Arthur of the Dutch East Indies was sure to be in control, but the tens of millions of indigenous Arthurs of the entire Dutch East Indies did not want to take it all.

This means that the three large islands of Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java will have to give up one to accommodate more than 30 million indigenous people.

Arthur did not want to deport all of these natives to Africa or other regions, but the question is, which region can accept tens of millions of natives?

Australasia's own territory, I am afraid that no country would be willing to allow Australasia to immigrate such a large population, which is also a threat to their rule.

Rather than immigrating these natives to the Persian Gulf and threatening the oil fields of Australasia for independence in the future, it is better to transfer all these natives to one of the islands and control the indigenous country in disguise by supporting the indigenous forces.

Even if the indigenous country was out of control in the future, it would not cause much trouble to the rest of Australasia, which was what Arthur wanted to achieve.

What's more, as long as they know how to balance policies and play to the British tradition, it will not be so easy for indigenous countries to break away from Australasia's control.

Australasia is not the Netherlands, and the three islands are not far from the mainland of Australasia, making them easy areas to control.

As long as Arthur wanted to, these Dutch East Indies natives, like the Filipinos, could hardly escape Australasia's grasp.

"Building a new indigenous nation?" Muhammad was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Does Australasia want to destroy all the sultanates?" ”

"Not really, Muhammad. Don't you think that a smaller number of Sultanates would have avoided their own wars than a dozen scattered indigenous Sultanates?

Truth be told, Australasia will definitely control most of the Dutch East Indies, but that doesn't mean you don't have room to live at all.

Your Majesty is merciful and willing to let you choose any island and establish your own country.

Australasia does not interfere in your diplomatic military except for economic cooperation, and inter-Native affairs can be handled by Indigenous people. Eric quickly shook his head and explained.

"Any island?" A flash of color flashed in Muhammad's eyes, and it was obvious that he was a little moved by Eric's proposal.

Truth be told, Muhammad did not believe that even if the natives had an absolute advantage, they would be able to control the whole of the Dutch East Indies.

Whether it is Australasia or the United Kingdom, which is relatively close to the Dutch East Indies, they will not let go of the Dutch East Indies, which are close at hand.

Even if the Dutch were defeated, all the natives together would not be able to match the two countries.

And now Eric's proposal gives Mohammed hope. Although it is not possible to unify the whole of the Dutch East Indies, the choice of one of the three islands is more than enough for the current indigenous development.

It is no exaggeration to say that the islands of Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan all have the potential to accommodate hundreds of millions of people.

The islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan have the advantage of being large in size, but they are currently relatively small in number and closer to the British Straits Settlements.

The island of Java is equivalent to the base camp of the indigenous people of the Dutch East Indies, although the area is relatively small, the land is fertile, and there is a larger indigenous population distribution.

In the present case, the current island of Java is clearly more suitable for indigenous development. This means that only the millions of indigenous people from Sumatra and Kalimantan need to be transferred to create a large indigenous state on the island of Java.

However, the size of Java limits the country's future development, and it is difficult to say what it will develop into in the future.

Sumatra and Kalimantan, on the other hand, are significantly more future-oriented and have greater development potential than Java, but the infrastructure and existing arable land are far inferior to those of Java, and it will take a long period of time for the islands to fully realize their potential.

If you really want to choose one of these three islands, it is obviously a difficult problem to choose, at least in the short term.

However, this did not prevent Muhammad from being tempted by Eric's proposal. Compared to the distrust of the Dutch, the natives were less repulsive towards Muhammad.

Of course, Mohammed also believes that he can have a voice in the new indigenous country, and even fight for the role of national president.

But it would be difficult to say if a sultanate was to be established. It depends on the form of government in this indigenous country, but there is clearly more potential for a complete surrender to the indigenous side than to remain in the Dutch East Indies.

"Is Your Majesty really willing to let us choose any island to develop?" Muhammad asked uneasy.

"Don't worry, as long as you are willing to transfer all the natives to one island, then you can choose one of the three islands of the Dutch East Indies." Eric smiled and said, "I also came with His Majesty's order this time. Muhammad, as long as you are willing to lead an army against Dutch rule, or even help the natives to conquer Batavia, Your Majesty will support you to become the Minister of Defense of the indigenous country, and even let you control the indigenous country. ”

Many times, there is no fear that a person is ambitious, but that this person is ambitious but incapable.

Arthur preferred a man of the ability and ambition of Muhammad, because he could completely control the natives through him.

Although the Dutch often like to refer to the natives of the Dutch East Indies as natives, there are hundreds of peoples within these natives, and there is no harmony among them.

This also means that if these indigenous people were truly integrated into a single country, the country would not be so peaceful.

Whether Mohammed is Minister of Defence or the ruler of the country, if he wants to guarantee his rights, he must have the support of Australasia.

On the surface, Australasia only controls the economy of the indigenous country, but through the economy and Muhammad, Australasia can even control the military, political and financial powers of the indigenous country, making the indigenous country completely become its own cannon fodder producing country.

"Well, Erik, I have to admit that you moved me. But I have only one brigade of troops in my hands, and it is impossible to break through Batavia on my own. Muhammad nodded and said with a wry smile: "When will the reinforcements arrive?" ”

"Anytime." Eric said with a smile: "The Sultanate of Solo and the Sultanate of Yogyakarta have prepared tens of thousands of troops, plus your people, it should not be a problem to deal with the Dutch army." ”

Although the colonial army of the Dutch East Indies claimed to be more than 100,000 men, the Batavian government was able to mobilize no more than 20,000 troops at this moment, and perhaps even less.

After all, these more than 100,000 troops were spread across three islands, and although Java had the main force of the colonial army, it was only a little over 60,000.

More than half of the 60,000 men were indigenous or mixed-race, and the Dutch clearly did not trust these people anymore, and could not have sent these troops to fight alone.

This also meant that it was only a matter of time before Batavia could be conquered, once the Dutch army was dealt with.

"Batavia's defense is still good, even if I can launch a surprise attack, I'm afraid that only twenty or thirty thousand troops will not be enough to break through Batavia." Muhammad frowned and suggested: "If I could, I would like to have more troops, at least forty thousand men, for the attack on Batavia to be successful." ”

Eric nodded, not rejecting Muhammad's suggestion, and agreed: "That's fine, Muhammad." We will help the two Sultanates to recruit more troops as soon as possible, plus some troops from Sumatra, to bring you up to 40,000 troops.

But I hope to be able to launch an attack on Batavia as soon as possible, and if Batavia is breached, the Dutch will have to surrender. ”

The presence of Batavia was the hope of the Dutch to quell the rebellion. As long as the Batavia Cup is won, the Dutchman's hopes will naturally dissipate.

That's why Eric wanted to woo Muhammad. Although the indigenous rebellion posed a great threat to the Dutch East Indies, it was unrealistic to defeat Batavia in a short period of time if the natives alone relied on their strength.

In the final analysis, the current weapon technology is too powerful, and a few artillery pieces and a few machine guns can hold a war.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Dutch army was not on the table in Europe, there was still no shortage of artillery and machine guns, and it was not a problem to hold Batavia on the frontal battlefield.

Unless the natives are able to suppress the Dutch in terms of firepower, the question is, who will give the natives such a strong firepower support?

These native Arthurs did not trust them, and naturally it was impossible to give them too much artillery and machine guns.

In the event of a future war with the natives, the weapons provided to the natives could be used to claim the lives of the Australasian soldiers.

Under the premise that it is impossible to break through Batavia in a frontal battle, it is important to find a breakthrough from within Batavia.

Muhammad was one such man who had a certain army in Batavia and was not yet treated well by the Dutch East Indian colonial government.

Coupled with the fact that Muhammad had already studied in Australasia, such a candidate was the perfect one, and he was also Arthur's best choice to control the Dutch East Indies.

After hearing that Eric would gather 40,000 troops for himself, Muhammad nodded with satisfaction, and was still very confident in breaking Batavia: "When the army is ready, I can launch an attack on Batavia, and I will look for an opportunity to raid the defenders of Batavia and quickly control Batavia and the colonial government."

But the creation of a new Aboriginal State will require the support of Australasia, and I cannot bring them together alone. ”

Muhammad was also very knowledgeable, knowing that Australasia had come to him not only to support him, but also to control the natives through himself.

Rather than pretending to be stupid and making Australasian people give up their support, it is better to make overtures to Australasia in advance in exchange for more Australasian support, so that Muhammad can firmly establish himself as the ruler of the new indigenous state.

Of course, even if he could not become a ruler, Muhammad had the ambition to become the ruler of the government, to be the one under one man and above ten thousand.

As a man of great ability, who doesn't have the ambition to wield more power?

Muhammad was not willing to live a life of mediocrity, let alone be so ostracized by the Dutch government, and was just a mixed-race person who was discriminated against all his life.

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