The power of the Yang Mi of the road. A four-wheeled horse hanging the flag of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce often walks forward in a sedan chair on the road surface of the state, and the driver sits on the roof of the car expressionlessly, shouting in his mouth, and the whip in his hand waves from time to time, and the slack "snap" sounds, which makes the two Yanmars who pull the carriage not dare to slack off at all, and the carriage goes really fast.

Although this four-wheeled carriage belonged to the local Chinese Merchants' Association in Sumatra, the passengers sitting in the carriage now were not businessmen, and they were not Chinese, they were a group of Japanese, the staff of the Japanese Consulate in Palembang, and the leader was none other than the Japanese consul in Wuxi, China, Nishizawa Kouo, who is now the Consul General of the Imperial Japanese Empire in Sumatra. However, considering the festival between him and the Chinese president back then, the current Nishizawa Kimio used a pseudonym, called Nishizawa Keikata, and he also grew a beard and changed his image

In this scissor, Kimio Nishizawa is picking up the curtain with his hand. Looking out of the carriage, I occasionally glanced at the militia members standing on the top of the buildings on the street.

It was only nine o'clock in the morning, less than two hours after the curfew had been lifted, and the streets were deserted, with scarcely anyone to be seen except for the occasional patrol of the Chinese People's Corps, and the whole city was dead, and there was no sound to be heard except for the occasional few gunshots from afar.

"Looks like the chaos in the city is basically over

Nishizawa closed the curtains, and then commented on the situation in the city, indeed, since yesterday evening the Chinese Autonomous Bureau announced that it would take over all power in the city, the chaos in the city has basically subsided, and after last night's curfew, even these Japanese diplomats have to admit that order has now been restored in Palembang City.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese are doing this a little too much! If the Dutch retaliate, European countries should not speak for the Chinese, after all, the Chinese are destroying the entire European colonial order and the face of European countries. ”

A consular secretary sitting across from Nishizawa assessed the current situation in Sumatra with a strong tone of jealousy and emphasized his views.

"yes. From the perspective of European countries, the situation in Sumatra has developed so far, which is enough to prove that the Chinese also have a strong expansion**, and this situation has occurred under the premise that the world has been divided among European countries. Obviously, it has constituted a formidable challenge to the existing order and interests of Europe, and even if the Dutch government is powerless to do anything about it, Britain and France will not rest on their laurels. I don't think Sumatra will fall into the pocket of the Chinese so easily, and the situation here is likely to be repeated, but given that the Chinese on the island have reached an inexterminable level, it seems unlikely that the Dutch government will be able to resume direct jurisdiction here

Nishizawa nodded, agreeing with his subordinates.

"Your Excellency, since you say so, has the Imperial Government given you instructions on this matter?" Another diplomatic aide asked Kimio Nishizawa.

Kimio Nishizawa was silent for a moment, then nodded. "The Imperial Government has officially issued an order to me five hours ago. I was ordered to further gain the trust of the Chinese Autonomous Bureau on the Sumatra issue in exchange for the goodwill of the Chinese and to improve Japan's image in the eyes of the Chinese. And in exchange for the full cooperation of the Chinese central government on the issue of New Guinea. There is no foundation for the realization of comprehensive cooperation in Asia. ”

"No wonder Your Excellency was going to the Chinese Autonomous Bureau just now, so that's the case."

Only then did Nishizawa's assistants understand why Nishizawa went to the Chinese Autonomous Bureau first, the so-called borrowed carriage may just be an excuse, and his real purpose may be to be ordered to go to the leading figures of the Chinese Autonomous Bureau for secret consultations, but during the consultation, Nishizawa talked with the members of the Chinese Autonomous Bureau alone, and the others really did not know what the specific content of the consultation was, nor did they know what kind of means Nishizawa used to exchange for the trust of the local Chinese.

Kimio Nishizawa fell silent and did not discuss the topic in depth, after all, this matter is a secret operation in the foreign policy of the Japanese government, and the fewer people who know about it, the better, but so far. He didn't have much in his heart. Although he and the Japanese government insisted that there must be a shadow of the Chinese central government in the Sumatra incident, so far, the Chinese central government has not expressed any official opinion on this matter, so what the Chinese are pondering, Nishizawa and the Gumoto government are not clear, they are just speculating, and at the same time they are making bets, hoping to better cooperate with the Chinese side on this issue. In this way, the "friendship" between the two countries will be enhanced, and the so-called "Pan-Asianism" will be realized

In fact, when Nishizawa was ordered to Sumatra, it had a special purpose, since the number of Chinese immigrants on Sumatra Island has increased, the Japanese government has speculated the truth behind this, some Japanese politicians believe that sooner or later Chinese will take action in Sumatra, so it is recommended that the government send people with strong ability and more familiar with China to Sumatra in advance to serve as consul general in Sumatra, and it is precisely because of this that Nishizawa Koo came to Sumatra, and it turns out that At the beginning, the Japanese politicians had a good eye. They looked at the recess and said that the situation was written and the mustard umbrella was dry

But is it really that simple? Nishizawa does not think so, he always feels that the strategic focus of China's central government is not in the South Seas, but still in the East Asian continent, after all, China's naval strength is limited, and the strength of the army is considerable, focusing on the direction of the East Asian continent is more conducive to wielding the strengths of China's leading forces, and if the strategic focus is shifted to the direction of the South Seas. Then it is somewhat short-sighted, China is not like Japan, Japan is an island country, and Ukraine will pay more attention to the interests of the maritime direction.

However, after the Sumatra incident, Nishizawa Gongxiong's views were also a little shaken, and he was not sure for a while, not knowing what direction the Chinese would focus on strategically, and analyzing it with his diplomatic common sense and international common sense, there is now civil turmoil in Russia. It seems that it is a good time for the Chinese to intervene. Moreover, a series of actions of the central government of China some time ago seemed to prove their unusual actions on the Russian issue, but at this time, the Chinese in Sumatra suddenly became difficult, and an equally unusual storm was set off in the relatively calm South Seas.

Could it be that the Chinese intend to expand their influence in two directions at once? In this regard, Nishizawa is skeptical, and he insists that although the "mad president" is arrogant, he is very methodical in his actions, and although he is ambitious, he is by no means the kind of person who does not know how to advance and retreat, and under the current conditions of China's national strength, China will never expand its power in two directions at the same time, especially when such expansion will stimulate the nerves of the great powers.

The question is very intriguing, then, because Nishizawa couldn't figure out what the "mad president" was trying to do, and it didn't seem to be realistic to say that he was completely unprescient about the Sumatra incident, after all. It is obviously no coincidence that the local Chinese self-government organization launched a rebellion on the night of the arrival of the Chinese Navy's ocean-going fleet in Palembang, but on the other hand, the "eating appearance" of this armed rebellion was so ugly that as soon as the Chinese naval fleet arrived, the local Chinese immediately moved to make the incident smaller, which was simply telling the European powers directly. There is a background to this incident.

According to Nishizawa Kimio Nishizawa, the only plausible explanation for this strange situation is that the "mad president" really wanted to stir up a storm in Sumatra. Either he wanted to annex the region, or his purpose was simply to muddy the waters of the South Seas, and at the same time, the long-brewing conflict between the local Chinese and the natives was finally detonated into a war because of the arrival of the Chinese naval fleet, so there was an accidental sudden situation in the inevitable historical trend, so that the small Sumatra was in chaos, and the city of Palembang was also in chaos, not only the natives were dealt a heavy blow, but the Dutch colonial authorities also in fact lost their direct control over the local area.

Now that the Chinese Autonomous Bureau had declared that it would take over all power in Palembang, and Nishizawa believed that it would not be long before the Chinese would take over all of Sumatra, and that the island would no longer be considered a Dutch colony, as the Dutch government could no longer exercise effective rule over the region.

Regardless of the role played by the Chinese central government in the Sumatra incident, the Japanese government is not very concerned, and the question that the Japanese government is most concerned about now is, if the Japanese government supports the domination of Sumatra by the Chinese forces, what benefits and benefits can it get from China?

And this is the main reason why Nishizawa went to the Chinese Autonomous Bureau to hold secret consultations with those leading figures, and before the end of the talks between the two sides. Those Chinese Wei Yan did personally agree to Nishizawa Kimio and immediately reported the opinions of the Japanese consul to the central government.

Nishizawa is now playing the role of a probator, so it was not the Japanese minister to China who first had an official opinion on the Sumatra issue, but the Japanese consul general in Sumatra.

After the conclusion of the talks with Hua Lu and the committee members. Kimio Nishizawa borrowed the carriage from the Autonomous Office and rushed to the British Consulate in Sumatra. However, instead of a simple meeting with the British consul, the person who went to a small "international conference" was the governor of the East Indies colony appointed by the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Mr. Governor had intended to convene this meeting yesterday to discuss the present situation in Sumatra, but yesterday the consuls did not receive any domestic order to express their opinions, so the meeting was postponed until today.

Now that Nishizawa is on his way to the British Consulate, since the Japanese Government's position has been made clear, Nishizawa will not easily support the Dutch Government's position on the Sumatra issue, and unless the Dutch Government agrees to transfer the Dutch possessions on New Guinea Island to Japan, the Japanese Government will speak from the standpoint of "Pan-Asianism."

The Japanese Government's current stance is that whoever gives more benefits will speak to whomever they want, China will speak for China if they have more benefits, and the Netherlands will speak for the Netherlands if they have more benefits, but considering that it still needs to rely on China's help on the New Guinea issue, the Japanese Government is more inclined to support China's position. It is said that the book is full of umbrellas