Romanian Eagle

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. The towering high-rise buildings, wide and clean roads, beautiful street lights and police patrolling day and night all show its prosperity. Everything is so modern in the city, and it is worthy of the name of its pearl.

In the Chinese district across a river, it is another scene. Low brick and wooden houses, dusty roads, dirty garbage piled on the streets, the tired and numb eyes of pedestrians seem to be two cities with the modern concession.

At this time, Shanghai seemed so unreal, yet so real. Edel could even hear their conversations, smell their sweat, and see their hurrying figures.

All this cannot be described in words, this is my personal experience.

"Edel, I've noticed that you've become a little sentimental since you set foot on this land. You haven't shown this expression before."

Queen Mary next to Edel looked at her sentimental husband with some doubts.

"It's nothing, it may be the influence of different customs, it will be fine after a while."

Edel explained indifferently.

Queen Mary knew that her husband was just comforting herself, because as a bedside person, she could see that her husband seemed to have feelings for this unfamiliar country, or more accurately.

This is already the fourth day that Edel arrived in Shanghai. Before, they visited the local customs in the concession, and their husband was a little more normal. When she was touring China today, her husband's emotions came back again, and she discovered it when she got off the boat.

"You two, this is Xuhui Street. Every day, a large amount of vegetables are transported here to supply the whole of Shanghai."

Gu Weijun, who was idle at home, as a guide, introduced the situation here to the Edels. "Look at the two of you, these wooden boats on the riverside are all vessels for transporting vegetables. At present, they have completed their transport tasks and are docked to rest."

Gu Weijun's words distracted Edel's sentimental emotions and listened to his introduction instead.

"It's basically the life of an ordinary person in Shanghai."

"So how much can they earn a month?"

Edel took the opportunity to ask about the current income of these residents.

"It's about 12-15 blocks of ocean."

Edel quickly converted it in his mind, it was about $6-7. He remembered that the data he had read in his previous life showed that a worker earned around 20 yuan, which seemed to be a good income at present. This is a good comparison. Rickshaw drivers can be seen everywhere in Shanghai, and their monthly income is only about 10 yuan. Of course, there are also high-income groups, such as doctors, writers, and professors.

This is not because the income of these people is high, but the income of the bottom group is too low, and their income is basically not much left after deducting their monthly living. One hundred catties of rice is now priced at 8 to 13 yuan. So they are afraid of getting sick because they can't afford it. If you suffer from minor illnesses yourself, if you suffer from serious illnesses, you have to wait for death. This is still the most prosperous Shanghai in the Republic of China. If it is changed to other areas, it is estimated that it will be more difficult. The Republic really has nothing to brag about.

In this comparison, the current average salary of Romanian workers reaches 130 lei (26 US dollars), which can be converted into more than 60 yuan. Don't forget that Romania is still a production country, and preliminary mechanized farming is not comparable to manual farming. So the income of a Romanian worker to support a family is not a problem at all. This is also an opportunity for people from many neighboring countries to flock to Romania to look for jobs, among which Bulgarians are the most.

Gu Weijun's words immediately aroused his wife Mary's amazement. "Then the income is so low, enough to live. What about their wives and children?"

Mary's words made Gu Weijun's face, who had lived in Shanghai for a long time, look bitter, and then he began to talk about the miserable life of the bottom civilians. And after Mary heard that many children had no clothes to wear and were starving as big-headed children,

Her eyes, who had never touched the bottom layer, couldn't help but turn red.

"Edel, can we help them?"

Edel, who had long intended to do so, replied immediately after hearing his wife's words. "It's a good idea, and we should really help these poor children. What do you think of a million? Set up a charity fund to distribute necessary food and medicine to these needy families."

Gu Weijun, who was listening to the conversation between the Edels and his wife, was ecstatic. He had never donated such a large amount of money before to do this kind of charity without asking for anything in return. Now the government can't even pay the salaries of officials, and the work-study program can only be done with the support of His Majesty Edel. Although the number is much smaller than before, it also allows students studying abroad to gain knowledge. After returning home, it will have a great effect on the country.

Now that they have decided to do good deeds, the Edels have no intention of continuing to watch. Mary is because of the spirit of helping others, and Edel is because of the sadness of seeing the current decline of the motherland in her previous life.

The establishment of a charitable fund was entrusted to Gu Weijun by Edel. Eder still trusts this famous diplomat of the Republic of China very much. As for the handling of charitable funds, I believe there is no problem at all. Because this is what the Romanian king did, I believe he did not dare to block it.

As for Gu Weijun, he first informed his friends in the press about King Eder and his wife's handling of the charity fund. Then I plan to use the voice of the press to promote the rapid establishment of the charitable fund. At least the foundation should be established before the Edels leave.

Sure enough, the next day newspapers in Shanghai immediately trumpeted the fact that the Romanian King Eder and his wife had invested 1 million US dollars to establish the Children's Fund. This made the people of Shanghai praise it.

"Nong knows that this Romanian king is a good man. The financial master behind the work-study program hosted by Mr. Cai Yuanpei is him. This time in Shanghai, this is the luck of the Shanghai people."

"That's it."

"It's a pity, why isn't this person from the Nong's country?"

"He is the lord of a country, how could he come here."

"So, it's better to be a peace dog than to be a messenger."

This is crooked.

The charitable fund was established very quickly. The day before Edel was about to leave Hong Kong, the fund that depended on his donation was established.

In front of the Shanghai Municipal Government, the inaugural meeting of the Shanghai Children's Fund began, and Edel and Mary also came to the scene to congratulate. As an investor, the necessary speech is inevitable.

So when Edel stood in front of the microphone, the audience was full of people quietly stretching their necks and waiting for him to speak.

"Children are hope for the future. That's why I fund this foundation."

A short sentence is Edel's speech. More importantly, this sentence was spoken in Chinese, which attracted a burst of applause from the audience. After Edel finished speaking, celebrities and gentlemen in Shanghai also took the stage to speak. Perhaps influenced by Edel, their words were also very brief. This shortened the expected hours of the inaugural meeting to an hour and completed it.

The next day, this sentence about him appeared in the newspapers. "Children are the hope of the future." It was enlarged and bolded, which attracted public opinion in Shanghai to denounce the poor current situation of children at the bottom, and naturally attracted many people to donate generously.

And all this, Edel did not see. Because he had already boarded the ship and left.

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