In 2027, China was also experiencing turmoil and not much peace.
However, newspapers in Sweden do not have much coverage of China.
The Jin family can only hear the latest news about China from Liu Shouhua.
For example, in August, the divided New Party reunited, known in history as the Ninghan Confluence;
For example, in September, a fight broke out between the Jin army and the Feng army;
For example, in December, the Guangxi clique and the Guangdong clique warlords fought for power, and finally ended with the Guangxi clique's victory.
"I originally thought that the victory of the Northern Expedition would eliminate the warlords and end the civil strife. Unexpectedly, after the old warlords were overthrown, new warlords would rise again." After hearing the news, Jin Runzhi said sadly, "Then our sacrifices are not counted. On what?"
During the Northern Expedition, she and Li Haoran actively participated in it. Li Haoran was charging at the front line, while she was waving flags and shouting at the rear to promote the revolution.
They sincerely believed that after the victory of the Northern Expedition, China would have a unified and stable Xinchengfu. From now on, there will no longer be warlords fighting, and we will no longer be oppressed by foreign powers.
But now it seems that even if the Northern Expedition is successful, it will have no effect.
One warlord fell and another stood up.
"Sister, don't be sad." Xiang Nan advised, "The reason why there are still warlords fighting is because those people are doing it for their own interests, not for the country or the people.
Don't worry, there will definitely be forces representing the people and the overwhelming majority of the people. And they will definitely gain the support of the people and achieve final victory. "
Unfortunately for Li Haoran, although he was passionate, he ultimately chose the wrong path. He is on the left of the New Party, but not red. Otherwise, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, not a single martyr will escape.
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Since October 2007, Xiang Nan has been trading in the Swedish stock market.
With his ability, making money in the stock market is not easy, but it is a sure thing.
Therefore, by the end of the year, his principal of 100,000 yuan had expanded to one million yuan.
However, he did not tell his family about this.
Firstly, it’s because in three months, earning one million from one hundred thousand yuan is really an exaggeration, and it can easily cause trouble if you say it;
Secondly, he hoped that the Jin family would be more aware of worries. Especially Jin Fengju, Jin Hesun, and Jin Pengzhen must at least wake up and not be self-reliant, but at least know how to be thrifty.
After all, Xiang Nan doesn't want to raise a group of parasites who only know how to eat, drink, and enjoy themselves.
So no one said anything about him making money. In addition to going to the stock market, I usually write articles at home and then submit them to newspapers to earn some manuscript fees.
For example, he is currently serializing the fantasy "The Hobbit: The Curious Adventure" in the "Stockholm Post".
"The Hobbit" is the prequel to the well-known fantasy "The Lord of the Rings". It tells the story of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, thirteen dwarves, and the wizard Gandalf who go to the old dwarf capital to search for treasure.
"The Lord of the Rings" is the originator of modern Western fantasy literature. It has been translated into more than 60 languages and has spawned illustrations, music, movies, TV series, radio dramas, computer games and other products. It is known as the "Journey to the West", [The Book of the Twentieth Century], [The Most Important Book of Two Thousand Years].
It was officially written in 1930 by the famous British writer John Tolkien. Therefore, when Xiang Nan was writing in 2027, he would never crash.
And "The Hobbit" is a fantasy book that is also very popular among Swedish readers.
Because Nordic mythology is popular in Sweden, and common races in fantasy themes such as giants, elves, dwarves, dwarves, and dragons are originally derived from Nordic mythology.
Therefore, Swedish readers have a high degree of acceptance of "The Hobbit".
Xiang Nan's first submission was successfully accepted, and he finally accepted the manuscript with a salary of fifty Swedish krona per thousand words.
At that time, one crown could be exchanged for
In exchange for 0.4 grams of gold, fifty kronor is equivalent to twenty grams of gold, which is approximately equivalent to twenty-five dollars. It's actually not too expensive.
After all, Xiang Nan's remuneration in the capital was already ten yuan per thousand words. Sweden is more prosperous than the capital, and its commerce is more developed, so the remuneration should be higher.
However, because he is still a newcomer, the remuneration appears to be low. But Xiang Nan believes that as the serialization of "The Hobbit" becomes more and more popular, his remuneration will become higher and higher.
The most expensive royalties at that time were one dollar per word or one thousand dollars per thousand words. If you publish an article of 1,000 words, you can get 1,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to 1,750 grams of gold.
At today's gold price, a short article of 1,000 words could be sold for 750,000 yuan, which is simply unimaginable.
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Xiang Nan continued to create literature in Sweden and was able to earn a lot of royalties, which naturally made Jin Quan very happy to see it.
On the other hand, Jin Fengju, Jin Hesun, and Jin Pengzhen are also men of dignity. Within half a year of their arrival in Sweden, let alone writing articles in Swedish, they were still struggling with their daily conversations.
So much so that after coming to Sweden for half a year, they barely dare to leave the house, let alone go out to socialize or look for a job. It's so annoying to just stay at home all day, eating and waiting to die.
"Look at Yan Xi, and then look at yourselves, what you look like. After all, you have read books and done some work, how could you be so bad." Jin Quan looked at his three sons and said, hating how iron can never become steel.
Jin Fengju, Jin Hesun, and Jin Pengzhen also felt guilty and self-blame.
It’s just that the three of them are already used to it. When I was a child, my family loved me. I opened my mouth when food came and stretched out my hands when clothes came. After growing up, Jin Quan arranged for him to work directly in the government.
Because their father is a prostitute, they are naturally at ease in the institution. As Jin Hesun said, when he usually comes to work, he just drinks tea and reads newspapers. He doesn't have to do anything serious, and he can still get his monthly salary.
Usually eating a big meal, watching a big show, strolling in the alleys, and there are always a group of people around to laugh... Such a leisurely and leisurely life can naturally easily make people useless.
Now let alone asking them to be self-reliant and self-reliant, I don’t even know how difficult it is to just quit being lazy.
Just like those bannermen in the late Manchu Dynasty, because they had never done anything in their lives. Once the Qing Dynasty collapsed, they immediately lost their livelihood and could only pawn and pawn their family property until they lost all their property and became beggars, dying of hunger and cold.
Therefore, although Jin Quan talked about Fengju, Hesun, and Pengzhen and made them want to repent, they still couldn't get rid of their lazy and lazy style.
I was just excited at the time, but soon fell back to my old ways. Jin Quan saw it and hated it in his heart.
After Xiang Nan learned about this, he went to Jin Quan to discuss, "Father, the reason why the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother are not making progress is mainly because you are the head of the family, and you have to worry about everything, so they are naturally happy to let it go.
As the saying goes, if you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, it's better to simply separate the family and let them go out independently. By then, they will know how to start a business. "
Jin Quan thought about it and felt it made sense.
