Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 303 Small Hatred

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Kaiwu has been here for two months, and Borneo City has begun to take on a new look. Zhang Kaiwu thinks the original name is not nice, and Borneo City is so grand.

Kaiwu Bank has already built its headquarters here and changed the currency to Borneo Dollar. He has big plans.

With those gold reserves as a backing, the general exchange rate is one-to-one with the US dollar, that is, one Borneo dollar for one gram of gold.

Although the shipyard had not yet completed the ship dock and was still purchasing scrap metal, a variety of small factories had already been built, and more than a hundred factories were opened in one go.

There are coal mines, power plants, textile mills, steel mills, and everything else you need.

The land outside the city also began to be prepared for mechanized farming, and the entire Borneo City was transformed in an instant. Everyone in the city had a job and a house, and every family had food to eat. The lives of the Chinese people suddenly became prosperous.

The atmosphere suddenly changed. Not only did the whole of Malaysia hate the British army, but they also began to exclude the Chinese.

In the neighboring city of Ketap, many Chinese lost their properties and homes and began to flee to the city of Borneo.

The seeds of hatred were planted and the time was finally ripe.

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Under the banner of revenge for everyone, Zhang Kaiwu prepared to launch an attack.

Zhang Kaiwu met with the Governor and said with a smile:
"Governor Sera! Let's follow the same rules as last time. Continue to advance northwards 200 to 300 kilometers, capture Ji City along the way, and destroy all the bandit dens along the way."

Governor Serra asked curiously:
"Why did you deliberately wait so long? I know that many Chinese people died. Are you making the situation more serious by waiting?"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and asked:

"The most important thing is to have a legitimate reason! Otherwise, why have I been waiting? Why do they hate you so much? Because you have the blood of the Malays on your hands, so things cannot be undone."

"If I want to invest a lot, I must create a good social environment and investment environment once and for all, and I must also take the lead and not do anything shady."

Governor Serra thought for a moment and said:

"You're right! The most disgusting ones are the monkeys. We'll start advancing gradually tomorrow."

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"I heard that you have a friend who is the chief of the Thai defense zone. Does he have any junk to sell?"

Hearing his words, Governor Serra's eyes darkened and he quickly said:

"Dear Zhang! You don't want to call him, do you? Do you still want to spend money to get that piece of land? That matter is too big, and it will be difficult for us to clean up in the future."

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"How is that possible? My money didn't come from the wind, but I know he will really run away, so it would be a waste to keep his things."

"He worked so hard just to get some Thai rice back home. If I accept his junk, will he be able to run faster?"

"And we will have to rush people there by then. If he turns a blind eye, won't the matter be over? If everyone fails to do their job well, won't your responsibility be less!?"

The Governor looked at him worriedly. He was a little scared of Zhang Kaiwu and worried that things would become irreversible.

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Don't worry! The Thai governor is worthless. I just don't like the crooked shape of this map. I want to make it neater and more beautiful."

This Earl Zhang likes to tell the truth, which is too annoying. Governor Serra smiled bitterly, thought about it seriously, and said:
"You're right! I'll talk to him when the time is right."

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Your idea is wise. I will give you a decent retirement method, not so rough. Don't worry!"

The Governor asked with interest:

"What's the solution? Can you tell me?"

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"The secret cannot be revealed. I promised you this. If you fail to do it, I will give you more money!!"

Add money as guarantee! ?

The Governor said excitedly:
"A word is settled!"

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"Of course!"

Ha ha ha ha ha!
In order to prevent them from using those patrol boats to cause trouble in the future, I found a way to take them away from them, so that they can't go out to sea and do things decently.

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A new round of bandit suppression has begun.

Soon the Governor realized that the blood was not shed in vain, the house was not occupied in vain, and the time spent waiting was not in vain.

During the attack, there were Chinese people helping to serve tea and water and get supplies, and there were Chinese people helping to carry ladders to climb the wall.

The Governor's troops were attacking ahead and were bombarding the address provided by the guide.

Behind them, Xue Long and his team led Lin Jingli and other new recruits to encircle and hunt down the fish that had escaped the net. Because of what had happened to them, everyone was already filled with anger.

It was just a matter of fighting those militia organizations for a while, and soon what Zhang Kaiwu wanted appeared.

Those new mercenaries in Borneo City accidentally started to suffer casualties. Everyone was eager to fight, and the fighting became more and more fierce.

New and old grudges broke out at the same time, and these new mercenaries were much more ruthless than Xue Long and his old security guards.

According to Zhang Kaiwu's request, the coalition army of more than 100,000 people had no strategy at all. They formed a straight-line formation, swept all the way, and advanced slowly.

joke!

Do you need to strategically deploy those things to fight a bunch of bandit dens?!
The three steps are bombardment, advancement, and encirclement and suppression.

After only a week of fighting, half of the map had been cleared, and the guides and the remaining Chinese people in the area quickly stabilized the situation in Ji City.

Those new mercenaries were everywhere hunting down the remnants of the captured bandits. They had their advantages, they were familiar with the local environment and language, and were good at communicating intelligence.

Inspired by her parents and brother, Lin Jingli worked very hard during training and was already a squad leader before setting off. During this war, she carried out missions everywhere to fight favorable situations and was promoted on the front line.

Even though their class was composed of female mercenaries, they fought hard and had some important achievements, and had a few heads in their hands. She was promoted to company commander, with a salary of 25 Borneo dollars.

With the bonus of more than 30 dollars, it was almost 70 dollars. One person could earn the salary of several families, she was so happy!

She didn't know about these things. It was originally a huge conspiracy. Zhang Kaiwu was behind it and arranged for Xue Long and the others to command the delivery. Otherwise, how could a group of new recruits like them get credit?
Poor Lin Jingli still thought that her outstanding military achievements were normal, because many people had indeed been promoted.

But to be honest, after this war, the newly recruited mercenary team has completely returned to their roots.

They no longer considered themselves to be on the same side as the rebel bandits, and everyone had a new stance.

Your head is my achievement, we are all on the level of life and death!
Besides, it’s all for revenge for our mercenary comrades, for punishing evil and promoting good, and for the lives of our families. Let’s not talk about good and evil.

It’s all about making money!
Not shabby.

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After taking over Ji City, Zhang Kaiwu stopped moving and directed the construction of a defense system and various infrastructure.

Those prisoners were put to good use in infrastructure construction, building roads, houses, and permanent military barracks.

No matter whether he lives or dies, we will fight to the death. When we send people to fight the bandits, there are still many bandits, so it is a good opportunity to train mercenaries.

By this point in the fight, Xue Long and his men had already understood Zhang Kaiwu's tactics. Isn't this the tactic of their base that they are best at?

Not seeking speed, but only seeking to stabilize people's hearts!

By the way, there are some ulterior motives, but these are not theirs to blame. They are just bodyguards and mercenaries who get paid.

What they should do is celebrate and express their admiration for Zhang Xuechang’s ambitions and for giving them the opportunity to participate in these things.

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Zhang Kaiwu and the anxious Governor sat on his flagship, discussing follow-up actions.

Seeing Jishi calming down quickly, the Governor also saw the brilliance of Zhang Kaiwu's moves and asked him:
"Your personnel stabilized the city very quickly. Did you anticipate these situations? And since it was stabilized so quickly, why didn't you continue to move forward?"

"This place is so small, why not just push it through!"

Everyone is full of hatred, and it will be impossible for them to unite even if they want to rebel in the future. Of course, the Chinese, who make up the majority, want stability!
This is to fight and pull at the same time. His identity has a huge advantage. Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said, "Of course you are right! If you really want to defeat them, half a month is enough, but sometimes it is too fast, which is not a good thing! We can't just occupy it and ignore it, otherwise there will be a second or third round of encirclement and suppression of bandits."

"Besides, have you ever thought that it would not be a good thing for you if the war was over in a short time? I think we should apply for more weapons and equipment. We need a large amount of weapons and ammunition to lay a solid foundation first!"

"The entire Malacca fixed artillery position needs to be properly renovated so that it can be stabilized in the future."

There is a saying called "raising an enemy to protect oneself", but maybe these people don't understand that culture.

It is also possible that Governor Serra actually knows a lot, otherwise how could he be a wartime governor who leads a region alone! ?
Are you dazzled by the 10 million pounds now?

According to historical records, the Governor fought here until 1958, a total of ten years.

It's a small position, but it has been played very well in the past ten years.

He was just dealing with these bandit dens for a while, but he was able to fight for ten years. How much money did he make?!

Zhang Kaiwu understood these principles very well. In fact, many wars were caused by humans.

It all comes down to money!

Governor Serra smoked a cigar, thought carefully, and said:

"You're right! I'll apply for those things. No wonder your business blueprint is so big. You really think about so much."

"But to the east, we should just take down the Bandar Seri Begawan area adjacent to Brunei City, in case the situation gets bad and they try to escape there again."

He continued to defend himself:

"To be honest, it was easy for me to beat them in the past. The biggest difficulty was that there were so few of them, and it was hard to defend the place. Often, as soon as I left, this group of people would start to resist again."

Is that what you call a knock down?!

It can only be said that they temporarily occupied the position, or that they ran into the city to rob something. It was a complete mess.

Mr. Governor is a little anxious, maybe he wants to get the money as soon as possible!

Zhang Kaiwu thought for a moment, blew out a smoke ring, and said with a smile:
"Okay! I'll let Xue Long and the others bring some people to cooperate with you. If there's no preliminary work, I think there will be chaos there."

"It's better to try to win people's hearts first, then do those things. Sometimes it's not a bad thing to take it slow."

"But you're right! We'll attack them from both sides in the future. According to our idea, we'll drive them to Thailand. We'll drive them past Dan Lao anyway. Let the mercenaries practice for a while, and leave these things to them."

Governor Serra smoked a cigar and said with a smile:

"Okay! Just get more people here, and I'll apply for auxiliary military treatment for them. I'll apply for equipment. I know you have a good relationship with those congressmen and those knights!"

"They probably won't care about what's going on here, but! Can these things be considered my investment!?"

Human desires really have no end!

Zhang Kaiwu looked at him with a smile. It turned out that there would be no fool who could lead a party, let alone a wartime governor.

His strategic vision was still very sharp. The reason why the war took ten years in history was probably because he wanted to fight for ten years!

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Dear Mr. Serra! Don't forget your total compensation, it's 20 million pounds!!!"

"Do you know how much money this is? Even if your two families squander their wealth in the future, it will take you a hundred years to clean up your mess with pounds!"

Ha ha ha ha ha!
Governor Serra smoked his cigar with a smile and flicked the ash nonchalantly. He just asked casually. It would be good if he could get some benefit, but it didn't matter if he didn't.

He said:
"Alright! Now I just hope to complete the agreement quickly and get our reward!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"At this rate, it will probably take at most three years."

Governor Serra asked, smoking a cigar:
"Why? I think a year is enough. If we hurry up, it will only take half a year at most!"

Zhang Kaiwu pointed at the map and said:

"Look at the terrain here. I need to drive them to this place and fight for a few years so that the rear can stabilize."

In fact, Zhang Kaiwu still has a lot of things to say. Xue Long and his people are still studying hard.

They need to learn a lot to transition from a war method based on millet and rifles to one based on airplanes, tanks and cannons.

Just driving the ships and those gunboats was a challenge for a large number of people. Xue Long and his team were exhausted.

You also have to learn how to fly helicopters, tanks and other things, not to mention airplanes, those are not things you can learn in a short period of time.

Permanent war fortresses need to be built in the local areas, airports need to be built, and military camps need to be constructed. Both cities and rural areas need stability.

Now there is a teammate from Great Britain who has equipment. Because they have a lot of equipment from World War II, there are all kinds of things left over. These basic things are very useful. Wouldn’t it be great to use them for infrastructure construction? ?

You know, these things are hard to buy, so if you can get them for free, why not get them for free! ?

Those engineering vehicles, those construction equipment, those planes, tanks and cannons are all free. If you spend money to buy equipment for 300,000 people, it will cost an astronomical amount.

You also need to dominate the interests of the local Chinese. Otherwise, why would the local Chinese be so determined to stick with you till the end?! ?

It is easy to take it down, but it takes time to consolidate it and stabilize people's hearts.

Governor Serra smoked a cigar, brought a glass of wine, and said:

"Dear Zhang! I just want things to go faster. I will definitely try my best to help you. Of course I know that the money is a lot!"

"I will help you write a report on the equipment. There are a lot of them. In any case, we have achieved significant results."

Zhang Kaiwu took the wine and said with a smile:

"Don't be too impatient. This matter will take at least three years, otherwise you won't be able to complete it thoroughly."

"But think on the bright side. Isn't this already halfway to success? You just need to be patient and wait. The money is already secured!"

The two chatted for a while and then politely said goodbye.

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How could Zhang Kaiwu give up a team with its own supplies, a friend who could fight, repair, and get his own equipment and supplies?

Where can you find such a good thing? The 20 million pounds are not given for free, you have to take it back from the equipment!
I think Mr. Governor understands this, he is just bargaining.

Otherwise, Zhang Kaiwu could just hire more security guards and run the factory in the same way.

But the noise was so loud that it would attract crazy help from other enthusiastic people.

This is how the world is. If you are weak, you can't make any big noise.

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Xue Long, Wang Yongfu and Li Guifa were summoned to the manor by Zhang Kaiwu again.

Zhang Kaiwu listened to the current situation and said to them:

"We still need a large number of people to stabilize the environment. You should continue to arrange for people to come here. In addition, you should arrange for all the mercenaries to get married in turn. Each person should marry two wives first."

Several people felt their scalps tingle, and looked at each other. Xue Long said:

"Senior Zhang! The issue of transporting personnel is a bit troublesome. The current relationship is not good. The country has already severed diplomatic relations with Great Britain."

"The situation is very tense right now, and everyone is on edge."

Zhang Kaiwu looked at him with a smile and asked:

"It's not allowed on the surface, but if you try to sneak across the border, will Captain Anthony stop you? Use my name to ask him to help with the transportation, and directly bring one million workers over, and then board the ship under the pretext of going to the port city to work illegally."

(End of this chapter)