Episode 39 The Fat of the South

23,140,000 Mingyang's death compensation, at least 15,000,000 Mingyang's rape-rape compensation, and at least 10,000,000 Mingyang's disability compensation, and most importantly, 2,314 locals were indiscriminately pulled out to fight for their lives......

Several Dutch officials at the negotiating table are still dumbfounded.

1. The Ming Dynasty established military ports and military bases in the three port cities of Surabaya on Batavia Island, Medan on Pazia Island, and Pontianak on Borneo (later known as Kalimantan Island) to protect the expatriates on the island.

2. 80% of the oil field exploitation and operation rights and 60% of the rubber management rights of Pazia Island will be controlled by Daming Company.

3. Because the Dutch governor in the East Indies adopted a laissez-faire and inaction approach in the early days of the riots, encouraging the mob, which eventually led to the tragic death of more than 2,000 Chinese, he had to be extradited to the Ming Dynasty for trial.

As soon as these three articles were thrown, the faces of the Dutch officials present changed in unison, and the governor immediately stood up and shouted:

"It's ridiculous!"

Then he walked away on the spot.

Xiang Xiaoqiang stared coldly at the remaining Dutch representatives:

"What do you say?"

Several Dutch delegates looked at each other for a long time, either shocked or angry, and one of them said:

"This is not negotiation, this is blackmail."

Song Ruhai said: "Our demands are already very restrained, and they are all reasonable demands. If we were purely trying to blackmail you, with the balance of power between our two families, we would not have been able to offer only such a point. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang sneered: "If we really want to blackmail you, we will drive the aircraft carrier and battleship formation to the open sea of your Netherlands, and then demand the entire East Indies from you." If you don't give it, you will bomb and blockade it. …… Do you hear that? This is called blackmail. ”

Sun Jiye also said: "If one person commits a crime against another, there is a price. One country commits a crime against another, and there is also a price to pay. There is nothing excessive about these requests. We recommend that your Government send a separate negotiator to replace Mr. Governor-General. Since our request includes a provision for his extradition to our country for trial, it is not appropriate for him to represent your country. ”

One by one, the Dutch officials looked rather ugly, and two more left their seats. One of the remaining people reluctantly said:

"I'm sorry, your request is outrageous, it's hard to accept. Still, we will faithfully report to our Government. We will not be able to talk about anything until my Government responds. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the three advisors, and after glancing at them, he pushed the table and got up and said:

"Okay, that's it for now."

Then he turned around and said, "By the way, my government wants to hear an answer within 20 hours." ”

After returning to the hotel, Xiang Xiaoqiang said to the old men: "Shen Ge is always coming this time. I underestimated him, he seems to be more ruthless than me. ”

Don't talk about the three old men, even after Xiang Xiaoqiang got the domestic conditions, he felt a little too bold. If it is simply to ask more than 2,000 locals to pay for their lives, extradite the governor, and ask for tens of millions of Ming Yang in compensation, this may be nothing, even if the Dutch government cannot accept it, the international community can easily understand. This is harsh, but it is still limited to the realm of justice.

Now the demand for garrisons, the demand for three seaports as military bases, and the transfer of 80 percent of the oil exploitation and management rights of Pazia Island is not simple. Everyone can see the ambition of the Ming Dynasty for Nanyang. The original revenge and justice have become the use of the Chinese incident to seek the interests of Nanyang.

As to why we heard the reply within 20 hours, it was because after the cruiser detachment at the port of Songkla in Siam and the battleship detachment at the port of Zhanjiang in Guangdong went south, one battlecruiser, two light cruisers, and four destroyers from the port of Chapan in Siam went south again last night, and in 20 hours, they would reach the Sea of Java.

The goal of this battle cruiser detachment was not to the Indian Ocean, but to the East Indies. Once ordered, they were to first take out the two Dutch light cruisers anchored in Surabaya. This is the only force of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Southeast Asia.

However, Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Shen Rongxuan's move was mostly just to intimidate the Netherlands, not to say that he would start a war without agreeing to the conditions after 20 hours. Shen Rongxuan's bottom line for him is: you can get one of the three ports; Pazia's oil and rubber business rights can be completely dispensed without, as long as a treaty can be signed, the oil and rubber produced in the Dutch East Indies will be sold to the Ming Dynasty on a priority basis in the future; The Viceroy of the East Indies may not be extradited; The compensation for the victimized Chinese is originally a lion's mouth, and the bottom line is that it can be halved.

As for the death of more than 2,000 locals, this cannot be discussed. This is the one that shows the righteous position of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the most effective one. If the Ming went to war with the Dutch over oil and rubber, it would always seem less high-sounding, but if it went to war for justice, it would firmly occupy the moral high ground. In addition, as soon as the photos of the massacre were published around the world, governments that wanted to show solidarity with the Netherlands would have to at least consider public opinion.

In the case of satisfying this bottom line, Xiang Xiaoqiang and the delegation can fully raise the price and strive for the interests of Daming as much as possible. It's best to be able to get these without bloodshed. But if the Dutch side can't even meet the bottom line, then it can't be said that it can only use force. Anyway, the two sides have already torn their faces, and Daming's ambition for Nanyang has also been exposed. If you can't even get some dry work, then you can only do it and keep doing it.

To be honest, according to this bottom line, Daming didn't get much. The purpose of killing the natives was to avenge the Nanyang Chinese and improve their status in the future, so that the natives would no longer dare to provoke them easily; Asking for huge compensation, it is also for the local Chinese, and the Ming government can't put a cent in its pocket. All the Ming could really get was a naval base and a treaty of first refusal to buy oil and rubber.

But Xiang Xiaoqiang was looking forward to it in his heart. He really wanted to have a good fight with the Netherlands. Because of the current strategic situation and the comparison of strength, the result of the war must be that the Ming Dynasty completely take the Dutch East Indies and drive the Dutch forces out of Asia. Of course, then the Ming Dynasty will become the target of public criticism, and in the eyes of Anglo-American law, the Ming Dynasty will suddenly become a threat from an ally, and the Ming will bear heavy pressure politically and militarily.

However, if it is handled well, such as not eating alone, and taking out more resources, interests, and islands to distribute to Britain and the United States, the situation may be more relaxed. But in any case, there will be an inflection point in the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the West, and it will be impossible to return to the previous relationship of close allies. The Ming Dynasty in Asia will now exist as a competitor to the West. Similar to the relationship between Japan and Britain and the United States on the eve of World War II.

But the Ming Dynasty for a century, especially in recent decades, the Restoration has made great achievements, learning from the West is very successful, science and technology, military, national strength and so on have caught up with the West little by little, it is impossible to be a little brother forever, in the face of the rich Nanyang resource area, the Ming Dynasty always has to fight for its own share. In particular, the Ming Dynasty itself lacked oil, and the Dutch East Indies at hand were rich in oil, so it was impossible not to make up his mind.

The weakness and concerns of the previous government of the Ming Dynasty gave the Dutch colonial authorities the illusion that the Ming Dynasty did not even dare to stand up for the slaughtered expatriates in the East Indies, so they connived at and even provoked the indigenous blood to wash the Chinese again and again, so as to achieve the goal of suppressing the Chinese forces. But now the new hawkish government is ambitious, and it is such an excuse that is missing. How about now? The massacre of more than 2,000 expatriates is an ideal excuse that cannot be called an "excuse", but justified.

Xiang Xiaoqiang really wants to fight this battle. Because his bottom goal is to defeat the Northern Qing Dynasty and unify China. The Ming army's motorized superiority, air superiority, and maritime superiority all required a lot of fuel. Only by completely taking over the East Indies resource area can we ensure an open supply, and even fall into a protracted war, it is not so terrible. In addition, there has been no war between the Ming and Qing dynasties for many years, and this time the scale is not large. Most of the soldiers of the Ming army had never seen blood, and many veterans were no exception. At this time, a "training ground" is needed, and the opponent is not too strong. The Netherlands is clearly the most suitable.

Moreover, the geographical environment of the East Indies determined that this battle must be a three-dimensional coordinated operation of land, sea and air. This is the magic weapon that Xiang Xiaoqiang admires the most, and will defeat the Northern Qing Dynasty in the future. This is a new concept at this time, and it is perfect to train here.

Xiang Xiaoqiang summoned the three advisors and Qiu Yu to spread out the map of Southeast Asia to study. He found three port cities on the map: Surabaya, Medan, and Pontianak.

"You say," Xiang Xiaoqiang touched his chin and stared at the map, "Of the three ports we named, if they are willing to give us one, which one is most likely?" ”

He knew that the domestic meaning was that it was best to get the Port of Medan in his hands. Because when it comes to strategic location, this is the most important thing.

Song Ruhai stared at the map with reading glasses and smacked his lips:

"I think...... First of all, Surabaya, they can't give us. Surabaya is on the island of Batavia, which is the political, economic, and cultural center of the Dutch East Indies despite its small size. There are also many big cities in Batavia, such as Batavia, Semarang and Bandung. Seventy per cent of the population of the East Indies is on the island of Batavia. We are stationed here, and they must not tolerate it. …… As for the other two ......"

Qiu Yun took it and said:

"And Medan, they certainly can't tolerate it. You see, Medan is at the northwestern tip of the island of Pazia, and like Singapore, it holds the Straits of Malacca. It's just that Singapore is at the southeast end, and it's at the northwest end. Well, I think it's good that we want Pontianak, which is not a political center like Batavia, nor Malacca, like Pazia, and they are most likely to give it to us.

"But if you look at the location of Pontianak, it is in the center of the South Sea resource area, with sea routes extending in all directions, the South China Sea to the north, the Gulf of Siam to the northwest, Singapore and the Strait of Malacca to the east, and Batavia Island to the south. It's only a few hundred nautical miles from here to the places above, and it's no more than a day's voyage. Especially among the three ports, Pontianak is the closest to our two military bases in Siam, so it is convenient to support each other. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to Qiu Qiu's analysis and nodded very satisfied. Qiu Yu is worthy of being a regular officer from the Naval University, and although his military rank is low, he is still full of naval strategy.

But Xiang Xiaoqiang thinks the same as the old men in China, and what he wants most is Medan. Because the Strait of Malacca is one of the world's major transportation arteries, Singapore Fortress is also known as one of the world's four major fortresses because it holds Malacca. Although the Strait of Malacca is bordered by the British Malayan Peninsula on one side and the Dutch island of Pazia on the other, it seems that the two sides divide the Strait of Malacca equally, but because the British navy is strong and the Dutch navy is weak, in fact, the control of the Strait of Malacca is exclusively occupied by the British.

Now once the Ming can get a naval base on Pazia Island, it means that it will immediately share control of the Strait of Malacca with the British. Even the proportion of Daming is larger. Because although the British navy is stronger than the Ming Dynasty, its interests are global, and the naval power that can be concentrated in Southeast Asia is very limited. And this is at the door of the Ming Dynasty, and it is easy for the Ming Dynasty to concentrate a large number of fleets.

In fact, from the perspective of protecting the diaspora, it is most appropriate to garrison Batavia, which is the concentration of the East Indies population, and the Chinese are also the most numerous, and the anti-Chinese incidents are also the most frequent. But I believe that as long as Daming shows an iron fist this time, coupled with the strength to penetrate deep into the South Seas and not garrison troops on Batavia Island, the safety of the Chinese will be fine.

"Okay," Xiang Xiaoqiang slapped the table, stood up and shouted, "Then it's decided, first want Medan and Pontianak, this is not negotiable, if you don't give it, you have to give it; If you want to give it to Surabaya as much as you want, then you have to meet 100% of the other conditions. ”

The three old men and Qiu Yu looked at each other, and looked at Xiaoqiang at the same time. Oh my God, this guy clearly wants to fight......