Mong Cai, a small town in the northeasternmost part of Vietnam. It is bordered by Tokyo Bay (Beibu Gulf) in the east, Lang Son, Haixing, Haiphong and other provinces and cities in the west, and Dongxing City, Guangxi, China in the north.

Young Master Li is no stranger to this place, he has come to rework a few times, and mentioned it to domestic friends more times, all of which are advice without exception, because this place can be called a trap for tourists and a paradise for liars.

In later generations, Chinese people wanted to go abroad to open their eyes, and various transnational fraud groups came into being, all over Dongxing and Mong Cai.

As soon as you arrive in Dongxing, the tour guide will pass your ID card information to Mong Cai. As soon as you enter the country, the sensational stories and scams of the fellows will naturally begin to be staged.

The techniques are endless, and the tricks are innovative, so that people can't prevent it.

There is no official statistics that Li Weimin doesn't know, anyway, the probability of friends he knows being deceived and buying fakes here is more than 90%. Even if you break some money, every year many Chinese lose their money in the casino in Mong Cai and jump to their deaths.

There is no "reform and opening up" in the mainland, and there is no "reform and opening up" in Vietnam, and the people on both sides of the national border can barely eat enough to eat.

I thought that it would take a little trouble to meet Huang Yasheng, after all, I had never dealt with him before.

With Nguyen Minh Xiu, the daughter-in-law of the former Nong family, everything went unbelievably well, she said a few words to a second lieutenant guarding the small pier, and waited on the boat for about ten minutes, and a lieutenant officer wearing a French ** uniform rushed over and greeted everyone ashore with great enthusiasm.

"Sister-in-law, Lesheng is also ...... Also martyred, in Dien Bien Phu. It became a liberated area of the Viet Minh, and there was no way to collect the body, so we could only help him build a tomb for his clothes, and the funeral was just a few days after the funeral. ”

He was Nguyen Minh Xiu's husband's classmate Chen Yun Wei, a man in his twenties, who looked thirty years old and very haggard, and could imagine how much pressure they were under now.

When people talk about private matters, Li Weimin is not easy to interject, and his attention is all focused on the regional flag on the side of the road with the word "loyalty and filial piety" embedded in the middle of the French flag.

Her husband died in battle, her husband's classmates also died in battle, and thinking of what her cousin-in-law said on the boat, Ruan Mingxiu's heart was like a knife, and she was extremely uncomfortable, because they died so unjustly that it was meaningless to die.

As if he knew what was hurting her, Chen Runwei stopped saying anything, and just silently led everyone all the way to a big mansion that should be the headquarters.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Qian, Mr. Wang, please wait, I'll go in and report."

"It's okay, we'll wait here."

The French could not be empty-handed when they met for the first time, the French were counting on them to contain a part of the Viet Minh army, and naturally there would be no shortage of guns and ammunition, and Li Weimin would not carry stones to the mountains, but prepared Western medicine worth 500,000 piastes and a batch of cloth that was now in short supply.

The Viet Minh guerrillas often harassed the Nong area, sporadic fighting occurred almost every day, and many wounded could not be treated, but could only watch their wounds become infected and die.

He was in his fifties, quite tall, but not very burly, and greeted him in Chinese with a thick accent as soon as he met: "Mr. Li is high-righteousness, Huang is toothless and unforgettable, the outside is not a place to speak, please inside, please inside." ”

Li Weimin hugged his fists and smiled: "General Huang's words are serious, blood is thicker than water, this is what the younger generation should do." ”

"A good blood is thicker than water, and it is really a famous family. Mr. Li, is Ling Zun okay, Hanoi is goodbye, I haven't seen Brother Guanyun for seven or eight years, think about how fast time flies. ”

The Li family had a business in Hanoi, and when Japan surrendered, the old man went to Hanoi to accept several warehouses that had been requisitioned by the Japanese army.

He is willing to pull this relationship better, Li Weimin followed him to the living room, and said respectfully: "General Lao Huang is concerned, my father is still in good health, but he has worked hard for so many years, and his spirit is not as good as before. So a few days ago, I took my mother and sister to France, planning to recuperate for a period of time. ”

Li Guanyun is not only a well-known Chinese businessman, but also an important overseas Chinese leader in Xidi, who did not leave when the Japanese army invaded Vietnam, but now he is gone, which shows how pessimistic he is about the political situation.

Huang Yasheng realized the seriousness of the problem and was about to inquire about his intentions, Ruan Mingxiu said cautiously: "General Huang, I am Mingxiu, do you remember me?" ”

The leader of Nong District is not so easy to be, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a day-to-day opportunity, and he can't remember who this beautiful woman in front of him is for a while.

Chen Runwei hurriedly leaned into his ear and whispered a few words, he suddenly reacted, and said with a solemn face: "It turned out to be Mingxiu, why didn't you go to Hong Kong, why did you come to Mong Cai with Mr. Li?" ”

Ruan Mingxiu couldn't hold back any longer, tears came out of her eyes, and Pear Blossom cried with rain: "My father-in-law and mother-in-law explained that Xiu is still young, and she doesn't have children to drag her down, so she didn't let Mingxiu go to Hong Kong together." Living in Hanoi, it is inevitable that he will be touched by the scene, and Mingxiu will go back to Xidi to join his parents' family.

Mr. Li is the son-in-law of Mr. Wu Dayuan, the 'shipbuilding king', and the cousin-in-law of Mingxiu. I had nothing to do all day in Xidi, and I felt even more uncomfortable, so I took the initiative to ask Mr. Li to be my secretary. If you have something to do, you have something to do, and Mingxiu will ...... I can't think about it, I can't think about it...... It's not that uncomfortable. ”

More than 1,000 of his subordinates have died on the battlefield in the fight against the Viet Minh to this day, and if you count the children of the Nong people who served in other units, even more people have died.

Compassion is not in charge of soldiers, and righteousness is not in charge of wealth.

Huang Yasheng is not a fragile person, but in the face of a bereaved family like Ruan Mingxiu, he is really uncomfortable and panicked.

"Good boy, I'm sorry for you."

He gently pulled Ruan Mingxiu to his side and comforted him in a slow voice: "Child, the deceased is gone, and the living are like this." Your parents-in-law are right, you should be uplifted, you can't always live in the past. ”

"I can't forget, I can't figure it out."

"Cousin, don't be sad, forget the past, start over, it's really not okay to go out for a walk, go to Europe, go to the United States."

Ruan Mingxiu realized that she had lost her temper and hurriedly wiped away her tears: "I'm sorry, when I saw General Huang and Runwei, I couldn't control it for a while." You talk, you talk about business. ”

It is impossible for the eldest young master of the Li family to come here for no reason, and it is impossible to send things for no reason, Huang Yasheng nodded slightly, turned around and said, "Runwei, accompany Mingxiu to go out for a walk." ”

"Yes!"

As soon as the two of them walked out of the meeting room, Li Weimin said bluntly: "General Huang, the juniors came to visit rashly, first, I want to inform you of a few bad news; Second, I want to provide you and the hundreds of thousands of compatriots in Nong District with a little help within their ability. ”

It was a matter of life and death in Nong District, Huang Yasheng didn't dare to be careless, and said eagerly: "What news, is there a result of the negotiation?" ”

"The final agreement was not signed, but the general direction was basically determined."

Li Weimin sighed lightly and said worriedly: "If nothing else, a ceasefire can be achieved by the end of next month at the latest, but it will be divided into South Vietnam and North Vietnam along the 17th parallel like North Korea." The French withdrew from Vietnam, North Vietnam was handed over to the Vietminh, South Vietnam remained Vietnamese, Cambodia and Laos (Laos) became independent, and French rule in Indochina would end. ”

What to do with the withdrawal of the French troops from Nong, the news is too shocking.

Huang Yasheng was stunned for a while before he asked suspiciously, "Mr. Li, is this news accurate?" ”

"Truth be told, the junior is not only a businessman, but also an advisor to the University of Michigan's Government Research Agency, which specializes in the U.S. government's Allied aid program, and knows the progress of the Geneva negotiations very well."

His father went to France, and he is now the head of the Li family, one of the overseas Chinese leaders of the West Cause.

As a person of status, he would not joke on such a big issue. What's more, this is easy to verify, and it won't take a few days to find out.

The more Huang Yasheng thought about it, the more frightened he became, a layer of cold sweat oozed from his forehead, he was silent for a long time, and slammed the table with a snap: "We are abandoned, we are betrayed!" ”

"General Huang, don't be impatient, the juniors haven't finished talking yet."

Li Weimin glanced back at Qian Xinlin and others, and continued: "After rounds of confrontation and compromise, the negotiating parties have basically reached a consensus on the future of Vietnam. It was agreed that the 17th parallel was only temporary, arguably a stopgap measure to seek a ceasefire first, with general elections planned for the next few years to form a coalition government in which the votes would determine who would be in power. ”

Huang Yasheng is not a fool, how can he not know that this is just a good wish, and said coldly: "North Korea also said so at the beginning, and this cannot solve the urgent need of Nong District." ”

This is true, but the negotiators also believe that both the Vietnamese living in the north and the Vietnamese living in the south have the right to choose their own way of life. In other words, for a period of time after the ceasefire, people in the south and north can move freely. In addition, although the French want to withdraw from Vietnam, they are also willing to take on some responsibilities that they should bear, such as how to settle the Nong soldiers who have been working for France. ”

"How are they going to be placed?"

"Soldiers can emigrate to France, or provide financial support to do business in the south or Laos. However, as far as I know, due to the Vietnam War, the African colony of Algeria also set off a wave of anti-French. ”

The implication is very clear: first, France only resettles the soldiers, not their families, let alone the hundreds of thousands of Nongs in the Nong area; Second, if you go with them, you are likely to be sent to Africa to continue to be cannon fodder.

He frowned, his hands shaking involuntarily.

I know that if I am afraid, there is something even more terrible!

Li Weimin sighed secretly and continued: "In fact, the United States is privately in contact with France on the issue of the evacuation of refugees, and if necessary, the US government will send the Navy to assist in the evacuation of people living in North Vietnam, especially Catholics, but the plan does not include the Nongs. ”

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