TranslationRevitalizing an Economy
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Revitalizing an Economy
Following the integration of the rest of the Nusantaran archipelago and the meeting between Subroto and the Patih's, funding is secured and work is ordered on the complete revitalization of the recently added regions, including rebuilding entire parts of the cities and towns to bring them up to national standards, raising wages throughout, fixing up electrical lines, modernizing and standardizing the roads and walkways, implementing high speed rail throughout the entire region, building factories, shipyards, expanding airports, and the like throughout, and improving upon military bases throughout the region. An expansion of ferry services will also be conducted. Additionally, work on expanding the docks to the national standards will also be conducted. Finally, work on recruiting local personal will also be undertaken, with a target between 75,000 and 125,000 personal to be recruited from the regions. Laws are also passed to officially nationalize the natural resources of the new regions, which will result in the full acquisition of foreign held resources and mining operations. These rights will be purchased at a set price of 50% below market value, with the reasoning given that the companies had a chance to sell prior to integration, and that they are now in violation of Nusantaran law, and as such have no further say in the matter.
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Re: Revitalizing an Economy
Of all the ordered revitalizations, the reworking of towns and cities, their electrical lines, their roads and walkways, and the like, is the most tedious and expensive. Although the high speed rail lines are also expensive, along with the shipyard expansions, it is this work in the cities that costs more. For each and every house has to be inspected and checked, and then repaired. Those living within have to be housed while the work is done. Not to mention the work that needs to be done on the electrical lines, which causes sections of the city to be without power as the lines are repaired and upgraded. It is a long process, and an expensive one, but it is worth the time and effort required. As such, work commences, and locals are hired at comparable wages to other regions, as work begins on the project.
With work on the cities well underway, many locals would find their lives temporarily disrupted as their houses are assessed, in some cases marked for demolition and rebuilding, and in others renovations to varying degrees. For those whose homes are marked for demolition, they would be housed in temporary facilities, and offered the choice of remaining in their lot and receiving a custom house to their specifications (not to mention being up to code), a house in a different city, or cash and the opportunity to move where they wish. Although this project proceeds without issue in most places, in some rural villages, especially those where the locals have their own language, it is more complicated...
Kentiga Hau is washing clothes in the river near the village in the cool of the morning when she hears a truck approach. Turning, she sees some strange men emerge and begin pointing and gesturing between themselves to the village and the roads. Being the matriarch of her village, she stands and addresses these men. As she addresses them, she notes their features. Two are foreigners, of a lighter complexion. Probably from the islands to the west she thinks to herself. Yet one of them is darker, he is from nearby she tells herself, although she does not recognize him. "May I help you gentlemen?" She addresses her speech to the local, the one with darker skin. The men look to each other, talk in a strange language amongst themselves, before the dark skinned one speaks. Shaking her head, she implies that 'no, she does not understand.' The man turns back to the others and speaks again in the strange language. Turning back, he tries another language, this one she recognizes, but does not speak it.
"One moment, please." she says, holding up 1 finger, before turning to one of the boys by her side. "Sinamoi, go find Narmu-Varnu Raka, and bring him here." The boy nods, before running off into the village. Meanwhile, she stands facing these men, assessing them. As she is standing, a truck pulls up behind them, with more men emerging. Crossing her arms, she frowns, not liking this at all.
Before long Sinamoi runs up, with Narmu-Varnu Raka in tow. Turning to him, she informs him of what she knows. "These men have come to our village, and speak a strange language. The local, the dark skinned one, he spoke a language that I recognized. I believe you know it, can you help please?"
Nodding, Narmu-Varnu speaks with the man trying the language of the nearby, much larger, tribe. The man nods, comprehending, and replies in the same language. After going between themselves for a while, Narmu-Varnu turns and informs Kentiga of the purpose of the strangers, and how they are reforming and revitalizing the village, bringing electricity, paved roads, outside connections, and more to the village. Frowning, but realizing the potential this could bring, Kentiga invites the strangers to her house for a meal. There she negotiates with the men about how they will "revitalize" her village. She negotiates for renovations to the houses, rather than demolition, and the employment of locals, rather than foreigners. Additional perks include a school, a medical clinic, and a train station. In the end, she is pleased with the deal, as work begins on bringing her village up to national standards.
Throughout the nation the stories would be similar to that of Kentiga's village, with the workers negotiating with local leaders to discuss the work needed and negotiating from there. Larger cities would receive airports, and coastal cities and towns would receive larger docks and regular ferry routes.
Work on building the tracks to connect various cities and towns throughout Sulawesi, Borneo, Halmahera, and West Papua would also be well underway, with high speed rail lines being used for main lines across the islands, and regular rail for interconnections between regional cities, towns, and villages. Further work on expanding the ports at all major cities throughout the islands, along with establishing drydocks is also underway. In conjunction with the revitalization of the towns and cities, and with the work already done during the integration, hospitals, schools, police stations, fire stations, light rail transit, local bus routes, parks, and the like are all worked on and being constructed and upgraded as well. Further, work on expanding the airports (and building them in areas that are lacking) is also well underway, with land being purchased, runways being established, and materials being acquired. Factories for various necessities, ranging from plane parts, to automobile parts, to military equipment, to machinery, to furniture are also being constructed throughout the regions as well, with locals being hired for when they are completed.
Recruitment campaigns are also proceeding at a steady pace, with a total of 100,000 personal having been recruited. As part of their training, these men and women will assist in the construction projects, travelling throughout the region to work on the new military bases. Their first location is to expand the existing military base at Balikpapan, bringing it up to national standards for a base in a large city on a prime trade route.
Although quite angry, foreign companies have no choice but to comply with the purchases. Shell attempts to take Nusantara to court over the situation, but ultimately loses due to the fact that the mineral rights are the inherent property of the Nusantaran nation. As a result, Shell pulls out of all operations in Nusantara, including leased mines and facilities in Java and Sumatra, as well as all Shell service stations throughout the nation. Faced with a void, the government temporarily takes control over these facilities, operating them in lieu of Shell, but would be quickly working to find a local company willing to take on Shells now abandoned operations. Before long, a local company, Komodo is founded, which takes over the operations formerly run by Shell, and offers to lease the rights bought up by the government by other companies as well. Agreeing, the government allows this company to take over, subsidizing it for the first while so it can survive. Komodo, in turn, starts to become a recognized household name, and uses its wealth to invest back into the community, lowering gas and oil prices throughout the nation. Several refineries are also planned for key regions, including Balikpapa, Sorong, and Agats. The government would also subsidize the costs for building these refineries, seeing them as necessary for the revitalization of the economy in these regions.
Knowing the importance of a diverse economy, the government also invests heavily in the technology sector, funding research centres, tech factories and warehouses, and startups throughout the new regions. Universities and colleges are also planned and construction begun in key cities and centres in the regions.
With work on the cities well underway, many locals would find their lives temporarily disrupted as their houses are assessed, in some cases marked for demolition and rebuilding, and in others renovations to varying degrees. For those whose homes are marked for demolition, they would be housed in temporary facilities, and offered the choice of remaining in their lot and receiving a custom house to their specifications (not to mention being up to code), a house in a different city, or cash and the opportunity to move where they wish. Although this project proceeds without issue in most places, in some rural villages, especially those where the locals have their own language, it is more complicated...
Kentiga Hau is washing clothes in the river near the village in the cool of the morning when she hears a truck approach. Turning, she sees some strange men emerge and begin pointing and gesturing between themselves to the village and the roads. Being the matriarch of her village, she stands and addresses these men. As she addresses them, she notes their features. Two are foreigners, of a lighter complexion. Probably from the islands to the west she thinks to herself. Yet one of them is darker, he is from nearby she tells herself, although she does not recognize him. "May I help you gentlemen?" She addresses her speech to the local, the one with darker skin. The men look to each other, talk in a strange language amongst themselves, before the dark skinned one speaks. Shaking her head, she implies that 'no, she does not understand.' The man turns back to the others and speaks again in the strange language. Turning back, he tries another language, this one she recognizes, but does not speak it.
"One moment, please." she says, holding up 1 finger, before turning to one of the boys by her side. "Sinamoi, go find Narmu-Varnu Raka, and bring him here." The boy nods, before running off into the village. Meanwhile, she stands facing these men, assessing them. As she is standing, a truck pulls up behind them, with more men emerging. Crossing her arms, she frowns, not liking this at all.
Before long Sinamoi runs up, with Narmu-Varnu Raka in tow. Turning to him, she informs him of what she knows. "These men have come to our village, and speak a strange language. The local, the dark skinned one, he spoke a language that I recognized. I believe you know it, can you help please?"
Nodding, Narmu-Varnu speaks with the man trying the language of the nearby, much larger, tribe. The man nods, comprehending, and replies in the same language. After going between themselves for a while, Narmu-Varnu turns and informs Kentiga of the purpose of the strangers, and how they are reforming and revitalizing the village, bringing electricity, paved roads, outside connections, and more to the village. Frowning, but realizing the potential this could bring, Kentiga invites the strangers to her house for a meal. There she negotiates with the men about how they will "revitalize" her village. She negotiates for renovations to the houses, rather than demolition, and the employment of locals, rather than foreigners. Additional perks include a school, a medical clinic, and a train station. In the end, she is pleased with the deal, as work begins on bringing her village up to national standards.
Throughout the nation the stories would be similar to that of Kentiga's village, with the workers negotiating with local leaders to discuss the work needed and negotiating from there. Larger cities would receive airports, and coastal cities and towns would receive larger docks and regular ferry routes.
Work on building the tracks to connect various cities and towns throughout Sulawesi, Borneo, Halmahera, and West Papua would also be well underway, with high speed rail lines being used for main lines across the islands, and regular rail for interconnections between regional cities, towns, and villages. Further work on expanding the ports at all major cities throughout the islands, along with establishing drydocks is also underway. In conjunction with the revitalization of the towns and cities, and with the work already done during the integration, hospitals, schools, police stations, fire stations, light rail transit, local bus routes, parks, and the like are all worked on and being constructed and upgraded as well. Further, work on expanding the airports (and building them in areas that are lacking) is also well underway, with land being purchased, runways being established, and materials being acquired. Factories for various necessities, ranging from plane parts, to automobile parts, to military equipment, to machinery, to furniture are also being constructed throughout the regions as well, with locals being hired for when they are completed.
Recruitment campaigns are also proceeding at a steady pace, with a total of 100,000 personal having been recruited. As part of their training, these men and women will assist in the construction projects, travelling throughout the region to work on the new military bases. Their first location is to expand the existing military base at Balikpapan, bringing it up to national standards for a base in a large city on a prime trade route.
Although quite angry, foreign companies have no choice but to comply with the purchases. Shell attempts to take Nusantara to court over the situation, but ultimately loses due to the fact that the mineral rights are the inherent property of the Nusantaran nation. As a result, Shell pulls out of all operations in Nusantara, including leased mines and facilities in Java and Sumatra, as well as all Shell service stations throughout the nation. Faced with a void, the government temporarily takes control over these facilities, operating them in lieu of Shell, but would be quickly working to find a local company willing to take on Shells now abandoned operations. Before long, a local company, Komodo is founded, which takes over the operations formerly run by Shell, and offers to lease the rights bought up by the government by other companies as well. Agreeing, the government allows this company to take over, subsidizing it for the first while so it can survive. Komodo, in turn, starts to become a recognized household name, and uses its wealth to invest back into the community, lowering gas and oil prices throughout the nation. Several refineries are also planned for key regions, including Balikpapa, Sorong, and Agats. The government would also subsidize the costs for building these refineries, seeing them as necessary for the revitalization of the economy in these regions.
Knowing the importance of a diverse economy, the government also invests heavily in the technology sector, funding research centres, tech factories and warehouses, and startups throughout the new regions. Universities and colleges are also planned and construction begun in key cities and centres in the regions.
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