Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

Although the location of North Borneo is important, it seems less important to the Ying Kingdom, which has already controlled the entire Strait of Malacca.

What does China care about most in Asia?

It is their colony in the South Asian subcontinent and their economic interests in Dragon Country.

So does Sun Tong, who has obtained North Borneo, have the ability to influence these two regions?

First of all, Sun Tong’s hand cannot reach the South Asian subcontinent, so the core interests of Yingguo in Asia will definitely not be affected.

As for Long Kingdom, even if there is no North Borneo, is it possible that Sun Tong has no influence on Long Kingdom?

This is obviously impossible. On the contrary, if Yingguo can cooperate with Sun Tong, it will be more beneficial for them to gain benefits in Longguo.

In a nutshell, Yingguo does not mean that Sun Tong will become their opponent, and they also do not think that Sun Tong is qualified to be their opponent.

When all the officials of the Ying government had this idea, then the deal between Sun Tong and the Ying government was done. In this deal, Sun Tong also got an unexpected surprise, that is, Ying government actually sold Guinea Island and its surrounding islands to Sun Tong in one go.

When Carl first received the notification from the Ying government, he thought that the Ying government had gone crazy. After he confirmed the news with the Ying government again and again and got a clear reply from the other party, Carl did not dare to delay for a moment after stabilizing the Ying government and ran directly to the Magic City to meet Sun Tong.

"Boss, I have confirmed this news with Yingfang again and again. This time they are indeed willing to sell us Guinea Island and the more than 700 islands surrounding it. In fact, as long as we are willing to offer, they can even sell the Solomon Islands and the Santa Cruz Islands further east. In a word, as long as we can come up with enough money, it will be fine."

"It seems that the Yingguo guy was really injured in the last war. After so many years, he still hasn't recovered."

"Boss, what do you mean?"

"To put it bluntly, the reason why the Ying people gave up so many colonies is because the government has no money. For Ying, as long as they return the South Asian subcontinent to me and control Gibraltar and Malacca, their position as the world's hegemon will be as stable as Mount Tai. For Ying now, they no longer have the extra power to develop colonies in Southeast Asia. If these places remain in their hands, not only will they not create value for them, but they will even need to spend a large amount of money every year to maintain their rule in these places. Do they need such colonies?"

Sun Tong didn't dare to say that he knew everything the Ying people were thinking, but he could guess most of it.

This time, what the Ying people came out with seemed delicious, but to them it was like chicken ribs.

The island of Guinea is large and the resources on the island are indeed abundant, but the problem is that if you want to develop these resources you have to invest first. So the question is, do Chinese people lack colonies rich in resources?

They don’t lack anything at all.

Since there is no shortage of resources, why don't people develop those places that are easy to develop instead of going to Guinea, a remote place, to earn a few copper coins?

"Should we make this deal?"

The appetite of the Ying people is much bigger than that of the Dutch. If Sun Tong wants to buy these colonies from the Ying people, it will cost less than 200 million pounds. The Ying people probably won't even talk to them. It takes so much money at once, and Carl is not sure whether Sun Tong will agree to the deal.

"Buying is just a matter of spending some money, right? Carl, do you think I'll still be short of money at my current level? Oh, go ask the Ying people if they're selling those islands in the South Pacific. If they are, then buy them all this time."

"Boss, those islands in Nantai are of no value to us, so there's no need to buy them, right?"

The reason why Carl dissuaded Sun Tong was that he looked at the problem from a different perspective than Sun Tong. Sun Tong wanted to buy these places in order to gain more living space for the Chinese, while Carl did look at the problem from an economic perspective.

"Just listen to me. Politics is not something you should play with. If I were just the boss of a large consortium, buying those islands would be a losing deal. But do you think I can be considered a pure businessman now?"

Sun Tong didn't tell Cardo either. Some things can't be explained in just a few words.

The biggest consideration for him to buy those islands in the South Thailand Pacific this time is to strengthen the voice of Chinese in South Thailand. However, there is no need to rush to make arrangements for this matter at the moment. If South Thailand wants to truly form an international influence, it is not known how many years it will take.

Now the most we can do is just to take the initiative.