Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 679 Leader

The residents of Port Medan were the first to feel the difference between the Adan Company and the Dutch colonial government.

Under the rule of the Dutch colonial government, the Port of Medan was a dispensable port. Few ships would call at the Port of Medan. Most of the ships went directly to the Lion City through the Port of Medan, or even further to Bada. Via.

Under the management of Adan Company, the appearance of Medan Port has undergone earth-shaking changes. The port has become cleaner and tidy is only one aspect. As more and more ships call at Medan Port, the income of residents is also increasing. , and the living conditions are getting better and better. In the past, most of the residents in Port Medan lived by fishing, and there were no other jobs to choose from. Now it is different. There are more and more jobs and more and more opportunities. .

Before the Adan Company occupied Medan Port, the total number of people in Medan Port was less than [-].

It has been less than a month since Adan Company occupied Medan Port, and the permanent residents of Medan Port have exceeded [-]. Apart from the original residents, the new additions are all employees of Adan Company.

Although the Adan Company and the Dutch colonial government both collected taxes, they were very different in terms of taxation.

In the past, the residents of Medan Port went fishing, and the fishing boats had to pay taxes when they entered and left the Medan Port. The fish they caught were brought back to Medan Port, and they were also taxed. They were also taxed when they were sold in the market. The little fish that arrived may not be enough for tax in the end.

In the Port of Medan under the management of Adan Company, fishermen do not need to pay taxes when they go fishing, and the tax they have to pay when sending fish to the market for sale will not exceed [-]% of the total price. Fewer and fewer, most people apply to the newly established Port Authority, or become a construction worker, or become a freight worker, anyway, there are many jobs in this area.

There are many benefits to being a worker. Although compared with fishermen, workers have less freedom of working hours and work harder, but the risk of work is not great. It is very different from fishing at sea, and the salary paid by the Port Authority It is still relatively high, and there is still a little surplus to maintain the life of a family, which is a dream for the residents of Port Medan.

Adan Company is already very experienced in managing ports. Because there were not many residents in Medan Port, Adan Company easily used the replacement method to replace the residents who originally lived around the port to the newly opened ones further away. residential area.

There are supporting schools and hospitals in residential areas. The current schools and hospitals have not yet been built. In the future, schools will use Chinese language teaching. Whether they are Chinese or Javanese, they can send their children to the school. The school only charges basic fees. The cost of books is regarded as a common benefit provided by Adan Company to all residents.

Regarding the source of students, there is still some controversy within Adan Company and the umbrella company. Many people suggest that the same as the locals, limit the admission qualifications of indigenous students and provide education only for whites and Chinese.

Andy finally resisted all opinions. The situation in East India is different from that in southern Africa. Some Chinese have settled in East India for hundreds of years. Several generations have integrated with the natives of East India and become Baba Nyonya. , these Baba and Nyonya have intermarried with the East Indian aborigines, and now they are not much different from the East Indian aborigines. The Chinese once accounted for half of the population of the East India, and now they are less than one-fifth of the population of the East India. How many Baba and Nyonya in four quarters?

No one can tell at all.

Therefore, the schools in Port of Medan emphasize "teaching without discrimination". Not only the children of overseas Chinese students and new customers have the right to be introduced to education, but also the children of Baba and Nyonya. The sense of identity is more important. During the time he came to East India, Andy learned more and more about East India. In British Malaya, some Chinese plantation owners were the most bullying Chinese. In East India, The most supporters of the Dutch colonial government are also those overseas Chinese students. They are actually Chinese. Andy did not completely abandon them. As long as they can be saved, Andy will not reject them.

In the final analysis, the Qing Dynasty is still not up to date. If the Qing Dynasty is now the most powerful country in the world, then whether it is a Chinese plantation owner in British Malaya or an overseas Chinese student in Batavia, they will be proud of being Chinese , how can there be so many broken things.

After the re-planning, the land use of Medan Port is more reasonable than before. The new port office building is under construction, the original military barracks has been transformed into a warehouse, and the forts outside the port have also taken on a new look.

If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have known how disarmed the Dutch were. There were actually front-mounted artillery in the fort outside the port. No wonder when the Umbrella Company attacked the port of Medan, the fort defenders coaxed them before firing a cannon. And scattered.

Now all the guns installed on the fort are heavy guns produced by the Nyasaland Military Industry Group. The largest gun has a caliber of ten inches, which is 254 mm in conversion. The reason why the imperial system is still used is because the machines are all ordered from the UK. These heavy guns are also from the Netherlands. An important reason why people have not dared to take action so far.

The Dutch probably didn't know that the torpedo bomber was Rock's big killer to deal with the Far East Fleet.

But as long as there is such a possibility, the port of Medan must take corresponding precautions. Torpedo bombers are advanced, but most people don’t understand torpedo bombers at all, and they don’t even have a concept of the role of aircraft. The psychological comfort that the fort gives people is unparalleled Yes, the more Adan Company invests in Medan Port, the more confidence the local people in Medan will have in Adan Company, otherwise Li Wan and Ling Zhi would not dare to completely invest in Adan Company.

After the renovation, the port of Medan has a total length of more than 2 kilometers, which is 4 times that of the previous one. Now the wharf is still under construction. Although it has not yet been put into use, the scale has already begun to take shape.

The working area with the port office building as the core is located in the center of the pier, with the commercial area on the left and the storage area on the right. The branches of the Umbrella Company and Adan Company are under construction, and the Rand Bank can't wait to settle in. Next to the port office building Bought a piece of prime land with an area of ​​[-] acres, to build the fourth branch in Medan.

Previously, Rand Bank had established three branches in Batavia, Surabaya, and Palembang. Surabaya is Surabaya, and Tanjung Perak next to it is the second largest port in East India after Batavia. .

The conflict that broke out between the Umbrella Corporation and the Dutch colonial government did not affect the business of the Rand Bank in the East India. Umbrella Corporation even took over the security business of Rand Bank, and it was not affected in any way.

It sounds unbelievable, but in southern Africa, the properties of the Rand Bank and the umbrella company are estimated to have been confiscated.

But the United Kingdom is so strong in this era. The conflict between the Umbrella Company and the Dutch colonial government has not yet risen to become a war between southern Africa and the Dutch colonial government. When the Umbrella Company captured Medan, the British government sent a note to the Dutch colonial government. The attack is a commercial act and has nothing to do with other British companies in the East India. If the Dutch colonial government dares to take action against other British companies in the East India, the British government will also take action to effectively protect the British companies in the East India. Benefit.

Yes, there are so many benefits in this era of clinging to the British thigh. Southern Africa is now self-governing, not an independent country, just like East Indians are in principle Dutch, and companies in southern Africa are also British. Enterprises are protected by the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

The response of the Netherlands is indeed slow. Since the suppression of the Javanese Thibaut Nicholas Uprising in 1830, the Netherlands has not had a foreign war for nearly 80 years. The former sea coachman now has less than [-] local troops and relies on colonial blood transfusions all year round. lingering, so the Dutch colonial government also needed time to organize a counterattack on Medan Port.

Compared with the inefficient Dutch colonial government, the efficiency of the Umbrella Company and Adan Company is first-rate. The Umbrella Company has [-] mercenaries in the port of Medan. It can be called elite soldiers and strong generals; although Adan Company has no soldiers in name, the troops of Li Wan and Ling Zhi have grown to more than [-] people in a short period of time, and they are still growing at a speed similar to that of snowballing. It is estimated that the Dutch do not Know what kind of monster they will face in the future.

On May 20th, Li Wan's troops of about 1000 troops encountered the 300nd Division of East India in Bandar, east of Lake Toba. As a result, Li Wan's troops suffered heavy losses. At least 400 people were killed on the spot. The protesters scattered, and then more than [-] people were captured by the second division and all shot dead.

"This army is a Javanese army. It was originally cannon fodder. It was not equipped with Lee Enfield at all. Many people in the team still used swords and spears, so it is not surprising that they lost. If it is not advanced, the Second Division is still a standing army formed by the East India Division, and its combat effectiveness is still somewhat." David knew the situation, and did not think highly of the Second East India Division.

"Isn't the Second East India Division in Batavia?" Andy didn't know enough about the situation. His main focus was on the construction of the Port of Medan, and David was in charge of the military.

"The Second Division left Batavia ten days ago, but I didn't know that the Second Division was sent to Bandar." David's intelligence work was not good enough, and the entire East India, David also paid attention to Badawi. Asia, Palembang and other big cities are relatively familiar.

"It's okay, it's good to let Li Wan suffer a little bit. He's been greedy for a while." Andy is not satisfied with Li Wan's work during this time, which is normal. Li Wan was a businessman before, so it's impossible Sons become qualified leaders.

(End of this chapter)