Chapter 864: The Real Yingjiang

Yang Qing himself hasn't gone abroad many times; to be honest, he doesn't have much authority in this regard.

However, the Yang Family has an intelligence system, and he also has experience from two lifetimes.

He first showed a thoughtful expression, then spoke humbly.

"To be honest, I don't have much say on these questions of yours."

"Because I've never lived in Yingjiang; the few times I went there were for business."

"But since you asked, I'll briefly explain."

"Because the Yang Family also has considerable holdings in Yingjiang."

"So we still need to conduct background checks regularly."

"Purely from a cognitive standpoint, I might know a bit more than you do, and see things more clearly."

"Today I'll speak boldly; if there are any mistakes, those with relevant experience can make some explanatory videos."

"Alright, let's go step by step; first, let's talk about the real situation in Yingjiang."

"First, let's discuss whether the people of Yingjiang are living in dire straits."

"I half‑deny that argument."

"Because generally speaking, the people of Yingjiang are actually not much different from us."

"How we live, they actually live the same way."

"The difference might be that their wealthy mostly live in the suburbs."

"In the city center, on the contrary, there may be more slums."

"As for the reasons, we'll discuss them later."

"As I said earlier, I half‑deny it; why is that?"

"Because Yingjiang is actually not what we usually imagine."

"Because behind their superficial prosperity lies a large number of slums."

"Everyone should often hear about districts divided by race."

"For example, Tangrenjie."

"Black and white…"

"They are also called rich districts and poor districts."

"The places where the poor live are actually pretty much the same all over the world."

"Chaotic, hiding filth, illegal trade, all kinds of gray…"

"You can say they're in dire straits if you like."

"Moreover, Yingjiang has a system that constantly produces the poor, or rather, the bankrupt."

"That is, a highly credit‑based society where everything stresses not going too far."

"Excessive credit‑ization makes it hard for many people to recover once they go bankrupt."

"They hardly see any hope."

"Many of these people choose to lie flat, because in Yingjiang, bad credit makes it impossible to move an inch."

"Work, renting housing, staying in hotels, taking flights…"

"Etc., they will be turned away at the door."

"In the places where these people gather, there is drug use, robbery, rape, murder…"

"Everyone can imagine that."

"One could say that for the wealthy, Yingjiang is a paradise, but for the credit‑bankrupt it is hell."

"The poor still have a chance to turn things around, but the credit‑bankrupt face endless darkness."

"This is the reality of a commercial society."

"So, when you're out and about, credit is very important."

"Ding Pangzi, somewhat enlightened, that is to say, Black districts, slums…"

"Other places are still not bad."

"What's the big deal if he wants to go?"

"By the way, let me ask: how do those who lie flat make a living?"

"Yang Lao, if that's the case, how do those people who have gone bankrupt live?"

"Yang Qing knew he would ask that."

"That question is a bit dark."

"Ordinary people wouldn't talk about it, after all, Yingjiang's iron fist is not something ordinary people can bear."

"Since you asked, I'll briefly explain."

"These people, or rather the poor, have the following channels of survival."

"First, relying on emergency relief."

"Relief is a very important soothing measure in Yingjiang, along with public‑welfare activities."

"There are often activities distributing food and daily necessities."

"Second, begging; Yingjiang has many vagrants and many beggars."

"Third, odd jobs; women also have special work, you should understand."

"Fourth, drug testing, acting as guinea pigs."

"Fifth, selling blood, selling organs."

"Sixth, other illegal activities."

"Ding Pangzi, hearing all this, felt ill at ease all over, and nothing seemed normal."

Yang Lao, guns, will gunfights be many?

This is another problem he cares about; don't let him go over and get shot dead by someone else.

Yang Qing rolled his eyes.

Guns are just a weapon; actually, there's not much difference between them and kitchen knives, watermelon knives.

They are all lethal weapons capable of causing death.

Have you seen anyone swaggering around with a kitchen knife every day? It's easy to attract attention. Their FBI isn't that gentle.

Do we have daily incidents of people being killed by knives here? No, right?

Same logic, Yingjiang people aren't lunatics; how would they daily grab guns to kill people for fun?

This is an exaggeration.

Yingjiang has many gun incidents; the root cause is still what I just said: they have a large impoverished population and people who see no hope.

Of course, due to environmental influence, carrying lethal weapons can spur killing intent, so there are also more perverts.

This is a normal phenomenon.

Isn't this still meaning chaos?

Then why do so many people want to go over? It's really not good; why don't those people come back?

This is a problem I find hard to understand.

Yang Qing smiled meaningfully upon hearing that.

How do you think they are unwilling to come back?

Going to Yingjiang, there are two ways.

One is people who obtain a visa.

Being able to obtain a visa has an important indicator: having money.

As said above, Yingjiang is a paradise for the rich; Yingjiang is a nation founded on commerce, so it's naturally lenient toward the rich, because they are the same kind. Is it hard to understand why they want to go to Yingjiang?

The other is stowaway.

That is illegal immigration.

After such people go over, many will do an action.

That is tearing up their own passport; without identity, it's not easy to be repatriated.

By the time their paradise dream shatters, they have already become a person without identity.

For such people, how can you come back?

Stowaway? Daxia controls it very strictly.

Normal route? Without identity, you can't even buy a ticket.

Even if you can buy a ticket, you also can't get a visa.

In other words, going over is easy, coming back is hard.

Moreover, many people stay in Yingjiang for special reasons; Daxia also doesn't want such people.

Even if you have a passport, without complete entry-exit records, it's also hard to get the chance to return home.

The reasoning here, everyone should understand, right? Suspicious elements lack full rights.

Finally, those who choose to go illegally and have no face to come back. They themselves are people whose lives in Daxia are not going well; in Yingjiang they can barely scrape by, so they don't come back, after all it's that hard.

If they can't survive in Yingjiang, there's still relief grain to claim, so they won't starve to death.

This is a one-way road; only after obtaining Yingjiang identity, as a visitor, do you have a chance to come back briefly.

For ordinary people, Daxia, compared to above, may be lacking, but compared to below, it's absolutely among the top in the world.