The sun rises and sets, and in a blink of an eye, New Year's Eve is here.

Although I am staying behind, I am not just staying in the office stupidly.

At five o'clock in the afternoon on New Year's Eve, Liu Yiming closed the government door and locked it. The door was usually left open.

Then, Liu Yiming took the lead, followed by dozens of people who stayed behind, and went to the First Division stationed in Surabaya.

"Prime Minister! Why are you here?" Zhao Dabaozheng and Zheng Lei were huddled in the corner of the gate smoking, watching the soldiers singing and dancing, talking and laughing.

Suddenly I saw a group of people coming in at the door.

"The government cooks are on holiday, so I brought people over to eat." Liu Yiming joked with a smile.

"Don't make any noise. You should eat and drink when you should. It's a big holiday, so don't mess with it." Liu Yiming grabbed Zheng Lei who was about to give an order and went to the cafeteria.

After eating and drinking, it was time for performances, mainly performed by soldiers, chants, folk songs, and even operas, etc.

There is also plagiarism from Liu Yiming, "When you come to Nanhua, you are a Nanhua person."

It’s all about uniting people’s hearts!

…

Thunderbolt~

Unknowingly, it was already twelve o'clock, and the whole Surabaya City became lively, with people setting off firecrackers and fireworks.

The grand finale is the army's giant fireworks.

Starring the artilleryman who believes that big is good and more is beautiful.

A 24-inch firework sits quietly in the center of the square. Below it is a propeller that can push the firework to a height of 150 meters and bloom.

Phew~

Boom!

With a loud noise, hundreds of small fireworks inside the fireworks exploded and ignited the wires.

Bang bang bang…

0.5 seconds later, a fire tree and silver flower bloomed.

…………

When you are busy, you never have enough time.

For example, Liu Yiming after the new year...

After Xu Hui returned to work, Liu Yiming spent more than twenty days inspecting various places.

Plantations of oil palm trees and rubber trees, construction of coastal defense forts, urban construction in various places, industrial construction, various schools, and the construction of the University of Nanhua, etc.

"This is the result of my inspection. Take a look." At the end of February, Liu Yiming returned to Surabaya and met Xu Hui.

"Any questions?" Xu Hui asked without opening it.

"It's still the same problems. The population is insufficient, many tasks are not progressing quickly, and there is insufficient oil, grease, etc., and they need to be imported from farther away." Liu Yiming said.

"This will be solved slowly. After taking Borneo, the gap will be even bigger."

"News came from the UK. Four light cruisers are already being outfitted and are about to undergo sea trials. I want to ask whether we should let these four warships come back first or what?" Xu Hui nodded and asked.

"When can I come back?" Liu Yiming asked in surprise.

"Cyril said it can be completed in June and he will be back at the end of June," Xu Hui said.

"Come back first, and we will launch an attack on Sumatra in July." Liu Yiming said.

"Sumatra?" Xu Hui said in surprise.

"Yes! Drive the Dutch away first. As the old saying goes, how can we allow others to snore in the bed? If it weren't for the navy, I would have driven the Dutch into the sea long ago!" Liu Yiming said fiercely.

"Let's not talk about it for now. The Japanese sent someone here again, and it's still that little Matsubara." Xu Hui said.

"Come again? You're so shameless. Can you just help me send him away?" Liu Yiming said nonchalantly.

"This time he came to establish the consulate seriously. The diplomatic documents arrived during the time you left. In addition, he came with the British." Xu Hui said.

"Okay, I'll go meet you." Liu Yiming nodded. This is an official visit. No matter what, he must be received normally.

…………

"Dear Mr. Prime Minister, hello, I am the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Empire of Japan in South China, Komatsuhara Jiro." Komatsuhara said with a professional fake smile on his face.

"Hello, Mr. Minister, please take a seat." Liu Yiming also said politely.

The two had a "happy" exchange for a while, basically talking like a chicken talking to a duck.

Xiaomatsubara asked if he had eaten, and Liu Yiming replied that he was working hard. That was basically it.

"Mr. Prime Minister, our country will impose certain restrictions on the import of luxury goods, and we hope not to cause huge misunderstandings between the two countries." Komatsubara suddenly said.

Liu Yiming nodded indifferently, "Nanhua can understand this approach. By the way, it seems that your country did not sign the last trade treaty, right?"

"Your country's immigration policy is not particularly friendly." Komatsubara repeated this sentence mindlessly.

"Mr. Komatsubara, speak directly if you have something to say, I don't have that much time." Liu Yiming seemed to have said unintentionally.

"Our country hopes that your country can reconsider its immigration policy," Komatsubara said.

"Your country is facing the problem of underpopulation, and Japan's land cannot support tens of millions of people. Your country is conquering Borneo, which is a fertile and wide territory."

"But the jungle is dense and there are savages everywhere. If your country agrees to our participation in joint development, our country can send soldiers to help your country occupy this land."

"After this is completed, we will withdraw our troops immediately. Japanese companies in Borneo will also pay taxes according to the rules. What do you think?" Komatsubara handed over a document.

Liu Yiming didn't know why this person was so thick-skinned, so he waved his hand.

"No need to mention it. Nanhua can solve these problems on its own. Thank you to the Japanese government for its good intentions."

"I suggest you take a look first before talking." Xiao Songyuan's smile did not change, as if he had a chance to win.

Liu Yiming glanced at Xiao Songyuan.

"Then let me see what gives you confidence."

Opening the first few pages, they were all written in Chinese characters. Liu Yiming glanced at them briefly and found that they were even more greedy than the last time.

For example, people in Borneo are required to have the right to hold guns, foreigners have the right to own land, etc.

"Is your Prime Minister already crazy?" Liu Yiming continued to flip through the pages.

The words suddenly changed to English and were signed by the British Embassy in Japan.

"The British government hopes that the two countries will join hands..." Liu Yiming looked at it and rolled his eyes.

"Are the British your confidence?" Liu Yiming looked at Xiao Matsubara.

Xiao Songyuan still smiled and said nothing.

"Let's talk about it. This matter is not that simple. We plan to launch the plan in mid-August. Let's talk about it then." Liu Yiming originally wanted to refuse forcefully, but suddenly changed his mind.

"You made the most correct choice!" Xiao Songyuan smiled on his face, but he despised Liu Yiming in his heart.

"For the sake of safety, let's divide the attack area. You attack from the northeast, starting from the Spanish territory. Is that okay?" Liu Yiming took out the map and marked out the northernmost position.

"No! The Japanese Empire has strong combat power. We can start from these places together!" Xiao Matsubara thought that Liu Yiming had given in and selected several positions in the east and north.

"Okay!" Liu Yiming looked at the map, imagined the terrain, and finally said.

"Then I'll draft a treaty?" Xiao Matsubara said excitedly. This is at least 200,000 square kilometers of land, which is half the size of an island country!

"No, our goal is not this small island, but French Indo-China. This island doesn't matter." Liu Yiming said with a fake smile.

But Xiaomatsubara couldn't see it, and he was thinking more. Does that mean that the attack will be wherever it hits?

"Okay, Liu Sang, you have a conscience!" Xiao Songyuan left.

As soon as the door closed, Liu Yiming's expression remained unchanged, he just took a pen and calculated the route north of Borneo.

…

Soon, Xu Hui learned the news.

"Yi Ming? Do you want the Japanese to get involved?" Xu Hui asked doubtfully, but not very angry. After all, Borneo is indeed not South China's territory.

Liu Yiming was lying on the table.

"Order the navy and the special agent battalion to go north to Sulawesi, attack this position, capture it, and order the engineers to bring dredging equipment. Before July, a temporary advance base will be established here, which is enough for four warships to dock." Liu Yiming.

He pointed to a point on the map and said.

"This? Why is it suddenly Sulawesi again?" Xu Hui asked.

"I told Japan that we will start attacking Kalimantan in August. I will announce the takeover of the Dutch East Indies on the day when the plan starts, and at the same time start a war on the grounds of Japan's unprovoked invasion!" Liu Yiming said.

"Start a war!" Xu Hui was shocked, "That means starting a war with two countries at the same time!"

"Its hands are stretched too long. If you don't break one of its hands, it won't know the pain." Liu Yiming said.

"But... it's just an island. We just stopped on Java Island..." Xu Hui wanted to say something else.

Liu Yiming knew what Xu Hui meant. If there had been no war, the Chinese would have lived very comfortably on the island of Java, but the coming years of war would not change that.
To be continued...