Hamilton frowned and said, "Mr. Governor, I'm afraid this is not a wise choice. ”

Roseblue sneered and said, "Will Britain allow overseas Chinese to occupy Batavia?"

Hamilton shook his head and said, "Of course not, it is definitely not in the interests of Britain for overseas Chinese to occupy Batavia, but it is also not in the interests of Britain to have a direct conflict with overseas Chinese, and among these two options, we should have a better and more correct choice." However, although the final result would ensure the interests of Britain, it would not be a good thing for the Batavian government and the Governor-General. I hope you don't push us to that point"

At this point, Hamilton's intentions have become very obvious, it is absolutely impossible for Britain to stand up for the Dutch colonial government to confront the People's Army, because Rosbro has nothing to say, and after a long time, he finally nodded and said, "Okay, I agree to negotiate with overseas Chinese." ”

Hamilton nodded, and was relieved, although Britain had a plan, once the Dutch colonial government refused to negotiate, it would control Batavia, and set up a colonial government to negotiate with overseas Chinese, but in this way, Britain would lose a lot of points in diplomacy, because the Netherlands is a European country after all, and it can still get a lot of support in terms of public opinion, the Boer War that just ended, Britain's opponent is only the colonial descendants of the Netherlands in the local area, but this has already made Britain fall into a very passive realm in diplomacy, so it is best for the Dutch colonial government to come forward to negotiate with overseas Chinese, so Hamilton said: "Mr. Governor, this is a wise choice. ”

Rosburu smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Major General, but I have one more condition. ”

Hamilton said, "Please." ”

"I demand that this negotiation must be conducted under the auspices of the United Kingdom, and that the British send someone to preside over the whole process of the negotiations," Rossburu said. Although he knew that Britain had sold the Dutch colonial government, Rosburu knew very well that in the negotiations with the East China government, the colonial government had no useful card to play at all, and could only let the East China government slaughter it.

Hamilton nodded, this request was of course a good thing for the British, so he said: "Of course you can, as long as there is no objection from overseas Chinese." Then please Mr. Governor to formally inform the overseas Chinese as soon as possible. ”

The next day, after receiving the request of the Dutch colonial government to negotiate a solution to the Java crisis, the high-ranking generals of the People's Army were also very happy, after all, it was impossible for the East China government to occupy Java now, so the battle was almost over at this point, and the next thing that should be considered was how to end the war and fully collect the dividends brought by the war, then negotiation was of course the best choice, and this was also a plan that had been determined long before this operation.

Therefore, Shang Jinfeng, the commander-in-chief of the operation to protect overseas Chinese, immediately replied to the Dutch colonial government, saying that the KPA was willing to immediately cease fighting and start negotiations, and suggested that the negotiations should be held in three days, and the place could be set up in Batavia; and there was no objection to the Dutch colonial government's request that Britain send representatives to participate in the negotiations and act as a notary. Because since the Dutch colonial government made this request, it means that they must have negotiated with the British, and it is not much point to oppose it; and the traverser has a basic understanding of the attitude towards the British, and is not too worried, anyway, the traverser already has an account of the fruits to be harvested, no matter who they negotiate with, they must get it, and they will turn against the British if it is a big deal.

However, the KPA also put forward two demands: first, that Batavia immediately lift the blockade and allow residents to enter and leave freely, and second, that during the negotiations, no more anti-Chinese incidents should occur on the island of Java, otherwise the KPA would not respect the armistice. At the same time, in order to demonstrate the good faith of the KPA in the negotiations, the bodies of some of the confirmed colonial army officers were transferred to Batavia, including the remains of Colonel Martínez.

After receiving the reply from the People's Army, the Dutch colonial government immediately agreed, because Batavia was originally dominated by commerce, and in the past, it was because of the war that the whole city was blocked, not only to guard against the enemy, but also to prevent people from fleeing from the city of Batavia, causing panic in the whole city, and now since it is an armistice negotiation, of course, there is no need to blockade it anymore; and at this time, the indigenous tribes who dare to provoke the Chinese are no different from looking for death.

Three days was naturally the time for all parties to prepare for negotiations, and the KPA immediately contacted Zhang Zhijun and asked him to come to the dock to negotiate with the KPA on negotiations with the Netherlands. At this time, the blockade of Batavia City had been lifted, so after receiving the notice from the People's Army, Zhang Zhijun immediately rushed to the dock to meet Shang Jinfeng.

After the two saluted, Zhang Zhijun said: "General Shang, this time you are really breathing a sigh of relief for us Javanese Chinese, now in Batavia City, those foreigners who used to have eyes on the top of their heads are respectful to us Chinese, these hundreds of years, that is, now the Javanese Chinese are really raising their eyebrows." ”

Shang Jinfeng said with a smile: "There, there, this time thanks to the help of the Zhang family, first let us have a foothold in Java, and then Mr. Zhang ventured to stay in Batavia City and pass on the news to us, without the help of the Zhang family, it would be difficult for us to do this far, and I am afraid that Mr. Zhang was frightened a lot a few days ago, are foreigners embarrassed for you." ”

Zhang Zhijun said: "Fortunately, fortunately, what we have done is a little trivial, which is really not worth mentioning compared to what you have done, and we are only restricted from moving in Batavia City, and the foreigners are not too embarrassed for us, and General Lao Shang is worried." ”

In fact, during this period of time, the Zhang family was indeed very frightened in the city of Batavia, although the Dutch colonial government only restricted the actions of the Zhang family, but the Zhang family did not know the plans of the Dutch colonial government, and there were a lot of rumors in the city, and they have always been worried, and some European businessmen wanted to embezzle the Zhang family's industry, so they all came to the door to make alarmist words, so the Zhang family's family was indeed frightened for a long time. A few days before the Dutch colonial government dispatched troops to attack the farm, it was widely rumored in the city of Batavia that the People's Army had not been in Java for long, and at this time, almost the entire Zhang family was panicked, and some family members had fled from the Zhang family.

However, because Zhang Zhijun has an infantry radio station to contact the People's Army, he has a certain understanding of the situation outside the city, and he still has a little bottom in his heart, and after all, he is a person who has seen some storms, and he knows that it is useless to be afraid at this time, the better the People's Army fights outside, the safer he is in the city, as a result, Zhang Zhijun not only behaved very calmly, but also unceremoniously refused to the people who came to the mansion, and also stabilized the hearts of many people in the house。

After the People's Army defeated the Dutch coalition army, the situation of the Zhang family in Batavia City suddenly changed greatly, because there were legends in the city that Batavia could not hold it, and overseas Chinese were going to enter the city, and everyone knew the relationship between the Zhang family and overseas Chinese, so they all came to Zhang Zhijun to see if they could have any relationship with overseas Chinese, or to ask for personal favors, so as to save their lives. As a result, Zhang's family was crowded for a while, and there were many visitors, and even many officials of the colonial government came to visit, and Zhang Zhijun was almost too busy. It wasn't until Zhang Zhijun received a notice from the People's Army that he got rid of these visitors and rushed to meet the travelers.

Although it is true that they were frightened during this period of time, but in this big gamble, the Zhang family and Zhang Zhijun did win the bet, and the Zhang family also found a big backer, so that they can not only develop in China with peace of mind in the future, but also have confidence in the Nanyang area. And Zhang Zhijun's performance can be regarded as living up to Zhang Zhenxun's high expectations, which is a win-win situation.

Shang Jinfeng said: "Mr. Zhang, in three days we will negotiate with the Dutch, and in this negotiation, how can we win enough benefits for the Chinese in Java, we want to ask Mr. Zhang to ask a few Chinese in Batavia, we need people with high morality and respect, everyone will discuss together, after all, the affairs of Java will depend on you to deal with it in the future, and we will leave Java after all." ”

When Zhang Zhijun heard this, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and said, "Why are you leaving?"

Shang Jinfeng said with a smile: "We came to Java this time just to protect overseas Chinese, so when the negotiations with the Dutch are over, there will be nothing to do after the treaty is signed, we naturally want to go back to Shandong, not to mention that the situation in Java is complicated now, and even the British are involved, and it is indeed inconvenient for us to stay in Java for a long time." ”

Zhang Zhijun said: "If the nobles are gone, and the Dutch and the natives come to oppress us Chinese, what will we do?"

Shang Jinfeng said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang, we are not leaving immediately, we must deal with the affairs of Java before leaving, this is not to discuss with you, how to negotiate with the Dutch, in order to ensure that after we leave, the interests of the Chinese in Java can be protected." ”

Zhang Zhijun smiled bitterly: "Your people have good intentions, but I am afraid that although the treaty is signed well, after you leave, the Dutch will not admit it." ”

Shang Jinfeng said with a smile: "If the Dutch dare not admit it, we will never agree, and we will send a fleet when the time comes." ”

Zhang Zhijun listened and nodded, he was not a fool, he knew that it was indeed impossible for the East China government to occupy Java now, and it was not easy to be able to do this step now, and they could not be asked to do more. So he said: "Okay, I'll find someone as soon as I go back, and I'll come back tomorrow morning to visit the general." ”

Shang Jinfeng said: "Also, now we have sheltered more than 10,000 Chinese on the farm, and hundreds of foreigners, now that the war is over, it is not a long-term solution to live on the farm for a long time, and they should be sent back to live in peace one after another, but they are all forced by the natives, although they have saved their lives, but the family has been defeated, so let them go back to live in peace, I am afraid it will be difficult to live, and I also ask Mr. Zhang to fund them some money first, so that they can live in peace." After a pause, he said: "This money will still be counted on the Dutch in the end, but after the negotiation is over, we will receive the compensation from the Netherlands, and we will definitely pay the Zhang family all the money along with the farm expenses during this time." ”

Zhang Zhijun hurriedly said: "This matter is the responsibility of my Zhang family, the nobles went to the ocean to come to Java to rescue the Chinese, the cost is huge, if the Netherlands has a reparation, just to make up for the use of the nobles, we have a little money, it should be, there can still be paid by the nobles." My Zhang family can still afford this money, even if it is wrapped up in my Zhang family. ”