The East Indies, known as the "Land of a Thousand Islands", actually have more than 17,000 islands.

Excluding those islands that are too small, have no fresh water, and are far away from the mainland, they are suitable for human habitation, but there are many islands that have not yet been developed, so it is really simple for some people to buy islands, and Medan is not yet a regime, and it seems a bit ridiculous to start distributing benefits now, but many people take it for granted.

Christian has been busy with this for the past few days.

"The existing plantations should be re-approved and then taxed according to the area, and those plantations that have lost their owners and no one to run them should also find new owners as soon as possible, and the funds raised will be used to buy more equipment, recruit more soldiers, and in the future, you will have to form a government, rule more land, need more government workers, and more funds." Christian brought enough equipment to the Medan troops to have a say in the matter.

Christian has been staying in Medan for the past few days, and as his knowledge of the East Indies has gradually increased, so has Christian's interest in the East Indies.

Among other things, the fact that the East Indies actually had the most scarce oil in southern Africa was enough for Christian to do whatever it takes.

The East Indies are still rich in oil resources, there are already oil fields in Kalimantan, and oil fields have also been discovered in Jambi and Palembang in Sumatra.

In addition to oil, natural rubber and palm oil from the East Indies are also important industrial raw materials, and the fishery resources here are even more abundant than in southern Africa.

In addition to this, there are large quantities of tin, aluminum, nickel, iron, copper, tin, gold, silver, and coal in the East Indies, and there is also great potential for wood processing, and Christian has sent a telegram to Henry, now the largest mining giant in southern Africa, inviting Henry to jointly develop the mineral resources of the East Indies.

Of course, Roque's share must be indispensable, and Roque must be the biggest one, Christian is very clear about his advantages, these years have been windy and rainy, the main reason is that the thighs are thick enough, the thighs of southern Africa are British, and Christian's thighs are Roque.

"What percentage is taxed?" Ling Zhi was cautious, not knowing how big Christian's appetite was.

This is the sadness of the weak, it is said that the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, this sentence is actually meaningless, the East Indies have been ruled by the Dutch for hundreds of years, so it is no problem to accept the rule of southern Africa next, Ling Zhi has no idea of independence at all, and the national democratic movement in the East Indies will not awaken until the thirties during the First and Second World Wars.

"You and Li are looking at the government, one principle, to make the plantation sustainable, but also to meet the needs of the government." Christian does not consider himself a conqueror, and according to the current situation, after the Dutch are driven out, the Medan gang will become the rulers of the East Indies, and Christian will be fully qualified to compete for the leadership of the country.

But Christian didn't have this idea, the leader of the country is not easy to be, Christian is not short of money now, and he does not have the consciousness to contribute his health to the country, look at what Ade has worked hard every day, he still has time to go on vacation when he is the governor, and now he can't even guarantee enough sleep.

Christian feels that his current state is just right, he has money and strength, he will not be sheared with Roque's protection, the company is taken care of by professional managers, Christian is now enjoying life, even if he marries a hundred and eighty wives, no one cares, and the newspapers will not report it.

If you try it with Ade, let alone one hundred and eighty wives, if you use public power for a little personal benefit of your relatives, you will be criticized by public opinion, otherwise Sidney Milner would not have such a good relationship with Roque.

So Christian also learned from Roque ten out of ten, the desire for power is really not big, Li Wan and Ling Zhi also have to transform the East Indies according to Christian's wishes, otherwise Christian can push Li Wan and Ling Zhi to power, and there is a way to pull Li Wan and Ling Zhi down.

However, the current Li Wan and Ling Zhi still don't have this awareness, after listening to Christian's words, the two looked at each other, and there was ecstasy in their eyes.

To Li Wan and Ling Zhi's surprise, Christian did not have requirements for the plantations around Medan, but he did have requirements for the coffee plantations around Banda Aceh.

Li Wan and Ling Zhi knew that Banda Aceh had the best coffee in East India, so it was normal for Christian to have a request, and if Christian didn't ask for it, Li Wan and Ling Zhi would be uneasy.

Is it true that Christian brought so many weapons and such a large investment just to fight for the prime minister of southern Africa?

Christian is a businessman.

Banda Aceh has not been occupied by Medan now, the Kingdom of Aceh still exists, how to coordinate this relationship is the test that Christian gave Li Wan and Ling Zhi, if the Kingdom of Aceh is successfully taken, then Christian will continue to support Li Wan and Ling Zhi, if not, Christian will definitely have to find a new agent.

In fact, a large-scale transfer of property rights has already begun, and every change of regime is accompanied by violent social turmoil, with the overthrow of the old vested interest class and the emergence of a new interest class, which is a carnival that belongs to everyone.

In East India, the natural conditions are still very good, the climate is humid and rainy, the sunshine is sufficient, the crop growth cycle is short, because the development time is earlier, there are many mature plantations around Medan, these plantations are actually carefully managed, and the benefits are still very good.

In the past, the Dutch only plundered the East Indies without construction, bought all kinds of products at low prices, and then sent them to Europe to sell at high prices, and the Netherlands became one of the best economic countries in Europe.

Now this part of the profits belong to Adan Company, and the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company are taking the opportunity to make a fortune, and many ownerless plantations in the area controlled by the Medan Army have been bought by the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, it doesn't matter if the money is not enough, the branch of the RAND Bank in the Port of Medan has begun to operate, which can provide sufficient financial support for the mercenaries.

"Don sent me a telegram to leave as many plantations as possible to our mercenaries, you Adan Company eat meat, and our umbrella must always drink some soup." David personally came to Andy to ask for land, although many mercenaries have farms in southern Africa, but more mercenaries who have just joined the umbrella have missed the opportunity to carve up the farms in southern Africa, so East India has become the best choice now.

Interestingly, no one questioned whether it was legal for Adan to do so, and although the Dutch colonial government was nominally the ruler of the East Indies, no one doubted the future ownership of the East Indies.

"Nope!" Andy decisively refused, how decisive he was before in Xianda David, how decisive Andy is now.

"Don't do that, the new East India Company has been formed, and we are in the same boat." David laughed, not worrying at all about Andy's uncooperation.

The new East India Company is no different from the previous Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company, and it is also a mixed political, military, and economic complex, the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company were once brilliant, but now they have both disintegrated, and it is not known how long the new East India Company will last.

Andy had been appointed General Manager of the East India Company, in charge of all matters of the East India Company except for military operations, and David was the Deputy General Manager, responsible only for the military operations of the East India Company.

That's why David is so confident.

"You are no longer an umbrella man now, so you also have to think about the interests of the East India Company." Andy did not let up, and sold the plantation to mercenaries for no price, a five-hundred-acre plantation could only be sold for fifteen hundred pounds, at least quadrupling the price of selling to the East Indians.

"Of course, I am thinking about the interests of the East India Company, those plantations that are not operated by people do not produce any benefits, the ripe sugar cane is rotten in the ground and no one harvests, the production of natural rubber has dropped significantly, there are no workers in the oil mills, there is no product, how can we make a profit in the East India Company?" David's reason is very good, after the establishment of the East India Company, it will be responsible for its own profits and losses, and now the salary has to be borrowed from the Rand Bank, and it is only right to make a profit as soon as possible.

"I'm going to wait for the capture of Palembang to auction off the unrun plantations." Andy had planned for a long time, and now this situation will not last long.

"If there are not enough benefits, then there is not enough motivation for the troops." David is threatening and unpleasant, there are still few rich people here in Medan, and the rich people are in big cities like Palembang and Batavia, so if you follow Andy's words, wait until you occupy Palembang before auctioning, then the price will definitely increase significantly.

The officers of the Medan Army are basically mercenaries, and if Andy doesn't let go, it's hard to say what will happen at that time.

"Even if we sell the plantations to you now, you won't find enough workers." Andy has a headache, and he has the feeling that he has only met a soldier.

In fact, most of the plantations that can be sold now are concentrated around Lake Toba.

After so many tug-of-wars, many areas around Lake Toba have become no man's land, so workers are a big problem.

"You don't care about this, as long as the salary is high enough, you don't have to worry about not having workers." David has a solution, if it were someone else, he might have a headache with this problem, but for mercenaries, this problem is really not difficult to solve.

There are no workers around Lake Toba, and there must be one here in Medan.

Even if there is no surplus labor in Medan, there must be one in Banda Aceh, and many Javanese and Malays in East India are at the bottom of the social ladder, and working on plantations is their only way to earn a living.