Chapter 624

I chuckled,

"Tian Shi, is it the mediocre who are easy to manage, or the capable who are easy to manage?"

After I finished speaking, Tian Shi burst out laughing and said, "Jianqiang, I understand. Alright, then I won't ask anymore. You just manage Cui Chengshan well."

Regarding the development of Xue County,

I feel that relying solely on historical and cultural aspects is too one-sided.

We should add other things, such as natural scenery and the like.

I immediately said, "Tian Shi, what I'm about to tell you is the key."

"None of what we just talked about was the main point," Tian Shi asked me with a laugh.

"What we just talked about was also important, but regarding Xue County, what follows concerns the whole Zaocheng."

Xue County has historical and cultural resources that can be tapped; does that mean Lanling County has none, and what about Yi County and Teng County? They do. Even Zaocheng's old urban area, those idle coal mining enterprises, can be turned into tourist attractions.

Now they lie abandoned there, which is a real shame.

It's just that our publicity efforts are too small.

We'll break through in Xue County first, then other counties will follow.

Push all of Zaocheng's historical and cultural assets out.

Of course, relying only on culture and history is too one-sided,

we also need the boost of natural scenery.

In this regard Zaocheng also has, for example, the nearby Beishan and Hulutao mountain areas,

their natural scenery is very beautiful,

such as the Hama Spring and Nüwa Temple on Beishan,

and the Yi Si Tian and Da Du Po in Hulutao, etc., as natural scenery.

These places are all very beautiful.

It's just that no one has developed them.

I have an idea,

that is, to start with a pilot in Xue County,

to incorporate all of the Beishan and Hulutao mountain areas into a single tourist scenic zone.

Tian Shi, I need your support in this regard.

Why am I choosing Xue County instead of Lanling?

Because Lanling is too close to Zaocheng Xin Cheng.

Plus, Lanling's development is pretty much done.

It doesn't have much appeal to outsiders.

Xue County is currently an undeveloped place.

It has tremendous development potential,

but that's not the main point,

the main point is that Xue County's geographical location has a natural advantage.

When I said this, Tian Shi immediately interrupted me,

"Jianqiang, I don't understand what you mean—what advantage does Xue County's location have? To the east is the Beishan mountain area, to the west is Shanghu."

The main thing is just a provincial road passing through. Getting from Zaocheng to Xue County requires a detour; there's no direct route.

If Xue County's location were good, it would have been developed long ago.

At this point I stood up and pointed to a map hanging on the wall of Tian Shi's office,

"Tian Shi, look at the map."

"Xue County faces Shanghu, and on the other side of Shanghu is what city?"

Tian Shi also followed my finger and looked at the map, saying, "The other side of Shanghu is Huaihai City. What's up?"

"Huaihai City is the largest urban area in our entire North China region. Its urban population is more than ten times that of Zaocheng."

"Our focus is not this little place of Zaocheng,"

"we need to broaden our perspective,"

"we are facing the whole Huaihai region,"

"What if we turn Xue County into the backyard garden of the Huaihai region?"

"Then how many people would come to Xue County for tourism and consumption?"

"How much economic activity could it stimulate?"

"But getting from Huaihai to Xue County by land requires taking the expressway; by water, you still have to disembark from Shanghu and then take a vehicle to Xue County. It's very inconvenient," Tian Shi said.

"Tian Shi, what if we build a port in Xue County? Opening a waterway between Shanghu and Xue County would directly link Xue County and Huaihai."

Tian Shi,

"As long as we attract the people of Huaihai City,"

"we will have hope of developing Xue County."

Besides historical and cultural sights, Xue County also needs natural scenery, which requires the support of places like Beishan and Hulutao.

We'll also build a direct road from Zaocheng Xin Cheng to Xue County, letting Xue County play a big role and drawing people from Xue County to other parts of Zaocheng.

Once they stay in Zaocheng, they won't want to leave.

As long as they stay a few more days,

Zaocheng's hotel and service industry will see a major boost.

The tertiary industry will become lively.

You just said you wanted to change Zaocheng's development thinking, didn't you?

I think we can vigorously develop this tourism industry.

Start a pilot in Xue County.

"To bring about overall development by starting with a point." I said this somewhat excitedly.

After I finished speaking,

Tian Shi happily said: "Jianqiang, what you said is really good. It's like a modern Zhuge Liang; we can say today's discussion is like the Longzhong Plan,"

Your words just opened up my thinking.

Yeah, we're sitting on a treasure bowl yet still have to worry about food.

One Huaihai City, that's a big city with a population of over a million.

Just needing one-tenth of its population to visit Zaocheng would mean huge consumer potential.

Great.

Speak up, what do you need me to do?"

I laughed and said: "Tian Shi, let's not get excited; this matter is just my personal idea. The concrete implementation still has great difficulty."

For example, building a port in Xue County would require communication with the Shanghu area,

The administration would be very troublesome.

Also, if the entire Beishan area were designated as a tourist spot in Xue County,

Lanling County would certainly not agree.

This is just one of them,

There's also the funding aspect.

You should know that tourism investment carries very high risk,

We are merely imagining turning it into Huaihai City's backyard garden, but what if we can't attract people?

Such investment would go down the drain.

Tian Shi, I'm telling the truth.

Tian Shi waved his hand,

"There is difficulty; if there weren't any, someone would have done it already. For example, Zaocheng Xin Cheng has already been moved near Beishan. But the road to Beishan has never made progress, still just a cement road built long ago."

Why hasn't anyone built it? Mainly because the cost is high and there's no economic value.

What you just said,

We can do it gradually; I'll talk to the Shanghu area.

Believe that as long as there are benefits, they will agree.

As for Lanling County's matter, you don't need to worry; within Zaocheng City, this can be easily resolved.

We'll just take Xue County as a pilot,

One is from historical and cultural aspects, two is natural scenery.

Start from these two aspects.

Jianqiang, what we lack now is funding.

As the ancient saying goes, "Before troops move, provisions must go first."

Having no money in hand is really the hardest part."

Tian Shi smoked while looking at the map.

I didn't speak; there's something I currently can't say: it's Zhou Jie's money.

This kid definitely has great potential to be tapped; we just can't move him for now.

Because Wen Han and Wang Ge haven't forgotten him.

All this takes time.

After a while,

Tian Shi then said: "Let's do this: we'll put the funding matter aside for now."

Jianqiang, coincidentally tomorrow Zhuang Shi from Huaihai City will come to our city for an inspection.

You and I will receive Zhuang Shi together.

"Tian Shi, this won't work; I'm no longer chairman of Da Heng Group, and besides, my identity isn't suitable."

My participation would be completely unsuitable.

I'm just an ordinary person now.

Many things are just my one-sided ideas; they still need expert verification.

"I feel it's not appropriate for me to participate in receiving Zhuang Shi.' I hurriedly said.

Tian Shi shook his head,

"Jianqiang, you are my hired private consultant; this identity should work. If not, I'll have Secretary Qin arrange a position for you in the city."

"Tomorrow, you must participate."

It seems I can't refuse.

I could only say: "Tian Shi, I can participate, but I will absolutely not speak."

"Okay, you just accompany us on the tour. He mainly visits Zaocheng Mining Group. Also, the head of Zaocheng Mining Group will participate."

"Don't you want to take the opportunity to get to know him?' Tian Shi said with a smile.