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Chapter 1086: Nanyang's Threshold Harvester (Second Update, Two-in-One)

Bangkok, as the capital of Siam, has developed extremely rapidly in the past two years. Not only has its population exceeded 70, factories have appeared on this land, and the high-rise buildings, brightly lit billboards, and various cars running on the spacious streets are very similar to the cities they saw when they studied in the United States.

But the magnificent scene is only limited to a part of the city, especially the new city area, which has the largest number of Chinese communities and is also the most prosperous area in Bangkok.

In many places in the city, there are some civilian apartments and even shanty towns, where the hardworking people who contribute their blood and sweat to the operation of Bangkok, a new city, live. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people come to Bangkok from the countryside to seek the life of their dreams, but most of them live in dirty shanty towns with sewage flowing and mosquitoes flying around.

This is the most realistic and naked side of capitalism.

But most of the time, all of this is the shadow side of the moon and is not noticed by people.

Early in the morning, Zhang Xie was awakened by the rumbling sound of a three-wheeled motorcycle. Just as he sat up from the old wooden bed in the hotel, he heard laughter coming from outside.

There were children laughing, and other sounds that must have been coming from the television, which was playing a show.

As soon as I went out, I saw a few children gathered around the TV, watching cartoons. As Tom Cat was teased by Jimmy Mouse on TV, the children laughed continuously.

Leaning his shoulder against the doorpost and watching for a while, Zhang Xie saw that his wife had already washed up, so he said.

"Pack up in a moment, we're going to the embassy!"

“Can I wear a cheongsam here?”

Looking at his wife's expectant eyes, she was still wearing the dress she wore in Yunnan Province, Zhang Xie nodded.
"Of course you can. Haven't you seen that the women here are wearing colorful clothes?"

After a while, my wife changed into a cheongsam, which had been at the bottom of the box all these years. Both cheongsam and Western dress are symbols of petty-bourgeois sentiment. But women always love beauty, so of course she would wear it now that she can wear it, and she even put on some light makeup.

Seeing his wife dressed up carefully, Zhang Xie felt a little complicated and it took him a long time to speak.

"Okay, let's go to the embassy together. If everything goes well, we will be in Southeast Asia soon."

More than ten minutes later, Zhang Xie, Zhang Fuhua and his party arrived at the Nanyang Embassy. What was different from what they had imagined was that there were steel barricades blocking the road hundreds of meters away from the embassy. Behind the barricades were jeeps with machine guns mounted on them, as well as armed military and police officers.

"Here...why is it like this?"

When Zhang Xie was confused, Zhang Fuhua spoke softly.

"I watched the news last night. It seems that there were several terrorist attacks in Bangkok before. There are also insurgents in the mountains in the north."

"Isn't that just..."

Before Zhang Xie could finish, Zhang Fuhua stretched out his hand and said, “Shush!”

"Don't talk nonsense, this is Bangkok..."

Although they were Chinese, they still had a hard time entering the embassy because they did not have passports. In the end, it was their university diplomas that helped them pass the checkpoint.

The moment I stepped into the embassy, ​​the outside world seemed to be cut off by an invisible barrier. The scorching heat outside was like a rolling heat wave, forcing people to have nowhere to escape. But here, a cool breeze like a trickle of water quietly blew in, making people shiver, as if they had instantly stepped into the early autumn morning from the scorching heat.

Several children were surprised by the sudden chill. They shrank their necks, with a look of surprise on their young faces. One of them even couldn't help but whisper, "It's really cold here."

Zhang Xie took a deep breath, feeling the cool air in the hall. He looked around, his eyes fell on the several air vents in the corner, and he understood:
“There should be air conditioning in here.”

In the lobby of the embassy, ​​they saw quite a few people queuing there, and among them were some people who looked like them - their clothes revealed their origins.

"Don't they say that all Tang people can apply for a Nanyang passport?"

Someone shouted excitedly.

"My family has traveled thousands of miles just to go to Southeast Asia. How can you not let us go?"

"Sir, that's all old news."

The embassy staff explained.

"Five years ago, Nanyang tightened up its passports for expatriates and stopped issuing them after three years. Sir, although you can't go to Nanyang, you can go to Malaya, Surabaya, and Mindanao. And staying in Bangkok is also very good. If you are willing to stay here, the Chinese Mutual Aid Association will provide you with help. It will quickly help you solve housing and work problems. If you need it, we will also provide a sum of money to help you settle down here. Although it is not as good as Nanyang, we are all Chinese, and we will definitely help each other. I believe your future life will not be bad, and your children can be sent to Nanyang to study in the future."

The voices coming from the front made Zhang Xie, Zhang Fuhua and others look at each other in bewilderment. Once upon a time, passports were issued casually in Nanyang, and anyone who wanted could go to the consulate to get one, and overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia could apply for overseas Chinese passports as long as they wanted. But now everything has changed.

But the times are different now. Not to mention the Nanyang passport, even the Nanyang expatriate passports have stopped being issued. Increasing the difficulty of entering Nanyang is essentially to ensure that the number of Chinese people in various parts of Southeast Asia, especially in one state or two regions, will not be lost to Nanyang.

Of course, this is also an inevitable development.

After all, Nanyang now also needs to raise its own threshold.

"We won't be turned away, will we?"

Finally, when it was Zhang Xie's turn, he hurriedly handed in the form he had just filled out. The embassy staff member in a suit and shirt pulled his form over, took a look, and exclaimed in surprise.

“I graduated from Southwestern Associated University with a bachelor’s degree and obtained a master’s degree in mathematics from MIT.”

He looked in surprise at the young scholar in front of him, who looked to be about 40 years old, and said.

"Sir, do you want to apply for a visa to Nanyang?"

"Going to Nanyang? Can we go?"

Zhang Xie asked with some confusion.

"Others may not be able to do so, but for talents like you, sir, the door to Nanyang is always open." This is the difference in treatment. When others wanted to enter but were unable to, Zhang Xie and others easily obtained the "one-way permit" to enter Nanyang - the Overseas Chinese Pass - by virtue of the prestigious schools they graduated from. It is different from the Overseas Chinese Pass. As long as you find a stable job within half a year of arriving in Nanyang, you can apply for citizenship.

How many people dream of having an "Overseas Chinese Pass". After all, such a one-way pass means that they can enter Southeast Asia and start a new life.

Even at the last minute, the embassy staff gave a special reminder.

"However, when your wife goes to Southeast Asia, it is best not to wear cheongsam."

Hearing this, Zhang Xie was somewhat uneasy and surprised.

"What? Can't Nanyang wear cheongsam?"

"It's not that I don't allow it, but... well, how should I put it?"

The embassy staff explained somewhat helplessly.

"In Nanyang, women tend to wear new-style dresses or Han skirts. As for cheongsam, it is only worn in special occasions and by special workers."

what!
Even though the people at the embassy didn't explain how special it was, how could they not understand?

Mrs. Zhang, who was standing by, finally realized what was going on. No wonder everyone looked at her with something a little unusual in their eyes when she left the house.

"This, this, how could this happen..."

Although it is a bit strange, one should always adapt to local customs. Moreover, Han skirts can fully show women's graceful figure and look more dignified and generous. The wide variety of modern Han skirts have long become the daily wear of Nanyang women, just like the sleeveless Nanyang skirts.

However, Zhang Xie and his friends did not care about their attire. After the initial surprise, they started to apply for passes.

After waiting for almost two hours, Zhang Xie and his team finally got their passes.

But for Zhang Xie and others who had just arrived, they had no idea the value of such a pass. Not everyone got the pass. A graduate student who was traveling with them had to go to Malaya sadly because Nanyang did not recognize his academic qualifications.

They had absolutely no way to deal with the student's situation and could only comfort him and encourage him to go back and take the exam to a university in Nanyang - as long as he had an admission letter from a Nanyang university, he could apply for a student visa. The Nanyang university entrance examination was not limited to the local area. People of Tangshan descent in all Southeast Asian countries and regions could sign up, as well as Tang people from Hong Kong Island, Taiwan Island, South Korea, Kyushu and other overseas countries.

This is the biggest feature of Nanyang now - on the one hand, it raises the threshold for entering Nanyang, and on the other hand, it recruits Chinese talents from all over the world through examinations. Of course, this is not just about harvesting, but also about training. After all, not everyone will stay in Nanyang in the end. After they finish their studies and return to their hometowns, they will also play an important role in the construction of their hometowns.

"Sir, Malaya is also pretty good. I've asked around and found out that the people there are mainly Chinese people. They are said to be puppets of Southeast Asia..."

Facing the teacher's comfort, Li Liangyu was quite open-minded. They had gone through many hardships to get to Bangkok, but now they had to say goodbye. Although they were reluctant, life was always like this, and eight out of ten things were not as they wished. That night, several families gathered in a restaurant near the hotel, both for the upcoming journey and for the upcoming separation.

Two days later, at Bangkok airport, after saying goodbye to his teachers, Li Liangyu boarded a plane to Malaya. Although it was his first time on a plane, he was not too nervous. Instead, he was full of anticipation for the upcoming journey.

As soon as he got on the plane, Li Liangyu found that there were many small flags hanging on the plane. The flags looked a bit familiar and a bit strange. After Li Liangyu found a seat and sat down, the captain's voice was soon heard on the radio.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is a day worth celebrating. In one hour, the Republic of Malaya will be declared. This is a republic that belongs to all of us Malayans..."

what?
The voice on the radio made Li Liangyu a little dazed. At this moment, he did not know that he was standing in the history - on August 31, 1958, after long preparations, the Republic of Malaya was established. Although the Republic was a member of the Commonwealth, it was well known that it was the son of Nanyang, just like the Surabaya Special City and the Mindanao Special Administrative Region.

This day means a brand new beginning for Southeast Asia. After years of hard work, Nanyang finally has a die-hard follower of its own. It is different from Surabaya and Mindanao. Although the latter two are special administrative regions, they are still the territories of Indonesia and the Philippines after all. They are not members of the international community. But Malaya is different. After independence, it will apply to join the United Nations. Whether in the United Nations or the Commonwealth, Malaya will be Nanyang's die-hard follower. There is no doubt about this.

Of course, the outside world does not find this strange. After all, for many years, some people have been saying that Malaya was a colony of Southeast Asia, but now it has been successfully upgraded to a "puppet", and a real one at that.

However, Li Liangyu didn't care about these. As a mathematics graduate student, he only had one thought in mind, which was whether he could continue his studies after arriving in Malaya. In fact, if he had a choice, he would certainly like to go to Nanyang.

After all, Nanyang has many famous schools, but what does Malaya have?

It seems that there is a university there, but it is not as famous as Nanyang. After arriving in Kuala Lumpur, you can apply for a university first and then take it one step at a time.

More than an hour later, the C717 jet airliner that took off from Bangkok landed at Kuala Lumpur Airport. The airport was also filled with joy. When passing through customs, the smiling customs officers would always say something when handing the documents back to the passengers.

“Welcome to the Republic of Malaya!”

From today on, this is no longer the Federation of Malaya under British rule, but a republic!

When passing through the waiting hall, Li Liangyu saw many people standing there, standing in front of a TV, which turned out to be a color TV. A person was talking on the TV. Li Liangyu walked over curiously.

"…Today is a day worth remembering…"

Looking at the people on TV, Li Liangyu asked curiously.

"Who is this person?"

"Shh!" The people around him looked at him unhappily, as if reminding him that he should not speak at this time. Just when Li Liangyu was a little confused, someone whispered beside him.

"Yes, Your Excellency. He came all the way from Southeast Asia..."

Before he finished speaking, someone frowned at him and then signaled him not to speak.

Your Mightiness?

Who are you?

Li Liangyu, full of doubts, just watched the TV...

(End of this chapter)