Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Leading the "Nubi" makes Gusu shine

The time is 1985. This year, a major event happened in Suzhou - the central government approved Suzhou as a coastal economic opening area. In 1987, through hard work, Suzhou people obtained the right to operate foreign trade import and export. Do not underestimate these two things.In a sense, Suzhou's ability to become an international modern emerging industrial economic city facing the world today and possessing a strong and comprehensively developed social strength are inseparable from these two events back then. When did Suzhou start as an export-oriented city? It’s really hard to say, because in a sense, Suzhou has a “sub-city” from the basketball court-sized “sub-city” built by the descendants of Taibo and Zhongyong. foreign businessmen".Another time can be counted from the day when the Italian traveler Marco Polo in the Middle Ages went to Suzhou to see "amazingly beautiful, prosperous commerce and crafts".In fact, Suzhou's "extroversion" has never stopped. According to the statistics of the Qing Dynasty's Ministry of Household Affairs, in 1849, 24 "customs offices" across the country handed over a total of 4.4 million taels of silver throughout the year, and Xushuguan in Suzhou accounted for as much as 8%!Before the founding of New China, Suzhou's silk, lace and special delicacies had actually been continuously exported overseas as "Chinese brands". After 1949, China was blocked by the Western world, and there was very little foreign trade. In this small amount of foreign trade goods, Suzhou products still accounted for a considerable proportion.

But all this has not changed the dominant position of the agricultural economy in Suzhou's economy, while the industrial economy and handicraft economy are very limited.In the 1980s, the "sudden force" of township enterprises changed this pattern, and Suzhou's economy dominated by the agricultural economy began to be replaced by the industrial economy. Don't underestimate the inversion of this economic content ratio. It is actually a Suzhou has experienced one of the most magnificent revolutions in history, which transformed Suzhou from an agricultural economy society that lasted for thousands of years into an industrial city.

After the "suddenly rising" township enterprises became "half of the country", this historic transformation has a clear and permanent watershed. On one side of this watershed, the annual rings of history are very long, but when it is close to the watershed, its historical development track is at a high speed. This is firstly due to Deng Xiaoping, secondly due to the industrious and intelligent Suzhou people, and also to Without the sober and clear decision-making guidance of the previous leadership groups of Suzhou, the Suzhou economy, especially the township enterprise economy in Suzhou, which has impressed the people of the whole country, would not have been able to develop so "singing and dancing", so "joyful", so "peach blossom" bloom"……

As the pen fell here, a melodious folk song suddenly came to my ears: ... This is a song that our old Suzhou family loves to sing. It is very soft and beautiful, just like a Xishi-style Suzhou beauty, and its timbre is as smooth and beautiful as the texture of Suzhou embroidery.But I know that the fragrance of jasmine is because the jasmine tree has experienced the frost and dew in autumn and winter. If there is no frost and dew in this long autumn and winter, jasmine cannot be so fragrant. The development of township enterprises in Suzhou is somewhat like the fragrance of jasmine, and also somewhat like the song "What a Jasmine".But I know that the development history of township enterprises in Suzhou is not as smooth, so forward and sunny as I described above.Its development and growth process is full of complicated struggles and ups and downs...

This scene needs to be recorded.Because that's what history is, because it's a deep, painful scar on my father: When my father was dying, I wiped his body once and found a deep scar on his back.At first I thought it was the glorious imprint left by him leading the militia vanguard on the Wangyu River water conservancy construction site when he was young. Unexpectedly, my father said that it was left in an accident when he was the most proud of doing township enterprises in the 1980s. "Why did such a thing still happen at that time?" I was already working in the army at that time, and I had been away from my hometown for more than ten years. The glasses factory and embroidery factory founded by my father at that time were also quite well-known in the local area.

My father said that it was a time when someone "revealed" him at a cadre meeting and "bribed" 3 soft-shelled turtles and 60 catties of silver carp in Suzhou. "In a fit of anger, I proposed to resign as the factory director. When I got angry on the way home, I accidentally fell into the ditch. It was a cement board that hurt my back..." My father went on to say that within a period of time, someone put The commune and brigade companies regard it as "bribery" when they send something to customers and cooperative units in their business. "It was severely criticized, and several were even sentenced to prison. I haven't done it since then." My father said.

I know that my father no longer has the director of the glasses factory and the embroidery factory. What happened at that time, I don't know.When I was writing this book, I read some central documents and relevant regulations issued by the government at that time, and I couldn’t help being shocked. It turned out that those documents were written with "rectification", "governance" and "strike hard on economic crimes" , and the article clearly stipulates that the phenomenon of "treating guests and giving gifts" should be severely cracked down, and "serious ones should be punished as crimes.""Treating guests and giving gifts" in the cooperation and business activities of township enterprises was considered "the source of evil" at that time, because some people believed that the development of township enterprises relied on the "unhealthy trend" of "treating guests and giving gifts" to develop.This must be the focus of rectification.

The second resignation of my father was due to the background of such a "rectification" and "strike". "What am I? Several of my good friends have been imprisoned for many years! They are the ones who have been wronged even more," the father said. When interviewing several typical people who grew up from township entrepreneurs in Zhangjiagang the year before last, I suddenly remembered the scar on my father, and asked them if they had experienced such a thing.Yu Quanhe, the chairman of the now-famous Changjiang Group Corporation and then Secretary of the Party Branch of Changjiang Village, said to me out of breath: "Your father's punishment may be light. I was "rectified and rectified" every day. The group' called to 'explain the problem', which not only made me mentally disturbed, but also made my family suffer along with it."

"Zhu Yongsheng is the worst." Yu Quanhe said that Zhu Yongsheng was another branch secretary of the brigade in Shazhou County who was particularly good at running township enterprises.Zhu Yongsheng had his own way of running commune and brigade enterprises. He himself became a model secretary of the province and a member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth Provincial People's Congress—this was unique at the time.However, after the start of the "crackdown on criminal activities in the economic field", some people made up and insisted that Zhu Yongsheng committed corruption when he set up the factory.At first it was said that he embezzled 10,000 yuan, but later he felt that it was outrageous and said it was 7,800 yuan.Zhu Yongsheng was sentenced to seven years in prison for the so-called "corruption" of 7,800 yuan.

Seven years!A leader of a township enterprise who once led the people to create brilliant achievements has come to such an end, which has attracted sympathy and injustice from many people.After he was released from prison, Zhu Yongsheng immediately invested in appealing. It was the later good leader of Zhangjiagang, Secretary Qin Zhenhua, who worked hard to rehabilitate Zhu Yongsheng.It was later verified that Zhu Yongsheng's so-called embezzlement of 7,800 yuan was purely a forced falsehood.Because the money is a normal economic activity that must be spent by the enterprise in the process of dealing with and operating the cooperative unit.Only the last 200 yuan is unknown. "You have to return Lao Zhu's innocence even for 2 yuan!" Qin Zhenhua instructed.The grievances were finally cleared up, and the 200 yuan was Zhu Yongsheng's gasoline fee to an army. Because there was no invoice at that time, it turned out to be one of Zhu Yongsheng's "corruption" crimes.

"In the development of the township enterprise economy, the vast majority of our cadres are good. Apart from their hard work, they are dedicated. We cannot let them suffer wronged in vain!" At the critical moment, the leaders of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government publicly stood up and spoke loudly. Said, and resolutely adopted an attitude of seeking truth from facts, and supported the leaders of the communes and brigades and the cadres working in township enterprises. So far, the beautiful and picturesque land in the south of the Yangtze River has reappeared in spring, and the economy of township enterprises in the whole region has once again experienced rapid development and galloping horses. However, since the day when economic activities began in human history, no one can guarantee that any economic form will always be full of vitality, and the development of township enterprises and township enterprise economy is no exception.Since the mid-to-late 1970s, the township enterprises in Suzhou and their township enterprises and their economy have experienced rapid development for more than ten years. In the mid-1980s, some problems began to be exposed under the multiple pressures of the external environment and internal problems. .For example, the scale is relatively large, but the products and grades of the enterprise are relatively low, and there are not many advanced technical equipment. In addition to competing with large state-owned enterprises for product sales, the market space is getting smaller and smaller, and the production and sales ratio of the enterprise is low.In particular, there is basically no way to raise funds for greater development and higher-level technological transformation... Suzhou's township enterprises and the township enterprise economy have experienced the first difficult period. At the same time, those state-owned enterprises in Suzhou City still lack vitality, and their losses are still expanding. Suzhou's economy is facing a major test period.This time lasted until around 1992. Similar to this situation, the economic development of probably every region may encounter.But the ability of Suzhou people is that they can quickly get rid of this predicament and find a new development path with their cleverness and wisdom. This may also be determined by the "regional factor" that Suzhou's development will always be ahead of others. Suzhou people are really very or extremely smart.Of course, such intelligence is directly related to the ability of decision makers to assess the situation. Suzhou's economy is not just about Suzhou.The development of Suzhou has always been in the vision of the central government and leaders of Jiangsu Province, and it is in a special vision. On the day just after the Spring Festival in 1987, in the office building of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, Han Peixin, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, said to Gao Dezheng, the Mayor of Zhenjiang, who came from Zhenjiang: "After repeated studies, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee decided to transfer you back to Suzhou to serve as the Municipal Party Committee. Secretary. What do you think?" "Let me go back to Suzhou?" Gao Dezheng was very surprised, because since he was transferred from Suzhou five years ago in 1983, he has been transferred by the province to Huai'an in northern Jiangsu and Zhenjiang near the provincial capital to serve as mayor for two terms. From his heart, he estimated that the possibility of returning to Suzhou was very small, but at this time, the provincial party committee made the decision to transfer him back to work in Suzhou, and this time he was the secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Committee. "The Provincial Party Committee trusts you a lot!" Han Peixin said with great hope, "Suzhou plays an important role in the whole province. Considering that you have worked in Shazhou for a long time, you have the experience of changing Shazhou's poverty-stricken appearance and improving poverty and prosperity. With the experience of working in northern Jiangsu, it is very suitable for you to return to Suzhou to work. Suzhou needs you..." Suzhou really needs a new leader and a new leadership team who can create a new situation.After Gao Dezheng took office, with his unique work style, the first important job he did was to conduct research.During his research, he found that in the few years since he left Suzhou, great changes have taken place in Suzhou’s economic outlook, especially in the case of township enterprises: First, the scale of enterprises has expanded and their standards have improved. Small good turn around and develop in the direction of joint mergers and large ships to resist wind and waves; second, more rural labor force is transferred to township enterprises; third, farmers' income has been continuously increased and people's living standards have been further improved; Form a pattern of supporting large industries and serving the local and inland markets.The biggest highlight of Suzhou's economic situation at that time was that the county-level economy was developing very well.However, the difficulties faced by Suzhou's economy, especially the economy of township enterprises at that time, were also quite prominent. How prominent is it?As I wrote this, I suddenly thought of one thing: Every time I went back to my hometown in the past few years, I always wondered why the car brand in Suzhou was "Su E" instead of "Su B".Suzhou is in Jiangsu Province. Except for the provincial capital Nanjing, its urban strength should undoubtedly rank at the top of all other regions. According to the rules, the car brands of the provincial capital are generally "A", while the second largest city It is the word "B", and so on.In this way, the car brand in Suzhou should be "Su B" instead of "Su E", which means "Old Five".In fact, my imaginary speculation has no definite basis.However, a Suzhou cadre told me a fact: In the mid-1980s, the economic aggregate of the city of Suzhou did have a history of being inferior to that of several neighboring cities. "This is a humiliating period for Suzhou." The Suzhou cadre told me so. But some people from Suzhou said to me: "E" is very good, it just moved the position of "Wang" vertically, and the current strength of Suzhou is the king among the cities in Jiangsu, so it is very suitable to give Suzhou "E" . Haha, both explanations are kingly.The former has the air of a king who is unwilling to fall behind others, while the latter is a real king who will always be above others. But I think Gao Dezheng, who was newly appointed secretary of the Municipal Party Committee at that time, might not have such a "kingly" spirit in his heart at all, because after he returned to Suzhou, the relevant department gave him a statistical data showing: In 1986, the total industrial and agricultural output value of Suzhou's urban area totaled The volume is less than that of Wuxi and Changzhou; in addition, after the merger of prefectures and cities, Wuxi County and Jiangyin County were assigned to Wuxi City, and the economic scale of Suzhou also decreased accordingly.For Suzhou people who have been leading in the province, it is a bit difficult to adapt, and more people are still unconvinced and unwilling. Where is Suzhou's economy going to develop, and where is the breakthrough?Gao Dezheng and the municipal party committee are thinking about... "Take the development path of an export-oriented economy! This is the 'bull nose'. If you grasp this 'bull nose', the entire Suzhou economy can speed up again, catching up with brother regions and even surpassing them!" At the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, Gao Dezheng shared the results of the investigation with the A period of reflection made a statement to a group.He said that the development of any kind of regional economy emphasizes "time", "harmony" and "geography", and Suzhou is no exception.The central government requires us to further emancipate our minds and carry out reforms. It is "the right time". Suzhou cadres unite to carry out economic construction. With great advantages, coupled with our cadres at all levels taking the lead in emancipating their minds, daring to lead, and being good at leadership, Suzhou's economy will definitely be able to rise to a higher level. In this regard, the members of the Standing Committee fully agree with it, and believe that it is completely correct and very correct to grasp the export-oriented economy and adjust and develop township enterprises as the "bull nose" for the development of Suzhou's economy. timely. How to measure export-oriented economy?Foreign trade acquisition is undoubtedly a sign of wind direction. In 1986, the city's foreign trade purchases amounted to 1.286 billion yuan.When the relevant departments determined the city's foreign trade acquisition plan in 1987, it was set at 1.6 billion yuan. "Is 1.6 billion yuan the actual level of Suzhou?" Gao Dezheng asked the cadres to discuss this question when he went to counties (cities) and districts to investigate. "1.6 billion is a bit low, and 2 billion is entirely possible." Everyone reflected. "Then why is it set at 1.6 billion?" Gao Dezheng asked. "It's better to keep more leeway!" replied. Gao Dezheng smiled and said that it is right to reserve some leeway, but excessive "reservation" may affect the due work results and development speed.When the municipal party committee and the municipal government team discussed this matter, everyone agreed that the city's foreign trade purchase plan for the year was determined to be 1.9 billion yuan, leaving some room for the possible realization of 2 billion yuan. "As a result, we achieved foreign trade purchases of 1.997 billion yuan this year! To be honest, if the municipal party committee hadn't adjusted the plan in time and encouraged us, maybe we could only complete the level of 1.6 billion yuan." An old comrade from the foreign trade department told me that year of this matter. At the end of 1987, the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was successfully held. The central government more clearly proposed the implementation of the coastal economic development strategy, requiring the coastal areas to actively develop their advantages, make full use of both domestic and foreign resources and markets, and promote the development of an export-oriented economy. The land of wealth drives the development of the western region.The spirit of the central government is like a timely rain, and Suzhou cadres are like drinking a refreshing medicine.Especially this year, we have tasted the sweetness of emancipating our minds and mobilizing our foreign trade acquisitions, which jumped from 1.6 billion yuan to nearly 2 billion yuan. Everyone feels that Suzhou has great potential to develop an export-oriented economy, and we must firmly grasp this "bull nose" ! "I think the main problem now is our lack of import and export rights. If this restrictive factor is overcome, the development of Suzhou's export-oriented economy will surely achieve leap forward." In front of the leader, he further explained: At present, our Suzhou foreign trade company is actually just a "purchasing station" of the provincial foreign trade company. It has neither direct customers nor import and export rights. Provincial companies "work" and have no initiative, so they don't have much subjective initiative and greater enthusiasm. "If this problem is solved, do you think our export-oriented economy in Suzhou can achieve greater development?" Secretary Gao Dezheng and Mayor Yu Xingde asked. "It's a sure thing!" The person from the foreign trade department answered with certainty. "Then let's go to the province to win the 'foreign trade import and export rights'." Gao Dezheng and Yu Xingde said. When they went to the province to talk, Secretary Han Peixin and Governor Gu Xiulian felt that Suzhou's proposal was reasonable, so they immediately held a meeting of secretaries and mayors of several major cities in the province, and solemnly communicated with the "princes" from all walks of life. Discussing this matter, it was pointed out that the provincial foreign trade company would delegate the import and export rights to Wuxi, Changzhou, Nantong and Suzhou with relatively good foundations, on the condition that the provincial foreign trade company should bear the creditor's rights of the provincial foreign trade company accordingly.Unexpectedly, none of these four "brothers" except Suzhou was willing to accept the provincial plan, and four results were formed: Changzhou insisted on the original system; Said: "Our family will not learn from the practices of your three cities. Nantong will start from its own reality and do as much as it has." The leaders of Jiangsu Province are open-minded, saying that the province respects everyone's opinions.This put tremendous pressure on Suzhou, because on the one hand, they obtained the self-management right of import and export, and at the same time, they had to bear the debts of the provincial foreign trade company—the debts were very heavy to be honest.But two years later, the result is: Although Suzhou, which has obtained the self-management right of import and export, paid a high price to "buy" the policy, its foreign trade has grown even more powerful, and it has developed rapidly, and has become the first in the province's foreign trade. It has continued to this day... This is a later story. At this time, Suzhou also encountered a very encouraging "opportunity" - after the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the central leaders came to Suzhou for inspection, and after investigating Suzhou's township enterprises and export-oriented economy, they personally presided over the Suzhou South Park A symposium attended by relevant provincial and municipal leaders of East China's export-oriented economy held by the hotel.Gao Dezheng made a speech on behalf of Suzhou at the meeting. In his report, he proposed a strategic issue of coastal economic development, that is, focusing on emancipating the mind and implementing the reform of the foreign trade system.Central leaders fully affirmed Suzhou's experience and thinking, saying that Suzhou's foreign trade work is doing well, and the export-oriented economy, including township enterprises, is "quietly kicking off, and the show is about to continue". The cadres in Suzhou are in high spirits, especially the many township entrepreneurs who are in the midst of hesitation, as if they have been given a shot in the arm, they have begun to turn their attention to foreign markets... Among them, Zhangjiagang, known as the "Old Foreign Trade" Xizhang Town took the lead. They started exporting foreign trade products in the 1970s, first exporting craft shoes, and then latex gloves, earning an annual foreign exchange of 400,000 to 500,000 U.S. dollars.There is a "Beibei" company in Xizhang Town that does the best job.At the beginning, some people sarcastically said that "old farmers" engaged in foreign trade because "a toad wants to eat swan meat". Xi, the general manager of "Bei Bei", is also frequently unconvinced, and keeps his eyes on the international market. As a result, the business is getting better and better. Under this circumstance, the company's products and overseas sales have been continuously updated and expanded, and the sales of rubber shoes have reached more than 400 million yuan.Shuanglong Village in Xizhang Town specializes in latex gloves for foreign markets, and its annual sales volume has always reached 550 million US dollars! In the 1950s, Changshu, which was famous for its folk handicraft "lace" as my country's export product, was inspired by the spirit of "Niubi" and gave full play to the advantages of "old foreign trade". Many township entrepreneurs began to "take off their cloth shoes and wear leather shoes", "from running fields to running ports", "changing Chinese clothes for suits", actively participating in and participating in the tide of the export-oriented economy, especially seizing the favorable policy of "cutting into pieces and contracting", and vigorously carrying out "borrowing ladders" The economic activities of "going upstairs" and "going to sea by borrowing a boat" are surging and frequently attacked by the "three foreign countries" represented by foreign trade, foreign capital and export-oriented economy, and are actively going overseas. The first county-level overseas enterprise. It is worth mentioning that there was a company in Changshu that did a particularly good job in foreign trade during this period, which became the famous "Tongrun Group". The earliest "Tongrun" was just a small workshop-like factory that made some furniture and bamboo wares. Later, because of an accidental opportunity, it was changed to make car jacks, and it specialized in exporting jack products. In 1984, Gu Xiongbin became the factory director. He took the lead in implementing the "factory director responsibility system", combining rights and responsibilities, and put forward the slogan of "fewer people, multiple functions, full load, and high efficiency", which made the company flourish. In the mid-to-late 1980s, under the influence of his vigorous advocacy of the "Three Foreign Countries" policy in Suzhou, Gu Xiongbin once again took the lead in converting the company into a Sino-foreign joint venture.As a result, the overseas market of "Tongrun" has become smoother. On the one hand, the company has used the benefits created after winning the international market to vigorously introduce advanced technology and advanced equipment; The adjustment strategy of sub-support, internal support and external development, and development of foreign trade" has continuously expanded export rights.Afterwards, the production of the enterprise was adjusted to the direction of "emphasis on both internal and external aspects, simultaneous emphasis on the main and the auxiliary, integration of industry and trade, and development of trade", which made the enterprise even more powerful, until later it set up its own multinational company abroad. The "Tongrun" jack not only occupied an important share in the international market, but also became a "well-known product" in the world, and was welcomed by European and American automobile manufacturers. The annual foreign trade export volume of "Tongrun" has been maintained at about 50 million US dollars, and it has become a "big exporter" in the machinery industry in Suzhou and even in the whole country. The existing corporate assets of "Tongrun" have reached 1.5 billion yuan, and it is an "evergreen tree" on the industrial front in Changshu and Suzhou. In the words of ordinary people, when the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government called on the whole city to catch the "bull nose", it not only gave the township enterprises in Suzhou a breakthrough in the development of the "half of the country", but also opened a new window for the entire Suzhou economy. A new world. That's how history is. As the saying goes, the first step in pioneering and innovating is the most precious and the most difficult.Among the prefecture-level cities in the country, Suzhou City has always ranked first in its total import and export volume, and the level of this first place is far behind many provinces and cities. In 2008, Suzhou's foreign trade import and export reached 228.526 billion US dollars, accounting for about 10% of the country's total and 60% of Jiangsu's total.Suzhou Customs paid 36.080 billion yuan in tariffs to the country in 2008.However, in Suzhou back then, for participating in a "Canton Fair", it was scolded so badly... That year, the Suzhou Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission organized a delegation to Guangzhou according to the instructions of Secretary Gao Dezheng, preparing to participate in the "Canton Fair".This is the first time that Suzhou has organized a delegation to participate in the "Canton Fair", and there are many representatives of township enterprises in the delegation.Originally, everyone wanted to show the skills of Suzhou township enterprises at the "Canton Fair" with enthusiasm, and wanted to compete with "foreigners".Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived in Guangzhou, the person in charge of the trade fair asked Suzhou people angrily: "Why are you so many people here?" Xu Jin, the head of the Suzhou Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, replied: "Suzhou is a source of foreign trade goods, and we want to send more people to the 'Canton Fair' to have more business opportunities with 'foreigners'." The Guangzhou people said: "We don't care about this matter. In short, you shouldn't come with so many people. You can only do activities outside the museum. As for food and lodging, you are responsible for it yourself." Suzhou people were not discouraged by this.They found a hotel to live in, and exchanged business cards with "foreigners" in the hotel through various possible channels, negotiated business, and finally "mixed" into the exhibition hall through flexible methods. "Good job!" Secretary Gao Dezheng praised and encouraged Xu Jin after hearing about the incident in Suzhou. When Suzhou participated in the "Canton Fair" for the first time, it sold 60 million US dollars, which shocked the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and the organizer of the "Canton Fair".As a result, Suzhou suddenly became the "new star" of China's foreign trade and was valued by all parties. Since then, Suzhou has become a city in mainland China that has done the most outstanding and most brilliant achievements in the development of an export-oriented economy. Before 1983, there was not a single foreign-funded enterprise in Suzhou, but by 1988, there were 202 foreign-funded enterprises. In 1989, this figure was doubled again.By 1991, there were more than 600 foreign-funded enterprises in Suzhou.The rise of these export-oriented enterprises has enabled Suzhou's township enterprises to obtain a new round of development.By 1991, township enterprises in Suzhou had completed an output value of 44.1 billion yuan, of which sales revenue had reached 30.9 billion yuan, accounting for 55.55% of the city's total foreign trade exports.And only one year later, in 1992, under the encouragement and influence of Deng Xiaoping's "Southern Tour Speech", Suzhou's township enterprises made efforts again. In this year, the total output value of Suzhou's township enterprises doubled compared with 1991, reaching 88.7 billion Yuan.This rare and extraordinary growth rate, on the one hand, reflects the great development of productivity of Suzhou people after the great emancipation of the mind, and on the other hand, it also proves once again that township enterprises have great vitality.This year, the number of township enterprises in the city reached 1.23 million, that is to say, nearly two-fifths of farmers were engaged in non-agricultural economic activities, and the industrial economic value created by them supported most of Suzhou's economy. After 1992, township enterprises in Suzhou were still developing rapidly. Especially in 1997 and 1998, township enterprises in Suzhou entered a comprehensive transformation stage.The township enterprises in Suzhou are suffering during this process. They must face the severe challenges brought about by the vigorous development of the private economy, the integration and impact of the global economy, and must make a new choice between life and death... This is a time This is also a major historic change in Suzhou from the form of "township economy" to the form of "county and district economy" and "city-level economy".This major historic change has lasted for more than ten years, and in the past ten years, the development of Suzhou has performed a magnificent and world-shocking epic in the history of China's reform and opening up. When historians inspected the development history of Suzhou township enterprises, they pointed out that the wealth and human resources accumulated by Suzhou township enterprises developed in the 1970s and 1980s contributed to the rapid development of Suzhou at the end of the 20th century and the prosperity and strength of Suzhou after the new century. , laid an unshakable cornerstone. The glory after Suzhou is therefore inevitable.