Chapter 225 I Have a Plan
The state pays the price and private enterprises make profits. What's wrong with this? Isn't this the national condition of the United States? It can't be blamed on Sheffield for liking war. The long-term security war is indeed the biggest benefit to military enterprises. As for fighting a real powerful country, private enterprises are thinking about making money, not risking their lives. That thing is too dangerous.
After the general situation in the Philippines stabilizes, that is, after entering the security war stage, Sheffield will consider leaving this place and returning to his homeland to continue developing his career and continue to contribute to the arrival of the American century. He believes that this time will not be too long.
Jesla nodded, very much agreeing with his boss's idea. His master was a businessman himself, what was wrong with doing it for profit? What's more, the United Company had already done what it could to help build the urban area of Manila! Although it was for the development of real estate...
Building a railway to the port is to better transport resources from the Philippines...
Help the Chinese community build the ability to protect themselves, even if this is to sell guns better...
Help the military to set up open-air camps in order to have a group of laborers that do not require wages.
Apart from these minor jobs, Sheffield United Company did not do anything harmful. The railway was built by Chinese workers! The open-air camp was guarded by Filipino puppet troops under the name of the military. This was none of his business.
Of course, this military operation dealt with the resistance in northern Philippines, so it is still worth celebrating. As a patriotic businessman, a model of military support, and a long-time good friend of the United States military, Sheffield might have considered donating something. But after thinking about it, he decided not to. Given the current cooperative relationship between him and the military, it would be awkward to really donate something.
According to the latest news from the United States, the federal government will set up two governors in the Philippines, one is a civilian governor and the other is a military governor. Sheffield remembers that not only Arthur MacArthur, who is now in the Philippines, but even his son Douglas MacArthur, served as the emperor in the Philippines for a period of time.
If we compare this father and son with another person, only Mountbatten of the British Empire seems to be somewhat similar. He is the second son of Prince Louis Mountbatten, the First Sea Lord and Marquis of Milford Haven, and his mother is Princess Victoria of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Rhine.
He then served as the Allied Joint Operations Commander, and then the Allied Commander-in-Chief of the Southeast Asia Theater, coordinating the actions of Stilwell, Slim, and Wingate. Later, he became the Governor-General of India and the Viceroy, and proposed the "Mountbatten Plan" to divide India and Pakistan. In 1942, he served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He was the Chief of the British Naval Staff. He was promoted to Marshal.
The life of the MacArthur father and son in the Philippines was almost the same as that of Mountbatten in India. Of course, Douglas MacArthur surpassed his father and lived like an emperor in the Philippines and Japan successively.
Knowing that MacArthur was a popular candidate for the military governor, Sheffield naturally expressed that he had long been optimistic about MacArthur and had always believed that he could do it. After all, after he left, the legal property of the United Company in the Philippines might still need the care of the successive Philippine governors.
MacArthur was in high spirits, and he might not know the news from the federal government now. However, since the war in the Philippines, MacArthur had commanded a number of clearing operations in succession, which made his presence felt among the citizens of the United States and established his prestige in the military.
He was also very happy that Sheffield came to congratulate him. Sometimes he wondered whether he should introduce his son Douglas MacArthur to Sheffield as soon as possible.
It just so happened that Sheffield also mentioned his son, saying that Douglas MacArthur had been admitted to the West Point Military Academy and would definitely become a very respected general in the future. Starting with praising each other's son, the two of them engaged in a series of compliments.
First, Sheffield expressed his happiness at MacArthur's successful clearance in the northern Philippines, and said some polite words that the Philippines would soon calm down. Although he himself believed this, he just said it casually because others liked to hear it.
However, MacArthur still had some reservations about military operations, saying that the enemy should be disintegrated from within. This surprised Sheffield, as the other party had not said this not long ago.
It seems that MacArthur has one advantage, that is, he is not stubborn. It has been seen through military actions that blindly chasing the Filipinos into the sea will not solve the problem, but we must find ways to dissolve the resistance mentality.
"In fact, it's not that there is no solution at all. We can learn some useful factors from the British experience. I can't say that it will definitely divert the Filipinos' attention, but it should still be of some effect." After hearing MacArthur's words, Sheffield's eyes rolled around and he couldn't help but have evil thoughts.
"William seems to have some ideas?" MacArthur laughed. He didn't have much expectation in his heart. The main reason he didn't refuse directly was that the United Company had helped the military do a lot of things. As for this businessman, he might use money to win over the landlords and farmers in the Philippines. There might be a way, but he couldn't count on anything else.
"The easiest way to divert attention is through territorial disputes, which may require the cooperation of the Dutch." Sheffield didn't care what MacArthur thought. He just had to follow what the British Empire did.
The most famous of these is the conflict between India and Pakistan, which is a masterpiece of the British. This is just the most well-known one in people's impression. The British are veterans in this regard.
The division of Sudan into two countries was not only due to historical reasons, but also to the help of Britain. After the invasion, Britain adopted a policy of "divide and rule". This policy strengthened the differences between the north and south of Sudan and sowed the seeds of future north-south conflicts.
Specifically speaking of Southeast Asia, Malaysia and Indonesia, the connection between them is almost the same as the Southern and Northern Dynasties in Chinese history. Many Malaysians in the eyes of Indonesians in later generations are like the Chinese look at South Korea. Is this your history? You come and grab it? Why is everything Malaysian?
Malaysia is a colony of Britain and Indonesia is a colony of the Netherlands. In fact, both of them are Malays in a broad sense, which is different from the Malays in the Philippines. The Philippines has become a Christian country.
Territorial disputes are the fastest way to divert attention. This can be seen from the fact that after Britain withdrew, countries around the world became hostile to each other. As the descendants of the British Empire, the British can do it, so why can't the United States do it?
Sheffield decided to follow the example of the current world hegemon, the benchmark for all countries, and find something for the Filipinos to do. The best target nearby was Indonesia under Dutch rule.
Indonesia is known as the country of ten thousand islands, and its territory is extremely fragmented, which is actually not conducive to the stability of the country. This is because there are no other players nearby who can stand up to the competition, and Indonesia itself is large enough. Australia's population is too small. If Australia's population were a little larger, it would be able to torture Indonesia to death.
Indonesia in later times was at a loss as to how to deal with its own archipelago, let alone the Dutch colony now. It is possible that they do not even know how many archipelagos their country has.
"This can be done as long as our governor-general and the Dutch governor-general give a heads-up. If the Filipinos continue to resist, after a period of suppression, we can send the Filipino puppet army to seize an island in North Maluku Province, Indonesia, and publicize that this island has been an integral part of the Philippine territory since ancient times. At the same time, we can highlight the heroic image of Santos. This can reduce resistance to a certain extent and also support the strength of our United States."
Sheffield pointed out several benefits. The first was to establish a positive image of the Philippine puppet army. The second was to divert the attention of ordinary Filipinos. The third was to sow discord between the Philippines and nearby ethnic groups after territorial disputes, so that these ethnic groups, which were also colonized, would no longer sympathize with the plight of the Filipinos.
"Among the nearby colonies, there is no better choice than Indonesia." Sheffield gave his advice righteously. He now had some complicated feelings about Indonesia. First of all, he knew a famous incident, but that famous incident was planned by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
Sheffield couldn't attack his motherland in this life, so he could find something for Indonesia to do, which would be like being a bullet for the United States.
When Sheffield finished his thoughts, MacArthur's eyes changed immediately. How could this famous patriotic businessman, who was not very old, have such a bad heart? Although everything was for the great United States, it was strange to think about it.
In order to solve the problems that the expeditionary force might encounter, the puppet army was sent out to seize a Dutch island? To divert the attention of the Philippine resistance. But... it didn't seem to be a problem.
"Is it necessary to use puppet troops? This is the only way to sever ties. We also have to communicate with the Dutch Governor. In fact, the Dutch should not make a fuss about a disputed island. As long as we can express goodwill, it will be fine." Sheffield did not say that this is the way to go, but his serious analysis still makes people feel that he is serious.
He also knew that if everything went well, MacArthur would never do this, but what if it didn't go well? What was so surprising about the American colonists and the Dutch colonists putting on a show?
Sheffield could not have imagined at that time that a year later, the security war would not stop and MacArthur would actually do so.
(End of this chapter)
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