Chapter 191: The Dutch East Indies (4)
"Has Her Royal Highness really decided to do this?" The prince's smile was very bitter, because the queen actually asked him to go to Huaxia to negotiate, a very humiliating negotiation.
Queen Wilhelmina's face was very resolute, and she would get more benefits if she was willing to let go, although it was a shame, but it was better than losing it all in the future.
"That's it, we can't help it, isn't it, since Huaxia is so concerned about the Chinese and the East Indies, why not give them a piece of land to build a country? Moreover, according to the investigation of Envoy Vinie, the largest armed force of the Chinese is in Borneo, which is already under the control of the Chinese, and there are still some benefits to be gained from selling it! โ
"But Her Majesty, the area of Borneo is too large, and the price is very difficult to grasp, too many Chinese people will not agree, too few will not agree to the country, which makes me very embarrassed! Please make the bottom line clear to Her Majesty, and I can negotiate. The prince was extremely painful in his heart at this time, he didn't want to do this kind of drudgery at all, but who asked Qin Yu, who he introduced at the beginning, to the queen, the queen remembered him.
Sell Borneo to the Chinese to establish a state, drive all the Chinese in the East Indies there, and then gradually send more troops to the East Indies to consolidate the Dutch consolidation there, so as to maintain the Dutch interests there.
"The minimum is 1 billion Chinese dollars, there is no cap, more than 2 billion, you will have a commission!" The queen's words are very skillful, and there is a commission but she doesn't say much, which makes people think about it.
When the prince thought that Borneo was such a big land and so fertile, it was not a problem to buy a billion Chinese dollars, and it was not a problem to exceed two billion, and his heart suddenly became happy, and he did not ask about the weight of the commission on a whim.
Soon after, the Governor of the East Indies sent an official letter to the Chinese, asking the Chinese to send representatives to Batavia to negotiate with the Chinese in the East Indies.
The Chinese were also stunned when they received this, but they also launched their own representatives after private discussions, a total of eleven representatives, representing the major Chinese forces, some of them were newborn, and some of them had taken root here for a long time, and Zheng Guoxiong of Borneo was also among them.
Among these Chinese representatives, there are only eight people from the Chinese Empire, and the rest are a few old Chinese forces, so to speak, the Chinese Empire is negotiating with the Netherlands, and the Netherlands also understands it.
The negotiations gathered the attention of all countries in the world, and major newspapers sent people to Batavia one after another to conduct interviews and reports, which also attracted the attention of Chinese people all over the world.
The Viceroyalty of Batavia, the Governor and the Veni commissioner were very surprised to see the telegram sent from China, holding negotiations with the Chinese, and the country will also send the prince to China to visit Wรจn, which is simply incredible, the government is showing weakness to China, which does not conform to the style that has always wanted to exchange colonies.
"Alas, our country's strength is still too poor after all, if it were Britain and the country, it would not bow to China like this, this is a colony with huge potential, even if you give up some of it, you can't let it all go, I hope Huaxia can be satisfied!"
Pooh has been trying to find a way to drive the Chinese away or let them move away by themselves, but he can't think of any good way to do it after racking his brains, after all, the current China is different from the China of the Manchu Dynasty, if it is the Manchu Dynasty, he doesn't have to think too much about it, he just does it.
The governor breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if a war really broke out, he didn't know if he would be able to return home alive, he didn't want to die, "In short, it's good not to break out into war, the strength of the Chinese is too terrible, I can't believe that they have developed to this point, the armed forces are more than 100,000, they have already exceeded our garrison too much, and they are not opponents at all!" โ
Pooh, with the cooperation of the Governor's Palace, conducted a covert investigation and found that there were tens of thousands of Chinese armed forces on the island of Borneo alone. These Chinese usually work in the manor, secretly train, and are very strong. It is not difficult for Pooh to find out that a manor with a large number of indigenous people can use so much Chinese labor to manage a large manor with dozens or hundreds of Chinese!
Queen William was so frightened that she almost fell out of her chair when she received Pooh's news, she didn't know that the power of the Chinese had exceeded her expectations too much, no wonder Huaxia had always been calm, even if she was pressured by various countries, she did not let go.
After weighing the gains and losses, the queen wanted to temporarily block Huaxia's mouth with Borneo, and if she continued to make trouble, it would definitely not be good for herself, forcing Huaxia to say that she would start a war with a random reason, and the entire East Indies would be lost at that time.
The Chinese delegates gathered at the Governor's Palace in Batavia and negotiated in a small conference room, and the Governor did not invite people from Britain, France, and the United States, but only the Dutch and the Chinese.
"Everyone knows the purpose of inviting you here today, and I said it bluntly. The influence of the Chinese in the East Indies has threatened the rule of our country, and the armed forces developed by the Chinese have also exceeded the original Entente, and we have always adhered to the Entente, but you have always been thinking of replacing our rule in the East Indies, which is really chilling! "The governor didn't detour, he directly said the problem, and now there is no need to be polite in this way.
Most of the Chinese delegates bowed their heads in shame when they heard this, and it is true that the Dutch have been very friendly to their Chinese in recent years, and the status of the Chinese here is no different from that of the Dutch.
"Your Excellency the Governor said that our armed forces exceeded the agreement, but there is evidence, you must know that we have worked hard to develop this place but have been wronged by you, the Chinese have been silently paying, but you say that we want to replace you to rule here, I don't know how many Chinese hearts!" One said angrily.
Pooh took out a stack of materials and threw it on the table and said: "This is the evidence you want, you think that we don't know if we disperse the armed forces to the manor, a manor needs thousands of Chinese to manage, and the natives you hire also have eyes!" Aren't we good enough for the Chinese to want to restore the country? Want to build a Chinese nation? โ
Pooh is referring to the Republic of Lanfang, which was invaded by the Dutch in 1884. Although the Republic of Lan Fong resisted, it was eventually defeated by being outnumbered, and the remnants fled to Sumatra. However, due to the fear of the Qing Dynasty, the Dutch did not openly claim to occupy the Lanfang region, but set up another puppet to rule. It was not until after the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in 1912 that the Dutch officially declared the occupation of the Republic of Lanfang.
Although the Lanfang Kingdom was defeated, its influence among the Chinese in the East Indies was very great, and many Chinese people have been thinking about recovering the country and establishing a real Chinese country, no longer exploited by foreign powers.
"How did the Lanfang Republic perish in the first place, what qualifications do you have to say about us, how did you treat us before the signing of the agreement, but now you are benevolent and righteous, hahaha!" One of the representatives was an old minister of Lan Fangguo, and he was instantly angry when he heard Pooh's words.
The Governor and Pooh were silent, they were really harsh to the Chinese before, fearing that the Chinese would rise again and threaten their rule, and the colonists would never get along well with the colonized people, except for exploitation or exploitation.
"If we sell Borneo to you to build a state, will you be willing?"
"What, sell us Borneo, how is this possible?" Zheng Guoxiong, who has never spoken, is not calm, the Netherlands is abandoning the car to protect the handsome, and he can play a good chess hand!
"Is this true?"
All the Chinese delegates did not believe that the Dutch would sell Borneo to them, and it was a big joke.
"It's true, we think that the Chinese should have a country of their own here, and in order to give the Chinese a place to build a state, we are ready to sell Borneo to you to build a country or restore the country." The Governor said with a serious face.
"Really, it's true, are we Chinese finally going to build a country again?"
Everyone was very excited, the establishment of a Chinese state was what they had been looking forward to, and it was the best for the Netherlands to cede Borneo.
"I don't know what your country's price is for Borneo, you must know that our Chinese funds are not very sufficient!" Zheng Guoxiong asked.
"The specific price has not yet been clarified in China, and I believe it will not be long before it will be announced, and we can also negotiate, right?"
"So your country is just talking about it, for fear that your price will be too high or you will pay the bill, which is the consistent practice of you Westerners!"
Pooh said angrily: "Is it true that our government will announce it soon, please don't insult me, we will let the Huaxia Empire become the intermediary when the time comes!" โ
"In addition to talking about this this time, we have to discuss other things, we have decided not to allow Chinese to bring guns into major cities, restrict the use of Chinese guns, do not allow the sale of weapons and the establishment of private armed forces, except for large companies and estates that allow a small number of weapons and armed forces, nothing else is allowed!"
"There is also a restriction on Chinese immigration, the number of people per year shall not exceed 50,000, except for Borneo, the East Indies will become a territory directly under our country, and a unified population survey will be conducted, all of them are Chinese citizens and have Chinese nationality, I hope you Chinese can cooperate!" The governor took out a copy of the text and read it, but the more the Chinese people below listened to it, the more surprised they became.
The Netherlands first gave the Chinese benefits, and then they beat it, and then the point was the point.
A document was sent to the Chinese representatives, so that the Chinese representatives could see for themselves, that they were all policies that restricted the development of the Chinese, although they were not large, but in the long run, they had a very great effect on the consolidation of the Netherlands.
"I'm sorry, we can't accept this, it's too harsh, we have to develop arms to guard against those barbaric natives and protect our vested interests. Doesn't it take the consent of the locals to divide this country directly into a direct territory, and are the people of your country really willing to give us the same identity and status? What about the natives? You'd better get these things done first! Zheng Guoxiong shot back unceremoniously.
"Yes, your country should deal with it first!"
The people on the side of the Chinese Empire immediately supported Zheng Guoxiong, which made the governor and Pooh very embarrassed.
The Dutch's move to sell Borneo directly divided the Chinese and the people of the Chinese Empire, the Chinese wanted to establish a state, and a Borneo Chinese were satisfied, but the Chinese Empire wanted the entire East Indies, which was not the result that the Chinese Empire wanted.