If Shanghai is the pearl of the Far East, then the concession is the essence of this pearl. The prosperity here is no worse than that of major European cities, with towering high-rise buildings, wide and clean roads, beautiful street lights and police patrolling day and night.
It is a city that shows its prosperity. Everything is so modern, and it is worthy of its name as a pearl.
In the Hua District across the river, there is another scene. Low brick and wooden houses, dusty roads, dirty garbage piled up on the streets, and the tired and numb eyes of pedestrians seem to be in line with the modern
The concession is two cities.
Shanghai at this time seemed so unreal and so real. Edel could even listen to their conversation, smell the sweat on their bodies, and see their hurried figures.
All of this cannot be described in words, this is my personal experience.
"Edel, I found that you have become a little sentimental since you set foot on this land. You have never shown this expression before."
Queen Mary next to Edel looked at her somewhat sentimental husband with some confusion.
"It's nothing. It may be the influence of different customs. It will get better after a while."
Edel explained without hesitation.
Queen Mary knew that her husband was just trying to comfort her, because as her pillow partner, she could tell that her husband seemed to have emotions, or feelings to be more accurate, towards this strange country.
This is already the fourth day after Edel arrived in Shanghai. They had visited the local customs in the concession before, and her husband was a bit normal. When he visited the Chinese district today, his husband's mood came back again, and he got off the ship before.
That's when she discovered it.
"Boss, this is Xuhui Street. A large amount of vegetables are transported here every day to supply the entire Shanghai."
Gu Weijun, who was idle at home, acted as a guide and introduced the situation here to the Edel couple. "Look, you two, these wooden boats on the riverside are all vegetables. They have completed their transportation tasks and are docked to rest."
Gu Weijun's words distracted Edel from his sentimental mood, and he listened to his introduction instead.
"This is basically the living situation of an ordinary person in Shanghai."
"So how much money can they earn in a month?"
Edel took the opportunity to ask about the current income of these residents.
"It's about 12-15 yuan."
Edel quickly converted it in his mind, which was about 6-7 US dollars. He remembered that the information he had read in his previous life showed that a worker earned more than 20 yuan, which seems to be a good income at present. It is the comparison that makes it look good.
, rickshaw pullers can be seen everywhere in Shanghai, and their monthly income is only about 10 yuan. Of course, there are also high-income people, such as doctors, writers, and professors, who basically earn over 100 yuan.
It’s not that these people’s income is high, but that the income of the people at the bottom is too low. After deducting their monthly income, there is basically not much left. You must know that a hundred kilograms of rice currently sells for 8 to 13 yuan. So they are afraid of getting sick.
, because you can’t afford medical treatment. You can deal with minor illnesses by yourself, but you can only wait for death for serious illnesses. This is still the most prosperous Shanghai in the Republic of China. If it were moved to other areas, it would probably be more difficult. There is really nothing to brag about in the Republic of China.
In this comparison, the current average salary of Romanian workers reaches 130 lei (26 US dollars), which can be converted into an income of more than 60 yuan. Don’t forget that Romania is still a producer, and initial mechanized farming is not comparable to human farming.
.So there is no problem at all for a Romanian worker to support his family with his income. This is also an opportunity for people from many surrounding countries to flock to Romania to look for jobs, among which Bulgarians are the largest.
Gu Weijun's words immediately aroused his wife Mary's exclamation. "The income is so low, is it enough to live on? What about their wives and children?"
Mary's words made Gu Weijun, who had lived in Shanghai for a long time, look bitter, and then he began to talk about the miserable life of the common people at the bottom. After Mary heard that many children had no clothes to wear and were starved to the point of becoming big-headed children, she had never been in contact with the lower class. She could not stand it with her eyes.
Constantly turning red.
"Edel, can we help them?"
Edel, who had already had this intention, immediately replied after hearing what his wife said. "This is a good idea. We should really help these poor children. What do you think of one million? Set up a charity fund to help these needy families."
Distribute necessary food and medicine."
Gu Weijun felt ecstatic while listening to the conversation between Edel and his wife. Never before has an individual donated such a large amount of money to do this kind of pure charity without asking for anything in return. Now the government can't even pay officials' salaries, and the work-study program relies entirely on Edel.
This trip is only possible with His Majesty's funding. Although the number of students is much smaller than before, it still allows students studying abroad to learn knowledge. They will definitely play a great role in the country after returning home.
Now that they have decided to do good deeds, the Edel couple have no intention of continuing to watch. Mary is motivated by her spirit of helping others, while Edel feels uncomfortable seeing the current decline of his motherland in his previous life.
As for the establishment of the charity fund, Edel entrusted it to Gu Weijun. Edel still has great trust in this famous diplomat of the Republic of China. As for the establishment of the charity fund, I believe there will be no problem at all, because it is the responsibility of the King of Romania.
It can be done, I believe no one dares to obstruct this.
As for Gu Weijun, he first informed his friends in the press about the charity fund established by King Edel and his wife. Then he planned to use the voice of the press to promote the rapid establishment of the charity fund. At least, the foundation should be established before the Edel couple left.
Sure enough, the next day, various newspapers in Shanghai immediately publicized the fact that King Eder and his wife of Romania had invested US$1 million to establish a children's foundation. This made the people of Shanghai highly praised.
"You know that the King of Romania is a kind man. He is the financial backer behind the work-study program hosted by Mr. Cai Yuanpei. This time he comes to Shanghai, this is the luck of Shanghainese."
"That's the truth."
"What a pity, why is this man not from our country?"
"He is the leader of a country, how could he come here?"
"So, I would rather be a peace dog than a chaotic person."
This building is crooked.
The charity fund was established quickly. The day before Edel was about to leave Hong Kong, the fund relying on his donations was established.
The founding meeting of the Shanghai Children's Foundation began in front of the Shanghai Municipal Government, and Edel and Mary also came to congratulate them. As investors, necessary speeches are inevitable.
So when Edel stood in front of the microphone, the crowd in the audience stretched their necks quietly, waiting for his speech.
"Children are the hope of the future. That's why I fund this foundation."
In just one sentence, it was Edel's speech. More importantly, this sentence was said in Chinese, which caused a burst of applause from the audience. After Edel finished speaking, celebrities and gentlemen in Shanghai also came to the stage to speak.
.Perhaps influenced by Edel, their words were also very brief. This shortened the expected several hours of the founding meeting to just one hour.
The next day, this sentence about him appeared in the newspaper. "Children are the hope of the future." It was enlarged and bolded, which caused public opinion in Shanghai to denounce the pitiful current situation of children at the bottom, and naturally attracted many people to be generous.
Unpack.
And Edel didn't see all this, because he had already left on the ship.
