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Chapter 211 The British Crown Prince is the mastermind behind the scenes

Without this war, few people in the world would have known that there was a place like Aceh in East India.

The old Sultan of the Aceh Sultanate died of shock and fright not long after the Dutch invaded.

The Acehnese then elected the old Sultan's grandson as the new Sultan, who continued to lead the Acehnese and Dutch wars.

Li Anguo's identity is not a problem. Since he is an East Indian, he naturally has the qualifications to become the new Sultan. Anyway, it is all recommended. Who recommended him and how he was recommended are not the key to the problem.

The key is whether you have the strength to serve as Sultan.

Although Ivanov named himself Uma, his red eyebrows and green eyes looked like a Rakshasa ghost. He was not an East Indian at all and could not convince the public.

There are many Chinese in the Sultanate of Aceh. Although Li Anguo recognizes his Chinese identity, he was born and raised in Aceh, and his appearance is not much different from that of Acehnese.

"Being a sultan is easy. I tell you how to do it, and you just do it."

Ivanov gave Li Anguo the feeling that being a sultan was similar to finding a job.

In fact, there is no difference at all. They are just different social responsibilities. In essence, they have two shoulders and one head. Who is more noble than the other?

If we must say there is a difference, then we can only talk about hemophilia.

"Can you not do it? I still have a wife and children at home—"

Li Anguo doesn't want to wade into this muddy water, he just wants his wife and children to live a peaceful life.

"From now on, they are the queen and the prince!"

Ivanov's words made Li Anguo's heart skip a beat.

Think of it as a sultan.

It really doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter whether the wife is a queen or not.

But Li Anguo was really moved when his son turned into a prince.

This is a feeling that only a parent can understand.

Then - give it a try?

Ivanov did not go back to find Uma. Instead, he led Li Anguo-Lisha to a tribe near Lansha to directly find the chief.

The previous sultan of the Aceh Sultanate was named Shah, so Li Anguo's name was pronounced Li Sha and written as Li Sha.

The chief looks like an old man several decades older, but is actually only in his thirties.

The chief was much smarter than Uma. After Li Sha informed him of his identity, the chief immediately came to visit him with a prostration.

Li Sha sat on the main seat in a decent manner, with Antonov and Ivanov on the left and right. In front of the chief who was kneeling on the ground, there was a pile of Li Sha's rewards.

In fact, there are no good things, such as cans, wine, fans, hats, sunglasses and so on.

There is actually a scripture, so I am very well prepared.

"Take your men and follow me. We are going to drive the Dutch out of Aceh."

Li Sha did not give the chief a chance to regret.

The chief's old body was skinny, and the wrinkles on his forehead could kill mosquitoes. He said with a sad face: "I'm old, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to war with the king -"

"——But the young people in the tribe can come with you. I just hope that the king will treat them well."

Li Sha was very happy, this was exactly what he wanted.

George was unhappy, and the British and Dutch refused to let him go and insisted on confronting George.

"Noble? What noble? The Englishman was obviously an assassin. He drew his gun and attacked me. My guards had to kill him. I really want to ask, why did he attack me?"

George's answer made Giles want to applaud.

This is also a specific application of the broken windows theory.

If George admitted that it was manslaughter, the British would have something to say.

If George insisted that he was an assassin, then the British would have to prove that it was a misunderstanding, otherwise there would be no explanation at all.

The Dutch problem is simpler.

"What Russians? I said they were British!"

"No way, they speak Russian -"

"I also speak English now. Does this prove that I am British?"

George is not afraid of confrontation.

Even if the Dutch take prisoners, George is not afraid of confrontation.

What I sent? It was obviously this kid who deliberately framed me. Do you believe a prisoner, or do you believe me, a super duke?

As for why he knows me——

There are so many people who know me, and I need to know them all.

I also know the British Crown Prince. Does this prove that the British Crown Prince is the ultimate mastermind?

The confrontation at Gatchina Palace ended with a burst of laughter.

Later, the special envoy of the Queen of the Netherlands went to the Yekaterin Palace to see George.

This homework was so bad that even George lived in Oak Camp all year round and rarely returned to the Yekaterin Palace.

George sent a car directly to take Colonel Dyckerhoff from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Camp Oak.

Colonel Deckerhoff was surprised. He thought the car was powered by a steam engine, but it was not at all.

"This is a car jointly developed by Mr. Kuklev and Mr. Karpov. It is being produced at the Vladivostok Automobile Plant. If you want to buy it, please contact the Vladivostok Municipal Government."

George took the opportunity to help advertise, and the colonel should still be able to afford a car.

"Vladivostok? Not St. Petersburg?"

Colonel Deckerhoff was surprised. The Vladivostok in his impression was not as good as East India.

There are at least people in East India.

"What do you want from me?" George went straight to the point.

"Then I have to ask what do you want--"

Dyckerhoff did not beat around the bush and asked George directly about his purpose.

Dyckhoff did not come to St. Petersburg to quarrel, but to negotiate with George.

This is of course also a scoring situation.

If Deckerhoff can pass the imperial officials and force George to admit defeat.

Of course everyone is happy.

If not.

Then Dyckerhoff will negotiate with George.

"I need plantation rights in the East Indies."

Since it was a private occasion, George stopped talking nonsense. Anyway, it was impossible for Dyckerhoff to have electronic equipment on him these days.

Even if there is, George is not afraid.

"It's impossible. The kingdom spent hundreds of millions of dong to conquer Aceh. It's impossible to gain nothing."

Dyckhoff did not understand what George meant.

"I mean, I need plantation rights in the East Indies."

George's explanation made Dyckerhoff change his color.

"You still have administrative power, you still have judicial power, and you can still collect taxes, but you don't have to worry about what crops are grown on the plantations and where they are sold."

In all conscience, George really only needs industrial raw materials and is really not interested in other aspects.

"You mean, all of East India?"

Dyckerhoff never expected that George's appetite would be so big.

"Yes, Aceh is too small for my needs."

In the entire East India, except for those islands that are not suitable for human habitation, 50% of the area is covered by forests, and there are actually not many places suitable for development into plantations.

"This is impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Dyckerhoff was shocked and angry. The conditions proposed by George were completely unacceptable to him.

"There is nothing impossible about this. At least Russian planters will not evade taxes, let alone subvert the rule of the local government. On the contrary, Russian planters will help the local government maintain the ruling order - you should always believe in Russia The combat effectiveness of the army."

George's disdain for the Dutch army, though, annoyed Deckerhoff.

But Deckerhoff had to admit that George was right.

“Aceh—if the Russian planters can quell the resistance in Aceh, then the plantations in Aceh can be handed over to Russian planters to operate.”

Dyckhoff bargained. The Dutch government had learned that there was a new sultan whose sphere of influence was expanding rapidly. If it didn't take action, it would be too late.

The Dutch are still very cunning. The Aceh Sultanate was betrayed by traitors, which led to the capital being breached by the Dutch.

After the death of the Sultan of Aceh, the Dutch changed their approach, using "soft" methods to weaken the fighting spirit of the Aceh people, and bribed the unsteady chiefs to divide and win over the Aceh forces, which achieved good results.

If George had not intervened, Aceh's massive resistance would have lasted until 1904.

Sporadic resistance continued until 1912.

The Netherlands has spent more than 100 million guilders to conquer Aceh. Now that the Russian Empire has intervened, it is basically impossible to completely conquer Aceh.

In this case, it is better to settle for the next best thing. At the very least, this can give a decent explanation to Congress and the people.

"Then let's discuss this issue later."

George is not in a hurry, it is the Dutch who are anxious now.

As time goes by, Li Sha's strength is increasing every day.

When Lisa unifies Aceh and eliminates all resistance forces, it will no longer be a matter of plantations. Whether the Netherlands can stay in East India will have to be decided.

Dyckhoff was not in a hurry, he was waiting for the progress of the Dutch colonial government.

The Dutch colonial government is preparing to attack Lanza. Reinforcements have already departed from the Netherlands for East Indies. When the reinforcements arrive, the Dutch colonial army will launch a full-scale attack on Aceh.

Then wait.

Yuri from Wei Island is also waiting, waiting for nightfall.

The shelling of Dutch warships completely destroyed Port Vey.

The Dutch then sent a new landing force ashore to search.

Unfortunately, the landing force failed to find the captured Dutch officers and soldiers, nor the so-called pirates who attacked the port.

There were corpses, but they were all the corpses of the first batch of Dutch officers and soldiers to land.

"What will we do if they withdraw?"

Van Beurden was worried that he wouldn't even have a place to sleep at night.

"This island is more than a hundred square kilometers long. What's there to worry about?"

Yuri has not been idle in the past ten days. He found a quite large cave in the center of the island. It can accommodate even one or two thousand people, let alone hundreds of people.

There is no need to worry about food. There are abundant aquatic products around Wei Island, and you will not starve to death just by picking up crab shells.

As for fresh water.

Making fresh water from sea water is a basic skill for people like Yuri. It may not be enough for bathing, but if it is just for drinking, it is absolutely fine.

Wei Island itself also has fresh water resources, otherwise the Dutch would not choose Wei Island to build a port.

(End of this chapter)