Chapter 600 Moore: I just want to go to Shandong to see how you all share the fields of Confucius’ family?
As soon as Wei Changhui said these unreasonable words, the Dutch Consul in Nagasaki who had been doing diplomacy for half his life, he didn't know how to go back.
He is a diplomat, not a priest. Now he meets a pair of siblings who are dancing with great gods, and his sister is Victoria, the queen of the Empire of Sun Never Setting! When the Netherlands meets Great Britain, it means that a weak country has no diplomacy!
If Queen Victoria really supports her brother Wei Judas on the Java issue, King William III of the Netherlands must also give her a thumbs up and say, "The Queen is right! Java is the promised land of Judas!"
What else can a small consul, Styren? He had to turn his head and look at Wenxian: "Mengxian, you are the Queen's envoy. Tell me, is it Her Majesty the Queen's intention to hand over Java Island to Prince Wei?"
How does Wen Xian answer this question? Queen Victoria has never explained to him. Can he talk nonsense now? What if Jesus really asks to send a dream to the Queen to seal Java Island to Wei Changhui, he insists that there is no one now. Turning back, let the Queen be dismissed from the ministry, and going to hell after death is a big deal!
"The queen's meaning...I don't know much," Wen Xian simply spread her hands, "It's better to do this,"
I wrote a letter back to London and asked Her Majesty the Queen to ask for the Holy Qualification. Mr. Consul, do you think this is OK?"
What a humiliation!
The former maritime overlord, Holland, now wants the Queen of England to come and judge the ownership of his most precious colony! And Stillon dares not say "no"! Not only does he dare not, but his Dutch Fang Sui-seok dare not!
If the British Empire is neutral, then the Netherlands will still be confident that it will defeat the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with its naval heritage. But if Britain strongly supports the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, then the Netherlands will have to surrender...:::
"Okay!" Consul Styren had to settle for the second best. "Since the ownership of Java will be sermoned by the Queen of England, then it is okay to stop all hostilities on Java before the Queen's ruling comes out?"
"Of course there is no problem!" Wei Changhui smiled, "But Batavia, Semarang and Si Shui must maintain the status quo, that is, it is controlled by the True Job Sect."
Now the number of Chinese on Java Island actually accounts for only 6 to 7% of the total population, basically concentrated in Batavia, Semarang and Si Shui. These three places are the three largest cities on Java Island, controlling 70 to 80% of the island's import and export. Most of the sugar-rich areas on Java Island are also in these three places.
In other words, the Chinese on Java can hold these three big cities at present, and most of the remaining territory on Java is controlled by the indigenous Java tribes that depend on Dutch colonists, and a small part is still in the hands of Dutch colonists.
Chinese culture was also hostile to the Dutch colonists and Javanese natives, and it is now the upper limit to be able to control the three cities. If you want to eat the entire Java, without the support of the British Empire, you can only do it slowly.
"It is also necessary to stop importing immigration, army and arms!" Stillon continued to increase his quota, "Neither side can send additional troops to Java Island to transport arms and immigration...\n.:.\nEverything remains the same."
"That's not possible!" Wei Changhui's face darkened. "The overseas Chinese on Java Island have close contact with overseas Chinese in various parts of Southeast Asia, and there are endless traders. How can we cut off personnel exchanges? There are many thieves on the sea in the South China Sea, and unarmed merchant ships cannot pass safely. If you want to cut off the arms and enter Java, you want to block Batavia, Semarang and Sishui! Are you trying to trap the Chinese in the three cities to death?"
Stillon didn't expect Wei Changhui to make such a big move. He just asked for a price all over the place, and then asked Wen Xian to come forward to help with the bargaining, so he almost didn't reply, but looked at Wen Xian.
Wen Xian smiled and said to Hong Ren: "Your Highness Gan Wang, why not do this. The British and the Navy of the North Korean Kingdom are responsible for inspecting the ships entering and leaving Java Island. We do not care about the weapons used for self-defense on the ships. We must strictly control the number of land warfare equipment, especially artillery and rifled guns. Each armed merchant ship can only carry a limited number of guns and cannons."
Hong Ren turned his eyes and knew that Wen Xian was putting forward a condition that he could not refuse. This is an opportunity for the North Korean Heavenly Kingdom to develop its navy!
But he still has to say something for Wei Changhui: "What about the personnel? Should the personnel carried on the armed merchant ship be restricted?"
"There is no need." Wen Xian shook his head and said, "As long as the arms cannot be in, no matter how many immigrants enter, it is impossible to convert into an army, so there is no need to control it."
Stillon's eyebrows were twisted in a ball. He knew that the Chinese on Java Island had a certain military production capacity. The Chinese controlled the sugar industry in Java, and the sugar can be used to configure the sugar powder. It is not difficult to collect salt in Java. The Chinese have made fire salt since ancient times, so it is not difficult for them to produce grenades on Java Island.
As for guns and cannons...::... the Chinese who took down three fortresses and forts in Batavia, Semarang and Surabaya, actually did not lack guns and black gunpowder. However, the "old guns" in the warehouse were flintlock smoothbore guns, which were not as good as rifled guns using fire hats.
However, the Netherlands is now a weak country and cannot say "no" to the British master.
"Okay," Stee London nodded, "I agree!"
Wen Xian looked at Wei Changhui again, and the "Judas" also smiled and nodded: "Okay, then let's sign a ceasefire agreement!"
He still believes that Yang Xiuqing will let go of the water... Yu Gong is the patriarch of the True Regiment Sect, Yu Ming is Yang Xiuqing's "Judas brother". Can the North Korean Heavenly Navy intercept the smuggling ships he sent? It's too late to cover it!
When Wen Xian's silver pocket watch pointer was exactly five o'clock in the afternoon, the "Jiavan Armistice Grass Treaty" was finally signed by the party Yizhen, the party involved, Wei Changhui, the Dutch Consul Styren, and the supervisor, Sir Sutton, the British Consul in Nagasaki, and the representative of the North Korean Heavenly Kingdom, Hongren, Hongren.
According to this treaty, the conflict in the Dutch East Indies (mainly Java Island) will be officially terminated on November 1, 1857, and the ceasefire line between the two sides shall be based on the actual control line on October 1. The ceasefire time is tentatively set to one year, that is, on November 1, 1858.
The United Kingdom and North Korea will send land supervision teams and naval ships to supervise the implementation of the ceasefire on Java Island, the Java Sea and other places.
"If Mr. Moore wants to see the land reform, it is better to go to Tianjin first." After closing the "arrest agreement" that he had just signed, Zuo Zongtang smiled and "Karl Tianshi" went to Tianjin under his control. "Tianjin Wei is now full of factories and commercial banks, most of which are private, but there are also public Tianjin Railway Bureau, Steel and China Merchants Bureau, Tianjin Weaving and Layout...:::. Among them, the Railway Bureau and China Merchants Bureau are all run by Shengku, and the weaving and Layout is public property in Zhili."
"Can local governments also establish industries?" Moore asked in blunt Chinese, "Will such public property suffer losses in operation?"
When Moore mentioned "operating losses", Zuo Zongtang looked slightly. When he insisted on doing a layout,
Luo Yaoguo wrote a letter to warn him that the textile industry had low thresholds and fierce competition, and was not suitable for public office, so he thought twice.
However, after Zuo Zongtang thought about it three times, he still allocated a sum of money from the confiscated imperial property of the Qing Dynasty and the official property of the Eight Banners, and invited Lin Zexu's son-in-law Shen Baozhen to preside over the establishment of the Tianjin Weaving Layout... Now the weaving Layout has just begun trial production,
Using cotton spinning and weaving fabrics from Zhili and Shandong, the product quality is not very good, the cost is also high, and the difficulty is really great!
Zuo Zongtang wanted to invite "Karl Tianshi" to visit, but in fact, he had the meaning of asking for advice. One day, the teacher must know how to run a weaving factory? Help us see how to make a profit? Don't really lose money and go bankrupt.
"Governor, I heard that Shandong is dividing land?" Moore suddenly changed the topic. He paused and said in English: "What I want to see is how the land fell from the thousand-year-old nobles to the hands of poor farmers? Whether Tianjin weaving layout can make a profit depends largely on what price it can get what kind of cotton?" He pointed to Friedrich, who was taking notes on the side. "His family opened a textile factory in the UK, and he knew the truth best."
Friedrich's pen just wrote in his notebook: "When public and private industries coexist,
Public industries are also in competition. And industries in competition will definitely face the risk of losses and bankruptcy:"
Hearing Moore's question, Friedrich put away his notebook and smiled and said, "If Tianjin weaving layout uses cotton as raw material for spinning and weaving, it is best to introduce island cotton, Egyptian cotton or American Pima cotton with extremely long fibers. If the plains of Shandong and Zhili are planted with high-quality cotton, with China's industrial costs, Tianjin will definitely become the textile center of the world. To introduce and promote high-quality cotton seeds, it is necessary to effectively master the countryside and help farmers. From this perspective, agriculture and rural areas are the foundation of industrialization. China has the largest agricultural production and farmers in the world, which is a huge advantage!"
After Bai Siwen translated Moore and Friedrich's words, he whispered: "I can't tell where the advantage is, but it's a big trouble... :::.The land is too small and the people are huge, and I can't even eat. Where can I get the land to grow cotton?"
Friedrich smiled and said, "The key should be equal fields. If the rural Chinese villages after equal fields can provide cheap labor for the industry and cheap raw materials, then food shortage is not a problem... In this world, industrial countries can be free from hunger!"
Chapter completed!