The situation in Vietnam is too complicated, and externally it is affected by the confrontation between the two camps, and it is engaged in colonial and anti-colonial struggles, and internally, there are many mountains and factional disputes.

Historically, Ngo Dinh Diem was able to vacillate in the US policy toward Vietnam, and it was a miracle that he was able to wrest military power from the French and Bao Da, pacify warlords and establish the Republic of Vietnam, even though he was almost replaced several times in the early days of his tenure.

The situation is so delicate that it affects the whole body.

Everything went naturally, and under the drive of the great inertia of history and the unremitting efforts of individuals, Diem was able to control the situation and serve two terms as presidents.

If you think you have the advantage of foresight and follow him blindly, God knows how much of a butterfly effect it will have, and God knows if history will go down a fork in the road.

Not to mention that there are not only few overseas Chinese in South Vietnam, but they are not only timid and afraid of things, but also there is no unity within the overseas Chinese area. There are deep-rooted gang views, there are rivals in the business field, and some people are even involved in brutal ideological struggles.

It is necessary to unite the forces that can be united in the Chinese area of Xidi, to find ways to increase the proportion of Chinese in the population of South Vietnam, to make the government of Ngo Dinh Diem expand the living space of the Chinese without suspicion, and to quietly do everything possible to win a little autonomy for the Chinese.

It takes energy, but it also takes time.

At this extremely sensitive critical moment, it is better to keep quiet than to make waves, so coming back first is not to help Ngo Dinh Diem run, but to take precautions to avoid those warlords who do not obey anyone, as well as the pervasive and invincible Viet Minh spies.

It is worth mentioning that the Americans still have to hug their thighs, otherwise it will be difficult to implement the next plan.

Because of this, Li Weimin rushed to the United States first, and after several considerations, he gladly accepted the invitation and was about to rush to Hong Kong to take up the post of chief executive of the Bank of East Asia. After exchanging views with Professor Fisher on a series of pressing issues facing Ngo Dinh Diem as Prime Minister, he and another professor named Sanderson returned to Vietnam as a representative of MSU (Michigan University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences).

The government-chartered plane was accompanied by officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USOM) and the U.S. Special Technical and Economic Mission (sTem), who were tasked by the State Department to investigate refugees in the war zone and to examine Vietnam's economic development.

In fact, the first batch of USOM officials, who arrived in Vietnam as early as January 25 this year, are the third batch. Mr. Acre, who was talking and laughing with a reporter, will replace the previous team leader as the head of the group.

The sTem officials on the same plane were the second group, and it was said that they would go to northern cities such as Hanoi and Haiphong after meeting with the ambassadors.

The next few rows of clergy were the real supporters of Ngo Dinh Eem, from the Catholic Welfare Council of America (NCWC), the American Catholic War Relief Society (cRs) and the American Catholic Charities Association, all volunteers, led by Father Harnett, who was commissioned by the Bishop.

In the last row sat two officers, a lieutenant colonel and a naval colonel, who were part of the newly formed U.S. Military Advisory Group (MAAG) in Vietnam.

And then there is the fact that I am not at ease at all, and I have been running around and asking non-stop media reporters since I got on the plane.

There are Dierman of the New York Times, McLean, who writes for Time and Life Weekly, and Higgins, a Pulitzer Prize-winning and veteran reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, who is famous for his courtesy even with Chief Acre.

By contrast, the reporters of the newspaper The Advocate and the Catholic Herald Citizen were quieter. They were religious people, and they all looked after Father Harnett, and they even prayed very reverently during the meal just now.

As the only yellow face in the cabin, and from Vietnam who knows the situation very well, Li Weimin is undoubtedly the person everyone wants to talk to the most.

The county officials are not as high as they are in charge, but they are not at all low in status after they get off the plane, and they have a great deal of autonomy over the use of aid funds and the distribution of supplies.

The Li family has money, but it can't feed tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people.

You can make money yourself, but it takes time to make money.

Li Weimin was happy to satisfy their curiosity and said with a solemn face: "Regarding the land reform carried out by the Viet Minh in the northern region, a woman named Nguyen Thi Nam in Da Ci County, Thai Nguyen Province is the most representative. ”

"A woman?"

"Yes."

He let out a long sigh and continued: "She was a housewife of a landowner's family, very open-minded, helpful, deeply influenced by the patriotic movement, and very sympathetic to the Viet Minh, who were actively anti-French. She gave great support to the Viet Minh by donating money, clothing and food. When the Vietminh was calling on the people to donate gold to support the war against France, she took out hundreds of taels at once. ”

"What a great Oriental woman."

"There is no doubt about this, in fact, she did more than that, during the most difficult period of the Viet Minh, her home became a refuge for Viet Minh leaders and cadres and fighters, including the Long March, Vu Nga Gia, Pham Van Dong, Nguyen Chi Thanh and Le Duc Tho, and many other Viet Minh leaders have been sheltered or helped by her."

A reporter blurted out: "I've heard of Wu Nga Jia, the Viet Minh general who commanded the army to capture Dien Bien Phu. ”

An official from sTem added: "Pham Van Tong is negotiating in Geneva, no doubt at the top. ”

Li Weimin's face was straight, and he stared at him with a deep gaze and said, "Just such a woman who helped the Viet Minh was the first to be killed during the land reform. She was thrown out as a representative of the landlords who had to be liquidated to start the land reform movement by shooting her, the woman.

Her contribution to the Viet Minh's violent revolution and national independence has been explained by conspiracy theories as 'using hypocrisy to allow her to blend in with the revolutionary ranks and sabotage the revolution from within'. It is worth mentioning that her two sons also participated in the anti-French struggle, and one of them was even a regimental cadre in the Viet Minh army. ”

"My God, it's cruel that such a thing can happen in this world!"

"Atrocities, indisputable atrocities, they should all be brought to court, they should all be prosecuted for crimes against humanity."

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Looking at their indignant looks, Li Weimin continued: "Gentlemen, this is just the tip of the iceberg, in fact, such tragedies are staged almost every day. In the northern regions, the so-called liberated areas, they are in full swing in the campaign to 'punish the reactionary and bully landlords', stipulating that a certain number of reactionary and bully landlords must be executed.

According to survivors who fled there to the south, they were being executed at the rate of 1 thousandth of the total population, and the methods were extremely brutal. He was lucky enough to be shot, at least not in much pain. Many were stabbed to death, tortured to death, and even buried alive. ”

Fr. Harnett drew a cross on his chest and said worriedly: "Prime Minister Dim Diem's brother and nephew were buried alive by the Viet Minh, and there are millions of Catholics living there, and anyone who has even the slightest compassion will worry about their situation. ”

Head Acre took over the conversation and said expressionlessly: "In Soviet Russia, the ban on Orthodox Christianity is a consistent policy, and as early as 1930, the destruction of the church system was completed, the Bible was listed as **, and at least 100,000 priests were executed. The priest's fears are very justified, and such a tragedy is a real possibility. ”

"God willing, good will triumph over evil in the end."

The Yankees really had an innate sense of superiority and mission, and the lieutenant colonel suddenly stood up and said, "I am convinced of this, and we are working hard to achieve this." ”