Murdoch's dilemma is just a small part of Gu Kun's recent series of harvest plans. Gu Kun solved it in just a few phone calls during the break between breakfast.
After breakfast, Gu Kun rang the bell, and Saranova came in.
Gu Kun took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and cleared his throat: "Send someone to search the Internet to see if there are any news about the armed conflicts in East Maluku Islands and Aru Islands four or five days ago.
Come on. Not only the Internet, TV media, and print news media should also follow it."
Saranova nodded emphatically, remembering everything in her mind: "So, what happens after the results are obtained? How to deal with the situation if there is no revelation, and how to deal with it if there is revelation?"
Gu Kun thought for a while: "If someone has already broken the news, then you go to Qian Youliang. Isn't he in charge of publicity work? Ask him to invest resources to help reprint and spread it, so as to lure Indonesians to protest first.
If no one has broken the news so far, then we have to start with the fishing process in person, which is a little troublesome. You can follow the "Yonghua" to pick up and repatriate the released slaves as a clue, and let our media resources hype it up first."
Hundreds of thousands of people from Myanmar/Cambodia who were abducted as fishermen and slaves were suddenly rescued on a large scale. After this news broke, of course the media from all walks of life swarmed over and dug in like mosquitoes seeing blood."
After all, Saranova is still too young, and in terms of veteran skills, she is far inferior to the boss himself.
Gu Kun is well versed in the knack of being slapped in the face, and he knows not to announce that we have used force to cause trouble in the Indonesian territory. Even if it is to fight slavery and piracy, the reputation will not be good enough.
However, if the news of the slaves being rescued broke out first and tempted the media to "think about me" first, the rhythm would be completely different.
"I understand, let's make arrangements now." Saranova agreed.
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About half an hour later, Gu Kun understood everything about the current situation:
Indonesians are really slow. Until now, they have not heard of armed conflicts on some remote islands on the eastern border that have no Internet access, telephones, or TV.
That would be easier for Gu Kun. He could wait for the news on the "Yonghua" to break out first, and then induce the Indonesians to discover it, and then he would make a statement to refute it.
Because of the top speed of the destroyer "Yonghua", it is originally a few knots slower than the yacht "Zhusen". In addition, the final destination of the "Zhusen" docked last night was Lanfang, and the "Yonghua" had to go there first.
Sihanoukville Port in Cambodia and Prachuap Khiri Khan Port in Thailand repatriate freed slaves. (Slaves trafficked in Indonesia are mainly from Myanmar and Cambodia)
Therefore, the voyage of the "Yonghua" is originally about 20 hours longer than that of the "Jusen". It will arrive in Cambodia around this afternoon and Thailand at night.
Pranburi Port is a port in Thailand at the narrowest point on the Malay Peninsula. It is very close to the border with Myanmar and has a convenient channel for direct customs clearance to Myanmar. Gu Kun asked him to send people there to save time.
Myanmar's territory on the Malay Peninsula is all located on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, and the east coast is all Thai territory. Gu Kun did not want his ship to go around another one or two thousand nautical miles through the Strait of Malacca for a land journey of more than ten kilometers.
If you get to the Indian Ocean side, take it to the port closest to Myanmar in Thailand, and spend a small amount of money to take it to Myanmar.
In the afternoon of the 15th, relevant news began to spread intensively, attracting attention from all walks of life.
Of course, the first one to react was the Cambodian side. The "Yonghua" was supposed to dock at two or three o'clock in the afternoon. But because it was a ship of the newly established Cambodian Navy, it was necessary to notify in advance when entering Cambodian territorial waters.
Reasons for passing.
The Lanfang people also generously explained the reasons for repatriating the slaves. Cambodia has always had a good relationship with China. The "Yonghua" is a ship purchased from China by a typical country friendly to China, so it can get more convenience.
The Cambodians went through the confirmation process for a while, then sent a helicopter to land two pilots and inspectors on board the ship for confirmation, and the relevant news spread immediately.
"The destroyer 'Yonghua' belonging to the Cambodian navy arrived in Cambodia and returned the first batch of more than 400 rescued Cambodian illegal laborers. It is reported that the destination of this batch of illegal laborers was some of the border islands in eastern Indonesia.
, working as fishermen slaves.”
This news received an emergency broadcast on Cambodian National Television at 3pm on the 15th.
Within an hour or two, relevant diplomatic departments of neighboring countries responded one after another.
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"What? The Lanfang people actually dare to use force on our land? Even if there are slaves, it is our Indonesian internal affairs. It is none of their business. How dare a small country like a booger interfere with us?"
The foreign affairs officers in Indonesia became angry almost as soon as they got the news. After they got the news, they immediately convened a relatively high-level meeting, with heads of various departments in charge urgently attending.
"Should we use the 7th Regiment stationed in Singkawang to wipe out Lan Fang immediately?" Of course, the person in charge of defense work is not afraid of a big problem, and is eager to immediately provoke an armed conflict between countries so that he can get money and wages.
Need equipment.
Once force is used, can Congress not increase emergency budget allocations? That's all money.
Singkawang is an Indonesian port city in the westernmost part of Kalimantan. It is located at the westernmost end of the border between Indonesia and Malaysia on Kalimantan. There are several regiments of ground troops stationed there, which usually defend the border with Malaysia.
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However, Lan Fang's military force is so weak and it is so rich. The army only has one company, and the strength of the royal guard and the private security company is only one company each.
Although the navy now claims to be newly built, but since the "Yonghua" has appeared in Cambodia and Thailand, how easy is it to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Lan Fang?
That's what those mindless force beasts think.
Fortunately, people engaged in foreign affairs work were not so impulsive and immediately condemned this statement: "Nonsense! What kind of era is it now? Can you resort to force casually before the merits of the matter are clear? Do you want to change our country?
Become Iraq?
The causes and consequences of the slave trade must be clarified, otherwise even within ASEAN, there will be other victimized countries supporting the Netherlands, and we will be very passive internationally!"
The head of the defense department snorted and said, "Then tell me what to do!"
Huh, those doves and capitulationists who are engaged in foreign affairs! They are just weak! How can they be as strong as the hawks who are engaged in defense!
The person in charge of the foreign affairs department thought for a moment: "Of course, we must first focus on condemnation. Find out to what extent Gu Kun used force to cross the border to attack the slave owners, and what was the trigger. If Gu Kun did not have a reasonable
It is not too late for us to consider using force to resolve the issue."
After a game between the two sides, fortunately, the commander-in-chief finally chose to support the attitude of the foreign affairs department. The Indonesians split their efforts. On one side, they sent coast patrols to East Maluku Islands and other places to collect information and understand the losses, and on the other hand, they asked the foreign affairs department to
He first condemned and asked the Lan side to explain.
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Gu Kun was waiting for the other party to condemn him, so he reacted quickly. During the evening news on the 15th, he gave a public speech on Lanfang TV station to explain the situation.
Lanfang TV Station was also just established in the past two years. Before, it had been tepid and had no programs. It is impossible for this kind of TV station to make money by relying on the local resident population of Lanfang.
It's just that the country has developed to this level, but it still doesn't have its own TV station. It's a bit unreasonable, so Gu Kun discussed with the royal family and lost money to build a TV station to prop up the facade and show the dignity of the country.
The hardware facilities of Lanfang TV Station are still very good. They also spent money to buy the satellite broadcast rental rights of China. They have achieved star status and can be viewed by other surrounding Southeast Asian countries. However, because it is not well-known, the current foreign ratings
It's almost negligible.
In a televised speech that night, Gu Kun disclosed the details of "justifiable defense" for the first time.
"Regarding Indonesia's unreasonable accusations, we hope that the relevant countries will take care of their own internal troubles first. If a country cannot ensure the safety of international trade navigation in its own territorial waters, can't other countries with innocent passage exercise the right of self-defense?
The current governance status of Indonesia's eastern border waters is almost comparable to that of Somali waters. All actions taken by our Blue Navy are fully based on international law and are undisputed acts of combating piracy.
In order to better clarify the facts, in the next two days, relevant Chinese departments will disclose specific evidence and hold a press conference to answer questions from all parties."
It’s hard to say too much about a unilateral statement, because there are no questions and answers. Moreover, Gu Kun is only the ‘victim party’ and is not a spokesperson for the relevant departments of Lanzhou. More details are not suitable for him.
The program that night was just to send out a tone signal to stabilize the Indonesian people, and at the same time, let the media from various countries react and immediately send people to Lanzhou to attend the press conference the next day.
However, just these statements have instantly reduced the international pressure on Lan Fang by more than half. Because Gu Kun has pointed out a key point: the Indonesians who have been attacked are not only slave owners, but also occasionally part-time pirates.
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As long as they are pirates, the international community clearly allows foreign countries to retaliate with force. Just like those escorts from Somalia, they will never be considered as infringing on Somalia's sovereignty. At this point, the Netherlands has basically eliminated the possibility of retaliation by force.
Sex, the rest is just words.
The next day, on the afternoon of October 16, the press conference of the Lanzhou Foreign Affairs Department was officially held. The spokesperson who answered the questions was none other than Lanzhou Foreign Minister Tang Jia himself.
The preparations are very thorough, and arrangements have been made for the rescued AFP reporters Pierre and Jeanne to show up at any time. In addition, there are several representatives of the rescued slaves who will serve as witnesses and are at their disposal at any time.
Reporters from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Tass News Agency all came to Lanzhou overnight to attend this press conference. Indonesian official media also came, looking aggressive and wanting to get to the bottom of things.