1446 Never lost on the Eastern Front, never won on the Western Front
Little Felix is not without merit. What he values is the tourism resources of Batam Island, and he plans to imitate Saint Roch, develop the tourism resources of Batam Island, and build Batam Island into the largest entertainment center in Southeast Asia.
It's a pity that little Felix ignored the fact that Saint-Roch, located on the edge of the English Channel, is the most developed economic center in Europe. It has the foundation to develop the entertainment industry and can attract enough tourists. Therefore, Saint-Roch's development has been rapid.
In Southeast Asia, hunger and poverty have not been eradicated yet, so the planters in British Malaya and East India may not contribute much profit to Batam.
Moreover, there is still a question mark as to whether little Felix has the strength to build Batam Island into the San Roque of Southeast Asia. Building a city is not as simple as little Felix imagined.
In 1824, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands signed a treaty, dividing the Johor Sultanate into two parts: the area north of the Lion City (including the Lion City) belonged to the United Kingdom, and the Riau Islands belonged to the Netherlands.
After the independence of East India, the Lone Islands became part of East India. The Indian Ocean Fleet initially planned to purchase Batam Island to build a naval base, but ultimately failed due to the obstruction of the Straits Settlements.
As a result, no one expected that although the Indian Ocean Fleet did not get Batam Island, it did get Changi Naval Base, so little Felix had the opportunity to get Batam Island.
Little Felix has a good eye. The scenery of Batam Island is indeed very good. It is an excellent place for diving and water sports. The island has complex terrain and a large area of virgin forest. The highest point of the island is 169 meters, and the coastline is
There are twists and turns, natural harbors and beaches everywhere.
After the employees of Felix Company were attacked, the Straits Settlements Government immediately intervened in the investigation, and what Felix Company had done on Batam came to light.
When little Felix bought Batam Island, there were about 8,000 residents on Batam Island, who made a living by fishing and traditional agriculture.
Because of Batam's remote location, there are no large-scale plantations on the island, which brings great convenience to Felix Company. The indigenous people on the island are now being forcibly relocated by Felix Company, and the compensation received is negligible.
, at least nearly a hundred people died due to various accidents during this process, and Felix Company must bear most of the responsibility.
If it had not been for the investigation by the Straits Settlements Government, no one would have thought that in 1925, under the nose of the Straits Settlements Government, such a brutal and inhumane thing would have happened.
Things escalated rapidly and gradually escaped the control of the Straits Settlements government.
After all, Batam Island is still a territory of East India. When the Straits Settlements Government investigated Batam Island, Coconut City also noticed the tragedy that happened in Batam Island and formed an investigation team to intervene. Some of the details in the process of Little Felix's purchase of Batam Island
Illegal activities were also exposed.
What is unbelievable is that little Felix only spent about 15,000 pounds to buy the 415 square kilometers of Batam Island. On average, one square kilometer is about a little more than 36 pounds.
You must know that 1 square kilometer is 247 acres. To be more specific, one acre is only 0.145 pounds. Even if it is accurate to three decimal places, this number seems too insignificant.
As the investigation deepened, several officials from the Coconut City government came into the investigation team's sight. They admitted to accepting bribes from Felix Jr., so that Felix Jr. could buy Batam Island at such a low price.
When things have reached this point, even if Lauren Felix comes forward, she cannot completely suppress the situation.
Because Felix Jr. used illegal means to purchase Batam Island, the East Indian government declared Felix Jr.'s ownership of Batam Island invalid and took back Batam Island again.
As early as when the East Indian government intervened in the investigation, Little Felix quietly closed Felix's company and was directly sent back to the UK by Lauren Felix.
For some reasons, the East India government did not hold Felix accountable.
Then it was finally Umbrella Company's turn to take action. With almost no effort, it bought a dozen islands including Batam and Bintan for 56,000 pounds, with a total area of nearly 1,600 square kilometers.
It seems that the Umbrella Company is not much better than Little Felix, but if an island is sold twice, the East India government will not lose money.
The disadvantage is the indigenous people on the island, but no one cares about the interests of the indigenous people at this time. Compared with Little Felix, the Umbrella Company is still very generous and allows the indigenous people on the island to continue to live on the island, and
It was decided to build a road on the island and set up Umbrella Company's logistics center throughout Southeast Asia.
Batam not only has scenery, but also oil and bauxite. The island is rich in rubber and casuarina. In another time and space, large-scale oil refineries, oil ports and export processing zones were built in the 1970s. The economy is still
has potential.
Oil and bauxite are not necessary for southern Africa, but it is still necessary to occupy some strategic strongholds of great strategic significance in advance. Roque didn't even know
Rock had no time to pay attention to the expansion of the Umbrella Company. On June 5, after nearly two months of wrangling, sixteen countries finally signed the "Abandoned War Pact". What is particularly eye-catching is that this time, the leading party in the "Abandoned War Pact"
The Convention was not signed by Britain and France, but by Southern Africa and the United States.
What is even more eye-catching is that the Southern African federal government and the United States have signed a series of contracts on economic and cultural cooperation. While reducing tariffs to promote trade, they will also increase cultural exchanges. At the same time, the Southern African federal government finally agreed with the United States.
proposed and decided to jointly undertake the "Dawes Plan" to aid Germany with the United States.
Germany is now on the verge of collapse.
In 1921, one dollar was worth 64 marks.
By 1923, one dollar could be exchanged for 420 billion marks.
Last year, Germany's Weimar government officially issued a trillion-dollar mark.
During this period, Germany was full of weird things. A French paper mill tried to make paper using the smaller denomination mark as raw material, and it was actually profitable. This news became the happiest joke among French people this year.
Of course the Germans are very sad.
But the Germans have no time to grieve. They are immersed in work and worrying about their children's dinner at night.
That’s not right. Germans had no jobs. In 1925, the number of unemployed people in Germany reached an unprecedented 7 million.
It needs to be emphasized that Germany’s current total population is only 64 million, which has not yet returned to the level of 1914.
The United States and Southern Africa played a major role in this situation. After the end of the World War, the United States and Southern Africa unanimously increased their immigration to Europe. In the seven years from the end of the World War to the present, not only Germany, but all of Europe participated in the war.
The population of all countries has not increased, although there was a baby boom in Europe after the end of the world war.
The extra people are in southern Africa and the United States.
With the currency devaluing, prices soaring, and unemployment rising, it is understandable why the Germans are so dissatisfied with the Weimar government, and it also paved the way for Mustache to come to power.
After the implementation of the "Dawes Plan", the United States became the main force in supporting Germany, but Wall Street tycoons are not stupid. Since supporting Germany is beneficial to both the United States and Southern Africa, Southern Africa cannot stay out of it, and everyone must bear the risks.
Aid or investment in Germany is definitely risky, and the risk is very high. If you think about the British people who were deceived by the Russians, you will know how big the risk is.
"What's the use of giving Germany more loans? Let them print banknotes with larger denominations? The Weimar government has no ability to drag Germany out of the quagmire. Hindenburg is already old -" Rock knew what the Americans wanted to do,
I'm happy to cooperate, of course, it would be better if Rock doesn't need to pay.
"So we are looking for a suitable investor. Originally we thought Hindenburg was a good candidate, but it turns out that Hindenburg is not good. There are several candidates now, and Ludendorff looks very good." Coolidge also has his own
I don't want to be led by the Wall Street tycoons.
After the end of the world war, Ludendorff disappeared for a while. After signing the Treaty of Versailles, he returned to Germany and joined the so-called "National Club."
Ludendorff still does not believe that Germany lost the world war. In 1920, he published "My Memories of the War of 1914-1918" and "The General Staff and Its Problems", openly claiming: Those who are undefeated on the battlefield
The German troops were "stabbed in the back" by left-wing politicians, so they lost the world war.
This logic is very magical. According to the principle of "ask if it is there first, then ask if it is true", the German army is not undefeated on the battlefield, so Ludendorff's conclusion does not hold.
Ludendorff participated in the Kapp riot in March 1920, and later participated in the "Beer Hall Riot" in Munich. During the subsequent trial, Ludendorff made inflammatory speeches and attacked the Weimar Republic. In the end, Hinden
The castle issued a pardon to Ludendorff, and Ludendorff was acquitted.
Now Ludendorff is one of the leaders of the German People's Party. He is also a candidate for Germany's presidential election this year. However, Ludendorff has little chance of winning. The Germans do not like Hindenburg, let alone Ludendorff. At least the world war is over.
At that time, Hindenburg bravely took responsibility and stayed in Germany to bear the consequences of defeat.
But Ludendorff fled Germany and became a shameful deserter, which made most Germans hate Ludendorff.
"Ludendorff is not a suitable candidate. If he becomes president, it will bring greater disaster to Germany." Rock doesn't know whether Ludendorff can bring Germany out of the quagmire, but Rock knows that Ludendorff
Germany's support rate is only about one percent.
That's it really. The one percent of votes probably came from veterans who fought on the Eastern Front during the World War.
At least Ludendorff was right. On the Eastern Front, the German troops had never lost a battle.
