August 1643

The Ming Dynasty is about to collapse, and as the brink of war approaches, Australia's strategic reserves will also enter an important moment.

According to the National Security Committee's predictions, once Li Zicheng breaches the capital, at least millions of people will go south, and then the Manchu Qing will enter the customs in another batch, which is a great migration in the history of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, at least six million to seven million people will go south, and finally they will enter Fujian and Guangdong.

Judging from the current situation, Liangguang is the best choice for refugees, undoubtedly because there are relief stations set up by Australians and opportunities to immigrate to Australia, attracting a large number of refugees.

The latest report of the National Development Council has pointed out that there will be a strong migration to Malacca and other places to cultivate grain, and the industrious Ming people only need to give them a piece of arable land, and it will not take long for them to transform this barren land into fertile land.

Historically, the Chinese nation originated in the Yellow River Valley, and it was through the continuous transformation of the environment in which it lived at that time that it had the current land, and many people in later generations said that the Chinese nation lacked the ambition of foreign expansion, completely because it was favored by God, and there was such a place suitable for survival.

Anyone who really understands history knows that the southern part of history was not a good place in ancient times, where the forests were dense, and the rain and miasma could kill people.

Therefore, the Chinese nation is the greatest nation, they are industrious and creative, and they should have more living space.

Now that they have come to this era, it is necessary for them to help their ancestors.

The migration of millions of people will also put a lot of pressure on the South, and it is true that many people during this period of history went directly to Vietnam, Myanmar and other places, because of their industrious and rapid rise in the country.

These rich lands, since their original owners did not know how to use them. Then leave it to the Chinese nation, the sweep of Malacca is still continuing, and He Yu's troops have already swept around the city of Malacca within a radius of 50 kilometers, completely exterminating all the indigenous tribes that can be threatened.

The purpose of this is to prepare for large-scale migration, and Malacca will become one of Australia's largest breadbaskets overseas, where many agricultural development projects will be carried out.

On the other hand. Malacca is also Australia's overseas material storage center, through which Australian supplies can be transferred, and at the same time, part of the grain produced can be transported back to the country, so as to alleviate the situation of inflated food prices in the country.

However, in order to achieve mass production and export, according to the calculation of the Ministry of Agriculture, it will take at least a year and a half, basically Malacca will be able to have mass production exports, in order to attract immigrants to come, the Australian government has approved the preferential policy of immigrants to send land.

That is, the corresponding land is given according to the number of people in the immigrant family. During the first year of land reclamation, the government provided planting tools and other necessary items, and after mass production, the migrants used a part of the grain income to mortgage the materials borrowed by the government.

The Wood Project, which has already been implemented in Guangzhou, is still very attractive to attract a large number of landless farmers, after all, the Chinese people love the land more than any other country.

Malacca's strategic position has been valued because of Australia's granary project, and the population here is growing and increasing with the population. The Netherlands has been more closely monitoring Australian activity in the region.

After all, there is a Blackwater City near Batavia, which could pose a threat to Batavia at any time. In order to let Blackwater move out as soon as possible, the Dutch even submitted a protest letter to the Australian government, but the Australian government's answer to this matter has been very vague, and the reason for this can be imagined.

In desperation, the Dutch could only increase Batavia's defenses, and at the same time limit some of the Blackwater's activities in Batavia, hoping to drive Blackwater away by this means.

Blackwater has taken root here. How could it be easy to move out, not to mention that Blackwater City has become a symbol of Blackwater, so it is even more impossible to move out.

The Dutch were increasingly dissatisfied with the actions of the Australians, and the island of Dayuan was occupied by them for no reason, and now Malacca has stepped up its efforts to expand the wilderness. Sooner or later, this will threaten its position in the region.

Half a month ago, Brown had officially taken over as governor of Batavia, and Van Dimen had been transferred back to China. Although the new governor had a good relationship with Australia, he was the first to protect the interests of the Netherlands.

Brown issued a letter of protest to the Australian government, expressing concern about Australia's approach in Malacca, but also saying that it was unacceptable, believing that it was a serious threat to the security of the Netherlands in the region.

Although Australia has only been constantly immigrated and has not increased its military investment, one thing can be proved that it was not built as an ordinary trading city.

Coastal defense artillery brought in from the mainland has been continuously installed along the harbour in Malacca, and more equipment and machinery have been brought in.

For the first time, the Dutch felt that the Spaniards were not the most dangerous ones in this area, but the Australians, and the Australians with strong firepower were the biggest threat to the Netherlands, and it could even be said that if the Netherlands were expelled from this generation in the future, it must be the Australians.

As soon as Brown came to power, he protested against the expansion of the Australians, which really convinced many people in Australia who had contact with him, after all, this guy is pro-Australia, is it just to deal with the Dutch in Batavia who are currently doing this.

Regardless of the Dutch's protests, Australia's actions in Malacca have not stopped, and a steady stream of people have been drawn from Guangzhou to expand the wilderness, and Spain, who participated in this matter, was the happiest, because it was so happy to finally see the Dutch eating deflated, the Dutch appeared as the hegemon of the region, and now the Australians don't even bother to pay attention to them.

Although protested, Brown's military action did not do, and after the other side protested for half a month, Australian politics officially responded.

An explanation is also given for the immigrants from Malacca, which is to carry out a large farm project here, and if the Netherlands are interested, they can participate in it.

Of course, the Dutch were not interested, and they were most interested in how to get more steam engines or shipbuilding technology from the Australians, which was what they cared about. At the same time, the Australian government said that it agreed with the Dutch colonies in this area and would not rashly send troops to invade, which reassured the Dutch a lot. (To be continued......)