Chapter 195 Borneo, the Foundation of the City of Science
After Li Qiguo left, Li Qiwei stood up and turned around, looking at the huge world map behind his desk.
This is what he brought back from England.
Although the map is extremely rough in detail, after all, high-precision maps in this era are top secret and cannot be obtained by ordinary people.
But the general distribution of the country is almost the same as the maps of later generations.
Li Qiwei combined his previous knowledge and maps to start studying the situation in Nanyang.
Gu Hongming, a celebrity in the late Qing Dynasty, once summarized himself this way: Born in Nanyang, studied in the West, married in the East, and served in the Beiyang.
The West represents European and American countries, and the East specifically refers to the Sakura Country, which is easier to understand.
Beiyang and Nanyang actually have two meanings.
First level, from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the country divided the coastal areas into northern and southern ocean zones.
The provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong south of Shandong are called Nanyang, and the provinces of Shandong, Hebei and Liaoning north of Jiangsu are called Beiyang.
Beiyang is the source of the name "Beiyang" among the later Beiyang ministers and the Beiyang New Army.
Secondly, Nanyang refers to Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and the coastal areas of Indochina.
Of course, at this point in time, none of these countries are independent, they are all colonies of Western countries.
Li Qiwei's map clearly shows the carving up of Southeast Asia by the Western powers.
Among the many places in Southeast Asia, there is one very special place. It is called Borneo by Chinese people and Kalimantan by Westerners. It is located in the center of Southeast Asia.
It is the third largest island in the world, with an area of 750,000 square kilometers, equivalent to the size of 7 Jiangsu Provinces.
In later generations, the entire Borneo was occupied by three countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei.
Now, it is colonized by the British and the Dutch. There are dozens of indigenous forces on the island, large and small, but they are not worth mentioning.
The British sphere of influence was roughly the territory of Malaysia and Brunei in later generations. It was in the north of Borneo and accounted for about 1/4 of the entire island area.
The British colony was divided into two places, Sarawak in the west and Sabah in the east, which also included Brunei.
This area was originally called "North Borneo".
The rest was the Dutch sphere of influence, which was later the territory of Indonesia, divided into five provinces: east, south, central and west.
Borneo has a long history and has deep connections with China.
As early as hundreds of years ago, immigrants from China landed in Borneo.
Lanfang State, where Li Qiguo once lived, was the pinnacle of the development of overseas Chinese overseas influence.
The predecessor of Lanfang Republic was Lanfang Company, which was founded by Luo Fangbo, the leader of the Chinese in West Borneo at the time.
He integrated various forces of the Chinese in Borneo, followed the example of the Dutch East India Company, and established the Lanfang Company to safeguard the interests of the Chinese.
The Lanfang Company continued to grow, and under the influence of various factors, it finally became the Lanfang Republic in 1777.
It was also the first republic established by overseas Chinese.
At its peak, the Lanfang Republic covered an area of approximately 140,000 square kilometers and had a population of approximately 4 million.
Firmly occupying the west of Borneo gives all overseas Chinese a strong reliance.
Luo Fangbo served as the first president, also known as the President of the Tang Dynasty. This name reflected his attachment to China.
However, the Manchu rulers at that time did not care about this place and ignored Luo Fangbo.
Later, Western powers colonized Southeast Asia. After decades of fighting with the Netherlands, the Lanfang Republic was eventually defeated and had to perish.
Finally, after various wars and games, today's pattern of British and Dutch carving up Borneo was formed.
Li Qiwei looked at the map on the wall and kept rubbing his chin in thought.
If Borneo is regarded as the location of the future city of science, it would be a good choice.
From a geographical point of view, this place is in the center of Nanyang, guarding the Strait of Malacca, and is the only way for the West to enter and exit Asia.
And it is very close to the country. Starting from Guangzhou, taking the fastest ship, it only takes three or four days to reach Bandar Seri Begawan in the north of Borneo, where the capital of Brunei will be located.
In this way, it will be easier for the City of Science to attract domestic talents. After all, no one wants to be too far away from home.
If you choose the African continent as your address, it will probably be difficult to recruit people.
From the perspective of population resources, there were at least one million Chinese in Borneo at this time. Although their education level was not high, they could slowly make up for it.
And Li Qiwei will definitely occupy the entire Borneo in the future, and large-scale construction projects will require countless labor forces.
Chinese people have a talent for construction in their bones and are the best farming nation in the world.
When the time comes, it will not be difficult to build Borneo into a paradise.
From the perspective of natural resources, Borneo has huge mountains and virgin forests, which contain very rich plant resources, mineral resources, etc.
The land is suitable for growing rice, rubber, pepper, sago, coconut, etc.
Minerals include oil, natural gas, coal, copper, gold, silver, aluminum, magnesium, iron, quartz, etc., and of course the most important uranium ore.
As long as it is developed properly, it can be completely self-sufficient.
Finally, judging from the feasibility of the plan, it is entirely possible for Borneo to carry out nuclear explosion experiments.
Whether it is underwater or on land, Borneo’s geographical environment is completely sufficient.
Li Qiwei can also hide his experiments very well, and will not be discovered by spies from various countries.
At this point, his Science City plan finally took the first step.
The next step is to encroach little by little on the pretext of building a university.
He plans to start with Kuching in the west of Sarawak, which has an excellent port and large plains, which is very suitable for early development and construction. Kuching is the capital of Sarawak and currently the largest city in Borneo.
And that area also belonged to the former Lanfang Republic. Li Qiguo's family should have some influence.
The colonial rule of Western powers, in addition to controlling local rulers, also involves uniting large local families to divide the interests.
Working with local snakes can save a lot of time and energy.
After figuring out these plans, Li Qiwei asked Yu Tianchi to call He Yujie and Zhou Ziyu. Some things can be prepared now.
When Li Qiwei announced that he was going to establish a university in Borneo, several people had different expressions.
The faces of He Yujie and the others suddenly flushed. Is the plan about to begin?
As Li Qiwei's core team, the three of them knew the plans for the City of Science and the atomic bomb.
Now, Li Qiwei has begun to target Southeast Asia, and it is a land as big as Borneo. How can the three of them not be excited.
Xu Qitai couldn't help but ask: "President, are you following the model of Huangpu University of Technology?"
Li Qiwei smiled and said: "I haven't thought about it clearly yet, but my initial plan is to build a professional university."< br>
“For example, the University of Petroleum, the University of Mining, etc., the specifics need to be investigated before they can be determined.”
“If this batch of graduates are willing to go, they can also be transferred to Borneo to teach. After five years of service, you can be directly awarded the title of professor."
The four of them took a breath, this was too big a gesture.
Zhou Ziyu listened quietly.
He didn't understand why Xu Qitai and the others were so excited about just building a university in a place far away from the mainland in Borneo.
Of course, he knew that he was not in Li Qiwei's inner circle, and there were some things that he was not qualified to participate in.
Perhaps Li Qiwei is planning some huge goal.
This is when Li Qiwei suddenly looked at Zhou Ziyu and said: "Brother Ziyu, the Nanyang Chinese have been away from enlightenment for a long time."
"I think we need universities not only for science and engineering, but also for liberal arts."
"I wonder if you can help me."
Zhou Ziyu thought for a while and said, "Although I I am currently unable to go, but I will appeal to the education community, and there must be people who are willing to go.”
“The Chinese are also a strong force in Nanyang, and people are still more willing to choose it than going to Europe and the United States. Nanyang."
Li Qiwei took a deep look at him, and then said seriously: "Now the Qing Dynasty is sunset, and revolutionary parties are swarming in various places."
"The explosion at the Beijing Railway Station not long ago was even more of a trigger."
"I guess that within six or seven years, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will surely perish!"
Boom!
At this moment, Zhou Ziyu's heart felt as if it had been hit hard by a hammer, and he couldn't stop trembling.
Especially when Li Qiwei talked about the bombing in the capital, his face was extremely moved and his expression was very painful.
He Yujie and the others didn't know the reason, but Li Qiwei knew it, but he couldn't point it out.
"Qiwei, you... do you really think so?"
Li Qiwei looked at his surprised look and said relaxedly: "Brother Ziyu, don't be nervous, there are no outsiders here. "
"Don't you think that we are sincerely serving the Manchus?"
"All people with lofty ideals in the world take it as their own duty to overthrow the Manchus. Although some people are not talented, they are also capable. A pure heart.”
Zhou Ziyu tried to calm down and said quickly: "Qiwei, I have known your thoughts for a long time."
"I'm just surprised that you said it in public."
"This is terrible. It's not your usual cautious style."
Li Qiwei said: "It was because I was not sure before, but now I am completely sure."
"But we also have to think about overthrowing Manchuria. What about after the Qing Dynasty?”
"The Western powers will not watch our rise."
"They will definitely cause trouble. If one day my Huangpu University of Technology cannot survive, there will still be an alternative place."< br>
“And Nanyang is my goal.”
“There are more than tens of millions of people in the country, and I think there is a broad future.”
Zhou Ziyu was extremely shocked at this moment, he did not Thinking that Li Qiwei had already thought so far.
They all began to think about what would happen after the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
Be broad-minded and swallow thousands of miles.
Li Qiwei then said: "Brother Ziyu, I know you have quite a status in your circle."
"Maybe you can become the boss of the upper school in the future."
< br>After saying that, several people laughed, that was a senior official.
Zhou Ziyu smiled bitterly and said: "Qiwei, you think too highly of me."
Li Qiwei said: "This is my intuition."
"In the future, domestic education will have you, and Nanyang education will have you. Me.”
“We can revitalize the country together!”
The four of them listened with excitement.
(End of this chapter)