Chapter 25 Chapter 2 A good layout wins first

This is Zhongshan—— Located on the west bank of the Pearl River estuary, it borders Guangzhou and Shunde in the north, Jiangmen in the west, Zhuhai in the south, and faces Shenzhen and Hong Kong across the sea... Blessed.There are many advantages. However, Zhongshan is in the cracks of many "big powers" with Guangdong's rapid economic development.The roaring, rumbling and oscillating forward wheels are always waking up every nerve of the Zhongshan people - if you take a short breath, the latecomers will be proud of you; if you want to catch up, you must work hard... "Zhongshan has outstanding people, and the development situation is gratifying. Zhongshan should be built into a model city for the coordinated economic and social development of the whole province." In 2003, Zhang Dejiang, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, said this to the leaders of Zhongshan City after inspecting Zhongshan .

What does "coordinated economic and social development" mean?That is the essential requirement of the scientific outlook on development proposed by General Secretary Hu Jintao to the whole party, and it is also an inevitable choice for the future development of Chinese society. After the "coordinated economic and social development", a "demonstration city" was added, and it is a "demonstration city" in Guangdong Province, where China's reform and opening up and economic development are the fastest. Zhongshan people naturally know how much expectations and expectations are contained in this requirement. The secretary of the provincial party committee said this with weight.

"Zhongshan has entered a historically critical moment. What we need to do most now is to keep a clear head and make strategic thinking about the coordinated economic and social development that is in line with Zhongshan's reality." He raised his head and said, "Before this, we must have a scientific evaluation system for our own situation, that is to say, the current coordinated economic and social development of Zhongshan. With this objective and true evaluation system, we can Establish the next step of development strategic goals and countermeasures..." "This is a big topic. The Chinese haven't done it, and the foreigners haven't done it well. Economists all over the world have a theory: After a country or region's per capita GDP reaches 1,000 US dollars, its subsequent development will be A threshold, one possibility is to be able to seize the opportunity, the economy will achieve steady and rapid development, without losing the golden period of development, and finally realize modernization; the other possibility is that the economy will stagnate for a period of time, and social contradictions will become prominent and even intensified Polarization and social turmoil. The 'Latin American Phenomenon' that emerged in the 1980s is a prominent example." Someone said so.

In 2003, when Secretary Zhang Dejiang proposed to Zhongshan to build a "model city for the coordinated economic and social development of the whole province", the per capita GDP of Zhongshan City was close to the level of 4,000 US dollars.This means that the development of Zhongshan has entered a historic juncture. This so-called "gateway" is used in economic terms: in the stage of economic take-off, most developing countries rely on the cost advantages of their own or local resources and related production factors, and exchange low costs for high economic growth. Growth basically falls into this category.The gradient transition theory of economic development holds that when the economy develops to a certain level—the per capita US$1,000 is a “gateway”—the original advantages will disappear. If the industry cannot be upgraded and adjusted, its economic development and social living standards It will be unsustainable, and even seriously regressed.Latin American countries suffered from this in the 1980s, and they are still sluggish and stagnant.

"We in Zhongshan must not follow in the footsteps of Latin American countries! What's more, we must prevent the emergence of such phenomena as economic development, serious lack of political civilization, unfair social distribution, and people's general distrust of the existing system." Cui Guochao warned him. colleagues. "We in Zhongshan already have this and that national honor, but these honors can only show that we are still an 'individual champion', and now we should move towards the goal of 'all-around champion'!" Mayor Chen Genkai's words attracted frequent nods from colleagues .

"Individual champion" is certainly gratifying, but "all-round champion" is the real embodiment of strength. Confucius said: Fishing is not the key, Yi is not shooting.The ecological ethics of the ancients explained the simple thought of the harmonious development of man and nature. "Mr. Zhongshan has a famous saying: 'The development of civilization is not only about wealth, but also about the happiness and safety of the people.' This sentence hits the fundamental purpose of our economic development. Zhongshan is a place of civilization created by our ancestors. In the process of economic development, it is our fundamental responsibility as officials to care about the 'people's happiness and safety', which is in line with the scientific development concept. I still cannot accept such a thing..." Cui Guochao said here, and cited Once he followed a delegation to a certain city to visit a famous "public security and safety demonstration area" and saw the scene: the beautiful community was heavily guarded, like an impregnable castle.The security guards with serious expressions walked back and forth in the community, their eyes full of vigilance; the various monitoring equipment erected around the community were more like sentries waiting to monitor every possible detail...while outside the community was crowded All kinds of people who came to this city to make a living looked at all the scenes in the "castle" with a sense of mystery on the street outside the community.

"I don't appreciate such so-called 'safety'." Cui Guochao changed his subject, "We Zhongshan people are getting rich, but I hope they can live freely while enjoying the fruitful results of material civilization... " All for people, all relying on people, and promoting the all-round development of people——Zhongshan City has taken this core value of building a civilized city as an unshakable ruler for measuring work in the process of building a national civilized city. and gain valuable experience. So they have this harvest - It has won the honorary title of "National Excellent City (Unit) in Comprehensive Management of Social Security" for three consecutive times (it is also the only city in Guangdong Province).

"I would rather give up 100 million yuan in output value than launch a heavy polluting enterprise." Under such concepts and principles, Zhongshan City has been planning ahead since 1985, and invited a professional planning agency to make the first construction blueprint. In the following two decades of rapid development, the phenomenon of disorderly construction was effectively prevented.Examples abound: during the peak period of real estate development in the 1990s, the municipal government categorically rejected a foreign-funded project in Chengdong New District, and spent 100 million yuan to build the largest urban ecological park in the province at that time...

Land resources are the basic resources for the development of the Pearl River Delta. When a large number of extensive foreign-funded enterprises flock here, they are looking for cheap land here.The most direct advantage of the rapid development of the Pearl River Delta is that it has a geographical environment adjacent to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. "If you have land, you can get rich", this is the "sage saying" in most places in Guangdong.However, Zhongshan is a small city, and the land area is not rich, but the rulers of Zhongshan loudly proposed "zero land" investment promotion in the struggle with others to attract foreign investment.

is it possible?Zhongshan is also putting on a show?Do you want to keep foreign capital out?No. People from Zhongshan replied: First, the concept of "zero land" investment promotion has been proposed before Zhongshan, and what we are doing in Zhongshan is to turn it into reality.Second, after the implementation of "zero land" investment promotion, Zhongshan has a good momentum of attracting investment. It can't be believed, but it has to be convincing.Every year in Zhongshan, there is a "March 28" Economic and Trade Investment Promotion Conference. At the first "March 28" Investment Promotion Conference in the year when they proposed "zero land" investment promotion, 319 projects were signed, and the contract agreement used foreign capital of 1.797 billion US dollars. Completed 208.96% of the expected goal; signed 4,754 trade contracts, 2,521 export contracts, and a turnover of 20?7.7 billion US dollars, 241% of the expected target; 2,233 domestic sales contracts, with a turnover of 3.2 billion yuan, 190% of the expected target.

Can you explain why this is?Liang Xin, Secretary of the Party Committee of Sanxiang Township, Zhongshan City, revealed the "truth" with a smile: Take our Sanxiang Township as an example, because of strict land control, the land price is even two or three times that of other townships, but why there are so many foreign investment and Are domestic enterprises willing to come here?In fact, the reason is not complicated. The bosses can feel at ease when they come to us to live, they are satisfied with everything in terms of basic necessities of life, the industry is relatively mature, and the natural environment is not to mention. If they don’t come to invest in such a place, where else will they go? Yes, what Zhongshan relies on is not cheap giving and self-loss, but the pursuit of overall coordination to realize the maximization of functions under the requirements of people-oriented and sustainable development.That is, according to the target state requirements of different development stages, orderly adjust the internal structure of the economy and society, production and lifestyle, and the energy supply and demand under the premise of sustainable support with the ecological environment, so as to promote its development at a high level close to a balanced state.In more common terms, this high-level development level is actually aimed at achieving all-round development, based on the sustainable support of the ecological environment, through the adjustment of the regional economy, population, environment, resources and institutions and other systems and various systems. The interaction between the internal elements of the system to form a virtuous cycle that can adapt to the external environmental mechanism. Zhongshan is constantly creating and building this kind of situation, which makes this hot land extremely colorful, thus attracting more and more investors who desire to have a good humanistic environment and natural environment. In the second year (2004) when Secretary Zhang Dejiang requested Zhongshan to be "built into a demonstration city for coordinated economic and social development in the whole province", the city's GDP reached 61 billion yuan, and the per capita GDP reached 44,005 yuan, equivalent to more than 5,000 yuan per capita in US dollars. close! Wugui is full of fragrance, and Zhongshan is full of enchantment. On December 21 of this year, Comrade Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the State, came to Zhongshan for inspection. ". Cui Guochao, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, reported: "Entrepreneurship requires the development of more land and resources to accommodate more people, enterprises and means of transportation, while living requires more green space, a more comfortable environment and cleaner air. 'The World Urban Problem'..." "It is the 'world problem' that I will leave to you to solve!" The general secretary said to the Zhongshan people full of expectations. Solving the "world problem" - the general secretary's entrustment, is also the pursuit of Zhongshan people. Putting forward the proposition that it is suitable for both living and starting a business seems to be a truth that has both the fish and the bear's paw.But how in the world can you have both the fish and the bear's paw?With an attitude of being responsible to their fathers, fellow villagers and future generations, relying on the wisdom and strength of the people, with unremitting efforts and sometimes painful choices and struggles, the rulers of Zhongshan hold the fish and the bear's paw in their own hands, and win people's favor. This year, a young man from Beijing moved from the capital to Zhongshan with his wife and son. When asked why, he gave an unbelievable answer: "Because Zhongshan is very harmonious, there is no such thing as rich and poor in some cities." The great visual impact makes it easy for outsiders to blend into this place.” This young man is called Zhao Weimin, and he is the deputy director of the president's office of Galanz Group, a famous home appliance company headquartered in Shunde. In 2004, Galanz invested 2 billion yuan in an air-conditioning factory in Zhongshan and put it into operation. "Being suitable for living and starting a business is not just an empty phrase. It must stand the test of history and reality. I think Zhongshan has achieved this. Galanz held an order meeting for 2,000 people in Zhongshan not long ago. Regarding our business, the local government even organized a special team to connect with us and provide various services, just like our slogan of Galanz: "Try to impress customers." If you talk about starting a business or investing in such a place, who would where to go?" Wang Yuanming, member of the Standing Committee of the Zhongshan Municipal Party Committee and Director of Propaganda, introduced to the author that every year Zhongshan City organizes cadres at all levels to study in fast-growing areas in China, and to go abroad to study in developed countries in the world.Most of the cadres at the municipal level and the township level have gone abroad for further studies, and even two-thirds of the village-level cadres have been to Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom and other countries for further study. Zhongshan also has a unique feature: the municipal government will send personnel selected by large taxpayers to study abroad according to the annual tax amount of the enterprise. Whether you are a local business owner or a foreign investor, as long as you reach a certain level of tax payment, you will have Opportunity to be selected by the government.Zhao Weimin from Galanz was very excited when he talked about this matter: "This is more meaningful than awarding awards. It is a kind of feedback after the Zhongshan government really understands the needs of the company. Although our company can also go abroad, the government selected us to go out. The feeling is completely different, it is the feeling of my own family." During the interview in Guzhen, I also understood why more than 12,000 Wenzhou people settled here to do lighting business in this humble town!Dong Chengcong, chairman of the Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce in Guzhen, said: We Wenzhou businessmen start businesses here, and the benefits and business growth rate are basically two to three times that of other places, while the cost of living is much lower. On the contrary, the quality of life is no better than other places. Difference.Who would not want to come to such a good place! Zhongshan is attractive, but Zhongshan keeps people.Is Zhongshan's development perfect? ! "On the contrary, there are still big problems in the development of Zhongshan - not only is the coordinated economic and social development itself a never-ending goal, but also the pressure and problems that Zhongshan is facing are becoming more and more prominent... "That day, Secretary Cui Guochao and I met for the first time at the dinner table.I don't know if it's on purpose, or in his true colors, Cui Shuji is wearing very decent Tang-style casual clothes.This is the first time that the author has encountered such a "casual" dialogue between the secretary of the municipal party committee and the writer. "Development! All social problems must rely on development to be finally resolved. Zhongshan has some advantages and positions in the province and the Pearl River Delta today, but it does not mean that Zhongshan will become Guangdong's 'old seven' and 'old five'... Zhongshan has already There is no way out, only forward, and it must be a bigger and faster development idea and action!" Cui Guochao's thick eyebrows were furrowed tightly, and his sonorous words revealed a firm message. But where is the road, where is the road? Secretary Cui Guochao and Mayor Chen Genkai once again stood in front of the "Zhongshan City Map" and stared at it for a long time.Members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and members of the municipal government also stood in front of this familiar map and stared together for a long time... Looking at Zhongshan from Zhongshan - Zhongshan does have a burning glory: its area is nearly three times larger than that of Singapore, its development speed ranks among the best in the entire Pearl River Delta, and its industrial concentration ranks second among cities in the country.Today, she accounts for 1% of Guangdong Province's land area and 2.7% of its population, and has created 3.8% of the province's gross national product.In the past two decades, it has maintained a double-digit growth rate and developed more than 1,500 companies every year. It still retains a land reserve of more than 300 square kilometers and an area of ​​more than 200 square kilometers. The famous Wuguishan Ecological Reserve—not to mention many national and provincial honors... Zhongshan seems to be able to sit comfortably on the chair of the grand master and smile proudly! However, when the "Map of Zhongshan City" was replaced with "Map of the Pearl River Delta Region", Cui Guochao, Chen Genkai and other Zhongshan leaders looked a little embarrassed and uneasy—— Let’s first look at Guangzhou, which is adjacent to Zhongshan in the north. Its strategy of expanding to the south is aggressive. A Nangang express line has expanded the port area by 375 square kilometers, which is close to the Sanlian encirclement of Zhongshan citizens. The majestic Longxu Port is still moving towards Extending to the south, there is a great potential to take advantage of the advantages of the Pearl River Port; Dongguan City, shoulder to shoulder with Zhongshan, has become more romantic and suave in recent years. A "New Humen Port" plan with Shatian Town as the center and nearly a hundred miles to the sea has a great momentum to compare with Guangzhou Nangang; let alone Shenzhen, which is across the water from Zhongshan, reclamation of land The wave of building high-tech industrial belts has shaken the world; Zhuhai, which has more coastal advantages than Zhongshan, has not shown any weakness in recent years. Its new development idea is to connect the entire west bank of the Pearl River with the golden coast of Qi'ao. The coastline of hundreds of miles bordering the sea is included in its own strategic territory; and Huizhou, which has come from behind, has also been catching up in the past two years, which is unstoppable... What should Zhongshan do tomorrow?Is Zhongshan willing to be left far behind the historical process in this great era of the Pearl River Delta and the galloping horses? No, no, this is not the character of Zhongshan people, Zhongshan is the hometown of a generation of great Mr. Sun Yat-sen!There is only one path for Zhongshan to choose: ride the wind and waves, and "go to sea to fight" with the galloping brother team, to bear the responsibility of history and future, and to accept the destiny and the expectations of the people. There is no doubt that the new round of competition is much more intense and complex than the competition among cities in the Pearl River Delta 25 years before the reform and opening up.Perhaps it is a step-by-step difference every year, or it may be an echelon difference between three and five years. At that time, the development of cities in the Pearl River Delta and the Pan-Pearl River Delta economic circle may no longer be "big tigers" and "little tigers". ", but the difference between an elephant and a goat. Whether Zhongshan should be a "Zhongshan goat" or a "Zhongshan elephant" is more than just a matter of face for a few leaders who have served as officials. It will undoubtedly be a great cause that will affect the entire descendants of Zhongshan. Ah, Zhongshan does not seem too small when placed on the map of its own region; when placed in the Pearl River Delta and the Pan-Pearl River Delta, Zhongshan becomes a "small Zhongshan"; if it is placed on the map of the whole of China and the world map, Zhongshan seems too small, as small as a small bean...Zhongshan, Zhongshan, how should you go in the future? ! Cui Guochao, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Chen Genkai, Mayor, have been standing in front of the map for a long time. Their hearts are fluctuating, and their eyes are gradually moving from the center of the map to the west, and then from west to east... The central part of Zhongshan is the newly emerging modern city, which is the political, economic and cultural center of Zhongshan; the northwestern part is the economic area of ​​hardware and lighting industries with the towns of Xiaolan and Guzhen as the axis-this The region has formed a relatively mature private industrial economic circle, which has an important influence in Zhongshan and even the entire Pearl River Delta; in the south, the export processing zone represented by Sanxiang Town close to Zhuhai has also reached a certain scale.Now all that's left is the East.The eastern part of Zhongshan is really a treasure land. There is Nanlang Town, the hometown of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, but the most striking thing is that there is a "Torch Development Zone" here.This industrial development zone, which was built in the 1990s, formed an unstoppable development situation from the beginning of the city's processing industry zone, the original Zhangjiabian Town and Zhongshan Port, which started from the printing industry, into one.By 2003, the total industrial output value of the industrial development zone had reached 45 billion yuan, and continued to make great strides forward with an annual growth rate of 10 billion yuan.More importantly, here is the only outlet in Zhongshan that borders the Pearl River Estuary and leads to the sea! A few years ago, the Zhongshan Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government proposed an economic concept with Zhongshan characteristics, that is, grouping type economy.That is to say, through the industrial groups and industrial chains that have been formed in one town and several specialized towns, carry out conscious combination and expansion, and use such economic strength to increase the entire Zhongshan economic carrier team.At the same time, combined with the overall planning of urbanization construction, systematic research and new planning have been carried out on the development status, industrial structure, layout space and future direction of these large-scale group economic regions, so that the group economies can be developed in the near future. Within three to five years, the scale of the industry has increased substantially, making Zhongshan's economic development speed ahead of other surrounding cities for several consecutive years. However, most of these basic industries with local traditional industries as the main body, commonly known as the "one town, one product" economic form, although they still have development potential in a certain historical period through group integration, they have been separated from the Pearl River Delta. Compared with the grand trend of the new round of economic competition in China, it seems a little pale in comparison. The worries of the Zhongshan people are obvious. The worries of the Zhongshan people show their sense of historical mission, and this kind of worry makes their eyes go further... "The east! The east is the only battlefield where Zhongshan can participate in the new round of economic competition in the Pearl River Delta!" Standing in front of the map, Secretary Cui Guochao raised his thick eyebrows and picked up the phone on his desk: "Yes Mayor Chen? I have a new idea..." That night, the lights in the office of the secretary of the municipal party committee were turned on very late. "Ding Lingling——" The new day came in such a hurry, before the time for work, the phone in Feng Shusheng's office, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Development Zone, had already rang. "Is it Old Feng? Do you have time now?" "Ah, Secretary Cui, I have time." "Mayor Chen and I have thought a lot these days, and we want to communicate with you..." "Is it about the development of the development zone? I'll come right away!" Not long after, a middle-aged man with a strong figure and a dark complexion hurried to the Municipal Party Committee Building. Secretary Cui Guochao and Mayor Chen Genkai are already waiting in the small conference room. Feng Shusheng, who was born in the army, is an authentic Zhongshan person.When he was in his thirties, he was the head of the logistics department of a group army in the Guangzhou Military Region. In 1996, he changed jobs and returned to his hometown. He served as the director of the management committee of Zhongshan Torch Development Zone, and later served as the party secretary.During his more than 10 years in office, the development zone has entered a new period of rapid development.He has contributed a lot and is a go-getter in the eyes of everyone. "...The development of the development zone has entered a new historical stage in the past few years. The speed of development and industrial connotation are obvious to all. The municipal party committee and the municipal government are very satisfied. I won't say much about it. One thing has been pressing on my mind, that is, in our Pearl River Delta, or looking at the larger domestic and international environment, a new round of industrial transfer is accelerating. Now there are many companies investing in our city, and those entering the development zone There are more, which is a good thing, but we are very worried, because the contradiction of our industrial land in Zhongshan is becoming more and more prominent. There is basically not much space in the development zone, and we will lose a lot of development opportunities and space if this continues. During that time, Mayor Chen and I also led a team to Zhejiang, Shanghai, Shandong, Guangxi and other provinces and regions, as well as Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Dongguan and other brother cities to study and investigate. Everywhere is chasing each other, just as Comrade Zhang Dejiang, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee said "There are pacesetters in the front, and chasers in the back". If you don't advance, you will retreat! Therefore, I have thought a lot these days, and I have thought about it for quite a while. Zhongshan City will realize the development goals of the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government , to carry large-scale industrial development, to accelerate the city's economic development and social progress, it is necessary to find and expand development space on the existing Zhongshan land... But our Zhongshan has a small area, unlike other brother cities There is so much land and space. What should we do?" Cui Guochao paused when he said this, and seemed to be in deep thought. "Old Feng, the development zone has to shoulder a bigger burden!" Mayor Chen smiled and cast his gaze over. "I thought about it, looked left and right, the future development of the development zone or Zhongshan, as the municipal party committee and your two leaders have thought and proposed in the past two years, must go east, march to the east! I think it's time for us to actually implement it. It's time!" At this point, Secretary Cui Guochao's voice suddenly increased several times. "Great!" Feng Shusheng was so happy that he almost jumped up. "My colleagues and I have been thinking about the further development of the development zone recently. Initially, we want to open up an excellent battlefield on the left and right sides of the current development zone. Its location is in this area..." Feng Shu When Sheng said this, he rolled out a map with a "wow", "Here..." "The seaside area centered on Ma'an Island forms a seaside economic belt with an area of ​​about 100 square kilometers, or it is temporarily called the seaside industrial park. Its geographical location can be called a real golden treasure in the Pearl River Delta! A piece of virgin industrial land that the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government did not actually use in the past few years. It is adjacent to the Hengmen Waterway at the Pearl River Estuary in the east, across the water from Nansha, Guangzhou, and in the west. In the south, the 100-meter-wide river is connected to the reclamation land of the Municipal Reclamation Company, and to the north is connected to the harbor basin of the second wharf operation area of ​​Zhongshan Port in Hengmen Waterway. Once this industrial zone is realized, its area will reach 20 square meters km, about 25,000 mu—not including a power plant that has been built. Among them, the industrial land can be about 20,000 mu, and the commercial and residential land can be 5,000 mu. Within the 40,000 mu of Ma'an and reclamation, there are enough docks, storage, passenger transportation and seaside new towns The land... In this way, Zhongshan may build a 'new Zhongshan' here..." Feng Shusheng usually doesn't talk much, but now he is getting more and more excited as he talks. "Okay, we coincidentally!" Secretary Cui Guochao stood up and slapped his right palm on the table heavily, "We will hold an office meeting in the past two days to discuss the development of the eastern region! What do you think, Mayor Chen? " "Linhai Industrial Park, eastern development... Lao Feng and the municipal party committee and the municipal government thought of going together! I suggest that the office meeting be held immediately!" When the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor stood up, there was a rumbling spring thunder in Zhongshan...