50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 542 The Bizarre Situation in Java

From the end of March to the beginning of April, Sun Zhiwei took Tong Jiajia on a tour of the Northern Mariana Islands and even stayed at the newly built Anatahan Island Resort for a week.

The scenery here is indeed beautiful, and the climate is not hot. Tong Jiajia really likes the natural environment here.

Sun Zhiwei also took her to visit the Melbourne, which now has a lot of empty space at the small dock.

At the same time, he also saw the surveying team spread throughout the entire Melbourne.

Although they were dressed in Western style, Tong Jiajia, who had been living in China for a long time, could tell from their words and actions that they were all from China.

She cast an inquiring glance at Sun Zhiwei.

But Sun Zhiwei could only say that these were the technical teams he hired, the workers who were used to convert the Melbourne into a hotel.

Lying. Trying to fool someone.

Tong Jiajia wasn't easily fooled. Upon hearing such an obviously insincere lie, she raised her eyebrows and her eyes flashed with murderous intent.

What could Sun Zhiwei do? The confidentiality regulations were there. He could only point to the sky, shrug, and then remain silent.

Tong Jiajia immediately understood: "Alright, it's a military secret."

She doesn't inquire, spread rumors, or ask questions; she can even recite the regulations by heart. Besides, she's not that curious, so since the higher-ups forbid her from talking about it, she simply stops asking.

By this time, the most important key equipment on the Melbourne had been removed by the experts. Sun Zhiwei hadn't been there for several months, so the equipment was probably already home.

It includes a hydraulic catapult, landing arresting cables, and two new search radars: the Type 277Q for air search and the Type 293Q for surface search.

As for the steam turbines, only one was removed, and another was left for the Melbourne, thus preserving its basic operational capability.

With these large pieces of equipment removed, the entire Melbourne felt much more spacious.

He had already asked the engineer in charge, and it would probably take another three months for them to complete the blueprints for the entire ship.

After they leave, Sun Zhiwei will be able to officially begin the hotel-style conversion of the HMAS Melbourne.

As for the Melbourne's hull, there wasn't much interest from domestic buyers, mainly because it was too small, only 2 tons, which was simply not suitable for their families.

We were already lagging behind, so if we wanted to overtake them by taking a shortcut, we couldn't possibly follow the original path of the West step by step.

If we're going to deploy something, let's go straight for the big stuff. Even if it's just to test technology, at least a medium-sized aircraft carrier would be appropriate.

After the two finished touring the aircraft carrier, Tong Jiajia had learned about all of Sun Zhiwei's businesses, except for a few mines in Borneo.

The situation in Borneo is not peaceful right now; the storm in Jakarta has already affected several major cities in Borneo.

Fortunately, the opposition in Pontianak has taken control of the management of the city's main functional departments.

The village and town chiefs appointed by Hatto are now having a hard time.

Now that they have no one backing them up, they are gradually becoming isolated in the local area.

Those who are sensible enough to resign will receive a commensurate offer from the city government. As for those who are greedy for power and unwilling to leave, the city government is already planning to divide and conquer them one by one.

The grassroots level is a force that the municipal government must control. Many of the villages and towns under Pontianak are Chinese, and they were the first to take action.

The Huang family's power has grown rapidly in the past two years, and their actions have begun to circulate widely among the Chinese community, with many starting to emulate them. When smaller families are unable to gain an advantage locally, they immediately think of seeking help from the Huang family.

After his earnest conversation with Sun Zhiwei, Huang Huizhong has come to a realization, and the entire Huang family's way of doing things has also changed considerably.

During this period, at the request of the Chinese compatriots in various places around Pontianak, Huang Jia frequently dispatched the mine area guard teams that had been trained to various towns and villages to suppress those who resisted.

Borneo, as the base of the Chinese community in Java, had the Lanfang Company hundreds of years ago. Although it has been severely suppressed in recent years, its population has continued to grow.

To this day, the Chinese population in Borneo has exceeded one million.

The majority of Borneo's population consists of the Dayak people, who are scattered throughout the deep forests and are divided into seven ethnic groups, with a total population of 800 million.

Although the Dayak people have a large population, most of them maintain the lifestyle and customs of primitive tribes. They have no economic means and little political status, so they have little influence on the modern Chinese community.

The current rivals of the Chinese in Borneo are actually the smaller population of the hundreds of thousands of Madra people who migrated from Java.

The Chinese population is quite large, but the reason they are still bullied is mainly because since Lanfang, the area has been fragmented and no leader has emerged yet.

The Huang family, which is now rising rapidly, is showing signs of becoming a leader. If it continues to maintain this momentum, the future of the Huang family will be different from the original world.

As far as Sun Zhiwei knew, the Dayak people and the Madura people had a very bad relationship due to conflicts over land ownership.

If the Huang family is smart enough, they can definitely maneuver in this situation and make the two families fight each other first.

Let's talk about Jakarta on Java Island.

It is said that Hato's son-in-law Prabowo Subiyando and former army colonel Latif have simultaneously declared a state of emergency in Jakarta.

The forces gathered by both sides in Jakarta are growing stronger, and a major battle seems imminent.

But Sun Zhiwei felt that the situation was a bit strange.

Several months have passed since the incident, and he doesn't understand why the two troublemakers, the Russian bear and the bald eagle, haven't taken any action yet.

The KGB and CIA probably prefer this situation to the extreme. Theoretically, they should each support one side and start a proxy war.

Sun Zhiwei had misunderstood them; the KGB and CIA had already begun their operation months earlier.

But Harto has always been very mindful of autonomy. In previous years, in order to appease the two superpowers, his approach was to give them money to buy equipment in exchange for peace.

Moreover, instead of buying new equipment, he sought out secondhand goods everywhere, which is why Java's military equipment now consists of secondhand goods from more than a dozen countries around the world, making it a veritable international flea market.

Both sides in the current standoff in Jakarta are quite resistant to foreign interference. Although the KGB and CIA have money, they haven't spent it yet and have instead chosen to support a smaller faction.

Unfortunately, the small forces in Java are no match for the two major groups currently locked in a standoff, and they can hardly even make a splash.

Through Huang Huizhong's report, Sun Zhiwei has learned about the situation in the Java Islands and now is not the time to take Tong Jiajia there for tourism.

So the couple decided to make the Northern Mariana Islands the last stop on their honeymoon and will officially return to Washington the day after tomorrow.

On the very day the two returned to Washington, Sun Zhiwei received bad news from Lao Han: their beloved son had been sent to the front lines.

(End of this chapter)