My Italy

The Governor's Palace in Pontianak is definitely the most eye-catching landmark building in the city. Of course, what is even more eye-catching is that the key is that the Governor who governs the entire Italian Borneo lives here.

As the Governor of Borneo, Antonio is definitely the center of attention. In just a few months, this Governor has left his mark on Borneo. Colonial officials and local powerful people all learned about Antonio's new governor's methods. Everyone knew that this new governor was not someone to mess with, and they were all treated obediently.

However, monopolizing power in the Borneo colony was not Antonio's main goal. You must know that before coming to Borneo, he had his own goals. In the future, entering Rome and becoming an important minister is the minimum expectation, and becoming the head of the government is the highest goal.

Yes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. This sentence also applies to Antonio.

For Antonio, Borneo's economy has been properly arranged by the former prime minister, and he can achieve results as long as he follows the steps.

But Antonio is also a proud man, and he is unwilling to take credit for the achievements of the former prime minister. Among them, some of these achievements are not eye-catching, because he is not an economic expert, and the development of Borneo will not be faster than before. In this case, Antonio needs to make a breakthrough from elsewhere.

What he is most optimistic about is a breakthrough in Dutch Borneo, and he already has some ideas about this.

"Governor, I have already arranged the manpower for what you ordered."

The Tony from before came to Antonio respectfully and reported in a low voice.

It seemed that Simon's prediction was correct, Tony was indeed not afraid of him taking the money and running away.

"Then let's make arrangements first."

After hearing Tony's answer, Antonio put down the information in his hands.

This is nothing, it is just the exploration data of the expedition team in Dutch Borneo over the years. Even though the Netherlands has strengthened its military deployment in Borneo in recent years, the vast land is full of loopholes, and there are many opportunities to get through, not to mention various expedition teams that are good at this.

According to the report of the Governor of Jakarta, the number of Italian Borneo expedition teams they have captured has increased day by day in recent years, from four or five at the beginning to more than 20 now. These well-equipped expedition teams are wandering around Dutch Borneo. , they explored the resources of Dutch Borneo, and purchased various commodities from local people, including gold, spices, ivory, rare animals, etc., which seriously affected the Dutch rule in the area.

Of course, this is a report to Amsterdam. As for private estimates by local Dutch officials, it is possible that the number of Italian expeditions entering the country illegally would be ten times higher than the number of arrests. Moreover, this would be less convenient. Estimated.

In fact, there is nothing we can do about it. The Dutch are just businessmen when it comes to colonization. They only exploited the colonies and did not consider the feelings of the local people at all. It can be said that when the Dutch purchased colonial goods, they were considered conscientious enough to pay 10% of the selling price.

Many times, they are purchased directly for zero dollars in the name of taxation. Otherwise, why would the officials of the Dutch colonies have to borrow debt from their posts? Take the Governor of Jakarta as an example. Basically, every governor takes office with debts of millions of guilders. They have to not only pay off the debts in three or four years, but also accumulate millions of wealth. The colonies were plundered and plundered, but nothing could be done.

Let me just say that the governor of Jakarta will not last long. He will basically need to leave office in three or four years, because there are people who are eager to make a fortune waiting for him.

Therefore, the Dutch colonial method based on looting was simply too crude, and not at all as smart as the latecomer Italy. At least the Italian colonial government would still do things, while the Dutch would only make money.

It was precisely because of his disdain for the Dutch approach that Antonio set his sights on Dutch Borneo. Such a piece of land was left in Dutch hands for nothing. Although this land is not as rich as Borneo, the income will be many times higher if it is developed.

Of course, if you want to get Dutch Borneo, you need to keep causing trouble for the Dutch. In view of the previous agreement signed by the Italian government, he could not go to other parts of the Netherlands to cause trouble, but could only find a solution in Borneo.

And the method he prepared was very simple, that is, to cause chaos in Dutch Borneo. The natives of Borneo, who have been oppressed for many years, must have been dissatisfied with the Dutch. If Italy reaches out to help, it is normal for it to jump out and disrupt its order.

At that time, because the Dutch government's handling of the riot was unfavorable and affected Italian Borneo, Antonio, as the governor, would have reason to send troops to help the Dutch quell the riot for the benefit of Italy. It's just that it's easier to invite the gods than to send them away. If you want the Italians to withdraw, it will be even harder than reaching the sky.

Of course, Antonio is also taking risks. If the riot develops into an armed rebellion or even national independence, it may lead to fire.

Antonio was actually a little worried about this, but fortunately, he was also afraid of such a thing happening, so he made plans in advance.

If the riot turns into a rebellion, then a regiment of Italian troops will immediately rush to the riot area to let them know how powerful the master is. You can mess around if you think you are useful, and it will take you a minute to destroy you.

Of course, this is a matter for the future. Now we need to give priority to sending people and weapons there.

Therefore, what Simon is worried about has no chance of happening. The government still needs him to lead the team to ensure the smooth flow of the line.

Of course, this kind of thing does not need to be reported to Rome, because this is considered his own private action, and Rome does not know about it. If you report it, Rome will turn a blind eye even if it wants to.

However, Rome recently sent a rather strange order, requiring him to expand the military port within two years.

Italian Borneo currently has a small fleet, so the military port is not that big. On the other hand, because the civilian port is a transfer station, it has been expanded very well. Of course, it is not impossible for civilian ports to dock warships, but they are just not as convenient as military ports.

Antonio had a whiff of the order from Rome, but he didn't dare to confirm it due to time constraints.

Anyway, the expansion of the military port is very beneficial to him. No matter what happens in the future, powerful Italian warships can protect Italian Borneo.