"Well, it's true that the navy is very important, they don't need too big ships, they don't need to be very advanced, a few cruisers, or even ironclads to prop up the façade, and then a few destroyers and speedboats are enough. In addition, the most important thing is to have transport ships, to have the ability to amphibious islands, there are so many islands in the South Seas, we can't just satisfy one Borneo, but also expand, Zuihou will take down Java, Sumatra, New Guinea Island, all of them, these islands are all fat and oily, rich in products, we must not let go. ”

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, she couldn't help but laugh and said: "Brother Baili, you have always paid attention to planning and then acting, why is it that when it comes to the issue of expansion, you are in such a hurry, you are not afraid of provoking the United States, Britain, and France to unite together, these three countries join forces to sanction, we can't bear it!" ”

"That's something your vice president is going to think about." Jiang Baili said with a smile: "I only care about the army, in fact, many generals have asked me for instructions, hoping to go to Nanyang to expand their territory, especially when they see Xu Shuzheng easily win, they can't stand it." ”

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, indeed expansion and war are like opium, making people a little unstoppable, in fact, Zhang Tinglan is not like this, a Borneo, the area is worth ten Jiangsu Province, all kinds of resources are rich and abnormal, if developed, at least can solve the survival problem of 50 million Chinese. If you can get all the islands in the South Seas, the problem of more Chinese and less land will be gone, and even if the population exceeds one billion in the future, there is no need to worry.

It's just that Zhang Tinglan still has a trace of calmness in his heart, expansion and war, we must be cautious, once the state apparatus turns to militarism, there is no turning back. Like Nazi Germany, sweeping through Western Europe. The territory has expanded several times at once, in fact, according to common sense, they should stop, digest it, and then continue to expand.

But in fact, they can't stop anymore, the internal generals are gearing up, the military-industrial complex is eager to try, and public opinion is boiling. The most fatal thing is that the main opponents of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union are also vigilant, and they also sharpen their knives, even if Germany does not fight. They will also get their hands dirty. Once it reaches this point, there is no turning back, and one must wait until one side falls completely.

Of course, Zhang Tinglan does not want to embark on this road of no return, after all, China has a huge size, as long as it develops step by step. Sooner or later, there will be a day when the former position will be restored, and there will be no hysteria like a bitter and hateful Germany.

It is precisely for this reason that it is in mind. Zhang Tinglan did not recognize Nanhua. Avoid completely tearing the skin with Western shijie.

"Brother Baili, Nanyang has been in the range of Chinese shili since ancient times, and I am determined to drive Westerners out, but now is not the time to act recklessly, we still focus on practicing internal skills."

This makes sense. You have to eat bite by bite, but you haven't said where this fleet comes from, we don't have so many ships. ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly and spit out two words: "Japan!" ”

……

"Hurry up. Keep up with me! ”

"Tell you, old fellow, hurry up!"

A few militiamen marched towards the harbor with twenty or thirty natives tied together with ropes, and they beat them with whips, and if anyone dared to slow down, they would punch and kick them, and they were not at all polite.

By the time they crossed the rainforest and arrived at the port of Mazen, there was already a large number of escorts of the natives, and there were thousands of people in the dark, like a cattle market.

Not only these soldiers, but also quite a few indigenous leaders were involved. They carried more native slaves, and all of them were looking very greedy, waiting to sell them all.

After many years in Borneo, Xu Shuzheng also had a clear understanding of the situation of the indigenous people, and the coastal areas had very early contact with the Chinese, and they also had contact with the colonists, relatively speaking, they also had a relatively high degree of civilization, and they were also the vanguard of anti-China.

In addition, in the rainforest, there are a large number of small villages, which are basically still in the stage of primitive society and are very backward. One village after another is like a tribe, constantly killing each other. Before they stabilized their dominant position, Xu Shuzheng and the others treated the natives quite politely, after all, they could win over some.

But now that they basically control Borneo, they are no longer merciful. Moreover, there is also news from the country that a large number of laborers are urgently needed, and the more the better.

Now the whole 15th Jihua has reached a critical period, and with the completion of the construction of the Lanxin railway, larger-scale construction work is also on the agenda. The government promulgated a new jihua to build four highways in Sichuan-Tibet, Qinghai-Tibet, Xin-Tibet, and Yunnan-Tibet, and at the same time to build the Southern Xinjiang Railway and the Chengdu-Kunming Railway.

In addition, in Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia, the Far East, and other places, it is necessary to vigorously build railways, build large farms in the northwest and northeast, overhaul agricultural infrastructure in the Central Plains, harness the Yellow River, and build shelter forests in the north.

Any one of these projects is extremely huge, especially in the northwest and southwest areas, where the terrain is rugged and the construction risk is quite large. Take the Chengdu-Kunming Railway as an example, in order to build this railway, thousands of people died in later generations, and they were all well-trained railway soldiers.

In particular, most of these projects are only needed for national defense, and they will lose money in a short period of time, and if they invest a huge amount of labor costs, the government will certainly not be able to bear them. However, the pressure of the Soviet Union was again in front of us, and Zhang Tinglan was already preparing to requisition a large number of peasants and herdsmen who had been allocated land to engage in these tasks. But now that there are natives, it can only be wronged by them.

Zhang Tinglan had already sent a telegram to Xu Shuzheng, five natives for one domestic immigrant, and Xu Shuzheng was also overjoyed after getting the news. The indigenous and Chinese are not of the same mind, hundreds of thousands of Chinese, facing millions of indigenous people, no matter how you look at this population ratio is very dangerous.

And what's even worse is that these natives are stupid and lazy, and if they take a step with a whip, they will go backwards if they don't fight. For this kind of garbage, Xu Shuzheng is also eager to get rid of it, which happens to be in line with the domestic proposal.

Machen, Sanmarinda and other ports have rapidly emerged population markets, and a number of labor companies have also been established in China. They organize domestic immigrants to Borneo, and then according to the principle of one to five, in exchange for the return of the natives, they can earn more than double the profits.

Although the war in the South Seas continues, this kind of profit is also unstoppable, and the enthusiasm of the domestic people is quite high, and the land of Borneo is almost unlimited. When they came, they could get as much as they wanted. And even if you don't want to farm, Nanhua has just been founded and is in urgent need of all kinds of talents.

I was depressed in China, and when I arrived in Nanhua, maybe I could still be a hero from the dragon, especially those businessmen, and I hurried up to stake the land and strive to take a bite on the fat meat.

At the top of the population market, it was extremely lively, and the bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods from all walks of life also appeared, Shi Jianfei led a few brothers, drove three broken ships, and also came to Ma Chen.

As soon as he entered the port, several of his brothers looked around, and when they saw the soldiers on patrol, they were a little shrunken. At this time, several sailors also spotted them, hurriedly walked over, and said sharply: "What are you doing, take out your identity documents?" ”

Shi Jianfei was tall, about 186 years old, and when he saw these soldiers, he hurriedly bowed down and smiled: "Bosses, the little one is a businessman, come and see the deal." ”

The leading soldier looked at him, sneered, suddenly grabbed his hand, and then smiled: "It's playing with guns, it's a business without capital, right?" ”

Shi Jianfei saw that he was recognized by others, and hurriedly said: "Boss, don't hide it, I'm a pirate, but don't worry, we never rob Chinese, only foreigners, I can't survive in the past two years, I heard that now that Nanhua has been founded, I want to come and find a way out." ”

The soldier looked at it, then nodded: "It's useless to tell me, I'll take you to meet the commander, and they say what to do, just do it." ”

Shi Jianfei and several people trembled and were taken to a registration office, which was mainly responsible for Chinese immigration, and the people from the country came over, and they had to hand over here first, and then those merchants could go to the market to pick laborers.

The person in charge inquired about Shi Jianfei's situation, and after listening to his introduction, the person in charge was not embarrassed for him, and said with a smile: "You are a pirate, I am afraid it will be difficult to become a soldier, and now there are two paths, one is to be a farmer, honestly cultivate the land, and the other is to make money in business, but if you still want to return to your old business, I am afraid that there will be trouble." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Shi Jianfei waved his hand again and again: "Sir, the brothers don't want to fight, kill and kill, but we don't know how to do business, it's really a bit difficult." ”

"Don't be embarrassed, see if you see it, these are all domestic workers who come to recruit workers, to put it bluntly, they are buyers, if you are willing to do it, I will give you a certificate. Then go to the bazaar to get laborers and send them back to China, and you can make a small profit, and one person can exchange it for five yuan! ”

Shi Jianfei's brain is not slow, five yuan for a person, from Nanyang to China, food and drinking water are not worth one dollar, just now I heard that a laborer is only two yuan, that is to say, as long as one person is sent to China, he can earn more than two yuan, and sending fifty people is one hundred yuan. An ordinary worker, working hard for a month, is only five oceans, and this transaction is too worthwhile.

"Thank you for your advice, a little meaning, you can accept it!"

Saying that, Shi Jianfei stuffed a rag pocket into the hand of the person in charge, which was heavy and contained five exquisite Western pocket watches, all of which were good things that Shi Jianfei had accumulated as a pirate.

After reading it, the person in charge nodded: "Brother Shi, in fact, there is also knowledge in replacing people, and it is not appropriate to buy it directly with the ocean, you can go to the army first and buy some scrap arms at a low price, as long as it can be started." Then go and exchange slaves with those natives, a gun for twenty or thirty dollars, at least ten slaves. ”

When Shi Jianfei heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "Thank you for the mention, if the little one has a day of soaring, he will definitely not forget you." (To be continued......)