Chapter 743 Saigon (first update, please subscribe)
Saigon, as the capital of the French Indochina Federation, is also the most prosperous city here.
Saigon in 1952 was the same as other cities in Southeast Asia - the market was filled with a large number of Nanyang goods, and most of the cars running on the streets were Nanyang cars, and even the buses were French or foreign. Almost all the trucks and cars running on the streets have been made in Nanyang.
In the past few years, with the business network built by the Tang people in Southeast Asia, Nanyang goods swept across Southeast Asia like a wave, quickly filling the gap left after the withdrawal of Japanese and European goods. Now Nanyang goods Goods have long become the mainstream of the market.
Even now, with the recovery of the French economy, French goods have begun to return to French Indochina, but they cannot shake the market dominance of Nanyang goods. As the most prosperous city in French Indochina, There are dozens of Nanyang trading houses in Saigon, where they sell Nanyang products as agents.
Contrary to people's imagination, most of the time, the work of the merchants is very easy. They only need to contact the dealers, and this contact may be at night, so sometimes, when they are working, Just drinking tea and reading newspapers,
For Liu Weilun, who first came to Saigon, he has not adapted to everything here until now.
The life of drinking tea and reading newspapers seems easy, but it is very boring. Now he even regrets his decision. Why did he come to Saigon?
Because of this, he missed Nanyang more and more. After seeing the news about "The White Swan Shocked the World" in the newspaper, the first thing he thought of was to go to the map and use Use a ruler to measure the distance.
“It’s about 1,300 kilometers, and the speed is about 900 kilometers per hour. Doesn’t that mean we can fly to Chang’an in less than two hours! Wouldn’t it be more convenient to go home?”
Like many foreign personnel. Liu Weilun The first thing that comes to my mind is that it is more convenient to go home. But then he shook his head and said.
"But how expensive is this plane ticket..."
Just at this moment, the door opened and Liang Xin entered the office. When he saw the manager standing by the window, he said .
“Manager, what are you looking at?”
“Look at the map, calculate how long it will take to get to Nanyang by 717 plane. The speed is 900 kilometers per hour!”
After saying that, Liu Weilun turned around and looked at Liang Xin and said.
"Have you ever seen such an airplane? Made in Nanyang!"
His expression and tone were full of pride. Although Liang Xin was from Tang Dynasty, he was from Saigon, and then he emphasized it specially.
“Not even French guys.”
The manager’s pride made Liang Xin laugh. Then he said again.
"Yes, the French are getting worse day by day. I heard that the situation in the north is very chaotic now. Although France controls many cities, there are guerrillas everywhere outside the cities. Not only are the French troops often attacked, but Even civilians have been affected, and many of them are our compatriots."
Liang Xin's words made Liu Weilun nod in agreement.
“Yes, many compatriots entered Vietnam through the border back then. Although many of them were taken to Nanyang in the past few years, there are still many people stranded there. Now they are caught in the war. It is really It’s very pitiful.”
When Liu Weilun shook his head and sighed, what he didn’t know was that in the Governor’s Palace not far away, Zhang Pengju, the Nanyang Consul in Saigon, was having talks with General Salang on the refugee issue. .
"Consul Zhang, although I have no objection to your evacuation of those refugees, regardless of their nationality or where they belong..."
General Salang looked at Zhang Pengju and said directly.
“From a humanitarian point of view, it is undoubtedly the best choice for them to leave here, but you must know that we are unable to provide any assistance. The situation in the north is not optimistic now, whether it is civilians or Soldiers may be attacked as long as they leave the city, or even in the city. In this case, it is impossible for us to protect your personnel," General Salang said after a pause. .
"Neither I nor Paris want you to intervene in local affairs because of your casualties, do you understand?"
Then he emphasized specifically.
“The French Indochina Federation and the Malayan Confederation are completely different. France will never give up this land, and it will also not tolerate any country’s intervention here, no matter for any reason!”
Why General Salang said these words is because... As we all know, Nanyang has already extended its hand into Malaya. There are lessons from the past, so we must be vigilant. But he couldn't refuse the other party. After all, Nanyang had always regarded itself as the protector of the Tang people in Southeast Asia. If anything happened to those Tang refugees, Nanyang would definitely intervene. In this case, Salang only hopes that the other party can limit its actions to certain places.
“So, according to the instructions of Paris, the French Indochina Federation will open six airports to you, including Hanoi, for refugee evacuation. I think this is the only thing we can do at the moment!”
……
Open the airport and evacuate by air!
Looking through the documents on the table, Li Yian frowned and finally said helplessly. "It seems that this is the only way it can be."
"Yes, Your Excellency, the French are extremely wary of us interfering in French Central and Southern France, lest we take the opportunity to replace them."
Li Guoren said helplessly.
“They have overthought it. Even if that place was thrown to me, I would never want it.”
What place is that in Vietnam?
It was a place that made France miserable and the United States in tears. Even the beautiful country was almost bled to death there. Unless they were crazy, Nanyang would never interfere there.
Don't say that you are interfering, you should stay away from that place as much as possible. If you are not careful and get trapped in it like the Americans, you will really have room to reason.
The Americans think they are the number one Blue Star and want to get involved everywhere. No problem. If they want to perform, let them perform. It is nothing more than embarrassing themselves and opening everyone's eyes.
As for Nanyang...just stand aside and make a fortune in silence.
"Vietnam is different from Malaya. Malaya is a peninsula. As long as we block the border areas, there is no external assistance. Even if the rainforest is turbulent, it is only a matter of time before it is wiped out. But over there in Vietnam Any point on the long western border can be a breakthrough point in the battle. Let alone a battle, it will be wasted and eventually it will be destroyed. ”
In another world, the Yankees made the same mistake. When they intervened in Vietnam, they thought they only needed to hold the 17th parallel, just like the peninsula. But they never expected that North Vietnam would pass through the long border and use the rainforest to invade Vietnam. Thousands of kilometers of borders have become infiltration points, using the so-called "Ho Chi Minh Trail" to continuously penetrate into the south. Unless the long borders with Laos and Cambodia can be controlled, anyone else will die of chronic blood loss. A bit like the bloodletting of Soviet Russia in Afghanistan.
Even if they were in Vietnam, in Afghanistan. So what if you win every battle?
Just keep bleeding!
As long as the consumption continues, as long as those people have the support of a big country at all costs, then the blood of the other side will eventually be drained.
“It seems that you are not very optimistic about the situation in French Central South.”
Li Guoren said excitedly.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not very optimistic either. Most people in the north are opposed to French rule."
"That is not important. What is important is that France itself cannot last long. When the time comes, After they suffer a loss, they will naturally retreat. "
But it will only happen next year. When the northern powers withdraw from the peninsula next year, the good days of the French will be over. After the North withdrew its troops, the United States began to intervene in the South. By then...well, the special needs economy was still very helpful to Nanyang's economy.
"However, this has little to do with us. Let's get our compatriots off first... Let the plane be the plane."
It just adds some transportation costs.
"There is no other way."
Li Guoren sighed, there were hundreds of thousands of people.
“By the way, don’t resettle all the refugees to Nanyang. In this way, some will be sent to Zamboanga and some to Malaya. The arrival of this group of refugees will just increase the proportion of the Tang people in the local population. "
"There must be no problem in Zamboanga, just in Malaya, I am worried about the British..."
Then Li Guoren changed his words again.
"I will fly to Kuala Lumpur personally to coordinate this matter with General Templer. It shouldn't be difficult."
"Yes,"
Nodding slightly, Li Yian said again added.
“Coordinate with the airlines and put the 717 into this operation. It is faster and more efficient in transportation.”
Of course, the more important thing is to increase the exposure of the C717. Although it is still undergoing test flights, the operational safety of the C717 has basically been determined. Otherwise, it would not fly to Kuala Lumpur for an unloaded long-range test flight.
Since the refugees are now being evacuated, it is entirely possible to send them there, thus increasing their exposure and paving the way for opening up the international market.
Exposure rate... Thinking of this word, Li Yian naturally thought of the Nanyang Olympic delegation. When the Olympics come, they can take the 717 to Finland!
(End of this chapter)