Chapter Ninety-Five, Chung Hwa Association
For young students, asking for help is a difficult thing in itself. Although before studying abroad, the families who have overseas connections have explained it, but everyone still adheres to it and does not use it if they can.
Since ancient times, it has been the most difficult to repay personal debts. Especially in this era when morality has not yet fallen, it is even more difficult to repay the debt of favors.
It's not that Li Bo'an is deliberately calculating, the main thing is that there is no foreshadowing in the early stage, and I'm afraid many people will retreat.
Most of the people present met after studying abroad. Mainly because of living in a foreign country, you need to huddle together for warmth, and if you want to say how deep the friendship is, it is not necessarily true.
Except for a very few who have deep friendships, the vast majority of them are ordinary friends. Helping out where you can, everyone is happy to be the icing on the cake.
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Finding someone to help may seem simple, but it depends on what it is. At this juncture, the price spent to get out the main person in the "suspected Russian embassy case" is absolutely extraordinary.
The pay is proportional to the benefit, and the greater the power that people use, the greater the favor they owe. These personal debts will need to be repaid in the future.
Now that the money is all gone, if you want to back down, then don't want to mix in the circle. Favor debts can be paid slowly, and if the reputation is bad, then there is nothing.
At this point, whether it is sincere or acting on the spot, we must continue to act.
"It should be so, Decheng is our best friend, and when something like this happens, how can we stand idly by.
It is better to choose a day than to hit the day, it is better for us to visit the Chinese Association early tomorrow morning and learn about this matter as soon as possible. ”
Huo Yaoyang said awe-inspiringly.
In the end, he was still too young, but he still revealed his emotions when he spoke, and the slight frown on his brows was enough to prove that he was reluctant in his heart.
It's just that he proposed to ask for help from the Chinese Association, originally just wanted Li Boan and others to contribute, but unfortunately, they were better at chess, and they came to push the boat and pulled everyone onto the boat.
It's not happy, but it's not grudgeful. On the contrary, he also admired Li Bo'an's character and reflexes.
Although it has not reached the point of sticking a knife in both ribs, the master who is willing to bother planning for friends and has outstanding personal ability must be the first choice for everyone to make friends.
Anyway, you can't hide from it, so it's better to take the initiative, appear more responsible, and establish prestige among international students.
Don't think that these imaginary things are useless, the Far Eastern Empire in these years attaches great importance to international students. But anyone who returns from studying abroad does not have to worry about a top.
The break between the international student group and the government was also after the revolutionary ideas took root in the hearts of the people. Right now, making connections and laying the foundation for your future career in officialdom is the way to go.
In these years, it is still very popular to be righteous in the rivers and lakes, especially for young students, "righteousness" is regarded as a kind of good quality.
Those who are usually more active have now expressed their support, and everyone will naturally not oppose it. Even if I was reluctant, I was embarrassed to say it when I saw that everyone else was supportive.
The goal was achieved, and Li Boan breathed a deep sigh of relief. With the network behind everyone present, the arrested Decheng finally had the dawn of being rescued.
As for how to repay the favor Decheng owed in the future, it is not within Li Bo'an's scope of consideration. can pick up a life, it is all blessed by the ancestors, how can you pick and choose.
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According to legend, the Chung Hwa Association originated in the Ming Dynasty, and the specific time is no longer verifiable. Anyway, from East Asia to Nanyang, from Nanyang to Europe and the United States, wherever there is a large number of Chinese, there will be Chinese associations.
Perhaps influenced by Western culture, classical Chinese architecture is integrated with a bit of European style.
There is a plaque hanging above the head that reads "The world is for the public", as if telling the intention of the ancestors to build this hall.
In the context of the Far Eastern Empire, the Chung Wah Association was not only a platform for overseas Chinese to communicate and help each other, but also shouldered the important task of coordinating neighborhood disputes and arbitrating commercial disputes among Chinese.
Generally speaking, the president and vice president are local Chinese leaders with high moral integrity, and some regions also have board directors who are responsible for assisting the president in handling daily affairs.
Originally, the same was true of the Tokyo Chung Hwa Association, but with the sound of the cannon of the First Sino-Japanese War, the situation of the Chinese in Japan took a sharp turn for the worse, and the Chung Hwa Association was forced to close for a time.
In desperation, everyone could only find a Nanyang Chinese nobleman to act as the nominal leader.
Gold always shines, and although there are few wars in the Nanyang region and few opportunities to be knighted for military exploits, there are still Chinese who have become nobles of the HRE with their own efforts.
The title of nobility is still very useful in these years, especially the nobility of a large empire like Shinra. There is no guarantee that there will be a deterrent effect all over the world, at least in Japan it is enough.
Just opening a guild hall and serving as a platform for communication among the Chinese, without violating local laws, the Japanese government naturally cannot continue to find fault.
Otherwise, it would involve a diplomatic dispute with the HRE. Unreasonable stirring up three points, that is aimed at weak countries, and the Japanese have always been very reasonable in the face of strong countries.
Since it is reasonable, then things are easy to do. With the support of the Chinese in Japan, the Chung Hwa Kaikan in Tokyo soon gained a firm foothold in the local area.
To avoid trouble, the clan is located near Embassy Street. As long as there is a slight movement here, it will disturb the embassy area.
Obviously, such a feng shui treasure is not something that ordinary people can take. For this location, the Chung Wah Association also spent a lot of money.
Not only is it expensive to buy land, but more importantly, it is expensive to have a relationship. The embassies of various countries in the embassy area were all presented with a generous gift.
Important Western-style scorching sun, that is also indispensable a congratulatory gift. It's no wonder that many people have ceremonies, and after a long time, the relationship has been established.
Not to mention that they are all friends, but at least they have a familiar face. A big favor can't help, but a small favor is still no problem.
Of course, the core reason for being able to make these relationships is that the president of the Chung Hwa Association is a Shinra nobleman.
The identity is equal, and you are qualified to play with everyone, otherwise the gift giver may not necessarily accept it.
Once the network is established, things are easy to do. As long as the "money" is in place, many problems that cannot be solved by the embassy or are inconvenient to deal with can be sought from the "friends" in the embassy area.
In this regard, Chinese businessmen are still very talented. Especially those who are engaged in overseas trade, but anyone who is on a large scale, no one has a few backstages behind them?
Regardless of whether it is to send dry shares or to do business in partnership, they are all tied to a group of "big shots".
Essentially, the Chung Wah Association is a big network. It not only connected overseas Chinese, but also included some bureaucrats and aristocrats in the Far East from European countries......
This network is the reason why everyone is willing to find the Chung Wah Association to solve the problem. Anyway, the backstage here is hard enough, even if it can't be done, you don't have to worry about putting yourself in it.
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After everyone explained their intentions, the old man who received everyone shook his head: "This matter is not easy to do!" ”
"I won't tell you anything, the Chinese who have been mistakenly arrested in recent times are not one or two. You're not the first to come to your door for help.
The Russian embassy case has made such a big fuss that the Japanese Government is now too busy to take care of itself. In order to give an account to the legation, the police, the gendarmerie, and the army are frantically arresting the suspects.
These are just scratching the surface. As far as I know, the Russian embassy case also involves the children of high-ranking Japanese government officials, and the military and police have recently gone crazy to arrest people, in fact, in order to find someone to be a scapegoat.
Yesterday, when I went to visit Lord Liu, I also got a small piece of news.
It is said that before the outbreak of the Russian embassy case, some people deliberately provoked a conflict, and the Japanese Government wanted to use the provocateur as an excuse to create a black hand from a third country.
Because there was so little evidence, it was just a one-sided statement of the Japanese, and the legation did not believe it at all.
It's just that this still can't be taken lightly, and now we must keep a low profile, so as not to get burned. not only put himself in, but also affected the country.
I wanted to send someone to remind you, but I didn't expect that some of the international students were also arrested. Looks like something is not going well! ”
"It's not easy to do", it's not that it can't be done. The art of speaking has always been full of mysteries.
It's a pity that before everyone can breathe a sigh of relief, the old man's words behind him have hit everyone's hearts to hell again.
"The man behind the scenes of a third country", just listen to how terrible it is. The people present are all hot-blooded teenagers, and no one wants to cause this black pot to be borne in China because of their own reasons.
Compared with rescuing Decheng, who was arrested and imprisoned, it is obviously the latter that is more important. Once this black pot is carried out, it is a Japanese-Russian mixed doubles.
Li Bo'an, who was the first to react, immediately cooperated: "President Liu, such a big thing is really embarrassing for the juniors and others.
At this critical moment, I still want your old man to make up his mind, and we will all obey your orders. ”
When the sky fell, it was the tall man who stood up first. It's not their turn to worry about these international students at all.
Throwing the pot is not an easy job, not only the Japanese government has the final say, but also the legation and the Russians recognize it.
It's not that everyone is arrogant, but it's really embarrassing for them to plan the Russian embassy case with the corruption of the domestic court.
If it is really so powerful, why only plan the Russian embassy case, if you add a Shinra or Britain, the Japanese government will keep it properly.