Chapter 737

   "A Li, what do you think?" Li Fushou asked casually.

This is the habit of His Majesty the King. He often consults his secretaries on domestic and foreign affairs. This is not only for school examinations, but also for training, forcing the secretaries around him to always strengthen their studies, temper their international vision and overall awareness, and quickly grow into a professional team. All-round talent with the ability to take charge of one party.

  Your Majesty asked for his own opinions on such a major issue. Zhang Li was a little excited and couldn't breathe. He took a deep breath and forced his pounding mood to calm down, and replied after serious consideration;

  "Weichen believes that no matter how the international situation changes, the kingdom will have to resort to tricks. It must still be implemented in accordance with the established guidelines and policies. It must not disrupt the established rhythm for emergencies abroad, which is not beautiful."

   "Oh, tell me your reasons."

  Zhang Li said after giving a respectful salute;

  "Your Majesty

  The minister thought that since ancient times, the king did not use anger to raise troops. The Surabaya incident exposed the lack of the Dutch colonial system. They still relied on the backward rule of man to manage the colony. The policy of one governor-one-term was extremely arbitrary.

  Compared with the former Governor, Lord Fergutz, the current Governor, Viscount Van Helsma-Buffon, is eager for quick success and instant gain.

Because his policy was too close, Batavia Kapitan Sheng Yeyun was also forced to leave, unable to continue to exist as a traditional tax packager, causing the Dutch to go into battle naked on their own, greatly intensifying internal conflicts and losing their original detachment. The status is completely outweighed by the loss.

  This person is short-sighted and incompetent. Under his rule, we can pick out the fault of the Dutch East Indies Governor’s House at any time and send troops to give him a heavy blow in exchange for the necessary benefits.

  Considering the increasingly obvious expansion attempts of Citi, the past two years are not the best time to attack the Dutch colonists and should be delayed.

   His Majesty emphasized many times; the meal should be eaten bite by bite.

  Weichen believes that the overall situation of the kingdom is economic development. The country is facing the construction of many large-scale industrial projects. The first thing internationally is the immigration problem, followed by the Luzon Islands problem.

  Before the above-mentioned issues are inconclusive, it is not advisable to start a new battlefield, causing the kingdom to fall into a dilemma of supporting left and right.

  Chen's family, I implore your majesty to give instructions. "

  Li Fushou looked deep and noncommittal, Zhang Li took a careful peek, then immediately bowed his head respectfully, his heart seemed to be pressed against a heavy boulder, and he could feel the suffocating pressure.

  Wait a moment, only to hear Li Fushou quietly say; "Hong Maofan's reckless behavior, if it is not punished to emulate you, where is the majesty of the monarch?"

When Zhang Li heard these words, he "tucked" in his heart, knowing that His Majesty the King had already produced murderous intentions against the Governor’s Mansion in the Dutch East Indies. As the "protector of overseas Chinese immigrants", he must not sit back and watch similar vicious incidents happen. This is naked. Challenge the majesty of the monarch.

  To these crazy Dutch people, Zhang Li didn’t even have any good feelings, he seriously considered and replied;

"The minister boldly stated that while taking diplomatic actions, the Borneo fleet can be allowed to conduct deterrent cruises off the coast of Balavia, and the Dutch governor's house should be given a satisfactory answer within a limited time, otherwise it would not mind bombarding Batavia. And reserve the possibility of further military reaction, presumably the other party is full of paste in his head, and it is time to react at this time and make a wise choice."

   "Yes, you can handle this matter."

   "Chen Gong leads Wang Yu."

  As soon as your Majesty Jinkou opened, Zhang Li immediately relaxed.

  Don't talk about the happy one, just like eating ginseng fruit, the 36,000 pores all over his body revealed the word "comfortable". After taking the order, he stepped on the cotton and went out. The whole person was dizzy.

  It is a great honor for your Majesty to accept his suggestion. It shows that he has passed the examination of his Majesty and is recognized. What can be more honorable than this?

  Zhang Li’s performance was in Li Fushou’s eyes, he just turned his head calmly, after a long time in a high position, this little incident could not stir his mind.

  Since the Borneo fleet has been ordered to attack, the remaining Li Fushou no longer cares.

  The Surabaya riots are, after all, their own affairs in the Dutch East Indies. It is not easy for the Ocean Kingdom to achieve this level.

  Doesn’t the fleet attack cost money?

  A cruiser formation will cost at least tens of thousands of gold dollars for an attack. The high-quality coal burned in the boiler, heavy oil, and the expenditure of ships and personnel are not small. This is just a close-range deterrent cruise.

  From the home port of the Borneo Fleet to the sea off Batavia (Jakarta) on the island of Java, it takes 4 days for a one-way trip, plus the deterrent cruise on the open waters. If it goes smoothly, it will take half a month to perform the mission.

  Cruisers are all gold swallowing beasts, so they burn at least several thousand tons of high-quality coal and hundreds of tons of heavy oil in one trip, which is all money!

  If Batavia is bombarded, this cost will be multiplied by 10 or more.

   Therefore, Li Fushou was unwilling to go to war if he had to be a last resort. The money was enough to build hundreds of kilometers of railway lines in the country (referring to the shelling of Batavia), and it was thrown into the Java Sea without a sound.

  Li Fushou looked at the strange rocks of the waterfall in the distance, and his thoughts had already flown to other places.

  It has been three and a half months since the "Guangzhou Incident" happened. The Qing government has been doing a tortoise with its head, not to mention daring to intensify contradictions. It has pinned its hopes on multinational mediation, and there is no clear charter so far.

  International multinational mediation is due to the fact that the ocean kingdoms are united and connected, and the thunder and rain have been reduced. The French have now become the most active troublemakers, vowing to disrupt this international action.

  London has nothing to do with this. After all, the main contradiction in Europe lies in Britain and Germany. The relationship between the two sides has fallen to a freezing point and there is no time to take care of them.

  The rapid rise of Germany has aroused great vigilance in the British Empire. Two Majestic-class battleships of the Indian Third Battle Fleet have been transferred back to the homeland this month to strengthen the absolute advantage of the local fleet and cope with the challenges from the aggressive German Empire.

  The German Empire under the reign of William II did not know the hidden ways at all. From top to bottom because of the rapid development of Germany, it was full of confidence, and the intention of expansion was not at all lazy to cover up, which seriously affected the inherent interests of Britain.

Fanatic nationalists like Friedrich Norman brag about the significance of the growth of the German economy to the world; "Prosperity comes from the Germanic nation, and the German Empire comes with army, navy, money and power... Only when the active people of a country feel that they are full of spring blood, can they have modern power."

The Pan-German League and the far-right political forces have repeatedly urged Germany to expand its influence in Europe. In the era of "new imperialism", it fanatically advocated aggressive expansion policies.

   Gilbert Murray said: “We are the best among the nations of the world...We are most qualified to rule others.”

  Admiral Tirpitz of the German Empire said;

  The industrialization of Germany and the conquest of other countries overseas are as irresistible as the laws of nature.

  Prime Minister Blow declared: "The question is not whether we want to conquer the colonies, but that we must do so, whether we like it or not."

  Emperor Wilhelm nonchalantly declared that Germany "will complete a major mission beyond the narrow borders of ancient Europe and pursue a land under the sun in the world. The German people have the right to enjoy all this."

  Compared with the previous iron-blooded prime minister, Bismarck’s policy views have changed 180 degrees, which directly conflicts with the interests of the British Empire.

  The German Empire is in the Four World Wars in Europe. In order to eliminate the precautions of neighboring countries and Britain, Bismarck insists that Germany is a "saturated" country, cares about keeping the status quo in Europe unchanged, and is not keen on seizing overseas territories.

  Now, everything has changed.

  German Navy Secretary Tirpitz proposed an ambitious plan to develop the "High Seas Fleet", with the ultimate goal of competing with the powerful Royal Navy, which greatly touched London's sensitive nerves.

  In this case, London has no intention of caring about the trivial things that happened in the Far East. In addition to the high-profile Germans, there are also arrogant Boer grasshoppers that upset the British, but they have to bite the bullet to deal with it.

  Because South Africa’s huge reserves of gold and diamonds will profoundly affect the global financial hegemony of the pound sterling, London must firmly control it in its hands and not allow the slightest slip.

  Compared with these important interests, the Far East is only on the fringe of fringe interests. London is not guilty of this and offended the younger brother, so he chose to fish.

  The New Deal was implemented vigorously in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, relaxed the Qing government’s suppression of newspaper mouthpieces, introduced new learning and new ideas, and made a lot of noise.

  The surrounding provinces remained silent, strangely, the court did not say anything, and the international joint mediation did not take any actual actions, so they were stuck there.

  Faced with this situation, Li Fushou has no good way. The rigid doomsday dynasty system is corrupt, people's minds change, and the implementation is always extremely slow, making people hate it and anger its inaction.

  Speaking again, there is nothing to do with him.

  Immigration work, as the top priority of the Ocean Kingdom and the foundation of the country, has to gradually stop in this strange environment, which is unsustainable.

  Although the Guangdong and Guangxi regions can continue to export immigrants, the Gu clan in this area is operating as a fundamental place, and they are unwilling to see a large amount of population loss.

  The number of millions of immigrants every year is a drop in the bucket for the huge China.

  But the Guangdong and Guangxi regions are different. The total population here is no more than 24 million. What is the concept of emigrating more than one million a year?

  What's more, Yue Guo also urgently needs immigration to consolidate the foundation of its rule. The Guangdong and Guangxi regions have the intention and powerlessness, and the immigration work can only come to a standstill.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Fushou said with a long sigh; "The emperor is not in a hurry, it is true."

  Speaking of this, he himself couldn’t help laughing; NND made a mistake. Isn’t this saying that he is an eunuch?

  (End of this chapter)