Chapter 757: The Gentleman is Poor
Whaling is a long-standing activity of human beings, especially in countries with abundant fishery resources and bordered by cold seas, but with the continuous decline of cetaceans due to indiscriminate fishing and killing, the international community has banned whaling since 1986.
It is no exaggeration to say that whales are treasures all over their bodies, and other by-products have substitutes in modern society, but whale meat is irreplaceable.
Fishermen in developed countries can make a profit of more than $80,000 by catching one whale, one whale a year is the middle class, two whales are high-level people, and restaurants can double the profits after making whale meat into a delicacy.
Driven by high profits, although international conventions explicitly prohibit commercial whaling, they have repeatedly been banned, because the so-called international conventions need to be consciously obeyed by each country, and if the countries themselves turn a blind eye, there is nothing they can do.
Some countries hunt whaling openly, some hunt whaling under the guise of scientific research, and some countries hunt whaling secretly.
Zhang Zi'an heard that some people in South Korea secretly hunted whales in the name of "by-catch", and as long as customers were willing to pay, they could taste fresh whale meat in restaurants, so when he saw Shihua pointing to the northeast, he immediately remembered the rumors that some people in South Korea were poaching whales.
Shihua didn't believe it, "A-Ze'an, you're lying, aren't you? Whales are so cute, there won't be whaling in Korea, there must be something wrong!"
She didn't want to believe her Oba with a big smile on her face and savored the delicious whale meat with a knife and fork.
Zhang Zi'an wanted to refute, but opened his mouth and swallowed the words back.
Because there is no evidence.
Sehwa refers to the Northeast, but the Northeast is a large area that includes both Korea and Fuso, as well as the Russian Far East, all of which have well-developed distant-water fisheries and have a tradition of whaling.
Certain species of whales are not endangered, and whaling is permitted under certain circumstances.
Speaking of which, he was very angry, he obviously had the opportunity to bring back a beluga whale, but because he was a law-abiding citizen, he gave up, and someone actually secretly earned this money that he didn't dare to earn, which made him suffer unevenly!
No, you don't want to earn money that I can't earn!
So he didn't continue to dwell on the question of which country was secretly whaling, but said, "Shihua, you don't want those whales to be killed by humans, do you?"
She nodded, "The whale is lovely! The beluga whale has been swimming with me until I ran aground on a beach in Germany! When I was too tired, it floated on the surface and let me rest on its back, when I missed Oba, it sang to me, and when I couldn't find my way in the middle of the ocean, it showed me the way in front of me - even though it was stupid, it led me the wrong way, and took me to Germany instead of Korea......"
As she spoke, she became depressed.
In fact, Zhang Zi'an felt that she was not qualified to say that other people were stupid beluga whales, no matter how they led her to the shore, if she swam stupidly according to her way, maybe she would swim to Bermuda.
Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the beluga whale really lured her to South Korea, it is estimated that she will become a plate of whale meat to be served on the table......
"So, Shihua, is there any way you can get the word out to those whales?" he asked.
"Yes, I can sing!" she said.
"So far away that they can hear it?" he asked again.
She looked like she was looking at an idiot, "Aze-An, do you look down on me? I can hear their songs, and of course they can hear me!"
"You misunderstood, I just wanted to make sure. Zhang Zi'an smiled, "Then you can let the hunted whales swim here, our people don't hunt whales, and of course they are not interested in whale meat." ”
"Really?" she stared at him suspiciously, "The Chinese are poor, right?"
Zhang Zi'an: "...... You know it from Korean dramas?"
"Hmm!" she nodded vigorously, "so when I saw your shabby bathroom, I knew it was right!"
Zhang Zian almost knelt, I'm sorry, I embarrassed the Chinese!
"In fact, Chinese are not very poor, at least not as poor as you remember, not to mention those first-tier cities in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, even second- and third-tier cities such as Binhai City, the standard of living is not worse than South Korea - of course, there is still a gap with developed countries in Europe and the United States." He hastened to explain.
"So it's just that you're poor?" she clearly didn't believe it.
Zhang Zi'an feels that it is still beneficial for her to watch TV, whether it is watching movies such as "Little Times" or news broadcasts, it can refresh her impression of China's "poor".
But forget it, if she is asked to watch "Little Times", her personality is estimated to develop in a more unpredictable direction......
"Actually, I'm not poor. He himself felt that his words were not convincing, and he crossed his fingers and said, "Look, I have a house, a car, and ......."
"Where's the car?" she said, pulling back the curtain next to the tub and looking downstairs.
"It's going to be right away!" Zhang Zi'an emphasized, "That's not the point, the point is that I still have a cat! Don't look at some people's superficial scenery, they don't even have a cat behind their backs!"
Now it's Shihua's turn to be speechless.
She thought about it seriously, it seems that there are really few cats in the male protagonists of Korean dramas......
"That's not right!" she suddenly found that her train of thought was led astray by Zhang Zi'an, and pointed to his face very unconvinced and said, "Those cats you have have too bad personalities, especially that fat orange cat!"
"Who do you say has a bad personality? And who's the fat orange cat?"
It happened that Fina saw that Zhang Zi'an was not going to get lunch for a long time, and she was hungry, so she went upstairs to urge him, and happened to hear Shihua talking bad about it behind her back, and immediately stretched her face.
She blinked, "Is there a second orange cat here?"
To be honest, neither of these two personalities is qualified to despise each other.
Seeing that this fish and cat were about to fight again, as if they were natural enemies, Zhang Zi'an hurriedly diverted the topic, "Shihua, I have a way to prove that I am not poor, and the way to prove it is that I also bought diamonds for Fina!"
"Huh?" Shihua's eyes widened in disbelief, "You bought diamonds for this orange cat?"
Fina jumped onto her princess bed, pulled the sparkling diamond ring from under her pillow, and glared at her as if she were ostentatious on the tips of her paws.
“…… Well, I know why you're poor. She sighed.
Zhang Zi'an coughed dryly, "Put these aside first, Shihua, you can let those whales that are being chased and killed swim this way, as long as they swim into China's exclusive economic zone, there will naturally be relevant vessels of maritime supervision, maritime arrest, fishery administration, and coast guard to protect them." ”
"Really?" she was still skeptical.
Zhang Zi'an shrugged, "You can try, anyway, you won't get pregnant." ”