"Prime Minister, a call from Beiyang."

"Read it." Liu Yiming sorted out the handover matters. The ongoing island survey will not stop because the main force of the navy moves north.

It is now September, and since the armistice, the Navy has been cooperating with the government in island surveys and base establishment activities.

After all, this is a country with more than 17,000 islands. The areas currently under effective control are Java, Sumatra and part of Sulawesi, most of Borneo, and some small islands.

After the armistice, large torpedo boats, torpedo boats, and patrol boats produced by Nanhua began to enter service one after another, cooperating in the fight for various islands.

In Liu Yiming's words, if the market is good now, no matter what you do, no one will come to your house to nag you.

"Everything has been arranged. I am waiting for the Prime Minister at Songhu Pier. That's it." Secretary Yang opened the document and read out one sentence.

"No signature? This old guy is really careful." Liu Yiming shook his head.

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Liu Yiming told Lao Li about Japan's efforts to expand its navy. At the same time, he also asked Nanhua's minister to the UK to communicate with the Qing Dynasty's minister to the UK.

As a result, the Qing court was in trouble. Taking the governor of the coastal areas as an example, the governor of Dongshan scrapped the land and placed a large order with the west. The governors of Guangdong and Guangxi both opened their arsenals and took out the needle rifles that had been stored for a long time. They trained new weapons.

Three battalions of troops.

"Navy Commander Zhao reported that the fleet is ready." Secretary Yang picked up the next telegram.

"Got it, we'll set off in three days." Liu Yiming nodded and took out a new one from a pile of documents.

"Well...inform Minister Lin and ask him to come over." Liu Yiming stared at the documents and tapped his fingers on the table, unable to make up his mind for a moment.

"Prime Minister, the matter of going north has been discussed with the British, and the British are willing to cooperate." Lin Anmin came in, thinking that Liu Yiming was asking him how his work was going.

Liu Yiming really wanted to increase the armaments of the Qing Dynasty. The reason was very simple. No matter whether he won or not, it could not change the fact that Beiyang sank five warships and finally withdrew from the battlefield.

If you dare to fight, you will achieve more or less results. As for what will happen next, no one knows.

Initiating a fierce arms race, consuming Japan's vitality and completely driving it into the abyss.

The UK is supporting it now, but it doesn't mind making money and doesn't want power to be unbalanced. However, some people are planning to celebrate their birthdays and don't have money to buy warships.

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So Liu Yiming simply put on a show with Beiyang, and at the same time dragged the British into the water, arousing the Qing Dynasty's fear of the emptiness of coastal defense.

"Look at this." Liu Yiming handed the document to Lin Anmin.

"Hawaii? Is it that island in the middle of the ocean?" Lin Anmin knew what the prime minister was thinking when he saw the document. Moreover, the location of this country is still very important.

"Yes, they had a rebellion at the beginning of the year. It's only now that we've found out that the Americans were behind the coup."

"Next year they want to set up an American-style government. Sandford is an American immigrant and is very prestigious in the local area. But more importantly, the US military will join." Liu Yiming nodded.

Lin Anmin frowned. The coup was over. If he wanted to intervene now, it would be harder to find an excuse.

"I will take two Changluo-class ships to visit the Qing Dynasty, and you and four Jiaolong-class ships will visit Hawaii to protect overseas Chinese." Liu Yiming thought for a moment.

"Deploy two battalions from the Marine Corps and go together to protect the safety of the Chinese and ensure the interests of the Chinese."

"The Navy is enough, but two battalions of Marines are not enough..." Lin Anmin frowned as he looked at the information about the Hawaiian Islands. Two battalions were too few.

"I'm not going to fight, bah! I'm not going to occupy it. I exert influence first. It's all my fault. I actually forgot that the secret service battalion will assign a brigade to you." Liu Yiming said angrily.

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With this, the United States was locked in the Eastern Pacific, and ended up fighting Japan and forgetting about it.

"Damn Japanese!"

"You can go and do whatever you want. There are more than 20,000 Chinese there, as well as a large number of Japanese, locals, and Americans. The situation is complicated and pressure will be exerted. But don't fight with the United States for the time being." Liu Yiming is still thinking about the Luzon Islands.

, what would he do if the Spanish-American War did not start?

"Okay!" Lin Anmin didn't think much in his head. With two battalions and a special forces brigade, the army's power could already destroy such a small country.

The navy can run amok in this place. Lin Anmin knows that an American cruiser is coming, but does it dare to fire? Can it beat it?

Hmm! I decided to see if there is any chance to occupy these islands, but I can’t occupy half of them.

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Three days later, Liu Yiming embarked on his journey north again.

The warships were the first to dock in Borneo to frighten the natives and boost the morale of the Chinese. To this end, the Changluo class fired a few cannons from time to time.

After stopping and walking, we arrived in Brunei.

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"dad!"

When the ship arrived in Brunei, before Liu Yiming could get off the ship, the accompanying Prime Minister's wife couldn't help but get off the ship first and threw herself into the arms of her father.

"Dad, how are you?" Liu Yiming got off the boat and greeted Zhang Wentao.

"Everything is fine! Everything is fine!" Zhang Wentao looked at his daughter and son-in-law with tears in his eyes.

"You've been married for so long, why haven't you heard anything yet? Your mother found a good one for you, and you brought it to the house..." After reminiscing for a long time, Zhang Wentao drove away Yuzi in the name of official duties.

"Dad! The grapefruit was too small before, so don't worry." Liu Yiming smiled helplessly, even after leaving Surabaya, he would still be induced.

"Really?" Zhang Wentao didn't quite believe it. The young man was so indifferent, how could he endure it? Especially when the two of them were inseparable, it was not a short period of time.

"Really, Dad, didn't we talk about oil production before? How was the exploration? Tell me about various situations in Brunei." Liu Yiming blushed and changed the subject.

"There is indeed oil. We used trestles and steel frames to build the first oil production platform and drilled a well. The output is considerable and the oil quality is very good. The current daily output of the oil well is about 600 barrels." Zhang Wentao carried dry data on his back.

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"Very good!" Liu Yiming was a little excited.

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“Also, on land, we have also found several oil fields and drilled more than 20 oil wells, with a total daily oil output of 10,000 barrels.

Due to insufficient transportation and storage capacity, the engineering team sealed most of it, retaining a daily output of 3,000 barrels, about 410 tons." Zhang Wentao said regretfully.

"We have to continue the exploration. The refinery will be established soon, and the storage facilities and transportation equipment will be quickly solved. Dad, you are the most familiar with this place. I have to keep you busy for a while." Liu Yiming was afraid that he would not be able to touch the oil.

Just fine.

"Then we need to send more people up. Currently, Brunei has a population of 120,000, and the activities of the natives have been very frequent recently. Excluding those who cultivate the land and build roads, there are not many of them." Zhang Wentao complained.

In fact, a total of no less than 500,000 people have been sent here, but most of them have been sent to the abandoned station of Nanhua Advance and used as a stronghold for development.

At present, the island of Java has a population of more than five million. There were originally many Chinese in Borneo, maybe two million in total?

But Java is concentrated, while Borneo is scattered.

"What are the natives doing?" Liu Yiming was worried about the safety of the immigration point. After all, he was the one who brought the people here.

"It's okay. They fought hard among themselves and exchanged slaves for guns. This trick is indeed effective. In a few years, this trouble should be gone." Zhang Wentao is a supporter of Chinese culture.

"The Third Division will return and be stationed in Brunei, and more people will be sent later to work on the oil industry." Liu Yiming touched his chin, his beard was not very clean.

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After inspecting the oil fields, oil depots, and simple oil refining equipment, the warship continued northward.

During this visit, due to unexpected circumstances, the four originally planned Jiaolong-class cruisers were sent to Hawaii. Domestic warships also had to support the construction of strongholds, so only two warships arrived naked at the northernmost point of South China - Ryukyu.

"Is this Ryukyu?" Zhang You looked kindly. Nanhua's original Chinese-style buildings were not grand. They were small and exquisite, but also revealed a small family atmosphere.

After the establishment of Nanhua, except for some meaningful buildings, other Chinese-style buildings were within the scope allowed by the typhoon and were as majestic as possible.

"This is the main island. The island we passed before is also Ryukyu. Like the mainland, it is also an archipelago composed of multiple islands." Liu Yiming explained to Zhang You.

Zhang You couldn't wait to get off the ship and take a look at this stronger national style. Nanhua's national style is very strong, and students and teachers also wear Hanfu and Tang suits, especially Liu Yiming. At all major festivals that need to be attended, officials wear Hanfu and Tang suits.

.

However, there is no big requirement for the color. If you wear it backwards for weddings, weddings, and weddings, you will definitely get scolded.

An embarrassing thing happened. Due to the water depth, the Ryukyu port was unable to dock two Changluo-class ships. It was possible to dock them later. That was the result of dredging and deep excavation.

"What a pity. I don't know when we can come next time." Zhang You looked weak after observing the ship's own crane for adding coal.

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"This is our land. Just come here when you have a vacation. It's not fun here. The villa in Bali has been repaired. When will we go on vacation?" Liu Yiming was thinking about dredging the port.

The strategic location here is very important. It must be able to dock at least 10,000-ton warships. The water depth is more than ten meters, which is barely enough. It can also be used as a commercial port in the future.

"Okay..." Zhang You looked at the building not far away.

…

On September 25, two huge warships were heading west at a speed of 16 knots. Seagulls were flying around the ship, and the South China Navy flag on the top of the mast was buzzing.

"Warship spotted ahead!" A signal came from the mast.

"Are you approaching Shanghai?" Liu Yiming looked at the busy sailors and asked the commander of the First Fleet, Gu Fan.

"At this rate, we can arrive at night." Gu Fan looked at the chart.
To be continued...