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Part One Chapter 1549 The Aging City

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    The location of Guangfu Road is not in the center of Shanghai, but on the edge of a light railway loop that surrounds the center of Shanghai. Guangfu Road Railway Station is the center of the entire area. This railway station is also the largest in Shanghai.  Railway stations (there are countless light rail stations throughout Shanghai), light rail loops and lines leading to Yingtianfu, Hangzhou Prefecture, Nantong Prefecture (via Chongming Island), as well as Jiangyin County under Shanghai Prefecture (via Taicang County, Changshu County), Xingang  District (Luchaogang), Shanghai International Airport and the intercity light rail of Huzhou County under Hangzhou Prefecture all intersect here.  ¡ó¡ýw. All these intercity light rail lines are also relatively prosperous places. Most of the 56 million Shanghai residents live there instead of crowding in the metropolitan area. This is probably not a metropolitan area.  Is it because it seems crowded?  Of course, most of these Shanghai residents do not live in the cheap townhouses provided by the government. Instead, they like to buy a piece of land and build their own two or three-story small houses. Although the cost is several times more expensive than living in a townhouse.  , but it is also within the range that the working class can afford As for buying dozens of houses for investment, well, it seems that it is possible, and the country also encourages residents to purchase excess properties. There is neither a purchase restriction order nor a progressive system.  high property taxes.  But who would buy a house and invest in a country where the population has been declining year after year?  In addition, all subways in the Shanghai metropolitan area also pass through Guangfu Road Railway Station, so this is the most densely populated area in Shanghai.  Guangfu Road Railway Station is also a multi-story railway station. The underground floors are subway stations, the first floor is the circular light rail, and the several floors above the ground are intercity light rail stations.  The number of people rushing in and out here every day is probably over a million - that's all.  Because light rail trains entering and exiting the Shanghai metropolitan area will circle around the ring line.  There are many stations to divert passengers.  Not all of them get on and off at Guangfu Road Station.  However, the flow of more than one million people is enough to turn the surrounding area into an extremely prosperous commercial center.  "Goodbye, big sister!" "Goodbye, kid!" When they arrived at Guangfu Road Station, Ye Yiren said goodbye to the little boy - the little guy had to change to another subway in this maze-like station to go to a private school.  Elementary school, I really don¡¯t know why this little guy¡¯s parents aren¡¯t worried about him getting lost?  After mentally condemning a certain pair of irresponsible parents, Ye Yiren started shopping in the train station building - the train station building is also a shopping mall with rows of large and small shops, most of which are small restaurants that provide food.  Shops and small supermarkets serve travelers who come and go in a hurry.  It is different from people in another time and space who are used to eating while walking.  There are almost no such people here. Everyone eats in the store and then rushes on their way - maybe it¡¯s because it¡¯s not easy to throw away food and drink packaging and plastic cups, right?  Trash cans that could be seen everywhere on the streets in another time and space have become very rare here. It is not clear whether it is because they are afraid of being stolen or because there is no one to clean them up. Ye Yiren guesses that it is mostly the latter. This city with a population of 56 million  The impression given to her by the city seemed to be that there was not enough labor force, so many people didn¡¯t know where they had gone?  No one even sweeps the roads, so we can only rely on good living habits to keep them clean.  In fact, Shanghai and other Ming cities.  A hundred years ago, it was as dirty as a trash can. Later, it was because of the New Life Movement led by Jiang Zhiqing, the prefect of Shanghai who was a member of the Socialist Party.  I gradually became clean, and then after decades of slowly developing it, I developed such good living habits now.  But there are also many bad habits of the Chinese people in this time and space.  Among them, the things that Ms. Ye couldn't stand the most were men marrying minor wives and the proliferation of the porn industry I won't mention the former, but the latter is so prevalent that porn magazines and comics are sold in every convenience supermarket!  In addition, audio and video stores that rent and sell pornographic discs can be found everywhere!  Of course, all these magazines, comics and CDs are genuine. There seems to be no piracy or fake goods in China in this time and space, and naturally there is no big Taobao After wandering around the Guangfu Road Railway Station for a while, Ye Yiren chose whatever he wanted.  I took an exit, but who would have expected that after exiting the station, I would stumble into a red light district. On both sides of the street were one after another of erotic places with posters that were not suitable for children.  It is now around eight o'clock in the morning, which is when these all-night erotic places close their business. There are many Eastern and Western beauties with heavy makeup and light makeup coming out of various "custom shops" on the street. They are probably all  It is a woman who has lost her footing.  There were also some older men who were yawning profusely and left with them obviously they were all legendary prostitutes!  Some of them also cast a somewhat lustful look on Ye Yiren, perhaps thinking that she was a woman who had lost her footing. In fact, in this time and space, it was difficult for people to distinguish women who had lost their feet from ordinary women based on their clothing.  Women, because all adult women put on makeup and dress up beautifully before going out, and women who have fallen off work after work will not walk on the street wearing very provocative clothes.   ¡®The upper beam is really crooked and the lower beam is crooked!  This is all the fault of the big pervert Zhu Jishi' Ye Yiren cursed a few words in his heart, quickly lowered his head and quickened his pace to escape from this place of right and wrong.  Beyond the long "custom street" is the nightclub street, which is full of bars, dance halls, KTVs and some restaurants that are open all night. There are also two stages dedicated to "female sumo wrestling". In short, they are all related to "customs"  "Business" to set up a place on the side.  Most of the doors are closed now, and early morning is not the time for these places to open.  Ye Yiren also noticed that there are many bars, dance halls, KTVs and restaurants here with signs saying "shops are closed" - in fact, there are also many stores on the "Custom Street" just now with "shops closed".  brand.  It seems that in this time and space, delinquent women also have weekendsand the professions they engage in are also legal. They have licenses issued by the government, pay taxes according to law, and have their own trade unions. At the same time, they must have regular physical examinations to prevent  Suffering from sexually transmitted diseases, etc. As for AIDS, the Black African Empire has not yet been spread in this time and space.  After walking out of the nightclub street, you will reach Guangfu North Road, which is lined with department stores. All department stores have their doors closed, and there are not many pedestrians on the street.  Ye Yiren looked at the mini iPad he brought from another time and space and checked the time.  It was just past 9:30.  Ye Yiren¡¯s mini iPad cannot access the Internet at the moment.  The IT industry standards of this time and space are not exactly the same as those of another time and space.  The programming language is not English but a dedicated programming alphabetical language.  Naturally, there is no Apple. The software used on mobile phones and computers is unknown to Ye Yiren. She does not dare to download it and install it on her precious iPad.  So this iPad, which is probably unique, has become Ye Yiren's watch and photo albumit also contains photos of her family, ex-boyfriend Zhu Jishi, and herself. It is indeed an extremely precious thing.  But I don¡¯t know why, but the USB port of this iPad is exactly the same as the standard USB port of this era. The output current standard of the charger can also charge an iPad from another time and space.  "It seems that I came early, no, it's because the department store here opened too late!" Ye Yiren muttered in a low voice.  The business of Shanghai in this time and space is also more depressed than in another time and spacejust look at the business hours of these large department stores.  It opens at 11:00 in the morning and starts to close at 8:30 in the evening, and it will not exceed 9:00 at the latest.  The maximum operating hours are 10 hours every day, which is more than two hours less than the 12-hour operating hours of the department store in another time and space!  Business doesn't look to be much better.  ¡®There is no other way, I can only make do with it, I have to find a job¡¯ Ye Yiren thought in her heart, and started walking slowly on Guangfu North Road.  She didn't go out to play today. Instead, she saw the recruitment information on the Internet and went to a large department store called Yihe Department Store on Guangfu Road to apply.  It's not a good job, just an ordinary salesperson.  Selling cosmetics or something, the monthly salary is 1,000 yuan.  The commission is 2% of turnover.  However, considering the price level in this time and space, it is quite enough. After spending a few days in Shanghai in this time and space, Ye Yiren already has a general understanding of the economy and prices here.  If the Hua Yuan is equated to the RMB in another time and space, among the four major expenses of food, clothing, housing and transportation, only the price of clothes is relatively close to that of China in another time and space, which is about half the price.  Food prices are surprisingly cheap!  Most of the food is only one-fifth to one-sixth of the price in another time and space. By the way, baby milk powder is only a fraction of the price in another time and space.  Housing is more than 90% cheaper.  Public transportation is equally affordable.  As for other industrial products, such as electronic products, cars, etc., they seem to be about two-thirds cheaper than in another time and space, and daily chemical products are only one-fifth of those in another time and space.  Generally speaking, the living standards of the people of Greater China in this time and space are higher than those in another time and space, but the pace of life is a bit slow, a bit like Europe in another time and space.  In addition, the economic growth of the Ming Dynasty and even the entire Great China Empire was far less than that of China in another time and space. The predictions of economic experts in newspapers were between 0.5% and 1%. In Ye Yiren¡¯s view, the economy here can only be  It is described as stagnant, and the views of economists looking at this time and space are very pessimistic. It seems that the economy of Greater China can no longer find any driving force for rapid growth.  The main reason for the stagnation of the economy is that the population growth of Greater China has stagnated more than 40 years ago, and has already been declining year after year!  Due to many reasons such as urbanization and the continuous improvement of women's education and economic status, the total fertility rate of women in Greater China fell below 2.1 as early as 55 years ago, which is the warning line to maintain the replacement of population generations!  Around 1985, it dropped all the way to less than 1.3, which caused great panic. Then, stimulated by a series of government policies to encourage childbirth, it has only picked up in recent years, but it has always hovered around 1.5  The population has been declining for a long time, and the rate of decline is very fast!  A country with a declining population and an increasingly aging population structure will naturally not have any miracles of high economic growth.  If Ye Yiren traveled back to 30 or 40 years ago, she would definitely find a vibrant young man in Shanghai. The streets at that time were much more lively than now. But now, what Ye Yiren sees is just a young man.  The old age that has passed away has reached Shanghai (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels are better and updated faster!
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