On May 6, 1910, Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died in Buckingham Palace due to ineffective treatment for pneumonia.
There are different opinions on the reasons for the death of Edward VII. Some of the reasons are simply ridiculous, but this does not affect the love of Edward VII.
Of course, the reason for this love is really a bit unspeakable. The British royal family in recent years is really speechless. The romantic affairs of Edward VII himself have always been talked about by the government and the public, and other members of the royal family are not willing to be lonely.
Contributed a lot of talk to the public.
The most speechless thing is Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of Edward VII. This prince was born frail and sick, and his intellectual development was defective. His teachers could not teach him anything, and medical experts could not give him a specific treatment plan.
The prince was initially sent to Cambridge University, but his lecturers said that he was extremely inconsistent and slow, and could not even understand the meaning of the word "read".
Later, the prince was sent to the army, but he could not even understand basic orders and could not adapt to the life of the army.
Although the prince was mentally handicapped, his instincts were very strong. He indulged too much and contracted syphilis at the age of 20. Later, he also had problems with his sexual orientation. In order to restore the first heir to the British throne to normal, Edward VII chose a beautiful woman for the prince.
The virtuous wife Mary hopes that the prince can return to normal after marriage.
This Mary was the prince's cousin and a descendant of King George III. However, the prince died before getting married, so the prince's brother George became the first heir to the throne and married Mary in 1893.
This George was George V who came to the throne after the death of Edward VII.
With such a big thing happening in the UK, they naturally had no interest in paying attention to the Dutch people's troubles. The Dutch government's protests were like a stone's throw, without any response.
After the death of the king, Governor-General Viscount Glaston and Prime Minister Adelaide were bound to return to the British mainland to attend the funeral of Edward VII. Before leaving, Viscount Glaston and Prime Minister Adelaide specially called Roark to Pretoria.
"I don't know what happened in East India. You all know that the Umbrella Company is a mercenary company. As long as the money is enough, it can accept employment from anyone. Maybe the indigenous people in East India hired the Umbrella Company to overthrow the Dutch.
Maybe even ruling." Rock reasoned completely, although this reason was not convincing.
Viscount Glaston and Ade obviously didn't expect Roark to find such a poor excuse. It was obvious that he didn't even bother to deal with it.
But from another perspective, this reason is actually reasonable and logically correct.
"Locke, the Netherlands is very important to us." Viscount Glaston tried to persuade Locke.
If you look at the map, you will know that if you do not consider the English Channel, the Netherlands is located exactly between Germany and the United Kingdom.
But this is of little significance for the arms race. The Netherlands is weak and dare not express any opinions in current international affairs. If Germany wants to attack the British mainland, it needs to cross the English Channel. To attack the Netherlands, it is simply a matter of course. Therefore, both sides of the Netherlands
Neither helps nor dares to help.
"What's important? Can the Netherlands help us involve the German dreadnoughts? Or can it help us share the pressure from the land?" Rock didn't believe this nonsense. The Netherlands chose neutrality in World War I. During the war, the Netherlands' gold reserves increased.
4.5 times. At the end of World War I, the value of the Dutch gold reserves was nearly twice the total face value of the banknotes in circulation in the Netherlands and its colonies. So will the Netherlands help Britain?
This is just wishful thinking. Before the war broke out, both Britain and Germany wanted to win over the Netherlands, so the Dutch could have both sides.
"Locke, the Netherlands is an independent country after all. You have to pay attention to the influence." Adelaide also didn't believe Locke's lies. Compared with Viscount Glaston, Adelaide understood Locke better.
"Your Excellency the Governor, Your Excellency the Prime Minister" Roque was polite and courteous, and he would definitely give him the face he deserved. After finishing his nonsense, he also spoke human words: "First of all, I did not launch an attack on East India without reason. If East India does not seize the Ark, I will
I won’t waste my troops on an expedition.”
Since Viscount Glaston and Ade didn't believe it, Rock stopped trying to sophistry and simply said directly: "You all know the situation in southern Africa. We are underpopulated, seriously underpopulated. We have been willing to come here since fifty years ago."
The immigrants in Southern Africa reimburse their immigration expenses, help them settle down, give them farms, provide them with daily necessities, and give them cattle and sheep, but what is the effect? Still no one is willing to come to our southern Africa. So far, our southern African population has not reached a breakthrough.
Ten million, that’s why I tried every means to immigrate from the Qing Dynasty. The Dutch are entrenched in the East Indies and rely on squeezing the East Indies to maintain their luxurious life at home. We are in an arms race with Germany. We are trying to maintain the international laws that have always existed, but
What are the Dutch doing? They are holding us back and seizing our ships just for the personal benefit of a certain official. If the Netherlands has strong strength, forget it, but with the current Netherlands, haha, please forgive me
The current world is the law of the jungle. Only with strength can you have a matching status. Countries like the Netherlands will be eliminated by the world sooner or later. If East India is controlled by us, it will play a greater role."
After listening to Rock's words, Viscount Glaston and Adelaide looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.
Everyone knows about the law of the jungle, but no one brings it to the table to discuss it openly.
Roque's words can be regarded as tearing through the tender veil of international law. What colonial system and alliance of three emperors are all for the interests of Hongguoguo? Is the UK really indifferent to the Dutch occupation of East Indies?
Don't be ridiculous, Britain is just occupied by Germany and has no energy left to deal with the Dutch. The Cape was originally a colony of the Netherlands, and the Boers were descendants of the Dutch. As a result, the Cape is now the Cape of the Southern African Federal Government.
State, the Boers are now British nationals, so the relationship between Britain and the Netherlands will be good?
If these words were said, I am afraid that both Viscount Glaston and Ade would blush.
"The actions of the Umbrella Company are not state actions, but private corporate actions. If the Dutch are capable, then they can defeat the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company to regain their lost territory. I will never use any soldiers of the federal government to participate in the war.
But if the Dutch cannot defeat the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, then they deserve it. If an independent country cannot defeat even one company, then this country should not exist." Rock is indifferent and does not care about the Dutch.
Life or death.
This sounds reasonable. In fact, many things in this era are really ridiculous. The power of enterprises in this era is frightening. Is the East India Company strong? Is the West India Company strong? In the past, Rhodesia
It belongs to a South African company. Do you know how big Rhodesia is?
1.14 million square kilometers!
The original Dutch East India Company accounted for about half of the world's trade volume.
As for the British East India Company, India was once controlled by the British East India Company, and the Opium War was initiated by the British East India Company.
Therefore, although the Umbrella Company is only a company in name, no one regards the Umbrella Company as an ordinary company. Can a commercial company maintain tens of thousands of mercenaries all year round?
The total number of Dutch troops may not be 20,000.
This statement may be a bit exaggerated, but one thing that is certain is that the Dutch army is definitely no match for the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, otherwise the Germans would be the first to give up.
"Locke, what are you trying to achieve?" Ade finally asked this question. This is probably what the Dutch are most concerned about right now.
"I want the entire Sumatra Island. Incidents like the seizure of the Ark will never happen again." Rock Lion said loudly. Sumatra covers an area of 473,000 square kilometers. It is the sixth largest island in the world and the largest island in East India.
As for the island of Kalimantan, which covers an area of 740,000 square kilometers, the ownership is still in dispute. British Malaya also claims sovereignty over the island of Kalimantan.
What is more important than the area is the geographical location of Sumatra. The Lion City is on the opposite coast of Sumatra. If East India loses Sumatra, then East India will lose control of the Strait of Malacca. This is absolutely unacceptable to the Dutch.
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"The Dutch cannot accept it," was what Viscount Glaston said.
"That doesn't matter. I know the Dutch won't accept it, but the Dutch will face reality sooner or later. But when the Umbrella Company controls the entire Sumatra Island, the Umbrella Company's requirements will no longer be limited to Sumatra Island." Rock is ambitious.
, a Sumatra island is definitely not enough to satisfy Rock's greed for land. In this time and space, Rock will never allow some disgusting things to happen again.
After listening to Roark's words, Viscount Glaston and Ade couldn't help but look at each other. Neither of them expected Roark's ambition to be so big. Originally, Viscount Glaston and Ade thought Roark just wanted the promise of the Dutch, and
In terms of monetary compensation, I didn't expect that Roque wanted the Dutchman's life.
"Locke, you have to think carefully, you are facing a country." Ade actually knew that once Rock made up his mind, he would not be able to shake it, but he still had to say what needed to be said.
"Haha, don't worry, two lords. No matter how difficult the Dutch are to deal with, how can they be more difficult to deal with than the Germans?" Roque is not afraid. The servant army of East India is no match for the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, and if the Netherlands wants to support East India,
Then we need to send reinforcements to East India through the Suez Canal or around Africa.
If you want to bypass Africa, Cape Town is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed no matter what. Otherwise, you can refer to the Russian fleet during the Russo-Japanese War.
Better to go through the Suez Canal, remember Socotra?
