Chapter 356 [Fan ] The First Chinese Autonomous Territory in Southeast Asia
As Sutoha’s right-hand man, Sukarno knew very well that the greatest achievement of Sutoha’s years as President of Java was that he transformed his family from an unknown local small family into one of the richest families in Java.

Although it is unknown how much money Sutoha embezzled, Sukarno conservatively estimated that it was definitely no less than 30 billion US dollars.

It is also because of this that although Java’s economy has developed thanks to its huge population potential and natural resources, it is still lukewarm, especially after being hit by the financial crisis, it is extremely fragile.

In this situation, the Grasberg gold mine is the life-saving straw of the Sutoha government. Relying on this large gold mine, Sutoha can continue to support an army loyal to him and control the situation.

Now, the Grasberg gold mine is controlled by the Papua Liberation Front. This not only cuts off Sutoha’s financial resources, but also allows the Liberation Front to strengthen their strength and completely drive the Javanese out of Papua Island.

Sukarno was well aware that the reason why Hamad Sukarno, the first president of Java and also his clan member, was honored as the father of Java was largely because he took over half of Papua Island and expanded the country’s territory.

If Sutoha loses this half of Papua, no one can keep his presidency unless Allah descends to the earth.

‘Ring ring ring~’

At this moment, a rapid phone call interrupted Sukarno’s thoughts.

“Which one?”

Sukarno picked up the phone and asked.

“Mr. Defense Minister, the President wants you to come to his office. He has something to discuss with you.”

The voice of Sutoha’s secretary came from the receiver.

“Okay, I’ll be there soon.”

Sukarno immediately realized what Sutoha wanted to say to him, and hung up the phone after saying this. After thinking for a moment, he picked up the phone on the desk again and dialed a number.

“Had, it’s me.”

After the call was connected, Sukarno spoke.

“Hada, what’s up?”

Jahad asked with a smile on the other end of the phone.

“I’m going to see the President now. After I see him, I’ll come find you.”

Sukarno stated his purpose directly.

“What happened?”

Jahad asked immediately.

“In Papua…”

Sukarno gave Jahad a general account of the situation in Papua.

“…”

After hearing Sukarno’s words, Jahad’s face was blank, and it took a few seconds for him to come back to his senses: “Okay, Hatta, I’ll wait for you at the family’s Oak Hotel.”

Immediately, Jahad heard a busy tone coming from the receiver.

After hesitating for a moment, Jahad picked up the satellite phone beside him and dialed a number.

“Sukarno just spoke to me on the phone…”

Jahad repeated what Sukarno had just said and continued, “You should give us a clear price list for the Sukarno family!”

After listening to Sukarno’s words, Jahad made the same judgment as Sukarno, that Sutoha could not hold on for much longer.

“Jahad, you got it the other way around. It should be your Sukarno family that gives us a clear price list.”

Huang Zhongan’s voice came from the receiver.

“I need to know, what exactly can you do to help us?”

A hint of joy flashed in Jahad’s eyes. He understood what Huang Zhongan meant. These Chinese in Java would fully support their Sukarno family to come to power.

This is also the significance of the call between Jahad and Huang Zhongan.

“Are these two great gifts from Papua and Zengmu Island not enough?”

Huang Zhongan asked back.

“…”

Jahad’s pupils shrank.

At this time, Huang Zhongan continued: “As long as you Sukarno take the lead, many people in the parliament will become your friends and work with you to put pressure on Sutoha.”

“When Sukarno takes office, we will do our best to help him restore the economy, and the issues in Papua and Zengmu Island will be resolved, allowing him to secure his presidency immediately.”

At this point, Huang Zhongan paused slightly and said, “Now, Mr. Jahad, is it your turn to make an offer?”

“What do you want?”

Jahad pondered for a moment and then asked.

Obviously, he didn’t want to make an offer.

“We Chinese don’t want what happened in 1968 to happen again.”

Huang Zhongan said slowly.

“Of course, you will be the closest friends of our Sukarno family. Our family will never point our guns at our friends.”

Jahad immediately said with a smile.

“Words are not enough. We Chinese need a place that is absolutely safe, a place that belongs only to us Chinese.”

Huang Zhongan spoke slowly and his expression was exceptionally calm.

When he heard Xiao Qi tell him this request, only four words came to his mind: Arabian Nights.

In Huang Zhongan’s opinion, even if the people in the Java government were crazy, they would never agree to this request.

But after learning today that the Papua Liberation Front had taken control of the Grasberg gold mine, Huang Zhongan’s thoughts changed.

He was well aware of the significance of the Grasberg gold mine to the Sutoha government. Being able to take over this gold mine, Huang Zhongan no longer had any doubts about the abilities of Xiao Qi and the big man behind her.

“Mr. Huang, can you be more specific?”

After listening to Huang Zhongan’s words, Jahad frowned slightly.

“Zengmu Island, I hope this island can become a Chinese autonomous territory.”

Huang Zhongan spoke slowly, word by word.

Java is a country that was forcibly put together. Hundreds of ethnic groups with different customs live on the tens of thousands of islands.

For many difficult-to-conquer races, the Javanese government established dominions in the local areas. In name, these dominions still belonged to the Javanese government, but in reality, almost all government affairs were handled by the dominion governments themselves.

“Mr. Huang, you should know very well that we can allow any race to establish a self-governing state, except you Chinese. If Sukarno agrees, he will be impeached and removed from office the next day.”

Jahad rejected the offer out of hand.

“Mr. Jahad, listen to me. We are friends. I certainly cannot let your Sukarno family do this kind of thing. You can let Sutoha do it.”

Huang Zhongan didn’t care at all about Jahad’s flat refusal and continued to speak with a smile.

“Sutoha is not a madman, nor is he a fool.”

Jahad said faintly.

“Of course, but compared to saving his family, it seems that it is not unacceptable to bear a ‘little’ bad reputation, right?”

After hearing Huang Zhongan’s words, Jahad was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: “I will ask Sukarno to give it a try.”

“Mr. Jahad, I am waiting for your good news.”

After saying this, Huang Zhongan hung up the phone.

Immediately, he dialed Xiao Qi’s number.

“President Li, Jahad from the Sukarno family just called me…”

After a brief report, Huang Zhongan hung up the phone and called his fourth brother Huang Ji’an to come over.

“Fourth Brother, I am going to invest on Zengmu Island. Be prepared. When the time comes, you will be the representative of our Huang family on Zengmu Island.”

Huang Zhongan said slowly.

“Second brother, why?”

Huang Ji’an’s eyes were full of confusion.

“If my guess is correct, Zengmu Island will soon replace Xingcheng and become the new safe haven for us Chinese in Southeast Asia. Moreover, this place is located in the middle of Southeast Asia, Hong Kong Island and the mainland. It will definitely be a prosperous place in the future. We must make arrangements here as soon as possible so that the Huang family can stand more firmly in Southeast Asia.” Huang Zhongan’s tone was particularly solemn.

……

On the other side, the Java Presidential Palace.

“Your Excellency the President.”

Sukarno looked at Sutoha, who was sitting in front of him with a sullen face, and greeted him.

“Sukarno, are all your troops eating shit? I have invested billions of dollars in military expenditures in Papua, and have tens of thousands of troops, and what is the result?”

“What did your army give me? We couldn’t even defeat the native savages in Papua. Even the Grasberg gold mine was controlled by the Papua Liberation Front. Tell me, who will take responsibility for this?”

Sutoha stared at Sukarno with an extremely cold tone.

“…”

Sukarno’s heart skipped a beat when he heard Sutoha’s words. He immediately understood that Sutoha was looking for a scapegoat for the Javanese army’s failure on Papua Island.

And the scapegoat, obviously, is him, the military defense minister.

At this moment, Sukarno, who was still a little hesitant, made up his mind: “Mr. President, I will announce my resignation in the next two days and take responsibility for the army’s failure in Papua.”

After hearing what Sukarno said, Sutoha smiled and said, “Hada, you have been my friend for decades. Believe me, I will never make things difficult for you unless I have no choice.”

At this point, Sutoha paused for a moment and said, “Don’t worry, when this storm is over, I will compensate you and will definitely satisfy you.”

“Mr. President, it is my honor to share your worries.”

Sukarno did not believe a word of Sutoha’s words about compensating him.

Even the most naive person will become a political machine after holding power for decades. Friendship and family affection are nothing but toys in the face of politics.

“Hada, you can rest for a few days. As for dealing with the Chinese, I will let others take over.”

Sutoha obviously did not believe Sukarno’s words either.

Since he had offended Sukarno, what he had to do was to completely remove the power from this person to avoid any accidents.

“Okay, Mr. President.”

Sukarno nodded slightly, then chatted with Sutoha for a few more words and then found a reason to leave.

That night, at the Oak Hotel.

“Sutoha is such a bully. I have sold my life for him for decades, but he sold me out so easily. This kind of person is not worthy of being president!”

Sukarno had obviously made up his mind.

“Hada, since you have made up your mind, I will tell you straight out loud. We are cooperating with the Chinese this time…”

“What you need to do next is to announce your resignation, secretly contact your direct subordinates, wait for the situation to deteriorate, and then…”

Jahad slowly explained the plan.

“Ah.”

After listening to Jahad’s words, Sukarno pondered for a long time and then nodded in response.

“In addition, the Chinese have made several requests to us…”

At this time, Jahad told Huang Zhongan about several requests.

“…”

After Sukarno pondered for a moment, he slowly nodded. He understood that at this moment, if he wanted to sit in the position of president, there were some things he had to do.

The next day, the news of the Javanese army’s defeat in Papua spread throughout Java at an extremely fast speed. Coupled with Java’s recent economic downturn, it instantly ignited public opinion in Java.

That afternoon, the military’s Defense Minister Sukarno publicly announced his resignation and took full responsibility for the defeat in Papua.

However, Sukarno’s resignation did not eliminate the anger of the Javanese people. Under the temptation of money, many Javanese people took to the streets and demanded that Sutoha step down.

In this situation, Sutoha immediately ordered to speed up the action against the Chinese and divert the emotions of the Javanese.

But at this time, a bombshell news broke in the Star City Daily that Sutoha demanded that large Javanese companies must give 10% of their shares to his children free of charge, and at the same time use this wealth to cheat in the presidential election.

With the help of “interested people”, this news spread throughout Java at an extremely fast speed, completely detonating the anger of the Javanese people.

In the past, many Javanese people thought that the Chinese had taken away their wealth and job opportunities. But in the end, it was the Javanese upper class who took away their wealth and job opportunities.

This was completely unbearable for the Javanese people, and then nearly half of the members of the Javanese Parliament demanded that Sutoha step down and re-elect the president.

Sutoha would naturally not agree to such a request, and instead mobilized the army, preparing to suppress the riot by force, just as he had done more than 20 years ago.

At this point, everyone knew that a riot was about to take place in Jakarta.

But at this time, Sukarno, who had already announced his resignation, began to frequently visit high-end clubs and contact his old subordinates. There were many people with Chinese and Russian faces around him.

With the assistance of these people, Sukarno used the prestige he had accumulated in the military over decades to deal with the troops stationed near Jakarta.

On the fourth day of the Javanese protest, the new military defense minister and armed forces commander Subiya made a public speech, demanding Sutoha’s resignation.

On the same day, Sukarno entered the Presidential Palace again.

“Mr. President, I hope you will make the sacrifices you should make for the country.”

Sukarno looked at Sutoha, who seemed ten years older, and spoke slowly.

“Sukarno, is this all your fault?”

Sutoha stared at Sukarno and said coldly.

“You’ve pushed a lot of people too hard. No one wants to die, so they can only resist.”

Sukarno shook his head and laughed.

“I will announce my resignation, but I ask that the future government not conduct any form of trial against me.”

After taking a deep breath, Sutoha put forward his own demand that the new government should not liquidate him and his family.

“No problem. As long as you sign this presidential decree, you and your family will not be liquidated in the future.”

Sukarno placed a “presidential decree” that had been prepared in front of Sutoha and said with a smile.

“…”

After reading the presidential decree, Sutoha’s already ugly expression became even uglier: “You want me to be the eternal sinner of Java!”

“Mr. President, the pen is in your hand. For the country or for the family, you choose.”

Sukarno’s expression remained unchanged and he was still smiling.

“Humph!”

Sutoha snorted coldly, then signed his name on the “Presidential Decree”.

The next day, Sutoha, who had ruled Java for more than 20 years, made a public speech announcing his resignation as president, and former military defense minister Sukarno served as acting president.

Along with this news, it was announced that the Javanese government would establish the first Chinese dominion in Southeast Asia on Zengmu Island, which would have all powers except the right to diplomacy.

Even the leaders of the dominion were elected by the local Chinese themselves, without the need for the approval of the Javanese government.

At the same time, the Grasberg gold mine in Papua also welcomed a new major shareholder, and Lu Yaowen successfully got a share of the world’s largest gold mine.

In the following months, with Lu Yaowen’s “leniency” and the joint efforts of the Chinese in Java, Java’s economy began to recover, and Sukarno successfully became president from acting president.

However, former President Sutoha suddenly fell ill and died of dehydration. According to insiders, when this person died, his body had shrunk to less than one meter in height, and his death was extremely tragic.

Many people speculated that the former president died of poisoning, but there was no evidence at all. Sutoha’s family also remained silent on the matter, and it became an unsolved mystery.

On Zengmu Island.

Lu Yaowen stood in the lord’s mansion built halfway up the mountain, overlooking the large “construction site” in front of him.

Chinese wealthy businessmen throughout Southeast Asia are particularly concerned about Zengmu Island, a Chinese autonomous territory, and have invested more or less money, which has also brought about rapid development of the island.

“Brother Wen, I just received news that old man Sutoha is dead.”

Xiao Qi walked to Lu Yaowen’s side and whispered.

“He killed so many of our compatriots, but only he died. It was a bargain for him.”

At this moment, Lu Yaowen’s face was exceptionally calm.

(End of this chapter)