Chapter 40 Chapter Forty

In 1989, after the political turmoil, China faced a severe historical choice. Should it close the country and follow the old path before the reform and opening up, or should it stick to the direction of the progress of the times and continue to implement this great reform related to national rejuvenation?Political and social forces representing two different alternatives confront each other openly and unprecedentedly.This was the most difficult time for China's reform, and this difficult situation lasted until Deng Xiaoping's speech on the southern tour in 1992. Ningchuan in 1989 was also faced with a historic choice. Against such a complex and unpredictable background, whether to wait and see and follow Pingzhou’s footsteps; or to further emancipate the mind, according to Ningchuan’s own objective Situation, go your own development path?Bai Ming has been thinking since he took office, and Zhao Anbang has been thinking too.

Zhao Anbang remembers one thing very clearly: At the end of May of that year, the political turmoil in Beijing had spread to Ningchuan. On the way to Ningchuan University to talk to the petitioning college students, Tianming also detoured to Niushan Peninsula to see the terrain in Haicang Village. .In that case, the top priority in Tian Ming's mind was still how to find out a sustainable development path for Ningchuan, and the development of the whole island of Niushan Peninsula was already mature.Bai Ming had a premonition of the possible negative consequences of the turbulent situation, and had told him more than once in private: "I'm worried that these student dolls will do bad things with good intentions. It may lose our practice of reform!"

Bai Ming's judgment was correct and quite prescient.After the political turmoil in Beijing subsided, the rigid and conservative forces found a market again, and the tone of opposition to peaceful evolution became higher and higher.Some comrades in the province also took the opportunity to settle accounts after the fall, calling him and Baiming by name behind their backs, saying that he and Baiming were bourgeois liberalizers. Chen Tonghe didn't know whether it was out of his sincere belief or out of dissatisfaction with Liu Huanzhang and the provincial party committee. In the name of ideological report, he sent Liu Huanzhang and each of the seven provincial party committee members a copy of the material, reiterating the 1985 In the subdivision of Gulong County in Wenshan in Nian, he said that seeing liberal elements like Bai Ming and Zhao Anbang still being reused by the provincial party committee, he was so worried and worried about the future and destiny of the party and the country.Therefore, after careful consideration, I wrote this report in the name of a party member and member of the Provincial Party Committee, hoping to attract the attention of the Provincial Party Committee, correct the mistakes in employing people with practical actions, and carry out the struggle against peaceful evolution. in the end.

The newly transferred Governor Xu attached great importance to the problems reported by Chen Tonghe, but he couldn't openly deny the new Ningchuan team that Liu Huanzhang and the Provincial Party Committee had just established, so he seized on the turmoil and made a fuss, accusing Bai Ming and the Ningchuan Municipal Party Committee of The attitude towards student riots is too weak, and the ineffective handling has aggravated the degree of turmoil in Ningchuan. It is suggested that Ningchuan be designated as a city of turmoil, and use this as an opportunity to rectify Ningchuan's team.Liu Huanzhang was very annoyed. He explained to Governor Xu the background and handling of the division of land at the Standing Committee, as well as various considerations for appointing Ningchuan's team. He intended to persuade Governor Xu.But Governor Xu was not convinced, and further suggested that he and Bai Ming should be removed.How could Liu Huanzhang be led by the nose by the newly transferred governor?So he had a fight with Governor Xu and lost his temper. In the end, all the Standing Committee voted to deny Governor Xu's suggestion, and Liu Huanzhang ended his grievance with Governor Xu.Zhao Anbang only found out about this after Governor Xu was transferred from Jianghan Province in 1993. Liu Huanzhang asked to keep the matter secret at the time, unwilling to let them bear the burden of thinking.

The external environment is not good, but there are also internal problems at this time. Wang Rucheng is a cadre brought up by the former secretary of the municipal party committee, Qiu Shaoxiong. He is loyal to Qiu Shaoxiong; he has resistance to adjusting the original plan; Comrades also have a lot of ideas, but they dare not speak out.It was Qiu Shaoxiong who publicly challenged him.After Qiu Shaoxiong heard about the revision of the plan from Wang Rucheng, he was so angry that he scolded his mother everywhere, regarded him and Baiming as a pair of betrayal wolves, and said that he was blind and acted like Mr. Dongguo once!For the new 10-year plan, Qiu Shaoxiong only had one sentence, "It's a great achievement and a great leap forward", and he thought it was impossible to realize it.This old man sighed in public more than once, saying that the people of Ningchuan are going to suffer!He also sent a ten-thousand-word letter to the provincial party committee on objections.

This Wanyan letter was approved by Liu Huanzhang and then transferred to the Ningchuan Municipal Party Committee. He only approved one sentence with unclear meaning: "Please read it, Comrade Tianming and Anbang." Well, Qiu Shaoxiong was kind after all, and the Wanyan book was all about work.He and Bai Ming went to Qiu Shaoxiong's house for a talk, and the talk was very unpleasant.The former secretary of the municipal party committee really did it. During the three-hour conversation, he didn't even make them a cup of tea, and confiscated the bunch of Ningchuan local products they brought, saying that he couldn't bear it. !

Before saying goodbye, Qiu Shaoxiong stubbornly insisted: "...I hope you two can calm down a little bit. For such an important decision, you should at least think about it a little longer, and make a decision after everyone's thoughts and opinions are unified!" Bai Ming didn't back down, and although there was a smile on his face, he didn't have much room for words, "Secretary Qiu, I understand your feelings, but a decision with unanimous opinions is not necessarily a good decision. If there is unanimity, there will be nothing new! Decision-making will always be controversial. Think about it, which major decision-making in our reform process has not been controversial? Isn’t there a debate now? Is it centered on economic construction or anti-peaceful evolution? ?”

Qiu Shaoxiong pulled his face and said: "Don't talk so far with me. Opposing peaceful evolution is not your business. Whoever wants to oppose it will oppose it! Let's discuss the matter. There is no dispute about the original ten-year plan. After the brewing is mature, the Standing Committee members agree pass!" Bai Baiming smiled and said: "Yes, yes, I also raised my hand at that time! But Secretary Qiu, do you really think that everyone has no disagreement? At least I have reservations, but I know you won't listen, so I don't want to say it, and I don't agree with you." Dare to say it!"

Qiu Shaoxiong sarcastically said: "Now you dare to say it? It is true that once the power is in hand, the order will be carried out? Shouldn't you also accept my lesson? Don't be so overbearing, and listen to different opinions, There's no harm in that!" Bai Ming said perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, Secretary Qiu, I won't argue with you anymore, Anbang and I will listen to the opinions that should be heard, including many of your opinions today! You can go to Ningchuan to see it in five years' time. Just check our homework!" In fact, Tianming didn't listen to Qiu Shaoxiong's opinion. On the way back that day, he said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Anbang, Secretary Qiu is right. Now that we have the power in our hands, why don't we follow the order?" What about it? It’s too late to regret it when it’s withdrawn! Secretary Qiu can figure it out or not, I think it’s it!”

Zhao Anbang pointed at Tianming and scolded with a smile: "Secretary Tianming, I think you are really a heartless wolf!" But Bai Ming said: "Let's be wrong, it's okay to be wrong to Secretary Qiu and the others, as long as we don't lose heart to Ningchuan's reform cause and the people of Ningchuan! Anyway, I'm not going to be a perfect person! To raise the righteousness of the world, It is not our generation's business to be perfect in the past and the present, and it is not bad to be able to come to a conclusion!" These words left a deep impression on Zhao Anbang. At that time, Zhao Anbang felt that Bai Tianming was savvy and understood everything.They are in an era of drastic changes, and they are in such a position of charging forward. Of course, they cannot become perfect people. Reform is to cross the river by feeling the stones. If you want to cross the river, you will inevitably choke on water and make mistakes.

Tianming didn't want to be a perfect person, and he was indeed not a perfect person. He had many shortcomings and mistakes, especially his straight-talking style, which made many cadres unbearable, and sometimes even Zhao Anbang couldn't bear it.It is also understandable that Bai Ming, the secretary of the municipal party committee, did not jump out of a crack in the rock, but grew up under the conditions of China's unique political system.However, one good thing about Tianming is that he is open and aboveboard, has no personal enemies, and almost all grievances are caused by work, such as with the deputy mayor Wang Rucheng.When Wang Rucheng objected to revising the old plan and ran around to Qiu Shaoxiong's house in the provincial capital every three days, Bai Ming's annoyance was undisguised, and he even planned to let this young and powerful general manage culture and education.Later, Wang Rucheng made a name for himself in the New District of Niushan Peninsula, and it was Bai Ming who recommended Wang Rucheng to the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee against all opinions.The same is true for Qian Huiren, who should be punished without hesitation, and whoever should be promoted should be promoted, from the deputy secretary-general of the city government to the secretary-general.Later, Bai Ming couldn't protect himself and was about to step down. He also went to the provincial party committee to work and promoted Qian Huiren to the deputy mayor. What Zhao Anbang admired even more was Bai Ming's courage and vision.Among their group of cadres who were about the same age and seniority, Bai Ming might be the first person who opened his eyes to see the world.In the first month when the new team took office, when he and Qian Huiren were busy with raising funds and dealing with the aftermath, Bai Ming had already led a group of experts and scholars to spend time in the wilderness of Niushan Peninsula to conduct investigations and research, and scientifically demonstrated the great development of the peninsula.Bai Ming is very cautious when it comes to such major decisions related to the future.Qiu Shaoxiong always thought that the new plan was the result of Bai Tianming's head-slapping, but it was not.As far as Zhao Anbang knows, Tianming did not deny the old plan of Qiu Shaoxiong's team at the beginning, but really wanted to revise and improve it on the basis of the old plan; it seems that he was the first to overthrow the old plan, yes, he made it clear first Bring it up! The days and nights of brewing and modifying the plan are unforgettable, and it was a period of passionate days.In his office with Bai Ming, in the barren fishing village on the Niushan Peninsula, and on the landing craft traveling around the peninsula, Bai Ming talked with him with great interest: about the positioning concept of a modern metropolis, about the new urban areas of Western developed countries A successful example of development.From this, he knew the nine major models of new urban construction in the world today: how the London Docklands in England regained their vitality, how Emscher in Germany became a supporting force for regional revival, why the American-style suburban city Oakland rose miraculously quickly, and how the South How Adelaide, Australia is completing the process of a mixed-use city...blah, blah. Speaking of excitement, Bai Ming put his arms around his shoulders and said, "Anbang, we must broaden our horizons, we must learn from the successful experiences in the world, and New Ningchuan should start on the basis of this successful model! " Zhao Anbang remembered that they were on a landing craft of a certain department of the Navy at that time. He pointed to the lush Niushan Peninsula and said with pride: "Secretary Tianming, why can't we use the entire Niushan Peninsula to build a visionary project?" Long-term planning, how about ten or twenty years of effort to develop and build a modern new city?!" Facing the sea breeze, Tianming laughed loudly, "Okay, Anbang, as long as your mayor has confidence, I will dare to make this decision! However, you have to think clearly: this is not a trivial matter, to Ning Chuan It will be a crucial step! If we make it right, we will be credited, but if we mess it up, we will be the sinners of history, so let’s think about it again!" The result of the consideration is the release of the new plan and the formal proposal of the big opening, big development, and big construction. The Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have formulated a series of preferential policies to encourage famous enterprises at home and abroad to invest in the peninsula.Merchants promotion meetings and promotion meetings were held one after another, from Ningchuan to the provincial capital, to Beijing and Hong Kong, and an atmosphere of doing business was formed.Just after the Spring Festival in 1990, Jingyi Road, which crosses the Niushan Peninsula, and Weisi Road, which connects the old city, started construction at the same time; in March, Ningchuan Private Industrial Park was launched; The center was launched; in May, the bonded area was listed; in June, the first beautiful building in Niushan New District was completed and the main body of the New District Management Committee was completed; in July, the overall relocation of Haicang Fishing Village was carried out from paper to land, including the great cause of Bai Yuanwei Four Hong Kong-funded and Taiwan-funded company buildings, including the International Group, broke ground in August and September... However, the result of attracting investment was far from satisfactory. Despite all efforts, the first batch of overseas merchants who established their headquarters in Haicang Financial Street even implemented zero transfer of land use rights, but the contract signed in 1990 The use of foreign capital is less than 1.5 billion yuan.Until the end of 1992, when their current leadership stepped down, the total amount of foreign investment project funds actually introduced was only 4.3 billion, while the investment in the infrastructure of the new district was as high as 6.2 billion, and the net fiscal debt of Ningchuan City was 4.4 billion. 1.73 billion.Of course, he and Bai Ming can't be blamed for this. What year was it? Affected by the political turmoil in Beijing, the international economy was blocked, and the country was against peaceful evolution. The province and the central government couldn't do anything about it! Bai Ming was also unreasonable, because there were frequent funding gaps, he changed the finance director twice in three years, and finally let Qian Huiren become the secretary general of the city government and also the finance director.Qian Huiren didn't have a good solution, he made Bai Mingming train hard all day long.Zhao Anbang remembered that Sun Lusheng seemed to be the deputy director of the Finance Bureau at that time. When Qian Huiren didn't dare to show up, Sun Lusheng came to the meeting, and Tianming got angry and followed the instructions, regardless of whether she was a lesbian or not. For a while, Bai Ming's confidence was a little shaken, and he whispered to him in private, did we make a mistake?Is it really like what Secretary Qiu said, he was overjoyed and made great progress?The peninsula new area has opened up such a big momentum, and it is impossible to turn back!He was rather calm at this moment, and asked Bai Ming, why should we turn back?How can there be an arrow to turn back when you open the bow?He also objectively analyzed to Bai Ming that it is also beneficial to open up the shelf of the new area. Firstly, it has laid the foundation for a high starting point, and secondly, no one can change it in the future.After all, it is a 10-year plan, so let’s move forward step by step. The current difficulties and the international blockade are temporary, and all the funds that should come will come! The subsequent development was indeed the case. After 1991, funds from more than 60 countries and regions all over the country and the world poured into the hot land of the new district.In 1993 alone, the total amount of foreign capital utilized for the projects signed and implemented reached 16.8 billion, and in 1995 it hit an unprecedented record of 35.2 billion. A brand new Ningchuan jumped out of the east. horizon.It is a pity that Bai Ming, the designer of Xinningchuan, did not see this brilliance, and liver cancer took his life prematurely.As a matter of fact, when he was laying the foundation stone for this dream of Xinningchuan and Daningchuan, cancer cells were already quietly devouring his body. In addition to laying the foundation for the Ningchuan New District, their short-lived team also achieved another major achievement: the private economy of the six cities and counties under Ningchuan miraculously increased, and three major steps were made in three years. By the end of 1992, it had already Supported half of Ningchuan's economy.This is due to his and Bai Ming's enlightened thinking and bold "confusion". In the atmosphere of anti-peaceful evolution and turmoil everywhere, the Ningchuan Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government used the appearance of "inaction" as the cause of the private economy. The development has created a relaxed environment.He reached a tacit agreement with Bai Ming and the secretaries of the following six cities and counties: some things are only done but not said, and some things are only said but not done.In order to change the situation where private enterprises are small and scattered, unable to form an overall strength, the six cities and counties established 18 industrial parks according to their own development plans, classified by industry, and you can see slogans against peaceful evolution when you enter each park. The pursuit is only the market and benefits.The Ningchuan Private Industrial Zone in Peninsula New District is also booming. Many famous private enterprises, including Wu Yazhou's Asia Group, started here in the early 1990s.Ningchuan's private economy has formed a unique scene in the province. All of this has become his and Bai Ming's crimes. According to the words of Zheng Lao, the authoritative person in Beijing who came to investigate, Ningchuan's reform is surnamed capital, not surnamed society.Elder Zheng pointed out: "In Ningchuan, apart from a national flag, there is not much smell of socialism anymore! A big stall has been laid on the Niushan Peninsula, and the 64-square-kilometer new district expects foreign consortiums to invest in it! There are six cities and counties under it. With so many private industrial parks and private enterprises blooming everywhere, the dominance of the state-owned economy has been lost! Pull away the beautiful slogans and slogans, and you can find a shocking fact: the essence of Ningchuan’s reform and opening up is to promote capitalism. Doctrine plus native capitalism!" Mr. Zheng called on the comrades of the provincial and municipal party committees to revisit the "Internationale", and their current team fell to the sound of the "Internationale". The life span of their team was only seven months longer than that of Qiu Shaoxiong and Shao Zexing's team.According to the instructions of Mr. Zheng, Secretary Huanzhang and Governor Xu presided over a Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to study the issue of Ningchuan, and made two important decisions: 1. He and Baiming were dismissed and transferred from Ningchuan. Second, Yu Yu was appointed as the leader of the Provincial Party Committee Working Group in North China, and went to Ningchuan to carry out rectification. In the end, he ended up stepping down with Bai Ming. Although Zhao Anbang didn't expect it, he had nothing to complain about. It was his own fault.From the adjustment of the ten-year plan to make a leap forward in the Niushan Peninsula, to the so-called capitalism everywhere, what has nothing to do with him?When the Provincial Party Committee investigated and dealt with it, Bai Ming imagined that he would be saved, saying that he was the leader, but also an overbearing and undemocratic leader, and asked him to shirk all the responsibilities he could shirk, and strive to stay in Ningchuan as mayor.He thinks this is a fool's dream, can he push it?From the leaders of the provincial party committee to the cadres and masses in Ningchuan, who didn't know that he and Baiming were the same?What's more, these principled comrades in North China are staring there! Qiu Shaoxiong is really touching. The former secretary of the municipal party committee who once scolded him and Baiming as evil wolves, unexpectedly forgave them in this gloomy time, and stopped talking about Yang Leap forward.On the eve of the downfall of the team, under the warm invitation of him and Bai Ming, Qiu Shaoxiong came to Ningchuan.Seeing the rudimentary infrastructure of the Niushan Peninsula New District and the fiery scene of development, Qiu Shaoxiong burst into tears, took him and Baiming by the hand, and said repeatedly: "It's not easy, it's not easy, it's really not easy for you!"Therefore, when the boss Zheng in Beijing scolded Ning Chuan and took the opportunity to make a big fuss in North China, Qiu Shaoxiong sent another Wanyan letter to the provincial party committee, withdrawing his previous objections, and spoke highly of their team's reform practice.It is said that the revised new plan is far-sighted and practical.Especially under the extremely difficult conditions of foreign economic blockade and constant domestic disputes, it is an amazing miracle to lay such a solid foundation for the future New Ningchuan in just three years! After he and Bai Ming were dismissed and returned to the provincial capital, Qiu Shaoxiong dragged Shao Zexing to cleanse them up.Wang Rucheng and Qian Huiren also came to participate. At that time, they were participating in the social education study of the Provincial Party Committee.This dust-cleaning wine was drunk at a really high level, which is a bit unprecedented.The six main members of the two-term downfall team drank four bottles of white wine in an atmosphere of sympathy and heroism, and in the end they all drank too much, and each of them burst into tears...