Fourth, ask for collections, ask for recommendations, and ask for Sanjiang tickets

"By the way, Albert, there's one more thing I'd like to ask you for." The matter of the military academy was finalized, and Zhu Jishi sent the letter to Maria. Clementina's draft of the Orchid Letters of State was taken out and handed to Prince Albert with both hands.

Prince Albert took the envelope and opened it, his eyebrows suddenly wrinkled slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

At this time, Zhu Jishi's face was slightly rosy, and he didn't know if it was because of shame? He is now playing a very dishonorable role - a traitor! Betray the Lanfang Republic, which was painstakingly created by the ancestors of overseas Chinese in Nanyang, to the evil British imperialism! This vassal state is actually a British semi-colony, and if you are not careful, you will become a colony.

However, Zhu Jishi has never heard of any Lanfang country in later generations, and the land of West Borneo seems to belong to Indonesia, and it seems that this Lanfang country is still destroyed by Dutch imperialism. Now switching to the British may also be a turning point, if Lan Fang can really establish a country under the protection of the British, whether it is a kingdom or a principality, there will always be a day when independence will be restored in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jishi, who betrayed the country for the first time, suddenly felt a lot better in his heart, and when he saw Albert's eyebrows loosened, he thought in his heart how to use the tiger power of British imperialism to fool Lan Fang and the Chinese compatriots in Nanyang.

Of course, the Grand Duke of Lanfang could not do it himself, first, there was no force; Second, there is no foundation. Even with British support, it would be difficult to subdue a bunch of local snakes. However, the decision of who is the Grand Duke must be in his own hands - for a group of people who went to the South Seas, the king of a small country is also a rich and noble person! If you can decide by yourself, the Nanyang Chinese will know how iron the relationship between their fox and the big tiger behind them is.

And on Lan Fang's side, there must be more than one person who is qualified to be a grand duke, and whoever wants to be a duke must give enough benefits to himself. The gold mine itself is not wanted, this is the lifeblood of others, and the income of hundreds of thousands of silver dollars a year is not a lot of money. However, the port must have one, and at the same time, it is also their own stronghold, in case the British do not allow themselves to train in Hong Kong, they can also retreat to Lan Fang.

It is necessary to enclose the land, and the rubber saplings cultivated by the Kew Gardens Botanical Garden have been transplanted by two or three thousand, and there seem to be many rubber plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia in later generations, where the climate should be very suitable for the growth of rubber trees, and a few more rubber plantations should be opened in Lanfang, and now the price of raw rubber in South America is rising every day, and the income of rubber plantations will definitely exceed the gold mine in the future.

Then it is necessary to recruit some subordinates in Lanfang and Nanyang, some young ones, and they must have attended Western-style schools, even elementary schools, and send them to the Military Academy of Jishi University to train for a few years, which is to prepare for major events in the future!

Of course, those who are physically strong also need some, and it is better to have kung fu on the body. After arriving in Hong Kong, the identity of his Zhu Ming's descendants will definitely not be kept secret for too long, and once the Manchu Qing side knows, they may send a master of blood drops to deal with him! Therefore, we have to take precautions as early as possible - in fact, Zhu Jishi's worry is completely superfluous, the Qing Dynasty in the Daoguang period did not have any spy agencies at all, and in the early years of Yongzheng and Qianlong, there was still a spy yamen at the sticky pole, which has long been abolished now.

As for using liliang on the rivers and lakes, hehe, this is not a braided drama in later generations, but no woman in the rivers and lakes will take a fancy to the old pit of Emperor Daoguang. And the rivers and lakes in the south are the world of Hongmen, and it is really imaginative to let the children of Hongmen act as dead soldiers to assassinate the "overseas emperors" of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Prince Albert had already handed the "letter of state" to his wife, and then looked at Zhu Jishi and said lightly: "Jason, I'm sorry, I didn't know that there was Lan Fangguo on this shijie...... So I can't give you a positive answer right away, after all, accepting the protection of the British Empire is not a casual thing. ”

"Dear Albert, is this Grand Duchy of Lanfang next to that Sarawak Kingdom? This little Borneo is really messy. Queen Victoria had already read the letter at this time, in fact, the king of the Kingdom of Sarawak a while ago, James. Brooke sent to England to ask for annexation, but Queen Victoria did not agree.

"Jason, if Britain accepts the surrender of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, then there is no reason to reject the Kingdom of Sarawak, so ...... Britain is going to be in the strife of Borneo, you know? Albert pondered the words, and at the same time pondered Zhu Jishi's true thoughts in his heart. By the way, Jason, do you want to be Grand Duke Lanfang? ”

"No, no, no, I don't have that idea." Zhu Jishi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I have no foundation in Lanfang, if I want to be this grand duke, I will definitely have a conflict with the local Chinese heroes, this is not what I want, I think Albert, you don't want to get too involved in the complicated situation in Borneo, right?" ”

Prince Albert nodded, this colony, a little more than a semi-colony, is always haode. Therefore, he still welcomes Lan Fang's attachment. But it was not worth it to clash with the Dutch and the Borneo natives for the sake of a chicken rib. If Lan Fang is allowed to unify Borneo with the support of the British, and then turn his face and deny people in the future, it will be a big loss.

At this time, Maria, who accompanied Zhu Jishi to visit Windsor Castle. Clementina suddenly laughed, "Your Royal Highness, if you don't look down on the barren land of Lanfang, you might as well let them take refuge in the arms of France." Louis. King Philip is anxious to find a colony in the South Seas! ”

"No, no, Duchess, I think you misunderstood me." Only then did Prince Albert remember that Zhu Jishi was now also stepping on two boats, and the richest woman in France had been "conquered" by him! If the Duchess of Segur came forward to lobby the French Prime Minister Guizot and Louis. King Philip, eight times out of ten, will succeed. At that time, Zhu Jishi, the "trump card" to curb the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, may return to France together!

Prince Albert pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "The British Empire can provide protection for the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, but the Grand Duchy of Lanfang must first establish its own government, determine its own borders, and reach a border agreement with the Kingdom of Sarawak and the Dutch East Indies. ”

"This requires diplomatic mediation by the British government." Zhu Jishi said.

Without the big tiger of Britain behind his back, the Dutch were willing to sign a border demarcation treaty with the leader of the gang of Lanfang? Dream on!

"Well...... Prince Albert glanced at the French girl beside Zhu Jishi and took a breath, "Well, I'll send an envoy to mediate—I'll send Robert. Lieutenant Colonel Churchill is the representative of the Vice-Chancellor of the colonies. Speaking of this, he looked at Zhu Jishi seriously, "Jason, you have to promise me that you must not let Lan Fang go to war with the Netherlands!"

"I promise!" Zhu Jishi nodded heavily, "But what about the others?" Like the Kingdom of Sarawak? Like Brunei or ......"

"The Kingdom of Sarawak will not have a problem, I will give it to James. "Prince Albert waved his hand," Brooke wrote, "It doesn't matter if Brunei or any other indigenous country is concerned, as long as the Netherlands doesn't stand up for them." ”

"I see, lost in the Netherlands, taken from the natives." Zhu Jishi said with a smile. He also knew that the British would not fight with the Dutch for Lan Fang, of course, the latter also had a similar attitude, as long as he got enough oil and water from Lan Fang, he would definitely not give face to the British, and Lan Fang's losses on the Dutch side could only be made up by the natives of Borneo, and it was a big deal to load a shipload of arms from India and go to the South Seas to support Lan Fang to fight the natives.