Chapter 4 Do It Yourself

Do it yourself

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So the current question is, whether it is Sun Yat-sen's Tongmenghui, or Yuan Shikai's Beiyang, or perhaps...

Over one hundred thousand pounds, equivalent to more than ninety thousand US dollars, over two hundred seventy thousand silver dollars, which, when converted to the RMB of 2007, amounts to nearly two hundred million RMB

In such an era of white supremacy, individuals of Asian descent will never have the same opportunities as those of Caucasian descent. Moreover, even among Caucasians, there are distinctions in status. As we all know from the Titanic, Yan Guang recalls watching this film in his childhood; when the Titanic was about to sink, the first to board the lifeboats were the elderly, women, and children. However, this was actually a rule established after the Titanic disaster. At that time, the first to board the lifeboats were the first-class and second-class passengers, followed by those in third class. When the Titanic was about to sink, the first to board the lifeboats were the elderly, women, and children, but in reality, this was a rule established after the Titanic disaster, and at that time, the first to board the lifeboats were the first-class and second-class passengers, followed by those in third class

As soon as Yan Guang returned to his room, the innkeeper began inquiring about rubber stocks. Upon learning that rubber stocks had indeed been quite popular recently and that some individuals had already made profits from them, the innkeeper handed over his business to the staff in the shop and immediately rushed to the stock exchange with all the spare money he had on hand

Even with an abundance of wealth, if one's country is merely a second-rate nation, if one's ethnicity is just a second-rate ethnicity, and if one's skin color is only a second-rate color, then one, as a wealthy individual, is nothing more than a second-rate wealthy person

This statement has already been exemplified by countless predecessors drifting on the Huangpu River, and Yan Guang believes that during the collapse in 10 years, the number of predecessors drifting on the Thames will certainly not be fewer than those on the Huangpu River

In this era, possessing this amount of money would qualify one as a wealthy individual in any country. However, just now, at what is claimed to be the largest securities exchange in London, not even a small ripple was created.

How is it going? Is everything still smooth? The hotel owner, who only has money in his eyes, is not bad, and I have heard from Yan Guang that he came to London to buy rubber stocks, so I casually asked him about it after seeing him return

"Why is there still a yellow-skinned person here?"

After returning to the hotel in a carriage similar to a taxi, the hotel owner at the front desk greeted Yan Guang.

At this moment, Yan Guangzheng was lying in bed, contemplating his own matters

For instance, in the film, children and their families are given priority to board the ship. However, during that maritime disaster, among the children in first and second class, there were a total of 12, and only one perished. In contrast, there were 75 children in third class, of whom 55 lost their lives, simply because they were children from third class. If such disparities exist even among the same race, how much more pronounced would it be for a wealthy individual from a second-rate country?

If one's own country cannot become strong, then having more wealth merely makes one a second-rate rich person, and it is even possible to become a target in the eyes of some. The only way to change this situation is to make one's own country strong.

Yan Guang said these words merely because the hotel owner is a decent person. Although his obsession with money can be somewhat terrifying, there is no contempt in his gaze (the gaze upon the gold coins), which is why he would say such things

Indeed, am I just a poor person after all?" Holding a briefcase filled to the brim with stocks and gazing at the bustling exchange, Yan Guang spoke words that could evoke envy and resentment in countless people

However, it seems that the innkeeper did not heed Yan Guang's advice. With words exhausted, Yan Guang could only pray that two years later, there would be no body of the innkeeper floating in the Thames.

As a British person, and as a Londoner proud of the city's fog, the owner of hetushu.com has always felt somewhat dissatisfied with Yan Guang wearing a mask. However, as someone most interested in money, his current focus is on that rubber stock.

At the beginning of the year, rubber in the market could be purchased for just 2 shillings, but now it has risen to 3 shillings. Do you think it is possible to make a profit?" Seeing the innkeeper's intrigued expression, Yan Guang continued, "However, this kind of thing is only suitable for speculation, and if you make enough profit, you must withdraw in a timely manner; otherwise, if it crashes one day, there won't even be a chance to cry.

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After purchasing newly issued rubber stocks with an equivalent of 900,000 US dollars in pounds, Yan Guang was left with just over 30,000 US dollars for living expenses. This amount, at the exchange rate of the time, was nearly 100,000 silver dollars. As long as Yan Guang's lifestyle was not too extravagant over the next year, it would be entirely feasible to live off this sum.

If he is merely content with a life of affluence, then the dividends alone would suffice each year. Moreover, by 2009, even if his more than 900,000 dollars could not multiply ten or twenty times, a five, six, seven, or eight-fold increase would be entirely feasible

Upon arriving at what is claimed to be the largest stock exchange in London, Yan Guang realized that he had indeed underestimated the finance of this era

Can the rubber stocks you bought really make a lot of money? As the financial center and largest city in the world, starting a hotel business in London is undoubtedly promising, but the returns can be somewhat disappointing. Therefore, upon hearing that rubber stocks could yield substantial profits, the boss began to consider whether to invest some of his idle funds, much like the stock investors of later generations.

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Is he Chinese? Then why doesn't he have a braid

Yan Guang could clearly distinguish which of these gazes were filled with disdain, which were curious, and which were laden with malice, but what difference did it make

Chinese people, it is rare to find someone as tall and big in Japan

It has been nearly half a year since arriving in 1908. Due to the presence of foreigners around him, he has gained a deeper understanding of the status of Chinese people. Not every foreigner harbors discrimination against Chinese individuals; rather, many are simply curious. This is akin to the situation in China during the 1990s, where the sudden appearance of a foreigner would draw a crowd, much like observing a giant panda.

Feeling the unusual gazes around him, Yan Guang placed all the stocks into his briefcase and left the stock exchange

It went relatively smoothly. Saying this, Yan Guang took off his specially made mask. As for the illustrations, all that is left is to wait.

But the question is, who can truly make China strong? Is it the Tongmenghui led by Sun Yat-sen and others? Or is it the Beiyang government controlled by Yuan Shikai? As for the Qing court under the rule of the Manchus, it has already been completely disregarded by Yan Guang. Whether before or after his time travel, Yan Guang harbored a deep-seated hatred for the queue hairstyle. If he were to wear a queue for a lifetime, it would be better for him to simply cut it off himself.

Do you say you are Japanese? Or are you Chinese?

Now that the stocks are in hand, all that is left is to wait for the money to come in. Moreover, in two days he will be returning to China, but before that, he still has some matters to clarify.

Moreover, the more than one hundred inventions that Yan Guang sold in the United States were not all sold outright; some patents also generate royalties. From these patents alone, Yan Guang can receive several thousand dollars in royalties each year, and this amount is expected to increase in the future

However, it is absolutely impossible to say that foreigners regard Chinese people as their equals. While in the United States, Yan Guang had fought with his neighbors a few times, and among his American partners, there were several who secretly mocked him as a Chinese monkey. On the cruise ship to London, he nearly threw a British passenger who provoked him overboard, taking advantage of his height and strength, and ultimately received a serious warning.