"Gentlemen, now I would like to hear your advice, the Australians have reached an agreement with the Spaniards, and the contract has been signed, do you have anything else to say now? It was supposed to be ours, but now that the Spaniards have taken the lead, I think there is no hope for the future of the Netherlands if we don't do it. ”

In the hall of the Dutch National Parliament, the speaker's words were obviously dissatisfied, because some people in the parliament and so on, let the Spaniards take the lead to become Australia's partners, and even the Spaniards directly agreed to the seemingly very harsh conditions of the Australians.

It's just incredible, when did the Spanish Empire become so eloquent that it actually laid down its dignity for the sake of steamships.

But seriously, the influence of steamships on the future of the nautical industry is too great, and it can even change the history of the entire nautical world, and it is no wonder that the Spaniards would be so willing to agree to all the conditions of the Australians, which is very worth it for the already declining Spain.

Therefore, at this time, Mr. Speaker, it is inevitable that he will be angry, and once Spain re-emerges, the future of the Netherlands will fall into its direct retaliation, and it is not impossible to even be overwhelmed by the army again.

The rising Spain will never allow the Netherlands to continue like this, and it is very likely that they will once again compete with the Netherlands, and in the Far East and in the Americas, they will be completely suppressed or pinned.

Spain must not rise, neither the Netherlands, which has become a maritime hegemon, nor France, which is now striving for continental hegemony in Europe, do not want to see Spain rise again, because that will definitely bring them more than a small trouble.

In the face of the Speaker's reprimand, all the councillors did not dare to speak, for fear that one would accidentally touch their brows, and they looked at Sidney, and he was the one who restricted the delay in the delivery of the Dutch ships, and he was the one who said that he was waiting to see.

Now it is clear that the Spaniards are one step ahead of the curve and working with the Australians. He had to shoulder the responsibility.

Although when he proposed it, everyone expressed their support, and also said that Australia would definitely be the Netherlands, not Spain, but now the situation has changed abruptly, which has to be said to be a little disappointing.

Although Sidney's heart feels hateful to the Australians, it is no better for these guys present, and now they are responsible for throwing themselves one by one Far from taking responsibility, they will run up and grab them one by one. It's just disgusting.

Sidney would have liked to pull the guys out of his chair and stomp them hard, but that was only in his mind's eye, and if he did, he was sure he wouldn't be able to make it through the Netherlands.

"Mr. Speaker, I would like you to give me a chance to make amends, and although the Spaniards have signed a contract, we can also sign it, and this does not prevent us from cooperating with the Australians. As long as we agree to all the conditions and give the Australians some benefits where appropriate, I am sure they will be happy to sign the same contract with us. ”

In Sidney's view, Australians are a group of profit-oriented guys, as long as they have enough interests, they can make a complete change.

But at this time, Sidney knew that Yu Bowen, this guy had been fascinated by the Spanish princess. He will definitely vomit three liters of blood, what is this called, it didn't take long for the Spaniards to even send the princess, this is obviously if it is entangled in Bowen's situation.

Sidney was full of confidence. But now that the matter has come to this, everyone can only try, after all, the opportunity has been missed, and the difficulty of trying to recover can be imagined.

Australians have always been the most interest-oriented, and at this time, if you want to cooperate successfully, I am afraid that it is necessary to pay a price. Not long ago, Australians had proposed that Borneo would be mined in the hope of getting support from the Netherlands.

In fact, you can just use this to promise them, and there is nothing to lose, the Netherlands is not very strong here, and there are also Spanish forces here, as well as a number of kingdoms in the homeland.

Therefore, Sidney even thought about the idea of persuasion, and used this as a breakthrough, believing that the Australians would definitely re-agree to cooperate with the Netherlands, after all, only the Netherlands had this strength, and as for the Spanish shipyard, it was outdated, otherwise it would not have been thrown off a full street by the Netherlands.

The Speaker pondered for a long time and did not speak, but looked at the councillors and thought for a while, and then said to Sidney: "Mr. Sidney, I hope you will take this matter well, not only for the future of the Netherlands, but also for whether your shipbuilding will close in the future. ”

Whether this is a threat or a warning, in any case, the Speaker agrees to his proposal, Sidney can at least understand it this way, because it is not only about the shipbuilding industry of the Netherlands as a whole, but also about the future of the Netherlands.

It can be said that the steamship has become a constraint on whether the Netherlands can continue to maintain its existing advantages, depending on whether the cooperation with Australia is successful.

Sidney had been the main person in charge of the incident from the beginning, and it was indeed he who proposed it if it hadn't been for his hesitation, and now that the Netherlands had signed a contract with Australia, it might have begun to enter the transformation phase.

Of course, the speaker and other parliamentarians will not stupidly blame themselves for this fault, this kind of thing can be pushed and deduced, and they must not leave a stain on themselves.

Sidney looked helplessly at the councillors, he was the last to leave when the meeting was dismissed, although he had already thought of how to convince the Australians, but he still had to find a suitable reason to meet the consul general.

After all, it has been at least half a month since the last negotiation, and the Netherlands has not made any response, and has not even sent anyone to inform them, which is extremely rude.

What reason to meet him, Sidney came out of the council hall and pondered this question until he saw the old housekeeper of the house drive the carriage over.

"Master, are you thinking about something?"

"Yes. Dylan, help me think of a good excuse to meet the Australian Consul General, just don't look so embarrassed. ”

Method, old Dylan tightened the reins and said with a smile: "I heard that this Australian consul is always very fond of beautiful women, I think as long as you bring a beautiful woman over to introduce him, you don't need to say any excuses for need." ”

It can be seen from the words of old Dylan that Yu Bowen's good woman has become a well-known thing in the upper class of Amisterdam, and I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for him. (To be continued......)