Chapter 446: Marriage Proposal (Medium)
Someone immediately proposed to return to this colony about Nanyang, and apparently these Dutch also thought that as long as they could marry the queen to Wang Guorui, they should also be able to return to the colony. As for the fact that Kalimantan cannot be recaptured, that can be said separately. But the land east of Kalimantan, as well as Sumatra, and even Java can also be returned! If you can't get it back, then I'm afraid you will really face the consequences of the government's resignation. And if Wang Guorui can return the land to them through this queen incident, it will be a beauty plan to surrender without a fight, so everyone has begun to think about it like this.
And Wang Guorui heard the words of these guys, and he knew that these guys were daydreaming! Regarding this colony in the South Seas, Wang Guorui will never return it to them, the resources of the South Seas are rich, whether it is used to grow crops or mine minerals, it is a very rich place, if it is returned to them like this, then Wang Guorui's subordinates will rebel. The seizure of Nanyang is the common voice of the army and the people, not Wang Guorui alone. This war against Nanyang was actually proposed by Wang Guorui, and it was quickly approved, because they all knew that once the war against Nanyang started, they would be able to obtain resources. If resources are not available, Taiwan will also face the result of collapse, so this is what everyone is concerned about.
Since this Nanyang has been eaten in his mouth, I am afraid it will be difficult to spit it out, so Wang Guorui will not be stupid enough to spit it out.
"Sumatra, we will take the initiative to back down and return it to you Dutch, but we will not back down anything else. Because this will be your queen's dowry. Wang Guorui said.
Wang Guorui is also so "arrogant", and it is so reasonable to ask the woman for a dowry, anyway, these colonies are also regarded as the dowry of the Queen of the Netherlands, so it can be regarded as something they gave to Taiwan. In short, it would be good if they accepted it. Even if they do not accept it, Taiwan will not return these colonies to them, because after all, these colonies are the lifeblood of Taiwan, and of course they cannot be returned to them just like that. Anyway, if they are willing to accept the title of dowry, then they can also be treated as a dowry, so naturally it is to make them feel better. Avoided the bad reputation of land reparations.
"What? Trousseau? ”
Some parliamentarians almost vomited blood because they suddenly remembered a European marriage custom. In Europe, unlike in China, a large number of European countries generally pay for the marriage of men and women. The custom in many European countries is that the man rarely gives a bride price, but the woman must prepare a sufficient dowry, so it is quite happy in Europe, and there is no need to worry about what men have no money to marry, this kind of thing should be something that the woman is worried about. But Wang Guorui was also shameless, and directly asked for these colonies as a dowry. This must have been a bit unacceptable to them.
This kind of is really dark enough, and directly asks for a few large colonies as the queen's dowry. But think about it, people are queens, how can the dowry be ordinary? So it's not too much to ask for a few pieces of territory. However, this made everyone very heartbroken, and they ceded such a large colony as a dowry at once, but they were forced to give it by others. It's just infuriating.
"You can rest assured, according to our Chinese customs. In the future, only the woman's own children will be able to inherit the dowry, and the husband and other people's children will not have the right to inherit the dowry. Wang Guorui said.
When the councillors heard this, they were relieved. Anyway, they thought that being forced to cede the colony was a necessity, but what they wanted was to get it back as much as possible. But how could Taiwan return it to them, so they were destined to suffer only one big loss. But now I heard the Chinese custom that the dowry can only be inherited by the woman's own children. This made them all feel relieved for a while. Because what they are most worried about is that if Wang Guorui gains this territory at that time, and then gives it to the children born to him and other women, it will be troublesome. And if only the woman's biological children can inherit it, then it will eventually return to the Dutch side.
As long as the queen gives birth to a descendant of Wang Guorui, then the colony will still belong to the Netherlands. When the time comes, Queen Wilhelmina's children can return to the Netherlands to inherit Wilhelmina's throne. When Wang Guorui and Queen Wilhelmina died decades later, the colony was returned to the Netherlands, and they could all regain the colony.
This, of course, is the result of the Dutch's self-consolation. They thought that as long as this way, they could get back these lands without spending a single soldier, and anyway, Wilhelmina's descendants would be able to inherit the Dutch throne at that time, wouldn't it be possible to return this land at that time? As for whether Wang Guorui will give this land to the children born to him and other women, this is also not in line with Chinese customs about dowry. And as long as China has this, the Dutch are willing to pinch their noses and admit it. Anyway, they can't defeat Taiwan in a war, so they can only take back this land through this method.
"Hmph, let you deceive yourself, anyway, you will lose when the time comes. You can't have predicted what will happen in a few decades, and when the time comes, as long as you play some political means, you can completely reassign these colonies to us China through some political means. ”
Of course, Wang Guorui will not tell them that the international situation will be very different in the next few decades, especially after the colonies of various countries have begun to become independent and then establish their own countries. At that time, the colonial system of the whole world gradually collapsed, and the major colonies became independent or joined certain countries for other reasons, and became the territory of certain countries. At that time, although this territory of the South Seas seems to be a colony, in terms of China's status in the future, it is completely possible to use some means at will, and then it will be transformed from paper to legitimate Chinese territory. This is just a change on paper, and there is no big difference. Wang Guorui believes that China's international status and strength will be very different decades later, and at that time, China will play some tricks, and the Europeans will be helpless.
As for this custom about the dowry of the Chinese woman, it is only used to appease the Dutch. Let them be willing to accept the marriage of Wang Guorui and Wilhelmina, and Wilhelmina also knows that the Dutch have declined, and they will not be able to keep it sooner or later. So instead of being taken away by outsiders, it is better to give it to your husband, so that it can be regarded as a gift for yourself. Of course, this gift was also forcibly asked for by Wang Guorui, and he will not return it in the future.
"What do you have any opinions on the matter of this colony?" Wang Guorui asked.
Soon, the Dutch parliamentarians also had no opinions, because if they had any more opinions, it would only be for them to be unable to reap the benefits. Wang Guorui has already given them face, and is willing to give these colonies to their heirs after the death of himself and Wilhelmina, and then they can inherit the throne of the Netherlands, so that they don't have to worry about not being able to retake the colonies. And this is a result that the Dutch can reluctantly accept, believing that as long as they can revert to the Dutch in the future, then nothing will be a problem.
Wang Guorui was thinking in his heart: "When the time comes, decades later, these Nanyang will be full of our Chinese, and you won't dare to ask for it if you want it back at that time." Will the Chinese follow you Dutch in a few decades? ”
Wang Guorui has planned that the continuous immigration in the past few decades can allow the people to transfer to the colonies in a steady stream, and these lands are full of Chinese, so naturally there is no need to worry about the betrayal of the Chinese in these territories. Anyway, everyone's civilization and ideology are the same, and there is no need to worry about what they will split. On the contrary, when the Dutch saw that these territories were full of Chinese, they probably didn't dare to ask for it back, they would be afraid that the population would be upside down. It is tragic that they have become a "minority" in their own territory.
"We can discuss the affairs of this colony, that is, according to the Chinese marriage customs. At that time, only Her Majesty's own children will be able to inherit this dowry, and the children born to you and others, Governor, will not be able to inherit it, and we must sign a treaty on this!" The president of the council said immediately.
"Okay, we can sign the relevant treaties, and only my and Mary's sons and daughters will be able to inherit these colonies." Wang Guorui said.
Soon, everyone also reached a consensus that they could return satisfied. However, there will definitely be people who will come out to stir sticks next, because not everyone wants to see Wang Guorui and William Minna get married.
"I object, I think the queen should find a nobleman to marry, not a Chinese without a title." Moreover, this Chinese already has a wife, and he already has no less than four wives, and even love. He also has a lot of people, so how can we get Her Majesty to marry him? We in Europe have always been monogamous and will never allow polygamy, so we should firmly oppose Her Majesty marrying him? Someone shouted immediately. (To be continued......)