"My dear old friend, Veoliaca...... May God bless you!"

"My dear Fili, do you still have a top gin? I remember you have a lot of stock here!"

The large study on the south side of the Governor's Palace, with the green lawn outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the indigenous waiters are building flowers and plants, the blue sky and white clouds are in the distance, the blue sea and silver sand in the distance, and the stretching urban area shows the prosperity of the colony. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The two have been cooperating in Nanyang for many years, and since the Netherlands has lost the qualification to dominate the world, the current Dutch national policy is to make money neutrally, basically no one is offended but generally dependent on the British.

Willingly acknowledging the position of the British boss was an effective means of reducing strife, and the intimacy of the culture and royal family kept the British from bullying the Dutch too much.

In this way, the two countries got along very well for a long time, and the personal friendship between the two governors became very harmonious.

By 1869, the Europeans had established their authority in Asia, and even the Qing Dynasty had been defeated twice in a row, not to mention the weak ones, and almost all Asian countries trembled under the cannons of European civilization.

The rule was so easy that all the natives looked terrified, and the Europeans were firmly at the top of the pyramid, and often one or two European soldiers could drive hundreds of native soldiers and police to suppress thousands of civilians without defeat.

In such a stable environment, they held the position of governor, in fact, their power was equivalent to that of kings.

In the colony, he has full authority in the country, and has the right to appoint and dismiss military power, financial power, and personnel...... The gray income of the entire governor is uncountable.

In recent years, neither of them has bought estates in Europe, bought real estate in the capital, and purchased a lot of precious art from the Renaissance, and when the governor's term is over, the royal family will have to promote the title of nobility.

This is life, and this is how the life of a true European aristocracy should be.

But today, Veolicha saw a trace of fatigue in the eyes of his old friend, and when he first entered the Doge's Palace, the staff around the porch were extremely busy, and the faint sound of the busy telegraph was heard, and the entire British colonial system in the Lion City seemed to be mobilized.

Chilled and precious gin, invented by the Dutch and carried forward by the British, is a well-known spirit that must be cooled with plenty of ice cubes to suppress the strong spicy sensation.

Veolicha shook the ice cubes in the glass so that the golden liquor began to swirl in the gaps of the ice cubes, and the melted ice water gradually diluted the alcohol concentration.

In one gulp, the cold and hot taste flowed down my throat, and my whole body was transparent.

"Ah, that's great, twelve years old, or sixteen years old, this gin is so good for the East Indies......"

Governor Filip smiled reluctantly, "Yes, this wine is originally a medicinal wine prepared by you Dutch people in order to adapt to the tropical climate, to clear heat, diuretic, and dispel summer heat...... And it prevents malaria!"

"Okay, let's not talk about these irrelevant topics, my friend, you came from Jakarta, what is the important thing? Maybe it's for that war......

Veolicha immediately sat up straight: "Yes, it was for the war in the north of Kalimantan, I think you should know, the Chinese have won a complete victory, according to intelligence, they want to create an independent province in the north and merge into the Chinese!"

"It's too arrogant, the power of the Nanyang Chinese is already huge enough, how can these Chinese continue to grow? When I entered the port, I saw you recruiting the navy...... Are you ready to do it? Do you need our cooperation, although our navy is not numerous, but we can still do our part......"

Governor Filipe smiled bitterly and put down his glass: "My friend, how long have you not paid attention to the situation in Europe?

"Where are these warships used to attack Chinese...... This is the order of the Prime Minister himself, and all the warships are the guards of the Tongzhi Emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty and the Chinese head of state, Xiao Letian, and these warships will escort them across the Suez Canal, and will be taken over by the British Mediterranean and Atlantic fleets, and eventually escorted all the way to London!"

"Ah!" exclaimed, and the glass in the hand of the governor of Veoliaca rolled down the thick carpet, not broken, but sprinkled with ice and liquor.

"Why? Could it be that Prime Minister Benjamin could not see the threat of the Chinese? Didn't he make up his mind to weaken the strength of the Chinese before? He even cooperated with Tsarist Russia to start raiding Prussian merchant ships, and didn't all the cargo ships carrying military supplies to the Chinese people be detained by you?"

"God! Is the mighty British Royal Fleet actually serving as bodyguards for the Chinese? Shame, I'm really ashamed of you!"

Fili smiled bitterly and shook his head, "What can we do? Is it as you want to go to Kalimantan and start ......a war with Chinese?

"The northern part of Kalimantan Island has always been the territory of the Turkish kings, they are not our colonies, and we have no pretext to participate! Moreover, Chinese is under the banner of revenge, it was the Tsarist Russia who attacked first, and the natives took advantage of the fire to loot later......

"The cunning Xiao Lotian has set off an overwhelming bombardment of newspapers and public opinion in Europe, and the whole European people know what Tsarist Russia did in Bailayi, and what those natives have done...... Damn, let a Chinese preemptively win the public opinion, and at this time the army is dispatched, how can we explain to the parliament, and how will the people think of it?"

Veoliyaka rubbed his temples impatiently, "But you won't provide escort for the Chinese, right?" When did the Royal Navy become a fleet for the Chinese?"

Governor Filip was also unconvinced: "Yes, do you think I'm not angry, but this is the Prime Minister's order, and it is said that the Queen is also exerting influence behind her back, what else can we do?"

"Queen, why did the Queen do this?"

"Why else? It's not because of the situation in Europe at the moment, the whole European continent is already sitting on a powder keg, the situation is already a little overheated, and the whole of Europe wants an eastern wind to cool down the people!"

"What's more, this is the first time in human history that a Chinese emperor has visited Europe...... After all, this is a visit destined to go down in history, and nothing can be missed!"