Chapter 68 Dragon Warrior Commando (The previous chapter was locked up in a small black room, and a lot of content has been modified and is still being released)
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In the next half month, Zhang Feng had basically understood the development status of Meihua Company. Simply put, it is still in the primary stage of industrialization and will remain in this stage for a long time, just waiting for German experts to come and help achieve industrial upgrading.
If the industrial upgrading plan fails and we cannot catch up with Europe or surpass the United States, then we will always have to rely on exploiting the labor force. At that time, Zhang Feng will adjust the policy, abandon the high-end technology industry, build good infrastructure, encourage ordinary people to have more children, and wait for the opportunity to come so as to receive industrial transfer from developed countries.
Anyway, no matter what, the impact on Zhang Feng's family will not be that big. As long as someone has land, his family cannot be poor. You must know that even in the poorest places in Africa, the rulers are rich as long as they can be ruthless and not treat people as human beings.
After nearly a month of peace negotiations, the American-Chinese Company finally reached an agreement with the indigenous people, ending the month-long war, known in history as the First Sino-Malay War.
An armistice treaty was signed, and because it was signed in Wangxi Village, it was called the "Wangxi Treaty."
Treaty contents: 1. The U.S.-China Company and the indigenous people formally ceased hostilities after signing a contract;
2. The natives could not afford the ransom for the captives, so all the captives had to work for the American-Chinese Company for two years without compensation before they could regain their freedom;
3. Since it was the indigenous people who initiated the war, the Meihua Company's reclamation activities cannot be stopped for any reason in the future. However, in order to ensure the survival of the indigenous people, the Meihua Company will relax restrictions and allow the indigenous people to go to the Meihua Company's territory to get paid for their labor.
There are still a few unimportant matters left. The indigenous people are very poor. Even if they win, they cannot gain much benefit. If they ask for too much, it will cause more hatred, which is not conducive to the original intention of the early stable development of the Meihua Company.
"Boss, although the treaty has been signed, the indigenous officer Laklomanana who led the army to attack us previously led thousands of indigenous people to defect from the village and established an organization - Xiaomas. Their purpose is to use violence to drive out the American-Chinese Company, unify eastern Madagascar, and build a peaceful world without the American-Chinese Company."
After the contract was signed, Xiao Cheng left some troops to guard the indigenous captives and work, and hurried back to Zhangjia City to report to Zhang Feng.
"We also learned from the natives that our partners, Mayor Ed and Captain Sean of Antalaha, were also participants in the war. They told the natives that we were not a French company and provided them with a lot of muskets and cannons. Only then did the natives dare to start a war against us."
"We still have to tolerate mistakes from our partners. Now is not the time to turn against them. Changing to other partners is also very risky. We need to feed them again, and it is easy for information to leak out. So, Lei Wanting, you ask White to warn them and let them know that next time, it will be a fight to the bitter end."
Zhang Feng thought about it and said that as long as it did not affect the overall situation, he did not want to care too much about this little action now. He would naturally settle the score in the future, and no one would be able to escape.
"Yes, boss!" Lei Wanting replied.
"As for that Xiaomas, what suggestions do you have?" Zhang Feng asked.
"Boss, this Xiaomas is hiding in the deep mountains and jungles. He will suddenly come out and attack us when we are not paying attention. It is impossible for us to defend all places. Even if we expand the army, the military expenditure is unbearable. Active attack is even more impossible. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack. In addition, we are not as familiar with the terrain as the natives, and we don't know how to fight in the jungle."
Xiao Cheng told about his current predicament.
"Boss, I think we can form a special force to deal with Xiaomas, just like we were trained in the manor before, and train a small-scale elite force. This way, we can strike at Xiaomas without spending a lot of money." Lei Wanting suggested after listening.
"Okay, this is a good suggestion. After the war, there are more than 2 veterans. Then we can select 500 elite soldiers from them to form a special forces unit called..."
Zhang Feng pondered for a moment and continued, "Let's call them the Dragon Warrior Commando. According to the training methods of the manor, we can buy a few people familiar with jungle warfare from the natives to serve as instructors and give them special training. In the future, this unit will specialize in special missions, such as clearing out Xiaomas and preventing their terrorist attacks. In the future, they will be sent out to perform tasks such as collecting resources. Xiao Cheng, you will be responsible for this matter."
"Yes, boss. I will ensure that the task is completed." Xiao Chengli said.
"Well, the army will retain about 18000 people, all of whom will be reorganized into regular troops, including five infantry regiments with a total of 15000 people, an artillery regiment with 3000 people, and a cavalry battalion with 500 people. The remaining soldiers will be trained as police officers. It just so happens that the first law is about to be compiled and implemented, and we cannot do without regular law enforcers."
Zhang Feng made the final arrangements.
Zhang Feng’s idea for the Dragon Warrior Commando is to split it into two parts. One part will become a special forces to perform regular military tasks, and the other part will become mercenaries to safeguard interests in areas that are not their own territories.
Zhang Feng planned to send troops out to seize some oil producing areas in the future, or to help the countries in these places fight for independence in order to gain their friendship.
Then set up an energy company and exchange friendship for oil exploration rights.
The first country Zhang Feng thought of was Saudi Arabia, but he found out that they had become independent the year he arrived, and would unify the Arabian Peninsula and formally establish a kingdom by the next year.
1926年1月8日,阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹成为其统治的领土上的国王。1927年5月20日签署的《吉达条约》使得沙特阿拉伯正式脱离英国的统治独立。1932年9月22日,沙特阿拉伯正式宣布统一。1938年3月3日在沙特阿拉伯地底下所发现的石油改变了这个国家的命运。
This made Zhang Feng instantly feel that he was doing well again. You have to know that Saudi Arabia's population was less than 1950 million in 400, and at this time it was probably only more than 200 million. Even so, it was able to gain independence from the British Empire, and the kingdom covered an area of more than 200 million square kilometers.
Wouldn't it be possible for Madagascar to gain independence soon? Imperialism is indeed a paper tiger. Far away from their homeland, the power they can deploy is extremely limited. The main reason is that the population is too small and the colonies are too large. Moreover, the resistance forces now have modern weapons. It is no longer possible to conquer a continent with just a few thousand people.
However, Zhang Feng decided to wait and develop with peace of mind before the French take any action. It would not be too late to take the initiative when he becomes stronger in the future.
Zhang Feng was also aware of his own strength. It was impossible to obtain oil directly from Africa and the Middle East. He could only look for an opportunity in the future. Since force was not an option, he would use the method of a certain mysterious superpower - aid.
Of course, Zhang Feng feels that there is still a chance now, especially during World War II and the wave of independence after the war. If you try to fish in troubled waters, you will certainly not get anything big, but it is okay to follow others and get a taste of the spoils. This still requires careful planning.
(End of this chapter)