Chapter 2975
Compared with most of his companions who participated in the time-travel operation together, Qian Tiandun's family life could not be simpler. He has been a wife and one child for so many years. Qian Tiandun's lifestyle of having a group of wives and concubines and giving birth to a large number of children was really troublesome for Qian Tiandun.
Although the two of them were joking, they were not just joking. For overseas officials who hold real power, what they want to leave to future generations is not only their wealth, but also their hard-won power.
With the resources that Roger can mobilize at present, it is an achievable goal to enclose a large amount of land while he is still able to move. In the future, each of his children will be given a city, or even a larger territory.
Coming to the urban area on the west side of Star Island, the most eye-catching sight here is the large-scale commercial port on the coastline. The entire bay used for building the harbor is more than thirty miles wide, and the port area put into use so far only accounts for one-third of the entire bay.
Inside and outside the harbor, you can see all kinds of ships coming and going, and the several tall cranes on the pier are particularly eye-catching.
This kind of steel frame crane, which is several feet high, can only be built in Hainan Island. It is not only expensive, but also complicated to install and use. It also requires regular maintenance by dedicated personnel. Although hoisting cargo is efficient, the cost of use is also high. It requires a considerable amount of trade to be cost-effective, so it is rare in overseas ports.
Qian Tiandun traveled all the way from the north to the south and only saw it in a few major ports such as Zhoushan, Zhangzhou, and Hong Kong. Even places like Camlan Bay only had two installed, but there were five neatly installed on the pier here. The large number of stations shows that the local cargo throughput is huge.
“Our port has the best infrastructure in the region, so Sing Tao’s trade volume is increasing rapidly every year. Our goal is to make it a trade center connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans, gradually replacing Malacca City and Batavia City. status. Judging from the current progress, everything is going well, and our generation should be alive to see this goal achieved. ”
Tan Juren made no secret of his pride in the achievements of Xingdao's construction. The prosperous seaport in front of him not only demonstrated their governance achievements in the past two decades, but also heralded the bright future of Xingdao.
"The Portuguese and Dutch will definitely be jealous when they see the scene here, right?" Qian Tiandun asked with a smile.
Tan Juren smiled knowingly and said: "Of course, but they can only be jealous. This is no place for them to interfere!"
For Western colonists, the transfer of trading activities by various merchants to the port under the jurisdiction of Haihan actually meant the loss of wealth.
But Haihan's military strength is on the table. It is impossible for them to deal with Haihan like a small country, and it is absolutely impossible to send troops to blockade Haihan port. Apart from jealousy, there seems to be no other way to change this trend.
The reception banquet prepared for Qian Tiandun and his party was held at Luo Jie's mansion. Although Star Island is extremely small, there is actually a lake on the island, and a small island in the middle of the lake. Roger's mansion was built on this island in the middle of the lake. It is surrounded by water and only has a covered bridge and Connected to the outside world.
“The main reason I chose this place is to have peace and quiet.”
Roger said so, but the scale of the banquet held today has nothing to do with the "quietness" he said.
In addition to the local civil and military officials attending the banquet, there were two tables representing local gentry and merchants. In addition, almost all the diplomatic missions stationed in Star Island have received invitations and sent people to attend today's banquet.
It can be seen that Roger has no intention of concealing the news, but wants to announce to the world in a big way that Haihan has massively increased his troops on Star Island. Sure enough, after the banquet started, Roger stood up, tapped his wine glass with his chopsticks, and after the scene calmed down, he began to speak.
"Thank you all for your presence today. Mr. Luo has thanked you here. I believe that you have already known the reason for today's banquet from various channels. Yes, the distinguished guest we are here to welcome today is Qian Tiantian who came from afar. General Dun!”
Roger looked around at the guests with different expressions and continued: "General Qian and his troops will be stationed on Xingdao for a period of time in the future and will perform a series of training missions in the surrounding areas. I believe that their arrival will It will bring better international order and lasting peace to this region!”
Qian Tiandun laughed secretly when he heard this. Roger was also very good at telling lies with his eyes open. He could make up such a statement without blinking an eye.
Of course, the guests are not fools. This small star island has always had a tendency to be militaristic. The size of the garrison far exceeds the need for defense. Now Haihan has mobilized the so-called victorious army from the far northern border. Qian Tian Dun Department.
Is this expensive and laborious effort just to maintain regional peace? I'm afraid even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe such an excuse.
But what’s even more ridiculous is that no one dared to question Roger’s statement in person. Instead, someone immediately answered the call and praised Roger for specifically asking the Executive Committee to transfer Qian Tiandun’s troops south in order to maintain the stability of Star Island. Reinforce Star Island.
As for what kind of security threat Xingdao faces, which makes it necessary to mobilize the most powerful unit of the Haihan Army for reinforcements, the person who praised it did not mention a word. Presumably it is because there is really no way to deal with it. This word.
The Haihan Army under Roger was able to move sideways in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. No country could produce an armed force of comparable strength.
Under such circumstances, Roger recruited another stronger Haihan force to "reinforce" Xingdao in the name of maintaining peace. This makes no sense whatsoever.
Qian Tiandun looked around at the crowd, and indeed saw that some people looked unhappy. They must have begun to realize that Xingdao's period of keeping a low profile was coming to an end. But these people didn't even have the courage to express their dissatisfaction. This shows that Roger's prestige in the local area is very strong, and no one dares to challenge his majesty.
Roger motioned to Qian Tiandun to stand up and say a few words. Qian Tiandun declined, but stood up and said a few words.
"As we all know, the South China Sea has been China's sphere of influence since ancient times. Of course, we, the Han State, have the obligation to continue the fine tradition of maintaining regional order."
"Security issues are very important to all countries. Our country also hopes to maintain a stable situation in the South China Sea for a long time, so that trade activities and cultural exchanges between countries can maintain normal exchanges."
"In order to achieve this goal, our country must strengthen its military deployment in this area. This is why I led my troops to Star Island. So in the future, I may often deal with everyone here!"
(End of chapter)