Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

June 20, 1908, was a sunny day with white clouds.

"Hurry up, hurry up. It is said that big names will be present at today's press conference. Spain has chosen to hold a press conference that attracts worldwide attention here. I think something major will happen."

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Who has nothing to do to start such a big battle, when you have enough to eat and nothing to do?"

"Okay, okay, this time we have public funds to come here. Let's finish the business quickly and have some fun. It is said that Pas, the seat of the state government of Western Australia, is famous for its casinos and brothels. There are beautiful women from all over the country and even from all over the world. Only if the news we collect this time is explosive enough, then our consumption this time will definitely be reimbursed by the boss. Work hard, guys, Paz is not far away from us."

"You are a pervert, thinking about those dirty things all day long. I only want this bonus. If it is enough, I will buy a piece of land in Los Angeles in the west and build my own farm and become a farmer. Hehe, then It’s majestic when the time comes. Of course, New York is fine, but it’s too expensive there. Los Angeles is better.”

"I support buying land in the west, and so do I, but I want to be in San Francisco. It is said that there are more people there, and more importantly, Anna and the others are in San Francisco, and I have to follow them, otherwise"

"Otherwise Anna has been snatched away? You have said this many times. Okay, we are almost here. Put aside personal matters for now and put work first. This is the purpose of our Los Angeles Times."

"Yes, captain, work comes first"

"Okay, sir, you are here. The deep part of the harbor in front of you is Wellington. You know, our carriages can only stop outside. After all, the government has been under strict control for more than a month."

Rafa, interviewer for the Los Angeles Times; Zur, cameraman for the Los Angeles Times; Tyson, entourage.

"Ah, thank you. Oh, by the way, we still don't know why the Spanish government is holding a press conference here this time. I wonder if this guy can tell us." Rafa did not get off the carriage directly as the driver asked. Instead, he stopped there and asked.

"This" the driver hesitated obviously hesitantly.

"It's not a small thing to show respect. Brother, after working so hard, you can use it to buy some wine to sober up." A 5-peseta note suddenly appeared in Rafa's hand. He stretched it out and put it on the middle-aged man with stubble on his cheeks. In the hands of the carriage driver.

The carriage driver was obviously a veteran who often encountered this kind of hand. He took it without any pretense, and then carefully put it into his pocket while Zuer and Tyson looked at it with pain in their eyes, and then said:

"You really asked the right person by chance. Since you all know Spanish, I didn't refuse you. Judging from your accent, it should be from the United States?"

"Yes, as you guessed, we are Hispanic, formerly Mexican, now, you should understand?"

"That's right, the Americans are so cruel. They extorted so much of Mexico's land again and again. The Mexicans are really sad. They are adjacent to such a bandit country. Our Spanish Empire is better. Those who live here How beautiful it is when people are carefree." What the driver didn't see was that when he said that the United States was a country of bandits, the three people opposite him obviously looked bad.

Among them, Zul and Tyson had blue veins bulging out and had the urge to fight, but Rafa gave them a stern hint.

"But it is said that life is better over there in Western Australia."

"Shit, that was promoted everywhere by people in Western Australia. Of course, that was before, but it's different now. Because at the end of last year, "Western Australia Daily", "Pass Daily" and "New Zealand Daily" " and "Wellington Daily News" jointly launched a survey between the two places, and finally found that people in the two places are satisfied with life at 80%, while they are only about 72%." Seeing their confused looks, the driver Fairy suddenly He understood that they probably didn't understand what this meant. Since he was a bit showy, he would not let go of this opportunity to convey his strength first, and he said: ....

"The satisfaction survey is that every year, the media in our two places will cross each other. One media of this topic and the other media will conduct a one-month survey report in both places at the same time to investigate whether 1% of the population in the area is satisfied with life. After conducting the survey, the final conclusion is drawn to prove the life satisfaction of the area. Of course, there are also public opinions and other issues, and the most popular ones are selected and published together to urge the government to improve people's demands. This It’s the satisfaction report.”

"Wow, this is great." "Yeah, this way there shouldn't be any fraud," Zul and Tyson sighed.

"Of course not. We have social charity organizations and government personnel as followers of impartial people, which can maintain impartiality."

Rafa looked at the driver in front of him. He looked at him in disbelief. Although he was greatly surprised by the above-mentioned investigation, he was even more interested in the driver's accident. There was a carriage driver. Having such knowledge, although not professional, was more simple and practical. When he thought of the enthusiasm of the carriage drivers along the way, he felt as if they had received military training.

"I don't know if I should ask. We saw many drivers along the way who were as hospitable as brothers, and many of their actions were very appreciative. For example, when the guests got off the bus, the drivers made the ceremonial gestures of Western aristocrats. You can see it all. This is the first time I have seen such a situation, so I don’t understand how you can do it..."

"It's the same and it works well, right? For the sake of your five pesetas, I'll tell you this again, but it's just the last question. I still have to support my family, and I've even planned for this year. , I want to make money quickly and try to save enough money to buy an Audi car by the end of the year. By then, our family will become a car owner, and then our face will be greater, instead of driving around all day like now. Horse carriages running everywhere”

Rafa and the other three were a little surprised when they heard this. They were single and a high-tech family in the United States, but they had no plans to buy a car yet. Judging from the appearance of the driver, he did not have a wide range of knowledge, but looking at his age. As reporters, they couldn't help but have a professional attitude in their hearts, so they asked. Unbeknownst to them, this question became their biggest gain from their trip to Spain and New Zealand.

"How old are you? Your child should still be in school. This child needs money to study and his life is very expensive. You also plan to buy a car. Do you have enough income?"

"Of course it's not enough, but one day you made a mistake. We don't need money to study here. We implement 9-year compulsory education. Students study for free except for textbooks and food. My current three The children are in primary school and junior high school respectively. Fortunately, they are quite up to par and have good academic performance. I heard that 12-year compulsory education has been implemented in the mainland. I really hope that it will be implemented by our river soon. In that case Our family can save a lot of money. And his mother is also working part-time, plus my skills. If we are more active and run more business trips every day, buying an Audi car will no longer be a problem. It’s a dream, and it was achieved in just one year.”

"But your income, according to me, the price of an Audi car is more than 1.5 times that of a Ford car, and the price increases year by year. No matter how high your income is, it will probably be a bit lower."

"No, no, no, you are foreigners and don't know. Audi cars have discounts. One of them is that they can have a 15% discount for domestic sales, and they can also be delivered in installments. All you have to do is take out the land as a mortgage. And I think, in installments Delivery should be affordable?”

Rafa and the other three really don't know what to say now. They feel like they are busy in New Zealand. Why do they feel that there is a weird atmosphere everywhere.

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