I bring technology to my hometown to get rich

Chapter 587: Damn, We Have Become What We Used to Be

Thomas dragged his tired body out of the steel plant.

Looking at the time, it was already nine o'clock in the evening and it was pitch dark outside.

Summer is coming soon, and that will be the season that Thomas hates the most.

The steel plant itself is like a furnace, extremely hot. It is even more terrible in the summer. Under the scorching heat, I don’t know how much water I have to drink in a day.

The job in the steel mill is really hard, and I have to work overtime almost every day.

But Thomas still likes his current job because the salary is not low and there is extra overtime pay for overtime work.

In this bad era, it's pretty good to have a job like this.

The family could still afford bread and milk, and even had some surplus. Occasionally, they had enough money to take the whole family on an anti-gravity aircraft to travel around the world.

Thomas is already very satisfied with this kind of life.

After all, the current situation is really bad.

While riding his bike home, Thomas connected to the virtual world and followed the latest news.

"Shenzhou Star, Jiuzhou Star, Baiyue Star, Jiangnan Star, Shenzhou already has four life planets, and announced that it will migrate 1000 million people to Baiyue Star and Jiangnan Star respectively!"

"Shenzhou announced that it will officially open flights between the solar system and the Central Plains Galaxy after October, once every six months. By then, ordinary people will be able to apply to travel to Shenzhou and Jiuzhou in the Central Plains Galaxy. It is expected that the interstellar ticket price will not be less than 10 rabbit gold!"

“Feiyun Biotechnology Group has officially announced that it has conquered autism and is expected to save more than 10 million autistic patients worldwide.”

"Xinghai Mining Group announced the discovery of an asteroid containing 500 million tons of gold in the asteroid belt. The price of gold fell again, to 34 gold per gram!"

At the top of the list are all news from the East, each one highlighting their thriving, prosperous and wealthy lives.

Just looking at it makes people envious.

Looking at the news in my own country, it is all bleak.

"The economy grew by -10% year-on-year in the first half of the year, the largest drop in history, and the unemployment rate exceeded 30%, a new high."

"This month prices have risen by more than 10% again, and people are lining up to buy food and vegetables."

"Because the unemployment rate remains high, public security in many places has become a serious problem. Citizens are requested to pay attention to safety."

"Masaro promised during his campaign that once elected, he will further abolish laws that restrict economic development and vitality. At the same time, he will learn from the Eastern Divine Land, attach importance to education, vigorously develop science and technology, and strive to keep up with the tide of the interstellar era of exploration in the next ten years!"

“Oriental Wines acquires the 500-year-old Boulder Winery in Burgundy!”

Thomas quickly read the news one by one, and he was completely calm. He had gotten used to it.

Riding a bicycle, enduring all kinds of stench and urine smell on the road, while trying to avoid the debris on the ground as much as possible, looking at the idle people everywhere, gathered in groups of three or four, each looking at me with malicious eyes.

Fortunately, Thomas was wearing tattered and dirty clothes. If he had been wearing something a little better, he would definitely have been robbed.

This was the experience he had gained from being robbed many times. Even his bicycle was in tatters. Not only did it look rusty, but the seat was also torn and all the parts looked very worn out.

Only bicycles like this will not be stolen, because they are not valuable at all. Slightly better bicycles would have been stolen long ago.

"Ugh!"

Thomas couldn't help but sigh. He weakened too quickly and became so miserable that it was really horrible to watch.

While cities and roads all over the world are very clean, the cities in Franconia, the birthplace of modern civilization and a romantic country, are so dirty and dilapidated.

There were piles of garbage that no one cleaned up, cigarettes everywhere that stank, the pungent smell of urine, and young people who had nothing to do in the streets. Almost all the shops on the streets were looted and burned black.

If you tell others, no one would believe that this is such a romantic place.

The rottenness here is rotten to the core.

In fact, there are still many job opportunities and positions now. For example, my own steel plant is doing well this year. We received an order to process parts for an anti-gravity aircraft from a company in Shenzhou and have been recruiting people.

It’s just that many people are still the same as before, very lazy and unwilling to work.

Especially now the wages offered are much lower than before, and you have to work overtime, etc.

This is something that the freedom-loving and romantic French people absolutely cannot accept. In their words, they would rather lie down proudly than kneel down to work.

Besides, they are all waiting to receive welfare and relief funds.

But now there is simply no money to provide them with welfare and relief funds. Not only is the amount getting smaller and smaller, but prices are also continuing to rise.

But they don't care, as long as they don't starve to death. As for when they really starve to death, they still have various ways to survive, whether it's shopping for free, borrowing money from others, or stealing.

It's already past nine o'clock in the evening, and these people have gone back to sleep, obviously preparing to do something in the evening.

I was cautious and fearful along the way.

When I got home, I found it dark inside with only a small light on.

"Honey, why don't you turn on a few more lights?"

"It's brighter this way."

Thomas got up and turned on a few more lights, and the room suddenly became bright.

“Electricity prices have gone up again!”

"Electricity is so unaffordable right now that our anti-gravity aircraft hasn't flown for several months."

The wife smiled and said helplessly.

Then he quickly brought out a plate of chicken feet and said, "Try the chicken feet I made for you. I made them according to the Oriental method. They taste quite good."

"Really?"

Thomas washed his hands and began to taste the food.

In the past, they would never eat things like chicken feet, pig's trotters, cow's trotters, and animal offal, as these things were sold cheaply to the East.

But now everyone’s life is getting harder and harder. Many times, we can’t bear to eat meat and can only buy some cheap pig’s trotters, cow’s trotters, animal offal and the like to eat.

"Mm, it tastes really good, delicious!"

As soon as Thomas ate it, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"right?"

The wife was very happy when she heard this, and said with a smile: "I like learning about oriental cuisine more and more now. Orientals really make the best use of resources and cherish all kinds of rare resources."

"Take chicken feet for example. We didn't eat them before, but Dongfang really likes them. I didn't understand it before, but now I understand."

"There are also pig's trotters and offal, which we in Western cuisine cannot prepare, but Eastern cuisine can handle and cook them into delicious dishes."

"Children like to eat these, and they are quite cheap."

The wife said somewhat helplessly that their family had forgotten how long it had been since they had an authentic French meal. Foie gras, steak, French snails, pasta, etc., these were all things that happened a long time ago.

Now, in order to feed her children some meat, she goes to the supermarket to buy cheap pig's trotters, offal, etc., and then learns the Oriental cooking methods to prepare them. The results are unexpectedly quite good.

"I won't eat it anymore. Leave the rest for the children."

“This is last month’s salary!”

Thomas ate a few chicken feet, then looked at the remaining chicken feet and thought about leaving them for the children.

At the same time, he handed his salary to his wife. His wife took the money and counted it skillfully. After counting, she smiled and said, "It's actually a lot more."

"I worked overtime almost every day last month, and I got extra overtime pay. In addition, the steel plant has achieved good results this year, and we signed a cooperation agreement with an aircraft manufacturer in the east. So things will be relatively stable in the future."

Thomas said with a smile.

"Although the income increased a little last month, the prices of food, daily necessities, water and electricity are all rising now."

"Even potatoes have gone up a bit now, vegetables and fruits have become more expensive, and daily necessities have also gone up in price, but paper towels have become cheaper. I heard that this is because the new paper mill near us has started production."

"After all the calculations, we will be penniless this month."

“I also want to send my children to learn Chinese.”

The wife divided the money into parts, including water and electricity expenses, household living expenses, children's education, etc. As for the two adults, they hadn't bought clothes for a long time.

"You still have to learn Chinese. The whole world is learning Chinese now, and almost everything is related to it."

"I'll think of a way. If it doesn't work, I can only ask my dad for some money."

Thomas thought about it and said firmly.

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Learning Chinese is a must now. There is no other reason for this. 70% of the world's GDP is created by people who speak Chinese, and this has driven the world's economy.

Secondly, Chinese speakers now hold four planets with life in their hands, possessing the most vast land and the most abundant resources.

At the same time, people who speak Chinese now have the most powerful scientific and technological power, and their culture is beginning to radiate throughout the world, influencing more and more people. Can you not learn it?

Many places have now included Chinese as a compulsory course.

That is to say, in Europe, everyone still has the pride of the past and is unwilling to bow their heads, but for ordinary people, it is wisest to face the reality.

"Your father?"

When the wife heard this, she was immediately confused.

"Yes, I can only ask my dad for some money."

Thomas nodded solemnly.

After saying that, he started chatting with his father in the virtual world, and soon, his father really transferred some money to him.

Thomas immediately transferred the money to his wife and said, "The money has been transferred to you. Go and register your child tomorrow. You still need to learn what you need to learn."

"When the children grow up, we'll see if we can send them to study abroad in the East."

"In the past, people said their education was backward and our education was good, but in just a few decades, the difference between the good and the bad can be immediately seen."

"They have cultivated countless scientists and engineers through exam-oriented education, which has not only helped their economy take off, but also helped them move into the interstellar universe."

"Our education system was originally very good, but it has been affected by the trend of happy education, so it is getting worse and worse."

“That’s something we have to change now.”

"In addition, China has a long history of 5,000 years. Their culture is brilliant and dazzling. The culture and ideas passed down are very valuable. There are many things worth learning from them."

"Now even educators, scholars, and experts are emphasizing the importance of learning Eastern culture, learning their thoughts, systems, economy, culture, technology, etc."

"They have now surpassed us in the West in every aspect."

Thomas also sighed when he talked about this.

More than a decade ago, their per capita GDP was only over 1 US dollars, while that of France was 4.45 US dollars.

More than a decade has passed, and their per capita GDP has exceeded 40 gold, while the per capita GDP of Falanxi is less than 5 gold.

From four times theirs to only one-tenth of theirs, this is just the economic gap.

The gap in other aspects is even greater.

"Ok!"

The wife nodded. Although she didn't understand all this, she also knew the current situation.

After simply eating two mashed potatoes, Thomas took a bath and fell into a deep sleep.

He is so tired!
I no longer have the energy to be romantic. If it were in the past, I would at least have a good chat with my wife before going to bed.

Romance is based on material things!

Only when your life is rich can you talk about romance. How can you be romantic if you are exhausted and busy all day long?
You don't have the mood, time, or money to be romantic.

Don’t say that just having a romantic heart is enough.

When you are exhausted, you have no interest in anything and just want to sleep.

The next morning, Thomas and his wife got up early.

Thomas had to go to work early, so he just quickly ate two mashed potatoes with a little hot sauce.

He now likes hot sauce because it helps him to have a better appetite and eat things he doesn't like.

My wife was busy preparing breakfast for the children early in the morning, and then she hurriedly sent the children to school.

Because public security has become increasingly worse, she is no longer comfortable with her children going to school by themselves, even though the school is not far away.

After sending her children to school, she hurried to work.

Now Thomas' income alone is not enough to support the family expenses, so she has to go out to work.

She is very tired as she has to work and take care of her family and children at the same time, but even with such a life, she is envied by many people around her.

Because both he and his wife have jobs, they can still eat well and wear clothes, so their lives are not too bad.

This silent change, the changes in all aspects of life continue to permeate into all aspects of society.

So much so that ordinary people don’t even have time to think about why things turned out like this.

But there are still people who specialize in studying these things.

Feldman is a sociologist who has been dedicated to studying social conditions and people's lifestyles under different economic conditions.

At the moment, he is working on his latest research paper, titled 'We become what they once were'.

We are not just referring to the blue-haired Westerners, but the entire Western world, and they naturally belong to the Eastern Shenzhou side.

He started from all aspects, including ordinary people's work situation, income, time, quality of life, and consumption, and then moved up to the larger social environment, customs, public security, and people's mental outlook.

Ultimately, it will rise to the national level in terms of economy, technology, culture, influence and many other aspects.

He listed a lot of data in detail and then made a detailed comparison with the data.

Finally came to a conclusion: 'We have become what they once were'.

At the same time, they have far surpassed us in our heyday.

Now all aspects are far behind, not only the living standards and economy are backward, but also the cultural quality, education level, skills and knowledge of individual citizens and many other aspects are backward.

The backwardness is even more obvious on a large scale. There is no comparability in any aspect, especially when comparing the entire West.

Finally, he predicted that if there is no change, a complete transformation of attitudes and ideas, the gap between the two sides will further widen, and with the advent of the era of interstellar colonization, this gap will eventually become so large that it will form an insurmountable chasm!
What we need to do now is to learn comprehensively, not just science and technology, but also Eastern thoughts.

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