There is an inconspicuous island country in far southeast Asia Brunei , which is said to be established by an envoy of the Ming Dynasty . To this day, this country is still very mysterious and is not active on the world stage, and many people know very little about it. However, Brunei is actually a "rich" country. He makes a fortune in silence, known as Southeast Asia Dubai , and per capita GDP is as high as 30,000 US dollars!
Not only that, as a monarchy, Brunei is rich enough to rival a country, spends money like soil, and is "inhuman". Let us enter this mysterious and rich small country and experience the unique charm of Brunei.
Envoy at the end of the Ming Dynasty Huang Senping The Road to Founding of the Country
The founding of the country in Brunei is closely related to a Chinese. He was Huang Senping, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty. His life was legendary. Huang Senping was born in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. His original name was Huang Yuanshou . He was born in Quanzhou, Fujian.
At that time, the Japanese pirates and bandits in the Senping area of the South China Sea were seriously injured, and they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil, causing great harm to the people along the coast. Huang Senping led his soldiers to defeat the Japanese pirates in Qing Dynasty, made great achievements, and was favored and rewarded by Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang.
Have the current situation stabilized, Huang Senping was ordered to go on a mission to Kalimantan, Nanyang. It was originally intended to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but it was trapped in the local political struggle. In order to protect himself, Huang Senping organized a Chinese army. After a fierce battle, he finally gained a foothold in the local area, and his military strength increased rapidly and became famous for a while.
After Huang Pingsen broke out into a world with his sword, an envoy from the Boni Kingdom came to ask for help. turned out that the Boni Kingdom was weak at that time and was often invaded by other countries. It was surrounded by wolves and was in danger. The Boni King asked Huang Pingsen to lead his troops to support him. Huang Senping agreed without hesitation and became a relative of King Boni. The two regimes were closely linked to jointly defend Boni.
With the efforts of Huang Senping and a group of soldiers, Bo Ni was spared from the danger of destruction of the country and was resurrected. Huang Senping was personally awarded the "King of Side by Side by Side by" by King Boni, and his political status reached its peak.
1408, Huang Senping led his confidants back to China to pay tribute. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was overjoyed and held a banquet in person to receive it. Unfortunately, things in the world were unpredictable. Huang Pingsen was old and weak, and soon died of illness in Nanjing.
Zhu Di buried Huang Senping with the king's courtesy, made his son the new king of Boni, and sent envoys to Boni to get along with Boni and accept his tribute. Although Huang Senping died, his influence was still there. It was not until modern European powers occupied Boni that China cut off contact with Boni.
At this point, Boni changed the country name to Brunei, but the Brunei royal family always regarded Huang Senping as his ancestor, and his relics still exist in the royal museum. The two slashes on the Brunei national flag, one of which is to commemorate Huang Senping.
Southeast Asia Dubai is not a false name
In people's impression, Southeast Asian countries are always labeled as poor, such as Thailand, Cambodia , Laos , etc. However, Brunei, an island country located in Nanyang, has become a representative country in the international world for "making a fortune in silence" due to its unique advantages.
The land area of Brunei is 5,765 square kilometers, making it a veritable small land with a population of only 420,000, which is even less than a county in China. is just such a small country, with a per capita GDP equivalent to nearly 210,000 yuan. Looking at the entire Southeast Asia region, it is hard to compete.
Brunei is so rich because of its abundant oil and natural gas resources. Every year, the export of these two energy sources alone creates huge profits for Brunei. It is no exaggeration to say that Brunei is "rich and rich".
In the 1970s, Brunei's economy ushered in rapid development. At that time, , Middle East Wars, occurred frequently, and oil demand soared. Brunei seized the opportunity and significantly increased crude oil prices. Oil orders from various countries flew like snowflakes. It was from that time that Brunei embarked on the road to prosperity and is still enjoying the dividends of the energy country today.
Brunei implements "novas support" for the people
Brunei relies on energy to get rich, and the people naturally have the benefits. You may have heard that Nordic countries have good welfare benefits, but when they meet Brunei, they are just showing off their skills. Brunei has a completely nouveau riche temperament, and it is no problem to support all the people. In summary, three words are: spend money. The three mountains of housing, medical care and education are not worth mentioning in front of Brunei.
- The Brunei government spends a lot of money to encourage childbirth. After all, the population is small, so it is necessary to have more children; Brunei implements full-stage free education, As long as you are Brunei, as long as you want to study, everything from kindergarten to university is free. What’s even more exaggerated is that even if you want to study abroad, no matter which country, all the expenses you spend on studying will be paid by the government.
2. Brunei is a tax-free country. You do not need to pay personal income tax . The company is exempt from business tax. There is no pressure for Brunei people to buy a house and a car because the government provides you with interest-free loans. In Brunei, the per capita income is already high, and with such a good policy, Brunei people live in villas and drive luxury cars, and don’t have to worry about the food, rice, oil and salt, but worry about where to travel tomorrow.
3. Brunei implements a free health care system, and has no money to afford medical treatment. This situation does not exist in Brunei at all. In Brunei, no matter how big the surgical hospital is, it only charges a nominal surgical fee. In addition, if you have difficult and complicated diseases and cannot be cured in China, the Brunei government will pay you the best foreign hospitals to contact you, and all medical expenses will be paid by the government. All the accompanying families can receive government subsidized food and accommodation fees. Who is not jealous of such welfare benefits?
Cold knowledge about Brunei
As the saying goes, there will be gains and losses, and Brunei is no exception. Although Brunei is a high social welfare country, some strange bans are really puzzling.
First of all, Brunei is a country that believes in Islam . Islamic teachings are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so Brunei implemented the "rule of law in teaching the country". If a Brunei man violated the law, he would immediately run to the mosque and kneel down to confess, tell Allah Allah all the sins he committed, and then surrender to the police station after he confessed.
Secondly, the teachings make many provisions based on the " Quran ". If you commit the crime of stealing, rape, robbery or insulting the Prophet Mohammed , you will be directly sentenced to death. The method of torture is different from firing or injection. It is a more primitive and rough " whipping " and "stone". The criminal will be whipped to death or stoned in public, and the consequences are not decent.
Due to Islamic teachings, wine and alcohol-containing beverages are prohibited throughout Brunei, and there is no bar in the country. If you like drinking and nightlife, traveling to Brunei is definitely not a good choice.
In addition, in Brunei, you need to always pay attention to your words and deeds, make loud noises in public relations, be disorganized, excessive intimacy with the opposite sex, etc., which may cause you to suffer fines and imprisonment. Remember to be cautious when doing things.
Of course, some bans only apply to Islamists. As long as you abide by local laws, respect and understand Islamic beliefs and cultural customs, and do not violate the ban, you will have an excellent travel experience in Brunei.
The Brunei royal family is as rich as a country
Brunei is an autocratic country. Its wealth obtained by resources is as rich as a country. As early as the 1970s, King Haji of Brunei's personal wealth reached an astonishing $30 billion!
The residence of the Brunei royal family Nuloyman Palace is the largest and most modern palace in the world. The cost of the palace is as high as 5.4 billion US dollars, covering an area of 200,000 square meters, which is 4 times that of the Buckingham Palace in the UK. There are countless palace rooms, with more than 200 bathrooms alone, and all toilets made of pure gold. Because King Haji likes to ride horses, he equipped all horses with separate air-conditioned and constant temperature bedrooms, and each horse has a dedicated care.
In addition to these, King Haji owns more than 7,000 top luxury cars. He is also a collector of Rolls-Royce , and there are 604 Rolls-Royce in the garage. Many young Brunei people dream of working in their garage. After all, so many cars have been left for a long time and the engine is broken. Others are walking their dogs, and King Haji is spending money to hire someone to "walk their cars". In addition, he also owns twenty-one private jets and two huge luxury cruise ships . It can only be said that poverty limits our imagination.
King Haji's daughter Princess Fazila got married. The royal family invited guests for more than ten days and celebrated the whole country. wedding ceremony was held in the palace, and everything in sight was magnificent. The golden table, gold stool , gold walls, gold floor tiles, makes people wonder whether the Brunei royal family has obsession with gold.
The groom and bride's clothes are all over the body. The princess wears a huge golden crown and the blessing of many gold necklaces, gold bracelets, diamonds, and emerald rings. The whole body exudes an extremely luxurious temperament, which makes people sigh: "What a sweet burden."
You may think that the various acts of showing off wealth in the Brunei royal family will be resisted and opposed by the Brunei people, so you are very wrong. On the contrary, the people of Brunei respected and loved King Daihaji and other royal members very much, praised and worshipped their behavior of showing off their wealth, believing that this was a symbol of national strength. In fact, there is no reason why the Brunei people say this. The king "maintained" them and was their parents for food and clothing!
Disadvantages and hidden dangers of Brunei’s development
As a resource-based country, Brunei always has an inevitable hidden danger - energy depletion. The study found that Brunei's oil and gas extraction will end in the next 30 to 40 years, and Brunei will face a crisis in the energy sector and its economic level will decline sharply.
In addition, the single model of Brunei's economic structure makes Brunei lack continuous motivation in economic development, and the proportion of the economic structure is seriously unbalanced. Few people in Brunei are willing to work in agricultural and other production departments, and they all want to work as management in the government or business departments, which is both easy and high-paying. The national economy is extremely dependent on exports while means of production and daily necessities are extremely dependent on imports. The imbalance has not been effectively resolved to this day.
These are not the most important ones. In fact, the biggest hidden danger in Brunei is that the people are content with enjoyment and lack a sense of crisis. Mencius once said: "Born in distress and die in happiness." When the people of a country are accustomed to comfort, they do not have the ability to deal with risks, do not have the courage to face difficulties, and lack the ambition to reform. Looking to the future, the prospects for the people of Brunei are not optimistic.
Brunei’s transformation and upgrading is a good medicine
Strictly speaking, the Brunei royal family and government are very effective and have a long-term vision. They have long been aware of the problems of domestic economic development and have re-formulated a series of measures to deal with the crisis.
Brunei has rich forest resources and nature reserves, so it vigorously develops tourism, attracts tourists from all over the world, and adjusts its industrial disadvantages. In addition, Brunei has increased infrastructure construction, signed economic and trade cooperation agreements with various countries, attract investment, and promote diversified economic development.
In the new era, the cooperation and exchanges between Brunei and China have become more in-depth. Brunei actively responded to my country's proposed "Belt and Road" construction plan, and signed an agreement with China to jointly build the "Guangxi-Brunei Economic Corridor". In many industries, Brunei and China are both strategic partners, including maritime trade, joint survey of offshore oil and gas resources, etc. The two countries firmly believe in win-win cooperation and creating a future together.
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