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Volume III Aftermath 58 Governor Van Persie and Major General Van Nistelrooy

The arrival of the American fleet in Jakarta shocked the Dutch-Indian colonial government, and Governor Van Persie kept scolding the Americans for their arrogance in the room, smashing things all over the room as he scolded

"Damn the stupid bureaucrats in China, they don't understand what the situation is here, they know that the Americans are not easy to mess with, and they just go to ** him, do you still think that we are the empire on which the sun never sets hundreds of years ago? Without the strength and not so greedy, can we completely deny American companies access to the East Indies?

Hell, do you want me to take a group of lazy and lazy natives to fight against those American ** ships in the port? ”。

Van Persie's shouts reached the door, and many staff members in the Governor's Palace could hear them clearly. However, they all took the initiative to ignore the Governor's disrespect for the domestic government, and expressed their deep approval of the Governor's words about the prestige of the enemy and the destruction of his own ambition.

They had already seen the muzzles of the guns raised high outside the port of Jakarta, and although they were still wearing gun jackets, once they fired, it would be a matter of minutes to blow up the Governor's Palace.

The officials of the Dutch and Indian colonial governments either had a large amount of industry in the area or spent a lot of money to transfer them from China to the fertile land of Nanyang, and they were really unwilling to fight with the Americans until they recovered their costs. Fools know that this is looking for death, isn't it good that everyone can make money in peace?

Although the royal family has a large stake in Shell Oil Company, officials in Jakarta do not.

Even if Shell makes money, it will not give these overseas officials a penny, but will constantly ask them to do this and that.

Rear Admiral Fanny, commander of the Dutch East Indies Fleet, walked to the door and sighed, he didn't have the courage to confront the tens of thousands of tons of US ** ships at the door, the largest warship of the Dutch East Indies fleet, the Seven Provinces Alliance, was only 7,000 tons, and it was an old antique from the pre-dreadnought era, and it was really vulnerable to the advanced US ** ships.

Fanny frowned and knocked on the door of the Governor's room, "Your Excellency the Governor, it's been a week, and the U.S. fleet has no intention of setting sail. ”

Speaking of this, Fanny lowered his voice again, "According to the senior management of the US fleet, if we take coercive measures against the US oil companies, they will use force to protect the overseas Chinese. ”

"Hmm. Fortunately, we didn't listen to the pigs in the country and took reckless actions. Governor Van Persie's face sank a little more, he was silent for a while, and sighed, "Forget it, this matter is no longer something we can solve, let's wait for the news and see how the country handles it." ”

"That's fine. But we still have to be vigilant, we should be vigilant, and beware of those natives making trouble. You know, those stupid natives are sometimes insane, and if they are instigated by the United States, they will be in trouble. Major General Fanny mentioned a Zhongyun Jianyi.

"Makes sense, what are you going to do?" Governor Van Persie asked.

In his eyes, the Americans are civilized people, and even if they fight, it makes sense, but the natives are different, some of the Javanese monkeys are uncivilized, ignorant, lazy, and murderous, and they are afraid of white Europeans in their bones, but they are extremely cruel to other peoples who are weaker than them.

The nest of the Dutch and Indian colonial government is in Java, and the most elite part is in several large cities such as Jakarta, which is more economically developed, and the largest ethnic group on the island of Java is the Javanese. Due to the weak economic strength of the natives, they could only take refuge in the Dutch and became the doglegs of the Dutch.

The Javanese soldier is usually obedient, following the Dutch ass to make a threat, bullying other peoples, and not creating much power, but he is indeed an excellent dogleg.

The Dutch did not believe in the Javanese in their bones, and although the majority of the soldiers in the colonial army were Javanese, most of the officers were Dutch. Javanese could only serve as low-ranking officers.

During the extraordinary period, fearing that the Javanese would rise up to make trouble, Major General Fanny thought for a moment and said, "Gather all the Javanese officers in the name of a meeting and keep them separate from the indigenous soldiers." At the same time, indigenous soldiers were not allowed to leave the camp, and security in Jakarta was taken over by the Dutch Corps. ”

"Good. That's it. Governor Van Persie nodded and gave Rear Admiral van Nistelroy a trusting look.

At this moment, he has forgotten about it, and in order to compete for the interests of Java, he usually suppresses the other party. For example, the colonial government had collected a large amount of taxes from Chinese merchants, and most of the rest went to the governor and some officials who knew him well.

The military system represented by Major General Fanny is the object of exclusion by the civilian system, so many fattening operations do not have a share in the army. However, Rear Admiral Fanny is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he also has his own way of making money, and the army takes bribes on a large scale, not only turning a blind eye to smuggling, but actively participating in it, using warships to transport goods and smuggle goods, and also make a lot of money.

For a long time, the two sides have not interfered with the river water, and the relationship is not harmonious. That's what the Netherlands wants to see. The crisis of the U.S. fleet in Jakarta has brought Van Persie's office and Rear Admiral van Nistelroy closer together, and their positions are highly identical.

The two discussed how to deal with the crisis in the room, and the atmosphere was very friendly. Although the Dutch were helpless against the American fleet, both the Governor and Rear Admiral Fanny had extensive experience in dealing with the natives and preventing them from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause rebellion.

"Your Excellency the Governor, in the past two years, the investment of the Chinese has become bigger and bigger, in addition to the Huang Zhonghan family on Java Island, there are more and more Chinese companies in Sumatra, they control the trade of several big cities on the outer islands, spices, tobacco leaves, tin ore, etc. have fallen into their hands, and even our Dutch businessmen have gradually returned to Java Island under the pressure of Chinese capital and withdrawn their investment in the outer islands, and this problem has attracted our attention." Major General Fanney looked at Governor Van Persie with some earnestness.

For an officer of integrity and love for the Netherlands, Major General Fanny felt compelled to remind the Governor of the interests of the Netherlands.

"Oh?" Governor Van Persie glanced at Major General Fanny lightly and smiled nonchalantly, "I've heard about this too. But don't worry, no matter how good the Chinese business is, it's not on our plate? The more they invest, the more we will reap in the future. ”

He said in his heart: "Those fools can't even do business compared to the Chinese, they are squeezed out of the outer islands, and they want the Governor's Palace to come forward to open their eyes for them, what a group of waste The current Dutch merchants are becoming more and more degenerate, thinking about how to exploit the Chinese to make a fortune all day long, instead of relying on innovative management, they are all eating their old capital, and they are becoming more and more disadvantageous in the world's trade."

It doesn't matter if there are one or two Chinese businessmen, but there is no good reason to rashly deal with Chinese businessmen, so don't you feel that the Chinese businessmen in the Dutch and Indian territories are going to Malaya next door? Without the Chinese to do business, would the colonial government's economy still exist?

The economy collapses, and taxes cannot be collected, even if the greedy guys in the country do not take their governorship, they will be called incompetent."

Thinking of this, Governor Van Persie said: "Economic matters should be handled by economic means, the Governor's Palace will protect the legitimate interests of all honest businessmen, and there is no need for Major General Fanny to worry about this, you should arrange the work of guarding against the natives."

The Governor waved his hand to signal that the conversation was coming to an end. In his opinion, Major General Fanny was too lenient, and it was not allowed for the military to violate the rules of the game if the military was suspected of interfering in government affairs, so Governor Van Persie resolutely rejected Major General Fanny.

"Okay" Fanny seemed to sense the Governor's wariness, he sighed softly and turned to leave the Governor's Palace. He was also commissioned by the Dutch merchants to give the Governor a reminder by the way. Now that the Governor had an idea of his own, Fanny dismissed the idea of continuing.

Governor Van Persie did not want to embarrass the Chinese businessmen on the outer islands not because of his kindness, but because the investment of the Chinese businessmen stimulated the economic development of the Dutch and Indian colonies, and the Governor also got a piece of the economic development, which was a matter of fame and fortune, so why refuse?

Van Persie spent 5 million guilders and countless personal connections to get the fat shortage of the governor of the overseas colonies, since taking office, he has recovered the cost, but the profits he made are far from meeting his expectations, he still has two years to serve, he only wants to be safe and secure in these precious two years, and strive to get rich.

It is said that the house prices in Amsterdam have risen a lot, how can the Netherlands spend their old age in peace without making more money? I also have to raise a few young and beautiful mistresses, which seems to cost a lot.

Two years later, when you leave Jakarta, you must make up Rp 50 million to make ten times the profit, which is not a high requirement. God, please bless the damned Americans to hurry up

Governor Van Persie prayed silently in his heart, he didn't want to see anything extraneous, alas, even if he was a governor, the economic pressure was great

The American visiting group walked into the governor's palace proudly, but looking at their arrogant appearance, it did not look like a friendly visit to the Governor's Palace, but rather an aggressive debt collection.

"Your Excellency the Governor, we at Occidental Petroleum have been treated by you in Sumatra, and now many major projects have had to be suspended and suffered heavy losses, all of which are the result of your own efforts. Do you have any explanation? ”。 The meeting begins, Handar? Brown lodged a strong protest with the Dutch and Indian governors on behalf of the Western Petroleum Company.

Damn, what projects were suspended, with huge losses, it's all nonsense

Governor Van Persie looked at the fearless Handar? Brown scolded in his heart: Lao Tzu didn't take any measures at all, you Americans killed me, and set up the fleet at my doorstep, do I dare to treat the Americans unfairly? Not only did you have no losses, but you also accelerated the construction of oil fields, when I don't know?

However, the Dutch government did announce that American oil companies were not allowed to participate in the exploitation of oil in the Dutch and Indian colonies, and although the action was not carried out, it gave the United States a pretext.

"How can our colonial government, which welcomes the United States to come and invest in us, treat American companies unfairly? It's just a little misunderstanding. I believe that as long as the two sides talk calmly, the misunderstanding will soon be cleared up. ”

Van Persie maintained a gentle demeanor on his face, and today he will use the grace he has cultivated over the years to defeat the rude American.

No matter how aggressive the Americans were, Governor Van Persie kept smiling, and explained with grace, good self-cultivation, patience and peace, which is really speechless. Anyway, that is to say, I am also a part-time worker, and I have to listen to the orders of the big bosses in China, but my attitude is sincere and good, so that you can't get angry.

The U.S. delegates seemed to see through Van Persie's thoughts, but still put pressure on Governor Van Persie. Pressed by the U.S. representatives, Governor Van Persie verbally assured that the colonial government would not treat American corporations unjustly, either on the surface or in substance, without further orders from home.

As soon as the words fell, Yao Hongmin of Meihua Company stood up.

"My Lord, I believe in your sincerity. But why did our Meihua company get no reply to its several applications to engage in banking, shipping, and tobacco franchises on the island of Java? So I have reason to believe that the Dutch-Indian colonial government has done unjust treatment of American companies. ”

Yao Hongmin said loudly.

His words were like a slap in the face of Van Persie, Van Persie's face was slightly red, and when he saw Yao Hongmin's yellow-skinned and black-eyed appearance, he scolded in his heart: "Damn yellow-skinned monkey, he actually caught a ride with the degenerate American species." ”

But the shape is not better than people, Van Persie can only scold in his heart, he didn't dare to attack on the spot, no matter how he said that the United States and China companies are all large companies registered in the United States, and their influence is extraordinary.

Rich in products, Java Island is the essence of the Dutch and Indian colonies, and the lifeblood of the Dutch is no more remote than Borneo, Sumatra and other outer islands, the Dutch themselves are not capable of developing, and it is nothing for outsiders to develop.

Dutch merchants and the Dutch and Indian colonial governments did not like foreign companies to compete with them, so all foreign businesses in Java were more or less restricted by the colonial government. Several applications of the US-China Company were dragged to some unknown place by the relevant departments of the Dutch and Indian colonial authorities.

Although the Meihua company can invest in Java through other methods, it is a little inconvenient to lose a name. Therefore, Situ Nan also asked Yao Hongmin to take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the arrival of the American fleet in Jakarta to infiltrate Java in the name of righteousness, and openly compete for business with Dutch merchants.

Yao Hongmin's goal was finally achieved, and in order to show that what he said was true, Governor Van Persie Ma Shan instructed his staff to go through the procedures for the US-China Company to invest freely in Java, so that the US-China Company could freely invest and operate in the entire Dutch-Indian colony without having to use other names.

After Yao Hongmin left the governor's palace, he came back and told him in detail about the situation at the Situ Nan meeting.

"How does this fake tiger feel?" Situ Nan asked with a smile.

"It feels good, it's cool, and if it's our own strength, it's even better."

Yao Hongmin said with a smile, "That Governor Van Persie's face will be red and white for a while, and he may be mad in his heart, but he can't have a seizure." However, he finally agreed to give Israel a free investment in Java. ”

Situ Nan nodded and said: "After this fox fake tiger power, Meihua can indeed quickly penetrate into Java Island, but after all, it is the nest that the Dutch have been operating for hundreds of years, and the water in it does not want to be so shallow on the surface. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Ning @ Jing # Xiao ¥ said that mobile network subscription, reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )

Volume III Aftermath 58 Governor Van Persie and Major General Van Nistelrooy

Volume III Aftermath 58 Governor Van Persie and Major General Van Nistelrooy,

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