Chapter 837 War reparations
Branzen left Amsterdam that afternoon - the materials used when surrendering to France were still there, and he had almost nothing to prepare.
Less than three hours after his departure, Canberon submitted his resignation to the Dutch Parliament, and before the parliament could approve, he ran to England the next day by boat.
Speaker Dandels refused to accept the position of Prime Minister on the excuse that he might lead troops to resist the Flemish invasion.
In the end, Finance Minister Vibo Feinye had to take office and become the interim Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
Another day later, Branzen, who went to negotiate the armistice, came back.
He didn't go far, but met Sheek in Thiel City on the north bank of the Val River.
In fact, there was no negotiation process at all. He just returned with Sihekti's armistice conditions.
In the parliament building, Branzen was lowering his head and repeating the request of the Flemish people to the interim prime minister:
"...In addition to recognizing the Republic of Flemish and ceding the southern part to them. In addition to the three provinces, they also require that our country's standing army shall not exceed 30,000 and the cannon shall not exceed 40...
"My colonies in the Far East must open their markets to the Flemish Republic and no tariffs shall be imposed..."
Branzen swallowed and said with difficulty:
"And, war compensation, ...They want 30 million Dutch gulf..."
Feinye's forehead suddenly leaped.
He now wants to beat himself up the day before yesterday, why should he take over as the interim prime minister?
If you agree to these conditions, you will definitely become a sinner in Dutch history!
But just a few hours ago, he had just received news that the Flemish army had arrived in Utrecht. Not surrendering means destroying the country...
Feinye wiped his cold sweat and pulled the foreign minister to say, "30 million is absolutely not possible! You have to find a way to make them lose more...10 million , up to 10 million. "
30 million Dutch guilds are 380 million francs! Even if the Netherlands is rich and powerful, such a huge sum of money will be enough to kill them.
Branzen sighed: "I tried it, Prime Minister, General Siheke said that the repayment time can be extended to 10 years, with an annual interest rate of 9%, but it needs to be used to provide Austria, France, etc. Loans from major countries are used as collateral.”
"Loan?" Feiyinye was stunned, "Where do we have so many loans?"
He used to be the Minister of Finance, and he knew very well that the total amount of national debts in countries such as Fapuo and others owned by the Dutch government was less than 100% 4.5 million guild.
Branzen said: "Bank, Mr. Prime Minister. Amsterdam Bank alone has nearly 8 million Dutch guilds, and the Dutch Trade Bank also has more than 5 million..."
Second Tianfei Yinye also resigned, and the parliament announced its dissolution.
Dandels then organized another volunteer army and fought a war with the Flemish people in Utrecht, but only lasted for three days, Sheek occupied Utrecht. fortress.
In fact, Joseph also left two companies of artillery in Leopoldsburg in case the Dutch would fight back dyingly. But Sheek performed pretty well this time.
Amsterdam was shocked again.
A liberal political leader named Gogel, who was born in a non-patriot party, won the simple and sloppy election and formed a new Dutch government.
At the same time, William V, the former Dutch master who was under house arrest by the Patriots, took advantage of the chaos and went to The Hague with a noble loyal to him. Under the banner of "save the Netherlands", he re-proclaimed himself as the Netherlands in power. official.
Gauger was also a decisive person. The first thing he did after forming a cabinet was to send people to formally surrender to Sheek, who was less than 5 kilometers away from Amsterdam.
After a simple bargaining, Gogel, in addition to suppressing the war reparations to 28 million Dutch guilds, accepted all other conditions proposed by Sheek. In the temporary command post of the Flemish Army, Sheek smiled and gave the text of the surrender agreement to French consultant Philip Wassel: "The Dutch agreed to the conditions you told me before. I will send someone to the The agreement was sent back to Antwerp and handed over to the parliament to sign."
Wasel raised his eyebrows: "General Siheke, I always thought that you were the biggest contributor to defeating the Netherlands. I didn't expect It turned out to be the men of the parliament. "
"Where do you start?" Sheek said in surprise, "It was me who led the army to Amsterdam. Of course, this was just about the French warriors. Light, but it definitely has nothing to do with the guys who have been staying in Antwerp! "
Wasel nodded: "Since that's the case, why should the Parliament decide on the Dutch surrender?"
Siheke was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"
"Signing the surrender book is the right that the winning hero should have." Wasser smiled, "Bring the spoils and the surrender book Return to Antwerp, you will be worshipped by all the Flemish people. "With the secret help of our country, you may be able to overwhelm Tyne and be elected President of the Republic. "
Shike's eyes suddenly lit up: "You are right! ”
He stroked Wassel's chest and bowed: "As long as I can be elected, I will immediately promote the signing of the 'French and Florida Cooperation Agreement'. ”
"Very good. Please allow me to congratulate you in advance."
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A week later.
Shek, on behalf of the Flemish government, led his army into Amsterdam - it was the Dutch Parliament that invited him into the city, but in fact there was no resistance in the city.
Then, in the Dutch Parliament, the "Hoff Amsterdam Agreement" was officially signed.
The Dutch government used the tax rights of "war special tax" and "trade special tax" to buy French and Austrian government debt claims worth 20 million guilds from five largest Dutch banks, plus 450 for the Dutch finance. Ten thousand Dutch guilds claim together as collateral for war reparations.
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In the outskirts of Brussels.
The guards of the Lefevre Legion walked straight south in an orderly manner, and the military songs accompanied by drum beats could be vaguely heard from a distance.
In front of the black carriage beside the road, Perna, dressed in white officer's outfit, reluctantly let go of her arms that hugged the prince, and then leaned her head and kissed him hard on the lips, whispering softly. : "Your Highness, you must be more careful in Luxembourg. I will pray for you every day. I will miss you every day."
Joseph smiled and pinched her perky nose: "You must take good care of yourself, don't be too tired."
Perna has been busy recently adding graduates from Military Medical University to the Royal Family The Fourth Infantry Division and the preparation for the establishment of the Royal Brussels Hospital, it is rare to get together with the Prince.
So yesterday she received news that His Highness was going to lead his army to Luxembourg, so she hurried to meet him.
In fact, she will set off for Italy in a few days. The casualties of soldiers there are much worse than those of the South Netherlands, and she urgently needs professional military doctors to reinforce.
The two of them talked for a while again, and the military singing in the distance was no longer heard.
Emman turned his back to them and coughed helplessly as a reminder.
Perna then forced herself to take two steps back and smiled brightly at Joseph: "Your Highness, you really have to go."
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