The Netherlands, with a mainland area of only 40,000 square kilometers, has colonial areas in Southeast Asia of more than 1.9 million square kilometers. These colonies are collectively known as the Dutch East Indies. They were originally under the jurisdiction of the East India Company. After the disintegration of the East India Company, the Netherlands
East Indies was taken over by the Dutch government.
Relying on the Strait of Malacca, the Dutch have made a lot of money just by collecting toll taxes in recent years. Among them, southern Africa has contributed a lot of tax revenue to the Dutch government due to the continuous immigration over the years.
In order to obtain continuous and stable immigration, immigration in southern Africa is not done officially, but in the form of private companies.
Even in order not to attract the attention of the Qing Dynasty, Roque established many companies in one go. With the control of the Qing Dynasty, the immigration methods began to become diversified, not only the Qing Dynasty, the Dutch East Indies, French Indochina,
Even in British Malaya, as long as Chinese are willing to immigrate, Nyasaland will warmly welcome them.
This will definitely cause dissatisfaction in the above three places to a certain extent, but Britain and France have many colonies around the world, so they don't care much about this issue. But it is different for the Dutch. Only the former sea coachmen are left in Southeast Asia.
The Dutch East Indies is a colony that the Netherlands relies on blood transfusions from the Dutch East Indies to maintain. Nyasaland is now immigrating from the Dutch East Indies, which violates the fundamental interests of the Dutch.
So conflicts will happen sooner or later.
"Calm down, Locke. I will negotiate this matter with the Netherlands and will definitely bring the people back as soon as possible." Viscount Glaston immediately reassured Locke. There was a shortage of people in southern Africa and how much Locke attached great importance to these situations.
Viscount Ston knows it very well.
"There is only about one day's worth of food and drinking water left on the Ark." Rock reminded Viscount Glaston to hurry up. Whether to retaliate or not is a matter for the future. The top priority is to let the Dutch go as soon as possible.
"I will urge the Dutch to ensure the safety of the new immigrants as much as possible and try to ensure that no one is harmed." Viscount Glaston did not dare to say it to death. The white people were brutal in the colonies. Viscount Glaston knew very well. Look at the south
Africa knows that, does anyone care about the life and death of Africans?
No!
Even Rock, a "minority", doesn't care about the life or death of Africans.
The same is true for the Chinese in the Dutch East Indies. The Chinese in southern Africa were protected by Roque, so they would get the rights they deserve. However, in the Dutch East Indies, the Chinese were suppressed by the Dutch colonists because of their strong economic strength.
And the hatred of the local Javanese.
However, the Chinese in the Dutch East Indies did not have the ability to protect themselves. They were like a three-year-old child walking in the busy city holding a gold brick. Anyone could bully him.
"Lord, if the Chinese on the Ark are harmed, I will definitely take revenge." Roque made no secret. Although Southern Africa does not have the power to declare war on the Netherlands, Roque has many ways to make the Dutch regret it.
Although Southern Africa has become autonomous, its diplomacy is still controlled by the United Kingdom, so it does not have the right to declare war on the Netherlands. Even if such a thing happens, it will have to rely on the mediation of the British to properly resolve it.
Of course, for Rock, many legal provisions on the surface do not have much binding force. Rock does not even need to use the power of the southern African and British governments to send some mercenaries from the Umbrella Company to the Dutch East Indies.
It's enough to make the Dutch anxious.
There are certain things that Roark will definitely not report to Viscount Glaston. In fact, Roark sent telegrams to Jonathan and Twain last night. There should be mercenaries setting off from the Addam Islands and Port Elizabeth respectively. "Locke, calm down. If you want to get supplies, you can go to the Lion City. There is no need to go to Medan." Viscount Glaston also has an opinion on Locke. The Lion City is Singapore and is also in the Strait of Malacca. It is now a British-controlled area.
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Nyasaland's immigration ship did not dock at the British port, but went to Medan, which was controlled by the Dutch. To put it bluntly, it was deserved to have an accident.
"There are people waiting to board the ship in Medan -" Rock didn't reflect. Of course there was a reason to dock in Medan. If he didn't deal with the Dutch, Rock wouldn't find a reason to fall out with the Dutch.
Viscount Glaston stared at Roark angrily, not knowing what to say.
Over the years, Southern Africa has never stopped immigrating from all over the world. As a result, white Europeans are unwilling to come to Southern Africa. On the contrary, more and more Chinese people from the Far East are coming to Southern Africa. Now Southern Africa, if not counting Nyasaland, includes
Including the Boers and the British, the number of Chinese is almost equal to that of whites. If Nyasaland is added, the number of Chinese will definitely exceed that of whites.
The key issue is that Nyasaland has always refused to take the census on the pretext of insufficient conditions, so Viscount Glaston does not know how many Chinese and white people there are in southern Africa.
But one thing is certain, white people are the "minority" in southern Africa now.
Roark was not in a hurry, and looked at Viscount Glaston calmly without saying a word.
On the matter of immigration, everyone has shown their talents. If the federal government can win over tens of millions of white people, then everyone can work together to build a better southern Africa.
Rock doesn't resist this at all. No matter he is white or Chinese, as long as the main ethnic group in southern Africa is not African.
"Prime Minister's telegram——" Viscount Glaston's secretary did not forget to give Roark a polite and reserved smile when he sent the telegram.
This is how they cover everything.
Viscount Glaston read the telegram and handed it to Rock.
Ad asked Viscount Glaston to return to Pretoria immediately, and hoped that Viscount Glaston could persuade Roark to stay calm.
It is estimated that the telegram from Ade to Rock has also reached Zach's hands by now.
"Keep calm first and get the person back. If - ah, well, I know you will be careful." Only then did Viscount Glaston think that Roark might be the most outstanding subversion expert in this era.
I need Viscount Glaston’s reminder and guidance.
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Compared with Rock, the methods used by colonial countries to compete for colonies in this era were a bit crude.
For example, the current struggle for Tripolitania between Italy and the Ottoman Empire has both countries on the verge of breaking out, and war is about to break out.
Based on Viscount Glaston's understanding of Roque, if Roque was an Italian, Roque would probably not directly conflict with the Ottoman Empire, but would incite the Tripolitanians to stand directly against the brutality of the Ottoman Empire.
By then, whether as volunteers or mercenaries, Rock will be able to drive away the Ottomans, and then Tripolitania will become a de facto colony in southern Africa.
This kind of operation is much smarter than the Italians going into battle shirtless. The key is that it gives the Ottomans no reason to win international support.
You can’t even protect your own colony, and you can’t even defeat the natives of the colony. How can you still have the nerve to win international support?
At the end of the last century, in 1890, Italy declared Ethiopia as Italy's "protectorate" and then sent troops to invade Ethiopia.
As a result, the Ethiopians were very fierce. They persisted in the Italian invasion for six years without giving in, and in turn completely defeated the Italians. In the end, Italy was forced to recognize Ethiopia's independence, and Ethiopia became the only independent country in Africa. The Italians
It also became a joke in Europe.
With this lesson in mind, the Italians turned to the Ottoman Empire, known as the "sick man of Europe".
The same goes for the Dutch. Since Southern Africa does not have the right to declare war, it may not be able to declare war directly on the Netherlands.
But Roark had plenty of ways to retaliate against the Dutch, so Viscount Glaston hesitated to speak.
Rock is not a character who tolerates losses.
Back at the mansion, Rock saw the telegram Ade sent him.
The message is nothing more than to remain calm and restrained, and not to make a fuss over an immigrant ship. Southern Africa does not yet have the strength to fight overseas, etc.
What Ade said is correct. Southern Africa does not yet have a navy and does not have the strength to launch overseas operations.
However, this will not restrict Rock. The mercenaries of the Umbrella Company first go to the Lion City, and then sneak into Sumatra across the sea in batches through the Lion City. Rand Bank is responsible for the funds needed by the mercenaries. Adan
The company is responsible for organizing logistic support materials for the mercenaries, and Christian Ocean Shipping Company is responsible for transporting supplies. There is no need to use the power of the federal government in the whole process. No matter how good the relationship between the Dutch and the British is, the British cannot stand up for the Dutch.
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After all, the Dutch East Indies is the Dutch East Indies, not the British East Indies, and Southern Africa is the British Southern Africa. Therefore, the British government may make some hypocritical remarks, but it will certainly not restrict employment.
The actions of the soldiers will even create as convenient conditions as possible for the mercenaries.
Rock doesn't care what London thinks. The Dutch East Indies is one of the most important natural rubber producing areas in the world, and natural rubber is an important raw material for modern industry. Nyasaland has imported from the Dutch East Indies in the past two years.
There is more and more natural rubber, and the Dutch earn hundreds of millions of guilders every year from natural rubber. Whether the British are jealous or not, Roark is still very greedy.
Although Viscount Glaston and Ade both promised to fully mediate, due to the poor speed of information transmission at this time and the slow and bloated colonial efficiency of the Dutch, it was still three days before Southern Africa received a reply from the Dutch.
Rock's worries really came true. Despite repeated requests from the British captain on the Ark, the Dutch still did not provide enough supplies to the Ark.
Despite the full rescue efforts of the local Chinese, fourteen people died on the Ark due to the obstruction of the Dutch authorities.
All fourteen people are minors, including eight infants.
When the news spread back to southern Africa, the front page headline of The Times that day was in boldface: We want to pay with blood!