Even more completely destroyed was a large, modern refinery built by Ford near Sumatra, which was almost impossible to repair due to the large gap between Japanese refining Jishu and the United States, which undoubtedly made Yamaguchi, who hoped to occupy the refinery and gain the ability to produce high-octane jet gasoline, feel more painful

In this case, China became the only target for the Japanese government, and although the Soviet Union maintained peaceful relations with Japan, it would go to war with Germany sooner or later, and it was too far away from Indonesia. As soon as China learned of the Pearl Harbor incident, it immediately shipped a large amount of equipment and other supplies needed to restore oil production to Singapore, and as soon as the deal was concluded, it could be supplied to Japan for the reconstruction of Sumatra oil fields such as Minas (which account for more than 70% of total production) not far away. What makes the Japanese government even happier is that a large oil refinery that China has just built in Singapore with a designed annual production capacity of more than 2 million tons is also willing to export refined oil products to Japan, which makes the anxious Yamaguchi feel a little relieved, and at the same time, he is also secretly glad that the military discipline of the Japanese army has been greatly improved compared with the period of the Sino-Japanese War, and in addition, the Japanese government has asked the front-line generals to strictly restrain the soldiers from invading the Nanyang Chinese out of consideration of not wanting to fight on two fronts, otherwise it is in China's national interests even if the war between Japan and the United States is in line with China's national interests. The Chinese government also has to take into account public opinion, and it would be good if it didn't stab it in the back when the time came

However, the Chinese government is not the culprit, and now that Japan has something to ask for. It would be stupid not to take the opportunity to slaughter it. As a result, China not only set a price three times the cost of the materials that Japan urgently needed, but also put forward some additional requirements for the Japanese side:

1. Although the military discipline of the Japanese army is much better than in the past, there are always overseas Chinese who have been killed or injured by accidental shooting and accidental bombing, and the Japanese government must give them or their families reasonable compensation.

2. The property losses of the overseas Chinese in Nanyang in this war, including the proportional losses of enterprises such as the Minas oil field in which they hold shares. The Japanese government is required to pay compensation more than double the market price. The extra part is everyone's mental damage and the loss caused by the shutdown, and it is also due to the fact that after the Sino-US war at the beginning, most of the Chinese businessmen sold their shares for safety reasons, otherwise all the wealth obtained by Japan in this war (excluding fixed assets such as mines and factories) may not be enough to pay compensation.

3。 In order to ensure the safety of overseas Chinese in Nanyang. The Chinese government has demanded the complete evacuation of overseas Chinese. The Japanese government also welcomed the need to strengthen its control over the occupied territories in Nanyang, but they had to buy the fixed assets of the returned Chinese and overseas Chinese, such as real estate and plantations, in hard currency at pre-war prices

Some overseas Chinese responded to the Chinese government's appeal out of fear of war, but there were also many Chinese who were reluctant to leave because they were greedy for the ease of making money in Nanyang. You know, the local resources are abundant, and the indigenous people are lazy and stupid. It is difficult for hard-working and intelligent Chinese to get rich here, and if they return to China, they have to compete with compatriots whose quality is not much different, and the per capita resources in China are relatively scarce, and at the same time, no matter how much industrial investment is encouraged, it is a socialist country after all

In order to convince them, Chen Jiageng, the leader of overseas Chinese who took over this heavy burden, had to tell the truth, although China is rising rapidly, but after all, the foundation is too thin, and the strength of the People's Liberation Army is indeed enough for self-protection, but because the strength of the navy and air force is limited, it is not enough to protect overseas compatriots, and if those overseas Chinese on the Nanyang Islands do not cooperate with Japan, even if the Japanese government cares about China, it will not be able to tolerate it all the time, and if it cooperates with Japan, even if it can continue to make money now, but in the future, when the Allied forces launch a large-scale counteroffensive, What if they want to settle everyone's responsibilities when the time comes?

What's more, as long as they call, it will already pose a huge threat to everyone's lives and property, and it is better to leave temporarily than not to leave now and put yourself and your family in danger. After the war is over, if you still want to return to Nanyang, you can come back at that time, and this war will have to be fought for a few years, and then China's national strength will definitely be stronger, at least it will be able to protect the lives and property of overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese better than now

Through the joint efforts of overseas Chinese leaders such as Tan Kah Kee and diplomats sent by the Chinese government, more than 1.5 million of the more than 2 million overseas Chinese in Indonesia and the Philippines have returned to their motherland, and there are also 450,000 mixed-race children of Chinese descent (such as the younger siblings of Navy Commander Ye Fei) who also claimed to be Chinese to China out of the consideration of fleeing the war, further consolidating China's grip on it. In addition, the education level of these 2 million people is much higher than the average level in China, and their return to China can also play a big role in China's industrialization

In addition to the cost of purchasing Chinese goods, the Japanese government has unknowingly spent most of the gold, silver and foreign exchange obtained by the Japanese government in the process of sweeping the South Seas, and this is also due to the fact that Indonesia and the Philippines were colonies and semi-colonies of the West, and the development of Chinese businessmen has been greatly restricted, and at most they can only control one-fourth or fifth of the economy

In any case, after Japan occupied most of the Philippines, East Malaysia, and Indonesia, it gained much more than it spent, and did not make much money in hard currency, but the resources of the Nanyang Islands and the many industrial and mining enterprises that resumed production at an astonishing speed after receiving Chinese equipment and even technicians and workers were the biggest gains.

In particular, if the oil fields in Indonesia and East Malaya are fully restored to their pre-war production capacity, the total annual output will reach more than 20 million tons, while Japan's domestic industrial level is still inferior to that of advanced countries such as the United States, Germany, and Britain, automobiles are far from being popularized, the degree of mechanization of the army is still quite low, and the Japanese are far more economical than the Yankees, both military and civilian.

Therefore, even if it is calculated in many miles, Japan will be able to consume about 10 million tons of oil a year, so that there will be an excess of 10 million tons of oil for export, which is undoubtedly a great blessing for the Japanese government, which has been worried about the lack of foreign exchange earning capacity. (To be continued......)