Section 527 The funniest business

Chen Rui left the United States, crossed the U.S.-Canada border, and entered Canada.

When it comes to the U.S.-Canada border, there are a lot of strange things.

For example, the hotel rented by Chen Rui was divided into two, one side was on the territory of the United States, and the other was on the territory of Canada, and this hotel had two addresses in the United States and Canada. If a tourist happens to be staying in a guest room on the border line, he can smuggle himself into the United States as soon as he lifts his feet, and when he sleeps, his head is in Canada and his feet are in the United States, and the furnishings in the room cannot be moved casually, because the furniture placed in Canada must be purchased from Canada, and if it is placed in the United States, it must be purchased from the United States, otherwise he will have to pay import taxes, isn't it very interesting.

Chen Rui traveled along the coastline through British Columbia, Yukon, and again into the United States, Alagas.

When it comes to Alaska, Russians may have a handful of snot and tears, as well as a pain that can never be erased.

Speaking of the history of Alaska, as early as the 18th century, the Russians walked through Siberia and crossed the Bering Strait into this land.

In 1854, the Crimean War broke out, after the serfdom was lowered, the decaying Tsarist Russia was defeated by the Anglo-French forces equipped by the Industrial Revolution, and ceded land to sue for peace. What's the use of keeping it?

So the tsar began to look for buyers everywhere. As a result, there was no progress in hanging flea nets for several years.

However. What should come will come, and soon, one of the biggest and funniest deals in history is born.

In 1861, during the American Civil War, the Western European powers took the opportunity to dismember the United States, and President Lincoln thought that it would be impossible to support the United States alone, so he turned to Tsarist Russia, the enemy of the Western European powers, for help, and the Tsar also wanted to avenge the Crimean War. So the refugees sent a fleet into New York Harbor, causing the other powers to hesitate and buy time for the Northern Army to win the war.

Although Russia was defeated in the war, it had to pay a huge amount of money just to make the fleet circle halfway around the world. Henry. Seward "generously" told the Russians that we had just finished the war and were in ruins. But your country has traveled thousands of miles to help us, this is right. Be just like...... In this way, you can't let your brother come in vain. Aren't you guys going to sell Alaska? Big brother, you are so good to us, we must not treat you badly. Isn't it second-hand? Don't mind us, don't sell cheaply, we can give as much as we can.

In the end, Seward offered a price that the Tsar was very happy with: $7.2 million, sold!!

If you count the area, this item is the true king of value for money: according to division, Alaska sells to the United States for 2 cents per acre.

And then, what did the Americans get from this land.

Gold mines, abundant oil, abundant fishery resources, and the transit point of the inter-Pacific air line have saved countless planes countless fuels, and after World War II, Uncle Sam in Alaska used missiles to directly target the former owner of this land, Soviet Russia.

Chen Rui arrived at Ruby, a small town along the Yukon River, where there is a small airport.

The team will meet Chen Rui here.

This time, there are a total of 13 team members who want to follow Chen Rui through the Alaskan wilderness.

The 13 members of the team come from seven countries: the United States, China, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Switzerland, and the Kingdom of Tortuga.

Among the 13 team members are film and television actors, news hosts, urban white-collar workers, ordinary workers, and college students.

"Look, Chen Rui has already come." Tao Ling said to everyone in English.

I saw that a small amphibious civil plane slid down on the surface of the Yukon River, Chen Rui was wearing a red jacket, a pair of fleece quick-drying pants and a pair of hiking shoes, and simply walked off the plane with a backpack on his back.

Before Chen Rui's arrival, the 13 of them had been in Ruby for more than a week, and for more than a week, they had received some simple training in survival in the wild.

"HELLO HOLLO, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE IN GOOD SPIRITS." Chen Rui stepped off the plane and said hello to everyone.

"HOLLO, REE." Everyone said hello to Chen Rui.

Chen Rui hugged everyone separately.

Chen Rui said, "First of all, everyone introduce yourself to me, I will form you into a team, including me and each of you will be an indispensable member of the team, in the journey through the Alaskan wilderness, I will assign tasks according to the physical strength, endurance, strengths, and skills of each member of the team." After speaking, Chen Rui pointed to the white man who was standing at the front, tall, very strong, with short hair, his face was very clean, and the whole person looked very neat and neat, and said, "You come first." ”

"My name is Joey. Wren, a police officer from Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is also a father of three, and I hope to be able to prove myself and make my wife and my children proud of me through this challenge through the Alaskan wilderness. ”

"Your wife and your children will be proud of their father, I'm sure." Chen Rui said.

"Thank you."

"My name is Tao Ling, from Shu Province, China, a film and television actor, as a girl, in terms of physical strength, endurance may be far inferior to boys, but, I believe that I will overcome all kinds of hardships, challenge myself, challenge my body, but also challenge my will, and keep going to complete this challenge through the Alaskan wilderness." Tao Ling said.

"You're going to be able to keep going, and I'm a firm believer in that, because I see in you a belief in persistence, which is good, persistence is a good quality." Chen Rui said.

"My name is Ye Xiao and I'm from Sujiang Province, China."

"My name is Han Sung-hoon and I'm from Seoul, South Korea.

"My name is Ding Yi,

"My name is Ann. Lowes

Everyone introduced themselves to each other.

Chen Rui has some preliminary understanding of the players.

Chen Rui said, "Today is a night's rest, tomorrow morning to leave, leave Ruby, and go deep into the Alaskan wilderness, today may be your last chance to enjoy the warm and comfortable bed, delicious food." (To be continued.) )