"But can the Chinese workers here adapt to the climate of Newfoundland?" Gerald Edward raised another difficulty. Malaya is near the equator, while Newfoundland is near the North Pole. Although it cannot be compared with Alaska, it is
For people who grew up here, it is still a huge test.
"So we are recruiting Chinese, not local Chinese." After hearing this, Alan Wilson replied, "The assimilation of local Chinese and Malaya must be stopped immediately. It is best to have a relationship like the Muslim League and the Congress Party.
.Easy for us to build influence!”
As for Gerald Edward's question about latitude, Alan Wilson remembered as if in a previous life, the widespread Internet statement was that the south is wetter and colder than the north, and if the statement is true, there is no problem.
Even if the humidity and cold could not smooth out the fifty-degree temperature difference, he had no choice. As far as the current situation was concerned, Northeast Asia was too dangerous. It was hard to say whether he could come back safely. If it happened again in this way, the "imperialist"
Special Agent Alan Wilson, shot dead by my heroic... soldiers... embodies the Chinese nation..."
To prove his talent, Alan Wilson is certainly willing to make certain sacrifices, but this sacrifice is a bit too big.
A few days later, Alan Wilson had his first meeting with representatives of Chinese laborers who volunteered to serve as corvees and met the criteria he listed. These people were young, no more than thirty years old, and they were still working as laborers before coming to Malaya.
Passing troops.
"Introduce yourself, you can call me Ai Zhongtang. This is my Chinese name, although I have never been to China." After Alan Wilson came in, he nodded to the dozen representatives in front of him and introduced himself, "I am Ying.
I am the Governor of Newfoundland. According to the custom of you Chinese people, you can also call me Lord Central. Without further ado, please introduce yourselves so that we can continue the conversation."
Su Yang, Tian Qianqiu... The people who came introduced themselves one by one. When he heard Tian Qianqiu's name, Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows. This seemed to be the name of a historical celebrity. The witchcraft rebellion avenged the crown prince of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Minister of the Han Dynasty?
After these representatives introduced themselves one by one, Alan Wilson motioned for them to sit down before continuing, "I don't know what you think of this recruitment and why you came here."
"I heard that if you join the labor recruitment program, you will be exempted from land tax and you can get a house. I don't know if it's true." Su Yang said eagerly as soon as he finished speaking.
Alan Wilson nodded and said, "That's right, you don't have to pay taxes on the fields you reclaim while you are working. When the construction period is over, you will get a house when you return to Malaya. This is what Commissioner Gerald and I discussed.
He also approved it."
"I want to know about the local environment!" Tian Qianqiu asked about the workplace.
"Mr. Tian is quite pragmatic. It should be similar to your North China region." Alan Wilson lied very simply and without any psychological burden. The climate in Newfoundland is definitely not at the level of North China.
But in order to get these people to follow him, he had to tell some white lies at this time. It was not a complete lie. Except for winter, the temperature in the remaining seasons was similar to that in North China, but winter was slightly longer.
Little by little.
Because no one understands Chinese better than me, the communication between the two parties seems to be effortless at all. First of all, Alan Wilson is not racist. After all, he was Chinese in his previous life, and he will not discriminate against himself in any way.
Moreover, he got along well with these Chinese representatives and was even willing to sign the contract in advance, using the reputation of Malayan Commissioner Gerald Edward as a guarantee.
Fortunately, Gerald Edward is not here. Otherwise, I would definitely have to argue with the Governor of Newfoundland, "Why don't you guarantee it in your own name?"
It's not for any other reason. The key is that the county magistrate is not as good as the current governor. Gerald Edward is the commissioner of Malaya, so his words are definitely more credible than he, the governor of who knows where.
"I wonder what everyone thinks of the Malays?" Alan Wilson brought the topic to ethnic issues. For no particular reason, he just wanted to ask these new immigrants their intuitive views.
"We don't understand them." Tian Qianqiu hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his intuitive opinion.
Okay! He sighed secretly in his heart, and Alan Wilson agreed, "Actually, I don't understand them either, but it seems that I am not a minority. In fact, there is room for cooperation. You are all Chinese. In principle, you are not local."
The British colonial government of Malaya decided to let you in after considering the objective conditions."
As for the original intention of bringing in, Alan Wilson certainly couldn't tell these people clearly, but what he wanted in his heart was to change the proportion of Peranakans and make the Peranakans a minority.
After all, after living in the same place for several generations, you may not be able to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Assimilation is not the exclusive property of any nation. The dominant nation in any place will assimilate outsiders to a certain extent.
Coincidentally, the assimilation ability of the ethnic groups who believe in the Peace Cult is particularly high. If Alan Wilson puts it bluntly, the assimilation ability of the Peace Cult is far greater than that of the Han people.
If you don’t believe it, just calculate the expansion rate of the Peace Sect in the agricultural era and compare it with the expansion rate of Confucian culture in the agricultural era since the emergence of the Peace Sect 600 years ago in the park. It is obvious that the comparison can be made. Whether it is in terms of population or land, the Peace Sect has
It's the one with the upper hand.
Not to mention other places, the British Malaya at the feet of Alan Wilson, the mainstream belief here is the Peace Religion.
The influence of Chinese culture in Southeast Asia is limited to half of Vietnam. It cannot be compared with Hinduism, let alone the more influential Peace Religion?
He was sure that in a place with no foundation, the Chinese would definitely lose to the Peace Christians in terms of assimilation ability.
From the British perspective, the Peranakans are no longer trustworthy. These new Chinese immigrants have not yet thought of themselves as Malayan natives. Therefore, Alan Wilson’s idea of opening up immigration is essentially to allow the Chinese to
New immigrants became the mainstream, sidelining the Peranakans who felt they could live in peace with the Malays.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Then supplement it with education from an early age to ensure that these Chinese will not make the same mistakes as the original Peranakans when they grow up.
"If I govern British Malaya, I will definitely give the Chinese fair treatment, including a complete Chinese education." Alan Wilson talked about the fighting friendship between Britain and China in the two world wars. This was not what he wanted to mention, but besides
There seemed to be no time during the two wars when we stood on a common ground.
Don't think that his current guarantees seem to be what they should be. Malaysia will never be able to do so after independence.
Learning Chinese and speaking Chinese in Malaysia is not an easy task, and it is thankless.
Because first of all, the government will not subsidize a penny for Chinese schools; secondly, even though diplomas from Chinese schools are recognized in other countries around the world, they are not recognized in Malaysia.
Those students who attend Chinese schools are not eligible to study in local national public universities in Malaysia.
Therefore, these public universities are somewhat "racially discriminatory" in Malaysia. Seventy-five percent of the admission quotas for freshmen admitted each year are allocated to Malays. It is almost impossible for students who graduate from Chinese schools to study in local public universities. Therefore,
Students who graduate from Chinese schools can only study in foreign institutions or some local private universities.
Even if the reality is so cruel, the Chinese in Malaysia still insist on letting their children attend Chinese schools, learn Chinese, and speak their own dialects. In terms of education, most national universities implement a racial quota system that focuses on the interests of the Malays.
The proportion of foreign ethnic groups admitted is very high, and professional fields such as medicine, engineering, law, pharmacy and biotechnology are allotted to Malays.
Even if Chinese students have excellent academic performance, they may not be able to successfully enter the ideal university, and most of the government's overseas scholarships are awarded to Malays; when it comes to purchasing houses, Malays have low-cost affordable housing to buy, but Chinese do not.
If this is the situation of the Chinese in Malaysia after independence, Alan Wilson feels that it is better not to be independent. At least the Chinese and Malays are equal. After independence, the British, who did not have many people in the first place, left and replaced them with a population with a larger population.
Many Malays.
Because the official words were clearer than these Chinese representatives, Alan Wilson finally succeeded in deceiving the feelings of these representatives. Of course, he made verbal promises including but not limited to education guarantees, housing guarantees, and property protection guarantees.
He even took the initiative to mention that on such a great day, why not kill a few Japanese prisoners of war to add to the fun?
"We feel much more relieved today when we can see Mr. Zhongtang and get these guarantees." An hour later, Alan Wilson came out of the Commissioner's Office, surrounded by more than a dozen senior men, in a happy mood.
"It's still early today, why don't we find a place to eat and chat." Alan Wilson said that he wanted to drink some as the Romans do. "I tell you, when you get there, as the governor, I will guarantee your legitimate rights and interests. We will eat and drink together."
Live together, share the blessings and share the hardships, it’s not a problem.”
"With Master Zhongtang's words, what should we have to worry about?" Tian Qianqiu and Su Yang slapped their chests loudly, "What Master Zhongtang said, no matter how poor you are, you can't afford education, it really speaks to my heart.
Go. It would be great if you were the governor of Malaya. I don’t think your prime minister has much vision, so you should be the governor of Malaya."
"Don't dare to talk nonsense!" Alan Wilson waved his hand to warn him to be careful, and then said with a gesture, "I hope that one day, it can benefit the people of British Malaya."
A group of people walked out of the Commissioner's Office arm-in-arm, and happened to fall into the eyes of Gerald Edward, the British Commissioner for Malaya. Although he should be happy about this, why did he always feel that something was wrong?