Chapter 400 Master Zhongtang

"But can the Chinese workers here adapt to the climate in Newfoundland?" Gerald Edward raised another difficulty. Malaya is near the equator, while Newfoundland is near the North Pole. Although it cannot be compared with Alaska, it is For people who grew up here, it is still a huge test.

"So we are recruiting Chinese, not local Chinese." Alan Wilson replied after hearing this. "The convergence of local Chinese and Malaya must be stopped immediately. It is best to have a relationship like the Muslim League and the Congress Party." .It is convenient for us to establish influence!”

As for Gerald Edward's question about latitude, Alan Wilson remembered as if in a previous life, the widespread Internet statement was that the south is wetter and colder than the north, and if the statement is true, there is no problem.

Even if the humidity and cold could not smooth out the fifty-degree temperature difference, he had no choice. As far as the current situation was concerned, Northeast Asia was too dangerous. It was hard to say whether he could come back safely. If it happened again in this way, "imperialist" Special Agent Alan Wilson, shot dead by my heroic... soldiers... embodies the Chinese nation..."

To prove his talent, Alan Wilson is certainly willing to make certain sacrifices, but this sacrifice is a bit too big.

A few days later, Alan Wilson had his first meeting with representatives of Chinese laborers who volunteered to serve as corvees and met the criteria he listed. These people were young, no more than thirty years old, and they were still working as laborers before coming to Malaya. Pass the troops.

"Introduce yourself. You can call me Ai Zhongtang. This is my Chinese name, although I have never been to China." After Alan Wilson came in, he nodded to the dozen representatives in front of him and introduced himself, "I am Ying. I am the Governor of Newfoundland. According to the custom of you Chinese people, you can also call me Lord Central. Without further ado, please introduce yourselves so that we can continue the conversation."

Su Yang, Tian Qianqiu... The people who came introduced themselves one by one. When he heard Tian Qianqiu's name, Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows. This seemed to be the name of a historical celebrity. The witch-gu rebellion avenged the prince of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Minister of the Han Dynasty?

After these representatives introduced themselves one by one, Alan Wilson motioned for them to sit down before continuing, "I wonder what you think of this recruitment and why you came here."

"I heard that if you join the labor recruitment, you will be exempted from land tax and you can get a house. I don't know if it's true." Su Yang said eagerly as soon as he finished speaking.

Alan Wilson nodded and said, "That's right. During your work, you don't have to pay taxes on the fields you cultivate. When you return to Malaya after the work period is over, you will also get a house. This is what Commissioner Gerald and I discussed. He also approved it."

"I want to know the local environment!" Tian Qianqiu asked about the workplace.

"Mr. Tian is quite pragmatic. It should be similar to your North China region." Alan Wilson lied very simply and without any psychological burden. The climate in Newfoundland is definitely not at the level of North China.

But in order to get these people to follow him, he had to tell a little white lie at this time. It was not a complete lie. Except for winter, the temperature in the remaining seasons was similar to that in North China, but winter was slightly longer. Click.

Because no one understands Chinese better than me, the communication between the two parties seems to be effortless at all. First of all, Alan Wilson is not racist. After all, he was Chinese in his previous life, and he will not discriminate against himself in any way.

And I got along well with these Chinese representatives.

He was even willing to sign the contract in advance, using the reputation of Malayan Commissioner Gerald Edward to guarantee it.

Fortunately, Gerald Edward is not here, otherwise he would definitely have to argue with the Governor of Newfoundland, "Why don't you guarantee it in your own name?"

It's not for any other reason. The key is that the county magistrate is not as good as the current governor. Gerald Edward is the commissioner of Malaya, and his words are definitely more credible than he, the governor of who knows where.

“I wonder what everyone thinks of the Malays?” Alan Wilson brought the topic to ethnic issues. For no particular reason, he just wanted to ask these new immigrants their intuitive views.

"We don't understand them." Tian Qianqiu hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his intuitive opinion.

good! Sighing inwardly, Alan Wilson agreed, "Actually, I don't understand them either, but it seems that I'm not a minority. In fact, there is room for cooperation. You are all Chinese. In principle, you are not a local ethnic group." , it was the colonial government of British Malaya that decided to let you in after considering the objective conditions."

As for the original intention of bringing in, Alan Wilson certainly could not tell these people clearly, but what he wanted in his heart was to change the proportion of Peranakans and make the Peranakans a minority.

After all, if you live in the same place for several generations, you may not be able to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Assimilation is not the exclusive preserve of any nation. The dominant nation in any place will assimilate outsiders to a certain extent.

Coincidentally, the assimilation ability of ethnic groups who believe in the Peace Cult is particularly high. If Alan Wilson is honest, the assimilation ability of the Peace Cult is far greater than that of the Han people.

If you don’t believe it, just calculate the expansion rate of the Peace Sect in the agricultural era since the emergence of the Peace Sect six hundred years ago, and compare it with the expansion rate of Confucian culture in the agricultural era. The comparison will be obvious. Whether in terms of population or land, the Peace Sect is the dominant party.

Not to mention other places, British Malaya at the feet of Alan Wilson, the mainstream belief here is the Peace Religion.

The influence of Chinese culture in Southeast Asia is limited to half of Vietnam. It cannot be compared with Hinduism, let alone the more influential Peace Religion?

He is sure that in a place where there is no foundation, the Chinese will definitely lose to the peaceful believers in terms of assimilation ability.

From the British perspective, the Peranakans are no longer trustworthy. These new Chinese immigrants have not yet thought of themselves as Malayan natives. Therefore, Alan Wilson’s idea of ​​opening up immigration is essentially to allow the Chinese to New immigrants became the mainstream, sidelining the Peranakans who felt they could live in peace with the Malays.

This is then supplemented by education from an early age to ensure that these Chinese will not make the same mistakes as the original Peranakans when they grow up.

"If I manage British Malaya, I will definitely give the Chinese fair treatment, including a complete Chinese education." Alan Wilson talked about the fighting friendship between Britain and China in the two world wars. This was not what he wanted to mention, but besides It seems that there was no time when the two wars were on a common ground.

Don't think that his current guarantees seem to be what they should be. Malaysia will never be able to do so after independence.

Learning Chinese and speaking Chinese in Malaysia is not an easy task, and it is thankless.

Because first of all, the government will not subsidize a penny for Chinese schools; secondly, even though diplomas from Chinese schools are recognized in other countries around the world, they are not recognized in Malaysia.

Those students who attend Chinese schools are not eligible to study in local national public universities in Malaysia.

Therefore, these public universities are somewhat "racially discriminatory" in Malaysia. Seventy-five percent of the admission quotas for freshmen admitted each year are allocated to Malays. It is almost impossible for students who graduate from Chinese schools to study in local public universities. Therefore, Students who graduate from Chinese schools can only study in foreign institutions or some local private universities.

Even if the reality is so cruel, the Chinese in Malaysia still insist on letting their children attend Chinese schools, learn Chinese, and speak their own dialects. In terms of education, general national universities implement a racial quota system that focuses on the interests of the Malays. The Malay ethnic group has a high proportion of admissions, and allocates professional fields such as medicine, engineering, law, pharmacy and biotechnology to Malay.

Even if Chinese students have excellent academic performance, they may not be able to successfully enter the ideal university, and most of the government's overseas scholarships are awarded to Malays; when it comes to purchasing houses, Malays have low-cost affordable housing to buy, but Chinese do not.

If this is the situation of the Chinese in Malaysia after independence, Alan Wilson feels that it is better not to be independent. At least the Chinese and Malays are equal. After independence, the British, who did not have many people in the first place, left and replaced them with a population with a larger population. Many Malays.

Because the official words were clearer than these Chinese representatives, Alan Wilson finally succeeded in deceiving the feelings of these representatives. Of course, he made verbal promises including but not limited to, guarantees of education, housing, and property protection.

He even took the initiative to mention that on such a great day, why not kill a few Japanese prisoners of war to add to the fun?

"We are much more relieved to be able to see Mr. Zhongtang today and get these guarantees." An hour later, Alan Wilson came out of the Commissioner's Office, surrounded by more than a dozen big men. He was in a happy mood.

"It's still early today, why don't we find a place where we can eat and chat." Alan Wilson followed the Romans and said he wanted to drink. "Let me tell you, when you get to the place, as the governor, I will guarantee your legal rights and interests. We will eat and live together, and we will share the blessings and the hardships. This is not a problem."

"With Master Zhongtang's words, what should we have to worry about?" Tian Qianqiu and Su Yang clapped their chests, "Master Zhongtang said that no matter how poor you are, you can't afford education, it really speaks to my heart. Went. It would be great if you were the governor of Malaya. I don’t think your prime minister has much vision, so you should be the governor of Malaya."

"Don't dare to talk nonsense!" Alan Wilson waved his hand to remind him to be careful, and then said with a gesture, "I hope that one day, it can benefit the people of British Malaya."

A group of people walked out of the Commissioner's Office arm-in-arm, and they happened to fall into the eyes of Gerald Edward, the British Commissioner for Malaya. Although he should be happy about this, why did he always feel that something was wrong?

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