Chapter 1312 Dark clouds appear (third update, please subscribe)
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. After World War II, thanks to the assistance of the United States, this city that was razed to the ground during the war was quickly After reconstruction, it was even known as "Asia's most prosperous city" for a few years.
But all this belongs to yesterday. Although Manila was still prosperous in 1962, its glory has long been obscured by major cities in Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur, and even Zamboanga.
But even so, Manila is still prosperous, at least within Asia, apart from those few cities, it is the only one. Because of this, it attracts people from other countries in Southeast Asia. .
They do business here, even study, or... just to stay away from the influence of the Tang people. But even here, the influence of the Tang Dynasty is everywhere.
"Using chopsticks can make people smarter!"
Looking at the chopsticks in the chopstick cage on the dining table, Zhu Anda said when taking out the chopsticks.
“Everyone says that, but is it true?”
The ridicule in the evidence is difficult to conceal, but despite this, it can be seen from his proficiency with chopsticks It turns out that he does know how to use chopsticks.
“Who knows?”
Garcia sitting in front of him said:
"In Manila, there are many experts on TV and in newspapers who support this, and attribute the development of Nanyang to their intelligence, and the reason for their intelligence , just because they use chopsticks , using square characters, they have been training their brains since they were young, so they are smarter than most people."
After a slight pause, Garcia pointed to the door of the restaurant and said:
" You see in Manila, the richest people here The merchants are from the Tang Dynasty, and most of the businesses are from the Tang Dynasty, or have Tang descent. Coupled with the wealth and development of Nanyang, even Mindanao, the Tang Dynasty has only managed it for less than twenty years, and it is bigger than the entire Philippines. To be developed, everything seems to be It proves that the Tang people are better than us.”
This is a kind of subtle brainwashing. Whether the conclusion that the Tang people are better is true or not is not important. What is important is that the real world is telling them. ——This is true!
After all, Tangren’s own success is proof of this!
It is precisely because of this that the living habits, culture and other aspects of the Tang people are generally respected by different societies. Among the elites of Southeast Asian countries, there are "people who highly respect Nanyang". "Pro-Southern faction", while being pro-Southern, they also admire the "Southern lifestyle", and using chopsticks is just one of them.
“Yes, many people in Indonesia feel the same way.”
Anda Zhu said:
“There, like here, most of the rich people are Tang people. , even though millions of Tang people have moved to Surabaya, they still control everything in Indonesia.”
When referring to "controlling everything in Indonesia", Juanda's tone was full of dissatisfaction, and even specifically mentioned:
"Even if Jakarta had the support of the Soviet Union, they would not dare to implement nationalization. Because they are afraid of the threat from Nanyang!”
Ju Anda’s words made Garcia laugh and agree:
“Haha, it seems like this is the case throughout Southeast Asia. The Tang people control everything. They Control the economy, own the land, and in some places, even hold power, such as our Mindanao and your Surabaya."
"No, the entire land in Southeast Asia belongs to Indonesia, at least once. Yes! ”
Zhu Anda emphasized:
“When the colonial rule of the Dutch was about to fail, they sold Indonesian land to Nanyang, and Nanyang relied on the oil and land there to create world-shaking achievements. Originally, Such achievements belong to Indonesia!”
When talking about these aspects, Zhuanda obviously ignored one point-in Jakarta, it is the birthplace of almost all the ugly phenomena in the world, the ultra-left Elements are ruthless and wreaking havoc, fanatics are taking human life lightly, cumbersome and protracted procedures, and government officials' fraud and corruption have long made people hate them deeply.
In fact, it was precisely for this reason that he left Jakarta and went to Surabaya.
However, this does not prevent him, as an Indonesian, from being hostile to Nanyang and even the Tang people in his words.
"Yes, originally all this should belong to us. By the way, why did you leave Surabaya? Isn't the economy there very developed?"
Although the economy of Surabaya is not as good as that of Mindanao, it is Definitely better than the Philippines.
"I am... Javanese,"
He left half of the sentence before he finished speaking.
“Javaneses will always be considered outsiders in Surabaya, right?”
Garcia asked knowingly.
Ju Anda did not say anything, and Garcia spoke his mind.
"Outsiders"... In Surabaya, Javanese would be seen as outsiders, just like they see Chinese people as "outsiders" in Jakarta. It was precisely because of this loss that Juanda did not work in Surabaya as his father expected. Instead, he took all his savings and came to Manila.
Here he is a foreigner. But he is indeed a foreigner, not like in Surabaya. Although it was Indonesian land, he, like all Javanese, was regarded as an "outsider" there.
“It seems that they are the real owners of that land. But in fact we are the owners of that land.”
Zhu Anda said while eating noodles with chopsticks:
"Just like them in Nanyang, they consider themselves the owners of the place, but many of them have been there for less than 20 years."
“They consider themselves the masters, don’t they?”
Garcia looked at Juanda and said.
“Even their national anthem is sung like this.” “Yeah, they think that without them, the whole of Southeast Asia would be a barbaric land. They think they are right, they created everything. They I thought..."
Ju Anda said after finishing the noodles in the bowl with a gulp.
"He is the master of all of us. But... is this a fact?"
"Of course not."
Garcia shook his head and said.
"That's why we need to fight, that's why we need to make our voices heard and let the world know that we are the real masters of this land."
When saying this, Garcia looked at the menu in front of him and the square words on it, and he said:
“You see, Chinese is very common in Manila now. Just like noodles, Americans use the banner of relieving hunger. Bringing flour aid here, more and more Filipino farmers are going bankrupt under the impact of cheap flour.”
The U.S. aid he refers to refers to the price of wheat caused by the bumper harvest in the United States nine years ago. A serious decline, in order to ensure the interests of farmers in the country, and in view of the fact that people in many countries and regions in Asia are in a state of semi-starvation.
So the United States launched a corresponding food aid plan and provided a large amount of food to Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, the Gulf Islands and other places, basically mainly wheat.
In the process, they, who were originally accustomed to eating rice, also changed their eating habits little by little.
After all, flour is cheap. For most people, it is enough to eat enough. Where can I buy it?
Compared to Western staple foods such as bread, Chinese noodles have become rapidly popular in these areas.
"In this process, those Tang merchants not only made a lot of money, they also made cheap flour into noodles, and used this special invasion to penetrate bit by bit. Americans They destroyed our agriculture with their cheap food, and the Tang people are eating our souls bit by bit
Just like now we are used to eating noodles, we are used to that kind of chopsticks, and we are used to watching. We are used to the square characters... In this unconscious process, we are used to becoming their slaves! ”
When he mentioned "slaves" again, Garcia deliberately emphasized his tone. Then he said.
“If we don’t take action, then one day they will succeed.”
When he said these words, Garcia’s expression had a trace of sadness and anger, as if They are sad and angry about the fate of the Philippines.
"So..."
Ju Anda said.
"We must let the whole world see this, let the whole world know that this country is actually a colonial regime. They occupy our land, plunder our wealth, and enslave our people,"
When his voice fell, the two of them looked at each other, and both saw determination in each other's eyes.
At this moment, news came from the TV nearby.
"...The proposal was passed..."
Ju Anda, who was talking, quickly ran to the TV and turned the sound up to the maximum, then opened his eyes wide and watched the TV news.
"...means..."
Looking at the smiling Nanyang representatives on the TV screen, Juanda and Garcia were stunned. They didn't even know how to describe the complex feelings in their hearts. mood.
However, some people were laughing in the restaurant, and both the boss and the diners seemed to be happy about it. Only a handful of people looked like they were mourning for their heirs.
"What's going on...how did Nanyang become such a big country?"
The most surprising thing about this incident is that this proposal was actually put forward by the Soviets Yes, this is really incredible!
But this is also a sign. In the previous "Cuban Missile Crisis", Nanyang acted as a mediator in the conflict between the two major powers, freeing mankind from the cloud of nuclear war. Countries around the world highly appreciated Nanyang's actions.
Perhaps, it was also from that time that the Soviet Union was determined to win over Nanyang.
Actually, this is the relationship between countries - interests always come first. For the sake of interests, what's the harm in being with the devil?
To the world, this may seem like a big deal, but that's exactly what it is.
Even to a certain extent, everyone feels that this system may be overthrown at some point.
After all, the last time everyone lifted the table together was probably 20 years ago. Now it's just to bring Nanyang in to prevent him from lifting the table in advance.
So, for most countries and individuals in the world, they don’t know what this decision means on this day.
Actually, nothing is absolute. Just when most countries thought this was just a "diplomatic matter", in some countries, this incident caused an uproar. Some newspapers denounced the Soviet Union's The betrayal of the people of the world, calling this "the Soviet Union, in order to invite the imperialist countries, did not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of the people of the world, and tried to use this seat - which the people of the world used in the anti-fascist war to exchange for international status, to "This is another strong proof that the Soviet Union and the capitalists are colluding with imperialism!" and pointed out that "this resolution not only tramples on the results of the anti-fascist war, but will also cause destruction to world peace!" "
In short, some people see the importance of this seat, and also see Nanyang's ulterior motives. After seeing Nanyang join the ranks of "big gangsters," not only will they not If you restrain yourself, you will get worse and become even more rogue.”
(End of this chapter)