1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 386 It's Not My War Alone

Pirates in Southeast Asia are indeed a sea force that can be used.

At this time, no matter who it is, whether its status is honorable or not, as long as they are willing to help fight the Dutch East India Company together, it has united front value.

"Liu Shanbang, you are the one to contact the pirates in Southeast Asia." Liang Yao said to Liu Shanbang.

Liu Shanbang has lived in the local area longer and has more contact with these pirates, so it is more appropriate for Liu Shanbang to contact these pirates.

"To contact the pirates, I need money." Liu Shanbang said with some embarrassment.

It is okay to let the pirates take action on their side, but this requires money, and their Dagang Company and other Chinese resistance companies have no money to buy pirates after four years of war.

"How much money do you need to buy these pirates?" Liang Yao asked directly.

Liu Shanbang deliberated for a long time, and said a figure: "[-] US dollars."

Liu Shanbang was worried that if the price was too low, the money he got would not be sold to pirates, but if it was too high, Liang Yao would not agree.

"I'll give you [-] dollars, make sure these pirates are on our side." Liang Yao said happily.

Fifty thousand dollars is not too much money for Liang Yao.

If fifty thousand dollars can get some help, it will be worth the money.

Of course, Liang Yao's bottom line is that these pirates are not on the side of the Dutch East India Company.Can't have more helpers, Liang Yao can accept less enemies.

"With the [-] dollars plus your prestige, why don't you worry about convincing those pirates." Liu Shanbang was overjoyed.

"Although the Dutch and Indian authorities have more than 28000 soldiers, they need these soldiers to maintain order in their colonies in the East Indies, and the number of troops that can be drawn to fight us is limited.

And our goal is to focus on Borneo Island. Without the colonial burden of the Dutch and Indian authorities, we are not completely without the initiative. "Liang Yao analyzed.

The Dutch and Indian colonial authorities have more than 28000 troops on paper, which does not mean that they can devote all their troops to the battlefield on Borneo Island.

The role of the Royal Dutch East India Army was not just a military force, but also a colonial police force.

If all these troops are withdrawn, the colonial order that the Dutch and Indian authorities have painstakingly managed in the East Indies will surely collapse.

Abandon the islands of Sumatra and Java, which have been firmly controlled, and devote all forces to fight for the island of Borneo, which has not yet established a foothold.

Liang Yao believed that the Dutch and Indian authorities would not be so stupid as to do this kind of behavior of picking sesame seeds and throwing watermelons.

In fact, the 4-year Lotus War on Borneo Island has shown that the Dutch and Indian authorities do not have enough mobile forces, otherwise they would not have to win over Lanfang Company to fight against other Chinese resistance companies, let alone spend four years. Take the Chinese base in West Borneo.

“萨克拉门托兵工厂已经囤积了60门6磅萨克拉门托炮，35门12磅萨克拉门托炮，10门20磅炮，5门24磅炮。

In terms of light weapons, after we postponed the delivery of rifle orders from the French, we also stored 2300 Walter M1851 rifles and 4500 Walter M1851E rifles. said Sartre.

"Cannons are enough. As for light weapons, let the arsenal quickly produce them. The orders from the French can't be delayed for too long, and the liquidated damages for the French are not a small amount." Liang Yao thought for a while and said.

"Collect some Springfield M1842 rifles in good condition, whether they are rifled guns or smoothbore guns, as long as they are in good condition and the guns are usable."

Dagang Company and other Chinese resistance companies still have more than [-] young men under their command. Liang Yao intends to arm these young Chinese who resist the company.

It is better to let these local young men bear the tough battle with heavy casualties, and it can also reduce the losses of the Western Brigade.

Less than 1842 Walter rifles are definitely not enough to arm more than [-] young adults. Liang Yao can only collect some Springfield M[-]s in stock to take along with him.

Although Liang Yao didn't like these old-fashioned Springfield rifles, the active equipment of the Royal Dutch East India Army was not as good as the current equipment of the general American Army.

Before 1830, the Dutch military industry was not far behind.

However, before 1830, the Dutch military industry did not lag behind on the premise that Belgium was within the framework of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

Rather than saying that the Dutch military industry did not lag behind before 1830, it would be better to say that the Belgian military industry did not lag behind before 1830.

Before 1830, the Dutch arms supply mainly came from the Belgian sun.

In 1830, after Belgium was independent from the Netherlands by the French July Revolution, the shortcomings of the weak military industry in the Netherlands emerged.

Belgium's industry and agriculture are strong, while the Netherlands' economy is focused on commerce and fishing.

Therefore, after the independence of Belgium, the Dutch were unable to independently manufacture guns that did not lag behind the world average.

Of course, the inconsistency in economic structure and economic interests is also the reason why the two countries eventually parted ways.

After the independence of Belgium, the Dutch urgently introduced production lines from abroad, established the Delft State Military Factory, and launched the first Dutch standard rifle in 1848: the 1848 rifle.

The most advanced equipment of the Royal Dutch East India Army is the Model 1848 rifle.

This gun is a smoothbore gun fired by a cap, and it hits a 17.5mm round projectile, also known as the first generation of Dutch bullets.

In the era when Britain and France were replacing Mines guns and even breech-loading rifles, the 1848 rifle launched by the Dutch was clearly behind the times.

However, the launch of the 1848 rifle is not meaningless. At least it proves that the Netherlands still has the ability to independently produce light weapons after the independence of Belgium. In addition, this gun unifies the caliber of the standard weapons of the Dutch native army and the colonial army.

This is something that the Dutch authorities have not done before.

"Boss, all the guests you invited have arrived and are waiting in the lobby."

When the meeting was about to end, Carnegie approached Liang Yao and said to Liang Yao.

Seeing that everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and that everything that should be explained has been explained, Liang Yao ended the meeting and came to the living room.

When he sent troops to Borneo, he didn't want this to be his own war, but hoped that this was a colonization war for all Californians, at least most Californians.

At present, the Dagang Company and other Chinese on Borneo Island have not yet been destroyed. Britain and France have fallen into the Crimean War, which is the best window to send troops.

If you don't seize the opportunity this time, if you want to get involved in Southeast Asia in the future, you will have to wait for a long time.

These people in the living room are not as easy to fool as ordinary people.

Ordinary people can stir their emotions with a few articles and a few photos, but these California dignitaries in the living room cannot.

Liang Yao, Fremont, and Sutter, the core members of the California military and government, walked out of the meeting room, and the debate in the meeting room was still very intense.

The topic of their debate is whether it is necessary to send troops directly to the island of Borneo.

Although Liang Yao sent troops to Borneo Island in the name of Umbrella's company hiring armed forces, anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was Liang Yao's use of the western brigade to go to Borneo Island, and it was just a cover-up.

Of course, this is not the most concerned issue of the upper-class people in California in the living room. After all, the western brigade is mainly supported by Liang Yao himself, and it is not their turn to dictate.

What they can dictate is that Liang Yao wants to requisition their merchant ships and ask them to organize private armed forces to go to Borneo with the army.

This made many people, especially the non-Chinese upper class in California, hesitant to weigh whether it is necessary for them to go to Borneo Island. To put it bluntly, what can they get by paying for their own money and organizing armed forces to go to Borneo with Liang Yao.

On this point, not to mention the upper echelons of California, even the core at the highest level failed to fully reach a consensus.

Governor Robinson believes that California's top priority is to develop its own economy, rather than laboring on an expedition to fight a meaningless war with the Dutch on an island tens of thousands of miles away.

(End of this chapter)