1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 415 Release Goodwill
"Selling to a slave state in the south? It's not a good deal."

Liang Yao shook his head decisively.

What Fremont said is right. Right now, slaveholders and abolitionists are on fire, and openly selling slaves in the United States is likely to end up being inhumane.

Although the original intention of the abolitionists in the north was not to abolish slavery for the sake of abolishing slavery, the current black slave issue in the United States is the same as the racial issue in later generations of the United States, the environmental protection issue in the European Union, and some untouchable topics.It has become a kind of political correctness, which has nothing to do with reality.

"Then what are you going to do with these aboriginal prisoners of war?" Fremont looked down at these aborigines in Dutch-Indian army uniforms.

"Put it back, or hire them to become Umbrella's mercenaries?"

More than 3000 people eat and drink, which is a lot of money.

Liang Yao had never been someone who was willing to suffer, so naturally he would not keep these native prisoners of war for nothing.

"They have a history of serving the Dutch-Indian Army, so they are not suitable to be hired by Umbrella." Liang Yao had no such plan, he said.

"Umbrella's mercenary group is a military organization, not a trash can. The military quality of these natives does not meet the standards for becoming an Umbrella company's mercenary group."

The Chinese population in West Borneo is sufficient, and Liang Yao is more willing to recruit Chinese with the same cultural background than to recruit local aborigines.

"Indeed, these loose Southeast Asian natives are not a good source of soldiers." Kruger also agrees with Liang Yao's point of view, the Chinese are indeed better soldiers than these natives.

Britain and the Netherlands hired native soldiers to maintain their rule in the colonies, because their core population was not enough, but Liang Yao did not have such troubles.

Liang Yao has the same cultural background, and the quasi-core population, which accounts for nearly one-third of the world's population, can be used.There is no need to recruit local aborigines as military police to maintain the rule.

"Let them develop rubber plantations. Later, I will ask someone to go to Brazil to get more rubber saplings. After the war is over, they will be packaged and sold to businessmen in California." Liang Yao said.

It takes a lot of labor to open up plantations, and as long as you have a whip in your hand, these natives of the Indonesian archipelago are good labor.

"Isn't this still slavery?" Fremont couldn't help teasing.

"Slavery is just a means, not an end." Liang Yao laughed, "What's more, this is Borneo, not the mainland of America, so there is no bloody political issue."

After leaving the barracks, Liang Yao returned to his residence in Pontianak City.

The new force of the Dutch and Indian Army on Borneo Island was annihilated, and the next question Liang Yao had to consider was not winning or losing, but how to expand the results of the battle.

Liang Yao assigned two missions to Elvis' Arizona Infantry Regiment. One was to go south by boat and take down Kendawangan, which was empty of troops.

The second is to draw out a battalion to cooperate with the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company of Dongwanlu, and go north to the Brunei Sultanate.

After Elvis led out of Liang Yao's office, Liang Yao immediately drafted two more letters.

One was written to Sartre, telling Sartre that the general situation of Borneo had been set, and that a consortium from California could be organized to conduct business inspections in Borneo.

As for the order, it was addressed to Governor Tevez of Batavia.

Its content is nothing more than demanding that the forces of the Dutch and Indian authorities withdraw from Borneo and the two sides restore peace.

Now not only the whole of West Borneo is already in Liang Yao's pocket, but the South Borneo area controlled by the Dutch and Indian authorities is also in jeopardy. Yō also gained temporary command of the sea and blocked Batavia.

Liang Yao has acquired enough negotiating capital, and his strategic goal has been basically achieved. It is time to send a signal for peace talks to the Dutch and Indian authorities.

After writing the letter, Liang Yao had someone call the governor of Hong Kong, Wen Xian, and he hoped that Wen Xian could deliver the letter to Batavia on his behalf.

Wen Xian was a smart man, he knew that Liang Yao was hoping to use his status as the British Governor of Hong Kong to facilitate peace talks between Liang Yao and the Dutch and Indian authorities.

"You have wiped out the main force of the Dutch-Indian army, and now is the time to expand the results of the war. You can definitely negotiate with the Dutch-Indian authorities after you have all the Borneo region except North Borneo in your pocket." started, and said with a smile.

Compared with the peace talks between the two parties, Wen Xian hoped that Liang Yao could engage in a protracted war with the Dutch and Indian authorities, preferably a protracted war with a close victory to weaken the Dutch and Indian authorities' rule over the East Indies.

Bonham has reported the battle on Borneo Island to the Governor of India, Earl Dalhousie, in detail, and believes that this battle is likely to change the power structure of the entire Southeast Asian region in the future.

In view of the limited garrison strength on Hong Kong Island, Bonham hoped that the Governor of India, Earl Dalhousie, would lend a helping hand and send troops to assist him in occupying North Borneo.

However, the Governor of India, Earl Dalhousie, is really not interested in this matter. Earl Dalhousie believes that the current strategic focus of the British Empire is in the Near East.

It is not wise to make enemies with the Netherlands at this time, and it is not in the interests of the British Empire.

Bonham was also very helpless about this. Since the Governor of India refused to lend a helping hand, he could only pin his hopes on the cabinet and parliament in London.

But it takes time.

"The purpose of our expedition to Borneo this time is to protect the overseas Chinese, not to fight for the sake of war. Now that our goal has been achieved, there is no reason to continue this war. You are proficient in Sinology, you must know that the Chinese characters How is the word Wu written?" Liang Yao said grandly.

If possible, Liang Yao certainly hoped to swallow the entire Borneo Island.

It's a pity that his digestion ability is limited, and he can't digest the entire Borneo Island for the time being.

West Borneo and North Borneo have a considerable number of Chinese populations. Liang Yao directly occupies these places, and the management cost is relatively low.

However, the Chinese population in South Borneo and East Borneo was not large. In addition, after the Dutch and Indian authorities colonized South Borneo and East Borneo, in order to maintain their rule in the new colonies, they planned to cleanse the Chinese in these areas. , As a result, there are basically no Chinese in South Borneo and East Borneo.

If Liang Yao wanted to rule South Borneo and East Borneo, the cost of his rule would not be the same as that of West Borneo and North Borneo.

"Stop fighting with fighting, you are not only a person who knows how to start a war, but also a person who knows how to stop a war at the right time." Wen Xian laughed.

"I would like to take a trip for you."

He knew that Liang Yao was willing to have peace talks with the Dutch and Indian authorities at this time, not because Liang Yao had a good heart, but because Liang Yao wanted to accept it as soon as he saw a good deal.

"Benham must want us to continue the fight with the Dutch. Let Wenham go to Batavia. Is it reliable? The British are always cunning. I am worried that Wenham's going here will not only fail to promote the peace talks between us and the Dutch and Indian authorities. , it will add fuel to the fire." Deng Wenkang expressed his concerns.

"No matter who you send to Batavia, the result is the same. I sent Wen Xian there, but I just showed goodwill to Batavia and showed that we are willing to negotiate peace." Liang Yao said.

"The Dutch and Indian authorities still have the card of the East Indies Fleet in their hands. As long as they have this card, they will think that they still have the possibility of a comeback and will not accept the peace talks."

(End of this chapter)