The Governor's Palace in Pontianak is definitely the most eye-catching landmark building in this city. Of course, what is even more eye-catching is that the key is that the Governor who oversees the entire Italian Borneo lives here.
As the Governor of Borneo, Antonio is definitely the focus of everyone's attention. In just a few months, this Governor has left his mark on Borneo. Colonial officials and local powerful people have all learned about Antonio, the new Governor.
Everyone knew that the new governor was not someone to mess with, and everyone was treated submissively.
However, monopolizing the power of the Borneo colony was not Antonio's main goal. You must know that before coming to Borneo, he had his own goals. In the future, entering Rome and becoming an important minister is the minimum expectation, and becoming the head of the government is the highest goal.
Yes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. This sentence also applies to Antonio.
For Antonio, Borneo's economy has been properly arranged by the former prime minister, and he can achieve results as long as he follows the steps.
However, Antonio is also a proud man. He is not willing to take credit for the achievements of the former prime minister. Among them, there are also some achievements that are not eye-catching because he is not an economic expert, and Borneo
The development will not be faster than before. In this case, Antonio needs to make a breakthrough from other places.
What he is most optimistic about is a breakthrough in Dutch Borneo, and he already has some ideas about this.
"Governor, I have already arranged the manpower for what you asked me to do."
The Tony from before came to Antonio respectfully and reported in a low voice.
It seemed that Simon's prediction was correct, and Tony was indeed not afraid that he would take the money and run away.
"Then let's make arrangements first."
After hearing Tony's answer, Antonio put down the information in his hands.
This is nothing, it is just the exploration data of the expedition team in Dutch Borneo in recent years. Even though the Netherlands has strengthened its military deployment in Borneo in recent years, there are loopholes everywhere in the vast land, and there are many opportunities to get through, and even more
Not to mention the various expedition teams that are good at this.
According to the report of the Governor of Jakarta, the number of Italian Borneo expedition teams they have captured has increased day by day in recent years, from four or five at the beginning to more than 20 now. These well-equipped expedition teams are wandering around Dutch Borneo.
, they explored the resources of Dutch Borneo, and purchased various commodities, gold, spices, ivory, rare animals, etc. from the local people, which seriously affected the Dutch rule in the area.
Of course, this is a report to Amsterdam. As for private estimates by local Dutch officials, it is possible that the number of Italian expeditions illegally entering the country would be more than ten times the number of arrests. Moreover, this would be less convenient.
Estimated.
In fact, there is nothing that can be done about it. The Dutch are just businessmen when it comes to colonization. They only exploit the colonies and do not consider the feelings of the local people at all. It can be said that when the Dutch purchase colonial goods, they can pay 10%
Buying at the selling price is considered conscientious enough.
In many cases, purchases are made directly in the name of taxation for zero dollars. Otherwise, why would the officials of the Dutch colonies have to borrow money to take office. In the case of the Governor of Jakarta, basically every governor carries millions on his back.
When they came into office with a debt of 0.000 guilders, they had to not only repay the debt but also accumulate millions of wealth in three or four years. This was impossible without plundering the colonies.
I would like to say that the governor of Jakarta will not last long. He will basically need to leave office in three or four years because there are people who are eager to make a fortune waiting for him.
Therefore, the Dutch colonial method based on looting was simply too crude and not as smart as the latecomer Italy. At least the Italian colonial government would still do things, while the Dutch would only make money.
It was precisely because of his disdain for the Dutch approach that Antonio set his sights on Dutch Borneo. It was a waste of time to put such a piece of land in the hands of the Dutch. Although this land was not as rich as Borneo, it was developed.
After all, the income is many times higher.
Of course, if you want to get Dutch Borneo, you need to keep causing trouble for the Dutch. In view of the previous agreement signed by the Italian government, he cannot go to other parts of the Netherlands to cause trouble, and can only find a solution in Borneo.
And his preparation method is also very simple, that is, to cause chaos in Dutch Borneo. The natives of Borneo, who have been oppressed for many years, must have been dissatisfied with the Dutch. If Italy extends a helping hand, then it will be too easy for it to jump out and disrupt its order.
Very normal.
And when the time comes, because the Dutch government's handling of the riots is unfavorable and affects Italian Borneo, then Antonio, as the governor, will have reason to send troops to help the Dutch quell the riots for the benefit of Italy. However, it will be easier to ask the gods than to send them away.
If you want the Italians to quit, it will be even harder than going to heaven.
Of course, Antonio is also taking risks. If the riot develops into an armed rebellion or even national independence, it may lead to disaster.
Antonio was actually a little worried about this, but fortunately he was also afraid of such a thing happening, so he made plans in advance.
If the riot turns into a rebellion, then a regiment of Italian troops will immediately rush to the riot area to let them know how powerful the master is. If you think you are useful, you can mess around and destroy you in a matter of minutes.
Of course, this is a matter for the future, now we need to give priority to sending people and weapons there.
Therefore, what Simon is worried about has no chance of happening. The government still needs him to lead the team to ensure the smooth flow of the line.
Of course, this kind of thing does not need to be reported to Rome, because this is considered his own private action, and Rome does not know about it. If you report it, Rome will turn a blind eye even if it wants to.
However, Rome recently sent a rather strange order, requiring him to expand the military port within two years.
Italian Borneo currently has a small fleet, so the military port is not too big. On the contrary, the civilian port has been expanded very well because it is a transfer station. Of course, it is not impossible for civilian ports to dock warships, but it is not as convenient as a military port.
Antonio had a whiff of the order sent from Rome, but he could not confirm it due to time constraints.
Anyway, the expansion of the military port is very beneficial to him. No matter what happens in the future, powerful Italian warships can protect Italian Borneo.
