After sending Schnoder away, Ophelia took the initiative to come over, looked at the disappeared car and asked casually, "Your friend? He is really generous and a nice person. What kind of business does he do?"
This sentence means that the 500,000 donation did not appear at charity events, which shows that Schnoder's donation was not for fame, but purely for love.
Generally, foundations will not take the initiative to announce donations to the public for non-charitable activities if the donor does not request them. Of course, there may be some minor problems, but those are not any problems.
Compared with those truly philanthropic people who donate 1,000 yuan and then wish to spend 3,000 yuan to buy a second page headline to promote their kindness, Schnoder's generosity and kindness are like...
"He's a friend of mine, the mayor."
Du Lin's answer put an end to Ophelia's next speculation. A mayor could donate half a million yuan. Even if she didn't have a thorough understanding of society, she knew there must be something wrong with it.
The more times she comes into contact with the orphanage, the more real the bottom society appears before Ophelia's eyes.
She now also knows that many families earn less than 200 yuan a month, and she also knows that an ordinary family can save no more than 500 yuan in the bank in a year.
Life, or rather living, has become the only motivation for most people to struggle to survive in society.
They would never consider living in a luxurious and elegant manor, nor would they fantasize about eating hundreds or thousands of dollars for a meal. Their only pursuit is that the family can have enough food, buy a few sets of new clothes every year, and then Try not to get sick.
Their lives will not improve after many years of persistence. The savings in the bank will gradually be drained of value by the bank and society. When you come to your senses, a house has shrunk into a bottle of inferior wine. .
Five years ago, one dollar could feed a family of four three good meals a day, but now, one dollar may only be enough for a family of four to enjoy one simple meal.
Old people who have worked all their lives and saved hundreds of dollars suddenly find that their life savings are worthless. The unbearable mental shock makes some people go crazy, and some people have to go back to society and fight for survival. .
This is the case for some elderly people in the welfare home. Their children died during the war, and the empire also paid pensions. They thought they could save the money to provide for themselves in old age.
But now they realize that they may not be able to survive even a year with a few hundred dollars in the bank.
The elderly here are actually very lucky, because they no longer need to struggle for survival here, nor do they need to worry that they will starve to death or die of illness in a remote alley.
But outside the wall, the real society and the cruel world are like a monster with its mouth wide open to absorb nutrients from the world, devouring all kinds of life every minute and every second.
With this understanding, Ophelia can naturally understand the meaning of five hundred thousand dollars.
It means that if the current welfare home costs 350 yuan to cover the expenses of an elderly person for one year, then this amount of money can ensure that the welfare home can add 150 new elderly people in need of help and support them for ten years. time.
It also means that it can provide thousands of families in need with relief and avoid losing hope of life due to short-term financial difficulties!
This is hope, living hope. This is also the value and significance of the existence of welfare homes and foundations. They are like a ray of sunshine shining into a world full of fog, bringing a little warmth, a little light and a little hope to people.
She quickly put aside the question of how Schnoder, an official, had obtained half a million and was able to donate it so generously, if for some reason one had to be charitable and generous.
Even if this kindness and generosity is hypocritical and fake, the moment it shines, it still illuminates the darkness and sends light into the dark lives of some people.
As long as someone benefits from this, then at that moment, he is not hypocritical!
After solving this trivial matter, it was already past ten o'clock. It would not be long before we could have lunch. After lunch, we would not have much fun in going to the countryside to pick fruits.
So today's trip was temporarily canceled. The two discussed it and decided to go to Mags' house for lunch at noon.
Of course, this suggestion was made by Dulin.
He needs to talk to Maggs about the change in his job. There will definitely be no change in the short term, and there will be no change until the mid-term election in three years.
But many processes require preparation and arrangements in advance.
There is currently no vacant deputy chair position on the new party committee, and Dooling's appointment means someone has to take a step back.
Each of the two people who can be appointed as the vice chairman of the new party committee has an extremely complex network of connections, and even Maggs needs to use some means to operate it.
Check it out with Mugglestone in advance to avoid problems that may make everyone look bad.
After receiving the call, Mags was not surprised by the visit of Du Lin and Ophelia. This little Gou Ri had been in the imperial capital for some time, and he was thinking about coming over.
Changes in the empire's diplomacy actually have a very significant impact on the managers within the empire. International trade and international relations are likely to change the industrial structure of certain regions and create some new economic types.
This time, Ambiluo State has shown its face in the world. Many member representatives who came to attend the World Financial and Trade Organization conference took a trip to Ambiluo State before attending the meeting.
In addition to those who were invited by Du Lin, some others followed suit.
To be honest, backcountry things are everywhere in those small countries. They don't think there is anything interesting and interesting in the western world of Ambiluo State. When they are at home, they open the door every day and these are the things outside.
However, as long as they went there, the effect would be very astonishing. In addition, Du Lin asked them to take photos outside some scenic spots and made a photo wall, which was filled with photos of leaders and high-level representatives from many countries having fun. The picture made people who love traveling throughout the empire have a strong interest in this place.
In the words of the advertising slogan, it is "what exactly attracted the attention of these royal nobles and made them unforgettable for a long time."
This method is very common but more effective. In addition, the backbone of tourism is always the middle class. The middle class is always pursuing style and class, as well as class. A large number of tourists are pouring into Ambiro State, forming the tourism economic belt of Ambiro State. There's tremendous momentum coming.
The cabinet seems to have gradually understood what Dulin meant, and plans to promote the natural and pristine scenery of Ambiro State as a selling point to the world, along with some other tourist cities, such as Ilian, Odis and other famous tourist cities. City.
However, the possibility of sustainable development of the tourism economy is still in the wait-and-see period. A very simple reason is that people who have been there once may not necessarily go there a second time.
The tourism economy is not like the industrial economy. Most of the tools produced by humans are consumables and have a lifespan. The more precise the instruments, the shorter their lifespan.
This also means that orders from factories will continue to appear. Coupled with the upgrading of technology, the sustainable development of the industrial economy has been verified.
But what about the tourism economy
In addition, the first stage of what the two sinister and despicable people planned together has also been completed. What should be done next should also be discussed.
The early teams of the two major consortiums and the Imperial Bank of China have already set off. After Schnod signed his name on the mining license application yesterday, their early teams have entered the Yagul Mountains.
A large number of machines also began to be transported, and they encountered many people watching as they passed through the outskirts of the Yagur Mountains, which has long been turned into a tourist attraction.
These people have invested heavily in order to make continuous profits. It is said that they have ordered a large amount of mining and excavation equipment from several famous heavy industry companies in the empire, and it seems that they are preparing to carry out large-scale excavation.
But thinking about it again, I think there is nothing wrong with this. After all, after spending so much money, you have to be worthy of your investment.
How happy they are digging now, how miserable they will cry after a while.
After arriving at Mags' manor, Ophelia helped her aunt make lunch, while Dulin and Mags went to the study.
The study room here is much larger than the study room in Villa No. 1 on Imperial Avenue. If Mags hadn't said this was his study room, Dulin would have thought it was a small library.
Seven huge bookcases five meters high and six meters wide are filled with all kinds of books, most of which are old handmade books. Some are thread-bound bark and sheepskin versions, and the rest are basically Handmade hardcover edition—the kind that is thread-bound on the inside and nailed with carved wood on the outside.
The lingering smell of ink in the room and the dust particles flying in the sun made people feel calm when they entered the room. Dulin took out a book, opened it, flipped through a few pages, and stuffed it back.
It's not that he doesn't like reading, it's just that he can't understand it. They are written in Ogdin people's writing, which is very different from the current common language writing.
In fact, the writing of the Guart people and the writing of the Ogdin people come from the same place. Even if you have not learned the writing of the Ogdin people, you can roughly understand it. However, it is a pity that Dulin does not understand the writing of the Guart people. not much.
The study room here is decorated in a very simple and elegant manner. There is no "small desk" like the previous study room, but a huge round table made of pure solid wood.
Du Lin couldn't help but tapped it a few times with his knuckles out of curiosity. It was indeed whole and complete.
He looked at the table and shook his head. It had grown for who knows how many years, and the giant tree needed at least seven or eight people to embrace it. Just because Mags took a fancy to it and wanted a table, it was killed by the lumberjacks while it was growing. environment.
In nature, life and death are endless. Being weak is the original sin!
(End of chapter)