Nguyen Van Hsin is gone, Nguyen Dinh Diem has a difficult time, and the Independence Palace does not celebrate because of this.

According to the latest agreement between the United States and France, the Vietnamese National Army will be integrated by both the US and French military advisers. The US military advisory group has only a few hundred members, and the French expeditionary force has more than 100,000 in South Vietnam, and the national army was formed by them, and they still have influence on the national army, and the national army is still not a government force.

In any case, the looming problem is solved, and there is no need to worry about a coup d'état by the General Staff to overthrow the government.

Arriving at the Independence Palace, Ngo Dinh Diem and Le Ngoc Chin were in a meeting with a group of warlords and representatives of civil society groups.

There are Ruan Duwu who is a good teacher, Fan Gongji who is a member of the Gao Dai sect, Lai Van Chan of the Pingchuan faction, and a few small warlord leaders who do not know each other, as well as school officials such as Chen Shanqian, Yang Wenming, Le Van Jin, and Chen Van Dun from the national army. There are high-level leaders of the Kuomintang and the Viet Viet Party, as well as some non-party figures who have emerged from nowhere.

To Li Weimin's great surprise, Zhang Yinggui of the Fifth Infantry Division was actually present. He has the rank of major general, and his rank is much higher than that of a group of warlords and national military academy officers.

I said hello to Wu Tingjiao, who was surprised, and sat quietly until the last faction listened for a while, and found that this was a "chicken" or an "egg" first.

Representatives of the warlords and opposition demanded that the government give priority to the establishment of a political consultation mechanism, and Le Van Chan even more justifiably demanded that the government send a cabinet minister to Binh Tram and that the army and police of the Pyongcheon faction should not be co-opted. Ngo Dinh Diem advocated giving priority to the issue of unification of government decrees and nationalization of the armed forces.

On the one hand, they want money and power, and they want to keep the army, and on the other hand, they neither give money nor intend to give power, let alone allow them to continue to be warlords.

I don't know how long it will take to talk about it Li Weimin just noticed him Wu Tingyan smiled, got up and walked out of the conference room.

The news spread quickly, and as soon as it came out, he met Chen Lichun and the former secretary Huang Shi Liliu.

Chen Lichun was very happy, pulled him aside and complained: "Why don't you send a telegram in advance when you come back, I am ready to organize someone to pick you up at the airport." ”

Wu Tingjiao thought so, knocked the cigarette ash and said with a smile: "Silently, hit us off guard." ”

Li Weimin grimaced, pretending to exaggerate and said: "Mrs. Yao, Mr. Yao, I am cowardly, I am afraid of death, I don't want to be shot by the Viet Minh." ”

Journalists accompanied the "beggars" to participate in overseas fundraising, and Saigon had daily news reports about fundraising missions, diplomatic missions and business delegations of industrial investment companies. The newspapers and radio stations of the Chinese Youth Association and the Vietnam Youth Association even announced every day how much money had been raised and how much materials had been raised.

Abroad he was a humanitarian, a patriotic musician, the "Chopin of Vietnam". In Saigon, he was the "God of Wealth" of the new government, playing a role similar to that of Song Ziwen in the old Chiang era. Coupled with what he did in Haiphong in Hanoi before leaving the country, it can be seen what the Vietminh will think of him.

Thinking of this, Wu Tingjiao nodded and said, "It's not a big mistake to be careful, it's okay to do this." ”

Li Weimin showed a look of "long live understanding", and immediately said unapologetically: "Mrs. Yao, help me coax Lishui and Xiaozhuo later, this trip is to win sympathy, when you set off, it was stipulated that everyone is not allowed to visit the mall, no tourism, I can't take the lead in violation, I didn't buy anything for two months, and I didn't bring anything today, the children must be very disappointed." ”

Won so many donations from the international community for the country, how could Chen Lichun blame him, pretending to be unhappy and saying: "I didn't buy anything, I didn't bring anything, they were all spoiled by you." ”

The four of them talked and laughed and came to the back garden.

Huang's Liliu knew that they had something to talk about, so she avoided it very interestingly after serving tea.

After a brief introduction to the overseas fundraising process, the two who had never been abroad sighed, and when it came to the current situation, Wu Dinh Yao lit another cigarette, pointed to the direction of the conference room and said: "Don't look at what kind of 'united front' they are engaged in, in fact, it is not monolithic, you have won so many donations from the international community, plus the aid of the US government, and the industrial investment company can accept so many people, and now the pressure on refugee resettlement is not so great, and you can free up your hands to solve the problem of nationalization of the army." ”

There is often friction between warlords, and there are internal contradictions, which can be overcome by seizing an opportunity. What's more, Zheng Mingshi has fallen to the government, as long as he can take the lead in accepting the reorganization, the other warlords will definitely not be able to sit still.

Li Weimin didn't have to worry about these things, so he picked up his cup and said with a smile: "Mr. Yao, except for the Fifth Infantry Division, I am not familiar with the others, I can't speak, and I can't help much." The Joint Conference on Refugee Relief is about to be disbanded, and I plan to focus on the Industrial Village Project in the future.

After all, all the investment intentions signed abroad are signed, and several aid projects in Japan, West Germany and Australia are similar. It's finally a good start, but you can't let the cooked duck fly. ”

The industrial village plan needs overseas Chinese capital, and the retention of the Fifth Infantry Division can reassure the Chinese in a sense, which the Wu brothers have reached a consensus on. What's more, the Fifth Infantry Division is different from those sectarian warlords, who have no foundation and no influence in South Vietnam, even if they don't have the young overseas Chinese leader who has just risen in front of them, they will still stand on the side of the government.

Ngo Dinh Ngai officially acquiesced that the Fifth Infantry Division belonged to Li Weimin's sphere of influence, and he did not think about anything else at all, but thought that if he could get the support of the US government this time and win donations from the international community, it did not mean that he would be able to get or win the same in the future.

The government and the army spend all their money on aid, and since it is aid, it is subject to others.

The newly appointed US ambassador pointed fingers at the first meeting, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable, and said in a very resolute tone: "If the country wants to gain independence in the true sense, it must develop industry and revitalize the economy." For the people, if you let it go, we will try our best to eliminate interference and give full support. ”

Chen Lichun sighed: "For the people, in fact, you are the most suitable ambassador to the United States, but unfortunately the industrial investment company is inseparable from you." ”

She obviously tasted the sweetness, Li Weimin didn't want to be a "beggar" all the time, so he shook his head again and again and said: "Mrs. Yao, I'm too young and impulsive to be an ambassador." ”

"The Minister of Commerce and Industry is fine."

"I am already the chairman of the industrial village investment company, and the minister of industry and commerce is not even better, how can anyone be both an athlete and a referee."

A very vivid analogy, Wu Tingjiao couldn't help but laugh.

Chen Lichun was a woman after all, and she came up to him and asked mysteriously: "For the people, to be honest, who created the background music of "The Road to Freedom"?" ”

"Me, who else but me?"

"I've heard of "Everyone Paddles a Big Boat" and "Love Fight to Win", and the style is completely different from those songs."

"That's why I'm talented."

Looking at his troubled look, Wu Tingjiao almost burst into laughter, Chen Lichun stared at it for a while, trying to find evidence that he plagiarized him and lied, but he didn't see anything, and asked curiously: "How much money did the movie make, and how much did the record sell?" ”

There is no need to hide this from her, Li Weimin smiled proudly: "Now I have earned more than 4 million US dollars, and it should reach 6 million by the Spring Festival. ”

Chen Lichun thinks he is an artist, and he can't look down on his villainous face, so he crossed his waist and asked, "What about the money?" ”

"Investment, Lee's Pictures wants to purchase more advanced equipment, build a large studio, and hire better production personnel; Lee's Pharmaceutical will introduce technology and equipment, build the first antimicrobial factory in Vietnam, and hire scientists to develop our own new drugs and specific drugs. In short, there are more places to spend money, not to mention one 6 million, ten 6 million may not be enough to spend. ”

"So you don't have any money again?"

"Yes, I'm not the president of the Red Cross, and I will allocate a donation next, but it must be earmarked, and I can't take it from my own home."

In terms of making money, Wu Tingjiao really admired him, and couldn't help but propose: "For the people, since it is so easy to make money from movies, let's make more movies." ”

Li Weimin sighed lightly, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Yao, the reason why "The Road to Freedom" makes money is entirely due to the background of millions of refugees retreating south. If it had been released early or in the evening, it would certainly not have been as popular as it is now. If you want to make money, you can only make commercial films, and they are commercial films that meet the taste of Americans, and we are really inferior to others in this regard, but I will let the producers and directors of Lee Pictures work hard. ”

The exodus of millions of Catholic refugees to the south shocked the world, and the whole modern version of "Exodus", the big hit of "Freedom Road" does have a lot to do with the background.

Chen Lichun nodded, and continued: "I participated in the groundbreaking ceremony of the garment factory, the morale of the female workers is very high, and they learn quickly. ”

She was determined to let Vietnamese women hold up half the sky, and when she was in the United States, she had heard that she not only attended the groundbreaking ceremony, but also led by example to take sewing classes with female workers for several days, and if nothing else, she had made this Ao Dai herself in the Li family's garment factory.

Li Weimin couldn't help but smile and promised: "Mrs. Yao, of course I have to pay attention to my family's industry, although the business operation is risky, but it can be guaranteed that at least ten years, the 'Raj Clothing Company' will only expand its scale, recruit more female compatriots, and will not reduce salaries, let alone lay off employees." ”