Chapter 3128
Who has made more enemies in the South China Sea, it is of course the Western colonial countries from outside the region. Although Haihan behaves very strongly to the outside world, he is not even ranked among the top three in this list.
The process of Western countries such as Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands entering this region was essentially a pattern of colonial armed invasion and then enclosure and autonomy. Such behavior will certainly not be approved by local rulers, so armed conflicts will inevitably break out. The relationship between its colonial areas and surrounding neighbors will naturally not be much better.
The Dutch city of Batavia was originally the city of Jakarta under the rule of the Banten Kingdom, while the Portuguese city of Malacca originally belonged to the historical Kingdom of Malacca. In order to obtain these two cities that guarded the sea routes, they invariably used war methods. The Portuguese invasion even directly led to the destruction of the Kingdom of Malacca.
But the temporary victory did not allow them to enjoy the results in peace. The wars surrounding these two cities continued intermittently. Those who wanted to seize these two cities were not only the original owners, but also neighboring countries who were jealous of their subsequent development.
The city of Batavia was almost captured by the Materan army in 1632. Although it finally survived, the damage caused to the city by the war still greatly slowed down its development, causing the Dutch to suffer huge losses. .
Although there has been some peace in recent years, everyone knows that this is just a calm period before the next war breaks out - if it were not for Haihan's mediation, the war against the Western colonists would have broken out again long ago.
Of course, Haihan's mediation is not out of pure goodwill. It is mainly to keep the trade channels between Haihan and the two countries open so that Haihan's products can be sold to the Middle East and Europe through their channels.
Maintaining peace is not easy, but if you want to start a war, it couldn't be easier for Haihan.
Heyhan does not even need to take a stand. Simply relaxing arms export restrictions on the surrounding countries of these two cities is enough to make the Portuguese and Dutch sleep restless. The story of the Matalan people bringing a cart of gold to Fort Victory to buy weapons may happen again at any time.
The existing armed forces of these two cities alone may not be able to defeat the indigenous troops who have superior strength and are fully equipped with Haihan weapons.
Thomas and Su Keyi are actually not afraid of Schneider exposing their background. You Haihan is just like me. We all play colonialism, and no one can say how clean they are in this regard. But when Schneider brought the topic to safety issues, he couldn't just fool around with it. If Haihan used some gray means regardless of the consequences, it would really cause big trouble for them.
Su Keyi quickly responded: "Of course we recognize Haihan's role in maintaining regional stability. Today's peaceful situation in the South China Sea is hard-won, and we should all cherish it."
Thomas also quickly revised his position: "We are not questioning Haihan, we are just advocating for peace. I think no one wants to see a war break out in the South China Sea."
Schneider felt their relaxed attitude and sneered: "Whether the South China Sea is peaceful or not depends on the attitude of the countries here. Those who want peace will get peace. Those who don't want peace will of course get the results they want. .”
Schneider's implication is that those who are willing to get along well with Haihan can achieve peace. But if you want to play tricks with Haihan, he may be regarded by Haihan as giving up on peace. If you get beaten in the future, don't blame others.
Most of the ambassadors from various countries participating in today's meeting are not stupid. They are willing to come forward today because someone is taking the lead in organizing it. It doesn't hurt to give it a try first. Maybe they can really apply pressure in this way. Way to get some benefits from Haihan. However, the moves they had planned in advance seemed to fail to play the expected role in front of Schneider. Instead, they were defeated by the opponent's combo of moves.
Thomas and Su Keyi, the two leading brothers, seemed to have no better way to save the situation. The weak compromise in their tone could be heard by anyone who was not deaf.
What kind of joint petition, united front, and agreed in advance to maintain a tough attitude together must force Haihan to make concessions, but it was unknowingly disintegrated by Schneider and turned into a mess.
The leader has become soft. If you continue to speak harshly at this time, the only effect it can have is to attract firepower. Schneider has made it very clear. Who dares to take the initiative to claim the "those who do not want peace" in his words?
Ambassador Matalan was the first to rebel: "As the saying goes, the truth becomes clearer with each argument. After everyone's explanations just now, the facts are very clear. The stability of the South China Sea cannot be achieved without the participation of Haihan State. Haihan State is in the South China Sea. Military operations in the region cannot be simply defined as external expansion.”
Schneider nodded gently with a smile on his face, probably very satisfied with Ambassador Ma Dalan's statement.
Although there will definitely be some people secretly scolding Ambassador Ma Dalan for being capricious and lacking moral integrity, some people think that changing their stance at this time is the smartest thing to do. Since someone has started this, there is no harm in following suit.
Sure enough, several ambassadors from small countries immediately jumped out to agree, believing that some of the requests in the petition were indeed unreasonable and that they had been deceived into signing the petition.
The wall is falling and everyone is pushing back. If you don't seize the opportunity to express your attitude at this time, it is almost like sitting back and waiting for death. Schneider may not be able to remember who showed the most sincere remorse, but whoever failed to express it at this juncture would be too conspicuous.
So everyone said that the previous request was a misunderstanding about Haihan. Now everyone has made the problem clear in person and hopes that Haihan can continue to play the role of a calming needle in the South China Sea.
Thomas and Su Keyi looked at each other and could only smile bitterly.
Countries like these in the South China Sea are all just followers of the wind. When they see that the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, they immediately change their faces. I originally wanted to join forces with them to deal with Haihan, but in the end, this ragtag group failed to hold their position, and everything was in vain.
"Since everyone has no other opinions, let's call it a day. But I would like to remind you at the end that the current stable situation in the South China Sea is hard-won. Don't be encouraged by others to stand against our country. Yes. Whether you choose to be our country’s friend or our country’s enemy, the choice is yours, so be careful.”
Schneider saw that this group of people could not afford to make bigger waves, so he stopped pursuing it. However, he still had to give a few words to prevent these people from forgetting how much they weighed after they walked out of the door.
(End of chapter)