Chapter 198 Passing through the Xiangjiang River
The trouble caused by the Purple Quartz was successfully resolved when both sides wanted to solve it sooner.
This crisis was provoked by the initiative of the British Far East Army, a group of people who were far away from the emperor in Asia, who did not accept the Labour government, but did not think that they had pierced the sky, and now they still need to solve the problem at home.
On 29 April, Zhou Nan, who had successfully resolved the crisis, left the capital in a national celebration and headed for Hong Kong in the south.
Zhou Nan originally planned to return to Green Island once, but Green Island has not yet been liberated. After learning the news, Zhou Nancai recalled that in another life, Green Island would not be liberated until June, and there was still more than a month to go.
Therefore, unwilling to contact the Blue Party government for a trivial matter and leave a bad impression on the Red Party, Zhou Nan finally decided to wait a few months before returning to worship.
The plane landed at Kai Tak Airport, which was now an internationally renowned financial center and was currently just a small town with no features.
In 38, when Zhou Nan went to Europe, he also stayed in Hong Kong for a short time, when there were less than a million people in Hong Kong, and most of the Chinese were confined to Kowloon.
People in the mainland use it as a place to work, earn money here, and then return to their hometown to spend money.
But now, the number of people in Hong Kong has reached 2 million, and more than a million people have nowhere to live, and shacks have been built at the foot of the hills on the edge of the city.
It has become the place where there is the largest concentration of Chinese who travel freely to South China, and the Hong Kong government is encouraging Chinese to go to South China, who simply cannot afford to withstand such demographic pressure.
Seeing the greeting of Hong Kong officials and generals. Mountbatten, who solved the crisis, returned to his former frivolity and asked Zhou Nan: "It is said that there are many beautiful women in Hong Kong, are you interested in experiencing different oriental customs with me?" ”
Zhou Nan asked angrily: "Do you think I am still suitable to appear with you on the Fengyue occasion now?" ”
He smiled a little proudly: "Fame is your glory, and at the same time, it is also your constraint. ”
In Hong Kong, Zhou Nan gave Mountbatten enough face, and it was still his home stadium, so Zhou Nan let him get off the plane first.
Most of the people greeted were British, and at present, there are very few Chinese officials in the Hong Kong government, only four of the 100 officials are Chinese, and they are all low-level officials.
The current Governor, Alexander Grantham, is one of the most successful governors in Hong Kong's history, and during his tenure as Governor, he implemented housing estates that have benefited countless Hong Kong people.
Moreover, it was he who expanded the proportion of Chinese people in government positions, and by the time he left office, the proportion of Chinese civil servants had exceeded 10 percent.
Moreover, originally Chinese were not allowed to live in the Mid-levels and The Peak of Hong Kong Island. It was also he who loosened the control of the Chinese, and as long as they had money, the Chinese could also buy land and build houses on the top of the mountain.
Although Mountbatten has a frivolous personality and an innate aristocratic attitude towards game life, he has a lot of background.
A close relative of the royal family, a former governor of Southeast Asia, an admiral, any status can make everyone bend over.
At present, the governor of Hong Kong, Alexander Graham, is still a civilian, and in terms of the army, the current three top leaders are only major generals.
Therefore, Mountbatten, which is not valued in the mainland, has naturally been warmed up by almost everyone here.
And Zhou Nan did not get a cold reception, and his prestige and his friendly relationship with the British royal family made everyone dare not ignore him.
The three rear admirals, who had been leading the British Far East Fleet in Hong Kong since the surrender of Japan, were the most panicked at this time. They knew very well that the three of them could not be held accountable for this incident on the Purple Quartz.
If the Conservatives don't save them, they will all fall victim to this incident.
And Zhou Nan knew very well that the current commander-in-chief in Hong Kong, Major General Festin, as well as Major General Mephis and Major General Esjia, were then transferred back to Europe, ending their career in the Far East.
Because of their provocation against the Chinese, Zhou Nan was kind to politicians and businessmen, but he was cold to them.
The situation is stronger than people, and even in the face of Zhou Nan's cold face, they dare not have any dissatisfaction.
Without the protection of the army, even if he returned to Europe, Zhou Nan could write an article that would engrave them on the pillar of shame in history.
Coming out of the airport, Zhou Nan immediately felt the enthusiasm of the Hong Kong Chinese for him.
At the entrance of the airport, tens of thousands of enthusiastic Chinese gathered, holding the national flag of Nanhua and a photo of Zhou Nan in their hands.
But in this place where dragons and snakes are mixed, Zhou Nan didn't dare to show his face on such an occasion at all, and they didn't even know which car Zhou Nan was in.
Before coming to Hong Kong, Zhou Nan got the news through several channels, whether it was Japanese or Indians, including the Burmese who had been divided up half of the country by several major ethnic groups, they all wanted to take advantage of Zhou Nan's visit to Hong Kong to make some small moves.
But Zhou Nan's plane needs to be refueled in Hong Kong, Mountbatten also wants to experience the oriental style in Hong Kong, and Zhou Nan wants to support the Chinese in Hong Kong.
So he knew that Hong Kong was not safe, but he still came, and he had to stay in Hong Kong for one night to meet some Chinese representatives before leaving.
Of course, his security work is also done to the extreme.
One of Zhou's sources came from the British, who also attached great importance to Zhou's visit to Hong Kong and promised to provide Zhounan with the strictest protection.
But Zhou Nan couldn't be sloppy either, and Flegg was always stationed on the plane, and no one could enter his plane except for the crew, including airport personnel.
The refueling personnel arranged by the airport have also been screened, and they have been under monitoring during the refueling period.
The convoy was moving towards the Peninsula Hotel, and the streets were blocked, but Chinese people holding pictures of Zhou Nan could still be seen on both sides of the road from time to time.
This made Zhou Nan very moved, but he felt a little ashamed.
As for Hong Kong's positioning, Zhou Nan and the mainland have reached a tacit understanding. It is foreseeable that Hong Kong will remain an island caught between East and West.
It is impossible for Zhou Nan to change his established strategy because of the two million people here.
However, their personal lives will not be more difficult than in another life, at least, and now there is one more Nanhua for them to choose from.
Moreover, it is foreseeable that they are destined to become a trading channel between Nanhua and the mainland, which will also bring more opportunities for their development.
Of course, this opportunity will also bring more complex ideological influences.
And the biggest influence here is the future international status.
At a time when Nanhua had already decided to develop the western peninsula of Borneo Island, which stretches from Pontianak to Yamaguchiyo to Sanfa and all the way to the university science park, into an industrial and trade center, it was destined to no longer have the status of an international financial center in the future.
At the entrance of the Peninsula Hotel, outside the security line, a large number of Chinese citizens also gathered, and several lion dance teams were performing.
As soon as they got out of the car, Popler tightly protected Zhou Nan's car, which was only seven floors on the roof of the building, and there were military personnel on duty in all directions to protect the area in front of the hotel.
As soon as Zhou Nan got out of the car, he was tightly blocked by several umbrellas, and he could only see the passionate emotions of those Chinese people from the cracks.
In the crowd, Zhou Nan whispered to Etinny: "Contact the hotel to see if you can connect to the local radio station and arrange a speech for the whole of Hong Kong." ”
"Does the speech still need to be adjusted?"
"No need, whether it is facing the British or the Chinese, my attitude is the same."
Departing from the capital at noon, it took more than five hours to fly, plus the time to greet and come to the hotel, it is now seven o'clock in the evening.
Zhou Nan and the others were arranged directly to the guest room on the third floor, and after a short freshening up, they would go to the lobby on the first floor to have dinner with representatives from all walks of life in Hong Kong.
Zhou Nan washed his face, sat quietly for a few minutes, and went over his speech again in his mind before discussing the evening's entertainment arrangements with Stolko.
A few minutes later, Etinny returned. "Jonas, RTHK has been able to broadcast live since the thirties, and today's welcome banquet is broadcast live to the whole of Hong Kong. Now that the following is ready, we can go down. ”
Opened 20 years ago, The Peninsula is the most luxurious hotel in Hong Kong, one of the world's most luxurious hotels, and its ballroom is extravagant.
Although it was tossed around by the Japanese a few years ago, the Kadoorie family did their best to protect the glory of the place.
In this era, the Kadoorie family has risen, and most of the famous Chinese tycoons in later generations have not yet developed, or are still children.
In this era, the industrial and commercial circles are still headed by the He family, the Li family, the Li Shipeng family, and the Zhou family.
Xu Aizhou, Fu Laorong, Luo Wenjin and others, who are currently developing relatively well among the Chinese, also appeared at the banquet today.
The banquet began, with Governor Alexander Graham giving a welcome speech, followed by the second generation of the four families, and the famous Chinese barrister Zhou Junnian welcomed Zhou Nan on behalf of the Chinese community.
Mountbatten did not like to be in the limelight on such occasions and had no arrangements for speaking. After Zhou Junnian's welcome speech, it was Zhou Nan's turn to speak.
As soon as Zhou Nan got up, he was cheered by the audience. No one can better appreciate the glory and spiritual support brought to them by an excellent Chinese person than here in Hong Kong, where Chinese people live under the jurisdiction of foreigners.
After returning to Hong Kong from the British, their attitude towards the Chinese changed greatly, and they are still strongly advocating the Chinese to be in power, to be officials, and to build houses for the poor Chinese.
All this, in the eyes of these Chinese, did not have the role of Zhou Nan.
In the past, the British looked down on them, but now Zhou Nan is world-renowned and is known as the father of the European Union.
The British royal family has made friends with Zhou Nan and often invites him to Buckingham Palace as a guest. The princess went to Switzerland for two consecutive vacations, and she stayed at Zhou Nan's house, and at such a time, the Chinese spoke to the British, and they had a lot more confidence!
(I was hit, so this chapter didn't come out until now, and a lot of it was deleted.) I'm sorry, it's still two shifts today. I'll adjust it as soon as possible. )