Timor-Leste is located in the Nusa Tenggara archipelago and includes the Oecussi region on the east and west coasts of Timor Island, as well as the nearby island of Atauro and the eastern tip of Yaku, which was once colonized by Portugal.

In 1975, the Portuguese Government allowed East Timor to hold a referendum on national self-determination. The Revolutionary Front for the Independence of East Timor (Fretilin) (FRETIL) (FLD), which advocates maintaining relations with Portugal, and the Timorese People's Democratic Association (ADD), which advocates integration with Indonesia, led to a civil war due to political differences.

On 28 November 1975, Fretilin unilaterally declared the independence of East Timor and established the Democratic Republic of East Timor. In December of the same year, Indonesia sent troops to East Timor, and in 1976 East Timor was declared the 27th province of Indonesia. In December 1975, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on Indonesia to withdraw its troops, calling on all States to respect the territorial integrity of East Timor and the right of its people to self-determination. Since then, the United Nations General Assembly has considered the question of East Timor on several occasions. In 1982, the General Assembly voted on a resolution in support of the self-determination of the people of East Timor. From 1983 to 1998, Portugal and the Government of Indonesia held more than a dozen rounds of negotiations on East Timor under the good offices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Without the intervention of the Society, Timor-Leste would have been able to gain independence in a referendum a few years later, with the help of its former suzerain, Portugal, and the international community. But with the secret help of the Xingtian Society, their road to independence became more bloody.

Since six years ago, the FROF guerrillas have been trained by the Liberation Front and retired American GIs to be more technically and tactically literate than the Indonesian regular army. In recent years, under the leadership of Francisco Guterres Luolo, the Fretilin guerrillas gave full play to their advantages in special equipment, advanced technology and tactics, familiarity with the terrain, and popular support, and flexibly fought a draw with tens of thousands of Indonesian troops.

Last year, Francisco led more than 1,000 guerrillas to infiltrate Jakarta under the arrangement of the Xingtian Society, creating a negotiation incident in the Indonesian parliament that shocked the world.

Under the mediation of the five ambassadors of the UN Security Council to Indonesia, Francisco and Subibi, the Indonesian president who was appointed on the verge of death, finally obtained the approval of the referendum in Timor-Leste.

What the world did not expect was that the day when the negotiations were successful was when he took the initiative to lead the guerrillas to prison. This willingness to give up freedom and respect the law made him overnight a revolutionary leader admired even by the Western world.

After months of preparation, under the supervision of five ambassadors and the United Nations, Timor-Leste held a referendum on December 1, 98, two years ahead of schedule, with a margin of 85. A 1 per cent approval rate declared independence and established the Democratic Republic of East Timor. The newly established Democratic Republic of East Timor immediately announced an amnesty for Francisco and other guerrillas, and the United Nations-led Transitional Administration of East Timor took over domestic and foreign affairs, and began preparations for the establishment of a national consultative council with the nature of a quasi-cabinet and quasi-legislative body.

These are all performances on the political stage, and those who participate know that Francicos and his Fretilin will be a standout in future elections by virtue of their outstanding performance in the congressional negotiations. And everyone also knows that Mr. Francecos, who has just been released from prison, is also a good actor, but he met a very great director to put on an epic drama with great heroism.

It's just that all those who know will not expose the truth and ruin this epic drama. The five ambassadors want the authority of the United Nations and the prestige of their own country, Indonesia wants to restore its international influence, and the Freemasonry, which is the predecessor of the Xingtian Society, wants benefits.

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Just when the United Nations Transitional Administration for East Timor was fully stationed in Dili, Sun Ziming followed Guang Tsai to the nascent republic and met his buddy, Francisco.

The leader of the East Timorese independence movement, who lives in a dilapidated house by the sea, has fulfilled the phrase 'I have a house facing the sea, and the spring flowers are blooming'. If it weren't for the fact that there were two or three thousand soldiers training on the playground behind the house, and there were soldiers standing guard at the door of the house, Sun Ziming might have regarded this as a poet's retreat.

Francicos and his comrades-in-arms accepted the invitation for the completion ceremony of the Chinese school with both hands, then shook Sun Ziming's hand, and couldn't help but thank: "Mr. Sun, thank you so much for your generosity, without your funding, our independence would still be far away!" ”

Not necessarily, even without their hundreds of millions of dollars, they would be independent in three years.

Sun Ziming took the coffee from Xanana Gusmão, the No. 2 member of the Revolutionary Formation, and respectfully handed over the coffee, feeling a sense of satisfaction in his heart. Sending charcoal in the snow is always more effective than icing on the cake, not to mention that those hundreds of millions of dollars are just loans, just no interest. Slightly bowing to express his gratitude, Sun Ziming took out a cigarette and handed it out to everyone like an old friend, and also helped Francecos who was sitting next to him to light the fire, and said politely: "You are too polite, you and just a friend are my friends." Helping friends has always been a fine tradition for us Chinese. ”

"Yes, yes, the Chinese are our best friends!"

After a few polite sentences, Sun Ziming took a sip of bitter coffee, put the cup on the table casually, motioned to Sun Lei to bring the plan, and said straight to the point: "Mr. Francicos, if nothing else, you will become the president of Timor-Leste." I have a gift for you that I hope you will enjoy. ”

Francecos, who has not yet become a politician, also likes this straightforward style, and hurriedly took the plan with both hands, and after reading it in a hurry, he looked at Sun Ziming in shock and said excitedly: "Mr. Sun, you are too generous!" ”

Xanana Gusmão and others next to him took a look and looked at these distinguished guests in shock.

Although this plan is a renminbi loan project and is to be secured by Timor-Leste's resources, once these projects are completed, it will simply transform Timor-Leste from an agrarian country into a pre-industrial country. More importantly, the plans of the guests also include the construction of a complete transportation network and education system.

Sun Ziming lit the fire of Guangzai, smoked two puffs of cigarette, waved his hand and said, "No, no, Mr. Francecos, you'd better find a few knowledgeable people to take a look." It's true that I'm passionate about philanthropy, but I don't do anything that I don't want to reciprocate.

Let's put it this way, if you accept our terms, you Timor-Leste will become the raw material base for our Far Eastern bloc. Moreover, with it, a large number of Chinese will greatly change your demographics and even affect your political situation.

Xiao Lei, explain it to them. ”

"Yes, Mr. Sun"

The total funding of this program, which amounts to 100 billion yuan, will help Timor-Leste to use its own resources to establish a sound medium-sized oil and gas industry enterprises, modern cash crop (coffee, cocoa, rubber) plantations, and even an education system from primary school to university. However, the Far Eastern bloc would also have a monopoly on East Timor's foreign trade and exports, and with it a large number of Chinese workers.

"You have abundant oil and natural gas resources, manganese, chromium, tin, copper and other minerals, and you have 14,874 square kilometers of land, and the land area suitable for growing cash crops has reached more than 10,000 square kilometers. We, the Far Eastern Group, need not only your resources and minerals, but also your agricultural ....... ”

The people in the room understood that Timor-Leste has a population of only a million people, and the population is extremely low. Those oil and gas enterprises, mineral enterprises, and plantations are to be built, and a large number of Chinese will definitely arrive. If these are completed, East Timor will certainly develop rapidly in society and economy, but it will also lose the independence of the national economy and become a supplier of raw materials to an international consortium.

What is even more terrifying is that if all those Chinese become East Timorese citizens, East Timor will become a Chinese republic, not a republic of East Timorese.

Sun Ziming nodded and said frankly: "That's right, our people will definitely join the East Timorese nationality and join your government, army, and police." We have invested so much that it is impossible not to take any precautions. ”

Francicos looked at the plan in his hand with great ambivalence. An investment of 100 billion yuan may only take 10 years to enable Timor-Leste to enter a civilized society and enable all its compatriots to live a prosperous life. For those of them who have not yet turned into politicians, this is a deadly temptation!

There was silence for a while, and Francecos, who dared to take a thousand people to Jakarta to make a decision, did not dare to make a decision lightly. Even if his personal prestige has now reached its peak, and he has been deified by the East Timorese into a god-like being, he can even jump into the sea with millions of fanatical citizens.

"It's okay, you discuss it slowly, let's take our leave. Tomorrow the Chinese school will open, and we invite you to come and guide. ”

Sun Ziming said a few kind words, and left the humble house with Guangzai.

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The home of Mr. Huang Pinyuan, the first principal of Dili Jingshi Primary School, is very good, not far from the dilapidated house of Francicos. After dinner, Sun Ziming sat on the balcony and watched the sunset and the beach. Guang Zai sat on the steps as if he was the driver at the beginning, and suddenly asked, "Brother Ming, do you think they will agree?" ”

"I don't know, look at his courage. If it were me, he would have agreed. How can a small country be completely independent? Without foreign aid, they would always be the poorest and most backward countries. Instead of dying poor, it's better to give it a shot! ”

Sun Lei, who has been in charge of liaising with Francecos and them, also chimed in: "These people are too stupid, they have to rely on their own struggle, and they don't know when they will be able to eat!" Hey, Uncle Five, why did you think of this? At first, I thought you were just asking them to cooperate with Brother Guang to disturb the sight of the Indonesian government, so that the brothers could withdraw from Indonesia after the defeat. ”

Sun Ziming retracted his gaze at the scenery and smiled, "How can the plan change quickly, it's just that the plan can be adjusted at any time." Since they have come to this point, why don't they find a way to get another Singapore? ”

Guang Zai immediately became excited, if he could build another Chinese Republic, even if he threw away this life, it would be worth it!

"It's not that easy, now Francicos is still just a revolutionary, revolutionaries are idealists, only if he becomes a pragmatist, this thing can be done!"

Sun Lei thought about it carefully and hesitated: "Fifth uncle, do you mean that we still have to lobby the people of the Democratic League to support, and then let the people of the Democratic Association oppose it, so as to prompt Francicos and them to agree?" ”

If a family wants to prosper, it needs to produce many talents, and Sun Lei is the son of the Sun family that Sun Ziming focuses on cultivating. In recent years, his appearance has been good, but he is still a little immature.

"Think Again"

After thinking for a while, Sun Lei suddenly realized, "Let's just wait!" ”

Sun Ziming gave a thumbs up, "Clever!" ”

Guangzai was confused, "What do you mean?" ”

Sun Lei still maintained a respectful attitude towards Guangzai as he did in the Xingtian Society, and hurriedly pointed to the dilapidated house in the distance and said: "Brother Guang, people in the tropics are all anxious, maybe they are already discussing." Francicos and Xanana were still idealists, and the parliamentary negotiations gave them a great deal of self-confidence in how to make East Timor rich and strong and give their compatriots a good life. We gave them a chance, and they definitely wanted to seize it, at most come up with a bunch of restrictions to keep East Timor in the hands of their East Timorese.

Hehe, you said that a group of soldiers are full of secrecy in their minds, so how can they go to discuss with the people of the Ming League and the Democratic Association? What can they come up with on their own?

Besides, tomorrow the brothers of the construction company will arrive, and when the time comes, they will go and ask the guerrillas if they can start a plantation on the land. You say, what will they do with Francecos? ”

Sun Ziming nodded secretly on the side, this kid has been trained, but there is still a little problem with his vision. To plan such a big thing, it is necessary to use the resources that can be used, and those officials of the United Nations are also human beings, and they also have their weaknesses. Putting a new nation on the road to prosperity is the ideal of the modern-educated elite, who will not see Francis miss such an opportunity. Of course, the premise is to dispel their vigilance, people have a position, and they have to stand on their position and give them a reason to support themselves.