A professor's rebirth: I entered Tsinghua University in 1977.

"Then what should I do?"

Liu Hongyi said: "During the Spring Festival, we will organize people to clean up. During the New Year, they will definitely be at home. After the New Year, it will be difficult to clean up."

Ai Gaofeng frowned and said, "But if I do this, everyone will point fingers at my spine and curse me."

Liu Hongyi said decisively, "Secretary Ai, kindness is not the way to command an army. Rather than letting them commit many vicious criminal cases in the city and harm innocent people, it is better to clean them up now. Those who don't have transfer orders to return to the city will all return to their original place of work after the Spring Festival. They can return when the policy is implemented and it is their turn to return."

Liu Hongyi still remembers the chaotic public security situation in various places during that period.

Even in the small county of Chuxin, many horrific and vicious cases have occurred.

Several heinous crimes, including the gang rape and murder of single young women in the street, which were abhorrent to both humans and gods, occurred, causing panic and chaos in the entire Chuxin County.

Law-abiding people are very dissatisfied.

Ai Gaofeng didn't rush to express his opinion. Instead, he asked, "What will happen after a few years? We can't let these young people stay in the places where they were sent to work in the countryside forever. They will eventually come back. If we don't properly settle them, the situation you mentioned will still happen."

Liu Hongyi looked at Ai Gaofeng with admiration.

Ai Gaofeng does not have a "prophetic perspective", but he can still grasp the key to the problem with his rigorous logical reasoning.

The reason why the educated youth who returned to the city became one of the biggest hidden dangers to social security is that there are not enough jobs for them.

As long as people are idle and do nothing for a long time, problems will definitely arise.

On the contrary, as long as one has a stable job, a fixed income, can maintain a normal standard of living, and has hope for the future, most people will not take the risk of committing a crime.

Therefore, in essence, the so-called social security problem is actually an employment problem.

"Uncle Ai, Dad, let's build a factory."

"Build a factory?"

Ai Gaofeng and Liu Chuan looked at each other.

I never expected that Liu Hongyi would make such a suggestion.

Chuzhou is an agricultural region with a weak industrial base. After Ai Gaofeng returned to the region, he devoted himself to restoring agricultural production and increasing the production capacity of agricultural and sideline products.

I never thought about building a factory.

"What kind of factory?"

"Since we want to solve the employment problem, we should give priority to labor-intensive industries."

In later generations, labor-intensive industries are being phased out in large numbers, while various high-tech industries are springing up like mushrooms after rain. However, each era has its own characteristics.

At the moment, labor-intensive industries must be given priority.

"It's a labor-intensive industry with low technical requirements and low investment, providing many jobs, which is just right for our Chuzhou area."

"Be specific."

Ai Gaofeng asked with interest.

"The first is the feed mill. I mentioned this last time. My dad said that Engineer Wang and his team have already come up with a preliminary plan for the first pig feed formula."

The so-called "Engineer Wang" was a senior engineer from the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences who worked at Yanggou Farm and was an expert in agricultural technology.

Liu Hongyi had mentioned this matter at Yanggou Farm before, and Liu Chuan agreed wholeheartedly. As soon as Liu Hongyi left, he organized several agricultural experts to work on the problem at the farm, and they have already achieved initial results.

"We can start with a smaller feed mill and build a pilot pig farm. Once we see results, we can expand production capacity. Live pigs and pork are readily available and are one of our province's main foreign exchange earners."

Ai Gaofeng nodded.

He had already reported this to the provincial party committee and received a positive reply from the provincial leaders that it was feasible.

Just as Liu Hongyi expected, as long as it is linked to foreign exchange earnings, the higher-ups will generally give the green light.

No matter the circumstances, a country's demand for foreign exchange has never ceased.

It is impossible for such a big country to completely avoid doing business with foreign countries.

Some urgently needed industrial products require foreign exchange to purchase.

"The second factory is the enamelware factory."

"The country has always had a large demand for daily consumables such as washbasins, buckets, vegetable bowls, and teacups. They can also be exported to earn foreign exchange."

"We might as well make this factory bigger from the start."

According to the timeline in Liu Hongyi's mind, the country will gradually open up the small commodity market in the next few years. He will first set up an enamel factory and run it on trial for one or two years. When the technology matures and the production capacity is increased, it will just be able to catch up with the first wave of small commodity boom.

As people's quality of life gradually improves, the demand for these daily consumables will grow exponentially.

Don't underestimate this small enamel product. If it is done well, it can produce huge social and economic benefits.

Crucially, the enamelware factory is a typical labor-intensive industry, providing employment for a large number of workers. This enamelware factory alone can greatly alleviate the employment problem of the educated youth who returned to the city in Chuxin County.

By then, the public security situation in all parts of the country will be increasingly severe, except in Chuzhou area and Chuxin County, where the people will live and work in peace and contentment and lead a happy life.

This alone is a huge achievement.

Ai Gaofeng, Liu Chuan and other leaders will gain a lot of points in the eyes of their superiors.

"The third factory will produce light motorcycles with small displacement. Later, we will consider developing heavy-duty cargo three-wheeled motorcycles. These products don't require high technical content, but they require a lot of supporting manufacturers."

"A motorcycle factory can drive an entire industrial chain."

"We can even set up our own vocational and technical schools at the same time."

"Although these factories don't require high technical skills, they still require a certain level of skill. Those educated youth who return to the city are first sent to vocational schools for three to six months to calm their wild natures and regulate their behavior according to the school's rules and regulations. They are then assigned to work in factories."

"This way, the problem of educated youth returning to the city having nowhere to go is solved."

"They have jobs, a monthly salary, and a stable life, so naturally they won't mess around in society. Wouldn't it be wonderful for everyone to work hard, date, get married, and start a family, and live a down-to-earth life?"

Liu Hongyi said with a smile, his eyes shining with wisdom that was extremely disproportionate to his age.

Ai Gaofeng was surprised and amused. He reached out and tapped the tip of his nose, saying with a smile, "How old are you? You're thinking so long-term about others? Dating, getting married and starting a family... You've considered all of these."

Liu Hongyi chuckled.

Liu Chuan said with a smile: "Secretary Ai, I think these suggestions put forward by Hongyi are really worth considering!"

"of course!"

"I don't know where this guy gets all these crazy ideas from..."