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Chapter 140 Aid to Africa Project
[Tokyo Electric Power Company announced on the 14th local time that a male cooperative enterprise employee in his 50s who worked at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was sent to the hospital due to "physical discomfort" on the 13th and was subsequently confirmed dead. ]

【注意！该员工在2024年6月13日上午11时左右，在福岛第一核电站区域内进行了约10分钟的辐射量测量工作。】

[At around 12:45 p.m. that day, he was found collapsed in the lounge of the Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and was subsequently taken to the hospital in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest. The employee was confirmed dead that afternoon.]

[The cause of death of the employee was not disclosed due to "the wishes of the family", but Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) believes that "it is unlikely to be due to his work." ]

[We know that under strong nuclear radiation exposure, nuclear radiation can quickly destroy cells, causing the body to be unable to regenerate new cells. When the body consumes all living cells, the person will die. Therefore, under strong nuclear radiation, people will start vomiting blood in a few seconds, faint in a few minutes, and may die in less than 10 minutes. ]

[So Xiao Rizi knows the cause of death of this employee best. If it was caused by nuclear radiation, it can still be detected. But now Xiao Rizi actually said "it is unlikely to be due to his work". This statement is obviously pale and weak, and it seems to be trying to cover up the truth.]

[Because whether it is or not, how could the medical level of our daily life not detect it? If there is excessive nuclear radiation, a certain element in the body will be excessive, how could it not be detected? .】

In front of Fengtian Hall.

Everyone frowned again. Compared with the cases of nuclear radiation they had seen before, the handling of this incident seemed to be a piece of cake.

For a company, reputation is extremely important. If the employee's death had nothing to do with nuclear radiation, they would not care about your "family's wishes", and their response attitude would not be such a frivolous tone.

"You are trying to cover your ears and steal the bell!" Liu Ji and others laughed angrily. Isn't it because they have seen clearly that other countries can't do anything to it, and it is clearly a rolling pin, so they don't even want to pretend?

As for the employees' families? No one would really believe this nonsense, right?

"They were wearing protective clothing while working, right? They were not directly exposed to radiation." Hu Weiyong and others also said, "If the human body came into direct contact with it, such as mixing it into water and drinking it..."

"If it is eaten directly through water, seafood, etc., wouldn't it rot the intestines and stomach?"

"And it's not fatal all at once. You can only watch your body fester and your flesh melt away, while your skin gradually loosens and hangs on your body like a piece of grass."

Everyone's scalps went numb. Although the radiation concentration would be diluted after being discharged into the sea, if it were to be eaten directly into the stomach, the scene just imagined was terrifying, even worse than torture.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who always liked to skin and stuff straw (for corrupt officials), felt sick upon hearing this. This was probably the most horrible torture in the world.

"Nuclear energy is a double-edged sword," Zhu Yuanzhang sighed. On the one hand, he knew that nuclear fission contained enormous energy, but on the other hand, he was terrified of its terrible harm.

What's even more interesting is that as for nuclear energy, from the moment the theory was born, if you don't do it, someone else will. Once someone really masters this power, the world situation will be reshuffled. You cannot guarantee that all people who work on nuclear energy are well-intentioned towards you.

It has some flavor of the chain of suspicion and the law of the dark forest. Facts have proved that this law makes a lot of sense.

"Wars between nations are all caused by the need for survival, and then become more intense due to desire and greed. Either sit on the table or be served on the table."

"From this perspective, the world has been peaceful for so long in later generations, all thanks to the surge in grain production brought about by the Industrial Revolution." Liu Ji said, stroking his beard. This is a good perspective.

Life may still be relatively poor in many places, but at least people will not starve to death. People value their lives, and if they do not starve to death, there will naturally be fewer conflicts and wars.

For a country, if it is not suitable for planting, it can still sell minerals, develop industry, service industry, etc., and the living conditions will be greatly improved.

[There is a topic on the Internet: Why does my country spend so much effort to aid Africa instead of using this money to alleviate poverty and improve people's livelihood at home? ]

【This question is actually very easy to answer. China-Africa cooperation is actually mutually beneficial. First of all, we must be aware that at present, whether it is oil and gas or various mineral resources, our dependence on foreign countries is very high, and the international market environment is not very friendly to us.】

[For example, 40% of our iron ore imports come from Australia, so they threaten to stop supply at any time. The same situation applies to oil and natural gas. This kind of over-reliance on a single country for resources is obviously not good for us.]

If you don’t want to be strangled by others and don’t want to be threatened or sanctioned every now and then, the only option is to expand the suppliers of raw materials. As we all know, Africa is extremely rich in mineral resources, such as iron ore in Guinea and Liberia, copper and cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, bauxite in Guinea, platinum group metals in South Africa, etc.

[We need a lot of energy, minerals and other natural resources. Africa is rich in resources and can meet our needs. However, Africa has a large population and rich mineral resources, but suffers from insufficient infrastructure and slow social development. ]

[So we can see that our assistance to African countries is actually related to mineral development, a series of industrial chains such as exploration, mining, storage and transportation, such as the oil industry chain.]

[If we want to import mineral resources, we need to build factories locally, supporting power stations and water plants, and build railways to transport ore by train. We also need to build ports to meet the needs of various bulk commodity transshipments in the future.]

[For example, the rails, construction materials, engineering training, electrical network standards, etc. used in railway repairs all follow our domestic standards, so subsequent maintenance will naturally follow our standards.]

[The massive investment not only boosted local employment, but also required a large number of skilled workers. It also improved local living conditions, provided access to the Internet and telephones, and built hotels, schools, hospitals, gymnasiums, and government buildings. The name of the infrastructure maniac is well deserved.]

In front of Fengtian Hall.

Everyone nodded continuously. This kind of predicament in later generations is actually similar to daily business.

If there is only one seller in the market, then of course its bargaining power is extremely strong, and it would like to raise the price every day. If there are many sellers and few buyers in the market, the buyers' bargaining power will be stronger.

This is called 'supply and demand'.

"What a wonderful place." Everyone quickly recorded the locations of various mineral resources, even gold.

Everyone was stunned, but this marking was only an approximate range. It was still difficult to mine these minerals across thousands of miles. There were also local people there. Although they looked very different from the people of the Ming Dynasty, they were obviously not at the mercy of others. The cost of violently seizing these minerals was too high. If they were needed in the future, perhaps trade, supporting local forces, and other methods would be more practical.

"This is like teaching a man to fish," Zhu Yuanzhang sighed. With basic transportation and related mining industry chains, these backward countries are on the right track. In the future, they can exchange a steady supply of minerals for the people's daily necessities and various technologies, and attract companies from other countries to invest.

"Not only building roads, but also schools and hospitals."

Liu Ji and the others all had complicated expressions. It turned out that the relationship between countries was not always one of mutual harm. Because of the increase in grain production, all countries had living space, so countries got along more harmoniously, shared what they had, and developed together.

"Modern Saints" Everyone here knows that the meaning of these measures, especially building roads, schools, and education, is to solve the problem of local poverty from the root. This is really good from the bottom of my heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought quietly, but at the same time he had to admire it. This was simply the kingly way. Conquering the world would be just around the corner.

"If you look at the return on these investments over a long period of time, they are actually quite substantial." Some people were amazed that money can be made this way. For example, various standardizations will bring long-term income, and subsequent repairs, maintenance, upgrades, etc. will surely bring in considerable income again.

"More importantly, as local people's income increases, they will definitely think about improving their quality of life. This is another huge market." Liu Ji said with a smile. This can be easily deduced, and if operated properly, a lot of money can be made.

After saying that, he immediately came to his senses. It seemed that he had started to talk about money all the time.

It seems like everyone in the government and the country has been led astray!
Hexing Tea and Snack Shop.

"These people are so dark. You won't be able to see them if you turn off the lights at night." Manager Wan was choked by this remark. The car was going too fast.

However, most people still feel that it is an eye-opener, because this is the real world thousands of miles away.

"Is this how they tie their hair?" Many people watched with great interest. Some women in the sky curtain would braid a small bunch of hair into a small braid, and then braid their entire head into a bunch of small braids and then tie it up.

Very distinctive exotic style.

"And this well is a small puddle. The water is not carried back but is on top of the head? Won't it hurt your head?" Mr. Su and others looked at it in amazement, sometimes with a look of question marks on their faces. From above, we can see that they fetch water together, men, women, old and young, and bring some transparent and translucent bottles and jars.

The strong men and women are more capable. Not only do they carry a large "basin" on their heads, but they also hold a bottle of water in each hand.

And their clothes. There is a lot of yellow mud or dust, black slippers, in short, it is not very clean, the house. If that is a house
"Also, there are no flowers planted in the middle of the main road, such as bougainvillea or roses."

"The trains are also very different." The blue and white trains were on the skylight, and the tickets were old, with the train number, time, seat number, etc. written by hand.
The seats in the carriage are blue, and above the seats are luggage racks, which are packed full. There is a fan installed on the roof of the carriage, which looks older than many young people. There are red five-star flags above both ends of the carriage, and there is one in every carriage.

'There are no barbed wire fences on either side of the train, so it's a bit unsafe for children to come in and sell bananas and peanuts at will.'

Shopkeeper Wan listened at the side and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was fine if they compared it with other flowers, but they even compared it with the flowers planted in the middle of the street. Wasn't this comparison a bit bullying? The flowers on the streets in later generations. It was said that many noble families in the city did not plant many of them, and many of them were rare varieties that had never been seen before.

【Residents’ income has increased, and it is necessary to improve their living conditions. So in the field of mobile phones, there is a domestic brand called Transsion that most people have never even heard of, but its market share in Africa is over 40%, far ahead of the second-place Samsung, not to mention Xiaomi and OV. In 2023, its revenue will be over 620 billion yuan, and its net profit will be over 50 billion yuan. It can be said to be a typical example of making a fortune in silence.】

[Africa has a population of nearly 13 billion, which is an extremely large market with strong demand. With this new market, there is no need to worry about resource sanctions, and even trade sanctions. In addition to mobile phones, there is extremely strong demand for other aspects such as home furnishings, culture and entertainment. It can be said that the benefits brought by aid projects in Africa are actually unimaginable.]

[Moreover, we use our foreign exchange reserves to aid Africa. Rather than leaving it there and letting its value be eroded by rounds of inflation, it is better to use it for investment.]

[For example, some low-interest DAIKUAN is mostly used for infrastructure, and the money is directly transferred to Chinese engineering contractors for investment in factory construction. In addition, African countries can only buy various building materials from China. If the economic capacity is tight at that time, they will use ore and ports as collateral, such as 50 years of port use rights. ]

[These investments and constructions have brought excess benefits to Africa. For example, a standard Chinese gauge railway from Mombasa to Nairobi in Kenya has reduced the travel time from more than ten hours to four hours, and has undertaken import and export cargo transportation projects in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and South Sudan. It has contributed 4% to Kenya's annual economic growth.]

[Africa is actually very rich in products, and because you can find food easily, people living here are indeed lazy for a long time. However, since the anti-colonial wave after World War II, they have gained independence one after another, and the reason for their backward development is not just laziness.]

Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City.

Li Shimin and others couldn't help but be absent-minded when listening to the stories about Africa's past. This is the normal world, bloody and cruel.

Since the Age of Discovery, powerful ships and powerful guns have shattered the tranquility of this continent. The 400-year-long human trafficking is a scar that will never heal on this land.

Whether it is from the perspective of geopolitical factors or economic colonization, those Europeans have never let down their guard, especially when it comes to not having their own currency. Just like the situation of the Ming Dynasty mentioned by Tianmu before, the end was extremely tragic.

"No wonder Africa chose to seek cooperation with future generations instead of those close to it." Wei Zheng and others suddenly realized that a unified empire would be extremely disadvantageous to Europe, so they dismembered this continent into so many countries.

It is also because they have been using various means to restrict this continent so that they can buy Africa's mineral resources at extremely low prices. They will not easily let you escape the fate of being sucked dry.

"What a dark heart!" Cheng Yaojin and other generals were stunned. They could understand dismembering a country, artificially creating various contradictions, and dividing and ruling. But when they heard about the later economic colonization and the use of currency to harvest, they completely regarded it as a mystery.

What's even more cruel is that they attract African talents to study abroad and then train them to become bastards who sell out national interests.

"These scholars are too spineless." Cheng Yaojin grumbled dissatisfiedly. The civil officials always felt that he was making indirect accusations, but they couldn't get angry because who would want to provoke someone like that?

This aid project to Africa began shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China and has remained unchanged for decades. This shows that the decision makers at the time were quite far-sighted and this was a brilliant move.

(End of this chapter)