Chapter XXVIII
The establishment of a country can never be achieved overnight. From the establishment of the state system, the political system, the legislation, and the establishment of national defense, all aspects need to build their own complete system from scratch.
Zhou Nan's specialty is his sober understanding of the future, rather than his ability to deal with specific affairs. So, he didn't have very good advice on many of the fine prints, and there are countless politicians in these areas who are wiser than he is.
However, in terms of macroeconomic regulation and control and strategic layout, he has done a better job than anyone else, especially at such an important stage as the determination of a country's various systems.
Zhou Nan stayed in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam for five days, and also communicated with these Chinese for four days, and gave constructive guidance on various systems from all aspects.
And then, there was no more.
Because it is impossible for Zhou Nan to participate directly, even if he participates, he will not play a decisive role, and will even expose his own shortcomings.
However, Zhou Nan also did one thing, that is, he donated one million US dollars to Chen Lao and them as the cost of building the country, which is also most of the funds in his hands at present.
In the 47 years since the time entered, the financial tension in Zhou Nan's hands has been greatly eased, and the sales royalties of books and records have made him a famous rich man.
But his expenses are not small, in addition to the investment in his new home, he also has to pay back the bank loan, the money owed to Nuord, and he is also responsible for the expenses of the team of nearly twenty people.
Zhou Nan also called Audrey before this to ask for her opinion. It turns out that Audrey is not a material girl, and after she asked Zhou Nan about the purpose of the funds, she agreed to Zhou Nan's idea without half a moment's hesitation, which also made Zhou Nan quite pleased.
This million dollars is worth almost five million Swiss francs, and in her heart, it is far less important than Zhou Nan's happiness.
But this million dollars is a huge amount of money for an ordinary person, but it is a drop in the bucket for a country that will be formed.
However, the Dutch side has also been prepared for this, in addition to the Dutch bank will borrow through the Dutch government, the Netherlands will also provide all-round assistance to this emerging country.
For example, the Netherlands will assist the Chinese in setting up an army of 100,000 people, and the full set of weapons and equipment for these 100,000 people will also be borne by the Dutch side, and will be returned in 20 years.
In addition to military aid, there is also economic aid, industrial aid, through which the Netherlands can still influence the country's economy and policies, and at the same time enjoy the dividends of the development of the region.
The Chinese people do not have the slightest opinion on this point. The country is just starting up, the future is confused, and if you want to develop, you can't do without the support of the Netherlands, the suzerain.
Zhou Nan also agrees with this aspect, the current situation in the East Indies is chaotic, and the Chinese want to quickly gain a foothold, and the Netherlands is the best choice at present.
After four consecutive days of talking and exchanging opinions, Zhou Nan finally described all the plans for this country in his heart.
These Chinese people attach great importance to Zhou Nan's opinions, and all of them are like primary school students, copying all of Zhou Nan's suggestions, and finally copying a thick stack of materials.
After five days in the palace, Zhou Nan finally visited the house where Anne's family had taken refuge before leaving the Netherlands.
This ordinary house, located near the West Church, has been bought back by the Amsterdam City Hall to be built as a memorial.
Billy Wilder rearranged the place according to Otto's recollections, trying to restore it to its former appearance.
Zhou Nan doesn't have much affection for this construction site-like house, and he came here just to let the media and others see that he came to the Netherlands this time not only to enjoy the luxurious suites of the palace, but also to "work".
On March 21, Zhou Nan left Amsterdam at the invitation of the Dutch royal family and went to The Hague to attend the royal family's celebration of Princess Juliana's newborn fourth child.
Princess Juliana, who is 38 years old this year, will ascend to the throne next year and will become the most revered queen of the Netherlands in the future.
In order to stabilize his influence in the Netherlands, Zhou Nanyu will not miss the opportunity to befriend her, both in public and private.
At the same time, Mrs. Hemstra returned to Holland from Paris, and Audrey traveled from Lucerne to The Hague, where they were reunited.
The Dutch royal family has always been in the ascendant, and Princess Juliana gave birth to four children, all of whom were daughters.
Her eldest daughter, Wilhelmina, who has the same name as her mother, will also be the queen of the Netherlands, but that will not be until the 80s. Now she is still a little girl less than nine years old.
On March 22, after attending the royal celebrations, Zhou Nan returned to Arnhem with Lady Hemstra and Audrey.
Zhou Nan always has a special feeling for this city, where he spent more than three years of good time, met Audrey here, and harvested his love.
Due to the devastation of World War II, the city is still being rebuilt. Zhou Nan and Audrey also donated $100,000 to the Reconstruction Committee in the name of husband and wife to restore the bombed-out middle school building where Audrey once studied.
The $100,000 was the largest private donation Arnhem received, for which the town hall presented Zhou Nan and his wife with a key representing honorary citizens.
And they even want to contact Lucerne and become a sister city with Lucerne.
Audrey's feelings for Arnhem are very complicated, this is where her mother family lives, where she has had a wonderful childhood, but also has painful memories. Her grandmother, two uncles, and a cousin all lost their lives here.
When she returned here, her mood fell into a trough, and seeing everything here always reminded her of her deceased relatives.
However, there is also a happy thing when she comes back this time, her sister-in-law is finally pregnant, and she is about to be upgraded to an aunt. No matter when, the birth of a new life always makes people full of hope for the future.
The preparation for the filming of the film will take some time to prepare, and it will not start until the end of April at the earliest. Zhou Nan needed to return to Switzerland to attend two international conferences in Geneva, so Audrey returned to Switzerland with Zhou Nan.
During this period, there were not many major international events, and the most sensational was the promulgation of Article 47 of the United Nations Management Committee declaring the official end of the state of Prussia.
Prussia, as a confederation, officially died in the legal sense, and for the Germans, it was as if their spine had been spine-drained, and the whole of Germany was plunged into a state of grief.
Germany still exists as a nation, and although the territory is divided, it still exists, but there is no longer Germany as a nation.
On the other side of the ocean, US President Harry S. Truman read out the State of the Union address, which came to be known as the "Truman Doctrine," at a joint session of Congress and delivered a speech hostile to socialist countries.
This also became an important symbol of the beginning of the Cold War.
The Soviet Union and the United States, after a brief period of calm after World War II, finally became more and more tense because of the gap between the demands of the two sides.
However, this is still more than a year away from the Berlin crisis, and the two sides have not really torn their faces.
After returning to Switzerland, Zhou Nan spent only one night at home, and the next day he traveled to Geneva to attend the celebration of the establishment of the Jonas Foundation by the Red Cross.
The Jonas Fund is funded by Zhou Nan's book "Humanitarianism", which was originally only sold well in the Western world. But after Zhou Nan added the analysis of humanitarianism by the leaders of a series of socialist countries, such as the Iron Man, the book became a bestseller all over the world.
Especially in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the book was almost administratively ordered to be owned, so in socialist countries, the book sold far more than in the West.
This also makes the basic reserves of the Jonas Fund far exceed the initial expectations. The Foundation is well funded, which means that the plan they built in the first place is about to expand.
If these funds are only awarded to a subset of humanitarians, then the bonuses are somewhat too high, and expanding the number of people included will lower the threshold and force the foundation to be compelled.
Just like the Nobel Prize, why it is famous is because they only select one or two people every year to award it, and no more than three people at most.
If this foundation selects hundreds of people every year, it will naturally lower people's expectations of this foundation.
Therefore, after careful consideration by the Red Cross, they decided to reward not only individuals, but also three to five organizations each year to reward and support.
Zhou Nan has no opinion on these decisions, his purpose is to expand his influence, and the greater the scope of benefits, the greater his influence, which is good for him.
In Geneva, Zhou Nan also met Schweitzer, who had returned from Africa and is now one of the foundation's trustees. As the world's number one volunteer, his reputation has also played a huge role in promoting the foundation.
This time, he will stay in Switzerland for a month, mainly to improve the functioning of the foundation and the selection criteria.
Because of his superb piano skills, Zhou Nan sincerely invited him to his home as a guest, and he happily accepted Zhou Nan's invitation.
In Geneva, Zhou Nan also met with people from the British delegation to the United Nations, who could no longer afford to provide economic assistance to Greece and Turkey because the country's economic recovery was not optimistic.
However, the United States is also unwilling to accept this burden, and these countries are still holding close consultations to try to solve this difficult problem.
It is impossible not to help, because Greece and Turkey are the front line of the Western world against the red tide, and if these two countries are unstable, the red tide will spread directly, and at that time, the West will be in a hurry.
(I'm guilty, yesterday I originally promised to add more today, but I was drunk and didn't sleep well, and I was in a bad state today, and I couldn't concentrate at all.) I'm fighting for a double change, and I'll add it tomorrow, I'm sorry for everyone. )