With the support of the British government, the Dutch really couldn't toss any new tricks. Faced with the muzzle of the Beiyang British Combined Fleet, which was enough to deal with the Dutch national navy, the Dutch wisely chose to negotiate, what could they do without talking? Is it intended to turn a third of the city of Batavia into ruins? Fortunately, the British government privately told the Dutch government that the Qing had no territorial claims to the Dutch East Indies, which reassured the Dutch.

In the conference hall of the Dingyuan ship, the top officials of the Beiyang Naval Division and representatives of the Dutch authorities sat on both sides of the negotiating table, while Rear Admiral Fremantle, who was the intermediary, sat on the sidelines. The Dutch have already agreed in principle to the 4 basic demands of the Qing State, (if you don't agree, then talk directly with cannonballs!) Then the rest is a matter of how much. The first content of the negotiation is naturally compensation, which is also the most concerned issue of the Beiyang pipe belt, after all, this is related to the living standards of the Beiyang Navy Division in the next two years~~.

"We have built yì, and the Dutch government's compensation for me will be divided into two aspects. First, the Dutch government must compensate for the losses incurred by our Tsinghua people and overseas Chinese, including the costs and property losses caused by casualties. Second, the costs and losses incurred by our Beiyang Navy Division in suppressing the local indigenous rebellion must also be borne by the Dutch government. Ding Ruchang said sternly.

"Then I would like to know what your compensation standard is." The representative of the Netherlands said with a gloomy face.

"You see, because of the despicable acts of the mob, the entire Chinese community was almost razed to the ground, 156 Chinese died, and the rest were basically injured, plus the shops and warehouses and the goods inside, and this is only in Batavia City, Surabaya, Semarang and other places There were also small riots on the same day, and the total value of the damage caused was not less than 700,000 pounds." After Ding Ruchang finished speaking, he took out two lists, one to Felimante and the other to the Dutch representative.

"This is unfair, this riot is called by those natives, it has nothing to do with the Dutch government, if the adults are willing, they can ask for compensation from those natives, and the Dutch government will never pay for the actions of those natives!" The representative of the Netherlands said.

"The Dutch government is not responsible? If it weren't for the connivance and support of the Dutch government, how could the natives get the equipment of the Dutch army to massacre the Chinese? If the Dutch government fulfills the responsibilities of a civilized government, why should my people be slaughtered? The Dutch government is completely behind this incident, and this is already a matter known to public opinion in Europe, and if we send your remarks by telegram to the major newspapers in Europe today, it will only take one day for the Dutch government to equate barbarism with brutality! Luang Weili stood up and pointed to the Dutchman's nose.

"But it is not right for the Dutch government to bear the full amount of these reparations, after all, although the Dutch government has made some mistakes, the main responsibility lies with the indigenous people." The representative of the Netherlands wiped his cold sweat and whispered.

"I need to clarify that the actions of the Dutch government have been criminalized, and your use of the word mistake clearly means to shirk responsibility. Moreover, the Dutch government is the only legal representative of the local area, in addition to such a big thing, does the Qing Dynasty not look for the Dutch government, does there still exist an indigenous government that has the same effect as the Dutch government? Xu Jie sneered.

"Well, this, of course, is the only authority in the whole of the East Indies where the Dutch government is." The Dutchman was stunned for a moment and said.

"In this case, the Dutch government must come forward to raise these compensations, which is the responsibility and obligation of the Dutch government, and at the same time, it is clear that this compensation list is approved by the Beiyang side and the Nanyang Chinese overseas Chinese together with the British insurance company, which is very fair. If you disagree, you may contact General Felimante and the General will forward your comments to the British Company. Xu Jie didn't wait for the Dutchman to finish speaking, and at the same time nodded to Feliman. …,

"Then I want to know, how to calculate the loss of the Beiyang Naval Division." Seeing that the situation was no longer meaningless in too much entanglement, the representative of the Netherlands chose another topic.

"This is the list and price of all the materials consumed by my Beiyang, and at the same time, there are 47 dead and 252 wounded in the 2nd Beiyang Amphibious Division, and the bereavement of these fallen soldiers and the medical expenses of the wounded should be borne by you. A total of about 160,000 pounds," Ding Ruchang took out two more lists and handed them over.

"1,000,000 taels of silver, you are a bandit!! Even if the Beiyang Fleet runs out of all the ammunition it carries and runs out of coal, it is definitely not worth 1 million taels of silver!! The representative of the Netherlands said indignantly.

"I want to ask, in the eyes of Your Excellency, how much is a human life worth?" Xu Jie asked coldly.

"What do you mean by that?" The representative of the Netherlands asked weakly.

"Ammunition, fuel consumption, and all kinds of mechanical wear and tear are indeed not worth so much money, but in this riot, our Beiyang Second Marine Division killed 47 people and wounded 252 people, referring to the old Nagasaki practice in 86 years, each fallen officer will be compensated at least 6,500 yuan, each dead soldier will be 4,500 yuan, and the injured and disabled will be 2,500 yuan, plus the consumption of our Beiyang Fleet to stay in Nagasaki again, this 160,000 pounds is really not much." Xu Jie continued.

"What about the loss of human beings and compensation on the part of the colonies? How much should the Beiyang sailors give? The representative of the Netherlands asked rhetorically.

"Does the victim still have to pay compensation to the murderer? The division of responsibility for this matter has been very clear, all of them are caused by the connivance of the Dutch government, and even if a few Dutch people are harmed, it has nothing to do with our Beiyang, our Beiyang operation is carried out in strict accordance with the note, with the full name of neutral people involved, and there is no entry into the Dutch area and other European expatriate concentration areas at all. On the other hand, the Dutch authorities, not only did not stop the riots after they broke out, but instead obstructed the actions of our Second Beiyang Marine Division. Xu Jie snorted coldly and said.

"Since there is an old precedent, it is better to follow the old precedent, after all, no amount of money can buy back the life of a dead young man." Felimante pouted.

"We now come to the second point, which is about the punishment of the perpetrators of this riot. Most of the direct executors, most of them have been arrested by Beiyang, and the rest have been portrayed by professionals under the identification of local residents, and they must continue to be pursued. Ding Ruchang looked at the Dutch representative who was speechless and said. In addition to the direct perpetrators, the Dutch government, for its part, must bring to justice those behind the scenes and supporters. Without the support and command of these people, this riot would not have happened. ”

"Are you saying that the Dutch government was involved in planning the riot?" The representative of the Netherlands said with a raised brow.

"Unless Your Excellency can reasonably explain why Dutch military supplies can be owned by the mob, why after the riot, it was not the local Dutch military police who rushed to the rescue, but the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division?" Luang Weili said.

"The Dutch government has been slow to respond in dealing with things, and we have a responsibility." The representative of the Netherlands whispered.

"This is no longer a question of slow reaction, and if the leakage of weapons and the connivance of gangsters are described as slowness, this is probably not acceptable to any reasonable person. After all, this has never happened to European governments, and in the process of suppressing the riots, we actually found this, a list of weapons received by local natives from Dutch arsenals. It has the signature of an officer on it. Luang Weili handed a tattered piece of paper to Felimante.

"Well, well, we'll look into this, and I think we can move on to the next topic." Seeing this article, the representative of the Dutch authorities couldn't help but shudder and said.