Chapter 534: Two More Holy Cities
After Mai Ke formulated the blueprint for the reorganization of the Heavenly Pacific Fleet, he handed it over to David and others to implement, asking them to report on the results of their work tomorrow, while he himself went to meet Tan Guo to listen to his idea of establishing a holy city.
When Mai Ke arrived at the meeting place, it was in the building that Mai Ke had built, and the fourth brother Wei Changhui was also there, he had been busy recently, and as the navy occupied different islands, he and Tan Guo inspected separately and planned the establishment of the Holy City.
It was only a moment ago that he had come from the island of Papua New Guinea, and if it weren't for the ability of the spirit rhino to move thousands of miles in an instant, he would have sailed for at least four or five days to come back from there for a meeting.
When the three of them met, they exchanged pleasantries, and Wei Changhui stretched out his hand and said to Mai Ke: "Do you still have 80 degrees? If you do, come to a bottle, I'm too tired!"
Tan Guo also joined in the fun: "I want it too! I should drink a bottle to celebrate, I have gained a lot recently!"
Mai Ke's emotions were also mobilized, giving each of them a bottle, and he also took out a bottle, glanced at it in the equipment bag, and said in his mouth: "How much? ”
Then he raised the bottle: "Done!"
The three of them drank it all in one fell swoop, and then they sat down and began to talk about things.
Today's topic, Tan Guo and Wei Changhui have discussed it many times before, and the two first reached an agreement.
The main thing is that in the newly occupied area, the nearly 20,000 islands that originally belonged to Sulu, the two proposed to establish two new holy cities in order to solve the problem of distance and many islands.
Two holy cities are located, one on the island of Kalimantan and the other on the island of Papua New Guinea.
After the completion of these two holy cities, Sulu approached 20,000 islands. It is divided into three areas. The first is Sumatra and Java, where the holy cities are now established, and all the nearby islands.
The second zone is the island of Kalimantan, as well as other nearby islands, which are generally all islands in the range of 110 degrees east longitude to 125 degrees east longitude.
The third area, the island of Papua New Guinea and the surrounding islands, starts at about 125 degrees east longitude and ends at 145 degrees east longitude, excluding the eastern part of New Guinea and any Australian islands.
Wei Changhui waited for Tan Guo to introduce him. Two points were added.
One is the place west of longitude 110 degrees east. It is included in the Holy City of Singapore, which includes part of the western part of Kalimantan, mainly part of the land border of the sea bridge, and all the islands in the sea between the main island of Singapore and Kalimantan.
After this division. It further highlights the strategic significance of the Holy City of Singapore. It is convenient for them to operate the Strait of Malacca and the surrounding waters.
Another important point. After the establishment of these two holy cities, a new covenant was considered, a covenant that would be purely in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Not counting the holy cities to be established in the future, there are at least three holy cities that can belong to this covenant, that is, Sulu and these two newly built holy cities, and in terms of area, even these three holy cities have surpassed the Mekong covenant.
"And the name is more magnificent, isn't it?Pacific Alliance!" Mai Ke added with a smile.
"Yes!" the two agreed in unison.
By the time the two introduced, Mai Ke had already seen a broader vision in his mind, and there was no doubt that Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and all the islands in East and Northeast Asia would be in their pockets, and there should indeed be a special covenant to manage them.
At the same time, he also noticed that the Celestial Pacific Naval Fleet also needs one or even several bases to support it, which is more appropriate in the Pacific Covenant, and if it belongs to the Mekong River, it is a bit out of name.
He also thought about who would be the head of the covenant, and there was no corresponding arrangement for this position in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in history......
"What do you think, Mai Ke, agree or disagree?" Wei Changhui asked.
Mai Ke said: "Fourth Brother Xie Lu, Brother Xie Tan, you have done a very good job! I completely agree with the addition of these two holy cities, and I also agree to add some territory to Xinjia, they are indeed a bit narrow, which does not match their important role.
"Actually, the city of Singapore can also be included in the Pacific Covenant, but it is also acceptable in the Mekong Covenant.
"Regarding the Pacific Covenant, I fully agree with your assumptions, but the specific plan could be more detailed, such as what other holy cities to join in addition to the existing and planned holy cities?
"There is another question, just like the Pacific Fleet that we have just decided to establish, where to put the permanent bases? My personal preliminary idea is that the Pacific Fleet should first be a fleet supported by the Pacific Covenant Alliance, and the Pacific Covenant is also responsible for all the logistical support needed by the fleet, including temporary and permanent bases. ”
"And rightfully so!" both agreed. "That means you've agreed in principle to the Pacific Covenant?"
"That's right!" Mai Ke affirmed. "However, the main focus is now on the establishment of the two holy cities, and when the holy cities are completed, our navy may take down all their islands, and now our naval strength has increased exponentially, haha!"
"Okay, let's build the Holy City first. Wei Changhui said. "The two of us are still divided into labor, you are in charge of this Garman, and I will solve that bliss. ”
"Where's Bliss?" Mai Ke seemed to hear the name for the first time.
"It's a peninsula in the northwestern corner of Papua New Guinea that was named after the discovery of a new species called the Bird of Paradise, which Tan and I wanted to use when we were considering the name of the new city. ”
"I see, it's a good name, that's it! So this new city of Kalimantan is like Gaman?"
"Not bad!"
"There is also the question of the choice of mayor. Mai Ke, you don't have a candidate?"
"Not at the moment. If there is no suitable talent available in the local area, it can be drawn from the talent pool. However, for the time being, it is better for you to take on the role, I think that so many islands, there must be a lot of difficulties, even troubles, if you don't have the corresponding experience, it is easy to have problems. Maybe I'll be transferred from the existing mayor. ”
So, this brother went to work separately.
Mai Ke sent the fourth brother back to the Bird of Paradise Peninsula, and he began to work on the capital construction himself.
In addition to the river of life, the fruits of the four seasons, and transportation and communication, he is also a bit innovative.
In order for these three major pieces to crisscross Kalimantan, Mai Ke had to deal with two mountain ranges that straddle the former border between East Malaysia and Sulu, one is the Kapuas Mountains and the other is the Ilan Mountains.
As a result, Mai Ke dug a tunnel in the middle of each of the two mountain ranges, which not only allowed the river of life and communication to flow smoothly, but also completely improved the natural environment that had been blocking the communication between the north and south parts of Kalimantan. (To be continued......)