The journey starts from the Titanic

Governor Gullit’s heart was full of bitterness. He never thought about being a hero, let alone that he had just taken office as Governor of Heyin. Before his butt was hot, there were rebellions in the territories one after another. That huge momentum. Almost all of the hard-working foundation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for hundreds of years will be disintegrated.

Governor Gullit checked the situation in Medan for the first time and found that in recent years, in addition to getting good tax revenue from Medan’s fast-growing economy, the Governor’s Office has almost reached the control over the city that is telling the development of Medan. To the point of embarrassment.

He didn't know how his predecessor allowed hundreds of thousands of Chinese to live together in one place and almost controlled a city, and he also asked Meihua to build an army there in the name of a security company.

This situation has lasted for several years, and Jakarta seems to have ignored the situation in Medan.

Governor Gullit thought of the heavy luggage that Van Persina took away when the bastard left the governor's house.

Moving in different places, he may have been a businessman, and he may have done more excessively and condone the investment of Meihua Company in various places, but there is no such thing as if.At this moment, if Van Persie was in front of Gullit, Gullit would definitely send the old bastard to prison.

It is a pity that he has no time to sigh with these unrealistic problems. If he fails to get out of the rebellion in various places in time, his governorship will come to an end, and he himself will be nailed to the shame of the history of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Major General Van Nistelrooy went to Aceh. Colonel Ruben of the Dutch Fleet led his army to Siping and rebelled. At the same time, he took away a large number of military talents from Jakarta.

The best position in the army was Colonel Van Basten, who had just returned from the Aceh front line from a brave injury.In the face of the rebellion in Medan, Governor Gullit was helpless, at least he asked Colonel Van Basten to ask the question.

He cheered up and asked: "I have never heard of your bravery. But now that the wave has not settled, the situation in Medan is worrying! Do you have any suggestions?"

Governor Gullit looked expectantly at Colonel Van Basten who was leaning on his waist, standing, and unable to move. Now Colonel Van Basten has become Governor Gullit's support.

Colonel Van Basten frowned and was worried about the current situation.He thought for a while, felt that things were not so bad, and his face was a little calm.

"The situation is a bit troublesome, but it's not overwhelming. The kingdom's rule in the Spice Islands is still stable." Colonel Van Basten said carefully. Looking at Governor Gullit's disappointed eyes, he felt that his comfort seemed to be lacking. The effect was so good, he immediately said, "The most important thing at the moment is to suppress the rebellion in Surabaya. Although the Java militants have gained power for a while and controlled the city of Surabaya, they will soon be wiped out when our army arrives. I am to the kingdom. The army is very confident.

We have ruled the Spice Islands for hundreds of years and understand the local indigenous ideas very well.The vast majority of indigenous people dare not fight against the kingdom. They are now only a small group of radicals, and they have to adopt an attitude of acquiescence or conformity.

The gain of radical independent elements is not good for those Java nobles, but is the object of being cleaned up, and only the kingdom can give them status and honor.

As long as we have a tough attitude, act resolutely, and hit their audacity severely, the natives of East Java will soon be in conflict.I believe the news of victory will come back soon."

Speaking of this, Colonel Van Basten smiled confidently. He was too familiar with the Javanese natives, bullying and fearing hardships. For hundreds of years, the power of white people has penetrated their bones.

"That's good! The situation in East Java must be calmed down as soon as possible." Governor Gullit nodded, as if infected by Colonel Van Basten's confidence, he was relieved.

As long as the essence of the Indonesian archipelago, Java Island, remains, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will not lose the Spice Islands and can still obtain a lot of economic benefits from Southeast Asia.

Thinking of this, Governor Gullit felt that he was too pessimistic, and was frightened for a while.However, after regaining Surabaya, on the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the control of the local area, and at the same time, in other aspects, it should also be slightly inclined to the indigenous nobles, even if it is a gesture.

With the sensitivity of the merchant, Governor Gullit naturally thought about how to win over the native nobles.

"What about Medan?" he asked again.

"I don't care about this for now!" Colonel Van Basten shook his head.

The Dutch do not know the situation in Medan too much, especially the strength of the Chinese.

"Before the Surabaya rebellion was subdued, we did not have enough troops to invest in Medan. The hastily dispatched troops, in case of setbacks, it will not help." Van Basten analyzed from a military perspective.

"Okay! Let those black-skinned monkeys be arrogant for a few more days! They must be levelled by then!" A ruthless look flashed in Governor Gullit's eyes!

According to the information left by the predecessor, the Chinese have invested a lot of industries in Medan, with a rough estimate of tens of millions of dollars.If you can snatch it over, you will not only quell the rebellion yourself and become a political star, you will also get astronomical benefits.

Thinking of the tempting spoils, Governor Gullit immediately regained his optimism about the future.

"By the way, should we take any measures regarding Meihua?" Colonel Van Basten asked.

The issue of Meihua Company is very sensitive. It has both Chinese shareholders and American shareholders. It is registered in the United States and has power all over the world.

Operating banks, trading, and armed forces is simply the East India Company!The Dutch were tired of playing with this thing, and I didn't expect to be played on their heads in the end.

Although he knew that Meihua Company was behind the Chinese people in Medan, and even suspected that the two were one, Governor Gullit couldn't kill Meihua Company for a while!

At least if you have to go to court, you have to show evidence. In this regard, Meihua has never been caught. On the surface, it is a law-abiding American company with messy employees. It not only hires Chinese, but also Americans, British, and even Dutch. There are many people.

At present, most of the staff working in trading companies, banks and other units on the island of Java are white managers. Could they be arrested?Are these industries closed?

Governor Gullit has been thinking about this issue these days. He has already asked the American Philippine Governor David in Manila?Davis called for accountability, but the other party's answer was diplomatic rhetoric.

The Yankees act in an official manner. If you have evidence, you can arrest people. Without evidence, American companies cannot suffer injustice.Well, before receiving further orders from Washington, Governor Davis, who has been maintaining a close relationship with Meihua Company, listened to him.

Governor Gullit is also preparing to report Meihua to the country and apply to complain to Washington through Amsterdam, but these will not be effective within a period of time.

Thousands of miles away in the United States, Situ Nan is also stepping up his activities, using himself to lobby Washington in the Pacific Institute of Diplomacy, a private organization in the United States, to fight for the United States not to adopt an unfavorable attitude toward US-China companies.

Fortunately for Situ Nan, with the support of Andrew, Harding's cabinet decided to support the legitimate rights and interests of Meihua Company from foreign infringement.

This is not only a personal emotional factor of Andrew, but also Situ Nan's use of Sumatran oil to persuade the US State Department to obtain Sumatran oil by supporting the Chinese in Medan.

At the same time, it is also a signal of warning from American oil companies to the British, asking the United Kingdom to recognize the open door policy of the United States and allow more American oil companies to enter British colonies.

Secretly, Situ Nan made a lot of promises, surrendering part of his interests, and exchanged Nanhua's future interests for the support of other consortia in the United States.

Governor Gullit didn't know that he was destined to get no good news from Washington, he was having a headache.

What to do?

People couldn't help but greeted Van Persie again."Damn American profiteers, they fell together with those yellow-skinned monkeys!" He cursed softly.

Seeing Governor Gullit throwing a rat-repellent, Van Basten understood the other party's difficulties.

Yes!Now the United States has a high spirits, and it has intervened everywhere from Europe to Asia, and their products appear in large numbers all over the world.

Although the group of hypocrites in Washington always shouted for honor and isolation, in fact, are the large corporations and consortiums in the United States conquering cities?Doesn't this Meihua company have the shadow of an American consortium?

Who knows if Medan was instigated by the restless and kind Yankees?

Why don't those yellow-skinned monkeys make trouble in the Philippines?Is the Kingdom of the Netherlands so bully?"

If you rashly move Meihua Company, will it annoy the Americans?

For a while, Governor Gullit and Colonel Van Basten did not speak, thinking silently.

After a while, Governor Gullit ordered: "The strengthened Meihua company's monitoring, once they discover any unruly attempts, immediately..."

"Understood!" Colonel Van Basten said with an understanding.Although he is still a wounded and inconvenient to command operations, he is still willing to contribute to the country at critical moments.

As expected by Colonel Van Basten, after the Dutch fleet led by Colonel Ruben arrived in Surabaya, they shelled Surabaya.

Bang!

The hull of the Seven Provinces Union of more than 7,000 tons shook. The shells fired by the large naval guns flashed red and landed on the fortifications built on the shore. Although they did not directly hit the positions of the Javanese militants, they still The Javan soldiers hiding in the shallow trenches were chilled, and some of them were directly shaken to death.

At this time, other warships also fired on the shore, and the Dutch officers on board were murderous, wishing to kill all those despicable insurgents and vent their anger!

After the repairs, the Dutch fleet's shelling began to bear fruit. After half an hour of shelling, the fortifications on the shore were destroyed by their artillery.The Javanese soldiers who had no time to escape were blown to pieces.

Sukarno didn’t want to attack the Dutch fleet. He just laid a line of defense on the pier. He had long expected to be destroyed by the Dutch. However, when he saw the heavy shelling through the binoculars, he couldn’t help being cruel. Tugged.