At 10 Downing Street in London, England, British Prime Minister Marquess Salisbury is sipping a cup of afternoon tea and then breathing a sigh of relief.

"This Netherlands is really embarrassed, the queen has made Taiwan's Wang Guorui pregnant, and now it has really become the laughing stock of all countries. It's funny, it's funny. The Marquis of Salisbury laughed.

Salisbury wouldn't be afraid anyway, because he knew that this was the queen of the Netherlands, not the queen of his own England. What's more, the Dutch queen has no rights, although she has blood relations with European countries, but in fact, this blood relationship in Europe is very weak, and there will still be a fight when it is time to fight, and there will be no mercy on her subordinates. Therefore, the British Prime Minister also began to laugh at the Dutch queen unscrupulously, and then the Netherlands will become a laughing stock.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, there's news from the Netherlands." The secretary said.

"What's the news?" The Marquess of Salisbury asked.

The secretary immediately replied: "After the discussion of the Netherlands in Congress, their queen officially married the governor of Taiwan." ”

"Oh? It seems that this is an old Chinese saying, raw rice is cooked and matured, can't you marry it? The Marquis of Salisbury still couldn't help laughing.

"Taiwan promised the Netherlands to purchase 10 million pounds of industrial products from the Netherlands every year."

"Oh, Taiwan is really rich, and Taiwan's finances can be said to be a miracle in the world! However, the purchase order of 10 million pounds, although we in the UK are also a little jealous, is not too crazy. So, let him go! Anyway, the Netherlands has declined, and even with this annual order of 10 million, it is just a last breath. The Marquis of Salisbury said casually.

Next, the Netherlands agreed to give the colonies in the South Seas to Taiwan. It's the queen's dowry. ”

"Sumatra didn't give it to Taiwan, right?" The Marquess of Salisbury asked.

"No, Sumatra still belongs to the Netherlands, Taiwan did not ask for it, they knew that Sumatra held the Strait of Malacca, and all of our Western countries would not allow Taiwan to control the Strait of Malacca, so they did not ask for it. And this island of Sumatra still belongs to the Netherlands. But the Netherlands aren't too strong for us, so we don't have to worry about anything. ”

"Well, they were able to come to an agreement, and that was what I expected. Since the leaders of the two countries are going to get married, what else is there to fight, I am afraid that they will also achieve peace in the future. Said the Marquess of Salisbury.

However, the secretary then said an important piece of news: "The Netherlands asked Taiwan for a dowry, that is, their queen's dowry, for three Sovereign-class battleships. ”

"What? Why didn't you say it earlier? If the Netherlands received three Sovereign-class battleships. Then we are in danger in England! Order our British Empire's envoy to the Netherlands to stop this from happening quickly, or our British Empire will be in trouble. At that time, the shipbuilding race will begin soon. The Marquis of Salisbury immediately turned green and screamed angrily.

Soon, the British minister sent a note to Bourgesius and Wang Guoruidu, hoping that they would sit down and talk about the battleship.

"Governor Wang, we in the British Empire do not want you to give the Sovereign-class battleships to the Dutch government. This will affect our British interests! The British minister said.

The British minister was very unkind when he said this, and obviously began to tell Wang Guorui directly. If he does so, it will affect the interests of the British, and I hope Wang Guorui will consider the attitude of the British people clearly. This is also the usual bandit style of the British, and they are also so threatening when facing the Manchus. Therefore, he still subconsciously wants to threaten Wang Guorui with threats, but he doesn't know that Wang Guorui doesn't eat it.

But Wang Guorui immediately asked: "What do British interests have to do with me?" ”

"You—" The British minister was furious.

Wang Guorui doesn't know how to bird this kind of guy. The British are not at all ready for a full-scale war with themselves at the moment, because the British have seven Monarchy-class battleships, and they themselves have six Monarchy-class, which is not much lower than them in number. And the British were to hold colonies around the world, although they had more than a dozen battleships. However, it was impossible for them to send all of them to attack Wang Guorui, and it was good that they could send three ships. However, there are only three ships, and naturally they will not be Taiwan's opponents, so they will not be stupid. The battle between Taiwan and the British is either not fought, or it is a full-scale war, so now the British are not ready to fight with Taiwan.

And since the British are destined to be the enemies of Taiwan, why should Wang Guorui give them face so much, so Wang Guorui spoke very politely, obviously not taking them seriously. Anyway, Wang Guorui is also a guy who is not taboo in meat and vegetables, and he used the stream at that time anyway. Hooligans used to deal with the Spaniards, and he didn't have to care about face. He attaches importance to practical interests, anyway, since sooner or later he will be enemies with the British, then why can't he add to the British's blockage?

"These battleships will be my dowry gift to the Netherlands, which is a consistent custom in China. So, when I give a dowry, do the British still care so much? Do you care about the sky and the earth, or do you care about people shit and fart? Wang Guorui snorted.

But the British minister immediately said: "This battleship will cause an imbalance in our Europe, and when war breaks out in Europe, will you be able to afford it?" ”

"Hehe, you have a war in Europe, what does it matter to me?" Wang Guorui asked.

If the kingdom wishes that the Europeans would go to war, it will immediately send troops to attack the Manchus and rule China! So if anyone wants a war in Europe the most, Wang Guorui actually wants it the most, so that he will have the opportunity to seize the central power in China and then sweep through China. But the Europeans are not stupid and don't give him this opportunity! And this battleship, in fact, is also eager to provoke a European ship-building race, and then indirectly break out into a war as a means, maybe with this ship-building race, the First World War will break out in advance.

"Well, Your Excellency, is there anything else you have to say? If there is nothing to say, then I will sign this agreement with Dutch Prime Minister Bourgesius on the dowry.

The British minister soon walked away, and Bourgesius saw that he had actually extorted three monarch-class battleships, which made them all seem to be in a dream. Originally, Bourzetius just said this casually, wanting to blackmail Taiwan and then get benefits. But now he actually got three Sovereign-class, which made him feel very shocked. If you can get these three monarch-class battleships, then you can become an important political figure in the Netherlands and gain a lot of political capital.

If it was up to the Netherlands to build this Sovereign-class battleship by itself, then the Netherlands would definitely not be able to build it. But now, if you can get it from Taiwan yourself, it can be said that you can make a lot of money. With these three Sovereign-class battleships, the Netherlands will once again become a naval power, although not the world's largest naval power, but definitely a very important naval power. Even if these battleships are second-hand, they can be very good. What's more, these battleships didn't really go through the fire, and they didn't have any damage, so it's okay to say that they were still new.

As long as he signs this agreement on the dowry given by Taiwan, then he can also become a hero of the Netherlands. He asked for three Sovereign-class battleships as a dowry, so that they might not lose money in the Netherlands. Those colonies in the South Seas have been occupied, and if he can exchange those occupied colonies for three Sovereign-class battleships, he is also recovering the losses for the country, so they are all worth it. And then it would be of great benefit to his political career.

Bourgesius represented the Dutch government, and soon signed the dowry from Taiwan to the Netherlands, and then Wang Guorui also began to sign. This agreement indicates that when the Taiwanese mission returns to Taiwan, it will leave three Sovereign-class battleships to the Netherlands, so that it can be regarded as a dowry to the Dutch.

And in England, when the Marquis of Salisbury heard the news, he immediately sighed and said: "Let the parliament immediately agree as soon as possible to our additional military budget for the navy to be used to build battleships!" This Taiwan's Wang Guorui actually gave the Netherlands three battleships, which is really courageous! Three battleships, not three cabbages, can he give them all? However, his three battleships completely broke the balance of our Europe. And they're just across the street from our England, so how can we not be worried? Their Sovereign-class battleships are ready to attack our mainland at any time, it's too dangerous. ”

Soon, the British Parliament immediately approved the plan to use the capital reserves to buy more battleships, especially this time to build six Sovereign-class battleships at once, so that they could feel safe. However, less than three hours after the decision of the British Parliament was made, the French also received the news from the British, and they immediately felt a lot of pressure. If the British built six Sovereign-class battleships again, then they would only be separated by an English Channel, which made France feel insecure.

France will soon start building ships, and Russia will follow suit.

And Wang Guorui, who received the news, immediately laughed: "Haha, let's build it, let's build it, wait for my new baby to get out of the water, then these things of yours will become tattered scrap metal!" (To be continued......)