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Chapter 957: Build Roads First if You Want to Be Rich (Third Update, Please Subscribe)

"Oh, I never thought that Your Excellency would meet me in person!"

What does it mean to be flattered? This is how Wu Tingru feels right now.

Originally, when he came to Southeast Asia this time, he never thought that he would be able to meet His Excellency. He was already very satisfied to be able to meet the Minister of Foreign Affairs. After all, he was only an adviser to the President.

But just yesterday, he received a notice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that His Excellency would meet him at the official residence today.

After hearing the news, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep well last night.

"Yes, it seems that Your Excellency still values ​​our South Vietnam very much."

The attendant beside him complimented.

"Um, do I speak standard Chinese?"

Wu Tingru deliberately changed it to Mandarin. Although he can speak English, French and Mandarin, the Mandarin dialect is very strong, a bit like people from Guangdong province speaking Mandarin, which is a bit awkward.

"Mr.'s Mandarin is more standard than many Tangshan expatriates."

This is not really a compliment. After all, most of the overseas Chinese there are from Guangdong Province, and their Mandarin level is hard to describe.

"Don't flatter me. I know my Chinese level."

Wu Tingru said somewhat helplessly.

"In the past, I only spoke Mandarin when I was with Tang Qiao. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but who would have thought that Nanyang would suddenly rise to prominence? Your Excellency actually created such a career in Nanyang as a Saigon Tang person, and led Nanyang to become the third most powerful country in the world. It is really incredible!"

When speaking, Wu Tingru's tone was full of emotion. What was his thought when he first heard about Nanyang?
It’s hard to believe - how could it be possible that a Chinese person bought a British colony?
He even had a feeling at that time that the British were really no good.

Then, in the next few years, Nanyang, this place brought him surprises.

Surprises again and again!

Although he did not witness the tremendous changes that took place in this land with his own eyes, he felt the changes that had taken place in Nanyang over the past decade.

Let’s talk about Saigon, not to mention other places. At the beginning, there were only cotton cloth and clothing produced in Nanyang, as well as some other light industrial products in Saigon.

But what happened next?
More and more Nanyang industrial products poured into Saigon, and even the cars on the streets were replaced by Nanyang products.

They had personally experienced this change, and later, the strength that Nanyang showed in front of other countries surprised them to the extreme.

Even the Russians chose to retreat when faced with them.

Siam, which was supported by the Russians, was destroyed in their attack.

How could they not be surprised by such a Nanyang? Of course, while being surprised, almost everyone had a desire in their hearts...If Nanyang can do it, then so can I.

As a result, Nanyang became a role model for everyone to learn from, and Li Yian even became an idol in the hearts of many Vietnamese people.

Soon, Wu Tingru, the younger brother of the South Vietnamese president and future head of the secret police, entered the official residence. From the beginning of the meeting, he was very respectful and behaved like a student. The topic of discussion was naturally inseparable from how to learn from Nanyang. Facing a studious and motivated student, Li Yian did not hide his private thoughts and said.

"If we want to develop the economy, political stability is the first priority. The core of this stability is to unite the majority by all means. The land redemption policy you have implemented is very good. It is conducive to rural stability. As long as the farmers, who make up the majority of the population, are stable, the overall situation will be stable..."

Facing Wu Tingru, who was speaking to him and sitting there respectfully, looking like a good student, Li Yian seemed to understand why so many people like "All Nations Come to Pay Homage".

It’s because this feeling is really great!

It makes sense. When a head of state or his confidant comes to you and treats you respectfully like a primary school student, the psychological enjoyment is indescribable. This kind of dopamine secretion is easy to get - just spend money. As long as you are willing to spend a lot of money, you will definitely be able to enjoy such treatment, just like the United States, Vietnam alone has spent hundreds of billions!
This is an era when one dollar is almost as valuable as one gold coin!

When it comes to spending money lavishly, no one is more extravagant than the Americans.

Although Li Yian believed that Nanyang had enough capital to make these people hold such an attitude, he knew very well what was behind this so-called respect - those who showed kindness for no reason were either traitors or thieves!

Their temporary humility is only for the purpose of gaining aid. Acting like a grandson for a while can get billions, or even tens of billions of aid. Who wouldn't be willing to do that?
Not to mention them, even Li Yian was still thinking about how to get aid from the United States all day long, and use the US aid to guarantee the milk powder money for 30 million children in Southeast Asia!
Even with the UK, there is a give-and-take relationship, using the status of a member of the Commonwealth to exchange for aid from the UK.

There is no way. Nanyang is a late-developing country and its situation is still very difficult. It is so poor that you cannot help but ask.

Confidence can expand, but the premise of expansion is that it cannot ruin one’s own family to benefit others, or do things that harm oneself to benefit others.

Therefore, Li Yian’s attitude has always been very clear - it is okay to ask for money from the United States and Britain, but when dealing with other countries, one must focus on actual interests.

"Your Excellency is right. My brother also thinks so. The current situation in South Vietnam has become increasingly stable. According to my brother's idea, in the future we will learn from Nanyang and work hard to develop the economy and achieve national economic take-off."

Wu Tingru emphasized this again.

"In order to learn better from Southeast Asia, my brother not only plans to send 1000 students to Southeast Asia every year to learn modern knowledge, but also teaches Chinese in primary schools. Now 80% of primary schools in South Vietnam have opened Chinese classes. By learning Chinese, we can learn about Southeast Asia in an all-round way and learn from its advanced experience."

In fact, there are natural advantages in learning Chinese whether in Vietnam, South Korea, or Siam - the former two have a tradition of learning Chinese characters and Chinese, and as for Vietnam and Siam, there are a large number of overseas Chinese, which is an advantage for them to learn Chinese, and there are a large number of people who can teach Chinese.

The rise of Nanyang also contributed to the revival of Chinese. As for Wu Tingru's emphasis on learning Chinese, it was actually a "statement" to Nanyang: We are pro-Nanyang. You can help us without hesitation.

Li Yian certainly welcomes such an attitude. After all, in this era where English is the mainstream, being able to expand or consolidate one's own civilization circle is an achievement in itself.

"Learning Chinese will make it easier to communicate with Nanyang and conduct economic exchanges. This is a good thing. If you need it, Nanyang can send teachers and provide teaching materials to help you promote Chinese education."

When it comes to promoting Chinese language education, Li Yian has never spared any effort. Now there are a large number of Nanyang teachers teaching in primary and secondary schools in Malaya and Siam.

Hearing this, Wu Tingru did not agree immediately. This matter was not easy to discuss. That was a textbook! Anyone with a normal brain would know what it meant to have foreign teachers sent and use foreign textbooks.

So he changed the subject.

"Sir, compared to textbooks, we need to develop the economy more now. Only when the economy develops well can we develop education better. And my brother sent me to Chang'an this time to seek the secret of economic development."

Well, it's a bit hard to fool him. Don't worry, facing Wu Tingru who is full of "sincerity", Li Yian knows that this sincerity is mostly "0".
In fact, this is the inevitable result of interactions between countries. Comrades and brothers are essentially united by interests.

As the ancients said, "Those who make friends based on power will break up when the power declines, and those who make friends based on profits will disperse when the profits run out."

Don't believe even a single punctuation mark in what they say in order to gain benefits.

However, Li Yian doesn't care. Except for a few countries that are generous enough to treat other countries with all their national strength, most countries are realistic.

Of course, Li Yian is also realistic.

After taking a puff of his cigar, Li Yian's expression became serious and he said.

"In fact, the method of developing the economy is very simple. Sometimes many people always overcomplicate the method of developing the economy, especially for a late-developing country like us. The method is nothing more than one sentence..."

Looking at the good student in front of him, Li Yian said.

"If you want to be rich, build roads first! This is the best way to develop the economy!"

(End of this chapter)