Chapter 1797

Su Xinghui's words were very infectious and resonated with many people. Yes, they, the county magistrates of these mountainous counties, were all paupers. Don't look at them as county magistrates; every time they went to the city, they were asking the city for money, almost like beggars.

Su Xinghui said, "Several county magistrates have said that these counties of ours are not loved by the grandmother or the uncle. This statement is naturally a bit exaggerated, but it also makes some sense. Since we are poor, we naturally don't get much attention."

"However, are we willing to be poor ourselves? Are we cadres lazy and incompetent? I don't think so. I have seen many cadres in the mountains who are very good. It's just that the natural conditions are here, such as high mountains and dangerous roads, and the place being too closed off. These objective reasons have limited our development."

"Of course, besides objective reasons, we also need to look for subjective reasons. This is that our concepts are backward. Long-term isolation and economic backwardness have caused a gap between our concepts and those of cadres in economically developed areas. Does everyone admit this?"

Su Xinghui's words were still very skillful. He first denied the point that the cadres in the mountainous counties were lazy and incompetent, affirming that they were mostly very good cadres, and only then said that there was a gap in concepts between them and the cadres in economically developed areas. This made it relatively easy for people to accept.

Added to the fact that several county magistrates like Lai Bin, Guan Deyi, and Wan Ping were beating the drums for Su Xinghui and applauding for him, warm applause erupted again very quickly.

"The concept of this Tianyue Mountain Range Economic Cooperation Zone was indeed first proposed by me, because I feel that these dozen or so counties and districts in our Tianyue Mountain Range have similar natural conditions, similar environments, similar resources, and even similar poverty."

Speaking of this, many people laughed.

"Since there are so many similar places, shouldn't we strengthen economic cooperation? Although we are all poor, so many poor people united together are also a force that cannot be ignored. Moreover, because the conditions of these counties and districts are similar, the secret of success for each county can be promoted to other counties. This possesses the basic conditions for establishing the Tianyue Mountain Range Economic Cooperation Zone. Does everyone agree?"

Applause erupted again.

"The Tianyue Mountain Range Economic Cooperation Forum that opened today does not have any leader or follower. If you have any good ideas for developing the economy, you can all speak your minds at the forum, so that everyone can be inspired and strengthen cooperation with each other. This is the original intention of our founding this forum. Alright, I won't say much more. I'll just be a moderator today. If anyone wants to come up and speak, you can all raise your hands."