Father of France

Chapter 236 Replacing the Cage with a New Bird
Regarding the current issues in male-female relationships, Koman ultimately came up with a solution: a contract that clearly defined the obligations of both parties, with monthly payments, which temporarily resolved the problem.

Bokassa, who was waiting, appeared after Coman came out. As Coman's protector and not his direct subordinate, he was trustworthy in this regard.

Another plausible reason is that Bokassa is black, making his accusations less credible; black people are generally not trusted.

Bokassa certainly wouldn't do that; he'd be crazy to report the military tribunal members of the gendarmerie. Seeing Koman come out, he fawned over her, saying, "It seems the young lady is reluctant to part with her superior."

“What ‘little wife’? Don’t talk nonsense.” Koman expressed his unwavering loyalty to Ava Gardner and that his relationship with Taylor was purely financial. “It’s just that I’ve been feeling a bit empty lately, so I couldn’t control myself.”

When he separated from Ava Gardner last time, Koman felt he had lost out. He had spent several months as a monk, and he couldn't just find any woman from a colony, as that would threaten his illustrious resume and could easily be associated with criticisms of imperialism in the future.

But Taylor didn't have this problem; he was a subject of the number one colonial empire.

But that's not the case now. British India has become independent, and the title of the world's number one colonial empire has changed hands.

Koeman inquired about how Lefevere was getting along with the wealthy elites on the embankment. Respect cannot be merely lip service; one must personally interact with them and become accustomed to it. Otherwise, there will always be some drawbacks in cooperating with them later on, as they will not be able to be as easily directed as needed.

If Lefève can execute his orders precisely, he can maintain the close relationship between the gendarmerie and the wealthy elite after Coman's departure.

In the future, it will be much easier to indirectly influence French African countries through the Chinese. At this moment, Koeman glanced at Bokassa and said, "The discipline of the Chinese is beyond doubt, which is a quality that many ethnic groups lack. This quality is extremely important in modern society, especially when developing industries. Throughout East Asia, the Chinese can become richer than the locals."

Are there any exceptions? Apart from Japan, which was just defeated, this is the case for countries from the Korean Peninsula in the north to the East Indies in the south, including the Indochina Peninsula.

In the 21st century, among the dozen or so countries in East Asia, only Vietnam and South Korea have successfully eliminated the influence of the local Chinese, but both succeeded by using borrowed power.

South Korea took a gradual approach, during the reigns of Syngman Rhee and Park Chung-hee, using the United States as a backer to break free from Gor Hwa's control over import and export trade.

In Vietnam, during the unification process, Le Duan directly used the banner of socialism to eliminate the influence of the Cao Hoa of Cho Ngam. The Cao Hoa of these countries are the real Cao Hoa, while those in the United States are just the lower class.

Apart from South Korea and Vietnam, the indigenous Buddhist and Muslim cultures of other Southeast Asian countries have made it impossible to eradicate the economic influence of Chinese people in these countries.

If we're talking about the benefits of these wealthy and powerful individuals, then they certainly have their uses. Although they might not be able to be utilized by the newly liberated Eastern superpower, if it were any other country, and there were such a group of wealthy and powerful individuals in Southeast Asia, they would have been eager to curry favor with them long ago.

South Koreans envy and resent the wealthy elites in Southeast Asia, wishing they were all like South Koreans. Unfortunately, South Korea is just an insignificant little country, so can the influence of the Korean Wave be monetized? No.

Koeman knows South Korea's mentality all too well. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council each have their own strengths and different ways of boasting. This is how a powerful and influential country does it. It's good that a great Eastern country has this, but our powerful and influential country also has the same good things, and even better ones.

If it's not available yet, then what you make in the future will definitely be better than yours.

As for the Koreans, those who know, know. That's mine; you're just copying.

Koreans are actively stealing homes; ever since a Korean woman married into the Xie family in Thailand, the entire family has become Koreanized.

“Chinese people are easily assimilated. If Chinese people appear in your hometown in the future, and their numbers are small, don’t worry about them. They won’t pose any threat.” Koman began cultivating his tyrant again. “Only when an ethnic group in an African country truly possesses discipline can it be considered to have been reborn and entered modern society.”

Such a sub-Saharan African country did not emerge until the 21st century. Tanzania's claim of being the "East African Liberation Army" is far from accurate.

Tanzania only had a group of officers who had undergone manual training, but these officers did not have an impact on the entire Tanzanian army within their respective command levels.

On the contrary, Rwanda, which is located next to Rwanda, has shown real discipline in terms of military appearance and discipline.

Of course, Rwanda is also a Frankenstein's monster; compared to the revolutionary path, Rwanda's path is more like the Showa era path of Japan.

“Sir, you’re the only one who truly cares about my homeland.” Bokassa’s words were sincere. Perhaps Koeman was good at disguising his feelings, but so far he had been genuinely concerned about Bokassa’s hometown. “It’s what I should do. Africa rightfully deserves to enter modern society,” Koeman replied confidently. “It’s the mission of the French Federation. We will absolutely not follow the British, nor can we.”

Of course, they couldn't learn from them. French colonies were different from British colonies. The social structure of French colonies was backward to begin with. The good places were all taken by the British, and France got a bunch of defective products.

This batch of defective products, besides North Africa, also resulted in the destruction of almost all the local cultural relics by the French.

It used to seem that this approach made French colonies much poorer than British colonies, but now it's clear that there are many advantages as well. France could draw up a blueprint for the future on a blank sheet of paper with almost no difficulty.

In another world, France has been able to maintain firm control over French African countries for decades, and with the addition of this extraordinary genius, it will surely be even more successful.

Lefevere now spends every day with the people of the embankment. When he saw Coman again, he reported his new knowledge without being asked by his superior. He also heard from Coman about the training of Bokassa: "Using Chinese to teach people in African colonies? I don't know if it will work. At least Southeast Asia and Madagascar have similar skin color, but they are too different from black people."

"It shouldn't be a problem. Black people are backward enough, their minds are empty. Let's see what knowledge we choose to fill them with."

Koeman picked up a cup of black tea, took a sip, and said indifferently, "The foundation of the African colonies is too weak to support France. We need to raise the level of civilization in the local area."

Koeman felt like he was playing a simulator when he heard this, but the meaning was similar: the Cuban blacks had already proven that as long as you really put in a lot of effort, there won't be any problems.

If someone is maliciously stirring things up, then it's Haiti. Haiti and Cuba are so close, and both are Catholic Latin civilizations. You can't say there's a fundamental difference in their intelligence, can you?
Intelligence is certainly related to innate factors, but it's not a fixed score. Heredity certainly gives a person a range of intelligence, which is roughly in the 30s. If a person's potential range is 70 to 100, and given the educational level in places like French Africa, it's safe to say that the average is generally in the 70s.

However, if you focus on education, even if you don't reach your potential limit of 100, a score of 80 or so would still be a transformative change. The final IQ level within this range depends heavily on the environment and education one receives after birth.

Early childhood education, in particular, is a key factor in determining whether a person can reach the upper limit of their genetic potential. The brains of children and adolescents are highly plastic. Education can stimulate the establishment of more complex and efficient connections between neurons in the brain, thereby physically optimizing brain function.

Even a top-of-the-line piece of hardware cannot unleash its full potential if it only has a rudimentary operating system installed.

Even ordinary hardware can perform at a level far exceeding its basic configuration through excellent software optimization and efficient programming.

If it's over 100, then we'll have to wait for a genetic mutation, which is something that education can't solve.

In the 21st century, it's not necessarily true that white Americans and Black Cubans are more intelligent on average. After all, with decades of "happy education," it's almost impossible to find any ethnic group in the United States that can engage in industrialized production.

“I’m just worried that these African countries might pose a threat to us in the future.” Lefèvre understood that Corman wanted to increase the support that French Africa could provide for France, but he still couldn’t help but have some concerns.

“I have my own set of standards to keep these African colonies within France’s comfort zone. That makes them easier to deal with. You don’t really understand, though. Being too backward makes them harder to deal with.” Coman shook his head slightly. As long as French Africa is elevated to the level of the Qing Dynasty… or the Republic of China, France can rest easy.

Originally, the founding fathers of the National Assembly were a constellation of stars, and these compradors were indeed more in line with the lofty and sophisticated image of the Republic of China.

Koeman should now be thinking about how to transform half of Africa. From allowing military rule in Algeria to establishing the Production and Construction Corps, it has already been a great step forward.

As long as the colonial wars continued, the French government could not interfere with the actions of the French army overseas. Therefore, Corman never considered trying to hold out as long as possible when he withdrew his troops from French Indochina ahead of schedule.

It was imperative to plan ahead. 1948 had already arrived. It wasn't that Koeman was prejudiced against Chiang Kai-shek; the biggest problem in East Asia was that the United States had been careless, and Chiang Kai-shek had suffered three defeats in just three months. By the time the United States had resolved the Berlin Crisis and started to care about Chiang Kai-shek, the situation had already reached an irreversible point.

The wealthy elites of the embankment have now reached a consensus and are transferring a portion of their wealth to Madagascar. At least in terms of fixed assets, they can no longer invest in them; cash is the key.

Now that France had completed its grain trade with the Soviet Union, it was no longer in a hurry for rice. Saigon's rice trade had also begun to shift towards export and foreign exchange earnings. The understanding of the French Indochina colonial government made the Chinese feel grateful.

(End of this chapter)