Chapter 397: Black Gold
The violent reaction of the Chinese Navy immediately shocked the Dutch colonial government. Now these two Chinese warships are not comparable to their tonnage or combat power. I am afraid that the entire Dutch fleet can't compete with these two giant ships together!
Therefore, the Dutch Governor hurriedly sent a clear telegram to the Guangxi, asking why China took the lead in firing and provoking trouble! Chen Shaokuan directly asked the Netherlands why it could not protect the safety of the Chinese. When the Chinese ship visited the Netherlands, it even instigated the anti-China action. China believed that the Netherlands was the mafia behind it and the source of sin. If the Dutch government could not deal with those thugs, China was willing to do it for the sake of it!
In addition, Chen Shaokuan also issued a warning that if the riot cannot be quelled within two hours, the Chinese Navy will take action and the Netherlands dares to stop it. The Dutch Navy will become China's first target of attack!
China said this and did the same. The two warships had already started and left the port first. Then the black muzzle pointed at the naval warships of Xulan. The speed, firepower and tonnage of these Dutch warships were all behind. Now they were like targets of the Chinese navy. After receiving the report, the Dutch Governor suddenly felt dizzy!
He had known for a long time that China came to visit this time, but in fact it was to find fault. Therefore, the Netherlands had made its best efforts to prevent disputes with China. Unexpectedly, the indigenous monkeys would choose to start a fuss at this time. Isn’t this an excuse for the Chinese to take action? Therefore, the Netherlands was extremely angry!
All the military and police were mobilized, and even machine guns and mortars were moved out, and they rushed onto the streets. Now the streets of Batavia are still in chaos, and the conflict between Chinese and local indigenous people is becoming increasingly fierce. Such riots were not uncommon on the streets of Batavia in the past!
However, the situation today is a little different. The Chinese are more proactive and united than before. As long as men, women, young and old can do it, they mobilize them all, hold machetes and wooden sticks, and fight against the indigenous people to the death. These Chinese have never been so brave. At this time, they knew very well that there was a huge country standing behind them, and the warships of the motherland were outside the port. Moreover, the final communication proposed by Chen Shaokuan to the Dutch colonial government on behalf of the Chinese Navy has spread among the Chinese. The word "Motherland" is no longer a distant symbol, but is actually around them!
The Dutch military and police have received the order to go up to the top, and it is a dead order. Their mission is to completely suppress the indigenous people and arrest all the people who make trouble the most, leaving no one behind!
This and the order also puzzled the Dutch military and police. Most of the indigenous hooligans have close ties with them. Every time they get the benefits, they have to hand over the big head to these military and police masters, otherwise they will not be able to easily enjoy the wealth they have seized. In other words, these indigenous hooligans are the evil they have raised!
Now Jia is ruthless against his dog, and these Dutch people are still a little reluctant to let go. However, at this time, the Chinese Navy conducted another round of test launch. Although it is still far from the Dutch fleet, the provocation is too obvious. In fact, Chen Shaokuan even wanted to practice with the Dutch Navy at this time!
If an army wants to be strong, it will require the test of war. Although the Chinese Navy now has warships, it still lacks the training of war, especially the Chinese Navy has the painful memory of the annihilation of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. If you want this army to become stronger, it is necessary to have an appropriate war and victory can bring the Chinese Navy to its new life!
From the current point of view, the Netherlands is the weakest, and China has enough excuses. Therefore, Chen Shaokuan actually hopes that the Dutch will be angry and fight back on himself. As long as the Dutch really fires, the Chinese side will destroy these Dutch warships into the sea, making them a sacrifice for the Chinese navy to become stronger!
However, the Dutch are not stupid. Faced with such two giant ships, they have no ability to confront each other. Especially now that China's strength is booming, it is not something that the Netherlands, which is extremely down and out, can compete with. Therefore, the Dutch used power to China to generate electricity, repeatedly indicating that the Netherlands did not participate in the actions against the Chinese. Everything was done by the abominable indigenous people and had no relationship with them. In addition, they also promised that the riots would be suppressed as soon as possible after leaving!
With the force of the Fengguo Navy, these Dutch people had to kill their lackeys. As long as they saw the natives still performing their fierceness, they would rush up without hesitation and arrest these short monkeys, and kill them all if they resisted. The Dutch took ruthless action, and those natives who had not yet made a clear idea of what was going on were hit by a catastrophe!
He suffered heavy casualties and was arrested in large numbers. These former masters no longer looked amiable, but were as fierce as a terrifying spirit. They wanted to beat them all to death and abandon them by their masters. Zhi Gui of these scabby dogs collapsed instantly and soon the chaos was settled.
In addition to the broken doors and windows and garbage thrown everywhere on the streets of Batavia, there were only some blood stains telling the conflict that had just happened. The injured people had long been sent to the hospital. This time, the Chinese and indigenous people were almost evenly matched. However, the Dutch colonial government only arrested those indigenous people and was almost rude to the Chinese. On the contrary, it also took the initiative to help the injured Chinese go to the hospital for treatment!
The Dutch people’s changes are not a conscience discovery. The Chinese know very well that for many years, the Dutch people have never been so reasonable. The two huge warships that brought such great changes are the powerful force of the motherland. Only with strong force as the backing can the Chinese truly have dignity!
This conflict was not long, but the Dutch took an unprecedented heavy hand and arrested more than 700 natives in total. The dozens of people in the leading position were sent to court to judge their crimes. For all Chinese, this was undoubtedly a huge victory. The entire Southeast Asia was shocked. All Chinese were unprecedentedly excited. The motherland was no longer illusory. The motherland's arms were around them to protect these overseas wanderers. The prestige of the new Chinese government, including Qiao Yu himself, instantly increased to a dazzling height!
After Qiao Yu received the report, he was still very satisfied. It was still very good to show China's attitude through the Netherlands. Qiao Yu asked Chen Shaokuan not to hurry back for the time being, and to wait in Batavia until the trial was completely completed, so that the resentment that the Chinese were suppressed in their hearts would come out!
Of course, dealing with the Netherlands and the last countries is obviously not Qiao Yu's wish. The main opponent of the Chinese Tao Army is still the Japanese Joint Fleet. Only by defeating the Joint Fleet can China truly become the overlord of the Far East!
However, in addition to Japan, the Chinese Navy has a greater constraint, that is, although China's territory is vast, its oil reserves are not rich, and several large oil fields are not under Qiao Yu's control. Therefore, China's oil is mainly imported from the United States. Now the United States is the world's largest oil exporter. Not only China, but Japan also needs to rely on the United States' oil to maintain it!
However, as China's industrialization progresses, the amount of oil is used more and more. Imports alone cannot meet the needs. In addition, safety issues must be considered. After Qiao Yu took control of the country's regime, he began to conduct geological investigations nationwide.
Three major oil fields, including Yumen, Heilongjiang Daqing, and Dagang, Tianjin, have been discovered one after another. China has also begun to build its own petrochemical industry. The first one to build was Yumen in Gansu. As early as the period of the National Protection War, Qiao Yu obtained control of the Yumen Oilfield. After a period of planning, Yumen Oilfield officially began to drill and became the earliest large-scale oilfield developed in China.
The development of Yumen Oilfield trained the first batch of technical workers for China's oil industry. Then, a large number of workers were removed from Yumen and entered the Northeast. The Daqing Oilfield was finally developed. Finally, China has a stable oil supply, which is extremely important for China!
During World War I, oil officially became the most important strategic material, especially aircraft and tanks were put into war, and the importance of oil became even more prominent. Now the world's main oil production areas are in the hands of Britain and the United States:
The western region of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico have a large amount of oil reserves. The United States' status is equivalent to the Persian Gulf in later generations. The oil production exceeds more than half of the world. However, after the end of World War I, the oil resources in the United States gradually disappeared, and the status of Britain became very important!
Although the UK has not developed the North Sea oil field now, the UK holds the Middle East, especially the Persian Gulf region, all under the control of the UK. In addition, the UK also controls the oil of Dutch East India through the British Shell. The oil of India and Myanmar is also under the control of the British!
China was originally counting on importing oil from the U.S., but now the price of the United States itself has soared, and each barrel of oil has also risen from US$2 to US$3. The relationship between China and the United Kingdom is not good, so don’t expect to get the UK’s oil supply at critical moments. Therefore, it is very necessary for China to develop its own oil!
Only by mastering sufficient oil can China's tanks and aircraft have real power, otherwise it will be just some toys. The Daqing Oilfield has maintained more than 10,000 tons of insect in the future for consecutive years. Such stable and high-yield oilfields are extremely rare in the world. As long as the Daqing Oilfield is developed, it will definitely support China's oil demand in the early stages of industrialization!
And Qiao Yu attaches great importance to this and the most important strategic resources. He went to Daqing to inspect the situation himself, and Jiang Baili accompanied him. "Prime Minister, from me, the status of aircraft, tanks and warships in the future war will definitely become higher and higher, but in the end it is a contest between steel and oil. Only by grasping these two things can we win the war. Now that China has its own stable oil supply, it is really gratifying, but we must also raise the police hatred!"
"Brother Baili, what you said is right. How do you think we should defend the Daqing Oilfield?"
"Prime Minister, the Northeast region is attacked from three sides. The east is the North Korean region, and the outside of the Khingan Mountains is Japan's control area. In the northwest, there is the Far Eastern Republic, that is, the Soviet Union's power. At this time, China still needs to vigorously develop resources in the Northeast region. Therefore, it is particularly important to strengthen the protection of the Northeast. A solid defense line must be established along the Yalu River to block the Japanese army from North Korea. In addition, the Khingan Mountains must also strengthen defense. Moreover, we cannot defend passively, but should retain sufficient mobile forces. As long as Japan shows signs of force, we will take the initiative and burn the war into the Japanese controlled area. The war is too destructive, and we must try to avoid an outbreak in our territory. As for the Daqing Oilfield, although it is inland, it must also strengthen air defense forces to avoid enemy bombing!"
Chapter completed!