Chapter 325: Labour issues in India

After discussing a preliminary response to the Songkhla issue and the subsequent response to interference from Thailand and the Straits Colonies,
Xi Mei Dongxing went on to tell another important thing,
"The previous night, there were seventeen Malay Peninsula Chinese Kepitan, such as Kuala Lumpur, Kepitan, Perak, Kepitan of Terengganu, and our relatives who stayed in Nanyang, wrote to us, claiming their willingness. Cooperated with the Nanyang Army to jointly expel Indian colonial police and laborers who entered the Malay Peninsula area. In order to convince the Nanyang Army to take the lead, they also prepared 300,000 silver in advance and promised to deliver one million two silver. In return, you guys, what do you think about this? "
"The Central Government has just issued an order. Peripheral organizations such as the Nanyang Army and the Taiping Society must shrink their sphere of influence in Nanyang because the Indian military police and labor affairs have taken the lead. I am afraid that the British will be even more jealous of our forces and the instructions of the central government. Contrary to this, I don't think they should agree to their terms and make an effort on behalf of those captains and the indigenous chiefs who support them. "
"The introduction of the Indian colonial army and the armed police by the British first damaged the indigenous chiefs of the Malay Peninsula and the Chinese biathlon, which depended on the British forces. After the forces contracted, our sphere of influence in the South Ocean was mainly distributed in the Natuna Islands and the Song Dynasty. The presence of the Indian colonial police in the two areas of Kathmana cannot threaten the security of the Natuna Islands and Songkhla. In the same way, it is believed that they should not be involved in the conflict between the indigenous chiefs of the Malay Peninsula, the Chinese colonies of the Straits colony, and the Indian military police. "
"Mr. Mei, I have a slightly different view."
"Brother Chen please say."
"The introduction of the Indian colonial army and the armed police by the British was nothing more than balancing the forces of the indigenous chiefs and Jiabidan, creating contradictions and discords between the three parties, thereby restraining the growth of the indigenous chiefs and Jiabidan's forces and achieving division and rule. For the purpose, the indigenous chiefs and Jiabidan are affiliated forces attached to the British. Their contradiction with the Indian military police has nothing to do with the Nanyang Army.
However, don't forget another thing, adults. The British introduced not only the Indian colonial army and the armed police force from India, but also a larger number of Indian labors. The central government sent troops to Nanyang, and it is the Nanyang distance. Reasons for the recent immigration of mainland China and the large number of Chinese immigrants,
In the past ten years, the local area has been flourishing, and young people are urgently needed to supplement it. Local Chinese in Nanyang and workers from the mainland area have been transferred to the local area one after another. Although the disasters in the Central Plains and Jiangnan area are frequent, The unsurvivable compatriots continue to go out to earn a living, filling the manpower vacancy left by the local Chinese in Nanyang after relocating to South America.
However, the population moved out and imported has remained in a roughly balanced state. From 1870 to the present, the total number of Chinese in the Nanyang region has not increased significantly. In the next decade or two, the country opened the Pacific route from the mainland to the South Ocean. The number of ocean shipping vessels to and from South America and Nanyang is even greater. The local Chinese population in Nanyang may be losing at twice or three times the current rate.
Nanyang is the central link connecting the mainland and the mainland. Our Chinese have been going to the South Ocean to make a living since more than 200 years ago. Several important cities and mineral areas around Nanyang developed after the Chinese came here. The Nanyang climate is hot, plagued, and snakes are everywhere. The natural conditions are far less than the fertile land and the cool and mild Pampas Plain in the four seasons.
With the increasing understanding of the local Chinese workers in Nanyang, the number of people who are willing to stay in Nanyang will only account for a small part of the total number of people. The loss of Chinese population or the stagnation of the population in Nanyang for a long period of time does not increase, and the remaining manpower Either by local indigenous people or by British workers.
The local indigenous people are lazy. They occupy land and will not develop and use it. In the end, they still rely on the Chinese to develop. Although Indian laborers are not efficient, they are obedient and submissive due to their obedience. In addition, India is close to the South Ocean and the Indian population There are two reasons for the huge number. They are likely to replace Chinese compatriots and become the largest foreign population in Nanyang.
Master Mei, General Wang, General Li, and Master Liang, all four of them must understand His Royal Highness. According to the current development speed of the locality and His Royal Highness, in less than 20 years, the local population must be two to the present. Three times. At that time, the country ’s overall strength was far more than now, and the Nanyang region will be even more important to the development of the country. His Highness and the adults of the central government will not always watch Nanyang being controlled by Western powers.
However, if the situation continues to develop according to the worst situation, Indian laborers will replace the Chinese to become the largest foreign ethnic group in Nanyang, and the locals have the power to invest military power in Nanyang. purpose. "
"His Royal Highness has plans to intervene in Nanyang in the future."
Tong Liangxing nodded and said, "However, the brother Chen thinks that the continued migration of Indian labor will replace our Chinese and become the largest foreign ethnic group in Nanyang. It is a bit redundant."
"Master Liang, please answer for yourself."
"There are four reasons."
Liang Xing explained, "I. India has a caste system. The Indians at the bottom have no personal freedom. Their migration and immigration to the sea require the permission of the landlord and the Tubo King. The Indians at the bottom are equivalent to the Tubo King and Landlord. Private property, in general, they will not promise to let the bottom Indians move overseas.
Second, there are hundreds of small states in India.
印度 An Indian leaves from his place of residence and has to go through many different territories to rule the territory and pay the taxes established by each territory to leave the sea. However, the bottom Indians themselves have nothing, and it is impossible to pay the expenses and tax expenses of the sea.
Thirdly, the Nanyang is affected by the oriental cultural circle, and the people in the coastal areas of the south of the Yangtze River have the habit of going south. After the Chinese have set foot in the South Ocean, they can quickly gain a foothold in the local area, but the Indians have no such advantage.
Fourth, the migration of Indian labor into the Malay Peninsula itself is not spontaneous, but is passively moved under the leadership of the British. In this case, each time a batch of Indian labor is transferred, the colonial government of the Indian Governor needs to contact the Indian soil. The prince of the state coordinated, and after the two parties reached an agreement ~ EbookFREE.me ~, it took another part of the transportation cost to transport people to the Malay Peninsula.
The Straits Colony accepts the leadership of the Governor of India. Small-scale migration of Indian labor can also be resolved through the coordination of the Indian colonial government and the Indian Crown Prince. However, large-scale labor export will not only bring a lot of costs, but also intensify the Indian colonization. The contradiction between the government and the Crown Prince of Tubo states that it is not cost-effective to export Indian immigrants on a large scale in terms of economic and potential political interests.
Therefore, considering the combination of four factors, it is impossible for the British to introduce Indian labor on a large scale. However, from the analysis of the current actions of the Straits Colonial Government, the small-scale importation of Indian labor and the permanent presence of Indian military police in the Malay Peninsula are afraid. It is a foregone conclusion that the obstruction of the indigenous chiefs of the Malay Peninsula and the Kapitans will only delay the time for them to move in, but it will not change the determination of the British. "
"It can't be done by the indigenous chiefs and Jiabidan, but by their hands, it can provoke contradictions with the British, which will help to improve the situation of the Nanyang Army in Nanyang.
Brother Liang, if you reject their invitation for me, you say that the Nanyang Army is not strong enough to support their actions. However, in order to show their support for their righteous actions, the Nanyang Army is willing to deal with a batch of German rifles and advise them. Limit developments, only target Indian military police and labor-producing incidents. Don't extend the issue to the white British colonial army, so as not to end in the end. "
"My staff understand that the Nanyang Legion and Taiping will stay out of the conflict between the indigenous chief, Kapitan and the Indian military and police, and will not leave the British hands."
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