"Dad, in the past we didn't have guns, so we had to let the foreign powers and the natives bully us. If we can get weapons, who do we have to be afraid of?" Chen Jimin agreed very much with this proposal, and even started to dance with joy.
Tan Kah Kee frowned: "You, a kid, shouldn't talk too much about such a big thing!"
"Dad, are you willing to be oppressed and deprived by others, with your family property in jeopardy and your loved ones dying at any time? Don't you dare to risk your life when given the opportunity?"
"Shut up!" Tan Kah Kee's eyes widened, he scolded his son sharply, and then said to Chen Qiming: "The matter is very important. I don't know if I can meet with Commander-in-Chief Zhang. I want to hear what he means.
."
Chen Qiming smiled and said: "Of course, I just came to say hello first. Such a big thing will certainly not work without the approval of the commander-in-chief. I will take you to see the commander-in-chief now."
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"Those who have permanent property have perseverance, and those who have no permanent property have no perseverance. I mean, you should know what these two sentences mean, right?" Tang Shaoyi said with a smile: "I was born in Guangdong, and I know the situation of overseas Chinese very well.
Even though the overseas Chinese have been bullied and suffered so much, it is still very difficult to get them to stand up and directly fight against the great powers."
If Zhang Tinglan wanted to intervene in Nanyang, he had to find out the situation first, so he naturally invited Tang Shaoyi over. Tang Shaoyi was not polite and talked directly.
"The great powers account for 70% of the wealth in Nanyang, the overseas Chinese account for more than 10%, and the rest is owned by the indigenous people. Since the number of overseas Chinese is relatively small, they are relatively richer than the indigenous people. The great powers deliberately concealed the fact of their plundering in order to divert conflicts.
Stirring up conflicts between indigenous people and overseas Chinese, and treating Chinese people as targets, this is also the source of historical anti-Chinese."
"But it is precisely because of this wealth that the overseas Chinese and Chinese people have become weak and do not dare to really fight for their lives."
When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he immediately nodded. Thanks to asking Tang Shaoyi for advice, otherwise Zhang Tinglan would have made a big mistake. The overseas Chinese in Nanyang are suffering a lot. This is an indisputable fact, but it does not mean that everyone has a history of blood and tears.
.
The overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia can be roughly divided into three parts. The first part is completely westernized, becoming yellow-skinned and white-hearted, and even giving up their nationality and ancestors. Of course, this part of the population is very, very small, and it is far from as rampant as later generations.
The second part is some wealthy businessmen. Although they care about the motherland and long for a strong country and a more dignified life, they themselves have a lot of wealth and the colonial government also values them relatively. Although anti-Chinese incidents break out from time to time, they can basically
Spared.
As for the third part, most of the workers at the bottom are suffering the most and their hatred is the most unforgettable. Most of these people were sold as piglets to Southeast Asia, doing the hardest work and being threatened at all times. However,
These people basically have no ability to speak.
"Mr. Shaochuan. We often deal with wealthy businessmen, but they may not have the courage to take up arms!"
"That's right. Although Tan Kah Kee is concerned about the country and the people, and has devoted all his efforts to establish education, it may still be difficult for him to pick up a gun and become a warrior."
Zhang Tinglan also nodded, and he knew what he was doing. At this time, Chen Qiming brought Tan Kah Kee to the handsome manor. Zhang Tinglan and Tang Shaoyi went to the living room door to greet Tan Kah Kee in person.
As soon as they met, Zhang Tinglan took the initiative to shake hands with Tan Kah Kee and said with a smile: “Mr.
His heart for his country is unparalleled."
"Lan Shuai was so complimentary. I was just trying my best to make a small fuss."
After a few people exchanged greetings, they walked into the living room with a smile. Zhang Tinglan didn't say anything, but sent a book to Tan Kah Kee.
Tan Kah Kee took it, hurriedly flipped through two pages, and then asked with some confusion: "This is a college physics tutorial. It seems to be compiled by an American and is also used in Xiamen University."
"Mr. Chen, how much do you think a book like this should cost?"
Tan Kah Kee immediately smiled bitterly and said: "Lan Shuai, these textbooks are really not cheap. One book costs more than ten dollars in the United States. When you get it to China, the price is even higher. To be honest, many students cannot afford the textbooks.
Only the teacher has one copy, everyone else has to copy the book."
"A dozen dollars is indeed very expensive, but in Fengtian, it only costs half an ocean!"
"What?" Tan Kah Kee stood up immediately: "Textbooks have always been the most expensive in the West. Many Westerners cannot afford textbooks. Every school has the habit of using old books. How can it be so cheap in Fengtian?"
"Nothing is impossible, it's just piracy!" Tang Shaoyi said with a smile on the side: "But our piracy is more rigorous, not a single word is wrong. In fact, not only textbooks, but also many Western scientific books are pirated, and all of them are pirated.
The price is extremely low.”
As soon as Tan Kah Kee heard this, the color on his face changed again and again, and he asked hesitantly: "Lan Shuai, these books also have the copyright, so piracy is not good, right?"
"Then Mr. Chen thinks it would be better if the Eight-Power Allied Forces went to Beijing to plunder, or does Mr. Chen think it would be better if students cannot afford to buy books?"
"Of course not, of course not." Tan Kah Kee said hurriedly: "I just feel a little strange."
"Mr. Chen, I think your idea is correct. If we want to develop, we must invest heavily in education. But education alone is not enough. We also need a mechanism to organize talents, utilize talents, and protect talents. That is to say, we must have a strong
Only with a strong government can we have hope for development."
Zhang Tinglan picked up the textbook again and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, in your school, only the teacher has one, but in the Northeast, every student can have one. Between the two, knowledge is universal."
It must be clear at a glance how much difference there will be in efficiency?"
Everyone knows that piracy is not a good thing, but sometimes, what can we do without piracy? Should we just endure the unattainable cost of textbooks in the West? Delay the spread of knowledge and delay most people's access to education?
In fact, from a certain perspective, the so-called monopoly of intellectual property rights in the West is an obstacle to the rapid development of emerging countries. Since the three northeastern provinces vigorously promoted education, they have encountered the problem of teaching materials. Zhang Tinglan also wants to respect intellectual property rights.
It was shocking, but I still had to choose a more realistic approach, which was crazy piracy.
Of course, it’s not just pirated textbooks, all kinds of latest scientific readings, and cutting-edge academic journals and magazines. If you can, pirate as much as possible. However, Zhang Tinglan still has a bottom line. He only pirates things related to improving national quality, some chicken soup for the soul, and popular novels.
And so on, there is still no piracy. After all, he also knows that it is not easy for people to write. They have to work hard, exhaust their minds, bitter, spicy, sour, sweet, and all kinds of tastes, all in their hearts...
"Mr. Chen, I show you this. I don't want to show off, but I want to illustrate the fact that education is just a microcosm. If the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia want to change their own destiny, they must bravely break the rules imposed on you by the Western world.
Rules and shackles. If you want to stop us from learning, then piracy without mercy. If you want to deprive us of our freedom, then pick up a gun and fight!"
Tan Kah Kee immediately understood what Zhang Tinglan meant. He had already seen through himself. In fact, his idea was very similar to that of many Chinese businessmen. That was to make the country stronger, and then the government would come forward to negotiate with the colonial government on their behalf. As for themselves,
I didn't want to rush to the front line and really use force to change my destiny.
However, Zhang Tinglan's words gave Tan Kah Kee a different idea. If we cannot strive for national independence, the overseas Chinese will always be deprived and oppressed in Nanyang, and they will not be able to completely change their destiny.
But if you really risk your life, what should you do with those assets in Nanyang? What if you die on the battlefield?
Zhang Tinglan also saw Tan Kah Kee's dilemma. He smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, I just expressed my long-term view. I will not let you rush to the front line for the time being, and we have not made military preparations. At least.
Only when our navy has combat effectiveness can we truly support your armed struggle. But I think we can take some measures now, such as strengthening economic cooperation, stockpiling weapons, and training officers."
Tang Shaoyi also said at the side: "Mr. Chen, the overseas Chinese in Nanyang are closely related to us. You have also sought domestic support many times, but in the past, you did not have this ability. The situation is very different now. As long as you are here
If there is trouble internally, we can maintain strong pressure from the outside, and at least we can win the status of autonomy for the overseas Chinese."
"Is this really possible?" Chen Jingxian couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, colonial rule can be maintained because its income exceeds its expenditure. If we can continuously launch attacks on them and make the colonial government exhausted, it will be a matter of time before they give up." Tang Shaoyi said with great certainty.
Tan Kah Kee lowered his head and thought for a long time, and then said firmly: "Lan Shuai, if the only way left is to fight with force, we are willing to give it a try, but it is best to give us some time to prepare."
"No problem, this is not a matter of a day or two." Zhang Tinglan said: "I hope that Mr. Chen can provide us with a group of young people after returning to Nanyang, preferably those with blood feuds in their families. When we get to the three eastern provinces, we will
Provide the most rigorous training so that they can become the best warriors and fight for the Chinese."
Tan Kah Kee originally only wanted to open up the domestic market, but he did not expect that Zhang Tinglan would propose this initiative, and he was immediately tempted. It is not that the Chinese in Nanyang did not think of armed resistance, but they could not buy arms at all, nor had they access to military knowledge.
, now that Fengjun is willing to help, you might as well give it a try.
"Lan Shuai, how many people do you think are needed?"
"One, two thousand, two or three thousand will do. We are planning to form three rapid mobile brigades to strengthen the regiment. When your young people come over, I can arrange for them to serve as deputies and let officers at all levels teach by words and deeds as quickly as possible.
Form combat effectiveness."
When discussing the establishment of a basic division, Zhang Tinglan thought of the issue of determining deputy positions. This is the only way to quickly expand the army. The deputies act as assistants in peacetime, and in wartime, they can be directly transferred out and supplemented with new recruits to form a strong force.
troops. Helping Nanyang train the army is actually to verify the feasibility of setting up deputy positions.
"Lan Shuai, it is not difficult to send these young people here, and it is not difficult to go back, but it is difficult to go back with weapons."
Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "Don't worry about that. Nothing else. We also have submarines, and all weapons are transported underwater to ensure that we can avoid surveillance."
Upon hearing this, Tan Kah Kee understood that Zhang Tinglan had taken all aspects into consideration. Although he was still a little resistant to armed resistance, if he could have some force in his hands, at least those indigenous bastards who came to make trouble would not have to sit back and wait to be killed.
"Lan Shuai, I will go back immediately to contact the overseas Chinese in Nanyang."
"Dad, I want to stay in Fengtian. We Chinese can no longer be cowards. Anyone who dares to bully us will have to pay the price with blood!" Chen Jimin said firmly.
Tan Kah Kee smiled wryly and nodded: "You can't help me when my son grows up. It's up to you. I still have those boys to look after me until I die!"
Zhang Tinglan and Tan Kah Kee reached an agreement. Fengjun opened up to Nanyang's native products and the two sides strengthened economic cooperation. Then Nanyang's businessmen donated part of their profits to fund the training of the troops. Fengjun, on the other hand, had to help train Nanyang's merchants.
Young people should provide arms and weapons. Once an armed conflict occurs, they should provide political support and even directly send troops if necessary.
After the cooperation is confirmed, the benefits to Fengjun are also huge. It can ensure a stable source of rubber and have a new market for arms and weapons. Moreover, by integrating the power of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, Fengjun will have a powerful ally.
, and also paved the way for future interference in Southeast Asia.
Although China has not yet been truly unified, Zhang Tinglan has already begun to develop overseas plans. Zhang Tinglan will not let go of such a piece of fat in Nanyang.
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"My humble opinion, a secret telegram from Washington."
Chang Yinhuai sent a telegram to Zhang Tinglan. After Zhang Tinglan read it, his face was filled with anger and he wanted to grab it and tear it into pieces.
It turned out that this telegram brought a crucial message. At the Washington Conference, the attitude of the Americans suddenly changed. They did not support China in taking back power in Shandong, but continued to condone Japan and occupy Shandong. From the Paris Peace Conference,
Until the Washington Conference, the Chinese people had been looking forward to it, but it was about to fail again.
In the original history, Americans supported China's takeover of Shandong, but now they have changed their attitude. It seems that the influence of Zhang Tinglan's butterfly has appeared. Originally, China was just a piece of fat meat, and the great powers naturally wanted to eat dog. But at this time, the United States
But they wanted to let China and Japan guard against and restrict each other. The Shandong issue has been unresolved, so it became the best choice.
"Go and invite Minister Yang and Chief of Staff Chiang Kai-shek. If there is no justice for the great powers, then we must bring justice!" Zhang Tinglan thought for a long time before saying firmly. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.
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