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Chapter 195: The Differences between the Two Sides

The city of Machen was originally subordinate to the seat of the capital of the province of Borneo, but since it was designated as the political and economic center of the Huo family army in the Nanyang region, the city of Ma chen has become the second municipality under the jurisdiction of the Huo family military administrative council!

It is precisely because of such changes that the original scale of infrastructure construction in Machen City has suddenly expanded several times, and the news that has circulated from within the city has made all the Chinese businessmen in Nanyang even more excited! What will the positioning of a capital bring, just look at which is the largest city in the world now! The bright prospect has made Nanyang Chinese businessmen who are determined to make a fortune spend huge sums of money here, auction off pieces of land with full appreciation potential from the auction held by zhèngfǔ, build a large number of buildings, and start to build their own company headquarters in full swing!

At the same time, there are more and more people who want to make a fortune here, coupled with Huo Jiajun's continuous immigration here, the whole Machen City is now not a city but more like a big construction site full of people!

However, it was at this large construction site that the zhōngyāng had a decisive impact on the entire East Indies and the entire Far East. Important negotiations that will affect the situation in the whole world are begining!

"Mr. Minister, as the Dutch negotiator for this time. I lodge the most solemn protest against your unjustified aggression against the lands belonging to the Netherlands and against the unjust acts of war that have caused great damage to peace in the Far East! You should return all the East Indies islands of Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi, which originally belonged to the Netherlands, unconditionally release all captured Dutch soldiers, and return all Dutch and Portuguese warships and transports! and further compensate us for the serious losses suffered by us during the war! And you must make a public international apology to the Netherlands and Portugal!" Because of the strong British support behind him, although he was the defeated side, the Dutch negotiating minister Matt Prack still opened his mouth to say the negotiation conditions that he had prepared a long time ago!

After listening to his words, the faces of the envoys of various countries present showed a good expression, and the relationship between the Netherlands and Britain was well known. It was not surprising that the Dutch would put forward such conditions! Now it depends on how this Chinese force that suddenly appeared and seems to have good strength will deal with it!

Because of the relatively short period of time since its establishment, most of the personnel of the Huo Family's Ministry of Foreign Affairs are basically young people in charge, and even Luo Fenglu, who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is only a young man who has just passed his establishment! Therefore, after hearing these words, almost none of them did not look at the arrogant Dutch angrily! However, they all understood that it was really not easy to use force on such occasions, otherwise the reputation of the Huo Family Army would be completely ruined!

Taking a deep breath, Luo Fenglu suppressed the anger in his heart. Now he is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Huo Jiajun Political Yuan, and sitting here today not only represents himself, but also represents the Huo Jiajun collective, which already has more than 40 million people and nearly 3 million square kilometers of formal territory! He cannot let the honor of the Huo Jiajun be disgraced because he cannot control his emotions! He patted Xue Fucheng, who was holding his wrist tightly, and Xue Fucheng, who was worried, signaled that he was fine! With sharp eyes, he looked at Matt Prack, the Dutch minister with a fat face and a proud expression on the other side!

"Mr. Minister, would you like to hear about the terms of negotiation for our Chinese People's Army?"

Looking at the expressionless face of the Chinese in front of him, Matt Prak enjoyed the feeling of having everything under control! Although he needed to show his humility when facing the powerful British, but when facing these backward and dirty yellow pagans. He felt that he was a noble white man, a citizen of God. Even if the Netherlands is defeated, it will not change this deep-rooted thought in his mind!

"Of course, if you have any doubts, Mr. Minister, please feel free to say! I think that as long as it is not too excessive, we in the Kingdom of the Netherlands are very tolerant and merciful!"

Hearing his words, Luo Fenglu couldn't help but smile lightly, and said in a calm tone: "We don't have too many requirements for the Netherlands and Portugal! First, recognize that the East Indies and its surrounding islands are completely sacred and inviolable territory under the rule and administration of the Chinese People's Army! Second, the Netherlands and Portugal compensate us for all the losses suffered by our side in this war totaling 100 million pounds! Third, all captured warships and merchant ships belong to the Chinese People's Army trophies, and the Netherlands and Portugal must no longer have any objections! Fourth, the captured soldiers of the two countries must be redeemed by the Netherlands and Portugal at the price of five hundred pounds per person before the end of June 25, 1882, otherwise the Chinese People's Army will cancel their prisoner of war treatment after expiration, be demoted to labor, and after ten years of hard labor, they will be released back to China! Fifth, the Netherlands and Portugal should give the Chinese People's Army one-sided most-favored-nation treatment! Putting down the documents in his hand, Luo Fenglu looked at the expressions of surprise on the faces of the envoys of the surrounding countries, as well as the Dutch, The Portuguese personnel in charge of this negotiation had disbelief on their faces, and at the same time, their eyes revealed an expression of infinite anger, and they couldn't help but smile and said: "Everyone, this is the final condition of the Chinese People's Army for this negotiation!"

"Impossible! It is impossible for the Netherlands to accept such a deception? This is a naked robbery!" Mat-Prack barely waited for Luo Fenglu's last words to fall, he couldn't wait, and slapped the table with anger on his face and yelled!

It is no wonder that he was so excited, if he really signed this treaty, not only would he lose the entire colony of the Dutch East Indies, but also lose nearly 200 million pounds of money! The Kingdom of the Netherlands has not had so much revenue for four years! In addition, the one-sided most-favored-nation treatment at the end! This is obviously a disgraceful clause, and Matt Prack has no doubt that if this treaty is really going to reach China, I am afraid that not only will his own life be difficult to protect, but I am afraid that zhèngfǔ, who has only been in office for less than two months, will also fall again!

"Mr. Minister, Portugal will never sign such a clause!" said the Portuguese Minister Johansen, also angry. Although Portugal is not like the Netherlands, it has the support of the strong and domineering British behind it! It is ready to lose East Timor and pay to redeem the more than 40,000 Portuguese soldiers! However, they have no intention of paying reparations, let alone accept any one-sided most-favored-nation treatment! Because the territories of the two sides are too far away, and although the Chinese People's Army is not weak in naval strength, they do not have the ability to go on an expedition across the sea and threaten other Portuguese colonies!

However, the Chinese People's Army is now the victorious country, and it has already held more cards in its hands than the two countries! Therefore, this negotiation obviously took the initiative!

Looking at their gloomy faces, Luo Fenglu felt very happy in his heart, it was not an easy task to make the arrogant Western powers deflated! He smiled faintly, he knew that these foreigners who had become arrogant were a group of lords who would not shed tears without seeing the coffin, so Luo Fenglu had never thought that all the problems could be solved with a single negotiation! Moreover, the conditions just now, Huo Jiajun had indeed set too high! The reaction of the Dutch and the Portuguese had already been expected by him!

"Hehe, two ministers, I think you should first understand one thing before you raise objections to our negotiating conditions, that is, now that our Chinese People's Army has completely occupied the East Indies and established a complete and effective rule on it, and we have defeated the intervention army you sent in the Battle of Simelu Island and the Battle of Ngano Island, and our Chinese People's Army is the final winner of this war! We have the right to more! Because this is the power of the victor!"

Looking at this self-confident and eloquent Chinese sitting opposite, listening to his strong and domineering, more like a victor's declaration, his tone was full of words of giving and demanding! Not only the Dutch and Portuguese were stunned, but even the diplomats of other countries sitting around and listening couldn't help but be stunned! Once upon a time, this tone, this demeanor, and this kind of confidence were almost all the privileges of white Europeans, but now he appeared in a Chinese in the Far East! This change made them feel a little complicated in their hearts!

Matt Prak's face turned pale, and there was a trace of worry in his eyes! Now he found that things did not seem to be developing in the direction he expected! These Chinese who participated in the negotiations were like not knowing the relationship between the Netherlands and Britain, not only did not have the slightest politeness in their tone, but also made him feel painful when he said it! But at this time, he had nothing to do, after all, the strength of the Netherlands had been almost consumed in the previous war! Whether or not the East Indies colony can be taken back now can only rely on the British masters behind them!

Looking at Matt Prak's eyes that kept looking, Gwener couldn't help frowning! Although Britain had already made the decision to help the Netherlands take the East Indies! and was ready to support the Netherlands in this negotiation, this kind of thing was not suitable for such a public occasion! After all, this negotiation had nothing to do with the British Empire, and if he openly stood up in support of the Netherlands now, I am afraid that there would be no real benefit except for leaving a domineering and rude impression on the surrounding countries! And maybe these Chinese will reject his proposal on the spot for the sake of their own face! This is contrary to his original intention of suppressing people with power and making the Chinese obediently spit out the East Indies!

But at this time, he also realized that he should say something! Moreover, the Dutch, who were obviously at a disadvantage, still needed support! Thinking of this, Gwener stood up, calmly hid his domineering eyes on the main negotiators of various countries, slowly glanced at them, and said in a calm tone: "Delegates! In view of the great differences between the three parties, I propose to adjourn the meeting for the time being!"

Listening to his words, Luo Fenglu looked at the expressions on the faces of the people around him, and nodded in agreement, he understood that if he did not appease the British and interrupt the last hope of the Dutch, they would not sign any treaty that was unfavorable to the Netherlands!