Chen Shiheng is responsible for the role of the Ministry of Finance, which is more important than Queensland's finances, has stronger financial strength, and plays an important role in leading economic development.

Its jurisdiction is also broader, in addition to the Earl of Queensland's 1.67 million square kilometers of territory in mainland Australia and overseas, it also includes the African colony of Somalia and the Trust Territory of Sulawesi, with a total area of more than 2 million square kilometers, much larger than the entire area of Queensland.

in the living room

Li Fushou kept Manager Chen for a long time and did not let him leave until it was close to noon.

The topics discussed involve many secret expenditure items, such as the expenditure of the Political Intelligence Department, the purchase of fixed properties and company shares in Europe and the United States, the storage of a batch of heavy-duty tractors and small and medium-sized diesel generator sets in strategic reserves such as the Songjiang Reservoir.

After dealing with these official duties, Li Fushou shook his head a little annoyed, stood up and walked towards the backyard of the hall.

As soon as he walked to the verandah outside the hall, he saw the secretary Li Sixian walking hurriedly, and Li Fushou couldn't help but stop in surprise;

Could it be...... The news of the African Expeditionary Force has returned?

"Lord Qiqi, it is the Dutch envoy who has come and brought with him the idea of permanent peace between the two sides and some novelties...... Belch...... A novel plan. ”

"Oh, who's leading the team?"

"It is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Governor-General's Office of the Dutch East Indies, Wenbeck, and an important negotiator is Sir Sir Sheng Yeyun, a Chinese Kapitan.

"How?"

This simple question made Li Sixian unable to answer, and after hesitating, Li Sixian handed over the received telegram with both hands.

Li Fushou looked at him with some doubts, took the message and looked at it at a glance, and his face instantly became very strange.

The Dutch did come with peace in their hearts, and the new governor, Earl Hoffmann, was so convinced by the present situation in Borneo that the present cabinet of the Kingdom of the Netherlands wanted to abandon the ribs, hoping that by doing so he would be able to achieve permanent peace.

The Dutch are not stupid either, knowing that it is not a good thing to be neighbors to the extremely aggressive Queensland.

Once Queensland has digested a large area of occupation at present, it is possible to set its sights on the more populous and more fertile islands of Sumatra and Java.

The wolf will rest for a while when it is full, and when it is hungry, it will open its fangs again......

The Kingdom of the Netherlands, which has a centuries-old colonial history, has experienced too many ups and downs, and they know the attitude of the newly rising forces towards the old colonists, as can be seen from the behavior of Britain, France, the United States, Russia and Germany, and the process of the rise of the new forces is the process of conquest of the old colonists.

This is true in Britain, but also in France, Russia, and the United States.

Britain and France aside, the 10 large-scale wars that have taken place in a row between Russia and Turkey over the past 200 years or so have been a process of constant wool picking.

The United States has continued to encroach on the land of southern Mexico, and now it has set its sights on Spain's colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico in Central America.

The same was true of the Queenslanders, so the Dutch made a strange request; Marriage.

One of the parties to the marriage is Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of the Earl of Queensland, whose nickname is Little Cherry, who is born by her aunt Mrs. Taixiang, who is 8 years old this year.

The other party to the marriage is not the Dutch royal family, but the second son of Baron Sheng Yeyun of Batavia, 13-year-old Sheng Xuanyin.

"Hehehe...... Are these Dutch stupid roe deer trying to eat fart? ”

Li Fushou shook the message in his hand, and laughed angrily, no wonder Li Sixian called it a novel idea, and it really had enough dicks!

This cannot be blamed on the whimsy of the Dutch, for among the nobles of the European kingdoms, political marriage has always been the best means of use besides war, and the Habsburgs ruled Europe for hundreds of years through clever marriages.

It was about the earl's children, although Elizabeth was only a concubine, Fan Zhongzhai did not dare to be special, and after discussing with the governor of the state council, Xin Changjun, he sent this detailed message requesting instructions.

"How to deal with it...... Please also show me the Earl. Li Sixian bowed back.

"What to deal with, what is there to deal with?"

Li Fushou's face was already covered with frost, which made Li Sixian feel a chill in his back, but thinking of the telegram sent by Director Fan Zhongzhai in the future, he had to bite the bullet and say;

"Please, sir, Sir Winbeck said again and again;

The Governor's Office of the Dutch East Indies intends to develop long-term friendly relations with Queensland, and marriage is a good idea.

Now the Dutch royal family is withering, His Majesty King Wilhelm III is old, and the two eldest princes, His Royal Highnesses, have died of illness one after another, and Princess Wilhelmina, who is only 5 years old, is the only heir to the throne and will determine the future direction of the Dutch Kingdom.

Therefore, royal marriages are not considered, and everything else can be discussed.

Sir Wenbeck said

After repeated weighing, the Governor of Earl Hoffmann believed that Sir Sheng, as the head of the Batavian Chinese community, had a noble status, and if his sister-in-law Sheng Xuanyin could successfully marry Elizabeth, the Earl's concubine, he would inherit the status of "Kapitan" in the future, which was the solemn promise of the Governor's Palace......

The status of "Kapitan" is not a hereditary aristocratic status, but a symbolic honorary title given by the Dutch Governor's Office to the position of leader of the Chinese ethnic group.

Governor Hoffmann was able to make such a promise, on the one hand, as a sign of peace sincerity, and on the other hand, Sir Sheng Yeyun compensated his family for the sacrifice they had made to maintain their relationship, and bound him tightly to the Dutch chariot.

"What a bullshit "Kapitan", just a bunch of stinky shit. Li Fushou finally couldn't help scolding, waved his hand to show that he didn't want to listen to the explanation anymore, and said in a cold tone; Where is my fleet? ”

Li Sixian was stopped by the Earl's leapfrog thinking, and was stunned for a moment before replying; "Returning to my lord, the visiting fleet led by Commander He Fang has left Yantai and is now arriving at the port of Nagasaki in Fuso for a visit and a short rest, and according to the plan, it will anchor and head south in a week, and then return to the home port of Samarinda in Borneo after stopping in Hong Kong, ending this one-and-a-half-month trip to the Far East."

"Send a telegram to whom, and after receiving the telegram, lead the fleet directly back to the port of Samarinda, and cancel the original plan to visit the port."

"Obey the order, sir, ...... Do you have any other instructions? ”

"Well, tell Fan Zhongzhai that you can continue to take the Dutch to kill time, don't be in a hurry to talk about what the result is, I will send someone to get everything I want, and I won't trade with my baby daughter, they don't deserve it."

"Understood, master, I'll go and send the telegram."

Li Sixian saluted respectfully, turned around and walked away quickly, and his figure quickly disappeared among the lush green trees.