Two truths. For Ouyang Nanhua's armed counterattack, the lord of the Tubang took back the land. Huang Qiuyuan disagreed, in his opinion, the so-called "resumption of land" by the king of Tubang is purely a pretense, because the British company has long bought the land of Xinmin Qingchang from the king of Tubang, and all the formalities are complete, and there is a clear registration in the land department of the British colonial authorities, and the procedures for transferring this land to the Chinese in the future are also in line with commercial regulations, all of which are "legal", and now even if the king wants to recover the land, he can only achieve his goal through legitimate commercial actions. If the king of the Tubang is not willing to buy the land with money, but also intends to forcibly repossess the land, this kind of behavior is illegal, and the settlers of the Xinmin reclamation field can completely appeal to the legal department of the British colonial authorities step by step, and ask the British colonial authorities to intervene. Punish the princely king.

In fact, when Huang Qiuyuan was in charge of the construction of other reclamation farms, he encountered a similar situation, after he appealed to the British colonial authorities, no matter what the purpose, the British colonial officials did support the idea of the Chinese reclamation people, so Huang Qiuyuan believes that it is better for the reclamation people of the Xinmin Qing reclamation field to adopt this as well. The way to appeal for help, at least in Huang's opinion. The British are particular about the "rule of law".

Moreover, Huang Qiuyuan also analyzed the real purpose of the princely king, in fact, the princely king probably just intended to use this to exert pressure on the reclamation people of the new Minqing Dynasty, in order to smoothly collect the "crusade tax" and then hand over the money to the British garrison officer who was difficult to fill, in the final analysis, this was caused by the British colonial officials, the wool came out of the sheep, anyway, in the Nanyang region, the Chinese were blackmailed, Huang Qiuyuan, like many Chinese, had long been accustomed to this, so he had an "overreaction" to Ouyang Nanhua"I don't understand.

Of course, Huang Qiuyuan only has the right to suggest. There is no command power. The Xinmin Qing Reclamation Farm has never obeyed his orders since its establishment, and the funds used by this reclamation farm are also "fundraised" by Ouyang Nanhua from the southeast coastal areas of China, which is not integrated with Huang Qiuyuan's reclamation system, and there is no obligation to obey Huang Qiuyuan or other leaders of the reclamation system.

It is precisely because of this that Ouyang Nanhua unceremoniously vetoed Huang Qiuyuan's proposal, his determination was great, and the slogan he put forward was also very incendiary:

"Take up arms! Arm yourself! Defend your homeland! Defend the Reclamation Yard! ”

Inspired by this slogan, all the Chinese reclamation workers in the Xinmin reclamation field signed up for the self-defense group. Prepare to defend your interests with weapons against the princely king's guards.

Different from Huang Qiuyuan's Xinfuzhou Reclamation Farm, the Chinese reclamation people in Xinminqing Reclamation Farm are all from northern provinces of China, such as Rangdong, Hebei, Shanxi, Anhui, Henan, and Jiangsu. This may be because they lack the geographical ties established on the principle of fellow villagers and relatives, so they have to unite, unlike the new Fuzhou reclamation farm. The reclamation of democracy came from the nearby villages of Minqing. They belong to several big families, although there are no major conflicts between them. But it is difficult to unite, and even within the reclamation, they are basically inseparable.

Ouyang Nanhua's tough stance scared Huang Qiuyuan a lot. As a political "cold-hearted" person, Huang Qiuyuan, like many Nanyang Chinese immigrants, has always been resigned to the oppression of the colonizers and princely kings, and they believe that as long as they are willing to pay money, they can settle their troubles, and they have always done so. In their view, it was precisely because of their "restraint" that the Chinese were able to gain a firm foothold in the Nanyang region, and the British, Dutch and other colonial authorities did not set a special limit on the number of Chinese immigrants to the Nanyang.

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In Huang Qiuyuan's view, if Ouyang Nanhua really commanded the Self-Defense Regiment to fire at the bluffing Tubang King, it would be tantamount to a blatant rebellion. It is an act of resistance to the British colonial authorities, and the reason is very simple, because the dominance of the princely king is recognized by the British colonial authorities, and even the low-level officials of the British colonial authorities must be cautious about the demands of the princely kings.

Therefore, Huang Qiuyuan is bitter. Strongly persuade Ouyang Nan'er to put away the fire and weapons, and wait for the king of Tubang to come over, calmly negotiate with him, buy peace with silver, if there is not enough cash silver in the reclamation field, Huang Qiuyuan can pay for the reclamation side, this time from Xinfuzhou, Huang Qiuyuan is carrying a large number of silver locks, which is the profit obtained from the tin ore transaction with the smuggling merchants.

However, Ouyang Nanhua's determination to defend himself by force has never wavered, but has reminded Huang Qiuyuan. Blindly retreating will only give the enemy an inch, and will eventually put all the Nanyang Chinese in a dangerous position.

In fact, the reason why Ouyang Nanhua was determined to defend himself by force was in addition to showing the enemy the Chinese will to fight. The more important reason is his special status.

Ouyang Nanhua is not an ordinary reporter, his identity as a reporter is just a cover, and his real identity is a senior intelligence officer of the Fifth Division of the China ** Affairs Bureau. After graduating from Wuhan Military and Political College. Because of his excellent grades, he was directly recommended to enter the Army University for further study, and served in the First Division of the Commander's Hall commanded by Zhang Licheng as a probationary officer. He was shown as a secret intelligence officer by the Military Intelligence Agency, and before he graduated, he was sent out to the South as a journalist, and eventually to the South Seas. As a special liaison, he presided over the work of the Xinmin Reclamation Field.

The organization of the reclamation self-defense group this time was not Ouyang Nanhua's own initiative, and this order actually came directly from Tian Jinfu, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Director Tian's order to Ouyang Nanhua was very clear. That is: to avoid direct conflict with the British. But it can be rubbed with two catties of local stones. It is also possible to talk about military friction with the Dutch colonial army. In order to push the turbulent situation in Tuchuanze District, mobilize for the central implementation of the next strategy.

Therefore, this time the king of Tubang threatened to attack, which really gave Ouyang Nanhua a good opportunity. He decided immediately. Start "rubbing"

If you want to engage in friction, you must have weapons. As early as two years ago, the central center used various means to carry out the "Cuttlefish No. 2 operation", using warships, merchant ships, sailing ships, and even submarines to secretly transport a large number of weapons and ammunition to several Chinese reclamation sites in the South Seas, all of which were Japanese-made rifles and machine guns. It was some of these weapons used in the North Korean expatriate riot, and it was Ouyang Nanhua who presided over the division, and he even sent people to join the riot troops.

These rifles and machine guns were eliminated from the army by the War Department over the years, as well as captured by the Korean anti-Japanese guerrillas in the battles, and their quality was average, but they were enough to engage in friction and low-intensity warfare.

On the surface, Xinyue Reclamation Farm is just an ordinary Chinese farm. But in fact, among the more than 2,000 male reclamation people in the reclamation field, one-fifth of them used to be professional soldiers, and after they were discharged from the army, they were sent to the Xinmin Qing reclamation field.

In fact, Japan's infiltration of China is in a similar way, and many Japanese expatriates operating in China are the so-called "soldiers in the countryside," that is, veterans of the Japanese army.

Having said that, it must be admitted that the military intelligence bureau is a big deal in Nanyang, once it is fully moved. I am afraid that even those who formulated this plan cannot imagine how the situation in the South Seas will unfold

This operational plan was drawn up by Chinese President Zhao Bei himself, and the Military Intelligence Bureau was merely acting on orders. Nowadays, there is no one in these circles who is more "crazy" than Zhao Bei, but fortunately, his "madness" is based on a correct understanding of the trend of history, and this degree is well grasped. Moreover, the Military Intelligence Bureau also planned very well, and it was dormant in the early stage, until the outbreak of the European war, and it did not start to move.

It's called a comprehensive layout, focusing on attack. I don't want to dominate the South Seas immediately, I just want to muddy the waters. It is better to fish in troubled waters when the time is right in the future, and establish China's strategic foothold in the South China Sea region.

Ouyang Nanhua knows this very well. But Huang Qiuyuan, a real businessman, was completely kept in the dark, and he thought that Ouyang Nanhua was young and vigorous, and the northern people were too angry.

Seeing that Ouyang Nanhua could not be convinced, Huang Qiuyuan was anxious and wanted to contact the Chinese consul in Nanyang. Through Mr. Consul, I persuaded these stunned young people who didn't know the height of the sky not to be impulsive, but this is a new Yueqing, not a new Fuzhou. It is located in the remote North Borneo, and there is no telegraph yet, so it is impossible to get in touch with the consulate immediately, and if you want to contact the consul, you must first take a boat back to New Fuzhouzhou.

Although Huang Qiuyuan has political courage, he is not a person who looks ahead and backwards. He immediately decided to return to the trading galleon, and ordered the sailors to set sail at once, and to hurry to New Fuzhou, taking advantage of the favorable wind, to call for help from the nearest Chinese consulate by telegram.

As soon as he said to leave, Huang Qiuyuan declined Ouyang Nanhua's invitation to dinner, and hurriedly instructed the sailors to unload some necessary supplies. Immediately get on the ship, order cobalt, and don't even plan to do business.

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When the sailboat sailed to the sea, Huang Qiuyuan remembered that he forgot to ask Ouyang Nanhua where those weapons and ammunition came from, but he thought about it again. These are just minutiae. Even if there are no guns and bullets, those stunned young people are afraid that they will make their own bows and arrows and earthen cannons, and fight with the natives, after all, there is no shortage of craftsmen in the reclamation field. So he immediately let go of this thought and began to think about how to deal with the situation in the future.

Huang Qiuyuan may not have been able to get in touch with the Chinese consul in Nanyang in a timely manner, even if he could have done so. But by the time Mr. Consul rushes to Xinminqing again, perhaps the armed conflict has already broken out. And once the conflict breaks out, the king of Tubang, who only has old-fashioned muskets and bows and arrows, is certainly not the opponent of the Xinminqing Self-Defense Regiment, and in case of defeat, it is impossible for the king of Tubang not to find the British to uphold "justice". Then, perhaps, it is time to prepare for the worst for the future.

The colony of North Borneo is very different from the Malayan colony, where the mountains are high and the emperor is far from the weak foundation of British rule, and in the past few decades, the British, the Spaniards, the Dutch, and the Americans have all eyed it, and finally a compromise was finally reached, and the British and the Dutch jointly divided the vast primeval forest area, but the geographical location there is very special, to the northwest is the South China Sea. To the northeast is the Philippine Islands, and to the south is through the Makassar Strait to the island of Java.

"I don't want to, I don't want to. I'm a grass farmer, why do I think so much? It's a big deal, when the time comes, this Nanyang will really be in chaos, and I'll go back to Fujian! Anyway, the domestic economy is doing well now. Doing business in China, at least there is no need to be as frightened as in this South Seas, a wind and grass is a disaster. , but I don't know what the situation is on the other side of Shishan? ”

Thinking of this, Huang Qiuyuan sighed in his heart, a few years ago, he thought that Nanyang was a comfortable nest, but now it seems. These places in the world are afraid that there is no real peace, and it seems that the motherland is more stable than coming.