"In fact, it is not accurate to say that Mingzhu City paid the most taxes to the country in the 1980s." Li Da said, "The real first should be Liao Province. The problem is that Mingzhu City paid taxes to the country as a whole, and several independent units were divided into Liao Province, Shencheng, Haidong, Angang, Liaohe Oilfield, etc. The most typical example is that in 1988, four of the top ten taxes and profits paid in the country came from Liao Province."

He nodded.

Although Ye Kai didn't understand this situation, he knew that in the early stages of reform, tax policies in different places were indeed different.

For example, Guangdong Province has a GDP of 70% of Liao Province, but the small amount of taxes paid can only be described as horrifying.

The same situation occurred in Fujian Province and Jiangzhong, and at this time the Northeast had already shown insufficient development potential. Compared with most parts of the country, industrial equipment was aging, backward technology, too little profit for enterprises, and shortage of funds for self-development.

In this way, the industrial foundation of Northeast China missed the opportunity to upgrade the industrial field in the late 1980s.

After entering the early 1990s, when Angang was in the most difficult time, even the money for buying coal was donated by all employees, but the tasks paid were not reduced at all. At the same time, Shougang received all profits and taxes, and the state had a lot of loans. It was built and bought large blast furnaces and large iron ore, which was very glorious.

"At least within twenty years, the three northeastern provinces have little chance of receiving key support, so Hou Laosan's future is hard to say. It is difficult to achieve greater achievements in Liaoning Province." Li Da finally came to a conclusion.

After listening to it, Ye Kai became a little thoughtful.

Logically speaking, Mr. Hou is also a very capable veteran. How could he put his son in the Northeast?

Since the development of the three eastern provinces is definitely far behind that of each province, Hou Laosan will definitely have few development opportunities in Liaoning Province. Even if he can become a provincial and ministerial-level official in Liaoning Province as he wishes, he does not have enough political achievements as support. If he wants to join the market and the persuasive power is far from enough.

Speaking of which, Hou Laosan’s former father-in-law, Mr. Qiu, is a perfect example.

His words, not allowing Hou Laosan to return to Beijing during his lifetime was considered a complete deception of this ex-son-in-law.

However, when Ye Kai thought about it again, he felt that Mr. Hou had a deep meaning. The country's goal of developing the Northeast was to build a resource supply base, simply to put it, a large granary. If Mr. Hou could closely cooperate with the central government's policies on this issue, or even if he made a contribution, he would be able to achieve it.

In fact, the situation in Mingzhu City is similar to that in Liao Province.

However, at this time, Comrade Jiang Cheng and Comrade Hong Zheng, two bigwigs who came out of Mingzhu City, had already entered the decision-making level, and Comrade Fang He also expressed great concern for the development of Mingzhu City, so Mingzhu City had a good opportunity to develop again.

As for Ye Ziping, who represented the old Ye family to take over Mingzhu City, this possibility was pushed to the extreme.

With the joint efforts of the three parties, the rise of Mingzhu City is unstoppable.

"Under the central government's policies, no one can break through this direction." Ye Kai said with some emotion, "Although developing local economy is a government function, without anyone supporting it, or even someone pulling back the back, no matter how capable you are, you will never be able to create miracles. For example, in the Western Province, so much coal has been pulled away for so many years?"

Li Da nodded and said, "So, Secretary Ye's trip to Mingzhu City is a masterpiece. Not only does he think that Mingzhu City will become the only focus of rapid domestic economic growth."

Ye Kai smiled slightly, and naturally did not tell Li Da that his father Ye Ziping took over Mingzhu City was actually his work.

The two of them discussed the situation in the capital together, studied the economic trends of major families, and talked about the matter of dividing the cake.

"Although I mentioned this to the old man and the others, it is hard to say how much I can take it to their hearts." Ye Kai expressed some concerns about this.

"The old man still attaches great importance to you and should not treat it as an indifferent person." Li Da said.

"I hope so." Ye Kai replied.

However, when he was back home in the evening, Ye Kai met the second old man. However, Mr. Ye had foreign affairs activities and could not come back.

When the second old man saw Ye Kai, he was very happy and specially opened a bottle of aged Fenjiu.

It’s strange to say that the old Ye family is a family member. Basically, Fenjiu is the most respected when drinking, but Maotai rarely drinks.

"I personally think that Fenjiu is more suitable for the northern climate, especially in this season." After drinking two glasses, the second old man looked a little red and said to Ye Kai.

Ye Kai said, "Drinking some savory wine in winter is actually not bad."

It is now mid-November. The climate here in the capital is changing, with strong winds and sand, but the temperature is also low. Drinking alcohol to drive away the cold is indeed a favorite of many people. Of course, driving away the cold is actually just an excuse.

"I seem to have heard that Moutai liquor was used at the state banquet at the founding ceremony?" Ye Kai suddenly thought of this matter and couldn't help but ask the second old man to prove it.

There have always been rumors about this matter, saying that the Prime Minister had said in Chongqing that when the Red Army arrived in Moutai in 1935, local people brought out Moutai to welcome him. The soldiers used Moutai to scrub the wounds of their feet to relieve pain and inflammation. Drinking them can cure diarrhea, temporarily solving a major difficulty in lack of medical treatment and medicine at that time.

It is also said that as soon as Guizhou Province was liberated at the end of 1949, the Central Committee called the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and Renhuai County Party Committee should correctly implement the Party’s industrial and commercial policies, protect the production equipment of Maotai Distillery, and continue to carry out production.

It is also said that on the eve of the founding ceremony, Maotai liquor entered Danei, and the founding fathers of the Republic congratulated each other. According to China News Service, the first banquet of the founding ceremony was held at the Beijing Hotel. From the selection of the chef to the menu wine, the prime minister personally reviewed the wine. The main wine was Maotai. The country was prosperous and the national wine was prosperous. The Maotai liquor that healed the Red Army and finally became the founding wedding wine of the Republic.

"Nonsense!" The second old man shook his head and said, "It's just spreading rumors! If you have something to do, you will be effective! Many people know about this kind of thing, but it's true that the Prime Minister likes Moutai, so no one is willing to tell the truth!"

"Oh? Is there anything else to say here?" Ye Kai asked curiously.

"The choice of wine for the founding ceremony is naturally domestic famous wine. In the first national wine review meeting in 1952, the four famous liquors were Fenjiu, Maotai, Luzhou Laojiao Tequjiu and Xifeng Liqujiu. Among the four famous liquors at that time, Fenjiu became famous for thousands of years without further ado. Xifeng Liqujiu has not resumed production, and Luzhou has not yet liberated, and Maotai is still in the occupied area." The second old man said to Ye Kai, "Maotai Town was liberated in February 1950, but there were still thousands of bandits in the town, and the bandits were basically eliminated until July. Moreover, the various workshops of Moutai Liqu have been suspended for a long time. At that time, Fenyang, which produces Fenjiu, had been liberated for more than a year, and there was enough time to organize the production of Fenjiu. In terms of geography, Fenjiu production is closest to the capital, and is a liberated area, with convenient transportation conditions. In terms of popularity, Fenjiu's popularity is not only in the north, but the shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village in a distance, but it has been thousands of years."

"At that time, the Prime Minister had issued an instruction that all fruits in the state banquets were made in domestic products according to the season, and all tobacco rolls were made in Daqianmen tobacco, and the dishes were still eaten in the west. The ingredients were made in domestic products, including domestic wine, Shaoxing wine, beer, brandy made in Yantai Changyu Company, and champagne produced in Beijing. If you need to use steep wine, use Fenjiu. All hospitality must be domestic products, and must be conservative and simple. Do not be extravagant and gorgeous, lack the spirit of the spirit and hard work style." The second old man said.

"Grandpa Second, how do you know so clearly? Could it be that you were in the kitchen at that time?" Ye Kai asked strangely after hearing this.

"Bad!" The second old man immediately blew his beard and glared at him.

However, during the founding ceremony, the second old man was only twenty-five years old. Although he participated in the ** in his teens, his party status was basically quite irrelevant at that time. He was at the level of a column commander, but he did not fall into the kitchen squad as Ye Kai said.

Of course, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, most of the senior leaders in China were southerners, and Moutai, whose taste was more suitable for southerners, naturally increased its value and became a national wine.

"It's all nonsense. You say it's a famous wine, it's a famous wine. If you say it's not, it's not, it's just a matter of the head of the family. Can you become an immortal after drinking it?" The second old man shook his head and said disapprovingly.

"Haha." Ye Kai smiled immediately after hearing this, and opened the topic. "I don't know how I talked about what I said the last time?"

"What's the matter?" the second old man asked back.

"It's just a matter of dividing the cake." Ye Kai said.

"Oh, that's the matter..." The second old man remembered, "This matter is still being discussed, but it's basically over."

According to what the second old man said, the progress of this matter was quite smooth. In fact, the comprehensive strength of the old Ye family was far above all parties, so the share of the cake was also the largest. The mobile communications and CNOOC mentioned by Ye Kai were just a small part of the cake. In terms of other energy, electricity, and minerals, the old Ye family also made a lot of achievements.

After listening to it, Ye Kai carefully compared it and felt that this situation seemed to be very different from what he remembered. Perhaps because of his sudden emergence, the old Ye family became a little high-profile and fully realized the importance of developing commercial resources. Or, Mr. Ye saw the future in Ye Kai, so at this time we should seek more important resources for them in order to prepare for future needs.
Chapter completed!