African Nationhood

Chapter 157 The Dutch compromise (please subscribe!!!)

The Royal Theater is located next to Syntagma Square and is a simple and elegant marble building.

This theater was built in 1818-1821 and is a well-known theater with a long history and tradition.

This theater usually performs not all elegant musicals, but vulgar French comedies most of the time. This kind of drama is very popular with the German royal family, especially Frederick the Great.

This theater was destroyed during World War II, rebuilt in 1984 and renamed the Berlin Konzerthaus.

Later, Shi Jintang participated in a group tour and visited this concert hall. He also took photos in front of the Schiller statue standing in the square at the entrance of the concert hall.

He thought of this place when he made an appointment with the Dutch Prime Minister.

When Shi Jintang arrived, he found that the Dutch Prime Minister's frame had already arrived.

Shi Jintang asked Shi Ming to stop the car. After getting dressed, the group of them walked to the four-wheeled carriage with the Dutch flag and stopped.

"Henry Shi, general manager of the British Royal South China Company, would like to see the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, His Excellency Jan Heimskerk."

Mueller's representative Shi Jintang stepped forward to announce in German, the carriage door opened, and the round face of the Dutch Prime Minister was revealed.

He was a pudgy old white man with small features that made his face look somewhat funny.

"Hello, Mr. Heimskerk."

"Hello, young sergeant, let's go in."

Today's appointment was in a box in the theater. Shi Jintang couldn't understand French anyway, and the Dutchman was not in the mood to listen to opera.

The reason why I chose this place is that the environment is complex and it is not easy to be eavesdropped.

What's more, Shi Jintang's bad taste broke out and he wanted to have a secret hookup.

After the group entered the theater, Shi Ming and others spread out to guard the outside, while the entourage of the Dutch Prime Minister surrounded the old white man tightly.

The box reserved by Shi Jintang was on the second floor. After they arrived at the box and searched it carefully, Shi Jintang asked Shi Ming and others to go out, and the old white prime minister also asked his entourage to leave.

The two of them took their seats, and Shi Jintang took out his Lucky Strike cigarette.

"Do you mind if I smoke?"

The old white man shook his head, and then took out his pipe from the inner pocket of his long windbreaker.

Shi Jintang waited for the other party to install the tobacco, then stepped forward to help the other party light the tobacco.

After the old man and the young man each leaned comfortably on the back of the sofa and puffed out smoke, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Young people like you are rare. It is said that you are from the Qing Dynasty and have invented many things. Why do you want to colonize Africa?

Isn’t it good to enjoy the comfortable life of the rich in Europe? "

Shi Jintang shook his head, "You are a white man and you will not understand the troubles of common people from weak countries like us who are discriminated against and treated differently by white men.

I occupy a piece of territory to myself, and being respected and feared by all the people under my rule on my territory is much more comfortable and comfortable than being looked down upon and looked down upon by white people all day long? "

After hearing Shi Jintang's words, the old white man was stunned for a moment, then smiled self-deprecatingly, "It seems that I am really old and my understanding of the world has weakened. I'm sorry!"

Shi Jintang waved his hand, "I can only say these words to an elder like you. After all, the Netherlands is also a weak country that suffers from bullying, so we have a common language."

Shi Jintang's words immediately choked the old white man. He glanced at Shi Jintang with a strange expression, as if he was exploring whether the words were intentional or unintentional.

Shi Jintang naturally noticed the change in the other person's expression, and he chuckled: "Sorry, Mr. Heimskerk, I speak more directly."

The old white man took a deep puff of his pipe, and when the smoke dissipated, he said, "Regarding the fight in West Kalimantan, can your company give in?"

Hearing the other party mentioning business, Shi Jintang had a look of confusion on his face, "Where is West Kalimantan?"

The old white man didn't care about the pretense of the yellow-skinned young man in front of him. He said word by word: "Pontianak Port and Dongwanlu City area."

Shi Jintang pretended to be stupid to the end, "That place has nothing to do with my Nanhua Company. An employee of my company was attracted by the Lanfang Company over there. He has now left my company and became a member of the Lanfang Company.

My Nanhua Company only has a commercial and trade relationship with them and cannot influence their decision-making. "

Faced with Shi Jintang's rogue behavior, the old white man was a little helpless, but he was well prepared for coming this time. "Whether your company is willing to admit it or not, we are here with sincerity. I am here to solve the problem peacefully." "Peace, how to resolve this matter peacefully?"

Don’t you mean to ask Lanfang Company to give up control of the Pontianak Sultanate and let you Dutch rule it?

If this is the case, you can go talk to Lanfang Company, but you can't talk to me. "

The old white man sighed silently, "We can negotiate. After we get the result, please help us communicate with Lanfang Company. Do you think it's okay?"

At this moment, the relationship between the two is completely out of place, Shi Jintang no longer pretends, not even you.

The old white Prime Minister lowered his stature and used you on Boss Shi.

This means that the situation is stronger than the person!

The Dutch's battle against Pontianak Port could be described as a one-sided defeat.

Their long-range firepower is comparable to Lanfang Company's artillery, and their firearms are all Martini-Henry rifles, but Lanfang Company also has a barrel-shaped projectile weapon.

Within an attack range of three hundred meters, this weapon is basically invincible.

The high-altitude explosive package exploded before it hit the ground.

Such an explosion is very vicious. There are basically no survivors within the scope of the explosion. Most of them are directly shocked to death and the death scene is very horrific.

In two months, the Dutch had lost thousands of soldiers.

The Dutch have a total of more than 3000 soldiers stationed at the Batavia headquarters.

One-third of the soldiers were lost in one fell swoop, and their colonial rule in Southeast Asia was in jeopardy.

Trying to bribe spies didn't work. Lanfang Company's review of the soldiers under its command was very strict, and those who could join their ranks were all Chinese children from Dongwanlu City.

Lanfang Company implements militarized control over the territory under their control, and civilians are not allowed to move around, let alone near military camps.

Therefore, the Dutch had no choice but to sit back and watch the rise of Lanfang Company.

"General Manager Shi, do you think this will work? We will pay a sum of money to purchase the land under the control of Lanfang Company.

At the same time the Dutch Government recognized that the South China Company had equal rights in the colonies under our control.

And how about the employees of the South China Company enjoying the same rights as Dutch people in the colony? "

These rights are good, but if you can agree to such conditions today, you can turn your back on them tomorrow.

Therefore, Shi Jintang will not be fooled, nor will he naively believe in the Dutch.

"This matter has nothing to do with me. You can go to Lanfang Company to discuss it."

The old white prime minister was completely out of ideas. He could not be as arrogant as he was to the natives of Borneo and the Qing people.

Because the Chinese in front of us are protected by the British, they, the Dutch, cannot afford to offend the British, and colonial soldiers cannot defeat the current Lanfang Company.

If the Lanfang Company on Kalimantan cannot be successfully resolved, the Dutch colonial activities in Southeast Asia will not be far from complete bankruptcy.

"Okay, since you can't control Lanfang Company, let's just talk with guns."

The other party's cruel words were not a deterrent. Shi Jintang took the cigarette from his mouth and chuckled: "Anyway, there are enough Chinese in Lanfang Company. Since you are willing to make unnecessary consumption, then you can do it.

I would like to warn you that any merchant ship flying the flag of the British Empire is protected by the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

The British Empire’s right to free trade cannot be questioned or blocked by any force or individual. Otherwise, it will be a provocation to the British Empire! "

After hearing what Shi Jintang said, the old white Prime Minister was completely wilted.

He knocked the pipe in his hand heavily on the corner of the table, "Tell me, what conditions do you want before you are willing to sign a peace treaty with the East India Company?"

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