Chapter 209 Governor of Borneo "Thank you, Your Highness, for giving your subordinates this opportunity."
Luo Zhe was thrilled because he knew his chance had come.
Li Zhen had introduced Borneo to them, and Luo Zhe naturally knew the importance of Borneo.
Borneo is the third largest island in the world, located in the middle of the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia, bordered by Sumatra to the west, Java to the south, Sulawesi to the east, the Java Sea to the south, and the South China Sea to the north.
With an area of 743,330 square kilometers, it ranks third in the world, second only to Greenland and New Guinea, and can be said to be a small continent.
And not only is it big enough, Borneo is also a geographical point, it is an extremely important strategic location, as long as it controls here, it is equivalent to controlling half of Southeast Asia, and the surrounding area is under his influence.
Borneo is rich in natural resources, with underground deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, diamond, copper, gold, etc.
There are also various resources such as bauxite, magnesium, sulfur, iron, gold, silver, quartz sand, limestone, and pumice.
Especially oil, before the discovery of oil in the Middle East, Borneo's oil resources are second only to the United States and Mexico, in addition to rubber and oil, there are also famous gold, silver, copper and iron minerals here.
In addition to mineral resources, the animal and plant resources here are also world-famous, Borneo itself is a tropical rainforest climate, the whole island is evergreen all year round, is a natural and suitable food base, if all the resources here can be mined out, it is definitely a treasure land that is not inferior to the Indochina Peninsula, it is a strategic place that can influence the policy of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the most important link in the future layout of Luozhen Nanyang.
As a governor in such a place, it can be said that as long as there is no mistake, it is almost inevitable that he will return to the rank of knight after the expiration of his term of office......
If you can perform well during your term of office, how can you return to the imperial court in the future to mix a six-part Shangshu dangdang, or even enter the three provinces and be a prime minister, it is not impossible.
As the first governor of Borneo, Luo Zhe's task can be said to be the easiest, as long as he can lay a foundation for the later ones to govern, then he will be equivalent to the completion of his merits, and when he returns to the court, whether it is Li Shimin or Li Zhen who is in power, he will not treat himself badly.
Of course, as the first governor, he was also destined to be scolded by some defenders, because as the first governor of Borneo, Luo Zhe's hands were destined to be stained with blood, not only those countries that had already shown signs of civilization, but also the Malays who hid in the primitive forests as primitive people, all of whom would become ghosts under his sword, or become slaves and die in the slave camps of the subordinate divisions.
"This opportunity is given to you, but I also hope that you can do what you promised.
I don't want to see Malays here the next time I come to Borneo.
Li Zhen's emotions did not fluctuate, as if Luo Zhe's promise was not to kill, but to grow crops.
Luo Zhe solemnly assured: "Your Highness, rest assured, kill all the Malays, your subordinates may not be able to do it in a short time, but your subordinates can guarantee that this will become the second slave supply base in the Tang Dynasty after Nanyang." ” "Slaves are not needed, these Malay natives don't look down on the palace."
Li Zhen hurriedly waved her hand, with a look of disgust: "I don't care how others use or trade in private, but I don't want to see the existence of Malay slaves in the list of subordinates." ” The reason why Li Zhen dislikes the Malays so much is not that they are more lazy than the Nanyang natives, in fact, as primitive people who struggle with the sky, the Malays at this time are much more diligent than the Nanyang natives, and the Malays began to be lazy because of the emergence of Western colonists, who brought advanced planting technology, and the acquisition of food became simpler, no longer based on hunting, so that they developed their lazy habits.
It's not because of how much Lee Hates Malays – of course, there are reasons for that, but it's not the main reason.
The main reason why Li Zhen looks down on the Malays is their stupidity.
The primitive Malays are too stupid, not to mention that there are still backbones in their hearts, and Li Zhen really has no intention of igniting them.
Someone will ask, Papuan primitives are also stupid.
Indeed, the original Papuans were no better than the Malays.
The problem is that on the Spice Islands, except for the Papuans, Li Zhen really can't find anyone else to labor, unlike Borneo, which is too close to the mainland, even if all the Malay natives on it are dead, Luo Zhe can transport a large amount of labor from the mainland in minutes.
What's more, the Papuans have also proven themselves - under the guidance of Yu Wenlong, in less than twenty years, they have educated the Papuans of the Lilac tribe to a level that is not much different from the Tang people, although they may be inferior to the Tang people in intelligence, but they have proven that they can be ignited.
In addition, the number of Papuans is scarce, and the entire Papuan ethnic group may only have about 200,000 people today, and if appropriate guidance is added in the future, these 200,000 people are completely dispersed and diluted to the level of an average of only 1,000 people on each island, the possibility of Papuan rebellion can be completely eliminated.
But the Malays are different, this is the largest ethnic group in the South Seas, the future population once reached 100 million, although during the Tang Dynasty, they were only distributed along the coast of Borneo and a few nearby islands, but Li Zhen knew how terrible the future Malays' reproductive ability was.
So for the sake of the future, these primitive Malays, please die.
"The subordinates understand, and the subordinates know what to do."
Luo Zhe took a sharp breath in his heart, he thought that he was ruthless enough, but he didn't expect Li Zhen to be even more ruthless, and he gave the Malays a chance to live, but Li Zhen didn't even give such a chance, this is to completely kill them.
"You also don't have to feel psychological pressure, since ancient times, there have been countless people who have preached the Tao by killing."
Seeing this, Li Zhen thought he was scared, and hurriedly comforted: "Killing people is actually not a big deal, as the so-called killing one is a crime, slaughtering ten thousand is a hero, slaughtering nine million, that is, the male of the male, if you want to become a hero, killing is the easiest way." ” "Shhh......
Nine......
Nine million?
Luo Zhe was really stunned this time, nine million is just a number, but this represents nine million living lives......
Luo Zhe's heart was trembling for a while, he thought that he could throw his head and spill his blood for the sake of Datang, he could give up everything, and he would not care about the eyes of others, but now he heard Luo Zhe's ambition......
He flinched a little......