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Chapter 201 Target, Siam (first update, please subscribe)
  Although no prisoners were taken, the reconstruction of the city still had to be implemented.

What was rebuilt was not a city, but a science city.

While the troops continued to attack Kota Kinabalu, construction of a new city started on a plateau with an altitude of about 1700 meters, more than [-] kilometers southeast of Sandakan.

The so-called new city is actually the working and living residence of experts and scholars, or it can be called a "science city". In Li Yi'an's plan, Borneo universities will also be built here in the future to make full use of the academic advantages of the science city.

The reason why we chose to build the Science City here is mainly because of the weather. The annual temperature here is around 22°C. As early as before the war, it was a summer resort for senior officials and dignitaries of the North Borneo Company. It is located in an alpine meadow covering an area of ​​more than 70 square kilometers. Dozens of villas of high-ranking officials and dignitaries are scattered among the mountains, and there is even a road leading from Sandakan to the plateau.

Compared to the hot Sandakan, there is no place more suitable than here. Those experts, scholars and students can enjoy the fresh and cool climate on the plateau here, which even saves on air conditioning.

Although the highway is not spacious, with the highway, construction is possible.

Therefore, while the engineering corps stationed in the alpine meadows and built residential communities and laboratories there, large-scale construction projects also began in Sandakan. The reconstruction of the city provided job opportunities for the overseas Chinese in the city, allowing them to support their families and rebuild the city. Not just cities, but also large industrial areas have been planned. After all, industry is the foundation of Borneo in the future. There are still tens of thousands of machines and equipment in North Africa waiting to be shipped to these factories.

Although Li Yi'an used the Lend-Lease Act to apply for a large amount of steel, cement and other building materials from the United States on the grounds of combat needs, what restricted the reconstruction of North Borneo was not materials, but people.

Especially with the arrival of the first batch of German experts and the start of large-scale planning and construction, problems followed one after another.

In order to solve the problem of insufficient labor force, the recruitment department even had to hire a large number of female workers. Even so, it could not fundamentally solve the problem. After all, the entire population of Sandakan only had a few hundred thousand people. Such a small population is simply a drop in the bucket for a region that wants to carry out large-scale infrastructure construction.

"People, now all construction sites need people. Over there in the industrial zone, there are plans for hundreds of thousands of square meters of factory buildings, but there are only more than 1000 construction workers. Chief Li, the most important thing now is to solve the problem of manpower."

Once again, in the chief's office, Helga, an engineer from Germany, said loudly.

"Chief Li, without anyone, the industrial zone and all other plans you are planning are all zero! A big zero! In the end they will all come to nothing."

Helga, well, is also a war criminal and is on the wanted list. He was the assistant to the Imperial Architect and Minister of Arms Speer. Speer's greatest achievement was to maintain military production at a very high level under Allied bombing. Among them, Helga and others played a great role. They presided over the reconstruction of the factory and the allocation of materials.

And now, these people have come to Borneo, and they are jumping into their new jobs with enthusiasm and enthusiasm.

What's the first thing you face?
  It’s almost the same as in Germany, it’s also manpower.

"Chief Li, manpower, if we don't solve the manpower problem, everything will be empty talk!"

"Yes, Chief Li, the foundations of important power plants have not even been dug yet. Considering the power demand in the next year, unless we find another hundred power generation vehicles, it will be difficult to obtain electricity in the local area. Satisfied, especially after the factory starts operating, the demand for electricity will only be greater.”

Faced with the requests put forward by the experts, Li Yian said.

"Don't worry, gentlemen, the manpower problem will not be a problem soon. In the near future, more than [-] workers will arrive. The Allied forces have just regained Yangon. The labor we recruited will be in the shortest possible time." , came here from Yangon..."

When it comes to the shortest time, Li Yi'an also feels helpless... The so-called shortest time is that people coming from Yangon need to take a boat around Australia and take the Pacific Ocean to reach Borneo. There is no way, and now Malacca is still there under Japanese control.

In the following meeting, they once again discussed the urban planning of Sandakan. After all, as the future capital, there is always a need for a suitable urban planning. Only with good urban planning can we have a better future.

What subway?

The Beltway.

These are the minimum standard features, and of course there are multiple light rail lines into the city. After all, future urban commuting will depend on light rail. Even with the subway, nuclear weapons need to be taken into consideration. After all, during the war, the subway was an air defense facility. Even if there are no nuclear weapons at the moment, the structural strength of the subway needs to be strengthened in the name of being able to defend against heavy bombs.

The meeting lasted for several hours. After dozens of German experts left, Li Yian looked at the planning map in front of him. These architects and engineers who had participated in the formulation of the "Germania" urban plan had been there for a long time. In a short period of time, an urban construction plan for Sandakan was developed. The overall planned area is 200 square kilometers, including 100 square kilometers of urban construction area and 100 square kilometers of suburban areas. The urban planning is divided into three phases: the first phase takes four years, and the original planned construction area is 20 square kilometers to accommodate a population of 50. The second phase lasts four years. The third phase is the million population plan, which is the long-term plan of the third phase project.

For a small town with a population of only tens of thousands, this plan is indeed very ambitious. Although it is not as incredible as "Germania", it is better than reality. It must be said that after these people left Germany, they became realist.

But urban planning and industrial planning all require manpower.

Without people, everything is empty talk.

Now even if we transport all the domestically recruited workers here, we still have to wait for more than half a year. After all, those workers need to travel halfway around the world.

"We need to shorten the voyage as much as possible!"

Staring at the map, which showed the long route from Yangon to Australia, then from the east coast of Australia via the Pacific Ocean, via the Philippines and into Borneo, Li Yi'an frowned.

Although I have never experienced this route, this route is not a peaceful route. First of all, it needs escort. Without escort, it is likely to become the target of Japanese submarines. Japanese submarines are still very active. Although the number is not large, some results have been achieved.

Staring at the map, Li Yian suddenly set his sights on another country next to Myanmar.

Thailand!

"What if it's via Thailand?"

Walking to the map, Li Yi'an drew a line on the Mekong River with his finger. The part in China is called Lancang River. Before the Anti-Japanese War, a large number of Chinese ships transported supplies directly to Saigon through the Mekong River. It was even one of the international transportation lines in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.

Although Saigon is still under Japanese occupation, Thailand... still maintains its independence.

No, Thailand is an ally of Japan!
  Long before the Pacific War, Thailand had carried out military cooperation with Japan. Even during World War II, the Japanese army stationed in Thailand. However, this guy was a complete wallflower. He was betting on Japan while betting on the United States. At that time, Japan wanted to pass through Thailand to attack Burma. Thailand not only gave the Japanese army the green light, but also sent troops to help the Japanese army transport supplies. In this way, Thailand acquired Myanmar Kengtung and Malay State afterwards and enriched itself. Later, as the United States' investment increased, Japan's defeat was determined, and Thailand suddenly chose to switch sides and declare war on Japan. And what is the most outrageous operation? Just the day after Japan announced its surrender, the Thai government announced that Thailand's previous declaration of war against the United States was invalid.

Is there such an operation?
  Of course, Thailand has not yet defected, but domestic dissatisfaction and anti-Japanese sentiment are at an all-time high in Thailand, and the Phibun government collapsed in August last year. Now that Japan has suffered a defeat in Burma, it can only retreat to Thailand. The Japanese army built a large number of fortifications in Thailand and issued multiple expropriation orders in an attempt to make a final stand when the balance of the war completely tipped towards the Allies.

But this is just a desperate struggle. Soon, the Allies will launch an attack on Thailand.

"Thailand……"

Thinking of this little Japanese ally, my fingers drew a line between Thailand and Borneo.

Li Yian raised the corners of his mouth and muttered to himself.

"Okay, Thailand...it's you next!"

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