"Well, it is true that the navy is very important. They don't need too big a ship, nor do they need to be too advanced. A few cruisers or even ironclads are enough to support the appearance, and then some destroyers and speedboats are enough. In addition, the most important thing is to have
The transport ship must have the ability to seize amphibious islands. There are so many islands in the South Ocean. We can't just be satisfied with Borneo. We also need to expand. Finally, we can capture all of Java, Sumatra, and New Guinea. These islands are all
It's fat and oily, and it's rich in products. Don't let it go."
When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Baili, you always pay attention to planning before taking action. Why are you so anxious about expansion? You are not afraid of provoking the United States, Britain, and France to join forces."
, these three countries join forces to impose sanctions, we can’t handle it!”
"This is something for your vice president to consider." Jiang Baili said with a smile: "I only care about the army. In fact, many generals have asked me for instructions, hoping to go to Nanyang to expand territory, especially after seeing Xu Shuzheng relaxed
They can't stand it anymore."
When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, expansion and war are like opium, which makes people want to stop. In fact, Zhang Tinglan is not like this. Borneo has an area equivalent to ten Jiangsu provinces and is rich in various resources.
Abnormally, if developed, it can solve the survival problem of at least 50 million Chinese people. If we can get all the islands in Southeast Asia, China's problem of more people and less land will disappear. Even if the population exceeds one billion in the future, there is no need to worry.
It's just that Zhang Tinglan still has a sense of calmness in his heart. Expansion and war must be done with caution. Once the state machinery turns to militarism, there is no turning back. Just like Nazi Germany, which swept across Western Europe and expanded its territory several times in one fell swoop, in fact
According to common sense, they should stop and digest before continuing to expand.
But in fact, they can no longer stop. Internal generals are gearing up, military-industrial enterprises are eager to try, and public opinion is boiling. The most terrible thing is that the main opponents such as the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union are also alert, and they are sharpening their knives. Even if Germany does not fight, they will take action.
.Once this point is reached, there is no turning back. We must wait until one party falls completely.
Zhang Tinglan certainly does not want to embark on this path of no return. After all, China has a huge size. As long as it develops step by step, sooner or later it will regain its former status. There is no need to be hysterical like Germany, which suffers from great hatred and hatred.
It was precisely because of this consideration that Zhang Tinglan did not recognize Nanhua and avoid completely breaking up with the Western world.
"Brother Baili. Nanyang has been China's sphere of influence since ancient times. I am determined to drive out the Westerners. However, now is not the time to act recklessly. We should focus on practicing our internal strength."
"What I say makes sense, you have to eat your food one bite at a time, but you haven't said where to get this fleet from. We don't have that many ships on hand."
Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly and uttered two words: "Japan!"
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"Hurry up, follow me!"
"What about you? Old guy, hurry up!"
Several militiamen escorted twenty or thirty natives tied together with ropes and walked toward the port. They beat these natives severely with whips. If anyone dared to slow down, they would punch and kick them without mercy at all.
When they passed through the rain forest and arrived at the port of Marchen, a large number of teams escorting the indigenous people had gathered around them. There were thousands of people in the dark, like a livestock market.
Not only these soldiers, but also many indigenous leaders participated. They carried more indigenous slaves. And each of them showed a greedy look, waiting to sell all these slaves.
Having been in Borneo for many years, Xu Shuzheng and others have a very clear understanding of the situation of the indigenous people. Those in the coastal areas have had early contact with the Chinese and have also had contact with the colonists. Relatively speaking, they have a relatively high level of civilization and are also the pioneers of the revolution.
In addition, there are a large number of small villages in the rain forest. They are basically still in the stage of primitive society and are very backward. Each village is like a tribe, constantly killing each other. Without stabilizing their dominance,
Before coming down, Xu Shuzheng and the others were quite polite to the natives. After all, they could win over them as much as they could.
But now that they have basically controlled Borneo, they are no longer merciful. Moreover, news has been sent from the country that a large number of laborers are urgently needed, and the more the better.
Now the entire First Five-Year Plan has reached a critical period. With the completion of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway, larger-scale construction work has also been put on the agenda. The government has promulgated a new plan to build Sichuan-Tibet, Qinghai-Tibet, Xinjiang, and Yunnan-Tibet.
Four highways, and the Southern Xinjiang Railway and the Chengdu-Kunming Railway will also be built.
In addition, in Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia, the Far East and other places, we need to vigorously build railways, build large farms in the northwest and northeast, overhaul agricultural infrastructure in the Central Plains, manage the Yellow River, and build protective forests in the north.
Any one of these projects is extremely large, especially in the northwest and southwest areas, where the terrain is rugged and the construction risks are quite high. Take the Chengdu-Kunming Railway as an example. In later generations, thousands of people died in order to build this railway.
And they are all well-trained railway soldiers.
In particular, most of these projects are only needed for national defense and will lose money in a short period of time. If huge human costs are invested, the government finance will definitely not be able to bear it. However, the pressure from the Soviet Union is right in front of us, and it has to be repaired. Zhang Tinglan has prepared to mobilize a large number of funds.
The farmers and herdsmen who have obtained the land can do these jobs. But now that there are indigenous people, they can only be wronged.
Zhang Tinglan had already sent a telegram to Xu Shuzheng. Five natives were exchanged for one domestic immigrant. After Xu Shuzheng got the news, he was also overjoyed. The natives and the Chinese are not of the same mind. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese, facing millions of natives, what do you think?
This population ratio is very dangerous.
What's even more terrible is that these natives are stupid and lazy. If they take a step forward with a whip, they will fall back if they don't. Xu Shuzheng is also eager to get rid of this kind of garbage, and he coincides with the domestic proposals.
Ports such as Banyan and Samarinda have rapidly developed population markets, and a number of domestic labor service companies have also been established. They organize domestic immigrants to come to Borneo, and then exchange them for the natives on a one-to-five basis.
In one go, you can earn more than double your profits.
Although the war in Southeast Asia is still going on, the profits are unstoppable, and the enthusiasm of the domestic people is also very high. The land in Borneo is almost unlimited. After they come here, they can cultivate as much as they want. Moreover,
Even if you don't want to farm, Nanhua has just been founded and is in urgent need of all kinds of talents.
I was depressed at home, but when I arrived in Nanhua, I might be able to become a hero of Conglong. Especially those businessmen were seizing the time to race and enclose the land, trying to get a bite of the fat.
The population market was extremely lively, and all kinds of monsters and monsters also appeared. Shi Jianfei led several brothers and drove three broken boats to Ma Chen.
As soon as they entered the port, several of his brothers looked around, and when they saw the patrolling soldiers, they were a little timid. At this time, several sailors also noticed them, and hurriedly came over and said sternly: "What are you doing?
, take out your ID?”
Shi Jianfei was tall, about 186cm tall. When he saw these soldiers, he hurriedly bowed and apologized with a smile: "Boss, the young one is a businessman, come here to see the business."
The leading soldier looked at him, sneered, suddenly grabbed his hand, and then said with a smile: "You are a gunman, and you are doing a business without skills, right?"
When Shi Jianfei saw that he had been found out, he hurriedly said: "Boss, to be honest, I am a pirate by birth, but don't worry, we never rob Chinese, only foreigners. It has become difficult to survive in the past two years. I heard that now
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Nanhua wanted to find a way out."
The soldier looked at it and then nodded: "There's no point in telling me. I'll take you to see the commander. Whatever they say, we'll do it."
Shi Jianfei and the others were trembling with fear and were taken to a registration office, which was mainly responsible for Chinese immigration. People coming from the country had to hand over here first, and then the businessmen could go to the market to pick laborers.
The person in charge asked about Shi Jianfei's situation. After listening to his introduction, the person in charge did not give him any trouble. He said with a smile: "You are pirates. It may be difficult to become a soldier. Now there are two ways. One is to become a soldier."
Farmers, you must cultivate the land honestly, and then do business to make money, but if you still want to return to your old business, I'm afraid you will be in trouble."
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Shi Jianfei waved his hands repeatedly: "Sir, the brothers don't want to fight and kill. We just don't understand business, so it's really a bit difficult."
"There is no need to be embarrassed. Did you see that these are people who come from China to recruit workers? To put it bluntly, they are buying people. If you are willing to do it, I will issue you a certificate. Then I will go to the market to get the workers and send them back to the country.
I can make a small profit, one person can exchange it for five yuan!"
Shi Jianfei is not slow in thinking. It costs five yuan for a person. Food and drinking water from Nanyang to China cost less than one yuan. I just heard someone said that a laborer only costs two yuan. In other words, as long as one person is sent to the country, it can be done.
If you earn more than two yuan, you can give away fifty people for one hundred yuan. An ordinary worker who works hard for a month will only get five yuan. This deal is so worth it.
"Thank you for your advice, sir. It's just a small thing, please accept it with mercy!"
As he spoke, Shi Jianfei stuffed a rag bag into the hands of the person in charge. It was heavy and contained five exquisite Western pocket watches, all of which were good things that Shi Jianfei had saved as a pirate.
After reading this, the person in charge nodded: "Brother Shi, in fact, there is knowledge in replacing people. It is not appropriate to buy them directly with ocean. You can go to the army first and buy some scrap munitions at a low price. As long as it can be used, it will be successful. Then.
Go and exchange slaves with those indigenous leaders. For twenty or thirty yuan a gun, you can get at least ten slaves."
When Shi Jianfei heard this, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Thank you sir for the tip. If I have a prosperous day, I will definitely not forget you."