Expedition to Europe

The talks between Fan Haier, Sima and Qin Zhiyuan did not yield any results.

Van Helsima did not dare promise not to interfere in the fight between the Chinese and the natives of Borneo, which would lead to an uncontrollable situation.

The Dutch were not worried about the Borneo natives, but were alert enough to the Chinese, because Van Helsma knew very well that the Borneo natives alone could not do anything and could not threaten the rule of the Dutch.

On the contrary, if the Chinese gain power, relying on their already strong financial resources, and with the help of the military and political circles, they may lead to the collapse of the Dutch colonial order in Borneo.

This is certainly unacceptable to the Dutch.

For Qin Zhiyuan, this was a process of boiling frogs in warm water. As long as he did not break up with the Dutch and prevent the Dutch from using their troops to attack, Qin Zhiyuan also looked down upon the natives of Borneo.

So it seems that as long as it drags on like this, Qin Zhiyuan will definitely achieve his goal.

It's a pity that reality often goes against people's will. The development of the situation in Borneo soon caught Qin Zhiyuan and Fan Haiersima by surprise.

In early November, Zhang Tianshou on Penglai Island received a report that murders occurred in three Chinese families in a farm outside Surabaya. All the men in these three families went out to work, and all 14 women and children who stayed at home were tortured and killed, even their infants. The infant was not spared.

Zhang Tianshou immediately boarded the ship and headed to the farm.

This is a farm located about 15 kilometers southeast of Surabaya. It is said to be a farm, but it is actually a naturally formed small village.

There are more than a hundred households in the village. Except for three Chinese families, the rest are natives of Borneo.

These three Chinese families usually have close contact with each other. Together, they planted nearly a thousand oil palm trees on nearby mountains and made a living by refining palm oil.

Palm trees are a cash crop. Their economic benefits are about fifteen times that of sugar beets and ten times that of rubber trees. They are very profitable. As a result, these three Chinese families lived a very happy life in the local area, and their living conditions were much better than those of the local indigenous people who did not engage in production and made a living by picking coconuts every day.

The problem is that those local indigenous people who are not engaged in production do not think that this gap in life is due to their own laziness, but that they are angry because the arrival of the Chinese has taken away the wealth that should belong to them.

Probably the simple minds of the local indigenous people cannot figure out why before the Chinese arrived here, they had been living on this land for thousands of years, but no one had ever planted even a single palm tree.

Some people will strive to catch up when they see the gap, while some people are just envious and jealous when they see the gap. They don't want to rely on the labor of their own hands to get a better life, but they fantasize about getting something for nothing by relying on the long knife in their hands.

So after the "Surabaya Incident", when this envy, jealousy and hatred accumulated to the extreme, this appalling tragedy finally broke out.

When Zhang Tianshou led a company to the farm where the incident occurred, two groups of people were confronting each other at the scene. On one side were local aborigines, both male and female, and on the other side were naturally all men and women.

Boy's Chinese.

Most of these local natives looked at these incomprehensible Chinese with disdain. Some of them were even talking, laughing and making a lot of noise. Their faces were full of gloating and "what can you do to me" superiority. There were even a few who were far away. The young man squatting next to him had a playful look on his face, looking at the three Chinese families with a look full of violence and aftertaste.

On the surface, the quality of these three Chinese houses is significantly better than those of the local aboriginals. Not only are the entrances and courtyards complete, but the windows are bright and clean, and the bricks and tiles are neat. They are in sharp contrast to the dark, low thatched houses inhabited by the local aborigines.

Buying a house and settling down is a fine tradition of the Chinese people, but unexpectedly it has become a beacon guiding the criminals in Borneo.

In the field, several uniformed policemen and two colonial officials in suits were handling the matter.

Just seeing this scene made Zhang Tianshou very angry.

Although they were all suspected of committing the crime, all the local aborigines were standing, while the Chinese who suffered humiliation as victims were all ordered to squat and were not even qualified to stand.

fair?

hehe!

When a group of three-wheeled motorcycles came speeding towards them, all the people at the entrance of the village were craning their necks and looking around.

Of course the faces are different.

The Chinese people's eyes were red as if they had seen their relatives. The policemen rolled away in despair. The colonial officials slapped their foreheads in worry. The few indigenous youths who were squatting far away just now wanted to sneak away, but were stopped by the policemen again. He rushed back with beatings and kicks.

Only some women and children still looked like they were watching the show. They didn't know what these three-wheeled motorcycles represented. News of the tragedy that happened in Surabaya had not yet reached these closed and backward rural areas.

In fact, anyone who is well-informed already knows about the tragedy that happened in Surabaya. But the problem is that there are some people who don’t believe in evil. They don’t know whether to live or die unless the knife is placed on their necks.

But when this rumored murderous force arrived at lightning speed, some people were still afraid.

It was only then that they truly realized that the Chinese were no longer helpless and allowed to be bullied. When the Chinese encountered injustice, someone would stand up for them and seek justice for them. .

When they saw this "mercenary" from France, the officials of the colonial authorities had a headache.

When facing the Chinese, colonial officials may be able to put down their airs, show off their power, and speak in an official tone, but when facing the French, who are also from Europe, although they have the same black hair and black eyes, they just can't speak in an official tone.

The Dutch speak in an official tone in front of the French?

This joke is a bit too much, it's almost the same the other way around.

Of course, it is the duty of these colonial officials to protect the colonies. When it comes to colonial affairs, colonial officials can only cheer up and meet them.

"Gentlemen, good afternoon." The colonial official has a correct attitude. It seems that France is really close to the Netherlands. This colonial official speaks French well.

Zhang Tianshou and his team are in the Dutch colony. Naturally, they will not wear the uniforms of the Foreign Legion or the military ranks. That will cause diplomatic disputes. Therefore, Zhang Tianshou and his team are wearing outdoor clothing from "Hunter Clothing".

This looks unusually energetic, and the effect is much better than the blue-gray French uniform.

"Hello, sir, I heard that there was an accident here. We were hired to deal with some disputes." Zhang Tianshou was involved in the situation and became one of the insiders.

Zhang Tianshou, who got off the motorcycle, raised his hand subconsciously, which was a precursor to saluting. Fortunately, Zhang Tianshou restrained himself in time and did not give the colonial officials a chance to get angry.

"Hire? Can I ask who hired you?" The colonial official was overwhelmed. Looking at the black machine gun muzzle on the three-wheeled motorcycle, he couldn't help complaining: "Also, who allowed you to equip these guns? According to the law, no one in East India may illegally possess guns. Do you know that what you are doing now is illegal? Please restrain yourself."

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The colonial officials are now really like scholars meeting soldiers.

Zhang Tianshou did not comment, but walked past the colonial officials with a pout, mumbling incoherently: "Haven't you already accused us? Before the result comes out, we have the right to bear arms, which is one of the rights given to us by God."

The Netherlands is a Protestant country, and it also worships Christ. Zhang Tianshou brought up God, and even the Dutch couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Regarding the gun issue, the "Umbrella" company and the colonial authorities have taken the case to the International Court in the Netherlands. The International Court is very eager to support the colonial authorities, but thinking of the German submarine forces cruising in the Mediterranean and the "Umbrella" company fleet that monopolized the Mediterranean escort mission, the case has not yet been concluded.

The Netherlands is much more dependent on the Far East than France. If France loses the Far East, it still has the United States and Britain to help. If the Netherlands loses East India, the queen will probably cry in the toilet.

The Mediterranean is the throat of the Far East to Europe. As long as it is blocked here, the Dutch can be strangled.

So it is estimated that this lawsuit will not have any results before the end of the century war.

Of course, the colonial officials also understood this fact, so they were quite helpless about Zhang Tianshou's behavior.

As a second-rate European country, the Netherlands still occupies the Dutch East Indies, relying on the maintenance of the colonial system by Britain and France. Without the support of Britain and France, whether it is the Americans, Germans, or even the Japanese, they are capable of driving the Dutch out of Asia.

As for the Dutch fleet, it may be able to show off its power in Asia, but it is not worth mentioning in Europe, and it can't even compare with the French, a traditional land power with no sense of navy.

The situation is stronger than people, and the colonial officials really can't raise their heads in front of the "Umbrella" company...

The men of these three families can't raise their heads either.

Just when they left the house in the morning, the women in the family were still leaning on the door frame to wave goodbye, the children in the family were still playing in the courtyard, the chimney was smoking, and the pot was boiling soup, which was the men's lunch at noon...

In just one day, wives and children were separated, and families were broken up...

Even if the colonial officials did not force these Chinese to squat on the ground, they would want to hold their heads and cry loudly, for their wives who followed them across the ocean, and for their children who had not yet grown up.

Although they knew that the murderers were squatting not far away, these men were powerless. It was not that they did not want to take revenge, but that they could not take revenge.

There was no telling how many such things happened in Borneo every day.

This was only a small-scale one. Every few decades, or more than ten years, or even a few years, there would be a large-scale collective "anti-Chinese incident", which would be a real sun and moon without light, a hell on earth.

The Chinese people have become accustomed to it. Among these Chinese squatting on the ground, there are those who have escaped from previous catastrophes by luck. It's a pity that they are strong and can escape, but the women and children in their families cannot escape.

"Stand up, all of you. Why are you squatting on the ground?" A loud shout exploded above the Chinese people's heads.

The Chinese, who were immersed in pain and unable to extricate themselves, looked up in astonishment, only to find a tall and burly man standing in front of them.

The man was furious, holding the holster on his waist with one hand, pointing at the natives in the distance who were gloating just now but now panicking, and shouted: "Every grievance has its perpetrator, and every debt has its creditor. If you want revenge, don't cry like a woman now. Go find those beasts, and then chop them into meat paste one by one. I still recognize you as men. If you don't want revenge, I will consider this trip in vain, and you can wait to be eaten alive!"

The person who spoke was Zhang Tianshou. He had just gone to the scene and was unable to suppress the anger in his heart.

Zhang Tianshou had already decided that if these Chinese dared to take revenge, he would leave them some weapons when he left to give them the power to protect themselves. If these Chinese did not dare to take revenge, Zhang Tianshou would send them back to the Republic of China, because cowards would not be able to survive even if they stayed.