"Williammina! Humph, Williammina." Lin Youde muttered, while throwing the newspaper with the news of German-Herzegovina marriage to the desk. He stood up, walked to the large window of the study, and looked at the scenery outside.
Lin Youde carefully selected the location of the study room of Helangyabo Camp. From the window in front of him, he could see the blue sea and silver coastline. The scenery was extraordinary and magnificent. But at this moment, Lin Youde
But I didn't want to see the scenery.
According to his memory, the German Emperor William II was born with a disability and looked frustrated. Even William in the portraits that were deliberately beautified and decorated had no choice but to have the word "beautiful man". And the Dutch Queen William Minna
, both portraits and photos look pure and cute, with a bit of Audrey Hepburn's charm. More importantly, the German Emperor William was born in the mid-19th century and is now nearly fifty years old. William Minna is only seventeen years old this year.
At the age of 198, the Netherlands is still regent by her mother. Such a young girl actually married an ugly old disabled person. Lin Youde could not accept this kind of development.
To describe Lin Youde's heartbroken moment in a simple way, it is: the good cabbage is given to the pig again.
Lin Youde swore in his heart: "I am incompatible with you, the Queen of Dutch will save you first, and I will take it back one day."
He didn't think that the German Emperor was at least a cousin with the Dutch royal family. He Lin Youdecai was really an outsider who was completely unmatched.
No matter how much you complain, you still have to deal with the situation in front of you.
At this time, the key figures of the Nanyang Army and Lin Ji were huddled in Lin Youde's study. This group, whose average age seemed to be only 21 or 2, actually controlled one of the most powerful Chinese groups. It really made people feel that it was a bit
Incredible. But this is reality, the reality that does exist in this time and space.
Lin Youde is the one who achieves this reality and is responsible for continuing to guide this reality forward.
"This woman is not simple," Chen Haihui, who was dressed in military uniform, threw down the same newspaper, "using his own chastity to stop a war. Whether our Nanyang Army or the United States of America, we are all emerging forces in Southeast Asia.
After three months of punching, I was defeated by a woman's body. Especially Americans, their self-esteem was probably hit hard by this Dutch girl."
Lin Youde also smiled. The dignified America, the current No. 1 industrial country, was defeated by a woman's praise.
Thinking about it this time, is the Nanyang Army actually not a miserable time? Although Lin Youde has received quite good reviews from some Westerners, he still plays the role of American pawns - the status of the Nanyang Army.
The same is true.
"What should I do now?" Johnnie To continue to pay attention to specific issues. He is one of the oldest leaders in Nanyang, and he took on the role of a rational capable minister who was unswervingly.
"Of course we have to fight. While the new Holy Roman Empire has not yet been formed, we will create a certain fact!" Nie Xueqiu's suggestion is also very consistent with her usual style. "The troops have been assembled and the war mobilization has been done.
I cried after hearing Brother Hong Da’s speech, and it was impossible to argue without saying anything.”
Chen Hongda and He Yuzhao, the two former Northern Luzon leaders, were in the position of second-tier leaders at this time, and they both stood consciously outside the circle of the big bosses. Suddenly, Nie Xueqiu, who was sitting in the circle, called "Brother". Chen Hongda's face immediately
It was so embarrassing. In fact, Nie Xueqiu didn't think much about it. He simply called out about age and seniority. Everyone who knew this laughed.
It was a meeting of countermeasures in the face of severe changes, but everyone in the Nanyang Army was still full of vitality and the atmosphere was a little relaxed.
This is the benefit of youth.
After laughing, Johnnie To spoke.
"According to Brother Lin's instructions, we have prepared a sum of funds to deal with unexpected long-term wars. The war bonds have been printed and stored in the vault of Helangyabo of Nanyang Bank, and the medicines and ammunition are basically in place.
If the war starts, I personally would probably be able to support it for about two years.”
Johnnie To has basically been equivalent to the Chief of the Nanyang Army's military chief in the past few months. Unlike Lin Youde, who is still relaxed, he is so busy that he only sleeps for four hours every day, so he naturally knows these situations.
In order to prevent accidents from the military chief, at Lin Youde's request, Kujin Ji sent a high-level witch to Johnnie To as a guard. So this young man who originally went to Guangzhou to join the revolution was then the second in Lin Ji.
The first official with the protection of the God Ji was naturally Chen Haihui. This general was thrown out after many proposals, but Lin Youde saw that Katerina was actually arrogant. When she heard that "Chen Haigui" was going to the battlefield again
The girl said she didn't want to stay in Guangzhou anymore, and when she packed her bags, she came to the Helang Yabo...
"The battle will definitely not be fought." Lin Youde waved his hands to Johnnie To and Nie Xueqiu. He paced back and forth in the study for a few times before clearing his throat and said loudly: "In view of the current situation, I order:
"First, all branches under Linji stopped implementing the immediate selling of goods and started stocking again in accordance with the standards of August 1897. Each branch decided to grab the corresponding goods at a low price, and the ratio of cash to goods assets.
Also compared with the standards of August 1897.
"Order the Guangzhou branch to buy a large number of grain, textiles and other commodities that have been significantly reduced in price due to our bank's sell-off, and it is necessary to restore its price to October 1897 in the short term."
This is a signal, a signal of peace.
"Second, destroy all the printed war bonds, and now prepare funds for the war, except for taking out some of the operations to support the Guangzhou branch, the resettlement costs of the extremely prepared troops mobilized this time.
"Third, immediately call the white feather fan in the army to hold a briefing. Be sure to let everyone understand why we end the war, understand that now is not a good time to start a war with the great powers, understand that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and understand the reality that we must endure. Let everyone have to let everyone
Be mentally prepared and face the dissatisfaction caused by the final battle. This is led by Chen Hongda and assisted by Pang Dongming. You two are old opponents in the crash course, and this time you must work together to complete the task.
"You must tell the students that the tone of this political work is as follows: Our military power scares the Queen of the Netherlands to sell herself to the disabled German emperor as a bitch to protect her territory; we are just temporarily avoiding the enemy's edge,
One day we will set foot on the land of the East Indies, not only that, we will also bring New Guinea, the disabled emperor of Germany; grandson emphasized that he would defeat others without fighting, and we have done it now, this is the highest form of war
.”
Lin Youde's reasons are listed in this row, including the three vulgar ones and the white snow ones, which can be said to be a two-pronged approach. Besides the one that is sandwiched in the middle, the others are to some extent considered facts - in Lin Youde's view,
It is a fact that can be won.
"Fourth, I send a letter to newspapers in various countries in Asia. The Nanyang Army prepares to hold live-fire military exercises. At the same time, I send an invitation to participate in the exercise to the US Navy. I personally drafted a telegram to talk to Roosevelt about other matters. That's it."
As soon as Lin Youde finished speaking, Chen Haihui asked: "Where is the location of the exercise?"
Lin Youde did not answer immediately. He walked to the huge map of the East Indies and the Philippines Islands beside the wall, and was silent for a while before pointing at one of the islands with his fingers and said, "It's here."
"Where?" Johnnie To was surprised. "There are not even larger towns."
"It's okay, just be close enough to the East Indies."
**
1898 was a year that surprised the world. Not long after William Minna and William II got engaged, the two countries issued a joint statement, preparing to establish a new Holy Roman Empire in the third year after the official union of the heads of state.
It was later renamed the German-United Kingdom of the Netherlands. After that, the two countries established a committee to deal with various troubles before the merger and coordinate the interests of all parties.
Because of this unexpected situation, Lin Youde corrected his judgment on the European War. The time of the outbreak of World War I will be advanced or delayed due to Germany's digestion speed of the Netherlands.
If Germany can digest the Netherlands that it eats very smoothly, then German capitalists will inevitably have a stronger need for expansion, and the strengthening of national strength will give them more confidence to defeat Britain and France. In this case, the European War
Probably ahead of schedule.
If Germany is indigested, then the Dutch territory can meet the German capitalists' demand for resources and markets for a considerable period of time, and the war will be postponed.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Russia and Austro-Hungarian Empire will take the lead and lead to the outbreak of World War I. After all, these two empires were full of domestic conflicts around 1914, and the demands for foreign expansion were not met. It was urgent to need a war.
To divert domestic conflicts and seize more international interests.
World War I is inevitable because war is an extension of politics, and politics is based on the economy. Economic contradictions determine the inevitability of war.
But these are relatively distant things, and Lin Youde doesn’t need to worry about it yet.
In early April 1898, the South China Sea Army and the US fleet and a thousand Marines launched a large number of code-named "Peace Mission 98" on the nearest coastline to the Dutch East Indies.
Large-scale joint live-fire exercise...
Not long after the exercise began, William II, who was not yet William Minna's husband, was very righteous and drove the German Far East fleet to the nearby waters and stood guard for his fiancée.
Immediately afterwards, Asian fleets from Britain, France and other countries also arrived in turmoil.
So during those days of exercise, the fleets of various countries were moored at the same anchorage every night, and they had a tacit understanding of fire and anchoring, pulling their whistles to pay tribute to each other. Then, the countries watched the Sino-US coalition forces pouring fire into the deserted beaches and forests.
Amid the rumbling guns, the United States reached an agreement with the Netherlands to seize the right to explore and extract oil in parts of the Dutch East India - of course, the literal expression of this power is "Who discovers and who extracts, the local government guarantees that everyone in the oil wells can be
", but the Americans have already obtained the specific location of the best oil well, which is equivalent to taking down the mining rights of all oil fields in this area.
In fact, Americans do not have all the oil well information in their hands. Lin Youde has taken care of it to ensure that Americans fulfill their promises and share their own share.
Lin Youde was originally planning to score 30 points, 200 points, or 200 points, after all, he didn't dare to think about it high. But when he asked for the price, he called half the point, and the American scored four or six points and nodded in agreement. This made
Lin Youde was speechless.
It's true to think about it carefully. All the cars in the world here have just been invented many years later than the previous time and space. Oil is not as good as the number one strategic resource as later generations, and its huge profitability is just "the little lotus has revealed its sharp corners.
",Although it is already considered "black gold", the quality of this gold is still slightly insufficient, and it is not difficult for Americans to understand that it is generous.
In addition to oil, the Dutch government also promised to guarantee the rights and interests of American and Chinese merchants in the Dutch East India and enjoy the same business benefits as those of Dutch native merchants.
Lin Youde was very satisfied with this result. This was the first time that Chinese businessmen had obtained the same preferential policies as foreign merchants, and they would also be in foreign territory.