Chapter 18: Return to the Town of Shokos (Part II)
On the second day, Zhang Wei got up very early, rested for a night, and was much more comfortable, the air here is really good, even in the deep ravine in his previous life, it was not so refreshing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The town raised a large number of chickens, sheep, pigs and some cattle and horses; A large number of vegetable fields have been opened up outside the town, and now there is no need to grow food, only green vegetables.
After breakfast, Zhang Wei and others began to hold a meeting, first of all, Fang Liang introduced the current situation of the troops, that is, the current occupation situation. Han Xin told everyone about the information he had recently: "Now the Dutch still think that it was done by bandits, and the information we have is that several gold mines and plantations controlled by the Chinese have been robbed recently, and the experience of the young master is the same, robbed by the natives, but I feel that there should be support from the Dutch behind this." And we also happened to catch up with this operation of the Dutch, so the Dutch have not suspected it so far. ”
Fang Liang said: "This information is not completely accurate, the news that we occupy this place has leaked, 2 days ago, there were Han people who came to contact us, thinking that we were Lan Fangjun and wanted to support us, I think the Dutch also knew about our existence, so I sent people to occupy Sangao Town, collect taxes from passing ships, and by the way, also expanded our territory." ”
Han Xin said: "This doesn't mean anything, it can only be said that there are still smart people among our Han people." ”
"What is smart, it's just a little clever, and supporting us is just a political investment, and I don't like to have contact with these people. They are insiders and outsiders, otherwise they would not have been defeated by the Dutch. Zhang Wei said: "Now everyone has a preliminary understanding of the current situation, our development situation is good, the chief of staff here has also paid hard work and sweat, we have achieved so many results, the system has been upgraded to the town level, upgrade to the county level is only a matter of time, according to the time provided by the chief of staff of the house will not exceed 15 days, in less than 3 months can be upgraded to the county level, I am very happy, everyone has also paid hard work, I will remember everyone's efforts." I don't have a plan for the next step for the time being, so it's up to me to see if I can unlock the Navy project after upgrading to the county level. If we can unlock the naval project, then we will speed up the development and take a bigger step, if we can't unlock the naval project, then we will lurk for a while, during this time I will let James increase the intensity of exchanging gold for silver, which can be regarded as our original accumulation, and at the same time, a large number of new soldiers will be synthesized on my side. This time is about 1 to 2 months, and it is also to see if the current land can be upgraded to the municipal level, even if not, we will know how much is still missing, and then we will decide the next step. Therefore, the chief of staff of Fang is temporarily focusing on defense and suspending the expansion of new territory, I don't want our brothers to make indifferent sacrifices, for example, this time to go to Senaning Town is very risky, the road environment is too bad, and it may cause non-combat attrition at any time. ”
"Yes, young master," the crowd replied.
Zhang Wei instructed Fang Liang again: "After this period of consideration, I feel that when we slaughtered the natives in the past, we were too casual, if this kind of thing is not handled well, it will be very troublesome if it spreads, and it will not be good for our reputation. This order was transmitted to the battalions, which had to be carried out for a maximum period of 1 month. In addition, when the troops carry out such tasks in the future, they should not leave them alive, because it is always troublesome to keep them. ”
Fang Liang nodded in agreement, he understood the importance of the matter, now it is okay to kill people in society, you can kill as much as you want, especially the aborigines in various places, but you must not leave a handle, you can't put it on the surface, you must keep face for everyone.
Fang Liang thought for a while and said, "Young Master, our troops have gradually expanded, but we don't have a name for the time being, and it will not be easy to publicize it to the outside world in the future." ”
Han Xin said: "Young master, this matter still needs to be considered in advance, that is, in what capacity we will face the Dutch government in the future, we must have a reputation and take advantage of the righteousness, so that it is not only easy to be recognized by the international community, but also easy to be accepted by our own people, which can save us a lot of trouble." “
"Do you have any suggestions?"
Fang Liang said: "Young master, I mean it's called Lan Fangjun, and the Lan Fang Kingdom will be directly established in the future, so that we will also have a reputation in the future war with the British, after all, Lan Fang occupied the entire Kalimantan Island when it was the strongest." “
"This name has limitations, it just confined us to Kalimantan Island, what if we expand our territory in the future?"
Han Xin said: "Young master, this is not easy to do, wouldn't it be enough to change the name of the country in the future, anyway, it is also an expedient measure to call Lan Fangjun." ”
Zhang Wei said: "Let's not talk about this matter for now, I'll think about it again, and we'll discuss it in the evening." Today, the two of you make a plan, if we upgrade to the county level this time, it will be the first plan to directly unlock the navy; If you don't unlock the navy as the second plan; According to what I just said, you guys are more detailed, after all, what I said is too rough, you are professionals, I want to watch it in the evening. ”
"Yes, young master"
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In the afternoon, Zhang Wei left a large number of weapons, ammunition, food and other materials needed by the troops, and at the same time synthesized a separate artillery company to equip Fang Liang, and the artillery was still a 65mm mountain gun, which was more suitable for this kind of jungle area, because of the fast rate of fire and long range, it could completely suppress an artillery battalion equipped with 75mm mountain artillery.
And all the seized materials were exchanged for points, and it was useless to put them in the warehouse here, and they had to be kept by a special person, if there was a war, it would not be cost-effective to lose them, so it was better to exchange them for points first, and then buy new ones when needed.
In the evening, Zhang Wei, Han Xin and Fang Liang got together again.
Zhang Wei first said: "I thought about it for an afternoon, and I feel that although the Lan Fangjun is not domineering, it still has a certain appeal in the eyes of the Chinese in Kalimantan, that is, in the face of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, we can also occupy the righteousness, and on the whole, the advantages still outweigh the disadvantages, but this can only be made public after we unlock the navy or occupy Pontianak, and don't make it public now, otherwise it will be hatred." ”
"Yes, young master"
Han Xin said: "Young master, then this will reduce a lot of trouble, now the Dutch have not dared to declare that the Lanfang Republic has been wiped out, we stand up and say that the Lanfang Army, from the legal point of view of the past, I believe that the Dutch do not want to make a big deal about it." When the time comes, we will definitely sit down and negotiate and meet our demands. ”
"I hope so, if that's the case, they will lose a little less, otherwise they will be a little bit of a big look, by the way, can we occupy the entire Kalimantan Island in the name of Lan Fangjun alone?"
"Of course not, the thinking of Westerners is that the truth is only within the range of artillery, and if you really want to occupy it, you still have to rely on force."
Han Xin said: "Young master, this is still a two-step process, first occupy the Dutch part of Kalimantan Island, and then occupy the entire East Indies of the Netherlands, now the Netherlands has declined, this is an opportunity for us, so we can't have a conflict with Britain for the time being; Keeping the north is also a reason for us to have a conflict with Britain in the future, and when we are strong, we must not only occupy the north, but also strive to occupy Singapore, Burma and other places. ”
"Young Master, what Staff Officer Han said is right. For the time being, it will be beneficial for us not to occupy the northern part of Kalimantan Island in the future. ”
"Okay, when will all of Kalimantan Island be recovered, let's change the name of the country to the Xinhua Empire, and now we will call it the Lanfang Republic and the Lanfang Army."
Han Xin handed over the plan with Fang Liang in the afternoon to Zhang Wei, and Zhang Wei said helplessly after reading it: "You have to wait." ”
"Young master, our development has been very fast, and it has been less than 2 months now, so we can't be in a hurry." Fang Liang explained.
"I understand this, so let's do what you planned."