Chapter 222 Negotiation (4)

After a day of negotiations, the Dutch colonial government, under the pressure of the British, finally agreed to the request of the East China government to allow the Javanese Chinese to fully enter the colonial government, but also put forward a condition, that is, the proportion of Chinese in the Javanese administrative system cannot exceed 30%, because this can maintain the absolute majority of the Dutch government, and indeed the administration of Java is still controlled by the Netherlands, which is also the bottom line of the Dutch side.

After three days of negotiation and repeated bargaining, it was finally determined that in the administrative system, the Chinese could occupy two of the eight departments of the Governor's Palace, and the staff of each department would be all Chinese; in the legislative system, the Chinese would be able to get five seats on the board of directors; and in the judicial system, the Chinese would be given one judge's seat, and in the police system, they would account for about 30 percent.

On the whole, both sides were satisfied with this proportional distribution, and the Dutch colonists finally maintained their dominance in Java, and for the Javanese Chinese, it was also an acceptable result, after all, it was impossible to reach the point of being equal to the Dutch all at once, or even overpowering the Dutch. Although the lack of 30% is a destabilizing position for the Dutch, it can still play a considerable role if used correctly.

For example, in the legislative system, the seats of the 5 directors of course can not dominate the resolution of the council, but the whole council is not a monolith, but the convergence of interests of all parties, theoretically speaking, if a certain resolution of the government can be supported by 5 Chinese directors, then only in the remaining 15 directors to get the support of 6 seats can get a majority advantage, and vice versa, so that the 5 Chinese seats as a political transaction, will have great value, and other systems are also the same, of course, to achieve this effect, the premise is that all Chinese must be completely consistent。

Therefore, in the ensuing negotiations and discussions on how to select the Chinese serving in the colonial government, the East China government did not budge an inch, insisting that the Chinese serving in the colonial government must be selected by the Chinese themselves, and the colonial government must not interfere. In the end, the Dutch colonial government had no choice but to accept this condition, but it also put forward its own condition, that only Javanese Chinese were eligible to participate in the elections, or vote, and that government-designated criminals were not allowed to participate in the elections. In this way, the way for overseas Chinese to enter the colonial government through elections was blocked, and it was also the Dutch who held the last position.

The East China government has no objection to this, because the East China government does not intend to directly participate in Javanese politics in the short term, but tries its best to cultivate its own agents among the Javanese Chinese, so of course it will not dwell on this issue, but the East China government requires the establishment of a Chinese trade union in Java, which is responsible for managing the work of the Chinese in the colonial government, and providing necessary services to the Chinese, and of course has administrative power.

The Dutch colonial government also agreed to this condition, after all, after the signing of the treaty, the political status of the Chinese will be greatly increased, and there must indeed be an organization that is not only responsible for managing the generation of Chinese serving in the colonial government, but also facilitating the management of the Chinese.

The two sides finally decided to give the Javanese Chinese five months to prepare for the establishment of the Chinese trade union and the formation of the Chinese in the colonial government, and to officially take office and carry out the work in October.

Finally, the East China Government proposed to set up an office in Java to coordinate and handle the relations between the East China Government and the Javanese Chinese, as well as the Dutch colonial government. This request was also very reasonable, and the Dutch colonial government, although it was unwilling, had no reason to refuse.

In this way, the East China government and the Dutch colonial government finally completed the negotiations and finally signed the [Batavia Treaty]. The East China government not only received an indemnity of 6.5 million pounds, but also the first time that China's influence extended into Southeast Asia after Zheng He's seven voyages to the West, and won the support of the vast number of overseas Chinese in the South Seas.

Of course, it is also an acceptable outcome for the British government to avoid a complete break with the East China government, and to make every effort to contain Russia's expansion, while at the same time temporarily keeping the East China government's influence out of Southeast Asia. Although according to the provisions of the [Batavian Treaty], the Javanese Chinese can achieve a lot of political power, but on the whole, the Dutch colonists still dominate the government, and the Chinese can only improve their status in Java, but they cannot influence the situation in Java, and this is the only feasible way, and other conditions cannot satisfy both sides, as for the Dutch colonial government can no longer oppress the Chinese as arbitrarily as in the past, it is not a matter for the British to consider.

Although the East China government could still use the power of the Javanese Chinese to expand into Southeast Asia by supporting proxies, that would be at least a few years later, and the main goal of Britain was to contain Russian expansion. According to the judgment of the British government, a war against Russia will occur in the next one or two years, and the concentration of the forces of the Japanese and East China governments, coupled with the support of Britain behind the back, is very likely to defeat Russia, since it cannot defeat Russia, it can also greatly weaken Russia's power, so that it can no longer expand in the Far East, and Britain can depend on the results of the war against Russia, and then determine the strategy to deal with the East China government, and slowly squeeze the power of the East China government out of Southeast Asia.

The biggest loser in the Java crisis was of course the Netherlands, and this defeat also prompted the Dutch government to make a painful determination to vigorously develop its navy and strengthen its combat effectiveness in order to protect its overseas interests.

However, these are all things for later, although the [Batavia Treaty] was signed, the KPA did not leave Java immediately, because there are still many aftermath matters to be dealt with, so the two sides agreed that the KPA will stay in Java for a month to deal with other matters.

First of all, of course, the reparations of the Dutch colonial government, 6.5 million pounds is not a small number, even the Dutch colonial government, it is not possible to take it out at once, so it will take some time to raise. Moreover, the prisoners of the colonial army are still being held by the People's Army, and they will not be easily released without payment of reparations.

Not only the prisoners of the colonial army, but also the people's army captured about 2,500 indigenous soldiers, and the treatment of these prisoners, after consultation with Zhang Zhijun and other Javanese Chinese representatives, it was decided to inform the tribes that these captives could be ransomed, of course, the indigenous tribes of Java are not rich, and they can't take out much money, but they can be exchanged for goods, and there are still a lot of local products in Java, which can be bought at a good price in China.

However, except for a few people with a certain status in the tribe, there were still more than 2,000 captives who were not ransomed by the tribes, and in the end the People's Army decided to arrange these prisoners to work on the Zhang family's farm for 10 years, with a salary half lower than that of normal labor, and directly handed over to the Javanese office of the East China government.

In addition to these, there is also the Javanese office that established the East China government, the trading houses, etc., and of course, the formation of Chinese trade unions in Java, as well as the election of Chinese working in the colonial government. In fact, the Javanese Chinese do not have much experience in this, and they are basically designed by the traverser to run various organizational systems, because it has just been established, so the managers of the first batch of trade unions are basically directly appointed by the East China government for a period of one year, and after everything runs smoothly, they will be produced through the formulated procedures, and Zhang Zhijun is also very natural to be designated as the chairman of the trade union by the East China government.

And one of the most important things is the handling of the farm guards. As an auxiliary force of the People's Army, the Farm Guard also played an important role in the fighting in Java, recruiting a total of 1,275 people, and in the previous battles, 253 people were killed, and how the remaining 1,000 people should be settled.

However, the traverser is resolutely opposed to the disbandment of the farm guard, but should be retained, as an armed force that the Javanese Chinese can control, because only the armed forces are mastered, and the farm guard is experienced in war, and has considerable actual combat experience, even if the traverser is not in Java, it can still maintain a certain degree of deterrent to the colonial government, of course, the name of the farm guard can still be used in the name, after all, each farm in Java will have its own guard, and the KPA can provide weapons, training and command.

Zhang Zhijun expressed absolute support for the traverser's suggestion, and said that the Zhang family could settle the farm guard in the name of reclaiming the farm, and provide training places and funds, as well as the salaries of the farm guard members. However, the traverser still decided that the members of the current farm guard team should still adopt the principle of voluntariness, and those who originally intended to stay can stay, and those who do not stay can also withdraw, and the vacancies can be recruited again.

In the end, about 800 people chose to stay, because during the war, the members of the farm guard not only received military training, but also received some ideological education and training, so their ideological consciousness has been improved to a certain extent, and they understand the role of the gun, and only when they have a gun in their hands can they not be afraid of being bullied by the Dutch or natives. Moreover, the KPA attaches great importance to emphasizing the sense of honor of soldiers, and this sentiment also affects the members of the Farm Guard, who are also proud to be soldiers, which is the main reason why the vast majority of members are willing to stay.

The traverser also reorganized the farm guard, believing that the scale could be maintained at about 1,000 people, and appointed Zhang Guoping as the captain. The convoy will be divided into two parts, one part will be gathered in one place for training, and will also be prepared to equip them with grenadiers and 60 mortars, and the KPA will send people to teach and command them, including political education, of course, and the other part will be scattered and stationed on other farms, but only equipped with rifles and pistols, and lead the convoy of other farms to train together, and then rotate regularly, so that when the time comes, 2-3000 troops can be gathered in a short time, which is enough to support for a while. And this is not limited to the Zhang family's farm, other Chinese farms can also join if they wish, but they will have to bear the cost of the escort team stationed on the farm.