vrcanaries Chapter 769: Eat as much as you want
Chapter 769: Eat as much as you want
After hearing this, the faces of several women changed slightly, but the men didn't care. In their view, this was the continuation of the war. If you think we are cruel, then think about the Chinese and overseas Chinese who died at their hands over the years. The number is much greater than it is now.
"According to incomplete statistics, they have robbed Chinese and overseas Chinese of their money over the years, and the conservative figure is over one billion dollars. When we take this money out of their hands, it is just the capital we get back. We haven't even paid the interest to these people yet."
Qian Ruiguo has been working with overseas Chinese during this period, and he knows their situation back then very well, so if we really want to take revenge, we are only at the beginning stage.
According to his understanding, revenge means taking back what you stole from me before, and taking away everything you have now. However, most of the money has been shipped back to the country by the colonists. We can't run back to the Windmill Country to get the money back, not to mention that a lot of money has been squandered by them.
So we can’t say that we have taken revenge now, we can only say that we have taken half of the revenge.
"What you said is correct. We should intensify our pursuit of them, especially the tribal leaders. They are all deep in the mountains and forests. The local Chinese may not be familiar with those areas. We must be careful about causing any damage when tracking them down. If all else fails, we can just trap them and wait for them to come out on their own."
There are still many indigenous tribes on the island of Java. These people could have lived in their original places and never left, but because of the Western colonists, they have become accustomed to some industrial products from the outside world. It is impossible for them to stay inside and not come out. If we go in, we will definitely suffer huge losses, but if we just sit and wait outside, it will be easier.
"I'll have them do it. There's another matter, and that's regarding the natives in Batavia. They basically have blood on their hands, but there are some women and children among them, so I still need to consult..."
Qian Ruiguo mentioned another thing. According to Li Shaoyi's previous request, if women and children had committed crimes before, they would all be sent to prisoner-of-war camps and forced to slowly atone for their sins by working. However, these people were not very good at work and often made mistakes.
The most important thing is that these women and children are not good people either. During the previous unrest, some women had blood on their hands, and there is conclusive evidence that the Chinese and overseas Chinese are making a lot of noise.
Killing the enemy of your father or mother, working in a prisoner-of-war camp, this is not what some Chinese people think about. They just want these people to die. Some women look kinder, but when they started the riot, these people still had knives in their hands and chopped at the heads of Chinese people. We can't just ignore this matter because she is a woman, right?
"It's probably unlikely that we'll attack these women and children on a large scale. However, in order to appease these overseas Chinese, we have to come up with a new method. If we can do it in a less conspicuous way, they can still seek revenge. After all, the foundation of our local rule lies with these overseas Chinese, and their interests must be protected."
Li Shaoyi said with a headache that what was done in Southeast Asia this time was relatively mild, far worse than what was done in China, but Li Shaoyi had his reasons for doing so. This place was too far away from China, and overly bloody methods could not be adopted. Also, there were many Western media here, and we had to take them into consideration.
In addition, we have to think about the long-term development of the local area. Too many people dying at one time, especially in a massacre, is of no benefit to us. Once the seeds of hatred are planted, these indigenous people will have a certain amount of power. At that time, they will be thinking about how to cause trouble for us every day, and life will be difficult.
"I do have an idea, but it's not very good."
This was Guo Dongchuan's first time attending such a meeting, and he said this a little embarrassedly.
"If you have a solution, speak up. This is your first time attending a meeting like this, so you might not be used to it. We value free expression here."
Li Shaoyi said encouragingly that in fact, every time newcomers attend such a meeting, they basically have this difficulty. We have seen many high-level meetings, and newcomers try to speak less and listen and watch more. But it is different here with Li Shaoyi. If you really have a solution, you will be a hero if you speak it out.
"Then I'll tell you..."
After this guy finished speaking, he looked at Li Shaoyi, and Li Shaoyi raised his hand to encourage this guy to continue speaking.
"In fact, human trafficking has always existed in Southeast Asia. We can take the women and children who have committed serious crimes, put a price on them, and then sell them on the market. After all, the Windmill Country also allowed this. We are just continuing their practice. This way, we will bear less pressure from public opinion. Those who want revenge can also spend some money to buy these people back. This can not only increase our fiscal revenue, but also allow them to realize their revenge ideas without having to execute these women and children on a large scale."
Encouraged by Li Shaoyi, Guo Dongchuan immediately brought out this idea. When he said it, other people's eyes lit up. It's true, this kid has a very flexible brain.
If we were to take action against these women and children, Western countries would probably trample us to death, and all kinds of newspapers would report this matter extensively, making us an international loner.
But if we follow the previous laws of the Windmill Country and disperse all these people among various Chinese families, then it won’t matter.
One person dies in this family today, and one person dies in that family tomorrow, and they are all dealt with secretly somewhere, and the news will never be exposed. Even if it is exposed, since the power is in our hands, it will be treated as an isolated incident.
Li Shaoyi looked at his subordinates around him. None of them said anything, but their eyes basically betrayed them. They were in favor of this plan.
"I'll give you half a day to refine this plan and think about any loopholes. Also, get those veteran Chinese businessmen here. They're experienced and much better at thinking about problems than we are. Let's go through all the steps involved and try to avoid any major complications."
Guo Dongchuan did not expect that Li Shaoyi would make the decision so quickly. The rapid development of the 72nd Army was directly related to Li Shaoyi's speed.