Negotiations between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands had not yet begun, but it was clear that the Chinese Empire had already considered the East Indies its own territory. While Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi was still on his way to Singapore, Emperor Wu Haoxuan couldn't wait to convene a pre-imperial meeting to discuss how to develop the East Indies.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the East Indies are numerous and vast in size. The entire East Indies has more than 17,000 islands, large and small, with a total area of more than 1.9 million square kilometers. However, with the exception of Kalimantan, Sumatra, Irian, Sulawesi and Java, the rest are just small islands. But even so, there are still a lot of places that can be developed. In addition, the East Indies is extremely rich in natural resources, including oil, tin, aluminum, iron, copper and coal, in addition to the tropical biological resources we are familiar with. Among them, more than 600 million tons of oil can be extracted, and as much as 5 billion tons of coal can be mined. Wu Haoxuan introduced to everyone with a smile. On the one hand, these materials are the information collected by the empire about the East Indies, and on the other hand, they are the relevant information about Indonesia that Wu Haoxuan is familiar with.

After listening to Wu Haoxuan's introduction, almost all the ministers had bright eyes. The East Indies are rich, and everyone knows it very well. However, no one has an idea of the exact extent of abundance. Now listening to Wu Haoxuan's words, everyone finally knows how rich the East Indies are.

"Your Majesty, the oil and other mineral resources of the East Indies will play a great role in the ongoing industrialization of the Empire. We should begin to develop the East Indies as soon as possible and apply these resources to our industrialization. Imperial Prime Minister Yang Du said immediately. The industrialization of the Chinese Empire was developing rapidly. But at the same time, the consumption of various resources is also very large. Although China has a large land area, many resources are actually very difficult to extract. With the existing conditions, it is difficult to develop. If you can get a lot of resources from overseas. That's the best.

"Your Majesty, the East Indies are so large in size, and the climate is extremely suitable for growing rice. We can totally emigrate to the East Indies. In this way, the food grown in the East Indies alone could solve the food crisis in the country. At the same time, it can further alleviate the population pressure in the country. Minister of Agriculture Zhang Renjun said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded. The population of the empire has exceeded 400 million and is moving towards 500 million. Although, before that, the empire had been promoting vigorous immigration to the Northeast and Siberia. However, the climatic conditions in the Northeast and Siberia are so bad that there are very few willing to emigrate. In a few years, only 30 or 40 million people have immigrated. But the East Indies are different. Although this climate is a little hotter, it is not impossible to overcome. Moreover, such climatic conditions make it possible to basically achieve three crops a year for rice and other crops. This will greatly increase food production. Arguably. It was a complete waste for the East Indies to be in the hands of the natives, who simply wasted such good conditions in vain.

"Emigration to the East Indies, that's a certainty. But, ladies and gentlemen, how do you solve the problem of tens of millions of natives? Minister of Civil Affairs Yuan Jinkai said.

Everyone couldn't help frowning, and the number of indigenous people in the East Indies was conservatively estimated to be more than 40 million. It is already equivalent to one-tenth of the people of the empire. There are so many indigenous people, if you can't get rid of them. It was unlikely that the empire would want to emigrate to the East Indies on a large scale.

"Your Majesty. Just let the troops stationed in the East Indies go on a killing spree. Dispatch a group army to the past, and in a maximum of three years, tens of millions of natives can be killed! War Minister Marshal Zhao Xifu said.

"Haha, that's right, kill all the natives. They simply did not deserve to possess the East Indies. Besides, the natives have also acted as lackeys of the Dutch over the years. Bullying the local Chinese. Even if we kill them all, it will be revenge for those Chinese. However, this work does not require the army to send a group army. The Navy is planning to expand the Marine Corps to five divisions, just in time to train with the natives. Let those recruits see the blood. The Minister of the Navy, Marshal Sa Zhenbing, also said.

These important military ministers of the empire, one by one, were influenced by Wu Haoxuan and completely became nationalists, even a bit like the development of extremely short-term nationalists. In addition, for thousands of years, the ancestors said that 'if it is not within my clan, its heart will be different', which has affected many people. Everyone believes that only their own compatriots are truly their own people. Others, there is no need to exist at all.

The speeches of the two military giants can shake the ministers of the cabinet very much.

"Two marshals, that's tens of millions of people, not tens of millions of pigs! Even if they are all natives, if you want to kill them all, what a great murder you will commit! Health Minister Sun Dacang said.

"Yes, yes! Tens of millions of people, if they say kill and kill, the international image of the empire may never be changed. The other ministers also said. If the number of natives is a little smaller, maybe everyone will turn a blind eye. But that's 40 million! If you kill them all, it will undoubtedly be too shocking.

"Humph! You are the kindness of the woman. Those natives, who are lazy and lazy, have committed unpardonable sins against the Chinese over the years. We killed them all to avenge the vast number of Chinese. Besides, it would be a complete waste of food to keep them. Marshal Shi Tianhan, Chief of the General Staff, also said.

The character of the military is inherently stubborn, and everyone thinks about the interests of the empire. The role of the East Indies is already obvious, and in such a situation, it is natural that it is best to keep the East Indies completely in the hands of one's own people.

"Since those natives are living a waste of food, let them work." Minister of Industry Cen Chunxuan said.

"Work? It has become in their nature for the natives to be lazy and lazy. Marshal Shi Tianhan said.

"Marshal, you have fallen into a misunderstanding. Although those natives are lazy to eat, but, under the whip, under the gun, they have to do it, and they have to do it if they don't do it! We need a lot of labor to develop the East Indies. If it is all up to our immigrants, then if we want to complete the development of the East Indies, I don't know if we will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey. Besides, mining ore, etc., is inherently very dangerous. If we leave it to the natives, we can also avoid casualties among our fellow citizens. The mines and infrastructure of the East Indies, and even the construction of mines and infrastructure in the country, can use a large number of indigenous people. No matter how many natives there are in the East Indies, they will always be able to make the most of them. Cen Chunxuan said.

"Haha! Lord Cen's plan is really a good plan. Once this plan is implemented, the Empire's East Indies development plan will soon be completed. Prime Minister Yang Du said.

Wu Haoxuan also nodded, the plan proposed by Cen Chunxuan obviously made him very satisfied.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what Lord Cen said is very right, there is no need for us to treat those natives as human beings, just treat them as slaves. Those who dare to resist will be killed. The living natives were all sent to the mines and infrastructure construction sites. With whips and bayonets, let them work hard. Anyway, there are tens of millions of natives, and if they die, they can be recaptured. As long as the East Indies can be developed in the shortest possible time, it will be a victory! Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The ministers replied one after another.

Although, turning tens of millions of natives into slaves seems to be a bit too cruel. However, just thinking about these natives is not a lot of good things. The damage they have done to the Chinese over the years has long been incalculable. So, even if they were all killed, it would be understandable. Not to mention just letting them go as slaves.

"Your Majesty, will this have a bad impact on the international community?" Yang Du said. It is foreseeable that once the Chinese Empire turns the natives of the East Indies into slaves, those Western countries in the cloak of civilization will definitely jump out and criticize the empire.

"Don't bother with that. Those Western countries are not qualified to blame the empire at all. Their methods back then were much more cruel than those of the Empire. The blacks in North and South America were the descendants of the black slaves they had sold. Wu Haoxuan said.

Those countries in the Western world have just wiped the blood off their hands and have begun to regard themselves as civilized countries, and they are everywhere accusing other countries in the name of civilization. This kind of behavior makes Wu Haoxuan very unaccustomed to it.

The other ministers all nodded their heads again and again, very much in agreement with Wu Haoxuan's views. These Western countries are really a little too shameless.

"Your Majesty, will we take the East Indies under colonial rule or merge into the Empire?" Yang Du asked. If there is colonization, it can be ruled in a manner similar to that of the Dutch.

Wu Haoxuan pondered for a moment, and then said, "Directly incorporate into the empire." Divide the East Indies into several provinces. The candidate for the governor can be selected from the local Chinese. In addition, some officials were sent from the country. to ensure the Empire's complete control over the East Indies. As for the immigration and development programme, it is even more important to speed up the process. (To be continued.) )

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