Li Jie brought his two children to the station, first he brought them to the train workshop next to the station. Except for the experimental train, almost all other trains operated on the railway were manufactured here.

It is also worth mentioning that the railway from Songjiang to Suzhou is also under construction, and the locomotives needed there are also manufactured here. Only cars with lower technical content will be built in the south. After all, the manufacturing of trains is still of high-end technology, and only workshops in Beijing can master it.

When the two children came to the workshop, they ran around excitedly and wanted to try everything, but they were stopped by Li Jie. After all, many of the things here are dangerous and they may be injured if they are accidentally injured. So in the end, they just boarded a few trains that were about to be assembled, which made Zhu Wenqi want to get into it.

After the two of them had almost finished playing, Li Jie took them out of the workshop. It was noon at this time, so Zhu Wenqi also asked curiously: "Uncle, it's still early now, where are we going next?"

"There are so many things in the train station. Our course has just begun today!" Li Jie replied with a smile. He brought two children here, not to let them watch the train build, but to have something deeper to let them understand.

Zhu Wenqi became even more curious when he heard Li Jie's words. He immediately turned his head to look at Li Chonghe next to him, but Li Chonghe also shook his head. Although he and Li Jie were father and son, sometimes he could not guess what his father was thinking.

Li Jie brought his two children to a room on the second floor of the station. Below is the waiting hall on the first floor. There is a huge glass window on the second floor, which makes it easy to see the situation below.

The railway station is a very magical place, where you can see the various aspects of life. Because the price of train tickets is very low, in the railway station, you can see people from almost all walks of life, including farmers carrying sacks and wearing short clothes; rich young men wearing silk; and small thieves who mix in the crowd to make a living by stealing.

"Uncle, you brought us here to see the people below?" Zhu Wenqi didn't understand what Li Jie meant at this time, and immediately asked him with a confused look on his face.

"Yes, please observe carefully. The most interesting crowds coming and going in the station!" Li Jie replied with a smile.

"Man?" Zhu Wenqi still didn't understand what Li Jie meant. After all, he was too young, and Li Jie's words were a bit profound, beyond his understanding.

Li Jie was not in a hurry either. He pointed to a person below and said to Zhu Wenqi: "Wenqi, look, have you noticed anything about the old man sitting in the corner below?"

Zhu Wenqi also looked at the old man downstairs carefully when he heard this, but after looking for a long time, he could not see anything. Finally, he could only turn his head helplessly and say, "The other party is an older man, his clothes are also a little torn. I didn't see anything other than that."

"Your observation is not careful enough. You see him sitting in the corner, and there is actually a big sack with luggage under him, which means he is preparing to travel far and will not come back in a short period of time. And you see, he has thick hands and feet, and he should be a person who often does heavy work. Such people are generally much older than they are, so he is not as old as he appears."

Li Jie paused and then said, "But even if he was a few years younger, he should have a safe old age at home. But he had to take a train to travel far, probably to work in Tianjin or to make money, so his family may be poorer than what outsiders see."

Hearing Li Jie's words, Zhu Wenqi was stunned for a moment, then raised his face and looked at Li Jie and asked, "Uncle, I have a problem that I can't figure out."

"What's the question?" Li Jie asked with a smile. He took Zhu Wenqi out just to let him find the problem and help him answer the problem himself.

"I heard from my father and the gentlemen in the palace that my Ming Dynasty was richest in the world, and the army was unparalleled. Since the Ming Dynasty was so rich and powerful, why were there still poor people?" Zhu Wenqi asked with his big eyes open at this time.

"This question is good!" Li Jie smiled and laughed when he heard this. "The problem of the poor is indeed the problem of the country. A strong country should indeed find a way to solve domestic poverty. But Wenqi, you should know that the causes of poverty are diverse. The country can only reduce poverty from a large perspective, but it cannot guarantee that everyone will be free from poverty."

"Why, can't you give them some money so that they will be endless?" Zhu Wenqi still couldn't figure it out and put forward his own ideas.

"Because there are many reasons for poverty. For example, some people are sick, some people are lazy, and some people are infected with some bad habits. What we need to do is to create a fair environment for everyone so that they can get rid of poverty by their own abilities, rather than directly giving money to these people. If this is done, not only will the problem not be solved, but new problems will also arise."

Li Jie originally wanted to explain in detail the consequences of sending money directly to the people, but when he thought about Zhu Wenqi's age, even if he said it, Zhu Wenqi probably wouldn't understand it.

Zhu Wenqi still understood Li Jie's answer, but he still didn't understand it. However, Li Chonghe next to him understood it. He nodded and said, "My father said it well. The country only starts from a big perspective, and it is impossible to help everyone one by one. It is like teaching people to fish, it is better to teach people to fish."

"Zhonghe's words are already very close to this principle. It doesn't matter if you don't understand Wenqi. After all, you are still young now and don't understand some principles. When you are as old as Chonghe, you will understand." Li Jie smiled and touched Zhu Wenqi's little head and said again.

Zhu Wenqi nodded thoughtfully at this time and did not get entangled in this issue anymore. Li Jie pointed to a few people below and explained the stories behind these people to the two children. Although it may not be correct, it is enough to achieve the goal.

Through Li Jie's narration, Zhu Wenqi also learned about the lives of these people of all walks of life, and a considerable number of them were not as rich as they were.
Chapter completed!