Following the propaganda of "Oriental Metropolis Daily", readers who saw this kind of report for the first time were immediately attracted by the content in the newspaper.

When I saw the picture of the children wearing single clothes and worn shoes on a cold day, they looked timid.

Looking at the shabby desks and chairs in those dilapidated classrooms, readers can only feel their hearts twitching.

Especially those who have children at home, it is even more difficult to see this.

Then take a look at the detailed descriptions in the articles next to it.

Many readers who could not sit still wrote letters to the newspaper.

"Speaking of it,"

Jiang Shan looked at the letters from readers and said with a smile:

"Our trip can be regarded as promoting the importance of universal primary education proposed by the country."

"Of course,"

Ding Lingling shook a letter in her hand: "Look, there are already technical secondary school students who have expressed their willingness to become teachers in Siting Village."

At this moment, Jiang Shan didn't say a word after hearing this.

In his view, attracting public attention is only the first step.

Arousing the attention of all sectors of society is the ultimate goal of the newspaper.

…

Kailin Paint Factory in Pujiang City.

The leaders of several paint manufacturers are still in intense discussions.

From their point of view, they are unwilling to stop the research on special materials in the factory.

"But if the funding problem is not solved,"

The leader of Kailin Paint Factory said seriously: "Follow-up research will inevitably be suspended."

At present, let alone reaching the three-year average level of developed countries.

The antifouling paint produced by their factory is not even valid for one year.

"It's actually the same in our factory,"

A representative from Tianjin Dengta Paint Factory said:

"When we came here, we also made a special trip to Yanjing. Alas... the leaders of Yanjing still hope that the factory can solve the problem on its own."

In early 1981, the Sixth Machinery Department and the Navy made an appointment with the Ministry of Chemical Industry at the same time.

Everyone sat in the same conference room and put their work and difficulties on the table.

The difference from the meeting a year ago is that there are two more comrades in the corner of the conference room today.

Xu Muchun and Section Chief Han from Pujiang Light Industry Foreign Trade Office.

They didn't say a word at this moment and just listened to the meeting silently.

Xu Muchun, who was looking down at the newspaper, was holding a copy of "Oriental Metropolis Daily" in his hand.

"It has been reported for several days,"

Section Chief Han whispered from the side: "The Siting Village Primary School mentioned above is the place where Section Chief Jiang went not long ago."

"That's it?"

Xu Muchun shook the newspaper: "He can really run."

Looking at the newspapers, tattered desks and chairs, loose books...

Xu Muchun suddenly became thoughtful.

"I also read the articles that were reported continuously,"

Xu Muchun whispered: "We...should also express our feelings."

It can be seen from those photos that Xiaojiang put a lot of thought into this trip!

Section Chief Han was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "How should we express it?"

"The Foreign Trade Office handles so many export units,"

Xu Muchun frowned and said, "What should I do about this trivial matter?"

"I understand," Section Chief Han said straight away, "I'll make arrangements later."

…

"In fact, not only ships, but also various ship coatings are in urgent need of extending their validity period,"

On the other side, the comrades of the Sixth Machinery Department were obviously anxious.

The collective blockade of foreign military coatings on the country back then is still clearly visible:

"The difficulties regarding research funding are only temporary and I believe the organization will resolve them soon."

"Yes, everyone, any problem will be solved,"

The representative of the Navy also looked at the factory leaders present sincerely:

"Besides, if product technology improves, it will be beneficial to your factory itself..."

"Our factory does want to continue research, but the factory's civilian technological breakthroughs also require financial investment."

"Dear leaders, our factory has been delayed for so many years, and now many places need..."

For a time, everyone complained about his own worries and his own sufferings.

But from what Xu Muchun heard, it was all because of lack of money.

This is not surprising, after all, there are many problems like this across the country.

Not to mention the scientific research funds of the paint factory.

If it weren't for the strong protection of several leaders from Pujiang, even Baosteel's project would have been almost cancelled.

Yizheng Chemical Fiber, listed as one of the 22 key projects, is also facing closure due to insufficient funds.

…

In 1981, we ushered in the first macro-control after the reform.

Many projects under negotiation have been suspended.

Don’t mention rural enterprises.

Take Daqiu Village as an example. "There is Huaxi Village in the south and Daqiu Village in the north."

The cold-rolled steel mill in the village had just started to prosper, and the superiors sent people to investigate.

As the key target of this inspection team, the threshold of Daqiuzhuang has almost been leveled.

In the end, Party Secretary Yu Zuomin, who always had a tough style, simply united with the villagers to block the inspection team from outside.

The members of the inspection team were angry: "If you haven't done anything wrong, why are you afraid of ghosts knocking on the door?"

Yu Zuomin immediately retorted: "Although you have done nothing wrong, if ghosts knock on your door, who can live a good life?"

Under his leadership, all the villagers in Daqiuzhuang picked up sticks and yelled at the inspection team.

"We just had a few good days and you came here. Why didn't you come when we were starving?"

"I have been a bachelor for many years. As soon as I find someone, you come to stir up trouble. If this wife breaks up, I will go find you..."

Finally, the inspection team was frightened, so they quickly packed up and left overnight.

But compared to Daqiuzhuang, other areas are not so worry-free.

In the final analysis this year, only the leaders of Guangzhou and Fuzhou are still working under pressure.

To this end, Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" also published a report:

"The leader of Fujian Province is using his black gauze hat to cut the ribbon for the launch of Hitachi Company."

Prior to this, the leaders of Fujian Province had stated many times:

[We must overcome all difficulties and move forward, and regard township and village enterprises as dearer than our own sons.]

On the other side, the leaders of Guangzhou Province also proposed at the beginning of the year:

[Insist on reform and opening up and fight a bloody road...]

After that, they only made tightening adjustments in the report, but in reality they still fully supported opening up to the outside world.

…

The same goes for Xu Muchun, who is sitting in the conference room right now.

In his view, reform and opening up is imperative.

However, the difficulty this year is indeed not small.

“First, further stabilize the process, reduce consumption, and reduce costs;
To be continued...