Chapter 1238 Arriving in East Berlin!
February 24, 1989.
Friday.
11:30 am local time in East Berlin.
A private plane took off from Sulian Moskva International Airport and flew directly to East Berlin International Airport in East Germany.
This is the private jet of Sir Yang, the chairman of Imperial Group.
At this time, Sir Yang visited East Germany for the first time. The East Germans had learned some time ago that, apart from being a little shocked, the East Germans seemed a little excited about Sir Yang coming to East Germany.
In fact, the Imperial Group has had trade relations with East Germany over the years.
Red Bull beverages owned by Imperial Group, game consoles and game cartridges owned by Imperial Games are all imported to East Germany and are also best-sellers in East Germany.
Some time ago, it was reported that the Imperial Group purchased Soviet second-hand arms at a cost of US$3.5 billion. This also caused a great shock in East Germany.
Today, East Berlin International Airport is under martial law.
Yang Ming's private plane was escorted by Sulian military aircraft. After it entered East Germany, the East German military aircraft personally escorted it.
When Yang Ming's private plane landed safely at the designated location at East Berlin International Airport.
At this time, many people have arrived and are waiting anxiously.
The leaders are the current rulers of East Germany and the last rulers in the history of East Germany, the Erichs.
Then came the heads of other departments in East Germany, as well as representatives from all walks of life.
This time, Sir Yang suddenly came to visit East Germany, which really shocked everyone in East Germany.
"Mr. Erich, Sir Yang is getting off the plane."
The ramp of Yang Ming's private jet was lowered.
When the plane door opened, Yang Ming was the first to get out of the plane.
The sunshine outside is a bit bright.
However, the temperature here is still around 2 degrees Celsius, which is still relatively cold weather.
In his previous life, Yang Ming had been to Country D and Berlin, but that time was completely different from now.
Yang Ming came down from the gangway, followed by He Chaoluo, Lin Xiuzhi, Alina, Yingla and others.
As for Huo Jianning and Li Jun, they didn't come.
Even then, the people who came to greet him now were far beyond Yang Ming's imagination.
Of course, Yang Ming had never seen any of the people here.
"Hello Sir Yang, welcome to Berlin."
The leader was a white-haired white man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a suit.
Yang Ming knew that the other party was Erich.
The current master of East Germany will also be its last master.
Yang Ming shook hands with Erich, and someone was already translating next to him.
Yang Ming and Erich introduced each other to the people next to them.
After staying at the airport for about half an hour, many reporters had just taken photos of Yang Ming getting off the plane.
When Yang Ming got in the car, he left here and went to a hotel in East Berlin that catered to foreign guests.
Leave here by car.
Yang Ming kept looking outside.
At this time, even, the future famous Berlin Wall.
It's still there and hasn't been demolished yet.
In other words, on the opposite side of the Berlin Wall is West Berlin, which is a city that represents another country.
Along the way, Yang Ming looked out and found that East Germany, especially East Berlin, was quite a good city. This could be seen from the clothes of the passing citizens.
Learned from relevant information.
In the 1960s and 1970s, East Germany had become a well-known industrial power. East Germany's machinery, chemical industry, metallurgy and other industries were very developed.
The industrial output value of East Germany, which has a population of 16 million (accounting for 0.4% of the world), actually accounts for 2.5% of the world's total output value. The industrial strength of East Germany is evident.
East Germany's industrial products not only met domestic demand, but also sold well in Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and other places.
Developed industry and exports provided East Germany with huge amounts of foreign exchange. In 1970, East Germany's total foreign trade volume was 39.6 billion foreign exchange marks, rising to 145.1 billion foreign exchange marks in 1982. 40% of East Germany's national income was created by foreign trade exports.
East Germany was one of the top ten industrial powers in the world at that time.
In 1984, East Germany's per capita national income ranked eighth in the world, and its per capita national product was more than half that of the Soviet Union, ranking first among Eastern European countries.
In addition to industry, East Germany is also very developed in agriculture, education, medical and other fields, and has basically achieved modernization.
In 1987, every 100 households in East Germany owned 50 cars, 99 refrigerators, 97 washing machines, and 93 televisions, a level of modernization that many countries could not match.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing about East Germany is not just in terms of hardware. East Germany also does very well in terms of software. The most typical example is that East Germany provides its citizens with enviable universal welfare.
As a developed socialist country, East Germany adopted high welfare policies that benefited the entire population. It not only provided jobs for its citizens, but also provided free housing, education, and medical care.
Although the wage level in East Germany is not the highest in Europe, universal welfare is very good, so many poor people in West Germany are trying their best to flee to East Germany.
East Germany can be said to have the best living conditions and the highest level of development in Europe at that time. Even some Western countries were very attracted to it, so East Germany has the reputation of "the showcase of socialism".
but.
Since this year, Eastern Europe has undergone drastic changes, and East Germany has actually been greatly affected.
besides.
Soviet Union had its own problems and could only shrink in Eastern Europe.
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, East Germany and West Germany will still merge again as happened in history.
In other words, Yang Ming came to East Germany a year before it disappeared.
He Chaoluo and others looked outside curiously.
From the perspective of these people, before they came to East Germany, they thought that East Germany was very poor and not at all like West Germany. Because West Germany exported too many various products to Xiangjiang.
Electrical products such as Bayer, Mercedes-Benz, and Siemens in Xiangjiang are all from West Germany. On the contrary, it is difficult to see East German products in Xiangjiang.
Of course, East Germany is also a strong country in sports. Maybe in the Olympics and World Cup, many people will often see news about the competition between East Germany and West Germany.
Of course, why are the welfare in East Germany so good? There are still many East Germans who escaped over the Berlin Wall to West Berlin, and then fled from West Berlin to West Germany, and even lived in European and American countries.
In fact, this involves a very important one.
That's freedom.
Many East Germans may feel that there is no freedom in East Germany, but after climbing over the Berlin Wall, they will also have freedom.
However, overall, West Germany has capital support led by Country M. West Germany is indeed very developed, far more developed than East Germany.
According to last year's GDP ranking, Country M ranked first, Japan ranked second, West Germany ranked third, Soviet Union ranked seventh, and East Germany ranked fifteenth. In terms of per capita GDP, West Germany was more than twice that of East Germany.
Although East Germany's income is considered to be very developed in Eastern Europe, it is far behind when compared with West Germany.
East Germany has been protected by Soviet Union since its emergence. If Soviet Union itself cannot protect itself, East Germany will definitely disappear.
