Chapter 68: Private Deals

Just when Major General H. Ta Pulton was thinking in his heart whether he should listen to Elena Belle and tell Tang Yunyang about his troubles, the other party was actually thinking about it.

As mentioned earlier, because he is the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, and he has the right to bid for spare parts of Tieyi Company, which is subordinate to Antai Industry, so his reputation among Chinese businessmen and his reputation among parliamentarians are quite good.

In particular, he is a first-level member of the Baath Party, and a Chinese businessman in Batavia believes that he has the right to speak in front of Tang Yunyang. Therefore, they wanted to make a special request to the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht - Tang Yunyang through him.

"Mr. Tang, what should you do about this? In fact, in my personal opinion, their proposal makes sense! ”

Tang Yunyang listened noncommittally, as far as he was concerned, he understood very well that there was some truth in the views of the Batavian merchants.

"Mr. Chen, if we can, perhaps we should have a deep discussion on this matter after the reception is over. Mr. Chen, you know, the scope of this matter is really worrying! ”

Major General H. T. Pulton took his glass, and his heart was pounding. He had some fears, but as the governor here, he couldn't help but say these words to Tang Yunyang. As for whether he was a kind man or not, what he did in Batavia at that time already showed everything.

"Hello, Mr. Tang!"

Major General H. Tower Pulton came to Tang Yunyang, and his military uniform was neatly pulled by himself. came to Tang Yunyang, who was wearing a Chinese military uniform, and first stretched out his hand to him.

"Oh, Major General Poulton, long time no see, how are you!"

Sure enough, the current Tang Yunyang seems to have become a good person after "self-cultivation", and looking at others is like a spring breeze with smoke.

"Mr. Tang, I don't intend to disturb your conversation with Mr. Chen, but I do have some urgent issues that I need your help with!"

"Alright, let's go outside and talk!"

"I'm sorry Mr. Chen!"

Major General H. Ta Pulton greeted Tan Kah Kee politely, but he knew that this Chinese was a very prestigious person among the Chinese businessmen who held the lifeblood of Batavia's economy.

"Please!"

Looking at the background of the two walking out of the house, Chen Jiageng faintly felt that they might be talking about the same thing. It's just that according to your own hopes, the goal may be completely opposite!

Outside the window, there was a thunderstorm, which was a common occurrence in Batavia. The winds of the Indian and Pacific oceans often meet here, which naturally makes the weather here as fickle as a child's face.

"Mr. Tang, I'm afraid you know that Batavia has now become an extremely important colony of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The development of industry and agriculture here has achieved gratifying results. But that's exactly the problem, because of the increased interest here in the Netherlands, it's ......! ”

With Chen Jiageng's discussion just now, Tang Yunyang certainly understood that what the other party wanted to say to him was about the future development direction of Batavia. Is it ultimately due to the continuous improvement of the status of Chinese businessmen into the hands of the Chinese, or is it said to continue to maintain this situation.

"So?" Tang Yunyang asked coldly, "Dear Major General, I think you understand what it was like here before, and it was all to blame on the arrangement of the Dutch government." Isn't it better than the race vendettas of the past, and everyone is happy to make money together? ”

Major General H. Tower Pulton couldn't help but shrink his neck when he heard that Tang Yunyang's mouth was not very good. Although he was not allowed to talk about this horrific conversation, he was going to fight for his future no matter what.

"Of course, please don't misunderstand Mr. Tang, the development of Batavia is now a situation that satisfies everyone. As for the model of the city council, you can rest assured that it will not change. All the legitimate interests of the Chinese here will be very respected. ”

Also, last time, both the Dutch and the locals were already afraid, this enclave of the Dutch government, no matter what, could not resist the toss of the Wehrmacht under Tang Yunyang. In particular, when the aircraft carrier fleet led by Luknall cruised in the open sea here, the locals thought that the Chinese had plans to take over the land.

"However, there are some problems here, and according to our intelligence, some Chinese prefer to have China run them directly! If, as far as the Dutch government is concerned, they may not like this ending, it would be more beneficial if, for me personally, or for you, the status quo in Batavia is maintained. Of course, the decision is yours, so I'm going to talk about it privately! ”

Major General H. Ta Pulton did not have a tough attitude, and he knew in his heart that if the other party wanted it, this land, which was dominated by Chinese merchants, would naturally not escape the palm of their hands. However, if we look at it from another external perspective, it is very beneficial for both China and the Netherlands to maintain the status quo in Batavia.

As far as the feelings of the Chinese businessmen are concerned, no matter how good the city council is, it is still the territory of the Netherlands. In any case, it is more reassuring to be Chinese territory, especially for Chinese businessmen who have been to Shandong, believing that under the policy of the Baathist, Batavia can develop better than Qindao!

This is what Chen Jiageng just proposed to Tang Yunyang.

When Tang Yunyang heard the news, he was both happy and worried at the same time. Glad to have this group of patriotic businessmen at the bottom, this Batavia is what he has in his pocket. With this, China's far-reaching hinterland and maritime security will be more guaranteed.

In particular, it is connected to the Indian Ocean, which can make it easy for Chinese oil tankers to enter the Middle East, and even the fleet to the Middle East, affecting the world's oil economy.

Worryingly, Batavia, as a conduit between Australia and China, now has its own unique existential value. Moreover, the United States in the Philippines does not want to be cut off by others. If this place is returned to China, then the lifeline of the US military in the Philippines will be cut off at any time.

But just as Tang Yunyang just replied to Chen Jiageng, the scope of this matter is too extensive.

"Well, Mr. Major General, I appreciate this attitude of yours very much. If you can respect China's interests, then I believe that your interests will also be respected by us. And here, it is better to talk to someone as frank as you, than the Dutch government! ”

Major General H. Tower Pulton was satisfied with Tang Yunyang's answer, after all, as long as he was governor here for one day, he would be more majestic than a mere army major general, and I don't know how many times more prestigious. And whether or not he can be the governor of this place is probably not in the hands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but in the hands of the young Chinese leader opposite.

"Thank you, Mr. Tang, as far as I know, the Chinese businessmen here maintain close ties with China's industrial construction, and I believe that if I continue to serve as the governor here, then the entrepot trade of both industrial products and industrial raw materials will have a better development, so I beg you to allow this place to remain in the present situation until the day when it has to be changed!"

Of course, Tang Yunyang understood what the other party said, and the main reason for his negotiation in Europe this time was for this matter. If it were possible, then the world's first "tariff and trade organization" could be born in his hands.

The reason for thinking about this is that although Chinese goods are pouring into Europe, there is still a certain possibility. For example, France has Casser. Merlin's company, and because of the "Calcutta Agreement", Chinese goods can enter the market after paying considerable tariffs.

However, it can be expected that in the future, Chinese goods will not enter Europe smoothly forever. After the war, when the local industry recovered to a certain extent, it was the time when countries turned away the goods that China had poured into. Of course, since the "Merlin Platinum" signed on the pharmaceutical market is another matter.

When European countries tried to keep China's cheap goods and services out of the country, Batavia, as a colony of the neutral Netherlands, naturally made its position in trade self-evident. In particular, the rapid development of the transport and processing industries at this time will attract Australia's resources in the direction of China. The re-export will also be carried out because of the status of the Netherlands as a permanent neutral country.

European industry, which lacks these resources, will of course be at a disadvantage in competition with China in the rest of the world after lacking Australia's resources and markets. But it is not a simple matter to bring down these old capitalist powers.

The only thing that can be done now is to lay out a good situation in advance and finally re-divide the world's raw materials and commodity sales market during the Second World War in 10~20 years.

Therefore, Tang Yunyang has already defined Batavia's future in the next 10 years.

"Mr. Major General, we have had some dealings, although the previous time due to the racial vendetta made our dealings not look so good, but I hope that in the next 10 years, we can always be friends, I think you understand what I mean!"

"Of course, Mr. Tang, please rest assured, as long as I am here for a day, then the interests of China and the Chinese people will be strictly protected here!"

Since the two traitors have reached some kind of private agreement, then the matter will be maintained for the time being. In any case, there is a road that is completely smooth for the overseas raw material market that China needs for development! That's what this deal is for.