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Chapter 1312: Dark Clouds Appear (Third Update, Please Subscribe)

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. After World War II, thanks to the aid from the United States, this city that was razed to the ground during the war was quickly rebuilt. For a few years, it was even known as "the most prosperous city in Asia."

But all this belongs to yesterday. Although Manila was still prosperous in 1962, its glory had long been overshadowed by major cities in Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur, and even Zamboanga.

But even so, Manila is still prosperous. At least in Asia, apart from those cities, it is the only one. For this reason, it attracts people from other Southeast Asian countries.

They do business here, or even study, or... just to stay away from the influence of the Tang people. But even here, the influence of the Tang people is everywhere.

"Using chopsticks can make people smarter!"

Looking at the chopsticks in the chopstick cage on the dining table, Zhu Anda said as he took out the chopsticks.

“Everyone says that, but is it true?”

The irony in the evidence is difficult to conceal, but despite this, from his proficiency in using chopsticks, it can be seen that he does know how to use chopsticks.

"Who knows?"

Garcia, who was sitting in front of him, said:
"In Manila, on TV and in newspapers, many experts support this and attribute the development of the Nanyang people to their intelligence. The reason for their intelligence is that they use chopsticks and Chinese characters. They have been exercising their brains since childhood, so they are smarter than most people."

After a brief pause, Garcia pointed outside the restaurant and said:

"Look, in Manila, the richest merchants here are Chinese, and most businesses are also owned by Chinese, or have Chinese blood. In addition, Nanyang is rich and developed. Even Mindanao, where the Chinese have only managed it for less than 20 years, is more developed than the entire Philippines. Everything seems to prove that the Chinese are better than us."

This is a kind of subtle brainwashing. It doesn’t matter whether Tangren’s better conclusion is true or not. What’s important is that the real world is telling them - this is true!

After all, Tangren’s own success is proof of that!

It is also for this reason that the living habits, culture and other aspects of the Tang people are widely respected by all walks of life in society. Among the elites of Southeast Asian countries, there are "pro-Southern factions" who highly praise Nanyang. While being pro-Southern, they also admire the "Nanyang lifestyle", and using chopsticks is just one of them.

“Yes, many people in Indonesia also feel this way.”

Juanda said:
"There, as here, most of the rich people are Chinese. Even though millions of Chinese have migrated to Surabaya, they still control everything in Indonesia."

When referring to "controlling everything in Indonesia", Juanda's tone was full of dissatisfaction, and he even specifically mentioned:
"Even if Jakarta had the support of the Soviet Union, they would not dare to implement nationalization because they were afraid of the threat from Southeast Asia!"

Garcia laughed and agreed with Zhuanda's words:
"Haha, it seems that the whole of Southeast Asia is like this. The Tang people control everything. They control the economy, own the land, and in some places, they even hold power, such as our Mindanao and your Surabaya."

"No, the entire Southeast Asia belongs to Indonesia, at least it used to!"

Zhu Anda emphasized:

"When the Dutch colonial rule was about to fail, they sold Indonesia's land to Nanyang, and Nanyang created world-shocking achievements with the oil and land there. Originally, such achievements belonged to Indonesia!"

When saying all these things, Juanda obviously overlooked one point - in Jakarta, it is almost the breeding ground of all the ugly phenomena in the world. The extreme left-wing elements are rampant, the fanatics take human lives lightly, the cumbersome and protracted procedures, and the fraud and corruption of government officials have long been detested by people.

In fact, it was for this reason that he left Jakarta and went to Surabaya.

However, this did not prevent him, as an Indonesian, from expressing hostility towards Southeast Asia and even the Tang people in his words.

"Yes, originally all of this should belong to us. By the way, why did you leave Surabaya? Isn't the economy there very developed?"

Although Surabaya's economy is not as good as Mindanao, it is definitely better than the Philippines.

"I am...Javanese,"

He left the words unfinished.

“Javanese people will always be seen as outsiders in Surabaya, right?”

Garcia asked knowingly.

Zhu Anda didn't say anything, and Garcia spoke his mind.

"Outsiders"... Javanese people are considered "outsiders" in Surabaya, just as they regard Chinese people as "outsiders" in Jakarta. It is precisely because of this loss that Juanda did not work in Surabaya as his father expected, but took all his savings and came to Manila.

Here, he was a foreigner. But he was a foreigner, not like in Surabaya, where he was considered an "outsider" like all Javanese, even though that was Indonesian land.

“It seems that they are the real masters of that land. But in fact, we are the masters of that land.”

Zhu Anda said as he ate noodles with chopsticks:
"Just like they did in Nanyang, they consider themselves the masters there, but many of them have only been there for less than 20 years."

"They are the ones who think they are the masters, aren't they?"

Garcia said, looking at Juanda.

"It's even in their national anthem."

"Yes, they think that without them the whole of Southeast Asia would be a wilderness. They think they are the ones who created everything. They think..." Zhu Anda said after finishing the noodles in the bowl in one gulp.

"He is the master of all of us. But... is this true?"

"of course not."

Garcia shook his head.

"That's why we need to fight, that's why we need to make our voices heard and let the world know that we are the real masters of this land."

As he said this, Garcia looked at the menu in front of him and the Chinese characters on it, and said:

"You see, Chinese is very common in Manila now. Just like noodles, the Americans sent flour here under the banner of alleviating hunger. Under the impact of cheap flour, more and more Filipino farmers are going bankrupt."

The American aid he mentioned refers to the bumper harvest of grain in the United States nine years ago, which led to a sharp drop in wheat prices. In order to protect the interests of the country's farmers, and given that people in many countries and regions in Asia were in a state of semi-starvation.

Therefore, the United States launched a corresponding food aid program, providing large amounts of food, mainly wheat, to Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, the Gulf Islands and other places.

During this process, they, who were originally accustomed to eating rice, are also gradually changing their eating habits.

After all, flour is cheap, and for most people, it’s enough to have enough to eat. What’s the point of being picky?
Compared with Western staples such as bread, Chinese noodles have become rapidly popular in these areas.

"During this process, the Tang merchants not only made a fortune, but they also made noodles from cheap flour, using this special invasion to infiltrate little by little. The Americans destroyed our agriculture with their cheap food, and the Tang people are devouring our souls bit by bit.

Just like now we are used to eating noodles, we are used to chopsticks, we are used to reading Chinese characters, we are used to... in this unconscious process, we are used to becoming their slaves!"

When mentioning "slaves" again, Garcia emphasized the tone. Then he said.

"If we don't act, then one day they will succeed."

When saying this, Garcia's expression contained a hint of sadness and indignation, as if he was sad about the fate of the Philippines.

"so……"

Juanda said.

"We have to let the world see this, let the world know that this country is actually a colonial regime, they occupy our land, plunder our wealth, and enslave our people,"

When his voice fell, the two of them looked at each other and saw determination in each other's eyes.

Just then, news came from the TV nearby.

"…The passage of this proposal…"

Zhu Anda, who was originally talking, hurriedly ran to the TV and turned up the volume to the maximum, then opened his eyes wide and watched the news on TV.

"……mean……"

Looking at the smiling Nanyang representatives on the TV screen, Zhuanda and Garcia were stunned. They didn't even know how to describe the complex emotions in their hearts.

However, some people were laughing in the restaurant, and the owner and the diners seemed to be happy about it. Only a few people looked as if they had lost their parents.

"What's going on... How did Nanyang become such a big country?"

The most surprising thing about this matter is that the proposal was actually put forward by the Soviets. This is really unbelievable!

But there were signs of this. In the previous "Cuban Missile Crisis", Nanyang mediated the conflict between the two major powers, allowing mankind to escape the shadow of nuclear war. Countries around the world highly appreciated Nanyang's actions.

Perhaps, it was from that time that the Soviet Union had decided to win over Southeast Asia.

In fact, this is the relationship between countries - interests have always been paramount. For the sake of interests, what's the harm even if it means associating with the devil?
This may seem like a big deal to the world, but it is just that.

To a certain extent, everyone even feels that this system may be overthrown at any time.

After all, the last time everyone turned the table together was only about 20 years ago. Now we are just pulling Nanyang in to prevent him from turning the table prematurely.

So, for the vast majority of countries and individuals in this world, they don't know what this day and this decision mean.

After all, as of now, it is just a waste paper organization. In this case, who would care about these things?

In fact, nothing is absolute. Just when most countries thought that this was just a "diplomatic affair", in some countries, this incident caused an uproar. Of course, there were also people who denounced the Soviet Union's betrayal of the people of the world.

Sometimes this is the true nature of the world. No matter what you do, there will always be someone who blames you. No one is immune to this, whether it is a country or an individual.

In a word, in this world, if you want to do something, you must be prepared to bear all kinds of accusations. This is human nature.

(End of this chapter)