Strength and ambition are directly proportional, the Umbrella Company and Adan Company are so powerful that they only dare to occupy the Port of Medan and dare not expand now, because they are afraid that the territory will be too large and the troops will be scattered and broken by the Dutch.

Bandar is more than 200 kilometers away from Medan, and with Li Wan's current strength, his hand is a little long, and he deserves to be interrupted by the Dutch.

"These two are quite smart, the troops composed of Chinese people are all staying in Medan for training, and the troops composed of Javanese people conquer the city, and all the things they grab are transported back to Medan, I heard that Li Wan's troops have only one pound per month salary, and they have to hand over eighty percent of the things they rob, these two are much more ruthless than the Dutch." David was amazed, the mercenaries of the umbrella company, if you add overseas allowances, the minimum monthly salary is more than ten pounds, it seems that the soldiers of the East India are really easy to raise.

Raising soldiers is very expensive, and Roque used to be in Johannesburg, and he also had a fixed output of gold mines, so he dared to try to form a security team.

In order to maintain the current huge scale, the umbrella company often even has to adopt some ways that cannot be put on the table to actively create various security needs, so the umbrella company can develop so fast.

Relatively speaking, Li Wan and Ling Zhi's development method is much simpler, and they don't even need Li Wan and Ling Zhi's publicity, many people take the initiative to take refuge, or the kind that doesn't want a salary, just to have something to eat.

Or what is asked for is a "work from the dragon".

"The second batch of weapons ordered yesterday has arrived in Hong Kong, notify Li Wan and Ling Zhi to come and take them away-" Andy didn't care how much Li Wan and Ling Zhi's men lost, those Javanese troops were just consumables for Li Wan and Ling Zhi, and Li Wan and Ling Zhi were not consumables for Adan Company and the umbrella.

This world is so cruel, if you want to get enough attention, you have to show enough value, Li Wan and Ling Zhi are not worth enough for Adan Company and the umbrella now, not to the point where they can't be separated.

The secretary came and knocked on the door, with a spring breeze on his face and a small star in his eyes: "Mr. Christian is visiting-"

"That Mr. Christian?" Andy was surprised that most people need to make an appointment to visit Andy.

"It's the same Mr. Christian beside the Lord—" The secretary smiled, as if he had just gained a lot of money.

By Roque's side, Christian's current status is becoming less and less important, but in Nyasaland, or in the entire system centered on Roque, Christian's position is still very important, at least Andy and David dare not slack off.

So Andy and David got up directly to greet them, and it was rude to let someone like Christian wait.

"Hello, Mr. Christian—" Andy didn't reach out first, waiting for Christian to raise his arms before Andy and Christian hugged him warmly.

It's a bit too much to hug.

Ten years have passed, and Roque's figure is still as strong as the twenty-year-old, without the slightest loss of shape, but Christian has weighed more than a hundred kilograms, which is a standard big fat man.

Back in the office, Christian didn't see anything else: "I heard that there are a lot of opportunities here, I'll see if there's anything I can do, uh, your expressions aren't very good-looking, what's the trouble?" ”

David and Andy looked at each other, with Roque's support, in addition to Roque and Xiao Si, Henry, these giants who are not divided between officials and businessmen, Christian is now a top businessman in southern Africa, with strong strength in mineral resources, construction, transportation, human resources, trade, etc., and Andy and David are the people of Adan Company and Umbrella, so Christian can be so kind.

"Don't be like this, you are an employee of the Lord, I am the Lord's servant, I know your big boss Sam very well, do you want me to let him send you a telegram?" In the face of acquaintances, Christian, who has a fierce face, is a little cute.

"Don't be like this, Mr. Christian—" Andy felt like he was about to collapse, which was indeed different from the rumored "Mr. Christian".

In southern Africa, outside of Nyasaland, legend has it that Mr. Christian is the second most powerful man after Zack.

Zach's murderous reputation is mainly because of the lack of tongue, and the visual impact is relatively large.

Legend has it that this guy forced tens of thousands of Zulus to die in order to build a railroad between Little Rock and Port Edward, and it can be said that the railroad between Little Rock and Port Edward has a Zulu corpse buried under every sleeper.

Legend has it that in order to get the copper mines in the Congo Free State, Christian instructed Yaya, another "murderer" in Nyasaland, to create countless bloodsheds in the Congo Free State, and no one knows how many people died.

Legend has it that after the death of the previous king of the Kingdom of Mozambique, the Kingdom of Mozambique simply became the Kingdom of Christian, which had a population of nearly two million when it was founded and has a population of less than half a million.

Although these are all legends, each one is associated with Christian, so that Christian, a philanthropist and successful businessman in the minds of Nyasaland, is known outside of Nyasaland as a child's cry at night.

"Your progress in the East Indies is a bit slow, the Lord is very dissatisfied, I don't know if you have noticed, it has now affected the Lord's immigration, which is unforgivable!" Christian is finally revealed, and this is what Christian really is.

"We want to take our time—" Andy tried to explain, everyone was their own people, and there was no need to be polite, there were only a few thousand people in the port of Medan, unless they went directly to attack Batavia, or they had to take their time.

"What are you worried about? Worried about the strength of the Dutch? Worried that London will not interfere? Worried about whether the French will speak cool words? Or are you worried that the East Indians will not cooperate? Christian teased that with such good conditions, he still cowered in the port of Medan and did not want to make progress, which was simply a disgrace to the unstoppable umbrella in the world.

Look at Madagascar, where the Umbrella Corporation has branches all over the island, and there are more mercenaries than the servant armies of the colonial government of Madagascar.

Look at Port Elizabeth, Ali Rashid is in high spirits, Najd is already completely under the control of the Umbrella Company, the Ottoman Empire has ruled the peninsula for hundreds of years, and it is not clear how many nomadic tribes there are in the desert, and now the Umbrella Company has exact data, no more than 100,000 people.

And it's decreasing rapidly.

Look at the East Indies again, if 3,000 mercenaries were sent to the Congo Free State, it would be enough to overthrow Belgium's colonial rule in the Congo Free State, but in the East Indies, they were still trapped in a corner of the Port of Medan, what is this? Is it enough to do some business and make some money?

There is a clear mismatch between input and output, okay.

"We're expanding our power through proxies, and we've now reached the northern shore of Lake Toba—" Andy felt his face burn a little, and this achievement was indeed a bit unattainable.

Christian didn't talk nonsense, and stood up and went to the map hanging on one side of the wall to find out where Lake Toba was.

It seems that Christian doesn't know much about the East Indies, so he raised his hand and pointed to the Java Sea—

Andy was ashamed, and David blushed and pointed out the exact location of Lake Toba.

Christian was simply surprised: "Is this lake a hundred kilometers away from the port of Medan?" ”

"One hundred and fifty kilometers to be exact." David is calm and calm, this is actually the control range of Li Wan's troops, if it is specific to the umbrella-

It's right around the port of Medan, definitely no more than twenty kilometers.

"Gentlemen, I have to say that you have lost your enterprising spirit in the comfort of your office, think about how we used to deal with the Portuguese, think about how we dealt with the Germans, do you know what the Dutch said to Viscount Halewood at the king's enthronement? The Dutch say we are a bunch of greedy and shameless locusts! You know the relationship between the Lord and the Prime Minister, and now that the Prime Minister has been insulted to the face of the Dutch for your intimidation, you should be able to imagine the Lord's wrath. Christian slammed the table, and the fat on his face shook.

Andy and David still thought about it for a while, and then remembered that "Viscount Hellwood" was Ade's title, and then they were indignant.

"We're going to attack Batavia right away!" David said that this is probably what the so-called lord humiliates the death of his ministers.

"Strike from the sea, send planes to blow up the Far Eastern Fleet, and we attack directly-" Andy was no less aggressive.

"Let's do it right away, we've already wasted a month, there's no more time for us to waste, this time I brought a division of equipment, a whole fifteen thousand Lee Enfield rifles that just left the factory, this batch of weapons was supposed to be sold to the Ottomans, now you know why I came to Medan, right?" Christian was menacing and wanted to send the weapons originally sold to the Ottomans to the East Indies, but Christian did not have the energy, so he could only take Roque's orders.

"Mr. Christian, I'm afraid you don't know yet, the East Indians here - they have never been exposed to weapons before because of the restrictions of the Dutch, there are often tribal conflicts here, but they all use cold weapons such as broadswords and spears, so it takes a process to train the people here to use weapons proficiently." David also had a last resort.

Unlike southern Africa, professional soldiers in southern Africa are either produced from militias or recruited from the Gurkhas.

The militia has been trained locally for a long time before becoming a professional soldier, so it can meet the requirements of a professional soldier.

The Gurkhas also undergo at least four months of training in a training camp before they have a chance to become professional soldiers.

Relatively speaking, the quality of the East Indians is indeed a bit poor, and it will take time for them to become a qualified soldier.