Chapter 505: The Russian-Dutch Secret Meeting

When the Admiralty was preparing for the next Sino-Russian war, the Russian Foreign Ministry was not idle, and on the orders of His Royal Highness the Tsar, the Russian Foreign Ministry began to contact the Dutch ambassador to Russia to discuss the issue of leasing Dutch ports as supply bases in the future war against China, and even said that the Russians intend to pull the Dutch on the chariot if they can!

At the beginning, the Russians did not dare to speak too explicitly, but only said that they should strengthen relations between the two countries and promote cooperation between the two countries in all fields. On the one hand, it is because it is afraid that it will cause leaks by releasing words too early, and on the other hand, it is because it does not want to scare this weak lowland country. But even so, the actions of this behemoth of Russia still made the Dutch a little weak.

What kind of character Maozi has, as Europeans know, the typical unprofitable and insatiable greed for territory. It's not a good thing to want him to show favor for no reason! Could there be some conspiracy of the Russians? This is what the Dutch ambassador was thinking after many contacts with the Russian Foreign Minister. My heart is empty!

But Russia is also a big country...... In the face of the repeated overtures of the Russian Foreign Minister, the Dutch ambassador had no choice but to make a false gesture and say a lot of words, but it did not involve some fundamental issues, for example, the Russians wanted to send an expedition to the Dutch East Indies to study tropical plants or something, but the Dutch ambassador shelved it on the grounds that he had no right to intervene! …。

What do you say you are doing in a country located in the northern temperate and boreal zones to organize an expedition to the East Indies in the tropics? You say it's okay to have fewer people, and this time it's the size of a company! It can't be that Mao Zi can't figure out Huaxia and make his own idea, right? The Netherlands is poor, and it is the last colony, and it would not be good if it was remembered any longer. So for the Russians, the Dutch really did not dare to let go.

Russians are Russians, accustomed to straight-line thinking. It was easy for the Russians to try their best this time to play with the Dutch, but they almost failed to achieve the desired effect. Then tell the Dutch bluntly, Lao Tzu wants to continue to fight with Huaxia, but there is no suitable base in East Asia, I think you have a good port in the East Indies, do you want to borrow Lao Tzu to use it?

"In the Far East, we have a common enemy, the giant of East Asia has gradually awakened and begun to stretch his limbs, the Russian Empire was caught off guard by this, so that we suffered huge losses not long ago, and after stabilizing the northern frontier, this giant is likely to aim at the south, after all, in the south, except for his ally Britain, there is no country that can resist the advance of the Chinese navy!" In a secret room of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Foreign Minister said seriously..........

"But at present, the relationship between China and China is still very harmonious. We export a large number of agricultural products and cash crops to Huaxia. Then get a lot of pounds sterling or silver. We have no reason to go to war with China, much less put the Netherlands in danger for the benefit of your country. The Dutch ambassador said with some displeasure.

If you want to talk about the relationship between China and the Netherlands now, how to say it, the transaction between the two sides is indeed to take what they need, the British imperialist wants to maintain the stability of the situation in Southeast Asia, and China has just established the country and does not plan to do anything to the Netherlands, so the relationship between the two sides is not bad, if you want to say that the root of the hatred between the two sides, it is still the Chinese in the Netherlands. Since the Beiyang Fleet walked around the Dutch doorstep a few years ago, the Chinese have immediately become the most powerful ethnic group in the colony.

With backstage support, the colonial authorities in the Netherlands did not dare to oppress the Chinese anymore, after all, they ruined half of Batavia last time, although they felt that Beiyang would not come again, but what if? As a result, the Dutch colonial authorities were forced to give up their oppression of ethnic Chinese. As for the natives? The Chinese are even more afraid, there is a lot of equipment from Xu Jie, coupled with the fact that the Dutch authorities have given up the protection of the natives, in the face of the rich and gun-rich Chinese underground armed forces, the natives with earthen guns and balemon knives can only hate the battlefield again and again. …………。

The biggest influence on the Netherlands is the economic power of Chinese ethnic Chinese. After being protected politically and safely, the industrious and shrewd Chinese ethnic group soon showed their skills in all fields of the colony, with sufficient funds in their hands, and the Chinese with enough manpower to shine in the planting, mining and transportation industries, and gradually controlled the economic lifeline of the colony. In their eyes, the colony was just a place for Chinese people to make money, not their roots!

But even so, the Dutch ambassador could not easily accede to the demands of the Russians, firstly because it did not have the right to do so, and secondly, because he was well aware of the situation in Southeast Asia.

"The Chinese Navy will not do anything to the Dutch colony in a short time, we don't want to provoke an enemy who is too strong, and the reason why the Dutch colony is still in the hands of the Dutch kingdom...... The fundamental reason is not how strong they are, but the control of the situation in Southeast Asia by the British and French. Without your intervention, the Chinese fleet would not easily break this balance of power, because it would be resisted by the two great powers, Britain and France. But if your country intervenes, the consequences are definitely not what the Netherlands wants to see. The Dutch ambassador politely declined the other party's request..........

"The British and China are allies, and they will not consider the interests of your country. As for the French, they care more about Europe, so they will not have trouble with China for the sake of Southeast Asia. It will not offend Huaxia for the sake of the Netherlands. Speaking of this, the Russian Foreign Minister couldn't help but scold the French countless times in his heart. This France is also too inauthentic, after the Franco-Russian alliance, the Russians can't use the French port in French Indochina, let alone the alliance between the two sides against China. If there is a French help. Why did Russia bother to ask for tiny Holland?

"If we promise you now, perhaps within one year we will lose the entire Dutch East Indies colony, and the Chinese Navy will not sit idly by. So I would like to ask, if the Chinese Navy goes on an expedition to our colonies, what help can your country give? Should the fleet be sent to fight the Huaxia Navy to the death, or should it launch an offensive on the northern front to contain Huaxia? The Dutch ambassador asked.

"China has just been founded, and there is a big war with our country, and there is no strength left to threaten you, you can rest assured." The Russian Foreign Minister was silent for a moment and said with some embarrassment.

"Huh." The Dutch ambassador's face showed a hint of disdain. "The Netherlands will never pin the safety of the colony on your guesses, for the Netherlands, China is too big, so big that one hand can make the Netherlands irreversible! Even if Huaxia needs to recuperate, it won't attack us in the first year. And what about the third year of the second year? If China uses this as an excuse to attack the Netherlands in the third year, then I would like to ask, what kind of help can Russia give to our country? ”。 …。

"As far as I know, most of the new warships in your navy have not even been put on slipways, and the officers of your Admiralty are working in the United States and France in the hope of obtaining better designs, even if your country works overtime, can it only be possible to build a fleet sufficient to defeat the North Seas in three years? At least I don't think so. What about your opinion? The Dutch ambassador continued.

"China is more than 2,000 kilometers away from your country, and they will not go on an expedition easily, and the warships of the Huaxia Navy are all coastal combat warships, and the sea trials and voyage range are very limited. Physically, they will not attack your country thousands of kilometers away, and the Russian Empire still has a fleet in the Far East. The embarrassment on the face of the Russian Foreign Minister was even stronger, because he himself did not believe this! Although Mao Zi has done a lot of treachery and deception, there must always be a limit! …。

"I would like to remind Your Excellency that the issue we are discussing is a matter of the survival of the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands, not nonsense in those aristocratic salons! I have to be responsible for my country, and everything you say is on behalf of the Russian Empire, so I hope you will be careful! "The Dutch ambassador is already a little angry. This is simply to retreat the Netherlands into the fire pit, and the dead in the pit will not pay for their lives! With Russia's approach, it would be hellish to be able to find allies!. …。

Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, which were in the Beiyang Fleet at that time, could cross the entire South China Sea to find trouble with the Dutch...... Now the strong Chinese fleet wants to kill the Netherlands, is it not a matter of one hand? As for the Russian Far East Fleet, it was in its heyday and was beaten all over the ground by the Beiyang Fleet, and now there are some remnants of the defeated army, how can they contain others?

"Unless your country can provide our country with real security guarantees and is willing to bear the associated costs. We will consider cooperation with your country, and the Netherlands will not easily tie up your country's battlefield to make enemies of that behemoth in the Far East. Unless the gains made are sufficient to offset the resulting losses. Of course, we have to be on the side of the winners. We need your country to come up with tangible evidence that the final winner must be yours, and only then will we cooperate with your country! The Dutch ambassador said word for word.

The Dutch didn't say anything to death, because fundamentally speaking, the Dutch were still hostile to the Chinese in their hearts, and now they couldn't spare their hands to clean them up, and once they were freed up, the Dutch believed that the powerful fleet of Huaxia would definitely kill Batavia again! And this time it's not so easy to leave! So if the Russians can come up with tangible guarantees and hopes of victory. The Dutch did not mind borrowing the forces of the Russians against the Chinese. The best outcome was a defeat for both China and Russia, so that the Dutch could have this colony in peace! …。

"Yes, the Empire will prove it with practical actions, but I hope that Mr. Ambassador can sort out the contents of this meeting and send it to your parliament, and I am sure that people of insight in your country will seriously consider this matter." As soon as the Russian ambassador saw that he could not be reluctant, he could only give up for the time being.

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