1890 King of Southeast Asia

On January 18, Liu Yiming called Lin Anmin, who had entered the inner city of Surabaya to negotiate with the Dutch. Since the establishment of Nanhua, Lin Anmin has been promoted several times because of his courage and ability to judge the situation. He is about to take over the position of mayor of Semarang.

But now he has been stopped! Liu Yiming is going to use him to handle a plan. There are not many people in Nanhua who can complete this plan!

"Mayor Lin, sit down." Liu Yiming called Lin Anmin into the office.

"Minister, I don't know what's the matter. You called me here?" Lin Anmin was a little uneasy, not because of his own future. Nanhua lacked people. He dare not say how capable he is, but at least he is much better than ordinary people.

Liu Yiming is also the Minister of Defense. Lin Anmin is not a member of the army, nor is he a close elder of Liu Yiming, so he calls him Minister.

It is an established fact that Nanhua lacks people. The purpose of the garrison brigade is to capture people and capture wild people to reclaim land and plant rice, sisal, oil palm trees and other crops. Even some tribes that have no hatred towards the Chinese can go to the Nanhua controlled area to work, and the wages are not bad!

"Take a look at this plan first." Liu Yiming went straight to the point and gave him a plan without saying anything.

Lin Anmin took the plan, and Liu Yiming said at the same time.

"Nanhua lacks people, ordinary people, but more talents. You know how rich Java Island is. War has never left. Wars are fought for people and money. Money, Nanhua can get a little bit by patching it up, but people really can't." Liu Yiming sighed.

"Minister, I have to say, this is a very bold plan." The plan is very short, and Lin Anmin finished reading it in a short time, frowning and said.

"Now I can only ask for boldness. Do you know why we can win this battle?" Liu Yiming asked.

"I would like to hear the details." Lin Anmin straightened his body and said.

"Because I had hostages. At that time, we had more than 50,000 Dutch young and middle-aged people and nearly 10,000 soldiers. The Netherlands had a total of about 4 million people. They lost 60,000 young and middle-aged people at once, which was equivalent to a generation. They couldn't afford to pay. On the contrary, it was easier for them to exchange Java for a generation and then take back Java." Liu Yiming did not mention the international environment, but only mentioned one of the important reasons.

"Nanhua is also a small country with few people. Once the Dutch come back..." Lin Anmin thought directly. !

"It seems that you have understood. This is also a last resort!" Liu Yiming smacked his lips and said to Lin Anmin in a semi-literate and semi-vernacular manner.

The reason for this is determined by Lin Anmin's background. He is a businessman. His father is a poor scholar who was captured and brought to Java. He has been influenced by him since he was a child and combined Confucianism with business. In fact, Nanhua's businessmen have more or less this idea. Because of ethnic reasons, overseas Chinese pay more attention to cultural atmosphere and the same language and race to maintain unity.

"Minister, rest assured, Anmin will do it well!" Lin Anmin knew how great his responsibility was. It can be said that the future development of Nanhua was directly related to him!

"Okay! Put down the position of mayor of Semarang first. It is not suitable to be an official to do this. Go in the name of a foreign businessman. At the same time, the Immigration Bureau will listen to your dispatch. Just report how much money is needed, and the board of directors will approve it directly." Liu Yiming said happily.

"Minister, if the die Qing court comes out to stop it, what can Anmin do?" Lin Anmin wanted to know how much power he had.

"Nanhua can't directly confront the die Qing court now. You can go in the name of British and American businessmen. I will build a good relationship with the British embassy. If the die Qing court comes out, you go to the British embassy. They are very timid. The British will protest and they won't care too much." Liu Yiming said.

This plan was thought up by Liu Yiming after a long time. Recruiting international students is just like the students contracted and trained by companies in the future. Want to study abroad without a way? I have it here, a legitimate British and American company, with aristocratic or banking background. If you sign a contract, I will find a place for you to study abroad, and then you can work for me for ten to twenty years, with preferential treatment!

These companies are still legal labor dispatch companies now. Yes, you work in our company, but your job is to work for our partners! As for why the partners are in Nanhua? This is the decision of the head office. Don't do it? That's fine, pay money, liquidated damages, living expenses, and sky-high tuition and admission fees.

"Okay, without further ado, I'll go and prepare first!" Lin Anmin got up and hurried to prepare.

"By the way, Minister, how many people can I take with me?" Lin Anmin asked.

"I can't give you too many people. I will assign you ten bodyguards. For each department, you can choose three if you are not the top leader. No more, but the Immigration Bureau will fully cooperate with you." Liu Yiming said.

Seeing that Lin Anmin really left, Liu Yiming sat down and scratched his head while looking at the telegrams asking for people everywhere.

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January 20th, today is a special day. Liu Yiming came to the dock. There were more than 2,000 people, including 1,000 naval cadets, more than 300 international students, and seven white apprentices. Today is the day they set off to the UK.

The apprentices all have a certain degree of education. This time they are going to artillery factories, machine tool factories, generator factories, and other high-tech factories to learn technology and production models, which is equivalent to alternative international students.

"How are they feeling?" Liu Yiming came in a low-key manner. He did not want to disturb these people's farewell to their families.

This trip to the UK is thousands of miles away. Technical workers are fine. They can return in an average of one to one and a half years, while the navy needs three years. Among them, the escort cruiser will be launched in about one year and delivered in about one and a half years. The main battleship will be launched in about two years and delivered in about two and a half years. At least, it will take until mid-1893 to return to Nanhua.

After all, the construction has begun. According to the construction speed of the UK, it will definitely be delivered in two and a half years. It depends on whether the Nanhua Navy can drive them back!

"Commander, this..." Zhao Jiaxing looked at the navy wiping tears on the ground and didn't know what to say.

"I understand. The soldiers traveled across the ocean to defend their country. The risks in the middle are not small. After studying hard, they still have to face war. The day the warship returns to China is the day when the war will restart!" Liu Yiming said with relief and solemnity.

"The Dutch? If we can beat him once, we can beat him once and twice again, until he dares not to fight, until he is afraid!" Zhao Jiaxing said with a face full of anger.

"It's getting late, let's gather." Liu Yiming looked at the messy scene below and felt inexplicably upset. He wanted to push these people onto the chariot himself! But in a world of great contention, the strong will be strong, and the defeated will perish! History has told him that the desire to be alone is the most foolish thing to do.

World War I was fine, but World War II lasted for decades from the beginning to the aftermath of the war. World wars, the Cold War, local hot wars, the entire earth, unless that kind of worthless, narrow territorial country, can't break free.

pS: I think South America was also stirred into a puddle of mud in the aftermath of World War II, mainly because the Cold War was also the aftermath of World War II.

"Quiet down, Commander Liu has something to say! The navy assembles!"

Listening to these somewhat shameful words, Liu Yiming's toes grasped the ground tightly, but he couldn't show it. Under normal circumstances, leaders cannot show a weak side, especially in the most critical moments!

"Soldiers, classmates, hello, I'm Liu Yiming." Seeing that it was almost time, Liu Yiming began to speak.

"Today, you all go out to learn more advanced knowledge to achieve the goal of defending the country and making the country rich and the people safe! I am here, on behalf of all the people of Nanhua, to express my gratitude to you!"

"The Dutch failed once, but they did not give up. They are training their troops, contacting their allies, and are ready to counterattack at any time! This is truly a critical moment for survival!"

Liu Yiming was silent for a while.

"But! The brave Nanhua army and navy, the brave Nanhua people, will not sit and wait for death. Even if I die, I will choose to die with dignity, rather than being stripped of my wildness and kept in captivity like an animal, and finally dying like a mouse under the knife of the natives!"

"I hope you will study hard. Nanhua needs everyone to perform their duties! I, and your families, are waiting for you to come back!"

There was a sound from the audience that was not sure whether it was cheering or venting. Liu Yiming just thought it was cheering.

"Get on board!" Liu Yiming roared.

The naval cadets boarded the ship first. In order to transport this group of people, Nanhua specially hired ten merchant ships that could carry 300 people for ocean voyages, together with ten smaller merchant ships in Nanhua, to transport 5,000 people from the entire Nanhua to the UK! And more than a thousand people will be transported later. The cost of this group of people alone is close to 500,000 pounds per year, equivalent to 2 million taels of silver!

Of course, so many people are not only in Surabaya, although they are mainly in Surabaya, but there are also a group of people in Semarang and Batavia, and these ships will pick them up halfway.

As for the issue of loyalty, Liu Yiming had already thought about it. First of all, the international students. Not only are their families in Nanhua, they will also sign employment contracts with Nanhua companies, and they are companies that have established cooperation with the UK. They only wait for the UK to establish an embassy in Nanhua and formally establish diplomatic relations. This contract with a sky-high penalty will take effect in Europe and America at the same time, and they will be compensated if they don’t come back! Few people can afford the sky-high penalty for breach of contract. If they can afford it, it is also the family's money, and the family is in Nanhua...

Navy cadets are not only of clean family background, but also of high morale. Moreover, Liu Yiming sent 1,500 people out of the quota of 1,300, 200 people! In addition to the political commissar, there are also instructors, who have the same role, but one plays the white face and the other plays the red face.

In addition, the long-term thinking of worrying about the country and the people, and the patriotic education that permeates into food, clothing, housing and transportation, can greatly reduce the possibility of betrayers.

Du~ The whistle sounded.

Liu Yiming watched the ship slowly start, and the people on the shore with tears in their eyes bid farewell to their children, husbands, and fathers.

He left without looking back, afraid that he could not help...