MTL - King Who Will Cross-Chapter 15 King's daily life
The auction house and journalists were sent away, and Tuvalu once again became a place abandoned by the world.
Li Daniu spent the middle of the night inputting all the novel "The Lord of the Rings" into the computer, and then had a good sleep. As soon as the day dawned, he was ready to inspect his country in high spirits.
Strictly speaking, it was only the third day that Li Daniu traveled to this world.
Tuvalu has a tropical maritime climate, with a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and a year-round minimum temperature of 22 degrees Celsius. At this time, the 2012 London Olympics had just ended, and it was the end of summer. If Li Daniu was still in the Great Heavenly Dynasty, he would be ready to buy autumn clothes at this time. However, in Tuvalu, most of the men Li Daniu saw on the street were shirtless, and few of them wore shoes.
After walking outside for half a circle, Li Daniu felt that it was extremely hot, and his clothes were soaked in sweat. As the owner of this country, Li Daniu, of course, has special treatment, such as two guards behind him, and a waiter holding an umbrella and holding a cold drink. But Tuvalu is located in the tropics, the temperature is too high, and Li Daniu is embarrassed to go out by car, so now he regrets it and wants to go back, but he is afraid of losing face.
Who said that the road chosen by a man has to be walked on his knees? You are **** on your knees, can you still count as leaving? Besides, why don't you come here and try kneeling? Eggs can be poached when beaten on the ground, and your knees can also have anti-bake function?
Seeing a store, Li Daniu walked in enthusiastically. Although the open door proved that it was impossible to turn on the air conditioner inside, the roof could at least block the sun, which is also happiness.
This is a not-so-big supermarket, and its layout is no different from that of Datianchao. There are even many familiar square characters on the shelves inside.
How powerful is Huaxia in this world? Can commodities be exported to such a remote country?
Li Daniu wandered around the supermarket full of curiosity, touching this and that. Although he visited the supermarket quite a few times, this supermarket was different from the previous ones. This was a supermarket in his own kingdom.
"His Royal Highness, welcome to my supermarket."
Li Daniu, who was looking for old sauerkraut noodles here, suddenly heard Chinese-style English. As for why he could hear the Chinese-style, it was because Li Daniu used to speak English with this kind of accent.
"Are you... from Huaxia?" Li Daniu looked at a yellow man who came out from behind with some surprise.
"En? You can speak Mandarin?" Lao Liu was also shocked when he heard Li Daniu's correct Mandarin. Didn't the information reported yesterday say that His Royal Highness has been studying and living in the United States? Could it be that I read it wrong? In fact, His Royal Highness has been living in China?
"Um, I have taken Mandarin in the United States." Li Daniu was also excited for a moment, and blurted out the Mandarin that he had spent half his life in.
"That's really great." Old Liu's English was stuttering, and when he saw the prince coming down to his store, he was worried that he didn't know how to communicate and didn't dare to come out for a long time.
"You are from Huaxia, why are you here?" Li Daniu felt very strange, didn't it mean that Tuvalu was about to sink? How could people from other countries want to stay here.
"His Royal Highness, I came to help the people of Tuvalu with the purpose of aiding Tuvalu." Lao Liu patted his chest and said in a strong manner.
Li Daniu looked at a towel with a price tag of 5 Australian dollars, and then a pair of shoes with a price tag of 6 Australian dollars. He curled his lips. The Chinese businessmen wanted to catch up with the pace of the Jews.
Seeing Li Daniu's pouted expression, Old Liu, who knows how to read words and expressions, immediately explained.
"Your Highness, it's not that I want to earn money from the people of Tuvalu. The shipping fee is really too expensive. These things are shipped here from the distant Chinese mainland, and I basically sell them at a premium."
Tuvalu's agriculture is backward because there is no fresh water and the land is not suitable for farming. As for industry, there is no industry at all. All basic living materials are basically imported. Not to mention things like towels and taking off shoes, even mineral water must be imported.
Although Tuvalu has no tariffs, it takes three days to sail to Fiji, the closest country to Tuvalu, not to mention that these goods are all shipped from the Chinese mainland. No matter how cheap the freighter is, it can’t stand the distance. .
Seeing Lao Liu's swearing expression, Li Daniu almost believed that this was a modern living Lei Feng.
Because Li Daniu has been in contact with currencies such as Australian dollars and U.S. dollars since time travel, so the word exchange rate cannot be avoided. Therefore, he also paid attention to the exchange rates of the mainstream currencies in the world, which were basically the same as in his previous life.
A towel with a cost of less than one yuan is sold for five yuan plus shipping costs. It seems that it is not profitable at all, but the one piece of cost is Huaxia currency, and the five yuan sold is Australian dollars.
The exchange rate between the Australian dollar and the Huaxia currency is about 1 to 5, so the profit of these commodities should be about four to five times.
Although he knew the truth about this, Li Daniu is now the king of a country anyway, and he only earned 200 million US dollars. This small amount of money is not taken seriously at all.
"Yes, I like Huaxia, and I like Huaxia merchants like you even more." Li Daniu patted Lao Liu on the shoulder, and left the store with a smile.
As the time progressed towards noon, there were fewer pedestrians on the street. Li Daniu looked at those dark and fat citizens of his own with some melancholy.
Tuvalu's backward agriculture means that the number of vegetables is very small, so the people of Tuvalu, who eat meat as their staple food all the year round, will basically get obese when they are 30 years old, just like Li Daniu's most valued subordinate now Burns, too, was fat.
And obesity can cause fatty liver, high blood pressure, high blood fat, heart disease, etc. If it is in a country where the medical level has reached the international standard, these diseases are really nothing. It is said that the three highs are common and serious diseases, but in Tuvalu, where there is only one village-level hospital in the country, these diseases are fatal.
According to Burns, the former Prime Minister died of a sudden myocardial infarction. The prime minister of a country is like this, let alone the people?
Li Daniu is really worried that if the situation does not improve, Tuvalu will die because there is no one left before the sea water submerges Tuvalu.
Although Li Daniu issued an order to ban immigration, he didn't think that this would prevent people from leaving Tuvalu. How could a country without defense control people from fleeing?
Count on those two hundred policemen? The 200 people are not so much the police, as they are government workers. In Tuvalu, where there are few security incidents a year, the role of the police is to work when the government needs it.
The key to any problem lies in treating the root cause, and Li Daniu found out sadly that, let alone treating the root cause, he can't even cure the symptoms.
"Your Highness, would you like to go to the beach to take a break?" The waiter holding the umbrella looked at Li Daniu who was standing in a daze on the street, thinking that he was used to life in the United States, and regretted that there were no entertainment facilities in Tuvalu.
"Beach?" Li Daniu, who has lived for more than 20 years, has never enjoyed beaches and beauties. When he heard this word, he became interested instantly.
"Yes, Your Royal Highness. Our beaches in Tuvalu are still very beautiful." The waiter wondered, isn't it normal for island countries to have beaches? Does His Royal Highness need to be excited?
Tuvalu is composed of nine atolls. Fifty percent of the country's population lives on Fengjafali Island, where the government is located. This island is also the island with the best living conditions in Tuvalu, with an area of 2.79 square kilometers.
How big is 2.79 square kilometers? Li Daniu walked with the waiter for ten minutes, walking from the center of the capital to the beach.
Fine white soft sand, clear water, endless sea level, and the most common coconut trees in tropical island areas.
This Nima is such a beautiful place, why not develop tourism?
Li Daniu found a recliner in a shady place and came over, and the waiter handed him a split coconut with a wink.
It's so cool, Li Daniu sighed in his heart, this is the king's enjoyment, but it's a pity that there are no beauties in bikinis on the beach.
After gesturing to the waiters and guards to find lounge chairs to rest, Li Daniu happily ran to a group of children who were making noise at the beach.
"Such a big crab?" Li Daniu looked at the crab that was lifted by a child, which was bigger than the child's face, and his saliva almost flowed out.
"What's this? I've caught such a long lobster before." A child stretched his hands apart and said disdainfully.
Although he had already eaten this level of seafood in the past two days, it was the first time that Li Daniu saw it alive and kicking without looking at it from the hotel window.
"His Royal Highness, please don't blame these children for not saying hello to you, they don't know you."
Just when Li Daniu wanted to go to the sea to catch seafood himself, an old man ran over to apologize.
"It's okay, if they greet me respectfully even when they see me, I'm still not used to it." Li Daniu saw that an adult came over, and he gave up the idea of going to sea, he must maintain the majesty of the king of a country, right?
"You are as kind as your father." The old man said after hugging his chest.
"Old man, what's your name? Guigeng this year?" Li Daniu continued to carry forward the attitude of a benevolent monarch and asked.
"Uh... back to Your Highness, my name is Polly." Polly smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm only 35 years old this year."
35 years old? Then, are you a little too anxious about growing up? With a calm and kind face like a 53-year-old man, Li Daniu hurriedly changed the subject: "Then what do you usually live on?"
"Fishing, and some coconuts, bananas, and taro are planted at home."
Tuvalu is not suitable for farming, but the tropical climate is suitable for the growth of coconuts, bananas, and taro, which is also one of the economic pillars of Tuvalu.
"How's the fishing harvest?" Li Daniu was possessed by the leader at the moment.
"It's okay, family life is enough." Polly laughed and said, "I would also like to thank your father for leasing us some fishing equipment. These years are much better than before."
Li Daniu has also gained some understanding of some of the former king's actions in the past two days. He can basically be called a good public servant serving the people. Unfortunately, his ability is limited and he has not received a system, so the status quo in Tuvalu has not changed. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
"That's what our family should do." Li Daniu shamelessly called himself the royal family, and then asked: "Have you ever thought about leaving here and living in another country?"
"Go to another country?" Polly gave Li Daniu a strange look, and asked, "Why do you want to go to another country?"
"Because we are about to be submerged in the sea."
"No, I believe we will not be submerged by the sea, because we still have God, and now we have the blessing of the old king's spirit in heaven." After a pause, Polly said: "I was born on this land , growing up on this land, this is my home, if I go to other countries, even if I live a better life, that’s not my home.”
Li Daniu looked at Polly's serious expression, and was speechless for a while. Are you sure you are not talking about the scene? Didn't you say it specifically for His Royal Highness, me?
"Well, I also believe that we will not be submerged in the sea." Li Daniu waved his hand and left the beach with some helplessness. It is estimated that every Tuvaluan would like to hear this kind of words, because they are natives of Tuvalu People, but sea water is ruthless. Things like sea level rise may have no effect on other countries at all, but for a country like Tuvalu, whose highest altitude is only 4.5 meters, it is indeed an imminent problem.
Looking back at the beautiful beach that is about to sink and unable to develop it, looking at those Tuvaluans who are laughing and playing at the beach, but seem to be at ease, Li Daniu actually feels a sense of responsibility.
What the **** is responsibility? Li Daniu really wanted to ask God: Can responsibility be exchanged for the sea water not to rise?
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