Chapter 162 The Development of South China
At eight o'clock in the morning, the plane took off from London. In addition to his own assistants, there was also a British delegation headed by Bevan on the plane.
In addition to a series of cooperation with Nanhua, the British certainly would not miss the opportunity to take advantage of the war between Nanhua and the Javanese to obtain greater benefits.
Zhou Nan has a very good relationship with all walks of life in the UK, but no matter how good the relationship is, it cannot prevent the UK from making small moves in this matter for its own national interests.
However, as long as it does not affect the basic position of cooperation between Britain and South China, Zhou Nan will also be blind to these small actions.
At nine o'clock, the plane landed at Buochs Airport on the shores of Lake Lucerne, and Audrey, Kelly, and Melissa disembarked while Stolko and a military observer team from the Swiss government boarded the plane.
The military observer group consisted of only four people, two of whom were senior military generals, one was a senior diplomat, and the other was an economic officer.
Nanhua was going to war with the Javanese, and Zhou Nan did not hide it from the Swiss side, these high-ranking officials were only early personnel, and there was a large delegation to Nanhua later.
Audrey didn't be coquettish at this time, even if she was worried in her heart, she knew that she couldn't be a burden to Zhou Nan at this time.
At the airport, Zhou Nan sent them off the plane, and she just pretended to smile and said, "I'm going to go to school tomorrow to register, and when you come back on the 5th of next month, we'll go to the Netherlands together." ”
On the 6th of next month, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands officially abdicated and her daughter Queen Juliana ascended the throne, so Zhou Nan will also return to Europe to attend her enthronement ceremony.
Melissa only remembered what to eat, and begged Zhou Nan: "Jonas, when you come back, will you bring us a few one-meter-long lobsters?" ”
Zhou Nan smiled and promised her: "On your tenth birthday next month, I will bring you a few more." ”
The one who came to pick up his daughter at the airport made Nord smile like a chrysanthemum, and Melissa, although she was still young, followed Zhou Nan and often played with the royal family.
When she grows up, with these social relationships, she is not afraid that ordinary people will covet his family's property.
The plane took off again, and Audrey and the others boarded the speedboat from the dock and returned to Jonas Farm.
Although Zhou Nan went to Asia, and there would be a war there, they were not worried about Zhou Nan's safety. Because he will not enter the war zone at all, as a high-level person, his safety is still guaranteed.
On the plane, most of the people were busy. Before arriving in South China, negotiations with many countries had already begun, and Zhou Nan needed to keep abreast of the progress of the negotiations.
Although World War II ended, small-scale wars continued to emerge. There is a war in the Middle East, India and Pakistan are at war, and even Myanmar is unstable.
Flying from Switzerland, the first refueling was arranged in Iran. Although Iran was a powder keg in later generations, in recent years, the country has been relatively stable.
Until 79, during the Pahlavi dynasty, the country was politically stable and its economy developed rapidly.
It was already early in the local evening when they arrived in Iran, and at the airport, the royal housekeeper sent by the Pahlavi king prepared a sumptuous dinner for Zhou Nan and his party, including a roast whole sheep.
In addition to the sumptuous hospitality, the housekeeper also took out a set of English versions of the "General History of the World" for Zhou Nan to sign. Zhou Nan happily signed the autograph and gave away a set of his own records to Pahlavi, and the two sides left each other's telegram channels.
Three hours later, the plane took off again, and in order to avoid India, Pakistan and Burma in the midst of the fighting, the plane flew all the way south, passing through the island of Diego Garcia to refuel again, and arrived in Pontianak in the afternoon of the next day.
Pontianak has now become a large construction site, the city has more than tripled in size, the roads have been dug up almost entirely, and drainage pipes several meters deep are everywhere.
Only a handful of blocks have been built, and the six-storey residential buildings are widely spaced apart, hidden among the greenery.
It was built for the lower middle class, and the size of the house ranged from 50 square meters to 120 square meters.
Because of its tropical location, each home has a large balcony. The government stipulates that each household must plant more than 10 plants on their balconies, so some of the residents who have moved in have green balconies.
Each community has 480 households, and each community has its own basketball court, football field, and small shopping mall.
Except that the windows of the houses are a little smaller, these houses are not much different from the commercial houses of later generations. In this day and age, this type of house is considered high-end housing all over the world.
The world's media are also sourly commenting that South China, which has nothing, has created the best living environment for the people.
In fact, the cost of these houses is not high, and for individuals, money is the most important measure. But for a country, the amount of resources it controls is what matters.
Money is almost useless for a country, and the purchasing power of the country is primarily in terms of foreign exchange reserves.
Although Nanhua was newly established, Nanhua people are actually not poor. Because it was the merchants who founded the country, the resources that the merchants who were the main class of the country could control were all manifestations of the country's strength.
In the case of these houses, the main resource consumed by Nanhua is imported steel bar. In addition to these, building bricks can be produced by themselves, cement can be produced by themselves, wood is available in its own country, and artificial countries also have it.
Because the development and construction of the city has led to the vigorous development of the construction industry, the only thing that needs to be controlled is the management of the circulation of funds in the entire industry.
At present, South China has issued the South China currency, the South China Dollar, and under the high pressure of the United States, the South China Dollar has chosen to be pegged to the US dollar, and it is currently being issued according to the ratio of one to one.
The reserve fund for the issuance of currency is the foreign exchange reserve of South China merchants.
The South China country was very poor, so at the beginning of the founding of the country, the resources were controlled by the government, and the oil, minerals, and land were all nationalized.
However, the South China people are not poor, and businessmen from all over South China control more than 100 billion US dollars in assets in and outside South China.
Although most of these assets are land and factories, plantations and these. However, the use of the central bank to manage these assets in a unified manner has also created conditions for South China to issue currency.
Although South Chinese businessmen now need to go through an extra formality to use their assets, which is equivalent to an additional restriction, at present, the vast majority of people still support the government's decision.
Of course, due to the limited realization of these resources, the South China Dollar is not a real currency at present, but only an internal circulation currency, which cannot be recognized by other countries.
Only when the South China government has improved its financial conditions and these resources in its hands are gradually released, and the South China dollar can be freely convertible, will it be considered a real currency at that time.
But even so, because the South China government controlled the circulation of money among domestic merchants, both American and Swiss banks were willing to provide reinsurance for South China's currency.
As long as Nanhua's economy has been booming and the businessmen's businesses are running smoothly, these problems are not serious.
However, if the development of Nanhua is frustrated, there will be big problems in the internal circulation of Nanhua Yuan, and this financial model is actually very dangerous.
But there is no way, the current South China wants to develop rapidly, and it must take this risk.
And Nanhua wants to start a war with the Javanese, and it also has this consideration. The Palembang area is the only agricultural area in the hands of South China, which is related to the stability of South China.
If Nanhua gets hold of Sumatra's oil fields and mines, the creditworthiness of these areas will also be enhanced.
The convoy drove into the newly completed government building, which was designed by Mr. Leung himself, and is a complex of buildings that blends ancient style and modern craftsmanship.
The government building is located on the riverside, a hard piece of land in the middle of a swamp, with an area of about 30,000 square meters. There are swamps on the east and west sides, the river to the north, and the main street of Pontianak, which is still under construction, to the south.
The main avenue is on the section of the government building and has 16 lanes and separate sidewalks on either side.
The main building facing the street is a row of castle towers imitating the model of the Weiyang Palace in the Han Dynasty. On top of the ten-meter-high city walls, the three-story ancient hall looks very majestic.
Because it is located in the tropics, it often rains, so the eaves of the house are designed to be very wide, which is also the main architectural design style of the whole South China.
There are two main building complexes in the whole government building, and the one facing the street is the government ministry district, with three office buildings, all of which are also three-storey ancient architectural style.
The area facing the river is the parliament office area, and the parliament building built next to the river is also the largest building in Pontianak at present.
In the middle of the complex, there is a small park, and in the middle of the park, a welcome desk has been built, which can receive the leaders of some countries.
Because the whole complex is only 30,000 square meters, although it looks majestic and solemn, it is not grandiose and the cost is not high.
This is the only exception to this rule, because the constitution established by Nanhua according to the Dutch constitution stipulates the cost of building government buildings in all regions, and it is not allowed to exceed the cost of high schools.
Pan Lao, Cai Lao, and Chen Lao received Zhou Nan and Bei Wen and his party together, and Pan Lao and the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviewed the agreement signed by Zhou Nan and the United Kingdom, and stamped the agreement with a big seal.
The exchange of agreements between the two parties means that the agreement is officially effective.
Today's dinner was held in a restaurant on the first floor of the State Guest Building, on the west side of the complex, and was attended not only by the British and Swiss delegations, but also by representatives of the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, and the United States.
After the dinner, Zhou Nan met with representatives of various countries and had an open and frank exchange of views with all walks of life.
Such exchanges lasted for three days before a reunification was reached with all walks of life.
Zhou Nan then left Pontianak and headed for the university town of Nanhua, the northernmost corner of Borneo. At present, the recruitment of new students at the University of South China has ended, and in the first year of enrollment, only six colleges have been opened, enrolling less than 3,000 students.
This is not because students cannot be enrolled, but because the supporting construction of the university town has not been fully completed, and the current number of lecturers and professors is still too small.
However, this school has received the greatest attention from the South China side, and there is an infantry and motorcycle regiment, a total of 1,500 soldiers, protecting the university and several high-tech laboratories set up near the school.