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"Not very good." Jin Jingyan adjusted her large-framed glasses. "The last few fourteen-line articles were rejected, and the royalties from the last issue were not much."

"Selling literature to make a living is a difficult business. I have long advised you to join me in the antique business, but you refused to listen and insisted on writing poetry. You are a princess, but you are living in such poverty."

"I like writing poetry." Jin Jingyan said calmly.

"Likes can't be eaten." Tang Yiying took Jin Jingyan's hand and wrapped it in her own. "Yunyan, I always treat you as my daughter. I don't intend to use tricks to talk to you. I will say what I want to say directly. Even if it's not pleasant to hear, don't take it to heart."

Jin Jingyan nodded.

"Your literary talent is just average. You won't be able to make a living by selling your writings for long. If one day you can't write poetry anymore, how will you make a living?" Tang Yiying patted the back of Jin Jingyan's hand. "I've finally understood Hong Kong. Women, if you don't become bad, you can't find a job with a good income. If you want to have a secure future, you still have to find a good man.

Xian Yaowen came to my place yesterday and I slept with him. I was very happy. He is better than any other man I have ever known before..."

Tang Yiying's words were so blunt that Jin Jingyan's face became hot.

"He is a very good man, a responsible man, but I am old, and I cannot hold his heart or his body. You are different, you are at the age of beauty, and your last name is Aisin-Gioro, which is very attractive to him. You..."

When Jin Jingyan heard this, she understood what Tang Yiying meant. Her thoughts ran wild, and she didn't hear a word Tang Yiying said next.

Tang Yiying tried her best to persuade Jin Jingyan. She was determined to convince Jin Jingyan to form the Xian Alliance with her. Xian Yaowen's promise was beautiful and she listened to it, but she didn't dare to believe it easily.

She thought about it for a long time last night and decided that Xian Yaowen was a good ship. She wanted to get on board and sit firmly, but she also wanted to have more initiative so that she wouldn't have to worry about being kicked off the ship all the time. This is what happened now.

On the ferry.

Xian Yaowen pushed open the car door and just got out of the car, he heard a voice "Awen" from behind him.

He turned around and said with a smile, "Aju, what a coincidence."

Liu Rongju came closer and asked, "When did you come back?"

"The day before yesterday."

"Why didn't you notify me?"

Xian Yaowen laughed, "Busy, I plan to call your clock tomorrow."

"Whose clock is ringing now?" Liu Rongjiu sneered.

"Tang Yiying knows, right?"

"I heard something."

"I took her in yesterday and now I'm going to pick her up for an appointment with Li Hongshen."

"Li Hongshen asked you out?"

"I made an appointment with him."

"Talk about numbers?"

"I don't do smuggling, so I have no conflict with him. Li Shiguang is doing well in Saigon, and I want to get to know him."

Liu Rongju was surprised. "Li Shiguang offended HSBC when he shorted HSBC's stock. He couldn't return to Hong Kong because HSBC didn't allow him to. You actually want to meet him?"

"South Vietnam is good. I want to do some business there."

"I heard that Stanley Lai was helping the French transport supplies to Vietnam and transporting rice back from Vietnam." Liu Rongju said meaningfully.

"You're mistaken. I want to do serious business. The population of the French-controlled area is over 1600 million. It's a big market, but there is no decent industry. The prospect of opening a factory there is still good."

"Aren't you afraid that the North will attack the South?"

"Don't worry in the short term. If the French can't hold on, the Americans will be the ones to suffer." Xian Yaowen leaned on the railing and said slowly, "There is a rumor that the United States had long known that the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt wanted the United States to suffer and reap the benefits, but he couldn't find a reason to declare war on Germany and Japan. The Japanese's sneak attack was like sending a pillow to someone when they were asleep.

Back then, before Pearl Harbor, I lived in fear every day, fearing that I would be betrayed by my own people. A kid like me looked so fair and tender. "

Xian Yaowen shook his head, "This is such an ugly way to die.

When Mongolia attacked the Southern Song Dynasty, the vanguards were the surrendered generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, such as Zhang Hongfan and Lu Wenhuan, who were familiar with the Yangtze River defense line and naval tactics, and were able to effectively command the battle.

The Qing dynasty fought against the Ming dynasty, but they had no swords or guns, so the jealous old man provided them with them. The jealous old man got a huge reward, which opened up the heyday of the banknote exchange and trade with Russia.

No matter who sits on the throne, he will inevitably implement the strategy of using the Han to control the Han. If he seizes the opportunity to surrender, there is a great chance that he will become a Han herder's dog.

After Pearl Harbor, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the United States was doomed. We Chinese have more confidence in the U.S. military than the Americans do, and we believe that the U.S. military will definitely beat the Japanese devils and make them flee in panic.

At that time, many people were faced with the choice of which dragon to choose from. It didn’t matter which one, since the Japanese were kicked out of the choice anyway.”

Xian Yaowen pointed to the sky, "So, when the people above were already thinking about how to fight for the Central Plains, the people erupted with the greatest enthusiasm for the war of resistance. There was hope for driving away the Japanese devils, and there was hope for the future of the children. The adults could die calmly, and if they were lucky enough not to die on the battlefield, the children might be able to escape from their status as peasants."

After a pause, he continued, "After the Battle of Midway, the United States had actually already established victory. If they had pushed forward to the Japanese mainland in one go, they might have been able to win the Pacific War before the European battlefield.

But the United States cannot do that. For the sake of the war, the United States built a wartime military-industrial system. Millions of Rosie’s entered factories, and two million blacks moved from the South to the northern military-industrial cities. The entire country’s economy revolved around the war. If the war suddenly stopped, the U.S. economy would face collapse.

The war must be carried out at the pace required by the United States. Before the Japanese surrender, the United States must complete the transformation from its military-industrial system to a civilian industrial system.

In September 1943, Japanese Navy Minister Shigetaro Shimada tried to negotiate with the United States through Swiss diplomats, proposing that Japan retain its pre-9 territories, including the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan. The United States demanded that Japan surrender unconditionally, and the negotiations broke down.

In June 1944, the US military implemented a very wrong tactic, skipping Taiwan and heading straight for the Philippines.

After the Tokyo bombing in March 1945, the U.S. military suspended large-scale air raids for two months, and the B-3 fleet turned to small cities, turning a blind eye to important targets such as Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki.

In April 1945, Japan again rejected the Japanese peace talks.

In June 1945, Konoe Fumimaro once again sought peace through the Swiss channel, but the US State Department deliberately delayed its processing.

On August 1945, 8, because of the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima, the Soviet Union changed its plan to declare war on Japan from August 8 to that day.

As soon as the Soviet Union declared war, the United States suddenly changed its attitude towards peace talks and urged the Japanese representatives to negotiate quickly, which led to the unconditional surrender of Japan on August 8.

Xian Yaowen exhaled a breath of turbid air and continued, "Aju, the United States does not want Japan to repeat the mistakes of East and West Germany. It wants to end the war before the Soviet Union is defeated and not give the Soviet Union the opportunity to set foot on the Japanese mainland. However, the explosion of the two atomic bombs has prompted the Soviet Union to speed up the pace of declaring war.

Although the Soviet Union did not set foot on the Japanese mainland, it did invade North Korea and Northeast China, which led to the emergence of the 38th parallel and the current Korean War.

If the war ended earlier, perhaps there would not be a dispute between North Korea and South Korea, but a dispute between North Mongolia and South Mongolia. Of course, this possibility is not great, and the greater possibility is..."

Xian Yaowen didn't say anything else, but Liu Rongju knew what he might be talking about.

"What does this have to do with Vietnam?"

“If a shepherd wants to manage his sheep well, he cannot do without the assistance of sheepdogs, nor can he do without the threat of wolves. The establishment of the Bretton Woods system in 1944 already showed that the United States was ready to implement dollar hegemony, which was a new form of colonization, much more sophisticated than territorial occupation.

If I can understand this, how can the economic experts in Western countries not understand this?
They understood, they understood everything, but they had no choice. The Soviet Union, like a wolf, was watching them closely and might pounce at any time.

From the perspective of the United States, the Soviet Union is the United States' first ally. Every roar of the wolves can bring benefits to the shepherd. What the shepherd needs to do is not to eliminate the wolves, but to control the number of wolves.

The leader wolf cannot be beaten, but the wolf cubs must be beaten. If not killed, they must be crippled. The wolf cubs cannot be allowed to have an easy life. If their lives are too easy, they will easily seduce the sheep to follow suit.

The two world wars that took place shortly after each other caused a lot of tragedies, but they also had a positive side. Science and technology and industry ushered in great development, globalization accelerated, and the world ushered in a good opportunity for great economic development. The main theme in the next few decades should be stable economic development, rather than war plunder or revolution.

The United States has chosen the right path and stood on the commanding heights of justice. The Soviet Union can only be the villain and can only be evil, and those who stand on the side of the Soviet Union are equally evil.

Therefore, it is impossible for the North to attack the South in the short term. The United States needs the roar of the North, but cannot watch the North grow stronger. If Vietnam is unified from north to south, the entire Southeast Asia may fall.

By then, the Soviet fleet can be deployed to the Arabian Sea-Bay of Bengal-South China Sea, spreading out along a line, using Malaya and Indonesia as springboards to capture Australia and New Zealand, and then attack South America, the back garden of the United States. Tanks and combat vehicles will be continuously transported there, and troops will be divided into three routes to attack the US mainland from Mexico. "

Xian Yaowen said jokingly: "The United States has strategic depth, but it is a vast country with a sparse population and a federal system. Once the Soviet Union invades the U.S. mainland, it will be fun.

Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic are all countries that sit on the American side. If any of them sided with the Soviet Union, the United States would definitely jump up and down.

"So, you are sure that nothing will happen to South Vietnam?" Liu Rongju said thoughtfully.

"I can't say I'm sure of it. Everything is possible. It's just worth a gamble. Besides, I'm not going to bet my entire fortune. If I win, that's great. If I lose, it doesn't matter."

Saigon and Hong Kong are too closely connected. Sin Yiu-man could conceal the details of his operations in Saigon from others, but he could not conceal his "actions" from Hong Kong, so he generously told Liu Rongjiu.

"When are you going to Vietnam? I want to go with you."

"I've been there once, and I don't know when I'll go next time. If you're interested, you should go there on your own. I have someone there who can receive you."

Liu Rongju nodded, "I don't have time to go there in the short term, so I'll wait for you for a few months. I just received a mission to transport vegetables and fruits to Taiwan. Was it you who arranged it?"

"Ah."

“Is there any hope for Taiwan?”

"It's possible, but not easy. These are long-term businesses. Once you invest money, you can see returns in three to four years at the shortest, or ten years or more at the longest. The bulk of my funds are raised from outside sources. Although the cost is high, I don't have to rush to pay it back, so there's no pressure."

Xian Yaowen pursed his lips at the person standing behind Liu Rongju and said, "I've never seen this brother before."

"Sha Danying, you are in charge of the North Point Fish Market. Today a new brother will be beheading a chicken. I will go over to watch the ceremony." Liu Rongju said, turning his head back, "Aying, bring your brothers to pay respects to Mr. Xian."

As soon as he finished speaking, two men walked out from behind him. The first one clasped his fists toward Xian Yaowen and said, "Mr. Xian, I am Sha Danying, and he is my disciple Daozi."

"Hello, Mr. Xian, I am Lan Huaying."

Xian Yaowen nodded to the two of them, took out some money from his pocket, counted out 168 yuan and handed it to Lan Xiaying, "Sorry, I don't have any red paper with me, please come to pray for good luck."

Before Lan Huaying took the offer, Liu Rongju said, "Why don't you thank Mr. Xian?"

Hearing this, Lan Huaying took it and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xian."

"You're welcome. I wish you good luck on your journey."

After the greetings, Xian Yaowen said to Liu Rongju, "Is everything peaceful recently?"

"It's not peaceful. Work is underway every night at the pier and Tsim Sha Tsui." Liu Rongju paused. "I don't know where Du Hudie found a group of Burmese guys. They all carry guns and want to kill people."

Xian Yaowen chuckled and said, "No need to deliberately pick on her. I have nothing to do with her business, and I never care. Who was behind Li Caifa in the past is who is behind her."

"Poison Butterfly went too far. It's easy to cause public outrage and be targeted by a coalition."

"Ah."

The two of them said nothing more, waited for the ferry to dock, and went their separate ways.

Not long.

Xian Yaowen knocked on Tang Yiying's door and stepped in.

"I've been running around a lot today and I'm sweating a lot. I'd like to borrow your bathroom to take a shower."

As he spoke, Xian Yaowen handed Tang Yiying the three-piece set of vest, shorts, and shirt that he always kept in the car.

Tang Yiying took it and said, "Do you want me to give you water?"

"No thanks." Xian Yaowen waved his hand, "No one is using the bathroom, right?"

Tang Yiying said calmly: "No."

"Change your clothes and leave after I take a shower."

After Tang Yiying helped him take off his coat, Xian Yaowen came to the bathroom door, pushed it open, and the first thing he saw when he walked in was a woman lying in the bathtub. She was wearing glasses and holding a book in her hands, and her hand holding the book was shaking.

Seeing this, he understood, "I said that this old man's wisdom is all about seducing men."

He said to the back: "Tingyun, come in."

After a while, Xie Tingyun followed in and saw the woman at a glance. She closed the bathroom door and put her hand under her armpit.

Xian Yaowen took off his vest and shorts, walked under the shower, turned on the faucet, and the water poured over his head and shoulders, flowing along the muscles on his back to his buttocks.

The woman's hands were shaking even more violently.

Bang! The book fell.

Xian Yaowen heard the noise, turned his head and saw the book on the floor. He glanced at the water on the floor and saw that the floor drain was designed very reasonably and the water would not overflow. He turned back and continued to take a shower.

After a while, he turned off the faucet, turned around, with his back to the wall and his face facing the bathtub.

Take a step forward and let the water hit your back.

"My lady, the way we met is really special." (End of this chapter)