1890 King of Southeast Asia

February 10, 1891, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Little New Year in the north.

Java is located in both the southern hemisphere and the equatorial region. It is summer in the southern hemisphere and rainy season in Java. If Java is not in a tropical rainforest climate, the temperature will be very high.

At ten o'clock, the sun is high in the sky.

The British Consulate in the Republic of South China was officially opened, and the foreign ministries of both sides also issued relevant documents to announce the establishment of diplomatic relations, and then there was a press conference.

"Mr. Consul, Mr. Minister, what impact will the establishment of diplomatic relations between the British Empire and the Republic of South China have on the balance in the Far East?" Unexpectedly, the first person to ask the question was a Japanese reporter.

"South China is a peace-loving country, committed to maintaining peace and stability in Southeast Asia, and will continue to maintain a consistent attitude in the future and contribute to world peace." Cyril did not understand Japanese English and was still waiting for the translation, but his translator did not understand it either. Neither of them expected that there would be Japanese participation, so this sentence was said by Liu Yiming.

"Yes, as the leader of civilized countries, the British Empire accepted Nanhua as a member of civilized countries for the sake of civilized countries to maintain world peace and stability." Cyril's British ancestry made him start to make trouble, even if he didn't understand what the Japanese said.

"Mr. Consul, some people claim that Nanhua's independence was achieved with the support of the British. What do you think?"

The second one was a newspaper in New York, but it asked such a question. This was actually a Dutch American, the first generation of immigrants.

"This is completely a rumor. It was not until the Dutch retreated to Batavia that the British Empire mediated the war between the two sides out of humanitarian considerations. It was also during this mediation that the British Empire had a preliminary understanding and cognition of Nanhua." Cyril said seriously, and Liu Yiming believed it, if he was not the person in charge!

"It is rumored that Nanhua is just a new colony of Britain. What do you have to say, Mr. Minister?" A yellow man stood up and asked with a New York accent, full of expectation.

Liu Yiming's eyes moved. This is a Chinese American. He thought of many things and was about to speak.

"This is a completely ridiculous clown speaking. The British Empire has more than 30 million square kilometers of land. Anyone who can do the math knows that the British Empire doesn't care." Cyril said first. This is unreasonable, but it is completely logical. After all, this kind of thing can be done, not said.

"Nanhua is not a colony of anyone. It is best for the head of Nanhua to be the president, not the respected Queen. At the same time, I would like to take this opportunity to declare to the outside world that Nanhua is an independent, peace-loving and autonomous country. At the same time, it is also the home of all Chinese people. Welcome to return home." Liu Yiming said the last sentence in Chinese, staring at the reporter.

The press conference is still going on, but Liu Yiming is thinking about how to attract Chinese Americans...

Time flies, and it is February 11th.

Today, those businessmen who have thought about or taken action to monopolize trade and form a trust, oh! Now they should be described as capitalists, are all gathered in the President's Office.

Liu Yiming came very early today, mainly to deal with this matter. He wants to turn these capitalists into entrepreneurs!

"Yiming is here? Sit down, those people outside will leave him alone for a while, otherwise he will have to take it. Have you eaten? I have buns here, made of Shandong flour!" Chen Jiangtao came earlier than him and enthusiastically invited Liu Yiming to eat.

"Eat!" Liu Yiming had eaten, but he still picked it up and ate it.

Java does not produce wheat, so flour can only be imported. At present, thanks to the seizure, Java has a large amount of grain reserves, and there are not enough warehouses. Many houses have been converted into warehouses. The price of rice is cheap, one pound per ton, and the retail price is a little more expensive, but not much more expensive.

Imported flour is not expensive, but Liu Yiming cannot import a large amount, otherwise the price of flour will skyrocket. He cannot export a large amount of rice, otherwise it will cause the price of rice to plummet. Theoretically, good deeds may cause countless farmers to sell their children and daughters, and their families will be broken up.

Liu Yiming has reminded him, and Nanhua's transportation capacity is limited, so the import volume of flour is very scarce, and Liu Yiming's order makes people think that he doesn't like to eat.

After a long time, Liu Yiming finished lunch.

"Call them in!" Seeing Liu Yiming finished eating, Chen Jiangtao said to the secretary.

"You should know why I called you here. Have you thought it through?" Chen Jiangtao spoke first.

"We have thought it through. Once we have thought it through, we will immediately cut off the redundant business."

"Not enough!" Liu Yiming said after taking a sip of water.

"The Anti-monopoly Law is about to come out. If your business happens to comply with the Anti-monopoly Law, I am afraid you will be forced to split up." Liu Yiming said leisurely.

"Ah?"

"What should I do?"

These people seemed to have returned to the Dutch era. Liu Yiming shook his head and always felt that he was worrying too much. How could such people grow into monopoly capital? It is more likely that they will grow into other people's NPCs, bringing more trouble to Liu Yiming.

"Count it yourself, how many companies are there, and report the final results to me." Liu Yiming shook his head in disappointment. What can he expect from this group of people?

"38, some from Sishui and some from other places."

After the statistical results came out, a representative was sent to say tremblingly.

"Those who are restructuring or forming alliances, stop immediately and cut off the business in hand. You can expand, but you can't monopolize. Even if it's a town, you can't be the only one, unless you just arrived!" Liu Yiming left a loophole, the purpose is to use profits to promote scale, as for the others? The anti-monopoly law has not been issued, Liu Yiming has the final say.

"Okay, let's talk business." Ignoring the expressions of the group of people who looked like someone had died, Liu Yiming continued.

"As compensation, you set up a group company, each person contributes 200,000, a total of 7.6 million, the government will issue you a railway license, you can build railways." Most people looked at each other. They knew about railways, but they didn't understand the benefits of building railways. Some people were ecstatic, but before they could cover up, Liu Yiming said again.

"After three years, the government will invest in repurchase, but don't worry, the revenue in these three years is also yours. The government will also provide support for contacting workers and equipment, and will also repurchase them together." Liu Yiming's words reassured many people.

"Um, Commander Liu, are these 200,000 Dutch guilders?" Someone asked cautiously.

"Nonsense, my family buys rice in pounds!" Liu Yiming glared and said arrogantly.

Seeing that everyone wanted to say something, Liu Yiming waved his hand: "Okay, go down and get the job done. Don't lie to me. He Lin has been sent to the gold mine. If anyone wants to spend the rest of his life with him, just try."

Liu Yiming saw Staff Officer Wang and didn't have time to talk too much.

Sure enough, Staff Officer Wang said that the man was waiting for him in the office...