218 Progress of the South China Railway in the Resumption of Conflict
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In addition to the hot discussion of the industrial plan launched by the government, investing in factories, purchasing land, and taking family members from their hometowns, the Paris Olympics thousands of miles away have also become a hot topic.
In a shooting competition, Nanhua won the bronze medal and achieved a breakthrough of zero. "Guanghua Daily", "Nanhua Daily", "Ta Kung Pao" and other major newspapers and periodicals often appear in the pages of Nanhua and Chinese athletes in Paris, and the slightest achievement is a great pride.
The Chinese have been discriminated against for hundreds of years, and it is natural for them to be particularly eager to be recognized by others when they see Westerners flaunting their military might.
In particular, the fight between the football team and the Poles, the news was transmitted back to South China, which attracted the attention of public opinion, and the Chinese world talked about it a lot, some people applauded and talked about it with relish, and some people disagreed, feeling that it was a loss to move casually, and most people felt more or less relieved in their hearts, after all, it was rare to be in the territory of the white people, and it was rare for the players of Nanhua to have iron and blood.
Realizing that this was a good opportunity to enhance national self-confidence and national cohesion, the Propaganda Department of South China seized this opportunity to vigorously publicize the fighting spirit of the athletes on the field and inspire the martial spirit of the younger generation.
As a result, sports have entered a stage of rapid development, with various sports activities gradually spreading on campus, and the Ministry of Education has increased the proportion of physical education courses.
For those Chinese who have been accustomed to the shaking of their heads by weak scholars for hundreds of years, this is an opportunity for conceptual innovation: national construction and national self-improvement need to be strong and able to fight and run. A "wild" child who skillfully manipulates the machine, rather than a reader who is not diligent in his limbs and does not distinguish between grains.
The military benefited the most, and under the active promotion of the South China government, the army sent military instructors to schools to combine sports with military and national education.
For the aborigines, their attitude is indifferent on the surface and complicated in the heart, because it is the success of others, the vast majority of the South Chinese delegation is Chinese, and only a few indigenous people who have friendly relations with the Chinese are fortunate to participate in this grand event. The rest is not theirs.
Although they also have the same desire to appear in foreign arenas like the Chinese. They have to accept the reality that the Chinese are getting stronger and stronger.
In West Java, centered on the capital, New Tangshan, the natives see and hear Chinese characters, a new type of Chinese character that replaces the Dutch script and is becoming more and more popular, and it is from Chinese newspapers that the indigenous people see what is happening in the country. The same thing happened in other major cities, and with the industrialization of South China, a large number of Chinese poured into factories and farms. The traditional backward feudal village society will be dismantled.
While the topic of the Paris Olympics was being heated outside, the South China Cabinet was holding a meeting on railway construction, and the heads of the departments of transportation, internal affairs, national defense, justice, and intelligence were all gathered.
"In the past two years, New Tangshan has changed. Our factories are erected one by one, and more and more compatriots from the motherland are coming, and now it is time to go inland. Where are we in our rail project? ”
Situ Meiden sighed. Jump straight to the topic.
"Now that our railway plan is progressing smoothly, the Circum-Java Railway is mostly completed, most of the railways in the north are connected, and in two months, we will be able to take a train from the capital New Tangshan to Surabaya in East Java. Hehe. Now the bonds of the South China Railway Company have risen a lot! ”
Minister of Transportation Huang Zhonghan smirked. Turning his head to the usual cold and rigid Defense Minister Ho Van Xiu: "The progress of the railway project is indeed gratifying, and here I would like to thank the military for its contribution." ”
The early completion of the railway is not only related to his political achievements, but also related to the Huang family's investment in the railway. The Circum-Java Railway is divided into two main lines, the north and the south, which has a certain foundation because of a small section of the railway that the Dutch invested in before. The terrain is relatively flat, the construction is relatively easy, and there are big cities along the way, which are crucial to the economy of South China, so the whole country is relatively close.
In order to complete the project as much as possible, the Nanhua government invested tens of thousands of construction troops, that is, the construction corps unique to Nanhua. In some complex environments, especially when the railway passes through the primeval forests. It is to rely on the military elite to complete the line exploration with their lives. This plan began before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and more than hundreds of soldiers and engineers were buried in the dense primeval forest.
"It is incumbent upon the army to contribute to the construction of the country." Defense Minister He Wenxiu said lightly, but he was a little unwilling in his heart: In peacetime, the army is used to build roads and bridges.
Thinking of this, He Wenxiu's mind suddenly flew thousands of miles away, there will be a big war there, although the protagonists are not the South China Defense Force, but they are also indispensable to participate.
"The railway has not only changed indigenous peoples such as Java and Sunda, but also profoundly changed the Han people." At the cabinet meeting, Interior Minister Gao Wei spoke eloquently.
It is the duty of the Ministry of the Interior to suppress the indigenous independence forces and to consolidate and improve the dominant position of the Chinese.
The most specific expression is that after the establishment of the South China regime, the police system of the original Dutch and Indian colonial governments was swept away, first with officers for two years, and then through guò from the second-line troops and military police units to set up a police system, adding up to more than 50,000 people, distributed in major cities, and the Chinese police became a role that the indigenous people hated and feared.
The smooth progress of the northern railway project made everyone feel relaxed, with a smile on their faces and a sense of achievement. Soon, however, the atmosphere of the meeting became a bit stiffer.
"The army's efforts are obvious to all, and I hope you will continue to work hard." Prime Minister Stuart Meyden encouraged, "But the southern route, it doesn't seem to be very smooth? ”
The southern section of the railway leads to the Yogyakarta region of Central Java, which is the birthplace of Javanese culture, with a native population of more than 10 million in Java.
Two years later, when the northern railway was almost completed, the southern railway cost 15 million US dollars, but the project was only half completed, which is criticized.
Situ Nan was busy with other things, and he didn't have time to take care of the southern railway, but he must be a little dissatisfied in his heart. In fact, the South China government is also dissatisfied, if the northern railway is more focused on economic benefits, then the southern railway is South China's heavy blow to defeat the Javanese natives.
Everyone's eyes fell on the face of Minister of Communications Huang Zhonghan, Huang Zhonghan felt a pressure, and thought: The result of the two railways in the north and south not being connected can't be blamed for my bias towards the railway invested by my own family, isn't it those indigenous people who make trouble in the first two days?
"Hmm. According to the Java Railways report, if the pace is not accelerated, the project will definitely be delayed, and the company will lose US$100,000 for every week of delay. They are secretly complaining. ”
When Huang Zhonghan said this, his face became gloomy.
"That's incredible! Wouldn't it cost more than $5 million in a year? Situ Meiden's brows furrowed deeply, and he said tightly.
Although the money is not his, nor is it from the South China government, but Situ Nan's!
"In any case, the railway will be built within this year. I don't believe that with the wisdom and endurance of tens of thousands of people, hundreds of machines, and millions of tons of explosives, we Chinese railway workers cannot accomplish this task? ”
Situ Meiden said ruthlessly.
A few decades ago, when Chinese workers built the American Pacific Railroad, they once set a construction speed of 12 kilometers a day, and even the Donner Pass was conquered, and they were still afraid of this small Java Island?
"I don't count this." Huang Zhonghan spread his hands and said, a little helpless.
"Why?" Situ Meiden looked at Huang Zhonghan with some anger.
Are you really stupid or fake?
The slow progress of the project is fundamentally other problems and has nothing to do with construction.
Huang Zhonghan glanced at Situ Meideng, sighed, and still had to answer the other party's question: "Okay!" I'll just get to the point! The reason why the southern railway is so backward is clear to everyone.
The contradictions between the railway company and the locals are becoming more and more intense, and they can erupt at any time, and they are just a little bit of spark. The only way is to strike first, and then drag on like this is not the way! ”
Huang Zhonghan gritted his teeth and said, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. The overbearing railway company plundered a lot of land along the railway line and paid only a very low compensation, can the natives who lost their land not be anxious with you?
However, the South China government, which has always had no good feelings towards the Javanese natives, planned and implemented the railway project from the very beginning, and the results today are also expected by them. After all, it is still necessary to go to the last step, and it is also the bloodiest step.
Huang Zhonghan was born and raised on the island of Java, and the Huang family made his career in Java, and his feelings for the indigenous people of Java are naturally deeper than others. But sympathy or hatred doesn't matter, it's still a matter of interest after all.
"That's right! The railway company has repeatedly reported to us that their engineering personnel have been attacked by indigenous people, and despite the large number of police officers sent by the Ministry of the Interior, I insist that the army intervene in the case of organized and premeditated terrorist groups in Java. ”
Gao Wei took the opportunity to say, his eyes met He Wenxiu opposite in the air, and they all saw a smile in each other's eyes.
"Hmm. It is indeed necessary. National security is the top priority in all matters. Situ Meiden pushed the boat down the river, laughing secretly in his heart, this result was exactly what he wanted, but as a political leader, there were some things he couldn't say in person.
The Prime Minister's words had a decisive effect. Subsequently, led by the Ministry of the Interior, the military, intelligence, communications, justice and other departments secretly formed a committee to safeguard national security, and carried out a new round of purges of indigenous forces in Central Java, mainly Javanese, on the grounds that the Javanese natives had sabotaged the railway and endangered the national security.
In fact, the railroad is only a small part of this conspiracy, and the follow-up plan also includes arresting young adults on Java on charges of rebellion and sending them to the relatively late-developed primeval forests of Sumatra and Borneo to cut trees, build roads, and open mines. At the same time, it aims to reduce the number of young adults in Central Java.
Coincidentally, in distant Siberia, there are people who do similar things to the South Chinese, and it is more hidden and bloody.
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