It is difficult to assassinate well-known Chinese businessmen, because most of the Chinese collars either live in various industrial villages or move their homes to Vung Tau or Phu Quoc, which are very safe and secure and far from the political whirlpool.

Ma Guoxuan, Wu Dayuan and other overseas Chinese leaders of the older generation have already handed over their business to young people, and like Li Guanyun, they stay in the picturesque beach villa area of Phu Quoc Island, fishing and taking their grandchildren with them, and traveling to Hong Kong or Thailand to enjoy the joy of family.

Liu Jiachang's entry into the cabinet, and the younger generation such as Wu Jingchen, Ma Anyi, Wu Changming and Huang Ziheng were elected as members of the National Assembly, indicating that the Chinese have officially entered the Vietnamese political arena. Under the impetus of Li Weimin, it has done something that generations have not been able to do, and of course the old men must celebrate and celebrate.

Like all their ancestors, every time the Chinese went to an unfamiliar place, they would build temples for the gods and ancestors to worship, and open some theaters, bathhouses, and restaurants with Chinese characteristics, and eventually form another "Chinatown" or "Chinatown".

With the full rollout of the industrial village plan and the increasing number of Chinese, except for Binh Dong Industrial Village and Da Nang Industrial Village, which are close to the embankment and Hoi An, and no need for large-scale construction, other industrial villages have their own "Chinatown", and Phu Quoc Special Zone has become a veritable "China Town".

On the island, vernacular and Chinese are unofficial official languages.

Primary and secondary school teachers, factory managers, shop owners, vegetable vendors, taxi drivers, SAR police...... Mostly Chinese. If you want to work and live on the island, it doesn't matter if you don't know Vietnamese, you can't understand Cantonese vernacular, otherwise you won't be able to bargain for groceries, and you will suffer more than others.

Wu Dayuan's nephew's "Great China Restaurant" has just been renovated, and the fortune teller said that the day after tomorrow is an auspicious day. It is planned to officially open in two days.

Big place. Well renovated. It is not officially opened and it is relatively quiet, so it is the best place to celebrate.

The new officials and the new MPs will discuss national affairs in Saigon, and they will definitely not return, but it will not affect the enthusiasm of the old men, and the celebration will begin at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, before the sun sets.

It was crowded and full of friends. It's not lively.

"It hurts, it hurts, be good every day, don't pull grandpa's beard."

The little guy Li Guanyun is holding in his hand is the crystallization of the love between Li Weimin and Wu Lijun, Li Xiaotian, who just turned two years old last month, is nicknamed Tiantian, white and chubby, everyone loves him, and everyone wants to hug him. It has become a well-deserved focus at the banquet.

Seeing her son pulling his grandfather's beard again, Wu Lijun showed a knowing smile. Hurriedly hugged him and coaxed: "Every day, go to TV with my mother, grandpa has something, we will come to grandpa in a while." ”

"I'm going to eat that." The little guy pointed to the cold dishes on the table, which were full of color and flavor, and drooled again.

Before everyone arrived, the banquet had not yet begun, how could he let him do it first, Wu Lijun took the snack from her mother-in-law, shook her head and said, "I can't eat it now, I have to wait for my grandfather and father to eat together." ”

"Lijun, if the child wants to eat, let him eat first, it's a big deal to let the guy serve another one."

"yes, what's the fight with the kids."

Under the doting of a group of grandmothers, the little one got his wish and enjoyed the special treatment of the first banquet. When the grandson was not around, old friends such as Li Guanyun, Liu Jinghui and Ma Guoxuan talked about the situation of the government and the industrial investment company.

"His Excellency has been appointed as the mayor of Saigon, Nguyen Ngoc Cao has been transferred to the governor of Jian Hoa Province, and Nguyen Thanh, Le Van Ji and other meritorious officials in the counterinsurgency have been promoted to the rank of first-class, which is not a small move."

"Saigon-Embankment was declared a state of emergency and became a military city. Jiang Chao is not a soldier, there is not a single soldier under him, and this deputy mayor is in name only. ”

As the former Chaozhou gang chief, Ma Guoxuan has a better understanding of the situation in Saigon, and explained with a smile: "Brother Huisheng, this appointment is not a name, but a belated 'correct name'. Over the years, when have the French, the Japanese, and the government actually managed the embankment, there has never been.

It used to be the Five Gangs Association, then the titular Chinese Council, and then the Chinese Youth Association and the Police Stations of Counties 5 and 6. Wu Tingyan pushed the boat down the river and asked Jiang Chao to assist the Zun Room and take charge of the affairs of the embankment. He has nothing to lose, and we, as for it, can justifiably exercise self-government on the embankment. ”

"So among the people who have entered the government, Jiang Chao has the most real power."

"I can't say that, after all, the actual power has always been in the hands of the Chinese."

An old man asked worriedly: "Guanyun, for the people, let Jiachang and Jiang Chao enter the government, what should the industrial investment company do, will it really let Wu Andong be the general manager, right?" ”

Li Guanyun put down the teacup, shook his head and smiled: "Do things for the people with a clear eye, and you won't pick up sesame seeds and throw away watermelons." The senior management of the industrial investment company had already made arrangements, Chen Shiguo continued to serve as vice chairman, Wu Andong was transferred to Phu Quoc Island as manager of the company, and Ngo Dinh Yen had just signed an order appointing him to concurrently serve as chairman of the management committee of the special administrative zone. ”

No matter how powerful the general manager of the industrial investment company is, he is a businessman after all.

The manager of Phu Quoc branch is also the chairman of the SAR Management Committee and is a senior government official at the same level as the provincial governor. In addition, the Phu Quoc Special Zone is different from other industrial villages, with the largest scale and the largest total economic output, no matter how you measure it, it is more beautiful than the deputy general manager of the industrial investment company.

Wu Andong's transfer can be regarded as a promotion, but the Phu Quoc Island Security Corps has been officially assigned to the Jinou Peninsula Border Garrison Command, which is being formed, and he, the chairman of the Special Administrative Region Management Committee, does not have the same military power as Qin Nanjian did when he was concurrent.

Not to mention that he has been labeled as an "industrial investment department", it is impossible to support the unpopular Diem Diem, even if he has different intentions, he will not be able to toss any storms in the Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone, which has been fully infiltrated by the Chinese.

Since the day of the implementation of the southern development plan, the "kings" sitting here are no longer ordinary rich people, no longer the fathers of ordinary rich people, all their net worth are invested in this land, and their fate and future have been tied to this country.

He understood it like an enlightenment, and couldn't help but smile and ask: "Wu Andong came here, Qin Nanjian was transferred to Vung Tau headquarters as general manager?" ”

"Nanjian's ability is obvious to all, and he is expected to be the general manager."

Li Guanyun smiled and continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, what kind of 'Southern National Liberation Front' North Vietnam has created, to put it bluntly, is a united front. How powerful their united front work is. The big guy should be very clear. It can be said that this is how the mainland fell. The situation is becoming more and more tense. We Chinese businessmen cannot be unprepared, let alone stingy. They are united front, and we also want united front. ”

"How?" An old friend who had just returned from visiting relatives in Singapore the day before yesterday asked.

"The Bank of East Asia handed over the securities trading business to the government, and the next step was to set up the Saigon Stock Exchange and the National Securities and Exchange Commission under the supervision of American advisers. Those of our companies, the listing of the listing, the additional issuance of additional shares.

Fertilizer water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, and it is best to have some equity incentives for the Vietnamese directors in the company. For the old workers, the security team of the industrial investment company and the public servants around the industrial villages. Military personnel and police officers, in particular, should come up with a set of relatively preferential subscription plans. ”

Ma Guoxuan was stunned, and laughed: "We can recover some of the funds, and they can help us share the risk." More importantly, everyone has shares, everyone is a shareholder, and their minds will think together, and their strength will be used in one place, and there is no better way to unite the united front. ”

Liu Jinghui added with a smile: "The company has 18 wholly-owned large enterprises and more than 60 large and medium-sized enterprises with shares. Combined, there are more than 800 companies eligible for the latest listing in all industrial estates, which employ at least 1.5 million workers.

Mobilize workers to take shares first. Add in the security corps and government civil servants, military officers and police officers in the vicinity of the industrial villages, and our dozens of chambers of commerce can affect two or three million people. North Vietnam is talking empty words, we have real interests, as long as we can carry out the joint-stock system, we are really not afraid of engaging in guerrilla warfare. ”

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At the same time, Li Weimin, who was rushing to the restaurant with his father-in-law, was also discussing the situation in Saigon.

"Dad, don't worry, although we seem to be a little rushed, but it is well thought out. Just like you are worried, Diem and Dinh Diem are definitely dissatisfied when they see us getting bigger and bigger, and they are almost out of control, and they will definitely make some small moves against us next.

However, he must first resolve the factors of instability within the national army, the North Vietnamese People's Army and the resurgence of the Viet Minh local forces that have infiltrated the southern provinces as soon as possible, and he must face the newly declared Southern National Liberation Front before he can turn around against us. And if you want to deal with us, you must first reach a consensus with the US government. ”

Externally, there was North Vietnam, internally, there was the opposition and the Young Zhuang faction officers who were strongly dissatisfied with the government, and the reaction of the US government had to be taken into account.

The situation is complicated, and under normal circumstances, Ngo Dinh Yen will not easily move the "industrial investment system".

However, Diem is different from the average politician. He has little rationality to speak of, and he has no understanding that politics is the art of compromise.

Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case.

Wu Dayuan asked worriedly: "For the people, the establishment of the Jinou Peninsula Border Guard Command is too sensitive, and the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of the Interior, the General Staff Department, and the Fourth Tactical Region will definitely have opinions. ”

Of course, Li Weimin knew that there was such a possibility, and he had conducted risk assessments many times before.

He took a deep breath and said lightly: "The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior are not worried, the General Staff is now panicked, and they are worried about being implicated in the coup d'état of Nguyen Chinh Thi, and they can't take care of us at all." As for the fourth tactical area, the work that should have been done has already been done, and it is not as easy as imagined for Ngo Dinh Diem to ask them to turn their guns on us. ”

"What if he doesn't talk about industrial investment companies and only makes a fuss about his Chinese identity?"

"Using the national issue to divert contradictions is a double-edged sword, three years ago it may have been possible to block one, but now he doesn't dare to borrow ten guts. Not only is it that millions of Chinese bear part of the government and military expenses, but we also have the military strength to fight a civil war with them. ”

If there was really a war with the industrial investment system, then North Vietnam would be the happiest.

Although it is true that as he said, it is unlikely that Wu Tingyan will take the Chinese in a short period of time, Wu Dayuan still said solemnly: "I always feel that you are too anxious, but in fact, you can delay it for a few years." ”

Li Weimin touched his face, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Dad, I have shared a period of hardships with Wu Tingyan for a period of time, and he has a little affection, and he knows very well that I have the support of Americans behind me, so it is not so easy to tear each other's faces, and we can bargain within a certain range."

In other words, what can be won from him may not be able to be won from others. If he waits any longer, when he is overthrown, and wants to fight for the defense rights of the next six provinces from his successor, it is obviously not as simple as it is now. What we have to do is to persist for three or five years, make it a fait accompli, and when everyone gets used to it, it will not be so easy for anyone to take it back from us. ”

Wu Dayuan asked in a low voice: "Seeking autonomy in the next six provinces?" ”

There is nothing to hide from the old man, Li Weimin confirmed: "This is the bottom line, once North Vietnam launches a full-scale war, or what kind of national liberation front they engage in selling dog meat threatens the security of the Jinou Peninsula, we cannot rule out the possibility of issuing a general mobilization order and forming a large army to move north." (To be continued.) )