Chapter 580: The Family Empire of Count Batam
February 2th, the 28th day of the first lunar month.

Under the arbitration and persuasion of the United Nations, the Borneo Republic finally made a lot of concessions and reached an agreement with the Republic of Indonesia.

Not to mention the borders, they were basically implemented according to the consensus reached with Reagan. Most of the islands in Riau Province were ceded, Belitung Island was taken into the hands of the Borneo Republic, and the others were basically just a few small islands in the middle of the Java Sea.

But East Timor gained independence again decades ahead of schedule. This was proposed by a major power, and as an ally of the United States in fighting against the Soviet Union, the United Nations went along with it.

Indonesia dare not object, at least it has preserved the core oil producing area of ​​Sumatra, right?
Indonesia's largest oil producing area is in central Sumatra.

The Minas oil field in the swampy coastal zone of the Strait of Malacca in Riau Province is the largest oil field in Indonesia. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the lifeline of Indonesia. The oil field was discovered in the 150s, and the price of Minas crude oil is used as the benchmark price for nearly million barrels of medium and heavy sweet crude oil per day in Asia.

As for the Batak oil and gas field in eastern Kalimantan, it can only be strategically abandoned to the Borneo Republic.

Six years ago, a natural gas liquefaction plant was built in Bangtan, East Kalimantan, with two production lines, processing 6-5 million cubic feet (about 3 million cubic meters) of natural gas per day. The cost was US$1500 million, of which 7% came from Japanese investment, and Bank Indonesia only contributed about 90%.

Let the Republic of Borneo and Japan discuss this matter.

There are many similar industries, and the Republic of Borneo needs to take stock of them bit by bit.

It's easy to say whether to cede land or pay compensation, Indonesia really doesn't have much money. If it has money, it can do something good, and it doesn't need international economic assistance.

If you don’t have money, use oil to pay it off!

The final negotiation amount was $3 million worth of oil, which, at $3 a barrel, is almost million barrels.

The oil refinery that Wang Yuanchao is cooperating with the Bush family is about to go into production, and this amount of oil will be consumed very quickly.

Because Indonesia's compensation was too low, the ships of Borneo should be given the right to navigate freely in Indonesian waters.

After the treaty was signed, Borneo successfully joined the United Nations and was recognized by all 158 member states of the United Nations.

Subsequently, the United Kingdom approved Borneo's application and allowed it to join the Commonwealth.

Under the leadership of Mrs. Thatcher, the Commonwealth member states increased in area, population and number. Mrs. Thatcher's prestige grew day by day, and the shadow of her career brought by the small city of Hong Kong also disappeared.

In order to commend Adam Wang, the boss of Blackwater Security Company, for defending the freedom and democracy of Borneo and his series of contributions in Hong Kong, London conferred him the title of hereditary nobleman, Earl of Batam, and Batam was made his fiefdom.

Wang Yuanchao also acquired large tracts of property in the United Kingdom, including many manors and castles, all of which were added to this name.

As for Batam, the Borneo Republic hired Blackwater Security, but had no money to pay for the huge military expenditure, so it used this city as a reward. All the unowned land, islands, surrounding waters and public lands within its jurisdiction belonged to the Earl.

Speaking of which, this is much more substantial than Deng Lianru's fiefdom in Hong Kong.

Because Wang Yuanchao really "bought" the entire island with his own strength!
Before the brief restoration of hereditary peerage status by Margaret Thatcher in 1983, the last non-royal Briton to be created a hereditary baronet was Baron Magdale of Islay, County Argyll, on 65 January 1.

Given Wang Yuanchao's strength, the support of the United States behind him, and the promotion of Mrs. Thatcher, it would be a bit insulting to give him the title of baron.

The British royal family also responded quickly and was unusually generous by giving him the title of Earl of Batam.

The Earldom of Batam is still a part of the Borneo Republic and not a direct British territory. The city of Batam is considered a special zone of the Borneo Republic.

The capital of the Republic of Borneo is about to change location again.

I had not expected that the big gift package sent by Indonesia would be located in the middle of North Borneo, in the small town of Bintulu.

But now, Bintulu seems too isolated, and Pontianak was once the capital of the Lan Fang Republic and has a large Chinese population, which is a better inheritance.

There are so many things going on in the Republic of Borneo that even copying homework can make people tired to death.

The puppet president Taib Mahmud has great prestige because he nominally led the independence of the Borneo Republic. As long as he behaves as a qualified puppet, he can continue to stay in this position.

Wang Yuanchao has a lot of evidence of corruption and bribery in his hands, and he can overthrow the other party at any time.

The separation of powers system adopted by the Borneo Republic is superficially the same as that of the United States, but the president has no real power or military power. He is just a mascot with some symbolic power.

The president's duties include appointing the prime minister, cabinet members, judges and other senior public officials, as well as approving the budget, defense and foreign affairs.

In fact, it is just a rubber stamp. But the stability of this regime cannot do without such a mascot.

The president also has some special powers, such as vetoing some cabinet resolutions. But this veto power still depends on whether there is support behind it. Otherwise, it would be a joke.

Strictly speaking, it is very similar to Singapore next door.

Actual executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.

The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament and is appointed by the President. Parliament is the legislative body composed of elected members.

As we all know, Singapore also has multiple political parties, but the Singapore People's Party has always been the largest organization in Singapore.

The People's Party of Borneo is also the largest organization in Borneo. Wang Yuanchao has many companies under his command, covering almost all walks of life.

Many Hong Kong elites have a superstitious trust in Wang Yuanchao because he changed their destiny.

Those who had the intention to go into politics, with the encouragement of the company's boss, suddenly became citizens of the country and contributed to the independence of the country.

Now that Borneo has become independent, it is only natural for them to devote themselves to the construction of Borneo.

Besides, going to Borneo to work hard will not affect their family business and inheritance in Hong Kong. Even if they really can't continue, will the boss not take care of them?
When a country is founded, it is the best time to fish in troubled waters. Once the country is built up, it will be very troublesome for them to come again.

Without this group of backbone forces, how could Wang Yuanchao control the Republic of Borneo?

Blackwater Security alone can only control it indirectly. Only with these backbones can we completely take control of this new country.

The Kingdom of Borneo was the family empire of Wang Yuanchao.

They are busy holding elections everywhere, formulating development and construction plans for the entire country, and finally reporting to the parliament. Once approved, they can implement the construction strategy according to the plan.

When they report, Wang Yuanchao, as the actual owner of Batam City and a member of the Borneo Parliament, will listen to the cabinet's report in full and give the parliament's advice as a member of the parliament.

Although he is not the speaker sitting in the presiding seat, everyone knows that he is the uncrowned king of the Kingdom of Borneo.

The Speaker of the Parliament of Borneo is Chen Xueru.

She was the actual executor of the large-scale population migration policy, and she was also responsible for the early layout of various industries and import and export trade. Therefore, no one could match her influence and understanding of the Kingdom of Borneo.

She also has a deep understanding of Wang Yuanchao's management philosophy and methods.

The Prime Minister of the Cabinet is Cai Peng, the head of Shenlan Electric Appliances. As one of the earliest followers of Wang Yuanchao, he built Shenlan into the most profitable professional manager under Wang Yuanchao besides real estate. Who knew that his grandfather was a Chinese overseas in Sabah?

Therefore, he can be considered a pure-blooded Bornean!

His management and execution abilities are top-notch among all the talents under Wang Yuanchao.

Minister of Defense, well, Sam withdrew from the management of Blackwater, only retained Blackwater's shares, joined the Republic of Borneo, and was honored to become the first Minister of Defense. Not only could he enjoy the life of the Minister of Defense, but he also became the client of his old boss Wenders.

Blackwater's national defense business, especially high-tech fighter jets and warships, can only be implemented by Blackwater, which is equivalent to being controlled by the United States in disguise.

Otherwise, why would the United States be so enthusiastic? Is it just because Wang Yuanchao is Reagan's former son-in-law? It's all about interests.

And so on and so forth, I won’t go into details.

It was not until April 4, when Guangzhou’s Black Pearl, oh no, the Beautiful Hotel, was completed and opened, that Wang Yuanchao finally returned to the mainland.

White Swan opened on February 2th.

Wang Yuanchao certainly could not compete with Uncle Huo for this honor, so his Beautiful Hotel was built two months later than White Swan, which gave him just enough time to prepare and he wouldn't miss the Spring Fair.

Although the opening was two months late, there were still just as many important guests, though many of them did not attend in public.

A high-level meeting is being held in the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.

Comrades from the departments of civil affairs, education, finance, industry, and construction, as well as special representatives of the leadership, came to visit one after another.

The Borneo Empire was established and recognized by the international community, and the mainland also gave it strong support.

The reason why everyone met this time was that Wang Yuanchao brought orders from the Kingdom of Borneo to support the mainland's foreign exchange.

In addition to the construction of a railway and highway around the island, Borneo's major infrastructure also includes the construction of various reclamation farms, water conservancy docks, hotels, theaters, exhibition halls, schools, hospitals, roads, etc., all of which will be put out for external bidding.

Wang Yuanchao came here with various requirements so that the mainland can prepare in advance.

After completing the selection in the mainland, he will take the remaining ones and those that are not suitable in the mainland to Hong Kong and let the Hong Kong companies select again.

Finally, those that remain will be fully put out to external bidding.

The mainland's prices and execution capabilities are already very competitive, and with Wang Yuanchao revealing the topics in advance, there is no reason for the mainland not to take these large orders.

Wang Yuanchao is not a sucker, and the mainland is facing overcapacity in various production and construction teams. With these engineering and technical personnel and management teams, it can also drive the development of the migrant worker employment market in Borneo.

By the way, the mainland can continue to send immigrants to Borneo.

The mainland gained valuable foreign exchange, which not only maintained the employment of professional teams, but also opened their eyes to the outside market. They took the money from Borneo and gained their own experience.

There are many reasons why Wang Yuanchao chose the mainland, the most fundamental reason is equality and mutual benefit.

(End of this chapter)