Just as the fleet visited Siam, Luo Yue led the Marines' warships and the Ottoman Turkish passenger ships to dock in Pontianak, Borneo.

Pontianak is located in the southwest of Borneo. It is the largest city and port in Borneo. It is also the largest gathering place for Chinese people in Borneo. When the East China Government accepted Borneo, more than 70,000 Chinese lived in Pontianak. Therefore, the East China Government also set up the capital of Borneo in Pontianak, which is equivalent to a provincial capital.

The Ottoman Turkish passenger ship stayed in Pontianak for two days, replenished water and food, and continued to set off to return home. Luo Yue communicated with Yang Jianzhong, the chief executive of Borneo, to understand the current situation in Borneo.

Although Borneo was colonized by Britain and the Netherlands for many years, it did not carry out large-scale development of Borneo. First, the focus of the colonization of the two countries was not on Borneo, but the geographical location of Borneo was very important, so the two countries occupied Borneo; second, the area of ​​Borneo was too large, with more than 730,000 square kilometers, and the investment in development was too large. After all, Britain and the Netherlands occupied the colonies to obtain benefits. Although they would also invest some financial and material resources to build the colonies, it was also to obtain greater benefits. In addition, they had to see the results in a short period of time, and rarely made long-term investments. Therefore, in Borneo, some construction was carried out with several coastal port cities as the core, and no development was carried out in the inland of Borneo.

The East China Government occupied Borneo, and it mainly focused on the strategic position of Borneo. Of course, it would not not develop Borneo like the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. However, the East China Government occupied Borneo for a long time, and it has only been more than three years. Moreover, the East China Government's own development level is also limited. After all, there are still a large number of places in China that need development, so the financial and material resources in Borneo are limited, and only manpower is enough. It is mainly the Russian soldiers captured in the Far East War.

During the Far East War, the People's Army captured more than 380,000 Russian soldiers, and some of the expatriates immigrated to the Far East, totaling more than 400,000. After the peace between the two sides, Russia was unable to pay the ransom for these prisoners, so it could only be paid by the captured family. As a result, nearly 10,000 prisoners were redeemed one after another. Of course, the main redeemed officers and merchants were redeemed, because most of these people were born in wealthy families and were able to pay the ransom, while most of the Russian soldiers, middle and lower-level officers, small merchants, etc., were of low origins and could not afford the ransom at home. They were eventually sentenced by the East China Government to force labor service ranging from 10 to 20 years. In fact, these Russian prisoners were used as free labor.

Originally, the construction of the Northeast region required a large amount of labor, but in the Northeast region, Russian prisoners may not be able to serve labor with peace of mind. In addition, there are Japanese prisoners and immigrants, so there is actually no shortage of labor. At the same time, the development of Borneo also requires a large amount of labor, so most of the Russian prisoners were transported to Borneo, with about 280,000 people, and the rest remained in Shandong, Henan and other places to serve labor.

As a result, although the East China Government did not invest a lot of capital in Borneo, there was no shortage of labor. Moreover, on this large island, most of them were primitive tropical rainforests and could not escape, so they could only serve here wholeheartedly. After all, the East China Government treated the prisoners well, at least they could ensure that they had no shortage of food, and they would not force the prisoners to work excessively. The necessary rest could also be guaranteed. In addition, some medical staff were also equipped, and they would be treated if they were sick and injured. If they performed well, there would be certain rewards.

Of course, Borneo is still an undeveloped area, with many mosquito diseases, and its climate and dietary habits are very different from those in Russia. Although it is equipped with medical staff, it can only treat general diseases. There is basically no way to seriously illness. In addition, there are attacks from local indigenous people. Therefore, by this time more than 2,000 Russian prisoners died, most of whom died due to disagreement. However, after nearly three years of life, Russian prisoners have basically had the climate on the island, and the mortality rate will drop significantly this year.

However, the East China Government can only develop based on several coastal port cities and surrounding areas, mainly to build cities, port terminals, and around the city, there are development farms, crops, livestock, etc., and there are also fishing industries. Of course, these developments are only captured by Russian prisoners, including Chinese. Therefore, the East China Government has recruited a large number of local indigenous people to develop together.

Britain and the Netherlands colonized Borneo for many years, and used conquest, pulling rendezvous, and inducing and other means to train a group of indigenous people. Now they are naturally dependent on the East China Government. Moreover, the laws, policies, governance methods, and social governance formulated by the East China Government are much fairer than those of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Under the rule of the East China Government, the income and life of the indigenous people have increased a lot, and they no longer have to be discriminated against. Therefore, they quickly adapted to the rule of the East China Government.

However, this is only a small part of the indigenous people after all, and most of the indigenous people living in the inland Borneo were not trained. During the period when Britain and the Netherlands colonized Borneo, they fought fiercely. Although the British and Dutch army had advanced weapons and were well-trained, the indigenous people were familiar with the geographical environment and were good at living in the jungle. The territory of Borneo was vast and most of them were forests. Therefore, near cities and ports, the indigenous people were not the other party of Britain or the Netherlands, but once they entered the jungle, the British and Dutch army could not resist the attacks of the indigenous people.

Of course, those indigenous tribes living near the coastline could not withstand the British. The Dutch army's attacks were either exterminated or fled inland to hide. So the two sides reached a delicate balance. However, this balance was mainly based on Britain. The Netherlands invested too much resources in Borneo, so its power was limited. If Britain and the Netherlands decided to develop Borneo with all their might, even if it was backed by primitive jungles, the indigenous people could not resist the military attacks of Britain and the Netherlands.

After the East China Government took over Borneo, although it implemented a policy of gentleness against the indigenous people, after the colonization of Britain and the Netherlands, it was difficult for the indigenous tribes in the inland Borneo to believe in foreigners. In their opinion, there was no difference between the East China Government and the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. They both came to seize their own land and enslave their own tribes, so they also adopted a hostile attitude towards the East China Government.

Although the East China Government tried hard to show kindness to the indigenous people, repeatedly stated that it was Chinese and lived in Borneo very early, unlike the UK and the Netherlands, these indigenous tribes were very stubborn and did not trust the East China Government at all. Moreover, before that, the Chinese in Borneo were also the target of their attacks. Because the Chinese were skilled in farming and breeding, they were generally wealthy and had a cowardly personality, they attacked the residential areas of the Chinese, and not only were they easy to succeed in the farm, but they also had a lot of gains, so naturally they would not care about the show of the East China Government.

In addition, although the Netherlands ceded Borneo to the East China Government, they were unwilling to accept it. Therefore, they were trying to cause some trouble for the East China Government. It is naturally the best and easiest to stir up conflicts between the indigenous tribes and the East China Government. Although the Netherlands has always been in conflict with the indigenous tribes, they have been together for nearly a hundred years and have some connections. There are also some naturalized indigenous people who can act as intermediaries. It is not difficult to stir up conflicts between the indigenous tribes and the East China Government. Moreover, the indigenous tribes do not have a good impression of the East China Government, so it is natural to just take a moment.

So several indigenous tribes attacked the urban farms of the East China Government, but the Marine Corps was quite tightly guarded, so it was easy for the indigenous tribes to occupy much. However, the East China Government has always adhered to the principle of "If people do not offend me, I will not offend others. If people offend me, I will offend others." Even if indigenous tribes come to the door, the East China Government is not polite. First, they send people to find out the locations of these indigenous tribes, and then organize troops to conquer.

These indigenous tribes were also guarding against the conquest of the East China Government. They adopted the tactic of using the cover of the jungle to attack the People's Army in the middle of the journey. In the past, when the indigenous people used this tactic when they dealt with the British and Dutch troops, they often caused heavy losses to the British and Dutch troops in the middle of the march. Sometimes they had not yet arrived at the tribe's residence, but they withdrew their troops in the middle because of the great losses. Even if they reached the tribe's residence, the British and Dutch troops would suffer heavy casualties. Even if they destroyed the tribe, it would be a tragic victory. Therefore, the indigenous people believed that using this tactic to deal with the People's Army was also effective.

But they did not know that the Marines of the East China Government were different from other armies. They were specially trained in jungle survival and jungle combat. Their familiarity with jungle terrain, trees, plants, etc., and their ability to survive in jungle are not inferior to those of the indigenous tribes, and they are even better. Moreover, the equipment and weapons of the Marines and the use of collective cooperative tactics are far above the indigenous people. Therefore, the advantage of fighting in the jungle was on the side of the People's Army. Therefore, most of the ambush set up by the indigenous people were not only seen through by the People's Army, but also carried out anti-encirclement or counter-ambuster operations on the indigenous people. As a result, the indigenous soldiers were beaten by the People's Army and suffered heavy casualties.

When the jungle can no longer protect the indigenous people, there is naturally no suspense. Indigenous tribes are basically as unprepared as being easily captured by the People's Army in front of the modern weapons of the People's Army.
Chapter completed!