Chapter 216: Population and Talent

When the post-war negotiations with the Netherlands and Portugal were conducted, the reason why Huo Jiajun only proposed a ransom of 500 pounds per soldier and did not make any offer to the officers was because almost all the officers of the two ** teams were educated in military schools, had good military quality and cultural level, and were high-end talents needed for the development of Huo's military industry and education, so they had been demarcated out of the scope of negotiations by Huo Jiajun at the beginning of the negotiations!

"Minister Luo, we have already paid you the ransom in full in accordance with the provisions of the treaty! Why did you suddenly stop the delivery of prisoners of war, knowing that their families are waiting for them to return to China for reunion! And we have promised our people that we will take them back to China in the shortest possible time! But all this has been undermined by your blatant violation of the peace treaty, and if a new war breaks out between our two sides because of it, you will be fully responsible!" Johansen, who had been reappointed as the Portuguese diplomatic minister to the Chinese People's Army, was full of redness, panting, and said angrily! Compared with him, although the Dutch minister Matt Prak, who came with him, had a bad face, he did not take the initiative to speak this time! Since the British were stumped by the sudden incident in Egypt and chose to establish diplomatic relations with the Chinese People's Army, the Dutch seem to have been sucked away from the backbone! There is no longer the arrogance of before!

After hearing his words, Luo Fenglu couldn't help but sneer, "Minister Johansen, if you still want to use war to solve the problem, then our Huo Jiajun doesn't mind another dazzling feat like the Battle of Engano Island!"

Johansen froze. Only now did he remember that his own country was no match for others in terms of force! It was only when the Europeans were fighting for the interests of the Far Eastern countries, especially the Qing Dynasty. He was accustomed to using the threat of force when the two sides could not reach an agreement! Just now he just saw the other party's same yellow face, and he subconsciously threatened!

Seeing that he was dumbfounded and a little at a loss, Luo Fenglu couldn't help but smile faintly, this feeling of overwhelming people with power and taking advantage of the negotiations really made the diplomats of every country feel sincerely liked, and Jean was no exception! However, now the two sides are cooperating in accordance with the post-war treaty that was originally formulated, and various construction materials such as steel and cement in Portugal have begun to be loaded and transported to the Far East. In addition, all kinds of machinery and equipment ordered by Huo Jiajun have also begun to be produced in other people's factories, and the first batch of 30 university teachers provided by the Portuguese has also set off from the port of Porto, Portugal! Therefore, he did not want the relationship between the two sides to be too stiff!

"Mr. Foreign Ministers, these 40,000 prisoners of war are the sum of all the prisoners we are able to hand over to you! As for the others, they have found excellent jobs within our People's Army and do not want to return to Europe, and they have also entrusted us with bringing their families here from Europe, and we have agreed! Of course. If the two ministers are suspicious, they can investigate according to the address we provided!"

After listening to his words, Johansen and Matt Prack looked at each other, "Didn't you execute all the remaining prisoners of war?" After all, during Ma Chen's time, they had seen the cruelty of these Chinese to the indigenous people, and they were worried, which was why Johansen was so angry just now. Even the reason for the threat of war!

"Minister Matt, our People's Army is not so brutal! And the large-scale massacre of prisoners of war does us no good except that we are isolated internationally and condemned by all countries!" Luo Fenglu said with a somewhat helpless expression!

After hearing these words, the two couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief! If all these prisoners of war were killed. I'm afraid they really won't be able to explain it to the country! But then they quickly frowned, and they were a little suspicious of what Luo Fenglu had just said! Because no prisoner of war did not want to go home. Moreover, European countries do not have policies and regulations that discriminate against prisoners! However, it is obvious that the attitude of the Chinese is that they will no longer release any prisoners of war! This can't help but give them some headaches!

"Two ministers, our diplomats are ready, I believe that with the cooperation of the personnel of your country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we will be able to bring their families to the Far East, and in this way, we will be able to reduce the pressure on you! Of course, we will be responsible for all the expenses in the process of these people's immigration!" Luo Fenglu couldn't help but say with a smile. If this plan is really realized, then at least five or six hundred thousand people from Portugal and the Netherlands will emigrate to the Far East, even if only half of them are available talents, it is also a large number for the current Huo Jiajun!

After hearing his words, the two of them couldn't help but bow their heads and think, if they really did this, their country would have a high ransom left, after all, the remaining nearly 70,000 prisoners of war, according to the price of 500 pounds per person, that is also a huge wealth of 21 million pounds, which is a lot of money for the two countries that have already exhausted their treasury in the last war! In addition, the reason why the two countries want to redeem these soldiers now is not because of their noble ideas on human rights, but in the final analysis, in order to maintain their own rule, they need to appease the families of those captured soldiers!

Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but glance at each other, and this time Johansen said: "Your Excellency, we will convey your proposal to the country, but before we do so, we want to first confirm whether the captured personnel of our country have found a new life in the Far East, as you say!"

"Of course, you two can go and see it at any time!" Luo Fenglu said with a faint smile!

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Calis looked at the photos placed on the low cabinet, and couldn't help but feel a strong sadness in her heart, her eyes gradually became rosy, and two tears slowly left from the corners of her eyes!

She has been married to her husband, who served in the Royal Netherlands Army as a captain for more than three years, and although they have been together less and more separated in the past three years, their relationship has always been very good! And the family with two children is also very happy! Originally, Caris thought that their family would live so quietly and peacefully forever, watching their children grow up little by little, and then after her husband retired, the two of them could grow old happily together! And then return to the arms of God together! Everything was beautiful, but a sudden war in the Far East destroyed everything! He still vividly remembers how energetic her husband was before he set out again, and he said that the natives of the Far East were not vulnerable at all, that they would soon win the war, and return to Holland with dazzling exploits, and that he would be promoted in rank and rewarded handsomely, and that they would be able to make their home in Utrecht, which would be closer to his barracks, and that they would be able to see each other often!

But the reality is often too cruel, and the news of the total destruction of the Kingdom's expeditionary fleet from the Far East more than five months ago made her feel that the sky had fallen! At their appeal, zhèngfǔ soon sent negotiators to the Far East, and just last month, the first captured soldiers had returned to the Netherlands!

"Peter, you must live!" Carris muttered as she looked at the picture on the table!

"Knock knock......!"

Caris looked stunned, then wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, came to the living room, took a few steps, and reached out to open the door!

"Hello, are you Miss Caris Houden, and your husband is Peter Balk, who is a captain in the Utrecht Pistol Regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army?"

Hearing the words of the Dutchman in a suit in front of her mention her husband, Carris's expression immediately changed! "Sir, what's wrong with Peter, is he still alive?

"Madame Peter, don't get excited, yes, your husband is still alive!" Holding her arms tightly on her shoulders, Mark Rutte said with a helpless expression! Today he received an order from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to accompany the officials of the Chinese People's Army in the Dutch Legation here!

"It's up to me!" Hou Yaoshen, who was standing on the side, said calmly, "Madame Peter, your husband has been captured in the war with us, so it will take him five years to return to China, and considering that he already has his own family, and there is also a request from your country, we have agreed to take their family members to the Far East to reunite with them! And we have decided that we will pay all the expenses for your journey to the Far East this time! In addition, we will give a subsidy of 200 guilders to every family who moves to our territory, and we will do our best to help them start a new life there! Come here today, we will inform you of this news! I don't know if you would like to go to the Far East to reunite with your husband!"

"Sir, I do, I want to go!" as soon as his words fell, Carris couldn't wait!

"Yes, madam, you can pack your luggage now, we will send special personnel to pick you up to the dock in three days!" Hou Yao said with a smile!