First of all, after arriving in Canada, Kang Youwei found an opportunity to make money, that is, to use his eloquence to speak everywhere. At overseas Chinese gatherings, the person in charge likes to invite Kang Youwei to give a speech because his speech is inflammatory. 1July, 899, Kang Youwei established a royalist society, saying that it was to keep Guangxu's throne. The admission fee is 2 dollars, which is not a small sum. Take this opportunity to make a lot of money.
Kang Youwei's royalist society is particularly strong. He has not only established general associations in countries and places all over the world, but even has more than 65,438+000 places. All members add up to a maximum of one million, and each of these members pays a membership fee of two yuan. In this way, Kang Youwei's annual membership fee income is about two million yuan. That's great, right? This is not the best!
He also made a donation, gained a lot of wealth, and then began to spend heavily. On average, the Kang family eats one stone (about 176 kg) of rice every four days, and buys daily necessities and non-staple food by car. The cost of food alone will exceed 400 silver dollars a month. At that time, the average monthly expenditure of a family of five in Beijing was only 14 yuan 25 cents. It can be seen that the luxury of his life far exceeds our imagination.
Another way to make money is to use the reputation in the Reform Movement of 1898 to sell words. Its price is "thirty yuan (silver dollar) for a person who is seven feet in nave, two yuan less per foot, and two yuan more per foot", and the asking price of the inscription board is also very high. At that time, officials and rich people were arty, and many people bought Kang Youwei's calligraphy.
Through the above ways, he has gained a lot of wealth, which is enough for him to live a carefree life. It can be seen that the political behavior of celebrities is not necessarily for the development of the country, but first for satisfying their own lives, don't you think?