Chapter 197: The Disappointed Matt Prak

"Sir, the Dutch negotiating minister, Mr. Matt Prak, is here!" Owens knocked on the door, and walked in calmly and said in a calm tone to Gwiner, who was holding a ** in his hand and reading it carefully with the help of a translator!

Frowning, Gwena put down the newspaper in his hand, "Let him in!"

"Sir, it seems that the Dutch have been a little unable to sit still after getting the news of the Chinese People's Army parade!" the interpreter said with a mocking expression as he put away the newspaper on the table.

Nodding slowly, at this critical moment of the tripartite talks, the Chinese People's Army suddenly openly declared that it would hold a large-scale military parade for the sake of a series of war victories won by the navy and army in the past year or so! The meaning expressed was self-evident! Moreover, they also openly criticized the Dutch in their newspapers for their past large-scale killing of Chinese in the East Indies! The implication was already very clear! It must have been irritated by the fact that after the first negotiation, he made clear to the Chinese the attitude of the empire towards this negotiation, and did not hesitate to threaten war, demanding that they must return the Dutch East Indies unconditionally and release all Dutch and Portuguese prisoners of war!

Now this parade is not so much a celebration of victory in the war as a demonstration of the Chinese to the British Empire and their perseverance and determination to defend their territory with war!

Remembering the tough attitude and uncompromising determination of the young Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese People's Army two days ago! Gwener couldn't help but sigh secretly! He really didn't understand where these Chinese had the confidence to refuse the British Empire's request so unceremoniously!

"Do they really think that they have defeated the navies and armies of the Netherlands and Portugal? Can we defeat the British Empire in the same way? It's ridiculous! Stupid Chinese will never understand how terrible the strength of the British Empire is!" Gwener thought in his heart puzzled, and at the same time a little mockingly. "But this parade is a good opportunity to learn about the strength of their army!"

Looking at Matt Prak, who hurriedly walked in with a worried face, Gwena couldn't help but smile and stood up to greet him!

"Old friend, I don't know if you came to me in such a hurry, is there anything important?"

The hypocritical smile on the face of the Englishman in front of him, although it seemed that Matt Prack did not like it very much, even a little annoying, but now it was himself, the Dutch man who had a request! Come and cater to this British!

"Of course, Dear Minister Gevina, I don't know if you know that tomorrow those hateful Chinese will hold a military parade to celebrate the victory of the war!" Matt Prak, who had been impulsed by this incident, was not polite, and asked directly. As the Dutch negotiating minister, he also has good political wisdom! Especially at this critical moment in the tripartite negotiations, when the Chinese held a military parade declaring force, it was obvious that they did not intend to accept the Dutch's negotiation conditions. Even if they had the support of the powerful British behind them, it couldn't help but make Mateplak, who originally thought that he would be able to successfully recover the colony of the Dutch East Indies, completely panicked!

"Hehe, I just got this news from the newspaper! What, Mr. Minister is worried that this matter will have any adverse impact on your side and the negotiations between the Portuguese and the Chinese People's Army?"

Hearing his words, Matt Prak couldn't help but nod worriedly! Now the entire Ma Chen, and even the entire Chinese in Nanyang, have almost become boiling over the Dutch's previous large-scale killing of Nanyang Chinese! And in less than three days since the new issue of ** was published. More than 10 mass rallies have taken place in the entire city of Machen! The masses of the people, who have been nurtured by Huo Jiajun's patriotic education for more than two years, have long since deeply rooted the concept of the nation-state in their hearts! They have gathered in front of the gate of Machen City on many occasions to convey to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the hope that the People's Army will resolutely not let go of the Dutch in the next negotiations!

If it weren't for the protection of the squadron, I'm afraid that the angry crowd would have rushed into the hotel where the Dutch was staying! This time he was able to come here and finally sneak out when it was dark!

Looking at the panicked expression on his face, Gwener couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder and comforted him softly: "Don't worry! No one has dared to disobey the majesty of the British Empire!" He has also heard some about what happened to the Dutch in the past few days! But he has no good way to kill the natives and backward peoples except to lament the bad luck of the Dutch. In Gwyner's view, it is not unusual, and there is nothing strange about it, because even the British Empire is doing this kind of thing in its own colonies! The same is true of other European powers! After all, this is an era in which power is right! But after a thousand calculations, the Dutch did not expect that hundreds of years later, such a group of strong Chinese would rise in their colonies! The naval and land armies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands lost their armor and not only lost their overseas colonies that they had been unable to obtain for hundreds of years, but also lost face in the international community! Now, he is being caught by people digging out old accounts from the past, and he is still chasing and beating him fiercely! One can imagine how bitter his mood is now! Now he has finally realized the suffering of a weak country!

"Minister Gwener, I have heard that those hateful Chinese have rejected the proposal made by your country to return the occupied colonies of our East Indies, is this true?" Although he knew that such a question might hurt the face of the British, but now that Ma Chen's complicated situation, Matt Prak, who had made some gods and masters, hesitated for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said it!

Hearing his words, Gvina's smiling face suddenly froze, and a hint of yīn Shen Zhi sè flashed in his eyes!

"Where did Minister Matt get this news?" asked Gwener, picking up the wine bottle on the table, and after two glasses, handed it to the other party, he couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly and smile.

Looking at his appearance, a look of surprise flashed in Matt's eyes! The reason why he asked like this just now was that he didn't get any definite news, just guessing in his heart! After all, if the Chinese People's Army really accepted the conditions put forward by the British, I am afraid that there would not be such a large-scale victory parade as now!

Slowly shook his head, "I haven't received any definite information, but now Ma Chen's situation is the best explanation!

After listening to his words, Gwener was holding the wine glass with his right hand, paused slightly, lowered his head and thought silently for a while, before raising his head to look at the Dutchman who was staring directly at him, and nodded solemnly! Everyone can become the negotiator of their respective countries, and no one is a fool! In this situation, there is no practical point in denying it any further! On the contrary, it is better to be open and honest!

Seeing his expression, Mat-Prak's face sank, and although he had already guessed in his heart, before he came here, there was still hope in his heart that it would be in case! But now it seems that this hope has been completely shattered! Thinking that the Netherlands is likely to lose the entire colony of the East Indies, and pay huge indemnity to those who have been captured by more than 50,000 men of the army and navy! And maybe even more Chinese will be defrauded!

Thinking of this, Matt Prak has completely lost the feeling that he had had just a few days ago, when the negotiations had not yet begun, when everything was under control!

Looking at the Dutch, who were pale and had already shown despair, Gwener could only say sorry! His task was to clarify the attitude of the British Empire in the tripartite negotiations! Now his task had been accomplished! The tough Chinese did not obey as he imagined! Now he had no choice but to transmit the situation back home! He had no choice!

As for whether China, after learning about the military strength of the Chinese People's Army, chose to help the Dutch take back the East Indies colony at the expense of war as before! That is not something he can decide! After all, he is only a Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the East Indies to participate in this tripartite negotiation, and he is not a cabinet prime minister who holds great power and controls the entire British Empire!

Looking at Matt Prak's somewhat awkward back when he left, Gwener couldn't help but sigh lightly! No matter what the outcome of this East India Incident is, the decline of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is already an unchangeable fact!

"Sir!" Just now, the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese People's Army has sent us an invitation to participate in their victory parade at eight o'clock tomorrow morning!" Not long after the Dutch left, Owens, who had been guarding the door, pushed the door and walked in!

"What about them?" took the big red sè in Owens's hand, a five-clawed golden dragon was engraved on the cover, and a small five-star golden dragon flag was in the upper left corner, and the workmanship was very jīng cardboard invitation, after opening it and looking at it, I couldn't help but look up and ask!

"They're gone by the time you were talking to Minister Matt!" replied Owens calmly!

Hearing his words, Gwena nodded and didn't say anything more!

"Sir, are we going to the Chinese military parade this time?" Two days ago, he saw the angry look on Gwener's face when he came out of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese People's Army!

"Go, of course! I must see with my own eyes this time, what is the confidence of them to dare to reject the British Empire so strongly?" Gwener clutched the invitation card in his hand, and said firmly!