Chapter Seventy-Eight: Clearing the Portal
A rat poop can spoil a pot of porridge, not to mention that there are more than one or two black sheep.
From this point of view, the historical anti-Chinese and even massacre of Chinese is the cause, and cannot be blamed entirely on the perpetrators.
Lansdale's report made Li Weimin very angry, and at the same time reminded him that he must make a heavy and ruthless move, and use the opportunity of the industrial village plan to completely reverse the image of the Chinese in Vietnam before Ngo Dinh Diem finishes dealing with Nguyen Van Thanh and the warlords, large and small.
Before the plane took off, Lin Jiasheng sent more than a dozen telegrams to the US Agency for International Development mission, and at 5:27 p.m., the C-47 transport plane landed safely at Tushan Airport.
In order to cooperate with the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Vietminh guerrillas attacked the area in April this year, destroying more than 40 French planes parked there. The wreckage, still uncleared, was piled up on the grass at the end of the runway, reminiscent of war and even smelling of gunsmoke.
In order to get rid of the hot potato of refugees as soon as possible, the French Supreme Commander in Haiphong showed great respect to him, a young member of the Refugee Committee, personally greeted them at the airport, and arranged for them to rest at the villa built by Emperor Bao on the top of the mountain.
Li Weimin is no stranger to the Tushan Peninsula, and has accompanied domestic friends to play in the casino here more than once in later generations.
With a pleasant climate all year round, warm in winter and cool in summer, beautiful mountains and rivers, picturesque scenery, and the famous Cat Ba Island across the sea, it is a recognized tourist attraction in Vietnam. The later Democratic Republic of Vietnam built many sanatoriums here for the summer of leaders and army generals, and its status is equivalent to that of Beidaihe in China.
However, he is not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sea and the sky, he is not in the mood to step on the soft sand barefoot, and he does not even have the appetite to eat seafood.
He politely refused the invitation of the French commander to have dinner with him, sent them out of the summer vacation, and held a meeting with Qian Xinlin, Gu Changgeng, Han Shuo, He Tianming, Jiang Wenshui, and Ruan Mingxiu, who hurried over.
According to the statistics of the left-behind personnel of the federation, there are 23 Chinese gangs of all sizes engaged in illegal activities on the embankment, and the Tiandihui is the worst, kidnapping and extortion, cheating and abduction, and all kinds of signs indicate that they have colluded with the Pingchuan faction. Other gangs are usury, underground casinos, or brothels. There are 16 smoke houses, and the owners of the smoke houses have close relationships with various gangs......"
"The effects of stealing are just as bad, and there is a gang of idlers who specialize in stealing motorcycles and bicycles, not only from their own people, but also from Vietnamese."
This is a summary meeting, but also a reflection meeting.
The news reported by Lansdale was too shocking, Gu Changgeng sighed secretly, took off his glasses and added: "Compared with these, black market transactions, especially black market foreign exchange transactions, are more disgusting to the government. The day before yesterday, there were news reports that all the foreign currency used in Saigon to pay for imported goods came from improper foreign exchange transactions. It is clearly pointed out that the black market is all controlled by the Chinese, taking advantage of loopholes in foreign exchange regulations and lax law enforcement to make profits, and that this kind of profitable trading has been going on for many years, fueling the flames, and bearing unshirkable responsibility for currency depreciation. ”
Summarize and summarize, and summarize it to your own head.
In fact, not to mention the reversal of foreign exchange, before the transformation, the Li family, which was the most disgusting illegal activity of the Vietnamese people, was engaged in more than half of it, but it did not involve pornography, gambling and drugs, which people hated more.
Li Weimin asked for a cigarette, lit it and smoked it, and said expressionlessly: "Everyone, the situation is very clear, propaganda alone is far from enough. If you don't discipline yourself, if you don't repent, if you don't take some practical action, you will reap the consequences. ”
He Tianming was strong-blooded, hated those black sheep, and suddenly got up and said: "Mr. Li, Mr. Qian, Mr. Gu, there are no eggs under the nest, we can't let a gang of black sheep affect everyone!" ”
Jiang Wenshui said even more eagerly: "First of all, start with me, mobilize all the students of the federation to self-examine and self-correct, and persuade their parents not to engage in illegal business anymore. This activity can be combined with the Industrial Village Project to show the family that they can make money without engaging in illegal business. ”
With a view of the overall situation, Li Weimin was very satisfied, put down his cigarette and said: "This is a good idea, Secretary Ruan, after the meeting, I will contact Manager Liu and ask him to formulate a plan to fully cooperate." ”
"Okay."
Qian Xinlin and Gu Changgeng did not speak very tacitly, and let the two students speak first.
He Tianming lived up to expectations, adding: "Self-examination and self-correction and persuasion of family members are one thing, and at the same time, when serving refugees, we must try to let refugees, especially the volunteers of the Vietnamese Youth Association, know that Chinese living in Vietnam have the same good people and bad people as Vietnamese, but good people account for the vast majority." It is necessary to launch a vigorous propaganda campaign in major cities in the south, such as Saigon, Embankment, Da Nang, Vung Tau, Bo Lieu, and Di Seh, and organize students to protest and boycott the ...... in places where they engage in illegal business, especially pornography, gambling, and drug business."
The proposal of the two students is very good, but it involves the interests of too many people, and it is far from enough to rely on propaganda and protest and boycott, and it will not even cure the standard, let alone the root cause.
After He Tianming and Jiang Wenshui finished speaking, Gu Changgeng took over the conversation and asked, "Mr. Li, can you get the government's authorization on these issues?" ”
"There should be no problem, Wu Tingyan has always been disgusted with these things and has always wanted to do them. He has a habit of moral cleanliness, and even intends to legalize morality, and there is no room for sand in his eyes. ”
"Then we'll clean up the portal ourselves!"
How could Jiang Wenshui not know what it meant to clean up the portal, and couldn't help but say: "Other places are easy to do, the key is the West Dike, you must know that what we oppose is all what Li Wenyuan is doing, and the Pingchuan faction will definitely obstruct it." ”
Jiang is old and spicy, Qian Xinlin turned around and said seductively: "Ah Shui, things have to be divided into two." It is true that what we oppose is all what he is doing, but what we want to crack down on and clean up is also all his competitors, and it is completely possible to allow only the Pingchuan faction to set fire to the Chinese and not allow the Chinese to light the lamp. ”
Gu Changgeng thought about it more comprehensively, and said slowly with his arms crossed: "Many businesses have been legal for more than a century, and they have become illegal all of a sudden, and they will be cleaned up and banned, and many people will definitely not be able to turn this corner, so we must not only inform and persuade in advance, but also give a way." As Ah Shui said, to combine this action with the industrial village plan, it is necessary to think about it well and organize it well. ”
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Li Weimin finally concluded: "Everyone, the general direction is basically to be both propaganda and crackdown, and the federation is responsible for propaganda, not only to let all Chinese know, but also to let more Vietnamese people know that we Chinese live in Vietnam, love Vietnam, and build Vietnam with them." Let every Chinese remember the 14 words: to imitate the law and discipline, and to build a good image of the Chinese.
Secretary Han was in charge of the operation, and the federation first persuaded him to find a way out, and at the same time assisted in collecting intelligence. If the harmful sheep is stubborn and persistent, and then commits crimes against the wind, they will be ruthless and crack down hard!
Tomorrow after talking to the French and Americans about the evacuation of the refugees, I will go back to Saigon to see Ngo Dinh Diem. It was suggested that he set up a 'Anti-Pornography, Anti-Narcotics and Anti-Gang Committee' and grant the 3rd Regiment of the 5th Infantry Division, which had just been airlifted to Saigon, a little law enforcement power, and let us clean up the gate ourselves. ”