In fact, compared to the overseas Chinese in Malaysia, the overseas Chinese in Borneo are pretty good.
At least the overseas Chinese in Borneo seldom bullied the later indentured Chinese workers.
In Malaysian tin mines, almost all workers engaged in mining are indentured Chinese, and almost all of their recruiters and managers are Chinese. The management of Chinese workers by these Chinese managers can be described as abusive, no less than that of Europeans.
The benefits of these Chinese foremen depended on the output of the chemical industry under their jurisdiction. In order to maximize their profits, these foremen spared no effort in squeezing the Chinese workers.
The indentured Chinese workers worked more than ten hours a day, from 5 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with only two hours of rest in between. In order to allow the indentured Chinese workers to adapt to the local climate as quickly as possible, the Chinese workers were not allowed to work on time.
When wearing clothes, you are only allowed to wear a quick cloth around your waist to cover your shame, and you must take showers twice a day.
Taking a shower is the most painful. You have to take a shower at 3:30 in the morning and once at 8:30 in the evening. Most of the Chinese workers at this time have braids. Because their hair is not dry, it takes an hour or two to fall asleep at night, often until 11 at night.
I can't fall asleep until after 0:00 a.m., and have to get up again at 3:30 a.m. the next morning.
I was extremely tired during the day and did not get enough rest at night. If I left late or early, I would definitely be beaten severely by the foreman.
Many indentured Chinese laborers chose to hang off beams and drown themselves in rivers because they could not adapt.
For the umbrella company, these mine owners and foremen not only will not be protected, but should be killed.
The mine owners and plantation owners in Borneo are still within the salvageable range. Even if they do not support the work of the umbrella now, there is no need to worry too much.
When the umbrella company shows its due strength, these mine owners and plantation owners will naturally change their minds.
It’s just that those who passively fall into the arms of the protective umbrella will definitely not be as profitable as Huang Bohan, Huang Jinsheng, Guo Shenglong and Mao.
This is no wonder. Vision and courage are the fundamental reasons why a businessman can successfully become a wealthy businessman. Blindly following the trend can only lead to a businessman.
By the way, one more thing. Zhang Tianshou and Qin Haoge returned to Borneo in the name of Chinese, not in the name of the French. You must know that the French once occupied Borneo, and the Dutch are the only ones in the world who have
A colony is very important. If it is known that the French are reaching out again, whether they are pure French or not, I am afraid it will cause a strong backlash from the Dutch.
Huang Bohan is still very powerful in Borneo. The plantations in his hands alone are millions of acres, and there are tens of thousands of workers. If it were not for the widespread support of the Chinese, Huang Bohan's strength alone would
Raising a team is effortless.
Since many Chinese were unwilling to be associated with the Umbrella Company, Zhang Tianshou and Huang Bohan stopped talking nonsense with them. They simply gathered thousands of people on their own, found a desert island at random, and started military training.
There are tens of thousands of islands in the Dutch East Indies, less than half of which are inhabited. It is not easy to find a desert island, and it doesn't even cost money.
When Zhang Tianshou went to Borneo, he brought weapons that could equip tens of thousands of people and two bullet production lines. There was nothing in Borneo but industrial raw materials. Zhang Tianshou and the others could be self-sufficient in two or three months at most.
Self-sufficient.
Huang Bohan indeed had far-sightedness. As early as 1900, he and the far-sighted Chinese people built a middle school to train not only middle school students, but also normal students.
From 1900 to the present, this middle school has trained more than ten classes of normal students, and thousands of graduates have taught in Chinese schools in the Dutch East Indies and British Malaya.
Qin Zhiyuan was in need of teachers, and it would be a waste not to use the resources, so Huang Bohan organized more than 200 teachers to go to Corsica to support Chinese education in Corsica.
Although there were some twists and turns, the work finally started gradually. Qin Zhiyuan felt a little relieved and gave Zhang Tianshou instructions for the next step of action.
In view of the fact that the current strength in Zhang Tianshou's hands is still insufficient compared with that of the Dutch, Qin Zhiyuan ordered Zhang Tianshou to adopt reservation tactics at present. At this stage, the main purpose is to train the security guards of the umbrella company. Before the strength reaches a certain level, it is not suitable for the Dutch.
conflict.
The Dutch are quite powerful in the Dutch East Indies. They have an army of about hundreds of thousands of people who are mainly locals, and a navy that is mainly Dutch. Don't worry about the army. Although the Dutch are outnumbered, they are quite powerful.
There were many troops, but facing the Chinese troops who had experienced Europe, the Dutch could not take advantage.
When Zhang Tianshou and Qin Haoge went to Borneo, although they did not bring ordinary soldiers with them, they did bring more than 200 officers and sergeants with them. With these people as the skeleton, the Chinese troops in Borneo would be able to form combat effectiveness in at most three months.
What's more, Zhang Tianshou also took six tanks with him when he left. This thing was even more lethal when it was transported back to Borneo. It is estimated that the Dutch have never seen this thing. If they really want to fight, Zhang Tianshou will rely on these six tanks to attack
The ability may be insufficient, but the defense is more than adequate.
The Dutch navy is relatively strong, but of course this is only relative.
Before the World War, the Royal Netherlands Navy had a total of 10,000 sailors, three 3,500-ton coastal defense battleships equipped with three 210 mm caliber naval guns, and five 5,000-ton coastal defense battleships equipped with two 240 mm naval guns.
-class coastal defense battleships, and six modern 3,800-ton Holland-class protected cruisers.
After Europe entered the Warring States Period when dreadnoughts competed for hegemony, the Netherlands, in order to defend itself, built a 6,530-ton seven-province Union coastal defense battleship, equipped with two 280 mm caliber naval guns, and the main armor belt was 100 mm to 150 mm thick.
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In 1913, the Netherlands formulated a complete ship renewal plan with a budget of 17 million Dutch guilders, preparing to build nine 20,000-ton small dreadnoughts equipped with eight main guns within five years, five of which would be deployed in the East Indies and four for the mainland;
In addition, it is planned to build 6 torpedo cruisers, 8 destroyers, 8 torpedo boats, 8 submarines and 2 minelayers.
However, this huge plan was canceled after the outbreak of the European War.
It can be seen from the distribution of the Royal Netherlands Navy that the Dutch attach more importance to the Dutch East Indies than the Dutch mainland.
Currently, the Royal Navy in the Dutch East Indies has two 3,500-ton coastal defense battleships, three 5,000-ton coastal defense battleships, and three 3,800-ton protected cruisers.
Although there are a lot of them, in fact the ships are over 15 years old. Whether they can run at a speed of 10 knots is a big question.
If they were to face off against Qin Zhiyuan's cutting-edge destroyer fleet, it is estimated that the Dutch would not have much advantage. The rotation speed of the turrets of the Dutch old warships may not be able to keep up with the movement speed of the destroyers. Once the destroyers enter the torpedo range, the Dutch battleships
It's probably a living target.
Of course, we can't fight yet. For now, although Zhang Tianshou must be prepared to defend against the Dutch attack at any time, he still takes a defensive stance. Even if the Umbrella Action Team is trained into an army, it will only be assigned to Huang Bohan and his plantations.
The mine acts as a security force, on the one hand to deal with the blackmail of local gangsters, and on the other hand to deal with the provocations of the locals.
Well, actually these ruffians are also locals.
In Borneo, the Chinese are the fat sheep in the hands of the locals and the Dutch. Anyone who comes can take a bite without paying any price.
