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Governor Van Persie sent urgent telegrams to the country in succession, in which he bitterly advised: "The American fleet sent from Hawaii a month ago is unprecedentedly powerful, and they are so aggressive that they have driven the warships to Jakarta

Jakarta Danger! Java Danger! Dutch East Indies Danger! I hope that with the sincerity of peace, this crisis will be resolved, the most shining jewel of Queen William's crown will be saved, and the Maine incident will not be repeated in Jakarta. ”

It seems that in order to confirm the urgency of Governor Van Persie's telegram to Jakarta, the military report sent by Major General Van Nissi to the country is more convincing. He said sadly and indignantly: "The powerful American fleet has 3 battleships, 5 cruisers, and dozens of other large and small warships.

In the event of an exchange of fire, there is little hope of victory for our White Spoon Overseas Fleet, but I pledge in the name of military entry that all the officers and men of the Overseas Fleet will defend the honor of the Kingdom with the highest spirit of sacrifice. ”

After checking the telegram, Major General Fanny felt that the word "escape" was inappropriate, so he changed the pen to action. Thinking about the race between the Dutch fleet with old arms and legs and the American ** ship, Rear Admiral Fanny felt panicked in his heart??????

The 7,000-ton tonnage of his flagship, the Seven Provinces Soyuz, could not even be beaten by the cruisers brought in by the United States, let alone the battleships that the United States entered.

Rear Admiral Vanney secretly made up his mind that in the event of a war, he would order the Dutch fleet to fight three rounds with the American fleet before the horse surrendered.

Perhaps the telegrams from Governor Van Persie and Major General Vanney finally made Amsterdam realize that the big picture of the matter was that the United States might be in a rough move.

Although this is unlikely, the matter is very important, and the Dutch government does not dare to pin its hopes on the goodness of the United States. In the event of a small misfire, it would lead the Netherlands to lose its last colony.

Without the East Indies, the Kingdom of the Netherlands would have become a European country completely, and of a very unfashionable kind.

At the same time, after receiving the news that the US government was going to take retaliatory measures and ban Shell Oil Company from engaging in oil exploration and exploitation in the United States, Shell Oil Company panicked.

Some people complained that they should not listen to the instigation of Britain and banned American oil companies from engaging in oil exploration in Sumatra.

Go and get into the UK! Anyway, there is also a British part in this matter. Well, 40% of Shell's shares are owned by the UK, and one of Shell's two boards of directors is based in London.

During World War I, Britain was only 5% self-sufficient in oil, and most of the rest of its oil came from the United States, which was very inconsistent with the status of the British Empire. Moreover, it is impossible for the proud Britain to accept the fact that it will hand over its energy lifeline to the United States.

In order to protect the oil resources of its territory from being taken away by American companies that possessed all the technology and funds, the British government formulated a policy after the war to prohibit American oil companies from conducting oil exploration and exploitation in the British territories.

Britain not only did this themselves, but also instigated the Netherlands to do the same, so there was also the crisis of the American fleet in Jakarta. The United States could not deal with Britain's entry and could only take advantage of the Netherlands, so it sent a large number of warships to the South Seas to prepare to kill chickens and monkeys.

The United States' actions are decisive and brittle, but on the contrary, the United Kingdom, which has been encouraging the Netherlands to join the United States, is a little hesitant to enter the United Kingdom, and it is not like they swore to the Netherlands before that the United States will never dare to move seriously!

If the United States does not dare to move the real style, then the Netherlands will dare to move the real style?

The worried Dutch did not complain about the British who had played a trick on him, and he put down his old face and asked his cousin British to intercede.

Britain has been paying close attention to Jakarta's situation, and is well aware of the ugliness of the United States and the Netherlands, and the Dutch entry is just a pawn for them to withdraw to test the United States. Although it knew that the United States was not prepared for war, Britain had already felt the anger of the United States, and it would not be good if it provoked a conflict or a military competition between Britain and the United States, and Britain's national strength was now not allowed to deal with the United States in the same way as it did with Germany.

Or let the United States return to isolationism! After knowing the bottom line of the United States, Britain finally intervened in the Jakarta incident.

The Netherlands is also very shrewd, and it is better to have Britain in mediation than for the Netherlands to face the United States on its own, at least the United States will not make too many demands.

The Royal Fleet Squadron in Singapore announced that it would raise its alert, and at the same time said that the British government would resolutely defend British interests in the South Seas, and that any move to upset the balance of the situation in the South China Sea would be reckless and inappropriate.

Britain has the greatest interests in the South Seas, and naturally it does not want the situation in the South Seas to be turbulent, so the British side has also expressed Britain's concern for the situation in the South Seas to both the United States and the Netherlands.

Of course, looking at the vigorous and energetic American fleet, Britain knew that the United States would definitely not return empty-handed this time, and the Netherlands would not be able to enter without blood. The best way to do this would be for both sides to take a step back, and the American oil companies could engage in oil exploration in the Dutch East Indies, but also with Dutch interests in mind.

Under the active mediation of the British, the U.S. fleet in Jakarta no longer put on a sabre-rattling appearance, and the shape began to ease up. The two sides began to sit down and talk slowly.

The entry of American oil companies into the island of Sumatra changed the situation in the East Indies, where Shell was the dominant company. Long before Western Oil entered Sumatra, Shell was already operating a large oil industry in the East Indies, with an annual production of 2 million tons per year.

That's a very impressive number. This shows the importance of the East Indies to the Netherlands. Shell also has several oil fields in Sumatra, but they are small and have limited production, so they turned their attention to Borneo, which is also rich in oil resources.

They never imagined that in Central Sumatra, near the port of Dumai, they would let the US oil company open up a large oil field, allowing the United States to take advantage of it. It felt like digging gold out of your own land.

After some bargaining, the United States and the Netherlands finally reached an agreement that American oil companies could enter the Dutch East Indies for oil exploration and exploitation, but they had to accept a stake from the Dutch colonial government.

This condition is reasonable in the eyes of Beijin, but it does not meet Situ Nan's wishes.

The US-China Company and the Western Petroleum Company colluded, and the plan of the Zhi Gong Party near the Minas oil field could not see the light of day, so let the Netherlands intervene in it, so what should it be?

Perhaps it will also expose the secret formation of armed forces by Huajin, and if the news leaks out, it will not be good for the ears of the Dutch to preach to the Netherlands, and perhaps the attitude of the United States will also change.

Situ Nan resolutely sued Sù Henda? Brown, Occidental Petroleum will not accept the Dutch government's investment in the Minas oil field, except that future oil investment in the East Indies can be a joint venture with the Netherlands.

Although somewhat puzzling, Hantec? Brown still carried out Situnan's wishes, and resolutely resisted the pressure of the Netherlands and England.

In his words, the Minas oil field already has shares in the three largest oil companies in the United States, and there is no need for the Netherlands to intervene at all.

Situ Nan personally explained this to Andrew, saying that he had done a lot of work in the Minas oilfield, and that the oil field, wharf, oil port, and oil pipeline were all about to be completed or had made a detailed plan, and the horse could get rich returns. Now it is absolutely impossible to let the Netherlands in and pick up ready-made.

Situ Nan later persuaded Rockefeller with the same reason, so Occidental Petroleum, Gulf Oil, and Mobil Oil, at Situ Nan's insistent request, resolutely rejected the good intentions of the Netherlands and Britain to enter the Minas oil field.

The Minas oil field has not been exploited, and the Netherlands does not know that the reserves of the Minas oil field far exceed their imagination, plus the strength of the American oil company, in order to solve the predicament encountered by Shell oil in the United States, the Netherlands finally pinched its nose and admitted.

However, the Dutch side demanded that the American oil company guarantee the Minas oil field was a special case, and the future oil investment of the American oil company in the East Indies would be based on the Dutch government.

"Are you satisfied? If I had to choose, I think the island of Borneo has better oil resources. "Handar? Brown walked in with a freshly signed agreement and smiled at Situ Nan.

Situ Nan glanced at the terms, although the content of the face was simple, it was full of various compromises and unspoken rules behind the scenes.

For example, in order to ensure that the Minas oil field would not accept a stake from the Dutch government, the Western Petroleum Company had to privately promise not to touch the oil resources of Borneo Island, which is the dish of Shell, for five years.

To this, Hantec? Brown felt a little sorry. Although he knew that the Minas oil field was good, he did not know that the oil fields exploited by Western Petroleum Company were less than one percent of the entire oil fields, and that the rest of the fields were buried under the wooded, miasma-filled forest swamps.

"Actually, we earned it. Sumatra has a lot more oil than the other islands. Look, in a few years, our refineries in Sumatra will surpass Shell Oil. Situ Nan said confidently, to Handar? Brown was reassured.

Listen to Situ Nan say this, Handar? Brown Mar grinned. "I didn't expect you to run a lap and let you succeed here. It's bad luck for the Netherlands to touch you. ”

"It's supposed to be us." Situ Nan smiled, the conflict between the United States and the Netherlands over oil in the East Indies was all in his expectation.

As a result of this battle, Occidental Petroleum will be able to operate more openly in Sumatra in the future. At that time, it will be possible to invest in various industries in Sumatra in the name of oil companies. For example, chemical factories, machine manufacturing and so on, to establish some industrial base for the future China country.

"By the way, don't forget the UK. They are the most hateful and insidious. Next, taking advantage of the opening of the gap in the Netherlands, you will then test the British entry and try to enter the territory of the British to extract oil. "Situ Nan vs. Handa? Brown Road.

"Hmm. I try my best! "Handar? Brown nodded, Britain is not the Netherlands, it is not easy for American oil companies to enter the territory of the United Kingdom, and Western Petroleum has to work with other American oil companies to put pressure on Britain.

To be continued

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