Death compensation of 23.14 million Mingyang, rape compensation of at least 15 million Mingyang, and disability compensation of at least 10 million Mingyang. The most important thing is that there should be no distinction.
Indiscriminately, 2,314 locals were dragged out to fight for their lives...
Several Dutch officials at the negotiation table were still dumbfounded and asked Xiaoqiang for the second part of his request.
1. The Ming Dynasty established military ports and military bases in three port cities: Surabaya on Batavia Island, Medan on Pazia Island, and Pontianak on Borneo (called Kalimantan Island after independence) to protect the expatriates on the islands.
2. 80% of the oil field exploration and operation rights and 60% of the rubber operation rights on Pazia Island will be controlled by Daming's company.
3. Because the Dutch Governor in East India adopted a laissez-faire and inactive approach in the early stages of the riot, which encouraged the mob and ultimately led to the tragic death of more than 2,000 Chinese, he must be extradited to the Ming Dynasty for trial.
As soon as these three items were thrown out, the expressions of all the Dutch officials present changed. The Governor immediately stood up and shouted:
"That's ridiculous!"
Then he walked away on the spot.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stared coldly at the remaining Dutch representatives:
"What do you say?"
Several Dutch representatives looked at each other in surprise or anger for a long time, and one of them said:
"This is not negotiation, this is blackmail."
Song Ruhai said: "These demands of ours have been very restrained, and they are all reasonable demands. If we purely wanted to blackmail you, based on the comparison of the strengths of our two families, we would not be able to put forward just this little thing."
Xiang Xiaoqiang sneered: "If we really want to blackmail you, we will send aircraft carriers and battleship formations to the waters off your own country, the Netherlands, and then demand the entire East Indies from you. If not, we will bomb and blockade you... Do you hear that?
This is called extortion."
Sun Jiye also said: "One person has committed a crime against another person and must pay a price. A country has committed a crime against another country and must pay a price. These requirements are not excessive. We suggest that your government sends another
Negotiator, replacing Mr. Governor. Because our request contains a provision for his extradition to our country for trial, it is inappropriate for him to represent your country."
The Dutch officials all looked very ugly, and two more left the meeting. The remaining one reluctantly said:
"I'm sorry, your request is too outrageous and unacceptable. However, we will still faithfully report it to our government. We can't talk about anything until our government replies."
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the three consultants, looked at each other, pushed the table and stood up and said:
"Okay, let's talk about it this time."
Then he turned around and said: "By the way, our government hopes to hear a reply within 20 hours."
After returning to the hotel, Xiang Xiaoqiang said to the old men: "This time Shen Ge always wants to come for real. I underestimated him. It seems that he is more ruthless than me."
Not to mention the three old men, even Xiang Xiaoqiang felt that it was a bit too bold after receiving the domestic conditions. If it was simply to ask more than 2,000 local people to pay for their lives, to extradite the governor, and to pay tens of millions of yuan in compensation, it might not matter.
Even if the Dutch government cannot accept it, the international community can easily understand it. Although this is harsh, it is limited to the scope of justice.
Now they are proposing to garrison troops, asking for three seaports to be used as military bases, and also depriving 80% of the oil exploration and management rights of Pazia Island. This request is not simple. Everyone can see the Ming Dynasty's ambitions in Southeast Asia. It turns out that
Revenge and justice have turned into seeking Nanyang interests through the Chinese incident.
As for why we need to hear a reply within 20 hours, it is because after the cruiser squadron at Songkhla Port in Siam and the battleship squadron at Zhanjiang Port in Guangdong went south respectively, last night, a battlecruiser at Laem Chabang Port in Siam , two light cruisers, and four destroyers headed south again, and will arrive in the Java Sea in 20 hours.
The goal of this battlecruiser squadron is not to go to the Indian Ocean, but to the East Indies. Once ordered, they will first kill the two Dutch light cruisers anchored in Surabaya. This is the only force of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Southeast Asia.
However, Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Shen Rongxuan's move was mostly to intimidate the Netherlands, and it did not mean that he would go to war if he did not agree to the conditions in 20 hours. The bottom line Shen Rongxuan gave him was: just get one of the three ports; Pazia's oil , the rubber management rights are completely unnecessary, as long as a treaty can be signed, the oil and rubber produced by the Dutch East Indies will be sold to the Ming Dynasty in the future; the Governor of East India does not need to extradite; the compensation for the victimized Chinese is originally If a lion opens its mouth widely, the bottom line is that it can be halved.
As for asking more than 2,000 local people to pay for their lives, we can't talk about it. This is a way to show the righteous stance of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the most convincing one. If the Ming Dynasty goes to war with the Netherlands because of oil and rubber, it will always seem less high-sounding, but if it is for If you go to war for justice, you will firmly occupy the moral high ground. In addition, once those photos of the massacre were published around the world, governments of various countries must at least consider public opinion if they want to support the Netherlands.
After meeting this bottom line, Xiang Xiaoqiang and the delegation can fully raise the price and strive for as much benefit as possible for the Ming Dynasty. It is best if they can obtain these without losing any blood. But if the Dutch side cannot even meet the bottom line, then there is no way. Force was used. Anyway, the two sides were already at odds with each other, and Ming's ambitions towards Southeast Asia were exposed. If they couldn't even get anything done, they would have to do nothing.
To be honest, based on this bottom line, Ming Dynasty did not get much. Killing the natives to pay for their lives was to avenge the Nanyang Chinese and improve their future status so that the natives would no longer dare to offend them easily. Asking for huge compensation would be too much. It was for the local Chinese, and the Ming government couldn't pocket a cent. All the Ming could really get was a naval base and a treaty giving priority to the purchase of oil and rubber.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang is looking forward to it. He really hopes to have a quick battle with the Netherlands. Because of the current strategic situation and comparison of strength, the result of the war will definitely be that the Ming Dynasty completely takes over the Dutch East Indies and drives out the Dutch power. Out of Asia. Of course, then the Ming Dynasty would become the target of public criticism. In the eyes of Britain, the United States and France, the Ming Dynasty would suddenly turn from an ally to a threat. The Ming Dynasty would bear heavy political and military pressure.
However, if it is handled well, for example, instead of being a monopoly, and sharing more resources, interests, and islands with the United Kingdom and the United States, the situation may be more relaxed. But in any case, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the West will reach an inflection point, and it will return to what it was before. Such a close ally relationship is no longer possible. Ming Dynasty will exist as a competitor of the West in Asia. It is similar to the relationship between Japan and Britain and the United States on the eve of World War II.
However, in the past century of the Ming Dynasty, especially in recent decades, the reform has made great achievements, and it has been very successful in learning from the West. Technology, military, national strength, etc. have gradually caught up with the West. It is impossible to always play the role of a younger brother in the face of the rich resources of Nanyang. District, Ming Dynasty always wanted to fight for its own share. Especially since Ming Dynasty itself lacked oil, and the Dutch East Indies at hand were rich in oil, it was impossible not to make a decision.
The weakness and concerns of the governments before the Ming Dynasty gave the Dutch colonial authorities the illusion that the Ming Dynasty, let alone plotting against East India, did not even dare to stand up for the massacred overseas Chinese, so they connived and even instigated the indigenous people to massacre the Chinese again and again, thus suppressing the Chinese forces.
But the new hawkish government that came to power is so ambitious that it lacks such an excuse. What now? More than two thousand expatriates were massacred. This excuse is so ideal that it cannot be called an "excuse", but it is justified.
Already.
Xiang Xiaoqiang really hopes to fight this battle because his deepest goal is to defeat the Northern Qing Dynasty and unify China. The Ming army's motorized superiority, air superiority, and maritime superiority all require a lot of fuel. Only by completely conquering the East India resource area,
In order to ensure open supply, even falling into a protracted war is not so scary. In addition, there has been no war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties for many years, and the scale this time is not large. Most of the soldiers of the Ming army have never seen blood, and many veterans
No exception. At this time, a "training ground" is needed, and the opponent should not be too strong. The Netherlands is obviously the most suitable.
Moreover, the geographical environment of the East Indies determines that this battle must be a three-dimensional coordinated operation of sea, land and air. This is Xiang Xiaoqiang’s most respected magic weapon for defeating the Beiqing in the future. This is a new concept at this time, so practice it here
Soldier, it couldn't be more suitable.
Xiang Xiaoqiang summoned three consultants and Qiu Qiu to study the map of Southeast Asia. He found the three port cities of Surabaya, Medan, and Pontianak on the map.
"Tell me," Xiang Xiaoqiang touched his chin and stared at the map. "If they are willing to give us one of the three ports we named, which one would it be most likely to be?"
He knew that domestically, it was best to get the Port of Medan because in terms of strategic location, it was the most important.
Song Ruhai wore reading glasses and stared at the map, smacking his lips and saying:
"I think... First of all, they can't give us Surabaya. Surabaya is on Batavia Island. Although Batavia Island is not large, it is the political, economic and cultural center of the Dutch East Indies. It is also on Batavia Island.
There are many big cities on Davia Island, such as Batavia, Semarang, and Bandung. 70% of the population of the East Indies is on Batavia Island. They will not tolerate us stationing troops here.…
…As for the other two places…”
Qiu Qiu took it and said:
"There is also Medan, they will definitely not tolerate it. You see, Medan is at the northwest end of Pazia Island. Like Singapore, it guards the Strait of Malacca. It's just that Singapore is at the southeast end, and it is at the northwest end. Well,
I think it's good that we want Pontianak. Pontianak is in Borneo and is neither a political center like Batavia Island nor like Pazia Island, which controls Malacca. They are most likely to give it to us.
"But look at the location of Pontianak. It is in the center of the Nanyang resource area, with sea routes extending in all directions. To the north is the South China Sea, to the northwest is the Gulf of Siam, to the east is Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, and to the south is Badawi
Asia Island. It is only a few hundred nautical miles from here to the above places, no more than a day's voyage. Especially among the three ports, Pontianak is the closest to our two military bases in Siam, so we can travel day and night.
Well, it’s very convenient to support each other.”
Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to Qiu Qiu's analysis and nodded with satisfaction. Qiu Qiu is worthy of being a regular officer who graduated from the Naval University. Although his military rank is low, he is still very knowledgeable in naval strategy.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang thinks the same as the old men in China, what he wants most is Medan. Because the Malacca Strait is one of the world's major transportation arteries, and the Singapore Fortress is also known as one of the world's four major fortresses because it guards Malacca.
Although the Malacca Strait is bounded by the British Malayan Peninsula on one side and the Dutch Pazia Island on the other, it seems that the Malacca Strait is equally divided between the two families. However, because the British navy is strong and the Dutch navy is weak, the control of the Malacca Strait is actually monopolized by the British.
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Now, once the Ming Dynasty can build a naval base on Pazia Island, it means that it will immediately share the control of the Malacca Strait with the British. Even the proportion of the Ming Dynasty is larger. Because although the British navy is stronger than the Ming Dynasty, its interests are all over the world.
, the naval power that can be concentrated in Southeast Asia is very limited. And this is at the doorstep of Ming Dynasty. It is easy for Ming Dynasty to concentrate a large fleet.
In fact, from the perspective of protecting expatriates, it is most suitable to garrison Batavia Island, which is where the East Indian population is concentrated, has the largest number of Chinese, and the most frequent anti-Chinese incidents. But I believe that as long as the Ming Dynasty shows its iron fist this time, plus
If we can penetrate deep into Southeast Asia, whether or not we station troops on Batavia Island, the safety of the Chinese will not be a problem.
"Okay," Xiang Xiaoqiang slammed the table, stood up and shouted, "Then it's decided. We want Medan and Pontianak first. This is non-negotiable. You have to give it even if you don't give it. I want Surabaya as much as possible. If you don't want to give it, then the other conditions are
We have to be 100% satisfied.”
The three old men and Qiu Qiu looked at each other and at the same time looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang. Oh my God, this guy obviously wants to fight...