Countercurrent 1978 starts with the production team

When Chu Jianghe heard that Mr. Dai would have a class tomorrow, he was also startled. He no longer cared about what he had learned and hurriedly fell asleep.

Mr. Dai is Mr. Chen Daiyan, the chairman of the Department of Economics at Peking University, and a highly respected senior figure in the Chinese economic community.

In the Department of Economics, students at Peking University now call young and middle-aged professors "teachers", while older professors are respectfully called "sir", which is the highest title for everyone to express respect.

Only the 78-year-old Mr. Chen Daiyan is different, and everyone calls him Mr. Dai.

First of all, the old man has seniority and high prestige. Chu Jianghe once heard someone say that the government of the Republic of China wanted to invite the old man to serve as the Minister of Finance, but he declined because he had no ambition in officialdom.

Even in the most chaotic period of the old man, those who rebelled still called him Mr. Chen and did not dare to call him by his first name. He could not find anyone else in Beijing University, which shows his prestige.

Therefore, as long as there is Dai Lao's class, the classroom will be absolutely packed, and even many people from other departments come to take Dai Lao's class.

Early the next morning, Chu Jianghe ran two laps on the playground with several people in the dormitory. After having breakfast, he prepared to go to the classroom to get a seat. If he arrived late, he might not even have a seat.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the classroom, it was almost full, so they had to sit in a remote corner.

Seeing the classmates around him actively pushing forward one by one, Chu Jianghe sighed again. In the past, when he was in college, everyone wanted to sit as far away as possible. How can they be like today, pushing forward with all their strength?

Soon the classroom was filled with people, and even a lot of people were standing in the aisles. This shows that Mr. Dai is still very popular among the students.

After a while, Mr. Dai walked in. Although he was 78 years old, he was energetic and wore a pair of glasses. Although he was dressed simply, he could feel a bookish atmosphere coming from a distance. His gray hair was also combed. Neatly.

After Dai Lao walked in, he glanced around the classroom with his own eyes, and the classroom became quiet.

Next, Mr. Dai said in his clear voice: "Hello, classmates, today we will talk about the role of capital-intensive economy and labor-intensive economy in the modernization process of developing countries."

After saying that, he picked up the chalk and started writing quickly on the blackboard. With the sound of the chalk rubbing against the blackboard, a beautiful blackboard writing was already written on the blackboard.

“The traditional way of capitalist industrialization is to first develop a labor-intensive economy. Developing a labor-intensive economy requires less investment and yields faster results, so it can gain profits in a shorter period of time and increase accumulation. When wages are low, Under the conditions, it has greater international competitiveness..."

As Mr. Dai explained in simple and easy-to-understand terms, the students were fascinated. Even Chu Jianghe, a man from later generations, could not find any faults. He also listened carefully and benefited a lot.

Mr. Dai is very rigorous in his studies. Knowledge is knowledge and has nothing to do with politics.

However, at this time, Peking University emphasized freedom of thought, inclusiveness, and was not so bureaucratic.

After Mr. Dai finished his lecture, some students stood up and asked questions, and the questions they asked were very pointed.

"Dai Lao, you said that developing a labor-intensive economy requires less investment and yields faster results, so profits can be obtained in a shorter period of time and accumulation can be increased. Does that mean that we must vigorously develop a labor-intensive economy now? Woolen cloth?"

After the classmate stood up to ask a question, Mr. Dai waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down.

Mr. Dai rarely combines his knowledge with the current actual situation at will, and then makes corrections and explanations.

However, when faced with students' questions, he couldn't help but answer them.

"Industrial transformation is inseparable from industrial structure and human capital. The development of a region cannot rely solely on labor-intensive industries or capital-intensive industries. It must be reasonably divided. This is a healthy industrial structure. .”

"When labor-intensive industries develop to a certain extent, labor prices will rise, which means rising costs. At this time, developing technology-intensive industries will have a higher cost base."

"But on the other hand, rising labor prices will reduce the profits of labor-intensive industries, which will prompt people to pursue the development of technology-intensive industries, because the profits of technology-intensive industries are obviously higher than those of labor-intensive industries."

After hearing Dai Lao's answer, the student who asked the question wrote furiously in his notebook and recorded this passage. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with Dai Lao's answer.

Mr. Dai nodded and continued to ask: "Who else has questions?"

At this time, another student stood up and asked: "Dai Lao, according to what you said, the traditional way of capitalist industrialization is to first develop labor-intensive industries to complete the primitive accumulation of their industrialization. Do you think that labor-intensive industries Are they low-end and will be abandoned after industrialization is completed?"

This classmate, Chu Jianghe, didn't know him. He should have come from another department to take classes.

Hearing this question, Mr. Dai's originally kind face became a little serious, and he said seriously: "I hope the students will remember that there is no distinction between high and low in the industry itself. Technology-intensive does not necessarily mean high-end. Labor Intensive industries should not be labeled as low-end. There is a saying in economics that there are never backward industries, only backward technologies.”

"I will not answer this classmate's question. I hope another classmate will answer it for me."

As soon as Mr. Dai said this, many people raised their hands, and he pointed at one at random.

Chu Jianghe saw that Dai Lao was referring to his squad leader Jiang Huangqi. This factory director who had been in their local area for many years and had rich management experience became the squad leader of their class.

Jiang Huangqi stood up and started talking: "This classmate, agriculture is also a labor-intensive industry, so is agriculture also a low-end industry?"

This rhetorical question directly pushed back the student. The student who just asked the question suddenly blushed with embarrassment and lowered his head without saying a word.

China is a big agricultural country. If he admits that agriculture is a low-end industry, he simply doesn’t want to be a part of it.

Jiang Huangqi killed his opponent with one word, and continued without any pride: "I hope the students who are skipping class will be more conscious and stop asking stupid questions and wasting everyone's time. Thank you."

After saying that, Shi Shiran sat down in his seat.

As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion among the people who came to attend class, and they all showed their displeasure and dissatisfaction in their hearts.

What do you mean, don't ask stupid questions? This is a slap in the face of all those who are trying to take the class. Everyone has passed the exam and has a sense of arrogance in their hearts. They all feel that the economics department is too bullying.

Everyone looked at each other to see if anyone could stand up and curb the arrogance of the economics students.