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Chapter 1330 The World of the Rich (Third update, please subscribe)

“What is the ultimate form of capital?
It means that one big businessman or a few big businessmen hold state power. At the same time, it is also an extreme manifestation of extreme concentration of wealth, that is, one person or a very small number of people occupy most of the wealth in society.

This kind of country existed only in theory in the past, and to a certain extent, it was just a warning from some people, but now it has become a reality.

Nanyang is such a country, and it is even the first country in the world "completely ruled by big businessmen and occupying all social wealth". It is also because of this that it shows an extreme desire for wealth possession and protection of private property.

Although the people here seem to have cars, Western-style buildings, etc., in fact, they are burdened with extremely heavy taxes and are oppressed. It can even be said that apart from the air, the Nanyang people who seem to have cars and Western-style buildings actually have nothing. "

This is how Nanyang was described in a newspaper on Hong Kong Island. In the description of the Hong Kong newspaper, Nanyang was almost the sum of all the evils in the world. Not only did it exploit workers in production, it also used commercial means to further exploit their wealth in life, and the same was true of the state machinery it controlled.

Not only that, Nanyang was also an extremely aggressive country, from one place to another... In short, wherever Nanyang went, it left behind only death and ruins, only hunger and disaster! Only tears and hatred!

In short, anyone with a little knowledge will find that Nanyang is actually a country that is more brutal than old Japan, more greedy than Britain, and more aggressive than the United States.

Of course, there are also newspapers that praise Nanyang's prosperity and highly praise the life here.

But for many ordinary people, all they know are Nanyang's clothing, Nanyang's movies, and Nanyang's television.

Many of the members of this trade negotiation group are small businessmen from Hong Kong Island, and they have never known much about Southeast Asia.

What they learned from the newspapers was also unclear and even contradictory. Of course, they also saw Nanyang on TV. Their visit to Nanyang was actually a very popular "order fair" in another world. The relevant companies in Nanyang provided these traders with an opportunity to visit Nanyang and then show them new products.

In fact, it is to give benefits to merchants and encourage them to travel to Nanyang. For this reason, sightseeing and sightseeing occupy a considerable part of this order fair.

……

What is now presented before people's eyes is another scene that they have never seen before.

The sun shines down, coating every corner of the city with a layer of dazzling golden light. Skyscrapers rise into the sky, and their huge glass curtain walls are like countless mirrors, cleverly blending the busy streets with the blue sky and white clouds, reflecting a series of flowing pictures.

Passersby stopped in the street, their faces filled with incredible shock. The shops along the street were bustling with activity, with all kinds of goods displayed in the windows, attracting the attention of passersby. Their eyes were filled with not only the desire for goods, but also the shock and yearning for the infinite possibilities of this city.

The endless flow of vehicles and the sound of horns interweave into an urban symphony. Pedestrians shuttle through, their eyes sparkling with amazement at this steel forest.

Is this what is called a "modern city"?

Maybe Hong Kong Island is also a prosperous city, but it is far from being comparable to here. In comparison, it is more like an ordinary city when I first arrived.

Pedestrians walked in a hurry, but slowed down inadvertently, their eyes full of amazement at the prosperous scene. Looking up, the white clouds and blue sky were reflected on the glass of the building, making it difficult to tell which was the sky and which was the building.

"Look over there, that building looks like it's in the sky, with clouds floating on the wall!"

This was not the sigh of a fellow traveler, but the surprise of a young girl. Although her voice was soft, she expressed the shock of these people in one sentence.

"Is this Chang'an..."

Being in this bustling city, Gao Bingjie and others felt an unprecedented shock. For a moment, they felt as if they were in another world.

The answer is yes!

They are truly in “another world”!
The buildings before the war were all in the Art Deco style of masonry structure, which was a traditional high-rise building. During the construction of Nanyang, in order to speed up the construction of the city, of course, it was also to reduce construction costs.

Li Yian introduced glass curtain walls, a material that can block wind and rain while providing ample natural light. More importantly, glass curtain walls are lighter and cheaper than stone and concrete walls - the cost of building a building is only less than 40% of that of a traditional building. Therefore, once introduced, they were widely adopted by the construction industry and became popular.

In 1948, the Lihua Building, built with all-glass curtain walls, was built in Chang'an. Less than 100 meters high, the Lihua Building was the first building to use glass curtain wall technology. This rectangular glass tower building style has become a standard international skyscraper. The non-load-bearing glass curtain wall can increase external light transmittance, thereby maximizing the available floor space.

This novel building, which is completely transparent and has a mirror-like exterior, was a bright spot in front of people and immediately shocked the world. This building with a glass shell and concrete steel frame structure has become a feature of Chang'an Central Business District and one of the most beautiful scenery in this city.

Standing in this rainforest made of steel and glass, looking up at the sky, one can feel an inexplicable sense of oppression and even fear. Of course, what people feel more is the prosperity of the city.

"This, this... Glass can actually be used to build a building. This is incredible..."

Gao Bingjie nodded in agreement to his colleagues' exclamations:
"Yeah, glass...it's just glass..."

In fact, what they don’t know is that the seemingly inconspicuous glass curtain wall actually contains black technology. Thanks to the efforts of German engineers, the tempered glass launched by Nanyang Glass Company is of significantly better quality than similar products in other countries. While using tempered glass with higher impact resistance, the curtain wall glass is also made into double-layer, and dry air or inert gas is filled between the two pieces of glass, which can greatly improve the thermal insulation, heat insulation and sound insulation performance.

In addition, two layers of extremely thin silver film are coated on the glass. This "double silver glass" can transmit visible light well, but reflect the sun's heat radiation. In the hot South Seas, double-layer double-silver insulating glass can transmit 90% of visible light and block 90% of solar radiation heat.

Because of this, from the outside, the high-rise buildings in Chang'an seem to be covered with beautiful glass. When you walk into the building, the light is transparent, and there are "big screens" everywhere, and you can see the infinite scenery outside the window. During the day, the interior is bright, which greatly reduces the use of electricity for artificial lighting; at night, the glass curtain wall is transparent, and the building becomes a "crystal palace", with another charming view of a brightly lit city that never sleeps. This is like a scene in a science fiction novel. Not to mention the trade delegation from Hong Kong Island, even the Americans who came from New York and are accustomed to the prosperity of Manhattan will be shocked by the city built of glass in front of them.

After all, this was 1963, and people were naturally amazed when they suddenly saw a city with an architectural style completely different from that of the past. They even had a feeling of being in the future.

In fact, to a certain extent, this is the first impression that Changan brings to people - futuristic, modern, and bizarre.

Whether it is day or night, this city always brings a shock to people, an shock from the future and the modern times.

In many photos and movies about Nanyang, such skyscrapers are the protagonists, and they have long become the symbol of Nanyang.

It is easy to imagine what kind of shock Gao Bingjie and her group felt when they were there, when they saw the blue sky and white clouds reflected on the glass curtain wall, and the busy streets.

To some extent, it is even no less powerful than the atomic bomb.

After all, what is presented before their eyes is another world, a completely different world, even beyond their cognition.

“Most people react this way…”

Xu Li, who was accompanying them, noticed people's reactions and an idea came to his mind. As a receptionist sent by Zhonghe Company, he would accompany them throughout the trip, not only arranging their itinerary, but also arranging for them to visit various places.

However, most of the places they visited were factories, and today's trip to the central business district was just for "strolling around", just "strolling around". Although they all had a certain amount of foreign currency on business trips, after entering the shopping mall, they were often shocked by the prices of the goods.

Although they knew that the clothes here must be expensive, several women in the group still went to the women's clothing area to try on the famous "Nanyang clothing". When they picked up the clothes, they were dazzled by the fine workmanship and unique styles.

“This dress is really nice!”

"Yeah, the waist is so tight... isn't it too revealing..."

But after just a quick look at the prices, several people were dumbfounded!

"Oh my god, a shirt like this costs over 300 yuan..."

"Sister Gao, look at this. This skirt is made of just a little bit of fabric, but it costs more than 1200 Hong Kong dollars..."

At this time, a man who runs a rice business nearby has already started to make plans.

"Now, 12 kilograms of rice in Hong Kong Island costs less than 10000 yuan. Do the math... Oh my God! This skirt is worth kilograms of rice!"

The others were immediately surprised. They might not be able to calculate the exchange rate of the Nanyang dollar, but they had a clear understanding of the amount of food.

"10000 kilograms of food, that's all, this..."

Gao Bingjie was amazed, walked over and hesitated for a moment, then touched her skirt and said:
"This, this, isn't even silk, how can it be so expensive?"

"It's so expensive, almost one person's annual salary!"

Everyone was speechless. They couldn't understand why a skirt could be worth 10000 kilograms of grain, or a person's annual salary. But they were indeed shocked. After being shocked, one of them said.

"This, this is too expensive! These businessmen are really bold in asking prices. They actually sell such a small amount of cloth for such a high price!"

"That's right. A person's annual salary is only enough to buy a skirt in this place!"

For a moment, everyone else agreed. Even though they were also businessmen, they could not have imagined that things could be sold at such a high price.

It's really cruel.

No wonder they were so surprised. After all, at that time in Asia, there were basically no places selling luxury goods, but in Southeast Asia, such luxury goods were very common.

Especially in the central business district of the city center, there are so many luxury brands one after another! After all, the expensive rent here can only sell some luxury goods.

In fact, this is what Xu Li and other receptionists like to do most. They like to take them to visit these luxury goods to promote their "imagination" and, of course, desire. Only in this way will they work harder to make money and strive to become rich.

"In the past, I only knew that rich people spent money like water, but I never thought it would reach this level. It's simply unbelievable..."

Here, in this shopping mall, they deeply felt the extreme extravagance of the rich and the most absurd side of this world, and this most absurd and bizarre scene was unfolding before their eyes...

(End of this chapter)