This statement by Zhou Nan was the first time that he had expressed his political attitude in front of the public. For those who know him well, his decision is wise, but for those who are not familiar with him, it is very disappointing for the populace who have high hopes for his appearance.

Various media had a heated discussion around Zhou Nan's decision, and even attracted more media attention.

In his opinion, the future of the East Indies is related to the national strength of the Netherlands in the next few decades, but there is not much public and media attention.

They are more willing to pay attention to the news points that are not important to themselves, an "outsider", which is really a bit speechless.

Those who felt this earlier than Zhou Nan were politicians from the East Indies. Before they came to the Netherlands, they still imagined that they would be like those politicians who came before them, raising their arms and shouting in the square, and countless people would follow and join in the revolution.

But when I came to the Netherlands, I found that the Dutch people did not pay attention to the things on the other side of the world. Many citizens don't even know where the East Indies are, let alone what is happening there.

Regardless of whether the area was under Dutch administration or not, not many people paid attention.

The people here were more concerned about the reconstruction of Rotterdam, more concerned about the Soviet Union's eyeing of Europe, and even more concerned about the films to be made in Zhou Nan than in the East Indies.

Princess Juliana had just given birth to a child, and the news about the child's baptism far outstripped the media attention to the East Indies, leaving many politicians who had been fighting for their future before coming to the Netherlands a little uncertain.

What seems to them to be extremely important is something that the Dutch community does not seem to care about.

Zhou Nan was besieged by the media and the public, and his plan to visit the hut where Anne was hiding had to be cancelled, entrusting the matter to director Billy Wilder.

Actually, that's what Wilder wants. Although he respects Zhou Nan very much and thinks that he is an outstanding scholar, making movies is a very professional thing, and he does not want Zhou Nan to interfere with him too much in this matter.

He was happy that Zhou Nan was bound in the palace, but he didn't know that Zhou Nan came to the Netherlands this time, saying that it was just a pretext to prepare for the movie, and the real purpose was for the group of people living in the palace now.

"Jonas, the hallway has been cordoned off, and there is a secret passage inside the palace that leads to the door of your room. If you're ready, I'll arrange for those people to meet you now. ”

Zhou Nan's heart was also full of excitement, far less calm than his appearance. On the list in his hand, there were many people he was familiar with, and thinking of meeting them, how could Zhou Nan be calm in his heart.

He looked up at Stolko: "Are the tea leaves ready?" There are also books and gifts that I have prepared. ”

"All ready ......"

Zhou Nan nodded heavily, and said to the Dutch envoy Councillor Ton: "You go and arrange for them to come up......

After a while, more than a dozen well-dressed Chinese, led by Councilor Stone, quietly entered Zhou Nan's room. They all looked at Zhou Nan excitedly, and many of them had tears in their eyes.

When the door closed, to Zhou Nan's surprise, they all fell to the ground and bowed deeply to Zhou Nan.

Not a single person spoke, but more than a dozen people saluted each other with this salute, and this silent power was indeed extremely shocking. Etinny and Stolko were both a little dumbfounded, and even Councillor Ston was a little shocked and forgot to even introduce it.

Zhou Nan originally wanted to reach out to shake hands, but after a pause, he reacted, hurriedly took two steps forward, hugged his fists and bowed deeply to them. "Seniors, the kid will never dare to take this big gift, please sit down quickly, don't care about these false gifts."

At first, an old man surnamed Chen was an impressive figure in Zhou Nan, and he said: "I learned that Europa has produced a Chinese sage, so that we Chinese will be honored." Now, because of your efforts, those of us who have been working hard to have a place to live have finally seen the light of day, for us, you are the living parents...... Saint Tao ......"

Zhou Nan still didn't understand the situation, and before he could straighten up, he saw that several young people at the back of the team had already walked to the front, and they all knelt on the ground upright, leaning over and saluting.

This caught Zhou Nan off guard, and he hurriedly knelt down in a panic and saluted them.

The two sides kowtowed to each other three times, and the salute was over. Several gringos in the room were a little shocked when they saw them do this, and they were speechless.

A group of young people all looked at Zhou Nan with admiration, and they all burst into tears. Zhou Nan was also moved by their closeness, and his eyes moistened a little. After the return of the salute, he said: "Old Chen, both belong to the descendants of Yan and Huang, this gift is a little too much, and the boy's life is broken." ”

He sighed and said: "When you start, when you start, if it's not for fear of losing blessings, it's only natural for us old guys to kowtow to you a few times." ”

He couldn't afford it, and neither could the few young people kneeling opposite, so Zhou Nan had to stand up first, and then help them up one by one. They didn't ask Zhou Nan to exert force, and with his movements, they stood up one by one.

Zhou Nan did not receive much traditional education since he was a child, and his inheritance of traditional culture is more of a memory inherited in another life. However, that knowledge has only been integrated into the memory in later generations, so it is neither ancient nor foreign, or even unreliable, and it is out of date at that time.

He never thought that the contact with these traditional characters would teach him a good lesson from the beginning. This made his heart stir, and he was a little out of shape for a while.

Councilor Ston was the first to react, and said with a smile: "You are all compatriots, so you don't need me to introduce you again, so please sit down." ”

However, no one paid attention to him, everyone nodded to him, and then the old man surnamed Chen introduced everyone to Zhou Nan one by one.

Everyone saluted Zhou Nan, clasped their fists, bowed to the ground, and Zhou Nan also returned the salute one by one, and it took a while to finish the salute. Everyone was humble again, and then they sat down one by one according to their identities.

Zhou Nan actually doesn't know much about the history of Southeast Asia. In his memory, he was always a little person who ran into walls everywhere, and it was not until his later years that his life settled down, and he began to pay attention to this aspect again, but at that time, all he knew was history.

Although he knew a lot about the history of Southeast Asia, it was all later. But now, he is fortunate to be part of history.

In the past, he looked at the mountains from outside the mountains, but now he wants to step directly into the mountains and step into the long river of history.

After really coming into contact with them, after being touched, the words he had prepared at the beginning did not dare to say anything casually at this time.

Because at first they were just a group of symbols, but now, they are living people in front of them. Any word he says has the potential to change their lives, and every word he says can't be too cautious.

In contact with them, Zhou Nan can also deeply feel their respect for himself. This kind of respect no longer treats Zhou Nan as a person, but as a kind of faith.

This made Zhou Nan feel extremely ashamed, because he felt that he was not that great at all, and did not deserve such respect from them.

Only Parliamentarian Stone, who had been in charge of the East Indies, could understand some of their feelings.

The history of the development of the Chinese in Southeast Asia can be said to be a history of development that has lasted for hundreds of years, or it can be said to be a history of blood and tears that has lasted for hundreds of years.

During their centuries of rule, the Dutch have always regarded the Chinese as their link to the natives. Taking advantage of the industriousness and intelligence of the Chinese, they have reaped countless benefits from the hands of the indigenous people.

But when the Chinese have too much power, they will be unrelenting and remove all threats.

In the past, the Chinese were the only ones who survived and had no hope of rising. But now the situation in the world has changed dramatically, the decline of Europe, the decline of the Netherlands, it is no longer possible to rule that region as in the past.

Now the Netherlands hopes to use the Chinese to contain the more local natives, and take advantage of the contradictions between the seven countries to maintain their interests.

These seven countries all have their own interests and demands, and they have a balance in their hands, and even if they fail, they will not be left with nothing.

After being confined for hundreds of years, the Chinese finally found that they could break through the shackles and establish their own country. This is what the ancestors have tried to do in the past two hundred years but have not succeeded, and naturally Zhou Nan, who first proposed this plan, is the hope of his own nation.

Therefore, when these Chinese invited Zhou Nan to return to Borneo and serve as the head of state, the Dutch were not shocked, but took it for granted.

But for Zhou Nan, this was a bolt from the blue. Not only him, but even Etinny and Stolko were shocked by the ideas of the Chinese and lost their former wisdom.

If it was this time last year, Zhou Nan would probably agree without hesitation. But after recognizing his character flaws, Zhou Nan knew that he couldn't cope with the contradictions and crises in his daily work at all, and even had doubts about his own ability, so he hesitated.

With them, the Chinese, Zhou Nan also had an open and frank exchange of opinions, believing that he was not suitable to be a national leader at all.

The more you talk about it, the stronger your will becomes. In the end, Zhou Nan answered them with certainty that he would not return to Borneo.

But Zhou Nan also promised that he would always pay attention to the development there and contribute to the development of the Chinese people in the future, because that is also his responsibility.

Zhou Nan also carefully analyzed the complexity of the international situation in the East Indies, and the development of the Chinese people could not rely on the strong Soviet Union or the United States, but only on the less powerful Netherlands.

(It's a little too detailed, and I feel like I'm challenging the bottom line of harmony, so I'll be a little more brief later...... ）