He started as a village manager, and by the time he entered the Politburo, he had managed areas with a total population of 150 million people and combined GDPs of 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars.
Počeo je kao seoski upravitelj, a do vremena kad je ušao u Politbiro, upravljao je sa područjima ukupne populacije 150 milijuna ljudi i kombiniranim GDP-om od 1.5 trilijuna dolara.