Chapter 1161 Poisoned Bait
Such a troublesome and thorny issue naturally has to be left to Parliament to resolve. This is Prime Minister Kuyper’s ultimate scapegoat. Of course, when it comes to territorial transactions, it has to be bypassed. The Dutch Parliament is not open.
And the Dutch Parliament has considerable power. As a pro-German Prime Minister Kuyper even had the idea of joining the Allies before the war, but this dangerous idea was stopped by the Dutch Parliament, which eventually resulted in The Dutch prime minister was pro-German, but the Netherlands maintained its neutral status, which was a blessing in disguise.
After the final deliberations of the Dutch Parliament, it was natural... to agree to the East Africa deal. After the Parliament nodded, it was basically confirmed. Even if the Queen and the Prime Minister objected, it was of no use.
As a small country, the mentality of the Dutch is completely different from that of other countries, especially the great powers such as Britain, France, and Germany. Even when the Netherlands was the most powerful, its mentality was not as bad as that of the current great powers. Too inflated.
Of course, the Dutch Parliament was able to agree to territorial transactions with East Africa this time mainly for two reasons. One is that the Netherlands is afraid of East Africa turning its back, and the other is that the Dutch interests have not suffered much loss.
East Africa is a world power after all. If it turns against the Netherlands, this makes the Dutch parliamentarians feel very dangerous, so it is better to buy an East Africa one.
The Netherlands is a country with a strong business atmosphere, and most Dutch people only care about actual benefits. However, this territorial transaction, after being evaluated by the Dutch Parliament, not only caused no losses, but also made a lot of money.
Of course, this mainly refers to economic interests. If you consider it in terms of territory, sovereignty, etc., then the Netherlands will suffer a big loss. But for the Dutch, they value economic interests more. This is important. Characteristics of commercialist countries.
This characteristic of the Netherlands kept the Netherlands from being closed even during the Japanese shogunate period. In Japan, the Dutch did not preach or interfere in Japan's internal affairs, and focused solely on doing business.
The Dutch will do whatever the Japanese government asks them to do, and they will not go against the Japanese government.
This is why Japan did not drive away the Dutch during its isolation period. On the other hand, countries such as Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, in addition to wanting to make money from Japan, also wanted to take the opportunity to interfere in Japanese politics. This is something that the Japanese ruling class cannot accepted.
So the Netherlands is very aware of current affairs. Of course, this may also be because the Netherlands is a small country and does not have the capital to learn from the practices of other powers.
The attitude of the Dutch Parliament towards East Africa this time is clearly reflected in "acting within its capabilities". Since it cannot be stopped, it is better to collude with East Africa.
September 30, 1914.
The East African government officially reached confirmation of all transaction terms with the Dutch government, and East Kalimantan officially became part of the East African colony.
As a price, the East African government paid 60 million Rhine guilders to the Netherlands for land purchase in exchange for nearly 300,000 square kilometers of land in East Kalimantan, and the East African government promised to ensure that Dutch citizens Most of the interests in East Kalimantan remain unchanged, and the two governments jointly fund the development of the East Kalimantan region. Local tax revenue is divided according to the proportion of investment and lasts for twenty years.
The Dutch government is quite satisfied with this result. The purchase expenses paid by East Africa alone are far from being comparable to the actual income of East Kalimantan today, not to mention the serious decline in colonial income now.
And with the commitment of the East African government, the Dutch have basically guaranteed most of their original benefits. This will allow East Kalimantan to continue to generate benefits for the Netherlands in the next twenty years without having to pay additional fees. , to maintain military expenditures in the East Kalimantan colony.
On the contrary, East Africa gained administrative, military and other powers in East Kalimantan, and most of the island of Kalimantan fell into the hands of East Africa, leaving only the British influence in the north.
However, East Kalimantan has not been completely settled because of the deal between East Africa and the Netherlands. Dealing with the Netherlands is only one aspect. There are also many indigenous countries and tribes in East Kalimantan.
These countries do not act entirely in accordance with the will of the Dutch government. Instead, they have great autonomy. They only pay a protection fee to the Netherlands every year, thereby obtaining asylum from the Dutch, not the Dutch. puppet. Therefore, if East Africa wants to settle East Kalimantan, it also needs to attack the indigenous forces in the east of the island. The local indigenous people are mainly divided into two waves, one part is Malay, and the other part is the real indigenous people of Kalimantan.
As can be seen from the Kutai Sultanate mentioned earlier, there are also a group of foreign rulers who were originally green believers. In fact, there are also complex Hinduism in East Kalimantan. power, but Hinduism cannot compete with the green believers, and it declined centuries ago.
These non-native religious forces are actually just non-Western colonizers at the time. They are not good birds, and they are also within the key attack range of East Africa.
Rhine city.
When the good news of the acquisition of East Kalimantan came, the East African government naturally cheered. The outbreak of World War I can be said to be an accelerator of East Africa's national destiny.
Up to now, East Africa's overseas expansion has achieved astonishing results. Hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land have been acquired at every turn. No one can remain indifferent.
Of course, Ernst is relatively calm. Of course, Ernst is very excited about the acquisition of East Kalimantan, but Ernst’s design for East Kalimantan has been poisonous from the beginning. bait.
Of course, Ernst would not say it clearly now, but pretended to be nonchalant and said to everyone: "Acquiring East Kalimantan is a good thing for our country, but we want to stabilize East Kalimantan. It is also not an easy task to rule. Now that European countries have no time to take care of it, we should deal with all the unstable factors in East Kalimantan.”
"The first step is to wipe out the state power in East Kalimantan. Now that Britain is trapped in Europe, we will take action against the local indigenous people. They cannot get external support. This can save a lot of trouble."
" The second point is to start orderly immigration activities in East Kalimantan, and at the same time crack down on the original pagans, educate them in Germanization, and those who follow me will prosper. Those who rebel against us will perish. There is no need for the existence of the indigenous people who are unwilling to accept the transformation of East Africa.”
The Green Religion has always been regarded as a scourge by Ernst, mainly because it is difficult to get rid of this trouble once it is contaminated. The Green Religion in the previous life. Countries are very powerful in the Southeast Asia region, the most typical of which is Indonesia. Others such as Bangladesh, Malaysia, etc. need not be mentioned.
The "terror policy" that Ernst wants to implement in East Kalimantan is actually to copy what the Indonesian government did in the previous life. Only in this way can it eradicate the roots and turn the East Kalimantan region into the radiation of East Africa in the future. One of the solid bases of influence.
Anyway, if you have too many debts, you don’t have to worry about it. If you have too many lice, you don’t need to itch. Ernst has done this kind of cruel bad thing and accepted it calmly. Ernst doesn’t want to leave these troubles to future generations to solve. , it turns out that when future generations want to solve it, it is already very difficult.
Just like Europe in its previous life, the United States caused a lot of social problems by absorbing a large number of refugees or immigrants from different cultures.
With Ernst’s instructions, it is clear that a bloody storm will follow in East Kalimantan.
In fact, this is far from the end of the disaster in East Kalimantan. East Kalimantan is Ernst’s bait. After the situation in East Kalimantan is calmed down, Ernst will direct his country’s enterprises to make a big splash. development of oil resources in East Kalimantan.
If history does not deviate too much, this will definitely make the mouth of an island country in East Asia crooked in the future. In this way, East Africa can rely on the power of island countries in the future to conquer Britain, France, the Netherlands, the United States, Australia, etc. After the local deployment is disrupted, East Africa finally enters the scene and plows the Nanyang area thoroughly, so that Nanyang can truly become East Africa's Nanyang.
This will further turn the Indian Ocean into East Africa's inland sea, and the South Ocean is an important fulcrum of East Africa's policy on the Indian Ocean. Especially if key nodes such as the Strait of Malacca are not controlled, East Africa will not truly control the Indian Ocean.
(End of this chapter)