Without GDP, all social welfare is just a pie drawn on paper.

"Xiao Xie, since you said you are a native of Jingxi, do you think the people in Jingxi live in poverty?" Lin Zhenhua asked.He already understood what Xie Mingcheng meant, and knew that she also had a sincere heart, so it was not convenient to deal with this matter simply. He hoped that he could convince Xie Mingcheng.

"Of course poverty!" Xie Mingcheng said, she is also a smart person, once she heard Lin Zhenhua's words, she knew that Lin Zhenhua wanted to guide her thinking, so she took the initiative to say: "However, the reason for the poverty in Jingxi is not that the people in Jingxi are lazy , but because... these government officials don’t act.”

Speaking of this, Xie Mingcheng drew a virtual circle in the conference room with his hand, and filled in all the local officials including Yu Ping.In fact, she only lived in Jingxi when she was a child, and now her parents have been transferred to the provincial capital to work, and she herself has returned from studying abroad, so she has no timidity towards the magistrates in Jingxi.

Yu Ping was a little annoyed, but with Lin Zhenhua by his side, it was inconvenient for him to be furious. He said to Xie Mingcheng, "Xiao Comrade Xie, you have to be responsible for saying such things. If we don't do anything, how can we destroy the Yanling Chemical Plant?" Bringing in? Do you know how much effort the comrades in Yanling have spent to attract this enterprise? Also, our Mayor Yue went to Jinling in person, invited Chairman Lin and his party, and asked them to come to Jingxi to invest and build the enterprise , isn’t this also inaction?”

"You guys are simple-minded!" Xie Mingcheng said bluntly, "Well, let me admit that you want to change the appearance of Jingxi and make the people of Jingxi rich. But the method you chose is wrong. Other places rely on development. Industry has become richer, so you also want to attract industrial projects to Jingxi. But, have you considered the ecological environment of Jingxi? Such a beautiful place in Jingxi will soon be turned into thick smoke and unable to place to live."

"Uh...Xiao Xie, don't be too exaggerated?" Lin Zhenhua smiled, "Our factories in Xunyang are more than 100 times more than those in Jingxi, and we haven't seen anyone who can't survive there. You see, I look very similar. A Martian?"

"Puchi..." Xie Mingcheng was amused by Lin Zhenhua. Although she is an environmental protection fighter, she is only in her twenties. How can she have such a deep city.After she laughed, she quickly raised her face and said, "I don't think there is any need for Jingxi to take the old road of pollution first and then clean up in developed areas. It can develop some smoke-free industries."

"Can you give an example?" Lin Zhenhua said.

"For example, tourism!" Xie Mingcheng obviously came prepared, "Jingxi has high mountains and beautiful waters, and there are hundreds of famous scenic spots. Why can't we vigorously develop tourism?"

"We have developed the tourism industry." Yu Ping said unhappily, "We have developed several tourist routes, and even made tourism advertisements on the provincial TV station. Who said we have not developed the tourism industry?"

"This is not enough!" Xie Mingcheng said, "Look at Yellowstone Park in the United States, it is a world-famous tourist area. I have visited it, and the scenery there is definitely not as good as our Jingxi. Why can't we build Jingxi How about becoming a world-class tourist attraction like Yellowstone Park?"

Hu Gui, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interjected: "Student Xie, I also came back from studying in the United States. I have also visited Yellowstone Park. What you said is indeed correct. However, I want to ask you something. According to your estimation, Jing How many tourists can Xixi receive in a year if it intensifies tourism development?"

"How much..." Xie Mingcheng was a little at a loss for words. She really didn't have such a concept of quantity in her mind. She hesitated and said, "I think, at least, there will be no less than 10 people a year, right?"

"10 people, um, well, let me calculate for you. The consumption of each person traveling here is nothing more than two items of accommodation and food. The accommodation fee is 50 yuan a day, and the meal is 50 yuan. They play here For 3 days, buy some souvenirs before leaving, let’s count it as 100 yuan, and the per capita consumption is 400 yuan, right?” Hu Gui said to Xie Mingcheng, counting with his fingers.

"Well, it's about the same." Xie Mingcheng said, she also traveled in the country with her friends, and knew that Hu Wei's calculation was roughly correct, and even slightly higher.

Hu GUI said: "In this way, the total tourism consumption of 10 people is 4000 million yuan, which is shared among the 220 million people in Jingxi, and the income per person from tourism does not exceed 20 yuan. This is still gross income and there is no deduction. cost. Do you think that such an income can lift the people of Jingxi out of poverty?"

"This..." Xie Mingcheng was dumbfounded. She is an environmentalist, and she is no match for Hu Gui when it comes to financial calculations.Hu GUI's calculations were so flawless that she couldn't argue with them at all.

"However, if we become more famous here, maybe not 10 people a year, maybe 100 million people?" Xie Mingcheng said.

"That means the city's per capita income has increased by 200 yuan. Is that a lot?" Hu Gui asked briefly.

"Then what if it's 1000 million people?" Xie Mingcheng and Hu Guibiao went all out.

Hu Wei smiled slightly: If 1000 million people enter the mountain, that would be 3 people every day, and this is not counting the obstacles brought about by the heavy snow closing the mountain from Jingxi to winter.Can the road into the mountains afford it?Are the accommodation facilities in Jingxi adequate? "

"The road can be widened..." As soon as Xie Mingcheng said that, he knew he was wrong.

Sure enough, Yu Ping finally got a chance to fight back. He sneered and said, "Student Xie, you really don't know how much you need to pay for your family. Do you know how much investment you need to widen the road into the mountain? Calculate it casually, no 10 billion won't show any effect at all. Jingxi's annual finances are less than 2 million, where do you want us to get you money?"

"Hehe, Xiao Xie, you now know that without GDP, it is absolutely impossible." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile.

"Don't be busy." Hu Wei found pleasure in rebutting Xie Mingcheng, he interrupted Yu Ping and Lin Zhenhua very impolitely, and continued to say to Xie Mingcheng: "Xiao Xie, maybe you think that talking about money is too vulgar. Then let's talk about environmental protection. If you say that Jingxi receives 1000 million tourists a year, and each tourist stays in the mountains for 3 days, the mountains can accommodate 10 tourists every day on average.

These 10 people are mainly concentrated in a few tourist attractions. Have you ever thought about how much harm their activities will bring to local vegetation and animals.How much ecological pressure will the domestic waste they cause bring to the local area? "

"But..." Xie Mingcheng was a bit defeated. It's no wonder that local officials like Yu Ping are not to be feared, but people like Lin Zhenhua and Hu Wei have both professional knowledge and rich business experience. The problem of thinking is far more mature than that of an idealist like Xie Mingcheng who has just left school.

"So, Mr. Hu, do you think Yellowstone Park has also failed? Why didn't it happen as you said?" Xie Mingcheng asked.

Hu Gui said: "Xiao Xie, you have overlooked many problems. First of all, the tourists who come to Yellowstone Park are European and American tourists, and their per capita consumption is dozens of times that of Chinese tourists, so Yellowstone Park only needs to receive half of the number of tourists we just calculated. A few tenths of it can make a profit. Secondly, Wyoming, where Yellowstone Park is located, only has a total of 50 people, while Jingxi has 220 million people, and their respective burdens are completely different. Third, Wyoming itself does not rely on It relies on tourism to maintain its economy, and it has industries such as mining and oil refining, and it is precisely these industries that provide it with sufficient financial resources, so that it does not need to rely on Yellowstone Park to stimulate local economic development.”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Xiao Xie, you have accepted the concept of environmental protection in the West, and you want to promote it to China. This is worthy of recognition. But what Mr. Hu said just now, you have to seriously understand. The national conditions are different, and some things are different. It cannot be simply copied. Western countries don’t care about GDP because their GDP is already very high, and they are fully qualified to ignore it. Although China is a little richer now, compared with Western countries, it is still poor. A poor man is as poor as others. A millionaire is better than handsome, isn't this courting death?"

Xie Mingcheng was speechless, and it took a long time before he said with a sighing voice: "According to what you said, there is no other way out for Jingxi other than being polluted by the factories you brought here?"

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