The journey starts from the Titanic

The attitude of those Chinese has become more and more severe, and we will be required to work tomorrow.They told me that we have been abandoned and the government no longer cares about us, so we have to use labor to compensate for their losses.

OMG, I want to go home, go back to see the beautiful tulips in the yard, taste the thick milk, want to repair the windmill at home..."

Van Winster's face turned gloomy, and the domestic pressure was increasing. He had received instructions from the country to complete the negotiations as soon as possible to safeguard the interests of the kingdom.

But Nanhua's ambitions were too great. They put forward a few harsh conditions. Except for Irian Island, they wanted to occupy other land for their own, leaving little chance for the Netherlands.

Over time, the South China army continued to invade the kingdom’s territory every day. They have advanced to the Maluku Islands, and the Dutch spice plantation owners on the Maluku Islands have begun to panic.

If South China is allowed to continue to expand and occupy Irian Island, the Dutch will no longer have a foothold on the Indonesian archipelago, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands will immediately lose its last dignity and become the object of everyone's ridicule.

While negotiating, the South Chinese are aggressively conquering other lands. The longer the time delay, the more land they will occupy.The Dutch simply couldn't resist.Even the British urged the Dutch to sign an agreement with Nanhua as soon as possible to restore calm to Nanyang.

The South Chinese are too much to claim compensation?They have already robbed a lot of Dutch property, and they are not satisfied. It's too much—all morning, Van Winters sat at the negotiating table, listening to his assistants and the South Chinese chattering, but the Dutch always ended up fighting. The negotiator was downcast, while the other party continued to be aggressive.

If the war is lost, the negotiating table cannot be tough.Ugh!

Van Winst felt helpless, cleared his dry throat, and prepared to fight for the Netherlands.

"We also yearn for peace, but South China's invasion of the Maluku Islands also deprived Dutch merchants of their property. This is unacceptable!"

Van Winster said.

Maluku Islands?The property of a Dutch merchant?

Feeling that the other party's attitude seemed to soften, Chen Youren was secretly delighted, and faintly grasped Van Winst's focus.

The Maluku Islands are located between the Philippines and Australia, at the junction of Asia and Oceania. They are rich in spices such as pepper, cloves, and nutmeg. They were the first place where the Dutch colonized the Indonesian islands.

The Dutch forced the inhabitants of the island to plant spices and carried out cruel exploitation, thus squeezing huge amounts of wealth.Now there are plantations of Dutch merchants on the Maluku Islands, and they obviously want to preserve the two lands of Maluku and Irian.

Well, South China has already obtained enough territory, and Chen Youren's bottom line has not won the Maluku Islands and Irian Islands. It doesn't matter if you leave the Dutch with a little face.

As for the confiscation of the property of Dutch merchants, it is easy to do.

When South China and the Netherlands fought, they naturally had to confiscate the Dutch's property. According to the usual practice, they would also be returned to the Dutch businessmen after the war. However, the Dutch were severely impacted during the war. In addition, South China deliberately caused trouble and there was no evidence. The Dutch wanted to find themselves. The property is really not easy.

Thinking of this, Chen Youren smiled slightly and said: "We will consider the great interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Maluku Islands. We will also fully consider the property of Dutch merchants, but it depends on your sincerity."

Van Winster felt relieved, knowing that he still had a chance to keep the territory east of the Maluku Islands, but Chen Youren's words immediately made him crazy.

I saw Chen Youren again: "Now let’s talk about your compensation for our losses! Due to the wanton war launched by the Kingdom of the Netherlands against South China, South China suffered heavy losses, collapsed 5,000 houses, destroyed 130 factories, and destroyed 5.3 million farms. Hectares, 132 merchant ships were lost, and the direct economic loss was 500 million US dollars.

In addition, 1 million people died and 5 million people were injured in Nanhua... All of you must compensate us for our losses!"

Isn't this the lion's mouth wide open?Damn, it's not like asking for money!When did the indigenous people become their loss?Nanhua is really shameless!Put your own shit on others.

Seeing Chen Youren's righteous and arrogant manner, Fan Winst was furious, his teeth clenched and rattled, his face turned into pig liver.

Had it not been for his good self-cultivation, he would have left long ago.Van Winster pulled off his tight tie, exhaled a deep breath, and sneered, "Absurd! You are blackmail!"

"This is a fact. You have caused us great losses, and there are still 300 million US dollars in military spending that has not been calculated. Unless you have no consciousness of defeat!" Chen Youren retorted.

Awareness of defeat?

This remark made Van Winst's passionate expression abrupt, as long as he understood that Nanhua had changed his excuse to ask for war compensation.But this is impossible. Even if the Russians would rather lose their land than compensate Japan for an ocean, would the Dutch set a precedent for whites to indemnify the yellow race?

Van Winster shook his head thinking of this, fighting hard.

"Even if you don't pay compensation, you have to pay for the redemption of tens of thousands of Dutch prisoners of war! The food prices in the southern part of the country are far higher than the international food prices, and it didn't take a day to put us under great financial pressure. This is your responsibility too!"

Chen Youren bit on and insisted on asking the Dutch to lose money, but Van Winst refused to live or die and insisted on fighting for the last dignity of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

For this issue, the two sides argued for several days, and the stalemate made Chen Youren secretly angry and even threatened to take the Maluku Islands.

He really didn't understand when did the Dutch lose face so much?Didn’t they claim to be “unwilling to lose significant profits for the sake of face?”

It is impossible for the Dutch not to lose money. This is the unanimous opinion of the top leaders of South China.

However, the stubborn Van Winst disagreed with the ransom fee and insisted that South China unconditionally release the Dutch prisoners of war. This was a bit wishful thinking.

However, he put forward a good suggestion that the Netherlands is willing to provide a loan to South China for the development of South China and to promote trade cooperation between the two sides.

Really want to save face!But Chen Youren readily agreed.Nanhua is short of money, and it is a good choice if the Dutch are willing to borrow money or invest.

However, regarding the amount of money, the two sides quarreled again.

In the face of this "transformed" indemnity, Nanhua still speaks loudly, asking the Dutch to provide 300 million US dollars, and it is a long-term interest-free loan.

The Dutch insisted on disagreeing. They had lost badly enough. They had lost a lot of land and had to post money for Nanhua's development. They naturally refused to give money readily.Only agreed to provide 5 million US dollars symbolically, but also to charge interest in accordance with international practice.

Substituting loans for indemnities is a good breakthrough, which may be beneficial to both parties.After the news of the negotiations passed back to Amsterdam and Jakarta, both sides realized the business opportunities.

For the Dutch, the lost land is difficult to regain for a while, but South China is waiting to be flourished and has good potential. Investing in the construction of South China is a good choice for the Dutch.

The construction of South China requires a lot of capital and its financial strength is relatively weak. Unlike the Dutch who invest in other powers, they are subject to many restrictions and should welcome Dutch capital.

There is no reason to lose the future for the lost things, right?

Many Dutch capitalists have already targeted the emerging market of South China. As for the losses of other Dutch businessmen, who cares?

Since you can lend money to the British to fight your own country, why can't you borrow money or invest in South China to get more profits?

Amsterdam is very interested in lending to South China, but it has some concerns about South China's attitude, and it also requires South China to develop energy (mainly oil), finance and other major industries from Dutch capital.

The pragmatism of the Dutch has received a positive response from South China, and both sides seem to have bred a little bit of passion in the hatred.

News of the negotiations spread to Jakarta from time to time. As expected by the Dutch, Nanhua really welcomes Dutch loans.

"In terms of land, the Dutch can save a bit of face and seek more and longer loans to build a new country." Situ Meiden laughed.

In addition to him, South China’s Finance Minister Yao Hongmin also appeared in Situ Nan’s villa to discuss the ongoing negotiations in Singapore.

"Actually, capital knows no borders! I think I am going to Singapore to have a talk with the Dutch." Yao Hongmin laughed, and he was optimistic about the progress of the negotiation.

"No, you'd better stay and deal with American China Bank! Just let the old uncle and Jiang Hua go." Situ Nan smiled.

"Yes! Just take care of your money bag at home! Leave this kind of errands to my old bone."

Situ Meideng said with a smile while supporting Long Bear.

What a show of face to go to Singapore to sign a victory agreement!Naturally, he did his part.There are a large number of Chinese in Singapore, and Situ Meitang's qualifications and prestige are also suitable to comfort the local overseas Chinese.

"Okay!" Yao Hongmin nodded, regretting that he could not go to Singapore to show his face....

A few days later, when Stuart Meideng arrived in Singapore, all the Chinese in Singapore ran out, waving flags and shouting excitedly.

The veteran Britain entertained Situ Meiden as a foreign head of state, and the arrogant British governor also warmly welcomed Situ Meiden at the Government House.