As the carriage continued to move forward, Xu Yi discovered more and more that the natural resources of the Principality of Standing were too rich.
Not only were various tropical fruit trees scattered on both sides of the road as if they were free, Xu Yi looked along and found a large number of coffee trees and cocoa trees, and even more importantly, there were overwhelming rubber trees!
Seeing this scene, Xu Yilian had no time to wonder why all kinds of tropical plants distributed all over the earth could grow in the Principality of Standing. He was just shocked and confused.
With such rich natural resources, why is the Principality of Standing so poor
Before coming to the Principality of Standing, whether it was in the books that introduced the geography of the continent, or from everyone’s descriptions of the Principality of Standing, even from the introduction by Angkru, the person who was most familiar with the Principality of Standing, it was clear that The exact same information was revealed, that is, the Principality of Standing is an extremely weak and very poor country.
Before coming to the Principality of Standing, Xu Yi was mentally prepared to see a country that was always devastated by hurricanes and tsunamis.
But he never imagined that the land of the Principality of Standing was not only not barren at all, but was even far richer than he imagined.
Such rich natural resources are simply the most precious gift given to them by God!
If placed on earth, even if such a country may not become rich, it should not be described as poor in any case.
But along the way, Xu Yi also saw scattered ordinary people of the Principality of Standing through the car window, judging from the tattered clothes they wore and the similarly tattered wooden houses they lived in. Their life is indeed very poor.
This made Xu Yi very puzzled.
have such natural resources. Even if it is due to the limited transportation level in Sainz Continent. As a result, these resources cannot be transported out to make money, but these citizens are not so poor, right
With such doubts, Xu Yi began to shift his attention from observing the rich plants outside the car window to the people of the Principality of Standing.
When the carriage finally drove into a place that looked like a town, Xu Yi jumped off the carriage, glanced at the situation in front of him, and finally realized what was happening.
Although the people of the Principality of Standing have abundant natural resources, perhaps it is precisely because the natural resources they possess are too abundant that they are so poor.
This reason may sound strange. But it is a very reasonable analysis.
When he was still on Earth, Xu Yi visited many subtropical and tropical countries, such as Indochina and the Indian Peninsula, because he participated in field inspections of construction machinery.
In those countries, he discovered that they had one thing in common, that is, the people there were lazy.
The same project construction may only take two or three months to complete in China, but if it is placed in those countries, leaving aside the problems of corruption and government inefficiency, it is simply because of the laziness of local workers. It is enough to delay the project to half a year or even a year and may not be completed.
Because of this problem, many company engineering leaders have complained to Xu Yi privately.
Obviously all you need to do is learn how to operate those construction machines. Their job is to simply sit down and operate the construction machinery, but those workers are too lazy to learn even the most basic operations.
And if they are asked to do jobs that require strenuous physical strength, they will become even more lazy.
Because the work efficiency of the local workers was so low, the progress of the project was delayed too much, so many engineering companies even spent a lot of money to directly recruit a large number of workers from China to carry out project construction.
Although the contract signed with the local government must guarantee the recruitment of a certain proportion of local workers, these engineering companies would rather spend more money to support these local workers, without any expectation of the work efficiency of the local workers.
Xu Yi thought about the expressions of the heads of several engineering companies when they complained and the local conditions he saw in those countries. After comparing the situation in front of him, he naturally made this judgment.
The main reason why the Principality of Standing is poor, apart from other reasons, is probably because the people here are too lazy.
At a glance from the entrance of this town, although there are many people, whether they are walking on the street, sitting on the street corner, or simply lying on the ground to bask in the sun, everyone from their face to their whole body is exuding... It gives off a lazy and lazy atmosphere.
It's as if they would never want to spend more energy doing anything if they didn't encounter anything earth-shattering.
Although there are a few small business stalls scattered along the street, no one has come to visit them for a long time, and the stall owners don't seem to care much about this situation, let alone shouting. , or even simply fell asleep with their eyes closed and their heads covered!
Xu Yi thought for a while and found that he could actually understand the mentality of these ordinary people.
Perhaps it can be said that all living beings are equal on earth, and ordinary people also have hope of climbing up.
However, the social structure on Sainz's continent is still very backward. The class concept here is deeply rooted, and ordinary people would never think of resisting the nobles.
So for ordinary people, being able to fill their stomachs and survive is the first goal.
The Principality of Standing has extremely rich natural resources. If you are hungry, you can go to the fruit trees on the roadside and pick some fruits to fill your stomach.
Since there is no pressure to survive, and there is no motivation or desire to climb up, as an ordinary person, the only way to go is to eat and wait to die.
Of course, being able to understand does not mean that you can accept it.
Seeing the situation in front of him, Xu Yi's mood was still the same as when he visited the countries in Indochina and Indian Peninsula. He felt sorry for these ordinary people's misfortune and was angry at them.
If you work hard and be diligent, you can at least make your life better, but why don't these guys work hard
On the side, Anklu saw that Xu Yi had been looking at the town in front of him in silence since he got off the carriage. His face was a little unsightly. He thought he was not satisfied with the environment here, so he quickly said: "President Xu, today I’m just resting here for the night. I’ve already contacted the city lord here and asked him to clear out a room in his manor to receive you. The environment in his manor is much better than here, so you don’t have to worry.”
Xu Yi didn't bother to explain his true thoughts to Anklu, shook his head and walked into the town.
Seeing Xu Yi's actions, Anklu was stunned and quickly followed.
This town only has six vertical and horizontal streets in total, and they are all very short. Calculated, the town area is probably less than one-tenth the size of Bangta City. It took Xu Yi less than half an hour to walk from one end to the other.
After looking around the town, Xu Yi pondered for a moment and asked Anklu: "What level is this city in your Principality of Standing?"
Anklu was startled, then showed an awkward smile, and replied hesitantly: "This is already the largest city in the north of our principality..."
Xu Yi was suddenly stunned, raised his eyebrows, and took another look at the town behind him, forcing himself to resist the distortion of his face caused by the sense of absurdity rising in his heart.
Such a place, which is not even as good as any small town on earth, is actually the largest city in the north of the Principality of Standing
What a joke!
Seeing Xu Yi's weird expression even though he tried his best to hold it back, Anklu could only continue to explain awkwardly: "President Xu, our Principality of Standing actually does not have the concept of a city strictly speaking. This town is just It is convenient for people nearby to do business. Today is probably not a market day, so there seem to be very few people. But if it is a market day, it is still quite lively... "
Anklu explained for a while, but he felt that he couldn't go on.
He often goes to the Lampali Kingdom. Not to mention Anvilmar City, the scale of Bangta City where Xu Yi is located has surpassed all the cities in the Standing Principality in his opinion.
Explaining these in front of Xu Yi can only make it darker and darker.
Looking at Anklu who was silent and full of embarrassment, Xu Yi sighed in his heart, turned around and no longer looked at the pitifully small "city", and said to Anklu: "Okay, take me to rest." I'm a little tired after riding in a carriage for a day."
Anklu quickly called to the three carriages following him, asked Xu Yi to get on the carriage, and sped southward along the only wide road.
The city owner's manor that Anklu mentioned was beyond Xu Yi's expectation. It was built very wide, and there were many houses in the manor, stretching into a piece. It was spectacular at a glance.
Although it is not as exquisite as any other noble manor outside Bangta City, because it occupies a large area, there are mountains and water in the manor, and the wooden houses are quite unique, the environment looks really good. Not bad.
According to Anklu's introduction, the owner of this manor is the lord of the city just now, and that city is named after his family.
His family is called the Wei Lun family, and the city is called Wei Lun City.
The current patriarch of the Weilun family, the owner of this manor, is called Swain Weilun. He is a middle-aged fat man with a short stature and a chubby body.
After meeting Anklu and Xu Yi, Swain Weilun was extremely enthusiastic, especially when facing Xu Yi, he even showed a flattering look from time to time.
As the saying goes, when you treat others with courtesy, you must ask for something.
Swain Weilun showed this attitude to Xu Yi, of course he had something to ask of Xu Yi.
However, Xu Yi couldn't think of anything for the time being that he needed to ask for.
This question was soon answered at the dinner party held to welcome him. (To be continued...)