novelones Chapter 1248: 7th from the bottom in the world
Chapter 1248: 7th from the bottom in the world
August 17th.
The four Xia Chuan traveled to three countries before flying to Antananarivo. They entered the country quietly without buying a ticket.
Viewed from the air, the only runway is built among the mountains.
There are dense residential buildings on the hillside next to the airport, which is in sharp contrast to airports in other countries that are far away from residential areas.
Shen Cui lamented: "The best airport only has one runway. You can imagine how poor it is."
Xia Chuan smiled and said: "It's not too poor. It's seventh from the bottom in the world."
Bi Tiantong said with a longing look on his face: "It doesn't matter how poor you are, I just hope the sheets in the hotel are washed, we need a rest so much."
The old man laughed.
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The four of them walked out of the airport and were greeted by a young man in his thirties, with an excited look on his face: "I am Dou Xi, the president of the Chinese Enterprises Association. Is this Mr. Xia Chuan?"
Xia Chuan shook hands and said with a smile: "What kind of business do you do?"
"Agricultural machinery." Dou Xixi said with a smile: "My ideal is that wherever there is rice, there will be our rice mills; wherever there is farmland, there will be our tractors."
Hahaha, Xia Chuan laughed and introduced Bi Tiantong and Shen Cui to him, but did not mention the veteran.
Dou Xi politely called Miss Bi and Miss Shen, and then asked everyone to get in the car.
This was a Renault jeep, and it was a bit crowded for five people. Of course, the veteran would not be crowded, so he got directly into the driver's seat.
Dou Xi immediately got into the passenger seat and let Xia Chuan and the two girls squeeze in.
"I thought it was two people. If I had known, another car would come here, and other Chinese businessmen would be waiting at my house." Dou Xi explained without delaying to give directions.
Xia Chuan casually asked about the security of Madagascar.
Dou Xi said: "The security situation here is not good, and Chinese people are often robbed. Moreover, the political situation has been turbulent recently. Madagascar loves fighting too much, and is often dissatisfied with the government. Gunfire breaks out, bullets fly, and tear gas is fired at every turn. The smell wafted from the road, which choked my nose and made me unable to breathe. I could only lie on the ground.
The Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy often called to see if it was still there. The road in front of us, the best road in Majia, was built with the help of our Guo family. And school, alas. "
In the end, he only sighed, feeling very helpless.
He estimated that Xia Chuan was here to invest, so the embassy asked him to entertain him. Of course he had no objection. Being able to establish a relationship with Xia Chuan was something that no one else could do with money. He summoned all the Chinese entrepreneurs in the association to have a grand meeting.
Even if Xia Chuan wanted to be the head of this association, he would give it up without hesitation. What kind of strength does Xia Chuan have? It’s nice to enjoy the shade under the big tree.
Shen Cui interrupted and asked, "How poor is Ma Jia?"
Dou Xi smiled: "Majia is actually not that poor. It has rich mineral deposits, gems, and graphite. The reserves of colorful gems alone are unmatched by other countries. It also has high-purity graphite. All nuclear power plants in the world are far away." Don't open it.
Then there is the extremely fertile land, which is as oily as the black soil in Northeast my country.
The abundance of seafood is definitely the envy of Chinese people, and it’s all along the coastline. It’s just that the people here are too lazy and don’t like to eat fish because it’s fishy. Even if you tell them how to cook the fish so that it doesn't smell fishy, they won't bother to do it.
On the contrary, when they make money, they all go to Chinese restaurants. The most profitable ones are Chinese restaurants. The local people earn and spend every day. If you give them a month's salary, they can spend it in three or two days. Compared with the Chinese tradition of saving money, it is definitely two different things. "
Shen Cui asked again: "What race are they?"
"It depends on how they are divided." Dou Xi said casually: "Intuitively speaking, there are two ethnic groups. The one with the largest population is the Gaoshan ethnic group. Their skin color is the same as that of the yellow race, slightly darker. Their hair is straight, their eyes are dark and large, and they have double eyelids.
Both men and women have slender figures. Their babies are as white as ours, but gradually turn darker after ten months. This ethnic group is very diligent and has a relatively high level of education. Most of them receive higher education.
Another race is the coast race, which is roughly the same as blacks, but does not have the burly figure of African blacks.
In addition, the Gaoshan people consider it a shame to marry the Coast people and look down on them. "
Shen Cui directly undertook all the questioning and continued to ask: "What about the Chinese?"
"Chinese? There are only 25,000 pure Chinese, and more than 200,000 mixed-race Chinese. As far as I know, the earliest batch came during the Opium War. Overall, they account for 80% of African Chinese. Compared with Ma The population of 13 million is not even a level at all, so it doesn’t even need to be mentioned.
If calculated in terms of wealth controlled, it can be mentioned that the Chinese are generally rich, with 50% of the share in the brewing and food industries, 50% in the knitted garment industry, 30% in commerce, and 100% of Chinese restaurants are owned by Chinese .
The life of Chinese Americans is basically above the average level.
At least no one is so poor as the locals, where only 12 percent of the population has access to electricity.
Just like this, corpses are turned over and circumcised every day. Circumcision is not a small sum of money. It costs two hundred thousand ariary, which is equivalent to four hundred yuan. You are so poor, why bother? What can't you do with that money? "
Everyone laughed, and Shen Cui asked enthusiastically: "Have you ever seen circumcision?"
Hahaha, Dou Xi laughed: "How could I not have seen it? No matter how poor you are, you have to save money to circumcise your children. You have invited the whole village to do it. The children are all boys between two and five years old. They have to circumcise their foreskins. I don’t know how this is connected with respect for the ancestors. Only after being cut off can you become a man. Have you ever seen a two-year-old man? The most terrible thing is that grandpa has to wrap bananas and eat them."
Shen Cui's cheeks were slightly red, Ma De, I asked why you are so meticulous, it seems like I have such low taste.
She quickly changed the subject: "Is there any ginseng supplement?"
"No. Civil servants don't count as participating. You can't participate even if you want to."
Instead, Xia Chuan asked: "Where can I find a doctor for circumcision?"
"There are no doctors. The doctors in Ma Jia all serve the rich. They are rural barefoot doctors. Their fees are quite high. They cost 50,000 yuan, which is 100 yuan. They don't care whether they live or die.
There are too few doctors in Majia, more than 1,300 in the country, but every village has a Catholic church. The richest professions are doctors, teachers, and civil servants, and their salaries are actually not high.
It’s so poor. Except for this city, almost everything is agricultural. "
Xia Chuan looked at both sides of the street. The largest city in Majia, well, is a bit like Hacha Island. It has a long history, but it is so poor that only the stone pillars are still standing, and the rest are kneeling.
Blue sky, fresh air, lazy rhythm, French plaques all over the street, descendants of yellow-skinned Indians, occasionally arrogant white people, silver-selling women everywhere come up to chat, maybe just to support themselves. Children go to school.