Chapter 1965 Industrial Poverty Alleviation

"Our country has always relied on three drivers to drive economic development: investment, consumption and exports. Exports and investment account for the largest share, while consumption comes last."

"In recent years, due to changes in the international environment, exports have not only encountered bottlenecks, but have become increasingly difficult. Investment mainly relies on real estate. Don't be fooled by the current real estate boom, but I tell you, real estate is a false prosperity and a bubble economy. The problem is already very serious, and the country is preparing to curb it. Even if the country does not take action in advance, within five to ten years, the decline of the real estate era is inevitable, which will inevitably lead to the shrinking of the investment market."

"Where will our country's new economic growth point be in the future? The answer can only be found in consumption. Promoting consumption will be the main driving force for our economic development in the future."

"The biggest enemy of boosting consumption is the huge gap between the rich and the poor. Think about it, the rich have money and spending power, but their number is limited. They still eat three meals a day, so how much can they spend? The poor want to consume but don't have the spending power."

"Therefore, the middle class is the main force of consumption. If you want to stimulate consumption, you must expand the size of the middle class. The most effective way to expand the size of the middle class, control the gap between the rich and the poor, and eliminate poverty is to let all the people have consumption capacity. This will naturally stimulate consumption, and the economy will grow..." Zhao Hongkang said to Qin Feng bit by bit.

Qin Feng listened carefully and became more and more surprised.

Zhao Hongkang's theory was very unfamiliar to Qin Feng, and it was also quite advanced. As a local cadre, he had always been doing specific work, and his horizons were only focused on the small piece of land under his jurisdiction, and he only considered his small piece of land.

Qin Feng had never thought about what Zhao Hongkang said, let alone come into contact with it. Not only him, but all local cadres would not consider these things.

Qin Feng thought carefully about what Zhao Hongkang said, and thought to himself that he was, after all, a ministry cadre, and his horizons were much broader than his. He was standing at the national level, and was considering grand economic and political strategies. For Qin Feng, this was too grand, so he had no say at all.

Zhao Hongkang talked to Qin Feng about the national strategy for poverty alleviation. To be honest, Qin Feng benefited a lot from listening to him. For Qin Feng, this was like opening a new window for him, allowing him to see beyond Yian County and Xiquan City to the whole country.

"Sorry, I'm too long-winded." After Zhao Hongkang finished his long and eloquent speech, he probably felt that he had said too much.

"How can you be so long-winded, second brother? To be honest, I have worked my way up from the grassroots level, and I am still considered a grassroots cadre. We grassroots cadres have always been focused on our work and rarely look up at the sky."

"They have a practical spirit, but are very lacking in theory and overall perspective. This is a common problem among our grassroots cadres. Listening to my second brother's high-level remarks today has completely broadened my horizons and allowed me to more deeply comprehend the intentions behind the country's grand strategies. This will be of great help to my future work." Qin Feng's words were half truth and half flattery.

"Qin Feng, actually I am telling you all this today because I want to learn from you."

"Ask me for advice? You are making fun of me, brother."

"No, I'm serious. Poverty alleviation is a big issue. Whether this issue can be done well is related to the development of the country and the foundation of the country. Although the country has put forward a major poverty alleviation strategy, issued a series of policies, and made great efforts in funding, in the final analysis, there is no clear programmatic guidance. There is no clear statement on how to alleviate poverty and effectively eliminate poverty."

"To formulate this programmatic poverty alleviation policy, we must not only coordinate the overall situation systematically at the national level, but also connect with the grassroots and come up with a set of effective poverty alleviation methods. And how to truly and permanently lift the poor out of poverty is best understood by you, the poverty alleviation cadres at the grassroots and on the front line."

"So, today I would like to take this opportunity to ask you this question. Based on your experience as a grassroots poverty alleviation cadre who has been working in poverty-stricken areas, can you tell me how exactly we should alleviate poverty?" Zhao Hongkang said this very seriously, and it didn't sound like he was joking at all.

Although Qin Feng had been chatting with Zhao Hongkang for such a long time, he always regarded this kind of chat with Zhao Hongkang as ordinary chat at the wine table and did not take it seriously.

But after hearing the question asked by Zhao Hongkang and his serious attitude, Qin Feng knew that Zhao Hongkang was not joking but was serious.

So Qin Feng had to be serious, put down his chopsticks and lit a cigarette.

Because Zhao Hongkang doesn't smoke, Qin Feng didn't offer him a cigarette.

Qin Feng was smoking quietly and thinking about this problem. Zhao Hongkang did not disturb Qin Feng, and the sister-in-law sat there listening to the two people chatting without interrupting them the whole time.

"If my second brother asks me for my personal thoughts, then I will share some of my humble opinions. I believe that poverty alleviation is actually to follow what our ancestors said." Qin Feng said after thinking.

"Which one?"

"It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Hongkang asked.

"The country's current poverty alleviation policy is mostly spent on providing subsidies and welfare policies to the poor, which is equivalent to directly giving money to these poor people. I can't say it's wrong, but I think they should be treated differently."

"For those who are truly unable to work due to objective conditions or who are poor due to illness, we should indeed find ways to ensure their normal life. However, for other poor people who are able to work, we should not give them money directly to alleviate poverty. Instead, we should find ways to create opportunities for them to make money, so that they can make money and get out of poverty on their own. This is the long-term solution."

"My idea can actually be summed up in four words: industrial poverty alleviation. In poverty-stricken areas, we should adopt policies based on local conditions and develop industries to drive local employment, economic development and increase people's income. We should use the large amount of poverty alleviation funds that were previously distributed to individuals to develop industries. I believe this is the foundation of poverty alleviation and targeted poverty alleviation..." Qin Feng talked freely.

Of course, Qin Feng is not talking nonsense. What he said are the result of his many years of thinking and experience. Whether he was in Bishan back then or in Yian now, what he did was actually developing industries, which is what he just mentioned as the industrial poverty alleviation method.

The success of industrial poverty alleviation in Bishan made Qin Feng realize the feasibility and effectiveness of this method.