Chapter 1123 Saigon Paradise (Third update, please subscribe)
This is the paradise of corrupt officials!
While in the Western restaurant of the Brinks Hotel, looking at the Capitol Building across the window, Xiang Chenglin had this thought in his mind.
As a diplomat stationed in Saigon, Xiang Chenglin knows this country very well. In this country, from the president to ordinary officials, there are not many clean people. The Wu family in many industries in the country monopolized, the Ngo family also accumulated wealth through lottery fraud, manipulation of circulation, and defrauding Saigon businessmen of money. They even took aid funds from the U.S. government as their own, and then deposited the accumulated wealth in foreign banks - among which Most of them are in banks in Nanyang.
From the Bank of Borneo to the Industrial Bank, those officials have deposits of hundreds of millions of dollars in Nanyang... Of course, this is secret information provided by the financial regulatory agency and can never be told to outsiders.
When entertaining distinguished guests, Xiang Chengsen usually chooses the Western restaurant of the Brinks Hotel. In the East, people still like to talk about some things at the dinner table.
The guest he is hosting today is Chen Lichun. Although she is the wife of Ngo Dinh Diem, because Ng Ting Diem has never been married, Chen Lichun actually plays the role of the first lady.
When Chen Lichun came, Xiang Chenglin thought in his heart and looked at her carefully. As a woman, Chen Lichun was indeed very beautiful. The Ao Dai she was wearing showed off her slim figure. When she came out, her beautiful face revealed a compelling look, and that fierceness could not be concealed.
This is precisely the characteristic of this woman - her flamboyant style and her behavior of allowing her family members to serve as high-ranking government officials, which gave her a very poor reputation among the people.
Facing the man's scrutinizing gaze, Chen Lichun did not feel the slightest disgust in her heart. On the contrary, she was very happy. Women always like to be appreciated, especially beautiful women.
"Counsellor Xiang, I've kept you waiting for a long time."
Her English accent was American.
"I'm just here for a while, madam."
Xiang Chenglin stood up and pulled out a chair for her. Chen Lichun sat down naturally. After Xiang Chenglin sat down, she looked Said to the other party.
“Just came back from Chang’an?”
"Yes, I just arrived yesterday, what do you want to eat?"
Then they ordered Wagyu steak. As long as you have money, you can enjoy everything in Saigon.
"Madam, when I was in Chang'an, I heard that educational aid from Nanyang has been suspended, right?"
As a diplomat, whenever something happens, he We must continue to use our all-round diplomatic skills to play a greater role for Nanyang in this increasingly turbulent world.
“The Education Assistance Plan is part of the Nanyang National Development Assistance Plan. It aims to promote the economic development of neighboring countries by helping them develop education. This is beneficial to you. Now your President is determined to carry out it. Implement comprehensive construction, but it is necessary to strengthen the management team to implement all this
According to your statistics, there are only about 2,700 civil servants with high school degrees in the government, and very few of them are interested in working at the grassroots level. The vast majority of grassroots administrative affairs are managed by illiterate and semi-illiterate people. This will inevitably affect the construction of your country. .
With the passed education assistance plan, we will help you build 500 primary schools and 150 middle schools, allowing hundreds of thousands of students to receive education. "
When Xiang Chenglin told these data, Chen Lichun just smiled.
"There are hundreds of thousands of students receiving Chinese education. "
Faced with Chen Lichun's rebuttal, Xiang Chenglin thought for a while and said:
"It's just that there are Chinese courses, which will help your country's economic development. And now, in your country, everyone is learning Mandarin from Mr. Yu, I should say throughout Southeast Asia."
Learning from Mr. Yu Mandarin - This is a radio program in Nanyang. In order to promote Mandarin, every morning at 7 o'clock in the Nanyang Radio Station, there will be a "Mandarin pronunciation demonstration" to teach Nanyang people to speak Mandarin word by word.
With the economic rise of Nanyang, countries in Southeast Asia are very enthusiastic about learning Mandarin. Even the host Yu Liangshan is extremely popular, competing with many big stars for the limelight.
“How many of them have the opportunity to study abroad in Nanyang?”
Chen Lichun still talked to Xiang Chenglin in English.
"Look at now, there are more and more Chinese words and Chinese characters in Saigon. Even the menus we look at are written with Chinese characters. Counselor Xiang, we are a country, not a Nanyang vassal state."
Faced with such accusations, Xiang Chenglin retorted directly.
“We have never had any idea in this regard. Even if Nanyang provides you with loans, it has never made political demands. Mr. President is very clear about this.”
"Your eyes are so stern."
Blinking her eyes, Chen Lichun smiled.
"Yes, you have never made a request, but as we all know, Emperor Bao Dad is in Nanyang and has his children!"
When the children were mentioned, Chen Lichun's smile disappeared, but she looked straight at Looking at each other.
The birth of two twin princes last year caused quite a shock in Vietnam. Because for hundreds of years, there has been a prophecy in Vietnamese folklore, "Twin twins will come out of the emperor, and the sky will be bright in the south", and this incident happened to be true to the prophecy.
Although in the eyes of Ngo Dinh Diem and other Catholics, this "prophecy" is simply absurd, the people still believe this, and some even claim that Emperor Bao Dai should be welcomed back. In short, this matter has now become a worry in Saigon.
"They just live in Nanyang,"
Xiang Chenglin said,
"As you know, Nanyang welcomes everyone. Since they have chosen to live in exile, they naturally have the right to live anywhere. Life."
"But Nanfang lives in the old official residence."
"You should know that the Queen and Mrs. Lautrey are good friends, and she lives in Mrs. Lautrey's house. .”
These are not secrets, but the main reason why Chen Lichun mentioned this issue was to get a guarantee.
“You mean, you won’t support their restoration, right? Just like you did in Siam.”
“We have no plans in this regard. The reason why we asked Siam Providing help is essentially because they threaten the security of Malaya, and even threaten our security, and our attitude towards Saigon is to support you against the threat from the north, and if your situation is unstable, then the entire The security of the entire Southeast Asia may even threaten the interests of Nanyang, so our support for you will not change! As for restoration... who would ask for trouble? "
In fact, Nanyang's intelligence department will not change. , has already analyzed the situation in Saigon. If anyone can control South Vietnam, it must be someone like Diem, so Nanyang supports him, at least for now.
This time, Chen Lichun’s face opened with the most comfortable smile and said:
"I believe Mr. President will be very happy when he knows the news."
The other party's answer made her feel very satisfied. When she looked at Xiang Chenglin, there was something strange flashing in her eyes. Afterwards, the two of them enjoyed the steak while chatting about various matters, which naturally included Nanyang's provision of educational assistance. Different from the previous tough attitude, Chen Lichun not only changed her attitude, but also changed the topic Chinese.
Sometimes, people are like this and always change their stance according to changes in the situation. Moreover, for Saigon, they need assistance from Nanyang.
“Although I will persuade the president to support education matters, you should understand that many people within the government are very dissatisfied with the way you interfere in our education. Compared with your direct supervision of schools They prefer that we take control of matters such as construction, hiring and teaching of teachers. After all, you know, education involves the foundation of a country, an independent country, and foreigners should not interfere in education.”
Is this what you care about?
Xiang Chenglin didn't even bother to complain. What those people cared about was that because of Nanyang's direct supervision, those officials had no chance to profit from it. In the past few years, the United States has provided a large amount of aid to South Vietnam. If calculated in terms of the amount of US aid received per capita, South Vietnam received US$13.7 in US aid per capita last year, ranking first in the world in per capita US aid!
But even after providing so much assistance, what did they do?
I don’t know what they did, but in those banks in Nanyang, the deposits from Saigon increased by more than 40 million US dollars!
“This is obviously impossible. The use of Nanyang’s government development assistance loans is governed by relevant laws. We must ensure that every penny is used where it should be used.”
Xiang Chenglin’s answer made Chen Lichun feel a little uncomfortable and said:
"Then you suspect that we will misappropriate it?"
"It's not a suspicion, but a principle. This is our principle. If you don't accept it, we will take back the loan. After all, Nanyang's money is are limited, but there are many friends who need our help Many, South Korea, Japan, Siam, and many other places need our help."
Faced with such an answer, Chen Lichun suddenly became mute. This is the difference between Nanyang and the United States. The United States will use the threat of aid to induce them to obey its orders.
What about Nanyang?
They are demanding that aid be used where it is meant to be used.
"Okay."
Nodding, Chen Lichun said:
"If you insist, there is nothing I can do, but you have to understand that this will cause dissatisfaction among many people!"< br>
Shrugging his shoulders, Xiang Chenglin said;
“This is their business. Nanyang has its own principles, and they will understand this.”
Then he changed the topic and said:
"Madam, the Asian Games will start in a few days. If you want to expand diplomacy, you might as well lead the team to Nanyang in person to win support from all parties."< br>
Faced with Xiang Chenglin's suggestion, Chen Lichun glanced at him and said:
"You know, I don't know much about Chang'an, and I don't have an old friend..."
When speaking, those eyes looked directly at the other person...
(End of this chapter)