Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

Kalimantan Island,

At the junction of Haizhou City and Jingbohu City,

Pingdingshan,

A long battle with the rock finally ushered in an exciting moment. The members of the construction team looked exhausted but excited, staring closely at the last layer of rock that was about to be penetrated.

With a muffled "boom", the power of the explosion was accurately released. The diffuse smoke slowly dissipated, and the beam of light from the strong flashlight penetrated the dust and shot towards the faint light on the opposite side. That light, like a fire of hope in the darkness, instantly ignited everyone's enthusiasm.

"It's working! It's working!" Someone was the first to react and shouted. In an instant, cheers and shouts echoed in the narrow tunnel, and the lights on the helmets swayed with the jumping figures, interweaving into a jubilant light and shadow.

As the last obstacle was cleared, two large excavators slowly moved towards each other, their huge mechanical arms waving to clear away the remaining rubble. Fresh air poured in from the other end, bringing new life.

From Haizhou to Jingbohu City, the newly built railway and highway will have to go through 5 tunnels in total due to the straightening of the line.

Today, I finally completed everything successfully!

Chen Yuemin, general manager of the highway construction unit Mulan Construction Group, and Zhong Xin, commander of the 3rd Division of the Chinese Railway Corps, a railway construction unit, also breathed a sigh of relief. For this big project, they did not even go home for the New Year. They personally dispatched and led tens of thousands of soldiers and workers to work day and night!

Minister of Construction Wang Shuigen has already requested that the opening time of the road should be before May 5! It can only be advanced, absolutely not postponed!

Of course this is what the President requested!

As the saying goes, food and fodder must be sent before troops move.

Modern warfare is fought with logistical supplies. After a battle, the army, navy and air force are all mobilized, and the daily consumption of supplies is measured in tons. Only when the transportation line is opened, will he take action on the southern part of the island!

Therefore, Wang Shuigen passed the pressure down to hold a scheduling meeting almost every week for key infrastructure projects that had already started, such as airports, ports, roads and railways, warehouses, and oil depots.

All transportation facilities and related projects must be completed and put into use in May-June!

In the Presidential Palace,

Yin Xinjun looked at the map of Kalimantan hanging on the wall and said to Tang Yantian,

"No matter whether it is Vietnam or the Philippines, as long as they dare to threaten our cargo transportation with Zhanjiang Port, we will resolutely strike them!"

Tang Yan Tian Dao,

"Brother-in-law, I really hope they come to cause trouble, so that the navy can practice their skills. But after we sank two Philippine gunboats, they were too scared to come!"

Yin Xinjun said seriously,

"Don't underestimate the enemy. We won't have an aircraft carrier until late May. Before that, we must keep a low profile and develop slowly! Don't resort to violence!"

When Tang Yantian heard about the aircraft carrier, he immediately became excited and said with a smile,

"Brother-in-law, a warship can hold more than 100 planes. How big would that be!?"

"You'll know it later. It's nothing surprising. The United States has dozens of them!"

Yin Xinjun was thinking that the date for the operation on the entire island of Kalimantan would be June 6st. By that time, a number of factories should have started production! The roads would be open and the supply of materials would be guaranteed!

Several generals under him, including Tang Junping, Ding Shan, and Tang Yantian, all wished they could occupy the entire island in one day!

But Yin Xinjun disagreed.

Military occupation is easy, but it is not easy to rule here and achieve long-term peace and stability.

In his plan, Kalimantan Island is an unsinkable aircraft carrier in Yin Xinjun's hands. Using this aircraft carrier as a springboard, he can easily strike the Asia-Pacific region and Australia.

The population composition of Kalimantan Island is complex. The number of Chinese people is not dominant, and British and Dutch forces have been operating here for many years!

How to rule effectively?

He has been thinking about a question recently: what is a country? What is an enemy? How to turn the current enemy into his loyal subordinate in the future!

After being president for a while, he encountered many new problems, one of which was whether it was necessary to conquer by force?

When it comes to the business planning on the island, he actually likes the word cannibalization. Rice should be eaten in small bites to ensure that what is eaten can be digested!

Secondly, due to the cautious character he has developed over the years, he is unwilling to take too many risks, and if he takes action, he must win a complete victory!

Kuching Junction,

Xinlitun,

In the past, this was a small village with a few households.

Ever since Haizhou City built this place as an important market town, the population of this small village has expanded rapidly, and soon the houses were built to the border line with the border line of Kuching City!

In Kuching, there is also a newly built village called Xilian! For the same reason, because Xinlitun is undergoing large-scale infrastructure construction and there is a huge labor shortage, a large number of Chinese from Kuching have flocked here?

Another thing is that although the two sides do not have diplomatic relations, private economic and trade exchanges have quietly begun. The Chinese are very hardworking and have a keen sense of business. When a large number of high-quality and low-priced light industrial products appeared in Haizhou, many people from Kuching came to purchase them!

For example, a pair of shoes only sells for 5-10 yuan in Haizhou, but in Kuching, it sells for two pounds, which is almost 50 Haizhou dollars!

Although Kuching has a large population and a large scale, its industry only consists of oil fields and refineries controlled by British companies, and many materials still rely on overseas imports. The British just take advantage of this opportunity to levy large tariffs and exploit the people!

On the street from Xinlitun to Xilian,

There is a checkpoint set up.

Zhou Fukang rode a tricycle and followed the customs clearance team. The cargo box of his tricycle was full of packages of short-sleeved round-neck T-shirts, which are the clothing that has become popular in Haizhou recently. Not only clothes, but even his tricycle was bought in Haizhou.

Zhou Fukang is a native of Kuching and also a native of Haizhou, which means he has dual household registration! Because Kuching cannot be considered a country!

He now trades back and forth every day, bringing some palm oil and cocoa powder from Kuching to sell in Haizhou. Anyway, department stores will take whatever they have!

More often than not, various light industrial products were brought from Haizhou to Kuching for sale. Since Haizhou Department Store set up a department store branch in Xinlitun, transactions have become much more convenient and faster. Zhou Fukang can sell the materials he brought directly to the department store, and he can also buy a lot of cheap goods in the department store!

Soon it will be his turn.

Looking at the Indians in front of him, Zhou Fukang felt uncomfortable. He had to pay a 10% tariff here! But the tariff in Haizhou has always been 0!

Moreover, this tariff is calculated based on the retail price of the goods in Kuching.

After paying the customs duties, Zhou Fukang rode his tricycle towards Kuching city!

After spending a few more hours, they arrived in the city. Zhou Fukang found a street and started selling T-shirts on the roadside.

"Two pounds a piece! Two pounds a piece!"

The clothes are cheap and the styles are novel!

Zhou Fukang sold half of the goods quickly. He counted the money in his hand happily and found that his profit from this trip reached 100 pounds!

Suddenly, a shout was heard.

"Who asked you to set up a stall here?"

Two patrolling policemen appeared out of nowhere, speaking broken English.

Zhou Fukang was stunned for a moment, then he quickly took out his cigarette and tried to explain.

Who knew Ah San picked up the baton and hit him.

He was still saying,

"You set up a stall here, you'll be fined 10 pounds!"

Zhou Fukang held his waist and grimaced in pain. He knew the nature of these Indians, so he had to take out another 10 pounds and hand it over!

Watching the two of them walk away, he suddenly felt like crying but had no tears!

The British management of Kuching is completely different from Haizhou. Since Kuching has oil, the British control is much stricter. There are 6 British people in power in the city government, and a large number of Indian police are also used here!

These Indians are greedy by nature and often bully and exploit the Chinese!