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Chapter 311 The Birth of a Country (Third update, please subscribe)

What does it take to build a nation?

It takes a land and people. All this is enough.

On October 10, a brand new country was born - the Republic of Nanyang.

All it takes is a declaration, an announcement.

On the day the country was declared established, Sandakan was also renamed "Chang'an". Chang'an is not just a simple name, the cultural and spiritual connotations it contains represent the far-reaching connotations of Chinese culture. This also symbolizes the inseparable connection between Nanyang and Tangshan, which is blood, culture and spiritual.

What impact did the establishment of the Nanyang Republic have?

Almost no impact at all!

The allies have long accepted this. Although the U.S. government has not yet recognized the Nanyang Republic, before the founding of the nation, Truman had already sent a message of congratulations and support for the founding of the nation as president.

As for the British, they sent the Governor of Singapore, Sir James Johnson, to express their congratulations. After learning that the North Borneo Company and the Kingdom of Sarawak still remained "independent" and would continue to maintain close ties with Britain, the British attitude was clear. Indeed - they support the establishment of a Nanyang nation, but they must not "infringe" on the rights and interests of the North Borneo Company and the Kingdom of Sarawak.

Of course, they also expressed their understanding of the Nanyang Republic's decision to use Sandakan as its temporary capital. After all, anyone who understands knows that the South Sea Republic, the North Borneo Company and the Kingdom of Sarawak are one in themselves.

The President of the Nanyang Republic, Li Nian, is not only the chairman of the North Borneo Company, but also the King of Sarawak.

These countries will be united sooner or later, and perhaps at that time, he will have an extra crown on his head. This is of course due to some sensitivity of the nobles to the future.

However, it was on the founding day.

As the British representative, Sir Jason was always in shock. His shock was not because Li Yian shouted "the history of Nanyang has opened a new chapter", but because of the lady beside Li Yian.

Lily Marlene... Li Yi'an's wife, although she gave birth less than a month ago, she still attended the ceremony, because foreign girls do not have the habit and tradition of confinement, and she must attend such an important event.

"Ma, Princess Margaret..."

Almost instantly, Sir Jason recognized her. After all, as the Governor of Singapore, he had also been in and out of the palace and had met this princess. For this beautiful woman since she was a child, she had won the hearts of the British people with her beauty. The beloved princess of all people, and of course a regular figure in the newspapers. He was no stranger to her, in fact he had met Princess Margaret more than once as a guest at a royal banquet.

But why is she here?

She is even Li Yian’s wife!

If I remember correctly, she just gave birth!

Is there anyone so similar in this world?

Sir Jason might have felt so if he had been away from court.

But he knew...Princess Margaret had been missing for more than a year, and although it had never been announced, she was indeed missing.

Over the past year or so, many investigators in the UK have been investigating the whereabouts of Princess Margaret, but now a person who looks so much like Princess Margaret is standing here.

Could they be the same person?

So amidst the cheers of the people, Sir Jason walked to her side and whispered.

"your Highness!"

The voice next to her made Margaret stunned. When she turned her head, she looked at the governor with doubts and said.

"Mr. Governor, what did you say?"

Although she pretended to be very ignorant, Margaret knew that... her identity had really been exposed, and this was also his plan. Looking at her beloved husband from the corner of her eye, Margaret's doubtful eyes flashed with joy. , asked.

"Mr. Governor, do you... know me?"

Then Margaret said again.

"I mean you know who I am, right?"

The "accidental encounter" at the celebration was only part of the plan. It was time to tell the world about Margaret's identity. When Governor Johnson walked towards Margaret, Li Yi'an's lips curled up, and he knew that the plan was successful.

At this time, as the president of the country, he was accepting congratulations from around him.

On this day, a country was born!

And an empire is on the way.

……

Java, Bandung. The sky was just getting brighter, and the Chinese shopkeepers on the street were calling their apprentices to come down from the door. The sound of the city gradually started to sound. These shopkeepers all have smiles on their faces.

today is a good day

As early as two days ago, Nanyang's broadcast spread the news throughout Southeast Asia that the country was about to be founded. Overseas Chinese from all over Southeast Asia all called to express their congratulations. After all, this was the first time in thousands of years that people "went to Nanyang" The Tang people had their own country.

Perhaps Tangshan is the motherland, but the Tang people in Nanyang also long for their own country!

After all, many of them have long considered themselves part of the local community.

Now, their dream has finally come true.

What makes them even more excited is that - "The Republic of Nanyang will open its door to immigrants from the Tang Dynasty scattered all over the country, and will make every effort to promote the development of the country to benefit all residents."

This is undoubtedly good news for the Tang people who suffered abuses by the Japanese army and bullying by the indigenous people during the war. They have long been accustomed to everything in Nanyang, and immigrating to Nanyang is not necessarily a bad thing.

Dragon flags with red hearts and blue backgrounds were placed in front of the store, just like before the Japanese came, they would always fly the national flag every National Day.

Tangshan is their country, and so is Nanyang!

In those Chinese schools that have just resumed teaching, many people have gathered, all young people wearing white shirts.

They all have a common identity - Tang people.

Everyone was talking and discussing enthusiastically, and the flags were spread out. Some young people were stepping on the flags with bare feet and writing slogans with cinnabar pens.

There was a young man standing at the top of the crowd, mobilizing loudly:

"Today marks the founding of the Nanyang Republic. It is a festival for all of us Tang people. We, the Tang people, came to this hot land in the first century AD and started the struggle process of "breaking up the mountains and forests", and this is how the local prosperity came to be. Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Batavia, and Bandung were all built and prospered by us Tang people. From today on, after thousands of years of struggle, we Tang people finally have our own country..."

The young Tang people below are of various ages. In the past few years, some of them have been learning Mandarin at home, while others have gone into the mountains and forests to become anti-Japanese guerrillas.

In Java, only the Tang people were resisting the Japanese invasion. Now victorious, these young people are back in the classroom again.

And why are they taking to the streets today?

To celebrate, to cheer. Most of them wore white shirts with rolled-up sleeves and held a large number of small flags in their hands. Everyone had bright smiles on their faces, as if they were celebrating a festival.

Today is not only the National Day of the Nanyang Republic, but also their holiday!

Tang people!

Finally I have my own country.

Soon thousands of young people of all ages took to the streets holding flags and banners, while Tang Zhu, a Tang Dynasty man on the roadside, read the slogans on the scrolling signs.

"Celebrating the founding of the Nanyang Republic!"

"The people of Tang Dynasty are also natives of Nanyang!"

"The Tang people are the foundation of Java's prosperity!"

"The people of Tang Dynasty are also the masters of Nanyang!"

"Nanyang Tang people, unite!"

The store owners took a bunch of firecrackers and lit them directly in front of the store to celebrate. They celebrated like this when the Japanese surrendered half a month ago.

The crackling firecrackers continued to explode, white smoke lingered in the city, and the smell of gunpowder filled the streets. Bandung, like other cities where people from the Tang Dynasty gathered, was immersed in a sea of ​​celebration.

For them, today is a day worth celebrating. They are celebrating the birth of a country in their own way.

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