The first thousand one hundred and ninety-four chapters responded with a sonorous voice
"I'm not lying, because I was admitted to college when I was three years old, and my memory is good. I still remember that at that time, my father only had a salary of thirty yuan a month, well, it was equivalent to six US dollars. I
My mother’s salary is almost the same. My grandfather’s salary is better, about seven dollars. There are nine people in our family. Only my grandparents and my parents have income, which is only more than forty dollars a month.
This money has to support nine people, what do you think of our life?"
Liu Lang's words shocked everyone. A person's monthly income is only six or seven dollars? How can he live like this?
Of course, Liu Lang was exaggerating. Ten years ago, the exchange rate between RMB and US dollars was very high. One RMB could be exchanged for three US dollars. At that time, Liu Donglai could earn more than thirty yuan a month, which was equivalent to ten US dollars. But
In recent years, the RMB has depreciated externally, which is beneficial to exports. According to the current exchange rate, it was indeed only about six US dollars at that time, but even ten US dollars was unbelievable to Americans. The average monthly income in the United States today is
It’s more than three thousand US dollars, a difference of hundreds of times!
Liu Lang continued.
"Ten years ago, our country's per capita annual income was less than one hundred US dollars, but now? The per capita annual income has exceeded five hundred US dollars, a five-fold increase. Many people no longer worry about food and clothing.
They began to consider whether they should eat a meal at KFC or buy a pair of Nike shoes. Why didn’t those who satirize us see this change?
Of course, our country is still very poor, especially in remote areas, and the people's food problem has still not been solved, but the country has noticed them and given them various policies. Policies are important, but it takes time to achieve results.
It may take several years or even more than ten years. This is too slow, so our country simply sends out staff and invests large sums of money to support them so that they have the ability to be self-reliant. At the same time, all sectors of society also lend a helping hand to the poor.
Students provide financial support.
A documentary recorded the support of a youth foundation in our country. This foundation is completely voluntary and private. Now it can receive more than 7 million US dollars in aid funds every year. This money is used for education, medical care and poverty alleviation.
In addition to this youth foundation, there are more than a dozen similar foundations in our country, and they are also doing the same thing. What does this mean? It shows that our country and many people are determined to completely solve the problem of poverty.
Our determination is obvious to all, but why don’t those people see this? Should our country be like a developed country in their eyes? If this is really the case, they should return the property they stole from our country.
For example, more than a hundred years ago, 50 million U.S. dollars were robbed from the "Treaty of Nanjing" and 50 million U.S. dollars were robbed from the "Treaty of Xinchou".
Five billion U.S. dollars, the one billion U.S. dollars robbed from the Treaty of Shimonoseki, this money may have increased to tens of billions of U.S. dollars now, but the money is only a small part, and there are also taxes, land and resources, etc.
, if those developed countries return all these things to us, then I believe that our country will become a lot better all of a sudden, can they do it?"
Liu Lang was filled with indignation. The whole place was quiet, and no one dared to make a sound.
No one in the United States knows these things. After all, this is the history of a foreign country. Moreover, few people in the United States specialize in history, and many people do not know much about their own history.
But when they heard Liu Lang listing these data in detail, they were all shocked. This is tens of billions of dollars! It’s too much. This money is really “given” by China to other countries. If
If so, then this country is so miserable.
Aopula was silent when she heard Liu Lang telling this history. She was not an uneducated person. Maybe she was before she was a teenager, but when she had an "epiphany" one day, she began to work hard and study hard.
Keep enriching yourself, otherwise she would have achieved what she has today? Just dream.
Liu Lang's words resonated with Opula, and she recalled the tragic history of black people in the book. Since Europeans developed the American continent three hundred years ago, they have grown tobacco and sugar cane on this land, which requires
A large amount of labor force, but Europeans consider themselves to be very expensive and scorn manual labor, so they brought a large number of black people from the African continent. No, it is not accurate to describe them as black people. In their eyes, these are not human beings, they are just
Can be called a black slave.
In just two hundred years, more than four million black people were brought to the American continent. They worked at the lowest level and brought huge wealth to the white people. At the same time, they also built the North American continent into a prosperous land. But what about themselves?
?It wasn’t until the Civil War more than two hundred years later that black people were given an identity and recognized as Americans.
But the identity of this American is still low, and there is a huge gap with white people. They are not allowed to go to white schools, and are not allowed to engage in some "very expensive" professions. There are not many black people on Wall Street, and even
More than thirty years ago, racists who killed black people appeared in many places in the United States. Let alone thirty years ago, even now, black people are regarded as the "trash" of society and the troublemakers.
Oprah has lived in the black area since she was a child. The place seems to have been abandoned by everyone. All she sees is violence and disorder. If she wants to survive, she must either go with the flow or use violence to fight violence. Like herself, she can repent.
There are very few people there. Compared with those white residential areas, this place is like hell.
Oprah couldn't help but feel sad when she thought of these past events, and she couldn't help but cry. Tears flowed down the corners of her eyes, and she hurriedly wiped them away with her hands.
"Jimmy, what you said is so good. It reminds me of my childhood. Just like your country, my childhood was spent in being misunderstood and ignored. At that time, I had no hopes and dreams and only thought about
Try to survive, but your country is different. The people are full of hope and fighting spirit. I believe that the people of your country will overcome many difficulties and through their own efforts, those who abuse you will be completely shut up. I believe that one day it will
Coming!"
"Ha, thank you Oprah, this is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard, thank you!"
"Okay, let's put this somewhat sad topic aside and let's talk about an interesting topic. Last year, Forbes' annual wealth list listed you as the 31st richest person in the United States, saying that you were sitting on $500 million.
At the same time, he is also the first self-made rich man in the world under the age of 30. Wow, half a billion US dollars. Jimmy, you are really rich! Then I want to ask, how do you manage such a large asset? Your parents are now
Will you still only eat one pound of meat every month?”
"Haha, this question is very interesting. Of course, Forbes' ranking is all the wealth in your name, including your stocks, your options, etc. These money are virtual values in the capital market and change every day. I am right
The capital market doesn't pay much attention, and all the money is kept there.
In fact, my life is very regular. Whether in the United States or China, I have to spend enough time reading to enrich myself every day, and then write something. By the way, last year I founded a bank in Hong Kong Island when I had nothing to do.
, this can be considered another business of mine!”
"What? You started a bank? Did I hear that right?"