In the afternoon, the sun is not too blazing, and the island of ice and fire is located at a high latitude, so the temperature is not high, so it is a good time to take a walk on the island.

The economic recovery of the farewell island has little impact in other places, but for the island of ice and fire and the small town of Kabila, the impact is very extraordinary.

Parry has studied the transformation of the town in detail, and understands Qin Shiou's role in it, and his continuous investment in the fishing grounds is a good means of strengthening the confidence of the townspeople.

It may be that the townspeople can't make a profit from the Daqin Fishing Ground, but this fishing ground has become their shield of courage, and some people are willing to invest heavily in the fishing ground, which proves that the surrounding fishing grounds are still promising and valuable, so they don't need to abandon the island.

In addition, what is even more valuable is that Qin Shiou took the lead in bringing a tour group from China, and successfully made this tourist route popular.

Of course, Parry didn't know that this was Mao Weilong's role, in fact, it was actually the eldest young master of the second stall of Jinyiwei in the capital who used his personal relationships to find a tour group for the town, and of course, Qin Shiou also made a lot of contributions.

In short, he regarded Qin Shiou as a life-saving straw for the town.

"Actually, man, the island started to slump ten years ago. At that time, there was an offer to disperse the fishermen to other places and have the government pay for them to tow their houses in cars. Parry said as he walked, "But who wants to leave their homeland as long as there is hope, don't you say?" ”

Qin Shiou stood on a small hill and looked at the town, the sun was shining, the sky was clear, and almost the entire island could be seen as far as the eye could see.

White huts are scattered across the ground, trees are lush, and the occasional Labrador or Newfoundland is roaming the streets. A qiē looks cozy and laid-back.

But this is only for tourists, and the townspeople live in poverty. It's too expensive to survive on a small island.

This price was shown that night, and when Qin Shiou packed up his things, he found that the mouthwash was gone. Just ask where it is sold in the small town of Parry.

Parry smiled wryly and told him that the supermarket in the town could only provide very simple daily necessities, such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, and mouthwash, which needed to be purchased by boat across the strait to the city on the other side.

"You may not believe it, but sometimes we have to take the ferry to the other side if we want to eat freshly baked hot bread and pizza, and we have to go to the other side of the river every week to replenish vegetables and beef and eggs. That's why we have a big freezer like this in every house. With a trip, you can live at home for a while. ”

Parry said this with a bitter expression.

Other fishermen have suffered from similar problems, they are used to going to a certain place and replenishing something, but the town simply can't provide the items they need.

In the end, even Andrew, who was the most hard-working, couldn't help but complain: "I just want to buy a pack of cigarettes, man, none of this?" God, people here don't smoke? You are truly angels. ”

"We grow our own tobacco, would you like to try it?" An old fisherman in his seventies smiled and waved his pipe.

Andrew looked weak, but fortunately there were ferries and fishing boats in the town. They can take a ride to the main island of Newfoundland to buy groceries.

As for the boat you came on? Sorry, after arriving at Ice and Fire Island, Matthew said that it would be overhauled and would not be started for three days.

Of course, the boat was not overhauled, and the fishermen understood what Matthew meant. Mr. Minister wanted them to experience the life of the inhabitants of the declining fishing grounds.

If the impression left by the Queen's Fishing Village on the fishermen was helpless, then the impression of Ice and Fire Island was that of despair.

The small town of Kabila is dilapidated and has no vitality at all. As they walked through the town, they met either half-grown children. Either they're over 60 years old, and Parry says the average age of residents here is 62, which is not alarmist.

"In that case. Why not move out? There is no need for this town to produce anymore. Donald was concerned.

The old and the old, Charco is about the same age as the townspeople, so he can better understand the thoughts of the old people.

Willing to go against the traditional fishermen along the way, he exclaimed: "Don't you see, many of the old people left here have spent their lives here, and they are real island residents." ”

The town may have only been established for forty or fifty years, but before that there were fishing villages here, and these people have lived in this fishing village for generations.

Parry said helplessly to Qin Shiou: "If there is no way to bring the town back to life, then it is likely that this place will be completely deserted after a while." ”

When asked why, Parry explained that the government of Newfoundland and Labrador had been mobilizing them to relocate, and that the provincial government could compensate people on the small bay island if they were willing to relocate elsewhere.

The reason why the government is so active is not only for the sake of the island's residents, but also because in order to keep the town running, the government has set up a diesel power station, a small hospital and a school on the island. Every year, the government has to pay millions of dollars to keep these institutions running.

If the town moves away from the island, then the government can cut off all the services provided to the island and save money.

Anyone who is a little more sane knows that the fate of the town is over, but they can't leave, and like Charco said, for those who are now in their 60s, where do you let them move?

The Canadian government has a good point, there is no forced demolition, since the residents of the town choose to stick to it, according to the constitution, more than 10 families can apply to build a village, more than 50 households can build a town, and at the town level, the government has to provide infrastructure to provide services.

The small town of Kabila has a small population, in the early 200s. However, in many families, only one old man survived, and the wife either died or left with the family, and even if there are more than 100 households in the town, according to the constitution, the establishment of the town can still be maintained.

The reason why there are such strange regulations is because Canada was too vast and sparsely populated in the past, and in order to attract immigrants, the government had to provide various facilities, otherwise once its own citizens were lost, the country could go out of business.

In an effort to dissuade residents from the town, the provincial government increased the amount of compensation for relocation expenses to a minimum of $300,000 per household. If there are two people in the family, it will be increased to 300,000 yuan, and if there are three people in the family, the relocation compensation will be 350,000 yuan.

For the old people in the town, this is a huge amount of money, they are all old, and now they do not make much money, they used to be fishermen, and they did not earn a lot of money.

So for them, it's not bad to get a relocation money and leave the island, it will be regarded as a pension, otherwise if they stay here, what should they use to support their old age?

Stimulated by this huge amount of money, the number of townspeople who want to relocate has naturally increased, but there are still people who are reluctant to leave the island, and the older people are, the more stubborn they become.

What makes those townspeople who want to move out frustrated is that the compensation given by the government for the relocation money is for the entire town, and the money will only be paid if they move out as a whole, and the government will only pay the relocation fee if they leave.

This is what makes Parry embarrassed, the people who want to move away and take the money blame him for being procrastinating and indecisive, and those who don't want to leave say that he is ruthless and unnostalgic, and now he is caught in the middle of the most difficult. (To be continued......)