The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 283 Clearing the Final Obstacle
When Secretary Holdyke's psychological defenses completely collapsed.

Colonel Marco's foot, which was swollen by the golden Buddha, began to ache again, which made him quickly surrender to King Mo.

The war that had been prepared for a long time did not come soon.

After all, real-life battles are much more complicated than those in CK3, and you can't make a judgment based solely on the number of soldiers, horses, money, and food.

Mo Zibu must make some important arrangements before the war begins to avoid delays after the fighting begins.

The same is true for Sanxingtang. Although the Liu family has reached a preliminary alliance with the Dutch, they still need to swear an oath of alliance with the Bangal Sultanate and the three Dayak tribes separately.

After the alliance was completed, Liu Qianxiang also wanted to send out invitations to heroes to gather together the unscrupulous mine owners in West Borneo who were afraid of Mo Ziburende's reputation.

At the same time, it would take some time for the young men of Sanxingtang and the underworld thugs of the unscrupulous mine owners to assemble, and then they would be trained more or less by the Dutch so that they could barely reach the threshold of the army.

On Mozibu's side, although the army could be dispatched quickly, the most important thing, that is, the letter from the Chinese leaders in West Borneo requesting help and troops, had not yet been officially sent.

This also means that they have not yet made a decision on whether to accept Mo Zibu's conditions.

People may have narrowed their horizons due to the limitations of the times, but among those who can achieve certain achievements, there are definitely very few fools.

Therefore, once Mo Zibu's conditions were revealed, the wealthy Chinese in West Borneo, although they did not understand the operation and procedures of central banks and seigniorage, were very happy.

But they knew that as long as they agreed to this condition, their future would definitely be in the hands of Fuxing Company.

The simplest question is, for example, if you dug out a nugget of gold and sent it for appraisal, what should you do if Fuxing Company insists that it is just gangue?
What if he says the pure gold you extracted is copper?
More importantly, none of the gold mine owners and landowners in West Borneo are good people; the only difference is the degree of their evil hearts.

Some companies treat their employees like beasts of burden, but at least they can give them some compensation. It is equivalent to Foxconn in later generations. They make huge profits, and you work hard, but you can still survive.

Some of them are illegal coal mines that restrict personal freedom, don't pay you a penny, and throw you into the sea when you can't work anymore.

Many are somewhere in between, so there has to be a balance between who is guilty and who is innocent. Without this balance, who would dare to surrender?

Without their surrender, Mozibu's army would be like a tree without roots, and the difficulty of conquering it would change from being an easy task to an expedition to West Borneo.

Therefore, Mo Zibu also had to send someone to communicate with them.

Since the plan was proposed by Zheng Xiu, let Zheng Xiu go to West Borneo in person, and the Xingtang Palace will begin the final mobilization of the army.

West Borneo, Singkawang, Jusheng Company.

The three Chen brothers from Nan'ao looked at each other, and they couldn't hide the joy on their faces.

Although their Jusheng Company owns seven or eight gold mines and controls four to five thousand miners, it seems to be quite powerful, but compared with the Xingtang Palace, it is nothing.

What's more, behind Zheng Shishi, there is a father who is the King of Siam and the leader of the Chaozhou people.

The eldest brother of the Chen family stood up and bowed to the Siamese eunuch sent by Zheng Shishi, "Thank you for your favor, Your Majesty. Although we brothers are rough people, we also know loyalty and righteousness.

From now on, as long as the Queen says a word, I will go through fire and water without even a frown."

Boss Chen was very smart. He was actually a little afraid that Mo Zibu would use the excuse that they were mistreating the miners and then take them down and seize their gold mine after the situation stabilized.

But at this time, Queen Zheng Shishi personally sent people to recruit you. If you still want to mention the gold mine, that would be too tactless.

If someone really wants your gold mine, how could it be Queen Zheng Shishi who comes forward?

Seeing their opinions, the eunuch nodded slightly, "I heard that there are several people who can speak on Chen Lanbo's side?"

Boss Chen smiled proudly, "Although Chen Lanbo is a Hakka, you can't write two Chen characters with one stroke. Both families' ancestors came from Henan in the Central Plains, so there must be some incense and ties."

"Great!" the eunuch was even more satisfied. "The Queen has several estates in Chumphon Prefecture and is in need of a head of management. I wonder if you three are interested."

Before Mo Zi Bu and Taksin cut ties, Taksin had originally planned to give the entire Dancheng (Tanasarin) area as a dowry and let Shishi become the Queen of Tanasarin after marriage.

But later the two sides exchanged territories and completed the division. Tanassarin was given to Mozibu and was no longer Siamese territory.

Taksin then took out Chumphon Prefecture near Nakhon Si Thammarat and gave most of its land, mountains, forests, rivers, etc. to Shishi as a dowry, which was basically equivalent to giving Chumphon Prefecture to the Xingtang Palace.

The three Chen brothers were overjoyed. In the eyes of those who knew the matter, Mo Zibu's future achievements would definitely surpass those of his father-in-law Zheng Xin.

But in the eyes of most people, Siam at that time controlled Lower Burma and spanned the Inner and Outer South Seas, and was the most powerful country in South Seas at that time.

Secondly, Siam was enfeoffed by the Qing Dynasty and its country was stable.

Not only did the Xingtang Palace have a powerful enemy, Beizheng, but the competition with the Dutch was also becoming increasingly fierce, and there was even the possibility of attracting an expedition from the Qing Dynasty.

Although the territory was not small, to people at that time, it was like a celebrity chain store that was expanding rapidly but had a weak foundation, as people in later generations would see.

Even with all the excitement and flourishing, one still felt a bit frivolous. Especially for Teochew people like the Chen brothers, having a fief in Siam was definitely better than staying in Xingtang.

Therefore, as soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the three Chen brothers knelt down with a thud.

Although the eunuch was referring to the village head, Siam used the Sakdina system, which was actually a low-level title with land and serfs.

. . . .

In Pontianak, Luo Fangbai once again called for a meeting of Chinese leaders who were willing to come. After the Teochew Jusheng Company completely turned to the Xingtang Palace, the situation became very clear.

Therefore, Chen Lanbo, the "big brother" of the Hakka people in Tai Po, who controls four companies including Xinpu and can mobilize thousands of young men, finally showed up and came to visit Zheng Xiu in person.

Zheng Xiu would give Mo Zibu the idea of letting Fuxing Company take control of West Borneo, so there must be a solution.

These wealthy people in West Borneo are afraid of being controlled by the Fuxing Company, so Zheng Xiu simply set up a gold mining company in West Borneo with the nature of an association.

The company has eleven elders who are responsible for supervision, review, and even participate in the formulation of specific rules for the gold mining industry.

Among these eleven elders, three will be from the Fuxing Company, three will be from the future West Borneo Road government, and the remaining five will be recommended by the current mine owners.

This is equivalent to Fuxing Company handing over part of its gold pricing power, but its gold purchasing policy remains unchanged.

At the same time, the conditions given by Mo Zibu were also placed in front of them. Whoever could get on board the ship of King Mo had already been screened by the Internal Affairs Minister.

Zheng Xiu narrowed his eyes and looked at the dozens of Chinese leaders, big and small, in the hall, "Everyone on this list is considered one of our own.

From now on, as long as you are loyal to the king, you can be granted a title, an official position, or work for the Fuxing Company.

From now on, no matter what we have done in the past, we will forgive them all. If you are not on this list, then it is your fault for not practicing virtue in your daily life."

Everyone then understood why King Mo of Xingtang had sent Luo Fangbai to the island first, and why he had initially been lurking secretly as a teacher. It turned out that it was to find out the situation.

Sure enough, when Zheng Xiu began to read out the list, none of those who treated their compatriots like slaves and threw them into the valley or the sea when they died of exhaustion were on the list.

Although some of those on the list have made a lot of money by doing things that were not ethical, they have basically not crossed the bottom line of being a human being.

After the list was read out, the crowd immediately became agitated because several people were not on the list. They tried to run away but were immediately caught by the guards brought by Zheng Xiu.

"We are here to support King Xing Tang. Lord Zheng, you can't do this."

"West Borneo is not the territory of King Xingtang. What rights do you have to arrest people?"

"Master, Master, I sincerely surrender to you. Master, you know this. Please spare my life!"

Zheng Xiu sneered and immediately captured several people who had connections with the Liu family and were lurking here just to tip off the Liu family. They were brought to the public eye.

"You are traitors, harboring evil intentions and harming your compatriots. I am just using you as a sacrifice!"

After saying this, Zheng Xiu looked at the others and said, "Although you have done evil, you still have some humanity in you. I will escort you to Jiading and wait for the king's decision.

The king will use the remaining property to compensate the families of your fellow countrymen and friends who were harmed by you."

When Chen Lanbo saw Zheng Xiu's handling of the matter, he immediately stood up and said, "Only now do I believe that the king has truly come to uphold justice for the Tang people of West Borneo."

This was not a compliment from Chen Lanbo, because if Mo Zibu did not want to set the rules in West Borneo, he certainly would not have done so before the fight started, forcing those who were waiting and watching to go to Sanxingtang for no reason.

And now the blatant punishment is to set the tone.

"I, a Hakka from Dapu County, am a subject of King Ren De from today on!" As he said this, Chen Lanbo bowed to Luo Fangbai, who had been silent all the time.

This old man is still very clear-headed and knows who will be the actual manager of West Borneo in the future.

Luo Fangbai only stood up at this time, and Zheng Xiu wisely retreated behind Luo Fangbai.

"Without rules, there can be no order. If West Borneo continues to remain in such chaos, it won't be long before a beast-eater emerges.

King Xing Tang sent Luo here not to annex territory, but to bring the order of government offices and the prestige of laws to this place.

From this time on, West Borneo had laws to follow and a loyal king, and all the scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans had to abide by the rules. Anyone who dared to break the law again would be shown no mercy.

Anyone who has grievances can seek redress.”

"Those who are loyal to the crown and work hard will be rewarded. Those who enslave their fellow citizens and knowingly break the law will be punished!

All my compatriots must unite as one, drive out the red-haired devils, help each other, and build a paradise together."

(End of this chapter)