Two hundred and seven chapters historical problems
Only now did Hong Tao realize that the small town where he had lived for several days was not an Indian village at all. It was just a foothold built for local tourists, a bit like a resort, a real Indian.
The village is still a few kilometers away.
In Hong Tao's mind, Indians are a very legendary and mysterious nation, and in Hong Tao's heart, he still sympathizes with Indians because they look more like Asians, at least their hair and eyes are black.
However, after approaching the Indian village, Hong Tao seemed to have swallowed a fly. There were no tents made of branches and furs, nor were there hunters on horseback grazing in Indian costumes. It was more like a Chinese
In small villages in remote areas, young and strong men are rarely seen in the villages. Most of them are old people, women and children, and their living environment is so inferior. No wonder the international organization is furious and has conflicts with the country of Canada.
Compared with the overall living standards, this place is a slum.
Simple houses made of wooden planks, imperfect sanitation facilities, garbage and feces littered everywhere, and lifeless eyes, these are what Hong Tao felt after visiting this small village of less than 100 people. What made him feel even more helpless was that
, there is something missing in the eyes of people here, both adults and children look so decadent.
Since Austin was with him, Hong Tao was too embarrassed to ask more about why these Indians were in such misery. If it was true, as the Canadian federal government said, that enough money had been allocated for relief every year, then the chiefs of these Indians could
It's so trivial that you don't even need to ask. The money must have been divided among them privately.
But when Austin took everyone to visit the chief's house in this village, Hong Tao became even more confused. The chief's house was basically no different from other Indian houses, and it was also so broken and poor. The only exception was that his house
There is a satellite dish on the roof. There is also a satellite phone in the house.
"Harrison, these Indians and Austin don't seem to be the same nation. Why are they like this?" Facing such a village, it is estimated that few people are still interested in visiting. Anyway, Hong Tao is not willing to stay any longer, so everyone hurriedly moved around.
After wandering around, they returned to the town. After Austin left, Hong Tao couldn't wait to ask Harrison about the situation of the Indians.
"This question is too complicated, and I can't answer it all for you. In Canada, this question is very sensitive. As you can see, most of them are very poor and their living conditions are very difficult. But there are still many things you don't know.
For example, the federal government stipulates that Indians do not need to pay taxes, not a penny, and they can enjoy the same medical care, insurance, education and other benefits as all Canadians, or even better." Harrison obviously does not agree either.
He was very willing to talk about this issue, but Hong Tao was a foreigner. He still talked about it to the best of his knowledge.
"Then why are they still so poor?" Hong Tao still didn't understand. In a country like Canada with high welfare and high taxes, not paying taxes is almost equivalent to earning about 40% more money than others, but the reality is obviously not like this.
"There are also mistakes by the government here. The original Indians were not allowed to leave the reservation area at will. At that time, this area was still managed by federal government officials. There were basically no factories, no companies, and not many schools in the reservation area. They every day
They only receive a government subsidy every month, and then they drink, gamble, and fight. Even if they want to work, they have no chance." Harrison was very embarrassed when he said this. He turned out to be a soldier and was considered a part of the government.
"What happened next? Didn't the Austin family open a hotel? And they lived very well!" Liu Xiaomei also came over to listen to Harrison and couldn't help but interjected.
"You see, there are very few young people here. They all go to big cities like Toronto. Some of them will look for jobs, while others will stay in the city and continue to live on government subsidies. After so many years of wrong policies, they have become
They are not used to working anymore, and they always feel that they are the owners of this land. They feel very complicated, and I can’t explain it clearly.”
"I almost understand. Forget it, let's not talk about this unpleasant topic. Where are we going tomorrow? Did Austin say it?" Hong Tao probably understood. Many countries have this kind of ethnic issue.
, it cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.
"Oh, Austin asked us to wait for him here tomorrow. He said that a big shot is coming here." Harrison also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Hong Tao didn't ask the question that made him very uncomfortable.
"Big shot? It can't be the female chief who went on a hunger strike, right?" When Hong Tao heard the word big shot, the first thing he thought of was the female chief who could coax the prime minister's special commissioner into bed.
"I don't know, who knows, what other big shot will come here, probably a chief or something, I'll know when the time comes. Come on, let's go to the woods and shoot a few shots so that you can meet my old buddy.
"Harrison patted the big revolver that always hung on his thigh.
Soon, Hong Tao's injuries worsened. He, Harrison, Pavey, and Boss Liu ran to the woods behind the hotel, intending to satisfy their addiction to guns. However, Harrison's hospitality and generosity harmed Hong Tao.
Not everyone can play with such a large revolver. Hong Tao watched Harrison holding the revolver and smashing a piece of wood more than 20 meters away. He had to try it. Harrison was also very generous and said nothing.
He handed the gun to Hong Tao, but a few seconds later, Hong Tao's right wrist was twisted. The recoil of the gun was too great. Hong Tao also tried to fire it with one hand, but he didn't play well.
His butt was bruised from riding, his thigh riding ligament was a little strained, his arms couldn't be lifted when rowing, and now his wrist was sprained. Hong Tao felt a little homesick, to be precise, he missed Zhou Xiaoli.
Sometimes a man is like a big child. He usually jumps up and down and forgets anything interesting he encounters. But when he encounters setbacks, illness, or injuries, he immediately thinks of the women around him, such as his mother, wife, girlfriend, etc.
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Maybe it was telepathy. Just when Hong Tao was feeling depressed and couldn't accomplish anything, Zhou Dajiang suddenly called. He wanted to invite Hong Tao to attend his naturalization ceremony.
Upon hearing this, Hong Tao immediately agreed without saying a word. Then he found Harrison and told him about the situation. Harrison also supported him to participate. In his words, this is one of the few rare events in life.
For the important moment when he needed to wear a formal dress, if it were him, he would rush back immediately even if he was abroad.
The rest was easy, just ask Austin to help buy tickets to Toronto, and then rush back to Toronto before the day after tomorrow. However, there was a little trouble with buying tickets.
You can fly directly to Toronto from Piwonak, but the planes here are all small planes, the kind of propeller planes. In the words of Boss Liu, those planes are not as insured as domestic public buses, and they are not only extremely noisy.
, and there is air leakage everywhere. Even if he were killed, he would not sit on it again.
When Hong Tao heard this, he immediately stopped taking a plane. Although the scenery here in Canada is beautiful, it is not worth burying himself here.
In addition to flying, the other option is train. However, the price of this train ticket shocked Hong Tao. The 2,000 kilometers from Piwonak to Toronto actually costs more than 800 Canadian dollars. This is the price in the off-season, and taking a train ticket costs more than 800 Canadian dollars.
If you fly, it only costs more than 200 Canadian dollars. (Note: There is no train service in Piwonak, there is only an airport there. However, trains are indeed much more expensive than flights in Canada, almost three times more.)
"This is such a rip-off!" Hong Tao endured the bursts of angina and gritted his teeth and bought a train ticket. Boss Liu said it well, money only makes sense when you have money, and everything is in vain if you don't have it.
Early the next morning, Hong Tao was picked up by Austin and forced to freshen up. Then he handed him an Indian hat with long feathers and solemnly requested Hong Tao to come to the hotel later.
Meet their Indian leader, an Indian chief named An, in the living room. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
