Chapter 103: China's green trains? Is the high-speed rail a false prosperity?
Like to smear?

Of course, after all, you have the final say and can say whatever you want.

But we control the core technology!

If you want China to help with the construction, you have to accept the conditions we offer!

Otherwise, go find the expensive and slow Eagle Sauce!

After this live broadcast, many more countries sought cooperation with China.

On the contrary, on the American side, more countries chose to withdraw their orders!
Cooperation between countries is based only on interests.

The era when people could bully other countries at will by relying on their strong fists is over.

At this time, the two of them were discussing going home.

"Anna, are you sure you want to go?"

"Of course! I want to meet my grandparents, too."

"But the conditions in the countryside are poor. I'm afraid you can't accept it."

Although China's rural areas are developing well now, there is still a certain gap with cities.

Moreover, Anna is the princess of the Russian bear. I wonder if she can accept it.

Anna held Chen Lu's hand: "I can do it, believe me!"

Since she said so, Chen Lu no longer hesitated.

"Okay, let's leave now."

Chen Lu made a phone call and told his grandparents that he wanted to bring his girlfriend home.

The two elders were so happy, they were looking forward to holding their grandchildren!

Now that he has found a girlfriend, he will soon have grandchildren.

The plane ticket Chen Lu bought arrived in half a day.

Anna went to the mall as usual and bought a lot of things, such as honey, sea cucumber, bird's nest...

Although Chen Lu said there was no need to buy them, grandpa and grandma didn't take these supplements at all.

The old man has been eating food he grew himself all his life and can’t get used to these technologically synthesized things.

But Anna insisted on buying it because she wanted to make a good impression on her grandparents.

Even if they don’t eat it, they can show off to their neighbors!
When you get together to play poker, you will feel so proud if you hint at the nice things your grandchildren bought for you!

As expected of Her Royal Highness the Princess, she knows the ways of the world very well!
"Hello everyone, I am going back to my hometown with my dear to meet my grandparents."

Chen Lu was responsible for carrying the bag, and Anna waved at the camera.

[Go back to your hometown? That should be the countryside in China, right? ]

[Please don't do that, Princess! I heard that the rural areas of China are very poor! ]

[China's big cities are indeed well built, but the rural environment is very bad! ]

[They sleep on the floor, the toilet is built in the open air, the air smells like poultry feces, most people don't even have a complete set of clothes, and they can only eat meat during the Chinese New Year. Your Highness, you can't stand it! ]

Listening to the audience's descriptions, Anna hesitated.

real or fake?

This sounds horrible!

It's almost like life in the slums!

She bit her lip and said, "Even if this is the case, I will go. Grandpa and grandma are waiting for us."

After walking for a while, she couldn't help but poke Chen Lu.

"Dear, is the countryside in China really that scary?"

After listening to Anna's retelling, Chen Lu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Did these foreigners live decades ago?
If we say that during the difficult times decades ago, rural China was like this.

Not having enough to eat, not having enough food to eat.

But after decades of development, the countryside has changed a lot!

I can’t say how well it’s developed, but it’s definitely not that bad!
It is countless times better than the slums in other countries!
To go home, you have to take a train, but this is not a high-speed train, but a traditional green train.

"I know this, it's a green train!" "Have you ever taken one?"

"Yeah, I've sat there several times!"

By the way, there was a green train that departed from the capital and its destination was Mo City.

Crossing the Eurasian continent, along the way are endless grasslands, the blue shores of Lake Baikal, and the snow-capped Siberian Plateau.

[This train looks very old, but it has not been phased out yet. ]

[As far as I know, only China and Russia have this kind of green train. ]

[China's high-speed rail technology is so advanced, but why do we still have such an ancient green train? ]

[Yes, why not replace them all with high-speed rail? ]

[Haha, do you think China has the strength to do this? They definitely concentrated all the high-speed trains in big cities to create a false prosperity! The green trains are the true portrayal of China! ]

Chen Lu took Anna to buy tickets first.

"Hello, I need two tickets to Ping'an County."

"Okay, the ticket is ten dollars, cash or mobile payment?"

Chen Lu paid the money and got two tickets.

"How much is the ticket, dear?"

Anna seriously suspected that she had heard it wrong. The ticket was only ten dollars?
The taxi fare she took on the first day she arrived was more than ten yuan!
Are train tickets cheaper than taxis?
"ten bucks."

“Why is it so cheap?”

Chen Lu smiled, picked up the gift and walked in front.

"You'll know in a minute."

[Walter? A ten-dollar train ticket? I must have heard it wrong!]

[Someone come and pinch me, am I still dreaming? ]

[Two tickets cost ten dollars, so each person only needs five dollars? ]

[This is out of the question! In our country, a bus ride costs more than five yuan! ]

[Even if it is an outdated green train, this price is too cheap! Can it really recover the cost? ]

Anna has the same problem. Not only does it cost money to build a train, but it also costs money to operate a train!
Can you really make money by selling tickets so cheaply?
Chen Lu quickly gave her the answer.

If you can’t make money, not only will you not be able to make money, you will also lose money!

The country has to spend a lot of money every year to maintain this railway, otherwise it would have collapsed long ago!
“Since it’s losing money, why not cancel the route?”

Anna was very confused. No matter how much money the country had, it couldn't be spent like this, right?

What a waste!

Even if it is not cancelled, it is ok to increase the price of train tickets.

At least it will increase to a normal price of several dozen yuan, right?

Five dollars is really not charity?
Not to mention Anna, a foreigner, most people would not be able to understand it.

What is the purpose of this railway?

What she didn't know was that this wasn't even the cheapest train ticket in China.

The cheapest ticket is only one dollar!

It only costs fifty cents for children!

In other words, it doesn't matter whether you collect this dollar or not.

It is just to count how many tickets are sold so as to count the number of people on a trip!
Chen Lu smiled and pointed ahead: "Do you see those people?"

On the platform, there were farmers carrying shoulder poles, with bamboo baskets at both ends filled with home-grown fruits and vegetables.

The conductor greeted them with a smile and chatted about family matters.

"Uncle Zhang, how's the harvest today?"

"Auntie Wang, your spouse didn't come out with you?"

When she encounters people who are in trouble, she will take the initiative to help.

(End of this chapter)