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[Eight, a country that made its fortune by reselling guano, so rich that it can burn Rolls-Royces for fun. ]

[This is a country that became the richest in the world by relying on bird shit. ].

[Nauru, an island country in the Pacific Ocean. ]

[To say how extravagant Nauruans are, they buy Rolls-Royces to burn. ]

[Buy a brand new Rolls-Royce with oil filled up, and burn the car after the oil runs out and buy another one. This is the extravagant life of the Nauruans. ]

[So how did they get rich? ]

[Nauru is 60 kilometers south of the equator in the Pacific Ocean. It consists of an independent coral reef island, 6 kilometers long, 4 kilometers wide, and a coastline of about 30 kilometers. It is the smallest island country in the world. ]

[So how did they get rich~? ]

[With bird shit! 】

【Seabirds stay, rest, and go to the toilet on this island. 】

【After thousands of years of accumulation, bird droppings have turned into phosphate rock. 】

【Phosphorus is an important chemical raw material. In addition to being used as phosphate fertilizer, it is also widely used in papermaking, ammunition, flame retardant, etc. 】

【In 1798, John Fane, a British man, discovered Nauru. 】

【When he discovered this island, he probably felt the same as the Wuling people in Taohuayuan. 】

【That's why it was named Happy Island. 】

【In 1888, Happy Island became a German colony. 】

【Germany was disappointed to find that there was nothing on the island. 】

【It was not until the 1890s that someone discovered that there were rich phosphate resources on Nauru Island. 】

【In 1901, the British were approved to mine phosphate in Nauru. 】

【After more than a decade of mining, during the First World War, the British hired Australia to occupy Nauru, and now mining no longer required the approval of Germany. 】

【Although both countries had mined phosphate in Nauru, neither of them wanted to transport all the phosphate back to their own country, but chose a sustainable development route. 】

【They mined while the seabirds pulled. 】

【In 1919, the League of Nations handed Nauru over to Britain, Australia and New Zealand for joint management. 】

【The mining of phosphate was the responsibility of the British. 】

【During the Second World War, the British had no time to take care of such a small country, and the Japanese occupied it again. 】

【Until 1945, Australia fought back. 】

【In 1947, Nauru was handed over to the three countries before by the United Nations. 】

【However, this time, the phosphate mining rights were replaced by Australia. 】

【In 1964, against the backdrop of global independence, the Nauru people began their struggle for independence and phosphate mines. 】

【In January 1968, Nauru obtained the United NationsAfter agreeing, they declared independence. 】

【Two years later, Nauru regained control of the phosphate mines. The small island of Nauru was still divided into 14 districts, with the capital of Nauru located in the Yaren District. 】

【It feels like walking from the east end of the village to the west end of the village. 】

【At that time, Nauru had only about 8,000 people, of which more than 1,000 were civil servants. 】

【These civil servants were the only ones with jobs on the island. 】

【These civil servants also went to work when they wanted to, and no one cared if they didn't want to work, and their salaries were paid. 】

【Although the Nauru people other than civil servants did not have jobs, they lived a very beautiful life. 】

【All supported by the state. 】

【After the phosphate mines were taken back by them, Nauru began to mine frantically. 】

【In their eyes, there is no sustainable development, and money is everywhere! 】

【Even the workers who mine phosphate are hired from other countries. They work for a short time, and Nauruans make money by lying down! 】

【It is precisely because of lying down for a long time that Nauru's obesity rate is one of the highest in the world. 】

【Who would have thought that an island country in the Pacific Ocean would have to import fish from Australia, as well as other foods, etc. 】

【The rich Nauru is free in all aspects. 】

【As long as you can think of it, it is free! 】

【If there is no doctor on the island, then invite medical experts from other countries to stay on the island. If there is no medical care on the island, then take a plane to other countries for treatment. All of these are free. 】

【Some people spend their entire lives just to have enough food. 】

【In Nauru, you don't have to do anything to get everything. 】

[Is there no one among the thousands of people in Nauru who stood up to mobilize the local people to exercise and work? 】

[No one really. 】

[After decades of colonial rule, how many people in a tribe can receive normal education? 】

[Later, Nauru implemented free compulsory education for children aged 6 to 16 on the island. 】

[At that time, there was a normal school and a teacher on the island. Students who wanted to receive higher education were sent to Australia and other countries, and all expenses were borne by the state. 】

[Later, the University of the South Pacific established a branch in Nauru. 】

[But all of these were based on phosphate mines. 】

[In 1975, Nauru's per capita GDP was 35,700 Australian dollars, which was higher than many developed countries at the time. 】

[This is a typical nouveau riche mentality. 】

[This made Nauru's life very boring, and "eating" became the only pleasure for the Nauru people. 】

[The period when Nauru phosphate was mined the most was also the period when Nauru lived the happiest. 】

[They lived a happy life, but the average life expectancy of Nauru was only in the 50s. 】

【At that time, Nauru's obesity rate and diabetes incidence rate were both the highest in the world. 】

【Later, they found a new way to pass the time - showing off their wealth. 】

【For example, the car burning incident we mentioned above, and some people bought cars but left them outside because they were too fat to sit in them, and some people used US dollars to burn fire in front of tourists. 】

【Anyway, there are only things you can't think of, but there are no ways they can't do to show off their wealth. 】

【Their government is also very extravagant and is not willing to lag behind in showing off its wealth. 】

【The government purchased 5 Boeing 737s and opened two routes, one to Australia and the other to the United States. 】

【The Nauru people who are happy on the island don't have the heart to take a plane. 】

【This leads to a very low occupancy rate of the plane. 】

【But even if no one takes the plane, the plane still flies every day, anyway, they have money. 】

【At the same time, Nauru also set up a trust fund to prepare for the future when the phosphate mines were mined. 】

【But now, one-quarter of Nauru's GDP depends on Australia's aid, which shows that all the preparations at that time were in vain. 】

【At that time, Nauruans did not go to work, and of course there was no accountant. 】

【So they entrusted Australia to send an accountant to help them manage their trust fund. 】

【Originally, money should make money. Even if it doesn't make money, at least the original money should be kept. 】

【But Nauruans can't resist the nature of nouveau riche, and they spend money here and there. 】

【They bought a piece of land in the core area of ​​Australia and built a building that can accommodate all citizens. 】

【This is not the most important thing. 】

【After all, with so much money, no matter how much you spend, it won't be gone so quickly. 】

[They mainly invested in real estate in Japan and other countries' stock markets in the 1980s. 】

[Since the mid-1980s, Japan's economy has developed rapidly, giving rise to a domestic real estate bubble. 】

[House prices in Japan have been soaring. 】

[Later, Japan's real estate speculators were wiped out, and Nauru's investment was among them. 】

[And the stocks they bought were similar to Japanese real estate. 】

[At first, they rose wildly, but later they couldn't control it and exploded. They fell to the limit for many consecutive days, and Nauru's trust fund was gone. 】

[As Nauru's phosphate mines were exhausted day by day. 】

[In 1989, the Nauru government had a fiscal deficit. 】

【In 1995, Nauru fell into a serious financial crisis. The Nauru government sold all its previous aircraft, ships and buildings to pay off debts. 】

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【After that, they began to borrow money from various countries and organizations. 】

【At the beginning, some people were willing to lend them money.After all, in their eyes, this is also a huge debt. 】

【Later, the price of phosphate rock was getting worse day by day. 】

【Finding that Nauru could not pay it back, fewer people lent them money. 】

【In 1989, Nauru sued Australia in the International Court of Justice, asking Australia to compensate for the environmental damage caused by phosphate rock on the island. 】

【This is really desperate. 】

【In fact, the biggest threat to Nauru Island is the Nauru people themselves. 】

【Every day they think about digging phosphate rock to make money. 】

【Originally, they wanted to take the money to Australia's Nauru Building after digging the phosphate rock. They didn't care what the island looked like. Unfortunately, their dream was shattered and they didn't keep the small money. 】

【The environment on the island was devastated by the mining of phosphate rock, with pits everywhere. 】

【This is not over yet. As a member of the United Nations, it still has national sovereignty to sell. 】

【The Nauruan government, really has no money, has started selling national sovereignty. 】

【As long as you pay, I will give you everything I can give! 】

【Nauru has become a tax haven and money laundering base for gangsters. 】

【Now Nauru can only survive with the help of Australia. Once it wakes up, it will never come back. 】

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"Wow, selling bird shit can make the whole country rich!"

"Wow, everyone can eat for free, and they are getting sick."

"Where is this place? Who can lend me a boat? I will go and occupy it now!"

"If they use the phosphate rock well, maybe they can be rich all their lives."

"......"

The people of all dynasties are envious.

There is such a good thing in the world! The court supports the people, and the people don't have to worry about anything. They just eat, drink and have fun every day!

Whether there are vacancies or not, we also want to go!

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Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was greatly enlightened.

"By selling bird droppings, a country can become rich and every citizen can earn money without working."

He felt that no country could become rich in such an outrageous way!

The bird droppings that everyone despised actually made nearly 10,000 people in a country live a life without worries about food and clothing.

This is how to turn waste into treasure... It's a bit disgusting.

It's just digging guano and selling it for money.

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Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang was amazed.

He recited: "What a strange news in the world, it's really a strange news in the world!"

"What kind of world is this? Selling guano can make people full. When we were young, we wanted to farm well, but we were always hungry!"

"The people of the Ming Dynasty wanted to farm, but they couldn't eat enough and live in a warm place."

"But this small country is stupid enough. Such a good thing was dug up all at once."

"Even the previous countries that robbed in the past didn't dare to fish in the pond like this."

"It's sad and lamentable."

After Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his thoughts, there was a trace of greed in his eyes!

There is no need to continue to introduce the role of phosphate ore. He also knows what it is used for!

Since the local natives don't know how to use it...

Why not give it to the Ming Dynasty!

Don't worry, the great Ming Dynasty has always been kind and will not cut off the natives' retreat. We will ensure that they will be provided with job opportunities!

Work hard and we will definitely let them have enough food!

This time, the natives will not be able to contract obesity again! Li.