Chapter 212: Conquering Guam
So Downing pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Mr. Billy, it's really not that I don't want to help with this. Now Japan's prime minister is no longer the Yoshida Shigeru I am familiar with, replaced by the old guy Hatoyama Ichiro, coupled with the May 24 incident in Taiwan some time ago, I don't dare to do anything now, and I don't even dare to interfere in the $3 billion project invested in Tokyo this time, so I really have no heart to do this. ”
Then, he changed his words: "However, although I have some things that are inconvenient to operate in Japan, but in Indonesia, that is, Indonesia, I can still help you think of a way, recently Sukarno just accepted a lady, very favored, and this woman was sent to Indonesia by me." ”
Billy asked in surprise, "Mr. Downing, are you talking about Lady Devi?" ”
Tang Ning also asked with some surprise, "Do you also know Lady Devi?" ”
"Anyone who is concerned about the situation in Indonesia now, who can not know that Mrs. Devi, President Sukarno is now almost in her office and in her Hachizeno Palace. It turns out that she is Mr. Downing's person, your trick is really too high, if Mrs. Devi is willing to help, let alone two hundred planes, even if it is four hundred, I think it's no problem. Billy agreed.
Tang Ning nodded: "Don't worry, I will send someone to accompany you to Indonesia." Also, in fact, you don't have a chance in Japan, although you can't find me, but you can definitely find someone to do this, but I'm an enemy with him, don't mention me when you look for him, otherwise everything that could have been done will be yellow. ”
Billy said knowingly: "Mr. Downing, don't worry, I, a person who has been running outside all the year round, know all these things, if it happens, you will definitely be indispensable for your thanks." I don't know who this master you are talking about? ”
"Yushi Kodama."
Hearing this name, Billy immediately knew Downing's intentions, indeed, his grievances with Downing were almost all on the surface, this guy and many of the current Japanese high-level are cellmates, that is, they have all suffered together in Duck's Nest Prison, and I heard that he also engaged in some living burials to show his reputation. Finding him is indeed a very successful possibility.
Sure enough, after Billy found Kodama Yushifu, Kodama immediately agreed to the matter as soon as he heard the payment of two million dollars, and then started to operate, and finally reached the deal of 200 star fighters, and Kodama has established a long-term cooperative relationship with Billy since then, and also laid the groundwork for the future Lockheed incident.
Billy's trip to Indonesia went well, and Lady Devi came from a poor background, although she now enjoys all the grace. But considering the age gap between Sukarno and herself, as well as the old man's dedication, Mrs. Devi felt that the dollar was more reliable and more secure for the future, so she facilitated the deal for the fighter. And according to Downing's instructions, Sukarno was reminded to guard against Suharto.
Since everyone's attention is now focused on Tokyo, which is about to host the Olympics, Downing plans to take this opportunity to carry out another plan of his own, which he has long wanted to implement. But before the Korean War, his capital was not enough, so he has been delayed until now to prepare.
Guam. Located at the southernmost tip of the Mariana Islands, it is the gateway to Micronesia (the general name for the Western Pacific Islands). It covers an area of 549 square kilometers. It is 5,863 kilometers away from Honolulu (Honolulu) in the east, and is a liaison station between the United States, Japan and the Philippines, and controls the sea and air traffic in the western Pacific Ocean, and has an important strategic position. In 1941, Japan sent a large number of land, sea and air forces to attack Guam. More than 500 officers and soldiers stationed on the island surrendered to the Japanese army, and Guam was occupied by the Japanese army. In 1944, the U.S. military sent superior ships and air forces to fight against the Japanese troops on Guam, and regained control of Guam by killing more than 18,000 Japanese troops on the island and killing 1,700 of its own. 1950 year. The United States passed a bill declaring the island an "unincorporated territory" of the United States and giving the Guam Autonomous Government local powers under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The reason why Downing set his goal on Guam is, first, because Guam, like Okinawa, is dominated by US military bases, and even the US military bases on Guam occupy a quarter of the entire island's area, and about 20,000 US officers and soldiers are stationed on the island all year round.
The second point is because the natives of Guam are not Japanese, but Chamorro people, from Malaysia and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, because they once became a Spanish colony, so the current Chamorro people are actually a mixed race of Spaniards and Filipinos, although they were repeatedly fought by Japan and the United States during World War II, but they do not have any sense of closeness to Japan, and the US military now occupies an absolute dominant position, so there is still a certain sense of identity with the United States.
Third, and most importantly, the point. Since Guam is a non-self-governing territory stipulated by the United Nations, although the United States occupies it, it still maintains a certain degree of self-government in terms of face, and even elected the governor of Guam in 1969.
So Downing went to the United States to make a big public relations campaign and apply to open a factory in Guam, and both the U.S. government and the local military and civilians were happy to see this kind of investment come to fruition, after all, it could improve the local economy and living conditions.
Downing's development plan for Guam is completely different from that of Okinawa, where he has the support and assistance of a number of local families such as Junichi Aoyama who have a deep hatred for Japan itself and desire independence, especially although he has not fully realized the independence of Okinawa, but it has indeed made these people see the light, so the support he has received is extremely strong, which makes him feel at ease to put his base camp and industrial base in Okinawa.
But Guam is different, he has no local trustable candidates or families, so it is destined to be impossible to make large-scale investment, and in his impression that Guam will be a world-famous tourist city and shopping paradise (because it is tax-free here), so Downing's plan is to build a few small and medium-sized factories to assist the military and life of the base, in addition to the development of Guam's tourism and hotel catering, and internally, it is to vigorously absorb locals to engage in basic work, Change their habit of relying on fishing for a living, improve their living standards, and increase their influence in the local area. (To be continued......)