Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 619 Future Governor of Borneo
With the thought in mind, Zhao Xin hastily returned to the house after dinner, flipped through the documents, and tried to find an opportunity to intervene in West Kalimantan.

In his view, it is not a big problem to include those large and small Chinese mining companies.Under the iron fist of the North Navy, whether it's a society or a secret sect, they all have fun!
Don't look at the three major Chinese companies in Borneo (Heshun Alliance, Lanfang, Santiaogou) occupying a large area of ​​land and gold mines, with hundreds of thousands of people living under them, and now they can compete with the surrounding Sultanate and the Dutch, but they can at most It's just a group of "community bosses" divided by clan and region.

In fact, this is why Zhao Xin has always looked down on Chinese companies in West Borneo.I went to Annan and came to Batavia, but I didn't want to deal with those Chinese companies.

Obviously they are all foreigners from Fujian and Guangdong, not to mention grouping together for warmth, just because they belong to different dialect groups, different clans, and different regions, disputes continue.Strengthen the regulations of three ties (blood ties, geographical ties, and languages), and make each company an expanded alliance state of traditional families.The corpses of them killing each other for the gold mines are scattered everywhere, and the blood flows into the canals.Jiaying’s fight against Chaoshan, Chaoshan’s fight against Zhangquan, Zhangquan not only fights Cantonese, but also fights the internal itself.

Internally, they issued tin coins to exploit Chinese workers by raising the prices of consumer goods, food and supplies in disguise.It is said that Heaven and Earth will monopolize the price of agricultural products, but it is still a virtue for them to kill others and come to power.In addition, gambling halls were opened to provide opium to further exploit the miners.You must know that the gold with the best quality among the gold minted by the Chinese workers will always belong to the company. Who would dare not give it a try? !

Externally, they don't see the power of other companies. As long as they have a head start, they will cause rebellions within the other party and try to weaken them.Fucking republic!Nonsense to share the blessings!

In the middle of the 19th century, Dagang Company stubbornly resisted the Dutch in the absence of superior troops, and fought in the Montmorrado mining area for a full month. What was Lanfang Company doing?They helped the Dutch to flank the Dagang Company's team, and set up ambush to block and attack when they were retreating. What a bunch of scum!
This is why it is always said that Chinese people in a farming society are all dragons when they come to a foreign land, but when they get together, they become worms.

It can also be seen from this that the common people in ancient China only had a consciousness of blood and clan, and those who were not my fellow villagers could be regarded as enemies, which led to the fact that the parties were united against differences, and the family and country were not divided.If Beihai Town wanted to industrialize and liberate productive forces in the [-]th century, it was bound to wage a long-term struggle against the shackles of clan, theocratic, and husband’s rights that were tied to the rural level.

Zhao Xin flipped through the information on Bansu and finally understood that the key to solving the Kalimantan issue was to focus on the various sultanate regimes and the Dutch.

It is useless to beat the Dutch, the British, Spaniards and even the French will still take advantage of the loopholes, and only by securing those large and small sultanates, this island with an area of ​​28 square kilometers can hopefully be incorporated into the Chinese territory.Since Beihai Town wants to break the suzerain-vassal tributary system in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and clarify the sea and borders of China in the future, it must be completely resolved before the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are destroyed.

It is said that the island country, Annan and Ryukyu have all been cleaned up, and now it is not a problem to clean up a group of indigenous Sudan.

After thinking about it all night, after breakfast the next day, Zhao Xin first sent a telegram to Cao Peng, and then asked his subordinates to find He Xiwen.This person has been a pirate in South China for many years, robbing houses, and being ruthless. He is the right person to come forward to solve the Kalimantan issue.However, Zhao Xinyi didn't say it directly, but talked about another thing.

"You said in the telegram before that Muhammad Saiya wanted us to send troops to help him put down the rebellion?"

"My lord, since the British occupied Penang, they have been supplying weapons to the rebels in private. The sultan is very troubled. He hopes that we can send troops to help him defeat the rebels on the coast of Pidiy and restore the situation there."

Since Thor arrived in Bacheng, He Xiwen has been waiting for Zhao Xin's call.He believed that the purchase of the land was done cleanly and neatly, and he would definitely be rewarded.Hearing Zhao Xin's question now, he carefully described the grievances between the Sultanate of Aceh and the British.

All because of the pepper.It is often difficult for people in later generations to understand the obsession and pursuit of pepper by Europeans, and even resort to force to control its production area for it.In history, in 1824, Britain and the Netherlands even reached an agreement to divide the sphere of influence of pepper planting, but in the whole process of the agreement, the Sultanate of Aceh, which was the owner of the land, had no right to participate.

It is said that since the Dutch controlled the pepper production areas east of Ceylon and the Strait of Malacca, the British could only trade pepper on Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.In the terms of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Britain and France clarified the sphere of colonial influence in Southeast Asia, and the two ports of Natal and Tapanuri, which belonged to the Sultanate of Aceh, were assigned to the British East India Company.

The pepper-producing region on the west coast of Sumatra is made up of dozens of ports whose chiefs also control the surrounding land.Some of these ports were Malay-controlled at the time, while others were mixed population-controlled.In order to control the pepper-producing areas, the British began to stir up their dung sticks; they declared that the southernmost point of the Sultanate of Aceh stopped at Taps, and the Tapanuri, which was controlled by the British further south, was a independent area.

A good country is divided into a large piece, and no one can stand it!
Six years ago - at the beginning of 1786, the Sultanate of Aceh couldn't bear it anymore. They dispatched an army of two hundred warriors to raid Tapanuri, burn down the British factories, and rob some Indian nationals. Soldiers and East India Company cargo.

In June of that year, the British retaliated. They sent four frigates to shell the territory of the Sultanate of Aceh and forced the signing of an agreement, which further intensified the division in the southern part of the Sultanate of Aceh.

After listening to Zhao Xin, he did not express his position, and said, "What do you think of Gu Lihuan? I heard that you two are still married?"

He Xiwen hurriedly said: "Hui Wangye, this man is very sophisticated and is very good at managing relationships. The British, Aceh and Johor have a good relationship, and the Chinese community in Penang is also very prestige. I see that he is a talent. If you have the heart to win over Beihai Town, that's all."

Zhao Xin waved his hand and said, "It's good to know what you have in mind. What conditions did he put forward for helping us do things this time?"

"After the completion of the matter, he mentioned the cooling oil and balsamic oil, and I guessed that he wanted to get an agent."

Zhao Xin nodded and said: "I agree with this. You send someone to tell him that it can only be sold in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, and it is not allowed to touch other places. Let him come to Bacheng and talk to the trade department about the specific details."

"I thanked the lord on behalf of Gu Lihuan!"

Zhao Xin took a sip of tea, looked He Xiwen up and down, and saw that the other party was a little unnatural, so he said, "You are in your thirties this year?"

"Lord Lao is thinking about it, there are [-] or [-] teeth in the humble post."

"I've been thinking about something for a long time, and I think only you can do it well. If it's done, a governor will not be able to run away."

Zhao Xin's tone was indifferent, but in He Xiwen's heart, it sounded like Huang Zhong Dalu.What did he deviate from Ruan Fuying and go to Beihai Town? Wasn't Beihai Town more promising than Guangnan?Governor!That is the official of the frontier, mount the horse to control the army, dismount to control the people!
However, if Prince Zhao can say such words, things will definitely be difficult to handle.Sure enough, before He Xiwen could guess what the mission was, Zhao Xin said, "How many people and ships do you think will be needed to bring down the Sultanate of Brunei?"

The Brunei Sultanate in the 2000th century was not just a little bit of more than [-] square kilometers in another time and space. Basically, the entire northern part of Kalimantan Island was under its rule. The west bordered the Pontianak Sultanate, the Sanfa Sultanate and the The southern Sultanate of Machen followed suit.

The reason why Zhao Xin chose Brunei for surgery is to give lessons to those Chinese companies that only stare at one-third of their own land, so as to gain more insight.When the largest sultanate is cleaned up, the small countries of Pontianak and Sanfa will naturally be able to fake their hands.

As for what oil, gold, diamond, etc. to mention this vulgar!
He Xiwen was stunned when he heard it, Sultanate of Brunei?Where did this come from?seems to have heard
Seeing this, Zhao Xin smiled slightly, took out a roll of maps, spread it out on his table, motioned He Xiwen to come over, and then showed him the location.

"Borneo?"

"Yes! After this, and then clean up Pontianak and Sanfa, you are the Governor of the Borneo Administrative Region of Beihai Town!"

No matter how confused He Xiwen is, now he probably understands what Zhao Xin is going to do.So he tentatively asked Zhao Xin: "My lord, are you planning to expand your territory?"

"Manqing doesn't want this island, we can't! I'll give you five thousand soldiers and two regiments first, and then I'll send you the fleet of Jinlan Bay." Zhao Xin said firmly, looked up at He Xiwen and said: " How? Are you confident?"

"Five, five thousand? Me, me." He Xiwen listened carefully, his liver thumping wildly, and his ears were ringing.He had never led so many men before in his life.

"Don't be afraid, the North Navy Staff will send someone to assist you, and Bacheng will fully assist you, and you will report to me directly."

He Xiwen swallowed and stammered: "I, my use of troops here, will it affect our battle in the pass?"

Zhao Xin patted the other party's shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't worry! No matter how you fight in the north, the Qing Dynasty will not last long. Let me give you a few months to spread all your subordinates to Borneo. Go check out the enemy, and the soldiers will arrive by May next year at the latest."

The reason why he sent a telegram to Cao Peng early in the morning was to ask him to consult with Sendai clan and the shogunate immediately. The [-] soldiers who went to Nanyang had left the island country, and the [-] soldiers were only the first batch. The third batch.In addition to Java and Kalimantan, India also has to send.

This time, whether it was the shogunate or the Mutsu Deyu Alliance, they all came out with troops, and Beihai Town came out with equipment and supplies.Next year, we will send people to the Cam Ranh Bay Base and Bacheng for intensive training for half a year, and do a good job of climate adaptation. When the time comes, the entire Southeast Asia will be asked who is not afraid? !

After sending off He Xiwen, who was both surprised and happy, and still in a state of confusion, Zhao Xin asked the officer on duty to invite Wang Yuanfang over.Wang Yuanfang has been listening to the interrogation of the relevant personnel who participated in the fight in the morning. As for Deng Fei, he is either visiting Louis Charles and Madame Elizabeth these days, or accompanying those French people to visit all over the city.

20 minutes later, Wang Yuanfang arrived first, and as soon as he entered the door, he said to Zhao Xin cheerfully, "Guess what are the Lanfang gang coming here for?"

Zhao Xin said strangely: "Didn't you see a doctor? I saw them the day before yesterday."

Wang Yuanfang shook his head and said, "I have a problem with my statement. Guess who the child who got acute malaria in the hospital is? And the identity of the little girl who was molested?"

Zhao Xin smiled and said, "I don't know, it can't be Luo Fangbai's son."

Wang Yuanfang slapped his thigh: "Hi! It's Luo Fangbai's son! That little girl from the Keja tribe is his sister-in-law!"

At this time, for Zhao Xin, who wanted to understand everything, the "Pontianak King" who was like the leader of the society was no longer his opponent on this platform.Therefore, the news of Wang Yuanfang seems to be irrelevant.

Zhao Xin shook his head and said to Wang Yuanfang, "I have something to discuss with you."

"Say."

"You prepare a company manpower in the past two days, and your marksmanship is better. Then go to Deng Fei and ask for two engineers on the Thor."

"Ah?" Wang Yuanfang didn't know what kind of medicine Zhao Xin's gourd was selling, so he thought that this trivial matter should be done by your boss Zhao, so why bother talking to himself.

Zhao Xindao: "I plan to organize a hunting team to go to Pontianak to hunt crocodiles. So you will sell the people from Lanfang Company and let them go."

"What?" Wang Yuanfang was a little confused, and the second monk couldn't figure it out. He thought that this was all a mess, why did he bring out the crocodile?
It is said that when Zhao Xin checked the information last night, he found a story about Luo Fangbai.In the fall of this year, three people in the Pontianak area were dragged into the water by crocodiles and swallowed, causing locals to talk about crocodile discoloration.In order to win people's hearts, Luo Fangbai will perform a trick of "opening the altar and offering sacrifices to the gods" in the spring of next year.He first secretly ordered his subordinates to poison them everywhere, but on the bright side, he learned from Han Yu's practice and wrote a notice to the gods of the mountains and rivers, asking them to help drive out the crocodiles.

The tropical rainforest climate and dense water network of Kalimantan Island make it a paradise for crocodiles, and the Pontianak area, which is crisscrossed by the river, is densely populated, and a large amount of domestic garbage and human and animal excrement are dumped into the river, which is easy to attract crocodiles to gather.You must know that even in modern times in another time and space, there are still more than a dozen crocodiles attacking people on Kalimantan every year.

Whether it’s a local native or a Chinese, they definitely don’t know the tricks that Lan Fanghui’s group played at night. When they found that the number of crocodiles had decreased, they really thought that Luo Fangbai could really communicate with ghosts and spirits.

Zhao Xin felt that instead of letting Luo Fangbai pretend to be a ghost, it would be better to organize a crocodile team to go to Pontianak.There are many benefits to doing this.The first is to show the strength of Beihai Town to the Chinese and indigenous people on Kalimantan Island, paving the way for future involvement in the battles between various Chinese companies; the second is to take the opportunity to understand the waterway conditions in the Pontianak area, so that you can be prepared; the last is the crocodile. The gadgets can also bring a new industry to Bacheng and increase employment.

You must know that crocodiles are generally used as medicinal materials because of their fierce temperament and difficult to catch.For example, it is said in the "Yi Lin Zuan Yao" compiled during the Qianlong period that boiled crocodile meat into paste can be used to expel stubbornness and toxins, and has the effect of removing blood stasis and promoting muscle growth.Then there is the use of crocodile meat to make soup to treat asthma. For example, the famous Master Huo in another time and space has this problem.

Don't get me wrong, Zhao Xin is not thinking about pharmaceuticals, but leather making.In addition to opening a leather workshop, you can also set up a bag factory to make a bunch of leather bags according to the styles of later generations. Women will definitely have bright eyes when they see it and can't walk, just like a dragon who covets treasures.

In addition, it is not easy for ordinary people to eat some red meat these days, and the garrison in Bacheng usually eats fish, shrimp and vegetables. Except for canned food, they rarely eat fresh meat. Get some low-fat, high-protein crocodile meat. Fighting the teeth is better than nothing.

Zhao Xin told Wang Yuanfang what he thought, and the other party agreed with it, and ordered two in advance for his wife and husband.

"I have to leave for a few days to buy a boat. You can tell me about Deng Fei's side. There are many shipyards around Jakarta and Cirebon, and there must be no shortage of second-hand boats. Anyway, I will try to come back within a week. ."

"Why buy a boat? There are fishing boats in Bacheng!"

Zhao Xin shook his head helplessly and said, "Brother, we can't get a big fishing boat with a cold storage? Or it won't be stinky if we bring it back? In addition, we have to equip the crocodile team with a few small fishing boats to facilitate access to the river. The crocodiles can also be sent to fishing boats as soon as possible.”

(End of this chapter)