What was that? A luxurious villa and a million yuan?
One million yen?
"No, it's not Japanese yen! It's US dollars!" Chen An replied seriously.
When the word US Dollar came out, the world shook!
In this era where foreign exchange was controlled and it was illegal to hold foreign exchange, 99.99% of the people in China had never even seen what a US dollar looked like.
Not to mention the salary in US dollars.
Not to mention a million!
It was a million, a whole million dollars!
Not to mention other schools, just Huaqing University as an example: All the professors, faculty, and even the principal of Huaqing University had a combined salary of less than one million yuan.
To put it bluntly, in this era, even if the principal of Huaqing University wanted to use ten thousand yuan to repair the campus, he had to report to his superiors and write an application form.
Only when one was truly in this era could one understand what the " dollar " of this era represented.
That was gold!
One note was equivalent to three grams of gold!
……
Governor-General Zhao's expression instantly darkened.""Nonsense! What nonsense is a child spouting? Come down quickly."
"Anan, listen to Grandpa Zhao and come down first," Li Qin said in a panic. Come down quickly!"
Chen An raised his head and said solemnly to Governor Zhao," Grandpa Zhao, I'm serious!"
His voice was very serious and indescribably formal.
Although this formal expression was somewhat comical to the adults. However, at this moment, the adults could hear the determination in the little fellow's voice.
"Uncles and aunties, grandpa, I'm serious!”
Chen An repeated.
The entire place fell silent.
No one spoke!
Even the wealthy directors of Shanglu City's Education Bureau and Finance Bureau were silent.
Not for anything else, but because:
Everyone present, including the Governor of Su Province, did not have the right to use foreign exchange!
In the 1980s, for a whole decade, all the US dollar foreign exchange was in the Central Bank of China. Even the big banks such as the Agricultural Bank of China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China did not have it.
If you want to exchange RMB for USD, don't even think about it.
This is illegal!
After a few minutes, the director of Shanglu City's Finance Bureau asked,""Little Chen An, let me ask you again, are you serious?”
"Yes, I'm serious! Neither of these two conditions could be less. An annual salary of a million dollars, not a cent less!”
Upon hearing this, the Shanglu City Finance Director shook his head.""I'm sorry, Little Chen An. I have no right to make decisions regarding foreign exchange.”
Then, the professor from Huaqing University also stood up."I can't make the decision either."
Peking University's Director Zheng stood up." Governor-General Zhao, please allow me to make a call." I'm going to report this to the school leaders.”
"I'll go too!"
"I'll go too!"
"I'll go too!"
In an instant, the entire venue became empty. All the university representatives had run away.
Seeing this scene, Governor-General Zhao was furious.
"Chen An, do you know how big a million is? Do you know what the concept of US dollar exchange is?”
"I know!"
Chen An spoke in a clear child's voice with a lingering sadness."I know how much a million is, and I know what foreign exchange represents. At present, China was very poor, and the yuan was almost universally recognized. The development of Xia country required many industrial machines. These machines could not be bought with RMB and could only be bought with US dollars.”
"In order to earn US dollars, the farmers in Jiangnan Province worked hard to grow cotton and weave cloth. Five carts of cloth from China could only be exchanged for an outdated machine that had been eliminated by the western world.”
"In order to earn US dollars, the workers in Dongshan Province mined day and night. Countless Chinese workers fell in the mines. Then, China used a train of raw ore to exchange for an ordinary drilling machine from the Soviet Union.”
"As for those advanced machines, the Soviet Union doesn't sell them, and neither do the Western countries.”
The moment these words came out, Governor-General Zhao was stunned.
"Little Chen An, you actually know this?”
"That's right! I know!"
Not only did Chen An know about Xia Country in this time and space, but he also knew about the Republic in another time and space.
In his previous world, the Republic had suffered a lot. It had taken two generations of sacrifice (people born in 60 to 70 years) to finally achieve the glory of being the world's second largest economy.
However, it was only in the economic aspect. The military aspect was still far, far away…
The Xia country in this time and space should be different!
Because:
I'm coming!
I, Chen An, am here!
"Chen An! Since you knew all this, why did you ask for such an exorbitant price? Not to mention a million US dollars, even if it was a million RMB, no university could afford it!”
Governor-General Zhao's words seemed to carry a hint of 'resentment'.
How could he not be resentful when the cooked " duck for political achievements " flew away?
He really couldn't understand why a talented child prodigy would speak nonsense. Wasn't this little fellow usually quite sensible?
Why was this happening?
Hearing the question, Chen An tilted his head and blinked.""Because I'm poor. I have to work hard to save money so that I can marry a wife in the future!”
Puff!
Governor-General Zhao almost choked to death from these words.
F * ck, how old are you and you're already thinking of getting a wife? Besides, how could he spend a million on a wife?
Back then, when I married my daughter-in-law, I only gave her a foot of cloth.(At that time, this was considered a huge betrothal gift.)
At the side.
Li Qin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.
Perhaps in her heart, she was blaming herself at this moment.
It was because of her mother's poverty that the child had seen and remembered, causing the child to spout nonsense today.
Sigh!
……
Yingtian Middle School. In the reception room.
The university representatives were queuing up to make phone calls.
"What is it? What did you say? That child wanted a luxurious villa and the school to pay him a salary every year?”
"Yes, Principal! Not only that, but he also asked for a salary of one million US dollars, not in RMB, but in US dollars and foreign exchange!”
As soon as he said that, the other end of the phone was dumbfounded.
After a long time, the voice sounded again."Elder Zheng, come back first! We can't afford to accept such a 'noble student'!”
"Oh, alright!"
Peking University's Director Zheng hung up the phone and passed it to the person behind him. Then, he left the campus alone…
Shanglu Town House.
"What is it? What did you say? A million dollars? Is that child crazy?"
"Chief, Little Chen An said he was serious. Neither of the two conditions could be lessened, not even a cent less than a million dollars!”
"Hehe!" Liu Shi laughed angrily. Forget it, come back first! We can't afford such a student in Shanglu City!”
"Yes, Chief!"
Sichuan Province. At the provincial government building.
"What did you say? Say that again?"
"Governor, Little Chen An said that he doesn't want a brick house. He wants a luxurious villa and an annual salary of a million dollars.”
As soon as he said that, the provincial government leaders were in an uproar.
"Nonsense!"
"What does a five-year-old kid know about luxurious villas? Who taught him this? Li Qin?"
"What did Governor Zhao say? Could he just watch the child mess around?”
Hearing this, the principal of Sichuan University reported,""Governor Zhao was also very angry at the scene and said, Little Chen An. However, he remained silent.”
"Ha, this old fox!"
Governor, should I come back first?" The principal of Sichuan University asked over the phone.
"What else can I do if I don't come back? Does Sichuan University have US dollars? Do you have a million?"
"Uh…No! But... Governor, can't we apply for some foreign exchange from the central bank? No matter what, our Sichuan's Jinxiu Group earns a lot of foreign exchange for the country every year!”
As soon as he said this, the leaders of the Sichuan Provincial Government fell silent.
That's right!
Although foreign exchange is controlled, as a large province in the southwest, we have the right to apply to the higher-ups.
The key question was, was it all worth it?
One million dollars, and one million dollars a year, for one student. Even if that student was very smart, behind this one million US dollars, hundreds of thousands of Sichuan people worked hard day and night to weave brocade!
Many of their fellow villagers were already highly short-sighted when they were less than forty years old.
Some of the weaker ones were even blinded.
Using the hard work of hundreds of thousands of people in Sichuan and Shu to exchange for a child?
This, this…
(The fourth chapter is here!) Please speak, don't dive!)
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