() Seeing that the Dutch couldn't help but fight and the locals didn't resist, Liu Fu's appetite began to grow. He looked at the two islands he occupied and felt that he was at a loss. Kalimantan
The island is okay. Although there are many mountains, at least there are large plains around it, and the rivers and rainforests are not very dense. The most important thing is that there are two large aluminum mines and tin mines on the island, which are somewhat useful.
value.
But the island of Sulawesi is extremely poor. The two ports occupied by the federal army are basically similar to the fishing villages on Taiwan Island, and not as good as the big fishing villages. There is only a small population here, mainly
Engage in fishing and agriculture, plant some
Rice, potatoes and other things, but because there are too many mountains and too few plains, the number of plantings is also very small. In Liu Fu's opinion, apart from building an airport and a supply port, there is no use here. It can't be restored.
The residents of the island must be given some justice.
fu subsidy.
Everyone has this problem, that is, greed. Once he gets what he wants easily, he will immediately think about other things that were not included in his expectations. As a mortal, Liu Fu is not immune to this habit.
After the landing force successfully captured Kalimantan and Sulawesi, he focused his attention on Java and Sumatra.
Let’s talk about Java first. This long, slender island in the east-west direction is neither the largest island nor the best-located island in the East Indies. However, it does have the largest population and cities in the entire Dutch East Indies.
An island. Judging from the figures released by the Dutch colonial government, there were nearly 30 million people living in Java and its surrounding islands in this era.
Historically speaking, this long and narrow island can be regarded as a place with a long history. Starting from the first century AD, Indians came to the island, and then a large number of people who believed in Hinduism came here to develop. By 8 AD
century, the Mataram Kingdom established by these Indian descendants was in its prosperous period.
Later, Zheng He came from China and brought great influence to the local area. There were also several Islamic merchants in his fleet. Later, these Islamic merchants brought Muslims into Java, and in
In the 16th century, it gradually controlled most of Central Java and East Java.
At the end of the 16th century, Dutch ships came to Java for the first time, and the Dutch East India Company quickly established a trading port here, and established the Dutch East India Company in Batavia, which later became Jakarta.
Headquarters.
During the Dutch colonial period, the Qing Dynasty called Java "Kalopa". Yu Zhengxie of the Qing Dynasty's "Guisi Manuscript Macao Chronicle": "The Holy Instructions of Emperor Sheng Zuren in October 1911, the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi's reign, said: I visited Wenhai
Outside there are two places, Luzon and Garopa. Garopa is where Hongmao boats are parked, and Luzon is where Western boats are parked. There are many thieves hiding there." Xu Jishe mentioned in "Yinghuan Zhilue"
a book
, named "Haidao Yi Zhi", was written in the fifty-sixth year of Qianlong's reign. The author was Wang Dahai. Wang Dahai, a native of Longxi County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, failed in the examination and traveled across the sea to Java. Xu Jishe said that he "lived in Karopa for ten years."
"Galopa" refers to Java Island in general: "Kapitan" is the transliteration of kapitan, which is kapitein in Dutch and means captain in Chinese.
Among the 30 million people in Java, the Chinese only account for about 5%, that is, there are about 1.5 million Chinese; the number of Europeans is less than 1 million, and of the remaining 90% of the population, the Javanese are the largest, accounting for 70%
, the remaining Sundanese and Madura people are concentrated in Western Java and Eastern Java. Among these locals, more than 70% are Muslims.
In addition to Java Island, Sumatra Island is also a very important island in the Dutch East Indies. Although the population is far less than that of Java Island, and the largest city is not on Sumatra Island, its location is very important. To the north of it
It is the Malay Peninsula, with the Strait of Malacca in the middle.
Sumatra means "Golden Island" in Malay. In ancient China, it was also called "Golden Island", mainly because the mountainous areas on the island produced gold. The island covers an area of 430,000 square kilometers and is narrow in the northwest.
It has many mountains and is wide and plain in the southeast. There are more than 90 volcanoes on the island.
The island of Sumatra is very rich in mineral resources. In addition to coal, iron, gold, copper and other minerals, it also produces oil. In addition, it is located on the south side of the Malacca Strait, making it a veritable treasure island.
According to the current military strength of the South China Sea Federation, there is definitely no problem in taking Java and Sumatra, but how to rule these two islands and the tens of millions of people on them is a big problem. Since the Federation has just conquered French Indochina and
Philippines swallowed the land in the stomach, and now it has not digested it completely. It will soon swallow a bigger piece of land. Otherwise, it will burst the stomach.
Moreover, the East Indies are different from Indochina and the Philippines. First, there are too many people here, even more than the total population of the entire South China Sea Federation. Second, most of the people here believe in Islam. In Liu Fu's case,
In my memory, Islam is a relatively dull religion. If this religious issue cannot be handled well, it will not only be a big problem, but also a big trouble.
In order to solve this big problem, Liu Fu and the government officials of the South China Sea Federation held meetings every day. Everyone expressed their opinions and racked their brains for more than 10 days, and finally came up with a generally reliable plan.
In this plan, the first thing to occupy is not the island of Java, but the island of Sumatra. After controlling all the ports and large and medium-sized cities on the island of Sumatra, we can then occupy the island of Java. This can avoid the locals and the Dutch on the island of Java.
When it was occupied, it fled to Sumatra.
When the island of Java is finally occupied, the Dutch officials and some Europeans here will be expelled. Those who are willing to stay will be transferred to the two provinces of Anzhong and Anbei to continue living, and their property will be
Get as much protection as possible.
The local Chinese will be transferred to several cities and port areas controlled by federal troops, continue to engage in the occupations they wish to engage in, and be protected by local federal garrisons.
Then, there is the issue of how to treat the locals. According to the plan of the South China Sea Federation, the locals on Java Island will be allocated and forced to immigrate to Taiwan, Annan and the Philippine Islands in batches, totaling about 5 million people.
Anyone who opposes, resists, or disrupts this immigration work will be ruthlessly eliminated.
After occupying most of the ports in northern Java, the federal army will control Java's foreign trade and exchanges and will not develop inland within 2 years. However, all items that need to be imported and exported
It must be approved by the local Chinese chamber of commerce and federal officials, and all other methods are illegal.
The federal military will confiscate all ships that do not belong to the Chinese. Any unauthorized landing on and off the island will be regarded as an act of resistance and will be attacked. Moreover, all coastal villages and small ports will be destroyed. Java
The island will become a closed area, and no sails will be allowed to enter the sea.
, As for how the tens of millions of people on the island live, the federation does not care. According to Liu Fu, how many people can still survive on the island in two years? No matter how many people there are, it is best if they all die, because this island
There was nothing that the Federation needed, but something that Liu Fu was afraid of.
Although doing this will definitely involve some federal military forces, if he doesn't do this, Liu Fu really can't figure out how to rule these nearly 20 million people. From religious differences to various customs, it will be difficult for these people to rule.
After integrating with other ethnic groups in a short period of time, no matter whether they are guided by others or not, they are already the kind of people who prefer not to
Instead of letting them disrupt the federation, it would be easier to eliminate them directly. In Liu Fu's view, anything that the federation does not need can be eliminated. As for whether others will eliminate the federation or the federation will eliminate others, then
It all depends on who has the thicker arms. Liu Fu believes that in a short period of time, the Federation led by him will have the thicker arms.
