"You could say that the hens of Yuli do not lay eggs, and all we're left with is their droppings," says Chen Ching-chi indignantly. The lumbering and mining were done so the central authorities could collect tax, and the natural resources of Yuliwere emptied. "We didn't get any of the tax money to improve the place."
「說句笑話，我們玉里是『生雞蛋的』沒有，卻留下一大堆『雞屎』」，陳清吉不平地說，伐木、採礦都是由中央課稅，玉里山上的資源被掏空，「我們卻沒有得到任何稅收以經營地方。」